Denon

Archie Shepp - Day Dream (1977) {Denon Japan DC-8547 rel 1989}
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© 1977, 1989 Denon / Nippon Columbia Japan | DC-8547
Jazz / Post Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Saxophone

In this short (37 min) album recorded in a studio in New York in June 1977, Archie SHEPP is surrounded by Walter DAVIS on piano, Earl MAY on bass and Philly Joe JONES on drums. He performs six great Duke ELLINGTON successes, two of which: “Don't you know I care” and “Day dream” , the first and third songs, interpreted on the soprano saxophone, are simply fabulous and would justify the acquisition of the CD by fans of the saxophonist. The rest of the album, played by tenor, remains however of good quality (with in particular a beautiful version of "I got it bad and that ain't good"), even if it does not reach the heights of the aforementioned songs.

Sonny Stitt - Moonlight In Vermont (1977) {Denon Japan 38C38-7046 rel 1983}
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© 1977, 1983 Denon / Nippon Columbia | 38C38-7046
Jazz / Bop / Saxophone

Sonny Stitt, doubling on alto and tenor, is in fine form on this quartet session (a Japanese import CD) with either Barry Harris or Walter Davis on piano, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Tony Williams. The repertoire (bop standards, blues and ballads) is fairly typical and nothing too unusual occurs, but fans of straightahead jazz in general and Sonny Stitt in particular will be satisfied with this above-average effort, highlighted by "It Might as Well Be Spring" and "Constellation."

LA Workshop Norwegain Wood II is a project arranged by LA Workshop. This album features Lee Ritenour, Joe Sample, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Richard Tee, Jeffrey Vanston and more great musicians from the sessiondays.

Antonio Vivaldi - I Solisti Italiani - 6 Violin Concerti Op.12
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Label/Cat#: Denon "Crest 1000" # COCO-70897 | Country/Year: Japan 2007, 1994
Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque, Chamber Music

…I Solisti Italiani continues, both spiritually and sonically, where the original Virtuosi di Roma left off, with creamy, expert, middle-of-the-road performances of Baroque and Classical period music, and occasional 20th-century pieces as well. The ensemble is small - only 12 players, without conductor - but the sound is full and caloric, the playing dapper and disciplined.

Archie Shepp - Tray Of Silver (1979) {Denon Japan DC-8548 rel 1989}
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© 1979, 1989 Denon / Nippon Columbia Japan | DC-8548
Jazz / Hard Bop / Post Bop / Mainstream Jazz / Saxophone

Late seventies were the time when world is turned over for all generation of yesterday adventurous jazz stars who became famous in late 60s and continued to enjoy success in early 70s. Musical fashion has been changed dramatically and one morning many of them woke up jobless,sometime even homeless and as rule - useless.Not so many of them survived these and upcoming years successfully, fortunately Archie Shepp did.

LA Workshop Norwegain Wood is a project arranged by Joe Pasquale. This album features Lee Ritenour, Ray Parker Jr, Steve Lukather and more great musicians from the sessiondays.

Bob Berg's third release as a leader (released on a Japanese Denon CD) was his first fairly commercial date. Doubling on tenor and soprano but not sounding too distinctive on either, Berg performs eight funky group originals with a sextet also including keyboardist Don Grolnick, guitarist Mike Stern, bassist Will Lee, drummer Peter Erskine and Robby Kilgore on additional keyboards; altoist David Sanborn drops by to add some heat to "Kalimba." The R&B-ish music is very much of the period and sounds a bit dated now, but has its moments of interest due to the high musicianship of the players.

Ryuichi Sakamoto's first solo album appeared before he formed Yellow Magic Orchestra in late 1978, after the young keyboardist had earned his M.A. in music from Tokyo University. Six long instrumentals make up this CD, but apart from a taste for Asian-sounding synth lines, they hint at very little of what was to come in YMO. "Thousand Knives" is a long disco-lite jazzy workout with a very un-synthesized guitar solo by Kazumi Watanabe (who would later join YMO on tour and have his solo album produced by Sakamoto)…

Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination specially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, double bassist Addison Farmer, started playing professionally while in high school. Art gained greater attention after the release of a recording of his composition "Farmer's Market" in 1952. He subsequently moved from Los Angeles to New York, where he performed and recorded with musicians such as Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, and Gigi Gryce and became known principally as a bebop player.