Results for "Steeplechase Records"

Songbook

By Vic Juris

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2001

Groovin' Jazz Christmas

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2001

The Bopsmith

By Louis Smith

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2001

Agent 99

By George Colligan

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2001

The House I Live In

By Archie Shepp

Label: SteepleChase Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: You Stepped Out of a Dream; I Should Care; The House I Live In; Sweet Georgia Brown (49:44).

George Colligan: Agent 99

by C. Andrew Hovan
August 1, 2001

As writer Mark Gardner so succinctly points out in his liners to pianist George Colligan’s latest SteepleChase side, “George is not about to sit back on his laurels. His curiosity and restless creativity will continue stimulating him to make and record music of a most singular stripe.” Looking at his previous six SteepleChase recordings, covering standards ...

The Archie Shepp / Lars Gullin Quintet: The House I Live In

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 2001

Nearly four decades have passed since this nightclub date in Copenhagen was recorded, and I still haven’t caught up with Archie Shepp. Perhaps I never will. Shepp, who never met a squeak, squawk, grunt or growl he didn’t like, is paired with Sweden’s Lars Gullin, one of the most restrained and lyrical baritone saxophonists of his ...

George Colligan: Constant Source

by C. Andrew Hovan
May 1, 2001

When it comes to spotting young talent worthy of wider recognition, it’s often those small independent labels who are responsible for giving the youngsters some visibility. This also makes for a good situation in terms of the artist because he/she, more often than not, has more control over the artistic integrity of the final product, something ...

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 ...

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 ...