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HEART OF DARKNESS
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Oct 13, 1998
Original, striking jazz from trombonist in a sextet setting, feat. Walt Weiskopf, Stefon Harris, Bill Charlap, Peter Washington & Billy Drummond.
BALLADS & BLUES
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Aug 24, 1999
This album is underpinned with the sensibility that people used to call "mainstream" - it features bassist Whitaker & his elite young quintet, inc. Ron Blake, Stefon Harris, Wycliff Gordon, Eric Reed & Carl Allen; three of the musicians are members of the Wynton Marsalis Septet.
ISOTOPE
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Apr 06, 1994
Pianist's trio w. Jesper Lundgaard on bass and Eddie Gladden on drums, recorded Feb. 14, 1983 and Dec. 13, 1991.
PEER PRESSURE
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Apr 06, 1994
Trumpet/flugelhorn player's sextet w. Ralph Moore, Jim Snidero, Kirk Lightsey, Jay Anderson, Victor Lewis, recorded Dec. 27, 1986.
MEL'S SPELL
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Sep 17, 1996
Organist plays with a crisp rhythmic vitality that swings sprightly, featuring Peter Bernstein-guitar, Kenny Washington-drums.
GARY SMULYAN WITH STRINGS
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Jun 24, 1997
Baritone saxophonist presents rarely played ballads & medium tempo songs arranged & conducted by Bob Belden, feat. Mike LeDonne-piano, Peter Washington-bass & Kenny Washington-drums.
UNITY
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Oct 12, 1999
7 tracks from drummer Adonis Rose, joined by Nicholas Payton, Tim Warfield, Anthony Wonsey & Reuben.
FOUR TRACK MIND
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May 20, 1997
Young saxophonist brings together some old & new friends (Mark Turner, Tim Hagans, Kevin Hays, Billy Drummond) in a quintet & sextet setting to explore his original compositions.
INNER TRUST
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May 05, 1998
Pianist interact seamlessly w. Ed Howard & Leon Parker - they're 3 young veterans at the top of their game, cranking out 10 pieces ranging from Monk to American Songbook to some originals.
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
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May 05, 1998
Tenor saxophonist in a sextet setting, writing & playing intriguing arrangements for his originals & standards, feat. Conrad Herwig, Andy Fusco, Joel Weiskopf, James Genus & Bill Drummond.
TWO OF A KIND
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Sep 09, 1997
This is Eric Alexander's 4th release as a leader, and is his most cohesive to date. His trademark big-sound tenor sax is joined here by 74 year old baitone sax legend Cecil Payne, pianist David Hazeltine, bass player John Webber and Joe Farnsworth on drums.
OUT OF DARK
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Aug 24, 1999
Full-bodied alto saxophonist has a piercing cry in his tone, not unlike Jackie McLean - he also has a melodic take on Bird-to-Coltrane harmonic vocabulary, a slippery conception of line that makes you think of Lee Konitz at bullet train velocity - this quintet setting features Joe Magnarelli, Joel Weiskopf, Peter Washington & Billy Drummond.
KOJO
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May 11, 1999
Master pilot of the Hammond B-3 transports the listener on a joyous flight - sometimes funky, lyrical & always swinging; his able crewmen Peter Bernstein & Kenny Washington maintain a deep, straight-ahead, finger-poppin' course from beginning to end.
BRAIN DANCE
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Jun 24, 1997
Guitarist goes for the quintet setting, performing originals & standards w. Eric Alexander-sax, Steve Davis-trombone, Billy Drummond-drums & Larry Goldings-organ.
ART OF WAR
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Sep 11, 2001
On drummer/composer Ralph Peterson's debut, he returns to the two-horns & rhythm format with which he kicked off his recording career, deploying an approach that blends the drive of Art Blakey with the edginess of Miles Davis. Joined by an ensemble of youngsters (Jeremy Pelt, Jimmy Greene, Orrin Evans & Eric Revis) whose ability to dip into the tradition & move forward equips them to navigate the primal complexities of Peterson's sonic landscape, Peterson offers his swingingest date in years.
ERIC ALEXANDER IN EUROPE
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Jun 04, 1996
Hot rising tenor sax player & quartet is presented here in an organ context w. veteran Melvin Rhyne that transcends the traditional organ-tenor session w. a sensitive & swinging modern presentation, joined by Bobby Broom-guitar, Joe Farnsworth-drums.
ASK ME NOW
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Jul 05, 1995
Jon Gordon-as, with his quintet, Tim Hagans-trumpet, Bill Charlap-piano, Larry Grenadier-bass, Billy Drummond-drums, tunes by Cole Porter, Chick Corea, Coltrane, Monk.
WHISPER IN MIDNIGHT
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Oct 22, 1996
Tenor saxophonist presents a modern, progressive concept w. his sextet feat. Terell Stafford-trumpet, Cyrus Chestnut-piano, Tarus Mateen-bass, Clarence Penn-drums.
FOUR FOR TIME
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Jun 04, 1996
Alto sax player in a quartet setting w. Bruce Barth-piano, Larry Grenadier-bass, Leon Parker-drums.
FULL RANGE
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Jul 05, 1995
Tenor saxophonist's second Criss Cross release, swinging tour de force from hard bop to ballads, standards & originals, w. John Swana-trumpet, Peter Bernstein-guitar, Kenny Barron-piano, Peter Washington-bass, Carl Allen-drums.
ON SECOND THOUGHT
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Jun 04, 1996
Trumpet/flugelhornist in a swinging sextet session, playing w. urbane verve & technical command w. Chris Potter-ten. Sax, Steve Wilson-alt. Sax, John Campbell-pno, Peter Washington-bss, Billy Drummond-drms. (Previously deleted 4/1/12. Original release date: Pre-2000)
SUNDIATTA
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Dec 12, 1995
Soprano/alto/tenor saxophonist is paired with pianist Kevin Hays, bassist Doug Weiss & drummer Al Foster.
WITNESS
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Sep 17, 1996
Alto/soprano saxophonist & his sextet, feat. Tim Hagans-trumpet, Mark Turner-tenor sax, Bill Charlap-piano.
STEP LIVELY
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May 02, 1995
Session of hard swinging straight ahead neo-bop & Latin jazz by Wilson on soprano & alto w. quintet, Freddie Bryant-guitar, Cyrus Irwin-bass, Gregory Hutchinson-drums, Daniel G. Sadownick-percussion.
REUNITED
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Oct 17, 1995
Rare opportunity to encounter the veteran jazz pianist leading a trio session performing jazz standards, swinging & full of rich harmonic detail.
