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MILCHO LEVIEV, DAVE HOLLAND - Up & Down (1988)
Originating from a Japanese concert, this CD from M-A teams together pianist Milcho Leviev in duets with superb bassist Dave Holland. The music ranges from variations of standards to more introspective...
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LEE KONITZ - Some New Stuff (2000)
Lee Konitz is up to his old tricks on this engaging studio session made for the Japanese label DIW, coming up with intriguing melodies to familiar chord changes from various standards and additional...
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VASSILIS TSABROPOULOS, ARILD ANDERSEN, JOHN MARSHALL - Achirana (2000)
This piano trio has its roots in the elegant pianistic mysticism of Bill Evans and the exploratory restlessness of Paul Bley in similar setting, but the compositional and improvisational warmth of this...
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VASSILIS TSABROPOULOS - Akroasis (2003)
Akroasis confirms Vassilis Tsabropoulos as a pianist whose talent is as deep as the ocean but who is content exploring single drops of it. Of those drops we get eight in Akroasis, which follows his...
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MARIO PAVONE - Song For (Septet) (1993)
Tracks01. George On Avenue A (Mario Pavone/Thomas Chapin)02. 3M Blues (Mario Pavone)03. Dance Off (Mario Pavone/Marty Ehrlich)04. Chapilines (Mario Pavone)05. Song For M (Mario Pavone)06. Ciro (For...
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MARIO PAVONE - Mythos (2001)
One of the most prolific yet least recognized bassists on the New York scene today is Mario Pavone. Pavone, six decades into life, has no shortage of energy, and this is reflected on Mythos. Pavone...
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ENRICO PIERANUNZI - Jazz Italiano Live (2006)
Tracks01. Ein Li Milin (E. Pieranunzi)02. Night Bird (E. Pieranunzi)03. Armida's Garden (E. Pieranunzi)04. Persona (E. Pieranunzi)05. As Never Before (E. Pieranunzi)06. Autumn Song (E. Pieranunzi)07....
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ENRICO RAVA - Secrets (1986)
This is a thoughtful date that emphasizes the ensemble sound of an interesting quintet comprised of trumpeter Enrico Rava, guitarist Augusto Mancinelli, pianist John Taylor, bassist Furio Di Castri and...
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MARION BROWN - Marion Brown Quartet (1965)
Tracks1. Capricorn Moon2. 27 Cooper Square3. ExhibitionMARION BROWN alto saxophoneALAN SHORTER trumpetRONNIE BOYKINS bassREGGIE JOHNSONbassRASHIED ALI percussionAll composition by Marion...
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MARION BROWN - Geechee Recollections & Sweet Earth Flying (1973-74)
This single-disc volume brings together the first two chapters in saxophonist and composer Marion Brown's stellar Impulse! trilogy. Geechee Recollections (1973) and Sweet Earth Flying (1974) are, along...
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JIMMY LYONS QUINTET - Give It Up (1985)
Altoist Jimmy Lyons spent most of his career as a member of Cecil Taylor's Units. For his own projects, it is not too surprising that he chose not to utilize a piano; who could fill in for C.T.? On...
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STANLEY COWELL - Close To You Alone (1990)
Released on CD by Japanese label DIW (and briefly made available in U.S. through Columbia(, this trio outing with bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Ronnie Burrage finds Cowell in typically creative form....
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JOHN ZORN, GEORGE LEWIS, BILL FRISELL - More News for Lulu (1992)
This is the second of two CDs featuring the unusual trio of altoist John Zorn, trombonist George Lewis, and guitarist Bill Frisell. Recorded live in concert, the group interprets fresh renditions of...
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STEVE KUHN - Pastorale (2002)
Though he's been an inimitable sideman for jazz legends like John Coltrane, Stan Getz and Arts Farmer and Blakey and though he's been leading his own first-rate groups for decades, Steve Kuhn has never...
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PHILIP CATHERINE - Concert In Capbreton 2007
Tracks1. Announcement2. My Funny Valentine (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)3. My Foolish Heart (Ned Washington/Victor Young)4. Broken Wing (Richie Beirach)5. Beatrice (Sam Rivers)6. Change (Hein van de...
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CHICO FREEMAN - The Outside Within (1981)
Tenor saxophonist Chico Freeman (doubling here on bass clarinet) performs the 19-and-a-half-minute "Undercurrent" (an original by bassist Cecil McBee) and three shorter compositions with McBee, pianist...
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CHICO FREEMAN - Focus (1994)
Chico Freeman was 44 when he recorded Focus, a strictly inside post-bop/hard bop date that seems fairly conservative when played alongside some of his more adventurous and daring recordings of the...
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TOMASZ STANKO - Dark Eyes (2009)
As a trumpeter, Tomasz Stanko clearly owes a debt to Miles Davis; yet, after four decades making some of the most arresting small ensemble jazz music in Europe, the Polish veteran perhaps deserves to...
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TOMASZ STANKO - Rolf Liebermann Studio, Hamburg (2004)
Tracks1. Little Thing2. Uprising Ballad3. Hermento's Mood4. Euforila5. Elegant Piece6. Kaetano7. Sweet Thing8. Celina9. TheatricalSLAWOMIR KURKIEWICZ bassMICHAL MISKIEWICZ drumsMARCIN WASILEWSKI...
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STEVE LACY - The Beat Suite (2001)
Soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy's The Beat Suite is an ambitious attempt to set beat-era poetry by some of the genre's most iconic progenitors to Lacy's idiosyncratic jazz stylings. Featuring the vocals...
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