Monnette Sudler – Live In Europe (SCCD 31102)

SCCD 31102 Live in Europe / Monnette Sudler Quartet Guitarist Monnette Sudler’s third release on SteepleChase was recorded during her first European tour with her own band in the spring of 1978. “… so far her best recording. Her musical and instrumental expression has gained much wider dimension …the 22-minute long Libra Rising is the […]

Billy Harper – Live On Tour In The Far East, Vol. 3 (SCCD 31366)

SteepleChase SCCD 31366 LIVE on tour in the far east Vol. 3 / Billy Harper Quintet Another exciting on-location recording from Billy Harper Quintet’s extensive Far Eastern tour of the Spring 1991. “… The music they made in Malaysia was original, forthright, imaginative and uncompromising. The audience appreciated those qualities as you will, too .” […]

Monnette Sudler – Time For A Change (SCCD 31062)

SCCD 31062 Time For A Change / Monnette Sudler Quartet/Quintet This is the highly acclaimed debut album by guitarist Monnette Sudler (b. June 5, 1952 in Philadelphia). Monnette started play guitar at the age of 15, attended Berlkee School of Music in Boston in 1970 and in the same year she started play professionally. “… […]

Monnette Sudler – Brighter Days For You (SCCD 31087)

SCCD 31087 Brighter Days For You / Monnette Sudler Sextet “ Miss Sudler is an extremely gifted lady, who heads a sextet worth of her talents. I haven’t for a long time enjoyed an album of this kind that has so much genuine variety…Well worth investigating .” (Jazz Journal) “ Accomplished single stringing, clean and […]

Billy Harper – Live On Tour In The Far East, Vol. 1 (SCCD 31311)

SCCD 31311 LIVE on tour in the far east Vol. 1 / Billy Harper Quintet This “ worthy follow-up to Harper’s previous SteepleChase CD (Destiny Is Yours – SCCD 31260)” (Cadence) is the first volume of exciting live recordings from his Asian tour. Except for the bass, the line-up is the same as his regular […]

Billy Harper – Destiny Is Yours (SCCD 31260)

SCCD 31260 Destiny Is Yours / Billy Harper Quintet Billy Harper (b. Houston, Jan. 17, 1943) is no doubt one of the most prominent figures in today’s jazz scene. He rose to his stardom through his stints with Gil Evans’ Orchestra, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and The Thad Jones- Mel Lewis Orchestra. Harper started leading […]