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SCCD 31202 Bird's Grass / Idrees Sulieman Quintet Idrees Sulieman (b. August 7, 1923 in St. Petersburg, FL.) is one of the first to adopt the bebop style in trumpet playing. Sulieman played and recorded with Thelonious Monk, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie to mention a few. “… the whole album is …
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SCCD 31161 Chocolate Cadillac / Red Mitchell Quintet Red Mitchell (1927- 1992) was known for his original improvisation style and his retuned bass sound. He performed and recorded with Billie Holiday, Jimmy Ranye, Gerry Mulligan, Hampton Hawes, etc. In the late 60s Mitchell moved to Sweden and played in Europe with such visiting American musicians …
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SCCD 31052 Now Is The Time / Idrees Sulieman Quartet “ The quartet exhibits much empathy and rapport, and allows Sulieman’s fully mature trumpet style free reign completely…The entire session is mellow and supremely musical …” (Jazz Forum) 1. Mirror lake (Idrees Sulieman)2. Misty Thursday (Duke Jordan)3. Saturday afternoon at four (Idrees Sulieman)4. A theme …
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SCCD 31012 Arrival / Horace Parlan Trio/Quintet Horace Parlan (b. Pittsburgh Jan. 19, 1931) being one of the last American jazz musicians of his generation to settle in Europe has been the resident of Denmark since 1972. He had been best known for his association with Charles Mingus’s Jazz Workshop before his successful duo recordings …
SCCD 31218 Groovin' / Idrees Sulieman, Horace Parlan etc Idrees Sulieman who was one of the first trumpeters to play bop and recorded with a host of jazz giants such as Coleman Hawkins Thelonious Monk, Randy Weston, Mary Lou Williams, Teddy Charles, Gene Ammons, etc. “.. .an enjoyable recording to which all the players contribute …
SCCD 31030 More Thank You Know / Dexter Gordon & Orchestra Arranged and conducted by Palle Mikkelborg It has long been a dream for Dexter to record an album with orchestra with strings. The dream came true on his second album after he became exclusive recording artist for SteepleChase. Many years passed since then but …
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