Billy Taylor Quartet - Where've You Been

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1981
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:51
Size: 95,6 MB
Art: Front

(6:07)  1. Where've You Been?
(5:28)  2. Night Coming Tenderly
(3:18)  3. Ray's Tune
(7:03)  4. Antoinette
(4:31)  5. I'm In Love With You
(5:43)  6. All ALone
(5:07)  7. I Think Of You
(3:31)  8. Capricious

This Concord release is most notable for featuring the obscure but talented violinist Joe Kennedy, who spent the bulk of his career teaching music in the Richmond, VA area. Teamed with pianist Billy Taylor, bassist Victor Gaskin and drummer Keith Copeland, Kennedy is the lead voice on many of the eight straightahead Taylor originals and he plays at the peak of his powers; it is a real pity that he did not record more during his career. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/whereve-you-been-mw0000648206

Personnel:  Billy Taylor - piano;  Joe Kennedy - violin;  Victor Gaskin - bass;  Keith Copeland-drums

Where've You Been

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Mike Richmond - Dance For Andy

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 74:01
Size: 169,9 MB
Art: Front

( 8:44)  1. Conflictions
( 6:53)  2. Invitation
( 8:44)  3. Emily
(10:14)  4. Dance For Andy
( 8:28)  5. I Remember Clifford
( 8:58)  6. Gospel
( 5:18)  7. Witchi-Tai-To
( 7:08)  8. Blues For Spock
( 9:30)  9. You And The Night And The Music

“ This is an excellent example of CD’s advantage over LP. The playing time is almost 1 1/4 hours and the sound is superb DDD; the music is all of a very high quality…I’ve played this CD a good many times since receiving it, and its appeal has in no way diminished. Could be one for my Top Ten of 1991.” (Mike Shera, Jazz Journal International )

Personnel:  Mike Richmond - bass;  Larry Schneider - tenor & soprano sax;  Jim McNeely - piano;  Keith Copeland - drums

Dance For Andy

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Bob Rockwell - Shades of Blue

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:08
Size: 149,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:54)  1. Shades of Blue
(7:06)  2. Someday You'll Be Sorry
(7:41)  3. Wonder Why
(8:30)  4. Mr. Syms
(5:42)  5. Blue Tones
(7:34)  6. Pannonica
(6:54)  7. Let's Call This
(8:09)  8. Maids of Cadiz
(7:34)  9. On a Misty Night

Intense yet warm-toned tenor and soprano saxophonist Bob Rockwell ( born May 2, 1945 in Oklahoma) put together a dream quartet here on his 7th leader album having invited drummer Copeland to his highly successful trio (“ Born To Be Blue). “ These nine tracks constitute formidable evidence of Bob Rockwell’s exceptional ability and unswerving commitment to the music in which he believes …”

Personnel:  Bob Rockwell - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone;  Andy LaVerne - piano;  Jesper Lundgaard - bass;  Keith Copeland - drums 

Shades of Blue

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Keith Copeland - Round Trip

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:19
Size: 150,0 MB
Art: Front

( 7:51)  1. Round Trip
( 6:35)  2. November 17
( 5:52)  3. Tricotism
( 9:23)  4. You Don't Know What Love Is
( 5:05)  5. My Shining Hour
(11:07)  6. Minor Infringement
( 5:27)  7. Prism
( 3:29)  8. 'Round About Midnight
(10:25)  9. Resolution

This is drummer Copeland’s second outing in the company of guitarist Tommy Halferty and bassist Ronan Guilfoyle, whom Copeland met in 1992 on his first teaching excursion to Ireland. The affinities the three recognized in one another are very much in evidence here, as the trio picks its way through nine compositions, including two by Guilfoyle, on their second release for SteepleChase. Guilfoyle’s pieces are the product of an enterprising ear: atmospheric, harmonically adventurous, with an attractively ambiguous ease about them. Guilfoyle also leads the way into Oscar Pettiford’s “Tricotism,” which shows the trio are no strangers to the straightahead. The set concludes with a striking pairing of Monk’s “‘Round Midnight,” taken at a blistering tempo, and Coltrane’s “Resolution.” Copeland establishes the tone of the set with his brightly swung work on Ornette’s “Round Trip;” Halferty occasionally mists his tone with a touch of chorus, but keeps his work clearly focused on the changes. ~ Bill Bennett https://jazztimes.com/reviews/albums/keith-copeland-round-trip/

Personnel:  Keith Copeland – drums;  Tommy Halferty – guitar;  Ronan Guilfoyle - bass

Round Trip

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Keith Copeland Trio - The Irish Connection

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:17
Size: 159,1 MB
Art: Front

(5:58)  1. Celeste
(6:21)  2. Jard Sur Six
(9:26)  3. Syeeda's Song Flute
(7:11)  4. Once I Loved
(5:06)  5. All of You
(5:00)  6. Night Has a Thousand Eyes
(6:31)  7. Line of Most Resistance
(6:39)  8. Funky Chicken
(8:42)  9. Falling In Love With Love
(8:19) 10. Blue Bolivar Blues

This is not a soundtrack to a movie about a bunch of yobs waiting in a Dublin squat for their man to show up with a pint of plain, as the title might lead one to believe. Drummer Copeland, guitarist Tommy Halferty and bassist Ronan Guilfoyle are all authentic Gaels but their music is jazz with jazz rock overtones. Copeland and Guilfoyle do an admirable job of filling up the sound with cluttering things and Halferty is an interesting player that fans of guitarists like Scofield or Catherine should be aware of. The pieces are well chosen but 70 minutes of one primary soloist is a lot. ~ Duck Baker https://jazztimes.com/reviews/briefs/keith-copeland-trio-the-irish-connection/

Personnel:  Keith Copeland (drums);  Ronan Guilfoyle (bass);  Tommy Halferty (guitar)

Irish Connection

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