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TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI / LEW TABACKIN BIG BAND - Farewell (1980)
The title cut of this Ascent LP is an emotional farewell to Charles Mingus. The Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band (which during the era mostly recorded for the co-leaders' Ascent label) is in...
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STEVE KUHN - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues (1997)
Tracks01. This Is New (K. Weill)02. Dance Only With Me (J. Styne)03. Chicken Feathers (S. Kuhn)04. My Funny Valentine (R. Rodgers)05. Sing Me Softly Of The Blues (C. Bley)06. Naima (J. Coltrane)07....
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ETHAN IVERSON TRIO - Deconstruction Zone (1998)
This exhilarating set of standards was conceived as a companion piece to Iverson's Construction Zone (Originals) and was recorded during the same two-day session. Revealing their roots in jazz...
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NICOLAS MASSON - Awake (2002)
Nicolas Masson's music is an open invitation to discover beauty, humor and intelligence, all framed within an inquisitive yet swinging group.Uniquely crafted compositions are all treated with an equal...
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NICOLAS MASSON - Yellow (A Little Orange) (2006)
As is implied by the title, Yellow (A Little Orange) can be perceived as one thing at first glance-perhaps an attempt at the avant-garde by a group of talented young musicians but, when dissected...
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NICOLAS MASSON PARALLELS - Thirty Six Ghosts (2009)
Switzerland reared tenor sax ace and composer Nicolas Masson draws inspiration from Yoshitoshi Taiso's (1839-1892) woodblock paintings. Hence, emotion and impressionism is projected via the power of...
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JOHN STOWELL / DAVE LIEBMAN - Blue Rose (2013)
Saxophonist Dave Liebman joined guitarist John Stowell and bassist Don Thompson on three tunes on Stowell's The Banff Sessions (Origin Records, 2002). More than a decade later, Stowell and Liebman have...
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DAVE LIEBMAN / FRANCO D'ANDREA - Nine Again (1989)
What distinguishes this album is the way in which the duo of Dave Liebman (on soprano sax) and Franco D'Andrea (on piano) dissect and reconstruct popular tunes to produce entirely new creations. The...
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STEVE COLEMAN / DAVE HOLLAND - Phase Space (1992)
Alto saxophonist Steve Coleman and bassist Dave Holland worked regularly throughout the 1980s and into the ’90s, mainly in Holland’s quintet and trio, where Coleman’s sleek sense of line and unforced...
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MILCHO LEVIEV / DAVE HOLLAND - The Oracle / Live At Suntory Hall (1986)
Tracks1. The Oracle (Dave Holland)2. Everybody's Song But My Own (Kenny Wheeler)3. Thracian Flamenco (10:16) [Milcho Leviev]4. New One (Dave Holland)5. Andante Tranquillo (Milcho Leviev)6. You, I Love...
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DAVE LIEBMAN - Monk's Mood (1999)
It’s nice to hear Dave Liebman undo a few buttons and dig in with a trio session. Of late the sax icon has taken to larger ensembles and concept albums. The only concept here is Monk, and Liebman’s...
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CARLA BLEY / STEVE SWALLOW - Duets (1988)
Duets is an album by American composer, bandleader and keyboardist Carla Bley with bassist Steve Swallow recorded and released on the Watt/ECM label in 1988. Their tremendous musical rapport and...
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CHARLIE MARIANO & MAL WALDRON TRIO - New Horizon (1992)
Tracks1. April in Paris (V. Duke)2. Monkish Witticism (M. Waldron)3. A Foggy Day (G. Gershwin)4. Lazy Day (C. Mariano)5. Dear Old Stockholm 5:186. The Seaguls of Kristiansund 6:077. Fire Waltz 4:308....
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LEE KONITZ / DAVE LIEBMAN / RICHIE BEIRACH - Knowing Lee (2010)
Lee Konitz has been one of the most distinctive stylists on alto sax, blending his lessons with Lennie Tristano and the influence of Charlie Parker into a sound that can't be mistaken for anyone else....
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DAVE LIEBMAN - Dave Liebman (1993)
Tracks1. THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES (J. Brainin/B. Bernier) Dave Liebman (soprano saxophone) Eddie Gomez (double bass) Bob Moses (drums) Boston, October 19822. SOMETHING SHE WOULD DO (Dave...
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MINO CINELU / KEVIN EUBANKS / DAVE HOLLAND - World Trio (1995)
This intriguing set features percussionist Mino Cinelu with Kevin Eubanks (on acoustic guitar) and bassist Dave Holland. They perform four Eubanks songs, three by Holland, and two from Cinelu, music...
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RICHIE BEIRACH / DAVE HOLLAND / JACK DeJOHNETTE - Trust (1996)
Though Richie Beirach isn't obscure, he isn't as well-known as he should be. A flexible pianist, Beirach can be quite lyrical on standards, although being cerebral and abstract also comes easy to him....
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NELS CLINE - Cowald (2009)
Watching guitarist Nels Cline attack his electric axe with an egg whisker at his 2005 International Festival Musique Actuelle Victoriaville performance helps explain the perennial question of how he...
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MASAHIKO TOGASHI / RICHIE BEIRACH - Freedom Joy (1998)
Togashi-san is one of the great living masters of creative improvised music. The sounds and colors that he draws out of the fantastic and very personal combinations of drums, percussion, gongs,...
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RICHARD BEIRACH / GEORGE MRAZ / JACK DeJOHNETTE - Elm (1979)
Nearly five years after his headlining debut, Eon, pianist Richie Beirach stepped into the studio to leave behind his most indelible mark yet. The graceful momentum of the opening “Sea Priesters” is...
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