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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…
Mike Smith – Unit 7: A Tribute To Cannonball Adderley
Mike Smith – Unit 7: A Tribute To Cannonball Adderley Delmark DD 444 Compact Disc It is a very difficult thing, to emulate a style without copying it note for note. Yet, Mike has done this. He has captured the essence of this style and utilized it with enormous individuality. And it’s great. In a…
Tab Smith – Jump Time
Tab Smith – Jump Time Delmark DD 447 (1991) [United Series] Compact Disc Between 1951 and 1957 Tab Smith recorded more than 90 titles for the United Record Company. Only 48 were issued. This album is the second in a series that will make available Tab’s entire work on United.
Mike Smith – On A Cool Night
Mike Smith – On A Cool Night Delmark DE 448 Compact Disc (1991) Featuring Ron Friedman Maybe you’ve seen Mike Smith in the lead alto chair backing Frank Sinatra (whose tunes Mike will be featured playing in an upcoming release entitled “Sinatra Songbook”). Or perhaps you’ve seen him in one of Chicago’s jazz spots heading…
Dinah Washington – Mellow Mama
Dinah Washington – Mellow Mama Delmark DD 451 [Apollo Series] Compact Disc (1991) Featuring Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, and Charles Mingus. When Dinah Washington left Lionel Hampton’s Orchestra in 1945, she recorded 3 sessions yielding 12 songs for Apollo records. Dinah teamed up with Lucky Thompson who had just arrived in Los Angeles after a…
Honkers & Bar Walkers – Volume Two
Honkers & Bar Walkers – Volume 2 Delmark DD 452 (1992) [Apollo Series] Compact Disc The second installment in Delmark’s Honkers & Bar Walkers series of saxophone-oriented R&B from Apollo Records; featuring Willis Jackson, Morris Lane, Panama Francis, Bill Harvey, Charlie Ferguson, Bobby Smith, and King Curtis.
Malachi Thompson – The Jaz Life
Malachi Thompson – The Jaz Life Delmark DD 453 Compact Disc “The reason I used an unconventional spelling, Jaz, is to distinguish real Jaz from this new ‘smooth’ Jazz. Jaz is a vehicle for creative self expression that stimulates the intellect. Whereas Jaz has always been exploratory, spontaneous and original, this ‘smooth’ jazz is imitative,…
Roy Campbell – New Kingdom
Roy Campbell – New Kingdom Delmark DE 456 (1992) Compact Disc Roy Campbell: Trumpet & FlugelhornZane Massey: Tenor Sax (on #1 and 3)Ricardo Strobert: Alto Sax & FluteBryan Carrott: VibesWilliam Parker: BassZen Matsuura: Drums