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KENNY BARRON QUINTET - Live At Fat Tuesday (1988)
Barron stretches out and plays both flashy and easy, hot and cool, on this '88 set cut at Fat Tuesday's in New York. Bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Victor Lewis drives the rhythms a bit harder than...
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NGUYÊN LÊ·ANDRÉ CECCARELLI·FRANÇOIS MOUTIN w/ BOB BERG - Init (1993)
Tracks01- Trois Pour Quatre (Ceccarelli/Lê/Moutin)02- Ramayana (Nguyên Lê)03- Fragments (François Moutin)04- East (Nguyên Lê)05- Pile Plate (Nguyên Lê)06- Brut De Batt (André Ceccarelli)07- Evil Rose...
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FAB TRIO - Live in Amsterdam (2009)
If three previous live albums weren't proof enough, Live in Amsterdam underscores how the FAB Trio thrives on the high-wire act of playing in front of an audience. Bassist Joe Fonda, drummer Barry...
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BARRY ALTSCHUL - For Stu (1989)
Tracks1. For Stu (Barry Altschul)2. Sleepwalker (Anthony Davis)3. Drum Role (Barry Altschul)4. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Silk Blues (Charles Mingus)BARRY ALTSCHUL drumsRICK ROZIE...
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BARRY ALTSCHUL - The 3dom Factor (2013)
El 6 de enero de 2013 Barry Altschul cumplió 70 años. Coincidiendo con dicho aniversario, se publica The 3Dom Factor en el sello finlandés TUM Records.En primer lugar hay que señalar a los compañeros...
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PAUL BLEY - Improvisie (1971)
This wild live recording made in Europe features Paul Bley and Annette Peacock during their "synthesizer show" period circa 1971. Bley was probably the first jazz musician of note to adopt the...
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MARILYN CRISPELL·FRED ANDERSON·HAMID DRAKE - Destiny (1996)
Anderson played on some early AACM albums, but due to other commitments recordings didn’t appear until the late 1970s, and then relatively few until the last twenty years or so of his life. There are...
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MATANA ROBERTS - The Chicago Project (2007)
AllMusic - Anthony TognazziniAn impressive player on both clarinet and saxophone, Matana Roberts is also a talented and noteworthy composer. A native of Chicago steeped in the city’s rich tradition...
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McCOY TYNER QUARTET - 4X4 (1980)
This set matches the McCoy Tyner Trio (which includes bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Al Foster) with four different guests. Altoist Arthur Blythe and vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson fare best but both...
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LOUIS HAYES / JUNIOR COOK QUINTET - At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall, Hamburg (1976)
In 1976, when At Onkel Po's Carnegie Hall was recorded, hard bop was viewed as nostalgia-based heritage music by the young lions of American jazz. But for drummer Louis Hayes, tenor saxophonist Junior...
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RONNIE MATHEWS - Selena's Dance (1988)
Tracks1. In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)2. My Funny Valentine (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rodgers)3. Stella By Starlight (Victor Young)4. Selena's Dance (Ronnie Mathews)5. Body And Soul (Edward...
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JIMMY COBB QUARTET - Cobb's Corner (2006)
Tracks01. You And The Night And The Music (H. Dietz/A. Schwartz)02. My Romance (L. Hart/R. Rodgers)03. Never Let Me Go (R. Evans/J. Livingston)04. John Charles (Ronnie Mathews)05. My Foolish Heart (N....
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ZBIGNIEW SEIFERT - Man Of The Light (1977)
If ever a title was in need of the wider exposure it eluded when first released, it's Polish violinist Zbigniew Seifert's unparalleled Man of the Light—finally seeing the light of day thanks to...
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RITA MARCOTULLI - Live At Casa Del Jazz (2006)
Tracklist1. La strada invisibile (R. Marcotulli)2. G. continuo (R. Marcotulli)3. Worth the Wait (Peter Erskine)4. Autumn Rose (P. Erskine)5. Juppiter (Palle Danielsson)6. I mars (Palle Danielsson)7....
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CHICK COREA - Circle 2·Gathering (1971)
On paper, adding another player to the chaotic trio music of Chick Corea, Barry Altschul and Dave Holland was a recipe for disaster. In practice, surprisingly, Circle turned out to be the ideal...
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CLIFFORD THORNTON - The Panther and the Lash (1970)
The album title, referencing the first truly great anthology of poetry written by an African-American, Langston Hughes's 1926 book of the same name, nails Clifford Thornton's political colors firmly to...
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IRENE SCHWEIZER·FRED ANDERSON·HAMID DRAKE - Live Willisau & Taktlos (2007)
Ah, what a joy! Swiss free jazz pianist Irene Schweizer is joined by Chicagoans Fred Anderson on sax and Hamid Drake on drums. The latter two of course have been performing together for many years and...
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ITALIAN INSTABILE ORCHESTRA - Live in Noci and Rive-deGier (1992)
The Italian Instabile Orchestra is a large ensemble, formed in 1990 by the trumpeter Pino Minafra, and Live in Noci was their first release. Drawing musicians from across several disparate disciplines,...
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JUHANI AALTONEN·REGGIE WORKMAN·ANDREW CYRILLE - Reflections (2004)
While bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille are famous in advanced jazz circles, Juhani Aaltonen is lesser known despite being a veteran. Based in his native Finland, Aaltonen has long been...
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MARK HELIAS·RAY ANDERSON·GERRY HEMINGWAY [Bass·Drum·Bone] - Wooferlo (1989)
Tracks1. Wooferlo (Gerry Hemingway)2. I Don't Know (Ray Anderson3. Beau Regard (Mark Helias)4. Siambali (Mark Helias)5. Alligatory Crocodile6. Space (Gerry Hemingway)7. Arocka (Mark Helias)8. Struttin...
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