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George Coleman: In Baltimore
by Mike Jurkovic
At 85, tenor saxophonist George Coleman has sat in on and made his presence mightily known on a host of flat out, hard bopping sessions beginning with B.B. King through Max Roach, Miles Davis, Booker Little, Lee Morgan, Herbie Hancock and . . . well, you should have got the larger picture by now. So to hear Coleman fronting his own quintet of exuberant merry men on the previously unreleased The George Coleman Quintet in Baltimore is a ...
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by Pierre Giroux
Tenor saxophonist George Coleman is an artist who plays with both proficiency and comprehension, but has been under-recognized as a major figure in post-bop jazz. In this Reel To Real 180 gram LP release, co-produced by Cory Weeds and Zev Feldman, Coleman and his cohorts trumpeter Danny Moore, pianist Albert Dailey, bassist Larry Ridley and drummer Harold White showcase their talents in a previously unreleased live session recorded at the Famous Ballroom in jny: Baltimore MD on May 23, 1971. ...
read moreJohnny Hammond: Breakout
by Jim Santella
The CTI jazz catalog holds many surprises. This one features a strong 8-piece band led by organist Johnny Hammond (1933-1997), who was known earlier as Johnny “Hammond" Smith. Recorded in 1971, the album emphasized swinging mood music with a flair for popular sounds. It marked a turning point in the career of Grover Washington, Jr. He, Hank Crawford and Eric Gale are all over the place, alongside Hammond's B-3. It’s a party. A previously unissued track, recorded shortly after the ...
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by David Rickert
A prime example of the CTI label’s indulgence in the commercial possibilities of jazz, Breakout gave Johnny Hammond the opportunity to escape from the long shadow cast by Jimmy Smith. Sticking with the Hammond B-3, by this time a bit old-fashioned as many had become enchanted with the Fender Rhodes, Hammond and his band contribute an album’s worth of soul jazz workouts. By this time, rock tunes had become the new would-be standards and Hammond proves that such unlikely candidates ...
read moreDanny Moore Memorial Celebration Sunday April 17 20057 PM - 10 PM St. Peter's Church
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All About Jazz
April 13, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES DANNY MOORE MEMORIAL CELEBRATION For Family, Friends and Fans PLEASE COME AND JOIN US IN CELEBRATION OF DANNY’S LIFE St. Peter's Church 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street SUNDAY April 17 2005 7 PM - 10 PM Performances and appearances by: Clark Terry, Harold Mabern, George Coleman, Louis Hayes, Jon Faddis, Russell Malone, Joe & John Farnsworth, Eric Reed, Jim Rotondi, Antoinette Silicato, Steve Davis, Earl Williams and more. Donations to ...
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