Results for "Challenge Records"

The David Liebman Trio: Lieb Plays the Blues a la Trane

by Raul d'Gama Rose
February 27, 2011

There are few artists who can channel the spiritual fervour of John Coltrane better than Dave Liebman. Liebman was so deeply moved by Trane, that it took him two decades to renew a commitment to revisiting the legendary saxophonist's work. Liebman was so completely under Trane's spell that, by his own admission, it was like having ...

Eric Vloeimans: V-Flow

by John Kelman
January 18, 2011

Eric VloeimansV-Flow Challenge Records2010 Still on the shy side of fifty, but looking considerably younger--in no small part due to a distinctive image with colorful clothing and funky shoes--it might appear premature to be releasing a five-disc box set that takes a retrospective look at the career of Dutch ...

Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody in Blue

by Woodrow Wilkins
January 18, 2011

Don't let the title, Rhapsody in Blue, fool you. Pianist Bill O'Connell isn't doing an album-length tribute to Gershwin. The title song is just one of three covers in this ten-track set; he rest are O'Connell originals. “Monk's Cha-Cha" features alto saxophonist Steve Slagle. Dave Samuels follows O'Connell with a solo. Bassist Luques Curtis, ...

Bill O'Connell: Rhapsody In Blue

by Edward Blanco
January 15, 2011

Internationally recognized composer/pianist Bill O'Connell has long been associated with Latin jazz, having established and cemented his reputation in the genre with past recordings like Black Sand (Random Chance, 2001) and Latin Jazz Fantasy (Random Chance, 2004). However the classically trained O'Connell is also well adept at playing other forms of jazz, including hard bop and ...

Eric Vloeimans: Live at Yoshi's

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 13, 2011

Il trombettista olandese Eric Vloeimans ha alle spalle molte collaborazioni e progetti che lo hanno visto protagonista con il suo suono dolente e carico di espressività accanto a musicisti come John Taylor, Furio di Castri, Joe La Barbera, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, Palle Danielsson, Rita Marcotulli, Roberto Gatto, Nguyen Le e tanti altri. In questo album, ...

Toots Thielemans: European Quartet Live

by Bruce Lindsay
January 4, 2011

Jean “Toots" Thielemans' musical education started early--he had already started to play the accordion at the age of three. But it was his skill on the harmonica that brought him international fame, and it's that skill which is to the fore on European Quartet Live, featuring a set of well-known tunes taken from concerts in 2006, ...

Counter Point

By Tobias Klein

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 01 Sana Bele N'oldu Yar (Mirzayev/Cihangiro) - 4:47; 02 Paradox (Dalfidan) - 4:22; 03 Bilmem Hayâl miydi (Veysel/Dalfidan) - 5:04; 04 Aglar Veysel (Veysel/Dalfidan) - 6:53; 05 Countdown (Dalfidan) - 3:27; 06 Waltz For A. (Dalfidan) - 5:06; 07 Wisdom (Dalfidan) - 6:24; 08 Ben Seni Sevdigimi (traditional) - 6:42; 09 Leave Rage Behind (Dalfidan) - 5:45; 10 Nike Lenya (Dalfidan) - 5:37; 11 A Strange Encounter (Dalfidan) - 6:25; 12 Feel Free (Dalfidan) - 4:34.

Morning Star

By Vincent Herring

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 1. Do You Remember; 2. Naima; 3. Black Fairy Tales; 4. Tom Tom; 5. Souleo; 6. The Thang; 7. Never Forget; 8. Citizen of Zamunda; 9. Morning Star; 10. You Got Soul.

Heavens Above!

By Eric Vloeimans

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 01. Maceo; 02. Hymn from Snow; 03. Floratone; 04. Pèlerinage; 05. Milkman; 06. Six Things on my Mind; 07. Mr. Selçuk; 08. Jailbreak; 09. Orbit; 10. Fête de la Musique; 11. Snow; 12. Pedal to the Metal; 13. Song of Gods.

Lieb Plays Weill

Label: Challenge Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 1. Mack the Knife (Mackie Messer); 2. This Time Next Year; 3. Speak Low; 4. What Good Would the Moon Be; 5. Here I’ll Stay; 6. Liebeslied; 7. Let There Be Life, Love and Laughter; 8. You’re Far Too Near Me; 9. Apple Jack; 10. My Ship; 11. This Is New; 12. September Song.