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Ross Taggart: Presenting The Ross Taggart Trio

Read "Presenting The Ross Taggart Trio" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose


The unique talent of Ross Taggart has been heralded on many occasions by Benny Golson, Dr. Lonnie Liston Smith, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, and Fraser MacPherson, although it has almost always meant that he played a subordinate role. His first outing as a leader was as a tenor saxophonist on Ross Taggart & Co. (Boathouse Records, 1998). He then went on to release three other records as leader of a band--but all were as a saxophonist. On this release, Presenting ...

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Charles McPherson: Live at the Cellar

Read "Live at the Cellar" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Live at the Cellar is a sizzling collection of extended improvisations featuring a Vancouver-made quartet: Charles McPherson (alto sax), Ross Taggart (piano), Jodi Proznick (bass) and Blaine Wikjord (drums). McPherson and band fashion their work for the literati.

McPherson opens hard with Rodgers and Hart's “Spring Is Here." The native of Joplin, Miss. singes the ears with intense improvisation for five minutes, then hands it over for very compelling interplay between Taggart and Proznick before the tune eventually dissipates on ...

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