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Zane Massey – Safe to Imagine
Zane Massey – Safe to Imagine Delmark DE 487 Compact Disc (1996) Zane Massey’s debut as a leader, Brass Knuckles received much critical acclaim from all the major jazz publications including DownBeat, JazzTimes, Cadence… Bob Blumenthal’s review in the Boston Globe said, “Brass Knuckles is a powerful debut disc and a major step beyond his…
Eric Alexander & Lin Halliday – Stablemates
Eric Alexander & Lin Halliday – Stablemates Delmark DE 488 Compact Disc (1996) Perhaps no other combination in the history of jazz has inspired the amount of verve, energy, and knock-down-drag-out fun as the pairing of two tenors. With this recording, Eric Alexander and Lin Halliday rekindle the tradition of the tenor meeting with the…
Rich Corpolongo Quartet Plus Two – Just Found Joy
Rich Corpolongo Quartet Plus Two – Just Found Joy Delmark DE 489 Compact Disc (1996) Just Found Joy is the portentous debut recording of multi-reedist Rich Corpolongo, one of the most talented and astonishingly versatile musicians in Chicago. Listeners may not immediately hear the considerable influence of Artie Shaw, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, and John…
Jodie Christian – Front Line
Jodie Christian – Front Line Delmark DE 490 Compact Disc (1996) Anyone who is familiar with his name and his music will know in advance that the release of a new Jodie Christian CD is a cause for celebration. For the rest of you, there’s the unique pleasure of discovering one of Chicago’s, and the…
Carl Leukaufe – Warrior
Carl Leukaufe – Warrior Delmark DE 491 Compact Disc (1996) Warrior is Carl Leukaufe’s recording debut as a leader. Long overdue, it brings with it some of the vital freshness so evident in today’s Chicago jazz scene. This is innovative and invigorating music that exhilarates the listener with its freshness; a reflection of the soul…
Barrett Deems – Deemus
Barrett Deems – Deemus Delmark DD 492 Compact Disc Re-issue of a 1978 recording previously unavailable on CD. With two unissued bonus tracks. Barrett is well known for his big band performances and CD on How Do You Like It So Far (Delmark DE 472), however this is a swinging combo session. With: Barrett Deems,…
Roscoe Mitchell – Sound Songs
Roscoe Mitchell – Sound Songs Delmark 2DE 493 (1994) 2-CD Set A 2-CD set of brand new solo performances of horns and percussion. Roscoe Mitchell (one of the founders of the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the AACM) is perhaps THE crucial figure in the discovery that a lone individual could be a self-sufficient medium…
Cecil Payne – Scotch and Milk
Cecil Payne – Scotch and Milk Delmark DE 494 Compact Disc (1997) Scotch and Milk is Cecil Payne’s second recording for Delmark. He is reunited with some members of his first recording, Cerupa (Delmark 478), tenor saxist Eric Alexander, pianist Harold Mabern, and bassist John Ore. Scotch and Milk also offers the listener a new…