Playlist 2091 ~ 2100

【PlayList 2091】

DESIRE DEVELOPS AN EDGE - KIP HANRAHAN

Kip Hanrahan (born December 9, 1954; age 69) is an American jazz music impresario, record producer and percussionist. Hanrahan was born in a Puerto Rican neighborhood in the Bronx to an Irish-Jewish family. He assembles players and materials, combining modern/avant-garde/free jazz figures like David Murray, Don Pullen and Steve Swallow, Latin jazz players such as Milton Cardona and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez.
Desire Develops an Edge is the second studio album by Kip Hanrahan, released in 1983 on Hanrahan's own label American Clavé and featuring guests including Jerry Gonzalez, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and Chico Freeman.

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(2024/8/6)
 

【PlayList 2092】

MONTREUX CONCERT - DON PULLEN

Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995; aged 53) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The great variety of his body of work makes it difficult to pigeonhole his musical style.
Montreux Concert is a live album by Don Pullen recorded in 1977 at the Montreux Jazz Festival and released on the Atlantic label.

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(2024/8/6)
 

【PlayList 2093】

DARK TO THEMSELVES - CECIL TAYLOR UNIT

Cecil Percival Taylor (March 25, 1929 - April 5, 2018; aged 89) was an American pianist and poet. Taylor was classically trained and was one of the pioneers of free jazz. His music is characterized by an energetic, physical approach, resulting in complex improvisation often involving tone clusters and intricate polyrhythms. His technique has been compared to percussion.
Dark to Themselves is a live album by Cecil Taylor recorded at the Ljubljana Jazz Festival, Yugoslavia, on June 18, 1976, and released on the Enja label.

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(2024/8/7)
 

【PlayList 2094】

SAKURA - YOSUKE YAMASHITA

Yosuke Yamashita (山下 洋輔, born 26 February 1942; age 82) is a Japanese jazz pianist, composer and writer. He is praised by critics for his unique piano style, which is influenced by free jazz, modal jazz and soul jazz. Since the late 1980s, Yamashita's main performing group has consisted of Cecil McBee (bass), Pheeroan akLaff (drums).
Sakura is an album by Yosuke Yamashita with Cecil McBee and Pheeroan Aklaff released in 1990 on the Verve label.

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(2024/8/8)
 

【PlayList 2095】

PIECE FOR MY PEACE - JOHN HICKS

John Josephus Hicks Jr. (December 21, 1941 - May 10, 2006; aged 64) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He was leader for more than 30 recordings and played as a sideman on more than 300.
Piece for My Peace is an album by John Hicks, recorded at EastSide Sound, New York City, on August 8, 1995.

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(2024/8/9)
 

【PlayList 2096】

OLD SOCKS, NEW SHOES...NEW SOCKS, OLD SHOES - THE JAZZ CRUSADERS

The Crusaders (formerly known as The Jazz Crusaders) were an American jazz/jazz fusion group performing from the 1960s to the 2010s. The group was known as the Jazz Crusaders from their formation in 1960 until shortening their name in 1971. The Crusaders played a wide assortment of genres, including straight ahead jazz, urban R&B, R&B-based jazz, and the blues.
Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes is an album by The Jazz Crusaders released in 1970.

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(2024/8/10)
 

【PlayList 2097】

GIMMICKS IN ACAPULCO - GIMMICKS

Gimmicks, Swedish music group formed in 1968 by Leif Carlquist. The group invested in Swedish interpretations of samba hits where they borrowed mostly from the contemporary group Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66.
Gimmicks in Acapulco is an album released in 1971 by the Gimmicks. The album was recorded in Mexico during the group's half-year engagement in 1970-71.

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(2024/8/10)
 

【PlayList 2098】

THE GIANT IS AWAKENED - HORACE TAPSCOTT QUINTET

Horace Elva Tapscott (April 6, 1934 – February 27, 1999; aged 64) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He formed the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra (also known as P.A.P.A., or The Ark) in 1961 and led the ensemble through the 1990s.
The Giant is Awakened is the debut album by Tapscott recorded in 1969 and released on the Flying Dutchman label.

(2024/8/13)
 

【PlayList 2099】

MIDNIGHT CREEPER - TEDDY EDWARDS

Theodore Marcus "Teddy" Edwards (April 26, 1924 – April 20, 2003; aged 78) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Edwards played with many jazz musicians, including his personal friend Charlie Parker, Roy Milton, Wynonie Harris, Vince Guaraldi, Joe Castro and Ernie Andrews.
Midnight Creeper is an album by Teddy Edwards which was recorded in 1997 and released on the HighNote label.

(2024/8/13)
 

【PlayList 2100】

AROUND THE WORLD! - FIREHOUSE FIVE plus TWO

The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a Dixieland jazz band, popular in the 1950s, consisting of members of the Disney animation department. Walt Disney was approving of the band, letting them play at the company's Christmas parties, at Disneyland, and other social functions, on the single condition that they never fully leave their jobs at the studio.
Around the World is a 1961 album by The Firehouse Five Plus Two.

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(2024/8/14)