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New York All-Stars featuring Eric Alexander And Harold Mabern: Burnin' In London
by Roger Farbey
Who would have thought that in this day and age a contemporary hard-bop / post-bop live CD could sound so good? Recorded live at London's Pizza Express Jazz Club on 20th and 21st November 2017 this little gem qualifies as a winner for the sheer visceral excitement conjured-up by its four participants. Senior partner in the band is veteran pianist Harold Mabern, registering a sprightly 81 years at the time of recording, whose playing here is absolutely incandescent. His former ...
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by Jack Bowers
Germany’s Nagel–Heyer Records, bless their hearts, keep doing their best to help keep memories of the Swing Era alive with splendid albums such as this earnest salute to Lionel Hampton by trumpeter Randy Sandke’s New York All–Stars. Stompin’ at the Savoy!, taped at a concert performance four years ago in Hamburg, is a sequel to Hey Ba–Ba–Re–Bop!, in which the All–Stars also paid tribute to the man whose reign as Jazz’s acknowledged monarch of the vibraphone has endured for more ...
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