SCCD 31503 On This Day / Dave Ballou Quintet Improvisation is, according to the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, “ the spontaneous creation of music as it is performed ” and that’s what Dave Ballou and his working band are offering here.. “… I have always wondered what could happen when improvisers are given the …
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Steve LaSpina – The Bounce (SCCD 31502)
SCCD 31502 The Bounce / Steve LaSpina Quintet Since 1992 composer/bassist Steve LaSpina has been regularly releasing leader albums with consistently high quality. For his 7 th CD on SteepleChase Steve returned to the studio with the same group as his 1997 recording of “When Children Smile” (SCCD 31410) of which JazzTimes’ reviewer Bill Bennett …
Dave Ballou – The Floating World (SCCD 31486)
SCCD 31485 The Floating World / Dave Ballou Quartet Japan’s leading jazz magazine Swing Journal hailed Dave Ballou on his SteepleChase debut CD (SCCD 31436 Amongst Ourselves) by saying “… here comes a new artist with solid beautiful sound and tremendous imagination and technique who can tell his own story… ” But it also said, …
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Dave Ballou – Volition (SCCD 31460)
1. Antonio and Angelica (Dave Ballou)2. Wish's (Dave Ballou)3. Snagahmit (Dave Ballou)4. Light blue (Thelonious Monk)5. Snow on cedar (Dave Ballou)6. Volition (Dave Ballou)7. 26-2 (John Coltrane)8. Skeptical (Dave Ballou)9. Deni time (Dave Ballou)10. Opening statement (Booker Little) UPC/EAN: 716043146024
Dave Ballou – Amongst Ourselves (SCCD 31436)
SCCD 31436 Amongst Ourselves / Dave Ballou Quartet “ One of the most interesting trumpet voice on the scene today belong to Dave Ballou ” is the remarks by fellow trumpeter Tim Hagans. It’s been a while since musicians started talking about this interesting trumpeter and it was a matter of time that Dave Ballou …
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Steve LaSpina – When Children Smile (SCCD 31419)
SCCD 31419 When Children Smile / Steve LaSpina Bassist/composer Steve LaSpina returned to studio with his regular group plus a new trumpet talent Dave Ballou to create a captivating programme of original performance on his fifth CD for SteepleChase. 1. When children smile (Steve LaSpina)2. Solar (Miles Davis)3. There Is No Moon At All (Steve …
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