Junior Mance - I Believe to My Soul

This LP of pianist Junior Mance was released in 1968 on Atlantic, players are Junior Mance on piano, David Newman and Frank Wess on tenor sax, Hubert Laws on tenor sax & flute, Bobby Capers and Haywood Henry on baritone sax, Joe Newman, Mel Lastie and Jimmy Owens on trumpet, Jimmy Tyrell, Bob Cunningham and Richard Davis on bass, Ray Lucas, Allan Dawson and Freddie Waits on drums and Ray Barretto on congas. Produced by Joel Dorn.

1. I Believe To My Soul
2. A Time And A Place
3. Sweet Georgia Brown
4. Golden Spur
5. Don’t Worry ‘Bout It
6. Home On The Range
7. Sweets For My Sweet
8. My Romance

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Urbie Green – The Fox

Trombone player Urbie Green never was a household name but his two albums on the famous CTI label are excellent all-star jazz events featuring a host of guests like Eric Gale, Joe Farrell, Jeremy Steig, Mike Abene, Andy Newmark, Toots Thielemans, Jimmy Madison, Anthony Jackson and Mike Mainieri among others, delivering another slice of great CTI jazz. This session was produced by Creed Taylor and released 1976.

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Teruo Nakamura - Manhattan Special

Japanese bass player Teruo Nakamra released this album in 1977 on Polydor, it is an all-star event featuring his band "Rising Sun", consisting of Shiro Mori, Mark Gray, Harry Whitaker, Carter Jefferson, Keiji Kishida, Art Gore and Nobu Urushiyama. Guests include John Mosley on trumpet, Art Webb on flute and Herbie Hancock on keyboards among others. Great Japanese funk-jazz.

1. Manhattan Special
2. Rainbow
3. Mescalito
4. Firefly
5. Wiggle Worm
6. Sequoia Forest
7. Mr. Cherry And Mr. T.
8. Love Is A Reflection In The Mirrors Behind Our Eyes/Sunrise In Africa

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Takashi Kako - Scrawl

Pianist Takashi Kako released this LP in 1987 on CBS/Sony in Japan, personnel are Takashi Kako on piano, Shuichi "Ponta" Murakami on drums, Hiroshi Yoshino on bass, Toshihiko Inoue on sax and Tetsuji Yoshida on trumpet.

1. Snake Dance
2. Lazy
3. Mystique Waltz
4. From Tokyo
5. No Beards In Albania
6. Jardin De Monastere
7. Moon Clouds
8. Scrawl

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Toots Thielemans - Apple Dimple

Toots Thielemans released this LP in 1979 on the Better Days label, it was recorded in Tokyo, featured players are Toots Thielemans on harmonica, guitar & whistle, Masahiko Sato on piano & synthesizers, Tsunehide Matsuki on guitar, Akira Okazawa on bass, Yuichi Togashiki on drums and Tadaomi Anai on percussion, plus horns & strings.

1. Take The A Train
2. Sunday In New York
3. Looking For Mr. Goodbar
4. Honesty
5. Midnight Cowboy
6. Harlem Nocturne
7. Still Crazy After All These Years

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