Eric Reed

Eric Reed - Manhattan Melodies (1999)  Music

Posted by gribovar at March 20, 2021
Eric Reed - Manhattan Melodies (1999)

Eric Reed - Manhattan Melodies (1999)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 326 MB | Covers - 15 MB
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop, Piano Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve/GRP Records (IMPD-294)

On this basic piano trio CD, Eric Reed is quite assertive on many different levels. His piano playing is maturing, growing stronger and deeper, stripping himself of clichés and past influences. He's chosen to take established songs and standards and modify them to his liking. A fine rhythm section of bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Gregory Hutchinson moves the music forward, and, as you might expect, the songs are based on his New York, New York experience. You'd be hard pressed, upon hearing his take of the old Harpers Bizarre Merseybeat Top 40 hit "59th St. Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" to recognize it from the original. Reed has re-harmonized it beautifully into a modern jazz vehicle for his own melodic trappings…

Eric Reed - Black, Brown, and Blue (2023)  Music

Posted by Fizzpop at March 9, 2023
Eric Reed - Black, Brown, and Blue (2023)

Eric Reed - Black, Brown, and Blue (2023)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 347 MB | Cover | 01:07:36 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 156 MB
Jazz | Label: Smoke Sessions

Eric Reed celebrates the music of Black and Brown composers on his deeply personal album BLACK, BROWN, AND BLUE featuring a brilliant new trio with bassist Luca Alemanno and drummer Reggie Quinerly

Eric Reed - Soldier's Hymn: Dedicated to Art Blakey (1991)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 27, 2021
Eric Reed - Soldier's Hymn: Dedicated to Art Blakey (1991)

Eric Reed - Soldier's Hymn: Dedicated to Art Blakey (1991)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 288 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 116 MB | Covers - 10 MB
Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Post-Bop | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Candid (CCD79511)

Youthful pianist Eric Reed, who at the time of this recording was debuting as Marcus Roberts' replacement in the Wynton Marsalis band, plays carefully and sometimes tentatively on his first release as a leader. It's a trio affair, and although Reed doesn't throw many challenges toward bassist Dwayne Burno or drummer Gregory Hutchinson, he's certainly a solid player with the potential to become a great one.

Eric Reed - Black, Brown, and Blue (2023)  Music

Posted by delpotro at April 29, 2023
Eric Reed - Black, Brown, and Blue (2023)

Eric Reed - Black, Brown, and Blue (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 01:07:42 | 355 Mb
Jazz | Label: Smoke Sessions Records

Eric Reed celebrates the music of Black and Brown composers on his deeply personal album Black, Brown, and Blue featuring a brilliant new trio with bassist Luca Alemanno and drummer Reggie Quinerly.

Eric Reed - For Such a Time as This (2020)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 18, 2022
Eric Reed - For Such a Time as This (2020)

Eric Reed - For Such a Time as This (2020)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 290 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 129 Mb | 00:56:13
Jazz, Post-Bop | Label: Smoke Sessions Records

Eric Reed has recorded close to 30 accomplished leader albums showcasing his virtuosic chops, intellectual clarity, unwavering will to swing, and ability to refract and coalesce a wide range of musical, spiritual, and personal influences into a single stream of consciousness. Perhaps the most personal of them all is For Such a Time as This. It is a powerful and uplifting program framed by the realities of global pandemic anxiety, persistent racism and racial injustice, and an acrimonious, fraught Presidential election season.

Eric Reed - A Light in Darkness (2017)  Music

Posted by Domestos at Oct. 27, 2018
Eric Reed - A Light in Darkness (2017)

Eric Reed - A Light in Darkness (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 238.53 Mb | 46:42 | Covers
Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz | Label: WJ3 Records - WJ31020

Eric Reed, a commanding presence on the jazz scene since at least 1990, when he was hired to the piano post in Wynton Marsalis’ band, has always hinted at a deep vein of spirituality in his music, variously expressed in individual pieces as well as in his nods and tributes to Coltrane, Monk and others. Reed comes by that consciousness-expanding naturally, as he was just a child when he helped provide music for a Holiness church in his native West Philadelphia, where he discovered that his piano playing moved congregants emotionally.

Eric Reed - Musicale (1996) {Impulse! IMPD-196}  Music

Posted by ruskaval at Dec. 27, 2017
Eric Reed - Musicale (1996) {Impulse! IMPD-196}

Eric Reed - Musicale (1996) {Impulse! IMPD-196}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 405 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 153 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 10 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1996 Impulse! | IMPD-196
Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Post-Bop / Piano

It is easy to be fooled initially by pianist Eric Reed's latest recording. He starts off the set with an effective tribute to Art Blakey and sometimes takes solos that are influenced by McCoy Tyner's chord voicings, but the music on a whole is actually fresh and fairly original, rather than just a copy of the Blue Note years. Except for the final two numbers (pieces by James Leary and Wessell Anderson), all of the music was composed by Reed, and these range from somber ballads and solid swing to the upbeat church feel of "Baby Sis" (which has a heated wah-wah solo from guest trombonist Wycliffe Gordon).

Eric Reed - Here (2006) {MaxJazz}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Sept. 9, 2018
Eric Reed - Here (2006) {MaxJazz}

Eric Reed - Here (2006) {MaxJazz}
EAC 1.3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Scans 200dpi | 333MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 134MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz, Post-Bop

Eric Reed's trio meeting with bassist Rodney Whitaker and drummer Willie Jones III covers a lot of musical ground. Starting with a dash through Benny Golson's "Stablemates," a playful interpretation full of quotes and detours into Monk-like chords and classical-flavored runs, Reed works effortlessly to keep the most familiar songs sounding new. John Coltrane's "26-2" is performed infrequently, but the pianist delights in its meandering theme as a challenge to his improvising skills. The sole standard is a sparse, lyrical arrangement of Rodgers & Hart's tearjerker ballad "It's Easy to Remember." The bulk of the session focuses on Reed's rewarding compositions. The jaunty "I.C.H.N. (For Herbie Nichols)" captures the spirit of a brilliant composer and pianist who was neglected by everyone except hip musicians during his all-too-brief life.

Eric Reed - Pure Imagination (1998) {GRP}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 15, 2019
Eric Reed - Pure Imagination (1998) {GRP}

Eric Reed - Pure Imagination (1998) {GRP}
EAC 0.99pb5 | FLAC tracks level 6 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 300dpi | 319MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 137MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Straight-Ahead Jazz, Post-Bop

Pure Imagination finds pianist Eric Reed offering fresh arrangements of traditional pop songs from classic Broadway and Hollywood productions. Supported by bassist Reginald Veal and drummer Gregory Hutchinson, Reed offers tasteful, inventive versions of such songs as "Maria," "Hello, Young Lovers," "42nd Street," "Send in the Clowns," "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and "I Got Rhythm." It's a clever, engaging record that only confirms that Reed is a singular pianist.

Eric Reed - The Dancing Monk (2011) {Savant}  Music

Posted by TestTickles at May 11, 2019
Eric Reed  - The Dancing Monk (2011) {Savant}

Eric Reed - The Dancing Monk (2011) {Savant}
EAC Rip | FLAC with CUE and LOG | scans | 277 mb
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | RAR | 115 mb
Genre: jazz

The Dancing Monk is the 2011 album by American jazz pianist Eric Reed, being joined by Ben Wolfe on bass and McClenty Hunter on drums. This was released by the Savant label.