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Billy Taylor – Taylor Made Jazz
Billy Taylor – Taylor Made Jazz
Taylor Made Jazz is an album by American jazz pianist Billy Taylor. It was recorded in Chicago on November 17, 1957 and released by the [More]
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Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars – Double Or Nothin’
Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars – Double Or Nothin’
Double or Nothin’ promises a creative East Coast-meets-West Coast musical confrontation, but never delivers. Ace trumpet men Conte Candoli, based in California, and Philly-born Lee [More]
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Lionel Hampton – Stop! I Don’t Need No Sympathy!
Lionel Hampton – Stop! I Don’t Need No Sympathy!
An excellent album of tight little instrumentals – one that features the combination of Lionel Hampton’s vibes with the groovy Chicago soul production of Brunswick [More]
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Lonnie Liston Smith – Love Is The Answer
Lonnie Liston Smith – Love Is The Answer
Lonnie Liston Smith entered the 1980s with Love Is the Answer, which is quite similar to previous Columbia efforts like Exotic Mysteries and Song for [More]
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Tomasz Stańko – Almost Green
Tomasz Stańko – Almost Green
Almost Green is an album by Polish jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stańko , recorded with the Tomasz Stanko Quartet in Finland in 1978. Track listing: A1 [More]
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Mark Colby – Serpentine Fire
Mark Colby – Serpentine Fire
A cigarette and a screw, these are the respective images that confront us with Serpentine Fire and One Good Turn. These are images photographed by [More]
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Willis Jackson – Cool “Gator”
Willis Jackson – Cool “Gator”
Cool “Gator” (also released as Keep on a Blowin’) is the second album led by saxophonist Willis Jackson featuring organist Jack McDuff and guitarist Bill [More]
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Penny Goodwin – Portrait Of A Gemini
Penny Goodwin – Portrait Of A Gemini
Penny Goodwin grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin singing in church with Al Jarreau, doing weddings, talent competitions and bar mitzvahs. When she left school she [More]
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Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban
Kenny Dorham – Afro-Cuban
Afro-Cuban is an album by American jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: “A first-rate recording for the under-appreciated Dorham, [More]
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Ahmad Jamal – Jamalca
Ahmad Jamal – Jamalca
Jamalca is an album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in 1974 and released on the 20th Century label. Track listing: “Ghetto [More]
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