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Instrument: Saxophone, tenor
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by Richard J Salvucci
If one were to use this recording for a blindfold test, it would be interesting to see what emerged. Pianist (composer?) has an affinity for minor harmonies and repeated figures. Somewhere, deep in the background, there are echoes of Maiden Voyage (Blue Note, 1965). Band is all good players, post-bop, for sure. So, what if the pianist turned out to be one Emilio Reyna, resident in the City of Mexico (as it is presently labeled), himself Mexican, as ...
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