Ron Bridgewater Discography of CDs

Ron Bridgewater music CDs A very nice disc from Thompson and his Freebop group. New Standards takes on a nice variety of material, from "If I Only Had a Brain" to a couple of pieces by Thompson himself, including a drastic rearrangement of "Dyhia Malika" that freshens it up and expands it musically. ...

Ron Bridgewater CD discography Thompson's terrific ode to a unique time and place in African-American history is filled with exciting musical ideas while also remaining accessible. Of particular note is the jumping "Some Freebop for Monk," with its criss-crossed melodic lines over a steady bass pulse, and the "Mystery of Jazz" suite. ~ ...

Ron Bridgewater music CDs McCoy Tyner was always a powerhouse pianist, but his cleanly articulated torrents of notes seemed modest and sculpted when he was with John Coltrane. Once on his own, his playing exhibited an unleashed fury. Tyner's playing displays a modal similarity throughout FOCAL POINT; the propelling dynamic in these six compositions ...

Ron Bridgewater CD discography Like many soul-jazz musicians, Melvin Sparks moved into funkier directions as the mid-'70s approached, whether out of pressure from marketing trends, a desire to explore that area, or both. Two of his albums from this era, 1973's Texas Twister and 1975's '75, were combined into one disc for this ...

Ron Bridgewater albums After a busy recording career in the 1960s, organist Jack McDuff was erratically documented in commercial settings in the 1970s and was in danger of being forgotten when he launched his successful comeback with The Re-Entry in 1988. At the age of 61, McDuff proved to still be in ...

Ron Bridgewater discography Incredible playing on mostly originals. A solid album. ~ Michael G. Nastos Personnel: Michael Carvin (drums); Ron Bridgewater (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet, flugelhorn); Claudio Roditi (trumpet); Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Thabo Michael Carvin (drums).

Ron Bridgewater songs All songs written by Lonnie Liston Smith except "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter), "Sais (Egypt)" (Mtume) and "Naima" (John Coletrane). 24-bit. Digitally Remastered. BMG. Full performer name: Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes. Personnel: Lonnie Liston Smith (piano, electric piano, percussion); Donald Smith (vocals, piano, flute); George Barron (soprano saxophone, flute, percussion); Al ...

Ron Bridgewater albums CRYSTALS is packaged in a miniature LP sleeve featuring artwork from the original vinyl release. Originally released on Impulse. Includes liner notes by Sam Rivers. The composer and saxophonist Sam Rivers leads a cast of like-minded souls in a set of energetically dissonant jazz that frequently takes off in avant-garde directions, ...

Ron Bridgewater discography All songs written by Lonnie Liston Smith except "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter), "Sais (Egypt)" (Mtume) and "Naima" (John Coletrane). Full performer name: Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes. Personnel: Lonnie Liston Smith (piano, electric piano, percussion); Donald Smith (vocals, piano, flute); George Barron (soprano saxophone, flute, percussion); Al Anderson (electric bass); Art Gore (drums); Lawrence Killian (congas, percussion); Doug Hammond, Andrew Cyrille, ...