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CD RELEASE: CATCH THE GROOVE – LIVE AT THE PENTHOUSE 1963-1967 BY CAL TJADER

Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, Milt Jackson, Terry Gibbs, Roy Ayers, Bobby Hutcherson, Peter Appleyard, Jay Hoggard, Gary Burton, Joe Locke, Steve Nelson, Stefon Harris, Warren Wolf, Joel Ross. The list of major jazz vibraphonists is brief, but their jazz contributions to the instrument’s status progressed through the generations as their …

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CD RELEASE: MAXIMUM SWING – THE UNISSUED 1965 HALF NOTE RECORDINGS BY THE WES MONTGOMERY/WYNTON KELLY TRIO

This release represents quite the event, even for Resonance Records, which has produced six previous Wes Montgomery albums. The excitement of all the professionals involved in this newly released and painstakingly engineered recording is evident in producer Zev Feldman’s essay within the CD package, which describes this album’s uniqueness within …

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Flying Colors – Gary Urwin Orchestra and Friends

Featured soloists: Carl Saunders, trumpet; Wayne Bergeron, trumpet; Pete Christlieb, tenor sax; Scott Whitfield, trombone; Rusty Higgins, saxes and flute; Christian Jacob, piano ———– LA’s finest are on hand for the ‘ride’!  An extremely enjoyable collaboration that ended in a ‘tight’, world-class large ensemble project with incredible charts & solos…In addition to playing great solos, the …

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Live from the Northwest, 1959 is the third release from Brubeck Editions,the official label of the Brubeck family

Brubeck Editions announces the release of The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Live from The Northwest, 1959.This collection of recordings from two electrifying concerts is a celebration of the iconic Quartet’s singular sound and stellar output in the 1950’s. The legendary Mr. Brubeck’s pianistic refrains dance with alto saxophonist Paul Desmond’s fluid …

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