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Slide Hampton – Jazz with a Twist (Album)
Slide Hampton – Jazz with a Twist (Album)
Jazz with a Twist is an album by American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger Slide Hampton which was released on the Atlantic label in 1962. [More]
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Sir Charles Thompson – Takin’ Off
Sir Charles Thompson – Takin’ Off
Pianist Sir Charles Thompson’s first three sessions as a leader (all originally cut for Apollo) are reissued in full on this valuable Delmark CD. Actually, [More]
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Bill Holman / Mel Lewis Quintet – Jive For Five
Bill Holman / Mel Lewis Quintet – Jive For Five
For a brief time, tenor saxophonist Bill Holman and drummer Mel Lewis led a hard-swinging quintet based in Los Angeles. Trumpeter Lee Katzman, pianist Jimmy [More]
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Hank Jones – Urbanity
Hank Jones – Urbanity
Urbanity is an album by American jazz pianist Hank Jones featuring solo piano recordings from 1947 and 1953 which was released on the Clef label. [More]
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Woody Herman, Tito Puente – Herman’s Heat & Puente’s Beat
Woody Herman, Tito Puente – Herman’s Heat & Puente’s Beat
Tito Puente and Woody Herman teamed in 1958 for a mutually satisfying meeting in the same way that Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Machito found [More]
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Donald Byrd – Byrd’s Word
Donald Byrd – Byrd’s Word
Byrd’s Word is an album by trumpeter Donald Byrd recorded in 1955 and released on the Savoy label. Track listing: “Winterset” (Frank Foster) – 7:14 [More]
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Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra – Study In Dameronia
Tadd Dameron And His Orchestra – Study In Dameronia
A wonderful modernist session from Tadd Dameron – and one that’s especially great because it’s filled with fresh themes that get past some of his [More]
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Sonny Stitt – Stitt Plays Bird
Sonny Stitt – Stitt Plays Bird
Stitt Plays Bird is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt, recorded in 1963 and issued on Atlantic Records in 1964. Personnel: Sonny Stitt [More]
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Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet – Hope Meets Foster
Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet – Hope Meets Foster
Hope Meets Foster is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope and saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1955 for the Prestige label. Track listing: All [More]
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Paul Quinichette – On The Sunny Side
Paul Quinichette – On The Sunny Side
On the Sunny Side is an album by American jazz tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette featuring tracks recorded in May 1957 and released on the Prestige [More]
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