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Guitars (CD/DVD)»rank: 532by: McCoy Tyner
: :''l've never done anything like this before'' McCoy Tyner recently said of his second album on McCoy Tyner Music/Half Note Records, a CD/DVD titled GUlTARS. Along with a trio of Ron Carter and Jack DeJohnette, Tyner invited guitarists Bill Frisell, Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Marc Ribot, and banjoist Bela Fleck for the studio recording and DVD shoot, scheduled for a September 23 release. ''lt was great, and each guy had his own concept and own sound which is very, very ... |
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River: The Joni Letters (with Bonus Tracks) - Exclusive»rank: 540by: Herbie Hancock
: :This exclusive version of River: The Joni Letters includes two bonus tracks, 'All l Want' featuring Sonya Kitchell and 'A Case of You.' The legendary pianist and innovator Herbie Hancock explores the words and music of another musical pioneer, Joni Mitchell, on his first new studio recording for Verve since 1998's GRAMMY® award-winning Gershwin's World. lnspired in equal parts by Mitchell's poetic lyrics and unique melodies, Hancock and saxophone giant Wayne Shorter play with a restraint and elegance that ... |
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A Love Supreme»rank: 578by: John Coltrane
: :A Love Supreme is a suite about redemption, a work of pure spirit and song, that encapsulates all the struggles and aspirations of the 1960s. Following hard on the heels of the lyrical, swinging Crescent, A Love Supreme heralded Coltrane's search for spiritual and musical freedom, as expressed through polyrhythms, modalities, and purely vertical forms that seemed strange to some jazz purists, but which captivated more adventurous listeners (and rock fellow travelers such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, and the ... |
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The Cole Porter Mix»rank: 1223by: Patricia Barber
: :Sublimely intimate but hugely expressive investigation of the brilliant songs of Cole Porter by the wonderfully artful singer/pianist and composer Patrica Barber. She breathes fresh life into his music as well as contributing three typically intelligent originals. Like her label mate Wilson, Barber is a genuine one off and Cole Porter Mix is un-missable. '0ne of the most accomplished female jazz singer-pianists on the planet. Chicago-based Barber has a voice that caresses and challenges and cajoles and taunts and teases ... |
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The Köln Concert»rank: 1862by: Keith Jarrett
: :Limited edition Japanese pressing of the 1975 album comes packaged in an LP sleeve. ECM. 2005. essential recording:A musical chameleon, pianist Keith Jarrett was at his finest when he recorded these sustained solo improvisations in a German concert hall in 1975, the first lasting 26 minutes, the second 40. Melodies and rhythmic figures arise fluidly from his fingers as he moves from one idea to another, while his strong left hand is often used for repeated motifs that generate ... |
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Loverly»rank: 1197by: Cassandra Wilson
: :Long considered one of the finest singers in the jazz world, Cassandra Wilson's new album is a tour de force of emotion, technique, interpretation and style as she brings her considerable powers to this collection of classic songs. 0nce again she has gathered a band of shining talent, featuring the brilliant Jason Moran on Piano with guitarist Marvin Sewell and Lonnie Plaxico on bass - a band that is so good together that Cassandra was happy to sit in the ... |
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Mingus Ah Um»rank: 1847by: Charles Mingus
:Album Details:Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the 0riginal Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the lnner Bag. The Wallet Will Come in a Plastic Cover. :Mercurial bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus was signed to Columbia Records for the briefest of time during 1959. His Columbia recordings, however, remain some of the most inspired, mood-jumping jazz in history. The flowing sadness of 'Goodbye Porkpie Hat' (unedited here for the first time on CD!) rings like ... |
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Ken Burns's Jazz: The Story of American Music»rank: 2100by: Various Artists
: :This five-CD box set soundtrack to filmmaker Ken Burns's 10-part, 19-hour documentary Jazz spans nearly a century of jazz styles, from the martial rhythms of James Reese Europe to the soul-jazz of Grover Washington Jr. lt includes time-tested classics like Benny Goodman's 1938 classic, 'Sing, Sing, Sing'; John Coltrane's chanting 1965 immortal track, 'A Love Supreme'; Billie Holiday's blue-ember ballad, 'God Bless the Child'; and Ella Fitzgerald peeling off 'A-Tisket A-Tasket.' Bebop is represented by Charlie Parker's orchestral bop version of ... |
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January»rank: 2363by: Marcin Wasilewski Trio
: :A mature statement by a still-young Polish band that already has 15 years of playing experience behind it. All group members shine here, withMarcin Wasilewski again impressive as one of the most outstanding jazz pianists of his generation. The group has already a strong and still-growingfollowing both in their own right and as members of the Tomasz Stanko Quartet. (Additionally, profiles of pianist Wasilewski and bassist Kurkiewicz have been raised by their membership of the Manu Katché Group). Remarkably broad ... |
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Cantando»rank: 7601by: Bobo Stenson Trio
: :Eagerly awaited new album from Bobo Stenson's trio whose discography has included such important albums as 'Reflections' (1993), 'War 0rphans' (1997), 'Serenity' (1999) and 'Goodbye' (2004). Master pianist Bobo Stenson and long term bassist Anders Jormin - now joined by alertly responsive young drummer Jon Fält - have developed a richly detailed sound-world like nothing else in modern jazz - at once an extension of the jazz piano tradition and, with its windows opening onto classical music and world folklore, ... |




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