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GIANLUIGI TROVESI - Dedalo (2002)
Tracks01. Hercab02. Herbop - Fragment03. Herbop04. Dance For A King - Fragment 105. Now I Can06. Dance For A King - Fragment 207. From G To G08. Scotch09. Dance For The East No. 210. Dance For A King -...
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ANDREW HILL - Pax (1965)
Pax is one of those seminal Andrew Hill albums that sat locked in Blue Note's vaults for a decade before the first five cuts here were finally released as part of a double-LP package in 1975 entitled...
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CLIFFORD JORDAN - In The World (1969)
Whether at the helm of a record date or as a sideman, Clifford Jordan was known for giving his all. These studio recordings were originally made for Strata East, a label known for its adventurous...
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KENNY GARRETT, JOHN SCOFIELD, MICHAEL BRECKER, DAVID FRIESEN - Old Folks (1999)
This West Wind album, recorded at various studio sites in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, Berkeley, CA, and New York City between 1987 and 1994, has Kenny Garrett as the leader, but a closer reveal might...
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CHARLIE MARIANO & QUIQUE SINESI - Ecos Del Alma (2007)
Charlie Mariano and Quique Sinesi present 12 new compositions of their current duo. The music of the duo is somewhere between jazz & world and tries to to put a certain stress on the melodic...
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CHARLIE MARIANO'S BANGALORE feat. RAMAMANI - Bangalore (1998)
Tracks1. Sweet Seventeen (R. A. Ramamani)2. Pulse (Dr. K. Raghavendra)3. Aathma (Amit Heri)4. Bangalore (Charlie Mariano)5. Charlie's Birthday Song (R. A. Ramamani)6. Where Ah Yah Goin'? (Amit Heri)7....
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DAVID TORN - Prezens (2007)
Prezens is the first recording guitarist and producer David Torn has recorded under his own name for ECM Records in the 21 years since his Cloud About Mercury was issued. His sonic explorations have...
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STEVE LACY 6 - We See. Thelonious Monk Songbook (2002)
No doubt Steve Lacy possesses laudable chops in concert with a sweet, ringing tone. His Thelonious Monk influences have shaped his rather storied musical career, which is an ideology evidenced here on...
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HENRI TEXIER QUARTET & JOE LOVANO - Paris Batignolles (1986)
Bassist Henri Texier leads an all-star quintet bolstered by the presence of special guest Joe Lovano on tenor sax in this live 1986 recording. While Texier either wrote or co-wrote many of the...
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GEORGE LEWIS - Shadowgraph, 5 (Sextet) (1977)
A CD re-issue of the 1978 disc. Contains: "Monads" for an ensemble (with Anthony Davis, piano; Douglas Ewart, bass clarinet; Leroy Jenkins, violin; G. Lewis, alto and tenor trombones; Roscoe Mitchell,...
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JOE ZAWINUL - Zawinul (1971)
Conceptually, sonically, this is really the first Weather Report album in all but name, confirming that Joe Zawinul was the primary creative engine behind the group from the beginning. It is also the...
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COUNG VU - Bound (2000)
Trumpeter/composer Cuong Vu has rapidly become one of the rising stars or perhaps bright voices within the burgeoning and thoroughly adventurous New York City "Downtown Scene" modern jazz circuit. Born...
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GEORGE RUSSELL SEXTET feat. JAN GARBAREK - Trip To Pillardguri (1970)
"I've known George Russell for some thirty years, and the one constant thing about him is that he is continually changing, growing, testing himself and the universe of sound. Also constant is his...
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GARY BURTON & PAUL BLEY - Right Time, Right Place (1990)
Although they have utilized the talents of some of the same musicians through the years (most notably Steve Swallow) and both recorded for ECM, vibraphonist Gary Burton and pianist Paul Bley had not...
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DAVID MURRAY OCTET - Dark Star (1996)
The avant-garde tenor and bass clarinetist David Murray had an opportunity to sit in with the Grateful Dead in 1993 and was quite impressed. With Jerry Garcia's death, Murray was inspired to put...
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JIM HALL, JOE LOVANO, GEORGE MRAZ, LEWIS NASH - Grand Slam (2000)
Grand Slam features an all-star quartet with guitarist Jim Hall, saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist George Mraz, and drummer, Lewis Nash. Recorded live at the Regattabar in Cambridge, Massachusetts from...
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JIMMY GIUFFRE, PAUL BLEY, STEVE SWALLOW - Conversation with a Goose (1996)
El trabajo precursor de este Conversations… fueron Fusion y Thesis (ambos de 1961), aunque en esta ocasión Swallow toca el bajo eléctrico. La música se construye explorando la palabra que manda:...
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DAVE DOUGLAS - A Thousand Evening (2000)
The fifth and final chapter of John Carter’s project to musically portray the history of African Americans deals with the past hundred years. Because the music (despite titles such as "Sippi Strut" and...
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DENNY ZEITLIN & DAVID FRIESEN - Live at the Jazz Bakery (1999)
Duets in an intimate setting can frequently bring out the best of performers sans drummer. Pianist Zeitlin and bassist Friesen dish out the introspection and interplay in spades, sowing crops from...
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JOHN LINDBERG - Bounce (1997)
Even though bassist John Lindberg is the leader of this set and contributed all seven compositions (along with presumably the frameworks), the main star of the outing is trumpeter Dave Douglas. Douglas...
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