“ The music presented here …. demands attentive listening. ….The shades and textures woven by the Scott Five are neither random nor nonchalant, but carefully coloured and contoured. It is absorbing music that grows on you more with each hearing (Contributor, Jazz Journal International since 1962) On Scott’s earlier album “Song for Amy” (SCCD 31561), […]
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Dave Scott – Naiveté (SCCD 31608)
Dave Scott comments on this his second CD on SteepleChase, “ It is a joy for me to play regularly with great musicians of this calibre who seem to know instinctively what I am aiming for in each composition. This knowledge and understanding ensures that recording with them is a pleasurable experience." 1. Hypervigilance (Dave […]
Dave Scott – Song For Amy (SCCD 31561)
This is trumpeter/composer Dave Scott’s leader debut CD, though Dave has been one of the most sought after musicians both on East and West Coasts performing with Gerry Mulligan, Tom Harrell, Clark Terry, Kim Richmond, among others. “… in Song For Amy Dave Scott and his men have laid down an important first marker with […]
Ari Ambrose – United (SCCD 31518)
SCCD 31518 – Ari Ambrose Trio – " United" Tenor Saxophonist Ambrose explores tunes by Monk, Jobim, Strayhorn, Coltrane among others with only Jeff Williams (dr) and Jay Anderson (bass) to accompany him. Ambrose states that this is his favorite setting to play in because "there is something about the space and harmonic freedom with […]
Lee Konitz, Ted Brown – Dig-It (SCCD 31466)
1. Smog eyes (Ted Brown)2. Dig-it (Ted Brown)3. 317 E. 32nd Street (Lennie Tristano)4. Dream stepper (Lee Konitz)5. Down the drain (Lee Konitz)6. Hi Beck (Lee Konitz)7. Feather bed (Ted Brown)8. Kary's trance (Lee Konitz)9. Subconscious Lee (Lee Konitz) UPC/EAN: 716043146628
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 […]
Jeff Williams – Coalescence (SCCD 31308)
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 […]
Paul Bley – Paul Plays Carla (SCCD 31303)
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, […]
Kevin Hays – Ugly Beauty (SCCD 31297)
SCCD 31297 Ugly Beauty / Kevin Hays Trio When Producer Nils Winther heard him in 1990 on a Ron McClure recording (SCCD 31279 “Never Forget”), he knew immediately he found an exceptional talent. Kevin Hays cut his first leader album for the label three months after the McClure date at the age of 22. This […]