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SCCD 31312 How Do You Keep The Music Playing ? / Larry Willis Trio “… Larry Willis plays piano with style, soul and a constant stream of heart .” (Jerome Wilson, Cadence) “… (This album is) probably the best place to hear Willis’s own playing .” (The Penguin guide to JAZZ) 1. Gloria's step (Scott …
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SCCD 31311 LIVE on tour in the far east Vol. 1 / Billy Harper Quintet This “ worthy follow-up to Harper’s previous SteepleChase CD (Destiny Is Yours – SCCD 31260)” (Cadence) is the first volume of exciting live recordings from his Asian tour. Except for the bass, the line-up is the same as his regular …
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SCCD 31310 Never Let Me Go / Von Freeman Quartet Chicago’s grand tenorman Von Freeman at the age of 72 (b. October 3, 1922 in Chicago) is a respected and most loved elder of the jazz scene in the Windy City. Von has been on producer Nils Winther’s top priority list of the musicians he …
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SCCD 31309 Airplay / Ronnie Cuber Quartet “ This is Ronnie Cuber’s first CD for SteepleChase …in the capable hands of the SteepleChase organization, Cuber is back making the kind of satisfying music he produced in an earlier era…All but one of the tunes are Cuber originals, and all are joyously funky” (Krin Gabbard, Cadence) …
SCCD 31308 Coalescence / Jeff Williams Quintet This is the first leader recording by drummer Jeff Williams whose impressive list of credits includes Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Dizzy Gillespie among others. “… The eight themes here are resoundingly free of hard bop cliché or empty rhetoric…throughout, Williams works to make the …
SCCD 31307 Bill Evens..Person We Knew / Larry Schneider & Andy LaVerne Bill Evans (1929-1980) has been one of the most influential figures on mainstream jazz piano over the past three decades, especially for the younger generation whose formative years were spent in the late 60s and the 70s. LaVerne having studied first-hand with Evans …
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SCCD 31306 Sunburst / Ron McClure Sextet “ McClure leads a crew of bright, fresh musicians through a program of bright, fresh compositions…The music sparkles throughout …The lines are not simple to start with, yet the sextet roars through them…This is very fine neo-bop, indeed .” (David Dupont, Cadence) 1. Sunburst (Ron McClure)2. Count your …
SCCD 31305 Beyond Forever / George Cables Quartet “… (Cables) is a very powerful player. He injects an energy and intensity here that starts with the opening bars of the lead tune and sustains it right through to the album’s closer…You will have a perfectly exciting time enjoying this album. Well recommended .” (Paul B. …
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SCCD 31304 You Leave Me Breathless / Junior Cook Quintet “ On this his last date, Junior Cook goes out as he came in and as he’s spent his entire career, blowing deeply felt hard bop. …Everything fits what you’d expect, and the formula results in high quality, though not flashy, music….Cook will be missed, …
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SCCD 31303 Paul Bley Plays Carla Bley / Paul Bley Trio “ …(This CD) features ten pieces by Carla Bley, his former wife, that he has been paying for thirty years but he’s still finding new things in them. Some of these tunes are surprisingly frisky given Bley’s austere reputation…this is another excellent one, edgy, …
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