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Joe Lovano/Greg Osby: Friendly Fire

by Robert Spencer
December 1, 1999

Friendly Fire is aptly named, for in the grand tradition of two-horn jam sessions dating back to Sonny Rollins' legendary matchup with John Coltrane, “Tenor Madness," Joe Lovano and Greg Osby here meet not to compete, but to collaborate, share, prod, intertwine, and perhaps only occasionally - and gently - squabble. There is fire, and it ...

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Joe Lovano/Greg Osby: Friendly Fire

by Mark Corroto
July 1, 1999

The answer to the joke: What would John Coltrane and Charlie Parker be doing if they were alive today, is not, scratching on their respective coffin lids. No, if Bird and Trane were recording today, they would probably sound much like this offering by saxophonists Joe Lovano and Greg Osby. This recording for each comes on ...

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Joe Lovano/Greg Osby: Friendly Fire

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 1, 1999

So here's the basic premise, a revival of the classic “jam session" pitting the saxophones of Joe Lovano and Greg Osby. But before you get the idea that this is one of those cutting contests, such as a duel between Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw" Davis, think again. Cleveland, Ohio native Lovano, while acclaimed by both ...