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Jimmy Forrest – All The Gin Is Gone
Jimmy Forrest – All The Gin Is Gone (w/ Grant Green) Delmark DD 404 Compact Disc Although Jimmy Forrest is well known for composing and playing the huge R&B hit “Night Train,” his bebop tenor sax playing ranks among the best. This 1959 session features the very first recording of guitarist Grant Green who later…
Bud Powell Trio – Bouncing With Bud
Bud Powell – Bouncing With Bud Delmark DD 406 Compact Disc Earl “Bud” Powell is the supreme pianist of modern jazz, dominating the piano as Charlie Parker did the saxophone. Bebop, and ensuing modern music, would be incomplete without his involute, driven melodies, without his chiaroscuro vision, and without the recordings – those of his…
Donald Byrd – First Flight
Donald Byrd – First Flight Delmark DD 407 (1991) Compact Disc The names and musical reputations of Donald Byrd and Yusef are well known where ever jazz is played. When this live concert was recorded, in Detroit at the New World Stage, August 23, 1955, their fame had not yet reached the heights they now…
Archie Shepp – The New York Contemporary Five
Archie Shepp – The New York Contemporary Five Delmark DE 409 Compact Disc (2010) Ever since he burst on the scene in the late 60s Archie Shepp has been recognized as one of the great avant-garde jazz artists of all time. The New York Contemporary Five are Archie Shepp, tenor sax; John Tchicai, alto sax;…
Sun Ra & The Arkestra – Sun Song
Sun Ra & The Arkestra – Sun Song Delmark 411 (1967) This album was Sun Ra’s first, originally released in 1957 on Transition Records as Jazz by Sun Ra. Includes Sun Ra’s original notes and poetry, such as “Explanation of Compositions,” “The Techniques I Employ,” and “Instructions to the Peoples of Earth.” Tracks include “Brainville,”…
Sun Ra & The Arkestra – Sound Of Joy
Sun Ra & The Arkestra – Sound Of Joy Delmark 414 Sun Ra’s second album was a Delmark release, although it was originally intended for the Transition label, which did not survive long enough to release it. Recorded in 1957 Personnel: Sun Ra, piano, electric piano; Art Hoyle & Dave Young, trumpets; John Gilmore, tenor…
Anthony Braxton – 3 Compositions Of New Jazz
Anthony Braxton – 3 Compositions Of New Jazz Delmark 415 [A.A.C.M. Jazz Series] (1968) Anthony Braxton was first documented as a player in 1967 on Muhal Richard Abrams’ Levels And Degrees Of Light (Delmark 413). Nine months of gestation produced this, his first recording as a leader. Braxton the player/composer/constructor is here at full length;…
The Leon Sash Trio – I Remember Newport
The Leon Sash Trio – I Remember Newport Delmark DD 416 (1997) Compact Disc Jazz is mysterious and, to true followers, all consuming. Whether you are talented enough to engage in this art form as a musician, or merely as a by-standing appreciator, the immediacy of creative improvisation is a captivating force. Once you dedicate…
