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Jeff Coffin's 10 Picks...
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- Tete: lÃÂair de rien (www.teteonline.com)
- Charles Mingus: Blues & Roots
- Elvin Jones: Live at the Lighthouse
- James Brown : 1971 Live in Paris
- Dave Pietro: Standard Wonder
- Radiohead: Amnesiac
- Sonny Rollins: Plus 4 (w/Clifford Brown etc...)
- Tom Waites: Mule Variations (still)
- John Coltrane: Transition
- Seamus Blake: Sunsol
- Otha Turner: AfroMississippi All Stars
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Best known as a Flecktone Jeff Coffin has just released a brand new album "Go-Round",picking up where his last recording, the highly acclaimed 1999 release "Commonality" (2000 Nashville Music Award Winner for Jazz Album of the Year) left off. The title of Go-Round was derived from JeffÃÂs wish to, "ÃÂ
make a record that had that cyclical feel that I love in music." Jeff calls his band the Mu-tet, and for its most recent tour, the unit included a Pastorious in the bass chair, Felix.
Coffin's versatility knows few boundaries: his interests in Cuban music, Rhythm & Blues, African, Arabic, Eastern European, Indian and all styles of improvised jazz provide a rich palette for him to draw from as a composer and player. Known for playing two saxophones at once,he reaches deep into many musical traditions to explore his instrument.
Read AAJ's November 199 Interview and visit Jeff's website at http://www.jeffcoffin.com/.
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