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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
Art of Life Records is pleased to present Jazz pianist and composer Fred Wackenhut's recording debut. Joining Fred on This I Dig of You are Larry McKenna on tenor saxophone, Darryl Hall on acoustic bass and Nick Ciminale on drums. The recording features three standards, "This I Dig of You" by Hank Mobley, "Too Young to Go Steady" by Adamson and McHugh and "Manege" by Bernard...
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Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 01/25/2010
Playlist Cloudland Blue Quartet - Ersatzreal Dexter Gordon – A Swingin’ Affair Donald Byrd – Freeform Hank Mobley – Hank Mobley Quintet Horace Silver – Doin’ the Thing J R Monterose – J R Monterose Jackie McLean – Jacknife Kenny Dorham – Whistle Stop More listing today – single artist compilations were completed, as were all Crispycat CDs...
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JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 12/23/2009
Art Blakey - At Cafe Bohemia Vol 1 (Indies Japan/Zoom ) Art Blakey - At Cafe Bohemia Vol 2 (Indies Japan/Zoom ) Ben Waters - Shakin In The Makin (Phantom ) Bill Ware - Played Right (Pony Japan/Zoom ) Blue Note Highlights Collectors Box - Blue Note Highlights Collectors Box (Phantom ) Bobby Wellins - Satin Album (Jazzizit ) Bud Powell - Amazing Vol 2 (Indies Japan/Zoom ) Bud Powell - Amazing Vol 3 (Indies...
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Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Playlist Hawkwind - Spirit of the Age Mansun - Six Freddie Hubbard - The Body & The Soul Ryan Adams - Rock'n'Roll Bright Eyes - Lifted Allison Moorer - The Ultimate Collection Josh Rouse - The Best of the Rykodisc Years Spirit - Time Circle Billy Cobham - Spectrum Hank Mobley - Poppin' Various - Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration Morse/Portnoy/George - Cover to Cover Polar Bear - Polar Bear Acoustic...
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Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Tommy Flanagan plays Rain Check in Cologne in 1991. For about two decades until his death a few years ago, Flanagan had a trio with bassist George Mraz (whose nickname was “Bounce” because that’s what a bad Czech does) and a succession of drummers, most more poised than Bobby Durham is here, frankly. Hearing Tommy [...]
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Isomatic UK Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
This evening we went to the George & Dragon in Thames Ditton to see the John Barnes quartet, but John was absent so the musicians were Terry Ede (tenor sax, Soprano sax, clarinet and flute, pictured), Alan Berry (keyboard, pictured), Mick Durelle (string bass) and Don Cook (drums). Jim Trimmer (vocals, pictured) joined the band for two numbers. The numbers we enjoyed most were: 1) Recado , about...
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Wolfgangs Vault (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Download for $9.98. Listen to The Jazz Messengers performed at Newport Jazz Festival on July 4, 1959
Explore : Art Blakey,
Benny Golson,
Branford Marsalis,
Chuck Mangione,
Clifford Brown,
Donald Byrd,
Freddie Hubbard,
Funk,
Jazz,
Lee Morgan,
Music,
Terence Blanchard,
Woody Shaw
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
If the name {{Bernt Rosengren = 3919}} doesn't ring a bell, it probably would if you lived in Sweden. Rosengren, an unabashed champion of such implacable hard-boppers as {{Gene Ammons = 3405}}, {{Hank Mobley = 9478}}, {{Dexter Gordon = 7127}} and {{Johnny Griffin = 7239}}, has been one of that country's leading tenor saxophonists for more than half a century, and as his latest CD affirms, he's still...
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Jazz & Blues Music Reviews (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Concord Records is wrapping up its epic reissue program of saxophonist John Coltrane’s music recorded for the Prestige label in the late 1950’s. As the name implies, this set tracks Coltrane’s appearances as a sideman for the label. His most notable sideman appearances during this period are outside the scope of this set, and those performances with Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis...
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Buns O'Plenty (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
This L.P. was recorded in March of 1966 but not released until 1979 on Blue Note. Arrangements by Duke Pearson and Mobley, a nice lineup. 1. Hank's Other Bag 2. There's a Lull in My Life 3. Cute 'N Pretty 4. Touch of Blue 5. Slice of the Top Hank Mobley — tenor saxophone, arranger Kiane Zawadi — euphonium James Spaulding — alto saxophone, flute Lee Morgan — trumpet McCoy Tyner...
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Bemsha Swing (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
From the mid thirties, with the rise of Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, to the death of Coltrane in 1967--a thirty year stretch more or less--is what I could call the golden age of the saxophone. Dominant swing era sax players, aside from Bean and Pres, include Ben Webster, Chu Berry, Johnny Hodges, and Benny Carter. Charlie Parker revolutionizes jazz and the 50s show a plethora of postbop players:...
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Archie Shepp,
Art Pepper,
Benny Carter,
Branford Marsalis,
Charlie Parker,
Coleman Hawkins,
Dexter Gordon,
Don Byas,
Eric Dolphy,
Gerry Mulligan,
Harold Land,
Illinois Jacquet,
Jazz,
Joe Henderson,
Joe Lovano,
John Coltrane,
Johnny Hodges,
Joshua Redman,
Lee Konitz,
Lester Young,
Lucky Thompson,
Music,
Paul Desmond,
Sonny Rollins,
Sonny Stitt,
Stan Getz,
Warne Marsh,
Wayne Shorter
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JazzHQ (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
1959 Jazz's Greatest Year (Indie Europe/Zoom ) Alex Welsh - Bones For The King (United States Of Dist. (Uk) ) Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - Upto Here From Here (Obliqsound ) Babatunde Lea - Umbo Weti: A Tribute To Leon (MTM ) Ben Dowling - World Rising (Visionsound) Ben Dowling - World Rising (Visionsound) Bill Easley - Hearing Voices (18V ) Blue Note 70th Anniversary At Tokyo J (EMI Japan/Zoom ) Brian Harnetty...
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bebop spoken here (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
I'm listening to Carmell Jones and Harold Land playing "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'", one of the many Harold Land tracks on Spotify. You don't hear Jone's name mentioned these days (he died in 1996) but he was a fine Clifford Brown inspired trumpet player who deserved to be given a lot more acclaim. Harold Land too - he was a superb tenorman in the hard blowing Hank Mobley, early Trane style. So,...
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