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The 2003 remastered German version features two additional tracks.
SKYLARK represents something of a change of pace for Paul Desmond. Usually a paragon of high lyricism and cool, often ballad-based post-bop, SKYLARK finds the alto saxophonist among especially progressive company. Drummer Jack DeJohnnette (whose playing bears hallmarks of rock, soul, and fusion), bassist Ron Carter (best known for practically redefining the instrument in Miles Davis's second great quintet), electric pianist Bob James, and guitarists Gene Bertoncini and Gabor Szabo round out the personnel. This lineup gives the album a decidedly contemporary, forward-leaning feel that contrasts somewhat with Desmond's "classic" style.
However, the combination works very well. Desmond's playing is still subtle and nuanced, while the rest of the sextet provides exciting new frames for appreciating his sound. Of particular note here is the lead guitar playing of Szabo, whose sinuous solos offer some of the album's finest moments. The eclectic set list--which ranges from an adaptation of Purcell to the Carmichael/Mercer title track to a Paul Simon cover tune--adds to the enjoyment, as do Don Sebesky's arrangements (his work can also be heard on Jim Hall's excellent CONCIERTO, which Desmond also appears on). Overall, this is a welcome, intriguing, and energetic departure for Desmond.
CTI Master Series remastered reissue of 1974 album for the cool jazz alto sax player famous for his association with the Dave Brubeck Quartet features 9 tracks including 2 previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Skylark' (alt. take) & 'Indian Summer' (alt. take). Originally released in 1974. 2003.Down Beat (12/97, p.94) - 3 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "The beautiful tone of Desmond's alto is featured on SKYLARK....Desmond plays with a pure, simple warmth..." Paul Desmond Skylark Songs | 1. | Take Ten | $0.99 | |
| 2. | Romance de Amor | $0.99 | |
| 3. | Was a Sunny Day | $0.99 | |
| 4. | Music For a While | $0.99 | |
| 5. | Skylark | $0.99 | |
| 6. | Indian Summer | $0.99 | |
| 7. | Music For a While - (alternate take) | |
| 8. | Skylark - (alternate take) | |
| 9. | Indian Summer - (alternate take) | |
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Purchase Skylark CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Paul Desmond Like Someone In Love CD (1975)
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In 1992, Telarc unveiled a series of performances from the vault on a short-lived label punningly entitled "Telarchive," beginning with this long-delayed encore to the original releases from Paul Desmond's "Canadian" quartet. Recorded live in Toronto's Bourbon Street Jazz Club several months before the live dates released on Horizon and Artists House, it finds Desmond growing comfortable with his new Toronto friends but not quite settled into their laid-back ways quite yet. There are passages in this session where Desmond sounds a bit uncharacteristically scattered and unfocused, where guitarist Ed Bickert becomes the more fluid and stable solo partner, and bassist (and engineer) Don Thompson takes a lengthy solo on every track. Desmond seems to produce his best work in the material that he seems most familiar with. The title track is the one that catches fire most brightly (with a wry assist from "We're in the Money") and "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" finds him working in some clever asides ...
| | Stanley Turrentine Salt Song CD (1971) (Import) Germany
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SALT SONG is a 1971 release by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine.
Stanley Turrentine's stint with Creed Taylor's CTI label may not have produced any out-and-out classics on the level of the very best LPs by Freddie Hubbard, Hubert Laws, or George Benson, but the bluesy tenorist's output was consistently strong and worthwhile for all but the most stridently anti-fusion listeners. Salt Song was Turrentine's second album for CTI, and while it's perhaps just a small cut below his debut Sugar, it's another fine, eclectic outing that falls squarely into the signature CTI fusion sound: smooth but not slick, accessible but not simplistic. In general, keyboardist Eumir Deodato's arrangements have plenty of light funk and Brazilian underpinnings, the latter often courtesy of percussionist Airto Moreira. The first three cuts are the most memorable, beginning with a ten-minute exploration of the abrupt time signature shifts of Freddie Hubbard's "Gibraltar." Though a hard bop version might have returned to the theme a little less often, Turrentine's solo sections are full of ideas, befitting one of his favorite pieces of the period; plus, guitarist Eric Gale shines as both a rhythm and lead player. The traditional gospel tune "I Told Jesus" features Turrentine at his bluesiest and earthiest, with snatches of ethereal choir vocals floating ...
| | Gabor Szabo Spellbinder CD (1966) Remastered
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This superb Gabor Szabo date from 1966 is probably the highlight of the Hungarian guitarist's catalogue. With three percussionists behind him (including Chico Hamilton on drums--Szabo had previously played with Hamilton's band), and the venerable Ron Carter on bass, Szabo delivers on SPELLBINDER that rare combination of innovation and accessibility. Somehow, the Latin rhythms, Eastern modalities, understated funk, shimmering psychedelia, and even moments of tongue-in-cheek pop-- Szobo's ironic vocals on Sonny Bono's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" would do Serge Gainsbourg proud--all merge ...
| | Yusef Lateef Psychicemotus CD (1964) Remastered
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Psychicemotus was released in 1965 and features Yusef Lateef on various flutes and tenor saxophone, Georges Arvanitas on piano, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer James Black. And while the Coltrane era of modal and free jazz was in full swing, Lateef always followed his own muse, and continued looking forward while looking back to ancient musics. His use of bamboo and Chinese wood flutes on the title track and "Bamboo Flute Blues" added not only dimension and texture, but rhythmic invention to standard jazz forms. Yet his readings of Jerome Kern's and Oscar Hammerstein's "Why Do I Love You," on which he plays tenor, swings elegantly while incorporating both hard bop and angular outside playing in his solo. Arvanitas is a near perfect foil for Lateef in that while he's not as technically flashy as Barry Harris, he is a deeply ...
| | Grant Green Main Attraction CD (2007) (Import) Japan
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24 bit remastering
| | George Benson Good King Bad CD (1975)
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Whether he gets (enough) credit or not from jazz heads, guitarist George Benson certainly created the template for smooth jazz , with 1975's GOOD KING BAD a perfect example of the style in its infant stages. Benson combines his classy, Wes Montgomery-inspired guitar style with funky material ("Hold On I'm Coming"), yearning balladry ("Cast Your Fate To the Wind"), plush arrangements, and, on one song, buttery vocals for a classic slice of easygoing jazz.
Personnel includes: George Benson, Eric Gale, Steve Gadd, Ronnie Foster, Bobby Lyle, ...
| | Ray Brown Poll Winners Ride Again! CD (1959)
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Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1991, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley).
Guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne were dubbed "the Poll Winners" when they swept the Down Beat, Metronome, and Playboy polls during 1956-1957. They recorded several albums together and this CD reissue features the pianoless trio playing ...
| | Eleventh Dream Day Eighth CD (1997)
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In their first outing pared down to a trio, Eleventh Dream Day continue to focus their post-punk avant-rock leanings. Although songs like "Two Smart Cookies" and "View From the Rim" rock out, most cuts are the kind of slow to mid-tempo dirgelike-tunes-with-guitar-atmospherics that Sonic Youth does so well. Rick Rizzo steps to the front being the sole guitar player, as well as handling all lead vocal duties, while drummer Janet Beveridge Bean contributes only backing vocals this time out. Rizzo has a feedback laden, howling guitar tone much like Karl Precoda ...
| | This Is Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra Vol. 2 CD (2001)
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The second of two volumes (both double LPs) in a 1971 series from RCA Victor, This Is Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Vol. 2 featured a few of the band's big early hits missing from the first volume ("After You've Gone," "Night and Day," "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"), but focused largely on Dorsey's later years. Twelve of the performances date from the '40s or later, including many vocal features: "Blue Skies" and "This Love of Mine" for Frank Sinatra, "For You" with Jo Stafford, and "What Is This Thing Called Love?" for Connie Haines. Reissued on CD by Collectables in 2001, the set lost ...
| | Lee Wiley Sings The Songs Of Rodgers & Hart & Harold Arlen CD (1986)
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Lee Wiley pioneered the "songbook" concept, for which a singer exclusively interpreted the work of one composer. Her Gershwin and Cole Porter projects of 1939-40 were major successes, as is the music on this Audiophile reissue. In a fairly straight but strangely sensuous manner, Wiley sings eight songs apiece by Rodgers & Hart and Harold Arlen while backed by a variety of all-star players associated with Eddie Condon, including pianist Joe Bushkin, trumpeters Max Kaminsky, Billy Butterfield and Bobb Hackett, tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman, and Ernie Caceres on baritone and clarinet. Although many of these songs have been interpreted countless times since, ...
| | Spring...Light Feel-Good Jazz By World Class Music CD (2002)
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A Summit Records sampler.
| | Larry Willis Blue Fable CD (2007)
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| | Baby Grandmothers CD (2007) (Import) Sweden
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Baby Grandmothers were a short-lived Swedish band, but one of the most prolific and unique psychedelic, modal, experimental ...
| | Standing On The Outside Looking In:So CD (2007) (Import) Import
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| | Philip Price Enjoy! CD (2008)
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| | Janet Rabin Rabin Phillips Birthnotes- Music During Childbirth CD (2008)
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Birthnotes is a collection of original compositions designed to provide relaxation and distraction for women in labor. The music is compatible with the natural breathing techniques taught in childbirth classes, so the mother can breathe along with the rhythms of the music. Birthnotes can be used before labor to practice breathing exercises, during labor for relaxation ...
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