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MID-PRICE SERIES SCCD 37023/24 When You're Smiling / Duke Jordan Previously issued on SCCD 31232 & SCCD 31247 “ Have no doubt about it, this is a superb record by a great jazz pianist…He plays with great sensitivity and musical understanding …” (Ray Spencer, Jazz Journal International) “ A most agreeable set that is both …
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MID-PRICE SERIES SCCD 37021/22 Stan's Party / Stan Gets Quartet Previously issued on SCCD 31073 & 31074 “… This is simply an album which you can’t criticize. Every track is wonderful. From ballads to up-tempo stuff, this is one of the most solid jazz albums of the year. Don’t miss it. It’s that good.” (Daily …
MID-PRICE SERIES SCCD 37019/20 Montmartre Live / Paul Bley & Jesper Lundgaard Previously issued on SCCD 31223 & SCCD 31230 “ .. .if you appreciate Bley’s quintessential lyricism and Lundgaard’s singing lines, this one and the other (Live Again SCCD 31230) are noteworthy albums …” (A.G., Compact, September 1989) “… The Rapport between Bley and …
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MID-PRICE SERIES SCCD 37017/18 Swedish Nights / Dexter Gordon Quintet Previously issued on SCCD 31224 & SCCD 31226 “ Some might criticise that Dexter put out too many albums but this recording I cannot do without …” (Jyllandsposten) “… a thoroughly satisfying late-night-set .” (Michael Tucker, Jazz Journal International) 1. I remember you (Johnny Mercer)2. …
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MID-PRICE SERIES SCCD 37015/16 At Northsea / Shirley Horn Trio Previously issued on SCCD 31257 & SCCD 31164 “ Admirable!” (Jazz Magazine) “.. Miles Davis is not a notable enthusiast of singers, but one exception was Shirley Horn, a Washington-based improviser (on piano as well)…” (Nat Hentoff, Modern Recording & Music) 1. You'd be so …
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SCCD 31376 When I'm Alone / Steve LaSpina Quintet Steve LaSpina is, besides being a dextrous and soulful bassist, an intensely personal and inventive composer. His exceptional talent as a writer is evident again here on this his third leader album (earlier releases: New Horizon SCCD 31313 and Eclipse SCCD 31343). The band here is …
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SCCD 31375 Tadd's Delight / Andy LaVerne Andy LaVerne Plays Tadd Dameron Following the success of his exceptional presentation of Bud Powell materials in “In The Mood For A Classic” (SCCD 31342), Andy LaVerne this time portrays the bop era’s brightest composer Tadd Dameron (1917 – 1965) whose music became the essential part of jazz …
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SCCD 31374 What Is This? / Rich Perry Quartet Tenor saxophonist Rich Perry has proven his formidable talent both as a leader and sideman on a series of SteepleChase releases: Inner Account (SCCD 31329), To Start Again (SCCD 31331), Next Age (SCCD 31350), Speechless (SCCD 31363) and most recently the intriguing trio album Beautiful Love …
SCCD 31373 Revelation / Dexter Gordon Quintet The sequel to SCCD 31290 “Round Midnight” from the Swedish live recordings of 1974. Dexter at the peak of his powers shares the front line with his favorite trumpeter Benny Bailey. “… all Dexter’s recordings from this time are particularly creative, especially with a soloist of Bailey’s calibre …
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SCCD 31372 In A New York Minute / Ronnie Cuber Quartet Baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber started to play professionally in the early ‘60s. He performed and recorded with Slide Hampton, Maynard Ferguson, George Benson, Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman to mention a few. Cuber made his first appearance on SteepleChase in the Lee Konitz Nonet recording …
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