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KENNY BARRON TRIO - Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
Tracks01. Lemuria (Kenny Barron/Sun Ra)02. Ask Me Now (Thelonious Monk)03. Sweet Lorraine (Clifford R. Burwell/Mitchell Parish)04. Fungii Mama (Blue Mitchell)05. Slow Grind (Kenny Barron)06. Have You...
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KENNY BARRON - Green Chimney (1983 & 1987)
In the 1980s, Kenny Barron was recognized as one of jazz's top pianists, a modern mainstream master who two decades later is still in prime form. His 1983 trio date with bassist Buster Williams and...
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GEORGE ROBERT & KENNY BARRON - Peace (2003)
Swiss saxophonist George Robert is one of the top players of his generation, though he seems appreciated far more in Europe and Asia than in the US, probably because few of his recordings as a leader...
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CEDAR WALTON·HANK MOBLEY QUINTET - Breakthrough (1972)
As strong as pianist Cedar Walton plays on his session, the main honors are taken by two of his sidemen. Tenor-saxophonist Hank Mobley, whose career was about to go into a complete eclipse, is in...
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CEDAR WALTON QUARTET - First Set (1977)
Cedar Walton leads his strong quartet through a rich, enjoyable set of originals and covers, recorded in 1977 live at Copenhagen's Club Montmartre. The powerful quartet is conceptually middle of the...
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CEDAR WALTON - Midnight Waltz (2005)
During his long career, Cedar Walton has been one of hard bop's most lyrical pianists, as demonstrated on this 2005 trio session for the Japanese label Venus. No matter the tempo or approach, it is...
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CARLA BLEY AND HER REMARKABLE BIG BAND - Appearing Nightly (2006)
As is made all but plain by the title, Appearing Nightly is a live outing recorded by Carla Bley's big band over two nights at New Morning in Paris in the summer of 2006. Of course we've heard Bley's...
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CARLA BLEY - Fancy Chamber Music (1998)
Always the iconoclast, here pianist Bley applies her keen musical skill on baroque and chamber styles with tongue firmly in cheek and a fine string section to set the mood. The opening track,...
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CARLA BLEY - Tropic Appetites (1974)
Following their superb "chronotransduction," Escalator Over the Hill, composer Carla Bley and poet Paul Haines once again teamed up for Tropic Appetites, a somewhat different, but equally compelling...
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CARLA BLEY·MIKE MANTLER·STEVE LACY - Jazz Realities (1966)
Tracks1. Doctor2. Oni Puladi3. J.S. (Carla Bley/Michael Mantler)4. Walking Batterie Woman5. Closer6. Communication No 7 (Michael Mantler)MIKE MANTLER trumpetSTEVE LACY sopranoCARLA BLEY pianoKENT...
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YOUN SUN NAH - Same Girl (2011)
Youn Sun Nah is a Korean vocalist now based in Europe. Born into a classical music family she moved to Paris in 1995 to study jazz and chanson and subsequently began to build a following around the...
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WOODY SHAW - Woody III (1979)
On the first half of this superb program ("Woody I,""Woody II," and "Woody III"), Shaw, one of the finest trumpeters of the '70s and '80s, heads a 12-piece group featuring such sidemen as tenor...
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WOODY SHAW QUINTET - Lotus Flower (1982)
This CD features one of trumpeter Woody Shaw's finest groups, a quintet with trombonist Steve Turre, pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Stafford James, and drummer Tony Reedus. The five-song program has...
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WOODY SHAW - The Time Is Right (1983)
Although the quintet featured on this CD reissue from the Italian Red label was one of trumpeter Woody Shaw's finest, it failed to make much of an impact before breaking up. Teamed with trombonist...
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WYNTON KELLY featuring HANK MOBLEY - Interpretations (1967)
Tracks1. On A Clear Day - Interlude (Lerner-Lane)2. Hackensack (T. Monk)3. On Green Dolphin Street (Washington-Kaper)4. Milestones (M. Davis)5. Speak Low - Theme (Weil-Nash)WYNTON KELLY pianoHANK...
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STEVE KUHN TRIO - Waltz Blue Side (2002)
Recorded over the same three-day stretch in May 2002 as Waltz Red Side, this Steve Kuhn trio date covers the same nine standards and originals, though with one important difference: Gary Peacock...
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GIL EVANS - The Individualism of Gil Evans (1964)
Although Gil Evans had gained a lot of acclaim for his three collaborations with Miles Davis in the 1950s and his own albums, this CD contains (with the exception of two tracks purposely left off),...
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LESTER BOWIE - The Great Pretender (1981)
Lester Bowie's projects apart from the Art Ensemble of Chicago tread a high wire between challenging improvised music and R&B-pop. This seeming dichotomy purports a universally appealing sound...
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LESTER BOWIE'S BRASS FANTASY - Twilight Dreams (1987)
Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, which is comprised of four trumpets, two trombones, French horn, tuba and drums, has rarely lived up to its potential on records. Bowie has enjoyed having the band take...
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LESTER BOWIE - Lester Bowie's New York Organ Ensemble - Funk T. Cool T. (1991)
Funky T. Cool T. is round two culled from Lester Bowie's three-day organ groove band and the diet is pretty much taped leftovers. Ensemble heads and group sound are in short supply -- the music is...
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