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Ira Sullivan Presents: Lin Halliday – Where Or When
Ira Sullivan Presents: Lin Halliday – Where or When Delmark DE 468 (1994) Compact Disc If you have a soft spot for gentle poets and brave survivors you’ll want to get to know Lin Halliday: a fine bop tenor player and a legend among fellow musicians; his star is finally on the rise.
Arnett Cobb – Blows for 1300
Arnett Cobb – Blows for 1300 Delmark DD 471 (1994) [Apollo Series] Compact Disc Arnett Cobb is a powerful Texas tenor soloist and bandleader. His years with Lionel Hampton in the 40s prior to these sessions allowed Cobb to grow in strength and versatility; he’s just as capable of knocking ’em dead at Birdland or…
Malachi Thompson – 47th Street
Malachi Thompson – 47th Street Delmark DE 497 Compact Disc (1997) 47th Street is Malachi Thompson’s musical tribute to a vibrant period of black Chicago history; when 47th street was the epicenter of the South Side’s cultural and economic life, and the Sutherland Hotel and the Regal Theater hosted the jazz greats of the first…
Jodie Christian – Soul Fountain
Jodie Christian – Soul Fountain Delmark DE 498 Compact Disc (1998) Soul Fountain echoes the sounds of Chicago. This is music as lively and diverse as the jazz styles of the town, a sound captured by the musicians joining Jodie on this album, including Art Porter and Roscoe Mitchell. Art, whose improvisations and spirit add…
Kevin O’Donnell’s Quality Six – Control Freak
Kevin O’Donnell’s Quality Six – Control Freak Delmark DE 522 Compact Disc (2000) As they grow and expand the Quality Six have become a force to be reckoned with. Aside from their numerous projects, spanning several labels and countless bands, the Quality Six bring forth a sound so distinct and yet familiar that you feel…
Sir Charles Thompson – Robbins’ Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase
Sir Charles Thompson – Robbins’ Nest: Live At The Jazz Showcase Delmark DE 526 Compact Disc (2000) Sir Charles Thompson’s August engagement at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago was an unexpected gift. The 82-year-old pianist, a mainstay on New York’s dynamic 52nd Street scene in the ’40s and ’50s, hadn’t appeared in Chicago since 1941…
