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For The Love Of Lori

Label: Reade Street Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Begues; What'll I Do?; Juliano; KD; For The Love Of Lori; Into Himalayas; Cedar's Blues; I'll Be Seeing You.

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Charles Davis: For The Love Of Lori

Read "For The Love Of Lori" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Saxophonist Charles Davis' paean to his late wife, For the Love of Lori, is more of a musical celebration of her spirit than a requiem. Sure, there are moments of intense sorrow and nostalgic melancholy but they are enveloped in positive, swinging creativity. On “What'll I Do?" for instance, Davis' wistful soliloquy is filled ...

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Charles Davis: For The Love Of Lori

Read "For The Love Of Lori" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Coping with loss is never easy. Some are completely defeated by the death of a loved one, choosing to retreat into isolation. Others prefer to reflect, celebrate the life that was lived, and play on. Saxophonist Charles Davis is part of the latter group. Davis lost his wife--Lori Samet-Davis--in April of 2012, but he didn't let ...

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Blue Gardenia

Label: Reade Street Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: A Beautiful Friendship; Texas Moon; Bossa Joe; Stranded; Shadow Of The Sunset; Sabia; Blues For Yahoo; Blue Gardenia.

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Charles Davis: Blue Gardenia

Read "Blue Gardenia" reviewed by Jim Santella


Baritone saxophonist Charles Davis started out with Sun Ra in the early 1950s. Along the way, he’s paid his dues in the big bands of Clark Terry, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, Illinois Jacquet and Lionel Hampton. He first played “Blue Gardenia” with Dinah Washington in the late ‘50s. As a leader, he’s only issued a few recordings: ...

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Charles Davis: Blue Gardenia

Read "Blue Gardenia" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


Charles Davis is one of those musicians who has capably plied his craft for over 50 years, working alongside disparate characters like Sun Ra and Thad Jones while garnering little or no commercial recognition for his meager but excellent output as a leader. On Blue Gardenia everything about Charles Davis and his playing smacks of hard ...


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