Beaver Harris, Don Pullen 360° Experience - Well Kept Secret

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2019
Time: 29:01
File: MP3 @ 128K/s
Size: 27,0 MB
Art: Front

(17:27) 1. Gorée
(5:34) 2. Land of the Pharoahs
(8:41) 3. Double Arc Jake
(7:57) 4. Well Kept Secret
(6:47) 5. Newcomer

One of the most striking Don Pullen albums of the 80s a beautifully open session that has the pianist co-leading a version of the 360 Experience group of drummer Beaver Harris with an excellent lineup that also features Ricky Ford on tenor sax, Hamiet Bluiett on baritone, and Buster Williams on bass! The mix of players is unusual, and the sound here is as well a record that easily steps between freer moments and more tuneful passages imbued with the creative spirit of the loft jazz generation, but also taken a step further too possibly via the album's production work by Hal Willner.

There's some truly majestic moments on the album and the whole thing is a great demonstration of the way that the farther fringes of the jazz universe were finding even more focused expression in the 80s during a time when records like this really helped give musicians a great outlet for their new ideas. The set begins with the very long "Goree", which has additional work by Candido on percussion – and other tracks include "Land Of The Pharoahs", "Double Arc Jake", and "Newcomer".© 1996-2024, Dusty Groove,Inc.
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Personnel: Beaver Harris, drums; Don Pullen, piano; Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophone; Ricky Ford, tenor saxophone; Buster Williams, bass; Francis Haynes, steel drums; Candido, percussion (1); Sharon Freeman, Willie Ruff, Bill Warnick, Greg Williams, french horns (1)

Well Kept Secret

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Jane Bunnett - In Dew Time

Styles: Flute, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1988
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:28
Size: 104,3 MB
Art: Front

(5:27)  1. Big Alice
(8:38)  2. The Wanderer
(8:49)  3. Limbo
(6:34)  4. Utviklingssang
(6:26)  5. In Dew Time
(9:32)  6. Five/As Long as There's Music

Jane Bunnett's debut album uses different personnel on every selection. She starts out quite strong (playing flute in a duet with pianist Don Pullen on his catchy "Big Alice") and continues the momentum throughout a set that includes two of her originals, an obscure Carla Bley song, the title cut (written by her husband-trumpeter Larry Cramer) and a medley of her "Five" and the standard "As Long As There Is Music." At that point in her career, Bunnett was a little more original on flute than on soprano but already quite talented on both. In addition to members of her Canadian group (Cramer, pianist Brian Dickenson, bassist Scott Alexander and drummer Claude Ranger), Bunnett welcomes Don Pullen, tenor great Dewey Redman and the french horn of Vincent Chancey on some of the selections. The inside/outside music is quite colorful, unpredictable and ultimately logical. A very impressive debut. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-dew-time-mw0000910546

Personnel:  Jane Bunnett, flute, soprano saxophone;  Scott Alexander, bass;  Claude Ranger, drums;  Vincent Chancey, french horn;  Brian Dickenson, piano;  Don Pullen, piano;  Dewey Redman, tenor saxophone;  Larry Cramer, trumpet

In Dew Time

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Jane Bunnett, Don Pullen - New York Duets

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:52
Size: 139.4 MB
Styles: Bop
Year: 1989
Art: Front

[ 5:47] 1. Bye-Ya
[ 5:37] 2. Ginastera
[11:12] 3. Double Arc Jake
[ 4:01] 4. For Merceditas
[ 8:03] 5. Main Street
[ 4:40] 6. Make Someone Happy
[ 4:53] 7. Nice Work
[ 5:00] 8. The Wanderer
[ 6:10] 9. Gratitude
[ 5:25] 10. Little Rootie Tootie

This strong outing matches together Jane Bunnett on soprano and flute and the great pianist Don Pullen. The adventurous music holds on to the tradition of chordal improvisation yet is also quite free in spots. Pullen's rhythmic playing makes his solos seem more accessible and traditional than they really were and it is to Bunnett's great credit that she keeps up with him. In addition to six of their originals, the duo performs a pair of complex Thelonious Monk songs ("Bye-Ya" and "Little Rootie Tootie") and a Cuban theme "For Merceditas." Thought-provoking and unpredictable music. ~Scott Yanow

New York Duets

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