Tommy Flanagan – Ballads & Blues (1979)

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Enja 3031Issued in the U.S. as Inner City IC 3029Stream this AlbumRec. Date : November 15, 1978 Piano : Tommy FlanaganBass : George Mraz Albuquerque TribuneKeith Roether : 10/24/1979Flanagan album a ‘gem’ Seeing saxophonist Sonny Rollins on a recent edition of “The Tonight Show” brought Tommy Flanagan, among many things, to mind. Flanagan, known amicably by his colleagues as The Professor,…

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Houston Person – The Big Horn (1979)

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Muse MR 5136Rec. Date : May 20, 1976Stream this Album (YT Only) Tenor Sax : Houston PersonBass : Buster WilliamsConga : Buddy CaldwellDrums : Grady TatePiano : Cedar Walton Cashbox : 12/08/1979 Here is a straight-ahead session by this much overlooked tenor saxophonist. The tunes are familiar: This Love of Mine, Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good To You, Memories of You, and three more. Person‘s…

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