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Paul Bascomb – Bad Bascomb
Paul Bascomb – Bad Bascomb Delmark DD 431 (1993) Compact Disc Besides records with Erskine Hawkins, Count Basie and Dinah Washington, Paul Bascomb has played on around fifty titles made under his own or his brothers name. Here’s a wonderful CD featuring the best of what he did for United Records including material never originally…
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Live
Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Live Delmark DE 432 Compact Disc (1991) 76 minutes of music, recorded live at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago. January 15, 1972. After what seemed a very long time, the Art Ensemble was back from residence in Europe. his concert was a combination “Hey, were back”/”welcome home” affair for the…
Jimmy Forrest – Night Train
Jimmy Forrest – Night Train Delmark DD 435 [United Series] Compact Disc In St. Louis, Jimmy Forrest was very, very big and had just about all the best jobs in town sewn up. But it was a time of intellectualization in jazz, a time of retreat from hard-swinging into what seemed and almost lifeless kind…
Frank Walton – Reality
Frank Walton – Reality Delmark DD 436 Compact Disc The Frank Walton Sextet is marked by creative excitement, a depth of emotion, subtle swing a measure of funk, and harmonic and melodic sophistication. These ingredients, coupled with poly-harmonies, poly-rhythms, and at times, poly-tonality, comprise the perfect mixture to describe present day jazz-Chicago style. Frank Walton…
Chris Woods – Modus Operandi
Chris Woods – Modus Operandi Delmark DE 437 Compact Disc (1999) Chris Woods made his first records in the early ’50s but his most prolific period was around the time of this session. He had recorded three European albums as leader, and as sideman with Dizzy Gillespie, Ernie Wilkins, Clark Terry, Ted Curson and others….
Honkers & Bar Walkers – Volume One
Honkers & Bar Walkers – Volume One Delmark DD 438 [United Series] Compact Disc (1992) “the sound of the R&B tenor saxophone, moaning, shaking, quivering and groaning…dance music, made for Saturday nights” New York Times –Peter Watrous Featuring Jimmy Forrest, Teddy Brannon, Cozy Eggleston, Tab Smith, Jimmy Coe, Doc Sausage, Fred Jackson, Chris Woods, Fats…
Wynton Kelly – Last Trio Session w/ Paul Chambers
Wynton Kelly – Last Trio Session w/ Paul Chambers Delmark DD 441 (1993) Compact Disc “Talk to me about rhythm sections. Start with whatever era you wish and recite the accomplishments of each unit. Compare them against their peers. Sooner or later you will get to Kelly, Chambers and Cobb. Go no further. Once you…
Malachi Thompson – Spirit
Malachi Thompson – Spirit Delmark DD 442 (1990) Compact Disc Jazz is the music of freedom. Freedom is primarily a mental state of being. The artist certainly has the liberty to create a great music, but whether his mind is trained or free to do so is another issue. Looking at Jazz from a historical…