Results for "Steeplechase Records"

Louis Smith: The Bopsmith

by C. Andrew Hovan
February 1, 2001

He’s one of the guys you probably never knew was still around. Trumpeter Louis Smith has become the stuff of legend, especially among Blue Note collectors who proudly cherish the two sets for the label that bear his name. In Michigan, where he currently resides, Smith is somewhat of a household name among jazz fans and ...

Harold Danko: This Isn't Maybe...

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2001

It's a dilemma that has been common to jazz for decades now. It involves those players who might accurately be called “the middle children." You know how it works, players who can't get the same attention from the major labels like the young lions are able to nor are old enough to be referred to as ...

George Colligan/Jesper Bodilsen: Twins

by C. Andrew Hovan
January 1, 2001

As a composer and pianist of considerable merit, George Colligan has been written about here before, as he has developed quite a catalog of releases for both the Spanish Fresh Sound and Danish SteepleChase labels. Able to remake himself in subsequent works, his efforts for SteepleChase range from savvy trios ( Activism with Dwayne Burno and ...

Notes On Ornette

By Paul Bley

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Turnaround, Lorraine, Crossroads, When Will The Blues Leave, Compassion, Rejoicing, AARP.

The Tender Side of Sammy Straighthorn

By Sam Newsome

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Victoria's Secret, The Tender Side of Sammy Straighthorn, Autumn Leaves, 12 Bars From Hell, Lullaby of Takeda, The Dumpess of Nyack, All The Things You Are

The Backbeat

By Doug Raney

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Love For Sale, Jimmy James, Prelude To a Kiss, The Backbeat, Purple Eyes, Lee, Driftin

Remembering Eric Dolphy

By Vic Juris

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2000
Track listing: Miss Ann; Vaults; Latin

Dream Team

By Ron McClure

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2000
Track listing:

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