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SCCD 31170 The House That Love Built / Frank Foster Though Frank Foster is best known as the principal soloist / composer / arranger of the Count Basie Big Band (after Basie’s death, Foster is leading the band), he often works and records with smaller ensemble such as the one recorded here. Except for “Scandia …
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SCCD 31147 Out Of This World / Teddy Edwards Quartet Teddy Edwards (b. April 26, 1924 in Jackson, MS) started to play altosax as a child. He changed to tenor when he was invited to join Howard McGhee’s group in the late 1940s. Since 1945 he has been living in Los Angeles, where he has …
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SCCD 31235 Something's Up / Doug Raney Quartet This is the 11th album by guitarist Doug Raney (b. August 29, 1956 in New York) for SteepleChase. The superb rapport between the fluid swing of Doug Raney’s guitar, which is often likened to the phrasing of saxophone players and the sharp and percussive piano of Ben …
SCCD 31232 Time On My Hands / Duke Jordan “ Have no doubt about it, this is a superb record by a great jazz pianist. Duke Jordan weaves perfect patterns of improvisation. He can play with great sensitivity and musical understanding ….” (Ray Spencer, Jazz Journal International) 1. Rosetta (Earl Hines)2. If I did – …
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SCCD 31222 Nuages / Boulou Ferré Trio “… The Ferré trio’s performance is full of European flavour…their emotional play suits very well the tunes selected here …” (Okazaki, Swing Journal) 1. Autumn leaves (Joseph Kosma)2. Change of life (Elios Ferré)3. Subconscious Lee (Lee Konitz)4. In your own sweet way (Dave Brubeck)5. Nuages (Django Reinhardt)6. The …
SCCD 31221 When Sunny Gets Blue / Chet Baker Quartet The last recording Chet Baker made for SteepleChase before his tragic and untimely death. “… A rather melancholic session, but one of the better ones from the period. Lacy is a much underrated piano player. He gives Chet a great deal of room…Lundgaard and Uotila …
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SCCD 31230 Live Again / Paul Bley & Jesper Lundgaard “ Triumph de la formule piano-basse….Essentiel .” (Pierre Schavey, The Lion en francais) “… The beautifully clear recording captures Bley’s incisive touch to perfection…recommended to both confirmed Bley addicts and anyone in need of a representative introduction to the startlingly focused genius of the most …
SCCD 31229 On The Natch / Bob Rockwell Quartet “ Bob Rockwell is a warm-toned tenor player whose love of Coltrane becomes most apparent at higher intensity levels…His soprano playing demonstrates exceptional control of that notorious instrument… the whole affair well recorded using a full digital process. Playing time is the maximum possible on CD …
SCCD 31227 The Lost Melody / Joe Bonner Quartet "… The Lost Melody is a good group session, marked by strong charts …." (The Penguin Guide to JAZZ) "… one cannot but admire the fluency and precision, the dexterous right hand…the diversity in his play is a mark of a great pianist… " (Jean-Paul Ricard, …
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SCCD 31219 No Rush / Bob Rockwell Quartet An American tenorman who moved to Denmark in 1983, Rockwell made this his first recording on SteepleChase with his working band at the time. “… this disc deserves a good listening and a place in our record collection …” (Marc a. Chénard, Musimagazine) 1. Twice (Butch Lacy/Bob …