| The Jaz Life | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, 1991 | |||
| Studio | P.S. Recording Studios, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:33 | |||
| Label | Delmark DD-453 | |||
| Producer | Robert G. Koester | |||
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The Jaz Life is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, recorded in 1991 and released by the Delmark label the following year. [1] [2] [3] "Mystic Trumpet Man" is a tribute to Miles Davis. [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [6] |
The Chicago Tribune called the album "spirited and bluesy," writing that Thompson "is a real talent." [7]
AllMusic reviewer Michael G. Nastos stated: "these six compositions are not only life-affirming, but acknowledgments to such important icons as John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Miles Davis, and some of their important sidemen, who have inspired Thompson during his struggle with a rare lymphomatic cancer ... Thompson really hits the note consistently with this band of modern mainstream jazz masters performing at their best. Recommended." [5]
All compositions by Malachi Thompson except where noted
Carter Jefferson was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.
Live in Paris is a double live album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded in Paris and first released on the BYG Actuel label in Japan as two separate volumes in 1974. It was issued on CD by Charly Records under the title 'Live In Paris' presumably to avoid confusion with the Delmark 'Live At Delmark Hall' album, and then later issued in the US, with the same artwork and design, by Fuel 2000 Records in the US. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Fontella Bass and Don Moye. Despite reissues identifying it as "Live In Paris" and claiming a date of 5 October 1969, it was actually a radio broadcast from performances in Chateauvailon on 13 August 1970.
Full Force is a 1980 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, their second to appear on the ECM label.
Live at Mandel Hall is a live album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago recorded at the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall on their return to Chicago from Europe in January 1972 and released on the Delmark label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors and Don Moye.
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Payne's Window is an album by the American jazz saxophonist/flautist Cecil Payne recorded in 1998 and released by the Delmark label the following year.
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Spirit is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1983.
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New Standards is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1993.
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47th Street is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, released by the Delmark label in 1998. The album formed part of Thompson's efforts to revitalize the Sutherland Hotel one of the last remaining links to the 47th Street Jazz Scene in Chicago.
Freebop Now! is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson recorded and released by the Delmark label in 1998.
Rising Daystar is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Malachi Thompson, released by the Delmark label in 1999.
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