Darrell Grant

Born: Jan 1, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA

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Genre: Jazz

Biography: Pianist Darrell Grant's second album as a bandleader is called The New Bop, a title that sums up his simultaneously backward-looking and forward-thinking aesthetic. Grant is steeped in the traditions of bop and post-bop jazz, but he also has a thorough knowledge of both R&B and straight pop (he's worked ...Read full biography

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New Bop

Released: 1994

Label: Criss Cross

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On Darrell Grant's second Criss Cross release he joins forces with two labelmates (tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake and trumpeter Scott Wendholt) and frequent collaborators (bassist Calvin Jones and drummer ...Read full review

Truth and Reconciliation

Released: 2007

Label: Origin Records

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Pianist Darrell Grant showcases some of neo-bop's strengths on this ambitious two-disc set from Origin Records. Looking back to the bop era for inspiration, Grant also astutely mixes in classical elements, ...Read full review

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