Harry Allen, Ken Peplowski, Scott Hamilton – Three Tenors: Like The Brightest Star (2019) [Japan] [SACD / Venus Records – VHGD-351]

Harry Allen, Ken Peplowski, Scott Hamilton - Three Tenors: Like The Brightest Star (2019) [Japan]

Title: Harry Allen, Ken Peplowski, Scott Hamilton – Three Tenors: Like The Brightest Star (2019) [Japan]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Three tenor saxophonists, Harry Allen, Ken Peplowski and Scott Hamilton, join forces for this album of six magical jazz tunes including “That Old Black Magic” and “You And The Night And The Music”. The trio are backed by pianist Tom Ranier, bassist David Stone and drummer Kevin Kanner.

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Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton – Soft Lights & Sweet Music (1986) [MFSL 2006] [SACD / Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – UDSACD 2017]

Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton - Soft Lights & Sweet Music (1986) [MFSL 2006]

Title: Gerry Mulligan Meets Scott Hamilton – Soft Lights & Sweet Music (1986) [MFSL 2006]
Genre: Jazz
Format: SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Starting in the late ’50s, Gerry Mulligan recorded a series of encounters with fellow saxophonists that included such immortals as Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster. In 1986 he resumed the practice for this one date on which his baritone is matched with the tenor of the young great Scott Hamilton. The music, which includes warm ballads and fairly hot romps (five of the seven songs are Mulligan originals), consistently swing and are quite enjoyable.

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