Soundtrack van de film Sen fout la mort (No Fear, No Die) van Claire Denis uit 1990. Het is een verhaal over twee zwarte immigranten.
Opnamen gemaakt tijdens een tournee door Europa in 1981. ""This 4 track CD covers parts of the 1981 tour of Europe. Sound is of good quality even though a few solos start off mike. Stand out track is "Variation on the Misery" with a great solo by Steve Grossman followed with a blistering guitar outing by Hiram Bullock (outstanding support also from drummer Omar Hakim). "Jelly Roll" is another fine track which includes an off-beat vocal by Marvin Peterson along with his fine trumpet work." (Vinyl Word)
Opnamen van een concert uit 1989 ter gelegenheid van de 70e verjaardag van Art Blakey. "Highlights include the opportunities to hear Shorter in this setting (he is well featured on "Lester Left Town") and versions of "Along Came Betty" and "Blues March" that contain short solos from many of the players. In addition, Michele Hendricks sings Horace Silver's words to "Mr. Blakey"; drummer Roy Haynes plays second drums on "Blues March"; and the CD concludes with a nearly-13 minute interview that Mike Hennessey conducted with Blakey in 1976 in which the drummer reminisces about the Jazz Messengers' early days. Well worth picking up." (Allmusic)
"This album was Hancock's first full-fledged venture into jazz-funk. At the same time, it was far different in sound from his later funk ventures, concentrating on a romping, late-'60s-vintage R&B-oriented sound. with frequent horn riffs and great rhythmic comping and complex solos from Hancock's Fender Rhodes. The syllables of the titles alone -- "Wiggle Waggle," "Fat Mama," "Oh! Oh! Here He Comes" -- have a rhythm and feeling. But there's more to this record than fatback funk. There is the haunting, harmonically sophisticated "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" (which ought to become a jazz standard), and the similarly relaxed "Jessica." The sextet here is a star-studded bunch, with Joe Henderson in funky and free moods on tenor sax, Johnny Coles on trumpet, Garnett Brown on trombone, Buster Williams on bass, and Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums." (Richard S. Ginell, Allmusic) De catchy baslick van opener "Wiggle-Waggle" werd in de jaren '90 door het Nederlandse dance-trio King Bee gesampled in "Back By Dope Demand".
Laatste plaat met de "Mwandishi"-groep, uit 1972, waarop Hancock en collegatoetsenist Dr. Patrick Gleeson uitbundig experimenteren met diverse synthesizers, leidend tot psychedelische sonische exploraties, stilistisch niet eens zo ver van oude Pink Floyd.
"A fine drummer who performs in advanced jazz settings, Chip White is also a talented composer. In the '70s,'80s and '90s, he played with many top jazz musicians including Carmen McRae, Jaki Byard, John Abercrombie, Johnny Coles, Enrico Rava, Mulgrew Miller, Gary Bartz and John Hicks, recording with many of them. He formed the Chip White Ensemble in 1984. In 1994, Chip White recorded Harlem Sunset, his debut set as a leader." (Allmusic).
Opname, gemaakt tijdens het Munich Summer Piano Festival in 1987. Hancock, sinds eind jaren '60 vooral bekend van vele fusionprojecten, keert hier terug naar de basis van het pianotrio. Met Buster Williams en Al Foster speelt hij drie lange stukken, waarin Hancock laat horen nog immer een fantasierijk pianist te zijn, die steeds weer originele oplossingen verzint, uitgaande van de thematische basisgegevens. Williams valt op met zijn diepe warme, meermalen zoemend glijdende noten.
"This CD is packed with excellent straight-ahead, avant-garde, and free jazz that also features samples from speeches given by Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and audio by Deepak Chopra. Roney's evolved, imaginative use of his muted trumpet to achieve the meditative and philosophical concepts inherent in the opener "No Room for Argument" is accomplished effectively. His mentor piece, an arrangement and direction of "Homage & Acknowledgement," a vital rework featuring the duality of the great Buster Williams at work on the bassline for John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," and Roney's interpretation of the trumpet sounds of Miles Davis on "Filles de Kilimanjaro" is a exceptional seven-minute masterwork that supplies both the spiritual depth and insistent ground rhythms inherent in the original recordings of the '60s. This CD is a great one and shows Roney as a leading jazz trumpeter." (Paula Edelstein, Allmusic)
Heruitgave uit 2003 van album uit 1989. "Larry Coryell will always be best known for arguably being the first fusion guitarist, but his career has been quite wide-ranging ever since the late '60s. On "Shining Hour", he mostly sticks to jazz standards other than his own "Floyd Gets a Gig" and Brian Torff's "Apathy Rains." Several of the selections are identified with Miles Davis including "Nefertiti" and "The Sorcerer" but there are also hard swinging versions of "All the Things You Are" and "My Shining Hour." Coryell, whose playing works well in this (for him) rare setting although he is not really a boppish improviser, interacts with pianist Kenny Barron (who sometimes takes solo honors), bassist Buster Williams and drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith." (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)
Uit 2000. Ervaren topkwartet rond bassist Williams met Steve Nelson (vib, van dat geweldige Dave Holland Quintet), Mulgrew Miller (p) en Carl Allen (d). Een levendig bewijs dat ook meer mainstream-gerichte hardbop zeer verkwikkend kan zijn.
"It was a tragedy that Lee Konitz's versatile nonet was not able to succeed commercially. Just like its leader, the group was able to stretch from swing standards, bop and cool jazz to freer improvisations and challenging originals. This SteepleChase release (featuring the nonet when it was comprised of such fine players as trumpeters Tom Harrell and John Eckert, trombonists Jimmy Knepper and Sam Burtis, baritonist Ronnie Cuber, pianist Harold Danko, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart in addition to Konitz on alto and soprano) features the group at its best on such pieces as "Footprints," "Stardust," "My Buddy" and four songs by Jimmy Knepper. It's an excellent outing from a somewhat neglected group." (Allmusic) CD-release uit 1986 van LP uit 1979.
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