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GEORGE SHEARING TRIO - Window (1978)
Tracks01. Tricotism (Oscar Pettiford)02. Windows (Chick Corea)03. No Moon At All (Mann/Evans)04. Some Other Spring (Arthur Herzog/Irene Kitchings)05. Wait Till You See Her (Rodgers/Hart)06. Tune Up...
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GEORGE MRAZ - Jazz (1995)
You couldn't have asked for a more sensitive, intuitive acoustic bassist in the '70s, '80s, and '90s than George Mraz. From Stan Getz and Joe Henderson to Hank Jones, Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Rowles, and...
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PAUL McCANDLESS - Isole (2002)
A talented multi-instrumentalist, Paul McCandless is best-known for his longtime association with Oregon and for the floating and meditative sounds that he achieves out of his unusual combination of...
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JOSEPH JARMAN & DON MOYE - Black Paladins (1979)
During the '70s, Art Ensemble of Chicago members Joseph Jarman and Famoudou Don Moye often performed outside the band as a duo, sometimes bringing in other musicians. Here, they made the inspired...
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KAHIL EL' ZABAR - Love Outside Of Dreams (2002)
While the music on this disc stands as yet another fine addition to Kahil El’Zabar’s catalogue of collaborative jazz science, it should be noted first that this trio date is the final recording...
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DAVE BALLOU, GREG GISBERT, TIM HAGANS, GEORGE COLLIGAN - Jam Session Vol. 22...
Tracks1. One Finger Snap (herbie Hancock)2. Like Someone In Love (Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke)3. Mamacita (Joe Henderson)4. Ballad Medley: Body And Soul (Heyman/Eyton/Green/Sour)5. Ballad Medley:...
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RYAN KISOR, JIMMY GREENE, JIM PUGH - SteepleChase Jam Session Vol. 8 (2003)
Tracks01. ESP (Wayne Shorter)02. Up Jumped Spring (Freddie Hubbart)03. Seven Steps To Heaven (Victor Fedman) BALLAD MEDLEY04. Never Let Me Go (Jay Livingston / Ray Evans)05. I’m Old Fashioned...
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RYAN KISOR - Donna Lee (2003)
“Kisor has some of the ebullience of the young trumpet masters of hard bop yore…there’s a kind of kindred energy in his playing, and he has quite a personal, immediate sound.” - The Penguin Guide to...
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RYAN KISOR - The Dream (2001)
There's a quiet intensity about Ryan Kisor's latest, The Dream (Criss Cross). While the CD doesn't push many technical or stylistic envelopes, the trumpet man from Sioux City takes a creative step...
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RYAN KISOR - Power Source (2001)
Power Source is something of a departure for Ryan Kisor, as it features a piano-less quartet fronted by the leader and tenor saxophonist Chris Potter, with James Genus on bass and Gene Jackson on...
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RYAN KISOR - This Is Ryan (2005)
This is Ryan continues to confirm that trumpeter Ryan Kisor is more than a "young lion, a label he received after winning the Thelonious Monk Competition back in 1990. At the still young age of 32, he...
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GEORGE CABLES - Live In Bollate (2005)
Tracks01. Looking For The Light (George Cables)02. Helen’s Song (G. Cables)03. Señorita de Aranjuez (G. Cables)04. Mr. Baggy Pants (G. Cables)05. Yo Todavia La Quiero (Joe Henderson)06. ‘Round Midnight...
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GEORGE CABLES - One For My Baby (2001)
George Cables draws from a variety of standards and jazz compositions by well-known composers for this 2000 trio date with bassist Jim Anderson and drummer Yorun Israel, the latter appearing for the...
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ANDRZEJ JAGODZINSKI TRIO & GIOVANNI MIRABASSI - C Minor (2005)
On this disc, the Jagodzinski Trio from Poland plays alongside Italian pianist Giovanni Mirabassi (the bandleader taking on the accordion) for a program that includes several original songs and a...
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EVERYMAN BAND - Without Warning (1984)
After the mind-numbing crunch of the Everyman Band’s self-titled debut, and considering the title of this follow-up, little did I expect the sprightly charm of “Patterns Which Connect.” This smooth...
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DAVID TORN - Cloud About Mercury (1987)
This 1987 production signifies experimental guitarist David Torn's second effort for Germany-based ECM Records. Here, the artist exhibits a sound, style, and methodology that are clearly his own, amid...
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DAVID MURRAY & JACK DeJOHNETTE - In Our Style (1986)
David Murray, doubling on tenor and bass clarinet, interacts with drummer Jack DeJohnette and (on two of the seven selections) bassist Fred Hopkins for a set of originals by Murray, DeJohnette and...
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ANDREW HILL - Dusk (2000)
Alfred Lion, founder of Blue Note records, reaction to encountering pianist Andrew Hill's music said it was exactly like the experience he had the first time he heard Thelonious Monk and Herbie...
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ANDREW HILL - Andrew (1964)
ANDREW! finds the avant-garde composer and pianist Andrew Hill following up his landmark 1964 LP, POINT OF DEPARTURE, with a more flowing quintet session, featuring the estimable vibraphonist Bobby...
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KEITH JARRETT - Birth (1972)
Pianist Keith Jarrett's sessions of July 1971 resulted in three LPs and the birth of his finest group: a quartet (and sometimes quintet) with tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden, and...
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