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V.S.O.P. The Quintet: Five Stars        (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  January 20, 2008

H. Hancock p, W. Shorter ts & ss, F. Hubbard tp & flh, R. Carter b, T. Williams ds, CBS 1979. Two long and two shorter tracks of electrifying modern jazz were issued on that LP then. 33 minutes is bit short for an LP either, but you get powerful and thrilling music with breathtaking solos and ... more
Oscar Peterson: Action        (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 20, 2008

O. Peterson p, R. Brown b, E. Thigpen ds, MPS 1968. In this private live concert session the trio plays six standards. Although there`s Ray Brown on the bass, a very dominant player either, the trio plays in the old tradition, with a very dominant piano and drums and bass just accompanying. There`s ... more
Carter/Cobb/Coleman/Stern: 4 Generations of Miles        (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 20, 2008

G. Coleman ts, M. Stern eg, R. Carter b, J. Cobb ds, Chesky 2002. The four greats, each of them has played with Miles Davis once, play nine tracks Miles has composed or played mainly in the fifties. But they are sounding very modern, especially because of the very special sound of Stern`s electric ... more
Jon Faddis: Remembrances        (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  January 20, 2008

J. Faddis tp & flh, D. Hazeltine p, P. Washington b, C. Penn ds, G. Young as & ft, L. Feldman as & ft, D. Kleps as & ft, P. D`Rivera ss & ts & cl, B. Easley ts & cl, R. Rosenberg bs & bcl & bassoon, K. Hitchcock bs & bcl, J. Clark frh, S. Rose frh, J. Pugh atb & ttb & euphonium, B. Tindall oboe & ... more
Ana Caram: Rio After Dark        (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 20, 2008

A. Caram g & vcl, S. Sacks ft, D. Finck b, C. A. de Oliveira per, Café per, A. C. Jobim p, P. D`Rivera as & cl, B. Washer g, D. Chesky p, Chesky 1989. Fifteen songs of Brazilian folk-jazz sung by that clear, sweet, silky voice of Ana Caram, who has composed two of the tracks. (Three tracks were ... more

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