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Emerald Tears (ECM 1109)
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Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
Dave Holland Emerald Tears Dave Holland double bass Recorded August 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher The upright bass is, of course, a fixture of many jazz ensembles, in which it often “solos" but only over or surrounded by other instruments. Strange, then, that the thought of it on its own should be such a difficult one to swallow (no pun intended). Where most musicians ...
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Ritual (ECM 1112)
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Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
Keith Jarrett Ritual Dennis Russell Davies piano Recorded June 1977 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg Engineer: Martin Wieland Produced by Manfred Eicher Ritual is something of an anomaly in the Keith Jarrett archive. It's a solo album, as many of his best are, only this time it is pianist, conductor, and frequent collaborator Dennis Russell Davies at the keys playing a work penned entirely by Jarrett. The hallmarks of a Jarrett piano recital ...
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Pat Metheny Group (ECM 1114)
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Between Sound and Space - An ECM Records Resource
Pat Metheny Group Pat Metheny 6- and 12-string guitars Lyle Mays piano, oberheim synthesizer, autoharp Mark Egan bass Dan Gottlieb drums Recorded January 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo Engineer: Jan Erik Kongshaug Produced by Manfred Eicher There's no mistaking a Pat Metheny album, and along with running mates Lyle Mays, Mark Egan, and Dan Gottlieb, the experience is heightened all the more. From its inaugural moments, the group's ...
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50 Years with Jazzclarinet: The Best of Lajos Dudas
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Sound Insights by Doug Payne
The clarinet is one of the most important instruments in the foundation of jazz, from its early progenitors Sidney Bechet, Barney Bigard, Johnny Dodds, Edmond Hall and George Lewis to such later famed instrumentalists as Ted Lewis, Don Murray, Pee Wee Russell, Peanuts Hucko, Artie Shaw and, of course, Benny Goodman. But you'd never know it today. Sure, a few folks like Buddy DeFranco, Tony Scott and Jimmy Giuffre helped keep the clarinet spirit alive in the fifties (mostly by ...
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Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - Hometown Blues (Mainstream, 1993)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Harmonica player Sonny Terry and guitarist Brownie McGhee formed one of the most enduring partnerships in the blues, lasting from before the second world war into the 1970's. Although their partnership had some ups and downs, they were certainly on an upswing when they recorded these sides for the Sittin' In With label during the years 1948-1952. Later re-released on the Mainstream label on compact disc and mp3 this compilation finds the duo playing a nice mix of electric R&B ...
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Twinray - The Train You're on (2010)
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Something Else!
By Nick DeRiso Twinray has produced a cloud-parting blast of pop-rock buoyancy with The Train You're On, recorded with producer/engineer Sean O'Keefe (Plain White T's, Fallout Boy, Hawthorn Heights). Their endless enthusiasm informs both the subject matter, and the merry experimentation that propels the Chicago-based band's genre-bending sound. “Do You Wanna Go," a crisp rocker that opens The Train You're On, signals the fun ride ahead as Twinray celebrates the open-road dreams we all harbor. “I'm ready to start living," ...
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Blakey, Ella, Monk and Tjader Reissued in Concord Original Jazz Masters Series
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conqueroo
Remastered recordings set for release on March 15, 2011 Concord Music Group marks the first anniversary of its highly successful Original Jazz Classics Remasters series with the reissue of four new titles on March 15, 2011. Originally launched in March 2010, and enhanced by 24-bit remastering by Joe Tarantino, the series showcases some of the most pivotal recordings of the past several decades by artists whose influence on the jazz tradition is beyond measure. The four new titles in the ...
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Champion Jack Dupree - Blues from the Gutter (Atlantic, 1958)
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Music and More by Tim Niland
Blues singer and pianist lived a fascinating life (someone really should cobble together a biography) and this may be his best known LP. Cut with a wonderful band under perfect conditions for Atlantic, the music is a rare combination of fascinating and wry lyrics (about some pretty heavy topics) and just spot-on playing. He does cover the traditional blues themes of troubles with money and women on “Evil Woman" and “Bad Blood" but things go “way down in the alley" ...
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