CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Recent Listening: Kuhn, Alexander, Griffin, Assadullahi

{{Steve Kuhn = 8506}}, Mostly Coltrane (ECM). Kuhn pays homage to John Coltrane, who briefly employed him in 1960 when the pianist was on the doorstep of his career. His tribute encompasses elegiac, earthy and wildly exploratory facets of the great saxophonist. It may remind listeners that, despite a relatively low profile, Kuhn is a major pianist of our time. His grasp of the nature, or natures, of Coltrane's music is evident throughout. His keyboard touch, his fluidity, the flow and density of...

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06:00 on July 28 2009

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Recent Listening: Kuhn, Alexander, Griffin, Assadullahi

All About Jazz — {{Steve Kuhn = 8506}}, Mostly Coltrane (ECM). Kuhn pays homage to John Coltrane, who briefly employed him in 1960 when the pianist was on the doorstep of his career. His ... more info

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06:04 on July 28 2009

Jazz composer George Russell dies

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — BOSTON - Jazz composer George Russell, a MacArthur fellow whose theories influenced the modal music of Miles Davis and John Coltrane, has died. He was 86. more info

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