latin + bossa-tinged 1968 session from veteran Blue Note pianist
"The simmering groove of the 10-minute opening title track of Duke Pearson ’s magnificent 1968 album The Phantom sets the stage for one of the most u
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revered trumpeter takes off w/ Duke Pearson, Hank Mobley, Jackie McLean + more
"The high-spirited soloing of trumpeter Donald Byrd and tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley on 'Ghana'—the opening track of Byrd In Flight—lets listeners k
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the start of a new chapter for Coltrane's #1 pianist
"In 1967, pianist McCoy Tyner was ready for a new start. He had left the seminal John Coltrane Quartet two years prior and moved on from Coltrane’s l
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mystical 1964 session w/ all-original material, backed by McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Reggie Workman
"1964 was a momentous year in the musical life of Wayne Shorter . At the start of the year the saxophonist was still a member of Art Blakey & The Jaz
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on the verge of fusion w/ Duke Pearson in 1969; unreleased until 1995
"Drawn from two sessions recorded in December 1969 and December 1970, and not first released until 1995, Kofi found Donald Byrd in the early stages o
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1972 funky rarity from celebrated Blue Note trumpet player
I’m not gonna front like I knew what this record was before it came across my desk, because I didn’t. In all my years digging jazz records, paying sp
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groovy & rousing session recorded at popular LA jazz club in 1969, Lab pick!
"The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific groups on the Blue Note roster from the late-1950s into the early 1970s. Led by pianist Gene Harris t
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quality 70s Blue Note jazz-funk; Can I Kick It sample!
Of all the jazz-funk period Blue Notes , this one may have been the most in-demand. It has everything going for it: The striking sky blue cover with
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