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A selective list of jazz releases issued or reissued in 1999 that I think might be interesting.

Clicking on the album title will link to the CDNow site, which includes sound samples and additional information for many of the CDs.

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Fall 1999 Jazz Releases

Summer 1999 Jazz Releases

Spring 1999 Jazz Releases

Winter 1999 Jazz Releases

Fall 1998 Jazz Releases

New & Recent Jazz Releases

A selective list of recently issued jazz CDs that I think might be interesting.

Upcoming Jazz Releases

A selective list of upcoming jazz releases that I think might be interesting.

Fall 1999 Jazz Releases

21 December 1999

John Bickerton Trio Shadow Dances (Leo Records) Dec 21
Anthony Braxton/Larner 11 Compositions (Leo Records) Dec 21
Chadbourne/Insect/Western Part Beauty & The Bloodsucker (Leo Records) Dec 21
Glen Hall Hallucinations-Music & Words (Leo Records) Dec 21
Brennan/Coleman/Wolfrath Momentum (Leo Records) Dec 21
Chamaeleo Vulgaris Overture Facile (Leo Records) Dec 21

Love in Outer Space James Fei Solo Works (Leo Records) Dec 21
Lantner/Maneri Reaching (Leo Records) Dec 21
Leandre/Tramontana E'vero (Leo Records) Dec 21
Joe Maneri Let the Horse Go (Leo Records) Dec 21
Namchylak/Rothenberg Amulet (Leo Records) Dec 21
Pago Libre Wake Up Call-Live in Italy (Leo Records) Dec 21

Ivo Perelman Quartet Siero (Leo Records) Dec 21
Remote Viewers Obliques Before Pale Skin (Leo Records) Dec 21
Sun Ra & His Arkestra Love in Outer Space (Leo Records) Dec 21
Sun Ra & His Arkestra Second Star to the Right (Leo Records) Dec 21
-- Ra's Disney music album.
Cecil Taylor Tzotzil-Mummers-Tzotzil (Leo Records) Dec 21

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14 December 1999

Anthony Braxton Composition No. 94 for Three Instuments (Golden Years of New Jazz) Dec 14
Ganelin Trio Con Affetto (Golden Years of New Jazz) Dec 14
Geerken/Tchicai/Moye Cassava Balls (Golden Years of New Jazz) Dec 14
-- with bonus tracks.
Sun Ra & His Arkestra Meets Salah Ragab In Egypt (Golden Years of New Jazz) Dec 14
-- with bonus tracks.

Change of Pace Ted Charles New Directions (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample
Dean Elliott Double Trumpet Doings (OJC) Dec 14
Herb Gaylor, Billy Bean and Walter Norris The Trio (OJC) Dec 14
Johnny Griffin Change of Pace (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample

Presenting Ernie Henry Ernie Henry Presenting Ernie Henry (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample
-- With Kenny Dorham, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware and Art Taylor.
Bill Jennings & Jack McDuff Legends of Acid Jazz (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample
Jfk Quintet New Jazz Frontiers from Washington (OJC) Dec 14
Budd Johnson Budd Johnson and the Four Brass Giants (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample


Taft Jordan Mood Indigo (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample
Wes Montgomery Dangerous (Milestone/OJC) Dec 14
-- contains six tracks that were previously available only in the 12-CD Montgomery "Complete Riverside Recordings" boxed set (1992); the remaining three selections are unissued alternates from the 1962 Fantasy session "The Montgomery Brothers in Canada."
Joe Newman/Henry Red Allen Hot Trumpets of Joe Newman & Henry Red Allen (OJC)
Don Patterson/Booker Ervin/Houston Person Just Friends (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample

Plays Duke Ellington Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington (OJC) Dec 14
Oscar Pettiford The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample
Shirley Scott Soul Sister (OJC) Dec 14
Johnny "Hammond" Smith Soul Flowers (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample
Sonny Stitt Low Flame (OJC) Dec 14 Sound Sample
Buddy Tate and Claude Hopkins Buddy & Claude (OJC) Dec 14

Johnny Dodds Vol. 1-Paramount Recordings (Black Swan) Dec 14
Jessica Williams Trio Encounters III (JazzFocus)

7 December 1999

Wynton Marsalis Live at the Village Vanguard 7 CDs (Columbia) Dec 7 Sound Sample
-- Concert performances from 1985 to the mid-90's.

23 November 1999

Erroll Garner Erroll Garner Box set - 6 CDs (Telarc Jazz) Nov 23

16 November 1999

Benny Golson Funky Quintet That's Funky (Arkadia Jazz) Nov 16

Grant's First Stand Art Blakey Witch Doctor (Blue Note) Nov 16 Sound Sample
-- With extra cuts.
Art Blakey Roots & Herbs (Blue Note) Nov 16
-- With extra cuts.
Sixth Sense Grant Green Grant's First Stand (Blue Note) Nov 16
Grant Green Talkin' About (Blue Note) Nov 16
Lee Morgan Sixth Sense (Blue Note) Nov 16
-- With 3 bonus cuts.
Various Artists Blue Breakbeats Volumes 1-4 4 CDs, slipcased (Blue Note) Nov

Louis Armstrong 1947 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Don Byas 1947 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Arnett Cobb 1946-47 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Dizzy Gillespie 1946-47 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Dexter Gordon 1943-47 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Mezz Mezzrow 1944-45 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Kid Ory 1922-45 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Charlie Parker 1945-47 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Slam Stewart 1945-46 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16
Joe Sullivan 1944-45 (Chronological Classics) Nov 16

Marion Brown Live in Japan (DIW-Japan) Nov 16
Sunny Murray 'S Time Now (DIW-Japan) Nov 16

Three Guys Ray Anderson Pocket Brass Band Where Home Is (Enja) Nov 16 Sound Sample
Marty Ehrlich, Peter Erskine and Michael Formanek Relativity (Enja) Sound Sample
Lee Konitz/Steve Swallow/Paul Motian Three Guys (enja records) Nov 16

Phillip Johnston and the Transparent Quartet The Merry Frolics of Satan (Koch Jazz) Nov 16 Sound Sample

Frigg Brecht (Knitting Factory Works) Nov 16
Briggan Krauss Descending to End (Knitting Factory Works) Nov 16
Mick Rossi They Have a Word For Everything (Knitting Factory Works) Nov 16
Soundtrack Knitting on the Roof (Knitting Factory Works) Nov 16 Sound Sample

Duke Ellington Blues in Orbit SACD (Mobile Fidelity) Nov 16

Duke Ellington The Complete Reprise Studio Sessions By the Duke Ellington Orchestra 5 CDs (Mosaic Records/Warner Bros) Nov 16 Sound Sample
Django Reinhardt The Complete Django Reinhardt and Quintet of the Hot Club of France Swing/HMV Sessions 6 CDs (Mosaic Records) Nov 16

Oscar Pettiford & Vinnie Burke Bass By Pettiford and Burke (Rhino/Bethlehem/Avenue Jazz) Sound Sample
Mel Torme California Suite (Rhino/Bethlehem/Avenue Jazz) Nov 16 Sound Sample

Teddy Wilson His Piano & Orchestra 1938 (Storyville-Denmark) Nov 16

Sun Ra & His Solar Myth Arkestra Life is Splendid (Total Energy) Nov 16
-- Sun Ra's legendary performance at the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festival -- his first appearance before a major U.S. audience -- presents his "Space Is The Place" suite with John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, June Tyson, and the entire ensemble.

Gerry Hemingway Chamber Works (Tzadik) Nov 16 Sound Sample
John Zorn - Masada Live In Middleheim (Tzadik) Nov 16 Sound Sample

Woody Herman and the Herd Live at Carnegie Hall (1946) 2 CDs (Verve Master Edition) Nov 16

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9 November 1999

In the Vanguard Bobby Hutcherson In the Vanguard (32 Jazz) Nov 9
Mulgrew Miller Wingspan (32 Jazz) Nov 9
Red Rodney Live at the Village Vanguard (32 Jazz) Nov 9

John Lewis John Lewis Piano/Jazz Piano (Collectables) Nov 9
Pete Rugolo Rugolomania/New Sounds (Collectables) Nov 9

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Freedom Jazz Dance (Delmark) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Malachi Thompson with Gary Bartz Rising Daystar (Delmark) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Ken Vandermark with The Sound In Action Trio Design in Time (Delmark) Nov 9 Sound Sample

Time Remembered Bill Evans Time Remembered (Fantasy/Milestone) Nov 9
-- The final 70 minutes of meterial from the Riverside box that isn't otherwise available on a single CD.

-- Ten piano sessions --
Jaki Byard On the Spot! (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Tommy Flanagan Trio Overseas (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Red Garland Trio It's a Blue World (Prestige/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
-- from 1958.
Barry Harris Magnificent (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9
Hampton Hawes Bird Song (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
-- Previously unreleased.
Hank Jones Ain't Misbehavin' (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Junior Mance Trio Happy Time (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Oscar Peterson Night Child (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Bobby Timmons Trio From the Bottom (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Gerry Wiggins Wiggin' Out (Fantasy/OJC) Nov 9 Sound Sample

James Moody and the Swedish All Stars Moody's Blues (Prestige) Nov 9
Booker Ervin, Larry Young and Pony Poindexter Gumbo (Prestige) Nov 9

The Adderley Brothers The Summer of 1955: Beginnings 2 CDs (Savoy) Nov 9 Sound Sample
-- Chronicle of the Cannonball and Nat Adderley's Savoy sessions that yielded Kenny Clarke's Bohemia After Dark and the debut albums of the Adderley's.
An Electrifying Evening With Dizzy Gillespie Milt Jackson Early Modern (Savoy) Nov 9
-- With John Lewis, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke
Fats Navarro Goin' To Minton's: The Savoy Sessions (Savoy) Nov 9 Sound Sample

Dizzy Gillespie An Electrifying Evening With (Verve Master Edition) Nov 9 Sound Sample
Wes Montgomery Tequila (Verve Master Edition) Nov 9Sound Sample
Oscar Peterson/Milt Jackson Very Tall (Verve Master Edition) Nov 9
Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith (Verve Master Edition) Nov 9

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2 November 1999

Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall Ron Carter Orfeu (Blue Note) Nov 2
Duke Ellington Legends of the 20th Century (Capitol) Nov 2

Benny Goodman Live 1938 at Carnegie Hall-Complete 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 2
Ellis Marsalis Duke in Blue (Columbia) Nov 2 Sound Sample
Marcus Roberts Trio In Honor of Duke (Columbia) Nov 2 Sound Sample

Diana Krall Love Scenes DVD-A (Impulse!) Nov 2

Gene Krupa and Harry James The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Gene Krupa and Harry James Orchestras 7 CDs (Mosaic Records) Oct 30
-- Studio sessions in the 1950s.

Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Together Again (Rhino) Nov 2 Sound Sample
Tony Bennett Tony Bennett Sings Rodgers & Hart Songs (Atlantic/Rhino) Nov 2 Sound Sample

Michael Brecker Time is of the Essence (Verve) Nov 2 Sound Sample
-- with Larry Goldings, Pat Metheny, and Bill Stewart, Jeff "Tain" Waits, or Elvin Jones.
Ella Fitzgerald Something to Live For 2 CDs (Verve) Nov 2

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26 October 1999

Girl Singer Richard "Groove" Holmes Blues All Day Long (32 Jazz) Oct 26
Phineas Newborn Solo Piano (32 Jazz) Oct 26
Richard "Groove" Holmes Blues All Day Long (32 Jazz) Oct 26

Charles Mingus Mingus (Candid/Artists Only) Oct 26

Rosemary Clooney Songs from the Girl Singer 2 CDs (Concord Jazz) Sound Sample
-- companion to her autobiography Girl Singer: An Autobiography.

Wes Montgomery Live At Ronnie Scott's (DCC) Oct 26
Sonny Stitt Live At Ronnie Scott's (DCC) Oct 26

Duke Ellington Volume One: Live (J-Bird) Oct 26 Sound Sample
-- Newly released recordings from Ellington's private tapes.
Duke Ellington Volume Two: Private Collection (J-Bird) Oct 26
-- Newly released recordings from Ellington's private tapes.

Louis Armstrong Hot Fives & Sevens 4 CDs (JSP) Oct 26 Sound Sample
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Thad Jones Legacy (New World) Oct 26 Sound Sample

Joe Morris Underthru (Omnitone) Oct 26 Sound Sample
Vic Dickenson Nice Work (Vanguard) Oct 26 Sound Sample

Louis Armstrong I've Got The World On A String/Under the Stars 2 CDs (Verve Master Edition)
Bill Evans Further Conversations With Myself (Verve Master Edition) Oct 26
Stan Getz The Steamer (Verve Master Edition) Oct 26
Modern Jazz Sextet Modern Jazz Sound (Verve Master Edition) Oct 26
Charlie Parker Big Band (Verve Master Edition) Oct 26

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19 October 1999

Drums Around The Corner -- Six CDs of previously unissued Blue Note sessions. --
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers Drums Around The Corner (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct Sound Sample
-- Previously unissued session with Lee Morgan [t] Bobby Timmons [p] Jymie Merritt [b] Art Blakey [d] Philly Joe Jones [d] Roy Haynes [d]. 11/2/1958.

A Man With A Horn Lou Donaldson A Man With A Horn (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct Sound Sample
-- Previously unissued session with Lou Donaldson [as] Jack McDuff [org] Grant Green [g] Joe Dukes [dm] from 1961 plus another date from 6/7/63 with Lou Donaldson [as] Irwin Stokes [t] John Patton [org] Grant Green [g] Ben Dixon [d]. 9/25/1961.

Grant Green Blues For Lou (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct Sound Sample
-- Previously unissued session with John Patton (organ), Grant Green (guitar), Ben Dixon (drums). 2/20/1963.
Bobby Hutcherson The Kicker (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct Sound Sample
-- Previously unissued session with Joe Henderson [ts] Bobby Hutcherson [vb] Duke Pearson [p] Grant Green [g] Bob Cranshaw [b] Al Harewood [d]. 12/29/1963
Dizzy Reece Comin' On (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct Sound Sample
-- 1960 sessions with Stanley Turrentine, Musa Kaleem, Bobby Timmons, Duke Jordan, Sam Jones, Jymie Merrit, Art Blakey, Al Harewood.
Jimmy Smith Six Views of the Blues (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct Sound Sample
-- Previously unissued session with Jimmy Smith [org] Cecil Payne [bs] Kenny Burrell [g] Art Blakey [d]. 7/16/1958.

The Lost Sessions Various Artists The Lost Sessions (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct Sound Sample
-- A compilation CD of the following previously unissued sessions:
-- Tadd Dameron from 12/14/61 - 4 tunes with Byrd, Fuller, Watkins, Rivers, Payne, Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones.
-- Duke Pearson from 6/26/60 - 3 tunes with Ike Quiebec.
-- Charlie Rouse from 1/22/65 - 1 tune "One for Five" with Hubbard, Tyner, Cranshaw, and Higgins.
-- Ike Quebec and the 3 Sounds from 2/62 - 1 tune "Blues on Trial" (with Harris on organ)
-- Sonny Stitt with Dexter Gordon - "Lady Be Good" (previously released on the Dexter Gordon box set)
-- Fred Jackson from 6/21/62 - 1 tune "Cowbell Boogie" (with John Patton playing some funky boogie woogie/rock and roll styled piano & with Grant Green).
-- Herbie Hancock - "Don't Even Go There" (from the recent Hancock box set)

19 October 1999

Another Shade of Blue Lee Konitz Another Shade of Blue (Blue Note) Oct 19
-- With Haden, Mehldau




The Melody at Night, With You John Abercombie Open Land (ECM) Sound Sample
-- With Mark Feldman, Kenny Wheeler, Joe Lovano, Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
Paul Bley/Gary Peacock/Paul Motion Not Two, Not One (ECM) Oct 19 Sound Sample

Keith Jarrett The Melody at Night, With You (ECM) Oct 19 Sound Sample
-- A solo recording which ECM says is "unlike anything Keith has recorded for ECM before."
Kenny Wheeler A Long Time Ago: Music for Brass Ensemble and Soloists (ECM) Oct 19

Live At Newport Art Blakey A Jazz Message (Impulse) Oct 19 Sound Sample
Yusef Lateef Live at Pep's, Vol 2 (Impulse) Oct 19 Sound Sample
Jimmy Rushing Every Day I Have The Blues (Impulse) Oct 19 Sound Sample
McCoy Tyner Live at Newport (Impulse) Oct 19 Sound Sample

Elliott Sharp: Techtonics Errata (Knitting Factory Works) Oct 19 Sound Sample
The Other Quartet Thirteen Pieces (Knitting Factory Works) Oct 19 Sound Sample


Duke Ellington Presents Don Pullen Montreux Concert (Koch) Oct 19
Los Angeles Jazz Quartet Thirteen Pieces (Naxos Jazz) Oct 19
Ron McClure Double Triangle (Naxos Jazz) Oct 19

Conte Candoli Powerhouse Trumpet (Rhino/Bethlehem/Avenue Jazz)
Duke Ellington Duke Ellington Presents (Rhino/Bethlehem/Avenue Jazz) Sound Sample

John Zorn Taboo & Exile (Tzadik) Oct 19 Sound Sample

Lester Young Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions - 8 CDs (Verve) Oct 19 Sound Sample

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12 October 1999

Janus Sun Ra Janus (1201 Records) Oct 12 Sound Sample
-- Originally called The Invisible Shield.

Richie Cole Pure Madness (32 Jazz) Oct 12
Houston Person A Little Houston on the Side (32 Jazz) Oct 12
James Spaulding Brilliant Corners (32 Jazz) Oct 12
Sonny Stitt Givin' Away the Store (32 Jazz) Oct 12

Benjamin Herman & the New York Sambajazz All-Stars Get In (Challenge) Oct 12
Bill Kirchner Nonet Trance Dance 2 CDs (Challenge) Oct 12
Enrico Pieranunzi Quintet Don't Forget the Poet (Challenge) Oct 12 Sound Sample
Hendrik Meurkens In A Sentimental Mood (Challenge) Oct 12
Dave Pietro Now Becoming Then (Challenge) Oct 12

Bennett Sings Ellington Tony Bennett Hot and Cool: Bennett Sings Ellington (Columbia) Sound Sample

Gerry Hemingway Quintet Waltzes, Two Steps, and Other Matters of the Heart (GM Records) Sound Sample
-- All new material culled from performances of the quintet's 1996 European tour.
David Fathead Newman Chillin' (Highnote) Oct 12
Glenn Moore Nude Bass Ascending (Intuition) Oct 12 Sound Sample
Tom Varner Swimming (Omnitone) Oct 12

Don Sebesky Joyful Noise: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (RCA Victor) Oct 12 Sound Sample
Paul Gonsalves Ellingtonia Moods and Blues (RCA Victor Classic Editions) Oct 12 Sound Sample
Johnny Hodges Johnny Hodges and Will Bill Davis in Atlantic City (RCA Victor Classic Editions) Sound Sample
Cootie Williams Cootie Williams in Hi-Fi (RCA Victor Classic Editions) Oct 12 Sound Sample
C-Jam All Stars Diminuendo, Crescendo and Blues (RCA Victor Classic Editions) Oct 12 Sound Sample
-- Very rare studio recording recorded in Munich in 1958 for the Bertelsmann Book Club. Led by Paul Gonsalves and Clark Terry. Features Sam Woodyard, Jimmy Woode, and local pianist Carlos Diernhammer.

Bobby Watson Quiet As It's Kept (Red Records) Oct 12 Sound Sample
-- With Orrin Evans (p), Curtis Lundy (b), and Ralph Peterson (dr).
Fabio Morgera Slick (Red Records) Oct 12
-- Italian-born, New York based trumpeter/flugelhornist Fabio Morgera is joined by new NY players J.D. Allen (tenor), Jason Jackson (trombone), Bill Ware (vibes), Peter Griesinger (g), Eric Revis (b), and Alvester Garnett (dr). Recording mostly Morgera originals, the group also performs tunes by Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Henderson, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

The Herbie Nichols Project Dr. Cyclop's Dream (Soul Note) Oct 12 Sound Sample
-- Includes the first-ever recordings of five Nichols Compositions.
Zone First Definition (Soul Note) Oct 12 Sound Sample
-- Coop organization of Finnish jazz composers with an 11-piece ensemble performing their own compositions plus an arrangement of Thelonious Monk's Jackie-ing.

Uri Caine Mahler, Live at Talbach 2 CDs (Winter & Winter) Oct 12 Sound Sample
-- With Mark Feldman, Ralph Alessi, Dave Binney, Mike Formanek, Jim Black, DJ Olive and Aaron Bensousan.

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5 October 1999

Saxophone Colossus -- Ten 20-bit remastered titles for Prestige's 50th Anniversary --

Gene Ammons Boss Tenor (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1
John Coltrane Soultrane (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1

Miles Davis Walkin' (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1
Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1
Miles Davis Cookin' (Prestige/OJC)

Eric Dolphy Outward Bound (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1
Red Garland Groovy (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1
The Modern Jazz Quartet Django (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1

Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins Monk/Rollins (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1
Sonny Rollins Saxophone Colossus (Prestige/OJC) Oct 1

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5 October 1999

The Illinois Concert Eric Dolphy The Illinois Concert (Blue Note) Oct 5 Sound Sample
-- University of Illinois, 10 March 1963. Eric Dolphy (as,bcl,fl); Herbie Hancock (pno); Eddie Khan (bass); J.C. Moses (dr), Univ. of Illinois Big Band

Dexter Gordon More Than You Know VHS Video (Blue Note) Oct 5

Mnemosyne Jan Garbarek and Hilliard Ensemble Mnemosyne 2 CDs (ECM) Oct 5

Bruce Ditmas What If? (Postcards/Arkadia) Oct 5 Sound Sample
-- With John Abercombie, Sam Rivers, Paul Bley and Dominic Richards from 1994.
Kenny Dorham Blues in Bepop (Savoy) Oct 5 Sound Sample
Errol Garner Complete Savoy Master Takes 2 CDs (Savoy) Oct 5 Sound Sample
Dexter Gordon Settin' the Pace (Savoy) Oct 5 Sound Sample

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28 September 1999

Stoned Soul Picnic Roy Ayers Stoned Soul Picnic (32 Jazz) Sept 28
Lee Konitz The Real Lee Konitz (32 Jazz) Sept 28
Various Artists Autumn Jazz (32 Jazz) Sept 28
Various Artists Jazz For Those Peaceful Moments (32 Jazz) Sept 28

Max Roach Featuring The Legendary Hasaan/Drum Unlimited (Collectibles) Sept 28
Thad Jones Mad Thad (Fantasy/OJC) Sept 28

In the Center of it All Curtis Lundy Against All Odds (Justin Time) Sept 28
Michael Marcus Organ Trio In the Center of it All (Justin Time) Sept 28 Sound Sample

Cannonball Adderley Ultimate (Verve) Sept 28
-- Selected by Joe Zawinal
Kenny Kirkland Kenny Kirkland (Verve) Sept 28
Bard Mehldau The Art of the Trio Vol 4: Live at the Village Vanguard (Warner) Sept 28 Sound Sample

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21 September 1999

Jack Teagarden V-Disc Recordings (1201 Music) Sept 21
John Lewis & Sacha Distel Afternoon in Paris (Atlantic/Koch Jazz) Sept 21 Sound Sample
Jay McShann Last of the Blue Devils (Atlantic/Koch Jazz) Sept 21 Sound Sample
Lush Life (Atlantic/Koch Jazz) Sept 21 Sound Sample
Max Roach Members, Don't Get Weary (Atlantic/Koch Jazz) Sept 21 Sound Sample
Mary Lou Williams & Barbara Carroll Ladies of Jazz (Atlantic/Koch Jazz) Sept 21

Red Norvo Knockin' On Wood (ASV Living Era) Sept 21
Don Byron Romance with the Unseen (Blue Note) Sept 21
-- With Bill Frisell (guitar), Jack DeJohnette (drums), and Drew Gress (bass).

Nat King Cole Trio Live at the Circle Room (Capitol Jazz) Sept 21
-- From Sept 1946 radio broadcasts from Milwaukee's Hotel LaSalle. Their performances include Cole's only known version of Duke Ellington's "C-Jam Blues," and his only live version of "My Sugar Is So Refined." Sound Sample
Reckless Nights... Mahavishnu Orchestra The Lost Trident Sessions (Columbia/Legacy)
-- Recorded on June 25, 1973, but never released. Sound Sample
Raymond Scott Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 21 Sound Samples

Bill Frisell The Sweetest Punch: The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Arranged by Bill Frisell (Decca) Sept 21
-- Mostly intrumental, the album features Don Byron, Ron Miles, Billy Drewes, Curtis Fowlkes, Viktor Krauss, Brian Blade, Cassandra Wilson, and Elvis Costello.

Bennie Wallace Someone to Watch Over Me (enja records) Sept 21 Sound Samples

Paul Gonsalves Tell It The Way It Is/Cleopatra (Impulse) Sept 21
Chico Hamilton The Dealer (Impulse) Sept 21
Keith Jarrett Fort Yawuh (Impulse) Sept 21
Elvin Jones/Richard Davis Heavy Sounds (Impulse) Sept 21

Mario Pavone Tribute to Chapin (Knitting Factory Works) Sept 21
Odean Pope Ebioto (Knitting Factory Works) Sept 21
Various Artists Klezmer '93 Festival (Knitting Factory Works) Sept 21

Kid Ory The Verve Sessions of Kid Ory 9 CDs (Mosaic) Sept 22
-- Includes Kid Ory's ten Verve sessions and three albums worth of unissued material.

Wilbur Harden/John Coltrane The Complete Savoy Recordings 2 CDs (Savoy) Sept 21
Art Pepper The Discovery Sessions (Savoy) Sept 21
Little Jimmy Scott The Savoy Years & More 3 CDs (Savoy) Sept 21
Various Artists The Savoy Story: Volume 1 - Jazz 3 CDs (Savoy) Sept 21

Lester Young Lester Swings (Verve) Sept 21

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14 September 1999

Evolution Bud Powell Essen Jazz Festival Concert (1201 Music) Sept 14 Sound Samples
Art Tatum V-Discs (1201 Music) Sept 14 Sound Samples
Pat Martino Mission Accomplished (32 Jazz)
Woody Shaw Solid (32 Jazz)

John Lewis Evolution (Atlantic) Sep 14
Mel Torme A Very Special Time 3 CDs (Atlantic/Rhino)
Bucky Pizzarelli April Kisses (Arbors Records) Sept 14
Rova Saxophone Quartet The Works, Volume Three (Black Saint) Sept 14 Sound Samples

Black Action Figure Stefon Harris Black Action Figure (Blue Note) Sept 14 Sound Samples

Lisa Michel When Summer Comes (Challenge) Sept 14
-- Jazz vocal album with Sam Newsome (ss), David Berkman (p), Ugonna Okegwo (b) & Brian Blades (dr).
Bob Brookmeyer New Art Orchestra New Works-Celebration (Challenge) Sept 14 Sound Samples

Nat King Cole Vol 2-1947 (Chronological Classics)
Benny Goodman Vol 2-1939 (Chronological Classics)
James P. Johnson 1945-47 (Chronological Classics) Sept 14
Keith Jarrett El Juicio/Life Between the Exit Signs (Collectibles)
Dizzy Gillespie Blue Moon (Columbia River Ent. Group)

Joey DeFranceso's Goodfellas You Lookin' at Me? (Concord Jazz)
Fred Hersch Trio Horizons (Concord Jazz)
Dave Liebman Monk's Mood (Double-Time Jazz)
Reid/Moore Intimacy of the Bass (Double-Time Jazz) Sept 14

Cannonball Adderley Phenix (Fantasy) Sep 14 Sound Samples
Blackbyrds City Life/Unfinished Business (Fantasy) Sep 14 Sound Samples
Freddy Cole Le Grand Freddy (Fantasy) Sep 14

Fats Waller Yacht Club Swing & Other Radio... (Jasmine-UK) Sep 14
Woody Herman Wildroot (Magnum Collectors-UK) Sep 14
Count Basie Vol 11 - 1939 (Masters of Jazz-France) Sep 14
Chico O'Farrill Heart of a Legend (Milestone) Sound Samples
-- Brand-new recording that serves as an overview of the legendary Cuban composer/arranger's career.
Ron Affif Solotude (Pablo) Sept 14

Time's Mirror Tom Harrell Time's Mirror (RCA Victor) Sound Samples
-- Harrell's first full-fledged big-band album.
John Pizzarelli P.S. Mr. Cole (RCA Victor)
D.D.Jackson So Far (RCA Victor)

Dinah Washington Some Gets In Your Eyes 2 CDs (Recall-UK) Sep 14
Maurizio Giammarco, Art Lande, Piero Leveratto, and Roberto Gatto Love Ballads (Red) Sept 14 Sound Samples
Mike Melillo Trio Bopcentric (Red) Sept 14 Sound Samples

Jerry Granelli & Badlands Crowd Theory (Songlines) Sept 14 Sound Samples
Symphonic Ellington Night Creature (Soul Note) Sept 14 Sound Samples
Horace Parlan Voyage of Discovery (Storyville-Denmark) Sept 14 Sound Samples
Paul Motian & the Electric Bebop Band Play Monk & Powell (Winter & Winter) Sept 14

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14 September 1999

Blue Note Jazz Sale


The Rumproller Kenny Dorham Una Mas (Blue Note Rudy Van Gelder edition) Sept 14
Herbie Hancock My Point of View (Blue Note RVG edition) Sept 14
Village Vanguard Lee Morgan The Rumproller (Blue Note RVG edition) Sept 14 Sound Samples

Bud Powell Time Waits (Blue Note RVG edition) Sept 14 Sound Samples
Sonny Rollins Night at the Village Vanguard 2 CDs (Blue Note RVG edition) Sept 14
-- First CD mastered from the newly discovered master tapes.
Jimmy Smith Groovin' At Small's Paradise 2 CDs (Blue Note RVG edition) Sept 14

Joe Mooney

Summer 1999 Jazz Releases

31 August 1999

 Horace Silver Retrospective Renee Rosnes Trio Art and Soul (Blue Note) Aug
Horace Silver The Blue Note Retrospective 4 CDs, 52 page booklet - (Blue Note) Aug 31
-- Covers the years 1953-1979.

-- 50th anniversary of Prestige Records--
Various Artists The Prestige Records Story (Prestige) Aug 31
-- 4 CD boxed set.

Central Avenue Sounds Various Artists Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz In Los Angeles (1921-1956) 4 CDs (Rhino) Aug
-- Companion to the 1998 book Central Avenue Sounds.
-- Not to be confused with "West Coast jazz" or the "cool school," this CD set includes some of the major names from the jazz world, all of whom lived and recorded in Los Angeles. Among the artists featured are Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, Wardell Gray, Art Tatum, Lester (and his brother, Lee) Young, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Nat Cole, Charles Mingus, and Benny Carter. Also featured are the great artists more specifically associated with the L.A. jazz scene, such as Gerald Wilson, Gerry Wiggins, Buddy Collette, Hadda Brooks, and Roy Porter.

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24 August 1999

Inner Voyage Buster Williams Pinnacle (32 Jazz) Aug 24
Cedar Walton & Hank Mobley Breakthrough (32 Jazz) Aug 24
-- Hank's penultimate recording date.
Houston Person & Teddy Edwards Horn to Horn (32 Jazz) Aug 24

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Inner Voyage (Blue Note) Aug 24 Sound Samples
Benny Goodman The Complete Capitol Trios (Capitol Jazz) Aug 24 Sound Samples
Stan Kenton Adventures in Jazz (Capitol Jazz) Aug 24 Sound Samples
-- Includes bonus tracks.

Bob Brookmeyer Live at Sandy's Jazz Revival (DCC) Aug 24
Marian McPartland Reprise (Concord Jazz) Aug 24
Trilok Gurtu and The Glimpse Kathak (Mintaki) Aug 24

From Spirituals to Swing Jackie Allen Which? (Naxos Jazz) Aug 24 Sound Samples
Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, and Milt Jackson: The Very Tall Band Live at the Blue Note (Telarc) Aug 24
-- From November 1998, includes Caravan, I Remember Clifford, Nature Boy, and others.

Various Artists From Spirituals to Swing 3 CDs (Vanguard) Aug 24 Sound Samples
-- Expanded, remastered edition of the 1938-39 Carnegie Hall concerts. Includes 23 previously unreleased tracks.

Keepin' Up With the Joneses Lawrence Brown Slide Trombone (Verve Elite Edition) Aug 24
-- Limited edition; includes bonus tracks.
Walt Dickerson Impressions of a Patch of Blue (Verve VEE) Aug 24
-- Walt Dickerson-vib; Sun Ra-p, celeste; Bob Cunningham-b; Roger Blank- d. Recorded in New York City, 1965. Limited edition.
Herb Ellis & Jimmy Giuffre Herb Ellis Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve VEE) Aug 24
The Jones Brothers Keepin' Up With The Joneses (Verve VEE) Aug 24 Sound Samples
Uri Caine Sidewalks of New York-Tin Pan Alley (Winter & Winter) Sound Samples

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17 August 1999

Red Mitchell Red Mitchell Red Mitchell (Rhino/Bethlehem) Aug 17
Jeff "Tain" Watts Citizen Tain (Columbia) Aug 17
Gerry Mulligan Jeru (Columbia/Legacy) Aug 17?

Mingus Big Band Blues & Politics (Dreyfus) Aug 17 Sound Samples
Gerry Mulligan Watching & Waiting (DRG) Aug 17 Sound Samples

Blues & Politics Ingrid Jensen Higher Ground (Enja) Aug 17
Roberta Piket Trio Live at the Blue Note (Half Note) Aug 17 Sound Samples

Steven Dalachinsky Incomplete Directions (Knitting Factory Works) Aug 17
-- Includes Vernon Reid; Thurston Moore; William Parker; Matthew Shipp; Rob Brown; Roy Campbell; Mat Maneri.
Curtis Fowlkes Catfish Corner (Knitting Factory Works) Aug 17
Ballin' the Jack Jungle (Knitting Factory Works) Aug 17?

Howard Mandel (Various Artists) Future Jazz (Knitting Factory Works) Aug 17 Sound Samples
-- CD to accompany Howard Mandel's new book Future Jazz.
--Performers include: Prima Materia, Thomas Chapin, Charles Gayle, Pat Metheny, Derek Bailey, Gregg Bendian, Paul Wertico, Vernon Reid, Elliott Sharp, David Torn, Eric Dolphy, Don Pullen, Geri Allen, Joe Lovano, James Newton, Cassandra Wilson.

Rob Wasserman Trios gold disc (Mobil Fidelity) Aug 17
Milt Jackson In a New Setting (Verve by Request-VBR) Aug 17 Sound Samples
Gene Krupa & Buddy Rich The Drum Battle (Verve VBR) Aug 17 Sound Samples
Joya Sherril Sings Duke (Verve VBR) Aug 17

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10 August 1999

Duke Ellington In Sweden - 1973 (Caprice-Sweden) Aug 10
Duke Ellington 1946-47 (Chronological Classics) Aug 10 Sound Samples
Stuff Smith 1939-44 (Chronological Classics) Aug 10 Sound Samples
Rex Stewart 1947-48 (Chronological Classics) Aug 10 Sound Samples
Mary Lou Williams 1945-47 (Chronological Classics) Aug 10

Benny Goodman Benny Goodman Rides Again (Dutton Laboratories) Aug 10
Woody Herman 8 Shades of Blue (Dutton Laboratories) Aug 10

Songs for Wandering Souls Phil Woods Porgy & Bess (Philology) Aug 10 Sound Samples
Shorty Rogers Portrait of Shorty (RCA Victor) Aug 10 Sound Samples
Joe Williams and the Rhythm Makers Me and the Blues (RCA Victor) Aug 10 Sound Samples
Horace Silver Jazz Has a Sense of Humor (Verve) Aug 10 Sound Samples
Dave Douglas Tiny Bell Trio Songs For Wandering Souls (W&W) Aug 10


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3 August 1999

Kenny Burrell 12.15.78 2 CDs (32 Records) Aug 3
-- Live in New York and Live at the Village Vanguard.
Rahsaan Roland Kirk Left Hook, Right Cross: Blacknuss/Volunteered Slavery 2 CDs (32 Jazz) Sound Samples
Les McCann Layers (32 Jazz) Aug 3 Sound Samples
Dom Um Romao The Complete Muse Recordings (32 Jazz/Muse) Aug 3

Karrin Allyson From Paris to Rio (Concord Jazz) Aug 3
Scott Hamilton Blues, Bop and Ballads (Concord Jazz) Aug 3

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27 July 1999

Duke Ellington English Concert (BGO) July 27
Stan Kenton The Complete Capitol Studio Recordings of Stan Kenton 1943-1947 7 CDs / 10 LPs - (Blue Note/Mosaic) July 27 Sound Samples
Various Artists Mosaic Records Sampler (Blue Note) July 27 hear Sound Samples
Tito Puente Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor 2 CDs - (BMG) July 27
Billy Taylor Billy Taylor Touch/One For Fun (Collectables) July 27 Sound Samples
-- 2 trio LPs on 1 CD.

Charles Earland Cookin' With The Mighty Burner (High Note) July 27 Sound Samples
Chico Freeman Luminous/Unspoken Word (Jazz House-UK) July 27
-- Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's in London, England. With Arthur Blythe.
Vibes With Drawn (Knitting Factory Works) July 27 Sound Samples

Blood Lines Arturo O'Farrill Blood Lines (Milestone) July 27 hear Sound Samples
Cannonball Adderley Lighthouse & The Jazz (Records) July 27
Kenny Dorham Hot Stuff From Brazil (Records) July 27
Billy Holiday Songs For Distingue Lovers (Records) July 27
Art Pepper Art In L.A. (Records) July 27
Oscar Peterson Oscar's Boogie (Records) July 27

Jimmy Rushing and the Rhythm Makers Do You Want Your Lovin' Done (Vanguard) July 27?
Sir Charles Thompson/Coleman Hawkins For the Ears (Vanguard) July 27 hear Sound Samples

hear The Art of Song Charlie Haden Quartet West The Art of Song (Verve) July 27 Sound Samples
Louis Bellson Skin Deep (Verve Elite Edition) July 27 Sound Samples
-- Limited edition. Includes bonus track
Art Blakey Blakey (Verve EE) July 27 Sound Samples
-- Limited edition. 2 LPs on 1 CD: Blakey and Introducing Joe Gordon. Includes bonus tracks
Ray Brown Bass Hit! (Verve EE) July 27 Sound Samples
-- Limited edition. Includes bonus tracks


Harry "Sweets" Edision The Swinger and Mr. Swing - 2 CDs (Verve EE) July 27
-- Limited edition. Includes bonus tracks
Roy Eldridge Swingin' on the Town (Verve EE) July 27 Sound Samples

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Duke Ellington Live in Hamilton, Ontario 1954 2 CDs (Music & Arts) July 20 Sound Samples
Duke Ellington The Complete Standard Transcriptions (DRG/Soundies) July 20
Abdullah Ibrahim African Suite (Enja) Jul 20 Sound Samples
-- Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); Belden Bullock (bass); George Gray (drums). African Suite features a 20-piece string orchestra led by Daniel Schnyder.
Jazz Is Dead Laughing Water (Zebra) July 20 Sound Samples
-- Jazz interpretation of the Grateful Dead's Wake of the Flood.
Zoot Sims and the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra Only a Rose (Koch Jazz) July 20 Sound Samples
Lew Tabackin and the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra Pyramid (Koch Jazz) July 20 Sound Samples

Sidney Bechet Up a Lazy River (Fantasy/Good Time Jazz) July 13
-- 1940s recordings from the Riverside catalog.
Ella Fitzgerald 1947-1948 (Chronological Classics) July 13
Benny Goodman and the Rhythm Makers Good to Go (Buddha) July 13 Sound Samples

Bill Laswell Rasa-Serene Timeless Joy (Meta/DNA) July 13 Sound Samples
George Lewis Dr. Jazz (Fantasy/Good Time Jazz) July 13
-- 1953 performances by the New Orleans clarinetist.

Charlie Mariano Savannah Samurai (Jazzline) July 13 Sound Samples
-- Charlie Mariano (saxophone); Vic Juris (guitar); Dieter Ilg (bass); Jeff Hirshfield (drums). Recorded at Topaz Studio, Cologne, Germany in Spring 1998.
Pat Martino Comin' and Goin'/Exit & The Return 2 CDs (32 Jazz) July 13 Sound Samples
Django Reinhardt Vol. 2-1947 (Classics) July 27

Savannah Samurai Sam Rivers Rivbea All-Star Orchestra Inspiration (RCA Victor) Jul 13