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Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall – Jazz Abstractions (John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music)
Gunther Schuller & Jim Hall – Jazz Abstractions (John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music)
Jazz Abstractions (subtitled John Lewis Presents Contemporary Music: Compositions by Gunther Schuller and Jim Hall) is a third stream album combining elements of jazz and [More]
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Rich Peare/Don Messina – Blues For Peter
Rich Peare/Don Messina – Blues For Peter
I last posted on bassist Don Messina in 2022 (go here). Don was a member of the Larry Bluth Trio. On this newly released album [More]
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Joe Sample – Roles
Joe Sample – Roles
Roles is a studio album by American pianist Joe Sample, released in 1987 on MCA Records. The album peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard [More]
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John Abercrombie – Night (Album)
John Abercrombie – Night (Album)
Night is an album by guitarist John Abercrombie, recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM November later that year. The quartet features saxophonist Michael [More]
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Dusko Goykovich – Good Old Days
Dusko Goykovich – Good Old Days
Track listing: Good old days – 00:10 Little Teo – 08:48 In the Sign of Libra – 14:46 Someday My Prince Will Come – 19:27 [More]
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Esbjörn Svensson Trio – When Everyone Has Gone (Album)
Esbjörn Svensson Trio – When Everyone Has Gone (Album)
Like so many American players, Sweden’s Esbjorn Svensson has backed his share of pop artists but is essentially a jazz improviser at heart. Svensson’s enthusiasm [More]
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Bruford / Borstlap – Every Step A Dance, Every Word A Song (Album)
Bruford / Borstlap – Every Step A Dance, Every Word A Song (Album)
Track listing: Written-By – Bill Bruford (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7 to 9), Michiel Borstlap (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7 to 9) 1 The 16 [More]
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Carla Bley, Paul Haines – Escalator Over The Hill
Carla Bley, Paul Haines – Escalator Over The Hill
Escalator over the Hill (or EOTH) is mostly referred to as a jazz opera, but it was released as a “chronotransduction”, with “words by Paul [More]
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Christian Sands – Embracing Dawn (Full Album)
Christian Sands – Embracing Dawn (Full Album)
Pianist/composer Christian Sands‘ new album, Embracing Dawn, serves as a cinematic narration of healing and triumph, reflecting Sands’ personal experience while offering a guide for [More]
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Quincy Jones – Gula Matari
Quincy Jones – Gula Matari
Gula Matari is a 1970 studio album by Quincy Jones. Track listing: “Bridge over Troubled Water” (Paul Simon) – 5:09 “Gula Matari” (Quincy Jones) – [More]
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