Article 2
Tracks01. All Of Me (. Simons)02. Bye Bye Blackbird (R. Henderson)03. Cherokee (R. Noble)04. Cleopatra's Dream (B. Powell)05. Doxy (S. Rollins)06. Misty (E. Garner)07. Stolen Moments (O. Nelson)08....
View ArticleDINO SALUZZI GROUP - El Valle De La Infancia (2014)
Over the past three decades of his association with Munich-based ECM Records, Argentine bandoneón virtuoso Dino Saluzzi has built a new home, but through his output on the label has traced so far back...
View ArticleJAN GARBAREK·KEITH JARRETT·PALLE DANIELSSON·JON CHRISTENSEN - Belonging (1974)
On Thursday, 15 August, as part of the Oslo Jazz Festival, a quartet led by Hanna Paulsberg celebrated the 50th anniversary of the classic album Belonging, with Keith Jarrett on piano, Jan Garbarek on...
View ArticleDIETER ILG·MIKE STERN·BOB BERG·RANDY BRECKER·JIM BEARD·PETER ERSKINE -...
Tracks1. It's Getting Better6:402. Springfever5:473. The Shadow Of The Fall7:344. Summerhill9:245. All Childrens Love Song6:006. Somersault4:097. Under The Skin Of The EarthDIETER ILG bassPETER...
View ArticleMYRA MELFORD & TANYA KALMANOVITCH - Heart Mountain (2007)
Heart Mountain is the first duo recording of pianist Myra Melford and violist/violinist Tanya Kalmanovitch. Ajay Heble, artistic director of the 2003 Guelph International Jazz Festival, suggested a...
View ArticleDEREK BAILEY·JOHN ZORN·WILLIAM PARKER - Harras (1995)
A stellar trio of free improvisers, each respective kings of the avant-garde jazz scene in different capacities. British improvisation legend Derek Bailey has played with practically every musician of...
View ArticleDEREK BAILEY·SUSIE IBARRA - Bids (2001)
Tracks1. No Dark2. Shine3. Midnight White4. Lighter5. Day Without EndDEREK BAILEY electric guitarSUSIE IBARRA percussionRecorded July 6, 2001 at Kongsberg Festival, NorwayIncus – CD 52...
View ArticleROSCOE MITCHELL - Four Compositions (1987)
Later in his career, Roscoe Mitchell kept a toe in contemporary "classical" circles in addition to his avant-garde jazz groups and his continued participation in the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Four...
View ArticleCHICK COREA - Trio Music·Live in Europe (1986)
Chick Corea's greatest trio or small ensemble very likely is this one, with bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Roy Haynes.Their virtuoso level of musicianship and acute listening skills are...
View ArticleTOSHIKO AKIYOSHI - Finesse (1978)
A wonderfully intimate set from pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi -- quite different than her bigger band records of the 70s, but equally great in its own way! The album's a great throwback to the earliest...
View ArticleRALPH ALESSI - Cognitive Dissonance (2010)
For his Cam Jazz debut, trumpeter Ralph Alessi recruits two key players from his sadly overlooked Look (Between the Lines, 2007). But while ubiquitous bassist Drew Gress (Marc Copland, Claudia...
View ArticleRALPH ALESSI·KRIS DAVIS·STEVE DAVIS - Sugar Blade (2015)
Tracks1. Let's Go Knitting (K. Davis/R. Alessi/S. Davis)2. My Imaginary Friend Called Bink (S. Davis)3. Sugar Blade (K. Davis/R. Alessi/S. Davis)4. Broken Light (S. Davis)5. Red Velvet Bun / I Want...
View ArticlePIERRE FAVRE ENSEMBLE - Flauve (2006)
Fleuve is the second album credited to the Pierre Favre Ensemble, recorded in Switzerland in October 2005 and released on ECM October the following year—twenty two years after the ensemble's 1984...
View ArticlePIERRE FEVRE - European Chamber Ensemble (2014)
The drummer and composer Pierre Favre presents new compositions after his last release, Singing Drums (Intakt CD 049). For this release, this «poet of the drums» has extended his quartet «Singing...
View ArticleKEITH JARRETT - Solo Concerts Bremen & Lausanne (1973)
Released in a facsimile edition in ECM’s critically lauded Luminessence series, this vinyl triple album conveys the sound of history-in-the-making. Bremen-Lausanne documents two mesmerizing Keith...
View ArticleRAN BLAKE - The Certain Feeling (1991)
More rhythmic and beat-oriented than the usual Blake release, as he displays his love for gospel and spiritual rhythms, as well as the familiar Third Stream and film noir sounds. Blake has been among...
View ArticleRAN BLAKE·DOMINIQUE EADE - Wirlpool (2011)
Tracks01. My Foolish Heart (Victor Young/Ned Washington)02. Dearly Beloved (Jerome Kern/Johnny Merer)03. The Wind (Rusell Freeman/Jerry Gladstone)04. Go Gently To The Water (Dominique Eade) 05. Old...
View ArticleMELISSA ALDANA - Second Cycle (2012)
Melissa Aldana may still be in her early twenties, but the tenor saxophonist already knows what it is like to play with big jazz names like saxophonists George Coleman, Benny Golson and George...
View ArticleDON PULLEN·GEORGE ADAMS QUARTET - Song Everlasting (1987)
Tracks1. Sun Watchers (George Adams)2. Serenade For Sariah (George Adams)3. 1529 Gunn Street (Don Pullen)4. Warm Up (Don Pullen)5. Sing Me A Song Everlasting (Don Pullen)6. Another Reason To Celebrate...
View ArticleEMELY REMLER - Take Two (1982)
Emily Remler's second recording as a leader finds the 24-year-old guitarist still very much playing in the Wes Montgomery vein, although showing her own musical personality here and there. She is...
View Article