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April 8, 2008
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Describing this type of instrumentation as unusual reveals a severe lack of knowledge of the jazz organ tradition: trios of Hammond-B3 organ, guitar, and drums are as old as the use of the instrument in jazz, going back to Wild Bill Davis (on the swing side) and Jimmy Smith (on the bop side of the ... more |
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April 6, 2008
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The soundtrack to the movie on Jean-Baptiste Lully paints a vivid sonic picture of his lifetime. The interpretations are as powerful and rhythmically precise as one is used to hear from Musica Antiqua Köln. Compared to French baroque ensembles their approach to the music is less charming, but ... more |
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February 6, 2008
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Gene Harris was one of the greatest bluesy jazz pianists ever - if you love that, go for this CD. I once saw that trio live (with a different drummer) and they managed to play even Jobim tunes with a blues tinge! Ray Brown plays bluesier too, whenever he shares the stage with Harris. It can become ... more |
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February 6, 2008
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For any jazz bass freak, this is a must (as is its predecessor on standard CD). These three are among the cream of the crop of jazz bassists, play serious music, have fun just as well, including short vocal inflections (with the cheerious audience joining in!), treat old standards creatively, etc. - ... more |
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February 6, 2008
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There is not much to add to GregM's in-depth review - though the sound is very good, and the sources treated with care, not suppressing the unavoidable tape hiss and leaving the dynamics of the original sources intact it leaves the question why they had to compute surround and not leave it in good ... more |
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