| Introducing Kenny Cox | ||||
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| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 79:41 (CD Reissue) | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Michael Cuscuna | |||
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Introducing Kenny Cox is the debut album by American jazz pianist Kenny Cox featuring performances recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label. [1] The 2000 CD reissue added Cox's second Blue Note album Multidirection as bonus tracks.
The Allmusic review by Matt Collar awarded the album 4 stars stating "Though well-versed in the traditions of jazz standards and bop, Cox and his ensemble resemble most closely here the classic Miles Davis quintet of the mid- and late '60s. But rather than merely aping Davis, the Contemporary Jazz Quintet had a muscular and urban group sensibility all its own. In that sense, this is fiery, expansive and cerebral post-bop of the highest order". [2]
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