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JD Allen Trio: I AM I AM

Read "I AM I AM" reviewed by Laurel Gross

by Laurel Gross
May 5, 2008

JD Allen can be a powerhouse, hard-driving tenor, but he is also capable of great subtlety and versatility. All three qualities are amply in evidence on I AM I AM, and were also front and center in a performance of his piano-less trio in March, 2008 at New York's Jazz Standard to mark the release of ...

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JD Allen Trio: I AM I AM

Read "I AM I AM" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
April 13, 2008

Face it, if you play the tenor saxophone you're going to have to deal with the legacy of John Coltrane's sound. You can hear it in the playing of Branford Marsalis, Pharoah Sanders, and even Sonny Rollins. It is believed that Rollins was so influenced by Trane, that his style was forever changed in the 1960s. ...

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Pharoah's Children

By JD Allen

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2003
Track listing: Our Man Revis, Queen Elisabeth, Mademoiselle Blackman, So Get Rid of the Midgets and Send in the Giants, The Annex, The Bitter Pill, Mr. O.E., Pharoah's Children, House of Eugene, Action Jackson, Question.

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J.D. Allen: Pharoah's Children

Read "Pharoah's Children" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

by C. Andrew Hovan
June 25, 2003

When it comes to recordings of mainstream excellence, it's hard to ignore the impressive battery of titles that producer Gerry Teekens has built up for his Criss Cross imprimatur. The label has established an consistently reliable reputation among experienced musicians, most recently shifting towards documenting some cutting edge musicians of a younger age. Case in point, ...

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In Search Of J.D. Allen

By JD Allen

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Released: 1999
Track listing: Jaya-Paul; Omar; Little Joe; Mudeeya; Peebow

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J.D. Allen (RED Records: In Search Of J.D. Allen

by C. Michael Bailey
July 1, 1999

Housemates. A jazz dynasty is forming in Milan, Italy. Tenorist J.D. Allen appeared on Fabio Morgera’s compelling 1998 release Slick. Morgera returned the favor on In Search Of. In addition, Eric Revis plays bass on both discs. The significance is that such cross-playing realizes RED Records’ Sergio Veschi efforts to build a core of “house” musicians ...