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2. Interplay
Bill Evans: 'Moon Beams' and 'Interplay' (1962)

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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In April, May, June and July of 1962, pianist Bill Evans was ferociously busy in recording studios. Ten months earlier, his first working trio was at its peak, recording in exquisite form at New York's Village Vanguard. The three musicians had realized Evans's dream of playing conversationally—each member playing off the other two as equals rather than the piano taking the lead with the bass and drums merely playing supportive roles. At the Vanguard, the bassist was Scott LaFaro and ...
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Dot Time Records Announce "Interplay," An Exciting New Album From The François Moutin/Kavita Shah Duo

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All About Jazz
Interplay is a meeting of minds and spirits, one that embraces virtuosity, spontaneity, and lyricism through a repertoire of standards and original music adapted to the unique instrumentation of acoustic bass and voice. It features 11 tracks recorded at Sear Sound Studios in New York and Studio le Meudon in Paris. Kavita Shah and François Moutin are also joined by their octogenarian mentors–NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan on vocals, considered by many as the pioneer of bass-and-voice duets, and legendary ...
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Row: Warne Marsh - Warne out (Interplay)

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Master of a Small House
An inventory of Warne Marsh's discography immediately reveals a heavy skew toward the Seventies. Decades prior weren't nearly as kind toward the documenting of the tenorist's art. This set remains rarity even within the context of the comparative bounty of offerings that accompany his later years. Recorded over three days in the spring of 1977 in drummer Nick Ceroli's home studio, it's a bit of a mixed affair in regards to audio fidelity. The extended opportunity to hear Marsh extol ...
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Instrumental Interplay at Heart of Rush DVD

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Billboard Magazine
For its new DVD, Snakes & Arrows Live," Rush took a somewhat different approach than on its last two video releases, 2003's Rush in Rio" and 2005's R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour." With this one we wanted to focus on the playing," singer/bassist/keyboardist Geddy Lee tells Billboard.com. So a lot of the camera work features the interaction between Neil (Peart), Alex (Lifeson) and myself, a lot of the details that you don't normally cover in a DVD performance. So for ...
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