LARS DANIELSSON, DAVID LIEBMAN, JON CHRISTENSEN, BOBO STENSON - Far North (1994)
Tracks01. Far North (Lars Danielsson)02. Eden (Lars Danielsson)03. Fuschia (David Liebman) 04. Climbing (David Liebman) 05. Einstein (Lars Danielsson) 06. Ormen (Lars Danielsson)07. Twelve Tones Old...
View ArticleGARY BURTON, STEVE SWALLOW - Hotel Hello (1975)
With HOTEL HELLO, longtime collaborators vibraphonist Gary Burton and bassist Steve Swallow deliver a stylistically mixed bag of tunes that showcases both of the musicians' thoughtful, measured...
View ArticleMARIA SCHNEIDER - Evanescence (1994)
Strong, sensitive, colorful, possessed of great depth of feeling, funny, worried, secure, insecure, highly skilled, naturally gifted, dedicated to growth ... listening to a tape I have heard many times...
View ArticleMIGUEL ZENON - Looking Forward (2001)
Alto saxophonist Miguel Zenón has made a name for himself as a distinguished sideman and a member of David Sánchez's band. His fiery debut as a leader, Looking Forward, revolves around a quartet...
View ArticleTETE MONTOLIU - Catalonian Nights Vol. 3 (1980)
This recordings capture the art of Tete Montoliu at the peak of his powers, in inspirational company and among a warmy sympathetic audience. He was a keyboard master who never stopped swinging during...
View ArticleKEITH JARRETT TRIO - The Mourning Of A Star (1971)
This album gives one an interesting look at the early Keith Jarrett, who was already performing on an album of the Charles Lloyd Quartet and Miles Davis' early fusion band. He had not yet fully...
View ArticleHILTON RUIZ - Live At Birdland (1993)
This pianist/composer/arranger has amassed jazz and Latin music credentials that are of Guinness Gook proportions. From his solo work to the now legendary duets with the late Major Holley, to Rahsaan...
View ArticlePAT LaBARBERA - Virgo Dance (1993)
This Justin Time set is one of Pat La Barbera's better showcases on the Justin Time label splitting his time between tenor and soprano, La Barbera teams up with three fellow Canadians (pianist George...
View ArticleWALT DICKERSON & SUN RA - Visions (1979)
Dickerson made a fairly 'big splash' when his first recordings appeared in the early 60s (Down Beat Critics Poll “New Star”, 1962), but he's remained an enigmatic figure ever since. His early sides...
View ArticleMICHEL PETRUCCIANI - Estate (1982)
Michel Petrucciani was not quite 20 years old at the time of this trio session with drummer Aldo Romano and bassist Furio Di Castri, but he was already displaying incredible potential as a pianist....
View ArticleTETE MONTOLIU - Tete A Tete (1976)
Tracks01. What’s New (Haggart-Burke)02. We´ll Be Together Again (Fisher-Lane)03. Scadia Skies (K. Dorham)04. Lush Life (B. Strayhorn)05. Catalan Suite (T. Montoliu)TETE MONTOLIU pianoNIELS HENNING...
View ArticleSCOTT COLLEY - Architect Of The Silent Moment (2007)
If an artist is the sum total of his experiences, then Scott Colley's reach is nearly limitless. In twenty years the bassist has appeared on nearly 150 albums, ranging from mainstream work with Jim...
View ArticleMARIA SCHNEIDER - Allégresse (2000)
Few would debate composer/arranger and big band leader, Maria Schneider's significance to the world of jazz. A true stylist who possesses a gifted ear, an equally impressive pen and a penchant for...
View ArticleMICK GOODRICK - In Pas(s)ing (1978)
Guitarist Mick Goodrick once worked alongside Pat Metheny in Gary Burton's band, and they have a similar sound, voicings, and eclectic approach. Goodrick’s 1978 debut as a leader was a strong set that...
View ArticleMIKE NOCK, DAVE LIEBMAN - Duologue (2007)
New Zealand-born pianist Mike Nock and American saxophonist Dave Liebman first crossed paths in the ‘60s when Nock was living in the US, first coming to attention with the proto-fusion group Fourth...
View ArticleORNETTE COLEMAN - This Is Our Music
This is Our Music is the militantly expressed jumping-off point for alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman on the way to the epochal Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation (Atlantic, 1961). Coleman picks up...
View ArticleWALT DICKERSON - Peace (1976)
The name Walt Dickerson is unknown to all but a relative few around the world, even among many longtime Jazz listeners, and that's a damned shame. Active in this music for a good half-century or more,...
View ArticleNGUYÊN LÊ - Walking On The Tiger's Tail (2005)
For his ninth record, French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê renews musical relationships with two artists who appeared on his first two releases—woodwind multi-instrumentalist Paul McCandless from Lê's...
View ArticleNGUYÊN LÊ - Bakida (2000)
One look at the liner notes to the Nguyên Lê Trio's latest disc and you know that Bakidais not going to be your typical jazz record. While Vietnamese guitarist Lê, who now lives in France, has dabbled...
View ArticleJULIA HÜLSMANN TRIO with REBEKKA BAKKEN - Scattering Poems (2003)
“Scattering Poems“ exquisitely combines the talents of two exceptional artists, Julia Hülsmann and Rebekka Bakken. They have chosen poems from by major US writer E.E. Cummings as the basis for the...
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