I Remember You… HOWARD McGHEE “Maggie’s Back in Town!!” – Contemporary (1961; LP)

Demon Chase / Willow Weep For Me / Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise / Sunset Eyes / Maggie’s Back in Town / Summertime / Brownie Speaks Howard McGhee, tromba; Phineas Newborn Jr., pianoforte; Leroy Vinnegar, contrabbasso; Shelly Manne, batteria “Il jazz è la musica di una moltitudine – pochissimi

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I Remember You… JACKIE CAIN & ROY KRAL One More Rose – A Tribute to Alan Jay Lerner (Audiophile LP; 1987)

I’m On My Way /I Talk To The Trees / Almost Like Being In Love / You Haven’t Changed At All/On A Clear Day You Can See Forever / If Ever I Would Leave You / Show Me / Too Late Now /You’re All the World To Me / I’ve

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BRUNO MARINI “Bruno Marini 4” – Arte Sonora (1985; ex LMJ 3333)

Alyke/ Trick / Backbitter /Screech /Drawing /White Snowballs Bruno Marini, sax baritono; Marcello Tonolo, pianoforte; Marc Abrams, contrabbasso; Valerio Abeni, batteria Se amate il sax baritono, vi prego, non perdete assolutamente questo disco. Riedizione di un dimenticato vinile del 1985, che incredibilmente mi era sfuggito allora dal radar (fatto che,

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I Remember you… GENE AMMONS “Boss Soul!” – Prestige (1961; LP)

Soft Summer Breeze / Don’t Go to Strangers / Song of the Island / Travelin’ / Carbow / I’m Afraid the Masquera Is Over / I’m Beginning to See the Light Gene Ammons, sax tenore; Patti Bown, pianoforte (primi quattro titoli), Walter Bishop Jr., pianoforte (titoli rimanenti); George Duvivier, contrabbasso

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ROSA PASSOS “Dunas – Live in Copenhagen 1” (Storyville; 2001)

Cigano /Marina /Rosa Morena /Sabado Em Copacabana /O Que E’ Que A Baiana Tem? / Chuva De Verao /Aguas De Março /Dunas /Juras  Rosa Passos, voce, chitarra; Fabio Torres, pianoforte; Paulo Paulelli, contrabbasso e basso elettrico; Celso de Almeida, batteria Magia. È la prima, e sola, parola che mi balza

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I Remember You: ONZY MATTHEWS “Blues With a Touch of Elegance” – Capitol (1964; LP)

Blues With a Touch of Elegance /Flamingo /Pensive /Feels Like I’ve Got the Blues /Dallas Blues / Somethin’s Cookin’ /I Should Care /Blues Non-Stop /I Cover the Waterfront /Satin Doll Onzy Matthews, pianoforte, arrangiamenti; Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois, Bob Rolfe, Dalton Smith, Fred Hill, trombe; Horace Tapscott, Lou Blackburn, Richard

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I Remember You… DAVE McKENNA “McKenna” – Chiaroscuro (1977; LP)

Dave McKenna, pianoforte I Wished on the Moon/ Avalon /DarnThat Dream /At Sundown /How High The Moon/ Tangerine / Blue Skies/ What Is This Thing Called Love /What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry/ A Gal in Calico   Spesso mi chiedono, dopo cinquant’anni di attività e oltre

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SCOTT HAMILTON “Poinciana” – Fonè Jazz (2021; super audio CD)

Birk’s Works /By Myself/ You Taught My Heart To Sing / Chloe / Confirmation / I Remember Clifford / Poinciana / Put On A Happy Face / Eu E A Brisa  Scott Hamilton, sax tenore; Paolo Birro, pianoforte; Aldo Zunino, contrabbasso; Alfred Kramer, batteria  Siamo negli anni ’70, sul finire.

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GIACOMO GATES “You” (Savant; 2021)

Exactly Like You /I Can’t Give You Anything But Love /With Plenty Of Money and You /I Didn’t Know About You /The Nearness of You /It Had To Be You /I Thought About You /I Mean You /P.S. I Love You/ Are You Havin’ Any Fun? /I Remember You /You’re

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I Remember You… VICTOR FELDMAN “Merry Olde Soul” (Riverside; 1960, LP)

For Dancers Only /Lisa /Serenity /You Make Me Feel So Young /Come Sunday /The Man I Love/ Bloke’s Blues/I Want To Be Wanted /Mosey on Down   Victor Feldman, pianoforte, vibrafono; Hank Jones, pianoforte; Sam Jones, contrabbasso; Louis Hayes, batteria   Credo che quasi tutti ci siamo imbattuti per la

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