jazz albums
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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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Album Money Jungle Artist Duke EllingtonCharles Mingus Year 1962 Personnel Duke Ellington (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Max Roach (drums) Era / Style Piano Trio / Modern Jazz Favorite Tracks “Warm Valley,” “Solitude” First Listen Reaction Three “Legends” together. A compelling and historically important album that I admired throughout, even though only a few tracks fully… Read more
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In early April, I was on Substack and found a link to an article with a list of someone’s 100 Greatest Jazz Albums. When I took a look at the list, I could see that I had listened to a fair number of the albums already. However, there were still more that were new to me. On… Read more
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