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Pianist Don Pullen (1944-95) moved effortlessly from avant-garde to bebop to blues. Geoffrey Smith surveys a keyboard original who starred with Charles Mingus and in his own hard-hitting groups, while creating such rhapsodic solo pieces as Ode to Life.

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Sun 4 Aug 2019 00:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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  • Charles Mingus

    Opus 4

    • Mingus Moves.
    • Rhino.
    • 2.

  • Don Pullen

    Tracey's Blues

    • The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note.
    • Black Saint.
    • 2.

  • Don Pullen & George Adams

    Saturday Nite In The Cosmos

    • Earth Beams.
    • Timeless.
    • 2.

  • Don Pullen

    Milano Strut

    • Milano Strut.
    • Black Saint.
    • 3.

  • Don Pullen

    Rejoice

    • Evidence of Things Unseen.
    • Black Saint.
    • 3.

  • Don Pullen

    New Beginnings

    • New Beginnings.
    • Blue Note.
    • 4.

  • Don Pullen

    Resting On The Road

    • Sacred Common Ground.
    • Blue Note.
    • 6.

  • Don Pullen

    Ode To Life

    • Ode To Life - Don Pullen & The African-Brazilian Connection.
    • Blue Note.
    • 7.

Don Pullen

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 OPUS 4

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Charles Mingus

Composers:听听听听 Charles Mingus

Album Title:听听听 Mingus Moves

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rhino 8122714542, Tr. 2

Performers:听听听听 Charles Mingus (bass), Don Pullen (Piano), George Adams (tenor sax), Ronald Hampton (trumpet), Danny Richmond (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听TRACEY鈥橲 BLUES

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Pullen

Composers:听听听听 Don Pullen

Album Title:听听听 Healing Force

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Black Saint 1200102, Tr. 2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Don Pullen (Piano)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听SATURDAY NITE IN THE COSMOS

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 George Adams and Don Pullen

Composers:听听听听 Don Pullen, Frank Dean

Album Title:听听听 Earth Beams

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Timeless, SJP 147, Tr. 2听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Don Pullen (Piano), George Adams (tenor sax), Cameron Brown (bass), Dannie Richmond (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听MILANO STRUT

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Pullen

Composers:听听听听 Don Pullen

Album Title:听 听 听Milano Strut

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Black Saint 1200282, Tr. 3听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Don Pullen (organ), Famoudou Don Moye, drums

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听REJOICE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Pullen

Composers:听听听听 Don Pullen

Album Title:听 听 听Evidence of Things Unseen

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Black Saint. BSR 0080, Tr. 3听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听 Don Pullen (piano)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听NEW BEGINNINGS

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Pullen

Composers:听听听听听听听 Don Pullen

Album Title:听听听听听听听 New Beginnings

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Blue Note CDP79117852, Tr. 4听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听听听 Don Pullen (piano), Gary Peacock (bass), Tony Williams (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听RESTING ON THE ROAD

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Don Pullen

Composers:听听听听听听听 Don Pullen

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Sacred Common Ground

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Blue Note CDP8328002, Tr. 6听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听听听 Don Pullen (piano), Carlos Ward (Alto Sax), Santi 听Debriano (Bass), J.T Lewis (drums)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听ODE TO LIFE

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Don Pullen

Composers:听 听 听 听 听Don Pullen

Album Title:听 听 听 听 听Random Thoughts

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Blue Note CDP7943472, Tr. 7听听听听听听听听听听听听

Performers:听听听听听听 Don Pullen (piano), Carlos Ward 听(Alto Sax), Nilson Matta (bass)

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  • Sun 4 Aug 2019 00:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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