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CLIFFORD JORDAN - These Are My Roots · Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
At first glance, this appears to be a very illogical album. Back in 1965, tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan recorded a tribute to the late folksinger Leadbelly. The date, originally cut for Atlantic...
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MICHELE POLGA - Michele Polga Meets Fabrizio Bosso Studio Session (2013)
The previous record, “Michele Polga meets Fabrizio Bosso” ( Abeat abjz 097), live at Panic jazz club, was one of the greatest success in recent Italian jazz scenery. The disc obtained a great critical...
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MYRA MELFORD & THE TENT - Where the Two Worlds Touch (2004)
At its best music should transcend any technical evaluation; it should just be. All too often people (read: critics) assess the skill involved in creating a specific work, forgetting about whether or...
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VINCENT COURTOIS · SYLVIE COURVOISIER · ELLERY ESKELIN - As Soon As Possible...
Tracks01. Sotto Voice Courtois/Courvoisier/Eskelin)02. Obvious Obtuse (Courtois/Courvoisier/Eskelin)03. As Soon As Possible (Courtois/Courvoisier/Eskelin)04. Nocturne (Courtois/Courvoisiere/Eskelin)05....
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URS LEIMGRUBER · JACQUES DEMIERRE · BARRE PHILLIPS - LDP·Cologne (2005)
Recorded almost three years after Wing Vane, this trio's debut, LDP -- Cologne offers a fine update but doesn't manage to match the rapturous intensity of the previous opus. One could hardly accuse...
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JOHN STOWELL · MICHAEL ZILBER - Basement Blues (2016)
John Stowell/Michael Zilber Quartet, following Shot Through With Beauty (2009) and Live Beauty, (2013). Guitarist Stowell's approach is distinctive—silvery chords and pinprick single notes that...
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URI CAINE TRIO - Cully Jazz Festival (2005)
Uri Caine is something of a musical stylistic jack-of-all-trades. He has distinguished himself as a confident improviser in a conventional jazz piano trio as well as an adventurous reinterpreter of...
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HAMIET BLUIETT - Dangerously Suite (1981)
Tracks1. Between The Raindrops2. Ballad Of Eddie Jefferson3. Full, Deep And Mellow4. Prayer5. Blues For Atlanta Georgia6. Mighty Denn7. Doll Baby8. Oasis9. Rain ShoutHAMIET BLUIETT baritone...
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PHILIP CATHERINE - Oscar (1990)
Tracks1. Alone (Philip Catherine)2. Kalimankou Denkou (Traditional Bulgare)3. Piano Groove (Philip Catherine)4. Oostduinkerke (K. Mulligan/Ph. Catherine)5. Les Enfants (Philip Catherine)6. I Fall In...
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PHILIP CATHERINE - Guitars Two (2008)
Of British and Belgian ancestry, Philip Catherine has time and time again proven himself one of Europe’s (and the world’s) finest jazz guitarists. Hyperbole? Not when one considers his track record,...
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ANTHONY WILSON - Goat Hill Junket (1998)
Goat Hill Junket recalls Anthony Wilson to the forefront of his nonet playing five new originals and three arrangements with memorable melodies and great ensemble textures. Wilson and his ensemble...
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ANTHONY WILSON TRIO - Jack of Hearts (2009)
Jack of Hearts isn't the first Anthony Wilson album to feature an organist extensively; for example, he worked with the Los Angeles-based organist Joe Bagg on his 2005 release Savivity. But the...
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KRIS DAVIS INFRASOUND - Save Your Breath (2015)
Introduced on her 2015 Clean Feed album Save Your Breath, Kris Davis' Infrasound octet is a monster band capable of delivering a gargantuan punch. Creative jazz pianist/composer Davis is joined here...
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KRIS DAVIS - Duopoly (2016)
Query: when does improvised music appear more arranged than written compositions? The question is not a zen koan, it is the notion put forth by the sixteen duets performed by pianist Kris Davis and...
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DEREK BAILEY · KEIJI HAINO -Drawing Close, Attuning·The Respective Signs of...
At first glance, Derek Bailey possesses almost none of the qualities one expects from a jazz musician -- his music does not swing in any appreciable way, it lacks a discernible sense of blues feeling...
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DEREK BAILEY · MICK BECK · PAUL HESSION - Meanwhile, Back In Sheffield (2005)
In August 2004 at the invitation of Mick Beck and Paul Hession, Derek Bailey returned to his home city, Sheffield, for a couple of gigs there and in Leeds. Bailey now lives most of the time in...
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ROSWELL RUDD - Roswell Rudd (1965)
Trombonist Roswell Rudd made his debut as leader with this eponymous 1965 date recorded in the Netherlands for the European-based America label. Fans of Rudd will immediately recognize his peculiar...
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ROSWELL RUDD - Inside Job (1976)
Tracks1. Sacred Song (Roswell Rudd)2. Mysterioso (Thelonious Monk)3. Inside Job (Roswell Rudd)STAFFORD JAMES acoustic bassHAROLD WHITE drumsDAVE BURREL pianoROSWELL RUDD tromboneENRICO RAVA...
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FERENC SNÉTBERGER - Obsession (1998)
Tracks01. Wanton Spirit (Earl McDonald)02. E-Bossa (Ferenc Snétberger)03. Szivárvány (For Attila Zoller) (Ferenc Snétberger)04. FS Five (Ferenc Snétberger)05. Gypsy (Ferenc Snétberger)06. Hanging Out...
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TINEKE POSTMA · GREG OSBY - Sonic Halo (2014)
Greg Osby has influenced legions of saxophonists over the past two-plus decades. On Sonic Halo, one of those players stands tall beside him.Once upon a time, Osby and dutch saxophonist Tineke Postma...
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MICHAEL CAIN · RALPH ALESSI · PETERT EPSTEIN - Circa (1997)
Pianist Michael Cain teams up with trumpeter Ralph Alessi and soprano saxophonist Peter Epstein for some unusual trio performances on this ECM CD. The 11 group originals (by Cain and/or Alessi)...
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ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Favorite Street (1984)
For this interesting set, ROVA (comprised of Jon Raskin on baritone, alto and clarinet, Larry Ochs on tenor and sopranino, Andrew Voigt on alto, soprano, flute and sopranino and Bruce Ackley on...
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LARS JANSSON - Witnessing (2002)
Tracks01. Success-Failure02. Get It03. Witnessing04. At Ease05. Fred06. Quit Mornings07. Inner Flow08. Just Being09. New Blues10. Resting In The Shadow11. The Wounded Healer Can Heal12. Reading...
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LARS JANSSON TRIO - I Am That (2004)
Lars Jansson was born in 1951, and grew up in Orebro, Sweden, where he was bored by his lessons at the community music school. In his early teens, a relative lent him records with Miles Davis, Ben...
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LEE KONITZ · KENNY WERNER - Unleemited (1994)
In another of its many quixotic duo projects that thrive in Europe but are deemed unmarketable in the birth country of jazz, Owl paired Lee Konitz, still blowing strong and sweet at age 64, and...
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