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Jimmy Greene: True Life Stories

Read "True Life Stories" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


Jimmy Greene came into many advantageous and heady situations early on in his career, and he has really begun to find himself as an artist within the past few years. Now in his early thirties, Greene had made a total of three previous albums as a leader, and while they demonstrated his promise, they also hinted ...

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Forever

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2005
Track listing: Old Rugged Cross; In Many Tongues; Come Sunday; Forever; NMG; You Make Me Feel Brand New; Power; He Is Lord.

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Jimmy Greene Quartet: Forever

Read "Forever" reviewed by Javier AQ Ortiz


Forever offers a choice of reasons for celebration. Its repertoire, mostly based on music inspired by the Protestant and so-called Evangelical versions of the Christian faith, is a somewhat unexplored vein that contains rich melodic and evocative deposits yet to be strip-mined. Although there certainly are examples of its interpretation throughout the history of jazz, much ...

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Myron Walden: This Way

Read "This Way" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


There have been many notable jazz saxophone pairings recalling the great collaboration of John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley on Kind of Blue (Legacy, 1959), including several very recent recordings with younger players like John O'Gallagher's Axiom, where the altoist is matched with tenor Tony Malaby. The duality and contrast of reed tones propelled by the unique ...

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Deelings

Label: J Curve Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Creative Locomotion; Her Gentle Way; Eirlav; There Will Never Be Another You; C Minor Joint; Middle East; I'm Glad There Is You; I Sent the Fax; Dee's Theme.

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Brand New World

Label: RCA Records
Released: 2000

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Introducing Jimmy Greene

Label: Criss Cross
Released: 2000
Track listing: No Doubt, Con Alma, Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most, Nelba

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Jimmy Greene: Introducing Jimmy Greene

Read "Introducing Jimmy Greene" reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan


Over the years, Criss Cross can be proud of its track record when it comes to fostering new talent and launching new artists. Some of the names who got their start while on the label and who now enjoy active careers include Eric Alexander, Benny Green, Peter Leitch, Kenny Garrett, John Swana, and Jim Rotondi. Now ...

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Jimmy Greene: Brand New World

Read "Brand New World" reviewed by Mark Corroto


You may have caught some late night jazz at Small’s in New York’s Greenwich Village a few years ago and heard tenor saxophonist Jimmy Greene. You wondered who is this guy? Maybe you picked up the Live At Birdland disc last year to check out the new talent. Again Greene was front and center. I first ...

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Jazz Has A Sense Of Humor

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 1999
Track listing: Satisfaction Guaranteed; The Mama Suite Part 1: Not Enough Mama; The Mama Suite Part 2: Too Much Mama; The Mama Suite Part 3: Just Right Mama; Philley Millie; Ah-Ma-Tell; I Love Annie's Fanny; Gloria; Where Do I Go from Here?.


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