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An adept at solo recitals (his Facing You for ECM in 1970 was a strong harbinger), he began a series of in-concert recitals for Manfred Eicher’s label that attracted acclaim and increasing public... — More…
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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The binary 34-bar ‘Dolphin Dance’ and the modal 32-bar ‘Maiden Voyage’, with its pre-arranged rhythmic structure that is maintained throughout, will probably be played as long as jazz itself.... — More…
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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[…] Out To Lunch represents another side of the Dolphy genius, showing him as a musician-leader intent on involving his entire group in the improvisatory process at every level and at all times. — More…
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Kind Of Blue
RecommendedMiles Davis (trumpet), Julian Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Paul Chambers (bass), Bill Evans (piano), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Wynton Kelly (piano)
Certainly, Kind of Blue must be measured by musical influence. Ask any number of influential music-makers who have been around, such as Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and the like, they all agree.... — More…
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Rolling Stone, Best Jazz Albums of All Time
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Time Out
RecommendedThe Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond (alto saxophone), Eugene Wright (bass), Dave Brubeck (piano), Joe Morello (drums)
[…] It’s also important to stress Brubeck’s commitment to collective invention within his group: still an unusual thing in jazz in 1959. Put that all together and the unusual time signatures... — More…
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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A Love Supreme
RecommendedElvin Jones (drums), Jimmy Garrison (upright bass), McCoy Tyner (piano), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone)
Within jazz itself, the album ensured that the music could no longer be considered a social or cultural also-ran, the spiritual and humanistic concerns that made up its inspiration demanding... — More…
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Grammy Awards, 9th Awards (1966), Nominee:Best Original Jazz Composition
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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In a sense this is Shorter’s essay on groove, but his angularity never makes it likely that the whole album would attain that ineffable level, or that he’d even want that. — More…
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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Subtle, reflective and occasionally nostalgic in a knowing sort of way, this album exceeds the sum of its parts while at the same time allowing those parts to retain their identities…Wonderful,... — More…
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, October 2021
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Downbeat, Editor's Pick, August 2021
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, Jazz Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, August 2021
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For the five years he held his Junior Cook-Blue Mitchell quintet together, Silver had the perfect combination of his high-quality tunes and a band that had a magic interpretative touch. They... — More…
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Such is the freshness of his music, the 54 year old has retained a youthful air of unpredictability… Redman has said that he was looking for a new musical role, not only as soloist and leader,... — More…
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, November 2023
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Presto Recording of the Week, 22nd September 2023
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BBC Music Magazine, November 2023, Jazz Choice
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