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The CD is something really special. I had no idea of what I was buying, just wanted something from Jaco. I don't know how to describe it, but it turned me on as jazz fan. T…
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01 Feb

Fenix by Gato Barbieri

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If you like Jazz; freeblowing, yet wildly sensuous and melodic, Tenor Saxophone, this is for you! I have been scouring the world over for two decades to get a copy of this …
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This is a great CD for fusion lovers. For straight ahead guys consider it a new ingredient. It is an experimental album that Herbie scored big with.…
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This seminal fusion classic, is a mindblowing album, musically, and technically. Herbie's band on this album includes Bennie Maupin, on reeds, Paul Jackson on bass, Harvey …
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I've only been a Kay Starr fan for a few years, but there is nothing that thrills me more these days than discovering one of her many recording gems. Kay's 1975 release ent…
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A dramatic departure from organist Freddie Roach’s Blue Note recordings, he is experimental, soulful and pensive. While the Blue Note sessions were notable and worthy, thes…
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For me this CD represents a closing of all the Jazz that came before it, since it was released in the era between Free Jazz and Fusion. It is post-everything music, contain…
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I just bought her CD, Body Music and I think it is absolutely great! Haven't heard such music in a long time. This girl can PLAY (trumpet). Combining all new dance jazz sty…
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Recorded during the rising popularity of bossa nova in the United States in 1962. Many jazz artists jumped on board incorporating songs by Jobim, Valle, Bonfa and Gilberto …
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Brother Jack McDuff had one of the hottest combos in Jazz in the early sixties, and what distinguished him from the grand master Jimmy Smith, was his great bands(he was lik…
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This reissue on Verve is quite welcome. These are good, straightforward Jimmy Smith/Kenny Burrell performances. They are supported by Milt Hinton, George Duvivier, Bill Eng…
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21 Jan

The Gigolo by Lee Morgan

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Lee Morgan - Jazz Impresario Extroadinaire!What is there left to say about Lee? All I can do is add to the legend. Professional at the age of 15. First trumpet in the Dizzi…
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The late great musician/bandleader Charles Mingus, along with his group of fine talented instrumentalists, made this hard hitting, mainstream be-bop contribution to the jaz…
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This album is one of the alltime great jazz albums in the history of jazz music. Trane really came out of his shell and let the world know that he was a force to be reckone…
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This 1957 Prestige date, finds guitarist Kenny Burrell with Donald Byrd, Frank Foster, Tommy Flanagan, Doug Watkins, and Arthur Taylor in a excellent jam session setting. T…
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Jimmy Smith's phenomenal February 25, 1958 date, at Manhattan Towers is one of his greatest, and my all-time favorite record. With, Kenny Burrell, Eddie McFadden, Lou Donal…
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What can be said about Miles the great that has not already been said. This is the most brilliant CD top to bottom that I have ever experienced. Never have I heard a person…
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Sonny Rollins teams up with Doug Watkins, Max Roach and virtuoso pianist Tommy Flanagan in this excellent ground-breaking album from the colossus himself, Sonny Rollins. In…
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I recommend purchasing the CD, Blue Miles. The first song "Round Midnight" with Miles using his famous harmon mute, showcases the brilliance of one Miles Davis. Check out t…
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