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VASSILIS TSABROPOULOS - Live in Cremona·Solo Piano (2002)
Born in Athens Vassilis Tsabropoulos, who is considered to be one of the greatest Greek pianists, started playing the piano from a tender age. A prodigy, was winning music competitions from the age of...
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PETE LA ROCA - Basra (1965)
When drummer Pete La Roca recorded Basra in 1965, the Iraq war was decades away. Today, the name Basra evokes memories of the 2003 invasion. A recording called Basra in 2016 would probably make...
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PETE (LA ROCA) SIMS - Turkish Women At The Bath (1967)
This album was a Pete La Roca inspired, composed and led project for DJ Alan Douglas' short lived record label, Douglas 6. The album was recorded with Pete's sometime working band of 1967 which...
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PETE (LA ROCA) SIMS - Swing Time (1997)
Drummer Pete La Roca (who has gone back to his original name of Pete Sims) had an opportunity in 1997 to lead his first record date in 30 years. Sims, who had become active in jazz again after a long...
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DAVE LIEBMAN QUINTET - Pendulum·Live at the Village Vanguard, NYC 1978
Tracks1. Pendulum (Richard Beirach)2. Picadilly Lilly (David Liebman)3. Footprints (Wayne Shorter)FRANK TUSA bassAL FOSTER drumsRICHARD BEIRACH pianoRANDY BRECKER trumpetDAVID LIEBMAN soprano...
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DAVE LIEBMAN - Dedications (1996)
'79 septet performances led by saxophonist David Liebman. These mix standards, originals, blues, and ballads, with strong, intense solos from Liebman, fine arrangements and ensemble interaction, and...
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RICHIE BEIRACH·DAVE LIEBMAN·HR BIGBAND - Quest for Freedom (2010)
Quest for Freedom—featuring soprano saxophonist Dave Liebman, pianist Richie Beirach, and the arrangements of Jim McNeely, and performed with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band—contains some of the most...
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GEORGE ADAMS·DANNIE RICHMOND - Gentlemen's Agreement (1983)
Tracks1. More Sightings (George Adams)2. Don't Take Your Love From Me (Henry Nemo)3. Symphony For Five (Dannie Richmond)4. Prayer For A Jitterbug (Hugh Lawson)5. Dream Of The Rising Son (Hugh...
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ROSCOE MITCHELL - Duets with Tyshawn Sorey (2013)
The album is new, but the mystery is still the same. What planet does Roscoe Mitchell's music come from?We are naturally aware that Roscoe is part of the dialectic of the African-American tradition and...
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JACKIE McLEAN - It's Time (1964)
Recorded in 1964, Jackie McLean's band for It's Time includes trumpeter Charles Tolliver, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Roy Haynes. The music was written entirely by either...
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JACKIE McLEAN - Action, Action, Action (1964)
This recording, whose music has been reissued as part of a Mosaic Jackie McLean box set, has several selections that are quite fascinating. McLean (along with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, vibraphonist...
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KENNY DREW - By Request (1985)
Tracks01. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein II/Romberg)02. Misty (Garner)03. On Green Dolphin Street (Washington/Kaper)04. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Harbach/Kern)05. You'd Be So Nice to Come...
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GUNTER KLATT & AKI TAKASE - Play Ballads Of Duke Ellington (1990)
While it's commonplace to record entire programs of Ellington, especially in duet and trio form, this set was issued well before the 100th anniversary of the master, and is dedicated to the most...
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GREG OSBY - Inner Circle (2002)
Osby recorded Inner Circle in 1999 but chose to postpone its release until 2002, for artistic reasons. Save for Tarus Mateen in place of Lonnie Plaxico, the disc boasts the same lineup as Jason...
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GREG OSBY - St. Louis Shoes (2003)
Saxophonist Greg Osby attacks a varied mix of jazz standards on St. Louis Shoes with results that sound both well within the "tradition" and utterly modern. Reminiscent of midcareer Wynton Marsalis,...
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WALTER NORRIS & LESZEK MOZDZER - The Last Set·Live at the A-Trane (2012)
The American pianist Walter Norris (1931-2011) ranks among the great but quiet heroes of his art. Before his death in 2011, he recorded a magical concert with the star pianist of Polish jazz, Leszek...
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FRANCO D'ANDREA·GIOVANNI TOMMASO·ROBERTO GATTO - Kick Off (1989)
Tracks1. Kick Off (F. D'Andrea)2. Autumn In New York (V. Duke)3. Colline (F. D'Andrea)4. Old Jazz (F. D'Andrea)5. Saliscendi (F. D'Andrea)FRANCO D'ANDREA pianoGIOVANNI TOMMASO double bassROBERTO...
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FRANCO D'ANDREA - Traditions and Clusters (2012)
It is a satisfying musical experience when a performance can deliver traditional jazz without the music being reduced to orthodoxy. Such is the resonance of Franco DAndrea's sound.The...
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FRANCO D'ANDREA - Today (2013)
El arte iridiscente de Franco es un poliedro que tiende a la esfera.La inmensidad oceánica de su constante búsqueda de un lenguaje personal dentro de la tradición del jazz encuentra sólo una...
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GUILLERMO McGILL·DAVE LIEBMAN·JOHN ABERCROMBIE·GEORGE MRAZ - The Art Of...
Tras Los sueños y el tiempo (El Europeo/ Karonte, 1999), Cielo (Nuba Records, 2002), Oración (Karonte, 2005) y Tan cerca (Contrabaix/Karonte 2008), The Art of Respect (Youkali Music, 2013) es la...
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