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Ever hear a duo create the impact of a symphony? Larry and Paul
do just that. With only piano and drums, they break through to a
breathtaking new place in music, a space where jazz and classical
and improv become indistinguishable. more... |
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Playing the New York jazz scene together for over a decade, Paul
and Santi have grown into one of jazz’s great duos. Paul’s
flawlessly warm guitar sound blends Wes Montgomery’s bluesy
soulfulness with Jobim’s Brazilian sensuality. more... |
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Just back from a little Jimmy Scott recording date, Larry Willis
raved about this gorgeous sounding tenor player he’d found.
Wow, was he on the money! Right from the start of their session,
I was startled by Kindred’s amazing down-home blues power.
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This recording lights up the gorgeous contrasts between Bluiett’s
huge R&B-based sound and Larry’s lush, romantic piano harmonies.
They swing from stride and Monk to loft jazz, Coltrane and free
improvisation. more... |
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Mellow jazz and my favorite mood CD: lyrical and powerfully moving.
I hear a warm, dark-toned, soulful trumpeter—Mingus’ last
trumpet star—making magic with the master of romantic jazz
piano. more... |
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When you put together two great players as different as Jordan and
Blake, you never know if you’ll get magic or a train wreck.
This time, we got the magic. Pianist Ran Blake’s been tagged
the mad monk of jazz. more... |
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This is real-deal Piedmont blues, the kind you'd hear in a tin shack
juke joint up in the Carolina hills. Actually, we recorded this
live set at the LBJ Lounge, a basement club behind the Capitol in
DC. more... |
