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ELTON DEAN QUINTET - Boundaries (1980)
Late saxophonist Elton Dean (1945-2006) was notable not only for his finely separated fingering and smooth alto playing, but also for giving due attention to the saxello, a soprano variant which has...
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CREATIVE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - CCC Vols 1&2 (1970)
Formed in Chicago, the Creative Construction Company was initially a trio formed by Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, and Wadada Leo Smith. It originated at the Association for the Advancement of...
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ENRICO RAVA·FRANCO D'ANDREA·MIROSLAV VITOUS·DANIEL HUMAIR - Quatre (1989)
Tracks1.Mode For Versace2.F. Express3.Small Events4.Autoscontri5.Flee Jazz6.Merano7.Quatre8.Two On Quatre (Bonus)MIROSLAV VITOUS acoustic bassDANIEL HUMAIR drumsENRICO RAVA trumpet,...
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WEATHER REPORT - I Sing Th Body Electric (1972)
Like the weather itself, this band would assume a new shape with virtually every release -- and this album, half recorded in the studio and half live in Tokyo, set the pattern of change. Exit Airto...
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JACK WALRATH - Ballroom (2007)
Jack Walrath has been around the jazz scene for quite some time, working with Charles Mingus and various Latin bands, in addition to recording quite a few albums on his own. On this occasion he is...
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SUSAN ALLEN & VINNY GOLIA - Duets (1998)
Serious improvisers take heart: multi-woodwind instrumentalist Golia and harpist Allen mean business. Harmonic overtones and smears, lovely melodies, emotions that run the gamut from adoration to rage...
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WADADA LEO SMITH - Procession of the Great Ancestry (1983)
Recorded in 1983 in Nessa's Acme studio in Chicago, Procession of the Great Ancestry is among Wadada Leo Smith's most obscure, but ultimately most satisfying, recordings. Featuring Kahil El'Zabar,...
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WADADA LEO SMITH·JACK DeJOHNETTE - America (2009)
Originally proposed to ECM Records in 1979, the collaboration of trumpeterWadada Leo Smith and drummer Jack DeJohnette has finally found new life inAmerica. Recorded last year in Bill Laswell's New...
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WADADA LEO SMITH - The Blue Mountain's Sun Drummer (2010)
Since the Ornette Coleman Quartet's The Shape of Jazz to Come (Atlantic, 1959), the trumpet's historical bar in creative music has been set in great part by Don Cherry. Not that Cherry's way was the...
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KENNY WERNER - Beauty Secrets (1999)
As an acoustic pianist in modern jazz, Werner has few peers, but not the proper acclaim. Perhaps this CD will do it: it's an exquisitely crafted date with several trio tracks (Drew Gress on bass and...
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NIELS-HENNING ØRSTED PEDERSEN·PALLE MIKKELBORG - Homage·Once Upon A Time (1990)
Tracks1. Cream (Prologue) (Mikkelborg) 2. Tango Jalousi (Mikkelborg/NHØP) 3. Lullabye-Bye (Mikkelborg) 4. Spørge-Jørgen (Kai Rosenberg/arr: Mikkelborg) 5. Det haver så nyeligen regnet (Danish...
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JAKI BYARD·DAVID EYGES - Night Leaves (1997)
In these piano and cello duets, it's clearly a classical upbringing with jazz sensibilities that each of these two musicians brings to the table. There's a beautiful sense of harmonic understanding...
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BEN ALLISON & MEDICINE WHEEL - Buzz (2004)
The Buzz on experimental-minded bassist Ben Allison is all good, as (among numerous accolades) he'd been cited by Downbeat Magazine as one of "25 rising jazz stars for the future" and was selected in...
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BEN ALLISON - Medicine Wheel (1998)
Bassist Ben Allison and members of the Jazz Composers Collective (who are best known for the Herbie Nichols Project) on this set perform eight of the bassist's originals. The music is post-bop and...
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BEN ALLISON & MEDICINE WHEEL - Riding the Nuclear Tiger (2001)
Bassist Ben Allison founded the Jazz Composers Collective in New York City in 1992, and has been a centerpiece of that non-profit organization and the local jazz scene ever since. Allison leads his...
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HAROLD LOPEZ-NUSSA - Canciones (2007)
Harold López-Nussa pianista. Nace en La Habana, el 13 de julio de 1983. Es uno de los jóvenes y más populares intérpretes de jazz en la isla.Inició sus estudios en el Conservatorio Manuel Saumell, y...
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HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA - New Day (2013)
Following in the footsteps and tradition of Chucho Valdes, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Roberto Fonseca, Harold López-Nussa is at the forefront of a new generation of Cuban jazz pianists, one that includes...
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DADO MORONI·ENRICO PIERANUNZI - Live Conversations (2006)
Pianist Dado Moroni is essentially a self-taught player who learned by listening to a variety of artists and styles. His discography as a leader is still fairly small, though he has recorded...
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DADO MORONI·TOM HARRELL - Humanity (2007)
Humanity is a formidable album, destined to leave a significant trace in the jazz discography of 2007. The protagonists are an astonishing duo, who give us an hour of intense music, full of lyricism...
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TETE MONTOLIU TRIO - Tete! (1974)
Tracks1. Giant Steps (John Coltrane)2. Theme For Ernie (Freddie Lacey)3. Body And Soul (Johnny Green)4. Solar (Miles Davis)5. I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson)6. Hot House (Tadd Dameron)NIELS-HENNING...
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