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 | Billy Taylor Trio with Candido (CD: Prestige- US Import)
Taylor was quite conversant with Afro-Cuban rhythms, having worked with Machito’s orchestra in the mid-Forties. He had recorded with his unit in that idiom for Roost and then, on Prestige--with Machito’s rhythm section--in a mambo session. Candido, after arriving in New York from his native Havana in the early Fifties, almost immediately became part of the jazz scene. He and the Taylor trio were well-suited to one another and as Taylor says, he is another solo voice as well as an extension of the rhythm section. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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Billy Taylor Trio: Custom Taylored (CD: Fresh Sound)
'Originally done for a radio transcription service, and curtailed in running time, the crispness and snap of these blues and riff pieces comes fizzing through. Lightweight, maybe, but one of Billy's most enjoyable sessions'. (The Penguin Guide To Jazz)
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 | Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (CD: Blue Note RVG)
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Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (Vinyl LP: Classic/ Blue Note- US Import)
200g Quiex audiophile pressing.
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 | Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean: Music From The Connection (CD: Blue Note)
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Freddie Redd: Shades Of Red (CD: Blue Note RVG)
Freddie Redd’s follow-up to his successful Music from the Connection features a unique alto and tenor sax front line and seven outstanding melodic creations. The distinctive blend of Jackie McLean’s alto and Tina Brooks’s tenor coupled with Redd’s composing skills give this album its own outstanding personality. All three solo magnificently with superb support from Paul Chambers and Louis Hayes. (Blue Note Records)
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Freddie Redd: Shades Of Red (Vinyl LP: Blue Note- US Import)
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 | Freddie Redd: Redd's Blues (CD: Blue Note Connoisseur)
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Jack Wilson: Easterly Winds (CD: Blue Note Connoisseur)
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 | Ray Bryant Trio (CD: Prestige- US Import)
'This session with Carmen McRae's rhythm-section provides several examples of Bryant's happy-sounding approach on such tunes as Clifford Brown's "Daahoud". (The Rough Guide To Jazz)
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Lennie Tristano: Supersonic (CD: Definitive)
Portrait of a genius. Outstanding recordings made by the legendary pianist Lennie Tristano with his trions and his small groups featuring Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh in 1946-49, plus two Metronome All Star titles. (Definitive Records)
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 | Lennie Tristano: Tristano (CD: Atlantic)
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Lennie Tristano & Warne Marsh: Intuition (CD: Capitol- US Import)
Price: £12.99
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 | Lennie Tristano: Intuition (CD: Proper, 4 CDs)
Blind since childhood, pianist Lennie Tristano nevertheless went on to create a whole school of jazz composition and playing. His playing was spare and his harmonies inspired by contemporary classical music, forming an antidote to the bebop styles prevalent at the time. This 4CD set is a comprehensive collection of his early work and includes performances from musicians such as Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh as well as Lennie's solo and trio work. (Proper Records)
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Barry Harris Trio: Chasin' The Bird (CD: Riverside- US Import)
Long before leaving his native Detroit, Barry Harris knew the musical path he intended to pursue--that of his idols Charlie Parker and Bud Powell. At the time of his early Sixties Riverside recordings, of which Chasin' the Bird is a stellar example, this reverence for the masters of bebop placed him slightly out of step with other, more radical stylists who were also making their mark on the New York scene; yet few demonstrated the depth of concept that the pianist already commanded, and Harris quickly established the position of model modernist that he holds to this day. Everything was in place on this trio date, including the relaxed and infectious flow of Harris's improvisations (which suggest Bud Powell with a less extreme metabolism), the pithy eloquence of his three originals (especially the unusual 12-bar opus "Around the Corner"), and his ability to lock into a groove with a most sympathetic rhythm section. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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 | Barry Harris Quintet: Newer Than New (CD: Riverside- US Import)
After displaying his prowess as a trio and solo pianist on earlier Riverside albums, Barry Harris assembled a quintet for this 1961 session. The music serves as something of a manifesto, in which Harris announces an intention to serve as a primary keeper of the bebop flame, a mantle that he continues to wear four decades later. The quintet delivers its own personal slant, fueled by the energy of drummer Clifford Jarvis and the fluid inventions of trumpeter Lonnie Hillyer and alto saxophonist Charles McPherson. The hornmen were two of the many young Detroit modernists who were Harris protŽgŽs, and their playing reflects an uncommon command of both the hard-swinging and lyrical elements of the bop revolution. Both horn men and the pianist continued to work together, as on the 1966 McPherson recording Live at the Five Spot. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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Barry Harris Trio: Magnificent! (CD: Prestige- US Import)
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 | Elmo Hope Trio: Complete Studio Recordings (CD: Gambit, 4 CDs)
This 4-CD Set brings together the integral trio work of one of the best and more under-rated bebop pianists, including most of his original compositions. (Absolute Distribution)
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Elmo Hope Trio & Quintet with Frank Foster & Freeman Lee (CD: Blue Note Connoisseur)
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 | Elmo Hope Trio: Plays His Own Compositions (CD: Fresh Sound)
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Junior Mance: At The Village Vanguard (CD: Jazzland- US Import)
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 | Junior Mance: Sweet & Lovely (CD: Milestone- US Import)
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Mose Allison: Back Country Suite (CD: Prestige- US Import)
This was Allison's introductory album, serving notice that here was a unique man of many talents: an earthy intellectual of Faulknerian bent who had imbibed the blues directly from the rural still, and the jazz message from the likes of Armstrong, Basie, and Nat Cole, for openers.At this point in his history, Mose sang on only two selections in the entire album. His performing emphasis was to shift more and more toward the vocal side over the years. Back Country Suite features his piano playing in a trio format, focusing on the ten selections that make up the suite (which could be suitably subtitled "Impressions of the Delta"), but he reveals, in the other selections, his abilities with a diversified range of material. Back Country Suite, the album, marked the beginning of a singular career in which Mose has captured the ears of lay listeners and musicians of many stylistic persuasions. (Fantasy, Inc.)
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 | Mose Allison: Sings (CD: Prestige RVG)
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Mose Allison: The Best Of (CD: Atlantic- US Import)
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 | Herbie Nichols: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (CD: Blue Note, 3 CDs)
Price: £32.99
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Herbie Nichols Trio: Love, Gloom, Cash, Love (CD: Bethlehem)
with George Duvivier (bass) & Danny Richmond (drums). Recorded New York, November 1957.
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 | Herbie Nichols Trio: The Complete Studio Master Takes (CD: Lone Hill Jazz, 2 CDs)
Some of the most exciting piano jazz ever recorded -- featured here on all of the Blue Note and Bethlehem recordings by the Herbie Nichols Trio! Nichols' heavy handed style is amazing throughout, and the record explodes with energy unheard of on other trio sessions from the time! The first 2/3 of the CD feature material from Nichols' Prophetic Herbie Nichols 10" albums on Blue Note -- recorded in 1955, and featuring either Max Roach or Art Blakey backing Herbie up -- on titles that include "Chit Chatting", "The Gig", "Terpsichore", "Spinning Song", "Mine", "House Party Starting", "Hangover Triangle", and "Query". Next up is material from the album Love Gloom Cash Love -- Herbie's only one for Bethelehem -- but stands nicely next to his better-known sides for Blue Note. The sound is similar to those, with a sharp and edgey approach -- and an incredible sense of invention that pushes the work far past any expectations you might have! Contains 3 bonus tracks that feature a quartet with guitarist Danny Barker. (Fresh Sound)
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Horace Parlan: Relaxin' With Horace (CD: Stunt Records)
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