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S.O.S.: Looking for the Next One
by John Kelman
With more and more archival “finds" hitting the shelves--real or virtual--it's becoming increasingly difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Just because an old, long considered lost recording has resurfaced doesn't inherently make it worthy of release: sometimes the sound isn't up to snuff--though, if it's a stellar performance, that can sometimes be forgiven--but other times, the performance itself is simply not that good. Sometimes a performance becomes lost for a reason.Not so with Looking for the ...
read moreSTLJN Audio Archive: Hamiet Bluiett - S.O.S.
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's Audio Archive entry features S.O.S., a 1977 session from the great baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett. Recorded live at an NYC performance space called Axis, S.O.S teams Bluiett with a stellar rhythm section comprised of Don Pullen on piano, Fred Hopkins on bass and Famoudou Don Moye on percussion. When originally issued as an LP on the India Navigation label, it featured a single track, “Sobre Una Nube (On a Cloud)" split between the two sides. That material was ...
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2008 Trenton Jazz Festival: Teena Marie, Euge Groove, S.O.S. Band and Gordon Chambers
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All About Jazz
The 2008 Trenton Jazz Festival will once again serenade audiences across Trenton this fall, scheduled for Sept. 20. The program will begin at 2 p.m. and unofficially bids farewell to the summertime with a combination of music, jazz festival food, and more. Teena Marie, Euge Groove, S.O.S. Band and Gordon Chambers will be featured artists. Four-time Grammy nominee Marie is a force in contemporary pop and R&B music. The singer, songwriter, producer and arranger has captured the hearts and spirits ...
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