Exploring the Jazz Piano of Eric Reed on his Smoke Session Records – Groovewise!

Many of the 2014 jazz albums that I have explored this year have been released on the Smoke Sessions label, from Vincent Herring’s Uptown Shuffle to Orrin Evans Liberation Blues, with albums from Javon Jackson, Cyrus Chestnut and David Hazeltine in between! The latest Smoke Session Records release that has spent extended time in my music rotation is Groovewise from pianist Eric Reed. After doing a little exploring at both Reed’s website where I read…. When I was 4, my Aunt Barbara gave me an inch high stack of used vinyl records that she purchased for about 25 cents from…

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