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Critical Mass

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: The Eyes Have It; Easy Did It; Vicissitudes; The Leak; Secret Garden; Lucky Seven; Full Circle; Amator Silenti.

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Steve Nelson: Vibing

Read "Steve Nelson: Vibing" reviewed by Russ Musto


Vibraphonist Steve Nelson began his career during the seventies, in his hometown of Pittsburgh, following the straight ahead path blazed by his first major influence, Milt Jackson. After a year with guitarist Grant Green he was playing and recording with his Rutgers professors James Spaulding and Kenny Barron, before landing a spot in David “Fathead" Newman's ...

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Fuller Nelson

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: The Second Time Around; Kirk's New Delight; I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You; Song for Justine; Easy to Love; Heaven Dance; Minor Blues; For Wes; Original #2; Laila Blues

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Steve Nelson: Fuller Nelson

Read "Fuller Nelson" reviewed by Andrew Rowan


This dancing, jubilant recording breaks no new ground, but it beautifully realizes the old-fashioned notion of joy in swinging. The trio makes its way through a program of originals (real melodies, not just notes to get to the blowing) and standards, sans drummer, without missing a beat. “The Second Time Around" begins on tiptoe, ...

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Steve Nelson: Fuller Nelson

Read "Fuller Nelson" reviewed by John Kelman


You have to have roots. Talk to almost any modern player and they'll stress that in order to get where they are today, they had to walk a road paved in tradition. Few understand or articulate that as well as vibraphonist Steve Nelson. Given that he came to wider attention through his forward-thinking work with Dave ...

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Article: Interview

Meet Duane Eubanks

Read "Meet Duane Eubanks" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Duane Eubanks is the youngest practicing member of yet another one of jazz's famous families, the Eubanks. In fact, the Eubanks family's immersion in music began with Duane's maternal grandmother, who passed on the tradition to Duane's mother, Vera, and to Duane's uncles, Ray and Tommy Bryant. Vera still performs in Philadelphia, and one ...

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Dave Holland: A Weekend of Bass

Read "Dave Holland: A Weekend of Bass" reviewed by Dave Roberts


There may be no instrument that is more vital yet less heralded in a jazz group than the bass. The bass provides much of the rhythmic and harmonic foundation as well as outlining the form. If the bassist is solid, locking in with the drums and piano, everyone else in the group can relax. And often, ...

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Thank You, Joe! Arkadia Jazz Presents: Our Tribute To Joe Henderson

Label: Arkadia Jazz
Released: 2000
Track listing: Mamacita; Isfahan; Gazelle ; The Kicker ; Ask Me Now; Recorda Me ; Isotope ; Inner Urge; Granted;

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Thank You, Joe! – Our Tribute to Joe Henderson

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Mamacita; Isfahan; Gazelle; The Kicker; Ask Me Now; Recorda Me; Isotope; Inner Urge; Granted.

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Harlem Sunset

Label: Postcards
Released: 2022
Track listing: Another Planet; Excuse Me Now; I Want To Talk About You; Club 609; The Wizard; Circle Dance; We (To Kristen And Me); Harlem Sunset.


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