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INGRID and CHRISTINE JENSEN with BEN MONDER - Infinitude (2016)
Ingrid Jensen, the Canadian trumpeter often featured with Maria Schneider, is an understatedly eloquent player with Kenny Wheeler affiliations and a composer of affecting slow-burn themes, as she...
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JOHN HICKS - Impressions of Mary Lou (2000)
John Hicks' series of tributes to greats of the past for High Note continues with this fine CD honoring Mary Lou Williams, who passed away in 1981. What is so compelling about Hicks' salute to...
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HORACE TAPSCOTT - Aiee The Phantom (1996)
Pianist-composer Horace Tapscott has long been Los Angeles' great local legend. He has had his own sound and style since the mid-1960's but, due to his relatively few recordings (mostly for Nimbus)...
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JOE PASS - Meditation·Solo Guitar (2002)
Joe Pass achieved extraordinary balance in his career. Because he remained grounded in bop and swing, his guitar work was more conservative than many fusion and post-bop players, but his solo guitar...
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JOANNE BRACKEEN & CLINT HOUSTON - New True Illusion (1976)
Pianist Joanne Brackeen, already a powerful force by 1976, had her roots in McCoy Tyner but early on developed her own personal voice. This set of post-bop duets with bassist Clint Houston features...
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INGRID LAUBROCK ANTI-HOUSE - Strong Place (2013)
Creative jazz will always retain its capacity to surprise as long as groups like saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock's Anti-House are performing and recording. Strong Place, the ensemble's 2013 sophomore...
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STEVE TIBBETTS - Natural Causes (2010)
Alongside Stephan Micus, Steve Tibbetts occupies a somewhat rare position in ECM's roster of longstanding musical collaborators. Like the German composer/multi-instrumentalist, this "Zen Guitarist"...
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CEDAR WALTON · RON CARTER · JACK DeJOHNETTE - The All American Trio 1986
Tracks1. Iron Clad (Cedar Walton)2. Alone Together (Scheartz & Dietz)3. Blue Heart (Benny Golson)4. Ebony (Jack DeJohnette)5. All The Things You Are (Hammerstein/Kern)6. A Slight Smile (Ron...
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DANILO PEREZ - Danilo Perez (1993)
Tracks01. Panamá Libre (Danilo Perez)02. Serenata (Carlos Franzetti)03. Alfonsina y El Mar (Ramirez/Luna)04. Solo Contigo Basta (Piloto/Vera)05. Irremediablemente Solo (Avelino Muñoz)06. Body And Soul...
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JOHN TAYLOR - Solo (1992)
Tracks01. Pure And Simple (John Taylor)02. Hermana Guapa (Steve Arguelles)03. Q (John Taylor)04. Blue Glass (John Taylor)05. Insider (John Taylor)06. Celeste (Ralph Towner)07. Adios Iony (John...
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JOHN TAYLOR - Phases (2009)
As much as he's become a major proponent of the piano trio tradition, John Taylor is gradually building a solo piano discography that may not be as voluminous or popularly acclaimed as those of Keith...
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PAUL MOTIAN - The Windmills of Your Mind (2011)
Recorded by this quartet to celebrate drummer Paul Motian's 80th birthday, The Windmills of Your Mind is a collection of jazz and pop standards played by a stellar quartet that includes guitarist Bill...
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TORE BRUNBORG - Gravity (2003)
Tracks1. Credo2. Tokeono3. Floating Bear4. Lucia5. Stemmen6. Material Balance7. Thenard's Blue8. Touch9. GravityLARS DANIELSSON bassTORE BRUNBORG tenor saxophone, soprano saxophoneANDERS ENGEN...
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TRYGVE SEIM · FRODE HALTLI - Yaraz (2008)
ECM at its worse, is when Manfred Eicher acts like a lion tamer, levelling out any sound that may be considered wild or shocking or abrasive, domesticating the natural wildness of some musicians into...
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OLAF TON - Olaf Ton (2003)
The first album by this young quartet (at the time the musicians were in their mid- to late twenties) packs a healthy dose of fun. Their brand of jazz combines the unruliness of American free jazz and...
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PHIL WOODS & LEW TABACKIN - Phil Woods & Lew Tabackin (1980)
This album has such a logical matchup, it's surprising that it has not happened since. Altoist Phil Woods and tenor saxophonist Lew Tabackin (along with pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist Michael Moore and...
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SONNY FORTUNE · BILLY HARPER · STANLEY COWELL · REGGIE WORKMAN · BILLY HART -...
Great Friends is an artifact. Recorded on July 7, 1986, at Sysmo Studio in Paris, it is the only recorded output of the aggregation that included alto saxophonist Sonny Fortune, tenor saxophonist...
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TOMASZ STAŃKO NEW YORK QUARTET - Barbican London May 13, 2013
Tracks1. Oni2. Faces3. Dernier Cri4. Assassins5. MetafizykaTOMASZ STAŃKO trumpetDAVID VIRELLES pianoTHOMAS MORGAN bassGERALD CLEAVER drumsMusic composed by Tomasz StańkoLive at The Barbican,...
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RAY BRYANT - Plays Basie And Ellington (1987)
This was the first new music of Ray Bryant's to be released in seven years although his EmArcy album Ray Bryant Trio Today was actually recorded two days earlier. Pianist Bryant (along with bassist...
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ANTHONY WILSON TRIO - Savivity (2005)
Guitarist Anthony Wilson is a particularly talented arranger-composer. He is usually heard with larger groups, so this trio outing gives listeners a rare opportunity to hear him stretch out as an...
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