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    Delmark: 60 Years Of Jazz

    Delmark: 60 Years Of Jazz Delmark DE 916 Compact Disc (2013) Perhaps best known as a blues label Delmark Records actually has issued more jazz albums than blues and was the first label to record Chicago’s AACM jazz collective. Founded in 1953 by Bob Koester, Delmark Records continues to record jazz and blues under Koester’s…

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      Jimmy Dawkins – Fast Fingers

      Jimmy Dawkins – Fast Fingers Delmark DD 623 (1969) Compact Disc Blues guitarist Jimmy Dawkins stands out as a solemn, thoughtful figure. With his ax cradled in his arms, staring through his shades into the crowd but not really seeing them, he seems merged with his songs on a higher realm. His voice pleads, his…

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        Robert Nighthawk – Bricks In My Pillow

        Robert Nighthawk – Bricks In My Pillow Delmark DD 711 (1998) [United Series] Compact Disc Robert Nighthawk recorded for United at its first day of sessions and two of United’s first five releases were by “Robert Nighthawk and his Nighthawks Band”. He had a national hit in late ’49 on Aristocrat and perhaps United envisioned…

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          DVD: Carey & Lurrie Bell – Gettin’ Up (Live)

          DVD: Carey & Lurrie Bell – Gettin’ Up (Live) Delmark DVD 1791 Blues harmonica legend Carey Bell created his own style after learning from the masters: Big Walter, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy II. A veteran of both Muddy Waters’ & Willie Dixon’s bands. He celebrated his 70th birthday just after this recording and is…

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            The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet – Live At “A Space” 1975

            The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet – Live At “A Space” 1975 Sackville SK-2080 (2013 Re-issue) Compact Disc With Muhal Richard Abrams, George E. Lewis & Spencer Barefield. By 1975, the Art Ensemble of Chicago was enjoying an unusual popularity. Originally an outgrowth of The Roscoe Mitchell Quartet, the group was among the few free jazz ensembles…

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