HORACIO PARLAN - Blue Parlan (1990)
Tracks01. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus)02. Sunspots (Austin Wells)03. Firm Roots (Cedar Walton)04. Monk's Mood (Thelonious Monk)05. Neicy (Frank Strozier)06. Night Mist Blues (Ahmad Jamal)07....
View ArticleHORACE PARLAN - Joe Meets The Rhythm Section (1986)
Tracks1. Alfies Theme (Sonny Rollins)2. God Bless The Child (Herzog/Holiday)3. Bluesville (S. Red Kyner)4. Willow Weep For Me (A. Ronell)5. Wadin' (Horace Parlan)6. F.S.R. (R. Brown)HORACE PARLAN...
View ArticleHORACE PARLAN - Pannonica (1981)
Good early '80s trio session with pianist Horace Parlan working alongside bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Alvin Queen. The material, mostly standards with some originals and ballads, isn't overly...
View ArticleJOE HENDERSON - The Elements (1974)
Tracks1. Fire2. Air3. Water4. EarthCHARLIE HADEN bassBABA DURU OSHUN tabla, percussionJOE HENDERSON tenor saxophone, flute, alto fluteMICHAEL WHITE violinKENNETH NASH percussion, samara, gong,...
View ArticleJON BALKE & MAGNETIC NORTH ORCHESTRA - Kyanos (2002)
Jon Balke is probably best known for his association with bassist Arild Andersen, but his CV includes works for trombone and electronics, string quartet and a recent all electronic record on Bugge...
View ArticleJON BALKE·PER JØRGENSEN·AUDUN KLEIVE - On And On (1991)
Tracks1. On And On (Jon Balke)2. Svai (Jon Balke)3. Kettle Call (Kleive/Balke)4. It Don't Mean A Thing (Duke Ellington)5. Flag (Jon Balke)6. Nefernefer (Jon Balke)7. Koral (Jon Balke)8. Take Great...
View ArticleKEITH JARRETT - Life Between The Exit Signs (1967)
Just a few words about thie very first record of Keith Jarrett as a leader of a beautiful trio. Two great musicians, one on drums, Paul Motian, who recorded the famous "Village Vanguard Sessions with...
View ArticleKEITH JARRETT - Treasure Island (1974)
Treasure Island, released in early 1974, was the second of two albums pianist and composer Keith Jarrett recorded for Impulse Records -- the first was Fort Yawuh, issued a year earlier. Cut at...
View ArticleKEITH JARRETT - The Death And The Flower (1975)
This set by the Keith Jarrett Quintet (with the leader on piano, soprano and flute, tenor-saxophonist Dewey Redman, bassist Charlie Haden, drummer Paul Motian and percussionist Guilherme Franco)...
View ArticleJACKIE McLEAN - jacknife (1965)
Jackie McLean's Jacknife sessions have had a peculiar and somewhat disjointed history in his discography. Initially issued in 1975 on a vinyl two-fer as part of the Blue Note reissue series, it...
View ArticleJACKIE McLEAN - Nature Boy (1999)
The year 2000 saw the release of a Blue Note CD featuring Jackie McLean that presented the alto saxophone master in a new perspective. Normally a firebrand, McLean banks the embers on this one to...
View ArticleJANE IRA BLOOM - Slalom (1988)
Jane Ira Bloom is teamed with pianist Fred Hersch in a quartet that explores a variety of melodic material in unexpected ways. Bloom, one of the top soprano saxophonists around and a creative user of...
View ArticleJANE IRA BLOOM - Sometimes the Magic (2001)
Jane Ira Bloom looms as one of the most important soprano saxophonists in modern jazz. Armed with a distinctive tone and a proclivity to execute serpentine lines amid various tremolo and vibrato...
View ArticleIIRO RANTALA·LARS DANIELSSON·MORTEN LUND·ADAM BALDYCH - My History of Jazz...
Iiro Rantala es un pianista finlandés bastante desconocido por estos lares y eso debería de cambiar poco a poco. Tras una bella grabación en solitario llamada ‘Lost Heroes’ del año 2011 en la que ya...
View ArticleTOMMY FLANAGAN - Super Session (1980)
This CD reissues a session that teams together three "super" players: pianist Tommy Flanagan, bassist Red Mitchell and drummer Elvin Jones. On two of Flanagan's better originals ("Minor Perhaps" and...
View ArticleJAKY BYARD QUARTET - Live (1966)
Except for a ballad medley, this CD reissues all of the music from two earlier LPs featuring pianist Jaki Byard, Joe Farrell (who plays tenor, soprano, flute, and even some drums), bassist George...
View ArticleJAKI BYARD - On The Spot! (1965-67)
This album mostly features pianist Jaki Byard (who plays alto on "A-Toodle-oo, Toodle-oo") with a quartet comprised of trumpeter Jimmy Owens, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Billy Higgins in 1967....
View ArticleMAL WALDRON - Update (1987)
This solo set by pianist Mal Waldron serves as a perfect introduction to his unique style during the more recent part of his career. Waldron performs four standards (including "Night In Tunisia" and "I...
View ArticleJOHN SCOFIELD QUARTET - The John Scofield Quartet Plays Live (1993)
Tracks1 Stranger To The Light 2 Meant To Be 3 Chariots MARC JOHNSON bassJOE LOVANO saxophoneBILL STEWART drumsJOHN SCOFIELD guitarAll music by John ScofieldJazz Door - JD 1249 (Germany)
View ArticleJOHN ABERCROMBIE·ANDY LaVERNE·GEORGE MRAZ·ADAM NUSSBAUM - Farewell (1992)
Tracks01. Beautiful Love (Van Alstyne/Gillespie/Young/King) 02. Monk Like (Abercrombie) 03. Ralph's Piano Waltz (Abercrombie)04. Mother Of Pearl (LaVerne) 05. I mean (Abercrombie) 06. Opus 25...
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