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Free ActionFree Action by Wolfgang Dauner
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £9.18
With Jean-Luc Ponty on Violin, Eberhard Weber on Cello and Gerd Dudek on Tenor Sax & Clarinet Dauner had a supreme band here. Free Jazz at its best
LauraLaura by Laura MacDonald
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Top notch same group jazz, this should be regarded as a modern jazz classic
Five Peace Band LiveFive Peace Band Live by Chick Corea
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This is everything I hoped it would be and falls into none of the pitfalls it could have done. In A Silet Way is performed here brilliantly
Quiet NightsQuiet Nights by Diana Krall
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I really should hate this but I love it.
Jazz Samba Encore!Jazz Samba Encore! by Stan Getz
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Just as good as on the Charlie Byrd and Joao Gilberto albums. Two Note Samba is just a joy
SongbooksSongbooks by Oscar Peterson
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Why arn't there people like Norman Gantz getting top jazz musicians to just record good tunes anymore. Peterson produced volumes of great stuff this way.
KwanzaaKwanzaa by Archie Shepp
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Great stuff from an era when jazz was under real pressure from rock
New GrassNew Grass by Albert Ayler
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This ain't Jazz!! Well yes and no but who care it's great!
Ptah The El DaoudPtah The El Daoud by Alice Coltrane
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A jazz cross between Yoko Ono and Linda McCartney who went on to produce some stunning music. Don't worry about the mysticism just enjoy the music
Autumn LeavesAutumn Leaves by Don Byas
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Byas is brilliant with the great Stan Tracey in piano and Ronnie Scott's introduction is a treat
EvolutionEvolution by Grachan Moncur III
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With Lee Morgan, Tony Williams and Jackie McLean in the band this is seriously good Blue Note jazz
Dimensions and ExtensionsDimensions and Extensions by Sam Rivers
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The undervalued Sam Rivers
Love Devotion SurrenderLove Devotion Surrender by Carlos Santana
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Supreme!
Stan Getz At The ShrineStan Getz At The Shrine by Stan Getz
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There was a better David Stone Martin cover to one of the original albums but the music is great. Bob Brookmeyer's valve trombone has such a great sound.
Killer JoeKiller Joe by Joe Harriott
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I love Free Form and Absract but this is earlier, more accessible jazz
The Artistry Of Freddie HubbardThe Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard by Freddie Hubbard
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This Freddie was not freeloader
Shades of Blue/Dusk FireShades of Blue/Dusk Fire by Don Rendell
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This demonstrates the nonsense of th idea that British jazz is in any way inferior to US jazz. This is a brilliant band
If2If2 by If
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Why this band is not more widely celebrated I can not understand
ZzebraZzebra by Zzebra
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With family tree connections to If this is another great British jazz fusion outfit
Metheny MehldauMetheny Mehldau by Pat Metheny and Brad Mehldau
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I'm not sure why Metheny got a bit s**t when he moved to Geffen from ECM but here he is in great form in a perfect group setting
CandyCandy by Lee Morgan
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A rediscovered treat
A Love Supreme [Deluxe Edition]A Love Supreme [Deluxe Edition] by John Coltrane
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The original album is from an undamaged master found at EMI london that restores damage done to the original master and restores Elvin Jones "lost" contribution
Somethin' ElseSomethin' Else by Cannonball Adderley
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The essential companion to Kind of Blue
AscensionAscension by John Coltrane
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This is dense and difficult music, after being made to do a secnd 40 minute take Elvin Jones threw his snare drum at the wall
Emerald TearsEmerald Tears by Dave Holland
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A solo Bass album eh?