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Miles Ahead
(1957)
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Miles Davis
This album is perhaps most significant for the process it set in motion -- the collaboration between Gil Evans and Miles Davis that would produce Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain, two of Davis' best albums. That said, this album is a miracle in itself, the result of a big gamble on the part of Columbia Records, who put together Evans and Davis ...
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Buddy & Soul
(1969)
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Buddy Rich
Compared to the previous Mercy, Mercy, this recording is a lesser effort by the Buddy Rich big band. However, the outing does have its notable moments, with the key soloists being the young altoist Richie Cole, tenor saxophonist Pat LaBarbera, guitarist David Dana and the drummer/leader. Recorded live at the Whiskey A-Go-Go, some of the songs are ...
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Standards, Vol. 1
(1983)
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Keith Jarrett Trio
In January of 1983, Keith Jarrett returned to the trio format and his collaboration with bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette resulted in three albums. The first release finds the trio digging into five standards with "God Bless the Child" being dragged out (although not unmercifully) for 15 minutes. The performances, which usually do ...
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Now You See It...Now You Don't
(1990)
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Michael Brecker
For Now You See It..., Michael Brecker's third recording as a leader, the tenor great used different personnel on most of the selections but played consistently well. Jim Beard's synthesizers were utilized for atmosphere, to set up a funky groove, or to provide a backdrop for the leader. Some of the music sounds like updated John Coltrane (Joey ...
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Standards in Silhouette
(1959)
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Stan Kenton
This recording is a ballad date by Stan Kenton's 1959 orchestra. Although many of Kenton's top sidemen of a few years earlier had departed, a few of the youngsters in their place included future greats such as trumpeters Rolf Ericson and Bill Chase, trombonist Don Sebesky and baritonist Jack Nimitz. Best known among the soloists is altoist Charlie ...
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In Blue
(2002)
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Karrin Allyson
Much like Wynton Marsalis' Soul Gestures in Southern Blue trilogy, vocalist Karrin Allyson's In Blue is a celebration of the blues. But where Marsalis focused on original post-bop compositions, Allyson simply performs some of her favorite tunes by composers such as Mose Allison, George & Ira Gershwin, Blossom Dearie, Bonnie Raitt, and others. ...
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The Main Ingredient
(1995)
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Shirley Horn
This Shirley Horn CD is a little unusual, as it was recorded at her home. The four sessions utilized some of her favorite musicians, including bassists Steve Novosel and Charles Ables; drummers Steve Williams, Elvin Jones, and Billy Hart; trumpeter Roy Hargrove (on "The Meaning of the Blues") and Joe Henderson; and Buck Hill on tenors. As usual, ...
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Setting Standards: New York Sessions
(2007)
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Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette
Setting Standards: New York Sessions, a specially priced three-disc set issued by ECM, marks the 25th anniversary of the "standards" trio formed by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette at a very particular time in jazz history. It assembles -- for the first time in one place -- the first three offerings by the trio recorded in its ...
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Bittersweet
(1964)
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Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae made many worthwhile albums during her long career, but this session of mostly melancholy ballads never received the exposure it deserved, possibly because it was done for Mort Fega's small independent label, Focus. But the singer, who is in top form throughout the date, responds beautifully to pianist Norman Simmons' well-crafted ...
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Giant Steps
(1973)
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Woody Herman
Woody Herman always went out of his way during his long career to encourage younger players, often persuading them to write arrangements of recent tunes for his orchestra. On this recording one gets to hear his band interpret such selections as Chick Corea's "La Fiesta," Leon Russell's "A Song for You," "Freedom Jazz Dance," "A Child Is Born" and ...
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Jazz After Dark, Vol. 2 [Playboy]
(2005)
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Various Artists
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Which?
(1999)
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Jackie Allen
Jackie Allen is a fine jazz singer from Chicago with an appealing voice, a solid sense of swing, and the ability to caress a melody. On this 1999 recording, she is joined by six of Los Angeles' top bop-based musicians: pianist Bill Cunliffe (who arranged all but one selection), Red Holloway on tenor, altoist Gary Foster, trombonist Bruce Paulson, ...
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Short Stories
(1989)
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Janis Siegel/Fred Hersch
Although singer Janis Siegel is best known as a member of the Manhattan Transfer, her recordings under her own name, particularly those made with pianist Fred Hersch, best showcase her abilities. This is their first of several collaborations between the two, and it concentrates more heavily on modern pop songs rather than standards. The haunting ...
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Live
(2003)
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Nnenna Freelon
Nnenna Freelon refuses to be pigeonholed into any one style of jazz, as she's always willing to perform songs from many different fields, often while taking them in unfamiliar directions. She's also blessed with a great voice and an innate ability to charm her audience, along with a superb band. These performances from a pair of concerts at the ...
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The Target
(2007)
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Kate McGarry
There are some people in the jazz world who just plain don't understand subtlety. That's why trumpeters Miles Davis and Chet Baker received a lot of negative reviews from critics who couldn't figure out why they didn't sound more like Fats Navarro; it's why Paul Desmond was criticized for not playing his alto aggressively à la Phil Woods or Jackie ...
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You're Nearer
(2004)
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Nancy Marano
It's hardly hyperbole to call Nancy Marano a terrific jazz singer. Joined by a cast of Dutch musicians, the singer did most of the arranging herself. She restores the all too often omitted verse to "Nice Work if You Can Get It" and scats up a storm with bassist Marius Beets. Her loping, emotional chart of Antonio Carlos Jobim's bittersweet bossa ...
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The Wish
(2007)
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Julie Hardy
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Sings Bobby Troup
(2003)
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Mark Winkler
This is a very logical release. Bobby Troup, like Dave Frishberg and Bob Dorough in later years and Hoagy Carmichael before him, was a notable songwriter, a fine pianist, and a personable singer. His music and personality seemed to epitomize the West Coast jazz scene of the 1950s, even though he survived for decades afterwards, often working as an ...
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Jazz Moods: Mood Indigo
(2004)
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Various Artists
Concord's entry into the jazz mood and occasion sweepstakes is their ongoing Jazz Moods series. Here the mood being created is blue, deep blue. Mood Indigo collects mellow and emotional tracks from the Concord archives from between 1980 and 2003. Mixing bluesy vocal tracks like Jeannie & Jimmy Cheatam's "Basket Full of Blues" and Carmen McRae's ...
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Jazz 'Round Midnight: Shirley Horn
(1998)
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Shirley Horn
Jazz 'Round Midnight is an enjoyable budget-priced sampler of 14 songs from Shirley Horn's stint at Verve. While this collection is hardly definitive, it is quite enjoyable, sporting an appealingly low-key, seductive atmosphere and several dynamite performances, including versions of "A Time for Love," "Fever," "Loving You," "How Long Has This ...
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Acoustic Jazz
(1994)
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Various Artists
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Steal Away
(1991)
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Larry Willis with Cecil McBee and Gary Bartz
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Jazz Singers Sing the Blues
(1998)
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Various Artists
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Just for Now
(2004)
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Irene Kral
Irene Kral was a gifted singer able to illuminate the essence of each song without a lot of unnecessary frills. Her career, which stretched just over a quarter century prior to her death from cancer in 1978, was a flurry of recording activity following the 1975 release Where Is Love?, a Grammy-nominated duo date with Alan Broadbent that attracted ...
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As Long as There's Music
(1990)
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Cedar Walton
Master hardbop pianist Cedar Walton is joined here by his regular rhythm mates, bassist David Williams and drummer Billy Higgins. Sharing the frontline are trumpeter Terence Blanchard and alto saxophonist Jesse Davis, both of whom were fairly new to the scene at this point. While the playing on the album is excellent, the production lacks the ...
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