The Modern Jazz Quartet Jazz Dialogue

American top pianist Kenny Werner and Scandinavian star saxophonist Benjamin Koppel have become musical brothers through 15 years of ongoing frequent musical collaboration. Their duo album WALDEN was highly acclaimed, as has their long line of other releases, including COALITION with Lionel Loueke and FREEBOP with David Liebman.

Primarily known for his work with the time honored saxophone quartet “ROVA”, Bruce Ackley’s 1999 solo effort The Hearing deserves some special attention and is one of those modern jazz jewels that has seemingly suffered from a lack of publicity and/or widespread exposure. Along with the dynamic rhythm section consisting of drummer Joey Baron and bassist Greg Cohen, the leader of this date performs solely on soprano sax as the overall results prove to be truly rewarding! Essentially, this release signifies modern jazz at it’s best and brightest. No messing around as this potent trio gets to the point in a flurry via the musician’s vigorous and often ferocious interplay, augmented by Ackley’s memorable compositions amid a bevy of twists, turns, circuitous paths and surging developments.

Miles Davis - Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1955) {2009 Prestige RVG Remaster}
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© 1955, 2009 Concord / Prestige | 0888072313439
Jazz / Bop / Cool / Hard Bop / Trumpet

The New Miles Davis Quintet made its first visit to the recording studios on November 16, 1955. By October 26, 1956, when they made their last session for Prestige, Davis had signed with recording giant Columbia, he had featured the most influential band in all of jazz (which would spawn the most charismatic musician of the '60s), and was well on his way toward international stardom. Listen to The Musings of Miles, an earlier quartet date with bassist Oscar Pettiford, then listen to the difference bassist Paul Chambers and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane make.