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GERI ALLEN - Twylight (1989)
Geri Allen's fifth recording overall, and second effort that features both acoustic and electric instruments, is a stunning display in merging basic natural and spiritual ideas with jazz, funk, soul,...
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LINDA OH - Sun Pictures (2013)
Linda Oh arrived onto the jazz scene as a fully accomplished improviser with her introspective and free-flowing debut, Entry (Self Produced, 2010). On the follow-up, Initial Here (Greenleaf, 2012),...
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LINDA MAY HAN OH - Walk Against Wind (2017)
On the exquisite Walk Against Wind bassist Linda May Han Oh showcases her unique compositional style that rivals, artistically, her mastery over her instrument and her improvisational prowess. These...
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WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Steppin' With The World Saxophone Quartet (1979)
The second recording by The World Saxophone Quartet (which follows by a year their Moers Music release Point of No Return) gives one a well-rounded look at this powerful group. Comprised of altoist...
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WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Live In Zurich (1984)
By 1981, after four years of existence, it was obvious that the most talented writer in the World Saxophone Quartet was altoist Julius Hemphill. This Black Saint release finds Hemphill contributing...
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BILL DIXON - November 1981 (1982)
The music on this two-record set was typical of trumpeter Bill Dixon's hue and perhaps the most in-command set of his so far released (1983). The first five tracks on sides one and two, (11/16 and...
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JOE LOVANO & DAVE DOUGLAS - Sound Prints (2015)
This marvelous, mercurial quintet has been gestating since Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas played in the SF JAZZ Collective in 2008–’09. Its recording debut suggests the group not only has legs, but that...
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MIGUEL ZENON - Tipico (2017)
Saxophonist Miguel Zenón has distinguished himself by combining Latin traditions -- especially from his native Puerto Rico -- with adroit, forward-thinking jazz. It's a distinctive approach that has...
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ODYSSEY THE BAND - Back In Time (2005)
James Blood Ulmer removes his name from the cover of this reunion of his Odyssey trio, and for good reason. As the rather awkward group name indicates, this is more of a band album than a solo...
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ODED TZUR - Transistor's Note (2017)
Translator's Note is an outstanding release from the Tel Aviv native, now New York-based tenor saxophonist Oded Tzur. As he did on his debut outing Like a Great River (Enja Records, 2016), Tzur merges...
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MIKE LeDONNE - Feeling Of Jazz (1990)
Pianist Mike LeDonne's second recording is most notable for the outstanding and contrasting playing of trumpeter Tom Harrell and baritonist Gary Smulyan. While Harrell is lyrical and melodic, Smulyan...
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MIKE RICHMOND - New Blues (1993)
Mike Richmond has expressed his love of music on a global level. In addition to accompanying such stellar jazz musicians as Miles Davis and Stan Getz and folk/blues singer/songwriter Richie Havens,...
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OLD AND NEW DREAMS - Don Cherry · Dewey Redman · Charlie Haden · Ed Blackwell...
The second recording by Old and New Dreams was, like its first from three years earlier, named after the group. Trumpeter Don Cherry, tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer...
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DAVID BINNEY - The Time Verses (2017)
For his ninth Criss Cross album as leader or co-leader, alto saxophonist David Binney convened his New York working quartet—pianist Jacob Sacks, bassist Eivind Opsvik and drummer Dan Weiss—which...
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JOHN TAYLOR - Requiem for a Dreamer (2011)
This suite was commissioned in 2007 and first performed by the quartet on a tour of the UK in the following year."Requiem for a Dreamer" was a conversation between the American novelist Kurt Vonnegut...
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JOHN TAYLOR · STEVE SWALLOW · GABRIELE MIRABASSI - New Old Age (2005)
Jazz seems to be on the upswing in Italy these days. Artists including pianist Enrico Pieranunzi and clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi are becoming almost ubiquitous, even to jazz fans in North America....
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BORAH BERGMAN · OLIVER LAKE - A New Organization (1999)
Borah Bergman plies his unique off-kilter lyricism here in the company of Oliver Lake, who shares his ability to deflect melodic progressions into unexpected areas. This particular duo combination can...
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BORAH BERGMAN · THOMAS BORGMANN · PETER BRÖTZMANN - Ride Into The Blue (1996)
You already know by who is involved here that this plate is gonna be gone, don't ya? And you're right, but misjudging the proverbial blowhard free jazz mantra just a bit. There are six tunes here,...
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CHRISTY DORAN - Christy Doran's Phoenix (1989)
Irish-born, Swiss-bred, Christy Doran is among the least heard -- in the U.S. at least -- yet most innovative guitarists on either side of the Atlantic. His many bands and guitar duos have taken to...
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DAVID MURRAY and RANDY WESTON - The Healers (1987)
This set of duets by David Murray (doubling on tenor and bass clarinet) and pianist Randy Weston is a bit of a surprise. Rather than performing standards or some of Weston's "hits," the duo stretches...
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HENRYK MISKIEWICZ - Full Drive 2·Live at Jazz Cafe (2007)
Tracks1. Intro2. Sack O'Woe (Nat Adderley)3. Sonata Patetyczna (Ludwig van Beethoven)4. Gimme Some (Bill Evans)5. Sweet Soniola (Henryk Miskiewicz)6. Vietato Fumare (Marek Napiórkowski)7. Full Ride...
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MARTIN TAYLOR - In Concert (2000)
Following a series of brilliant releases for the Scottish label Linn during the 1990s, the recording of Martin Taylor's stunning 1998 solo concert at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild eclipses all of...
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MARTIN TAYLOR - Gypsy Journey (2003)
Veteran jazz guitarist Martin Taylor is steeped in many jazz styles, especially the Gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt, which he obviously knew to be able to play with Reinhardt's partner, violinist...
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HERMETO PASCOAL - Lagoa Da Canoa Municipio De Arapiraca (1984)
Estrenada a finales de 1984, un momento muy especial en la historia de Brasil, que se liberaba de más de 20 años de una sangrienta dictadura militar, Lagoa da Canoa, Municipio de Arapiraca presentó a...
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FRANCO AMBROSETTI - Movies (1987)
When one considers the repertoire -- eight songs from movies. including the theme from The Magnificent Seven and the Beatles'"Yellow Submarine" -- this recording may not seem to have much potential....
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