Social Call (Charlie Rouse & Red Rodney)

A late reunion of two bop warriors with a wonderful rhythm section (Albert Dailey on piano in one of his last sessions), featuring some bop classics, a standard and a quirky Rouse original (Uptown, 1984).

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1. Little Chico 

2. Social Call 

3. Half Nelson 

4. Greenhouse 

5. Darn That Dream 

6. Casbah 

7. Social Call 

8. Darn That Dream 

9 Half Nelson

Autobiography (Peter Leitch)

Montreal-born guitarist Peter Leitch in a program of beguiling originals and standards, topped by a rather charming misinterpretation of Albert Ayler’s Ghosts, taken back to its supposed calypso roots. With George Cables on piano. (Reservoir Music RSR CD 179, 2004)

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1 - For D.T.
2 - Theme from Mr. Lucky
3 - Segment
4 - Medley: Little Girl Blue / Girl Talk
5 - Ghosts
6 - Clifford Jordan
7 - Femme Fatale
8 - East of the Sun
9 - Allyson

Jigsaw (Jeremy Steig)

One of not many outings of flutist Jeremy Steig, with LeeAnn Ledgerwood on piano and Joe Chambers on drums, produced by Walter Becker (Steely Dan). I direct your attention to his take on the seldom heard B. Kaper’s ballad While My Lady Sleep, following closely Coltrane’s 1957 rendition (from «Coltrane») with its characteristic piano-bass ostinato. (Triloka 320190-2, 1991)

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1 - Washington Place (4:00)
2 - Seascape (4:46)
3 - While My Lady Sleeps (5:50)
4 - Tears for Charles Street (4:52)
5 - Circular Norton (5:16)
6 - Sifu's Song (Dedicated to Kenny Gong)(5:19)
7 - Et Tu Tweetus (3:53)
8 - Jigsaw (5:25)
9 - Spring Street (5:08)
10 - Naima (6:43).

This One’s for Bill (Kenny Drew, Jr.)

A solo set by Kenny Drew, Jr. cut in 1995 at NYC’s Masonic Temple, and dedicated to Bill Evans. It includes the first (and probably last) recording ever of Evans’ composition It’s Love-It’s Christmas. TCB 99352

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1 - This One's For Bill
2 - Remembering the Rain
3 - Suicide Is Painless
4 - It’s Love-It’s Christmas
5 - On Green Dolphin Street
6 - Two Lonely People, The
7 - Days of Wine and Roses, The
8 - Nardis

Round Trip (Phil Woods)

An unusual period piece from Phil Woods with an a star-studded orchestra plus strings, arranged by Johnny Pate and Woods himself. All in all, more interesting than one would expect (Verve  1969).

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1. Round trip
2. Here’s That Rainy Day
3. Love Son for a Dead Che
4. I’m All Smiles
5. Solitude
6. How Can I Be Sure?
7. Fill the Woods with Laughter
8. This Is All I Ask
9. Flowers

The Cry! (Prince Lasha Quintet feat. Sonny Simmons)

«Lost session» for Contemporary by two minor but intriguing figures of the historical fee music movement of the very early Sixties. It was to be their only ever wide exposure. With Gary Peacock on bass.

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1 - Congo Call

2 - Bojangles

3 - Green and Gold

4 - Ghost of the Past

5 - Red's Mood

6 - Juanita

7 - Lost Generation

8 - A. Y.

Jackie McLean & Co. Featuring Ray Draper

One of a number of Prestige dates by Jackie McLean, when necessity was the mother of invention and before his Blue Note prime. Tuba player Ray Draper makes for an unusual choice of instrumentation. With Bill Hardman, Mal Waldron, Doug Watkins, Art Taylor. 1957

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1. Flickers

2. Help

3. Minor Dream

4. Beau Jack

5. Mirage