Jazzmatazz - 2001 Jazz Releases

2001 Jazz Releases

Last Update - 8 May 2002

A selective list of recently issued or reissued jazz releases I think might be interesting.

Clicking on the album title will link to the CD Universe site, which includes sound samples (indicated by ) and additional information for many of the CDs.

Future releases are listed on our Upcoming Jazz Releases page. We also have listings of earlier 2000 and 1999 releases.

18 December 2001

Dave Douglas - El Trilogy (RCA Bluebird)
— Three dance suites for the Trisha Brown Dance Company:
   "Five Part Weather Invention" with Charms of the Night Sky (Douglas, Mark Feldman, Guy Klucevsek and Greg Cohen)
   "Rapture to Leon James" with Douglas, Greg Tardy, Greg Cohen and Susie Ibarra.
    The third suite is performed by Douglas, Mark Feldman, Guy Klucevsek, Greg Tardy, Greg Cohen and Susie Ibarra.
   [exclusively available from Downtown Music Gallery]

Miles Davis Dark Magus SACD (Columbia) Dec 18

Joan Bender Star Eyes (Orchard) Dec 18

Billy Cobham Spectrum DVD Audio (Rhino) Dec 18

John Zorn Cobra: Studio Version - 2 CDs (Hatology 580) — reissue, remixed

Neil Pyzer From The Bush To The Pridelands (Vocaphone) Dec 29

Stan Getz Vol. 4, Mar-Aug 1948 (Masters of Jazz 180) — with Woody Herman
Dexter Gordon Young Dex, Vol. 5, 1947 (Masters of Jazz 192)
Lester Young Vol. 10, Apr-Jun 1946 (Masters of Jazz 188) — with JATP

Dizzy Gillespie Vol. 11, 1947 (Masters of Jazz 186)
Charlie Christian Vol. 9, 1939-41 (Masters of Jazz 189)
— Contains 17 tracks that were omitted from the initial eight volumes
— also includes three previously unreleased tracks (two airchecks and a jam).
Wardell Gray Vol. 6, 1947 (Masters of Jazz 191)

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11 December 2001

Jay McShann with Charlie Parker Earliest Bird (Arpeggio Jazz) Dec 11

Oskar Aichinger To Touch A Distant Soul (Between the Lines) Dec 11
James Emery/Joe Lovano/Judi Silvano/Drew Gress Fourth World (Between the Lines) Dec 11

Borah Bergman/Conny Bauer/Mat Maneri The River of Sounds (Boxholder 024) Dec

Bill Barron Compilation (Cadence Jazz Records 1119) Dec
— 1984-85 performances from Wesleyan Univ
— with Fred Simmons, Bill Lowe, Wes Brown, Ed Blackwell, Jay Hoggard, Dick Griffin, Charles Garner and Chris White
Michael Bisio & Joe Giardullo Primal Intentions (Cadence Jazz Records 1127) Dec
Joel Press Quartet featuring Gray Sargent Mainstream Extensions (Cadence Jazz Records 1132) Dec
Adam Lane's Full Throttle Orchestra No[w] Music (Cadence Jazz Records 1133) Dec
Scott Rosenberg's Red Owe (Cadence Jazz Records 1135) Dec
Steve Swell Particle Data Group (Cadence Jazz Records 1139) Dec
— with Bruce Eisenbeil and Gregg Bendian
Ursel Schlict's Implicate Order Sound Quest (Cadence Jazz Records 1140) Dec
— with Steve Swell, Martin Speicher, Ken Filiano and Lou Grassi

Charlie Parker The Complete Bird at Birdland 1950-51 - 4 CDs (Ember) Dec 11

Mark Dresser/Gerry Hemingway/David Mott Reunion Live at the Guelph Jazz Festival (Intrepid Ear 002) Dec

Glenn Miller Complete Sustaining Broadcasts - Vol. 3 (Jazz Band/UK) Dec 11

Django Reinhardt Crazy Rhythm (Magnum/UK) Dec 11

Woody Herman In The East (Meteor) Dec 11

Chet Baker Picture of Heath (Pacific Jazz/Japan) Dec 11

Chet Baker/Russ Freeman Quartet (Pacific Jazz/Japan) Dec 11

Art Farmer Modern Art (TOCJ/Blue Note/Japan) Dec 11

4 December 2001

George Lewis At Castle Farm 1964 (American Music) Dec 4

Bucky Pizzarelli Green Guitar Blues/Cafe Pierre (Audiophile) Dec 4 — 2-on-1
Maxine Sullivan Good Morning Life! (Audiophile) Dec 4

Kevin Norton & Haewon Min Play the Music of Anthony Braxton (Barking Hoop) Dec
— Percussion & piano duets recorded live at Roulette

Eric Boeren Quartet Soft Nose (BVHaast 1501) Dec
— with Michael Moore, Wilbur DeJoode and Han Bennink

Thomas Jaderlund Amazing Orchestra (Caprice) Dec
— with Christy Doran, Guy Klucevsek, Tomasz Stanko, Stein-Erik Tafjord, Svante Henryson and Jonny Axelsson

Tony Pastor & His Orchestra 1946-50 (Circle) Dec 4
Clarence Williams & His Swing Get on Board Li'l Chillun 1937 (Circle) Dec 4

Emmanuelle Somer Search for Peace (ES) Dec
— with Peter Epstein, Tom Varner, Peter McCann, Adam Butler, Jonas Tauber, Daniel Dunlop and Jarrod Cagwin

Ed Ware Tree (EW) Dec
— with Jerome Harris, Peter McCann and Joe Fielder

Bessie Smith Vol. 1 - Complete Recordings (Frog 40) Dec 4
— new series remastered by John R.T. Davies

Cab Calloway Incredible Mr. Calloway (Fuel 2000) Dec 4 — remastered
Charlie Christian Radioland 1939-41 (Fuel 2000) Dec 4 — remastered
Gentle Giant Out of the Woods: The BBC Sessions (Fuel 2000) Dec 4 — remastered
John Renbourn Live at the BBC (Fuel 2000) Dec 4

George Lewis & The Easy Riders (GHB) Dec 4
Phil Mason New Orleans All-Stars You Do Something To Me (GHB) Dec 4
St. Louis Ragtimers Vol. 4 (GHB) Dec 4

Tobias Delius Quartet Pelkanismus (ICP 39) Dec
— with Tristan Honsinger, Joe Williamson and Han Bennink
ICP Orchestra Oh My Dog (ICP 40) Dec
— Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink with Michael Moore, Ab Baars, Tristan Honsinger, Wolter Wierbos and Ernst Glerum.

Barry Guy/Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton Trio Odyssey (Intakt) Dec
Irene Schweizer & Co Streiff Twin Lines (Intakt) Dec

Henry Red Allen With the Alex Welsh Band (Jazzology) Dec 4
Ted Desplantes and His Buddies Ted Desplantes and His Buddies (Jazzology) Dec 4
Jimmy McPartland & His All-Stars On Stage (Jazzology) Dec 4

Glen Miller Moonlight Serenade Transcriptions - Vol. 3 (Magic/UK) Dec 4

Louis Armstrong Alternate Takes, Vol. 1: 1926-35 (Neatwork) Dec 4
Duke Ellington Alternate Takes, Vol. 3: 1931-33 (Neatwork) Dec 4
King Oliver Alternate Takes, 1923-30 (Neatwork) Dec 4
Teddy Wilson Alternate Takes, Vol. 1: 1934-41 (Neatwork) Dec 4

Jeb Bishop Trio/Quartet Afternoons (Okka) Dec
— with Kent Kessler, Tim Mulvenna and Jeff Parker

Ted Rosenthal Threeplay (Playscape) Dec — with Dennis Irwin and Matt Wilson

Mundell Lowe All-Stars California Guitar (Progressive) Dec 4
Dave McKenna Swing Six No Holds Barred (Progressive) Dec 4

Agusti Fernandez & William Parker Second Set (Radical Records) Dec

John Butcher & Gerry Hemingway Shooters & Bowlers (Red Toucan) Dec

Turk Murphy Jazz Band Wild Man Blues (S.F. Traditional Jazz) Dec 4

Kidd Jordan Quartet New Orleans Festival Suite (Silkheart) Dec
— with Joel Futterman, William Parker and Alvin Fielder
Heinz Geisser/Guerino Mazzola Folia/UNAM concert (Silkheart) Dec

George Haslam Anglo-Argentine Jazz Quartet Live at the Red Rose (Slam) Dec
Howard Riley Air Play (Slam) Dec

Larry Coryell Offering (Universe/Vanguard) Dec 4 — from 1972
Elvin Jones The Main Force (Universe) Dec 4
Oregon In Concert (Universe/Vanguard) Dec 4 — from 1975
Summit Meeting Summit Meeting (Universe) Dec 4

Urs Leimgruber/Barre Phillips/Jacques Demierre Wing Vane (Victo) Dec

Snooks Friedman & His Memphis Stompers (Vintage Music) Dec 4
Ina Ray Hutton & Her Melodians (Vintage Music) Dec 4

27 November 2001

Bix Beiderbecke/Frank Trumbauer/Jack Teagarden
The Complete OKeh & Brunswick Recordings - 1924-1936 - 7 CDs (Mosaic) Nov 27
Bobby Hackett The Complete Capitol Bobby Hackett Solo Sessions - 5 CDs (Mosaic) Nov 27

Coleman Hawkins 1944-49 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 3 (Neatwork) Nov 27
Fletcher Henderson 1926-36 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 2 (Neatwork) Nov 27
Jimmy Noone 1923-41 - The Alternate Takes (Neatwork) Nov 27
Jelly Roll Morton 1929-1940 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 2 (Neatwork) Nov 27

John Hollenbeck The Claudia Quintet (CRI Blueshift) Nov?
— with Chris Speed, Ted Reichman, Matt Moran, Drew Gress

Oliver Lake & Julius Hemphill Buster Bee (Sackville) Nov

20 November 2001

Edmond Hall Profoundly Blue (ASV) Nov 20

The Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble Freedom & Unity
(Atavistic UMS 225) Nov 20 — from 1967

Davey Williams & John Corbett Humdinger (Atavistic 124) Nov 20

Various Artists The Rat Pack: Live at the Sands (Capitol) Nov 20

David Murray Ballads (DIW) Nov 20

J.D. Walter Clear Day (Double-Time) Nov 20
Kenny Werner Form & Fantasy (Double-Time) Nov 20

Bireli Lagrene The Gypsy Project (Dreyfus) Nov 20

Chris Burn/John Butcher/Rhodri Davies/John Edwards The First Two Gigs (2000) (Emanem 4063) Nov
Steve Beresford/Pat Thomas/Veryon Weston 3 Pianos (2001) (Emanem 4064) Nov
Frode Gjerstad/John Stevens/Derek Bailey Hello Goodbye (1992) (Emanem 4065) Nov

Abdullah Ibrahim & the NDR Big Band Ekapa Ludumo (Enja/Tiptoe) Nov 20

Dizzy Gillespie/Art Farmer Jazz Casual (Koch) Nov 20
Turk Murphy/Mugsy Spanier Jazz Casual: Jazz Tradition (Koch) Nov 20

Anthony Braxton with the Slovenia Radio Orchestra Composition 169 (186 - 206 & 214) - 2 CDs (Leo) Nov 20
Hartmut Geerken & Art Ensemble Of Chicago Zero Su: Dedication To Mynona & Sun Ra - 2 CDs (Leo) Nov 20
— the last recording of the Art Ensemble with Lester Bowie
Simon Nabatov Quintet Master & Margarita - 2 CDs (Leo) Nov 20
— with Mark Feldman, Herb Robertson, Mark Helias and Tom Rainey

Louis Armstrong 1935-44 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 2 (Neatwork) Nov 20
Benny Carter 1936-40 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 1 (Neatwork) Nov 20
Benny Carter 1940-46 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 2 (Neatwork) Nov 20
Duke Ellington 1930-31 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 2 (Neatwork) Nov 20
Earl 'Fatha' Hines 1929-41 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 1 (Neatwork) Nov 20
Morris Thomas/Clarence Williams 1925-26 / 1924-29 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 1 (Neatwork) Nov 20
Charlie Parker 1947 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 2 (Neatwork) Nov 27
Charlie Parker 1947-48 - The Alternate Takes: Vol. 3 (Neatwork) Nov 20

Evan Parker Lines Burnt in Light (2001) (Psi 01.01) Nov
— A new label by Evan Parker debuts with his first solo soprano saxophone record in several years, recorded in the inspiring acoustics of St Michael and All Angels Church in west London. - previously unissued

Cracow Klezmer Band Warriors (Tzadik) Nov 20
Jewlia Eisenberg Trilectic (Tzadik) Nov 20
Erik Friedlander Grains of Paradise (Tzadik) Nov 20
David Gould Adonai in Dub (Tzadik) Nov 20
Massacre Live at the Meltdown Festival in London/June 2001 (Tzadik) Nov 20
— Fred Frith, Bill Laswell and Charles Hayward
Naftule's Dream Job (Tzadik) Nov 20
Otomo Yoshihide Anode (Tzadik) Nov 20

Stan Kenton Live At Carthage College Nov 16

13 November 2001

Kenny Barron Trio Lemuria/Seascape (Artists Only/Candid) Nov 13

Joe McPhee & Joe Giardullo Specific Gravity: Live on WPKN, Bridgeport CT (Boxholder 021) Nov 13

Bruce Eisenbeil/Michael Attias/David Taylor/Jay Rosen Opium (CIMP 241) Nov
William Gagliardi Quartet Music is the Meditation (CIMP 242) Nov
Anthony Braxton Eight Compositions (Quintet) 2001 (CIMP 243) Nov
— Two reeds and three African percussionists on nine original Braxton compositions. NEW — read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Rosi Hertlein's Improvising Chamber Ensemble Two Letters I'll Keep (CIMP 244) Nov
Steve Lehman Structural Fire (CIMP 244) Nov

Joe Bushkin Piano Moods/After Hours (Collectables/Columbia) Nov 13

— Two-on-one.
Chris Conner In Person/Sings George Gershwin (Collectables/Atlantic) Nov 13 — Two-on-one.
Anita Ellis Hims (Collectables/Columbia) Nov 13

— Includes 3 bonus tracks, from 1958.
Anita Ellis I Wonder What Became of Me (Collectables/Epic) Nov 13 — Arrangements by Luther Henderson.
Benny Goodman Benny in Brussels, Vols. 1 & 2 (Collectables) Nov 13
— two-fer of 1958 Columbia recordings, with Zoot Sims, Roland Hanna, etc.
Wynton Kelly In Concert (Collectables) Nov 13

— 1968 live recording for Vee Jay with George Coleman, Ron McClure and Jimmy Cobb.

Peter Beets New York Trio (Criss Cross) Nov 13
Orrin Evans Trio Blessed Ones (Criss Cross) Nov 13
Wycliffe Gordon Quintet What You Dealin' With (Criss Cross) Nov 13
One For All Live at Smoke, Vol. 1 (Criss Cross) Nov 13
— with Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, Steve Davis, David Hazeltine, Peter Washington and Joe Farnsworth

Fred Anderson On The Run, Live At The Velvet Lounge (Delmark) Nov 13 — with Tatsu Aoki and Hamid Drake
Earl Hines At The Party (Delmark) Nov 13

— 1970 sextet date recorded live in San Francisco
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review
Frank Catalano with Randy Brecker Live at the Green Mill (Delmark) Nov 13
Sir Charles Thompson I Got Rhythm, Live at the Jazz Showcase (Delmark) Nov 13
— with Eric Schneider on reeds

Brun Campbell Joplin's Disciple (Delmark) Nov 13
— Recorded in 1947; with over 30 ragtime performances, an interview and studio talk, most of which are previously unissued
Art Hodes Tribute to The Greats (Delmark) Nov 13
— Thirteen of the fifteen solo piano tracks on this release were previously unreleased. Recorded in 1976 and '78 for the small Euphonic Series label
The Original Salty Dogs New Orleans Shuffle (Delmark) Nov 13
— West Coast style traditional jazz recorded in 1966; with 5 bonus tracs
Terry Waldo's Gutbucket Syncopators Hot House Rag (Delmark) Nov 13
— with 5 bonus tracks

King Crimson Vroom Vroom - 2-CDs (Discipline Global Mobile) Nov 13 — Mexico show from 1996.

Various Artists Jazz Memories - 2 CD set + book (Gravity Limited) Nov 13

— Deluxe book and two CD set that includes text by Ross Firestone, 35 full-page photos by Herman Leonard, and musical selection ranging from Louis Armstong to the swing of Count Basie and to the hard bop of Art Blakey
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Houston Person Blue Velvet (Highnote) Nov 13

Woody Shaw Live, Vol. 2 (Highnote) Nov 13

Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans Know What I Mean (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Chet Baker In New York (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Art Blakey Caravan (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Bill Evans Portrait In Jazz (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Bill Evans Sunday at the Village Vanguard (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery Bags Meets Wes! (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Thelonious Monk Monk's Music (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Wes Montgomery Full House (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Sonny Rollins The Sound of Sonny (OJC/Riverside/20bitK2) Nov 13

Henry Threadgill & Make A Move Everybody Mouth's a Book (Pi) Nov 13

— with Bryan Carrott, Brandon Ross, Stomu Takeishi and Dafnis Prieto
— NEW read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Henry Threadgill & Zooid Up Popped the Two Lips (Pi) Nov 13

— NEW read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Hampton Hawes with Don Asher Raise Up Off Me: A Portrait of Hampton Hawes book (Thunder's Mouth Press) Nov 9 — read the JAZZMATAZZ review

The Classical Jazz Quartet Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker (Vertical) Nov 13
— Ron Carter, Stefon Harris, Kenny Barron, Lewis Nash

Ted Heath All Time Top Twelve/Shall We Dance (Vocalion) Nov 13 — two-fer

6 November 2001

Pieces of a Dream Sensual Embrace: Soul Ballads (Blue Note) Nov 6

Clifford Brown The Complete Paris Sessions, Vol. 3 (BMG/Disques Vogue) Nov 6

Don Byas Don Byas (BMG/Disques Vogue) Nov 6

Haynes/Thomas/Foster 1954 Paris Sessions (BMG/Disques Vogue) Nov 6

Richard Sussman Free Fall (Double-Time) Nov 6

— reissue of the 1981 Inner City Records release
— with Tom Harrell, Larry Schneider, Jerry Bergonzi, Mike Richmond and Jeff Williams

Derek Bronston Ebb (Labor Records) Nov 6

Stan Getz The Final Concert Recording - 2 CDs (Red Ink) Nov 6

— Sextet concert recorded in 1990 from Munich's Philharmonic Hall

Sun Ra The Solar-Myth Approach: Vols. 1 & 2 - 2 CDs (Fuel 2000) Nov 6

Anthony Braxton Quartet (Dortmund) 1976 (Hatology 557) Nov — reissue
Myra Melford Trio Alive in the House of Saints + 4 - 2 CDs (Hatology 570) — reissue, remixed, with 4 bonus tracks
Sun Ra Arkestra Sunrise in Different Dimensions (Hatology 568) — reissue,remixed

Anne Ducros Purple Songs (Dreyfus) Nov 6 (cancelled)
Charlier Sourisse Gemini (Dreyfus) Nov 6 (cancelled)

Andy Bey Tuesdays in Chinatown (N-Coded) Nov 6

Jo�o Paulo, Peter Epstein & Ricardo Dias Nascer (M A) Nov 6

Peter Epstein/Scott Colley/Peter Erskine Old School (M A) Nov 6

Stan Kenton Live At The Sunset Ridge 1976 Nov 6

30 October 2001

Jean-Michel Pilc & Hein van de Geyn The Long Journey (A Records) Oct 30

— duet
Dan Willis Hand to Mouth (A Records) Oct 30

— with Larry Goldings, Ben Monder, Pete McCann, Drew Gress and John Hollenbeck

Kenny Davern & Ken Peplowski The Jazz KENnection (Arbors) Oct 30

Skitch Henderson Swinging With Strings (Arbors) Oct 30

The Nommonsemble Life Cycle (AUM Fidelity 020) Oct 30
— Whit Dickey, Rob Brown, Mat Maneri and Matthew Shipp

Paul Bollenback Dreams (Challenge) Oct 30

— with Ray Drummond, Jeff "Tain" Waits and Joe Locke
Jaspar van't Hof & Joey Baron Un Incontro Illusorio (Challenge) Oct 30

— duet with van't Hof on a church organ
New Orleans Rhythm Kings 1922-25 Complete Set - 2 CD set (Challenge) Oct 30

— transfers by John RT Davies and notes by Mark Beresford

Christy Baron Steppin' SACD (Chesky) Oct 30

Conga Kings Jazz Descargas SACD (Chesky) Oct 30
Bucky Pizzarelli Swing Live SACD (Chesky) Oct 30

J.J. Johnson 1946-49 (Classics 1176) Oct 30

Eddie Condon 1947-50 (Classics 1177) Oct 30

Harry James 1942 (Classics 1178) Oct 30

Louis Armstrong 1949-50 (Classics 1179) Oct 30

David Liebman The Unknown Jobim (GMN) Oct 30

Bill Laswell Points of Order (Inner Rhythmic) Oct 30

Raise the Roof Groove Shot (Javaanse Jongens) Oct 30

Bruknahm The Bruknahm Project (Knitting Factory) pushed back to Jan 22
Gutbucket Insomniac's Dream (Knitting Factory) Oct 30
Hasidic New Wave & Yakar Rhythms From The Belly Of Abraham (Knitting Factory 294) Oct 30
The Other Quartet Sound Stains (Knitting Factory 297) Oct 30
Cuong Vu Come Play With Me (Knitting Factory 298) Oct 30
Bill Ware & Marc Ribot Sir Duke (Knitting Factory) — Duke Ellington program

Gerard Presencer The Optimist (Linn) Oct 30

Sidney Bechet Jazz Society Jam Session Concert (Nagel-Heyer) Oct 30

— Evan Christopher, Spanky Davis, Wycliffe Gordon, Jack Lesberg, Mark Shane, Jackie Williams
New York Allstars Play Lionel Hampton: Vol. 2 - Stompin' At The Savoy (Nagel-Heyer) Oct 30

— Evan Christopher, Spanky Davis, Wycliffe Gordon, Jack Lesberg,

The Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra The Power and the Glory: A Salute to Louis Armstrong (Storyville) Oct 30

— Arrangements, conducting and piano by Jim McNeely, with featured soloist Leroy Jones
Duke Ellington Treasury Shows, Vol. 4 - 2 CDs (Storyville) Oct 30

— from 1945, with unreleased bonus material
Woody Herman Old Gold Rehearsals 1944 (Storyville) Oct 30

— with Neal Hefti, Pete & Conte Condoli, Ed Harris, Flip Phillips, Ralph Burns, Eddie Bauer, Chubby Jackson and Dave Tough
Boswell Sisters Vol. 4, 1932-34 (Storyville) Oct 30

— sidemen Bunny Berigan, Benny Goodman, Red Nichols, etc.

Pete Barengregge/Frank Russo Quartet Pf Flyer (Summit) Oct 30

Kenny Drew, Jr. Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1999 (TCB) Oct 30

— solo piano concert
New York Hardbop Quintet A Mere Bag Of Shells (TCB) Oct 30

— Jerry Weldon, Joe Magnarelli, Keith Saunders, Bim Strasberg, Clifford Barbarelli

Jean-Paul Bourelly Jungle Cowboy (Winter & Winter/JMT 09) Oct 30

Craig Harris & Tailgaiters Tales Shelter (Winter & Winter/JMT 15) Oct 30

— with Don Byron, Edward E.J. Allen, Anthony Cox and Pheeroan Aklaff
Stefan F. Winter The Little Trumpet (Winter & Winter/JMT 07) Oct 30

— with Herb Robertson, Tim Berne, Robin Eubanks, Bob Stewart, Bill Frisell, Warren Smith, Anthony Cox and Reggie Nicholson

23 October 2001

Dave Glasser Dreams Askew Dreams Anew (Artemis) Oct 23

— with Kenny Barron, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash

Joe McPhee Underground Railroad + Live at Holy Cross/1968-69 — 2 CDs

— (Atavistic UMS 226) Oct 23

Steve Beresford/Tristan Honsinger/Toop/Kondo Double Indemnity + Imitation of Life (Atavistic Unheard Music 224) Oct 23

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buy You Are #6: More Music For Six Musicians

Don Byron You Are #6: More Music For Six Musicians (Blue Note) Oct 23

Bebo Vald�s El Arte del Sabor (Blue Note) Oct 23

Jane Bunnett Alma de Santiago (Blue Note) Oct 23

June Christy Something Cool (Capitol) Oct 23

— Includes both the mono and stereo (recorded six years later) versions of this classic album in the original sequence on one CD, mastered with 24-bit Super Bit Mapping.

Bob Ackerman A La Mode (Chase) Oct 23

Leroy Vinnegar Jazz's Greatest "Walker" (Collectables/Vee Jay) Oct 23

buy The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions

Miles Davis The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions
(Columbia/Legacy) - 3-CD set / (Mosaic) 5 LP set - Oct 23

— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Pete Escovedo Watcha Gonna Do - 2 CDs (Concord) Oct 23

Tania Maria Viva Maria - 2 CDs (Concord) Oct 23

Cassandra Wilson Dance to the Drums Again (DIW) Oct 23

Bill Charlap/Jon Gordon Contrasts (Double-Time Records) Oct 23

Ahmad Jamal Olympia 2000 (Dreyfus) Oct 23

— a live quartet recording from Paris. With George Coleman, James Cammack and Idris Muhammad

Dizzy Gillespie & the United Nations Orchestra Live at the Royal Festival Hall, London
(Eagle Jazz) Nov 6

— Latin-flavored concert from 1989. With Paquito D'Rivera, Flora Purim, Arturo Sandoval and Steve Turre

Billy Bang Vietnam: The Aftermath (Justin Time) moved back to Feb 5
— with Michael Carvin, Frank Lowe, Ted Daniel, Ron Brown, John Hicks, Butch Morris, Sonny Fortune & Curtis Lundy
— based on Bang's Vietname War experiences

George Shearing Out of This World (Koch/Sheba) Oct 23

— solo piano

George Shearing & Joe Williams The Heart & Soul of Joe Williams (Koch/Sheba) Oct 23

Parker/Guy/Lytton/Crispell Natives & Aliens (Leo) Oct 23

Art Ensemble of Chicago Live In Milano (Leo/Golden Years of New Jazz) Oct 23

— First authorized release of the very rare Praxis album. With corrected song titles.
Ganelin Trio Con Anima/Concerto Grosso (Leo/Golden Years of New Jazz) Oct 23 — 2-on-1
Various Artists Golden Years of the Soviet New Jazz - 4 CD set (Leo/Golden Years of New Jazz) Oct 23

— Limited-edition four cd box set of avant-jazz recorded under the Communist regime. Includes much unissued or hard-to-find material. Musicians include Sergey Kuryokhin, Valentina Ponomareva and Anatoly Vapirov. Includes booklet of essays.

Dave Brubeck The Crossing (Telarc) Oct 23

Oscar Peterson/Michel Legrand Trail Of Dreams-Canadian Suite SACD (Telarc) Oct 23

Robert Walter There Goes The Neighborhood (Premonition) Oct 23

Artie Shaw Self Portrait - 5 CDs (RCA Bluebird) Oct 23

— five CD box set highlighting Shaw's career as a bandleader, including sides from Brunswick, Decca, and MusicCraft, as well as recordings from Shaw's personal collection.

Craig Taborn Trio Light Made Lighter (Thirsty Ear) Oct 23

— with Chris Lightcap and Gerald Cleaver

Fima Ephron Soul Machine (Tzadik) Oct 23
Makigami Koichi Hikashu History (Tzadik) Oct 23
Elliot Sharp Suspension of Disbelief (Tzadik) Oct 23 — multi-instrumental solo project
Syzygys Eyes On Green: Syzygys Live At Tokyo (Tzadik) Oct 23
Christian Wolff Burdocks (Tzadik) Oct 23

Stan Kenton Artistry 2 Nov 25

16 October 2001

Cyrus Chestnut Soul Food (Division One/Atlantic) Oct 16

— Christian McBridge, Lewis Nash, Gary Bartz, Stefon Harris and James Carter

Peter Herbert Aktiontheatre Ensemble (Aziza) Oct 16 — available from DMG
— Pieces for theatre. With Dave Liebman, Bob Moses, Dave Tronzo, Jamie Haddad, Mordy Ferber, Peter Madsen, Tomas Ulrich, Tom Varner, Theo Bleckman & Dominique Eade and others.

Archie Shepp Blase/Live At The Pan-African Festival - 2 CD set (Fuel 2000-BYG/Actual) Oct 16

Hugh Masekela Grazing In The Grass: The Best Of Hugh Masekela (Columbia/Legacy) Oct 16

Jerry Bergonzi Different Look (Double-Time) Oct 16

— with Dan Wall and Adam Nussbaum
— NEW read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Vincent Herring Simple Pleasures (Highnote) Oct 16

Etta Jones Sings Lady Day (Highnote) Oct 16

Carol Sloane I Never Went Away (Highnote) Oct 16

McCoy Tyner Plays John Coltrane Live at the Village Vanguard (Impulse!) Oct 16

— Trio recording with George Mraz and Al Foster. From a concert on John Coltrane's 71st birthday in 1997.

Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts Intoxicate (Indianola) Oct 16

Sidney Bechet Vol. 13 (Masters of Jazz 178)
Duke Ellington Vol. 11 (Masters of Jazz)
Duke Ellington Vol. 12 (Masters of Jazz 174)
Jelly Roll Morton Vol. 9 (Masters of Jazz 177)

Stew Cutler Trio Insignia (Naim)

Sarah Jane Cion Summer Night (Naxos) Oct 16

Pekka Pylkkanen - Tube Factory Opaque (Naxos) Oct 16

David Sills Bigs (Naxos) Oct 16

John Coltrane Live Trane: The European Tours - 7 CD box set (Pablo) Oct 16
— To be released to commemorate Trane's 75th birthday. Set of recordings provided by Norman Granz from Trane's 1961-63 European tours. Eight hours of music; half unreleased.
— Includes set-length compilations from the following concerts:
— Paris, Stockholm, Hamburg - 1961
— Paris, Stockholm - 1962
— Stockholm, Paris, Berlin, Stuttgart - 1963
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Grover Washington, Jr. Discovery (Prestige) Oct 16
Early soul-jazz sideman sessions with groups led by Charles Earland, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, and Leon Spencer from 1970-71.

Quincy Jones Musical Biography - 4 CDs (Rhino) Oct 16

Ernest Ranglin E.B. @ Noon (Tropic) Oct 16

George Winston December (Windham Hill) Oct 16

— 20th Anniversary Edition with two bonus tracks

9 October 2001

Sonny Simmons/Michael Marcus/William Parker/Jay Rosen Cosmosamatics (Boxholder) Oct

Scott Fields Ensemble This That (Accretions) — with Peggy Lee and Dylan van der Schyff

Icebreaker Extraction (Between the Lines 018) Oct 9

Dr. John Creole Moon (Blue Note) Oct 9

Rodney Jordan Off the Record (Blue Note) Oct 9

buy The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions

Peggy Lee/June Christy The Complete Capitol Transcription Sessions
- 5 CDs (Blue Note/Mosaic) Oct 9

Harry James Juke Box Jamboree/Jazz Session (Collectables) Oct 9

Lee Wiley Night in Manhatten/Sings (Collector's Choice) Oct 9

— 3-on-1

Lonnie Smith Afro-Desia/Keep On Lovin' (Connoisseur) Oct 9

Jimmy McGriff Dig On It (Connoisseur) Oct 9

Dave Santoro New Standard (Double-Time) Oct 9

Mark Helias' Open Loose New School (Enja) Oct 9

Phillip Greenlief Lost Trio - 2 CDs (Evander 14)

Marc Copland Trio Haunted Hearts and Other Ballads (Hatology 581) — new, with Drew Gress, Rueckert
Ellery Eskelin Quartet Vanishing Point (Hatology 577) — new, Mat Maneri, Erik Friedlander, Matt Moran
Sven-Ake Johansson/Axel Dorner/Andrea Neumann Barcelona Series (Hatology 559) Oct — new

Michael Hashim Green Up Time: The Music of Kurt Weill (Hep) Oct 9

Joe Temperly Easy To Remember (Hep) Oct 9

Artie Shaw 1944-45 - 3 CDs (Hep) Oct 9

Claude Thornhill Buster's Last Stand (Hep 1074) Oct 9 — studio and transcription performaces 1941/42
Bob Zurke Honky Tonk Train Blues (Hep) Oct 9

Sue Maskaleris/Eddie Gomez Jazz with Mark Murphy (Jazzilian) Oct 9

Cab Calloway Early Years 1930-34 - 4 CDs (JSP) Oct 9

Gerald D'angelo Not What My Hands Have Done (Mapleshade) Oct 9

Sonny Stitt The Complete Roost Sonny Stitt Studio Sessions - 9 CDs (Mosaic) Oct 9

Chet Baker Chet Baker Sings (OJC/Japan/Limited Edition) Oct 9

Mary Foster Conklin You'd Be Paradise (OC) Oct 9

Glen Miller Complete Army Air Force Band Recordings - 4 CDs (RCA Bluebird) Oct 9

Isotope Deep End...Plus (See For Miles) Oct 9

Michael Occhipinti Creation Dream: Songs Of Bruce Cockburn (True North) Oct 9

Kenny Burrell Blues: The Common Ground (Verve VME) Oct 9

Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (Verve VME) Oct 9

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook - 2 CDs (Verve VME) Oct 9

Lionel Hampton The Quintet Vols. I & II (Verve VME) Oct 9

Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook (Verve VME) Oct 9 - 2-on-1

Pino Minafra Canto Libero (Victo 78)
Paul Cram Orchestra Campin' Out (Victo 78)

2 October 2001

Gil Evans Orchestra Live at Umbria, Vol. 2 (Appaloosa) Oct 2

— Previously unreleased set; with Lew Soloff, Shunzo Ono, Miles Evans, David Bargeron, George Lewis, John Clark, John Surman, Chris Hunter, George Adams and others

Dave Frishberg & Rebecca Kilgore The Starlit Hour (Arbors) Oct 2

Various Artists Django Reinhardt New York Festival - Live at Birdland (Division One/Atlantic) Oct 2

— featuring Jimmy Rosenberg, Regina Carter and Bareli Lagrene

Guido Nielsen James Scott Complete Works: 1903-1922 (Basta) Oct 2

Max Roach We Insist! (Candid/Artists Only) Oct 2

Bert Van Den Brink Invites Clare Fischer (Challenge) Oct 2

Bob Brookmeyer/Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra Madly Loving You (Challenge) Oct 2

Yuri Honing Seven (Challenge) Oct 2

— with Paul Bley, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian

Johnny De Droit & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
The Arcadian Serenaders - The Complete Sets 1924-25 (Challenge Retrieval) Oct 2

— Transfers by John RT Davies
Sara Martin The Famous Moanin' Mama 1922-27 (Challenge Retrieval) Oct 2

— With Fats Waller, Sidney Bechet and Clarence Williams. Transfers by John RT Davies
Django Reinhardt with Jean Sablon Django Reinhardt and the Singers - 1933-43 (Challenge Retrieval) Oct 2

— Transfers by John RT Davies

Kenny Clarke 1946-48 (Classics) Oct 2
Stan Getz 1950 (Classics) Oct 2
Lucky Millinder 1947-50 (Classics) Oct 2

Bud Powell 1949-50 (Classics) Oct 2

Sonny Stitt 1946-50 (Classics) Oct 2

Walter Brown 1945-47 (Classics) Oct 2

Big Jay McNeely 1948-50 (Classics) Oct 2

T-Bone Walker 1929-46 (Classics 5007) Oct

Muddy Waters 1941-48 (Classics 5008) Oct 2

David Sanchez Travesi'a (Columbia) Oct 2

Billie Holiday Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia - 10-CD box (Columbia/Legacy) Oct 2

— Lavish 10-CD boxed set packaged like a multi-78 RPM album. Includes her earliest recordings.
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Billie Holiday The Best of Lady Day - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Oct 2
— selections from the 10-CD box

Keith Jarrett Trio Inside Out (ECM 1780) Oct 2

— Live at Royal Festival Hall, London. This time they're mostly doing improvs.
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

John Russell & Roger Turner The Second Sky (Emanem 4058)
Ian Smith Daybreak (Emanem 4059)
Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble (Emanem 4060)
Kent Carter Beauvais Cathedral (Emanem 4061) — Solo album from 1974-75, with unissued material
Spontaneous Music Orchestra Plus Equals (1974-75) (Emanem 4062)
— John Stevens, with Evan Parker, Trevor Watts and others. Includes bonus material

Prince Lasha Quintet featuring Sonny Simmons The Cry! (OJC/Contemporary/Limited) Oct 2

— from 1962
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review
Lennie Niehaus Vol. 5: The Sextet (OJC/Contemporary/Limited) Oct 2

— with Bill Perkins, Jimmy Giuffre, Stu Williamson, Shelly Manne and Buddy Clark
Lucy Reed Lucy Reed (OJC/Fantasy/Limited) Oct 2

— Includes small band sessions led by George Russell and Gil Evans

Don Sleet All Members (OJC/Jazzland/Limited) Oct 2

— With Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Ron Carter and Jimmy Cobb.
Les Spann Gemini (OJC/Jazzland/Limited) Oct 2

— with Julius Watkins, Tommy Flanagan, Sam Jones, and Albert "Tootie" Heath or Louis Hayes

Charles McPherson Mood (OJC/Prestige/Limited) Oct 2

— From 1969, with Barry Harris, Buster Williams and Roy Brooks
Jaki Byard Sunshine of My Soul (OJC/Prestige/Limited) Oct 2

— with David Izenzon and Elvin Jones. From 1968.
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review
Red Holloway & Plas Johnson Keep That Groove Goin' (OJC/Prestige/Limited) Oct 2

Johnny Griffin Kerry Dancers (OJC/Riverside/Limited) Oct 2
— From 1961, with Barry Harris, Ron Carter and Ben Riley
Dave Pike It's Time For Dave Pike (OJC/Riverside/Limited) Oct 2

— With Barry Harris, Reggie Workman and Billy Higgins
Don Wilkerson Texas Twister (OJC/Riverside/Limited) Oct 2

— With Nat Adderley, Barris Harris and Sam Jones or Leroy Vinnegar and Billy Higgins

Ben Sidran Mr. P's Shuffle (Go Jazz) Oct 2

Bob Kindred with Larry Willis Gentle Giant of the Tenor (Mapleshade) Oct 2

Dylan Cramer All Night Long (Nagel-Heyer) Oct 2

Ken Peplowski The International All-Stars Play Benny Goodman, Vol. 2 (Nagel-Heyer) Oct 2

Allan Vache and Harry Allen Allan and Allen (Nagel-Heyer) Oct 2

hear/buy Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones

Bill Frisell Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones (Nonesuch) Oct 2

— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

The Herbie Nichols Project Strange City (Palmetto) Oct 2

— Previously unrecorded Herbie Nichols compositions. With Ben Allison, Frank Kimbrough, Ted Nash, Michael Blake, Wycliffe Gordon and Matt Wilson
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Marc Bernstein Dear Tom Harrell (Storyville) Oct 2

Stan Kenton Artistry in Kenton - Vols. 1-3: 1937-46 - 3 CD set (Storyville) Oct 2

Bill Anschell When Cooler Heads Prevail (Summit) Oct 2

Pastiche Pastiche (Summit) Oct 2

George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band Global Excellence (TCB) Oct 2

Harald Haerter Cosmic (TCB) Oct 2

— with Michael Brecker and Dewey Redman

Bob Kaufman/Bruce Gertz/Jerry Bergonzi The Line Between (Whaling City Sound)
— NEW read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Jay Clayton, Jerry Granelli Sound Songs (Winter & Winter/JMT 06) Oct 2

Steve Coleman & Five Elements On The Edge of Tomorrow (Winter & Winter/JMT 05) Oct 2

Cassandra Wilson Point of View (Winter & Winter/JMT 04) Oct 2

25 September 2001

Dr. Cornel West Sketches of My Culture (Artemis) Sept 25

Charlie Hunter Songs From The Analog Playground (Blue Note) Sept 25

Ana Caram Blue Bossa (Chesky) Sept 25

Bunny Berigan I Can't Get Started (Collectables/RCA) Sept 25