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【PlayList 131】

SYMPHONY FOR IMPROVISERS - DON CHERRY

Donald Eugene Cherry (November 18, 1936 - October 19, 1995; aged 58) was an American jazz trumpeter. Cherry had a long association with free jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, which began in the late 1950s. He also performed alongside musicians such as John Coltrane, Charlie Haden, Sun Ra, Ed Blackwell, the New York Contemporary Five, and Albert Ayler. In the 1970s, Cherry became a pioneer in world fusion music, drawing on traditional African, Middle Eastern, and Hindustani music.
Symphony for Improvisers is an album by Don Cherry featuring Gato Barbieri, Henry Grimes, and Ed Blackwell, all of whom appeared on Cherry's previous album Complete Communion(BST84226), along with Karl Berger, Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark, and Pharoah Sanders. The album was recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 132】

HERITAGE - EDDIE HENDERSON

Eddie Henderson (born October 26, 1940) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. He came to prominence in the early 1970s as a member of pianist Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band, going on to lead his own electric/fusion groups through the decade. Henderson earned his medical degree and worked a parallel career as a psychiatrist and musician, turning back to acoustic jazz by the 1990s. Henderson's influences include Booker Little, Clifford Brown, Woody Shaw, and Miles Davis.
Heritage is an album by Eddie Henderson recorded in 1976 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 133】

FRIENDS & STRANGERS - RONNIE LAWS

Ronald Wayne Laws (born October 3, 1950) is an American jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz saxophonist. He is the younger brother of jazz flutist Hubert Laws, jazz vocalist Eloise Laws and the older brother of Debra Laws.
Friends & Strangers is the third album by Ronnie Laws recorded in 1976-1977 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies. 

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【PlayList 134】

STREET LADY - DONALD BYRD

Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 - February 4, 2013; aged 80) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was known as one of the rare bebop jazz musicians who successfully explored funk and soul while remaining a jazz artist. As a bandleader, Byrd was an influence on the early career of Herbie Hancock.
Street Lady is an album by American trumpeter Donald Byrd released on the Blue Note label in July 1973, with Larry Mizell returning as producer, following the success of its predecessor. 

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【PlayList 135】

GO! - DEXTER GORDON

Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990; aged 67) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell. Gordon's height was 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm), so he was also known as "Long Tall Dexter" and "Sophisticated Giant". His studio and performance career spanned over 40 years.
Go! is a studio album by jazz musician Dexter Gordon featuring Sonny Clark, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins, recorded on August 27, 1962 and released in the same year on Blue Note.  

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【PlayList 136】

HEAVY SOUL - IKE QUEBEC

Ike Abrams Quebec (August 17, 1918 - January 16, 1963; aged 44) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He began his career in the big band era of the 1940s, then fell from prominence for a time until launching a comeback in the years before his death.
Heavy Soul is the debut album by Ike Quebec, recorded in 1961 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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WAITING - BOBBY HUTCHERSON

Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 - August 15, 2016; aged 75) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album Components, is one of his best-known compositions. Hutcherson influenced younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson, Joe Locke, and Stefon Harris.
Waiting is an album by Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1976 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 138】

ALIVE! - GRANT GREEN

Grant Green (June 6, 1935 - January 31, 1979; aged 43) was an American jazz guitarist and composer.
Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms throughout his career.
Alive! is an album by Grant Green featuring a performance recorded at the Cliche Lounge in Newark, New Jersey in 1970 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was Green's first official live recording. The CD reissue in 1993 added three bonus tracks. 

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【PlayList 139】

POLY-CURRENTS - ELVIN JONES

Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 - May 18, 2004; aged 76) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era. He served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1949 and subsequently played in a Detroit house band led by Billy Mitchell. He moved to New York City in 1955 and worked as a drummer for John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Bud Powell and Miles Davis.
From 1960 to 1966, he was a member of the John Coltrane quartet (along with Jimmy Garrison on bass and McCoy Tyner on piano), a celebrated recording phase, appearing on such albums as My Favorite Things, A Love Supreme, Ascension, and Live at Birdland.
Poly-Currents is an album by Elvin Jones recorded in 1969 and released on the Blue Note label. 

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【PlayList 140】

ADAM'S APPLE - WAYNE SHORTER

Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933; age 88) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to wide prominence in the late 1950s as a member of, and eventually primary composer for, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s, he went on to join Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, and from there he co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He has recorded over 20 albums as a bandleader.
Adam's Apple is the tenth album by Wayne Shorter. Released in 1967, it included the first recording of his composition "Footprints", later recorded by the Miles Davis Quintet on the album Miles Smiles (1967). The CD release includes the bonus track "The Collector", written by Herbie Hancock. 

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