Starting off a snowy morning with a cd that I used to play to death but have neglected for a few years.
It's the amazing 1960 band of Charles Mingus with Bud Powell sitting in for one piece. Hard to top the ensemble and the compositions really allow for the incredible stretched out performances.
Charles Mingus "Mingus at Antibes" Atlantic cd

Charles Mingus bass, piano
Ted Curson trumpet
Eric Dolphy alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Booker Ervin tenor saxophone
Dannie Richmond drums
Bud Powell piano "I'll Remember April"
Recorded 13 July 1960, Antibes, France