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Two Men With The Blues

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by: Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis

Release Date July 08, 2008

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Live

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by: Brad Mehldau Trio

Release Date March 25, 2008
This new Releases of Brads is awesome. It blows you away. Its 1 of the finest live recordings of all time. Awesome musicianship,awesome arrangements & very talented artist. Id go out as quick as you can & buy this Cd its that awesome.

CD-Charts Position 3
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Piano Starts Here: Live at the Shrine/Zenph Re-Performance

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by: Art Tatum

Release Date June 03, 2008
This Art Tatum re-recording is a must for any piano music lover. It captures the spirit and energy of the original Art Tatum album. It matches the intensity of the earlier Zenph Studio recording of the Glen Gould - Goldberg Variations. I am amazed at the wonderful interpretation and clarity that is built into these recordings and highly recommend both to any serious music lover. I look forward to future recordings by Zenph.

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Rabo de Nube

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from: Ecm Records

Release Date March 11, 2008
I have been a fan of Charles Lloyd for a long time. I have never heard him sound better. Great Music by one of the all time greats.

Joe Bordelon
Katy, Tx

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The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961

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by: Bill Evans

Release Date September 13, 2005
Even though I had the two original Riverside LP's and two later CD's purporting to contain remastered essentials from the session, Amazon's price for the latest three-disc collection was too attractive to pass up. After listening to the three discs in sequence, I now question if I even heard what was on the previous recordings. This is at once stunning and immeasurably satisfying music, LaFaro and Evans "in the moment" as never before, their empathy, individual genius, and shared quest of discovery brought to vivid realization for the listener. Not until his final trio with bassist Marc Johnson would the pianist again approach such a level of artistry, but there would be no possibility of a return to the moment of incipient splendor. This may be the ... Read More:

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Tokyo Day Trip - Live EP

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by: Pat Metheny

Release Date May 20, 2008
The rock fusion piece just doesn't belong with the rest of the album,
which is straight ahead cool, eminently solid Metheny jazz..
Otherwise, 5 stars to the guys.

CD-Charts Position 7
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Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

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by: Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane

Release Date September 27, 2005
This recently discovered gem of an album documents the beautiful interplay of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane. These two together sounded so great, so fresh. Not only is this a historic recording, it's a brilliant live performance between two jazz innovators. Anyone with ears can hear how amazing this record is and how truly inspired the musicians were.

Recorded in 1957, this recording has been sitting in the vaults at the Library Of Congress ever since. Why did it take them this long to put out?

The band is just smoking! Monk on piano, Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Shadow Wilson on drums, and Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass. This is probably one of Monk's best quartets right next to his famous 60s quartet with Charlie Rouse, Larry ... Read More:

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The Köln Concert

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by: Keith Jarrett

Release Date November 16, 1999
The artistry on this work is unmistakeable Jarrett and I daresay that it has never been duplicated, by KJ or anyone else, since. How in the heck can one guy keep one song going for a half hour (or more) I'll simply never know. But what really drives this recording is the sound. The piano is just not quite right, and the upper and lower registers sound like two completely different instruments. Indeed, in the first song, the bass is so pronounced and so oddly sounding, it had me looking at the liner notes to see who the bass player was. (No wonder Keith doesn't drive down into like he does on his more recent work.) Just the same, Keith works within the limitations of the instrument to evoke the musicality and feelings that he has in his brain and heart, and he makes them ... Read More:

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The Trio of Doom Live

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by: Trio of Doom, John McLaughlin

Release Date June 26, 2007
Awesome concert featuring three Jazz Giants! Only wish it was longer...
Purchased this for my bass-player and he loves it!

CD-Charts Position 10
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My Foolish Heart

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by: Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette

Release Date October 16, 2007
Every live recording from this trio is a celebration and a must have .Not so strong like STILL LIVE but also an excellent and skillful live performance which deserves respect and serious listening attention .FIVE STARS FOR SURE .