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DOCTOR 3 - Live at Casa del jazz (2007)
DANILO REA pianoENZO PIETROPAOLI double bassFABRIZIO SFERRA drumsTracks01. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Lennon-McCartney)02. With a little help from my friends (Lennon-McCartney)03. Lucy...
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DUKE JORDAN - Flight To Norway (1978)
Jazz pianists in the era of Monk and Powell faced an almost Sisyphean task when it came to currying popularity with the public. These two doyens of the instrument cast a nimbus of influence so wide...
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ARCHIE SHEPP, NIELS HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN - Looking At Bird (1980)
Avant-garde tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp created a stir in 1977 when he recorded a set of hymns and folk melodies in melodic duets with pianist Horace Parlan. On February 6, 1980, he reunited with...
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CHICO FREEMAN - Tradition in Transition (1982)
This is another excellent effort by Chico Freeman, who is heard on tenor, flute and bass clarinet. The instrumentation varies on each selection during the LP, which also features trumpeter Wallace...
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CHICO FREEMAN - Spirit Sensitive (1979)
This set was a change-of-pace for Chico Freeman for it features the usually adventurous tenor (who doubles on soprano) mostly playing warm versions of standards. The CD reissue adds four previously...
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CHICO FREEMAN - Kings Of Mali (1977)
Chico Freeman recorded frequently from 1977-84, documenting his inside/outside music during an era when fusion was somewhat dominant. Many of his more adventurous sets were made for the India...
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DEXTER GORDON - Lullaby for a Monster (1976)
Recorded shortly before his triumphant return to the United States after a dozen years overseas, this Dexter Gordon album features him in a surprisingly sparse setting, accompanied only by bassist...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON - Five Pieces 1975
This out-of-print album features one of Anthony Braxton's great combos, a quartet with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Barry Alstchul. Braxton (who switches between alto,...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON, MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS - Duets 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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MAX ROACH, ANTHONY BRAXTON - Birth & Rebirth (1978)
The first of drummer Max Roach's two duet sets with multireedist Anthony Braxton consists of seven fairly free improvisations that they created in the studio. Each of the selections (particularly...
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RAN BLAKE, ANTHONY BRAXTON - A Memory Of Vienna (1997)
On November 19, 1988, a few days before the Cool Noir music festival in Vienna, composer Franz Koglmann finished recording Orte Der Geometrie (Hatart) with his Pipetet a couple hours earlier than...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON - Creative Orchestra Music 1976
This is one of Braxton’s most interesting recordings. Six of his compositions are performed by groups ranging from 15-20 pieces and featuring such soloists as trumpeters Cecil Bridgewater, Leo Smith,...
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ENRICO RAVA, RENATO SELLANI - Radio Days (2001)
Tracks01. LE TUE MANI (Spotti)02. MA L’AMORE NO (D’Anzi)03. MUNASTERIO ‘E SANTA CHIARA (Barberis)04. AMORE BACIAMI (Rossi)05. DONNA (Kramer)06. SILENZIOSO SLOW (D’Anzi)07. TU MUSICA DIVINA (D’Anzi) 08....
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RED MITCHELL - Presenting Red Mitchell (1957)
Bassist Red Mitchell, who had led two fairly obscure sessions for Bethlehem in 1955, came up with a gem on his lone Contemporary set as a leader (which has been reissued as this CD). Based in Los...
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ULF WAKENIUS - Checkin' in (2004)
Ulf Karl Erik Wakenius (born 16 April 1958 in Halmastad, Sweden) is a Swedish jazz guitarist. Wakenius was a member of the Oscar Peterson quartet from 1997. He was also a member of the Ray Brown trio....
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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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RAN BLAKE - Painted Rhythms. The Compleat Ran Blake Vol. 1 (1987)
The first of two great compact discs full of the inventive and challenging solo piano stylings of Ran Blake. Long one of the prime movers of the Third Stream, Blake has been honored with a prestigious...
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CECIL TAYLOR - Indent (1973)
After nearly 20 years of critical neglect and hostility, pianist Cecil Taylor finally began to gain some approval in 1973. This solo concert, originally put out by Taylor on his own short-lived Unit...
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CECIL TAYLOR - Silent Tongues (1975)
At times when Cecil Taylor is really punishing the piano, you get the sense he might have been happier as a saxophone player. He likes the chords and the sheer mass of sound the piano offers, but wants...
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CHICO FREEMAN - Destiny's Dance (1982)
By 1981, after six years of steady recording, Chico Freeman had gained a strong reputation as a flexible reed player able to play both avant-garde and fairly straight-ahead jazz. For this straight CD...
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