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Lebrun & Mozart - Heinz Holliger - Oboe Concertos
Lebrun: Camerata Bern / Thomas Füri - Mozart: Münchener Kammerorchester / Hans Stadlmair
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Label/Cat#: Archiv Produktion # 471 724-2 | Country/Year: Germany 2003, 1965, 1980-82
Genre: Classical | Style: Viennese School

…these recordings were nothing short of "must haves". While – in the intervening years – performance practices have encountered emendation and musical aesthetics have been altered, the immense musical and artistic value of these performances still holds.

James Clay - Cookin' At The Continental (1992) {Antilles–Island 314-510 724-2}
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© 1992 Antilles / Island Records | 314-510 724-2
Jazz / Hard Bop / Saxophone

Tenor saxophonist James Clay had a brief comeback starting in 1988 before he passed away in 1995. This is one of his final recordings. Most interesting is a duet with bassist Christian McBride on "Crazeology." There are also four quartet numbers (with McBride, pianist Kirk Lightsey, and drummer Winard Harper) and four selections that are reunions with fellow tenor David "Fathead" Newman (including a remake of "Wide Open Spaces"). Two of the numbers with Newman ("Sister Sadie" and "Moanin'") also feature trumpeter Roy Hargrove. Although Clay's playing is not flawless (Newman sounds more consistent), plenty of sparks fly and this is a frequently exciting set, well worth searching for.