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Henry Franklin: Music to the 5th Power

Read "Music to the 5th Power" reviewed by Jim Santella


The jazz quintet has long held a distinctive fascination for the world of straight-ahead performance. An improvising front line and a solid rhythm section can bring five sterling musicians together with unpredictable results. On Music to the 5th Power, bassist Henry Franklin's quintet travels the mainstream with spontaneity and an uplifting cry.Guitarist Mark Waggoner, ...

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All God's Children

Label: Skipper Productions
Released: 2005
Track listing: Reverence; Illusion; Follow Your Bliss; Unattachment; Mambo Bado; Tongues Untied.

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Henry Franklin: All God's Children

Read "All God's Children" reviewed by Ollie Bivens


Los Angeles native son bassist Henry “The Skipper" Franklin is perhaps best known for his association with the albums released by the short-lived but influential Black Jazz record label out of Philadelphia in the '70s. He has also played with Freddie Hubbard, Archie Shepp, and the late Horace Tapscott. His new album on his own label ...

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The Skipper At Home

Label: Axiom
Released: 1998

Album

Blue Lights

Label: Axiom
Released: 1976


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