Jazzmatazz - 2002 Jazz Releases

2002 Jazz Releases

Last Update - 12 August 2003

A selective list of jazz releases I think might be interesting. Listed in reverse chronological release date.

Clicking on the album title will link to the CDUniverse or Amazon sites, which include 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 2001 and 2000 releases.

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24 December 2002

Will Holshouser Trio+ - Reed Song (Clean Feed 005) Dec
— with Ron Horton and David Phillips plus Kevin Norton on two tracks

Lisa Hindmarsh - Lost in a Summer Night (First Light) Dec 24

Ronnie Bedford - Just Friends (Progressive) Dec 24
— with Bill Charlap, Tommy Newsom, Peter Huffaker
Brooklyn Repertory Ensemble - Passport to Brooklyn (Progressive) Dec 24

Sarah Moule - It's A Nice Thought (Linn)
— lyrics by Fran Landesman & music by Simon Wallace

Sten Sandell - Solid Musik (Nuscope) Dec — solo piano

Eddie Henderson - Realization (Soul Brother)
Eddie Henderson - Inside Out (Soul Brother)

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17 December 2002

Mark Whitecage Trio - The Paper Trail (Acoustics ELE413)
— with Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen; acoustic performance

Ian Carr & Nucleus - Labyrinth/Roots (BGO/Vertigo) Dec 16
— two original jazz-rock albums (originally released in 1973), featuring Ian Carr, Kenny Wheeler, Roy Babbington, Dave MacRae, Norma Winstone, Tony Coe, Gordon Beck & others

Susan Alcorn/Eugene Chadbourne - An Afternoon in Austin (Boxholder 032) Dec
Joe Giardullo/Sangeeta Michael Berardi - Art Spirit (Boxholder 028) Dec

Marcel Azzola - Meilleurs (Disky) Dec 17

Jerry Bergonzi - Live Gonz! (Double-Time Records) Dec 17
Nando Michelin Brazilian Project - Live At The Acton Jazz Cafe (Double-Time Records) Dec 17

Dave Liebman/Marc Copland - Bookends - 2 CDs (Hatology 587) Dec — one live disc/one studio disc
Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd Quartet - School Days (Hatology 578) Dec
— reissue of classic 1963 live date; with Henry Grimes and Dennis Charles
Steve Lacy 6 - We See (Hatology 569) Dec
— reissue of 1992 date, with one previously unissued track

Les McCann & his Magic Band - Live in New Orleans - DVD (Image Entertainment) Dec 17
— 58 minutes; from 1997

Larry Carlton - In Concert - DVD (Music Video Dist) Dec 17
— 40 minutes

Tim Hodgkinson/Gendos Chamzyryn/Ken Hyder - Bear Bones (Slam 247) Dec

Satoko Fujii/Tatsuya Yoshida - Toh-Kichi (Victo 83) Dec 17 — piano/drums duos
Eugene Chadbourne/Rene Lussier - L'Oasis (Victo 84) Dec 17

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non-jazz items of interest

Akira Sakata - Kaigarabushi - CDEP (Dogtail Japan) Dec
— with Bill Laswell, Hamid Drake and Pete Cosey
— original 28' EP plus remix by DJ Crush

Burkhard Strangl/Dieb 13 - eh (Erstwhile 025) Dec
Andrea Neumann/Burkhard Beins - Lidingö (Erstwhile 026) Dec

Sakada - Undistilled (Matchless 49) Dec — Sakada, Rosy Parlane and Eddie Provost
Furt - Defkt (Matchless 50) Dec — Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer

Bob Ostertag - DJ of the Month (Seeland 526) Dec

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10 December 2002

Chris Barber - American Jazz Band (Black & Blue) Dec 10
Les Gigolos - En Concert (Black & Blue) Dec 10
Al Grey - Ain't That Funk For You (Black & Blue) Dec 10

Ronnie Boykins - The Will Come, Is Now (Calibre/ESP) Dec 10 — from 1975
Marion Brown - Marion Brown Quartet (Calibre/ESP) Dec 10
— with Alan Shorter (trumpet); Reggie Johnson, Ronnie Boykins (bass); Rashied Ali (drums); 1965
Burton Greene - Quartet (Calibre/ESP) Dec 10
Sonny Simmons - Music From The Spheres (Calibre/ESP) Dec 10

Peggy Lee - The Singles Collection - 4-CD box (Capitol) Dec 10
— 105 singles from her entire career, including Capitol, Columbia, Decca and A&M

Janet Klein - Paradise Wobble (Coeur De Jeanette) Dec 10
Janet Klein - Put A Flavor To Love (Coeur De Jeanette) Dec 10

Tony Bennett - Wonderful World: Live From San Francisco - DVD (Columbia) Dec 10

Various Artists - Jukebox Jazz from the Sout Side of Chicago (Empire Musicwerks) Dec 10

— a collection of little-known 45s recorded 1953-56 by Parrot/Blue Lake
— musicians include Coleman Hawkins, Jimmy Rushing, Joe Williams, Herbie Fields and Red Saunders

Marion Brown - Marion Brown Quartet (ESP/Netherlands) Dec 10
— with Alan Shorter (trumpet); Reggie Johnson, Ronnie Boykins (bass); Rashied Ali (drums); 1965

Dani Rambla - Para Querer (Fresh Sound New Talent 141) Dec — with Benet Palet, Benitez
Vardan Ovsepian Trio - Sketch Book (Fresh Sound New Talent 142) Dec — with Mick Goodrick on three tracks
Fernando Huergo Quintet - Jazz Argentino (Fresh Sound WJ 20) Dec — with Bruce Barth, Chris Cheek
Alfons Carrascosa - y Segundo Conclave (Fresh Sound WJ 21) Dec
Ed Tancredi - Jazz Argentino (Fresh Sound WJ 22) Dec — with Jerry Bergzoni, Russ Hill, a.o.

Various Artists - Guitar Rarities, Vol. 2 1933-47 (IAJC Records) Dec 10
— performers include George Barnes, Carl Kress, Allan Reuss

Anthony Braxton/Taylor Ho Bynum - Duets (Wesleyan) 2002 (Innova) Dec 12

— duets with cornetist Bynum

Uwe Kropinski - Faces (ITM) Dec 10

Brecker Brothers - Score (Jazz Door) Dec 10
Bill Evans - Day in New York - 2 CDs (Jazz Door) Dec 10 — with Tony Scott

Jessica Williams - More For Monk (Nightwatch) Dec — solo piano; music by Thelonious Monk & others
Jessica Williams - As Time Goes By (Nightwatch) Dec — solo piano; standards
Jessica Williams - Without Walls (Nightwatch) Dec — originals and standards
Jessica Williams - Jessica Plays For Lovers (Nightwatch) Dec — solo piano; standards; all ballads
Jessica Williams - Millenial Meditations (Nightwatch) Dec — original compositions
— available from jessicawilliams.com

Assif Tsahar/Hugh Ragin/Peter Kowald/Hamid Drake - Open Systems (Marge 28)

Joëlle Léandre - Signature (Red Toucan 9321)
— duets with pianists Masahiko Satoh & Yuji Takahashi

George Benson - Live (The Early Years) (Rock Bottom) Dec 10 — San Francisco, 1972

Idiophonic - Devil's Spout (Rent Control Records 008) Dec — with Jeremy Stark, Peter Kay & Paul Corio
Jeremy Stark/Andrew Paulsen/Tom Abbs/Paul Corio - Indoor Record (Rent Control Records 007) Dec
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Anthony Braxton - Trio & Duet (Sackville 3007) Dec 13
— trio with Leo Smith & Richard Teitelbaum
— duets of standards with Dave Holland
— first CD issue; from 1974

Mats Gustafsson/Paal Nilssen-Love - I Love It When You Snore (Small Town Supersound 063) Dec 10

Tri-Ocity - Art of the Jazz Organ Trio (Synergy) Dec 10

Chet Baker - At Le Dreher (West Wind) Dec 10
Irakere/Chucho Valdes - Toda Cuba (West Wind) Dec 10
Thad Jones - Body and Soul (West Wind) Dec 10 — with Mel Lewis

Ernst Reijseger & Franco D'Andrea - I Love You So Much It Hurts
(Winter & Winter 77) Dec 10

— duets

Robin Eubanks - Different Perspectives (Winter & Winter/JMT 23) Dec 10

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Japanese imports

Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball's Sharpshooters (Universal Japan/Mercury) Dec 10
— mini Lp-style slipcase; bonus tracks

Art Blakey - Au Club St Germain, Vol. 1 (Victor Japan/RCA) Dec 10 — mini Lp-style slipcase; 24-bit
Art Blakey - Au Club St Germain, Vol. 2 (Victor Japan/RCA) Dec 10 — mini Lp-style slipcase; 24-bit
Art Blakey - Au Club St Germain, Vol. 3 (Victor Japan/RCA) Dec 10 — mini Lp-style slipcase; 24-bit

Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Live: Mardi Gras In Montreux (Vivid) Dec 10 — mini Lp-style slipcase

Serge Chaloff - The Fable of Mable (Japan/) Dec 10 — mini Lp-style slipcase; 24-bit

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3 December 2002

Ian Carr & Nucleus - Alleycat/In Flagrante Delicto (BGO/Vertigo) Dec
— two-fer

Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen Of Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
Alan Goldsher / Hal Leonard / 224 pages / 3 Dec 2002 / [hc]

Dave Brubeck - Heart and Soul (Jazz Hour) Dec 3
— with Cal Tjader and Ron Crotty; from 1950

Ronnie Magri and his New Orleans Jazz Band - Shim Sham Review (Jubilee) Dec 3

Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble - LifeLine (Lifeline)

Tom Christensen - Paths (Playscape Recordings) Dec 3
— with Charles Pillow, Ben Allison, Satoshi Takeishi, Andrew Sterman
Michael Musillami/Mario Pavone - Pivot (Playscape Recordings) Dec 3
— with George Schuller, Art Baron and George Sovak
George Schuller & the Schulldogs - Hellbent (Playscape Recordings) Dec 3
— with Tim Berne, Tony Malaby and Ed Schuller; live recording

Eric Skye - Acoustic Jazz Guitar (Standard Recording) Dec 3

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26 November 2002

Andy McKee - One World (CAP) Nov 26
— read the JAZZMATAZZ capsule review

Original Apollo Theater Cast Recording - Broadway Song (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 26

Miles Davis - The Miles Davis Story - DVD (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 26
Miles Davis - The Miles Davis Story - VHS (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 26
— Brand-new two hour documentary from UK director Mike Dibb
— features performances from all eras of Miles' career, and interviews with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Clark Terry, Joe Zawinul and others

Herbie Hancock - Future2Future Live - DVD (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 26
— live performance from the Knitting Factory in LA; 104 minutes

Don Byas - The Complete 1946-1951 European Small Group Recordings - 3 CDs (Definitive) Nov 26
Art Pepper - The Complete Discovery & Savoy Master Takes (Definitive) Nov 26
Flip Phillips - The Complete 1947-1951 Verve Master Takes - 2 CDs (Definitive) Nov 26
Charlie Ventura - The Complete 1951-1952 Verve Studio Sessions (Definitive) Nov 26
Lee Wiley - Manhattan Nights: The Complete Golden Years Studio Sessions - 4 CDs (Definitive) Nov 26 — 92 tracks

Blossom Dearie - Sings Rootin' Songs (DIW 311) Nov 26 — from 1963; with Jerome Richardson
Wilber Morris - Wilber Force (DIW) Nov 26 — from 1983; with David Murray & Dennis Charles

Chris Wiesendanger - Urban Village (Fresh Sound New Talent 134) Nov
— with Chris Wiesendanger (p), Mark Turner (ts), Ben Street (b), Nasheet Waits (d)
Andrew Rathbun - Sculptures (Fresh Sound New Talent 135) Nov
— with Kenny Wheeler, Frank Carlberg, John Hebert, Jeff Hirshfield
Oam Trio - Flow (Fresh Sound New Talent 136) Nov
— with Aaron Goldberg (p), Omer Avital (b) and Marc Miralta (d, cajón and tablas)
Avi Lebovich - Constant (Fresh Sound New Talent 137) Nov
— with ChaseAvi Lebovich (tr, vcl, p, fl), Avishai Cohen (b), Luis Perdomo (p), Antonio Sanchez (d, voc), Alex Norris (flh), Claudia Acuña (vcl), Kim Smith (vcl)
Jason Lindner/Giulia Valle/Marc Ayza - 1, 2, 3, etc. (Fresh Sound New Talent 138) Nov
— with Jason Lindner (p), Giulia Valle (b), Marc Ayza (d)
Joe Martin - Passage (Fresh Sound New Talent 139) Nov
— with Mark Turner (alto sax), Kevin Hays (piano), Joe Martin (bass), Jorge Rossy (drums)
Brett Sroka - Hearsay (Fresh Sound New Talent 140) Nov
— with Brett Sroka (tr), Avishai Cohen (tp), Aaron Stewart (ts), Jason Moran (p, rhodes), John Sullivan (bass), Eric Harland (drums)

Django Reinhardt - Swing Sessions, Vol. 2 (Frog 52) Nov 26

Randy Van Horne Singers - Sleighride (Hitchcock Media) Nov 26 — 1960; first CD issue

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - SACD (Impulse!) Nov 26

hear/buy: I've Got A Right To Swing The Blues

Carrie Smith - I've Got A Right To Swing The Blues (IPO) Nov 26

— with Sir Roland Hanna

Bobby Lyle - Joyful (Lightyear) Nov 26

Cecil Hill - Cecil Hill Swings His Thing (Marhill) Nov 26

Rudy Linka Trio - Simple Pleasures (Midlantic 105)
— with Dan Fabricatore on acoustic bass, Kenny Wollesen on drums and Rudy Linka on electric guitar

Zakir Hussain - Selects (Moment) Nov 26

Louis Prima/Wingy Manone - The Complete Brunswick & Vocalion Recordings Of Louis Prima And Wingy Manone (1924-1937) - 6 CDs (Mosaic Records 217) Nov 26

Dodo Marmarosa - Live Dodo (Old Bean) Nov 26

Various Artists - Birmingham Jazz Festival: The Early Years - 1960, Vol. 1 (Red Anchor) Nov 26
Various Artists - Birmingham Jazz Festival: The Early Years - 1960, Vol. 2 (Red Anchor) Nov 26
Various Artists - Birmingham Jazz Festival: The Early Years - 1960, Vol. 3 (Red Anchor) Nov 26
— live recordings from the Birmingham, Michigan jazz fest
— with Toots Thielemans, J.C. Heard, Junior Mance, Lem Winchester and others

D'WSYS - Turn Up The B! (Red Bullet)
— soulful Dutch B-3 jazz group led by Hammond B-3 player Carlo de Wijs; more info at dwys.org

Michael Moore Trio - Floating (Spool 118) Nov
— reed player Moore with cellist Peggy Lee and drummer Dylan Van Der Schyff

Hugh Masekela - BBC Live in Concert (Strange Fruit) Nov 26 — 1985 & 1988

Sunna Gunnlaugs - Fagra Verold (Sunny Sky) Nov 20

Ray Brown/Monty Alexander/Russell Malone - Ray Brown/Monty Alexander/Russell Malone - SACD hybrid (Telarc)
— read the JAZZMATAZZ capsule review of the regular CD issue
Tierney Sutton - Something Cool - SACD hybrid (Telarc)
— read the JAZZMATAZZ capsule review of the regular CD issue

Rob Berger - Lost Photograph (Tzadik) Nov 26
Shelley Hirsch - Far In Far Out (Tzadik) Nov 26
Painkiller - Talisman: Live in Nagoya (Tzadik) Nov 26 — release of 1994 recording
Wadada Leo Smith - Luminous Axis (Tzadik) Nov 26
— with Ikue Mori, Chris Brown, Mark Trayle, Tim Perkis, John Bischof

Diana Krall - When I Look In Your Eyes - SACD (Verve) Nov 26

Tom Browne - Tom Browne Collection () Nov 26

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Japanese imports

Clifford Brown - All Stars Jams 2 (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26 — mini Lp-style slipcase

Clifford Brown - Caravan (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26 — mini Lp-style slipcase

Clifford Brown - Jam Sessions (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26 — mini Lp-style slipcase

Clifford Brown/Max Roach - More Study in Brown (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26
— mini Lp-style slipcase

Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet - Here & Now (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26
— mini Lp-style slipcase

Michel Legrand - Legrand Jazz (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26
— mini Lp-style slipcase; bonus tracks

Max Roach - Quiet As It's Kept (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26
— mini Lp-style slipcase

Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan (Universal Japan/Mercury) Nov 26
— mini Lp-style slipcase; bonus track

Richie Beirach Trio - What Is This Thing Called Love (Venus) Nov 26
— mini Lp-style slipcase; 24-bit; gold cd
Eddie Higgins Trio - Haunted Heart (Venus) Nov 26
— mini Lp-style slipcase; 24-bit; gold cd

Gary Burton - Genuine Tong Funeral (Victor Japan/RCA) Nov 26
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase
Duke Ellington - The Popular Ellington (Victor Japan/RCA) Nov 26
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase
Gil Evans and his Orchestra - There Comes A Time (Victor Japan/RCA) Nov 26
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase

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non-jazz items of interest

The Roots - Phrenology (MCA) Nov 26

Bob Dylan - Live 1975: The Rolling Thunder Revue - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 26

— Bootleg Series, Vol. 5
— limited edition set includes bonus DVD

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19 November 2002

buy: Dixie By Dorsey/Dorseyland Dance Parade

buy: I Remember Bird/With Strings: Tribute To Duke Ellington

Jimmy Dorsey - Dixie By Dorsey/Dorseyland Dance Parade
(Collectables/Columbia) Nov 19

Tony Pastor - Dance Parade/Your Dance Date
(Collectables/Columbia) Nov 19

Sonny Stitt - I Remember Bird/With Strings: Tribute To Duke Ellington

(Collectables/Catalyst) Nov 19
— two-fer of 1977 Catalyst recordings

Mary Lou Williams - 1949-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1260) Nov 19
Ella Fitzgerald - 1951 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1261) Nov 19
Lionel Hampton - 1950-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1262) Nov 19
James Moody - 1950-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1263) Nov 19
Wardell Gray - 1946-50 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1264) Nov 19

Una Mae Carlisle - 1944-50 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1265) Nov 19
Charlie Barnet - 1939-40 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1266) Nov 19
The Red Heads - 1925-27 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1267) Nov 19 — Red Nichols group
Harry James - 1944-45 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1268) Nov 19
Miff Mole - 1927 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1269) Nov 19

Eddie Vinson - 1947-49 (Chronological R&B Classics 5042) Nov 19
Jim Wynn - 1945-46 (Chronological R&B Classics 5043) Nov 19
Lowell Fulson - 1946-47 (Chronological R&B Classics 5044) Nov 19
Lightnin' Hopkins - 1948-49 (Chronological R&B Classics 5045) Nov 19

Matt Lavelle Quartet - Handling the Moment (CIMP 266) Nov
— Matt Lavelle (trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet, bass clarinet) with Ras Moshe (tenor saxophone), Francois Grillot (bass), and Lou Grassi (drums)
Khan Jamal Quintet - Balafon Dance (CIMP 267) Nov
— Khan Jamal (vibes, African balafon) with Jemeel Moondoc (alto sax), Roy Campbell (trumpet, flugelhorn), Dylan Taylor (bass), and Dwight James (drums)
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review
Bob Washington Trio - Recollections of Darby Hicks (CIMP 268) Nov
— Bob Washington (voice) with Steve Swell (trombone) and Dominic Duval (bass)
David Taylor Trio - Doppelganger (CIMP 269) Nov
— David Taylor (bass trombone) with Dominic Duval (bass), Jay Rosen (drums)
Alex Harding - Invocation for Pepper (CIMP 270) Nov
— Alex Harding (baritone sax) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums); standards

Rosemary Clooney - The Last Concert (Concord Jazz) Nov 19
— from live performance in Hawaii from last year

Ray Brown - Best of the Concord Years - 2 CDs (Concord Jazz) Nov 19

Dick Conte - Live @ 2001 San Jose Jazz Festival (DC Jazz) Nov 19

Lunge - Strong Language (Emanem 4079) Nov 19
— Gail Brand, Phil Durrant, Pat Thomas, Mark Sanders
— 2002 Amsterdam Bimhuis concert, plus two studio tracks
Chris Burn Ensemble - Horizontals White (Emanem 4080) Nov 19 — 2001
Roland Ramann - Shaken (Emanem 4081) Nov 19 — with Marcio Mattos, Simon H Fell and Mark Sanders
Paul Rutherford - Chicago 2002 (Emanem 4082) Nov 19
— 31 minute trombone solo, plus a 46 minute concerto for septet featuring Lol Coxhill
— with Jeb Bishop, Lol Coxhill, Mats Gustafsson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Kent Kessler and Kjell Nordeson
Roger Smith - Spanish Guitar (Emanem 4083) Nov 19 — 1980/99/97; reissue of LMC 1 with bonus material

Marty Ehrlich - The Long View (Enja) Nov [available from Downtown Music Gallery]
— six movement suite
— with Mark Feldman, Bobby Previte, Pheeroan AkLaff, Ray Anderson, Wayne Horvitz, Erik Friedlander, Mark Helias, Marcus Rojas, Ned Rothenberg, Mark Dresser, Andy Laster, Michael Sarin, James Zollar, J D Parran, Eddie Bobe, Ralph Farris, Eddie Allen, Sam Furnace, John Clark, Clark Gayton, and Robert DeBellis

Nina Simone - The Amazing Nina Simone (Fabulous) Nov 19 — live & studio
Woody Herman - Light My Fire (Fabulous) Nov 19 — live from Italy 1969

Don Cherry - Blue Lake (Fruit Tree Records/BYG) Nov 19 — with Johnny Dyani, Okay Tamiz; from 1971
Don Cherry - Orient (Fruit Tree Records/BYG) Nov 19 — from 1971

Duke Ellington - Memories of Duke - DVD (Gary Keys/Music Video Dist.) Nov 19
— filmed in Mexico in 1968; 90 minutes
— includes the "Mexico Suite" (aka "Latin American Suite"), plus well-known pieces
— mostly concert footage, but includes short interviews with Cootie Williams & Russell Procope
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Ben Pollack - Vol. 5 (Jazz Oracle 032) Nov 19
— the fifth of six volumes devoted to the complete recordings of Ben Pollack's Orchestra from 1926 to 1934
— includes related recordings released under the names of Gil Rodin, Jack Teagarden and the New Orleans Ramblers
— the extensive liner notes were written by Joe Showler, a Toronto-based expert on Pollack and Jack Teagarden

Anthony Braxton Quartet - Birmingham (1985) - 2 CDs (Leo 202/203) Nov 19

Fog - Slow & Slower (Lightyear) Nov 19

— Brad Buethe, Brian Melvin, Peter Barshay

Marcus Johnson - In Person: Live at Blues Alley (Lightyear) Nov 19

Tex Beneke & Glenn Miller - On The Beam (Magic/UK) Nov 19
— live broadcasts from 1948
Stan Kenton - Let's Go To Town (Magic/UK) Nov 19
— live at NBC Studio In New York 9/28/1953

Yo La Tengo - Nuclear War (Matador) Nov 19

— EP with four versions of the Sun Ra composition
— guests include Susie Ibarra; Roy Campbell Jr.; Daniel Carter; Sabir Mateen

Benny Goodman - Swing Master (Memoir) Nov 19

Sten Sandell - Solid Musik (nuscope 1013) Nov 19 — solo piano

Evan Parker & George Lewis - From Saxophone & Trombone (Psi 02.04/Incus) Nov 19
— from 1980; their first duo recordings
Evan Parker & Paul Lytton - Collective Calls (Urban) (Two Microphones) (Psi 02.05/Incus) Nov 19
— from 1972; their first duo recordings
Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Paul Lytton - At Instants Chavires (Psi 02.06) Nov 19
— 1997; live recordings in Montreal

Wolfgang Puschnig/Steve Swallow/Victor Lewis/Don Alias - Gray (Quinton)

Charles Fambrough - Upright Citizen (Random Chance/NuGroove) Nov 19

— reissue of 1997 release

Hans Dulfer - Hans Dulfer (Red Ink Records) Nov 19

Dan Mcmillion Jazz Orchestra - Up Your Brass (Sea Breeze) Nov 19

Harold Danko - Fantasy Exit (SteepleChase) Nov 15
— with Michael Fornanek and Jeff Hirshfield
Brad Goode featuring Von Freeman - Inside Chicago, Vol. 3 (SteepleChase) Nov 15
Lee Konitz/Matt Wilson - Gong With The Wind Suite (SteepleChase) Nov 15
— duets
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review
Jed Levy Quartet - Round & Round (SteepleChase) Nov 15
Various Artists - Jam Session, Vol. 3 (SteepleChase) Nov 15
— featuring Dick Oatts (tenor sax), Vincent Herring (ts, as), Don Braden (ts), Andy LaVerne (pno), Jay Andersen (bs), and Billy Drummond (drums)
— original tunes by Oatts, Braden, and LaVerne plus standards
Various Artists - Jam Session, Vol. 4 (SteepleChase) Nov 15
— featuring Ingrid Jensen (trumpet, fluglehorn), Marc Turner (ts), Sam Newsome (soprano sax), George Colligan (piano), Johannes Weidenmuller (bs) and Jochea Ruchert (drums)
— includes renditions of Wayne Shorter's "Juju" and "Chief Crazy Horse"

Dave Askren Trio - Re: Bill Evans (String Jazz 1029) Nov 19

— Bill Evans' compositions and repertoire played by a guitar trio

Tim Cummiskey Trio - Alone Together (String Jazz 1033) Nov 19

Ray Khalil - A Piece of the Action (String Jazz 1030) Nov 19

Steve Herberman - Thoughtlines (String Jazz 1031) Nov 19

Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz: Chapter 2 - DVD (Warner Bros.) Nov 19
Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz: Chapter 2 - VHS (Warner Bros.) Nov 19

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Japanese imports

Dizzy Gillespie - The New Continent (Universal Japan/Limelight) Nov 19 — mini Lp-style slipcase

Benny Goodman Quartet - Together Again! (Victor Japan/RCA) Nov 19 — 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase

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non-jazz items of interest

Joni Mitchell - Travelogue - 2 CDs (Nonesuch) Nov 19

— with Brian Blade; Kenny Wheeler; Herbie Hancock; Plas Johnson; Billy Preston; Paulinho DaCosta; Wayne Shorter

12 November 2002

Gary Meek - Step 7 (A440) Nov 12

David Leonhardt - Jazz for Kids (Big Bang) Nov 12

Peggy Lee - Peggy at Basin Street East: The Unreleased Show on Closing Night
(Collectors' Choice) Nov 12

— 1961

El Eco - Two Worlds (Dreambox Media) Nov

— Boston-based Brazilian/Argentinean Jazz
— Guillermo Nojechowicz, Helio Alves, Nazarian, Dino Govoni and Fernando Huergo
— with guests Claudio Roditi, Romero Lubambo and Cafe

Cal Tjader - Concerts in the Sun (Fantasy) Nov 12
— from previously unreleased 1960 performances in Honolulu and Santa Monica

Archie Shepp & the Full Moon Ensemble - Live in Antibes Vols. 1 & 2 (Fuel 2000/Actuel) Nov 12
— two-fer; recorded live at Antibes, 1970; remastered
— with Allen Shorter, Clifford Thornton, Joseph Dejean, Beb Guerin, Claude Delcion
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Woody Shaw - Live, Vol. 3 (HighNote) Nov 12

— quintet with Steve Turre, Mulgrew Miller, Larry Willis, Stafford James and Victor Lewis
— recorded live at Keystone Korner in 1977

Houston Person - Sentimental Journey (HighNote) Nov 12

— with Richard Wyands (piano); Russell Malone (guitar); Peter Washington (bass); Grady Tate (drums)

Anthony Braxton - Solo (Koln) 1978 (Leo/Golden Years of New Jazz 017) Nov 12
Anthony Braxton - Ninetet (Yoshi's) 1997, Vol. 1 - 2 CDs (Leo 343/344) Nov 12
— with JD Parran, Brandon Evans, James Fei, Jackson Moore & Andre Vida on various reeds, Kevin O'Neil on electric guitar, Joe Fonda on contrabass and Kevin Norton on drums/percussion
Translucent Tones (Gebbhard Ullmann/Juergen Kupke/Theo Nabicht) - Clarinet Trio Two (Leo 339) Nov 12
Fonda-Stevens Group - Healing (Leo 338) Nov 12
— Joe Fonda / Michael Stevens / Harvey Sorgen / Herb Robertson
Evan Parker/Phil Wachsmann/Teppo Aho-Hauta - Needles - 2 CDs (Leo 348/349) Nov 12
Carlos Zingaro/Joelle Leandre/Sebi Tramontana - The Chicken Check In Complex (Leo 340) Nov 12
Ramon Lopez - Duets 2: for Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Leo 356) Nov 12
— duets of Rahsaan Roland Kirk tunes with Joelle Leandre, Harry Becket, Noel Akchote, Thierry Madiot, etc
Ivo Perelman featuring Louis Sclavis - Ventriloquist (Leo 345) Nov 12
— with Ramon Lopez, Paul Rogersand Christine Wodrascka

Gil Parris - Blue Thumb (Okra-Tone) Nov 12
— with David Mann; David Charles; Eric Alexander; Bob Malach; Harvie S

Horace Silver - Paris Blues (Pablo) Nov 12
— previously unreleased 1962 Olympia Theater date
— the quintet with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Roy Brooks

George Shearing & Cannonball Adderley Quintets -
At Newport (Pablo) Nov 12
— previously unreleased 1957 quintets sets
—Nat & Cannonball join Shearing's quintet on one tune

Les Primitifs Du Futur - Cocktail D'Amour (Sketch) Nov 12 — bonus tracks

Judi Silvano/Mal Waldron - Riding A Zephyr (Soul Note) Nov 12 [available from Downtown Music Gallery]
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Armen Donelian - Mystic Heights: Grand Ideas, Vol. 2 (Sunnyside) Nov 12 — solo piano

Larry Coryell - Birdfingers: The Best of Larry Coryell (Universe) Nov 12
George Benson - After Hours - 2 CDs (Universe) Nov 12
— live sessions From New Jersey Club Casa Caribe 1973

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non-jazz items of interest

Various Artists - The Complete Monterey Pop Festival - DVD - 3 discs (Criterion) Nov 12

King Crimson - Earthbound (Caroline) Nov 12
— Robert Fripp, Boz Burrell, Mel Collins and Ian Wallace; original release: 1972

King Crimson - USA (Caroline) Nov 12
— Robert Fripp, John Wetton, David Cross, Bill Bruford; original release: 1976

King Crimson - Ladies of the Road - Live - 2 CDs (DGM) Nov 12
— live performances from 1971-72 with Robert Fripp/Mel Collins/Ian Wallace/Boz Burrell)

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5 November 2002

John Bunch - A Special Alliance (Arbors) Nov 5

Bob Haggart - The Music of Bob Haggart (Arbors) Nov 5

— with Randy Sandke; Ken Peplowski; Howard Alden; Wycliffe Gordon and others
Chuck Hedges - Just Jammin' (Arbors) Nov 5

Fred Lonberg-Holm/Jason Robke/Glenn Kotche
— A Valentine For Fred Katz (Atavistic 139) Nov 5

Sun Ra - Music From Tomorrow's World - Chicago 1960 (Atavistic Unheard Music Series 237) Nov 5
— previously unreleased live and studio material

Fred Van Hove - Complete Vogel Recordings Collection - 2 CDs (Atavistic Unheard Music Series 229)
— includes 3 Lps and a single originally issued in 1972-74

Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole - 4 CD box set (Capitol) Nov 5

Frank Sinatra - Classic Duets (Capitol) Nov 5

— 21 digitally re-mastered recordings from his 1957-1960 network television shows
— first time on CD
— with Ella Fitzgerald (three tracks), Louis Armstrong, Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Bing Crosby, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, the McGuire Sisters, Shirley Jones, Ethel Merman, The Hi-Lo's, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Elvis Presley, Nelson Riddle

Wilbur DeParis - Wilbur DeParis - 7 CDs (Collectables/Atlantic) Nov 5 — ten LPs on seven CDs
John Lewis - The Very Best of John Lewis - 5 CD box set (Collectables/Atlantic) Nov 5 — ten LPs on five CDs

buy: Date With The King/On Stage/Tenderly

Rosemary Clooney - Date With The King/On Stage/Tenderly (Collectables/Columbia) Nov 5
— three EPs on one CD

King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree - Blues at Montreux (Collectables/Atlantic) Nov 5

— from 1971

hear/buy: The Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz

Jean-Luc Ponty - Upon the Wings of Music (Collectables/Atlantic) Nov 5

— from 1977

Joe Turner - The Boss of the Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz (Collectables/Atlantic) Nov 5

— from 1956

Tony Bennett & k.d. lang - A Wonderful World (Columbia) Nov 5

— album of duets inspired by songs associated with Louis Armstrong and produced by T Bone Burnett

Hugh Masekela - Time (Columbia) Nov 5

Monica Mancini - Cinema Paradiso (Concord Jazz) Nov 5 — vocals of movie themes

George Shearing/Mel Torme - The Complete Concord Recordings - 7 CDs (Concord Jazz) Nov 5
— box set; includes a bonus disc of previously unreleased material

Sonny Parker - Sonny Parker with Lionel Hampton 1949-51 (Document) Nov 5

— with Wes Montgomery, Benny Bailey

Lionel Hampton - Revisited (Fuel 2000/Audio Fidelity) Nov 5
— 1958-59; 22 tracks; sextet and big band

Paulo Moura - Alma Rio (Fuel 2000) Nov 5

buy: Complete Capitol Recordings of the Gene Krupa and Harry James Orchestras

buy: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Four Freshman

Gene Krupa/Harry James - The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Gene Krupa and Harry James Orchestras
— 7 CDs (Mosaic) Nov 5

The Four Freshman - The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Four Freshman
— 9 CDs (Mosaic) Nov 5
— retail release of these two Mosaic Records boxed sets

Danny Moss - Steampower (Nagel Heyer) Nov 5

Harry "Sweets" Edison - There Will Never Be Another You (Nagel Heyer) Nov 5

The Bob Crosby Bobcats - Going Places Doing Things (Nagel Heyer) Nov 5

Tchicai/Jorgens/Friis/Nielsen/Toxvaerd - On Top of Your Head (Ninth World 24)
Dorge/Leandre/Tchicai/Zingaro/Mori - 25th Release (Ninth World 25)

Marian McPartland & Friends - NPR Jazz Christmas with Marian McPartland & Friends (NPR) Nov 5
Various Artists - All Songs Considered: 2 (NPR) Nov 5

Santana - Filmore Performance - San Francisco 1968 (Purple Pyramid) Nov 5

Rudresh Mahanthappa - Black Water (Red Giant) Nov 5
— with Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto saxophone); Vijay Iyer (piano); Francois Moutin (bass); Elliot Humberto Kavee (drums)

Roy Ayers - Live at Ronnie Scott's (Sanctuary) Nov 5
Roy Ayers - Live at Ronnie Scott's - DVD-A (Silverline) Nov 5

The Kenichi Tsunoda Big Band - Big Swing (Sea Breeze) Nov 5

So What: The Life of Miles Davis
John Szwed / Simon & Schuster / 496 pages / Oct 2002 / [hc]

— a new biography of Miles by the author of the excellent Sun Ra biography

buy: June Christy and the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet 1949

Duke Ellington - The Treasury Shows Vol. 6 - 2 CDs (Storyville)

— radio broadcasts from Spring and Fall 1945

June Christy - June Christy and the Johnny Guarnieri Quintet 1949
(Storyville/Jazz Unlimited)
— 29 tracks

Thomas Jefferson and Sammy Rimmington (Storyville) Nov 5

— recorded in Denmark in 1974

Larry Clinton & Bea Wain - Transcription Sessions, Vol. 2: 1937-38
(Storyville/Nostalgia Arts)

Ralph Sutton Quartet featuring Bob Wilber, Vol. 4
(Storyville) Nov 5

— small club recording from 1969, being release for the first time

Benny Goodman - Berlin 1980 (TCB) Nov 5
Urban Voices - The Gang (TCB) Nov 5 — Swiss a cappella vocal group

Mat Maneri Quartet featuring Joe McPhee - Sustain (Thirsty Ear) Nov 5

— with Craig Taborn, William Parker and Gerald Cleaver
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Midnight Blue - Inner City Blues (Wildchild) Nov 5

Joey Baron/Tim Berne/Hank Roberts - Miniature (Winter & Winter/JMT 22) Nov 5

Strata Institute - Cipher Syntax (Winter & Winter/JMT 24) Nov 5
— with Greg Osby & Steve Coleman

Discography
Sean Singer / Yale Univ Pr / 96 pages / 1 Nov 2002 / [pb] / [hc]
— jazz-influenced poetry by this year's winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition

Jay Leonhart - Rodgers and Leonhart - 2 CDs () Nov 5

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29 October 2002

Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble - Seasoning The Greens (Boxholder 031) Oct
— with Cooper-Moore, Sam Furnace, Joe Daley, William Parker, Warren Smith & Atticus Cole

Michael Pagan - Nobody Else But Me (Capri) Oct 29

hear/buy: The Complete American Small Group Recordings

Don Byas - The Complete American Small Group Recordings - 4 CDs (Definitive) Oct 29

Art Pepper - The Complete 1947-51 Small Group Recordings (Definitive) Oct 29

Victor Bailey - That's Right (ESC) Oct 29

John LaPorta - Theme & Variations/Conceptions (Fantasy) Oct 29

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - 2 CDs (Impulse) Oct 29

— deluxe edition, including the live "Love Supreme" from Antibes, plus the one movement by a sextet with Archie Shepp recorded the next day
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album
Ashley Kahn / Viking Pr / 256 pages / Oct 2002 / [hc]

Terry Gibbs - Dream Band Vol. 4: Main Stem (Contemporary) Oct 29
Terry Gibbs - Dream Band Vol. 5: The Big Cat (Contemporary)

— both discs were recorded live at the Summit in Hollywood, with Joe Maini, Charlie Kennedy, Richie Kamuca, Bill Perkins, Jack Nimitz, Al Porcino, Ray Triscari, Conte Candoli, Stu Williamson, Frank Huggins, Frank Rosolino, Vern Friley, Bob Edmondson, Pat Moran, Buddy Clark, Mel "the Tailor" Lewis, Bernie Saunders
— Vol. 4 was recorded Jan, 1961; Vol. 5: possibly, April 5-7, 1962

Bill Laswell - Charged Live (Innerhythmic) Oct 29

Jimmy McGriff - McGriff Avenue (Milestone) Oct 29
— with Bill Easley; Ronnie cuber; Melvin Sparks-Hassan; Rodney Jones; Bernard Purdie

J.P. Torres - Como Pica! (MusicHaus) Oct 29

Angelo Debarre - Angelo is Back in Town (Norway Music) Oct 29

Hot Club of San Francisco - Veronica: Not the Same Old Jazz (Panda) Oct 29

Soundtrack - Woody Allen: More Movie Music (Soundtrack Factory) Oct 29

Henry Heillig - Manoeuvre (United One) Oct 29

Kenny Barron - Canta Brasil (Sunnyside) Oct 29

— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Sylvie Courvoisier/Mark Nauseef - Birds of a Feather (Unit) Oct — duets

Betty Buckley - Doorway (Varese Sarabande) Oct 29

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You A Swingin' Christmas - 2-CDs (Verve) Oct 29

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Getz & Gilberto - SACD (Verve) Oct 29

Natalie Cole - Ask A Woman Who Knows - SACD (Verve) Oct 29

Diana Krall - The Look of Love - SACD (Verve) Oct 29

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Ella & Louis - SACD (Verve) Oct 29

Kirk Whalum - The Gospel According to Jazz (Chapter II) (Word Entertainment/Warner) Oct 29

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Japanese imports

Laurindo Almeida - Quartet Featuring Bud Shank (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— with bonus track; 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase
Chet Baker - Chet Baker Big Band (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; from 1956
Chet Baker - Jazz at Ann Arbor (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; from 1954
Chet Baker - Pretty/Groovy (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; from 1957
Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi-Fi (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; from 1962
Joe Pass - Sounds of Synanon (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; from 1956
Bill Perkins Octet - On Stage (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; from 1956
Bill Perkins Octet - Just Friends (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; from 1956
— with Art Pepper, Richie Kamuca
Bud Shank - Plays Tenor (Toshiba Japan/Pacific Jazz) Oct 29
— with bonus track; 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase

Les McCann - But Not Really (Universal Japan/Limelight) Oct 29 — mini Lp-style slipcase
Max Roach - Jazz in 3/4 Time (Universal Japan/Limelight) Oct 29 — mini Lp-style slipcase
Oscar Peterson Trio - Canadiana Suite (Universal Japan/Limelight) Oct 29 — mini Lp-style slipcase
Oscar Peterson Trio - Eloquence: Live at the Tivoli Gardens (Universal Japan/Limelight) Oct 29 — mini Lp-style slipcase

Lee Konitz - In Harvard Square (Universal Japan/Storyville) Oct 29 — mini Lp-style slipcase
Natalie Cole - Ask A Woman Who Knows (Universal Japan/Verve) Oct 29 — with bonus track
Roland Kirk - Rip, Rag & Panic (Universal Japan/Verve) Oct 29 — mini Lp-style slipcase

Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods (Victor Japan/RCA) Oct 29 — 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase

Antonio Adolfo - & Brazuca (Japan) Oct 29

Dusko Gojkovic - Blues in the Gutter (Japan) Oct 29 — 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase
Dusko Gojkovic - Snap (Japan) Oct 29 — 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase
Dusko Gojkovic - Trumpets & Rhythm Unit (Japan) Oct 29 — 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase

Earl Hines - Here Comes Earl "Fatha" Hines (Japan/Contact) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase

Milt Jackson - Someday My Prince Will Come - Live (Japan/Pablo) Oct 29
— 24-bit remastered; mini Lp-style slipcase; 1976

Teddi King - Round Midnight (Japan) Oct 29 — mini Lp-style slipcase

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non-jazz items of interest

Meredith Monk - Mercy (ECM) Oct 29

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22 October 2002

Either/Orchestra - Afro-Cubism (Accurate) Oct 22

— read the JAZZMATAZZ capsule review

Various Artists - Frontier Life: Banda Sonora (Accretions 031)
— soundtrack from the documentary film, "Frontier Life," featuring members of Nortec Collective (Tijuana) and Trummerflora Collective (San Diego)

Bruce Eskovitz - Conversations (Azica) Oct 22
Rob Thorsen - Evolution (Azica) Oct 22

Steven Kroon - Señor Kroon (Azica) Oct

Peg LaCentra - Featured By Artie Shaw & His Orchestra 1934-37 - The Complete Recordings
(Baldwin Street Music) Oct 22
— all of the studio recordings Peg LaCentra made with Artie Shaw & His Orchestra for the Brunswick and Thesarus labels from 1936-37, her 1934 recordings with Victor Young and Johnny Green, and bonus material from 1938-46 (Bluebird solo sides, radio transcriptions and film soundtrack recordings)

Eddie Landsberg - Remembering Eddie Jefferson (Berghem)
— with Giacomo Gates, James Spaulding, Randy Johnston, Coleman Mellet and Ben Dixon

Gerry Hemingway - Songs (between the lines 024) Oct
— with James Emery, John Butcher, Ellery Eskelin, Herb Robertson, Wolter Weirbos, Thomas Lehn, Kermit Driscoll and Lisa Sokolov

Grant Green - Retrospective 1961-1966 - 4 CDs (Blue Note) Oct 22

— anthology of guitarist Grant Green's sideman and leader work for Blue Note
— two CDs of Green's blues-infused work with Hammond B3 organists
— one disc with small group jazz
— one disc of Green's studio performances with horn players

hear/buy: The Classic Blue Note Recordings

Wayne Shorter - The Classic Blue Note Recordings - 2 CDs (Blue Note) Oct 22

— one CD of solo tracks & one of sideman appearances

Bob Magnuson/Tom DeSteno - In The Sunlight (Cadence Jazz Records 1137) Oct 22
Trio X: Joe McPhee-Dominic Duval-Jay Rosen - In Black & White: On Tour...Ann Arbor/NYC (Cadence Jazz Records 1144)
Joel Press with Gwendolyn Watson - Music From a Passionate Time (Cadence Jazz Records 1145) Oct 22
Rick Holland Quartet with Hendrik Meurkens - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cadence Jazz Records 1146) Oct 22
Joseph Scianni - One-eyed Jack (Cadence Jazz Records 1148) Oct 22
Mathias Rissi/Guerino Mazzola/Heinz Geisser - Agua (Cadence Jazz Records 1150) Oct 22

Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin/Sammy Davis Jr - Christmas with the Rat Pack (Capitol) Oct 22

Christy Baron - Take This Journey (Chesky) Oct 22

Harry James - Swing Town (Collectables) Oct 22
Jimmy Witherspoon - Hey Mrs. Jones (Collectables/Reprise) Oct 22 — from 1962

Steve Tyrell - This Time of Year (Columbia) Oct 22

Keely Smith - Keely Swings Basie-Style...with Strings (Concord) Oct 22

Louie Bellson - Inferno! - 2 CDs (Concord) Oct 22
— two-fer of 150 MPH (1977) and Dynamite! (1980)

Hank Jones - The Touch - 2 CDs (Concord) Oct 22
— two-fer of Rockin' & Rhythm (1977) and Lazy Afternoon (1989)
— with Ken Peplowski (alto saxophone, clarinet); Ray Brown, Dave Holland (bass); Jimmie Smith, Keith Copeland (drums)

David Kikoski - Combinations (Criss Cross) Oct 22
— with David Kikoski (piano); Boris Kozlov (bass); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)

Wycliffe Gordon - United Soul Experience (Criss Cross) Oct 22
— with Seamus Blake (tenor saxophone); David Kikoski (piano); Larry Grenadier (bass); Bill Stewart (drums)

Ralph Peterson - Subliminal Seduction (Criss Cross) Oct 22
— with Ralph Peterson (drums); Jimmy Greene (tenor saxophone); Jeremy Pelt (trumpet); Orrin Evans (piano); Eric Revis (bass)

Tim Warfield - Jazz Is (Criss Cross) Oct 22
— with Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Stefon Harris (vibraphone); Tarus Mateen (bass); Clarence Penn (drums)

Sphere3 - Comeuppance (Cyclops) Oct 22 — British fusion group

Norma Winstone - Edgeo of Time (Disconforme) Oct 21
— from 1972; with Kenny Wheeler, John Surman, John Taylor & Gary Boyle

Renaud Garcia-Fons - Navigatore (Enja) Oct 22

Ernesto Diaz-Infante/Chris Forsyth - March (Evolving Ear 04/Pax 90256) Oct
All Time Present - Distant Microphones Pick Up Both (Evolving Ear 05) Oct
— Chris Forsyth, Rich Gross, Ethan Sklar, Toshi Makahari, David Gould

Frank Perry - Temple of the Ancient Magical Presence (FMR 78) Oct
— unreleased works from 1972, 1980, 1990 & 2000 sessions
— with Keith Tippett, Roy Babbington, Evan Parker, Paul Lytton, Paul Lovens and others

Bessie Smith - Complete Recordings, Vol. 4 (Frog 43)
— new series remastered by John R.T. Davies

Carol Duboc - I Stand For America (Gold Note) Oct 22

Four80East - Round 3 (Higher Octave) Oct 22

Tom Scott - New Found Freedom (Higher Octave) Oct 22

— with Billy Preston; Daniel Rodrigues; Craig Chaquico; Jonathan Butler; Marcus Miller; George Duke; Ann Nesby; Paul Jackson

Assif Tsahar Conducts The New York Underground Orchestra - The Labyrinth (Hopscotch 12) Oct
Hugh Ragin - Sound Pictures for Solo Trumpet (Hopscotch 13) Oct

Louisiana Rhythm Kings - Louisiana Rhythm Kings (Jazz Oracle 024) Oct 22
— with Miff Mole, Pee Wee Russell, Bud Freeman, Jimmy Dorsey, Fud Livingston and Jack Teagarden; from 1929-30
— complete recordings by this Red Nichols-led recording group, including all of the rare Vocalion sides and a previously unissued take of "Pretty Baby"

New Orleans Jazz Band - New Orleans Jazz Band (Jazz Oracle 033) Oct 22
— complete instrumental recordings by this obscure band, recorded in 1924 and 1925
— they include first recordings by Sidney Arodin, who went on to participate in several classic sessions during the 1920s and 1930s, and Brad Gowans, who was a fixture of the New York Dixieland scene during the 1940s

Rob McConnell Tentet - Thank You, Ted (Justin Time) Oct 22

Bobby Sanabria - ¡Quarteto Ache! (Khaeon) Oct 22

Teddy Wilson - The Noble Art of Teddy Wilson (Koch) Oct 22
— with Billie Holiday; Ella Fitzgerald; Lena Horne; Sarah Vaughan; Mildred Bailey; Benny Carter; Lionel Hampton; Lester Young

Michael Lington - Everything Must Change (Lightyear) Oct 22
Banda Mantiqueira - Bixiga (Lightyear) Oct 22

Frankie Carle - Sunrise Serenade (Living Era) Oct 22
Ella Fitzgerald - Oh Lady Be Good (Living Era) Oct 22

Nat King Cole - Here's To My Lady (Memoir) Oct 22 — 24 Recordings From 1947-51
Ted Heath - Nice One, Ted! (Memoir) Oct 22 — 25 Recordings From 1948-51
Harry James - Music Makers (Memoir) Oct 22

Johnny Smith - The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions - 8 CDs (Mosaic Records 216) Oct 22

Count Basie - Alternate Takes Vol 3: 1941 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Buck Clayton, Harry Edison, Dicky Wells, Tab Smith, Don Byas, Fredd Green, Jimmy Rushing, Coleman Hawkins, Buddy Tate, Walter Page, Earl Warren, Jo Jones, Jack Washington; 26 tracks
Count Basie - Alternate Takes Vol 4: 1941-45 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Harry Edision, Tab Smith, Don Byas, Jimmy Rushing, Buddy Tate, Freddy Green, Jo Jones, Earl Warren, Dicky Wells, Joe Newman, Walter Page, Lucky Thompson; 26 tracks
Eddie Condon - Alternate Takes Vol 1: 1929-30 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Jack Teagarden, Joe Sullivan, Mezz Mezzrow, Max Kaminsky, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell, Alex Hill, George Brunies, Sid Catlett, Bobby Hackett, George Wetting, Floyd O'Brien, Jess Stacy, Brad Gowans, Fats Waller, Marty Marsala, Joe Bushkin, Dave Tough; 26 tracks
Eddie Condon - Alternate Takes Vol 2: 1940-44 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with George Brunies. Pee Wee Russell, Fats Waller, George Wettling, Max Kiminsky, Joe Sullivan, Brad Gowans, Benny Morton, Sidney Catlett, Joe Bushkin, Lou McGarity, Lee Wiley, Bobby Hackett, Bob Haggart, Jack Teagarden.
Duke Ellington - Alternate Takes Vol 8: 1940-41 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Johnny Hodges, Rex Stewart. Barney Bigard, Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Al Sears, Joya Sherrill, Taft Jordan, Al Hibbler, Ivie Anderson; 25 tracks
Duke Ellington - Alternate Takes Vol 9: 1942-47 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Ray Nance, Rex Stewart, "Tricky Sam" Nanton, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Barney Bigard, Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster, Jimmy Hamilton, Al Sears, Joya Sherrill, Taft Jordan, Al Hibbler, Ivie Anderson; 24 tracks
Benny Goodman - Alternate Takes Vol 2: 1937-38 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Harry James, Jess Stacy, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Martha Tilton, Dave Tough, Vido Musso, Ziggy Elman, Bud Freeman, Vernon Brown; 24 tracks
Benny Goodman - Alternate Takes Vol 3: 1938-39 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Harry James, Bud Freeman, Jess Stacy, Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Dave Tough, Hymie Schertzer, Martha Tilton, Jack Teagarden, Vernon Brown, Dave Matthews, Johnny Mercer; 25 tracks
Edmond Hall - Alternate Takes Vol 2: 1944 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Teddy Wilson, Billy Taylor, Henderson Chambers, Ellis Larkins, Irving Randolph; 25 tracks
Tiny Parham - Alternate Takes: 1928-30 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— includes 14 tracks from Tiny Parham, as well as tracks from other early jazz bands from betwen 1923 and 1927
— with Tiny Parham, Ersine Tate's Vendome Orchestra, Fate Marbles's Society Syncopators, Love Austin & Her Blues Serenaders, Austin & His Musical Ambassadors, King Brady's Clarinet Band
Ben Webster - Alternate Takes: 1944 (Neatwork) Oct 22
— with Hot Lips Page, Sidney Catlett, Walter "Foots" Thomas, Cylde Hart, Emmett Berry, Cozy Cole, Oscar Pettiford; 31 tracks

Gregg Karukas - Heatwave (N-Coded) Oct 22

John Fedchock - No Nonsense (Reservoir) Oct 22

Chainworks - Red Room/Live in Baltimore (Sachimay) Oct — Dan DeChellis/Brian Moray/Matt Hannifin

Columbus Jazz Orchestra - Big Band Swing Blues & All (Sea Breeze) Oct 22

Charene Dawn - Dark Angel (Sirocco) Oct 22

buy: Latin Jazz: La Combinacion Perfecta

Various Artists - Latin Jazz: La Combinacion Perfecta (Smithsonian Folkways) Oct 22

Humberto Ramirez - Passions of Latin Jazz (Sony Int'l) Oct 22

Harry James - Harry's Delight (Sounds of Yesteryear) Oct 22 — live 1960-61; with Buddy Rich,Corky Corcoran
Stan Kenton - 1962 (Sounds of Yesteryear) Oct 22 — Olive recordings
Stan Kenton - Munich 1953 - 2 CDs (Sounds of Yesteryear) Oct 22 — with June Christy; live; first CD issue

Sue Palmer - Live at Dizzys (SP) Oct 22

Second Direction - Four Corners (Spinning Wheel) Oct 22

Various Artists - Smoking Jazz (Surge) Oct 22
— Jane Monheit,T.S.Monk,David Mann,Ann Hampton Callaway and others

Ray Brown/Monty Alexander/Russell Malone
—