Contemporary Jazz
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The Berlin Concert
Angelika Niescier (saxophone), Chris Tordini (double bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
Saxophonist Angelika Niescier helms a trio bursting with possibilities on The Berlin Concert, a recording that extends her artistic vision. This set from the 2017 Berlin Jazz Festival features... — More…
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Officium Novum: Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
Jan Garbarek (soprano & tenor saxophones)
The Hilliard Ensemble (David James, countertenor, Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor, Steven Harrold, Gordon Jones, baritone)
Over the immanent, limpid voices Garbarek improvises equally immaculate counter-melodies. His contributions tend to be somewhat predictable, more decoration than improvisation in the fullest... — More…
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Hot House Flowers
RecommendedWynton Marsalis (trumpet), Mitsue Takayama (viola), Harry Zaratzian (viola), Fred Zlotkin (cello), Theodore Israel (viola), Gayle Dixon (violin), Diane Monroe (violin), Peter Dimitriades (violin), Seymour Barab (cello), Al Brown (viola), Richard Locker (cello), Paul McCandless (oboe), Andrew Schwartz...
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Grammy Awards, 28th Awards (1985), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
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L'Affrontement Des Prétendants
RecommendedLouis Sclavis (clarinets/saxophone), Jean-Luc Cappozzo (trumpet), Vincent Courtois (cello), Bruno Chevillon (double bass), François Merville (drums)
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, 4 Star
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Think Of One...
RecommendedWynton Marsalis (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone), Phil Bowler (bass), Jeffrey Watts (drums), Kenny Kirkland (piano), Branford Marsalis & Buckshot Lefonque (soprano saxophone), Branford Marsalis & Buckshot Lefonque (tenor saxophone), Ray...
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Grammy Awards, 27th Awards (1984), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
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Plays Duke Ellington
World Saxophone Quartet, Oliver Lake (alto saxophone), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone), David Murray (tenor saxophone), Julius Hemphill (alto saxophone), Oliver Lake (solo saxophone), Hamiet Bluiett (solo saxophone), David Murray (solo saxophone)
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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The opening track ‘Zwickmühlen’ captures the band’s sound the most succinctly - opening with the three vocalists employing these polyphonic vocal melodies, before the band comes in with a syncopated... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 17th July 2020
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Working as a tight-knit ensemble, their solo styles contrast, and nowhere better than on their successive choruses on ‘Maybe So’, in which the rhythm section members also take a turn each. This... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 3rd June 2022
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A consistent strand running through Marsalis’ vast discography is the ‘issues record’, with both historical references and topical resonances. Draw the line from Black Codes Of The Underground... — More…
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice
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Twelve Moons
RecommendedJan Garbarek (soprano saxophone/tenor saxophone/synthesizer), Rainer Brüninghaus (piano/synthesizer), Eberhard Weber (bass), Manu Katché (drums), Marilyn Mazur (percussion), Agnes Buen Garnås (vocals), Mari Boine Persen (vocals)
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Grammy Awards, 38th Awards (1995), Nominee: Best Contemporary Jazz Performance
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