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The Quartet of Charlie Parker
Now’s The Time
Verve, 1957
Sadao Watanabe was born in Utsunomiya (Japan) in 1933 and listening to his music is like reading the 40-year history of jazz in Japan.
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Sadao Watanabe
Rendezvous
WEA, 1984
Sadao Watanabe was born in Utsunomiya (Japan) in 1933 and listening to his music is like reading the 40-year history of jazz in Japan.
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Steve Gadd
Gaddabout, 1984
Steve Gadd was born on April 9, 1945 in Rochester, New York.
Steve’s uncle was a drummer in the army and encouraged him to learn to play drums at the age of seven. He studied music at Eastman College in Rochester, played in a…
Earl Klugh & Bob James
One On One
Tappan Zee Records, 1979
Genius guitarist Earl Klugh, born in Detroit, Michigan on September 16, 1953, became famous at 15 when he contributed to Yusef Lateef’s album “Suite 16”. Later he collaborated with George Benson and appeared in his album “White Rabbit”. His music style is greatly influenced by…
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Bob James
Hands Down
Tappan Zee Records, 1982
Bob James is a pianist and keyboardist and was born in Marshall, Missouri, on December 25, 1938. He started playing the piano at age of 4. In 1962 Quincy Jones signed him to…
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Scott Hamilton
New Soil
1978
Scott Hamilton (1954), is an American tenor saxophone player; a talented performer, he was born in Rhode Island and started performing at the age of sixteen. He moved to New York in 1976 and later played with clarinet master Benny…
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Lee Ritenour
On The Line
1983
Lee Ritenour was born in 1952 Los Angeles, California. He started playing guitar at the age of eight, and decided to pursue a career in music four years later. He loved Jazz, studied music at the University of Southern California and was…
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Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Popular Duke Ellington
RCA, 1967
Duke Ellington (1899-1974),born in Washington, DC, was a great jazz composer, pianist and conductor. His music covered Jazz, Blues, Gospel, soundtracks, Pop and Classical. He led the orchestra for more than 50 years…
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