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Dragon Fly

Label: JKNM Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Oh No!; Swingfield; Dragon Fly; Protect Me; Morning Glow; My Favourite Things; Now That

Album

Dragon Fly

Label: JKNM Records
Released: 2005
Track listing: Oh No!; Swingfield; Dragon Fly; Protect Me; Morning Glow (Asayake); My Favorite Things; Now That

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Avery Sharpe Trio: Dragon Fly

Read "Dragon Fly" reviewed by Germein Linares


Bassist Avery Sharpe, a long-time collaborator with legendary pianist McCoy Tyner, releases Dragon Fly on his own JKNM Records. Joined by pianist Onaje Allan Gumbs, drummer Winard Harper, and two special guests, Chico Freeman and Jeri Brown, the album prominently features Sharpe's multiple skills as leader and soloist. The album's opening number, “Oh No!", sounds very ...

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Avery Sharpe Trio: Dragon Fly

Read "Dragon Fly" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Avery Sharpe is probably best known as the bassist in the McCoy Tyner trio. But he should be known as a remarkable leader and composer with some notable releases to his credit. If that latter trait has been overlooked to an extent, now is the time to stop and pay attention. Sharpe's new trio recording is ...

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Avery Sharpe: Dragon Fly

Read "Dragon Fly" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Listening to Dragon Fly is an exercise in frustration, plain and simple. Avery Sharpe's trio outing with guests, coming on the heels of his warm three-part Extended Family series, promises to be an engaging trip through varied styles and moods--but it would be immeasurably better if he could back off now and then, quit doubling lines, ...

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Avery Sharpe: Dragon Fly

Read "Dragon Fly" reviewed by John Kelman


Best-known for his longstanding relationship with pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Avery Sharpe has released three albums to date that feature him mixing it up with a sounds ranging from gospel/groove to straight-ahead. But while he has made his name in Tyner's piano trio format, Dragon Fly is the first time Sharpe has explored that configuration for ...


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