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January 13, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Harold Mabern: Mabern Plays Coltrane

Harold Mabern Mabern Plays Coltrane Smoke Sessions Records The great post-bop pianist Harold Mabern died, aged 83, in 2019. His final recordings continue to arrive – Leon Lee Dorsey released Mabern’s last ever studio session just last year and here we have a live date from around 2017, released just now brand new. And if […]

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September 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Jimmy Cobb: This I Dig Of You

Jimmy Cobb This I Dig Of You Smoke Sessions / Smoke Sessions Records Jimmy Cobb has just gone 90. He’s still playing beautifully. The cat swings. He has that touch. That same touch that has powered a couple of dozen albums as a leader but perhaps more importantly was there on several key records by […]