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Duke Ellington - Live at the Whitney (1995)

Source: Something Else!
June 16, 2011

Early on, you never heard much piano from Duke Ellington, a grievous thing. It was only in the twilight of his career that this American jazz master regularly consented to taping some shows where his impish wit at the instrument could be heard front and center. Perhaps the best is this belated Impulse release—a Monday night show at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1972, and one of the last trio records Duke ever made. Ellington is joined by ...

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Orrin Evans - Freedom (2011)

Source: Something Else!
June 16, 2011

You might say that top-notch jazz pianist Orrin Evans has become a fixture here at SER. It all got started four years ago when we noted his participation in Robin Eubanks' EB3 unit that made the phenomenal double-CD Live, Vol. 1 of 2007. Early last year we salivated over Evans' Bobby Watson tribute Faith In Action, a Best of 2010 selection, and again later in same the year as part of the cooperative trio Tarbaby for the widely acclaimed The ...

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Ornette Coleman: Something Else!!!

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
June 16, 2011

People unfamiliar with alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman often assume he's an East Coast figure who emerged on the free-jazz scene in 1960 just as John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Charles Mingus were going off in new directions. In fact, Coleman was a West Coaster who had lived and worked in Los Angeles since the early 1950s. What's more, his first album, Something Else!!!, was recorded for Lester Koenig's Contemporary label in Hollywood. Something Else!!! has just been remastered and reissued ...

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Unseen Rain Records Debut Release

Source: Jack DeSalvo
June 15, 2011

Four Extraordinary Recordings of Jazz and Improvised Music STEVE COHN: WE PAT HALL TRIO: MULTIPLE QUESTION CHOICE CHRIS KELSEY, TOM TEDESCO and JACK DeSALVO: STUTCHES TOM DeSTENO TRIO: CORIOLIS SKY UNSEEN RAIN is a new label featuring high-definition downloads of contemporary jazz and improvisation recordings available exclusively at meyefi.com. UR's first new releases include pianist and shakuhachi master Steve Cohn's WE with William Parker and Tom Tedesco. Trombonist and composer Pat Hall's Multiple Question ...

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Jonathan Fritzen - The Swedish American Keyboardist Dazzles the World with "Diamonds"

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
June 15, 2011

Sweet and seductive as chocolate, the music of keyboardist Jonathan Fritzen dazzled the world with his 2010 release of “Diamonds." A stellar production with featured guests like Darren Rahn, Jessy J and Koh Mr. Saxman (one of Asia's most known sax players), the single “Dance with Me" from “Diamonds" was #1 on Billboard for numerous weeks. Brian Soergel of the Jazz Times declared, “Fritzen has arrived . . ." Alex Al and Mel Brown play bass on “Diamonds," which individually ...

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Historic "Buddy & The Juniors" Available at Hip-O Select, Retails June 28

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
June 15, 2011

In 1969, guitarist Buddy Guy got together with his old Chicago blues buddy Junior Wells, added in jazz pianist Junior Mance, and cut a loose, “unplugged" session for Blue Thumb Records that became the now-legendary album Buddy And The Juniors. Now, on the occasion of Buddy Guy's 75th birthday, the album makes its first-ever domestic CD release on the Verve label via Hip-oSelect.com, digitally remastered from the original analog master tape reels. Michael Cuscuna, the album's original producer, supervised the ...

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Bob James and Howard Paul "Just Friends: The Hamilton Hall Sessions 2011"

Source: Sound Insights by Doug Payne
June 15, 2011

This surprising stroll through the Great American Songbook comes courtesy of pianist and two-time Grammy award winner Bob James and seven-string guitarist Howard Paul. Recorded in early 2011 at Hamilton Hall, overlooking the Savannah River, in Savannah, Georgia, this acoustic pairing of two kindred spirits revels in its warm and engaging format and reveals a mutual love for great melodies and beneficially interactive creativity. What will surprise many is that the pianist, an avatar of '70s fusion and one of ...

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Harris Eisenstadt - Canada Day II (Songlines, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
June 15, 2011

Percussionist and composer Harris Eisenstadt is one of the leading lights of the new jazz scene, leading and participating in several bands including this one that includes Nate Wooley on trumpet, Matt Bauder on tenor saxophone, Chris Dingman on vibraphone and Eivind Opsvik on bass. They get a nimble quintet sound with some very nice tunes arranged well by Eisenstadt, beginning with “Cobble Hook" developing fast vibraphone and excellent bass, and engaging a fine saxophone solo to boot. “To Seventeen" ...

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