Results for "Fantasy Jazz"

Nat Adderley: Little Big Horn!

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 1999

Not that it’s fair, but Nat Adderley will always be considered the Little Brother; he was even billed that way on an album. Tunes like “Work Song” built the funky base of the Adderley band, he used Wes Montgomery at the start of his meteoric rise, and Ellis Marsalis on a New Orleans live album Still ...

Dexter Gordon: Ca'Purange

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 1999

At this time, Dexter was living in Paris. When he came to the States, Prestige would record him, part of a deal that would end in the early ‘Seventies. This one, from 1972, features an all-star band (including a fresh-faced Stanley Clarke) who challenge Dexter and benefit from his interplay. This one takes a little while ...

Oscar Peterson: Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival, 1980

by AAJ Staff
February 1, 1999

This isn’t Jazz at the Philharmonic, but the feeling is much the same. A loose jam session of familiar standards (plus two ringers, of which more later) played by some of the best. The veterans, having done this many times before, look at each other and then proceed to give the people what they came to ...

Various Artists: Brazilian Horizons, Volume 2

by AAJ Staff
February 1, 1999

This continues a series from last year, showing the lasting influence of samba/bossa nova on jazz musicians, and their effect, in turn, on Brazil. While Volume One was mostly in the ‘Seventies, this one digs deep, going nearly a quarter-century to show how long the two musics have been married – and how deep the love ...

L. Subramaniam: Indian Express/Mani & Co.

by Glenn Astarita
February 1, 1999

“Indian Express and Mani & Co. represent the 2nd and 4th LP’s recorded by Indian Violinist L. Subramaniam, originally released in 1984 & 1985 respectively. In the liners Dr. Subramaniam asserts that this music could be called “Neo-Fusion” for blending elements of Indian, European and North American compositional form. The supporting cast reads as a Who’s ...

Kenny Burrell with Coleman Hawkins: Bluesy Burrell

by AAJ Staff
February 1, 1999

This is the third Prestige album Burrell made with Coleman Hawkins, each with a different mood. The first, SOUL, was a gentle small group session with a nice version of “Greensleeves". The next, the underrated THE HAWK RELAXES, was a graceful ballad set, originally for the Moodsville label. This record was also for Moodsville, but this ...

Sonny Criss: Intermission Riff

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 1999

The tapes were on a high shelf in an old storeroom, so lost that their labels were barely legible. Producer Eric Miller stumbled upon them while putting other tapes back; the faint scrawling ("JATP/SHRINE/1951") piquing his interest. With the personnel unlisted, there was nothing to do but listen. “As soon as I heard the alto, I ...

Gene Ammons: Gene Ammons Greatest Hits: The 70s

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 1999

Gene Ammons recorded for Prestige three decades, from 1950 almost to his death in 1974. This work was been compiled into three Greatest Hits volumes, and each has its own flavor. His sides in the 'Fifties concentrated on blues and jam sessions, with all-star casts. The 'Sixties brought small group efforts, emphasizing slow ballads and an ...

Carrasco

By Hiram Bullock

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 1998

Road Tested

By Hank Crawford

Label: Fantasy Jazz
Released: 1998
Track listing: Peanuts; I Only Have Eyes For You; Happy Feet; For Sentimental Reasons; Caravan; Road Tested; Hope That We Can Be Together Soon; Mr. P.C.; Summertime; A Little Bit South Of East St. Louis.

Players:Hank Crawford: alto sax; Jimmy McGriff: Hammond X-B3 organ; Wayne Boyd: guitar; Bernard Purdie: drums.