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  | KENNY WHEELER / SONNY GREENWICH ~ LIVE AT THE MONTREAL BISTRO
JUSTIN TIME 114 (Barcode: 068944011421) ~ UK ~ Jazz
Recorded: 1993 - 1997 Released: 1997
This is a little known live recording by the British Jazz trumpeter / composer Kenny WheelerFind albums by this artist with Canadian guitarist Sonny GreenwichFind albums by this artist and other top Canadian Jazz players: pianist Don ThompsonFind albums by this artist, bassist Jim VivianFind albums by this artist and drummer Barry ElmesFind albums by this artist. American drummer Joe LaBarberaFind albums by this artist plays on two tracks. The music was recorded during two Canadian appearances, four years apart, and presents six tracks: one original composition by Wheeler, another one by Thompson, two by Greenwich and two are standards.
The music is all well within mainstream Jazz boundaries, with the original compositions being sufficient to keep the music interesting and the performances by all the participants are certainly solid enough to make the album worth listening too, not only due to Wheeler´s presence.
The relaxed club atmosphere allows the musicians to stretch out and deliver lengthy soli, which are well structured and in case of Wheeler are simply phenomenal, as always.
These are certainly not Wheeler´s most important or significant statements, but they are a nice document of his less demanding appearances with Canadian colleagues, during his visits in his former Homeland. For the many Wheeler´s followers and collectors, this is of course a must.
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