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Album Review

Wes Montgomery: Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings

Read "Maximum Swing: The Unissued 1965 Half Note Recordings" reviewed by Mario Calvitti


La Resonance Records, etichetta californiana legata a un'organizzazione non-profit dedita a preservare l'arte e l'eredità della musica jazz, prosegue instancabile la sua attività di archeologia musicale pubblicando questo doppio CD di Wes Montgomery col trio del pianista Wynton Kelly al famoso club di New York Half Note nel 1965, all'incirca nello stesso periodo delle esibizioni raccolte nell'album Smokin' at the Half Note. I brani contenuti in questa raccolta provengono da cinque diverse date comprese tra il 24 Settembre e la ...

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Horace Silver: Live New York Revisited

Read "Live New York Revisited" reviewed by Stefano Merighi


Benchè il profilo artistico di Horace Silver sia preso a modello in modo paradigmatico per definire lo stile hard bop nel jazz moderno, è altresì interessante notare come Silver, sin dalle sue prime uscite, abbia sempre cercato di evitare gli schemi predeterminati che soprattutto le etichette discografiche cercavano di replicare dopo aver trovato la formula del successo. Ad esempio, Silver non amava le scalette miste, quelle cioè che infilavano d'abitudine uno standard proveniente da Tin Pan Alley all'interno di un ...

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Horace Silver Quintet: Live New York Revisited

Read "Live New York Revisited" reviewed by Chris May


This fabulous album, recorded during three New York club engagements in 1964, 1965 and 1966, ranks among the finest in the pianist/composer's illustrious catalogue. There are several things going for it: the quality and shared intentionality of the two, slightly different, lineups; the choice of material and its careful sequencing; the vibrancy of the performances, which is enough to practically raise the dead; and the quality of the CD mastering by the ezz-thetics label's sonic jedi Michael Brändli, whose work ...

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George Coleman: In Baltimore

Read "In Baltimore" reviewed 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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The George Coleman Quintet: In Baltimore

Read "In Baltimore" reviewed 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. ...

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Interview

Larry Ridley: Them's That Teach Can Do

Read "Larry Ridley: Them's That Teach Can Do" reviewed by Russ Musto


Bassist Larry Ridley has one of the most impressive pedigrees in all of jazz. After coming up in his hometown of Indianapolis, playing with Freddie Hubbard and James Spaulding, Ridley relocated to New York, appearing on some of the 1960s most important records with Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean and Dexter Gordon. During the 1970s he recorded his first album as leader, played as a sideman with James Moody and Duke Ellington, and was ...

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Freddie Hubbard: Hub Cap (RVG Edition)

Read "Hub Cap (RVG Edition)" reviewed by Robert Gilbert


As was customary with Blue Note releases during the 1950s and '60s, the names of the musicians performing on Hub Cap are listed on the album’s front cover. The name of Freddie Hubbard, the leader, is--not surprisingly--most prominent. However, the factor that elevates Hub Cap a notch above similarly styled LPs released at the time is the fifth name listed under Hubbard’s: drummer “Philly” Joe Jones.Within a minute of the opening title song, Jones has made his presence ...

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Interview

Bassist Larry Ridley Interviewed at AAJ

Bassist Larry Ridley Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz

Bassist Larry Ridley has one of the most impressive pedigrees in all of jazz. After coming up in his hometown of Indianapolis, playing with Freddie Hubbard and James Spaulding, Ridley relocated to New York, appearing on some of the 1960s most important records with Hubbard, Roy Haynes, Horace Silver, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Jackie McLean and Dexter Gordon. During the 1970s he recorded his first album as leader, played as a sideman with James Moody and Duke Ellington, and was ...

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Performance / Tour

Larry Ridley Harlem Speaks Series at The Jazz Museum in Harlem Thursday, October 21st 6:30pm-8:00pm

Larry Ridley Harlem Speaks Series at The Jazz Museum in Harlem Thursday, October 21st 6:30pm-8:00pm

Source: All About Jazz

The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM's Harlem Speaks SERIES SWINGS INTO THE FALL * bassist and Schomburg Center artist-in-residence Larry Ridley * Thursday, October 21st New York, NY (October 18, 2004) The Jazz Museum in Harlem's bi-weekly series, Harlem Speaks, continues on Thursday, October 21st, 2004, featuring a discussion with Schomburg Center artist-in-residence Larry Ridley, one of the top jazz educators in ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Maximum Swing: The...

Resonance Records
2023

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Live New York...

Ezz-thetics
2022

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In Baltimore

Reel To Real
2020

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Hub Cap (RVG Edition)

Blue Note Records
2003

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