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Oliver Jackson: The Last Great Concert

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The late Oliver Jackson had one foot in each of the major jazz camps, bop and swing. Out of Detroit, he performed with some of the first rate boppers from that city like Tommy Flanagan and Paul Chambers as well as working with Eddie Locke and Yusef Lateef. But he also played with some of the great swingsters and traditional jazzers like Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Charlie Shavers and Buck Clayton.

This 1993 live concert was Jackson's last before his ...

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Tina May and Tony Coe: N'oublie jamais (Jazz Piquant)

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Tina May continues her exploration of out of the ordinary, but tasteful, selections from the world's songbook in her latest album for the British 33Jazz label. This time around she has corralled preeminent reedman Tony Coe as well as other outstanding musicians, to share the spotlight. May's albums are always full of heavenly surprises, and this album continues that pleasant practice.In previous outings, she usually sang a tune or two in French. Here, with a single exception, the ...

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