JOE FARNSWORTH SEXTET - Beautiful Friendship (1998)
Tracks1. Eddie's Mood (Steve Davis)2. Beautiful Friendship (Donald Khan/Stanley Style)3. Joobie (Eric Alexander)4. Lament (J.J. Johnson)5. I'm Not So Sure (Cedar Walton)6. Something In Common (Cedar...
View ArticleODED TZUR - Like a Green River (2015)
Originally from Tel-Aviv and now based in New-York, Oded Tzur is a young saxophone player and composer who has been exploring the connections between jazz and Indian classical music over the last 10...
View ArticleNIK BARTSCH'S RONIN - Jazz Baltica, Salzau 2011-07-02
Tracks01. modul 47 02. modul 52 > 55 > 49_44 03. modul 47 NIK BÄRTSCH piano, electric pianoTHOMY JORDI electric bassKASPER RAST drumsANDI PUPATO percussionMusic composed by Nik...
View ArticlePETER BEETS TRIO - First Date Live (2009)
Tracks1. Tricotism2. Bebop3. Degage4. First Song5. Con Alma6. It Has Happened7. Two Bass HitPETER BEETS PianoJEFF HAMILTON drumsMARIUS BEETS bassMaxanter Records – MAX 75905 (Netherlands)
View ArticleKEITH JARRETT·GARY PEACOCK·JACK DEJOHNETTE - Tokyo '96 (1998)
Recorded in Tokyo's Orchard Hall before Japanese royalty and a packed house -- and released two years later while Keith Jarrett was out of action suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome -- the...
View ArticleTHOMAS STRØNEN - Parish (2005)
Parish appears to be the name of Thomas Strønen's band, besides being used as an album title. This is a cross-generational quartet with a membership that's split equally between Norwegian and Swedish...
View ArticleYELENA ECKEMOFF QUARTET - Everblue (2015)
In a quick follow-up to her masterful two CD set Lions, Russian-born and now North Carolina-based pianist Yelena Eckemoff offers up Everblue, the most "ECM Records-sounding" set not on that deservedly...
View ArticleWAYNE SHORTER - Native Dancer (1975)
Native Dancer represented Shorter's growing fascination with Portuguese and Brazilian culture following his marriage to his Portuguese wife Ana Maria in 1966. Subsequently, originals like ‘Feio’,...
View ArticleERIC WATSON - Your Tonight Is My Tomorrow (1987)
Tracks1. Punching Paich Patch (Eric Watson)2. Walking Duet(Eric Watson)3. Tag Zone (Aaron Scott/Eric Watson)4. The Girl Who Never Sang (Eric Watson)5. Last Request(Eric Watson)6. Situation Tragedy...
View ArticleERIC WATSON·CHRISTOF LAUER - Out of Print (2011)
Tracks1. Rain Of Steel2. Hero In The Dark3. Out Of Print4. Cast Of Shadows5. JuggernautERIC WATSON pianoCHRISTOF LAUER soprano saxophone, tenor saxophoneAll titles composed by Eric WatsonRecorded...
View ArticleSHAI MAESTRO TRIO - Untold Stories (2015)
Hearing the Shai Maestro Trio is like awakening to a new world: a world of wonders, excitement, beauty, and uncertainty. Sounds of intrigue, expressions of joy, introspective thoughts, and heightened...
View ArticleSCOTT COLLEY - Empire (2010)
One of jazz's most ubiquitous bassists, Scott Colley has only released a handful of albums as a leader, compared to hundreds of sessions and live dates with artists ranging from Jim Hall and Andrew...
View ArticleSTEFANO BOLLANI - Sheik Yer Zappa (2014)
Italian pianist Stefano Bollani’s duo with Brazilian bandolim player Hamilton de Holanda was one of the big hits of the last London Jazz festival, but though this live set often has the same breakneck...
View ArticleWOODY SHAW with TONE JANŠA QUARTET (1985)
Tracks1. Midi2. Boland3. Call Mobility4. River5. Folk Song6. MayWOODY SHAW trumpet, flugelhornTONE JANŠA tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, fluteRENATO CHICCO pianoDRAGAN GAJIĆ drumsPETER HERBERT...
View ArticleSTEFANO BOLLANI - Småt Småt (2004)
Tracks01. Norvegian Wood (Lennon/McCartney)02. La Vita Intensa (Stefano Bollani)03. Mr. O'Malley (Stefano Bollani)04. Ugly Beauty (Thelonious Monk)05. Pierre Et Le Loup (Sergei Prokofiev)06. Il Mare...
View ArticleSTEFANO BOLLANI - Les Fleurs Bleues (2002)
Les fleurs bleues is a record album by the Italian musician Stefano Bollani , released in 2002 by Label Blue , inspired by the novel of the same name by the French writer Raymond Queneau.Recorded...
View ArticleSAM JONES - Seven Minds (1974)
Sam Jones led quite a few valuable dates as a leader, though this East Wind album, recorded and released in Japan, may be not be at all familiar to his fans. Joined by Cedar Walton and Billy Higgins,...
View ArticleSFJAZZ COLLECTIVE (2005)
In its admirable quest to issue fine recordings regardless of genre or outward commercial appeal, Nonesuch Records has released a live disc of the exciting, cross-generational SF Jazz Collective. This...
View ArticleSFJAZZ COLLECTIVE 2 (2006)
The SF Jazz Collective's 2004 inaugural season resulted in an eponymous live recording of reworked Ornette Coleman tunes and originals, SF Jazz Collective (Nonesuch, 2005). The second disc in the...
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Some things change, some things stay the same. After two successive recordings and tours with an identical lineup—a first in its now 10-year history—the SFJAZZ Collective once again undergoes some...
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