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Article: Album Review

Miles Davis: Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet

Read "Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

1955/56 was an inflection point in the career of Miles Davis. The trumpeter and bandleader went from a promising talent to the high profile face of jazz and popular music. The two marathon sessions, May 11 and October 26, 1956, that created Workin' With the Miles Davis Quintet along with Cookin', Relaxin' and Steamin' might have ...

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Various Artists: The Birth of Bop

Read "The Birth of Bop" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci

Someone famously called jazz the sound of surprise, but all too often, what is on offer is the dull hum of routine. Or something like that. This historic reissue is, however, anything but routine. This is not the first time that Teddy Reig's Savoy sides have been reissued (was he also the mysterious Buck ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf: Bernard Purdie and David Axelrod

Read "Jazz Dispensary Top Shelf: Bernard Purdie and David Axelrod" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan

As part of Concord Music and Craft Recordings, the Jazz Dispensary line was developed in 2016 to mine some of the funkier and more soul-influenced music housed in the catalogs of Prestige, Milestone, and Fantasy. Their initial offerings were mix tape-style collections frequently tapping into the mystique of the '70s and often appearing on Record Store ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Contemporary Records 70th: Art Pepper and Benny Carter

Read "Contemporary Records 70th: Art Pepper and Benny Carter" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan

In the pantheon of great jazz record labels, the name Contemporary Records looms large among fans and collectors alike. Akin to their east coast competitor, Blue Note Records, Contemporary was well known for its refined presentations. From the characteristic covers and well-written liner notes to the quality pressings, Lester Koenig's labor of love was home to ...

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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott: Cookin’ with Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums

Read "Cookin’ with Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

There is something undeniably hip about the four discs which make up Cookin' With Jaws And The Queen, the music by tenor saxophonist Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis and Hammond B3 organist Shirley Scott. Recorded in three sessions between June and December 1958, at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, which happened to be in his parents' home, the music ...

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Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Shirley Scott: Cookin’ with Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums

Read "Cookin’ with Jaws and the Queen: The Legendary Prestige Cookbook Albums" reviewed by Jim Trageser

by Jim Trageser

In a sign that the art of the box set continues to evolve, and that history never runs in a straight line, a lavishly produced box set of tenor giant Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis and organist Shirley Scott is being released not only on CD but on high grade vinyl LPs and downloads as well.

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You Must Believe In Spring (Hybrid SACD)

By Bill Evans

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2022
Track listing: B Minor Waltz (For Ellaine); You Must Believe In Spring; Gary’s Theme; We Will Meet Again (For Harry); The Peacocks; Sometime Ago; Theme from M*A*S*H* (aka Suicide Is Painless); Without A Song; Freddie Freeloader; All Of You.

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At The Royal Albert Hall

By John Fogerty

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2022
Track listing: Born On The Bayou; Green River; Tombstone Shadwo; Travelin' Band; Fortunate Son; Commotion; Midnight Special; Bad Moon Rising; Proud Mary; The Night Time Is The Right Time; Good Golly Miss Molly; Keep On Chooglin'.

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The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra - 60th Anniversary Edition

By Sun Ra

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2022
Track listing: Bassism; Of Sounds And Something Else; What’s That?; Where Is Tomorrow?; The Beginning; China Gates (Victor Young); New Day; Tapestry From An Asteroid; Jet Flight; Looking Outward; Space Jazz Reverie.

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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Music from the Soundtrack

By Vince Guaraldi

Label: Craft Recordings
Released: 2022
Track listing: Linus And Lucy; Graveyard Theme; Snoopy And The Leaf/Frieda (With The Naturally Curly Hair); The Great Pumpkin Waltz; Linus And Lucy (Reprise); Charlie Brown Theme/Happy Linus; The Great Pumpkin Waltz (Reprise); The Red Baron/Military Drum March; The Great Pumpkin Waltz (2nd Reprise); Trick Or Treat; Fanfare/Breathless/Trick Or Treat (Reprise); Charlie Brown Theme (Reprise); Breathless; It’s A Long Way To Tipperary/There’s A Long, Long Trail A-Winding/Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag/Roses Of Picardy; Trick Or Treat (2nd Reprise); Linus And Lucy (2nd Reprise); Charlie Brown Theme (2nd Reprise); Linus And Lucy (Alternate Take 1); Graveyard Theme (Alternate Take 1); Charlie Brown Theme (Alternate Reprise Take 1); Linus And Lucy (Alternate Take 2); The Great Pumpkin Waltz (Alternate Take 2); Linus And Lucy (Alternate Reprise Take 1); Charlie Brown Theme (Alternate Reprise Take 2).


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