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Dexter Gordon – Sophisticated Giant (1977)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 45:57 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Columbia – Legacy
This excellent Columbia album was recorded less than a year after Dexter Gordon’s well-publicized tour of the United States following a dozen years spent living in Europe. With assistance from such other major players as trumpeters Woody Shaw and Benny Bailey, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson sounds in superlative form on Woody Shaw’s “The Moontrane,” four standards, and his own “Fried Bananas.” In addition to the original program (which features Dexter with an all-star tentet), the 1997 CD reissue adds two 1979 features for vocalese singer Eddie Jefferson (“Diggin’ It” and “It’s Only a Paper Moon”) that were originally released on Gordon’s Great Encounters; trumpeter Shaw and trombonist Curtis Fuller co-star with Gordon. An excellent acquisition. – Scott Yanow
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Dexter Gordon – The Squirrel (feat. Art Taylor, Kenny Drew & Bo Stief) [Live at Montmartre, Copenhagen 1967] (2001/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:06:13 minutes | 1,05 GBGenre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Parlophone Denmark
“The Squirrel (subtitled Live in Montmatre, Copenhagen 1967) is a live album by American saxophonist Dexter Gordon recorded at the famous Jazz house Montmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1967 by Danmarks Radio and released on in 1997.
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Joe Gordon – Social Call (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:29:19 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © nagel heyer records
Joseph Henry Gordon (May 15, 1928, in Boston, Massachusetts – November 4, 1963, in Santa Monica, California) was an American jazz trumpeter.
His first professional gigs were in Boston in 1947; he played with Georgie Auld, Charlie Mariano, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker (1953–55 intermittently), Art Blakey (1954), and Don Redman.
In 1956 he toured the Middle East with Dizzy Gillespie’s big band; he was a soloist on “A Night in Tunisia”. Following this he played with Horace Silver.
After moving to Los Angeles, he recorded with Barney Kessel, Benny Carter, Harold Land, Shelly Manne (1958–60) and Dexter Gordon.
He recorded as a bandleader for two sessions, and appeared on one recording with Thelonious Monk.
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Dame Evelyn Glennie, Vicky Chow, Ben Reimer, Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, Beth Root Sandvoss, Bright Sheng – Sandman’s Castle: The Solo and Duo Works of Vincent Ho (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:09:27 minutes | 601 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Navona
From natural scenes of beauty to mystical dreamscapes and vivid characters of villainy, a dynamic assortment of music awaits in SANDMAN’S CASTLE from composer Vincent Ho. A compendium of uniquely-orchestrated and masterfully executed solo and duo works are brought to life from a roster of renowned performers: Vicky Chow, Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, Ben Reimer, Beth Root Sandvoss, and Evelyn Glennie, who serves as a listener’s guide on a mystical journey into the world of dreams in the albums titular track. Between explorations of uncharted territories with tam-tam and music boxes and thoughtful juxtapositions of the drumset with mainstays in classical music, Ho pulls out all of the stops with the renowned featured performers, and his dexterous compositional tool-kit throughout.
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Annie Ross & Pony Poindexter with The Berlin All Stars (1967/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 43:32 minutes | 801 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS
Annie Ross is a British-American singer and actress, best known as a member of the jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. On this set Annie Ross sits in with saxophonist Pony Poindexter’s band during a 1966 concert in Frankfurt, Germany, with delightful results. The sound is impeccable, as the audience is not at all audible during most of the performances, though it is clear from the audio that this is not a studio album disguised as a live one.
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Ricardo Pinheiro – Tone Stories (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 47:34 minutes | 536 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fresh Sound Records
The guitarist, composer and pedagogue Ricardo Pinheiro publishes on April 19 a new album, in which he revisits a set of jazz standards. “Tone Stories”, which will be released by Jordi Pujol’s Fresh Sound new Talent, features three other luxury musicians: saxophonist Chris Cheek, double bassist Michael Formanek (currently residing in Lisbon) and drummer Jorge Rossy. Before this date, two singles will be released: one on March 22 and the other on April 5. Among the standards chosen are Leigh Harline’s” When You Wish Upon a Star, “Victor Young’s” Weaver of Dreams “and Isham Jones ‘ ” There is no Greater Love.” The album also includes readings of songs such as” Fried Bananas “by Dexter Gordon or” If you Could See me Now ” by Tadd Dameron. But the news does not stop there. By the end of the year there will be another album with the same group, mostly originals.
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Adam King – Feels Like Home (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 45:08 minutes | 505 MB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ubuntu Music
Leading British jazz label Ubuntu Music’s latest upcoming offering is a celebration of the multi-cultural melting pot that is London’s vibrant jazz scene. With a history spanning Greece, the USA, and the UK, saxophonist Vasilis Xenopoulos and pianist Paul Edis’ upcoming record is a musical reflection of the paths and relationships their lives in music have led them on.
Vasilis and Paul began playing together 20 years ago when both relocated to West London to study. Originally from Greece, Xenopoulos had just finished studying at Berklee College in the US, while Edis had moved South from the Northeast of England.
In the intervening years, they’ve played numerous shows together, releasing their debut album ‘A Narrow Escape’ in 2016 to critical acclaim. With Joel Barford (drums) and Adam King (double bass), their latest recording features original music inspired by the theme of ‘home’… home in this sense not only represents the many places they’ve both lived, but also the people they’ve known along the way.
The duo describe the music on Feels Like Home: “Rooted in the jazz tradition, this is music that’s eclectic, groove based and fundamentally melodic. Including elements of hard bop, latin jazz, gospel and even folk, there are nods to Dexter Gordon, Stanley Turrentine, John Coltrane, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, Brad Mehldau, McCoy Tyner and more besides. This is honest music full of emotions, inspired and unified around the central theme of ‘home’.”
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Rufus Reid – Celebration (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:04:31 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sunnyside
The great bassist Rufus Reid has long established himself as one of the most important stylists on his instrument. Reid hasn’t been one to stick to one lane, however. He has stretched his musical capabilities far into the ranges of composition and arranging, making his music a confluence of jazz and classical sounds. His album Celebration showcases Reid’s command as an instrumentalist and writer, as his Out Front Trio performs with and without the Sirius Quartet.
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Philip Catherine – September Man (1974/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 41:02 minutes | 913 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Warner (France)
Philip Catherine is a Belgian jazz guitarist. He has been on the forefront of the European jazz scene since the sixties. His lond career includes work with many great artists like Chet Baker, Stéphane Grappelli, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrell; his unique approach and sound, his dedication to music have been important and influential. “September Man” is his second solo album, released in 1974 via Atlantic label.
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Espen Rud – Hotelsuite (1985/2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 42:59 minutes | 912 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Odin
Rud’s career as a jazz musician began in the 1960s in Oslo. He played in Ditlef Eckhoff’s Quintet in 1965 and worked with Svein Finnerud from 1967 to 1974, with whom he recorded three LPs. In 1968 he began studying at the Conservatory, participated in a recording by Karin Krog and founded his own Band. In 1969 he was a member of Arild Bomans Ensemble.
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Eric Alexander Quartet – Sunday In New York (2005) [Japan 2015]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 62:11 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,98 GB
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Since finishing second to Joshua Redman in the Thelonious Monk Institute’s tenor sax competition, Eric Alexander has built an impressive discography as a leader, while also drawing a lot of attention in both the U.S. and Japan. This Venus release, recorded in 2005 and one of the last sessions by pianist John Hicks (who died just over a year later), primarily focuses on standards, with the exception of Hicks’ tense hard bop vehicle ‘Avotcja.’ A loping treatment of ‘Sunday in New York’ is a solid opener, conveying the image of a brisk walk in Central Park on a cool autumn day.
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Eric Alexander Quartet – Recado Bossa Nova (2014) [Japan 2015]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 46:02 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,49 GB
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The big star on the Japanese Venus Records’ roster and one of the top tenor saxophonists of his generation, Eric Alexander’s latest release is a Latin jazz album. Leading his regular quartet consisting of the powerful Harold Mabern on piano, Nat Reeves on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums, Alexander blows his powerful horn on the bossa nova and Cuban rhythms.
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Tubby Hayes – Grits, Beans And Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Sessions 1969 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:42:01 minutes | 1,75 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Fontana
“Tubby Hayes is undoubtedly one of the most important, influential and ground-breaking UK jazz musicians of all time. During the ‘50s and early ‘60s, Hayes had stood apart from many of his UK-based contemporaries, displaying a self-confidence and virtuoso musical delivery that placed him neck-and-neck with many of the leading American jazzmen of the day. He worked with the likes of Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Mingus and Duke Ellington and his many fans included Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley and Sonny Rollins. He had his own primetime TV show and was the face of UK jazz.
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The Down Beat Poll Winners in Europe – Open Space (1969/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 44:27 minutes | 850 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © MPS
Jazz giants from six European countries coalesce to play wide-open music. One of Norway’s greatest jazz singers, Karin Krog has worked and recorded with Jan Garbarek and Clare Fischer. English multi-saxophonist John Surman and Krog have jointly won two Norwegian Grammys. Surman has played with Mike Westbrook’s Orchestra and John McLaughlin, as well as recorded a slew of records on the prestigious ECM label. Trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff was simply Germany’s most valuable jazz export and a major innovator on the instrument. Belgium pianist Francy Boland arranged for Sarah Vaughan and Count Basie, and co-led one of the great big bands of the 60’s. Danish bassist Niels H. O. Pederson received an American Grammy with the Oscar Peterson trio, played with Dexter Gordon and toured with Bill Evans. Swiss drummer Daniel Humair made his name in Paris, playing with musicians ranging from Jim Hall to Anthony Braxton. Maiden Voyage features Krog and the two horns; on Triple Play the pianist and bass take the solos. Rainy Day has Krog and Pederson in duo. Winter Song features Mangelsdorff’s buttery sound melting the snow and Surman’s heated baritone sax solo. There’s a freewheeling Nature Boy and a quirky Hello Thursday. Open Space leaves lots of room for free play; Ryoan-Ji is a Zen-like meditation on the possibilities of sound. A tantalizing album signifying that great jazz is universal.
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