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STEVE SWALLOW / CHRIS POTTER / ADAM NUSSBAUM - Damaged in Transit (2001)
Damaged In Transit presents the jazz power trio of bassist Steve Swallow, saxophonist Chris Potter, and drummer Adam Nussbaum. These musicians have played together for a few years but are all seasoned...
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CHET BAKER / ENRICO PIERANUNZI - Soft Journey (1980)
Behind his fame as jazz's doomed youth - falling from James Dean glamour to an accidental early end - it is easy to forget that Chet Baker was an intuitively brilliant trumpet improviser in a 1950s...
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DAVE BURRELL / DAVID MURRAY - Daybreak (1989)
Daybreak is a studio album released by jazz pianist Dave Burrell. It was recorded in 1989 and released that same year by Gazell records. The album mainly Burrell in duet with long-time jazz...
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JAKOB BRO - Balladeering (2009)
The atmospheric and darkly beautiful playing of Danish guitarist Jakob Bro in the Paul Motian Band and in Polish trumpeter Tomaz Stanko’s current quartet has brought him to the attention of adventurous...
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JAKOB BRO - White Rainbow (2008)
Tracks01. Indian Folklore02. Villanova03. Copenhagen Slow Blues04. Two Worlds05. All's Well that Ends WellJAKOB BRO guitarGEORGE GARZONE tenor saxophoneANDREW D'ANGELO bass clarinetJESPER ZEUTHEN...
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JAKOB BRO - Time (2011)
In 2013, Bro wrapped up a planned trilogy of albums that began with 2009’s Balladeering, continued with 2011’s Time and ended with 2013’s December Song. The music was composed for a small group of...
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DONNY McCASLIN - Soar (2006)
Tenor player Donny McCaslin aims high on Soar and rather gloriously hits all his targets with this ambitious set of pieces of a decidedly Central and South American bent.McCaslin's other "new" record,...
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DONNY McCASLIN TRIO - Recommended Tools (2008)
From the opening, title tune, tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, very tightly supported by bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Johnathan Blake, lays down the gauntlet on Recommended Tools with music...
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DONNY McCASLIN - Perpetual Motion (2010)
Perpetual Motion is tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's first dedicated foray into the electrified realms of funk, R&B and soul. A renowned soloist whose memberships in Dave Douglas' Quintet, Mingus...
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MAL WALDRON - The Call (1971)
Seeing as Mal Waldron inspired Manfred Eicher to put out his first release, Free at Last, on what was to become the legendary ECM label, it is only fitting that his name should also grace the first...
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MAL WALDRON QUINTET - Hard Talk (1974)
This stimulating session (reissued on CD by Enja) features the masterful avant-garde cornetist Manfred Schoof (whose surprising jumps into the upper-register recall Kenny Wheeler), Steve Lacy on...
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ARCHIE SHEPP / MAL WALDRON - Left Alone Revisited (2002)
Though recent generations of hyper-virtuosic tenor-sax gunslingers might raise an eyebrow at his unintended squeaks and hoarse sounds, the veteran tenor player Archie Shepp has evolved a more trenchant...
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MAL WALDRON / MARION BROWN - Song of Love (1985)
Portions of the Free Lance back catalogue have been returning to print lately, one welcome reissue being Songs of Love and Regret, a duet encounter between pianist Mal Waldron and alto saxophonist...
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DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET - Jumpin' In (1983)
Bassist Dave Holland leads one of his most stimulating groups on this superlative quintet date. With the young Steve Coleman on alto and flute, trumpet great Kenny Wheeler, trombonist Julian Priester,...
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ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE - Hang Tuff (1991)
The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "Hang Tuff has a quiet, chamberish quality which suggests that the horn players felt slightly constrained by El'Zabar's concentration on texture."Tracks1. Hang Tuff...
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ELVIN JONES JAZZ MACHINE - Remembrance (1978)
The Elvin Jones Jazz Machine has frequently featured hard-toned tenors who improvise in a style influenced by John Coltrane, modal originals and high-powered performances in which the drummer/leader...
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DAVID MURRAY QUARTET - A Sanctuary Within (1992)
A SANCTUARY WITHIN packs some surprises. For one, hearing David Murray work with the master free jazz drummer Sunny Murray in the context of relatively traditional jazz turns out to be an absolute...
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JOHN TAYLOR / KENNY WHEELER - AMR Jazz Festival (2005)
Tracks01. Summer Nights02. Pure and Simple03. Sly Eyes04. jigsaw05. Sky High06. Everybody's Song but My Own07. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing08. How Deep Is The OceanJOHN TAYLOR pianoKENNY WHEELER...
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HAROLD MABERN - Don't Know Why (2004)
It's difficult not to break into a smile when hearing Harold Mabern play piano, as the hard bop stylist has a knack for giving his all as if he were entertaining an audience, even during a studio date....
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LINDA OH - Initial Here (2011)
President Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote, "Walk softly and carry a big stick," epitomizes Linda Oh, the soft-spoken bassist/composer who draws total respect with her intrepid musicianship. With her...
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