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OREGON - In Moscow (1999)
What Miles Davis and Gil Evans did with “Sketches of Spain” is what Oregon accomplishes by adding a carefully arranged, full orchestra to their performance. The two-disc set features lead arias from...
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OREGON - In Concert (1975)
In Concert songs A textbook live recording by Oregon, a premier acoustic band. In Concert album It contains their usual classical, African, and jazz elements and shows that they're more aggressive and...
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TETE MONTOLIU TRIO - Catalonian Nights Vol. 1 (1980)
In 1980, bassist and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath traveled to Barcelona, Spain to perform and record with the masterful Spanish jazz pianist Tete Montoliu. This live set has fairly long versions of...
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TETE MONTOLIU TRIO - Catalonian Nights Vol. 2 (1980)
Tracks01. I Remember April (DeRaye)02. El Neu Carrer (Serrat)03. A Child Is Born (Jones)04. Tune Up (Davis)05. Willow Weep For Me (Ronell)06. Steeplechase (Parker)07. My Old Flame (Johnston /...
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TETE MONTOLIU TRIO - Catalonian Nights Vol. 3 (1980)
This recordings capture the art of Tete Montoliu at the peak of his powers, in inspirational company and among a warmy sympathetic audience. He was a keyboard master who never stopped swinging during...
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JASON MORAN - Modernistic (2002)
Let's just cut to the chase. Jazz pianist Jason Moran has the goods. And more importantly, he has his own set of goods. His voice is unique among an onslaught of talented pianists. Exhilarating,...
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PAUL BLEY, NIELS HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN (1973)
A jazz duet album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen released on SteepleChase Records in 1973. The album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in June and July 1973, and primarily features...
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PAUL BLEY & GARY PEACOCK - Mindset (1997)
Consummate musicians both technically and conceptually, Bley and Peacock are experts at establishing a space that they can function within. Call it mindset or whatever you wish, but it results in...
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PAUL BLEY & JESPER LUNDGAARD - Paul Live Again (1987)
Tracks01. Ictus (Carla Bley)02. Pent-Up House (Sonny Rollins)03. Diane (Erno Rapee)04. If I’m Lucky (Eddie DeLange / Josef Myrow)05. Blues Waltz (Paul Bley)06. Rebecca (Paul Bley)07. All the Things You...
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JUULIA HÜLSMANN TRIO with REBEKKA BAKKEN - Scattering Poems (2003)
“Scattering Poems“ exquisitely combines the talents of two exceptional artists, Julia Hülsmann and Rebekka Bakken. They have chosen poems from by major US writer E.E. Cummings as the basis for the...
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TETE MONTOLIU - Tete a Tete (1976)
Tracks01. What’s New (Haggart-Burke)02. We´ll Be Together Again (Fisher-Lane)03. Scadia Skies (K. Dorham)04. Lush Life (B. Strayhorn)05. Catalan Suite (T. Montoliu)TETE MONTOLIU pianoNIELS HENNING...
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ORNETTE COLEMAN - Change Of The Century (1960)
Change Of The Century was an audacious album title, to say the least. On his second Atlantic release—and second with his most like-minded ensemble (trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden and...
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MARIO PAVONE, PAUL BLEY & MATT WILSON - Trio ARC (2007)
Bassist Mario Pavone's first recording was as a member of pianist Paul Bley's trio on the little-heard 1968 release Canada(Radio Canada International). This was when Bley's trio was at the peak of its...
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PAUL BLEY - Annette (1992)
Those familiar with the music of Paul Bley, as well as Annette Peacock—after whom this album is named, and whose compositions are featured—will recall the nervy sense of creativity that flowed through...
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PAUL BLEY - Notes On Ornette (1998)
These are the tunes that have become the stuff of legend. And don’t just take it from this reviewer, ask Pat Metheny and countless others who have found something to say in the early compositions of...
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MIROSLAV VITOUS - Infinite Search (1969)
With John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, and Jack DeJohnette, this group rivaled the best fusion bands of the day. It must have been an intimidating challenge for a young Czech bassist to...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON with MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS - Duets 1976 (1976)
In the last couple of years I have noticed an abundance of duo records, of all kinds of combinations—andhopefully this is more than just a trend—but rather, an accepted and challenging area of creative...
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ART LANDE, JAN GARBAREK - Red Lanta (1974)
One of the earliest recordings to embody what would come to be known as the ECM sound, Red Lanta is a series of piano/reed duets that have a Scandinavian starkness offset, somewhat unfortunately, by a...
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PAUL BLEY, PAUL MOTIAN - Notes (1987)
This collection of 19 shortish piano and drum duets has caused the same reaction in several different fans of Paul Bley, so probably shouldn't be dismissed as quickly as the performers seemed to each...
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WAYNE KRANTZ - Long To Be Loose (1993)
This is a group effort that finds Krantz in the company of young stars Lincoln Goines and Zach Danziger. This became a regular band for Krantz, who later put out a live recording with the same...
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