This is the kind of music that makes you feel good; it’s funky and full of rhythm and the promise of a new day. A Little Space is Big Al Gruskoff, who plays guitars,…
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26 Feb
The Sermon by Hampton Hawes
Just before Hampton Hawes went off to prison for an 11 year narcotics sentence, he ironically recorded a group of traditional spirituals on piano. Widely regarded as one of…
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20 Feb
From The 70s by Bill Evans
From The 70’s gives Bill Evans listeners an opportunity to hear five previously unreleased tracks from the late great jazz pianists’ repertoire. Some of the tracks have Eva…
The picture of happiness reflected in this picture of Philly Joe Jones permeates the music on this CD. Don’t be misled by the title of this album "Drum Songs" though, Jones…
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15 Feb
Bird Mancini by Bird Mancini
I recognized the names, Henry Mancini and Charlie "Bird" Parker. I figured that because this band was a jazz oriented unit that they took those two well known names and put…
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