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RALF R. HUBNER - Perlboot (1987)
Tracks1 Schachtelhalm 2 Schweigen? 3 Silberstreich 4 Hellendrunk 5 Perlboot 6 Landschaft 7 Klara CHRISTOF LAUER tenor saxophone, soprano saxophoneRAINER BRÜNINGHAUS piano, synthesizerTHOMAS...
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MICHAËL ATTIAS - Credo (2005)
Saxophonist Michael Attias has played a bunch of gigs as a sideman with some well known musicians over the years, but recently he has started to make releases as a leader. His singular effort Credo,...
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MICHAËL ATTIAS - Renku in Coimbra (2009)
Within the realms of his Renku trio, the reed specialist Michaël Attias deliberately glides towards a contemplative space. His partners in sensitivity are bassist John Hébert and drummer Satoshi...
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MIKE NOCK·LAURENZ PIKE - Kindred (2012)
Despite the lack of major label support—or, perhaps, as a result of it—jazz appears to be in a strange period of ascendancy, where the number of people playing it seems diametric to the industry...
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MICHEL BENITA - Lower the Walls (1999)
Tracks01. Amarante 02. Lower The Walls 03. Sweet Attack 04. Nu Line 05. Yesterday In Paradise 06. Nowhere Land 07. The Switch 08. Peter, Ben & Susan 09. Bass Trip 10. I Want To Vanish (Elvis...
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MICHAEL MANTLER - Movies & More Movies (2000)
As a founder of the Jazz Composers Orchestra, charter member of Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra, and a frequent collaborator with composer and wife Carla Bley, Austrian-born Michael Mantler...
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CHARLIE HADEN·JOE HENDERSON·AL FOSTER - The Montreal Tapes (1989)
Recorded on the opening night of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal as part of an eight-concert series paying tribute to Charlie Haden. While the other evenings all featured stellar...
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CHARLIE HADEN·MICHAEL BRECKER - American Dreams (2002)
This overly long quartet-plus-strings session is Charlie Haden's paean to an ideal America, made during a time that was ripe for such reflections. The band, with Haden on bass, Michael Brecker on...
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MICHEL CAMILO - Mano A Mano (2011)
Michel Camilo has excelled in every project he has conceived, ranging from solo piano, small groups, big band, and working with a symphony orchestra. For this session, he returns to a trio setting...
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KURT ROSENWINKEL GROUP - The Remedy·Live At The Village Vanguard (2008)
For electric guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel's seventh offering, he has taken the challenge of recording live at the hallowed Village Vanguard in NYC, written new music for the occasion, put together a...
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KURT ROSENWINKEL & OJM - Our Secret World (2010)
With the creative possibilities offered by its expanded palette, it's no surprise that so many artists who traditionally work in the context of more pliant, small ensembles turn to larger settings at...
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KURT ROSENWINKEL - Star of Jupiter (2012)
Since arriving on the jazz scene as a leader with 1996's East Coast Love Affair, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has established a unique voice and place for the guitar in jazz in the 21st century. His...
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MICHAEL FORMANEK - Extended Animation (1992)
Bassist Michael Formanek's second album continues the pattern established on his debut. He features mostly originals and keeps things moving with varied rhythms and arrangements that don't emphasize...
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MICHAEL FORMANEK - Low Profile (1994)
Bassist Michael Formanek, an underrated composer who wrote the ten pieces explored on this CD, welcomes an all-star group of adventurous improvisers. Marty Ehrlich (on clarinet, bass clarinet, alto...
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CHRISTOF LAUER - Blues in Mind (2007
Tracks01. Un Regalo Per Natale (Michel Godard)02. The Kite (Christof Lauer)03. Pan Fatigué (Christof Lauer)04. First Bite (Gary Husband)05. Suave Sospiro (Michel Godard)06. At Least (Christof...
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GEORGE ADAMS·DON PULLEN - Don't Lose Control (1979)
Tenor saxophonist George Adams and pianist Don Pullen first joined forces in Charles Mingus' band of the 1970s and, upon the great bassist's death, they formed their own dynamic quartet, resulting in...
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GEORGE ADAMS·DON PULLEN QUARTET - Earth Beams (1980)
For this generally upbeat session -- recorded in Holland -- Adams is joined by co-leader and longtime colleague pianist Don Pullen, and is backed by drummer Dannie Richmond and bassist Cameron Brown....
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GEORGE ADAMS·DON PULLEN - Melodic Excursions (1982)
This is the George Adams-Don Pullen group pared to the bone -- just the two of them. It works well, not only because of the great talent involved, but because there are no vocals or commercial...
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MYRA MELFORD EXTENDED ENSEMBLE - Ever the Sounds Shine (1994)
This release from Myra Melford's first Extended Ensemble tour -- trumpeter Dave Douglas and saxophonist Marty Ehrlich were added to a trio that included bassist Lindsey Horner and drummer Reggie...
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MYRA MELFORD BE BREAD - The Image Of Your Body (2006)
It's been a couple of years since pianist Myra Melford released the broad-scoped, orchestral Where the Two Worlds Touch (Arabesque, 2004) by her group The Tent. Since then she's relocated to Berkeley...
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