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Thanks for bringing this under-appreciatedartist to the attention of Stereophilereaders.I first found out about him in a strangeway. I was an early adopter of CD, and inthe early days, jazz selection was not good.He was recording on the Denon label at thattime, and Denon was aggressively releasingCDs. I saw some CDs of his, along with some other Denon releases of Archie Shepp, so Ithought I'd give them a try. I'm glad Idid!Many of his songs have a haunting, anthem-like quality to them. He is a minimalist,never wasting a single note. This may putoff some people who are looking for sheervirtuosity and showmanship. But I havefound that it's minimalism that best standsthe test of time.