| | Roy Hargrove Nothing Serious CD Roy Hargrove Discography of CDs
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As one of the "young lions" who emerged on the jazz scene in the late 1980s, trumpeter Roy Hargrove belongs to the jazz camp that harks back to the classic hard bop put out on Blue Note and Verve in the 1950s and early '60s. NOTHING SERIOUS, which was released by Verve in 2006, finds Hargrove working solidly in this mode and adding his own distinctive voice to the legacy.
Hargrove's quintet consists of top-tier musicians who push all the right buttons at every turn. It's hard to criticize the musicians for sticking to the history books when they're making music this fine (the Afro-Cuban-flavored title cut, and the haunting "Salima's Dance" are just two of the album's many highlights). Excellent songwriting and guest spots from trombone legend Slide Hampton round out the package. Solid from beginning to end, NOTHING SERIOUS proves that classic hard bop is still alive and kicking.
Roy Hargrove: Dwayne Burno (double bass).
Personnel: Roy Hargrove (trumpet, flugelhorn); Justin Robinson (flute, alto saxophone); Slide Hampton (trombone); Ronnie Mathews (piano); Willie Jones III (drums).Down Beat (p.75) - "NOTHING SERIOUS sounds loose and joyous throughout, powered by Willie Jones III's hyperactive swirl of drums."
JazzTimes (p.95) - "[I]nventive and infectious music....Hargrove leads his quintet with a democratic spirit."
Vibe (p.144) - "[A] high-energy, straight-up jazz CD..." Roy Hargrove Nothing Serious Songs Nothing Serious Music Review Purchase Nothing Serious CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Dave Holland Overtime CD (2005)
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This exceptional date by Dave Holland Big Band was recorded in 2002 in New York, yet remained unreleased until 2005. As is to be expected, Holland assembled a fine cast of seasoned and young players, some of whom are veterans of Holland's quintets and quartets. These are four saxophones -- two alto, tenor and baritone -- three trumpets and trombones, and vibes as well as bass and drums. They include Chris Potter and Robin and Duane Eubanks, Antonio Hart, Steve Nelson, Josh Roseman, Billy Kilson, Taylor Haskins, Gary Smulyan, Jonathan Arons and Alex Sipiagin. The music centers around the opening four-part "Monterey Suite," a tour de force ...
| | Charles Lloyd Jumping The Creek CD (2005)
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Since making a middle-of-life comeback in the 1990s, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Charles Lloyd has continually issued fascinating recordings. While some of them contain missteps, it's not for lack of ambition. For one of jazz's elder statesmen, Lloyd pushes his envelope of ideas about improvisation, rhythm and harmony, often to the breaking point. He is a player who sets sometimes impossibly high goals for himself, but in so doing, gives listeners something to really hold on to when encountering one of his albums or seeing him live. Jumping the Creek, which continues his association with ECM Records, is another compelling affair. The band -- pianist Geri Allen, bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Eric Harland -- is simply outstanding. Allen, particularly, hasn't shined on a record like this thus far this decade. Lloyd's compositional ideas here come from rhythmic ...
| | Sonny Rollins Without A Song: The 9/11 Concert CD (2005)
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Recorded on September 15th, 2001, WITHOUT A SONG is a live recording by jazz icon Sonny Rollins, observing the World Trade Center disaster that occurred just four days prior to the concert. Rollins was one of the few musicians from jazz's ...
| | Thelonious Monk At Carnegie Hall CD (2005)
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On paper it seems as if such titanic and distinctive musical personalities as Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane might not mix very well, but this stellar set, recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1957, plays almost like a blissful extended duet between the two (with support from a sensitive yet hard-swinging bassist and drummer). The opener, ...
| | Roy Hargrove Distractions CD (2006)
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Trumpeter Roy Hargrove issued two albums at the same time in 2006: this one with electric instruments and Nothing Serious, an all-acoustic post-bop-oriented date. Kudos are owed to Verve for standing behind him so supportively in this day and age of safe, bland, and unimaginative "traditional" records. Distractions, like Hard Groove in 2003, is a neo-soul-jazz date with a healthy dose of funk and fusion tossed into the mix. Hargrove's Hard Groove was the first time Hargrove left his bop orientation as a leader, and while that record had killer moments and loads of special guests -- including D'Angelo, Common, Erykah Badu, Karl Denson, Steve Coleman, Q-Tip, Me'Shell NdegéOcello, and Cornell Dupree to name a few, this date is recorded with his own band, with a return appearance by D'Angelo on "Bull***t" and the great saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman playing on about half the set. The returning alumni from the Hard Groove band are Renee Neufville, who sings and plays a killer Wurlitzer; Bobby Sparks on keyboards (from piano to Moog to Rhodes); saxophonist Keith Anderson; and drummer ...
| | Dave Holland Critical Mass CD (2006)
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One word that comes to mind when listening to Critical Mass is generosity. Double-bassist Dave Holland, four decades into his career, could certainly be forgiven for taking the word "leader" at its literal meaning, calling all the shots and keeping his musicians at bay. But that's not what he's about, and at any given time Critical Mass could just as easily have been credited to saxist Chris Potter, trombonist Robin Eubanks, vibist/marimbaist Steve Nelson, or drummer Nate Smith. Each player is provided with ample moments in which to take charge, and not fleeting, gratuitous moments but rather significant chunks of solo/lead space. Holland's belief in sharing extends to the area of composition as well. Each bandmember contributes one piece to the album (Holland does claim the other four, however) and, more often than not, uses that opportunity to shapeshift, to push the band -- and make ...
| | Miff Mole Slippin' Around, Vol. 1 CD (1998)
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One of the top trombonists of the second half of the 1920s, Miff Mole had a highly original style that featured wide-interval jumps and occasional whole-tone scales. Other than two big-band selections from 1937, all of his recordings as a leader prior to 1944 are on Slippin' Around, Vol. 1 and Slippin' Around Again, Vol. 2. Vol. 1 includes 14 numbers by Miff Mole's Molers of 1927-1928, a recording band that was basically Red Nichols' Five Pennies: cornetist Nichols, Mole, pianist Arthur Schutt, guitarist Dick McDonough, and drummer Vic Berton, plus reedist Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Tarto on tuba, drummer Ray Bauduc, Fud Livingston on reeds, bass ...
| | Ensemble Pacific Sea Of Dreams CD (2000)
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| | V6 Kiseki No Hajimari CD (2001) (Import) Japan
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| | Eddie Miller Quartet Plays Mostly Ellington CD (2003)
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| | Kid's Pain Relief Project: Come What May CD (2004)
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| | Hajra Gypsy Orch An Evening Of Gypsy Songs CD (2008) (Import)
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| | Patty Parker La Noche Buena, It's Christmas Eve CD (2005)
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Patty Parker likes to sing songs about the southwest. She is known for her captivating vocal renditions of such magical places as The Grand Canyon and the Red Rocks of Sedona. Patty's debut Christmas holiday song, La Noche Buena, takes place in old Sante Fe. This new romantic Holiday love song, evoking the nostalgic 1940's and 50's, is set in the enchanted land of New Mexico, where the phrase La Noche Buena means .... It's Christmas Eve. Patty's warm vocal style relates the story of a couple who fell in love at Christmas ...
| | Glenn Miller & His Orchestras All Time Greatest Hits CDs (2006) (Import)
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