Really righteous work from tenorist Billy Harper – exactly the kind of record that's always had us ranking him right up there with John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders! The set is one of Billy's rare Japanese-only releases – all records that go even farther than his American and European ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print 2009 Japanese pressing in a great LP-style cover!)
Freddie Hubbard —
Rose Tattoo ... CD Baystate/BMG (Japan), 1984. Used ...
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A Japanese-only session from Freddie Hubbard – recorded during the trumpeter's back-to-basics period during the early 80s – with excellent backing by a quintet that includes Ricky Ford on tenor, Kenny Barron on piano, Joe Chambers on drums, and Cecil McBee on bass. The sound is open ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A very unusual session for Carmen McRae – a live recording that features only her vocals and piano, on spare readings of a number of sophisticated songs that ably demonstrate the class and care she was bringing to her work at the time! The approach is quite different from some of the ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
An overlooked gem from trumpeter Charles Tolliver – not as well known as his Strata East sessions with Music Inc, but equally great! The sound here is a bit different than some of Tolliver's other albums of the 70s – as the group features the guitar of Nathan Page in place of the usual ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2009 pressing, part of the great Baystate Spiritual Jazz series!)