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MARTIAL SOLAL - Nothing But Piano (1976)
Martial Solal's piano tour-de-force Nothing but Piano gave a new spin on a series of vintage numbers, like the post-bop adaptation of Kaper & Washington's "Green Dolphin Street", the existential...
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MARIAN McPARTLAND - Interplay (1969)
Marian McPartland rarely recorded with just a bassist, but this duet with little-known bassist Linc Milliman (a fine player according to McPartland who preferred not to venture far from his home) was a...
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WALTER LANG / LEE KONITZ - Ashiya (2007)
The veteran German jazz pianist Walter Lang welcomes alto sax great Lee Konitz for this special duo session. While they had worked together on-stage several times, this marks their first CD together....
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DON PULLEN - Milano Strut (1979)
The drummer on this session is best known as a member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, but may have done much finer work in other contexts such as this, a duet with a keyboardist whose manner of...
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DON PULLEN - Warriors (1978)
Tracks1. Warriors Dance; Little Don (Part-1)2. Warriors Dance; Little Don (Part-2)3. Land of the PharoahsDON PULLEN pianoCHICO FREEMAN tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinetFRED HOPKINS...
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ELVIN JONES - On The Mountain (1975)
This 1975 date for the brilliant drummer, with Jan Hammer on keyboards and bassist Gene Perla, is a minor, if somewhat overlooked, classic from the tail-end of the early '70s to the mid-70s' run of...
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NIK BÄRTSCH'S RONIN - Rea (2004)
Bärtsch studied piano and percussion before the age of ten, then went to the Zurich Musikhochschule where he graduated in 1997. Additionally, he studied linguistics, musicology, and philosophy at the...
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GARY PEACOCK - December Poems (1978)
December Poems consists of four pieces for solo bass and two duets with Jan Garbarek on tenor and soprano sax. More accurately, the opening "Snow Dance" and the closing "Celebrations" are overdubbed...
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MIROSLAV VITOUS - Emergence (1986)
Emergence showcases Miroslav Vitous in a solo bass setting, with no overdubs. It's austere and challenging, but Vitous is never ponderous; he sustains plenty of interest with his passion and staggering...
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RON McCLURE - Never Always (1995)
Tracks01. I Hear A Rhapsody (Faros/Baker/Gasparre)02. Never Always (Ron McClure)03. Moor (Gary Peacock)04. Valentine Blue (Ron McClure)05. I'm Your Pal/Falling Grace (Steve Swallow)06. Memory of Scotty...
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ALBERT MANGELSDORFF / LEE KONITZ - Art Of The Duo (1989)
No one has worked harder to elevate the art of the jazz duo than Lee Konitz. His 1967 session, The Lee Konitz Duets, was a seminal statement. This much-later duet session with trombone master Albert...
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LEE KONITZ / KARL BERGER - Seasons Change (1979)
Tracks01. Some Blues02. Ballad03. A Tuno For Bruno04. Standard05. Talk06. Seasons Change07. Sundance08. Mamidi II09. Taking Time10. Fun (Whole-Half Down 89)LEE KONITZ alto saxophoneKARL BERGER...
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STEVE KUHN - Non-Fiction (1978)
Today's Rediscovery is another title that falls into the category of "begging to be issued on CD for the first time. When ECM Records released Life's Backward Glances—Solo and Quartet in 2009—part of...
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DONNY McCASLIN - Exile and Discovery (1997)
It is difficult not to be impressed by this CD. Donny McCaslin, although occasionally hinting at Sonny Rollins, has a pretty original sound on tenor. Certainly his playing on the opening "Along Came...
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TIGRAN HAMASYAN - World Passion (2009)
Tracks01. World Passion (Tigran Hamasyan)02. What Does Your Heart Want (Tigran Hamasyan)03. These Houses (Armenian folk song)04. Pt. 1 the Fruit of the Truth (Tigran Hamasyan)05. Pt. 2 Eternity (Tiran...
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ALDO ROMANO / FRANCO D'ANDREA / PAOLO FRESU / FURIO DI CASTRI - Ritual (1988)
Aldo Romano's Ritual has both an Italian connection and a French connection -- French because the post-bop CD was recorded in Paris for a French company (Owl Records), Italian in that all of the...
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PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE / KEN VANDERMARK - Dual pressure (2003)
Tracks1. Flashpoint2. Anno 12403. Closed Doors, Open Windows4. Storefront Materials5. Jean S.6. Dual FictionPAAL NILSSON-LOVE drumsKEN VANDERMARK baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet...
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KRIS DAVIS TRIO - Waiting For You To Grow (2013)
Kris Davis is a pianist hailing from Vancouver, currently residing in New York, and has been garnering praise for her creatively adventurous work in the NY music scene. She is influenced by Cecil...
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ROSARIO GIULIANI / FRANCO D'ANDREA - Duets for Trane (1997)
Altoist Rosario Giuliani is not well known outside of his native Italy, but he should be. On the inspired outing Duets for Trane, he performs nine songs composed by John Coltrane as duets with pianist...
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JOHN McLAUGHLIN - Extrapolation (1969)
If you were looking for one John McLaughlin record you might play for a curious friend, this would be the one. Extrapolation was McLaughlin's first album release as a leader, and it sounds as fresh...
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