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When folks think of Pittsburgh, they no doubt think of Three Rivers, steel, the Steelers, and the Pirates, but Kenny Blake's musical life has been ... More

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A fine album by this trumpeter better known for film scores and Windham Hill new age electronics than for jazz. However, on this outing, Mark Isham ... More

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When director Spike Lee tapped Terence Blanchard to compose the score for his 2006 documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, the ... More

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Released in 2012 to coincide with leader/drummer Steve Smith's group's 30th anniversary but recorded nearly five years earlier at a single November ... More

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Released just six months after Gypsy '66, Gabor Szabo's second album as a leader (after leaving a sublime Chico Hamilton band that also included ... More

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Composer/arranger Claus Ogerman creates a lush orchestration of jazz and classical backgrounds for Michael Brecker's beautiful tenor saxophone ... More

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Mark Isham's score for the Paul Haggis film Crash is a sculpted, personal affair. Inside the context of the film the score helps to shift and move ... More

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Back in the late '80s, Kim Pensyl's first two Pensyl Sketches albums ranked among the genre's most popular piano works; since that time, he's been ... More

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An unusually successful pairing of Gabor Szabo with R&B legend Bobby Womack. Szabo digs deep into a soulful groove, inspired by Womack's silky-smooth ... More

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Kim Pensyl's 3 Day Weekend is a solo affair with Pensyl playing all of the keyboards, synths and samplers. Pensyl is careful to vary moods, grooves ... More

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Kenny Blake had long enjoyed a strong reputation in his native Pittsburgh when Heads Up International gave him his first taste of national exposure ... More

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Choices is composer and trumpeter Terence Blanchard's debut recording on the Concord label. And in a career with filled with many shifts and changes, ... More

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This 1993 Christmas release comes from the composer of the popular Pensyl Sketches. He blends his inimitable piano style with extensive synthesizer ... More

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After providing an abundance of hard-edged, aggressive jazz-funk and jazz-rap on Live and Escape, Bill Evans surprised his followers by being so ... More

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From spacy mood music to some funkier sounds, this is a fine outing for distinctive electric bassist Mark Egan. Teamed up in various combinations ... More

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Gabor Szabo's quintet featuring Jimmy Stewart was one of the guitarist's very best units. Live performances like this, recorded at Boston's Jazz ... More

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This tenth recording from the now legendary quartet reminds listeners that, while smooth jazz often gets better press, there are still fans of honest ... More

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