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ALAN SILVA·KIDD JORDAN·WILLIAM PARKER - Emancipation Suite # 1 (2002)
Recorded live at New York City's prestigious "Vision Festival," three seminal leaders of the modern improvising circuit do their best to enliven our perceptions during this undeniably rousing set. The...
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MARVIN 'HANNIBAL' PETERSON - The Angels Of Atlanta (1981)
Although the Harlem Boys Choir is occasionally utilized, and Pat Peterson takes a soulful vocal on "The Inner Voice," this CD is very much trumpeter Marvin 'Hannibal' Peterson's date. The explorative...
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GEORG GRAEWE·ERNST REIJSEGER·GERRY HEMINGWAY - The View from points West (1991)
Tracks1.Lighthouse2.Dig, Drill, Dump, Fill3.Sunday4.Night Cobblings5.Strange Picnic6.Balooga7.Monk-ey-ingERNST REIJSEGER celloGERRY HEMINGWAY percussionGEORG GRAEWE pianoAll collective...
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CLIFFORD JORDAN·RAN BLAKE - Masters From Different Worlds (1989)
Tracks1 Something To Live For 9:342 A Touch Of Evil 10:373 Arline 9:254 Laura 2:495 Short Life Of Barbara Monk 8:046 Vanguard 9:007 Julia 4:148 Wives And Lovers 4:459 Doug's Prelude 6:1610 Mood Indigo...
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JOANNE BRACKEEN - Ancient Dynasty (1980)
Bob James surprised many when he signed the adventurous pianist Joanne Brackeen to his Tappan Zee subsidiary of Columbia. As it turned out, James signed her for the simple reason that he was impressed...
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CHARLIE HADEN·PAUL BLEY·PAUL MOTIAN - The Montreal Tapes (1989)
Tracks1. Turnaround / When Will The Blues Leave? (Ornette Coleman)2. New Beginning (Charlie Haden)3. Cross Road (Ornette Coleman)4. So' Far So Good (Paul Bley)5. Ida Lupino (Carla Bley)6. Latin...
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ANAT COHEN - Claroscuro (2012)
Art begets art on Anat Cohen's Claroscuro. The Israeli-born, New York-based multi-reedist leaves the confines of Benny Goodman's world behind, following her clarinet-only sojourn into king of swing...
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MARY HALVORSON TRIO - Dragon's Head (2008)
A singular talent, Brooklyn-based guitarist Mary Halvorson has come into her own as a composer and improviser with her trio debut, Dragon's Head. The Wesleyan-trained guitarist's recent tours and...
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NICOLE MITCHELL - Awakening (2011)
Everybody digs Nicole Mitchell. They love her in sweet hometown Chicago and all the critics in New York love her, too. Heck, even we discerning types at SER have taken a shining to her. She's the...
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MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA - Sky Blue (2007)
Maria Schneider ventures deeper than ever into herself for this project, in which four of the five compositions were commissions from various prestigious organizations. Jazz usually doesn't operate...
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Bojan Z Tetraband - Humus (2009)
The rocket fuelled, electro-acoustic Tetraband quartet began life as a trio pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic formed with drummer Sebastian Rochford and electric bassist Ruth Goller in 2007. Paris-based Z...
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BOJAN Z - Soul Shelter (2012)
In twenty years as leader, pianist/composer Bojan Z has been judicious with the frequency and quality of his releases. Soul Shelter is his ninth CD in that time, and his first solo outing since...
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CARLA BLEY·ANDY SHEPPARD·STEVE SWALLOW·BILL DRUMMOND - The Lost Chords (2004)
The Lost Chords are Carla Bley (piano), Andy Sheppard (saxophones), Steve Swallow (electric bass), and Billy Drummond (drums). This self-titled album is a document from the quartet's 2003 European...
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CARLA BLEY BAND - Musique Mecanique (1978)
Carla Bley's tentet performs some of her most colorful themes on this often-humorous and generally stimulating set. "Jesus Maria and Other Spanish Strains" and the three-part "Musique Mecanique" are...
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DAVE LIEBMAN - Lookout Farm (1974)
For saxophonist/flutist David Liebman, the collective septet Lookout Farm earmarked him as an emergent band leader and conceptualist, not to mention top-of-the-heap unabashed improviser, especially on...
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DAVE LIEBMAN·RICHIE BEIRACH·RON McCLURE·BILLY HART - Redemption·Quest Live In...
David Liebman formed a quartet dubbed Quest, in partnership with longtime running mate pianist Richie Beirach, after the dissolution of the acclaimed band Lookout Farm. Quest was short-lived, but has...
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DAVID LIEBMAN·ELLERY ESKELIN·TONY MARINO·JIM BLACK - Renewal (2008)
As Ellery Eskelin writes on the liner notes, this is a real quartet album, with contributions coming from all four musicians, and all equally contributing to the overall sound. Ellery Eskelin and David...
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ANAT FORT - A Long Story (2007)
Composer and pianist Anat Fort has assembled a remarkable ensemble for her debut album on ECM -- Perry Robinson on clarinet and ocarina, Ed Schuller on double bass, and drummer Paul Motian -- and their...
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RASHIED ALI·FRANK LOWE - Duo Exchange (1972)
The word “survival,” signaling viability tinged with ferocity for the fittest, is a perfect name for the label founded by Rashied Ali in 1973, operated until his passing in 2009 with 10 titles to its...
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FRANK LOWE - Fresh (1975)
The emphasis is on color and sound on this spirited avant-garde album. Four of the five selections feature the adventurous tenor of Frank Lowe with trumpeter Lester Bowie, trombonist Joseph Bowie,...
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