Visiting in a Borders store, I came across the following remarkable CD by Gerry Mulligan and purchased it for the home CD library! The personnel include Wallace Roney on tr…
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I have always enjoyed the piano craft of Dave Brubeck, and he is at his finest in this CD originally recorded on May 6 and May 7 in 1991. This one has Brubeck on piano, Bil…
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Aha, what can I say, for it may not be Christmas in July but this CD was a find at Borders and what a delightful, invigorating 56:06 minutes of playing time! It is hard for…
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Kei Akagi performs his own compositions on the piano in this outing, and he is joined by Bob Harrison on bass, Tom Brechtlein on drums, Rick Margitza on saxophone, John Pat…
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Many jazz listeners discover that numerous jazz artists perform personal renditions of the music of composer Henry Mancini in their jazz interpretations. Here is a perfect …
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Seven weeks before recording with Miles Davis on Kind of Blue, Bill Evans went into the studio with a trio of his own to record an album. Accompanied by Sam Jones on bas…
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It may be difficult to take an album seriously when it has a pink hand-drawn cover. It may also be difficult when the liner notes declare, "21st Century Limited Edition …
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Stanley Jordan is a truly remarkable artist. His "hammering" technique,(tapping the fretboard to produce lead lines, chords and bass simultaneously) has put him into a cate…
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This is one of my favorite albums that I have ever bought. It is very good in scat improvising and trumpet playing. I bought this after my "History of Jazz" instructor at c…
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This is one of seven CD's in my collection from the multi talented Lonnie Liston Smith (yes he is of Expansions fame). This album demonstrates the perfect blend of jazz ins…
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If you enjoy Joe Henderson and appreciate a superb piano technician, this is the recording for you. Walter Norris, who I stumbled upon while searching out Joe Henderson mat…
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03 Jan
Delta Blues: The Original Library of Congress Sessions from Field Recordings, 1941-1942 by Son House
The ‘Sixties folk boom brought a lot of surprises - while new performers grew famous, old figures (bluesmen, etc.) were "rediscovered" and returned to the stage. The bigges…
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Recorded in New York on December 19 and 20, 1989, this cd contains some of Toots Thielemans' finest harmonica work accompanied by such musicians as Mulgrew Miller on piano,…
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Eric Marienthal is always creative and very, very good on whatever saxophone performances he does! This CD contains some fine work by Marienthal, and the selections are "Hu…
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At times, a reviewer comes across a recording that is so unusual it is hard to define it completely because it is uniquely different, and such is the case with this soundtr…
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Well this is not really Charles Mingus. It is Gunther Schuller conducting a large orchestra performing some of Charles Mingus's music. Although there are some very fine mus…
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The title track, "All Day Long" is Kenny Burrell’s composition previously performed with The Master, Jimmy Smith. The rhythm and sentiment is livelier than aforementioned o…
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This is a CD issue of an informal blowing date recorded live at Smalls Paradise in New York on April 7, 1958. Organist Jimmy Smith is featured with alto saxist Lou Donaldso…
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Recorded in 1988 this project is the realization of a unique goal: an album made up entirely of song lyrics sprinkled over some of the now well known pieces that make up th…
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I have always enjoyed blues music, especially the early sounds that lay the groundwork for later musical innovations. As a former pianist, I still love the musical sounds o…
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This twenty selection CD is a remarkable look at a man who influenced other horn players such as Louis Armstrong. These songs were recorded in the year 1927. What is rare a…
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Originally recorded during May and June of 1962, this smooth and enjoyable collection features Bill Evans on piano, Chuck Israels on bass, and Paul Motian on drums. One of …
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The guitar of Rick Stone is both smooth and adventurous, similar to Kenny Burrell's various excursions. Rick's "Far East" is a fine vehicle for Rick. Such a glorious journe…
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For the jazz listener in particular, this is a two-CD set that should be in the home library, for it captures the major longer work of Gershwin. In addition to "Rhapsody in…
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Tom Borton's CD, "Dancing With Tigers," has a lot going for it, and a lot of enjoyable songs! Many of these jazz compositions are written by Tom Borton and put to excellent…
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