| Around 6 | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | August 1979 | |||
| Studio | Studio Bauer Ludwigsburg, West Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:43 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1156 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Around 6 is an album by trumpeter Kenny Wheeler recorded in August 1979 and released on ECM the following year. The sextet features saxophonist Evan Parker, trombonist Eje Thelin, Tom van der Geld on vibraharp, and rhythm section Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark and Edward Vesala. [1]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "the sextet performs six Wheeler originals that combine together advanced swinging with fairly free explorations. Stimulating music." [2]
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Kenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC was a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. from the 1950s onwards.
Whims of Chambers is a studio album by the Paul Chambers Sextet, recorded on September 21, 1956 and released on Blue Note circa January 1957. The sextet consists of trumpeter Donald Byrd, saxophonist John Coltrane, and rhythm section Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver, Chamber and ”Philly” Joe Jones.
Music for Large & Small Ensembles is a double album by Canadian jazz trumpeter Kenny Wheeler recorded over two sessions in January and February 1990 and released on ECM later that year. The Sweet Time Suite' is Wheeler's most ambitious extended work for big band since 1969's Windmill Tilter.
Groovin' High is a 1955 compilation album of studio sessions by jazz composer and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. The Rough Guide to Jazz describes the album as "some of the key bebop small-group and big band recordings."
Le voyage is an album by the Paul Motian Trio, recorded in March 1979 and released on ECM September later that year—Motian's fourth album for the label. The trio features bassist Jean-François Jenny-Clark and saxophonist Charles Brackeen.
Lee Morgan, also known as Lee Morgan, Volume 2, is an album by the Lee Morgan Sextet, recorded on December 2, 1956 and released on Blue Note the following year. The sextet features saxophonists Hank Mobley and Kenny Rodgers and rhythm section Horace Silver, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip.
Deer Wan is an album by Kenny Wheeler recorded in July 1977 and released on ECM the following year. The lineup features saxophonist Jan Garbarek, guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette, with guitarist Ralph Towner appearing on one track.
Double, Double You is an album by Kenny Wheeler recorded in May 1983 and released on ECM on LP, CD and cassette the following year. The quintet features saxophonist Mike Brecker and rhythm section John Taylor, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette.
Quartet/Quintet/Sextet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson recorded on June 20 and November 19, 1952 and August 22, 1954 and released on Blue Note in 1957. The quartet features rhythm section Horace Silver, Gene Ramey and Art Taylor; the quintet adds trumpeter Blue Mitchell. The sextet features a new lineup, with brass section Kenny Dorham and Matthew Gee and rhythm section Elmo Hope, Percy Heath and Art Blakey.
John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Jenkins, featuring jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell, recorded on August 11, 1957 and released on Blue Note later that year. The two are backed by rhythm section Sonny Clark, Paul Chambers and Dannie Richmond.
Satu is an album by Finnish jazz drummer and bandleader Edward Vesala recorded in October 1976 and released on ECM the following year.
Sound Suggestions is an album by American jazz saxophonist George Adams, recorded in May 1979 and released on ECM later that same year. The sextet features trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, saxophonist Heinz Sauer, and rhythm section Richard Beirach, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette.
Divine Love is an album by American jazz trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith, recorded in September 1978 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features multi-instrumentalists Dwight Andrews and Bobby Naughton, with guest appearances from trumpeters Lester Bowie and Kenny Wheeler on one track and bassist Charlie Haden on another.
Jumpin' In is an album by the Dave Holland Quintet recorded in October 1983 and released on ECM the following year on LP and CD. The quintet features trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, alto saxophonist Steve Coleman, trombonist Julian Priester, and drummer Steven Ellington.
Lumi is an album by Finnish jazz drummer and bandleader Edward Vesala recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987. The ensemble consists brass section Esko Heikkinen and Tom Bildo, woodwind section Pentti Lahti, Jorma Tapio, Tapani Rinne, and Kari Heinilä, and rhythm section Taito Vainio, Raoul Björkenheim, Iro Haarla, Häkä, and Vesala himself.
Ode to the Death of Jazz is an album by Finnish jazz drummer and bandleader Edward Vesala recorded over two sessions in April and May 1989 and released on ECM the following year. The ensemble consists trumpeter Matti Riikonen, woodwind section Jorma Tapio, Jouni Kannisto and Pepa Päivinen, accordionist Taito Vainio, rhythm section Jimi Sumén, Iro Haarla and Vesala, and percussionist Tim Ferchen.
Invisible Storm is an album by Finnish jazz drummer and bandleaderEdward Vesala recorded over two sessions in May and June 1991 and released on ECM the following year.
All Night Long is an album by the Prestige All Stars, later credited to guitarist Kenny Burrell, recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.
Time Speaks, subtitled Dedicated to the Memory of Clifford Brown, is an album by saxophonist/composer Benny Golson that was recorded in 1982 and released on the Japanese Baystate label the following year. The album features trumpeters Freddie Hubbard and Woody Shaw performing tunes associated with, or inspired by, Clifford Brown and was reissued on the Dutch Timeless label in 1984.
Ichnos is an album by English musician Tony Oxley. Released in 1971 by RCA Victor, it features Oxley on percussion, Evan Parker on saxophone, Kenny Wheeler on trumpet and flugelhorn, Paul Rutherford on trombone, Derek Bailey on electric guitar, and Barry Guy on double bass. The musicians are heard in varying combinations: two sextets, two quartets, and a percussion solo.
