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	Greg Osby: Public - All CDs $5.99 and Free Shipping at yourmusic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Osby recontextualizes the original melodies in his own fragmented lyric image with phrasing that skips off the one beats and into the shadowy rhythmic corners painted by Yonezawa.
		Osby's interaction with the pianist is near symbiotic, but it is the fireworks he and Payton engage in that take the tunes over the top.
		Osby's weaves steamy fills around her, and his rhythm section brings her rendering of the lyrics a poignancy we haven't heard in a while.
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	Greg Osby: St. Louis Shoes
		Still, Osby demonstrated that he was not only a capable jazz musician, but that he had put a good deal more thought into his hip-hop and funk-based experiments than most of his contemporaries.
		Osby’s arrangement on the Ellington classic is very sharp, particularly the ensemble passage that follows the initial thematic statement and solo.
		By the time Osby comes in with his solo, the piece is starting to sound like a bebop classic, and by the end of the piece it sounds more modern still.
	www.jazzitude.com /osby_stlouisshoes.htm (615 words)

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		With a full command of the language of bebop, a taste for rhythmic complexity, and a fiery approach to his primary instrument, the alto saxophone, he has never been afraid to take chances with his music and like most creative people, is a restless artist in a state of perpetual forward motion.
		Louis born and grown on August 3, 1960, Osby's gritty musical persona took shape amidst the harsh reality of life in the inner city, where boys had to be men long before their time and life was lived on compromising terms.
		Says Osby, " My musical thinking for performance and composition advanced by light years as Jack was open to my input and was very encouraging in pushing me to to maintain a steady flow of experimentation." In 1987, Osby signed his first recording deal with an obscure German label, JMT (Jazz Music Today).
	www.jchriss.com /bios/osby.html (776 words)

	Greg Osby Four (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Greg Osby is a true son of Charlie Parker, the great alto saxophonist who died in 1955 at age 34.
		Not that Osby shares any of Parker’s self-destructive hedonism, nor does he imitate the high-flown, curlicued figures that Parker and his worthy collaborators spun off in creation of a jazz language that came to be called bebop.
		Osby is, as Parker was, a fiery engine at the core of small group interaction, and he generates the heat of dry ice.
	www.carnegiehall.org /textSite/box_office/events/evt_5310.html (711 words)

	Greg Osby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Osby opened his first Scullers set with three tunes from the new album that showed off the probing intelligence and surprising twists of his coolly considered style.
		Osby eventually eased the tension with longer lines that skated over the rhythm section's fluid swing, but even these passages, bristling with sharp harmonic leaps, defied expectations of length and timing as they expanded and contracted.
		Osby has found an equal in the impressive young pianist Jason Moran, who delighted in setting himself challenges for the sheer thrill of working his way out of trouble.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/97/10/09/REX/GREG_OSBY.html (371 words)

	Greg Osby Five
		At 39, Osby is neither a young phenom nor a towering senior and the ambiguity allows him some freedom.
		That his burnished intensity is balanced by thoughtfulness and tact could be attributed to the presence of Hall (a paragon of economy; consult his solo on "Nature Boy") and Hill (whose duos with the leader convey a lovely sparseness).
		Greg Osby Five, Fri., May 26 and Sat., May 27, 9 and 11 p.m., Zanzibar Blue, Broad and Walnut Sts., $20, 215-732-4500.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/052500/cw.crit.greg.shtml (326 words)

	Greg Osby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He began recording albums under his own name for the label JMT in the 1980s, but his most celebrated work has been a run of records for Blue Note.
		Osby has contributed to the homages to Miles Davis's 1970s electric jazz performed by Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith's "Yo Miles" group.
		The Village Voice critic Francis Davis wrote of his contribution to their double album Upriver, "Greg Osby superimposes his own brand of rhythmic complexity (one fully worthy of Wayne Shorter) on the rhythm section's static vamps every time he steps forward."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Greg_Osby (197 words)

	Greg Osby: Public
		Osby’s alto sound is marvelous, wide open as Charlie Parker or even Ornette Coleman, but his compositions sometimes seem as though they are derived according to a mathematical theory.
		Payton is at home with Osby’s harmonic conceptions while at the same time being able, with a blues riff here, a growl there, to keep things very down to earth.
		But Osby’s solo on the piece is grounded in Charlie Parker even as it builds in both intensity and angularity, and ultimately it comes across as one of his best solos on the CD.
	www.jazzitude.com /osby_public.htm (579 words)

	E.J.N. - GREG OSBY
		Osby relates, “'Shaw Nuff' was a natural choice and allowed me to extend the Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie esthetic with personal alterations, of course.
		And right around this time, Osby was sailing into his own future as a recording artist / leader, first for the German label JMT and eventually for Blue Note, the label he’s called home since 1991.
		Perhaps unknown to many listeners, Osby’s first live album Banned in New York was an intentional lo-fi effort that was recorded direct to a budget Mini Disc recorder, placed on a table directly in front of the bandstand.
	www.ejn.it /mus/osby.htm (760 words)

	Amazon.com: Inner Circle: Music: Greg Osby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		greg osby remains one of the best voices of the generation of players that emerged in the 1980s.
		This is still Greg Osby's date, of course, which is why he composed almost all of the songs, except for one by Bjrk and Mingus's classic "Self Portrait in Three Colors." The opening "Entruption" is a wonderfully frustrating performance, using space to give a stop-start feel, without sacrificing an implied groove.
		Greg Osby is definitely a serious musical thinker with lots of fresh ideas and ways to articulate life in 2002 through the medium of acoustic music.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000069HG2?v=glance (1286 words)

	Greg Osby - Jazz Bulletin Board
		Saxophonist, composer, producer and educator Greg Osby has made an indelible mark on contemporary jazz as a leader of his own ensembles and as a guest artist with other acclaimed jazz groups fo the past 20 years.
		In 1985 Osby was invited to tour with Jack DeJohnette’s innovative group, “Special Edition.” It was as a member of this ensemble Osby was able to fine tune the more challenging aspects of his conception in an open ended, no holds barred musical situation.
		Osby signed with Blue Note Records in 1990 and has since recorded fourteen recordings for that label as a leader.
	forums.allaboutjazz.com /showthread.php?t=10032 (2269 words)

	Greg Osby \| Channel Three
		Greg Osby has waited longer than most to tackle the challenging context, but with Channel Three, his 16th release as a leader, he creates a saxophone trio with a difference.
		Still, while Osby and the trio aim to be a more complete whole, rather than sounding like a quartet missing an element, itâs remarkable that on the Osby/Watts duo of âPlease Stand By,â one can truly intuit what another player might have been doing if this were a larger ensemble.
		Personnel: Greg Osby: alto and soprano saxophones, vocals; Matt Brewer: bass, vocals; Jeff âTainâ Watts: drums, cymbals, percussion, vocals.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=18467 (618 words)

	PhilZone.com - Greg Osby Interview
		Musical iconoclast, saxophonist/composer/bandleader Greg Osby whose many recordings for Blue Note Records have garnered him rave critical acclaim, performed with Phil Lesh and Friends at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia on April 14 (setlist).
		The 39-year-old Osby has recorded 11 albums for Blue Note Records as a leader and was recently joined by jazz legends Andrew Hill and Jim Hall on Osby's latest release The Invisible Hand.
		Greg Osby: It was brought to my attention that, in a Rolling Stone magazine article, Phil Lesh included one of my CD's as one of his top 5 favorites.
	www.philzone.com /interviews/osby (3270 words)

	Greg Osby Q & A
		Saxophonist Greg Osby is a musician who doesn’t believe in standing still.
		Born in St. Louis in 1960, Osby became one of the founders of the influential, innovative M-Base musical collective in New York City in the late 1980s.
		Osby has also produced one of the most interesting,diverse series of recordings in jazz over the past 15 years — most of it released on the prestigious Blue Note label.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=161 (2169 words)

	Greg Osby - The Planet - 5/11/2002
		GREG OSBY is a highly skilled, well-schooled saxophonist with a keen sense of history.
		Osby is not aping anyone, but his music offers pleasures akin to Thelonious Monk's.
		Declares Osby, "One of our primary goals is to create a music that is a vivid reflection of the immediacy and feel of the urban areas from which it was spawned." His key ally in the quest is pianist Jason Moran: one of jazz's most consistently interesting younger pianists.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/music/planet/stories/s713033.htm (849 words)

	BBC - Radio 3 Jazz Profiles - Greg Osby
		During that time, Osby hooked up with Steve Coleman and members of the M-Base collective, experimenting in creating an angular, abrasive style of jazz that included rap and hip-hop components.
		In the late 1990s, Osby became a central figure in Blue Note's group of young signings, and worked regularly on disc and on tour with pianist Jason Moran and vibes player Stefon Harris.
		Some of his finest, most inspired soloing unites the angular lines and edgy rhythms of his earlier days with the flowing swing of bebop, and his informal 'Banned in New York' disc catches him in top form in a club setting.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio3/jazz/profiles/greg_osby.shtml (260 words)

	Public by Greg Osby CD
		Greg Osby 4: Greg Osby (alto saxophone); Megumi Yonezawa (piano); Robert Hurst (bass); Rodney Green (drums).
		Personnel: Greg Osby (alto saxophone); Joan Osborne (vocals); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Megumi Yonezawa (piano); Robert Hurst (bass instrument); Rodney Green (drums).
		With PUBLIC, alto saxophonist/composer Greg Osby once again achieves a unique balance between a creative and accessible sound, "inside" and "outside" playing, and musical genres (he's performed with Andrew Hill, Joe Lovano, and the Grateful Dead spin-off the Dead).
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6735854/a/Public.htm (369 words)

	Channel Three by Greg Osby CD
		Personnel: Greg Osby (vocals, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Matt Brewer (vocals, bass instrument); Jeff "Tain" Watts (vocals, drums, cymbals, percussion).
		Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, saxophonist extraordinaire Greg Osby quietly established himself as one of the most valued and sophisticated players on the jazz scene--bending genres, writing strong original material, and seeking out ever-challenging configurations.
		Osby also continues his tradition of handpicking superb players to accompany him.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/6884578/a/Channel+Three.htm (274 words)

	Greg Osby Article Archives by KeepMedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Blue Note Greg Osby's music evolves so rapidly that it's hard to define his various stages or anticipate his next ones.
		Blue Note Saxophonist-composer Greg Osby has always been serious about taking risks and has pursued that musical path with integrity, intelligence and intensity, whether it was as a member of Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition or in his first sessions as a leader for JMT Records.
		Blue Note The "fl book" on the cover of Greg Osby's 1995 Blue Note album of the same name was spiral bound-a student's notebook, not an insider's secret list of phone numbers.
	www.topix.net /who/greg-osby/keepmedia (251 words)

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		Greg Osby Quartet, Groningen, The Netherlands, October 12, 1997
		Greg Osby Quartet: Moods, Zurich, Switzerland July 1998
		Greg Osby: Bimhaus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands November 23, 2000
	www.gregosby.com /mp3.html (170 words)

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	Greg Osby - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: Post-bop saxophonist Greg Osby was born April 3, 1960 in St. Louis, playing in a series of R&B, funk, and blues units throughout his teen years before attending Howard University.
		Making his solo debut with 1987's Sound Theatre, Osby went on to record several sets for the JMT label, also earning notice for his impressive contributions to Hill's 1989 date, Eternal Spirit, and its follow-up But Not Farewell; with 1990's Man-Talk for Moderns, Vol.
		While 1996's Art Forum captured the saxophonist in an acoustic setting, Osby continues exploring new avenues with each successive release, capturing the improvisational intensity of his live dates with 1999's Banned in New York and reuniting with Hill and fellow elder statesman Jim Hill for the following year's The Invisible Hand.
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	NPR : Greg Osby Puts on His 'St. Louis Shoes'
		Greg Osby Puts on His 'St. Louis Shoes'
		The Tavis Smiley Show, October 1, 2003 · Alto saxophonist and composer Greg Osby has been performing his unique brand of innovative jazz for years.
		Even so, the new CD has a St. Louis feel to it -- Osby spent time in cities like Washington, D.C., New York City and Boston, but he is originally from St. Louis, Mo., a town with its own distinct "flavor" of jazz and blues.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1451090 (303 words)

	Viewer Discretion by Greg Osby: Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Post-bop alto saxophonist Greg Osby has a restless soul.
		Throughout his many albums he has hopped into and merged genres like a man trying on hats, experimenting with rap and hip-hop, funk, fusion, avant-garde, string quartets, and even what passes for mainstream jazz these days.
		Channel Three finds him working in a piano-less trio with drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts and bassist Matt Brewer, a situation that gives Osby plenty of room to shine, and his sax lines move with a hard and sturdy...
	www.mp3.com /tracks/20644706/reviews.html (140 words)

	Greg Osby Biography
		Some of these sessions include trio songs, but none comprise exclusively music for saxophone, bass and drums. "A lot of trios I've heard sound like they were originally intended to be quartet dates," Osby states, explaining his past reluctance to eschew a chordal instrument.
		He's recently documented duos with drum-master Andrew Cyrille and impressionistic pianists Marc Copland and Masabumi "Poo" Kikuchi; recorded the rhythmically complex music of Turkish guitarist Timucin Sahin; and shared a front line with Wynton Marsalis at New York's Jazz Standard last spring.
		This is very difficult bass music-I wrote it on the saxophone, and he had to play it in tandem with me-and he didn't blink."On drum set is Jeff "Tain" Watts, one of this era's most prominent drummers, and Osby's friend since both attended Berklee School of Music a quarter century ago.
	www.shopemi.com /bio.asp?artist_id=1056 (510 words)

	Summertime by Greg Osby: Reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Greg Osby : Albums : St. Louis Shoes : Summertime : Reviews
		Saxophonist Greg Osby attacks a varied mix of jazz standards on St. Louis Shoes with results that sound both well within the "tradition" and utterly modern.
		Reminiscent of midcareer Wynton Marsalis, Osby seems to want to mix the Cotton Club-style swing of Duke Ellington with the angular bebop and calculated arrhythmia of Thelonious Monk.
	www.mp3.com /tracks/4656048/reviews.html (132 words)

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	Greg Osby
		Greg Osby’s album “Man Talk for Moderns” was in a kind of in-betweeny stage from being a free jazzer of interest to becoming a straight-ahead jazzer of very little interest.
		The title track here is another piece I could listen to repeatedly and enjoy it more - rather than getting bored.
		It was recorded well after post-punk funk, so Osby has no place in the source of PPF.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /funkoloco/music/html/greg_osby.html (142 words)

	NPR : GREG OSBY
		All Things Considered, January 27, 1999 · Tom Vitale reports Greg Osby is one of the most inventive saxophonists on the jazz scene today.
		Osby has no interest in kowtowing to tradition - he's incorporated hip hop, avant garde and straight-ahead into his music.
		His new CD is called Banned in New York.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1031991 (203 words)

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