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Eric Reed: Happiness

Read "Happiness" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
October 1, 2001

When is a big band not a big band? Perhaps the more important question is “What difference does it make?" Happiness employs an octet or nonette (depending on the cut) that sounds like a big band. It is these intermediate sized combos that have always intrigued me with their graceful passage form small combo to big ...

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Eric Reed: Happiness

Read "Happiness" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
August 1, 2001

Pianist Eric Reed soars to towering heights with this uplifting and altogether superior new release, featuring fellow “Wynton Marsalis Group” constituents; trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, alto saxophonist Wessell Anderson and other jazz sharpshooters, as this eleven-piece outfit delivers the goods in rather explosive fashion. No doubt, Reed possesses enviable chops, yet his concoction of cleverly organized motifs ...

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Eric Reed: Happiness

by Glenn Astarita
August 1, 2001

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Thank You, Joe! Arkadia Jazz Presents: Our Tribute To Joe Henderson

By Carl Allen

Label: Arkadia Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: Mamacita; Isfahan; Gazelle ; The Kicker ; Ask Me Now; Recorda Me ; Isotope ; Inner Urge; Granted;

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Thank You, Joe! – Our Tribute to Joe Henderson

By Arkadia Jazz All-Stars

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Mamacita; Isfahan; Gazelle; The Kicker; Ask Me Now; Recorda Me; Isotope; Inner Urge; Granted.

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Wynton Marsalis Septet: The Marciac Suite

Read "The Marciac Suite" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
April 1, 2000

Finally...The End. Like a lemming, I dutifully purchased each volume of Wynton Marsalis’ “Swinging Into The 21st Century”, collecting the little stickers and sticking them on the collection card, and finally, mailing that card in. In ten short weeks (two weeks longer than promised), the final installment of Marsalis’ jazz lovefest arrived on my doorstep.

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