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Kalaparusha and the Light – Morning Song
Kalaparush & The Light – Morning Song Delmark DG 553 (2004) Compact Disc Tenor saxophonist Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre recorded as sideman on the legendary first AACM recording, Roscoe Mitchell’s Sound (Delmark 408). He went on to record Humility In The Light Of Creator (Delmark 419) and Forces And Feelings (Delmark 425). Though he was continually…
Tab Smith – Crazy Walk
Tab Smith – Crazy Walk Delmark DE 555 Compact Disc (2004) Jazz alto saxophonist Tab Smith was the most prolific artist on United recording nearly 100 sides during the labels seven year existence, including his smash hit “Because Of You”. Of the 24 tracks on Crazy Walk, ten are previously unissued while most of the…
Kahil El’Zabar & David Murray – We Is: Live At The Bop Shop
Kahil El’Zabar & David Murray – We Is Delmark DE 557 Compact Disc (2004) People who dig the authentic in art take heart from the music drummer/percussionist Kahil El’Zabar has made for more than 25 years since establishing the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and the Ritual Trio. David Murray is one of the most voracious and…
Chicago Luzern Exchange – Several Lights
Chicago Luzern Exchange – Several Lights Delmark DE 561 Compact Disc (2006) The longstanding, elusive but ever-new challenge of playing in ways that are truly free but also undeniably jazz is met on “Several Lights” by three young veterans of the burgeoning Chicago new music scene (cornetist Josh Berman, tenor saxophonist Keefe Jackson, and drummer…
SavoirFaire – Running Out Of Time
SavoirFaire – Running Out Of Time Delmark DE 562 Compact Disc (2005) Born and raised on Chicago’s south side, violinist SavoirFaire cut his improvisational teeth at local jazz sessions. His first performance was at age 5 on stage at Chicago Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall as one of 25 special Suzuki students. SavoirFaire continued his musical…
Common Ground – High Voltage
High Voltage documents the groundbreaking musical explorations of electric violinists Zach Brock and Tom Wright. Taking the violin ever farther toward its possibilities as the ultimate jazz axe, their band Common Ground offers six original compositions and two classic covers: a bold arrangement of “Freedom Jazz Dance,” and George Harrison’s “Within You, Without You” to close the album. Both violins are five-string electrics and the amplified sound is embraced and exploited for its dynamic range and tonal freedom. A potent rhythm section drives the ensemble, with veteran bassist Mike Arnopol, versatile drummer Tom Hipskind, and the brilliant emerging pianist, Jordan Baskin.
Yves Francois – Blues For Hawk
Yves François – Blues For Hawk Delmark DE 565 Compact Disc (2006) With Special Guests Franz Jackson, Eddie Johnson and Odie Payne, Jr. Trumpeter Yves François has been active on Chicago’s jazz scene since the ’70s. Yves was brought up in a musical family, his father was a musician, his mother a ballerina. A trumpeter…
