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Pass the Bebop

Label: Cowbell Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: Chess Party; Mother's Song; 36-13 (A Bop Result); How High The Moon; Pass The Bebop; K.O.(I'm Fishing In The Seine); Autumn Leaves; Before The Concert; Razorbill Relaxin'.

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Benjamin Koppel featuring Phil Woods and the Alex Riel Trio: Pass the Bebop

Read "Pass the Bebop" reviewed by Ken Dryden

by Ken Dryden
July 11, 2007

Even though Phil Woods jokes at every opportunity that, “Emphysema is nature's way of telling you that you're playing too fast, the alto saxophonist still brings a special touch to any recording date, as he remains one of the most inventive improvisers on his instrument with a sound that is always recognizable within a few seconds. ...

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Benjamin Koppel: Hammond Street

Read "Hammond Street" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
January 27, 2007

With the popularity of Hammond B-3 organ-based recordings, it's becoming hard to differentiate one from another. Ever since the patriarchal organ sounds of Jimmy Smith's hot greased soul and Larry Young's smooth sophistication, the organ combo has flourished. Copenhagen alto saxophonist Benjamin Koppel offers his spin on the idiom with Hammond Street. Koppel ...

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Pass The Bebop

By Benjamin Koppel

Label: Cowbell Music
Released: 2006
Track listing: Chess Party; Mother's Song; 36-13 (A Bop Result); How High The Moon; Pass The Bebop; K.O.(I'm Fishing In The Seine); Autumn Leaves; Before The Concert; Razorbill Relaxin'.

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Benjamin Koppel featuring Phil Woods: Pass The Bebop

Read "Pass The Bebop" reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

by Michael P. Gladstone
November 7, 2006

Danish alto saxophonist Benjamin Koppel has always been inspired by the bebop masters. When altoist Phil Woods was in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2005, Koppel invited the American legend to join him and the Alex Riel Trio in a recording session. Koppel supplied seven original bebop tunes, while Woods selected two standards, “How High The Moon" and ...

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