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RAN BLAKE - Something to Live For (1999)
Ran Blake's tonal universe is a rich and varied one. Given his mastery of pianistic technique, his composer's sense of drama and timing, and the improviser's trust of his instincts when playing in...
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DAVID MURRAY - MX (1992)
Tracks1. MX (Bob Thiele/Glenn Osser)2. Icarus (David Murray)3. El Hajj Malik El-shabazz (David Murray4. A Dream Deferred (Bob Thiele/Glenn Osser)5. Blues For X (Bob Thiele/Glenn Osser6. Hicks Time...
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ALBERT MANGELSDORFF·JACO PASTORIUS·ALPHONSE MOUZON - Trilogue·Live! (1977)
For those of you looking for some funky, chunky Jaco Pastorius jams, this isn't the place. For those looking for extremely free playing where Mangelsdorff's trombone runs wild and chaotic, this isn't...
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ALBERT MANGELSDORFF & WOLFGANG DAUNER - Two Is Company...(1982)
Tracks1. Two Is Company... (Mangelsdorff/Dauner)2. Wheat Song (A. Mangelsdorff)3. Trans Tanz (W. Dauner)4. Rip Off (A. Mangelsdorff)ALBERT MANGELSDORFF tromboneWOLFGANG DAUNER pianoRecorded live in...
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RICHIE BEIRACH·GEORGE MRAZ·BILLY HART - Summer Night (2008)
Tracks1. Summer Night (H. Warren)2. All Of You (C. Porter)3. Solar (M. Davis)4. Memories Of You (E. Blake)5. All Blues (M. Davis)6. Siciliano (J. S. Bach)7. I Remember You (V. Schertzinger)8....
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JOE HENDERSON - An Evening with Joe Henderson (1987)
Tracks1. Ask Me Now (Thelonious Monk)2. Serenity (Joe Henderson)3. Beatrice (Sam Rivers)4. Invitation (Bronislaw Kaper/Paul Francis Webster)CHARLIE HADEN bassAL FOSTER drumsJOE HENDERSON tenor...
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ROSCOE MITCHELL - Congliptious (1968)
Congliptious is a landmark recording of modern jazz, an extraordinarily strong and creative album and one that, among other things, perfectly encapsulates the ideals of the AACM (Association for the...
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ROSCOE MITCHELL QUARTET - Live at ''A Space'' 1975
Tracks1. Prelude To Naima (R. Mitchell)2. Naima (John Coltrane)3. Tnoona (R. Mitchell)4. Music For Trombone And B Flat Soprano (George Lewis)5. Cards (R. Mitchell)6. Olobo (R. Mitchell)7. Dastura (R....
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JIMMY ROWLES·RED MITCHELL·DONALD BAILEY TRIO (1988)
Tracks01. Have You Met Miss Jones? (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)02. Day Dream (Duke Ellington/John Latouche/Billy Strayhorn)03. After School (Jimmy Rowles)04. You People Need Music (Red Mitchell)05....
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ARCHIE SHEPP & RICHARD DAVIS - Body And Soul (1991)
This duet date from 1990 demonstrates the deep blues feeling and technical mastery Archie Shepp has on the tenor saxophone. Comprised of four standards -- "Things Ain't What They Used to Be,""Body and...
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JOHN HICKS - Hells Bells (1990)
Tracks1. Hell's Bells (Cliff Barbaro)2. Avojca (John Hicks)3. Yemenja (John Hicks)4. Angie's Tune (John Hicks)JOHN HICKS pianoCLINT HOUSTON bassCLIFF BARBARO drumsRecorded May 21, 1975, London,...
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GIANNI BASSO·RENATO SELLANI - Isn't It Romantic (2002)
Tracks01. Nancy With the Laughing Face (James Van Heusen)02. Embraceable You (George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin)03. I'm Getting Sentimental over You (George Bassman/Ned Washington)04. Deep Purple (Peter...
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RALPH TOWNER - Solstice Sound And Shadows (1977)
Ralph Towner is in fine form on this set of five tracks, the first of which, "Distant Hills," is an Oregon standard from the band's Vanguard period. Towner's compositions shine with their subtlety and...
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ALDO ROMANO - Corners (1998)
Track01. Port Au Prince02. Petionville03. Inside Out04. Song For Elis05. Brothers Of Land (Camp David)06. Bianconiglio07. Storyville08. Blue Bamboo Blue09. Il Ritorno10. Campo Dei Fiori11....
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LEE KONITZ QUARTET - Jazz A Juan (1974)
The always open-mended altoist Lee Konitz teams up with the advanced pianist Martial Solal, bassist Niels Pedersen, and drummer Daniel Humair for this adventurous set, recorded live at the 1974 Antibes...
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DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET - Extended Play·Live At Birdland (2003)
Shockingly, Extended Play is Dave Holland's first live album for ECM, a label he has been associated with for 30 years! Holland's standing quintet -- featuring trombonist Robin Eubanks, saxophonist...
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MARSHALL ALLEN·HAMID DRAKE·KIDD JORDAN·WILLIAM PARKER·ALAN SILVA - The...
The All-Star Game indeed. This 73-minute jam in six parts is the aural document of a gig held at the ICA in London in December of 2000. The lineup that champion saxophonist Marshall Allen chose is...
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ARCHIE SHEPP - Yasmina, A Black Woman (1969)
Yasmina, a Black Woman is a jazz album by Archie Shepp, recorded in 1969 in Paris for BYG Actuel records. It features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The first track, giving its title to...
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KAHIL EL'ZABAR'S RITUAL TRIO - Ooh Live! (2008)
Ooh! is the artistic conception of veteran percussionist Kahil El'Zabar and an acronym for Operative Oracles for Humanity. To jumpstart his newly founded creative endeavor, the famed Chicago improviser...
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PETER BERNSTEIN - Monk (2008)
Monk, Peter Bernstein's seventh album, is also his first in four and a half years, following Stranger in Paradise, which was released in Japan. It's being issued by the newly reactivated Xanadu label,...
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