SCCD 31508 – Harold Danko Quartet "Prestigious" Pianist/Leader/Composer/Educator are a few of the hats worn by Harold Danko. Here he leads his quartet (with special guest Dave Ballou on trumpet) as an interpreter of Eric Dolphy's music. In its seventh recording for SteepleChase, the Harold Danko Quartet explores nine tunes penned by Dolphy. Danko's previous …
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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 …
Harold Danko – Night Scapes (SCCD 31490)
With his quartet of almost 10 years’ close working relationship, Harold Danko gets the chance to engage his talent both as performer and as composer to the fullest. In this latest album composer Harold Danko invites us into his impressionistic night. “ Harold Danko’s Nightscapes are drawn with insight and beauty and with his own …
Vic Juris – Songbook (SCCD 31483)
SCCD 31483 Songbook / Vic Juris Trio “ A keen technician ” who loves “ to vary the pace on all of his own albums ” (The Penguin Guide to Jazz On CD), Vic Juris chose here on this his latest recording for SteepleChase the spare and challenging trio format. Together with his long time …
Vic Juris – Remembering Eric Dolphy (SCCD 31453)
1. Miss Ann (Eric Dolphy)2. Vaults (Vic Juris)3. Latin's lamp (Vic Juris)4. Emphasizing Eric (Dick Oatts)5. Tone rose (Vic Juris)6. South St. exit (Eric Dolphy)7. Something sweet, something tender (Eric Dolphy)8. He me (Vic Juris)9. Gentle (Vic Juris)10. Out there (Eric Dolphy) UPC/EAN: 716043145324
Harold Danko – Stable Mates (SCCD 31451)
1. Con alma (Dizzy Gillespie)2. Quietude (Thad Jones)3. Windows (Chick Corea)4. Gingerbread boy (Jimmy Heath)5. Dolphin dance (Herbie Hancock)6. Solar (Miles Davis)7. Seven steps to heaven (Victor Feldman)8. Nostalgia in Times Square (Charles Mingus)9. Line for Lyons (Gerry Mulligan)10. Stablemates (Benny Golson) UPC/EAN: 716043145126
Steve LaSpina – Distant Dream (SCCD 31448)
1. The Clouds (Steve LaSpina)2. First Light (Steve LaSpina)3. Distant Dream (Steve LaSpina)4. As Time Passes (Steve LaSpina)5. No Exit (Steve LaSpina)6. Serenity (Steve LaSpina)7. New Day (Steve LaSpina)8. And Then (Steve LaSpina)9. When It's Time Again (Steve LaSpina) UPC/EAN: 716043144822
Harold Danko – Three Of Four (SCCD 31444)
1. Jitterbug waltz (Fats Waller)2. Tintiyana (Dollar Brand)3. Everybody's song but my own (Kenny Wheeler)4. Ruby my dear (Thelonious Monk)5. Turn out the stars (Bill Evans)6. 502 blues (Jimmy Rowles)7. Little Niles (Randy Weston)8. Black fire (Andrew Hill)9. Valse hot (Sonny Rollins)10. Walk on the water (Gerry Mulligan)11. Blue in green (Bill Evans) UPC/EAN: 716043144426
Paul Bley – Notes On Ornette (SCCD 31437)
SCCD 31437 Notes On Ornette / Paul Bley Trio This latest recording of Paul Bley is wholly dedicated to the music of Ornette Coleman, with whom Paul was the major participant of that exciting musical experimentation some 40 years ago. “… here is an intriguing and most stimulating date that does full justice to the …
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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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