Features Steve Coleman on alto and soprano sax, Stanley Cowell on piano, Santi W. Debriano on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums. Tracks include "Theme For Ernie", "Wail", "Sylvia's Place", "Come Sunday", "St. Croix", and "Prayer For Peace". CD
(Booklet has a cut corner, disc has a promo stamp.)
A really beautiful album – with a core trio that features Lightsey on piano, SantiDeBriano on bass, and Eddie Gladden on drums – plus trumpet and congas from Jerry Gonzales! LP, Vinyl record album
(A nice copy.)
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Kirk Lightsey with Marcus Belgrave —
Kirk N Marcus ... CD Criss Cross (Netherlands), 1986. Used ...
$13.9916.99
Righteous jazz from these two Detroit legends – Lightsey on piano and Belgrave on trumpet – with Jean Toussaint on tenor, SantiDeBriano on bass, and Eddie Gladden on drums. Titles include "Marcus' Mates", "Windmill", "Lower Bridge Level", and "Golden Legacy". CD
George Adams on tenor sax and vocals, Hannibal Marvin Peterson on trumpet, Jean Paul Bourelly on guitar, Ray Gallon on piano, SantiDeBriano on bass, and Lewis Nash on drums. CD
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Bobby Battle with David Murray —
Offering ... CD Mapleshade, 1993. Used ...
Out Of Stock
Bobby Battle on drums – with David Murray on saxophone, Larry Willis on piano, and SantiDebriano on bass. CD
Drummer Joe Chambers never records much as a leader – but every time he does, the album really turns out to be something special! That's definitely the case with this early 90s session for Candid Records – a date that recalls the brooding intensity that Joe brought to some of his late 60s dates for Blue Note as a sideman, carried out here on a set of tunes and concepts that are all Chambers' own – and given great life by a lineup that features Bob Berg on tenor, Philip Harper on trumpet, George Cables on piano, and SantiDebriano on bass! Berg is at his moodiest here – a great reminder of that side of his talents – and titles include "For Miles", "El Gaucho", "Phantom Of The City", "In & Out", and "Fun". CD
(Out of print.)
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Oliver Lake —
Impala ... LP Gramavision, 1987. Near Mint- ...
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A hip group – with Oliver Lake on alto, Pheeroan AkLaff on drums, Geri Allen on piano, and SantiDebriano on bass – plus guest drums on one track from Gene Lake and Brandon Ross. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch, and is bent a bit at the corners and top seam.)
Mike Longo on piano, SantiDebriano on bass, and Ray Mosca on drums. CD
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Jim Pepper —
Dakota Song ... CD Enja (Germany), 1987. Used ...
Out Of Stock
One of the few albums ever cut by Native American saxophonist Jim Pepper – a great player whose ethnicity has always ensured him a strong reputation – but whose work on tenor sax should be enough! This outing is a relatively straight jazz session – a quartet date with Kirk Lightsey on piano, SantiDebriano on bass, and John Betsch on drums – but all players come together nicely in support of Pepper's lead – hitting fluid notes that bristle with some good 80s soul jazz sorts of modes, and which occasionally hit some more adventurous moments. Pepper's tone is nice and edgey throughout, even on the mellower tunes – and titles include "Jumpin Gemini", "3/4 Gemini", "Dakota Song", "Comme Il Faut", and "Mercer Street Blues". CD
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Roots (Nathan Davis, Sam Rivers, et al) —
Stablemates ... CD In & Out (Germany), 1993. Used ...
Out Of Stock
A pretty great session – if only for the work of the sax players! The "stablemates" on the session are a host of older spiritual and soul jazz players – including Nathan Davis, Sam Rivers, Chico Freeman, and Arthur Blythe – alternating solos and coming together in some angular ensemble parts that really sound wonderful. The "Stablemates" reference is well chosen, as there's a lot of Benny Golson influences on the album – especially in the rhythm section of Don Pullen, SantiDebriano, and Idris Muhammad, who groove together with the crackling tightness that Golson would have used on a classic early 60s album, keeping the pace with a soulful swing, so that the horn players can cut loose in some modernist inflections. Titles include "Walkin", "I Remember Eric Dolphy", "Stolen Moments", "Linden Boulevard", and "Stablemates". CD
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Archie Shepp —
Soul Song ... CD Enja (Germany), 1982. Used ...
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An overlooked treasure from Archie Shepp – a set recorded for the Enja label with a profile that's not as bold as some of his other albums, but a great later session that has some surprisingly wonderful moments! Perhaps the best of these is the album's long workout on "Mama Rose" – done here as a free-flowing modal number with some great soprano sax lines from Archie – blown beautifully over soaring rhythms from Kenny Werner on piano, SantiDeBriano on bass, and the great Marvin Smitty Smith on drums. The track really cooks wonderfully – and is followed by the more sensitive "Soul Song", the hard-blown tenor cut "Geechee", and a laidback take on "My Romance". Both "Geechee" and "Mama Rose" dominate the record – and are perfect examples of the later soulful sound of Shepp in the post-Impulse years! CD
Sonny Fortune on soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone – with John Hicks on piano, SantiDebriano on bass, and Ronnie Burrage on drums. Tracks include "In The Spirit", "For John", "Africa", "Trane and Things", "Ole", and "Hangin' Out With JC". CD
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Kirk Lightsey —
First Affairs ... CD Limetree/Ultra Vybe (Japan), 1986. Used ...
Out Of Stock
One of the most hard-edged albums we've ever heard from pianist Kirk Lightsey – thanks to the presence of Jerry Gonzalez on congas, which really adds a nice extra bite to the record! The whole lineup is great – and includes SantiDebriano on bass and Eddie Gladden on drums – but it really seems to be Jerry's percussion that kicks the whole album into gear – bringing up a bit more bottom than usual in Lightsey's work on the keys, and giving even the mellower moments a Latin current that really keeps things fresh – and which we would have liked to hear more from Kirk over the years. Titles include "Habiba", "For Albert", "One Finger Snap", "Blues On The Corner", and "Eighty One". CD
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