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SCCD 31068 Pictures / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Kenneth Knudsen “ This is a relaxed, reflective album of musical sketches by a most compatible duo. Knudsen is a Danish pianist for whom Pedersen has a great deal of respect….Altogether a most agreeable set by two fine musical craftsmen .” (Jazz Journal International) 1. Skagen (Kenneth …
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SCCD 31066 Remember Me / Frank Strozier Sextet “ It’s almost criminal that a musician and composer as accomplished as Strozier would have to wait fifteen years before getting another chance to record as a leader …” (Cadence) Indeed, Frank Strozier (b. June 13, 1937 in Memphis, Tennessee) had quite a career record playing with …
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SCCD 31051 Call For The Fiddler / Claude Williams Quintet Claude “Fiddler” Williams (born February 22, 1908 in Oklahoma) made this recording during his tour in Europe 18 years ago. The great veteran of jazz violin is known for his strong style. “ … a fiddler who practically raises the roof, who stomps and riffs …
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1. Sister precious (Ken McIntyre)2. Don't I (Ken McIntyre)3. Daybreak (Ken McIntyre)4. Puunti (Ken McIntyre)5. Open horizon (Ken McIntyre)6. Jawne (Ken McIntyre)7. Sendai (Ken McIntyre)8. Bee pod (Ken McIntyre) UPC/EAN: 716043104925
SCCD 31046 Duke's Delight / Duke Jordan Quartet Duke Jordan’s long association with SteepleChase started with Jordan’s visit to Copenhagen in 1973. This session with the very best sidemen New York could offer features Jordan’s own compositions – except for the solo piano rendition of Duke Ellington’s classic In My Solitude . Accompanied by the …
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SCCD 31044 Divine Revelation / Andrew Hill Quartet Legendary pianist Andrew Hill’s second album for SteepleChase. “… Divine Revelation certainly earns its title, for it reveals to any newcomer to his music Hill at his most inspired, and most enigmatic ….” (Simon Adams, Jazz Journal International , March 1995) 1. Snake hip waltz (Andrew Hill)2. …
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SCCD 31042 Peace / Walt Dickerson Trio It has always been SteepleChase’s goal to “re-discover” great jazz talents who for one reason or another have disappeared from the active scene. Walt Dickerson, who was regarded as “Coltrane on vibraphone” chose in the sixties to leave the music scene to become a real estate broker. Produced …
SCCD 31039 Home / Ken McIntyre Quartet Multi-reed player and professor in music Ken McIntyre (b. 1931 in Boston) was one of the main figures in free jazz of the 60s. Eric Dolphy played on his first album. Since he received his doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1971, he has been …
SCCD 31038 The Camel / Michael Carvin Quintet This is another debut album of a young talent that came out of Nils Winther’s NY recording trip of ‘75. Michael Carvin who had played in numerous Motown recordings with the label’s stars like Stevie Wonder was beginning to be recognized also as jazz drummer on the …
SCCD 31037 Watch Out! / René McLean Sextet Even from the founding days SteepleChase has been known for its daring enterprise of recording leader albums by young, less-known (but talented, of course) musicians. This debut album by René McLean is a good example. Coming from a highly jazz inspiring home, René 29 at the time …