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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Hipnosis - Carrousel (2005)

" Stunning work from Hipnosis -- an album that's far greater even than their debut -- ands puts Hipnosis at the top of a very elite group of club jazz artists that include Sleepwalker and Nicola Conte! ..... the bulk, but two, of the set is instrumental, taking its energy from rhythmic piano and Fender Rhodes lines, rolling acoustic bass passages, and some especially great angular work on sax and trombone! ..." (Dusty Groove)

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Lee Oskar - Collection (2007)

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Stuff - More Stuff (1977)

"Stuff's sophomore album More Stuff was quite similar to its first LP. Once again, the band offered a pleasant and good-natured, if unremarkable, blend of jazz, R&B, and pop. Many jazz critics gave this record negative reviews, attacking it for being commercial and groove-oriented. But Stuff never claimed to be Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers and tunes like Eric Gale's "Honey Coral Rock" and Cornell Dupree's "Subway" weren't meant to be straight-ahead bop. Stuff wanted to attract R&B and pop fans as well as jazz fans, and its members would have been happy to learn that someone who was into Marvin Gaye and Tyrone Davis also appreciated More Stuff. ...."(AllMusic)

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Kyoto Jazz Classics Presents - Day Dream (2006)

A collection of Black & Spiritual Jazz from Nimbus Recordings compilation by Kyoto Jazz Massive

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Doug Carn - Revelation (1973)

" ... A real killer all the way through! The album's a motherlode of righteous jazzy soul -- power-driven by Doug on organ, and peppered wonderfully with vocals by then-wife Jean Carn -- singing in a totally different mode than on her later Philly Soul recordings. The rest of the group includes some great work from Olu Dara on trumpet and Rene McLean on alto -- " Dusty Groove.

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Giuliano Perin - Into The Vibes (2004)

Giuliano Perin (b. 1956) considered among the best vibist in bop mainstream jazz. He has collaborated with various musicians around the world and participated in numerous festivals and events. He played in the orchestra as a pianist and vibraphonist. and his solo releases as a leader are "Into The Vibes" (2004), "Flexibility" (2006), "Passion & Reason" (2007) and the latest , "Coming Back" (2008).

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Lisa Sokolov - Presence (2004)

An eclectic CD as Lisa Sokolov stretches the envelope bringing Jazz vocals into the 21st century. She's dubbed a wildwoman of jazz as nothing is predictable when she sings and she can be compared to no one else; it's part jazz, part performance art, and 100 percent uninhibited. DownBeat gives this one 5 stars and Best CD of 2004.

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Jim Payne - Energie (2005)

Veteran funk slayer drummer Jim Payne second album with Jerry Z on Hammond B-3, Bill Bickford on guitar and guest appearances by John Scofield on guitar and some double drum work with Jim Payne and Mike Clark.

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