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HAROLD DANKO · RON McCLURE - Wonderland (2008)
Piano-bass duos rarely make up the contents of an entire CD, though pairing to seasoned artists like Harold Danko and Ron McClure seems obvious. Their program is full of surprises, including neglected...
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HAMPTON HAWES - The Seance (1966)
Hampton Hawes made many of his finest records for Lester Koenig's Contemporary label. His final sessions before choosing to freelance (he would rejoin Koenig during his last year) resulted in two live...
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TORD GUSTAVSEN QUARTET - The Well (2012)
Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen expanded his customary trio by adding a vocalist and a saxophonist on his last album, and he’s kept saxophonist Tore Brunborg onboard for his fifth ECM record, The...
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MIKE DOWNES - Root Structure (2017)
Bassist Mike Downes likes to explore what rests at the heart of an idea and what makes things tick. That's essentially the notion that waters the roots of Root Structure. It's a thought process that...
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MILFORD GRAVES - Stories (2000)
Milford Graves is a fantastic drummer for whom the simple act of hitting a drum calls for his whole body and mind to take over. He lives, thinks, and expresses himself through his contact with...
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LOUIS SCLAVIS - Frontières (2017)
Tracks01. Neige02. Ceux Qui03. Niki Et L'Oiseau04. Child05. Valse D'Eau06. Trait Pour Trait07. Des Lunes Amères08. Eden09. Tulgudur10. Chibanis11. Kyle12. L'Origine13. Glisser14. Désirs15. Fortuna16....
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TIM BERNE'S BLOODCOUNT - Lowlife·The Paris Concert 1 (1995)
The recorded history of Tim Berne's Bloodcount can be divided into the comparatively slick productions of the JMT CDs (later reissued by Winter & Winter) and the "not produced" guerilla-tactic...
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MICHEL PORTAL - Birswatcher (2007)
Michel Portal is one of the most original bass clarinetists to come up in the past 20 years, and one of the few to not sound (except in brief spots) like Eric Dolphy. On this set of originals, he...
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MARIO PAVONE DOUBLE TENOR QUINTET - Ancestors (2008)
It might be cliche to say that the recording Ancestors by Mario Pavone's Double Tenor Quintet has caught lightning in a bottle, but this is indeed a potent feat of extraordinary music making. The...
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LARS DANIELSSON NEW QUARTET - Hamburg 2012-04-13
Tracks01. Liberetto (Danielsson) 05:3502. Announcement Lars Danielsson 00:0903. Orange Market (Danielsson) 11:1404. Hymnen (Danielsson)...
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MARIO PAVONE - Blue Dialect (2015)
Gone are the days where a jazz trio maintains a three month residency, playing nightly in a club. Nor are there world traveling units that refine their skills nightly on the road, working and...
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MARY HALVORSON · REUBEN RADDING · NATE WOOLEY - Crackleknob (2009)
As pure and staunch improvising musicians, Mary Halvorson, Nate Wooley, and Reuben Radding enter their fourth year together with this recording, where complete spontaneity is the basis for making a...
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LARRY GOLDINGS · PETER BERNSTEIN · BILL STEWART - Toy Tunes (2017)
The trio of jazz organist Larry Goldings, guitarist Peter Bernstein and drummer Bill Stewart, has started their adventures back in 1991 with the album Intimacy of the Blues, at that time led by the...
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MILT JACKSON · JOE PASS · RAY BROWN - The Big 3 (1976)
This set features a notable pianoless combo: vibraphonist Milt Jackson, guitarist Joe Pass, and bassist Ray Brown. These three masterful players recorded together in many settings during the Pablo...
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MICHEL PETRUCCIANI - Promenade With Duke (1993)
In an interview, Michel Petrucciani said "...my biggest inspiration is Duke Ellington, because in my very early age he gave [me] the inspiration to play the piano." For Promenade with Duke Petrucciani...
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MICHEL PETRUCCIANI · STEVE GADD · ANTHONY JACKSON - Trio in Tokyo (1999)
With this first posthumous release of Petrucciani’s keyboard wizardry, the impact of his untimely death in early 1999 is felt even more profoundly. It was recorded live at the Blue Note in Tokyo with...
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JIM McNEELY - Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol.20 (1992)
In a rare solo flight, Jim McNeely is anything but predictable in Vol. 20 of the Maybeck Recital Hall series, where he applies his considerable technique and freewheeling imagination to a collection...
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JIM McNEELY TRIO - Winds Of Change (1990)
Classic 1980s SteepleChase recording from Grammy award-winning pianist/composer/arranger JimMcNeely. Featuring Mike Richmond (bass), Kenny Washington (drums) now repressed on standard weight vinyl....
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MATT BREWER - Unspoken (2016)
Matt Brewer is a bassist of modern touch and ample musical vision, who had his first appearance as a leader two years ago with Mythology. The album was recorded with a sextet whose front line included...
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MIKE NOCK QUINTET - Ozboppin' (1998)
Mike Nock has long been one of the most famous jazz musicians based in Australia, helped by the fact that he has visited the U.S. many times through the years. This CD begins with the most interesting...
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