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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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MICHEL PORTAL & YARON HERMAN - Jazz et Vin á Chàteau Palmer, France (2011)
Listen to Château Palmer, a Margaux great growth, and its Alter Ego: the 2010 vintage interpreted by Michel Portal and Yaron Herman performing at a concert given at Château Palmer on Friday, 25 March...
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JEAN-LOUIS MATINIER · MARCO AMBROSETI - Inventio (2014)
Matinier is a French accordionist and you might have heard him on albums by Anouar Brahem or François Couturier (he is part of his Tarkovsky Quartet); Ambrosini is an Italian violinist who is also one...
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LARRY YOUNG - Unity (1965)
On Unity, jazz organist Larry Young began to display some of the angular drive that made him a natural for the jazz-rock explosion to come barely four years later. While about as far from the groove...
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GERRY HEMMINGWAY QUINTET - Riptide (2011)
With one very obvious exception, all the tracks on Riptide flow together without a break, often making it hard to distinguish if a mood shift comes in the middle of a piece or if it cues the next...
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JOHN LAW QUARTET - Abacus (2000)
John Law is a talented pianist immersed in a European artistic aesthetic whose finely tuned improvised solos conjure images of elegance and dignity. Law is at his best when he composes pieces that let...
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LARS DANIELSSON - Origo (1997)
Tracks1. Little Jump (Lars Danielsson)2. Daze Off (John Abercrombie)3. Kyrie (Lars Danielsson)4. Mr. Page (Lars Danielsson)5. Descending Grace (John Abercrombie)6. Not Afraid Of (Lars Danielsson)7. I...
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LEROY JENKINS' STING - Urban Blues (1984)
Violinist Leroy Jenkins was at the helm of Sting, which played funky and free, did originals and vintage spirituals, and would shift from stretches of collective improvisation to challenging solo...
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JIMMY HEATH - Love And Understanding (1973)
This is one of Jimmy Heath's more unusual and versatile records, and fortunately it has been reissued on CD. Heath switches between tenor, soprano and flute on a diverse program (five originals plus...
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MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS - 1-OQA+19 (1978)
Muhal Richard Abrams hasn't presided over many small combos with a more imposing lineup than on this 1977 session. Anthony Braxton and Henry Threadgill played numerous instruments from alto, tenor and...
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GATEWAY - Homecoming (1995)
The Gateway Trio is a cooperative in the greatest sense of the word, as guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland, and drummer Jack DeJohnette are all respected players, composers, and...
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ABDULLAH IBRAHIM & EKAYA - African River (1989)
For this excellent date, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim performs eight of his compositions with a particularly strong group of players: trombonist Robin Eubanks, John Stubblefield on tenor and flute, Horace...
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