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CIRCLE - Paris Concert (1972)
The short-lived Chick Corea outfit outdoes itself in this 1971 live recording. A delicate piano intro primes us for an extended rendition of Wayne Shorter’s “Nefertiti” to start. Once Braxton throws...
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RAN BLAKE·JON HAZILLA - Kaleidoscope (2009)
In a career that now spans five decades, pianist Ran Blake has created a unique niche in improvised music as an artist and educator. With a characteristic mix of spontaneous solos, modern classical...
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RAN BLAKE TRIO - Sonic Temples (2001)
There are few pianists -- or jazz musicians, period -- who straddle the line between form and free playing better than Ran Blake. As both composer and an interpreter of the canon, Blake dances with...
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RAN BLAKE - All That is Tied (2006)
Since the 1950s, Boston-based third stream jazz pianist Ran Blake has made some of the most cerebral piano jazz albums around. Most effective in a solo or duo format (his most famous records were made...
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BRAD MEHLDAU - Live at The Village Vanguard·The Art Of The Trio Vol. 2 (1997)
It takes a certain nerve for a young jazz artist to subtitle an album Live at the Village Vanguard. The title evokes some mighty powerful spirits from the jazz pantheon. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins....
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CHRIS MASSEY·DAVID CASTIGLIONE·DAVID TORN - Forever Sharp And Vivid (1998)
Forever Sharp & Vivid's polished and engaging debut combines instrumental improvisation with contemporary electronic techniques such as tape looping and drum-synth triggering. The dominant voice...
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CHARLIE HADEN·JAN GARBAREK·EGBERTO GISMONTI - Magico (1980)
Magico means magic, magician, or magical in several languages, including Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish. It is defined as "something that has a delightfully unusual quality or something...
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CHRISTOF LAUER - Fragile Network (1999)
Tracks1. Flying Carpets (Lauer)2. Human Voice (Lauer)3. Vernasio (Godard)4. Ferma L'Ali (Godard)5. Facing Interviews (Lauer)6. Fais Attention P'tit Garçon (Godard)7. Ursus Maior (Lauer)8. Open Noisy...
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NELS CLINE & JULIAN LAGE - Room (2014)
Veteran guitarist Nels Cline (Wilco, The Nels Cline Singers) and youthful virtuoso Julian Lage (Gary Burton, Mark O'Connor, Jim Hall) release 'Room', their first album as a duo.The setup on 'Room' is...
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CLUSONE 3 - Soft and Sweet Music: Clusone Plays the Music of Irvin Berlin (1993)
The Clusone Trio (which is comprised of Michael Moore on clarinet, bass clarinet, and alto; cellist Ernst Reijseger; and percussionist Han Bennink) perform avant-garde music that even haters of free...
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COLIN VALLON·PATRICE MORET·SAMUEL ROHRER - Rruga (2011)
“Rruga”, meaning ‘path’, ‘road’ or ‘journey’ in Albanian, is the evocative title of the ECM debut by the trio of pianist Colin Vallon, bassist Patrice Moret and drummer Samuel Rohrer. After shared...
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EDWARD SIMON·SCOTT COLLEY·CLARENCE PENN - A Master's Day (2006)
There are different ways of talking about a meeting that has important implications for those involved. This is the case of Edward Simon (classical and jazz trained pianist) who together with Scott...
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HAL GALPER QUINTET - Redux '78 (1991)
Pianist Hal Galper, who spent the 1980s with Phil Woods' Quintet, led a short-lived quintet of his own in the late '70s that gave the Brecker Brothers a chance to get away from the studios and really...
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JULIA HÜLSMANN - In Full View (2013)
There's no denying the benefit of stable longevity, but neither is there anything wrong with change. Following three ACT recordings that featured her trio—together since Scattering Poems (ACT,...
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AIRTO - The Other Side Of This (1992)
The Other Side of This was recorded at Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart's home studio in 1991. The album's 13 selections are inspired by the Afro-Brazilian traditions of Airto Moreira's heritage and...
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ALFREDO RODRÍGUEZ - The Invasion Parade (2014)
The title of Cuban expatriate jazz pianist Alfredo Rodriguez's sophomore offering for Mack Avenue Records is inspired by an annual parade in the island city of Santiago that celebrates the nation's...
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GWILYM SIMCOCK - Good Days At Schloss Elmau (2011)
The BBC were very impressed by pianist Gwilym Simcock from early on in his career. In 2005,when Simcock was just 24 years old, he won the "Rising Star" Award at the BBC Jazz Awards. A year later he...
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GWILYM SIMCOCK TRIO f/ TIM GARLAND - Northern Smiles (2011)
Tracks1. A Typical Affair2. Vermuyden's Triumph3. Northern Smile4. Round Midnight (T. Monk)5. Hope This Helps > A Joy Forever6. Monsieur Bricolage7. Barber BluesGWILYM SIMCOCK pianoYURI GOLOUBEV...
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GWILYM SIMCOCK - Instrumation (2014)
Pianist/composer Gwilym Simcock previewed the second of these two suites – Simple Tales, for a quintet featuring violin, cello and jazz trio – in London in January, and its intricate classical...
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GWILYM SIMCOCK·YURI GOLOUBEV - Reverie et Schloss Elmau (2014)
Schloss Elmau, in Bavaria, was the recording venue for pianist Gwilym Simcock's Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominated solo album Good Days At Schloss Elmau (ACT Music, 2011). In March 2013 Simcock...
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