DE 5012

    Fareed Haque – Trance Hypothesis

    Fareed Haque – Trance Hypothesis Delmark DE 5012 Compact Disc (2013) A powerful blend of groove jazz, world music, electronica and Punjabi folk, Trance Hypothesis is Fareed Haque’s debut as a leader for Delmark. Driven by Haque’s incisive and funky bebop guitar playing the album also features a diverse cast of world musicians including Essam…

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      Brad Goode – Tight Like This

      Brad Goode – Tight Like This Delmark DE 594 Compact Disc (2010) Jazz trumpeter Brad Goode is back with his fourth Delmark CD, Tight Like This (yes, the same “Tight Like This” recorded by Louis Armstrong’s Hot 5). He is accompanied by Adrean Farrugia, piano; Kelly Sill, bass; Anthony Lee, drums. A review of Goode’s…

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        Clarence “Jelly” Johnson – Low Down Papa

        Clarence “Jelly” Johnson – Low Down Papa Delmark DE 813 (2011) Compact Disc Originally recorded in Chicago during the mid to late 1920’s by the Capitol Music Roll Company and issued as nickelodeon piano rolls, these are some of the rarest hot piano solos ever made! This CD feature rolls transcribed by Clarence “Jelly” Johnson,…

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          Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular!

          Johnny Iguana – Johnny Iguana’s Chicago Spectacular! Delmark DE 864 (August 21 2020) Compact Disc ** POSTER ENCLOSED** Growing up up in Philadelphia, Johnny Iguana really zeroed in on Junior Wells and Otis Spann after becoming obsessed with Chicago blues at age 15. In his later teens, armed with a fake ID and a sport…

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            Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque – IndoBalkan

            Goran Ivanovic & Fareed Haque – IndoBalkan Delmark DE 5034 Compact Disc (2020) After a 20-year hiatus, virtuoso guitarists Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque have joined forces again! A year of intensive touring and composing has produced IndoBalkan, the duo’s debut release on Delmark Records. Featuring rising star percussionist Juan Pastor and incorporating elements of…

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            DE 480

              Mike Smith – Sinatra Songbook

              Mike Smith – Sinatra Songbook Delmark DE 480 Compact Disc (1994) Every once in a while I am fortunate to meet and work with an unusually gifted musician – and when I do I hold on to him. Mike Smith is my man! He has the talent of the best I’ve worked with, and the…

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              DE 491

                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…

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                  Josh Abrams – Cipher

                  Josh Abrams – Cipher Delmark DG 546 (2003) Compact Disc Bassist Josh Abrams’ quartet embodies a devastating geographic cross section of today’s free music. Abrams started in Philly’s The Roots and went on to Chicago’s Town And Country and the David Boykin Expanse. Jeff Parker is well known for his work with Tortoise, Chicago Underground,…

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