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OSCAR PETERSON & JON FADDIS (1975)
In the mid-'70s, Oscar Peterson recorded duet albums with veteran trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Clark Terry, and Harry "Sweets" Edison. He paid the young Jon Faddis a huge compliment by...
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OSCAR PETERSON TRIO - Nigerian Marketplace (1981)
For this trio set with bassist Niels Pedersen and drummer Terry Clarke, the great pianist Oscar Peterson (appearing at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival) performs a medley of "Misty" and "Waltz for...
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OSCAR PETERSON TRIO - The Paris Concert (1978)
Pianist Oscar Peterson made so many recordings for Norman Granz's Pablo label (and was so consistent) that while all of his records are recommended, it is difficult to pick out any one as the...
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LOUIS SCLAVIS - Le Phare (1998)
Though it was originally released in Europe in 1998, now is perhaps a better time for French clarinetist/saxophonist Louis Sclavis' 1998 collaboration with guitarist Bernard Struber's thirteen-piece...
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LOUIS SCLAVIS QUINTET - Rouge (1991)
Rouge is the magical label debut from clarinetist and soprano saxophonist Louis Sclavis, fronting here a group whose unity betrays an innocence honed to a galactic edge.The album is an organically...
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ANGELICA SANCHEZ·WADADA LEO SMITH -Twine Forest (2013)
A duo is the most intimate of encounters in jazz – such a tête-à-tête demands rare communication, forcing each player to open up, unable to rely on group interplay. The duo of pianist Angelica Sanchez...
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KENNY GARRETT - Sketches Of MD·Live At The Iridium (2008)
Kenny Garrett continues his relationship with tenor legend Pharoah Sanders from Beyond the Wall (Nonesuch, 2006), but ditches some of the gravitas for Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium. An album of...
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NICOLAS MASSON·ROBERTO PIANCA·EMANUELE MANISCALCO - Third Reel (2013)
Third Reel is a mutual collaboration between guitarist Roberto Pianca, saxophonist Nicolas Masson and drummer Emanuele Maniscalco. Each band member brings own compositions, always conceived as...
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ELTON DEAN - Sea Of Infinity (2004)
Artists including John Abercrombie and Bill Evans have said that the best free music still requires a reference point. Whether it is a harmonic centre or rhythmic conceit, it needs something to...
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ALDO ROMANO - Origine (2010)
Drummer/composers are a relatively rare breed in jazz, but Aldo Romano is one of the most gifted on the scene. With a baker's dozen musicians (including himself) and thoughtful arrangements by Lionel...
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DANIELE D'AGARO·ERNST GLERUM·HANBENNINK - StrandJutters (2002)
Roll up for an entertaining shot of jazz brought in by a trio that creates interesting edifices on the expansive field of improvisation through moves that startle and delight. It all holds together,...
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HAROLD DANKO - Prestigious (2001)
This ambitious quintet session led by pianist and arranger Harold Danko covers ten compositions by the late Eric Dolphy, whose works have only been recorded on a sporadic basis since his death in 1964...
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CLIFFORD JORDAN QUINTET feat. JUNIOR COOK - Two Tenor Winner (1984)
Clifford Jordan and Junior Cook make for a perfectly compatible team on this 1984 CD. While assisted by pianist Kirk Lightsey, bassist Cecil McBee, and drummer Eddie Gladden, the very distinctive...
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GREG OSBY - Public (2004)
Greg Osby has certainly been prolific over the course of the last decade. His outings for Blue Note are always challenging, always extending one boundary or another in his own idiosyncratic jazz...
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JACOB YOUNG - Forever Young (2014)
While all groups aim for the kind of collective chemistry that can make, for example, five people speak with a single voice, how they get there can vary significantly. In some cases there's...
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SUN RA - Blue Delight (1989)
Blue Delight is a great late-period Arkestra recording, notable for several reasons. It is a very large, impeccably recorded Arkestra featuring special guest Tommy Turrentine and a number of Arkestra...
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SUN RA - The Magic City (1965)
The boundaries of Sun Ra's self-proclaimed "space jazz" underwent a transformation in the mid-'60s. The Magic City is an aural snapshot of that metamorphic process. Many enthusiasts and scholars...
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SUN RA - College Tour Vol. 1·The Complete Nothing Is (1966)
In 1966 Bernard Stollman sent Sun Ra and his Arkestra, along with audio engineer David B. Jones on a tour of five New York Colleges. When they returned, just 39 minutes of music was chosen to be...
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SUN RA & his Mythic Science Arkestra - The Paris Tapes (1971)
Tracks1-1. Introduction1-2. Discipline 271-3. Untitled Solo1-4. Love In Outer Space Part 11-5. Love In Outer Space Part 21-6. Third Planet1-7. Somebody Else's Idea1-8. Watusi2-1. Space Is The...
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CONRAD HERWIG - A Voice Trough The Door (2012)
In the challenging economic and political climate of present day, it seems that much time is spent on matters of only fleeting importance. Furthermore, it seems that our culture has experienced a...
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