Ralph Peterson

Jazz CD Review: Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy — Hard Bop, Revived

May 21, 2019
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Once again, drummer Ralph Peterson pays fine homage to Art Blakey’s tradition of joyous, hard-edged bashing jazz.

Jazz Performance/CD Review: The Ralph Peterson Fo-tet

September 19, 2012
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Ralph Peterson is interested in furthering a complex, post-bop legacy. His music can be hard to count: it’s also rip-roaring fun.

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