Cat No:
HCD7326X
Release Date: 12 June 2020
Label: HighNote Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 632375732622
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
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Description
It may be somewhat ironic, yet ultimately fitting that this, the final recording by Larry Willis, brought the veteran pianist/composer right back to the Rudy Van Gelder Studio where he first began his impressive career as recording artist that spanned over a period of six decades.The Harlem, New York born Willis first entered the hallowed halls of Rudy Van Gelder's legendary Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey studio as a twenty-two year old graduate of the Manhattan School of Music on January 29, 1965 to record with Jackie McLean for Blue Note Records. Willis's expansive resume includes entries with the likes of Cannonball Adderley, Nat Adderley, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Stan Getz, Jerry Gonzalez and the Fort Apache Band, Clifford Jordan, Carmen McRae, David "Fathead" Newman, Woody Shaw, and many more. He appeared on hundreds of albums as a sideman and dozens more as a leader of his own impressive bands.
The music played here with long-time friends Victor Lewis and Joe Ford, and his relatively new colleague Jeremy Pelt shows Larry Willis displaying the intense creativity and impeccable taste which made him one of the most respected keyboard artists in jazz.
Personnel: Larry Willis (piano), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Joe Ford (alto saxophone), Blake Meister (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)
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Tracklisting
- 1. Today's Nights
- 2. Heavy Blue
- 3. Anna
- 4. Habiba
- 5. The Meaning of the Blues
- 6. Let's Play
- 7. Climax
- 8. I Fall in Love Too Easily
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Houston Person Live in Paris
Houston Person
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This is Latin Jazz
Charlie Sepulveda & The Turnaround
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Oak Tree
Tom Harrell
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Ascension
Black Art Jazz Collective
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The Art of Intimacy Vol. 2: His Muse
Jeremy Pelt
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Truth to Power
Black Art Jazz Collective
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A New Beginning - Alto Saxophone with Strings
Eric Alexander
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Yesterdays
Sheila Jordan
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This Time the Dream's on Me
Larry Willis
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The Offering
Larry Willis
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Blue Fable
Larry Willis
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The Big Push
Larry Willis
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Unforgettable
Larry Willis
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How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Larry Willis
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