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Album Kelly At Midnight Artist Wynton Kelly Trio Year 1960 Personnel Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums) Era / Style Piano Trio / Hard Bop / Live Jazz Favorite Tracks None stood out First Listen Reaction Felt a bit drum-heavy at times making it feel unbalanced Atmosphere / Mood Tags Live Jazz,… Read more
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Album Cookin’ At the Queens (Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988) Artist Emily Remler Year 1990 Personnel Emily Remler (guitar), Cocho Arbe (piano), Javier Colina (bass), Peer Wyboris (drums) (personnel vary slightly across the live performances) Era / Style Contemporary Jazz / Live Guitar Jazz Favorite Tracks “How Insensitive,” “Polka Dots and Moonbeams,” “We… Read more
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Album King Cole at the Piano Artist Nat King Cole Year 1960 (compilation of earlier trio recordings) Personnel Nat King Cole (piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass) (personnel vary slightly by recording date) Era / Style Piano Trio / Swing / Early Jazz Favorite Tracks None singled out First Listen Reaction I came to… Read more
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Album Blowin’ the Blues Away Artist Horace Silver Year 1959 Personnel Horace Silver (piano), Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Junior Cook (tenor saxophone), Eugene Taylor (bass), Louis Hayes (drums) Era / Style Hard Bop / Soul Jazz Favorite Tracks “The St. Vitus Dance,” “Peace,” “Melancholy Mood” First Listen Reaction A worthwhile listening experience with several standout tracks,… Read more
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Album Good Friday Blues Artist Jim Hall Year 1960 Personnel Jim Hall (guitar), Red Kelly (bass), Red Mitchell (piano) Era / Style Cool Jazz / Chamber Jazz / Guitar Trio Favorite Tracks “Willow Weep for Me,” “When I Have You” First Listen Reaction Immediate and lasting connection. The album created exactly the kind of quiet,… Read more
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Album Steel Guitar Jazz Artist Buddy Emmons Year 1963 Personnel Buddy Emmons (pedal steel guitar), Bobby Scott (piano), Jerome Richardson (reeds), Charlie Persip (drums), Art Davis (bass), plus additional ensemble members Era / Style Jazz with Pedal Steel / Mainstream Jazz Favorite Tracks Complete album experience First Listen Reaction immediately became one of my favorite… Read more
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Album Just the Beginning Artist Armel Dupas Trio Year 2021 Personnel Armel Dupas (piano), Kenny Ruby (bass), with trio drummer Era / Style Contemporary Piano Trio Favorite Tracks Complete album experience First Listen Reaction An outstanding discovery that immediately became one of my favorite contemporary trio recordings. Atmosphere / Mood Tags intimate, spacious, warm, conversational,… Read more
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Album Midnight Blue Artist Kenny Burrell Year 1963 Personnel Kenny Burrell (guitar), Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax), Major Holley (bass), Bill English (drums), Ray Barretto (congas) Era / Style Soul Jazz / Blues Jazz / Guitar Jazz Favorite Tracks “Chitlins Con Carne,” “Midnight Blue,” “Soul Lament” First Listen Reaction LIVE RECORDINGImmediately welcoming; bluesy, relaxed, and deeply… Read more
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“Sometimes the songs that we hear are just songs of our own” ~cf. “Eyes of the World” by Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia Just shy of 100 albums into my album-listening project—which I have come to call “My Jazz Project”—I find myself listening over and over this week to a single track: “Cigar Eddie” by… Read more
