SCCD 31214 My Standard / Paul Bley Trio Paul Bley is probably the most original piano player in jazz and most influential one. Keith Jarrett for example would not have been what he is without Bley. Almost 15 years went by after the first recording by Bley for SteepleChase (SCCD 31005 Paul Bley & Niels-Henning …
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Boulou Ferré – Relax And Enjoy (SCCD 31210)
SCCD 31210 Relax And Enjoy / Boulou Ferré Quartet “ .. .a most enjoyable album. Given the instrumentation, one might assume this is music close in spirit to that of Django Reinhardt, but the Ferres have extended their music beyond that genre. …their interpretations of well-known classics..are fresh and wholly interesting …” (Carl Brauer, Cadence) …
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Paul Bley – Questions (SCCD 31205)
SCCD 31205 Questions / Paul Bley Trio 11 years after the first SteepleChase recording (“Paul Bley/NHØP” SCH 31005), Paul Bley returned to studio for this trio recording and has since been recording regularly for the label. “ Questions , with Bley leading a trio featuring the world-class Danish bassist Jesper Lundgaard, is more typical of …
Doug Raney – Lazy Bird (SCCD 31200)
SCCD 31200 Lazy Bird / Doug Raney Quintet “… Raney’s measured approach satisfies everywhere, whether heated up on Trane’s Lazy Bird or coolly reflective in Theme For Ernie. Raney, an honorable name .” (Frank-John Hadley, Downbeat) “ Backed by a driving rhythm section of Danish jazzmen, Raney – the son of legendary bebopper Jimmy Raney …
Thad Jones – Three And One (SCCD 31197)
SCCD 31197 Three And One / Thad Jones Quartet Thad Jones (1923 – 1986) was best known as the leader / composer / arranger of one of the best big jazz bands of the 1960s and 70s. But Thad was also a superb instrumentalist in smaller settings. This is Thad’s first quartet recording in 30 …
Michal Urbaniak – Take Good Care Of My Heart (SCCD 31195)
SCCD 31195 Take Good Care Of My Heart / Michal Urbaniak with Horace Parlan Trio This recording with the title song “Take Good Care Of My Heart” by Jermine Jackson was nominated for Down Beat’s “Jazz Album Of The Year” 1985. It was also nominated for a Grammy Polish Violinist/bandleader Michal Urbaniak (b. January 22, …
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Horace Parlan – Glad I Found You (SCCD 31194)
SCCD 31194 Glad I Found You / Horace Parlan Quintet This is Horace Parlan’s second quintet date (the first one “Frank-ly Speaking” SCCD 31076 recorded in New York) and this time recording took place in Copenhagen with fellow expatriate Thad Jones on flugelhorn and visiting tenorman Eddie Harris on the front line. This session incidentally …
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Larry Coryell, Michal Urbaniak – A Quiet Day In Spring (SCCD 31187)
SCCD 31187 A Quiet Day In Spring / Larry Coryell & Michal Urbaniak Guitarist and bandleader Larry Coryell was one of the first musicians to combine jazz with rock and received wide recognition as the key member of Gary Burton Quartet. Coryell besides leading his own group formed duo with the Polish-born fusion violinist Urbaniak. …
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