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Novoa, Eva: Novoa / Kamaguchi / Cleaver Trio - Vol. 1

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 32913
Catalog Code: CD-577R-5918-1
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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Spanish pianist based in NYC Eva Novoa has since 2017 led this international but definitely NY-oriented piano trio of Japanese bassist based in NY Masa Kamaguchi and drummer Gerald Cleaver, here in her first album on 577, her sixth as a leader, presenting eight Novoa compositions of restlessly probing, dynamically interactive and inherently melodic free improvisation.


Cleaver, Gerald / Brandon Lopez / Hprizm: In The Wilderness [VINYL]

Label: Positive Elevation / 577 Records
Product Code: 32822
Catalog Code: LP-PEREC-005
Country: USA
 
Price: $18.99



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Drawn from an experimental improv performance by drummer Gerald Cleaver and bassist Brandon Lopez at 577 Records' 2019 Forward Festival, electronic artist and producer Hprizm of the Antipop Consortium took those recording to reconstruct twelve works of illusory and often surreal music, from active beat-based electronica to hazy dreamlike ambience.


Cleaver, Gerald / Brandon Lopez / Hprizm: In The Wilderness

Label: Positive Elevation / 577 Records
Product Code: 32821
Catalog Code: CD-PEREC-005
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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Drawn from an experimental improv performance by drummer Gerald Cleaver and bassist Brandon Lopez at 577 Records' 2019 Forward Festival, electronic artist and producer Hprizm of the Antipop Consortium took those recording to reconstruct twelve works of illusory and often surreal music, from active beat-based electronica to hazy dreamlike ambience.


Moten, Fred / Brandon Lopez / Gerald Cleaver: S/T

Label: Relative Pitch
Product Code: 32483
Catalog Code: RPR1159
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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Fred Moten, prolific poet, theorist, critic, English Professor and 2020 MacArthur Fellow, provides the insightful and incisive text fueling the improvisation of New York drummer Gerald Cleaver and contrabass player Brandon Lopez, the synergy of Moten's words reminding of Gil Scott-Heron or Amiri Baraka; issued on LP by Reading Group, this CD edition adds two tracks.


William Parker: Universal Tonality [2 CDs]

Label: Centering Records
Product Code: 32438
Catalog Code: CNRG1030.2
Country: USA
 
Price: $19.95



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An incredible performance recorded at Roulette in NYC by a large ensemble of 16 jazz luminaries of various ages, cultures and musical backgrounds, led by composer and bassist William Parker, who explains that Universal Tonality is another name for love, the profusion of which is interpreted by vocalist Leena Conquest in a profoundly inspired concert of magnificent artistry.


Seabrook / Cleaver / Cooper-Moore: In The Swarm [VINYL]

Label: Astral Spirits
Product Code: 32355
Catalog Code: AS193LP
Country: USA
 
Price: $18.95



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The second album from guitarist Brandon Seabrook's Trio with Gerald Cleaver on drums & pulsating & punctuating electronics, Cooper-Moore providing massive and unconvential bass sounds on his Diddley Bow, and Seabrook himself playing banjo in inexplicably rapid and staccato runs or electric guitar with eccentric effects; rip-roaring, sometimes surreal, absolutely superb!


Blaser, Samuel: 7th Heaven

Label: Between The Lines
Product Code: 32344
Catalog Code: BTLCHR 71217
Country: Germany
 
Price: $15.95



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Based in New York at the time of this recording, Swiss trombonist and composer Samuel Blaser's quartet with Thomas Morgan on double bass, Gerald Cleaver on drums and Scott Dubois on guitar explore rhythmic and tonal approaches to improvisation, bridging modern compositional forms with traditional jazz in energetic playing of an engagingly relaxed mood.


Carter, Daniel / Matthew Ship / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2 [CASSETTE + DOWNLOAD]

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 31711
Catalog Code: CS-577R-5837-2
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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The 2nd of two studio albums from the quartet of Daniel Carter on saxophone & flute, Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums, recordings from the same sessions as the 1st volume with five shorter works, as the long-time collaborators and friends show their nearly telepathic rapport in adventurous and masterful modern jazz.


Parker, Christopher / The Band of Guardian Angels: Soul Food

Label: Mahakala Music
Product Code: 31695
Catalog Code: MAHA-016
Country: USA
 
Price: $11.95



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An open and free album of modern jazz evoking loft-style collective improvisation but controlled under the compositions of pianist Christopher Parker, in his debut album as a leader with the incredibly talented sextet of Kelley Hurt on vocals, Daniel Carter on winds, Jaimie Branch on trumpet, William Parker on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums


Fujiwara's, Tomas Triple Double: March

Label: Firehouse 12 Records
Product Code: 31617
Catalog Code: FH12-04-01-035
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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"March" refers to the foundation of repurposed march rhythms NY drummer Tomas Fujiwara employs for the compositions in his second release with his Triple Double sextet, actually two trumpet-guitar-drum trios brilliantly interacting, with fellow drummer Gerald Cleaver, both Mary Halvorson & Brandon Seabrook on guitar and Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet & Ralph Alessi on trumpet.


Carter, Daniel / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver: Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2 [VINYL]

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 31474
Catalog Code: LP-577R-5837-2
Country: USA
 
Price: $18.99



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The 2nd of two studio albums from the quartet of Daniel Carter on saxophone & flute, Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums, recordings from the same sessions as the 1st volume with five shorter works, as the long-time collaborators and friends show their nearly telepathic rapport in adventurous and masterful modern jazz.


Carter, Daniel / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver : Welcome Adventure! Vol. 2

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 31471
Catalog Code: CD-577R-5837-2
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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The 2nd of two studio albums from the quartet of Daniel Carter on saxophone & flute, Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums, recordings from the same sessions as the 1st volume with five shorter works, as the long-time collaborators and friends show their nearly telepathic rapport in adventurous and masterful modern jazz.


Parker, William (Parker / Cleaver / Mendoza): Mayan Space Station

Label: Aum Fidelity
Product Code: 31400
Catalog Code: AUMF115.2
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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New York free jazz master bassist and composer in his first electric guitar trio album as a leader, performed with the innovatively inventive and solid rhythms of Gerald Cleaver on drums and the blazing deep blues work Ava Mendoza on electric guitar, presented as part of Parker's Tone World chronicle of instrumental suites, here following Sun Ra's Space Way.


Swell's, Steve Systems For Total Immersion: Hommage A Luciano Berio

Label: Silkheart
Product Code: 31094
Catalog Code: SHCD-164
Country: USA
 
Price: $15.95



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After Bartok and Messiaen, trombonist & composer Steve Swell takes his sextet with Marty Ehrlich (winds), Sam Newsome (sax), Jim Pugliese (marimba), Ellen Christi (voice) and Gerald Cleaver (drums) into an exploration of Italian composer Luciano Berio with a diverse set of works reflecting Berio's vast curiosity and ovouer; a spectacular collection from a fantastic band.


Parker, William / Patricia Nicholson: No Joke!

Label: ESP Disk
Product Code: 31050
Catalog Code: ESPDISK 5067CD
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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An unapologetically political album from double bassist William Parker in collaboration with poet Patricia Nicholson, confronting injustice and inequality through spoken word set over Parker's compositions, performed with James Brandon Lewis on tenor saxophone, Devin Brahja Waldman on alto saxophone, Francisco Mela on drums, vocals, Melanie Dyer on viola and Gerald Cleaver on drums.


Lopez, Brandon Trio: Live at Roulette

Label: Relative Pitch
Product Code: 31004
Catalog Code: RPR1123
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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Calling his music jazz and not jazz, bassist Brandon Lopez demands of his listeners to dance, as the quartet of Lopez, Steve Baczkowski on saxophones, Gerald Cleaver on percussion and Cecilia Lopez on synthesizer are heard in this energetic live concert at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, blurring free jazz with experimental sound that never loses its strong grooves.


Lopez, Cecilia : Red (DB)

Label: Relative Pitch
Product Code: 31003
Catalog Code: RPR1133
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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Argentinian sound artist based in NYC Cecilia Lopez engages fellow Brandon Lopez Trio double bassist Lopez and drummer Gerald Cleaver for a performance of improvisation, installation and architecture, using woven wire nets filled with instruments and hung from Roulette Intermedia's ceiling to act as a complex feedback organism with which the trio interacts.


East Axis (Matthew Shipp / Allen Lowe / Gerald Cleaver / Kevin Ray): Cool With That

Label: ESP-Disk
Product Code: 30378
Catalog Code: ESPDISK 5064CD
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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A definitive album of modern creative jazz and free improvisation, from confident lyrical exchanges to creative interaction and rock solid foundations from a bedrock rhythm section, heard in these studio recordings from the New York quartet of Matthew Shipp on piano, Allen Lowe on alto & tenor saxophones, Gerald Cleaver on drums and Kevin Ray on bass.


Cleaver, Gerald : Griots [VINYL]

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 30370
Catalog Code: LP-PEREC-004
Country: USA
 
Price: $18.99



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Drummer Gerald Cleaver continues his explorations in electronic music, taking his compositions of modular electronics, synthesis, FM tones, and muted drum machines into intricate and wide-ranging territory, compelling through the solid and natural rhythms he imparts to each piece, many of which are titled for musicians who have influenced him.


Cleaver, Gerald : Griots

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 30369
Catalog Code: CD-PEREC-004
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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Drummer Gerald Cleaver continues his explorations in electronic music, taking his compositions of modular electronics, synthesis, FM tones, and muted drum machines into intricate and wide-ranging territory, compelling through the solid and natural rhythms he imparts to each piece, many of which are titled for musicians who have influenced him.


Hprizm: Signs Remixed [BLACK VINYL]

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 30322
Catalog Code: LP-PEREC-003
Country: USA
 
Price: $18.99



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577 Records' experimental, electronic sub-label Positive Elevation releases this remix of Gerald Cleaver's Signs album, itself an innovative album of synthetic rhythms and sonic landscape, here reworked by producer Hprizm, aka High Priest of Antipop Consortium, channeling Cleaver's work into dream-like territory that re-thinks and re-paces the original.


Hprizm: Signs Remixed

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 30321
Catalog Code: CD-PEREC-003
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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577 Records' experimental, electronic sub-label Positive Elevation releases this remix of Gerald Cleaver's Signs album, itself an innovative album of synthetic rhythms and sonic landscape, here reworked by producer Hprizm, aka High Priest of Antipop Consortium, channeling Cleaver's work into dream-like territory that re-thinks and re-paces the original.


Dunmall, Paul / Matthew Shipp / Joe Morris / Gerald Cleaver: The Bright Awakening

Label: RogueArt
Product Code: 29923
Catalog Code: ROG-0103
Country: France
 
Price: $15.95



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A brilliant example of trans-Atlantic collective free improv from the quartet of New York free jazz heavies Matthew Shipp on piano, Joe Morris on double bass, Gerald Cleaver on drums, and UK tenor saxophonist Paul Dunmall, playing in the tradition of ecstatic and extended free jazz in a nearly hour long live performance recorded at Roulette in Brooklyn in 2012.


Abrams', Joshua Cloud Script: Cloud Script

Label: RogueArt
Product Code: 29748
Catalog Code: ROG-0107
Country: France
 
Price: $15.95



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Double bassist Joshua Abrams provides the compositions for this studio album performed with Ari Brown on tenor sax, Jeff Parker on guitar and Gerald Cleaver on drums, an exceptional quartet of master improvisers who balance lyrical and soulful playing with explorative impulse, fueled by an empathetic responsiveness that only a long history of collaboration can engender.


Carter, Daniel / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver : Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1 [VINYL]

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 29370
Catalog Code: 5837-1
Country: USA
 
Price: $18.99



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After decades playing together, the quartet of Daniel Carter on tenor sax, trumpet & flute, Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums, release the first of two planned studio albums, with two extended and remarkably warm collective excursions bookending a shorter "Scintillate", in an exceptionally solid album of masterful modern jazz.


Cleaver, Gerald: Signs

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 29355
Catalog Code: 5832
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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Taking his cues from the electronic music of his Detroit roots, free jazz drummer Gerald Cleaver presents an album of synthetic rhythms and sonic landscape, each piece composed in detailed arrangements of compelling and adventurous structures, from propulsive grooves to sinuous soundscapes, a surprising and exciting twist showing Cleaver's strong compositional skills.


Carter, Daniel / Matthew Shipp / William Parker / Gerald Cleaver : Welcome Adventure! Vol. 1

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 29354
Catalog Code: 5837-1
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.99



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After decades playing together, the quartet of Daniel Carter on tenor sax, trumpet & flute, Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums, release the first of two planned studio albums, with two extended and remarkably warm collective excursions bookending a shorter "Scintillate", in an exceptionally solid album of masterful modern jazz.


Cleaver, Gerald: Signs [VINYL + DOWNLOAD]

Label: 577 Records
Product Code: 28713
Catalog Code: LP-577R-5832
Country: USA
 
Price: $18.99



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Taking his cues from the electronic music of his Detroit roots, free jazz drummer Gerald Cleaver presents an album of synthetic rhythms and sonic landscape, each piece composed in detailed arrangements of compelling and adventurous structures, from propulsive grooves to sinuous soundscapes, a surprising and exciting twist showing Cleaver's strong compositional skills.


Nabatov, Simon Quintet (w/ Malaby / Seabrook / Formanek / Cleaver): Last Minute Theory

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 27910
Catalog Code: CF532
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $12.95



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After pianist Simon Nabatov's return to NYC in 2018 he began assembling this quintet with the goal of pursuing a more traditional jazz setting, enlisting support from some of the city's finest and most versatile players--saxophonist Tony Malaby, drummer Gerald Cleaver, bassist Michael Formanek, and guitarist Brandon Seabrook--here in an exuberant set of Nabatov originals.


Fujiwara, Tomas : Triple Double [VINYL 2 LPs]

Label: Firehouse 12 Records
Product Code: 27247
Catalog Code: FH12-04-01-026LP
Country: USA
 
Price: $31.56



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Drummer Tomas Fujiwara's sextet is actually two trios interacting, with fellow drummer Gerald Cleaver, both Mary Halvorson and Brandon Seabrook on guitar, and Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet and Ralph Alessi on trumpet, the pairings forming unisons and contrasts that add an unrestrained sense of enthusiasm and excitement to Fujiwara's sophisticated compositions.


Ochs, Larry / Gerald Cleaver: Songs Of The Wild Cave

Label: RogueArt
Product Code: 26555
Catalog Code: ROG-0084
Country: France
 
Price: $15.95



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An extremely unique sax and drums album, as Rova leader Larry Ochs and New York drummer Gerald Cleaver take their tenor and sopranino saxophones, and drums and percussion, into the absolute darkness and stillness of the Portel Cave in the South of France, using the resonance and inspiration of the cave to record these seven incredible improvisations.


Delbecq, Benoit 4 (w / Turner / Hebert / Cleaver): Spots On Stripes

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 25633
Catalog Code: CF463
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $14.95



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French pianist Benoit Delbecq brings together frequent collaborators from New York--Mark Turner on tenor saxophone and drummer Gerald Cleaver--and from Paris--Delbecq himself and double bassist John Hebert--for an album of refined and inventive contemporary jazz, the work of masterful players with years of experience and collaborations dating back to 2003.


Lopez / Nelson / Nicodemou / Cleaver: The Industry Of Entropy

Label: Relative Pitch
Product Code: 25319
Catalog Code: RPR1063
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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A great example of Downtown New York modern improvisation that takes unexpected twists and turns, from the collective quartet of bassist Brandon Lopez, a frequent collaborator with Nate Wooley and Ivo Perelman, tenor saxophonist Matt Nelson ( tUnE-yArDs), vibraphonist Andria Nicodemou (Thread Ensemble, Taylor Ho Bynum), and Gerald Cleaver (Veil of Names, Uncle June, &c).


Fujiwara, Tomas : Triple Double

Label: Firehouse 12 Records
Product Code: 25137
Catalog Code: FH12-04-01-026
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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Drummer Tomas Fujiwara's sextet is actually two trios interacting, with fellow drummer Gerald Cleaver, both Mary Halvorson and Brandon Seabrook on guitar, and Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet and Ralph Alessi on trumpet, the pairings forming unisons and contrasts that add an unrestrained sense of enthusiasm and excitement to Fujiwara's sophisticated compositions.


Blaser, Samuel: Spring Rain

Label: Whirlwind
Product Code: 20865
Catalog Code: WHI-CD-4670
Country: Great Britain
 
Price: $15.95



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Swiss trombonist Samuel Blaser pays tribute to clarinetist and composer Jimmy Giuffre, in a quartet with Russ Lossing on piano & keys, Drew Gress on double bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums, merging Giuffre's lyrical forms to create new and innovative compositions.


Lightcap, Chris Bigmouth: Epicenter

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 20342
Catalog Code: CF315
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $12.95



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Bassist Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth features 2 saxophonists--Chris Cheek and Tony Malaby, Craig Tabor on keys and Gerald Cleavers on drums, in 8 melodic tracks inspired by landmarks of NYC and influenced by jazz tradition, West African music, pop hooks, and more.


Morris, Joe Quartet: Balance

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 19306
Catalog Code: CF306
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $12.95



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Joe Morris reunites his NY quartet as their last configuration from 2000, with violist Mat Maneri, bassist Chris Lightcap, drummer Gerald Cleaver, and Morris on guitar, bringing us an update on the intently informed collective improvisation that defines this great- band.


Hebert, John Trio: Floodstage

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 18599
Catalog Code: CF290
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $14.95



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Bassist John Hebert continues to explore his Louisana/Cajun roots with his trio of Benoit Delbecq on piano (plus synth & electronics) and drummer Gerald Cleaver, challenging and enigmatic improvisation with a solid rhythmic center.


Bynum, Taylor Ho / John Hebert / Gerald Cleaver: Book of Three: Continuum

Label: Relative Pitch
Product Code: 17523
Catalog Code: RPR1012
Country: USA
 
Price: $13.95



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Collective improvisation from Ho Bynum's Book of Three with bassist John Hebert & drummer Gerald Cleaver, following their RogueArt CD with this exceptional album of original compositions plus works from Bobby Bradford, Salim Washington, and Jim Hobbs.


Hebert, John Trio: Spiritual Lover

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 12886
Catalog Code: CF175
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $12.95



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Bassist Hebert's Trio with French pianist and synth player Benoit Delbecq and drummer Gerald Cleaver, expansive and spacious jazz with a beautiful spirituality.


Lightcap, Chris' Big Mouth: Deluxe

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 12885
Catalog Code: CF174
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $12.95



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Bassist Lightcap's Bigmouth with Tony Malaby, Chris Cheek & Andrew D'Angelo on sax, Craig Taborn on keys and Gerald Cleaver on drums, NY jazz with remarkable rapport and prowess.


Levin, Daniel Trio: Fuhuffah

Label: Clean Feed
Product Code: 10763
Catalog Code: CF129
Country: Portugal
 
Price: $12.95



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Cellist Daniel Levin's trio with Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten and Gerald Cleaver in a set of original compositions from one of contempory jazz's masters of cello improvisation.








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