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Selection: Love Dance (Bonner) . . . Track List A1. Love Dance (J. Bonner) 12:37A2. Obsequious (L. Young ) 9:28B1. Sunbath (P. Stern) 6:33B2. Zoltan (W. Shaw) 6:48B3. Soulfully I Love You (Black Spiritual Of Love) (B. Harper) 8:13 Artists … Continue reading
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Selection: Inward Fire (Jordan) . . . Tracklist A1. Inward Fire – 6:40A2. Abracadabra – 6:41A3. The Look (Reece) – 8:12B1. Toy – 6:08B2. Buddy Bolden’s Call – 7:00B3. Eat at Joe’s (Reece) – 9:25 All songs Clifford Jordan except … Continue reading
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Selection: Marjoun (LaRoca) – Muse, 1973 .  . . Original:  Majoun – Douglas, 1967 . . . The remastered Muse sounds quite different to the Douglas original. The stereo stage is quite different. The Muse sounds to me more “congested”, and … Continue reading
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Selection: The Adventurer (C.Jordan) . . . Artists Clifford Jordan, tenor, alto saxophone, flute; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Bill Lee, bass; Grady Tate, drums. Recorded at CI Recording, NYC, February 9, 1978, engineer Elvin Campbell. Clifford Jordan maintained a steady artistic … Continue reading
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Selection: Sad To Be Glad (Earl Grubbs) , , , Artists Earl Grubbs, tenor sax; Carl Grubbs, alto sax; Kenny Barron, piano; Buster Williams, bass; Albert Heath, drums; Sonny Morgan, misc. percussion. Recorded May 7, 1974, recording Paul Goodman (RCA), mastered … Continue reading
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Selection: John Coltrane ( Bill Lee) 7:45 . . . Artists Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Billy Higgins, drums. Recorded live in Paris, France, March 26, 1975, Muse album not released until 1978, issued in … Continue reading
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Undervalued Artists, an occasional LJC series: Richie Cole, alto saxophone. Titans of the alto: Parker, Pepper, Mclean, Woods, Donaldson, Dolphy, many more, no shortage of bop heros, but for a brief moment give some space to youngsters,  Richie Cole – boisterous, joyous, exuberant, passionate, … Continue reading
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Under-appreciated…everything (including his tailor!) Hidden Gems Volume 1 Selection 1: Miyako (Shorter) Selection 2: DanceCadaverous Listen to Jimmy Knepper picking up the tune and dancing in the dark, beautiful. Artists Ricky Ford (tenor saxophone), James Spaulding (alto Saxophone, flute), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), … Continue reading
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Under-appreciated Record Labels: Muse Selection 1: Catta (Andrew Hill) Artists Joe Chambers (drums), Cedar Walton (piano), Richard Davis (Fender bass), Omar Clay, David Freidman (percussion),  Ray Mantilla (congas) Recorded October 8, 1973 Selection 2: Medina (Joe Chambers) Artists Joe … Continue reading
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Selection: The Moontrane (Shaw) Artists Woody Shaw (trumpet) Steve Turre (trombone) Azar Lawrence (tenor,soprano saxophone) Onaje Allan Gumbs (piano, electric piano) Buster Williams (bass) Victor Lewis (drums) Tony Waters (congas) Guilherme Franco (percussion) recorded Blue Rock Studio, NYC, December 11 … Continue reading
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Subject: classic jazz tunes Sometimes I think I should write more about the music and less about the etchings in the wax. Then I quickly return to my senses and poke the macro in closer, but to capture the thought, this post … Continue reading
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 Selection 1: One for Elena This record is too good to get away with just the one selection. Move on to number two. Selection 2: Reaching Out Artists Frank Haynes (tenor saxophone) Billy Gardner (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Ben Tucker … Continue reading
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Selection: We Are Not Alone Artists: Bill Hardman (trumpet) Frank Wess and/or Mack Goldsbury (tenor saxophone, Wess: and flute, ) Jimmy Ponder or Melvin Sparks (guitar) Grady Tate (drums) Lawrence Killian (percussion) recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1978. … Continue reading
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First released in 1983 but recorded in 1965 : Selection 1: Obsequious (Young) Artists Woody Shaw (trumpet) Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone) Larry Young (piano) Ron Carter (bass) Joe Chambers (drums) Selection 2: Baloo baloo (Shaw) Artists:Â Woody Shaw (trumpet) Joe … Continue reading
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