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BERNARDO SASSETTI TRIO - Motion (2010)
Quite often, when hearing compositions by pianist Bernardo Sassetti, it's easy to mistake him for an American. His folksy charm has that Aaron Copland-meets-Bill Frisell kind of Americana. But no, this...
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GIANLUIGI TROVESI - Live at Casa del Jazz (2007)
One of the more recent recordings by Gianluigi troves took place at Rome's Casa del Jazz as was issued by Palaexpo as part of its jazz italiano live 2007 series [02]. On this recording, Gianluigi is...
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GIANLUIGI TROVESI·ORCHESTRA DA CAMERA DI NEMBRO ENEA SALMEGGIA - Around Small...
Around Small Fairy Tales is one of the most fascinating melanges I've encountered in a long while. Clarinetist Gianiluigi Trovesi (who also wields an alto sax on occasion) here fronts a 23-piece...
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GIANLUIGI TROVESI NONET - Round About a Midsummer's Dream (2000)
Tracks01. L'Infanta Arcibizzarra02. Crisbell03. C'era Una Strega, C'era Una Fata04. Puck05. Orobop06. Fragment From 'Concerto In G Minor For Violin And Strings, Op. 8 N. 2' (Summer)07. Villanella08....
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ETHAN IVERSON·LEE KONITZ·LARRY GRENADIER·JORGE ROSSY - Costumes Are Mandatory...
In his liner notes to Costumes Are Mandatory, pianist Ethan Iverson states plainly that this recording documents "the four of us in dialog with the Tristano school." That dialogue includes argument....
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DEXTER GORDON - True Blue (1976)
True Blue is led in title under the auspices of Dexter Gordon as a welcome home party conducted by Don Schlitten for the expatriate tenor saxophonist in 1976. Essentially a jam session, this very...
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BARRY HARRIS - In Spain (1992)
Tracks1. Sweet Pea (Barry Harris)2. A Bird In Hand (Barry Harris)3. Line Of Fire (Barry Harris)4. Alexis Leigh (Barry Harris)5. Strike Up The Band (Irvin Berlin)6. Don't Blame Me (Fields, Mc. Hugh)7....
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BARRY HARRIS - The Last Time I Saw Paris (2000)
Tracks01. Bag's Groove (Milt Jackson)02. The Last Time I Saw Paris (Oscar Hammerstein II/Jerome Kern)03. Dancing In The Dark (Howard Dietz/Arthur Schwartz)04. I Want To Be Happy (Irving Caesar/Vincent...
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CARSTEN DAHL·ARILD ANDERSEN·PATRICE HERAL - Moon Water (2003)
Recorded a year after The Sign, Moon Water shows definite signs of growth and increased interplay. Once again spontaneous composition makes up a third of the disc, with Dahl contributing six...
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ARILD ANDERSEN·PAOLO VINACCIA·TOMMY SMITH - Live At Belleville (2008)
Bassist and composer Arild Andersen is one of ECM's original big guns. He appeared with saxophonist Jan Garbarek, drummer Jon Christensen, and guitarist Terje Rypdal on Garbarek's legendary Afric...
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ALAN SILVA & THE CELESTRIAL COMMUNICATION ORCHESTRA - Seasons (1971)
Don't let the miserable packaging of the reissue on CD deter you from purchasing this remarkable gargantuan effort by bassist and composer Alan Silva, for which the term "masterpiece" is not too far a...
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CECIL TAYLOR - Live in the Black Forest (1978)
A retrospective look at the sixty-year career of Cecil Taylor, in progress at the Whitney Museum of American Art, incorporates the museum's unobstructed spaces and impressive views of New York City...
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CECIL TAYLOR - Three Phasis (1979)
3 Phasis is an album by Cecil Taylor recorded in April 1978 and released on the New World label. The album features three performances by Taylor with Raphe Malik, Jimmy Lyons, Ramsey Ameen, Sirone and...
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NOAH HOWARD - Live In Europe Vol. 1 (1975)
“Live In Europe Vol.1” is the second Altsax production. These live recordings capture a series of the artist and his quartet’s performances throughout Europe in 1975. These gigs reflect Howard’s...
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BEN MONDER·BILL McHENRY - Bloom (2000)
Grabado en un sesión en 2000, el dúo del guitarrista Ben Monder y el saxofonista Bill McHenry expresan con audacia una empatía y confianza absoluta entre ellos y el envidiable don de escucharse...
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RAMÓN VALLE - Memorias (2005)
Pianist Ramón Valle was born in 1964 and has been living in Holland since 1998. He is not just a brillant technician with a direct attack and the ability to create the finest nuances of sound, but is...
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RAMON VALLE - Playground (2010)
Tracks1. Playground2. El Reto3. Fabio4. Zwana5. Siboney6. Laberinto7. Cinco Hermanas8. The Trio9. Free At Last10. Baila Harold, Baila11. Dislberg Morning Light12. ReversoRAMÓN VALLEpianoOMAR RODRIGUEZ...
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CELINE BONACINA - Way of Life (2010)
It may not approach the freak-show proportions of the bass saxophone Adrian Rollini popularized in the 1920s, but the baritone is still an impressive beast, one that has frequently been employed as...
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HENRY THREADGILL - You Know The Number (1986)
You Know the Number is another outstanding record from the Henry Threadgill Sextet. Over the course of six originals, Threadgill and the band fuse complex and spirited arrangements with incisive solo...
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HENRY THREADGILL VERY VERY CIRCUS - Live at Koncepts (1991)
A live recording from the Koncepts Cultural Gallery in 1991, this album captures a typically diverse and enjoyable set by Threadgill's Very Very Circus ensemble, the tuba and guitar-driven band he led...
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