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Aaron J. Johnson: Songs of Our Fathers

Read "Songs of Our Fathers" reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins


Aaron J. Johnson serves as a reminder that the trombone is still a relevant member of the jazz family of instruments. In addition to being well-suited to larger ensembles, it can be a powerful lead instrument as well. A Washington, D.C. native, Johnson studied piano and drums before turning to the trombone. He performed ...

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Live at St. Nick's

Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Shade of Jade; Harlem Homecoming; You Can Fly; Shade of Jade; Stranded; The Creator Has a Master Plan.

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Timbre Suite

Label: Abstract Recordings
Released: 2008
Track listing: Purple; Green; Gold; Blue; Brown; Orange.

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Salim Washington: Live at St. Nick's

Read "Live at St. Nick's" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Dopo le esperienze con la Cadence Jazz Records e la CIMP Bob Rusch ha deciso di aprire una nuova serie, la CIMPoL, con registrazioni rigorosamente dal vivo. Si sente il calore del pubblico presente, gli applausi e l'interazione con i musicisti, che rendono il tutto in qualche modo “vero" anche nell'ascolto sull'impianto di casa. Al solito ...

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Salim Washington: Live at St. Nick's

Read "Live at St. Nick's" reviewed by Jim Santella


Long a Friday night fixture at St. Nick's Pub in New York's Sugar Hill section, Salim Washington's Harlem Arts Ensemble--the leader on tenor, flute and oboe, pianist Donald Smith, violist Melani Dyer, bassist Aaron James, drummer Mark Johnson and trombonist Ku-Umba Frank Lacy, who also plays a mean flugelhorn--shares fresh ideas with an aware audience on ...

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Brother Soul

Label: CIMP Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: 01. Joy - 9:08; 02. Neptune - 12:24; 03. Reaching For A Star - 9:50; 04. Smile - 5:03; 05. Steve - 3:54; 06. Barbara Dear - 7:34; 07. Pygmy Music - 5:02; 08. Brother Soul - 5:10; 09. Gordon - 8:55

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Salim Washington: Harlem Homecoming

Read "Harlem Homecoming" reviewed by Florence Wetzel


Harlem Homecoming is a breath of fresh air, a powerful musical statement that will surely give hope to those who bemoan the future of jazz. These ten original songs were mostly composed by Washington and executed by the formidable Harlem Arts Ensemble; the CD is a heady mix of first-rate musicianship with positive intention and emotional ...

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Salim Washington: Harlem Homecoming

Read "Harlem Homecoming" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff


Nato a Memphis, cresciuto in una famiglia impegnata attivamente nelle celebrazioni musicali della chiesa pentecostale, a proprio agio tanto in orchestre ispirate a Sun Ra che nelle gospel o rhythm & blues band , il sassofonista e compositore Salim Washington riversa in questo secondo lavoro da leader tutte le molteplici influenze che hanno caratterizzate il suo ...

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Harlem Homecoming

Label: Ujam Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Morning Is the Time For Miricles; Harlem Homecoming; Country Walk; Maestro Joe; In Search of Sane Alternatives; Jamila; Stranded; Horace T; There Is Now Grass Growing In Antarctica; How Great Thou Art/Yes Lord.

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Salim Washington Harlem Arts Ensemble: Harlem Homecoming

Read "Harlem Homecoming" reviewed by Nic Jones


Harlem Homecoming is a celebration of what this music ought to be all about. It's also some kind of antidote to all the technically proficient but ultimately clinical modern mainstream stuff, and its uninhibited joyfulness brings a smile to the face and a fire to the heart. For evidence of this, look no further than the ...


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