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PHAROAH SANDERS - Pharoah (1976)
Tracks1. Harvest Time2. Love Will Find A Way3. Memories Of Edith JohnsonPHAROAH SANDERS tenor saxophone, vocal, percussionSTEVE NEIL bassLAWRENCE KILLIAN percussionTISZIJI MUÑOZ guitarCLIFTON...
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JOHN CARTER·BOBBY BRADFORD·HORACE TAPSCOTT - West Coast Hot (1969)
This very valuable release documents two important but underrated avant-garde units that were based in Los Angeles. Clarinetist John Carter (here also heard on tenor and alto) and trumpeter Bobby...
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HORACE TAPSCOTT - Faith (1983)
Tapscott was born in Houston, TX, to a musical family. His mother, Mary Malone Tapscott, was a professional singer and pianist. At the age of nine, Tapscott moved with his family to Los Angeles....
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HORACE TAPSCOTT - Song Of The Unsung (1978)
Tracks1. Songs Of The Unsung2. Blue Essence3. Bakai4. In Times Like These5. Mary On Sunday6. Lush Life7. The Goat And Ram Jam8. Something For KennyHORACE TAPSCOTT pianoRecorded on February 18, 1978...
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HORACE TAPSCOTT - Live At Lobero Volume 1 (1981)
Pianist Horace Tapscott is always at his best when he is leading a trio. This rare outing features Tapscott with his longtime bassist Roberto Miranda and drummer Sonship on three extended performances...
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HORACE TAPSCOTT - Lighthouse 79 Vol.1 (2009)
Tracks1. Acirfa (L. Robertson)2. Dem, Folks (Linda Hill)3. I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson)4. Leland's Song (Linda Hill)5. Acirfa (L. Robertson)HORACE TAPSCOTT pianoGARY BIAS alto saxophoneDAVID...
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LEE KONITZ & MARTIAL SOLAL - Live at the Berlin Jazz Days (1980)
Tracks1. Invitation (B. Kaper/Webster)2. No. 317 East 32nd Street (Lennie Tristano)3. A Ballad for Lennie ((Konitz/Solal)4. Improvisation No. 53 (Konitz/Solal)5. Just a Blues (Konitz/Solal)6. Star...
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GEORGE ROBERTS·KENNY BARRON - Peace (2003)
Swiss saxophonist George Robert is one of the top players of his generation, though he seems appreciated far more in Europe and Asia than in the U.S., probably because few of his recordings as a leader...
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HARVIE S with KENNY BARRON - Witchcraft (2012)
Kenny Barron, whose duets with tenor great Stan Getz rank among the greatest achievements in that format, has recorded only a handful of duo albums with bassists. One of them, his 1986 encounter with...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON·EVAN PARKER - Duo (London) 1993
A live duo performance by musicians of this extraordinarily high caliber occasionally results in something incredible but perhaps more often describes a battle of egos with neither side giving in. In...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON - Charlie Parker Project (1993)
On this double CD the innovative altoist Anthony Braxton (who also plays a bit of his sopranino and the remarkable contrabass clarinet) interprets 13 bebop songs (two taken twice), 11 of which were...
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ANTHONY BRAXTON - Wesleyan (12 Altosolos) 1992
Braxton released a number of solo alto saxophone albums in the wake of his extraordinary For Alto recorded in 1968, all of which are both fascinating documents in their own right as well as glimpses...
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MARION BROWN - November Cotton Flower (1979)
Tracks1. November Cotton Flower (Marion Brown)2. La Placita (Marion3. Fortunato4. Pleasant Street5. Sweet Earth FlyingMARION BROWN alto saxophoneHILTON RUIZ pianoEARL MAY bassWARREN SMITH drums,...
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ALVIN BATISTE - Bayou Magic (1988)
Tracks01. Imp And Perry (Alvin Batiste)02. Picou (Alvin Batiste)03. Venus Flow (Alvin Batiste04. Bayou Music (Alvin Batiste)05. Drum (Alvin Batiste)06. Tutuman (Alvin Batiste)07. I Want To Talk About...
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ARCHIE SHEPP·ROSWELL RUDD - Live In New York (2001)
Recorded live at New York's Jazz Standard in 2000, this generally excellent CD marks the reunion of two avant-garde improvisers who were separated for way too long: tenor man Archie Shepp and...
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THE GROUP - Live 1986
In music, all-star games generally do pretty well. One thinks of concert recordings like The Quintet at Massey Hall in Toronto, 1953 (later issued on LP by Debut), where bebop masters Charlie Parker,...
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HORACE PARLAN - We Three (1998)
Tracks01. Us Three (H. Parlan)02. Summertime (G. Gershwin)03. Broken Promises (H. Parlan)04. Solar (M. Davis)05. Wild Is The Wind (D. Tiomkine)06. Bags Groove (M. Jackson)07. Fran Dance (M. Davis)08....
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IIRO RANTALA - Lost Heroes (2011)
German record label ACT Music is rapidly cornering the market in stylish solo piano albums. With Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala's Lost Heroes, it adds another distinctive and glorious recording to its...
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JOHN LINDBERG·KARK BERGER - Duets 1 (2004)
With roots in the vocalized timbre of the blues, the conversational nature of the duet has become commonplace in jazz. The conceptual inroads made in the post-war years further expanded traditional...
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JOHN LINDBERG TRIO - Give And Take (1982)
Tracks1. Give And Take (John Lindberg)2. Float (John Lindberg)3. Be Out S'Cool (Barry Altschul)4. Shunk-Shank (John Lindberg)5. Stick Figures (George Lewis)6. Drift (John Lindberg)GEORGE LEWIS...
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