David Murray - Shakill's II (1994)

A sequel to Shakill's Warrior (1991) with the late Don Pullen on organ, Bill White on guitar, and J.T. Lewis on drums.

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Nat Simpkins - Cookin with Some Barbecue (1994)

" A stripped-down set with a very classic feel -- one that not only features some great tenor by leader Nat Simpkins, but also some especially nice work on Hammond from the under-recorded Gloria Coleman! ... the record also features Cecil Brooks III on drums and Russell Malone on guitar.. "

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Bobby Watson - Present Tense (1992)

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Les McCann - The Man (1978)

The Man (LP) was released in 1978 with a line up among others :

Les McCann : Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Ernie Watts : Saxophone
Gary Coleman : Drums
Nick Kirgo : Guitar, Guitar (Electric)
Vincent DeRosa : French Horn
Jimmy Rowser : Bass
Richard Tee : Piano
Eddie Watkins : Bass
L.A. Strings

Paul Riser Producer
Herb Alpert Executive producer
Recorded at A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood

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Bobby Broom - Song and Dance (2007)

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Rachel Z Trio - On the Milkyway Express (2000)

""On the Milky Way Express" is an all-acoustic tribute to Wayne Shorter by Rachel Z with her all-female band - bassist Miriam Sullivan and drummer Allison Miller. The album comprises 11 tunes by her mentor, Wayne Shorter, for whom she first worked as a synth programmer on the 1995 album High Life before joining him on tour for the next two years.

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Jeanette Lindström - Whistling Away The Dark (2006)

The 8th release from Jeanette Lindström who pays tribute to such standards such as Frank Sinatra’s “My One And Only,” (Robert Mellin/Guy Wood), “You Go To My Head,” (J. Fred Coots/Haven Gillespie), “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was,” (Richard Rodgers/Lorenz Hart), and “What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life,” written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman, and made popular by great songstresses such as Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey and Rosemary Clooney. The title tune "Whistling Away The Dark" was borrowed from the Henri Mancini tune of the same name. The song was originally sung by Julie Andrews for the 1970 movie Darling Lili. Lindstrom’s interpretation however, was inspired by Abbey Lincoln who also sang the tune.

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David Binney - Free To Dream (1998)

Personnel:
David Binney: Alto Sax
Donny McCaslin: Tenor Sax
Alex Sipiagin: Fluglehorn, Trumpet
Edward Simon: Piano
Adam Rogers: Classical Guitar
Scott Colley: Bass
Jeff Hirshfield: Drums
Kenny Wolleson: Percussion
Daniel Sadownick: Percussion
Alex Sipiagin: Fluglehorn, Trumpet
Clark Gayton: Trombone
Jamie Baum: Flute, Alto Flute
Doug Yates: Bass Clarinet.

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GRP - New Magic (1987)

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Trudy Pitts Trio - Live At The Great American Music Hall

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Scott Hamilton - Back In New York (2005)

Back In New York

Personnel:
Scott Hamilton - Saxophone
Kenny Washington - Drums
Peter Washington - Bass
Bill Charlap - Piano

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Tom Harrell - Upswing (1993)

Personnel:
Tom Harrell - Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Joe Lovano - Tenor Sax
Phil Woods - Alto sax
Danilo Perez - Piano
Peter Washington - Bass
Bill Goodwin - Drums

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SF Jazz Collective (2004)

Debut album by SF Jazz Collective recorded in 2004.

Personnel:
Joshua Redman : Soprano/Tenor saxophone
Bobby Hutcherson : Vibraphone, Marimba

Miguel Zenón : Flute, Alto saxophone
Nicholas Payton : Trumpet
Josh Roseman : Trombone
Renee Rosnes : Piano
Brian Blade : Drums

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Jon Faddis - Legacy (1985)

Personnel:
Jon Faddis : Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Harold Land : Tenor saxophone
Kenny Barron: Piano
Ray Brown : Bass
Mel Lewis : Drums

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Pierrick Pedron - Classical Faces (2004)

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Kenny Rankin - Inside (1975)

Released in 1975 this was his 4th album folowing the 1972's Like A Seed.

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Calvin Keys - Vertical Clearance (2006)

Seventh solo release of the bay Area guitarist and his second with the Wide Hive label. Keys is joined by among others Sonny Fortune, Phil Ranelin, Doug Carn, Roger Glenn, and Babatunde as well as many other notable players.

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Pure Fire! A Gilles Peterson Impulse Collection (2006)

"This time Gilles Peterson, the British DJ and tastemaker, focuses on jazz released on Impulse during that label's golden years in the 1960s. While this may not seem like a revelatory achievement on Peterson's part, the compilation does, in fact, live up to the title Pure Fire. Archie Shepp, John Coltrane, Art Blakey, and Yusef Lateef are only a few of the artists featured, and the music represents a dynamic cross-section of post-bop, modal, and free jazz influence. " (Dusty Groove)

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Dave Stryker - Big City (2005)

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Robert Walter - There Goes The Neighborhood (2001)

Musicians:
Robert Walter : Hammond organ
Harvey Mason : Drum
Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Red Holloway : Saxophone
Chuck Rainey : Bass
Chuck Prada : Percussions

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Ron Levy's Wild Kingdom - Finding My Way (2004)

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Jimmy McGriff - In A Blue Mood (1992)

" ... Jimmy McGriff's 1991 release In A Blue Mood ranked as one of his most controversial. McGriff, certainly among the finest wailing and soul-jazz organists ever, spent as much time playing the Kurzweil 1200 synthesizer as he did the Hammond (and it was B-5 rather than the classic B-3), was joined by then-Prince saxophonist Eric Leeds, and also backed on two cuts by vocalists. It was far from late-night soul-jazz at its best; still, McGriff did play a couple of nice solos when he did turn to the organ. "Blue Juice," "The Bird," and "Charlotte" are strong McGriff vehicles; the others were done with style ..... "(AMG)

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Pee Wee Ellis - Ridin' Mighty High (2000)

Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis joined the James Brown Revue in 1965 and began arranging with James Brown right away; he co-wrote the hits "Cold Sweat" and "Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud". In the 90's he started to release his own albums. Ridin Mighty High released in 2000 is essentially a gospel album and has been Pee Wee's most successful album yet.

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Phil Ranelin - Remixes (2002)

From Hefty records that bring us the reissues of Ranelin's mid-'70s albums The Time Is Now! and Vibes From the Tribe. The label gathers some of the most prominent names in indie electronic music (Prefuse 73, Telefon Tel Aviv and others) and gives them the original tapes from both of Ranelin's albums to create some jazz/electronic experiments.

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Matt Renzi - The Cave (2005)

Matt Renzi : Saxophone
David Ambrosio : Bass
Russell Meissner : Drum

The Cave

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David Binney - Balance (2002)

Musicians :
David Binney : Alto,Tenor Saxophone
Wayne Krantz : Guitar
Uri Caine : Piano,Synth
Tim Levebre : Bass
Jim Black : Drums

Guests :
Adam Rogers : Guitar on #6,12
Fima Ephron : Bass on # 6, 11
Donny McCaslin : Tenor Sax on # 5,6,8,9
Tanya Henri : Vocals
Peck Almond : Brass
Kenny Wollesen : Broom on # 12
John Haffner : Alto Sax On # 1

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Deep Blue Organ Trio - Folk Music (2007)

Bobby Broom (guitar)
Greg Rockingham (drums)
Chris Foreman (Hammond b-3 organ)

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Daryl Stuermer - Live and Learn (1998)

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GRP - Music Beyond The Horizon (1988)

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Steve Turre - One 4 J (2003)

As one of the late JJ Johnson’s most devoted disciples, Steve Turre gathered other trombonists, 6 in all including himself, to record this album playing some of Johnson's best-known works, including "El Camino Real", "Enigma", and "Lament".
Musicians : Steve Turre, Robin Eubanks, Joe Alessi, Steve Davis, Andre Heyward, Douglas Purviance (trombone);Stephen Scott, Renee Rosnes (piano); Peter Washington (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); Abou M'Boup (African percussion).

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One Take Vol.1 (2005)

An off-the-cuff session by Joey Defrancesco (B3 organ), Guido Basso (flugelhorn/trumpet), Lorne Lofsky (guitar) and Vito Rezza (drums) produced by Toronto producer Peter Cardinali. They performed seven numbers in one continuous take. Unaltered by edits or overdubs emphasizing the power of improvisation.

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Leo Cuypers - Heavy Days Are Here Again (1981)

Dutch pianist and composer Leo Cuypers is one of the numerous creative geniuses who rose to prominence in the avant-garde hothouse of 70s Europe, while remaining relatively unknown in the States and the rest of the world.

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Barbara Jungfer - Berlin Spirits (2005)

Jazz guitarist Barbara Jungfer was born and grew up in West Berlin, where she learned to play first blues, then jazz at jam sessions and from local musicians, she studied jazz guitar at the Hochschule für Musik, Köln (Cologne). She participated in various international jazz workshops, with jazz greats such as Enrico Rava, David Liebman, Kenny Werner, Kenny Wheeler and John Stowell. A versatile musician in various styles such as bebop, modern jazz, blues, funk, fusion, latin, she also engages herself in experimental and free music. She released two CDs as a leader, “Vitamin B3” (2001, yvp-music) and “Berlin Spirits” (2005, minor music).

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GRP - On The Cutting Edge (1989)

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Phil Ranelin - Inspiration

Phil Ranelin reunited with Wendall Harrison for the first time in 20 years to make this album (Wide Hive) and Pharoah Sanders joins them for the solo dedicated to their former friend and mentor John Coltrane (This One's for Trane). The album offers 10 original compositions, inlcuding tracks honoring Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, Horace Tapscott, John Coltrane, and Eric Dolphy.
Personnel for the session are: Phil Ranelin (trombone, cow bell, vocal), Keith Fiddmont (soprano and tenor saxophones, flute), George Harper Jr. (tenor saxophone, flute), Zane Musa (alto and soprano saxophones), Louis Van Taylor (bass clarinet, flute and alto flute, soprano saxophone), Danny Grissett (grand piano), Jeff Littleton (acoustic bass), Lorca Hart (drums), Taumbu (congas, various percussion)
With Special Guests: Pharoah Saunders (tenor saxophone on "This One's for Trane"), Wendell Harrison (tenor saxophone on "Beyond a Memory"), Michael Session (alto saxophone on "Spirit of Dolphy"), Dayna Sean Stephens (tenor saxophone on "Horace's Scope").

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Gil Scott-Heron - Anthology : Messages (2005)

Some of best tracks ever from the pair of Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson which includes songs from his classic albums such as Bridges, Secrets, Winter In America, It's Your World and others ... (DG)

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Kenny Rankin - Like A Seed (1972)

The third album by the late Kenny Rankin orginally released in 1972. (DG)

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GRP - The Sounds Of '92

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Out of the Blue - OTB (1986)

Kenny Garrett, Renee Rosnes, Harry Pickens, and Billy Drummond, among others were once part of Out Of The Blue, a group that was devised as a vehicle to feature some of Blue Note's top young jazz talents back in 1984. Their repertoire emphasized hard bop-oriented originals that extended the Blue Note legacy of the 1960s.
Other musicians who were once part of OOTB were bassist Kenny Davis, altoist Steve Wilson, trumpeter Michael Philip Mossman, tenor man Ralph Bowen, bassist Robert Hurst, drummer Ralph Peterson. The group recorded four albums from 1985-1989 and went on several well-received tours before eventually breaking up when its members developed their own solo careers.

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Sean Jones - Kaleidoscope (2007)

Kaleidoscope is Sean Jones' fourth CD in which he adds another hue to his ever-expanding musical palette - showcasing the voices and song selections of live top-flight singers: Gretchen Parlato, Carolyn Perteete, Sachal Vasandani, J.D. Walter and contemporary gospel powerhouse Kim Burrell. Other musicians contributing are : Brian Hogans (also sax, flute, Fender Rhodes), Walter Smith III (tenor sax), Orrin Evans (piano), Luques Curtis (bass), Obed Calvaire (drums, percussion).

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SF Jazz Collective - SF Jazz Collective 2 (2006)

Line-up includes returning members Joshua Redman, Bobby Hutcherson, Nicholas Payton, Miguel Zenón, Renee Rosnes, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland, plus newcomer Andre Hayward on trombone.

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The Manic Thematic Trio - Say Yes (2005)

Manic Thematic Trio are Ralf Buschmeyer - guitar, Andy Ericson - drums and John Hyde - Bass playing the standard Jazz in their own compositions.

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Jim Cooper - Tough Town (1991)

Jazz vibraphonist Jim Cooper’s first recording on Delmark, Tough Town grew out of an initial association with the legendary multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan, Ira is featured on sax, flute and trumpet. Also featured on this recording is pianist and composer Bob Dogan, bassist Dan Delorenzo, drummer Charlie Braugham and percussionist Alejo Poveda.

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Stuff - Live at Montreux (1976)

Killer live work from Stuff -- recorded beautifully here as Stuff’s shifting personnel had solidified by the time it played the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976 .The musicians were Cornell Dupree on guitar, Gordon Edwards on bass, Steve Gadd on drums, Eric Gale on guitar and Richard Tee on keyboards.

Note: This is the DVD version without markers for 61.47 mins.

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Tom Harrell - Prana Dance

Prana Dance is the second album that features the current members of Harrell's quintet. The remarkably cohesive unit includes tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, pianist Danny Grissett, drummer Johnathan Blake, and his bassist of 12 years, Ugonna Okegwo. The quintet's previous release, Light On, was released in 2007, to wide critical acclaim.

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David Murray And Randy Weston - The Healers (1987)

David Murray puts his huge, vibrato-infused tenor sound to work on this pedal-point ballad in tandem with the pianist Randy Weston. The duo plays some obscure tracks by the two musicians plus Butch Morris' "Clever Beggar. Jazz.com

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Kyoto Jazz Classics Presents - Dazzling Blue (2005)

A collection of soulful fusion from Blue Note artists compiled by Kyoto Jazz.

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Ada Rovatti - Airbop (2006)

Saxophonist Ada Rovatti was born in Pavia, Italy and started playing saxophone in high school after years of classical piano training. After winning a scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Italy she divided herself between Boston where she studied with Joe Viola and George Garzone. Airbop is Rovatti's third release as a leader with Bob Mintzer and Randy Brecker appeared as guests. She released her fourth and latest 'Green Factor' earlier this year.

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Mark Elf - Glad to Be Back (2004)

A bop-based guitarist, Mark Elf attended Berklee (1969-1971), picked up experience playing with a who's who of modern mainstream jazz (including Wynton Marsalis, Clark Terry, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Branford Marsalis, and Slide Hampton), and has recorded as a sideman with Lou Donaldson, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Wynton Marsalis, and others. On Glad to Be Back Mark Elf returns from a bout with cancer and a relatively long three-year hiatus and he's supported by formidable line-up -- pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash that matches Elf's fleet fingers on the strings.

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