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Oscar Peterson Trio – Walking The Line – MPS vinyl

by Audiophile Audition | Oct 1, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Oscar Peterson Trio – Walking The Line – MPS 0210989MSW stereo vinyl, 40:38 (1970/2016) ****: A piano master shines on audiophile vinyl reissue. (Oscar Peterson – piano; Jiri Mraz – double bass; Ray Price ; drums) In a world of legendary jazz pianists, Canadian Oscar Peterson easily stands among his peers as an equal. With […]

Joe Henderson/Chick Corea etc. – Mirror, Mirror – MPS vinyl

by Audiophile Audition | Sep 1, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Joe Henderson expands the vision on Mirror, Mirror… Joe Henderson/Chick Corea etc. – Mirror, Mirror – MPS 0210998MSW – vinyl (1980) ***: (Joe Henderson – tenor sax; Chick Corea – piano; Ron Carter – bass; Billy Higgins – drums) Joe Henderson, the iconic jazz tenor saxist, covered all bases. He could be deeply in the […]

Monty Alexander Trio – Montreux Alexander – MPS Music – vinyl

by Audiophile Audition | Aug 26, 2016 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Monty Alexander Trio – Montreux Alexander – MPS Music 0210986MSW (2016) stereo vinyl, 45:40 ****1/2: Jamaican pianist wins over Montreux in 1976, and the performance gets a sonic upgrade. (Monty Alexander – piano; John Clayton – doublebass; Jeff Hamilton – drums) Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander emerged on the music scene as a teenager in Miami. […]

Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses – Solidarity – Unseen Rain

by Audiophile Audition | Jul 26, 2016 | Jazz CD Reviews

Big band free jazz is more than discordant noise. Matt Lavelle’s 12 Houses – Solidarity [TrackList follows] – Unseen Rain UR-9945, 48:52 [5/6/16] ****: (Matt Lavelle – cornet, Flugelhorn, alto clarinet, conductor; Lee Odom – soprano sax, clarinet; Charles Waters – alto sax, clarinet; Ras Moshe Burnett – soprano sax, tenor sax, flute, bells; Tim […]