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| | Joe Lovano - 52nd Street Themes |
 | | Besides the fervor of the playing — Smith says he would've played saxophone, but these New York players were much better prepared — the song selection is astute, Lovano's originals are solid, and Smith's sole compositional contribution, "Deal," is tasty indeed. |
 | | Evoking the spirits of Tadd Dameron, Thelonious Monk, Billy Strayhorn, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Ernie Henry and George Gershwin, this album conveys the spirit of bebop as a living tradition, reveling in the collective camaraderie of a smallish ensemble that projects all the harmonic opulence of a big band. |
 | | "Even though each of my recordings has a different ensemble sound, there's a thread that goes through all of them. |
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