I recall an album that was just Dave Brubek and Paul Desmond playing together. Can't remember the name, but it is very nice stuff.

Scott

 

"Signed By" Jerry Bergonzi

 

One of my all-time favorite albums is Double Edge by Dave Liebman and Richie Bierach. It may be out of print but it is beautiful.

 

They also did one from the 70's called Forgotten Fantasies, on A+M, good luck finding that on vinyl, let alone CD.
Richie did one with George Coleman called Convergence
How about the Herbie/Wayne record +1?
Steve Lacy and Gil Evans did one right before Gil died called Paris Blues
A few tunes from that Stan Getz/Jimmy Rowles record The Peacocks
1 tune from Hal Galper's Reach Out called I'll Never Stop Loving You, it's just him and Brecker.

 

There are a couple in the "Maybeck Recital" series on Concord:
Kenny Werner and Chris Potter
Brad Meldau and Joel Frahm

 

It still appears to be kickin' around.
http://www.spiralfrog.com/download/album/162799/DoubleEdge

If you want a 'walk on the wild side', there's a duet album with Anthony Braxton and Muhal Richard Abrams.

Dolphy's 'Miss Ann' with Braxton on contrabass is pretty amazing.

 

George Coleman and Tete Montoliu: Dynamic Duo.

Oh yeah, baby!

There are a few Desmond-Brubeck things: for example, "1975: The Duets." Lovely.

The previously mentioned Potter-Werner duo is also wonderful.

As long as you can play like Coleman, Potter, or Desmond, and your dad like Tete, Brubeck, or Werner, you guys are all set! (And even if not, it still sounds like a lot of fun...)

 

"People Time" with Kenny Barron and Stan Getz. It's a 2 CD set which I think they recorded shortly before Stan Getz died. I listen to it often and am amazed each time each time I hear it. It's definitely one of my "desert island" cds.

 

Great album!!!!
"First Song" is amazing.

 

I like the album "Kids" by Joe Lovano and Hank Jones. Joe has a great sound on tenor. Real smoky tone.

Here's one of the tunes, performed live on youtube:

 

Playing with just piano can be a lot of fun.

One album I have and particularly enjoy is called "Art of the Duo Gunther Klatt & Aki Takase play Ballads of Duke Ellington". I really like the tenor player, he kind of reminds me of Coltrane a little.

Another, more fun one is Skinny Williams and Erwin Helfer "St. James Infirmary". This one is all boogie-woogie type stuff. Skinny Williams is a Chicago pro who is an absolute beast, but he plays really laid back in this cd.

 

Aki Takase is a fantastic piano player who I got to play with in Berlin. The Duo records she did with Rudi Mahal (Duet for Eric Dolphy), who's a super badass bass clarinetist, and Dave Murry (Blue Monk) are unbelievable.

 

Art Pepper & George Cables: Tete-a-Tete

Beautiful album.

 

Also "Goin' Home" from the same session.

 

Out of nowhere -- Lee Konitz and Paul Bley
Windows -- Lee Konitz and Hal Galper
Toot Suite -- Lee Konitz and Michel Petrucciani
Wild as Springtime -- Lee Konitz and Harold Danko
LiveLee and More-LiveLee -- Lee Konitz and Alen Broadbent
Heros -- Lee Konitz and Gill Evans
OrganicLee -- Lee Konitz and Gary Versace (mostly organ)
Happy 70th -- Lee Konitz and Frank Wunch (4 discs)
UnLeemited -- Lee Konitz and Kenny Werner

 

Add
Spirits - Lee and Sal Mosca

 

J.R. Monterose(tenor/soprano) and Tommy Flanagan "A Little Pleasure"

 

+1 Joel Frahm and Brad Mehldau

 

"Reunion With Vince Maggio" - Mark Colby

 

I think you could find some good songs for your father-son duet, from any of the albums where Cannonball and Bill Evans played together. These albums as recorded have other players (bass, drums) but several of the songs could work with just piano and sax. The first two songs on Adderley's "Know What I Mean" LP ("Waltz for Debby" and "Goodbye") could work. "Flamenco Sketches" from the "Kind of Blue" LP would be something I would want to try.

 

Maybe some of the older work by Keith Jarrett and Jan Garbarek

 

Most of my 'practice' improvisation, aside from playalongs, is with a piano only. Try out Ellis and Branford Marsalis on 'Loved Ones' from 1996. 10 of the 14 tracks are the duo while the rest are piano only.

 

+1 For people time. Great album indeed.

 

"Rhapsody" by Rich Perry and Harold Danko

 

Bill Pierce has a great album Equilateral with drums, and Hank Jones on piano. but no bass.

 

Don't limit yourself - Sax and piano can handle just about anything ever recorded beautifully.......

 

Bill Perkins & Frank Strazzeri -

1. Ceora (Lee Morgan)
2. Dewey Square (C.Parker)
3. Warm Valencian Nights (F.Strazzeri)
4. For Sal (F.Strazzeri)
5. Sweet Lorraine (Burwell-Parish)
6. You Know I Care (Duke Pearson)
7. Lavender Dreams (F.Strazzeri)
8. Scrapple From The Apple (C.Parker)
9. Harlem Nocturne (Earle Hagen)
10.Long Ago (F.Strazzeri)
11.Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell)
12.Yesterdays Gardenias (Robertson-Cogani)

PERK WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST BARI SAX PLAYERS EVER. Bar none, just ask Jennifer Hall or any LA saxophone player. Speaking of Jennifer- she goT a rare CD with Alexander Caseli duo that she gave me-great stuff.One cool lady too.

There's also a CD with Don Menza and Stazz on the same label- lets not forget the Bud Shank- Bill Mays plays Bill Evans.

Oh- How about PHIL WOODS " Flowers For Hodges " on Concord?? Phil also plays bass clarinet and stuff on this. GREAT TUNES!!!

 

There are two great Horace Parlan and Archie Shepp duet LP's from the 70's or so.
Even better IMHO the Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) and Shepp.
Another is a live duo of Abdullah Ibrahim and Carlos Ward.
There are a few Beirach and Liebman Duos, I really like Omerta.
Jan Garbarek and Art Lande years ago did a nice duo Red Lanta, the only recording of Garbarek on bass sax that I know of.

 

Even better IMHO the Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand) and Shepp.
Another is a live duo of Abdullah Ibrahim and Carlos Ward.....
T

beautiful record, 'Live At Sweet Basil Vol 1' on Black Hawk. I don't believe that there was ever a volume 2 unfortunately.

Another vote for 'People Time' and something in an older vein, but worth searching out is 'Crazy Legs & Friday Strut' by Jay McShann & Buddy Tate.

 

How about Herbie and Joe;

 

That is absolutely gorgeous... hope the thread poster got to see it.

Here's another fine one... McCoy and Joe:

 

 

That's Summer Serenade by Benny Carter, man that tune is beautiful. Clifford Jordan does a slightly faster, but equally great version on Live At Ethell's