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Ruminations In New York

Label: Henceforth Records
Released: 2004

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Sometimes it's not a good thing when young artists release their own records before they have the opportunity to pay some dues. They may possess admirable technique but have yet to develop a rounded conception that gives their music focus. A precocious trumpeter who, at the age of 23, has already played with a wide range ...

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Harry Connick, Jr.: Other Hours

Read "Other Hours" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
July 25, 2003

You might not recognize this side of Harry Conninck Jr. The entertainer and vocalist is more associated with “Old Blue Eyes" (Frank Sinatra) than Monk. He is renowned for his skill as a vocalist, but his passion for jazz piano and writing music has recently garnered him more attention in theatre and other venues. The fact ...

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Afternoon Session

By Ellis Marsalis

Label: Music in the Vines
Released: 2001
Track listing: Impressions; No Clues, Minor Blues; Broadway; Embraceable You (Old Folks); 12's It; Song for Nancy; Joy Spring

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Ellis Marsalis: Afternoon Session

by Dave Nathan
July 1, 2001

The circumstances surrounding this session which took place more than 30 years ago are illuminating. Drummer Lee Charlton struck up a friendship with Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the famous jazz family, while in New Orleans. In 1968, Marsalis notified Charlton he was coming to Nevada with New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt's band. Marsalis and three other ...

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