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Roscoe Mitchell

Roscoe Mitchell – Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin

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Larry Coryell – The Lift

Share artists: Larry Coryell Buy now: | amazon | “Larry Coryell’s name isn’t bandied around much now, but in the 1970s he was almost as big a guitar star as John... 
Throttle Elevator Music

Throttle Elevator Music

Share artists: Kamasi Washington, Lumpy, and Matt Montgomery Buy now: | amazon | “A collective of talented in-house players from San Francisco-based label Wide Hive. Producer... 
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Phil Ranelin – Perseverance Review at Muzikreviews.com!

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Larry Coryell with the Wide Hive Players

Share artists: Larry Coryell, The Wide Hive Players Buy now: itunes | amazon | giant peach “Larry Coryell with the Wide Hive Players was like liquid honey. The blend of Larry... 
Vertical Clearance

Vertical Clearance

Share Buy now: itunes | amazon | giant peach artist: Calvin Keys “Keys’ unadorned soul-jazz guitar glides through an array of sonic environments, with funk, acid-jazz... 
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Roscoe Mitchell

Roscoe Mitchell – Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin

artists: Roscoe Mitchell Buy now: | amazon | “One of the top saxophonists to come out of Chicago s AACM movement of the mid-60s, Roscoe Mitchell is a particularly strong and consistently adventurous improviser long associated with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.” –All About Jazz Legendary Jazz Composer Roscoe Mitchell debuts on Wide Hive Records [...]

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Larry Coryell – The Lift

Larry Coryell - The Lift

artists: Larry Coryell Buy now: | amazon | “Larry Coryell’s name isn’t bandied around much now, but in the 1970s he was almost as big a guitar star as John McLaughlin, and an equivalent influence on the development of early electric jazz-rock fusion … Coryell’s crackling uptempo bursts and engagingly rough-hewn energy give this familiar [...]

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Throttle Elevator Music

artists: Kamasi Washington, Lumpy, and Matt Montgomery Buy now: | amazon | “A collective of talented in-house players from San Francisco-based label Wide Hive. Producer and label owner Gregory Howe, who clearly has a great ear, has penned a striking selection of soul-fused jazz tracks for his house band.” –BBC Music magazine Read another glowing [...]

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Larry Coryell ‘The Lift’ Tops College Music Journal’s Charts

Larry Coryell ‘The Lift’ is currently #2 College Music Journal (CMJ) and has been top 10 for seven weeks. Check it out!

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Review: Larry Coryell “a spring chicken” in “The Lift”

S. Victor Aren of Something Else! reviews Larry Coryell’s “The Lift”: “Though he’s since built up equally impressive credentials as a post-bop guitarist, Coryell’s been in a fusion state of mind lately. He’s going to turn 70 next month but shows not even a trace of slowing down. If anything, he’s been revitalized on his [...]

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Throttle Elevator Music Receives Glowing Review

Daniel Erickson of Muzikreviews.com reviews Throttle Elevator Music and likes what he hears: “Throttle Elevator Music is one thing you should take notice of. They’ve managed to combine rock, punk, and jazz together to make a unique but tasty concoction… And, it feels good to say this; this band isn’t really anything I’ve heard before. [...]

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