Wheeler, K
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a 1990 session that not only showcases Winstone's unique voice but also her infuriatingly underdiscussed talent as a writer of evocative lyrics, which here interpenetrate with Steve Gray's arrangements... —
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[The tracks] come from a unique, some say golden, period of British jazz where artists reframed their music according to their own musical vision, creating original and distinctive music that... —
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Jazzwise, Recommended Reissue/Archive, August 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 6th August 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021, Reissues/Archive
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The Guardian, Jazz Album of the Month, July 2021
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Vital Spark (Music of Kenny Wheeler)
London Vocal Project, Dave Holland (double bass), Norma Winstone (leadvocalist), Mark Lockheart (saxophone), Nikki Iles (piano)
The maestro himself is absent, of course, but what a delight it is to step back into the entrancing sound-world… the long circuitous melodies, the breath-taking harmonic shifts, the fascinating... —
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Gnu High
Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn), Keith Jarrett (piano), Dave Holland (double bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Angel Song
Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn), Lee Konitz (alto saxophone), Bill Frisell (guitar), Dave Holland (double bass)
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Post-1980)
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Music for Large & Small Ensembles
RecommendedKenny Wheeler (flugelhorn/trumpet), John Abercrombie (guitar), John Taylor (piano), Dave Holland (bass), Peter Erskine (drums), Norma Winstone (vocal), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Alan Downey (trumpet), Ian Hamer (trumpet), Dave Horler (trombone), Chris Pyne (trombone), Paul...
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Windmill Tilter: The Story of Don Quixote
RecommendedKen Wheeler, The John Dankworth Orchestra, Dick Hart (tuba), Alf Reece (tuba), Henry Shaw (trumpet), Derek Watkins (trumpet), Michael Gibbs (trombone), Henry Lowther (trumpet), Chris Pyne (trombone), John Dankworth (saxophone), Tony Coe (saxophone), Tony Roberts (saxophone), Ray Swinfield (saxophone),...
Windmill Tilter still sounds like the arrival of the contemporary-jazz gamechanger it was, and this Dankworth band was a world-class outfit. —
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Jazzwise, Recommended Reissue/Archive, September 2021
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Double, Double You
Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn), Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone), John Taylor (piano), Dave Holland (double bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
This reissue recaptures a wonderful session for an all-star Kenny Wheeler-led 1983 quintet – wonderful not just for its typically Wheeler-esque illustrations of how to give patient accumulations... —
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