As much as the unearthed Monk and Coltrane from a couple of years ago was, this is a monumental find. Recorded in performance at UCLA in 1965, this marks the first relea…
This 2006 entry from guitarist Mark Kleinhaut’s trio is exquisite. The Maine-based guitarist has a fluid sound that frequently reminds of Pat Metheny, and a fat tone tha…
09 Aug
8x5 by Bruce Saunders Quintet
Wednesday, 09 August 2006
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Guitarist and Berklee College of Music instructor Bruce Saunders has a mellow, thick sound which serves him well on ballads and mid- and up-tempo tunes equally. His work…
05 Aug
Milestone Profiles by McCoy Tyner
Saturday, 05 August 2006
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McCoy Tyner will forever be saddled with the blessing/curse of being the pianist in the classic John Coltrane Quartet of 1960-1965. There are those who will call it his …
The four CDs collected here represent the best of Miles Davis' output for Prestige. He would later record for Columbia (he would actually record his first Columbia sessi…