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John
Slate - Standard Persona
Original Released Date: 1999
John
Slate/Tenor Sax, John White/Piano, Peter Chwazik/Bass,
Al Hartland/Drums
1. One By One
 2.
Like Someone In Love 
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3. All Blues
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4. Triste
5. In Your Own Sweet Way
6. Dolphin Dance
7. There Is No Greater Love
8. Bye-Ya
Review
John
Slate is a Ithaca-based musician who has the sound of
Stan Getz. His sax playing is straight, but no tricks
involved - no weird stuff, just straight-ahead, but
passionate, sax playing. Again, sort of like Stan Getz,
and to an extent Scott Hamilton. I used to listen to
Slate every week when I was at the Regent Lounge. Maybe
that's how I emotionally got involved with his music.
His music brought me life after a week of hard work.
But John White, the pianist, really stands out of his
album. I saw this quartet live once in Stellar's and
John White just knocked my socks off. They did a 15
minute of Miles Davis' "All Blues" and White just went
nuts on his keyboard. An enjoyable album with sentimental
values.
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