Joe Locke

Joe Locke
Born: Mar 18, 1959
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Styles: Post-Bop, Hard Bop
Biography: Born in northern California but raised in the northeastern U.S., Joe Locke is a hard bop/post-bop vibist whose main influences include Bobby Hutcherson and Milt Jackson. Locke was a child when he moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Rochester, NY, where he started playing piano and drums at eight ...Read full biography
But Beautiful
Released: 1994
Label: Steeplechase
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Vibraphonist Joe Locke's intention was to make an instrumental CD of ballads while maintaining "a vocal quality in the music," as he explains in his liner notes, whether or not the songs played actually ...Read full review
Moment To Moment
Released: 1994
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Vibraphonist Joe Locke offers a fresh look at works by Henry Mancini on this release, as he leads a powerhouse quartet that includes pianist Billy Childs, bassist Eddie Gomez, and drummer Gene Jackson. ...Read full review
More Joe Locke albums: Main Albums (25)
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