SCCD 31061 Cunningbird / Jimmy Knepper Quintet When this album was first released as LP in February 1977, the unanimous reaction from the press all over the world was “ .. .at long last, the first leader album by Knepper in 18 years! ….and it was worth waiting for …”. Trombonist Jimmy Knepper (b. Nov. …
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Nat Adderley – Don’t Look Back (SCCD 31059)
SCCD 31059 Don't Look Back / Nat Adderley Septet Cornetist and composer Nat Adderley (b. Nov. 25, 1931 in Tampa, FL) recorded this first album with his new band just one year after the untimely death of his brother Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, three years his senior. The Adderley brothers had worked side by side in …
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Eddie Lockjaw Davis – Swingin’ Till The Girls Come Home (SCCD 31058)
SCCD 31058 Swingin' Till The Girls Come Home / Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Quartet One of the best assets of the Count Basie Big Band in the 50s, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis was a frequent guest player in Europe in the 70s. In the Spring of 76 Lockjaw went into a studio in Copenhagen with “ the …
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Lee Konitz, Hal Galper – Windows (SCCD 31057)
SCCD 31057 Windows / Lee Konitz & Hal Galper “… Lee has in pianist Hal Galper (former Chet Baker sideman) a sympathetic helpmate. They work together effortlessly and with a unity that suggests an ample measure of mutual respect….sober, beautifully constructed performances ….” (M.G. Jazz Journal International August 1977) 1. I'm getting sentimental over you …
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Kenny Drew – Morning (SCCD 31048)
SCCD 31048 Morning / Kenny Drew Trio Drew and Pedersen DUO was one of the most popular ensembles in Europe in the 70s. During their Belgian tour, Europe’s most prominent “fusion” star Philip Catherine sat in with them one night. That was the beginning of this unusual trio. “.. .Three obviously different musical backgrounds converge …
Anthony Braxton – In The Tradition Vol. 2 (SCCD 31045)
SCCD 31045 In The Tradition Vol. 2 / Anthony Braxton Quartet Here is the second volume of “In The Tradition” with all titles in first takes to complete the session which started with Volume one. The session was originally meant for Dexter Gordon. As Dexter was taken ill at the time of recording, Braxton filled …
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Mary Lou Williams – Free Spirits (SCCD 31043)
SCCD 31043 Free Spirits / Mary Lou Williams Trio The First Lady of jazz, Mary Lou Williams (1910 – 1981) was the evolution of jazz itself. Starting her professional career as pianist/composer/arranger in the 20s, her style was swing but in the 40s she adopted the bop and later on she even ventured into the …
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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – Jaywalkin’ (SCCD 31041)
SCCD 31041 Jaywalkin' / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Quartet The tremendous career this double bass player with a non-stop-name had already achieved by the time of the recording of his first leader album here is as impressive as his technique. NHØP (b. May 27, 1946 in Osted, Denmark) started playing professionally at an early teenage and …
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Lee Konitz – Lone-Lee (SCCD 31035)
SCCD 31035 Lone-Lee / Lee Konitz Alto saxophonist Lee Konitz is one of the very few who have escaped the dominating influence of Charlie Parker and created his own style and became the central figure in the “cool” jazz. While it was a very courageous, lonely and hard work to do, recording unaccompanied solo alto …
Clifford Jordan – Firm Roots (SCCD 31033)
SCCD 31033 Firm Roots / Clifford Jordan & The Magic Triangle This was the first appearance of the popular Clifford Jordan & The Magic Triangle (alias The Cedar Walton Trio) on SteepleChase. (Other releases are SCCD 31047 “Highest Mountain” and SCCD 31104 “On Stage vol. 3”.) “.. .a truly fine quartet recording .” (MM) 1. …
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