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Junior Wells – Blues Hit Big Town
Junior Wells – Blues Hit Big Town Delmark 640 [United Series] These historic sessions also feature Louis and Dave Myers, Willie Dixon, Johnnie Jones, Fred Below and Odie Payne Jr. Recorded by United Records in ’53 & ’54 at Universal Studio in Chicago, eight sides were issued on the subsidiary States label. Delmark’s original LP…
Keefe Jackson / Jason Adasiewicz – Rows & Rows
Shaping their musical heritage together for 15 years, saxophonist Keefe Jackson and vibist Jason Adasiewicz have been vital in defining and refining “The Chicago Sound”. Their relationship with Delmark has spanned over a decade; combined they have 20 albums on the label. On Rows And Rows, six of the nine original compositions were composed specifically for the session, while the remaining three are older tunes re-imagined for duo. The atmosphere of a jazz duet can paint one of the most personal and intimate musical conversations. This one brings the listener into their world, creating a social environment that you may want to tap your foot to, or even go a little further.
Otis Rush – So Many Roads: Live in Japan
Otis Rush – So Many Roads: Live in Japan Delmark 643 (1977) Live performances of the blues were a new and rare event in Japan when Otis Rush went there in 1975 as part of a package-tour with Big Joe Williams, Little Brother Montgomery and the Jimmy Dawkins band featuring Jimmy Johnson, but the wild…
Exploding Star Orchestra – Stars Have Shapes
Exploding Star Orchestra – Stars Have Shapes Delmark 595 (2010) Jazz cornetist Rob Mazurek has created a sound world that is uniquely his own, sculpting a TOTAL sound environment, by fully utilizing the beautiful instrumentation of the Exploding Star Orchestra and sounds from a variety of sources, including: rain from the Brazilian Amazon, insects at…
Merle Koch and Michele’s Silver Stope Jazz Band
Merle Koch and Michele’s Silver Stope Jazz Band Jump J12-11 LP Record
Josh Berman Trio – A Dance And A Hop
Josh Berman Trio – A Dance And A Hop Delmark 5021 (2015) As this new album A Dance and a Hop makes clear, jazz cornetist Josh Berman’s music has grown by leaps and bounds (or hops). It’s only his third as leader–the first two, also on Delmark, were Old Idea (Delmark 2009) and There Now…
Jason Adasiewicz’s Sun Rooms – From The Region
Jason Adasiewicz’s Sun Rooms – From The Region Delmark 5017 (2014) From The Region documents Jason Adasiewicz’s Sun Rooms as they explore the sparse territory of the vibraphone trio. On their third record, the Chicago-based collective navigates a new batch of tunes written by Adasiewicz, called “one of the great vibraphonists of our time” by…






