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JAKI BYARD - Freedom Together (1966)
Pianist Jaki Byard's best recordings were done for Prestige in the 1960s, and fortunately, they have been gradually seeing reissue on CD in the Original Jazz Classics series. This is a particularly...
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JAKI BYARD QUARTET with JOE FARRELL - The Last from Lennie's (1965)
There's a good and bad side of releasing old material that's been buried in a record label's vault or someone's attic. If the material's solid, say a live date from an artist's prime, then it's a...
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JOE BONNER with JOHNNY DYANI - Two & One (1997)
A fine pianist who was originally heavily influenced by McCoy Tyner, Joe Bonner is an excellent interpreter of modal-based music and advanced hard bop. He studied music at Virginia State College and...
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KEITH JARRETT - Still Live (1988)
Once Keith Jarrett gets into a concept, he likes to keep those tapes rolling. This two-disc live outpouring from a Standards Trio gig at Munich's Philharmonic Hall was the biggest offering from this...
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JOACHIM KUHN - This Way Out (1973)
Joachim Kühn is joined by Daniel Humair, one of Europe’s most celebrated drummers, along with bassist/cellist Peter Warren, whose play has graced the albums of such diverse greats as Clarla Bley and...
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ALBERT MANGELSDORFF·PIERRE FAVRE·JOACHIM KÜHN·GUNTER HAMPEL - Solo Now (1976)
Tracks01. Rainbow Road (J. Kuhn)02. Ant Steps On An Elephant's Toe (A. Mangelsdorff)03. Take Your Hit Kit (A. Mangelsdorff/J. Kuhn)04. Schwweeet (Gunter Hampel) a) My New Friend b) Freedom Of The...
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KALAPARUSHA MAURICE McINTYRE - Forces And Feelings (1970)
Recorded in late 1970, this is McIntyre's second release for the Delmark label. Much like his first effort, Humility in Light of the Creator, Forces and Feelings projects a spiritual tone. While it is...
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KALAPARUSHA MAURICE McINTYRE - Peace and Blessing (1979)
This obscure set features passionate blowing by Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (heard on tenor, flute, clarinet, bass clarinet and percussion) along with the little-known Longineu Parson on trumpet,...
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GEORGE SHEARING & BRIAN TORFF - On a Clear Day (1980)
George Shearing's second Concord album, a set of duets with bassist Brian Torff like the previous Blues Alley Jazz, is the equal of the first. The close communication between the duo, and their ability...
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ELVIN JONES - Poly-Currets (1969)
Poly-Currents features drummer Elvin Jones leading a sextet full of notables, who include the underrated tenor great George Coleman; Joe Farrell on tenor, flute, and English horn; baritonist Pepper...
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JOHN SURMAN·JACK DeJOHNETTE - The Amazing Adventures Of Simon Simon (1981)
This superb album opens another chapter in Surman's ever impressive discography, and could be subtitled the amazing adventures of john and jack. Although having first played together some thirteen...
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BRIGHT MOMENTS - Return of the Lost Tribe (1998)
It's an event when AACM members collaborate on disc. The former Art Ensemble stalwart Jarman (alto sax, flute, ) and the incendiary tenor saxophonist McIntyre team up to form a most powerful and...
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MICHEL PORTAL - Any Way (1993)
Tracks1 Sons Meles (Michel Portal)2 Toccata (Michel Portal)3 Any Way (Michel Portal)4 Octaver (Mino Cinelu)5 James (Michel Portal)6 Intranquilo (Michel Portal)MARC DUCRET acoustic guitar (3)MICHEL...
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J.F. JENNY CLARK - Unison (1987)
Jean-François "J.F." Jenny-Clark (12 July 1944 in Toulouse, France – 6 October 1998 in Paris) was a French double bass player who appeared, estimated as one of the most important bass players of...
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EDWARD VESALA SOUND & FURY - Invisible Storm (1992)
More hot sounds from ECM in the Krakatau vein. Vesala's ensemble Sound & Fury offers alternating doses of sizzling Euro-fusion and more traditionally minded numbers during the full reign of...
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CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET - The Flowering (1966)
Released by Atlantic in 1971 when the Charles Lloyd Quartet was already history, these performances (from the same concert that resulted in Charles Lloyd in Europe) contain some excellent remakes...
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CHARLES LLOYD - Soundtrack (1968) + In the Soviet Union (1967)
SOUNDTRACKLate in 1967, bassist Cecil McBee left Charles Lloyd's band and was replaced by Ron McClure. The jazz critics and public alike all held their breaths, since Lloyd's band had taken the entire...
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PAQUITO D'RIVERA - A Taste Of Paquito (1994)
Not a greatest-hits album (like he was shooting for hits) nor a thoroughgoing anthology of Paquito D'Rivera's Columbia period (only the first five of his seven albums are covered), the word "taste" is...
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AKI TAKASE·ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH - Iron Wedding·Piano Duets (2008)
Iron Wedding no es únicamente el encuentro de dos pianistas excepcionales como son la japonesa Aki Takase y el alemán Alexander Von Schlippenbach. También es la celebración musical de dos compañeros...
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AKI TAKASE - Close Up of Japan (1993)
This meeting between pianist Aki Takase and the Toki String Quartet is a successful fusion of the worlds of jazz and classical music. The pianist, also accompanied by bassist Aki Takase, did all of the...
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