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KKM 004LP
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"Andy Bey is one of those few jazz vocalists who are so singularly personal and distinctive in style that they communicate the material they choose more in the manner of an instrumentalist than a vocalist. On these recordings from 1995, his first after 1974's Experience And Judgment, he sings and accompanies himself on piano on a series of standards, including four by Duke Ellington (including 'I Let A Song Go Our Of My Heart' and 'In A Sentimental Mood'), two by George & Ira Gershwin ('Someone To Watch Over Me' and 'Embraceable You'), Cole Porter's 'You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To', Jerome Kern's 'Yesterdays', and others by Ann Ronnell and Tadd Dameron. The setting is intimate and showcases his broad range from baritone to falsetto and his angular and often sparse piano accompaniment. This is the first time these recordings have been issued on vinyl."
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KKM 003LP
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"Recorded in 2000 with essentially the same team as Shades of Bey and River Man and a similar variety of tunes and textures. It includes covers of two Milton Nascimento classics ('Bridges' and 'Saidas e Bandeiras'), a cover of 'Fragile' (by Sting) and standards such as 'I'll Remember April', 'Just Friends' (with strings), 'Invitation' and 'Little Girl Blue', as well as the sultry original 'Tuesdays In Chinatown'. This is Andy Bey in fine form, and includes performances by Ron Carter, Geri Allen, Mino Cinelu and Steve Turre. First time on vinyl."
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KKM 002LP
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"Another first-time-on-vinyl release from Koko, Ballads For Bass Clarinet (previously a Japan-only CD) comprises a couple of waltzes, a blues, a Monk-ish suite-like piece, a free-ish drums and clarinet interlude, and finally an elegy to civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. David Murray leads on bass clarinet, managing to go both deep and soaringly high; it sometimes sounds like two different instruments are being played. Backed by John Hicks (piano), Ray Drummond (bass) and Idris Muhammad (drums), Murray's quartet is tight and the recording superb, with a warm and intimate sound."
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