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George Walker’s Piano Music, Vol. 2
WALKER: Leaving (arr. Dossin). Piano Concerto.* Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5. Guido’s Hand: 5 Pieces for Piano / Alexandre Dossin, pno; *Univ. of Oregon Philharmonic Orch., David M. Jacobs, cond /...
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Art Blakey’s “Buttercorn Lady” Reissued
BUTTERCORN LADY / Buttercorn Lady. Recuerdo. Between Races (Chuck Mangione). The Theme (Art Blakey). My Romance (Rodgers-Hart). Secret Love (Webster-Fain) / Chuck Mangione, tp; Frank Mitchell, t-sax;...
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Vol. 1 of George Walker’s Piano Works
WALKER: Prelude and Caprice. Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3. Spatials. Spektra. Bauble / Alexandre Dossin, pno / Naxos 8.559916 For whatever reason, the review I wrote of this excellent CD is not on my blog,...
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Spectrum Concerts Plays Taneyev
TANEYEV: Violin Sonata in A min. Piano Quintet in G min. / Spectrum Concerts Berlin: Boris Brovtsyn, vln I; Mohamed Hiber, vln 2; Gareth Lubbe, vla; Alexey Stadtler, vc; Eldar Nebolsin, pno / Naxos...
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Janel Leppin’s Volcanic Ash
TO MARCH IS TO LOVE / Ode to Abdul Wadud. Tennessee’s a Drag. A Man Approached Me. As Wide as All Outdoors. Union Art. Oh Johnny Dear. Sateatime. To March is to Love, Parts I & II. Guidance...
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Zachary Bartholomew’s “Balancing Act”
BALANCING ACT / Crazy Socks (2 vers). Sunny Days Driven By. Bring the Noise. Hobo’s Lullaby. Balancing Act. The Long and Winding Road. Time Apart. There and Back Again. Mirror Image. Midnight Nefarity...
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A Tale of Two “Berlioz Fantasies”
BRAUNFELS: Fantantische Erscheinungen über ein Thema von Hector Berlioz, Op. 25 (abridged). Serenade, Op. 20 / Radio Symphonieorchester Wien; Dennis Russell Davies, cond / CPO 999882-2 BRAUNFELS:...
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A Rautavaara-Aho Songfest
RAUTAVAARA: Die erste Elegie.* Unsere Liebe. Ave Maria. Elämän Kira.+ AHO: Kolme laulua Mawlana runoihin. Ilo ja epäsymmetria / Helsinki Chamber Choir; *Linnéa Sundfær Casserly, Tove Djupsöbacka, sop...
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Quincy Jones on Jazz History, 1974
Quincy Jones in the 1970s (Photo by Jim McCrary, Redferns) Last night, looking for something to read before turning in that I hadn’t read in some time, I chose to thumb through Leonard Feather’s and...
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Kris Davis Runs the Gauntlet of Female Jazz Pianists
DAVIS: Run the Gauntlet. Softly, As You Wake. First Steps. Little Footsteps. Heavy-Footed. Knotweed. Coda Queen. Dream State. Subtones. Beauty Beneath the Rubble Meditation. BLAKE: Beauty Beneath the...
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The Ize Trio’s “Global Suites”
THE GLOBAL SUITES / Break G4S: I. The Machine; II. Echoes on the Wall; III. Let Us Out. Resurrecting the Amber Sky: I. Present;1-3 II. Past and Future.1-3 All Loved: I. Home; II. The Journey. Elemeno:...
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Patricia Brennan’s “Breaking Stretch”
BREAKING STRETCH / Los Otros Yo (The Other Selves). Breaking Stretch. 555. Palo de Oros (Suit of Coins). Sueños de Coral Azul (Blue Coral Dreams). Five Suns. Mudanza (States of Change). Manufacturers...
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Schoenberg the Conductor
MAHLER: Symphony No. 2 in C min.: II. Ländler. SCHOENBERG: Gurre-lieder: Song of the Wood-Dove* / Cadillac Symphony Orch.; *Rose Bampton, mezzo; Milton Cross, ann (April 8, 1934) / Suite, Op. 29:...
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Ivo Perelman With Vocalist, Part I
VOX POPOLI, VOX DEI / Three Improvisations / Iva Bittová, voc/vln; Ivo Perelman, t-sax; Michael Bisio, bs / Mahakala Music MAHA-074 Here’s something new that is also something old: an album in which...
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Gunhild Carling’s “Jazz is My Lifestyle”
CARLING: Jazz is My Lifestyle. Shaking the Bangkok. I Desire You. Smiling Makes the Difference. Fire Alarm. Chanson. Mardi Gras Blues. Cosmic Drive. Winter’s Day. You Are the Music. I’ll Wait for You...
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Fay Victor’s Fabulous Tribute to Herbie Nichols
LIFE IS FUNNY THAT WAY / Life is Funny That Way. The Bassist [The Gig]. Bright Butterfly. Sinners, All of Us! [The Happening]. The Culprit is You [2300 Skidoo]. Shuffle Montgomery. Tonight [House...
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Ivo Perelman With Vocalist, Part II
MESSA DI VOCE / 9 Improvisations from two sessions. Session I: 4 Improvs; Session II: 5 Improvs / Fay Victor, voc; Ivo Perelman, t-sax; Joe Morris, bs; Ramón Lopez, dm / Mahakala Music MAHA-075 Issued...
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George Benjamin’s Great Psychological Drama
BENJAMIN: Picture a Day Like This / Marianne Crebassa, mezzo (Woman); Beate Mordal, sop (Lover/Composer); Cameron Shahbazi, cnt-ten (Lover 2/Composer’s Assistant); John Brancy, bar...
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Rubalcaba & Liu Cross Jazz Cultures
CHINA AFRO CUBA / Jasmine (Chinese folk song). Kangding Love Song (Sichuan folk song). The Moon Represents My Heart (Teresa Teng). Lofty Mountains and Flowing Water (Chinese folk song). The Butterfly...
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Wolf-Ferrari’s String Music
WOLF-FERRARI: String Quartets in E min., A min.; String Quintet in C* / Quartetto Eos, *Matteo Rocca, vla 2 / String Trios in B min., C min., A min. / Trio David / Brilliant Classics BC96816 Ermanno...
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