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AKI TAKASE·ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH - So Long, Eri! Homage To Eric Dolphy...
So long, Eric! For this tribute to Eric Dolphy, Alexander von Schlippenbach and Aki Takase have put together an ensemble with some of the best interpreters of Dolphy's music. In addition to Aki Takase...
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RAN BLAKE QUARTET - Short Life of Barbara Monk (1986)
Ran Blake has recorded fairly often during his career, but this was his first full set with a standard quartet. Tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford works surprisingly well with Blake, whose phrasing and use...
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ANDREW CYRILLE - Special People (1995)
Tracks01. A Girl Named Rainbow (Ornette Coleman)02. High Priest (Andrew Cyrille)03. Fortified Nucleolus (Andrew Cyrille)04. Baby Man (J. Stubblefield)05. Special People (Andrew Cyrille)ANDREW CYRILLE...
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ANDREW CYRILLE TRIO - Good to go, with a tribute to Bu (1997)
This is an intriguing set, featuring the combination of drummer Andrew Cyrille, flutist James Newton and bassist Lisle Atkinson, a different kind of power trio. The music ranges from fairly free...
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CHARLES TOLLIVER - New Tolliver (1977)
Released as ‘New Tolliver’ on the Japanese Baystate label in 1978 before being assigned to Charles Tolliver’s own New-York based Strata-East label two years later, ‘Compassion’ sees a welcome reissue...
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CHARLES TOLLIVER BIG BAND - With Love (2006)
With Love, Charles Tolliver's first official Blue Note session as a leader, brings the under-sung trumpeter's career full circle. His recording debut on Jackie McLean's '64 Blue Note classic It's...
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CHARLES LLOYD - Sangam (2006)
At this juncture in his life and career, Charles Lloyd has become untouchable. His tone is so full of depth that it sounds good to nearly everyone who hears it; his scope is so broad that he can never...
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RICHIE BEIRACH·GREGOR HUBNER·GEORGE MRAZ - Round About Monteverdi (2003)
Like Keith Jarrett, Richie Beirach is a pianist with strong classical inclinations, who has investigated several crossovers into European formal music before, setting the work of Bartok and Federico...
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RICHIE BEIRACH·GEORGE MRAZ·BILLY HART - Manhattan Reverie (2006)
Tracks01. You Don't Know What Love Is (Gene DePaul/Danny Ray)02. On Green Dolphin Street (Bronislaw Kaper)03. If I Were A Bell (Frank Loesser)04. Manhattan Reverie (Richie Beirach)05. Etude (No.6 In...
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WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET - Yes We Can (2010)
Adopting a campaign slogan for an album title, World Saxophone Quartet pays tribute to the election of Barack Obama as president on this live date, notably on the title tune, the disc's most lyrical...
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TONY OXLEY'S CELEBRATION ORCHESTRA - Tomorrow is Here (1985)
Tracks1. Introduction2. Invitation to Karlovyvary3. Third Triad4. Continuation of Third TriadTONY OXLEY drums, leader and composerALI HAURAND bassBARRY GUY bassMARCIO MATTOS celloERNST-LUDWIG...
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CHARLIE MINGUS QUINTET - Chazz! (1962)
The Jazz Workshop of 1955 is in superb form, caught in performance at the Caf Bohemia in New York. Max Roach only appears for a "Percussion Discussion" with Mingus, but the forgotten Willie Jones is...
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CHARLES LLOYD - Notes From Big Sur (1992)
On Notes From Big Sur, Charles Lloyd retains pianist Bobo Stenson but opts for a new rhythm section in bassist Anders Jormin and drummer Ralph Peterson. The program begins with two elegant jazz...
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MARC COPLAND - Crosstalk (2011)
After spending the early part of the 2000s in a recording spree that found him releasing as many as four albums each year on a variety of labels, Marc Copland has, since 2006, parked his piano with...
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MARC COPLAND - New York Recordings, Vol. 2 [voices] (2007)
In a genre dependent on interaction, changing only one member of a group can yield significantly different results. For Voices, the second in his New York Trio Recordings trilogy, pianist Marc Copland...
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MARC COPLAND - And...(2003)
Saxophonist turned jazz pianist Marc Copland has been busy recording for a Switzerland based record label. He continues his high level of musicianship with his core trio, along with tenor saxophonist...
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JON FADDIS - Legacy (1986)
After too long a period in the studios, talented trumpeter Jon Faddis returned to jazz with this brilliant effort. Best known for his ability to closely emulate his idol, Dizzy Gillespie (far from an...
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JON FADDIS - Teranga (2006)
After an extended layoff from studio recording, trumpeter Jon Faddis returns with Teranga. Taking its name from the Senegalese word for "hospitality," the album is an inspired and straightforward...
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MARC RIBOT - Exercises In Futility (2008)
On first glance, one might recoil at the appearance of 14 numbered etudes on guitarist Marc Ribot's new Tzadik album, Exercises in Futility. In the veteran guitarist’s hands, though, the notion of...
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DAVID HAZELTINE TRIO - Alice In Wonderland (2005)
David Hazeltine evidently salutes pianist Bill Evans on this Venus CD, as eight of the nine songs were recorded by Evans for Riverside and the late pianist's influence is definitely a part of...
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