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Perfection: Byrd and Adams — Bronze Dance, 1959
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Trumpeter Donald Byrd and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams recorded eight albums together between 1959 and 1970. Their combined sound was a perfect fit—Byrd's sweetly piercing trumpet and Adams's grunting attack on the baritone. Their first album together was Byrd in Hand, recorded in May 1959 for Blue Note. The lineup was stunning: Donald Byrd (tp), Charlie Rouse (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Walter Davis, Jr. (p), Sam Jones (b) and Art Taylor (d). Each musician added a different level of artistic ...
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Gillespie Quintet Live: Gillespiana, 1961
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Like Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts (1965, '68 and '73) and Chico O'Farrill's Second Afro-Cuban Suite (1954), Lalo Schifrin's Gillespiana is a jazz masterwork. Now, SteepleChase Records in Denmark has released Dizzy Gillespie Quintet: Gillespiana in Concert, recorded in Copenhagen on November 20, 1961. Gillespiana was a work originally written by Lalo for Gillespie's 16-piece orchestra. It was recorded in 1960. As he told me during an interview at his home in Beverly Hills in 2012, he composed the suite as ...
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Drummer-composer Devin Gray Presents Melt All The Guns II, The Second Release By His Melt All The Guns Trio, Featuring Trumpet Ace Ralph Alessi And French Pianist Myslaure Augustin
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Devin Gray
Drummer-Composer Devin Gray Presents Melt All the Guns II, the Second Release by his Melt All the Guns Trio, Featuring Trumpet Ace Ralph Alessi and, New to the Band, French Pianist Myslaure Augustin Melt All the Guns II—to be released digitally and on CD via Gray’s Rataplan Records on October 4, 2024—features 11 rhythmically intricate, melodically charged compositions by the drummer-leader, brought to vivid life by this trio of top-flight improvisers Gray, Alessi & Augustin will perform material from Melt ...
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New Smooth Jazz Music By Bill Albright Out Now
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Anthony Bills
Bill Albright, an artist with a smooth sounding voice, is making his dream come true. With four singles under his belt his latest release is Five O'Clock in the Evening with a smooth laid-back vibe, featuring a cool saxophone is one for ears. Bill Albright is from Baltimore and now lives in Atlanta where his music career started, music has always been a consistent presence and influence in Albright's life. Inspired by such artists as Nat King Cole, the Isley ...
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Fats Navarro: Nostalgia, 1946-'47
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
One of jazz's greatest losses due to drug addiction was the death of Fats Navarro in 1950 at age 26. The trumpeter's promise was extraordinary and only partly expressed and fulfilled. After Dizzy Gillespie, Navarro was probably a close second in terms of sheer sound, technique, improvisation prowess and the ability to navigate bebop from its earliest days in 1945 and '46. A good introduction to Navarro is a 12-inch compilation of his 78rpm recordings for the Savoy label in ...
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Interdimensional Traveler Gary Van Miert Returns October 25th With His 3rd Lp Of Psychedelic Gems As the Sensational Country Blues Wonders!
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1888 Media
Veteran songwriter Gary Van Miert has announced the October 25th arrival of ‘If I Stop Moving, I’ll Fall From the Sky,’ his third collection of “Psychedelic Americana” as The Sensational Country Blues Wonders! Delivering a potent blend of classic country, blues, gospel, pop and rock to accent his enlightened quips and sardonic euphemisms, the 10-song LP follows 2022’s country/gospel/psychedelic rock opus, ‘The Adventures of a Psychedelic Cowboy’ and 2020’s blues and country record, ‘The World Will Break Your Heart.’ This ...
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Can You Hear Colour? Juliet Kelly's New Album Explores Synesthesia Through Music
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Juliet Kelly
Approximately 4% of the world's population experiences synesthesia, a fascinating condition where senses intertwine in unique ways. Juliet Kelly recently discovered that she is among this group, inspiring her to explore the connection between music and colour. Her latest release, Colour Coded, is a collection of four songs, each representing a different colour: purple, yellow, white, and gold. This captivating EP showcases Juliet’s vocal talents and features the elegantly simple guitar work of Rob Updegraff. Juliet says “I always suspected ...
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Soft Machine’s Theo Travis 'Aelous' One Hour Duduk Meditation CD/Blu-ray Featuring Production And Soundscapes By Steven Wilson Available September 6th, 2024
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Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
Theo Travis is widely known due to his work with his own bands and (among others) Soft Machine, Steven Wilson, Robert Fripp, Gong, Porcupine Tree and many more. His previous releases of duduk music on YouTube have become something of a sensation. The piece “Ancient Soul, Modern Times” (which is included on the Blu-ray) has amassed over 1 million listens Steven Wilson is one of the world’s most sought-after producers, mix engineers and remixers of multi-channel Surround Sound and Dolby ...
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