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Life Cycle

Label: Civil Defense
Released: 2001
Track listing: Chootabaka Fatback; J.V. Blues (dedicated to Joe Viola); Repartee; Presidential Encounter; Lo Bastante; Two Plus Two; Alternative; Life Cycle; Valentine Variations; Conversion; Man To Man

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Article: Album Review

John LaPorta: Life Cycle

by David A. Orthmann
January 1, 2001

It is unfortunate that John LaPorta’s accomplishments as jazz educator, including three decades at the Berklee College of Music, may have overshadowed his expertise as a player, especially stints with Woody Herman’s big band, and the combos of Lennie Tristano and Charles Mingus. Life Cycle, his ninth recording as a leader (or co-leader), is an assured ...