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Last Update -
30 May 2005
A selective list of recently issued or reissued jazz releases
I think might be interesting.
You can see our picks for the best CDs of 2004
here.
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Clicking on the album title will link to the
CD Universe site,
which includes sound
samples (indicated by
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and additional information for many of the CDs.
Recent releases (Jan 2005 to last week) are listed on our
Recent Jazz Releases page.
Future releases are listed on our
Upcoming Jazz Releases page.
We also have listings of earlier
2003,
2002
and 2001
releases.
28 December 2004
Tim McNamara -
Earth Sign (Blujazz) Dec 28
Dizzy Gillespie -
The Real Thing (Breathless) Dec 28
— 1971 recording with James Moody
Jim Hall Trio -
Magic Meeting (JimHallMusic.com) Dec
— recorded live at the Village Vanguard in April, 2004 with Scott Colley (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums)
Alan Broadbent -
Round Midnight (King) Dec 27
Dave Lefebvre -
Rob Bop (Lifeforce) Dec 31
Paul Comb's Pocket Big Band -
Live At Chit Chat (Sea Breeze 3073) Dec 28
Texas Christian University Jazz Ensemble -
Dream On - 2 CDs (Sea Breeze 4562) Dec 28
— with Carl Saunders (trumpet)
Derek Bailey -
Playing For Friends On 5th Street: Live at Downtown Music GalleryFlutes (Straw2Gold 02)
Dec 28
— live solo acoustic guitar performance from 12/29/2001; 51 minutes
Stan Kenton -
Redlands Concert (USA Music Group) Dec 28
John Leitham -
Live At Catalinas (USA Music Group) Dec 28
Billy Mitchell -
Never Give Up On Love (USA Music Group) Dec 28
Jazz Books
Penny M. Von Eschen -
Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War (Harvard University Press) Dec 31
"At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From 1956 through the late 1970s, America dispatched its finest jazz musicians to the far corners of the earth, from Iraq to India, from the Congo to the Soviet Union, in order to win the hearts and minds of the Third World and to counter perceptions of American racism.
Penny Von Eschen escorts us across the globe, backstage and onstage, as Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and other jazz luminaries spread their music and their ideas further than the State Department anticipated.";
352 pages; hardcover
21 December 2004
Hadda Brooks -
Swingin' The Boogie (Ace [UK]) Dec 20
— remastered compilation, mostly instrumental, of boogie woogie pieces she recorded for Modern between 1945 & 1951
Todd Rhodes -
Blues For The Red Boy: The Early Sensation Recordings (Ace [UK]) Dec 20
— "79 minutes of blasting big band R&B from legendary Detroit pianist-bandleader-talent scout Todd Rhodes, remastered in incredible sound, from original Sensation records acetates"
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson -
Blues For The Red Boy: The Early Sensation Recordings (Ace [UK]) Dec 20
— the complete King recordings; recorded from 1949-1952; 26 tracks, including two
previously unreleased tracks
King Ubu Orchestra -
The Concert: Live at Total Music Meeting 2003 (ALL 009) Dec
— Wolfgang Fuchs, contrabass & bass clarinet, sopranino sax; Peter van Bergen, tenor sax; Radu Malfatti, trombone; Melvyn Poore, tuba; Phil Wachsmann, violin, live electronics; Anne LeBaron, harp; Bertram Turetzky, double bass; Fernando Grillo, double bass; Paul Lytton, percussion, live electronics;
guests: Boris Aljinovic, actor/speaker; Phil Minton, voice; Irena Bart-Greiner, soprano; Berlin
Alex Schlippenbach Trio -
Compression (ALL 011) Dec
— with Evan Parker and Paul Lovens
Ivo Perelman Trio -
Black in White (Clean Feed 024)
— Ivo Perelman (tenor sax), Dominic Duval (bass) and Jackson Krall (drums)
Lisbon Improvisation Players -
Motion (Clean Feed 025)
— Rodrigo Amado (baritone and tenor saxophone),
Steve Adams (soprano, sopranino and tenor saxophones),
Ken Filiano (double bass),
Acácio Salero (drums)
Laurent Filipe -
A Luz (Clean Feed 026)
— Laurent Filipe (trumpet), Rodrigo Goncalves (piano),
Mario Delgado (guitar), Nelson Cascais (double bass) and Alexandre Frazao (drums)
The Julius Hemphill Sextet -
The Hard Blues (Clean Feed 027)
— Marty Ehrlich (alto & soprano sax, musical direction), Aaron Stewart (tenor sax), Andy Laster (alto sax),
Sam Furnace (alto & soprano sax), Alex Harding (baritone sax), Andrew White (tenor sax);
recorded live in Lisbon on August 1, 2003
Ze Eduardo Unit -
A Jazzar No Zeca: Music of Jose Alonso (Clean Feed 028)
— Jesus Santandreu (tenor saxophone),
Ze Eduardo (double bass),
Bruno Pedroso (drums)
Bernard Sassetti -
Indigo - 2 CDs (Clean Feed 029)
— solo piano; originals, improvisations, Monk tunes and standards; nice!
Hank Crawford -
More Soul (Collectables) Dec 21
— 1960 Atlantic release;
with David "Fathead" Newman (tenor sax) Leroy "Hog" Cooper (baritone sax) Phillip Guilbeau (trumpet) John Hunt (trumpet and fluegel horn) Edgar Willis (bass) and Milt Turner (drums)
Modern Jazz Quartet -
The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays Gershwin's Porgy & Bess (Collectables) Dec 21
Lennie Tristano -
Lennie Tristano (Collectables) Dec 21
— 1955 Atlantic release with
Lennie Tristano backed by Lee Konitz (sax), Gene Ramey or Peter Ind (bass), and Art Taylor or Jeff Morton (drums)
David "Fathead" Newman -
Captain Buckles / Front Money (Collectables) Dec 21
— two-fer of Warner Bros. albums from 1970 & 1977
— musicians include Blue Mitchell, Eric Gale, Steve Novosel and Bernard Purdie
Mauro Manzoni/Mauro Campobasso -
PuntoZero (D.D.Q. 128051) Dec 21
Sirone -
Concord (NotTwo 751) Dec
— Sirone: contrabass & compositions, Ben Abarbanel-Wolff: tenor sax, Ulli Bartel: violin and Maurice de Martin: drums
Lady Forte -
You and Me (Excalibur) Dec 21
Jordan Hall -
Something Different (Jordan Hall) Dec 21
— Jordan Hall (violin); Jef Lee Johnson (guitar); Edward Simon (piano); Avery Sharpe (bass); Johnathan Blake (drums); Marlon Simon (percussion)
Dizzy Gillespie -
Complete Trumpet Kings Battle: Studio Sessions With Roy Eldridge (Lonehill Jazz) Dec 13
Michael Wintsch/Fred Frith/Franziska Bauman/Bernard Trontin -
Whisperings (RecRec 75) Dec
Terry Silverlight -
Wild! (Silverlight) Dec 21
— Terry Silverlight, Lou Soloff, Will Lee, Paul Shaffer. Personnel: Terry Silverlight (drums, percussion); Edgar Winter (vocals, alto saxophone); Chuck Loeb, Hiram Bullock (guitar); David Mann (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); John Clark (French horn); Charles Blenzig (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer); Mike Ricchiuti (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Paul Shaffer (organ); Will Lee (bass guitar)
Don Friedman Trio -
Standards in Cagliari (Soul Note 121377) Dec 21
— with Jeff Fuller and T. Bradascio
Scott Dubois -
Monsoon (Soul Note 121409) Dec 21
— with Dave Liebman and Loren Stillman
Gaetano Partipilo & Urban Society -
Basic (Soul Note 121411) Dec 21
— with M. Signorile, P. Bardaro, G. Vendola, V. Bardaro, M. Greco, G. Petrella, R. Partipilo
14 December 2004
Don Rendell Quintet -
Roarin' (BGP) Dec 14
— first time on CD for this 1961 Jazzland album which was also Graham Bond's first recording
Paul Kogat -
Know It? I Wrote It (Blujazz) Dec 14
Typhanie Monique -
Intrinsic (Blujazz) Dec 14
— Typhanie Monique (vocals); Neal Alger (guitar); Jeff Hanley (bass)
Gabor Winand -
Agent Spirituel (Budapest Music Center) Dec 14
Pierre Blanchard/Dorado Schmitt -
Gypsy Jazz Duet (Le Chant du Monde) Dec 14
Anthony Braxton -
Charlie Parker Project - 2 CDs (Hatology 2-612) Dec
— Anthony Braxton (saxophones, contrabass clarinet),
Ari Brown (saxophones),
Paul Smoker (trumpet, flugelhorn),
Misha Mengelberg (piano),
Joe Fonda (double bass),
Han Bennink (drums on CD 1),
Pheeroan AkLaff (drums on CD 2);
remastered reissue of Oct. 1993 recording; liner notes include interview of
Braxton by Graham Lock
Benny Goodman & the Rhythm Makers Orchestra -
50 Tracks in One Day - With One Hour For Lunch, Of Course! - 2 CDs (Jasmine 409) Dec 14
— 1935 transcription recordings for NBC
Various Artists -
American Dance Bands Play the Music of Irving Berlin (Jasmine 2602) Dec 14
— recordings from the 1920s & '30s
Various Artists -
American Dance Bands Play the Music of Cole Porter (Jasmine 2601) Dec 14
— recordings from the 1920s & '30s
Miles Davis -
The Cool Jazz Sound - DVD (Music Video Distributors) Dec 14
— 4/2/1959 Robert Herridge Theatre Show television program with the Miles Davis Quintet
featuring John Coltrane, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb and including the Gil Evans Orchestra
Octobop -
After Dark (Mystic Lane Productions) Dec 14
— led by saxophonist Geoff Roach; tune by Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, Henry Mancini, Jimmy Giuffre, Al Belletto, Steve Swallow;
arrangements by Bill Holman, Marty Paich, Geoff Roach, Jack Conway, a.o.
Robin Holcomb & Wayne Horvitz -
Solos - hybrid SACD (Songlines 1550) Dec 14
— taking turns at a Steinway D at the UBC Recital Hall, they perform originals and a few cover tunes
Daniel Carter/Reuben Radding/Grep Keplinger -
Not Out of Anywhere - 2 CDs (Soul Disk 5703) Dec
Baby Huey -
Living Legend (Water Records 142) Dec 14
— 1971
Chucho Valdes -
Featuring Cachaito (Yemaya) Dec 14
7 December 2004
Duke Ellington -
The Duke Steps Out: Duke Ellington in the Twenties (ASV Living Era) Dec 7
— chosen by and annotated by Vic Bellerby; with (reportedly excellent) transfers by
Charlie Crump and masters by Martin Haskell; with
Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges, Tricky Sam Nanton, Barney Bigard, Bubber Miley;
1924-29
Exuberance -
Live at Vision Festival (Ayler Records 009) Dec
— Louie Belogenis, tenor sax; Roy Campbell, Jr., trumpet, flute; Hilliard Green, bass;
Michael Wimberly, drums, vocals
— May 23, 2003
Surd -
Live at Glenn Miller Cafe (Ayler Records 020) Dec
— David Stackenas, guitar; Fredrik Nordström, tenor & alto sax; Filip Augustson, bass; Thomas Stronen, drums
— recorded in Stocklholm, June 14-15, 2004
Per Henrik Wallin Trio -
The Stockholm Tapes (Ayler Records 032) Dec
— Per Henrik Wallin, piano; Lars-Göran Ulander, alto sax; Peter Olsen, drums
— live recordings from 1977 & 1975
Ran Blake/Jeanne Lee -
Newest Sound Around (BMG Germany) Dec 7
— 24-bit remastered with four bonus tracks
Stephane Grappelli -
Sur Le Toit De Paris (BMG Germany) Dec 7
— from 1969
Art Farmer -
To Sweden With Love/Live At The Half Tone (Collectables) Dec 7
— two-fer of 1963-64 Atlantic Records albums
with Jim Hall, Steve Swallow and Walter Perkins or Pete LaRoca
Various Artists -
Richard Rogers' "No Strings" - An After-Theatre Version (Collectables) Dec 7
— 1962 Atlantic album with Chris Conner, Bobby Short and LaVern Baker on vocals
— arrangements by Harbie Mann, Al Cohn and Bobby Short
Cor Fuhler Nonet -
Corkestra (Data 044) Dec
—
Anne La Berge, flutes; Andy Moor, electric guitar; Nora Mulder, cymbalom; Wilbert de Joode, double bass; Tony Buck, percussion; Michael Vatcher, percussion, singing saw, hammer dulcimer;
recorded in 2004 in Amsterdam
Per Henrik Wallin -
Where Is Spring (Dragon 390) Dec
— Per Henrik Wallin piano; Torbjörn Hultcrantz bass; Leif Wennerström drums;
recorded 1986-87; with a half-hour of bonus material
Gabor Szabo -
Bacchanal & 1969 (El Records) Dec 7
— two-fer of a pair of 1960's albums
Ornette Coleman -
Town Hall 1962 (ESP) Dec 7
— Ornette Coleman (alto saxophone); Selwart Clark, Nathan Goldstein (violin); Julian Barber (viola); Kermit Moore (cello); David Izenzon (bass); Charles Moffet (percussion)
Francois Carrier Trio -
Play (482 Music 1033) Dec 7
— Franįois Carrier, alto sax; Pierre Côté, bass; Michel Lambert, drums
Vinkeloe/Cremaschi/Masaoka/Robair -
Klang. Farbe. Melodie (482 Music 1030) Dec 7
— Biggi Vinkeloe, alto sax and flute; George Cremaschi, contrabass; Miya Masaoka, 21-string koto; Gino Robair, percussion, faux dax, bike horn, and bowed metals
Kali Z. Fasteau -
Making Waves (Flying Note 9010) Dec
— Kidd Jordan on tenor sax, Bobby Few on piano, Sirone on bass and Kali Z. on soprano sax, synth, cello, voice, mizmar and drums
Cooper-Moore & Assif Tsahar -
Tells Untold (Hopscotch Records 30) Dec
— duets
Assif Tsahar & the New York Underground Orchestra -
Fragments (Hopscotch Records 27) Dec
—
Anne La Berge, flutes; Andy Moor, electric guitar; Nora Mulder, cymbalom; Wilbert de Joode, double bass; Tony Buck, percussion; Michael Vatcher, percussion, singing saw, hammer dulcimer;
recorded in 2004 in Brooklyn
Angel David Mattos -
Danzzaj (Jazz Boricua Productions) Dec 6
— Angel David Mattos: piano, John Benitez: bass, Antonio Sanchez and Hector Matos: drums and Bob Mintzer: tenor sax
Anders Nilsson -
Blood (Kopasetic Productions 003) Dec
— Anders Nilsson on electric guitar & voice, Mattias Carlson on tenor sax & electric alto sax, David Carlsson on electric bass and Peter Nilsson on drums
Chet Baker featuring Dick Twardzik -
Complete Studio Sessions (Lonehill Jazz) Dec 6
— quartet with pianist Richard Twardzik, bassist Jimmy Bond and drummer Peter Littman recorded in October 1955;
plus four bonus tracks from a concert given in Stuttgart the same month and year with the same group plus local guest musicians:
the baritone sax player Lars Gullin and the singer Caterina Valente
Al Cohn/Zoot Sims -
Bill Evans/Art Farmer -
Modern Art (Lonehill Jazz) Dec 6
Ahmed Abdullah -
Traveling the Spaceways: Ahmed Abdullah's Dispersions of the Sprit of RA (Planet Arts Recordings 1003-24) Dec 1
— Ahmed Abdullah & Arunga: trumpets, Billy Bang: violin, Craig Harris: trombone, Salim Washington: tenor sax, Alex Harding: bari sax, Masujaa: guitar, Radu: bass, Cody Moffett: drums, plus vocals & poetry; Sun Ra tribute
Simon Fell Quartet & Quintet -
Four Compositions - 2 CDs (Red Toucan 9325) Dec
— CD 1: Alex Ward, clarinet; Gail Brand, trombone; Alex Maguire, piano; Simon H. Fell, double bass; Steve Noble, drums. CD 2: Alex Ward, clarinet; Guy Llewellyn, french horn; Simon H. Fell, double bass; Mark Sanders, drums, electronics
Food -
Last Supper (Rune Grammafon 2041) Dec 7
— Ballamy, Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen and Thomas Str˙nen
Wadada Leo Smith's Creative Orchestra -
Lake Biwa (Tzadik) Dec 7
— Marc Ribot, Craig Taborn, Susie Ibarra, John Zorn, Jennifer Choi, Erik Friedlander, Anthony Coleman, Jamie Saft, Marcus Rojas, John Lindberg, Gerald Cleaver and others
Jazz Imports
(These titles are now available domestically. See listings here.)
Art Ensemble of Chicago -
Certain Blacks (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6098; 1970
Art Ensemble of Chicago -
Phase One (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6115; 1971
Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass -
(Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America LP
Paul Bley -
Improvisie (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6121; with Annette Peacock and Han Bennink; 1971
Anthony Braxton -
Improvisations, Series F - 2 CDs (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of 2 LP America 011-012; solo sax; 1972
Anthony Braxton -
Dona Lee (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6122; 1972 quartet date
Dave Burrell -
After Love (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6115; 1070
Emergency -
Homage to Peace (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America LP
Steve Lacy Quintet -
The Gap (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6125; 1972; includes one bonus alternate take
Steve Lacy Quintet -
With Mal Waldron (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America LP; includes two bonus alternate take
Roswell Rudd -
Featuring John Tchicai (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6114; 1965
Archie Shepp & Chicago Beau -
Black Gipsy (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6099; 1969
Alan Shorter -
Tes Esat (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6118;
Clifford Thornton -
The Panther And The Lash (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6113; 1970
Frank Wright Quartet -
Uhuru Na Umoja (Emarcy/Universal France) Dec 6
— reissue of America 6104; 1970
Jazz Books
Jimi Durso & Karla Harby (editors) -
Jazz Improvisation: Advice From the Masters (Outcat) Dec 1
— lessons and advice from Joanne Brackeen, Terri Lyne Carrington, Steve Coleman, Todd Coolman, Dave Douglas, Robin Eubanks, Hal Galper, Mark Helias, Charlie Hunter, Dave Liebman, James Moody, Jeremy Pelt, Judi Silvano, Dave Stryker, Lew Tabackin and Kenny Werner;
36 pages
30 November 2004
Gil Evans & RMS -
Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1983 - DVD (Angel Air) Nov 30
— with London musicians Ray Russell, Mo Foster and Simon Phillips aka RMS
Bert Williams -
The Early Years: 1901-1909 (Archeophone Records 5004) Nov 30
Wynton Marsalis -
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson (Blue Note) Nov 30
— original score for Ken Burns's upcoming PBS documentary on Jack Johnson (1878-1946),
the firs-ever African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World;
musicians on the recording include Wessel Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon, Doug Wamble, Reginal Veal
and Eric Lewis (PBS will air the two-part
documentary on January 17 & 18, 2005)
Stu Martin/John Surman -
Live at Woodstock Hall 1976 (Breathless) Nov 30
Sarah Jane Cion -
Lara's Lullabies (CAP) Nov 30
Jody Sandhaus -
Fine Spring Morning (CAP) Nov 30
Denyce Graves -
Kaleidoscope (Carmen) Nov 30
— Denyce Graves (vocals); Rick Heckman (English horn); Lee Musiker (piano); Jay Leonhart (bass guitar)
Joel Futterman/Alvin Fielder/Ike Levin Trio -
Resolving Doors (Charles Lester Music 007) Nov 30
Denise Perrier -
Live at Yoshi's (Chez Perrier) Nov 30
Jeari Czapla -
Dolce (Czapla Music) Nov 30
Sheila Jordan -
Belive in Jazz: Live with the Serge Forté Trio (Ella Productions 2004-5) Nov
— recorded live on 11/8/03 in Switzerland during her 75th birthday tour;
Sheila Jordan (vocals),
Serge Forté (piano),
Karl Jannuska (drums),
Gary Brunton (double bass)
Phillip Greenlief Lost Trio -
Boxcar Samovar (Evander Music) Nov
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers -
Caravan - hybrid SACD (Fantasy/Riverside) Nov 30
— Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Cedar Walton (piano); Reggie Workman (bass);
1962
Nat Adderley -
Work Song - hybrid SACD (Fantasy/Riverside) Nov 30
— Nat Adderley (cornet); Wes Montgomery (guitar); Sam Jones (cello); Bobby Timmons (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Louis Hayes (drums)
Stan Getz/Cal Tjader -
Stan Getz/Cal Tjader Sextet - hybrid SACD (Fantasy) Nov 30
— 1958; with Vince Guaraldi, Eddie Duran, Scott LaFaro, and Billy Higgins
Benny Carter -
Jazz Giant - hybrid SACD (Fantasy/Contemporary) Nov 30
— Benny Carter (alto saxophone, trumpet); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Frank Rosolino (trombone); Andre Previn, Jimmy Rowles (piano); Barney Kessel (guitar); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Shelly Manne (drums);
1957-58
Milt Jackson & Wes Montgomery -
Bags Meets Wes - hybrid SACD (Fantasy/Riverside) Nov 30
— Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Wes Montgomery (guitar); Wynton Kelly (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums);
1961
Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan -
Mulligan Meets Monk - hybrid SACD (Fantasy/Riverside) Nov 30
— Thelonious Monk (piano); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Wilbur Ware (bass); Shadow Wilson (drums);
1957
Art Pepper -
Gettin' Together - hybrid SACD (Fantasy/Contemporary) Nov 30
— Art Pepper (alto saxophone); Conte Candoli (trumpet); Wynton Kelly (piano); Paul Chambers (acoustic bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums);
1960
Bobby Timmons -
This Here is Bobby Timmons - hybrid SACD (Fantasy/Riverside) Nov 30
— Bobby Timmons (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums); 1960
Barbara Buchholz -
Theremin: Russia With Love (Intuition Music) Nov 30
David Friesen Trio -
Midnight Mood: Live In Stockholm (Intuition Music) Nov 30
Paul Lytton/Jeffrey Morgan -
Terra Icognita (Konnex 5128) Nov
— Paul Lytton percussion and electronics; Jeffrey Morgan alto and tenor saxophones
Sten Sandell -
Strings & Objects (LJ Records 5235)
— with Peranders Nilsson
Torben Waldorff -
Squealfish (LJ Records 5236)
— Torben Waldorff (guitar), Karl Martin Almgvist (tenor sax), Mattias Svensson (bass), PA Tollbom (drums)
Sten Sandell -
Songs (LJ Records 5237)
— with Amit Sen
Larserik Norrstrom -
Still Alive (LJ Records 5238)
— with T. Sundby, O. Almgren
Ove Johansson -
Music From Steninge (LJ Records 5239)
Andy Jaffe -
Imperfect Storm: The Large Ensemble Compositions of Andy Jaffe (MMC) Nov 30
Bruno Råberg Nonet -
Chrysalis (Orbis Music) Nov 30
— Bruno Raberg (bass, compositions), Anders Bostrom (flutes), Allan Chase (soprano, alto sax),
Donny McCasline (soprano & tenor saxes, clarinet), Phil Grenadier (trumpet), Jeff Galindo (trombone),
Tim Kelly (bass trombone), Mick Goodrick (guitar), Marcelo Pellitteri (drums and percussion)
Bruno Råberg -
Ascencio (Orbis Music) Nov 30
— 2002 release with Phil Grenadier, Allan Chase and Marcello Pellitteri
Andrew Scott Quartet -
This One's For Barney (Sackville 2062) Nov 30
Kazue Sawai -
Unce Chance Pour L'Ombre (Victo 94) Nov 30
— Kazue Sawai: koto; Michel Doneda: saxophone soprano et sopranino; Kazuo Imai: Guitare acoustique; Le Quan Ninh: percussion; Tetsu Saitoh: contrebasse
Jazz Books
Bill Egan -
Florence Mills: Harlem Jazz Queen (Scarecrow Press) Nov 30
— 368 pages
Larry Kart -
Jazz in Search of Itself (Yale Univ. Press) Nov 30
— collection of liner notes, reviews, profiles and essays; many from the
Chicago Tribune and Downbeat; 352 pages, HC
November 2004
Jimmy Hendrix -
Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 - DVD (BMG Video) date TBD
— 56 minutes
Dominic Duval & Steve Swell -
Rules of Engagement, Vol. 3 (Drimala) Nov
Dane Rudhyar -
Works for Piano (hat(NOW)ART 140)
James Tenney -
Pika Don (hat(NOW)ART 151)
— Maelström Peruccions Ensemble & guests;
contucted by Jan Williams
23 November 2004
Nels Cline, Andrea Parkins & Tom Rainey -
Ash & Tabula: Out Trios, Vol. 3 (Atavistic 148) Nov 23
— Nels Cline (guitar); Andrea Parkins (accordion, keyboard); Tom Rainey (percussion);
recorded live at Tonic in NYC
Per Henrik Wallin -
Burning In Stockholm (Atavistic Unheard Music Series 249) Nov 23
— Wallin (piano), Johnny Dyani (bass) and Erik Dahback (drums)
recorded live in Stockholm in 1981; liner notes by Mats Gustafsson
Marucci/Berger/Tchicai/Lane/Webb -
Genesis (Cadence Jazz Records 1178) Nov
Quintet Moderne -
WellSprings Suite (Cadence Jazz Records 1179) Nov
— Harri Sjostrom (soprano sax), Phil Wachsmann (violin, viola & electronics), Paul Rutherford (trombone),
Teppo Hauta-aho (double bass) and Paul Lovens (drums, selected cymbals and saw)
Rutherford/Wachsmann/Lovens -
Well Spring (Cadence Jazz Records 1176) Nov
— Paul Rutherford (trombone), Harri Sjostrom (soprano sax), Philipp Wachsmann (violin),
Teppo Hauto-Aho (contrabass) and Paul Lovens (drums)
Steve Swell Quartet -
Slammin' the Infinite (Cadence Jazz Records 1175) Nov
— Steve Swell (trombone), Sabir Mateen (reeds), Matt Heyner (acoustic bass) and Klaus Kugel (drums)
Cecil Taylor/Dominic Duval/Jackson Krall -
WellSprings Suite (Cadence Jazz Records 1169) Nov
— recorded live in Minneapolis on 2/29/2000
Brian Auger -
Befour (Castle) Nov 22
Brian Auger -
Better Land (Castle) Nov 22
Brian Auger -
Oblivian Express (Castle) Nov 22
Mose Allison -
Hello There Universe (Collectables) Nov 23
— 1969
Roland Kirk -
The Inflated Tear/Natural Black Inventions (Collectables) Nov 23
— two-fer of 1967 & 1971 Atlantic recording
Sonny Stitt -
Sonny Stitt and the Top Brass (Collectables) Nov 23
— 1962 Atlantic recording; arrangements by Tadd Dameron and Jimmy Mundy;
with Blue Mitchell
Eyvind Kang/Tucker Martine -
Orchestra Dim Bridges (Conduit Records 1305) Nov 23
Stephan Micus -
Life (ECM 1897) Nov 23
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band -
Off Limits (Family Affair Records) Nov 22
Django Reinhardt -
Complete, Vol. 19 - 2 CDs (Fremeaux & Associes) Nov 23
— Django Reinhardt & Le Quintette du Hot Club de Frances Rome radio sessions, an interview from 1950,
solo guitar tracks, radio recordings from 1951, etc.
Cecil Taylor Unit -
One Two Many Salty Swift and Not Goodbye (Hatology 2-599) Nov
— Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone),
Raphé Malik (trumpet),
Ramsey Ameen (violin),
Cecil Taylor (piano),
Sirone (double bass),
Ronald Shannon Jackson (drums);
remastered reissue of 1978 Stuttgart recording
Alexander Zonjic -
Seldom Blues (Heads Up) Nov 23
Leroy Williams Quartet -
Time Is (Jazz Child 07) Nov
— Roni Ben-Hur (guitar), Richard Wyands (piano), Walter Booker (bass) and Leroy Williams (drums)
Anthony Braxton -
Solo (Milano) 1979, Vol 2 (Leo Records/Golden Years of New Jazz 023) Nov
— recorded at a concert the day after the documented on
Vol. 1, Braxton mixes his originals with five standards
Ariel Shibolet -
Metal Tube & Consciousness: Soprano Saxophone Solo (Leo 414) Nov
Vinz Vonlanthen -
[Oeil]: Solo Guitar (Leo 413) Nov
Jimmy Bruno -
Solo (Mel Bay Records) Nov 23
Jimmy Bruno -
Live at Chris' Jazz Cafe, Vol. 2 - DVD (Mel Bay Records) Nov 23
Les DeMerle with Bonnie Eisele and Ken Peplowski -
The Jazz Spirit of Christmas (Origin Records) Nov 23
Joel Ryan -
Or Air (Psi 04.08)
— digital manipulations of music of Evan Parker
Furt -
Dead or Alive (Psi 04.09)
— Richard Barrett and Paul Obermayer; live electronic music; 2002 & 2004
Sten Sandell and David Stackenas with Parker/Guy/Lytton -
Gubbröra (Psi 04.10)
— pianist Sten Sandell and guitarist David Stackenäs;
solo, duo and in a quintet with Evan Parker, tenor & soprano sax; Barry Guy, bass; Paul Lytton, percussion'
recorded in concert at Freedom of the City 2004 on May 3, 2004 in London
Donald Miller/Blaise Siwula/Matt Hannafin -
11-23-03 CD-EP (Sachimay 9366) Nov
Ralph Sutton -
Oh Baby - Solo Piano (Sackville) Nov 23
— earliest solo recordings by pianist Ralph Sutton; first fifteen selections come from a session
in San Francisco in 1949 originally issued on Down Home Records; the final eight tracks were recorded
in London in 1952 and originally issued on the Lyragon label
Benoit Delbecq Unit -
Phonetics (Songlines 1552) Nov
— Benoit Delbecq, piano, sampler; Mark Turner, tenor sax; Gene van Geel, viola; Mark Helias, bass; Emile Biayenda, drums
John Zorn -
The Classic Guide To Strategy, Vol. 3: The Fire Book - 50th Celebration, Vol. 9 (Tzadik) Nov 23
— solo saxophone
Diana Krall -
Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival - DVD (Verve) Nov 23
non-jazz items of interest
Lenny Bruce -
Thank You Masked Man (Fantasy) Nov 23
— reissue of album of 1958-59 material plus 30 minutes of previously unissued tracks
— CD will feature John Magnuson's animated film of the same name (produced by Magnuson; story and narration by Bruce; direction, characters, and sound by Bruce and Magnuson)
Annie Gosfield -
Lost Signals and Drifting Satellites (Tzadik) Nov 23
Scott Johnson -
John Somebody (Tzadik) Nov 23
— remastered 1986 recording
Charming Hostess [Jewlia Eisenberg] -
Sarajevo Blues (Tzadik) Nov 23
— Jewlia Eisenberg: voice, bass; Carla Kihlstedt: voice, shaker; Nina Rolle: voice;
Wes Anderson: voice, drums; Nils Frykdahl: voice; Dan Rathbun: voice; Frank Grau: vocal percussion;
Dawn McCarthy: voice of Walter; Freddy Price: whistle
16 November 2004
Lenny Breau/Don Francks/Eon Henstridge -
At the Purple Onion (Art of Life Records 1009) Nov 16
— recorded live in Toronto in August 1962; first issue;
includes extensive liner notes and commentary
Melissa Sweeney -
Golden Thread (Azica) Nov 16
Heinz Geisser/Guerino Mazzola Quartet -
Chronotomy (Black Saint 120173) Feb
— with Mat Maneri, Scott Fields
Mike Wofford Trio -
Live At Athenaeum Jazz - hybrid SACD (Capri Records 74067) Nov 16
— with Peter Washington and Victor Lewis
Doug Munro -
Big Boss Bossa Nova (Chase) Nov 16
— with Javon Jackson, Ray Vega, Harvie S, Richie Morales
Erroll Garner -
1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1370) Nov 16
Georgie Auld -
1946-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1371) Nov 16
Don Byas -
1952 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1372) Nov 16
Bud Powell -
1951-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1373) Nov 16
Louis Prima -
1945 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1374) Nov 16
Benny Goodman -
1946 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1375) Nov 16
Illinois Jacquet -
1951-52 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1376) Nov 16
Glenn Miller -
1935-38 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1377) Nov 16
Sonny Stitt -
1951-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1378) Nov 16
Stan Getz -
1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1379) Nov 16
Tiny Grimes -
1949-51 (Chronological R&B Classics 5106) Nov 16
Mabel Scott -
1951-55 (Chronological R&B Classics 5107) Nov 16
Wayne Shorter -
Footprints: The Life And Music of Wayne Shorter - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 16
— recordings from 1959 to 2001 featuring Wayne Shorter as
a leader and co-leader, sideman, studio musician and featured jazz soloist
Danny Barrett -
Indian Summer (DBD Productions) Nov 16
— with Bill O'Connnell, Kenny Davis, Billy Drummond and guests
Miles Davis -
Miles Electric - A Different Kind Of Blue - DVD (Eagle Eye Media) Nov 16
— Miles at the Isle of Wight Festival in the summer of 1970 with Gary Bartz on soprano sax, Chick Corea on electric piano, Keith Jarrett on organ,
Dave Holland on electric bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums and Airto Moreira on percussion
— includes the 38-minute IoW performance, plus 85 minutes of extras, including
interviews with performers and others; plus vintage clips and interviews with Miles himself
Miles Davis -
Miles Electric - A Different Kind Of Blue - DVD [region 0/PAL] ([UK]) Nov
A Tribute to John Coltrane - Live Under the Sky / A Tribute to Bill Evans -
Double Time Jazz Collection, Vol. 3 - DVD (Eagle Rock) Nov 16
— DVD two-fer of 1987s "Live Under the Sky" with Wayne Shorter and Dave Liebman
and 1991's "A Tribute to Bill Evans" with Gordon Beck and Kenny Wheeler
Carmen McRae/Manhatten Transfer -
Double Time Jazz Collection, Vol. 1
— DVD (Eagle Rock) Nov 16
Kenny Drew/Diane Schuur with the Count Basie Orchestra -
Double Time Jazz Collection, Vol. 2
— DVD (Eagle Rock) Nov 16
Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin and the GRP All-Stars -
Double Time Jazz Collection, Vol. 4
— DVD (Eagle Rock) Nov 16
Roots & The Gadd Gang -
Double Time Jazz Collection, Vol. 5 - DVD (Eagle Rock) Nov 16
Lee Ritenour and Steps Ahead -
Double Time Jazz Collection, Vol. 6 - DVD (Eagle Rock) Nov 16
Charles Mingus -
Live at Montreux 1975 - DVD (Eagle Vision) Nov 16
— Charles Mingus (b),
Don Pullen (p),
Dannie Richmond (dr),
George Adams (tss + fl + cht),
Jack Walrath (tp) plus guests
Gerry Mulligan (bs) and
Benny Bailey (tp);
96 minutes
Norah Jones and the Handsome Band -
Live in 2004 - DVD (EMI Video) Nov 16
— 120 minutes; filmed at Nashvilles Ryman Auditorium
Coleman Hawkins and his All-Stars -
The Complete Jazztone Recordings 1954 (Fresh Sound Records 347) Nov 16
— with Billy Taylor: piano, Milt Hinton: bass & Jo Jones: drums, plus Emmett Berry: trumpet & Eddie Bert: trombone
Stan Kenton -
CD-1 (Group Seven Records) Nov 16
Stan Kenton -
CD-2 (Group Seven Records) Nov 16
Dave Pell -
Big Band Hits,
Cherokee Revisited,
Crazy Rhythm,
Duke Ellington,
Found A New Baby,
Glenn Miller,
Great Saxes Of The 50's,
Live In Paradise,
Meditation,
Plays Artie Shaw,
Plays Benny Goodman,
Plays Count Basie,
Plays Harry James,
Plays Henri Mancini,
Plays Les Brown,
Plays Perez Prado,
Plays The Dorseys,
Swing Of Pearls
(Group Seven Records) Nov 16
Dave Pell Octet -
Burke & Van Heusen,
Cameo,
Harry Warren Songbook,
Irving Berlin,
Rogers & Hart,
Say It With Music,
Young & Healthy
(Group Seven Records) Nov 16
Andre Previn -
Plays Fats Waller (Group Seven Records) Nov 16
Ann Richards -
Stan Kenton (Group Seven Records) Nov 16
Pip Pyle's Equip' Out -
Instants (Hux 062) Nov 16
— live show recorded in Paris; with Elton Dean and Paul Rogers; includes an eight page booklet
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman -
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - hybrid SACD (Impulse!) Nov 16
Tubby Hayes -
Blue Hayes: The Tempo Anthology - 2 CDs (Jasmine 632) Nov 16
— selection from Hayes' 1955-59 tempo recordings;
also includes a previously unissued live big band recording from Torrington 1969
NYNDK -
NYNDK (Jazzheads) Nov 16
Manuel Valera -
Forma Nueva (Mavo Records 1101) Nov 16
— with Seamus Blake, John Patitucci and Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez or Bill Stewart
Dinah Washington -
The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Recordings - 5 CD boxed set (Mosaic 227) Nov 16
— 1962-63 studio recordings; includes eight previously unreleased tunes
Billy Holiday -
The Life & Artistry of Lady Day - DVD (Music Video Dist) Nov 16
— collection of rare TV clips, as well as her sole appearance in a feature film,
playing a maid in Arthur Lubin's "New Orleans" (1947) plus the extremely rare 15-minute short presenting Count Basie and
his Sextet, Billie Holiday, and Sugar Chile Robinson; also includes footage of Holiday contemporaries Lester Young, Doc Cheatham, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Gerry Mulligan, Mal Waldron, and others;
60 minutes
Tom Collier -
Mallet Jazz (Origin Records) Nov 16
David Sills -
Eastern View (Origin Records) Nov 16
Makanda Ken McIntyre -
In the Wind: The Woodwind Quartets (Passin' Thru Records) Nov 16
— recorded in ate 1995 and early 1996;
posthumously released solo recording featuring original compositions
arranged for four woodwind quartet combinations (flutes, clarinets,
saxophones, and double reeds), with McIntyre overdubbing all the parts
on 13 different instruments
Dizzy Gillespie -
Real Thing (Perception) Nov 16
Bud Powell -
Eternity (Piadrum 0402) Nov 16
— previously unreleased solo piano performances recorded in
the Paris homes of Francis Paudras from 1961-1964 and released by
Bud's daughter Celia Powell
George Kahn -
Compared to What? (Playing Records) Nov 16
— George Kahn (piano); Courtney Lemmon (vocals); Ira Ingber (guitar); Justo Almario (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Eric Marienthal (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); John Fumo (trumpet); Brian Bromberg (double bass); Alex Acuna (drums, percussion)
Scorch Trio -
Luggumt (Rune Grammofon 2040) Nov 16
— Raoul Björkenheim (guitar),
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (bass) & Paal Nilssen-Love (drums)
Stronen & Storlokken -
Humcrush (Rune Grammofon 2039) Nov 16
Herb Gibson -
Blue Vibes (Silverado) Nov 16
Sasha Dobson with the Chris Byars Octet -
The Darkling Thrush (Smalls Records 005) Nov 16
William Ash Trio -
The Phoenix (Smalls Records 006) Nov 16
— with Dwayne Burno and Mark Taylor
Frank Hewitt Trio -
Not Afraid to Live (Smalls Records 007) Nov 16
— with Ari Roland and Louis Hayes
Jay Leonhardt Trio -
Cool (Sons of Sound Productions) Nov 16
— Jay Leonhart (vocals, double bass); Joe Cohn (guitar); Ted Rosenthal (piano)
New Guitar Summit -
Live at the Stoneham Theatre - DVD (Stony Plain Music) Nov 16
— Jay Geils, Duke Robillard, Gerry Beaudoin
Bill Bruford's Earthworks -
If Summer Had Its Ghosts (Summerfold) Nov 16
Bill Bruford's Earthworks -
Part and Yet Apart (Summerfold) Nov 16
Bill Bruford/Michel Borstlap -
In Concert In Holland - DVD (Summerfold 07) Nov 16
Joe Henderson -
Lush Life - hybrid SACD (Verve) Nov 16
Jazz Books
Dan Morgenstern -
Living with Jazz: A Reader (Pantheon Books) Nov 16
— 711 pages; edited by Sheldon Meyer
non-jazz items of interest
The Beatles -
The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1 - 4 CDs (Capitol) Nov 16
— The Beatles first four Capitol albums (Meet the Beatles/The Beatles Second Album/Something New/Beatles'65),
in both mono and stereo versions
Joe Liggins -
1948-50 (Chronological R&B Classics 5108) Nov 16
Muddy Waters -
1950-52 (Chronological R&B Classics 5109) Nov 16
Egg -
Egg (Eclectic 1014) Nov 15
— Dave Stewart (keyboards), Mont Campbell (bass) and Clive Brooks (drums)
— remastered edition of 1970 "Canterbury" album; with three bonus tracks and new liner notes
Egg -
The Polite Force (Eclectic 1015) Nov 15
— Dave Stewart (keyboards), Mont Campbell (bass) and Clive Brooks (drums)
— remastered edition of 1971 "Canterbury" album; with two bonus tracks and new liner notes
Khan with Dave Stewart and Steve Hillage -
Space Shanty (Eclectic 1016) Nov 15
— remastered edition of 1972 "Canterbury" album; with two bonus tracks and new liner notes
East of Eden -
Mercator Projected (Eclectic 1012) Nov 15
— remastered edition of 1969 UK progressive album; with four bonus tracks and new liner notes
East of Eden -
Snafu (Eclectic 1012) Nov 15
— remastered edition of 1970 UK progressive album; with eight bonus tracks and new liner notes
Can -
Monster Movie (Mute) Nov 16 — 1969
Can -
Tago Mago (Mute) Nov 16 — 1971
Can -
Ege Bamyasi (Mute) Nov 16 — 1972
Can -
Soundtracks (Mute) Nov 16 — 1970
— first four Can titles; remastered; hybrid SACDs, with new liner notes and unpublished photos
Toshimaru Nakamura & Sean Meehan -
From Tour (Quakebasket 20) Nov
— Toshimaru Nakamura: no-input mixing board and Sean Meehan: plays snare drum and cymbals;
recorded live in Boulder, 11/2002
Margarida Garcia & Barry Weisblat -
Loran (Quakebasket 22) Nov
— electric bass & electronics
Ray Charles -
O Genio: Live In Brazil 1963 - DVD (Rhino) Nov 16
— rare performance, recorded one day before Charles's 33rd birthday;
with Tina Brooks (!), David "Fathead" Newman
9 November 2004
Jesse Belvin -
Guess Who?: The RCA Victor Recordings (Ace) Nov 9
— with Art Pepper, Russ Freeman, Marty Paich;
two full albums and nearly a dozen non album A's and B's
Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts -
Dangerous Visions (Artemis Records) Nov 9
Keith Tippett -
Blueprint (BGO 634) Nov 9
— from 1972; with Roy Babbington and Julie Tippetts (nee Driscoll); produced by Robert Fripp
Hank Crawford -
Dig These Blues/After Hours (Collectables Records) Nov 9
— two-fer of 1964/65 Atlantic Records titles
Shorty Rogers and his Giants -
The Swingin' Mr. Rogers (Collectables Records) Nov 9
— 1955 Atlantic Records release
Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson -
Somebody Done (Collectables Records) Nov 9
Grover Washington Jr. -
Inside Move/Paradise (Collectables Records) Nov 9
— Elektra records two-fer; with Ralph McDonald, Eric Gale, Richard Tee,
Marcus Miller, Jon Lucian, a.o.
Tony Bennett -
The Complete Improv Recordings - 4 CDs (Concord) Nov 9
— includes all the material recorded for Bennett's own Improv label (1975-77);
includes "Together Again" with Bill Evans
Ahmad Jamal -
Live in Baalbeck - DVD (Dreyfus Jazz) Nov 9
— with James Cammack and Idris Muhammad; 2003; 120 minutes
Bireli Lagrene & Friends -
Live Jazz a Vienne - DVD (Dreyfus Jazz) Nov 9
— with Sylvain Luc and David Reinhardt; 240 minutes
Peter Kowald/Alberto Braida/Giancarlo Locatelli -
Aria (Free Elephant 004) Nov 9
— bassist Kowald's last studio recording, made with pianist Braida and clarinetist
Locatelli in Milan on 9/15/2002
Will Downing -
Christmas, Love and You (GRP) Nov 9
Steve Lacy Five -
The Way - 2 CDs (Hatology 605)
Nov
— Steve Lacy, soprano sax, vocals; Steve Potts, alto & soprano sax; Irene Aebi, violin, cello, vocals; Kent Carter, double bass; Oliver Johnson, drums;
recorded live in concert January 23, 1979, Basel
Derek Sherinian -
Mythology (Inside Out) Nov 9
— Jerry Goodman, John Sykes, Simon Phillips, Steve Lukather, Steve Stevens, Zakk Wylde
Branford Marsalis Quartet -
A Love Supreme: Live in Amsterdam - DVD (Marsalis Music) Nov 9
— Branford's quartet recorded their version of Coltrane's "A Love Supreme"
at the Bimhaus in March, 2003; also includes video of 30-minute discussion between
Branford and Alice Coltrane
Penny Goodman -
Live (P-Vine [Japan]) Nov 9
Count Basie & his Orchestra -
Good Time Blues (Pablo) Nov 9
— previously unreleased Spring, 1970, Budapest concert
with Frank Hooks, Freddie Green, Grover Mitchell, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Mary Stallings, Norman Keenan, Harold Jones, Bill Hughes, Bobby Plater, Cecil Payne
Bill Carrothers -
Armistice 1918 - 2 CDs (Sketch) Nov 9
Daniel Humair -
Baby Boom (Sketch) Nov 9
Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra -
15 Years Fresh (Stomp Off Records) Nov 10
John Zorn's Masada -
Live at Tonic 1999 (Tzadik) Nov 9
— with Greg Cohen, Dave Douglas, and Joey Baron; recorded at Tonic in NYC; 68 minutes
David Krakauer, et. al. -
Music from the Winery: Klezmer Sundays At Tonic (Tzadik) Nov 9
— with Pharoah's Daughter, Krakauer's Klezmer Madness,
Metropolitan Klezmer, The Sway Machinery, Charm City Klezmer, The Klezminors,
Margot Leverett Trio, Mikveh and Meshuge Klezmer Band; curated by Krakauer
Lesli Dalaba -
Timelines (Tzadik) Nov 9
— with Carla Kihlstedt; Ikue Mori; Zeena Parkin
Yamataki Eye -
Naninani II (Tzadik) Nov 9
Neil Ardley/Ian Carr/Don Rendell -
Greek Variations (Universal UK) Nov
— with Mike Gibbs, Barbara Thompson, Karl Kenkins, Frank Ricotti, Jeff Clyne,
Jeff Bruce, John Marshall
Oregon -
Violin (Universe) Nov 9
— 1977 recording of Oregon with guest Zbigniew Seifert, the late, great Polish violinist
Oregon -
Music of Another Present Era (Universe) Nov 9
Linda Ronstadt -
Hummin' To Myself (Verve) Nov 9
— arranged by Alan Broadbent;
musicians include David "Fathead" Newman, Christian McBride and Lewis
Norman Granz -
The Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions - 5 CD box set (Verve) Nov 9
— 1952-54 studio jam sessions with the following musicians: on trumpets: Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, and Charlie Shavers;
trombone: Bill Harris;
clarinet: Buddy DeFranco;
alto Sax: Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, and Willie Smith;
tenor Sax: Stan Getz, Wardell Gray, Illinois Jacquey, Flip Phillips, and Ben
webster;
vibes: Lionel Hampton;
piano: Oscar Peterson and Arnold Ross;
piano, Organ: Count Basie;
guitar: Herb Ellis, Freddie Green, and Barney Kessel;
bass: Ray Brown and John Simmons;
drums: Louie Bellson, J.C. Heard, and Buddy Rich
Chet Baker -
Baker's Holiday: Chet Baker Plays & Sings Billie Holiday - hybrid SACD (Verve) Nov 9
—
Chet Baker (vocals, flugelhorn); Alan Ross, Henry Freeman, Seldon Powell, Leon Cohen, Wilford Holcombe (reeds); Hank Jones (piano); Everett Barksdale (guitar); Richard Davis (bass); Connie Kay (drums);
liner notes by Ira Gitler; 1965
Herbie Hancock -
Gershwin's World - hybrid SACD (Verve) Nov 9
Shirley Horn -
Here's to Life: Shirley Horn with Strings - hybrid SACD (Verve) Nov 9
John Butcher & Toshimaru Nakamura -
Cavern with Nightlife (Weight of Wax) Nov
— John Butcher, tenor & soprano sax; Toshimaru Nakamura, no-input mixing board; recorded on tour in Japan during November 2002
Books
Scott Yanow -
Jazz on Film: The Complete Story of the Musicians and Music Onscreen
(Backbeat Books) Nov 9
— "reviews, analyzes, and rates virtually every appearance of a jazz musician or singer on film";
320 pages, PB
non-jazz items of interest
John Greaves -
Chansons (Le Chant Du Monde) Nov 9
— John Greaves; David Venitucci, Louis Sclavis, Robert Wyatt, Vincent Courtois, Elise Caron
John Greaves -
Songs (Le Chant Du Monde) Nov 9
— John Greaves; Robert Wyatt, S'ange, Kristoffer Blegvad, Caroline Loeb
Chet Atkins -
Mr. Guitar: The Complete Recordings 1955-1960 - 7 CD box+HC book (Bear Family) Nov 9
Grateful Dead -
The Grateful Dead Movie - 2 DVDs (Monterey Video) Nov 9
— 1974; 305 minutes
Various Artists -
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival - 2 DVDs (Rhino) Nov 9
— 250 minutes; with Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Joe Walsh, Pat Metheny Jeff Beck,
Robert Cray, Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie Vaughan, B.B. King and J.J. Cale
John Fahey -
The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick:
Live at the Matrix, San Francisco, California, 1968/1969 (Water 139) Nov 9
— includes detailed liner notes by Fahey expert Glenn Jones
Ray Charles -
Soul of the Holy Land: August 1973 - DVD (Xenon) Nov 9
— first release of 1973 Tel Aviv performance
2 November 2004
Medeski, Martin & Wood -
Farmer's Reserve (Amulet Records) Nov 2
— 1996 recording in stores for the first time
Medeski, Martin & Wood -
Notes From The Underground (Amulet Records) Nov 2
— remastered version of their first album (from 1991); with bonus track
Bob Dorough -
Sunday at Iridium (Arbors) Nov 2
— Bob Dorough (vocals, piano); Steve Berger (guitar); Steve Gilmore (bass); Ed Ornowski (drums)
plus guests Daryl Sherman (vocal & piano), Joe Wilder (trumpet); Laura Amico, Roslyn Hart (vocals)
Howard Alden/Dan Barrett Quintet -
Live in '95 (Arbors) Nov 2
— Howard Alden (guitar); Terrie Richards (vocals); Chuck Wilson (saxophone); Dan Barrett (trombone); Frank Tate (bass); Jackie Williams (drums)
Jeff Hedberg -
The Summer Knows (Blujazz) Nov 2
Mike Frost Project -
Nothing Smooth About It (Blujazz) Nov 2
Gary Lucas & Jozef van Wissem -
The Universe Of Absence (BVhaast 0105) Nov 2
Jozef van Wissem -
Simulacrum: Mirror Images for Flute & Electronics (BVhaast 0104) Nov 2
Leslie Burrs -
Impressions of Another You (Dreambox Media 1076) Nov 4
— flute duets with pianist Kenny Barron
Leslie Burrs -
Blue Harlem, Black Knight (Dreambox Media 1009) Nov 4
— reissue; with Bobby Jones, Mark Knox, Gerald Veasley, Tommy Campbell, "Doc" Gibbs and Daryl Burgee
Dennis DiBlasio with the Rowan University Lab Band -
Collaberation (Dreambox Media 1073) Nov 4
— Behn Gillece (vibes), Johanthan Barnes (trumpet), Pam Levecchia (bassoon & contra bassoon), Adrian Nikolika (piano), Dave Lackner (alto sax), Owen Sczerba (baritone sax), Alison Mersiowsky (bass flute & flute), Chris Arter (guitar), George Rabbai (trumpet), Kara Milici (tenor sax), Maeve Royce (bass & cello), Nick Fernandez (flugelhorn), Jim Rattigan (French horn), Bradley Chwastyk (euphonium), Dr. Robert Rawlins (alto sax), Chis Pastin (drums), Doug Mapp (bass;
originals and jazz standards
Miss Justine -
The Many Moods of Miss Justine (Dreambox Media 1072) Nov 4
— with Tom Lawton, piano; Matt Parrish, bass; Leon Jordan, drums; Bill Lacy, trumpet; Larry McKenna, saxophone; Gerald (Twig) Smith, guitar
John Pastin -
Potenza (Dreambox Media 1074) Nov 4
— John Pastin, sax and flute; Behn Gillece, vibes; Maeve Royce, bass; Chris Pastin, drums; Larry Scott, piano
Michael Jefry Stevens & Michael Rabinowitz -
Play (Drimala)
Dominic Duval/Joe McPhee -
Rules of Engagement, Vol. 2 (Drimala 434705)
— bass & soprano sax duets
Milo Fine/Davu Seru/Elliot Fine -
Percussion Music: Improvised - 2 CDs (Elfin EFP 1/2) Nov
— Milo Fine [drum set, bowed cymbals, floor cymbals, tambourne], Davu Seru [drum set, homemade metallophone] and Elliot Fine [snare drum, tom-toms, hi-hat, cymbals, brass pipes, etc]
— trio (disc one & 1/4 of disc two) and solo (disc two); live recordings from 2004
Ben Schwendener/Uwe Steinmetz -
Apfelschaun (Gravity Records 19007) Nov
Ben Schwendener/Marc Rossi -
Living Geometry II: Volumes 1 and 2 - 2 CDs (Gravity Records 19008) Nov
— with Uwe Steinmetz and Joe Maneri on four pieces
Earl Hines -
The Early Years: 1923-42 (Jazz Legends) Nov 2
Ethel Waters -
Am I Blue: 1921-47 (Jazz Legends) Nov 2
John Coltrane -
Complete Mainstream 1958 Sessions (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 2
Juan Colon -
Nuestro Merengue (Mambo Maniacs) Nov 2
Jeff Niess -
Evolution (Mambo Maniacs) Nov 2
Stone Alliance -
Live in Amsterdam (Mambo Maniacs) Nov 2
— Steve Grossman, Gene Perla, Don Alias
Carlos "Patato" Valdez -
El Hombre (Mambo Maniacs) Nov 2
Nueva Manteca -
Latin Tribute to West Side Story (Munich Records 385) Nov 2
Ronny Jordan -
After 8 (N-Coded Music) Nov 2
James Black -
I Need Attitude: Rare & Unreleased New Orleans Jazz & Funk 1968-1978 (Night Train) Nov 2
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band with Carmen McRae -
November Girl (Rearward) Nov 1
— recorded 3Nov1971
Dan McMillion Jazz Orchestra -
Give It One (Sea Breeze) Nov 2
Roy Ayers -
Live At Ronnie Scotts - CD/DVD DualDisc (Silverline Records) Nov 2
— Roy Ayers (vocals, vibraphone); Zachary Breaux (electric guitar); Ben Peronsky (drums);
Dwight Gassaway (percussion); recorded at Ronnie Scott's, London, England in 1988;
DVD portion features a 5.1 surround sound mix, "Battle Of The Vibes" live video footage, liner notes,and biographical information
Jane Monheit -
Come Dream With Me - CD/DVD-A DualDisc (Silverline Records) Nov 2
— DVD-Audio portion features a 5.1 surround sound mix
Jane Monheit -
Never Never Land - CD/DVD-A DualDisc (Silverline Records) Nov 2
— DVD-Audio portion features a 5.1 surround sound mix
Gebhard Ullmann -
The Big Band Project (Soul Note 121471) Nov 2
— 20-piece NDR Big Band with includes saxists Christof Lauer & Julian Arguelles and drummer Tom Rainey;
compositions by Ullmann; arrangements by Satoko Fujii, Chris Dahlgren, Gunter Lenz and Andy Emler
Art Tatum -
Live, Vol. 7 - 1953-55 (Storyville) Nov 2
— previously unreleased performances from three radio broadcasts and TV Shows
in NY, Portland and Hollywood; Art Tatum: piano, Steve Allen: piano, Everett Barksdale: guitar, Slam Stewart:
bass, Frank Carroll: bass, Bobby Rosengarden: drums
Ben Webster -
Live at Stampen, Stockholm (Storyville) Nov 2
— Ben Webster: tenor sax, Roffe Ericson: trumpet, Teddy Wilson: piano,
Red Mitchell: bass, Ed Thigpen: drums and others;
three previously unreleased sessions with tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, recorded live at
the Stampen jazz club in Stockholm, in 1969, 1971 and 1973
Various Artists -
Jubilee Shows, Vol. 8 (Storyville) Nov 2
— Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Red Callander Trio, Count Basie & His
Orchestra, Art Tatum Trio; first time on CD for these 1943 recordings
Tony Monaco Trio & Guests -
Fiery Blues (Summit Records 425) Nov 2
— Tony Monaco: Hammond organ, accordion, Louis Tsamous: drums,
Jim Rupp: drums, Marino Monaco: drums, Robert Kraut: guitar,
Derek DiCenzo: guitar, upright bass, Colin Lazarski: guitar, a.o.
Chip Shelton -
Have Flute Will Travel: Live (Summit Records 405) Nov 2
— Chip Shelton: end-blown concert flute, piccolo, percussion, Kenny Martin:
drums, Reggie Moore: piano, Ramani Krishna: bass, Veronika Vogel: guitar
Ramsey Lewis -
The Sound of Christmas (Verve) Nov 2
— 1961
Joe Beck Trio -
Just Friends (Whaling City Sound 018) Nov 2
— Joe Beck (guitar); Mark Egan (bass); Danny Gottlieb (drums); 2003
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Joe Beck Quartet -
Live In Biel, Switzerland (Whaling City Sound 010) Nov 2
— Joe Beck (guitar); Lou Marini (saxophone); Eric Udel (bass); Matt Keeler (drums); 2003
Marcelle Gauvin -
Faces Of Love (Whaling City Sound 001) Nov 2
— Marcelle Gauvin (vocals); Stan Strickland (tenor saxophone, percussion); Michael Monagan (tenor saxophone); John Harrison (piano); Peter Kontrimas (bass); Jack Menna (drums);
2000
Marcelle Gauvin -
The Edge Of The Pond (Whaling City Sound 012) Nov 2
Dino Govoni -
Breakin' Out (Whaling City Sound 004) Nov 2
— Dino Govoni (soprano & tenor saxophone); George Garzone (tenor saxophone); John Allmark (trumpet, flugelhorn); Henry Hey (piano); Tim Miller (guitar); Eddie Gomez (bass); Bob Gullotti (drums);
2001
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Dino Govoni -
In The Library (Whaling City Sound 014) Nov 2
— Dino Govoni (soprano & tenor saxophone); George Garzone (tenor saxophone); John Allmark (trumpet, flugelhorn); Henry Hey (piano); Tim Miller (guitar); Eddie Gomez (bass); Bob Gullotti (drums);
2002
John Harrison Trio -
Roman Sun (Whaling City Sound 008) Nov 2
— John Harrison (piano); Peter Kontrimas (bass); Allan Hall (drums);
2001
Bob Kaufman/Bruce Gertz/Jerry Bergonzi -
Dreaming Out Loud (Whaling City Sound 020) Nov 2
— Bob Kaufman (drums); Bruce Gertz (bass); Jerry Bergonzi (saxophone);
2003
Bob Kaufman -
The Line Between (Whaling City Sound 009) Nov 2
— Bob Kaufman (drums); Jerry Bergonzi (tenor saxophone); Bruce Gertz (bass); 2001
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Steve Langone Group -
Finders Keepers (Whaling City Sound 011) Nov 2
— Steve Langone (drums); Nestor Toro (alto saxophone); Jerry Bergonzi, Paulo Danay (saxophone); Nando Michelin, Gilson Schachnik, Doug Johnson, Simon Char (piano); Guilherme Monteiro (guitar); Fernando Huergo, Keala Kaumeheiwa (bass); Bertram Lehmann (percussion);
liner notes by Bob Blumenthal; 2002
Dan Moretti -
Once Through (Whaling City Sound 002) Nov 2
— Dan Moretti (soprano & tenor saxophones, alto flute); Bruce Bartlett (guitar); Marty Ballou (acoustic bass); Marty Richards (drums); 2000
Dan Moretti & Once Through -
Stories (Whaling City Sound 019) Nov 2
— Dan Moretti (saxophone); Tim Ray (keyboard); Bruce Bartlett (guitar); Marty Ballou (bass); Marty Richards (drums); 2003
Hilary Noble -
Noble Savage (Whaling City Sound 016) Nov 2
— Hilary Noble (saxophone, percussion); Charles Neville (saxophone); John DiMartino (piano); Boris Kozlov (bass); Bobby Sanabria (drums); 2002
Mike Pope -
Lay of the Land (Whaling City Sound 017) Nov 2
— Mike Pope (acoustic & electric basses); Michael Brecker, Seamus Blake (saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Joe Locke (vibraphone); Henry Hey (piano); Mike Stern (acoustic guitar); John Patitucci (acoustic bass); Jeff "Tain" Watts, Jim White (drums); 2002
Maynard Ferguson -
Ridin' High (Wounded Bird) Nov 2
— 1966
Modern Jazz Quartet -
Live at the Lighthouse (Wounded Bird) Nov 2
— reissue of 1967 Atlantic recording
Richie Hart -
Blues in the Alley (Zoho 413) Nov 2
— Richie Hart (guitar); Gerry Niewood (saxophone); Pete Levin (keyboards); Rick Petrone (bass); Joe Corsello (drums)
Carlos Barbosa-Lima -
Siboney (Zoho 414) Nov 2
— Carlos Barbosa-Lima (guitar); Oscar Hernandez (piano); Eddie Gomez (bass); Dafnis Prieto (drums, percussion); Pepe Torres (congas)
non-jazz items of interest
Percy Mayfield -
1947-51 (Chronological R&B Classics 5114) Nov 5
The Clovers -
1950-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5115) Nov 5
Effie Smith -
1945-1953 (Chronological R&B Classics 5116) Nov 5
Amos Milburn -
1950-51 (Chronological R&B Classics 5117) Nov 5
Taj Mahal -
Live at Ronnie Scott's - CD/DVD DualDisc (Silverline Records) Nov 2
— Taj Mahal (vocals, guitar, electric piano); Wayne Henderson (keyboards); Ward Allen (bass); Ozzy Williams (drums); Kester Smith (percussion); Carey Williams (background vocals);
1988; DVD portion features a 5.1 surround sound album mix, "Stateboro Blues" live video footage, interview footage,
liner notes, and biographical information
Curtis Mayfield -
Live at Ronnie Scott's - CD/DVD DualDisc (Silverline Records) Nov 2
— Curtis Mayfield (vocals, electric guitar); Paul Weller (spoken vocals); Buzzy Amato (keyboards); Lebron Scott (bass); Lewis Stefanel (percussion)
1988; DVD portion features a 5.1 surround sound album mix, "Freddie's Dead" live video footage, interview footage,
liner notes, and biographical information
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Ned Rothenberg & Sync -
Harbinger (Animul 104) Oct 26
— Samir Chatterjee: tabla, Jerome Harris: acoustic guitar and acoustic bass guitar and Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto sax & shakuhachi
Various Artists -
The Phonographic Yearbook: 1921 Make Believe & Smile (Archeophone Records 9002) Oct 26
— with 20 page booklet
Andre Persiany -
Real Me (Black & Blue) Oct 26
— from 1970; with added bonus material
Continuum -
Act One (Blue Geodesics) Oct 26
— Gary Bartz, Jean Toussaint, Bill Mobley, Donald Brown, Essiet Essiet, Billy Kilson
Enrico Pieranunzi/Paul Motion -
Doorways (CAM Jazz 5001) Oct 26
— piano and drums duets (with guest Chris Potter on three trio tracks);
nine tunes by Pieranunzi, three by Pieranunzi/Motian; notes by Ira Gitler
Enrico Pieranunzi -
Fellini Jazz (CAM Jazz 5002) Oct 26
— with Kenny Wheeler, Chris Potter, Charlie Haden, Paul Motion;
tunes by Nino Rota and two originals; notes by Pieranunzi and Ira Gitler
Carol Mennie -
I'm Not A Sometime Thing (CDM 1004) Oct
— Carol Mennie (vocals),
Dom Minasi (guitar), Patience Higgins (reeds), Valery Ponomarev (trumpet, flugelhorn), Michael Jefry Stevens (piano, string synth), Ken Filiano (bass), Jay Rosen (drums), Tom McGrath (percussion)
Dom Minasi -
Quick Response (CDM 1005) Oct
— Dom Minasi (guitar), Mark Whitecage (alto sax), Kyle Koehler (organ), John Bollinger (drums)
Marta Gomez -
Cantos De Agua Dulce (Chesky) Oct 26
Marta Gomez -
Cantos De Agua Dulce - hybrid SACD (Chesky) Oct 26
John OGallagher -
Rules of Invisibility, Vol. 2 (CIMP 311) Oct
— John OGallagher (alto & soprano saxophones) - Masa Kamaguchi
(bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Marco Eneidi -
American Roadwork (CIMP 312) Oct
— Marco Eneidi (alto saxophone) - Lisle Ellis (bass) - Peter
Valsamis (drums)
Lou Grassi Quartet with Rob Brown -
Avanti Galoppi (CIMP 313) Oct
— Lou Grassi (drums, percussion) - Rob Brown (alto
saxophone) Ken Filiano (bass) - Herb Robertson (trumpet, pocket trumpet,
cornet, flugelhorn)
Mary Anne Driscoll & Paul Murphy -
Inside Out (CIMP 314) Oct
— Mary Anne Driscoll (piano) & Paul Murphy (drums)
Gebhard Ullmann/Steve Swell Quartet -
Desert Songs & Other Landscapes (CIMP 315) Oct
— Gebhard Ullmann (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet) - Steve Swell
(trombone) - Hilliard Greene (bass) - Barry Altschul (drums)
Yusuf Lateef -
Suite 16 (Collectables) Oct 26
— Chuck Rainey, Earl Klugh, Eric Gale, Joe Zawinul; 1970
Nels Cline Singers -
The Giant Pin (Cryptogramophone) Oct 26
— Nels Cline (guitar, sound effects); Devin Hoff (double bass); Scott Amendola (drums, percussion, electronics);
plus Greg Saunier (vocals); Jon Brion (celesta, harmonium, chamberlin, sampler)
Darek Oles -
Like a Dream (Cryptogramophone) Oct 26
— Darek Oles (double bass); Larry Koonse (guitar); Chuck Manning (saxophone); Bennie Maupin (tenor saxophone); Adam Benjamin, Brad Mehldau (piano); Nate Wood, Mark Ferber (drums)
Karin Krog -
Where You At (Enja [Horst Weber])
— with Steve Kuhn, David Finck, Billy Drummond
— produced by John Surman; tunes by Kuhn, Krog/Surman, Krog/Frishberg and a pair of standards
Markus Stockhausen-Ferenc Snétberger-Arild Andersen-Patrice Heral -
Joyosa (Enja)
Hasidic New Wave -
Jews & The Abstract Truth (Evolver 2024) Oct 26
— Frank London (trumpet, organ); Greg Wall (tenor saxophone); Ben Goldberg (bass clarinet); Anthony Coleman (organ); Gary Lucas, David Fiuczynski (guitar); Bentsi Gafni, Kenny Davis (bass); Aaron Alexander, Aaron Alexander (drums);
reissue of 1997 Knitting Factory release
Hasidic New Wave -
Psycho-Semitic (Evolver 2025) Oct 26
— David Fiuczynski (guitar); Greg Wall (saxophone); Frank London (trumpet); Fima Ephron (bass); Aaron Alexander (drums);reissue of 1998 Knitting Factory release
Hasidic New Wave -
Kabalogy (Evolver 2026) Oct 26
— David Fiuczynski (guitar); Greg Wall (saxophone); Frank London (trumpet); Fima Ephron (bass); Aaron Alexander (drums); reissue of 1999 Knitting Factory release
Claude Bolling Big Band -
Cinema Hits (Fremeaux & Associes) Oct 26
Psychic Warrior -
Psychic Warrior (Hux 059) Oct 26
— with Elton Dean, Alex Maguire, a.o.
Christiana Drapkin/Charles Sibirsky -
Songs About You: Jazz Standards and New Tunes (Iana Records) Oct
— Christiana Drapkin (vocals), Charles Sibirsky (piano), Murray Wall (bass), John Merrill (guitar),
Charley Krachy (tenor sax)
Vinny Golia Quintet -
One, Three, Two - 2 CDs (Jazz'halo 018/19)
—
Vinny Golia, reeds; Michael Pierre Vlatkovich, trombone; Nels Cline, electric guitar;
Scott Walton, double bass; Alex Cline, drums;
recorded live in Europe in Sept. 2001
Alix Buyu Ambroise -
Blues In Red (Justin Time Records) Oct 26
Russell Gunn -
Ethnomusicology Vol. 4: Live in Atlanta (Justin Time Records) Oct 26
Nils Landgren -
Funky Abba (Justin Time Records) Oct 26
Henri Texier -
Strings' Spirit (Label Bleu 6648/49)
Dexter Gordon -
Mosaic Select: Nights At the Keystone - 3 CD set (Mosaic MS-014) Oct
— recorded live at the Keystone Korner, San Francisco 1979
Don Pullen-George Adams -
Mosaic Select - 3 CD set (Mosaic MS-013) Oct
— includes the two Pullen/Adams Blue Note albums — "Breakthrough" and "Song Everlasting"
— plus the two Pullen trio albums — "New Beginnings" and "Random Thoughts"
Dunstan Coulber -
I'll Be Around (Nagel Heyer 093) Oct 26
Claudio Roditi -
Light In The Dark (Nagel Heyer 2047) Oct 26
Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis -
Pisces (OJC) Oct 26
— previously unreleased session recorded for Riverside in 1962;
mostly ballads; the two horns alternate on tunes; with Horace Parlan, Buddy Catlett, Art Taylor
Rudresh Mahanthappa -
Mother Tongue (Pi Recordings 14) Oct 26
— Rudresh Mahanthappa: alto saxophone,
Vijay Iyer: piano ,
Franįois Moutin: bass,
Elliot Humberto Kavee: drums
Willis Jackson -
After Hours (Prestige) Oct 26
— two-fer of "Loose" (1963) & "Soul Grabber" (1967);
both feature organist Carl Wilson
Frank Sinatra -
Frank Sinatra Show with Ella Fitzgerald - DVD-Video (Quantum Leap) Oct 26
— remastered edition of a live broadcast from December 10, 1959
Jerry Bergonzi & Andy LaVerne -
Intuition (SteepleChase 31563) Oct 26
Joshua Douglas Smith -
Unstuck in Time (SteepleChase 31564) Oct 26
— Joshua Douglas Smith (Tenor and Soprano Saxophone), Ben Monder (guitar),
Ron McClure (bass), and Billy Hart (drums); standards and originals
Sila Cevikce Quartet -
A New Abode (SteepleChase 31565) Oct 26
— Sila Cevikce (piano), Rich Perry (tenor saxophone), Adam Armstrong (bass), Ari Hoenig (drums); originals
Various Artists -
Jam Session vol. 11 (SteepleChase 31566) Oct 26
— Kamau Adilafu [Charles Sullivan] (trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet), Steve Slagle (alto sax),
Gary Smulyan (baritone sax), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Andy LaVerne (piano), Essiet Essiet (bass)
and Sylvia Cuenca (drums);
recorded in April 1998
Various Artists -
Jam Session vol. 12 (SteepleChase 31567) Oct 26
— Rich Perry, Larry Schneider, and Igor Butman (tenor saxophones), backed by Andy LaVerne (piano),
Steve LaSpina (bass) and Billy Drummond (drums);
recorded in April 1998
Dexter Gordon -
Heartaches (SteepleChase 36034) Oct 26
— Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone), Kenny Drew (piano), Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass), and Alex Reil (drums);
previously unreleased live recording made by Danish radio of Dexter at
Montmartre Jazzhus in Copenhagen Denmark on August 5, 1965
Marilyn Mazur -
Future Song and Daylight Stories (Stunt 04082) Oct 26
— Marilyn Mazur (percussion), Aina Kemanis (vocal), Hans Ulrik (sax and flute), Eivind Aarser (guitar and electronics),
Elvira Plenar (piano and synth), Klaus Hovman (electric and acoustic basses) and Audun Kleive (drums)
Uffe Steen -
Dust In My Coffee (Stunt) Oct 26
— Uffe Steen ( electric guitar), Lennart Gilman (el. Bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums)
Jacques Loussier -
Impressions of Chopin's Nocturnes (Telarc) Oct 26
— solo piano, jazz interpretions of Chopin
Niki Harris -
Live In Switzerland (Thump) Oct 26
Seis Del Solar -
Alternate Roots (Universal Music Latino) Oct 26
— Bobby Franceschini (soprano & tenor saxophones); Oscar Hernandez (piano, synthesizer); John Benitez (bass); Robbie Ameen (drums); Ralph Irizarry (timbales); Paoli Mejias (bongos, percussion)
Bill Watrous with the Temple Jazz Orchestra -
Live! (Wildmusic) Oct
— with Rob Sanders, Dave Wild, Ken Wild and others
Lisa Lauren -
It Is What It Is () Oct 26
Benjamin Looker -
Point From Which Creation Begins: The Black Artists' Group of St. Louis (University of Missouri Press) Oct 31
— 316 pages; hardcover
DVD-Audio
Steve Huffsteter Big Band -
Gathered Around (Aix Entertainment) Oct 26
non-jazz items of interest
The 52nd Street Blues Project -
Blues & Grass - CD (Chesky) Oct 26
The 52nd Street Blues Project -
Blues & Grass - hybrid SACD (Chesky) Oct 26
—
Charlie Burnham (vocals, mandolin, fiddle); Aubrey Dayle (drums); Queen Esther Marrow (vocals); Mark Peterson (bass guitar); James "Blood" Ulmer (vocals, guitar)
Grateful Dead -
Beyond Description (1973-1989) - 12 CD box set (Rhino) Oct 26
— their ten 1973-89 albums on twelve CDs; with much bonus material
Various Artists -
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans - 4 CD box set (Shout! Factory) Oct 26
October 2004
Wilbur Sweatman -
Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band (Archeophone Records)
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Peter Brotzmann -
Medicina (Atavistic 149) Oct 19
— 2003 trio studio recording of Peter Brötzmann (alto & tenor saxes, tarogato, a-cl),
Peter Friis Nielsen (el-bass), Peeter Uuskyla (drums);
recorded in Sweden
Kevin Norton's Bauhaus Quartet -
Time-Space Modulator (Barking Hoop 008)
— Tony Malaby: tenor & soprano
saxes, Dave Ballou: trumpet & cornet, John Lindberg: acoustic bass and Kevin
Norton: vibes, percussion, drums and compositions; recorded live at Tonic
in 2003 & '04
Afro-Blues Quintet Plus 1 -
New Directions In Sound (BGP) Oct 19
Maxine Sullivan -
The 1950's: Swinging Miss Loch Lomond 1952-59 (Baldwin Street Music) Oct 19
— her 17 1950s studio recordings plus 10 live or transcription recordings;
musicians include Dick Hyman, Oscar Pettiford, Charlie Shavers, Buster Bailey, Milt Hinton, Vic Ash, and
the bands of Lionel Hampton, Ray Bloch, and Harry Sosnik
Om Trio -
Global Positioning Record (Black Beauty) Oct 19
Martin Speake -
The Journey (Black Box) Oct 19
— Martin Speake (alto saxophone); Dharambir Singh (sitar); Sarvar Sabri (tabla, percussion)
Jimmy Smith -
Retrospective - 4 CDs (Blue Note) Oct 19
Jacqui Dankworth -
As The Sun Shines Down On Me (Candid Records) Oct 19
Booker Ervin -
That's It (Candid Records) Oct 19
— from 1961
Steve Lacy -
The Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy (Candid Records) Oct 19
— with Charles Davis (baritione sax), John Ore (bass), Roy Haynes (drums); 1960
Renee Rosnes -
Deep Cove (CBC Enterprises) Oct 19
Eric Hofbauer -
American Vanity (Creative Nation Music) Oct 19
— solo guitar
Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble -
Hope, Future and Destiny (Dreamtime Records 007) Oct 19
—
Nicole Mitchell (flute), David Boykin (reeds), Tony Hererra (trombone), Savoir Faire (violin), Coreky Wilkes (trumpet), Tomeka Reid (cell), Josh Abrams (bass), Tim Jones (guitar), Brian Nichols (piano), Glenda Zahra Baker, Aquilla Sadaila (vocals), Edie Armstrong, Arveeayl Ra (drums), Art "Turk" Burton (percussion)
Helen Sheppard -
Oyster Love (Feet First 5003) Oct 19
Helen Sheppard -
Hello Tomorrow (Feet First 5001) Oct 19
Frode Gjerstad/Kevin Norton -
No Definitive (FMR 150) Oct
— alto sax & drums duet
George Graewe Trio -
For Trio: 16 fantastucke (FMR 152) Oct
— George Graewe: piano, Kent Kessler: contrabass, Hamid Drake: drums & percussion
Frode Gjerstad -
Ultralyd (FMR 154) Oct
— with Kjetil Brandsdal, Anders Hana and Morten Olsen
Spike Wilner -
Late Night Live at Smalls (Fresh Sound New Talent 187) Oct
— with Ian Smith
Seamus Blake -
Sangha Quartet (Fresh Sound New Talent 189) Oct
— with Kevin Hayes, Larry Grenadier, Bill Stewart
Albert Sanz -
Los Guys (Fresh Sound New Talent 191) Oct 19
— Albert Sanz (p), Chris Cheek (sax), Larry Grenadier (b), Jeff Ballard (d)
Rick Parker -
New York Gravity (Fresh Sound New Talent 192) Oct 19
— Charis Loannou, Andy Haskel
Andrew Rathbun/Owen Howard Quartet -
Days Before and After (Fresh Sound New Talent 194) Oct 19
— with Ben Monder
Giulia Valle -
Colorista (Fresh Sound New Talent 195) Oct 19
— Marti Serra, Pintxo Villar
Gian Tornatore -
Sink Or Swim (Fresh Sound New Talent 196) Oct 19
— with Jon Anderson
Ismael Duenas -
Tirania De La Cosa (Fresh Sound New Talent 197) Oct 19
— with Tom Warburton
Joe Smith -
Melodic Workshop (Fresh Sound New Talent 198) Oct 19
— with Bill McHenry and Gorka Benitez
Joaquin Chacon -
Out Of This World (Fresh Sound New Talent 199) Oct 19
— with Bengt Besiakow, Keith Copland
Leo Genovese -
Haikus II (Fresh Sound New Talent 201) Oct 19
— with Phil Grenadier, Nathan Blehar
Vardan Ousepian -
Akunc (Fresh Sound New Talent 202) Oct 19
— Josh Davis, Take Toriyama
Jerome Sabbagh -
North (Fresh Sound New Talent 203) Oct 19
— Jerome Sabbagh (tenor sax), Ben Monder (guitar), Joe Martin (bass), Ted Poor (drums)
David Weiss Sextet -
The Mirror (Fresh Sound New Talent 204) Oct 19
— David Weiss (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), Norbert Stachel (baritone sax, bass clarinet),
Craig Handy (tenor sax), Marcus Strickland (tenor sax), Myron Walden (alto sax), Xavier Davis (piano),
Dwayne Burno (bass), E.J. Strickland (drums), Nasheet Waits (drums)
Russ Lossing -
Phrase 6 (Fresh Sound New Talent 205) Oct 19
— John Hebert, Jeff Williams
Javier Vercher -
Introducing the Javier Vercher Trio (Fresh Sound New Talent 206) Oct 19
— Chris Higgins, Brannen Temple
Nina Simone -
Touching & Caring (Fruit Tree Records) Oct 19
Ambrosia Brass Band -
In New Orleans Brass Band... (Ghb) Oct 19
Jambalaya Parade Band -
Jambalaya Parade Band (Ghb) Oct 19
Jacintha -
Girl From Bossa Nova - hybrid SACD (Groove Note Records) Oct 19
Glenn Miller -
Fresh As A Daisy: Rarely Heard Live Glenn Miller (Halcyon Records) Oct 19
— 1940-42
Michael James Turre -
Compositions (Illusory Publishing) Oct 19
— Michael James Turre (flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Ralph Moore (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Francisco Torres, Steve Baxter, Eric Jorgensen, Bruce Fowler (trombone); Nick Smith, Otmaro Ruiz, Victor Cegara (piano, keyboards); Rene Camacho (bass); Robert Hurst (double bass); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums); Mitchito Sanchez (congas, bongos); Munyungo Jackson (congas, percussion)
Barry Guy/Marilyn Crispell/Paul Lytton -
Ithaka (Intakt 096) Oct
Hans Koch/Martin Schutz/Fredy Studer -
Life Tied (Intakt 094) Oct
— recorded live in Europe and the U.S.
Ben Pollack -
Whoopee Makers Vol. 7, Remaining Titles (Jazz Oracle 8044) Oct 19
— 1926-1933
Lino Patruno -
Tribute To Bix Beiderbecke (Jazzology) Oct 19
— tribute led by guitarist/banjo player Lino Patrunorecorded live at the Ascona New Orleans Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 2003
— with Howard Alden, John Forbes, Jon-Erik Kellso, Kenny Davern, Andy Stein, Randy Sandke, Tom Pletcher, David Sager, Randy Reinhart, Bob Wilber
Atipico Trio -
Allegro con brio (Leo Records 400) Oct 19
— Carlo Actis Dato, baritone sax, bass clarinet, voice; Piero Ponzo, alto sax, clarinet, voice; Beppe Di Filippo, soprano, alto & tenor sax, voice
Anthony Braxton -
23 Standards - 4 CDs (Leo Records 402/5) Oct 19
— Anthony Braxton - reeds,
Kevin O'Neal - guitar,
Kevin Norton - percussion,
Andy Eulau - bass; recorded live in 2003
Simon Nabatov Trio -
Autumn Music (Leo Records 397) Oct 19
— Simon Nabatov, piano; Ernst Reijseger, cello; Michael Vatcher, drums
Wally Shoup Trio -
Confluxus (Leo Records 399) Oct 19
— Wally Shoup, alto sax; Toshi Makihara, drums; Brent Arnold, cello
Corey Christiansen Quartet -
Awakening (Mel Bay Records) Oct 19
— Corey Christiansen (guitar); Per Danielsson (piano); Mark Neuenschwander (double bass); Danny Gottlieb (drums)
Jimmy Bruno -
Live at Chris' Jazz Cafe - DVD (Mel Bay Records) Oct 19
— 128 minutes
Jimmy Bruno & Jack Wilkins -
Live From the Theatre at Washington, Virginia - DVD (Mel Bay Records) Oct 19
— 104 minutes
Tal Farlow -
Live at Bowling Green State University - DVD (Mel Bay Records) Oct 19
— 85 minutes
Benedetto Body and Soul -
A Portrait of Master Guitarmaker Robert Benedetto - 2 DVDs (Mel Bay Records) Oct 19
Frank Vignola -
Gypsy Jazz Jam - DVD (Mel Bay Records) Oct 19
— 128 minutes
Seattle Women's Jazz Orchestra -
Dreamcatcher (Oa2) Oct 19
Sonore -
No One Ever Works Alone (Okka Disk 052) Oct
— Peter Brötzmann, Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark;
live from Cologne 2003
Territory Band=3 -
Map Theory - 2 CDs (Okka Disk 060) Oct
— Ken Vandermark, Dave Rempis & Fredrik
Ljungkvist: reeds, Jeb Bishop: trombone, Axel Doerner: trumpet, Per-Ake
Holmlander: tuba, Kevin Drumm: electronics, Jim Baker: keyboards, Fred
Lonberg-Holm: cello, Kent Kessler: bass, Paul Lytton & Paal Nilsson-Love:
drums;
featuring five new Vandermark compositions;
2002 studio recording from the group's last meeting
Randy Halberstadt -
Parallel Tracks (Origin Records) Oct 19
— Halberstadt (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass), Gary Hobbs (drums); originals and standards
New Stories -
Hope Is In The Air: Music Of Elmo Hope (Origin Records) Oct 19
— New Stories: Marc Seales (piano); Doug Miller (double bass); John Bishop (drums); plus Roberta Gambarini (vocals); Bobby Porcelli (alto saxophone); Don Sickler (trumpet, flugelhorn);
Ronnie Mathews, Bertha Hope (piano); Peter Washington (double bass); Kenny Washington (drums)
National Boulevard -
Last Cigarette (Outcat Records) Oct 19
— Karla Harby (flute), Jimi Durso (guitar), Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic (bass),
Matt Wilson (drums) plus Steve Slagle (alto sax) on two tracks
Oskar Cartaya -
My Music, My Friends, My Time (Oye Records) Oct 19
— Dave Valentin (flute); Kirk Whalum (saxophone); Oskar Cartaya (bass); Sheila E. (drums, percussion); Giovanni Hidalgo (congas); Luis Conte (percussion)
The Revolutionary Ensemble -
And Now... (Pi Recordings 13) Oct 19
— Leroy Jenkins: violin,
Sirone: double bass,
Jerome Cooper: drums, percussion, keyboards
— the first new recording by this legendary group since 1977
Build An Ark -
Peace With Every Step (Plug Research) Oct 19
— Trible (vocals); Lesa Terry (violin); Joshua Spiegelman (flute, saxophone); Phil Ranelin (trombone); Nate Morgan (piano); Baba Alade (bass guitar); Derf Reklaw (drums, percussion); Adam Rudolph, Andres Renteria (percussion); Peter Harris, Carlos Nino, Trevor Ware
Nat King Cole -
When I Fall in Love: The One and Only Nat King Cole - DVD (RED) Oct 19
— collection of 20 full-length performances from his 1950s television series "The Nat King Cole Show";
featuring guest appearances by
Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., the Oscar Peterson Trio, Johnny Mercer, and the Mills Brothers;
narrated by actor Dennis Haysbert; collection also features interviews with Cole's former colleagues and family members
Rob Schneiderman -
Back In Town (Reservoir 178) Oct 16
— trio with Boris Kozlov & Johnathan Blake
Tim Garland -
Season of Change (Sirocco Jazz Limited 1029) Oct 19
— Garland (sax), Paul Bollenback (guitars), John Patitucci (bass), Gary Novak (drums)
Tomo -
Tomo (Torii Records) Oct 19
— LA area musicians Bob Sheppard (sax/flute), Larry Koonse (guitar), Bill Cunliffe (piano), Darek Oles (bass) and Mark Ferber (drums);
playing the music of Reed Kotler
Wadada Leo Smith/Susie Ibarra/John Zorn -
50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 8 (Tzadik) Oct 19
John Zorn -
Magick (Tzadik) Oct 19
— "Necrononomicon" (2003) performed by the Crowley String Quartet and "Sortilege" (2001)
performed by Mike Lowenstern and Tim Smith on bass clarinets
Shirim Klezmer Orchestra -
Maurice Sendak's Pincus and the Pig: A
Klezmer Tale (Tzadik) Oct 19
— Maurice Sendak's retelling of Prokofiev's classic
children's legend Peter and the Wolf where Peter has become Pincus and the wolf
is Chozzer Pig
Peggy Lee -
Black Coffee (Verve VME) Oct 19
— Peggy Lee (vocals); Bill Pitman (guitar); Stella Castellucci (harp); Pete Candoli (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles, Lou Levy (piano); Larry Bunker (vibraphone, drums, percussion); Max Wayne (acoustic bass guitar); Buddy Clark (bass guitar); Ed Shaughnessy (drums);
1953
Anita O'Day -
Swings Rogers and Hart (Verve VME) Oct 19
— arranged by Billy May; from 1960
Claus Ogerman -
A Man and His Music - 2 CDs (Verve) Oct 19
— musicians include Dr. John (vocals, piano); Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Schmiege (vocals); Antonio Carlos Jobim (guitar, piano); Wes Montgomery (guitar); Michael Brecker, Stan Getz (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn); Urbie Green (trombone); Hank Jones, Herbie Hancock, Oscar Brown, Bill Evans (piano); Ron Carter (bass);
liner notes by Gene Lees; 1963-2001
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non-jazz items of interest
T.J. Fowler -
1948-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5103) Oct 19
Paula Watson -
1948-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5104) Oct 19
Bull Moose Jackson -
1947-50 (Chronological R&B Classics 5105) Oct 19
No. 9 -
Micro Films (Locust 65) Oct 19
— No. 9 aka Joe Takayuki
Martin Carthy -
Waiting for Angels (Topic Records) Oct 19
12 October 2004
The Mahavishnu Project -
Phase 2 - 2 CDs (Aggregate Music) Oct 12
— The Mahavishnu Project: Gregg Bendian, Pete McCann, Rob Thomas, Stephan Crump, Steve Hunt;
performing tunes from The Mahavishnu Orchestras classic 1970s recordings
Ray Russell -
Why Not Now (Angel Air) Oct 15
— 1988 album, remastered with four bonus tracks
Stan Tracey & Danny Moss -
Just You, Just Me (Avid) Oct 12
— tenor sax & piano duets
Don Stiernberg -
Angel Eyes (Blue Night Records) Oct 12
Don Stiernberg -
About Time (Blue Night Records) Oct 12 — from 2000
Don Stiernberg -
Unseasonably Cool (Blue Night Records) Oct 12 — from 2001
Janet Klein -
Living in Sin (Coeur De Jeanette) Oct 12
Bobby Short -
Short on the Eastside/Moments Like This (Collectables) Oct 12
— two-fer of 1959 and 1982 Atlantic recordings
Bobby Short -
Songs By Bobby Short (Collectables) Oct 12
Yusuf Lateef -
The Blue Yusuf Lateef (Collectables) Oct 12
— 1968 Atlantic recording; with Sonny Red (alto sax), Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Buddy Lucas (harmonica), Kenny Burrell (guitar), Hugh Lawson (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), Bob Crenshaw (electric bass) and Roy Brooks (drums)
Clifford Jordan -
These Are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (Collectables) Oct 12
Eddie Harris -
Second Movement (Collectables) Oct 12
— 1971 Atlantic recording
Tony Bennett -
Fifty Years of Artistry - 5 CDs (Columbia/Legacy)
— Bennett's "Forty Years of Artistry" expanded by another CD
that includes material from 1992-2002
Poncho Sanchez -
Poncho At Montreux - DVD (Concord) Oct 12
Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble -
Mean Ameen (Delmark DE 559) Oct 12
Deep Blue Organ Trio -
Deep Blue Bruise (Delmark DE 556) Oct 12
— Chris Forman (Hammond B3 organ), Bobby Broom (guitar), Greg Rockingham (drums)
Peggy Lee -
I'm A Woman/Norma Deloris Egstrom From Jamestown (EMI/Capitol [UK]) Oct 12
— two-fer; with one previously unreleased bonus track
Joe Williams -
Sings About You/Sentimental & Melancholy (EMI/Capitol [UK]) Oct 12
— two-fer
Various Artists -
Cool Jazz - The Cocktail Hour (Evidence Records) Oct 12
— compilation with Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, Michael Ray & Cosmic Krewe, Carmen Bradford,
Babatunde Lea, a.o.
Joe Sample -
Soul Shadows (GRP) Oct 12
— solo piano; rag, boogie woogie and swing tunes
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine -
The Truth: Heard Live at the Blue Note (Half Note Records) Oct 12
— recorded live at the Blue Note in NYC on Sept 11-12, 1999 for
the late, great drummer Elvin Jones's 72nd birthday
— with guest
Michael Brecker and Antoine Roney (sax), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Darren Barrett (trumpet), Carlos McKinney (piano) and Gene Perla (bass)
Steve Turre -
Spirits Up Above (HighNote) Oct 12
— tribute to Rahsaan Roland Kirk by a sextet which includes James Carter
and Buster Williams
Wallace Roney -
Prototype (HighNote) Oct 12
— with Clifton Anderson, Don Byron, Antoine Roney, Geri Allen,
Adam Holzman, Matthew Garrison, Eric Allen, DJ Logic
Famoudou Don Moye/Baba Sissoko/Maurizio Capone -
Folk Bass Spirit Suite: Tribute to Malachi Favors, Marcello Melis, Johnny Dyani, Djeli Baba Sissoko (Itinera [Italy]) Oct
— Famoudou Don Moye: congas, karanjan, triangle,
drums & vocal; Baba Sissoko: tama, n'goni, kamelan n'goni, karanjan, bells &
vocal; Maurizio Capone: congas, timbales, bells, steel drum, scatolera,
scatolophone, canalina elettrica & vocal; Aldo Vigorito: bass, vocal; Piero Di
Asmundis: piano & Fender Rhodes; Marcello Colasurdo & Fabiana Martone: vocals;
Giovanni Volpe: surdo and Pasquale Panico: guitar
Frank Jackson -
New York After Dark (Kasis Records 003) Oct
— standards from Frank Jackson (vocals), James Williams (piano),
Ron Carter (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)
Dexter Gordon -
Complete Kenny Drew & Carl Perkins Sessions (Lonehill Jazz) Oct 11
— with two bonus tracks
John Graas -
Jazz Studio V.3 & 4: Complete Sessions (Lonehill Jazz) Oct 11
John Graas -
Jazz Studio V.5 & 6: Complete Sessions (Lonehill Jazz) Oct 11
John Graas featuring Art Pepper -
Jazz-Man-Tics (Lonehill Jazz) Oct 11
— includes one bonus track
Carmen McRae -
Complete Ralph Burns Sessions (Lonehill Jazz) Oct 11
— with eight bonus tracks
Jack Sheldon -
Complete College Goes To Jazz (Lonehill Jazz) Oct 11
Henry "Pucho" Brown & his Latin Soul Brothers -
The Hideout (Milestone) Oct 12
Jim Snidero -
Close Up (Milestone) Oct 12
— Snidero (alto sax) Dave Hazeltine (piano), Paul Gill (bass) and Billy Drummond (drums)
plus guest Eric Alexander (tenor sax) on half the tracks;
six compositions by Snidero plus two standards
—
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Fredrik Nordstrom -
Flawless Swing (Moserobie 018) Oct
— Fredrik Nordstrom: tenor sax, Magnus Broo: trumpet, Mattias Stahl: vibes,
lip Auguston: bass, Fredrik Rundqvist: drums, and guest Alberto Pinton: contrabass clarinet & bari sax
Horace Tapscott -
The Tapscott Sessions, Vol. 10 (Nimbus 2370) Oct
— solo piano
Benny Goodman -
New Sextet Sessions (Ocium 42) Oct 12
— 1950-52 Columbia recordings; with
Teddy Wilson, Terry Gibbs, Mundell Lowe, Johnny Smith, etc.
Teddy Wilson -
Flawless Swing (Ocium 43) Oct 12
— trio recording sessions for Columbia in 1950 and four dates for Clef scheduled between December 1952 and September 1953
Omar Sosa -
Mulatos (Ota Records 1014) Oct 12
— Omar Sosa (vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harmonium, vibraphone, marimba, percussion, bells); Aziz Arradi (vocals, percussion); Dhafer Youssef (oud); Renaud Pion (clarinet, bass clarinet); Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet); Dieter Ilg (bass); Steve Arguelles (drums); Philippe Foch (tabla);
recorded in Paris and Barcelona
Dr. Lonnie Smith -
Too Damn Hot (Palmetto) Oct 12
— Dr. Lonnie Smith (organ); Peter Bernstein, Rodney Jones (guitar); Gregory Hutchinson, Fukushi Tainaka (drums)
Dexter Gordon -
The Complete Prestige Recordings of Dexter Gordon - 11 CD box (Prestige) Oct 12
— includes the 15 Prestige albums he recorded from 1965-1973;
includes 17 previously unissued tracks; set also includes
a 1950 live jam session with Wardell Grey plus
the 1960 Jazzland LP "The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon"
—
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Horace Arnold -
Tales Of The Exonerated Flea (Rock & Groove Records) Oct 12
— originally issued by Columbia in 1974; with
Sonny Fortune, Art Webb, John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner, Jan Hammer, David Friedman, Rick Laird, George Mraz, Clint Houston, Dom Um Romao, Dave Johnson
Ed Saindon/Kenny Werner -
Key Play (Saindon) Oct
— vibraphone & piano duets; originals and standards
The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble -
Towards [Another Artistic Triumph] (shih shih wu ai records 10) Oct
— Milo Fine on piano, groan tube wheel, acme siren,
drum set, bowed cymbals & chimes; Steve Gnitka on guitar, Andrew Lafkas on bass
and Davu Seru on drums & percussion
Banyan -
Live At Perkins' Palace (Sanctuary) Oct 12
— Stephen Perkins, Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Willie Waldman
Kimberly Gordon Trio -
Melancholy Serenade (The Sirens Records 5009) Oct 12
Eddie Henderson -
Time & Spaces (Sirocco Jazz Limited 1027) Oct 12
— with Dave Kikoski, Ed Howard & Victor Lewis
Will Vinson -
It's For You (Sirocco Jazz Limited 1028) Oct 12
— with Dave Kikoski, Ed Howard & Victor Lewis
Soft Machine -
Third (Sony Japan) Oct 11
Soft Machine -
Fourth (Sony Japan) Oct 11
Soft Machine -
Fifth (Sony Japan) Oct 11
Soft Machine -
Six (Sony Japan) Oct 11
Soft Machine -
Seven (Sony Japan) Oct 11
— Japanese remastered reissues packaged in limited edition miniature LP sleeves
Mike Holober and the Gotham Jazz Orchestra -
Thought Trains (Sons of Sound 020) Oct 12
— musicians include Ron Carter, Tim Ries, Scott Wendholt, Tony Kadleck, Charles Pillow,
Jon Gordon, John Riley, a.o.
Gold Sparkle Trio with Ken Vandermark -
Brooklyn Cantos (Squealer Records) Oct 15
— Charles Waters (alto sax & clarinets) Ken Vandermark (tenor sax, B-flat & bass clarinets) Adam Roberts (bass) and Andrew Barker (drums)
David Berger and the Sultans of Swing -
Marlowe (Such Sweet Thunder) Oct 12
Denis Colin Trio -
Something in Common (Sunnyside) Oct 12
Duke Ellington -
Jazz Violin Session (Wounded Bird) Oct 12
— with Ray Nance, Stephane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen on violins
Pieces of a Dream -
Imagine (Wounded Bird) Oct 12
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non-jazz items of interest
Jimmy McCracklin -
1948-1951 (Chronological R&B Classics 5110) Oct 15
Sarah McLawler -
1950-1953 (Chronological R&B Classics 5111) Oct 15
Bill Samuels -
1945-1947 (Chronological R&B Classics 5112) Oct 15
Ivory Joe Hunter -
1950-51 (Chronological R&B Classics 5113) Oct 15
Santana -
Santana - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Oct 12
— double-CD version of Santana's first album, issued in 1969;
bonus material includes alternate takes plus previously unissued performances from Woodstock
Kenneth Rexroth and Lawrence Ferlinghetti -
Poetry Readings in the Cellar (Fantasy) Oct 12
— first CD issue of 1958 San Francisco "jazz and poetry" session
Charles Bukowski -
Charles Bukowski Reads His Poetry (Takoma) Oct 12
— 1973 recording featuring new liner notes by Richard Meltzer
Yohimbe Brothers -
The Tao of Yo (Thirsty Ear) Oct 12
— featuring Vernon Reid & DJ Logic
Astor Piazolla -
María de Buenos Aires - 2 CDs (Milan) Oct 12
— new recording of 1968 work
5 October 2004
Johnny Varro -
Pure Imagination (Arbors) Oct 5
— Johnny Varro: piano: Mark Neuenschwander: bass:
Ed Metz Jr: drums
Ben Schacter -
Nothingman (Ben-Jam 335)
Dany Doriz & Sweet System -
Jazz Fever (Black & Blue) Oct 5
Nicolas Montier -
Interdit D'Ecouter (Black & Blue) Oct 5
Andrew Hill -
Dance with Death (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 5
— with Joe Farrell, Victor Sproles, Billy Higgins, Charles Tolliver;
1968; includes alternate take of title track; first CD issue
Bobby Hutcherson -
Now! (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 5
— Harold Land, Joe Chambers, Candido; 1969; plus Hutcherson's 1977 set from "Blue Note Meets The LA Philharmonic,"
which includes different versions of three of the tunes from "Now!"; first time on CD;
2004 liner notes by Michael Cuscuna
Horace Silver -
The United States of Mind - 2 CDs (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct
— Andy Bey, Salome (vocals); George Coleman , Harold Vick, Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker, Cecil Bridgewater (trumpet);
three LPs on two CDs: "That Healin' Feeling," "Total Response" & "All" (1970-72);
first time on CD
Sam Rivers -
Contours (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 5
— Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Joe Chambers, Ron Carter; 1965
includes alternate take of "Mellifluous Cacophony"
Larry Young -
Of Love and Peace (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 5
— Larry Young (organ); James Spaulding (flute, alto saxophone); Herbert Morgan (tenor saxophone); Eddie Gale (trumpet); Jerry Thomas, Wilson Moorman III (drums); 1966
Jack Wilson -
Easterly Winds (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 5
— Jack Wilson (piano); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Garnett Brown (trombone); Bob Cranshaw (bass guitar); Billy Higgins (drums);
1967; first time on CD
Raphe Malik Quartet with Frank Wright/William Parker/Syd Smart -
Last Set: Live at 1369 Club (Boxholder 042) Oct 5
— previously unreleased 1984 performance
Sonny Simmons -
Jewels (Boxholder 043) Oct 5
— 1991 solo alto sax studio recordings
Billie Holiday -
Lady Day Live (Collectors' Choice) Oct 5
— musicians include Stan Getz; Paul Quinichette
Michel Portal & Richard Galliano -
Concerts (Dreyfus Records) Oct 5
— recorded in Milan, Italy (05/05/2003); Antwerp, Belgium (08/19/2001); Hamburg, Germany (10/29/1998)
Gary Hassay & Ellen Christi -
Tribute to Paradise (Drimala) Oct
Barbara Cook -
Sings from the Heart (DRG) Oct 5
— from 1959; songs by Rodgers and Hart
Faruq Z. Bey & the Northwoods Improvisers -
Auzer (Entropy Stereo 015) Oct
— with Mike Carey: reeds and flute, Skeeter Shelton:/ saxophone
Pharoah Sanders -
Pharoah's First (ESP-Disk) Oct 5
— from 1964
Gina Leishman -
Bed Time (GCQ [Germany]) Oct 5
— Gina Leishman: vocals, piano, ukelele & songs, Steve Bernstein & Peck Allmond: trumpets, Marc Ribot & Doug Weiselman: guitars, Rob Burger: accordion, Anthony Coleman: piano, Jenny Scheinman: violin,
Greg Cohen & Trevor Dunn: bass and Roberto Rodriguez & Kenny Wollesen: drums & percussion
Fay Victor -
Lazy Old Sun: Live/Life in the Low Lands (Greene Ave Records) Oct 5
Ellery Eskelin -
Ten: EEwAP&JP+3(10) (Hatology 611) Oct 5
— Ellery Eskelin: tenor saxophone,
Andrea Parkins: piano, accordion, sampler, Jim Black: drums and percussion and guests: Marc Ribot: electric guitar, Melvin Gibbs: electric bass, Jessica Constable: voice;
notes by Eskelin
eRikm & Fennesz -
Complementary Contrasts/Donaueschin 2003 (Hatology 619) Oct 5
— eRikm (Erik Mathon, Marseille) computer and 3-k.pad system, Fennesz (Christian Fennesz, Vienna) laptop, computer and masterdistortion;
36' 10/18/20003 concert performance, plus two 15' studio pieces recorded the previous day; notes by Rienhard Kager
John Hart Trio -
Indivisible (Hep Records 2088) Oct 5
— John Hart (electric & acoustic guitars), Bill Moring (bass), Tim Horner (drums & percussion); 2003
Jay Clayton & Don Lanphere -
The Jazz Alley Tapes (Hep Records 2046) Oct 5
— from 1988
Don Lanphere/Larry Coryell -
Don Lanphere/Larry Coryell (Hep Records 2048) Oct 5
— from 1990
Spike Robinson -
Plays Harry Warren (Hep Records 2056) Oct 5
— with Victor Feldman, Pete Jolly, Ray Brown, a.o.; from 1981 & 1983
Joe Temperley -
Nightingale (Hep Records 2052) Oct 5
— from 1991
Jessica Williams Trio -
In the Pocket (Hep Records 2055) Oct 5
— from 1994
Artie Shaw -
In The Beginning (Hep Records 1024) Oct 5
— the first titles; from 1936
Artie Shaw -
The Artistry Of Artie Shaw (Hep Records 78) Oct 5
— musicians include: Jimmy Raney (guitar); Don Fagerquist (trumpet); Hank Jones (piano); 1949 - 1953
Claude Thornhill -
1949-'53 Performances (Hep Records 80) Oct 5
Chick Webb -
Rhythm Man (Hep Records 1023) Oct 5
Salena Jones -
Salena Jones in Hollywood: Making Love (Jay Records) Oct 5
Marilyn Lerner -
Marilyn Lerner In Cuba: Birds Are Returning (Jazz Focus 22) Oct 5
— Marilyn Lerner (piano); Jane Bunnett (flute, soprano saxophone); Yosvanny Terry (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Javier Falbo (baritone saxophone); Kieran Overs (bass); Dafnis Prieto (drums); Inor Sotolongo (percussion);
recorded in Havana, Cuba in 1997
Jay Thomas -
Rapture (Jazz Focus 13) Oct 5
— Jay Thomas (trumpet, flugelhorn); Travis Shook (piano); Phil Sparks (bass); Jon Wikan (drums)
Phil Woods Little Big Band -
This Is How I Feel About Quincy (Jazzed Media 1004) Oct 5
— Phil Woods (clarinet, alto saxophone); Nelson Hill (flute, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Tom Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Brian Lynch (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bobby Routch (flugelhorn, French horn); Rick Chamberlain (trombone, euphonium); Bill Charlap (piano); Steve Gilmore (double bass); Bill Goodwin (drums);
notes by Dan Morgenstern
Dizzy Gillespie -
The Winter in Lisbon (Milan Records) Oct 5
— Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Leola Jiles (vocals), Mario Rivera (soprano saxophone, flute), Tony Kadleck (trumpet), Jerry Peel, Bob Carlisle, Robby Routch, Russ Rizner (French horn), Wint Garvey, Sandra Billingslea (violin), Richard Spencer (viola), Akua Dixon (cello), Danilo Perez (piano), George Mraz (bass), Grady Tate (drums);
original soundtrack recorded in 1990 that was composed by Dizzy Gillespie and arranged by Slide Hampton
Martijn van Iterson Quartet -
The Whole Bunch (Munich Records 446) Oct 5
— Martijn van Iterson: guitar, Karel Boehlee: piano, Frans van
Geest: bass, Martijn Vink: drums
Tom Griesgraber -
A Whisper In The Thunder (03E) Oct 5
— Tom Griesgraber: 12-string Stick, bass, guitar, synth , Jerry Marotta:
drums, Pat Mastelotto: drums, The California Guitar Trio
Gary Giddins -
Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century (Oxford University Press) Oct 1
— 632 pages; collection of 140 essays, reviews and articles, most
for his column in the Village Voice
Steve Howe/Martin Taylor -
Masterpiece Guitars (P3 Music) Oct 5
Jessica Molaskey -
Make Believe (P.S. Classics) Oct 5
— with John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Larry Goldings,
Lee Musiker, Ray Kennedy, Tony Tedesco; arrangements by
John Clayton, Jason Robert Brown, Don Sebesky & Goldings
Shamek Farrah and Folks -
La Dee La La (Quadraphonic 1105) Oct 5
— Shamek Farrah & Grant Reed on saxes, Malachi Thompson & Abdullah Khalid on trumpets, Marvin Neal on trombone, Harry Jenson on guitar, Sonelius Smith & Saeed Amir on piano, Hasan Jenkins & Kiyoto Fujiwara on basses, Ron Rahsaan, Ayon Falu & Lenny King on drums & percussion plus Ghanniya Green & Vivian Chandler on vocals;
June, 1978 recording
Shamek Farrah -
Sunshine on My Mind (Quadraphonic) Oct 5
—
1995 recording
Oracy with Ade Olatunji -
The Positive Force (Quadraphonic 1104) Oct 5
— Jay Jones & Dave McMurray on saxes, Matthew Rhodes on acoustic & electric pianos, Jeribu Gonvi on basses, Sundiata Keita, Darryl Pierce & Seyoum on drums & percussion plus Ade Olatunji and other vocalists'
1977 recording
Albert Ayler -
Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-1970) - 9 CD box set (Revenant Records 213) Oct 5
— comprehensive & elaborate look at the controversial and influential saxopohonist
— nine CDs; seven CDs of rare and previously unreleased recordings with
musicians including
Cecil Taylor, Jimmy Lyons, Gary Peacok, Sunny Murray,
Don Cherry,
Burton Greene, Rashied Ali,
Don Ayler,
Ronald Shannon Jackson,
Beaver Harris, Milford Graves,
Pharoah Sanders, Richard Davis,
Dave Burrell, Roger Blank, Sam Rivers, etc.
— two CDs of 1964-70 interviews with Ayler (plus 1971 interview w/ Don Cherry)
— 208 page full-color hardbound book with:
— new essays by Amira Baraka,
Val Wilmer, Ben Young, Marc Chaloin,
Daniel Caux and Carl Woideck
— remembrances by musicians and others who knew or heard Ayler
— track by track notes and profiles of sidemen and photos
— chronolgy of Ayer's performances and recordings
— housed in plastic Spirit Box cast from the wooden handcarved original
— with facsimiles of vintage posters, cards and publications,
including one by Larry Haines
and excerpts from Cricket magazine
— a beautiful package from Revenant
Chaka Khan -
ClassiKhan (Sanctuary) Oct 5
— Chaka Khan (vocals); Andy Snitzer (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Joe Sample (piano); Sheila E. (percussion) & the London Symphony Orchestra
D'3: Pardo, Pose, Roper -
Directo (Satchmo Jazz Records 31) Oct 5
— Jorge Pardo: sax, Francis Pose: bass, José Vásquez "Roper": drums
Adam Kolker -
Sultanic Verses (Satchmo Jazz Records 46) Oct 5
— Adam Kolker: tenor & soprano sax, Bruce Barth: piano, John
Herbert: bass, Billy Hart: drums, Ray Baretto: percussion
Carmen Cuesta -
Peace of Mind (Skip Records 9013) Oct 5
— Carmen Cuesta: vocals, Chuck Loeb: guitars, keyboards, synth flute, harmonica,
Bill Evans: soprano sax, Toots Thielemans: harmonica, Will Lee: bass,
Vinnie Colaiuta: drums, Mitchel Forman: Piano
David Friedman -
Earfood (Skip Records 9043) Oct 5
— David Friedman: vibraphone, Peter Weniger: tenor sax, Pepe Berns: bass
Tony Lakatos -
I Get Along With You Very Well: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael (Skip Records 9036) Oct 5
— Tony Lakatos: tenor & soprano sax, Jimmy Scott: vocals, George Mraz: bass, Adam Nussbaum: drums, Tim Lefebvre: bass
Harry Allen -
Tenors Anyone (Slider Music 3004) Oct 5
Mildred Bailey -
Radio Shows, Vol. 1 - 1945 (Storyville 3030) Oct 5
— three previously unreleased January 1945 broadcasts by vocalist Bailey the with the Paul Baron Orchestra
— musicians include trumpeters Charlie Shavers & Roy Eldridge, pianist Teddy Wilson, vibraphonist Red Norvo
and drummer Specs Powell plus guests Tommy Dorsey, Earl Hines and drummer Cozy Cole; 27 tracks
Willie "The Lion" Smith -
The Lion Live: Zurich - 2 CDs (Storyville 8360) Oct 5
— Willie The Lion Smith: piano, Ernest Bass Hill: bass, Wallace Bishop: drums
— previously unreleased trio concert from 1949
Sai Ghose Trio -
E-Motion (Summit Records 399) Oct 5
— Sai Ghose: piano, Jerry Wilfong: bass, Mike Connors: drums, Sean Berry: saxophone
Charles McPherson Quartet -
But Beautiful (Venus 35331) Oct 5
— with Steve Kuhn, D. & L. Williams
Danilo Rea Trio -
Romantica (Venus 35332) Oct 5
Stefano Bollani Trio -
Ma l'Amore No (Venus 35333) Oct 5
Bob Kindred Quartet -
Blue Moon (Venus 35334) Oct 5
— with George Mraz, Ben Riley and J Dimartino
Eric Alexander Quartet -
Gentle Ballads (Venus 35335) Oct 5
— Mike Ledonne, J. Farnsworth And J. Webber
Steve Kuhn Trio -
Easy to Love (Venus 35336) Oct 5
— with David Finck, Billy Drummon
Tal Farlow -
The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions - 7 CDs (Universal [Mosaic 224]) Oct 5
— 1954-59; first time on CD for much of the material
— mainly trio and quartet dates, but there are also quintets, sextets and septet dates
— includes three previously unissued alternate takes, as well as breakdowns and alternates on seven tunes
— liner notes by guitarist Howard Alden
— sidemen include bassists Red Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Milt Hinton, and Ray Brown; pianists Gerald Wiggins, Claude Williamson, and Eddie Costa; and drummers Joe Morello, Chico Hamilton, and Stan Levey
Dave Liebman/Don Braden/Dan Moretti -
Latin Genesis (Whaling City Sound 13) Oct 5
— Latin jazz versions of tunes from Elvin Jones's 1971 "Genesis," plus originals and standards
— Liebman, Braden, Moretti (reeds), Oscar Stagnaro (bass), Mark Walker (drums), Pernell Saturnino (percussion);
2002
Shawnn Monteiro -
One Special Night (Whaling City Sound 22) Oct 5
— Shawnn Monteiro (vocals); Clark Terry (trumpet); John Harrison III (piano); Jimmy Woode (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums)
Jim Robitaille -
To Music (Whaling City Sound 21) Oct 5
— Jim Robitaille (guitar); Dave Liebman (saxophone); Matt Richard (piano); Dave Zinno (bass); Chris Poudrier (drums)
Christian Jacob -
Styne & Mine (WilderJazz) Oct 1
— tunes by Jule Styne plus originals by pianist Jacob; Tierney Sutton sings on two tracks
Noel Akchote -
Sonny II — The Music of Sonny Sharrock (Winter & Winter 108) Oct 5
— solo guitar album; ten compositions by Sonny Sharrock;
five by Akchote, one each by Linda Sharrock, Donovan, Daniel Humair and a standard
Cassandra Wilson -
After the Beginning Again (Winter & Winter JMT 919058) Oct 5
— Cassandra Wilson: vocals, James Weidman: piano,
synthesizers, Kevin Bruce Harris: electric bass, Mark
Johnson: drums, percussion, Jeff Haynes: percussion;
reissue of her last JMT album (she then signed with Blue Note)
Peter Herborn -
Traces of Trane: A Tribute to John Coltrane (Winter & Winter JMT 919059) Oct 5
— Gary Thomas: tenor saxophone, flute, Robin Eubanks: trombone,
Marc Ducret: guitar, Mark Helias: bass, Tom Rainey: drums,
WDR Big Band; reissue
Tim Berne -
Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) (Winter & Winter JMT 919060) Oct 5
— Tim Berne: alto & baritone saxes, David Sanborn: sopranino &
alto saxes, Marc Ducret: electric guitars, Hank Roberts: cello,
Joey Baron: drums, Herb Robertson: trumpet, cornet,
flugelhorn, Mark Dresser: bass;
tribute to Julius Hemphill; reissue
Greg Skaff with Joe Farnsworth and Mike Le Donne -
Ellington Boulevard (Zoho 200411) Oct 5
— re-release of a now out-of-print
2003 Khaeon release titled "Blues for Mr.T";
six Skaff originals plus tunes by Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner and Billy Strayhorn
Judi Silvano -
Let Yourself Go (Zoho 200412) Oct 5
— vocalist Silvano's first all-standards album; Michael Abene: piano, Dick Oatts:
saxaphones, Ingrid Jensen: trumpet, flugelhorn, Rufus Reid: bass;
arrangements by Abene
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non-jazz items of interest
Tom Waits -
Real Gone (Anti) Oct 5
Allen Ginsberg -
Wichita Vortex Sutra (Artemis Records) Oct 5
— produced by Hal Willner; with Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, Arto Lindsay, Lee Ranaldo, Lenny Kaye, Christian Marclay, Lenny Pickett, Philip Glass, Steve Shelley, David Mansfield, Art Baron, Michael Blair and Stephan Smith,
with the poet Allen Ginsberg reading his words.
This was recorded live at the St. Mark's Church Poetry Project in October of 1994
28 September 2004
Sergio Mendes -
The Fool on the Hill (A&M Jazz LPR) Sept 28
Joelle Leandre & Gianni Lenoci -
Sur une balancoire (Ambiances Magnetiques 126) Sept
— Joelle Leandre: contrabass & voice and Gianni Lenoci: piano & objects
Gonzalo Rubalcaba -
Paseo (Blue Note) Sept 28
— a program of original compositions recorded with an all-Cuban quartet of drummer Ignacio Berroa, electric bass player Jose Armando Gola
and soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist Luis Felipe Lamoglia
Dianne Reeves -
Christmas Time Is Here (Blue Note) Sept 28
Chet Baker -
Prince of Cool: The Pacific Jazz Years (1952-1957) - 3 CDs (Blue Note) Sept 28
Mike Longo and the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble -
Oasis (CAP) Sept 28
— soloists include
Joe Magnarelli, Bob Magnuson, Gerry Niewood, Frank Perowsky, Santi Debriano, Adam Rafferty, a.o.
Mark Sherman -
The Motive Series (CAP) Sept 28
— Mark Sherman (vibraphone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Allen Farnham (piano); Phil Palombi (double bass); Tim Horner (drums)
Ana Caram -
Hollywood Rio - CD (Chesky) Sept 28
Ana Caram -
Hollywood Rio - SACD (Chesky) Sept 28
Herbie Mann -
Caminho De Casa - SACD (Chesky) Sept 28
John Lewis & Svend Asmussen -
European Encounter (Collectables Records) Sept 28
— John Lewis (piano); Svend Asmussen (violin); Jimmy Woode (double bass); Sture Kalin (drums)
— originally released by Atlantic Records in 1962
Phineas Newborn, Jr. -
Here Is Phineas: The Piano Artistry of Phineas Newborn, Jr. (Collectables Records) Sept 28
— Newborn's debut recording; released by Atlantic in 1956
Shirley Scott -
Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (Collectables Records) Sept 28
— with David Newman,
King Curtis
and Hank Crawford; originally released by Atlantic in 1969
Miles Davis -
Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis, 1963-64
7 CDs (Columbia) Sept 28
—
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— "Seven Steps" includes material from the following albums:
— Seven Steps to Heaven (studio, Apr-May 1963),
with
George Coleman (tenor sax),
Ron Carter (bass) and
either
Victor Feldman (piano) &
Frank Butler (drums)
or
Herbie Hancock (piano) &
Tony Williams (drums);
includes previously unreleased alternate takes of "Joshua" and two of "Seven Steps"
with Feldman
and a rehearsal take of "Seven Steps" with Hancock
— Miles in Europe (Antibes, 27Jul1963), continuing with
George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams,
with the previously unissued tunes "Bye Bye Blackbird" (16'47) & "Theme" (6'06),
plus the
unedited versions of "Autumn Leaves" (13'55), "Joshua" (11'36)
and "All of You" (16'54)
— the complete Philharmonic Hall concert (12Feb1964),
with both sets complete
and in performance order
(originally issued out-of-sequence as
My Funny Valentine and
Four & More);
includes previously unissued tune "Autumn Leaves" (10'40),
plus introductions by Mort Fega & Billy Taylor
— Miles in Tokyo (14Jul1964), with
Sam Rivers on tenor sax
— Miles in Berlin (25Sep1964), with
Wayne Shorter on tenor sax;
includes a previously unissued version of "Stella by Starlight" (12'54)
— in all, set includes over an hour of previously unreleased music
— includes 92-page booklet with liner notes by Bob Blumenthal, a full discography of the period
and rare and previously-unpublished photos of the musicians
— and the initial pressings are packaged with a metal spine
Hasidic New Wave -
From the Belly of Abraham (Evolver 2022) Sept 28
— David Fiuczynski (guitar); Greg Wall (saxophone); Frank London (trumpet); Fima Ephron (bass); Aaron Alexander (drums);
reissue of 2001 Knitting Factory release
Arto Lindsey -
Aggregates 1-26 (Evolver 2020) Sept 28
— Arto Lindsay (guitar); Melvin Gibbs (bass guitar); Dougie Bowne (drums);
reissue of 1995 Knitting Factory release
Sex Mob -
Solid Sender (Evolver 2023) Sept 28
— Briggan Krauss (alto & baritone saxophones); Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet, mellophone); Tony Scherr (acoustic guitar, acoustic bass); Kenny Wollesen (drums, tambourine, maracas, percussion);
plus Charlie Burnham, Joan Wasser (violin); Julia Kent, Jane Scarpantoni, Michelle Kinney (cello); DJ Logic (turntables);
reissue of 2000 Knitting Factory release
Cuong Vu -
Pure (Evolver 2021) Sept 28
— Cuong Vu (trumpet); Stomu Takeishi (bass); John Hollenbeck (drums);
reissue of 2000 Knitting Factory release
Dave Brubeck -
Jazz At The College Of The Pacific (Fantasy) Sept 28
— 20-bit K2 remastered
Vince Guaraldi -
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Fantasy) Sept 28
— 20-bit K2 remastered
Fantasy Records has released another set of "The Best of"
titles on:
— Prestige:
Chet Baker (1952-53, 1958-59),
Eric Dolphy (1960-61),
Bill Evans (1956-63)
— Riverside:
Kenny Burrell (1956-63),
Jackie McLean (1956-57),
Lightnin' Hopkins (1960-64)
— all tracks were remastered in 2004 by Joe Tarantino and include new liner notes
The George Gee Big Band -
Settin' the Pace
— The George Gee Big Band Plays the Music of Frank Foster Under His Direction
(GJazz Records) Sept 28
— Lance Bryant (vocals, tenor saxophone); Carla Cook (vocals); Howard Johnson (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Steve Wiseman (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jon Cowherd (piano); Daryl Hall (bass); Willard Dyson (drums); a.o.
Todd S. Jenkins -
Free Jazz and Free Improvisation : An Encyclopedia
(Greenwood Press) Sept 30
— 553 pages in two two volumes
Hiroshima -
Spirit of the Season (Heads Up) Sept 28
— Christmas album
Yellowjackets -
Peace Round: a Christmas celebration (Heads Up) Sept 28
Joel Harrison -
So Long 2nd Street (HighNote 9431) Sept 28
— Joel Harrison (guitar); Total Praise (vocals); David Binney (saxophone); Uri Caine (keyboards)
Nguyen Le -
Bakida (HighNote 9275) Sept 28
— Nguyen Le (guitar); Chris Potter (saxophone); Renaud Garcia-Fons (bass); Tino Di Geraldo
Flip Phillips & Woody Herman -
Smooth as Silk (Hindsight) Sept 28
Craig Chaquico -
Midnight Noon (Higher Octave) Sept 28
Alice Coltrane -
Translinear Light (Impulse!) Sept 28
— new recording; with Alice Coltrane (piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer); The Sai Anantam Ashram Singers (vocals);
Ravi Coltrane (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Oran Coltrane (alto saxophone); James Genus (bass); Charlie Haden (double bass); Jack DeJohnette, Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums);
her first studio recording in over 26 years
Lorez Alexandria -
Alexandria The Great (Impulse! LPR) Sept 28
Freddy Cole -
"Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues"
— Freddy Cole Sings & Plays Some Lonely Ballads
(GRP) Sept 28
Queen Latifah -
The Dana Owens Album (Interscope) Sept 28
— Queen Latifah's first non-rap vocal album; Queen Latifah (vocals); David "Fathead" Newman, Al Green (vocals); John Goux (guitar); Dan Higgins, Joel Peskin, Pete Christlieb, Brandon Fields (saxophone); James Moody (alto saxophone); Gary Grant, Larry Lunetta, Charles Davis (trumpet); Dick Nash, Bryant Breyers, Bruce Otto (trombone); Herbie Hancock, Jim Cox (piano); Peter Erskine, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Conte (percussion)
George Collichio -
George Collichio (Kezia Records) Sept 28
Critters Buggin -
Guest (Kufala Records) Sept 28
— 1994
Critters Buggin -
Host (Kufala Records) Sept 28
— 1997
Critters Buggin -
Monkeypot Merganser (Kufala Records) Sept 28
— 1997
Critters Buggin -
Bumpa (Kufala Records) Sept 28
— 1998
— reissues
Lerner Moguilevsky Duo -
Sobreviviente (Los Anos Luz) Sept 28
Rene Marie -
Serene Renegade (MaxJazz) Sept 28
— Rene Marie (vocals); Jeremy Pelt (trumpet); Takana Miyamoto (piano); Herman Burney (bass); Quentin Baxter (drums); Rolando Guerrero (percussion)
McCoy Tyner -
Counterpoints: Live In Tokyo (Milestone) Sept 28
— previously unreleased solo, duo and trio pieces recorded in July, 1978
— with Ron Carter and Tony Williams; notes by producer Ed Michel
Marc Copland/Greg Osby -
Night Call (Nagel Heyer 2048) Sept 28
— duets
Benny Lackner Trio -
Not The Same (Nagel Heyer 2042) Sept 28
Triage -
American Mythology (Okka Disk 053) Sept
— Dave Rempis (alto & tenor sax), Jason Ajemian (bass) and Tim Daisy (drums)
Joe Pass -
Blues for Fred (Pablo) Sept 28
— solo guitar album recorded in 1988; 20-bit K2 remastered
Richard Cook & Brian Morton -
The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, 7th Edition
(Penguin Books) Sept 28
— 1,728 pages
Paquito D'Rivera -
Paquito D'Rivera Presents 40 Years Of Cuban Jam Sessions (Pimienta Records) Sept 28
— recent recordings by musicians who jammed together in the 1950s: Paquito D'Rivera (saxophone); Jose "Chombo" Silva (tenor saxophone); Andy Garcia (congas); Chocolate Armenteros, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Juanito Marquez, Pucho Escalante
Giovanni Hidalgo -
Villa Hidalgo (Pimienta Records) Sept 28
— with Dizzy Gillespie; Paquito D'Rivera; 1992
Elements of the 7th -
Rhythm Process = 2x(y)+3 (Quadraphonic Sound Module 1102) Sept
— Sabir Mateen (tenor sax), Roy Campbell (trumpets), Clark Gayton (trombone), Atiba Wilson (flutes),
Matthew Shipp (piano), Brian Carrott (vibes), Clifford Pusey (guitar), Alex Blake, Bill Dotts & Clyde Bullard on basses and Michael Thompson, Charles Hopkins, Ras Tschaka Tonge,
Neil Clark & Michael Foley Kolade on drums & percussion; produced and arranged by Alioune N'Diaye
John Butcher & Gino Robair -
New Oakland Burr (Rastascan 51) Sept 28
Miles Davis -
Collector's Items (Prestige) Sept 28
— Charlie Parker; Sonny Rollins; Tommy Flanagan;
1956-56; 20bit K2 remastered
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers -
Ugetsu (Riverside) Sept 28
— Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Cedar Walton (piano); Reggie Workman (bass);
recorded live at Birdland in 1963; 20bit K2 remastered
Coleman Hawkins -
The Hawk Flies High (Riverside) Sept 28
— Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Jo Jones (drums);
1957; 20bit K2 remastered
Chris Botti -
When I Fall In Love (Sony) Sept 28
The Manhattan Transfer -
Vibrate - CD (Telarc) Sept 28
The Manhattan Transfer -
Vibrate - SACD (Telarc) Sept 28
Oscar Peterson Trio -
The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio: Live at the Blue Note - 4 CD box set (Telarc) Sept 28
— features the four albums recorded between March 16th and 18th, 1990, at the Blue Note in NYC by Peterson and
bassist Ray Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis and drummer Bobby Durham
Matthew Shipp -
Harmony & Abyss (Thirsty Ear) Sept 28
— with William Parker, Gerald Cleaver and FLAM
Greg Adams -
Firefly (215 Records) Sept 28
Eddie Gomez Trio -
Live in Japan (Twinz) Sept 28
— with Stefan Karlsson and Jimmy Cobb
Ed Calle -
Ed Calle Plays Santana (Universal Music Latino) Sept 28
Roy Hargrove and the RH Factor -
Strength - EP (Verve) Sept 28
Ella Fitzgerald -
Hello Love (Verve LPR) Sept 28
— Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Barney Kessel (guitar); Martin Ruderman (flute); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone);
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Pete Candoli (trumpet); George Roberts (trombone); Arnold Ross (piano); Joe Mondragon (bass); Alvin Stoller (drums); Milt Holland (percussion);
arranged by Frank Devol; recorded in CA in 1957 & 1959
Blossom Dearie -
Sings Broadway Hit Songs (Verve LPR) Sept 28
— with Russell Garcia & His Orchestra; 1960
Clark Terry -
Mixed and Remixed - 2 CDs (Vivicom) Sept 28
Fred Van Hove -
Spraak & Roll - 2 CDs (Wim 030304) Sept
— solo piano from 2003-04
Gordon Jack -
Fifties Jazz Talk: An Oral Retrospective (Scarecrow Press) Sept 28
— interviews with 25 musicians:
Gene Allen, Mose Allison, Dave Bailey, Chuck Berghofer, Eddie Bert, Bob Brookmeyer, Pete Christlieb, Bill Crow, Joe Dodge, Bob Enevoldsen, Don Ferrara, Herb Geller, Corky Hale, Peter Ind, Frank Isola, Lee Konitz, Stan Levey, Jack Montrose, Gerry Mulligan, a special chapter with a four way interview on the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Larry Bunker-Chico Hamilton-Carson Smith-Bob Whitlock, Lennie Niehaus, Jack Nimitz, Hod O'Brien, Bill Perkins, Bud Shank, Phil Urso, and Phil Woods;
originally published in Jazz Journal International and other magazines; 272 pages
non-jazz items of interest
Tim Brady / Novel Ensemble Moderne -
Playing Guitar: Symphony #1 (Ambiances Magnetiques 125) Sept
Various Artists -
The Phonographic Yearbook: 1920: "Even Water's Getting Weaker" (Archeophone Records 9001) Sept 28
Various Artists -
Bluegrass: Can't You Hear Me Callin' - 4 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 28
Barry Manilow -
Scores: Songs from The Copacabana and Harmony (Concord Jazz) Sept 28
Brian Wilson -
Smile (Nonesuch) Sept 28
Andy Goldsworthy -
Rivers & Tides - DVD (New Video Group) Sept 28
— DVD release of German filmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer's documentary
about Scottish sculptor/land-artist Andy Goldsworthy; the
soundtrack is by Fred Frith
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21 September 2004
Oregon -
Chronicle Box: Winter Light / Friends / Moon & Mind - 3 CDs (Akarma) Sept 21
— collects three 1974-78 albums originally released on Vanguard Records
Carol Genetti/Damon Smith + Fred Longberg-Holm -
Sense of Hearing (Balance Point Acoustics 004) Sept
Don Byron -
Ivey-Divey (Blue Note) Sept 21
— with Jason Moran and Jack DeJohnette;
plus Ralph Alessi & Lonnie Plaxico on several tracks
Chet Baker -
Chet Baker Big Band (Blue Note) Sept 21
— Chet Baker (trumpet); Phil Urso (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Fred Waters, Art Pepper, Bud Shank (alto saxophone); Bill Perkins, Bob Graf (tenor saxophone); Bill Hood (baritone saxophone); Conte Candoli, Norman Faye (trumpet); Frank Rosolino, Bob Burgess (trombone); Bobby Timmons (piano); Jimmy Bond (double bass); Larance Marable, Peter Littman (drums);
1956
Chet Baker -
Chet Baker Sings & Plays (Blue Note) Sept 21
— Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Corky Hale (harp); Edgar Lustgarten, Kurt Reher, Eleanor Slatkin, Ray Kramer (cello); Bud Shank (flute); Russ Freeman (piano); Red Mitchell, Carson Smith (double bass); Bob Neel (drums);
arrangers: Marty Paich; Johnny Mandel; Frank Campo; 1955; includes bonus track
Chet Baker -
Chet Baker Ensemble (Blue Note) Sept 21
— Chet Baker (trumpet); Herb Geller (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jack Montrose (tenor saxophone); Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone); Russ Freeman (piano); Joe Mondragon (double bass); Shelly Manne (drums);
1953; includes five alternate takes
Chet Baker -
Chet Baker Sextet (Blue Note) Sept 21
— with Bud Shank (baritone saxophone); Bob Brookmeyer (trombone); Russ Freeman, Shelly Mann, Carson Smith;
1954 & '57;includes two alternate takes
Norah Jones -
Feels Like Home - CD+DVD (Blue Note) Sept 21
— expanded edition includes three unreleased tracks from the recording session;
plus a DVD mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound of four live tracks filmed at the Teatro Nuevo Alcala in Madrid, Spain;
two music videos; and an exclusive interview
Tunnels -
The Art of Living Dangerously (Buckyball Music 12) Sept 21
— recorded live during 2003 tours
— Tunnels: Marc Wagnon (vibraphone); Percy Jones (bass); Frank Katz (drums)
— half the tracks were recorded by the trio; half with guests, including
John Goodsall, Van Manakas, Julien Feiting (guitars), Mark Feldman (violin) and Lance Carter (drums)
Prophetz Of Time & Space -
Vibrationz (Chakra Music) Sept 21
— Jerry Goodman, Ndugu Chancler, Otmaro
Ruiz, Brandon Fields, Munyungo Jackson, Vasco da Gambla, a.o.
Sy Oliver -
1949-52 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1365) Sept 21
Benny Goodman -
1945, Vol. 2 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1366) Sept 21
Gene Ammons -
1950-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1367) Sept 21
Artie Shaw -
1946-50 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1368) Sept 21
— jazz recordings for Musicraft, Columbia and Decca
Red Nichols -
1929-30 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1369) Sept 21
— musicians include Benny Goodman and Jack Teagarden
Herbie Hancock -
The Piano (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 21
— includes four previously unreleased bonus tracks
Herbie Hancock -
V.S.O.P.: Live Under the Sky - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 21
— includes ten previously unreleased tracks totalling 66 minutes
— with Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter & Tony Williams;
recorded in Tokyo 7/26 & 7/27/1979;
notes by Bob Belden and Herbie Hancock
Conrad Herwig & Brian Lynch -
Que Viva Coltrane (Criss Cross 1254) Sept 21
— Latin Jazz treatments of compositions by John Coltrane
— baritone saxist/flautist Mario Rivera, pianist Edsel Gomez, bassist John
Benitez, drummer Robby Ameen, and percussionist Richie Flores
Wycliffe Gordon & the Garden City Gospel Choir -
In The Cross (Criss Cross 1253) Sept 21
— Wycliffe Gordon: trombone,
Marcus Printup: trumpet, Victor Goines: saxes and clarinet, Eric Reed: piano, Reginald Veal: bass, and Alvin Atkinson Jr.: drums
Ralph Peterson -
The Fo'tet Augmented (Criss Cross 1255) Sept 21
— Don Byron, Bryan Carrott, Belden Bullock and Eguie Castillo
One For All -
Blueslike (Criss Cross 1256) Sept 21
— Eric Alexander on tenor sax, Jim Rotondi on
trumpet, Steve Davis on trombone, with pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington, and
drummer Joe Farnsworth
Alex Sipiagin -
Equilibrium (Criss Cross 1257) Sept 21
— trumpeter Alex Sipiagin, reedmen Chris Potter and David Binney, keyboardist
David Kikoski, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Gene Jackson
Paul Dunmall Moksha Big Band -
I Wish You Peace (Cuneiform 203) Sept 21
— 2003 studio recording commissioned by the BBC to celebrate
Dunnall's 50th birthday;
Philip Gibbs (guitar, autoharp); John Adams (guitar); Paul Dunmall (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Simon Picard, Howard Cottle (tenor saxophone); Gethin Liddington, David Priseman (trumpet); Chris Bridges, Paul Rutherford, Hilary Jeffery (trombone); Keith Tippett (piano); Paul Rogers (double bass); Mark Sanders, Tony Levin (drums)
Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray -
We Is: Live At The Bop Shop (Delmark DE 557) Sept 21
— Kahil El'Zabar: drums, percussion; David Murray: tenor sax, bass clarinet
Jeff Parker & Scott Fields -
Song Songs Song (Delmark DE 558) Sept 21
Scott Fields Ensemble -
christangelfox (482 Music 1029) Sept 21
— Scott Fields, nylon-string guitar and percussion; Guillermo Gregorio, clarinet and percussion; Matt Turner, cello and percusssion
Stan Kenton -
Kenton For Collectors, Vol. 1 (Dynaflow) Sept 21
— 19 track CD features previously unreleased material from 1947-77 -
recorded locations including the National Guard Armory Auditorium
in Wash. DC, the Hollywood Palladium, Plaza Gardens in Anaheim, CA, and the Blue Note club in Chicago; with
performances from Art Pepper, Ray Wetzel, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Buddy Childers, Frank
Rosolino, Sal Salvador, a.o.; vocalists include June Christy, Jay Johnson, Ann Richards a.o.
Stan Kenton -
Radio Rarities (Dynaflow) Sept 21
— 18 track CD features previously unreleased material from the 1940s through the '70s;
solos
by Ray Wetzel, Vido Musso, Art Pepper, Frank Rosolino and many others
Jan Garbarek -
In Praise of Dreams (ECM) Sept 21
— Jan Garbarek (saxophone, synthesizer, percussion, sampler); Kim Kashkashian (viola); Manu Katche (drums)
Kent Carter String Trios -
The Willisau Suites (Emanem 4105) Sept
— 1984 reissue of ITM 970077, plus bonus material from 1997
— with Kent Carter (b), Carlos Zingaro (v) & Franįois Dreno (viola)
— Carter with Albrecht Maurer (v) & Emmanuelle Roch (viola) on the bonus tracks
— a mixture of jazz and European classical chamber music emerge from
the group's improvisations over Carter's compositions
John Russell/Ute Volker/Mathieu Werchowski -
Three Planets (Emanem 4106) Sept
— acoustic improvisations with guitar, accordian and violin; from 2003
Paul Rutherford Trio -
Gheim - Live at Bracknell 1983 (Emanem 4107) Sept
— Rutherford (trombone), Paul Rogers (bass) and Nigel Morris (drums)
— includes their complete Bracknell Jazz Festival set plus some previously unissued studio recordings
— 77 minutes; portions originally issued as Ogun cassette OGC531
Peter Brötzmann -
14 Love Poems Plus 10 More for Kenneth Patchen (FMP 125) Sept
— solo sax from Germany's Brotzmann
Bill May -
Mayhem: Bill May in Concert (Hindsight) Sept 21
The Beat Circus -
Ringleader's Revolt (Innova 623) Sept 21
— The Beat Circus: Brian Carpenter (slide trumpet, trumpet); Alec K Redfearn (accordion); Brandon Seabrook (banjo, sampler); Jim Hobbs (alto saxophone); Ron Caswell (tuba); Jerome Deupree (drums)
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The Industrial Jazz Group -
Star Chamber (Innova 615) Sept 21
Phillip Johnston -
Rub Me The Wrong Way (Innova 626) Sept 21
— three different quirky suites composed by saxophonist Phillip Johnston for Kelly Garfield's dance company and performed by three different quartets
Lucas Niggli Zoom Ensemble -
Sweat (Intakt 093)
— Lucas Niggli, drums, percussion; Claudio Puntin, clarinets; Phil Minton, voice; Nils Wogram, trombone; Philipp Schaufelberger, guitar. Ensemble Neue Musik Zürich: Hans Peter Frehner, flutes; Urs Bumbacher, violin; Stefan Tuth, cello; Viktor Müller, piano; Lorenz Haas, vibraphone, percussion; Leo Bachmann, tuba;
2003
Buddy Rich -
No Funny Hats (Lightyear) Sept 21
— Buddy Rich (drums); Chuck Wilson, Andy Fusco (alto saxophone); Steve Marcus, Gary Pribek (tenor saxophone); Greg Smith (baritone saxophone); Dave Kennedy, John Marshall, Paul Salvo, Chuck Schmidt (trumpet); John Mosca, Bill Boyole, Dale Kirkland (trombone); Bob Kay (piano); Tom Warrington (double bass);
recorded in Sacramento, California, 03/03/1978
Forever Sharp And Vivid -
Forever Sharp And Vivid (Lolo Recordes) Sept 20
— David Torn (guitar); David Castilione (saxophone, clarinet); Chris Massey (drums); from 1998
Han Bennink & Brodie West -
Brodie & Han (Lorna 04) Sept
Buddy Rich -
Very Live At Buddy's Place (LRC) Sept 21
— with Sonny Fortune; Anthony Jackson; Sal Nistico; Kenny Barron; Mike Abene;
recorded in NYC in 1973 by Malcolm Addey
Sam Rivers/Adam Rudolph/Harris Eisenstadt -
Vista (Meta 009) Sept 21
— recorded the day before Rivers's 80th birthday!
The Dynamic Les Demerle Band -
Hittin' the Blue Notes, Vol. 2 (Origin Records) Sept 21
Kim Richmond/Clay Jenkins Ensemble -
Crossweave (Origin Records) Sept 21
— trumpeter Clay Jenkins, altoist Kim Richmond,tenor saxophonist Rich
Perry, pianist Harold Danko, bassist Jeff
Campbell and drummer Rich Thompson
Jonas Tauber -
Storm Walking Singing (Origin Records) Sept 21
— solo bass performance recorded live in Switzerland
Art Ensemble of Chicago -
Sirius Calling (Pi Recordings 11) Sept 21
— Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell (reeds, percussion); Malachi Favors Maghostut (double bass); Famoudou Don Moye (drums, percussion)
Various Artists -
Free Zone Appleby 2003 (Psi 04.05) Sept
— duos, quartets and quintets of free improvisations by
Tony Coe (clarinet); John Edwards (bass);
Alan Hacker (clarinet); Syliva Hallett (violin, voice, sarangi);
Marcio Mattos (cello); Evan Parker (tenor saxophone);
Philipp Wachsmann (violin, electronics); Kenny Werner (flugelhorn)
Parker/Schlippenbach/Lytton -
America 2003 - 2 CDs (Psi 04.06/7) Sept
— Evan Parker (saxopphones ); Alexander Von Schlippenbach (piano); Paul Lytton (percussion)
in concert recordings at the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans and the Seattle Asian Arts Museum; 120'
Count Basie -
Count Basie Jam '75: Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
—
DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Ray Bryant -
Ray Bryant '77:
Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
— DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie -
Ella and Basie '79: Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
—
DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Benny Carter -
Benny Carter '77:
Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
— DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Milt Jackson & Ray Brown -
Milt Jackson & Ray Brown '79: Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
—
DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Roy Eldridge -
Roy Eldridge '77:
Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
— DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Oscar Peterson -
Oscar Peterson Trio '77: Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
—
DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Mary Lou Williams -
Mary Lou Williams '78:
Norman Granz' Jazz in Montreux
— DVD (RED) Sept 21
— DTS sound
Freedomland -
Yia Yia's Song - CDR (Rent Control Records 012) Sept
— Daniel Carter (tenor & alto saxes, clarinet, trumpet, flute),
David Hofstra (tuba, bass sax), William Parker (bass, tuba), Dee Pop (drums),
Dave Sewelson (baritone & alto saxes)
Peter Leitch -
Autobiography (Reservoir 179) Sept 21
— with Jed Levy, George Cables, Dwayne Burno
and Steve Johns
Bing Crosby -
Bing And His Gal Pals (Riff City) Sept 21
Dexter Gordon -
Bopland: The Legendary Elks Club Concert - 3 CDs (Savoy) Sept 21
— July 6, 1947 Los Angeles concert with Wardell Gray, Howard Mcghee, Sonny Criss, a.o.
— researched and annotated by Maxine Gordon
— reissue produced by Dan Mark; engineering by Paul Reid III
— music transferred from the original 16"
transcription acetates; pitch corrected
— includes about 25 minutes of previously unreleased music
— groups included the Howard McGhee Orchestra, the Bill Moore Orchestra,
the Bopland Boys and the Al Killian Orchestra
— other musicians include Trummy Young, Hampton Hawes, Russ Freeman,
Barney Kessel, Red Callender, Roy Porter
Strunz & Farah -
Zona Torrida (Selva) Sept 21
Ian Hendrickson-Smith -
Still Smokin' (Sharp Nine Records 1031) Sept 21
— Ian Hendrickson-Smith (flute, alto saxophone); Peter Bernstein (guitar); Ryan Kisor (trumpet); David Hazeltine (piano);
Peter Washington (bass); Joe Strasser (drums);
recorded live at Smoke Jazz Club in NYC in Jan. 2004
Anthony Wonsey -
Blues For Hiroshi (Sharp Nine Records 1030) Sept 21
— piano trio; with Richie Goods and Tony Reedus
Stan Kenton and his Orchestra -
Kenton Plays Poland (Sounds of Yesteryear) Sept 21
— recorded 9/15/1976 in Warsaw
Jack Teagarden/Earl Hines All-Stars -
At the Olympia Theatre, Paris, Nov. 6, 1957 (Sounds of Yesteryear) Sept 21
— features Max Kaminsky, Peanuts Hucko, Jack Lesberg and Cozy Cole
Josh Workman -
Jumpin' At The Border (Tetrachord) Sept 21
Masada -
John Zorn 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. Seven (Tzadik) Sept 21
— Greg Cohen, John Zorn, Joey Baron, Dave Douglas
Aaron Alexander -
Midrash Mish Mosh (Tzadik) Sept 21
—
Aaron Alexander; Curtis Hasselbring, Fima Ephron, Greg Wall, Michael Sarin, Randy Crafton, Frank London,
Merlin Shepherd, Brad Shepik
Steve Bernstein -
Diaspora Hollywood (Tzadik) Sept 21
— Steven Bernstein: trumpet & flugelhorn, Pablo Calogero: bari sax, bass clarinet & flutes, D.J. Bonebrake: vibes, David Piltch: bass and Danny Frankel: drums
— arrangements that take off from the small group jazz sound of the Shelley Manne and Shorty Rogers units
from the mid fifties, exploring compositions from the Jewish tradition through the lens of West Coast Jazz
Richard Crandell -
Mbira Magic (Tzadik) Sept 21
Yuka Honda -
Eucademix (Tzadik) Sept 21
— with Marc Ribot, Miho Hatori, Petra Haden, Phantom, Timo Ellis, Trevor Dunn, Japa Keenon, Thomas Bartlett, Brandt "Brand T" Abner
Warne Marsh -
Live at Dana Point - 2 CDs (VSOP 112) Sept 21
— previously unissued 10/7/1957 recordings from CA featuring Joe Albany
Bob Stewart -
Talk of the Town (VWC) Sept 21
— features Hank Jones, Sir Roland Hanna and Tedd Firth
Ski Johnson -
Welcome to My World (Wide Awake Records) Sept 21
Banda Brothers -
Acting Up (WJ3) Sept 21
Deodato -
Love Island (Wounded Bird) Sept 21
— George Benson, Harvey Mason, Larry Carlton; 1978
Jaco Pastorius -
Invitation (Wounded Bird) Sept 21
— contains the material from the albums "Twins I" and "Twins II";
with Don Alias, Peter Erskine, Randy Brecker, Toots Thielemans;
recorded at Aurex Jazz Festival, Japan (1982)
non-jazz items of interest
Big Bill Broonzy -
1951 (Chronological R&B Classics 5101) Sept 21
Johnny Otis -
1950 (Chronological R&B Classics 5102) Sept 21
Richard Leo Johnson Trio -
Poetry of Appliance (Cuneiform) Sept 21
The Muffins -
Double Negative (Cuneiform) Sept 21
Sir Richard Bishop -
Improvika (Locust) Sept 21
— acoustic solo guitar
Dub Trio -
Exploring the Dangers of (ROIR) Sept 21
Various Artists -
Stompin' at the Savoy - 4 CDs (Savoy) Sept 21
Keb Mo -
Peace...Back By Popular Demand (Sony) Sept 21
— with Paul Jackson Jr. (guitar); Greg Phillinganes (piano, organ); Jeff Paris (keyboards); Reggie McBride (bass); Harvey Mason, Stephen Ferrone (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion)
Elliott Sharp -
Radio Hyper-Yahoo (Zoar 24) Sept 21
— songs and rants inspired by Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels,"
with a variety of musicians and speakers
14 September 2004
Branford Marsalis Quartet -
Eternal (Marsalis Music) Sept 14
— ballads album; with pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Jeff "Tain" Waits
— read the
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review
Jeff "Tain" Watts -
Detained at the Blue Note (Half Note Records) Sept 14
— read the
JAZZMATAZZ capsule
review
~~~
Clark Terry with Jeff Lindberg & the Chicago Jazz Orchestra -
George Gershwin's "Porgy & Bess" (Americana Music) Sept 14
It takes chutzpah to take on the classic jazz charts of George Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" that Gil Evans arranged for trumpeter Miles Davis in 1958. But at age
84, Clark Terry has nothing to prove. He's had a long, illustrious career, playing with Charlie Barnet, Count Basie and spent eight years with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the 1950s. (He even gave some advice to Miles early in his career.)
Wisely, Terry performs the solos on this new version of
Porgy and Bess in his own style, without referring to Miles' rendition. It's probably impossible to forget Miles' versions, but after a few listens I began to be able to appreciate Terry's solos. Highlight include the mournful "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" and his take on "It Ain't Necessarily So."
And Jeff Lindberg & the Chicago Jazz Orchestra perform admirably throughout on Gil Evans' score. (I love Evans' use of rumbling low brasses.)
— ALAN LANKIN
[As a sidenote, there's a streaming audio interview with Clark Terry, recorded in August 2004 for
Chicago Public Radio, where he discusses topics ranging from his early years to Miles to the making of this album.]
~~~
Don Friedman Trio -
My Favorite Things (441 Records 027) Sept 14
— with George Mraz and Lewis Nash
— read the
JAZZMATAZZ capsule
review
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The Globe Unity Orchestra & the Choir of the NDR-Broadcast -
Live at Hamburg '74
(Atavistic Unheard Music Series 248/FMP) Sept 14
— Derek Bailey (guitar); Evan Parker, Gerd Dudek, Peter Brotzmann, Rudiger Carl, Michel Pilz (reeds); Kenny Wheeler (trumpet); Peter Kowald (tuba, double bass); Gunter Christmann, Paul Rutherford, Manfred Schoof (brass); Alexander Von Schlippenbach (piano); Han Bennink (drums);
one composition each by Schlippenbach & Schoof; first time on CD
Bob Acri -
Bob Acri (Blujazz Records) Sept 14
Holly Hoffman Quartet -
Minor Miracle - SACD hybrid (Capri Records) Sept 14
— with Mike Wofford (piano), Victor Lewis (bass) and Peter Washington (drums)
Chris Conner -
Free Spirits (Collectables) Sept 14
— 1962 Atlantic album with Al Cohn, Clark Terry, Phil Woods, Joe Newman, Oliver Nelson, a.o.
Freddie Hubbard -
High Blues Pressure (Collectables) Sept 14
— 1967 Atlantic album with James Spaulding, Bennie Maupin, Kiane Zawadi, Howard Johnson,
Kenny Barron, Louis Hayes, Freddie Waits, a.o.
Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets -
The Common Ground (Collectables) Sept 14
— 1961 Atlantic album
George Wein -
Wein, Women & Song (Collectables) Sept 14
— 1955 Atlantic album
Herbie Hancock -
Herbie Hancock Box (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 14
— long-box version of 4-CD 'cube' box, covering 1973-1988;
includes 56 page booklet and some unreleased material
Great Jazz Trio -
Someday My Prince Will Come (Columbia/88's) Sept 14
— the final recording session
of legendary musical siblings Hank and Elvin Jones; with bassist Richard Davis
Duke Ellington -
The Columbia Years 1927-1962 - 3 CDs [longbox] (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 14
Herbie Hancock -
The Herbie Hancock Box - 4 CDs [longbox] (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 14
Thelonious Monk -
The Columbia Years 1962-68 - 3 CDs [longbox] (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 14
Peter Cincotti -
On The Moon (Concord) Sept 14
Earl Hines -
Have You Ever Felt That Way? - 1929-33 (Frog 55) Sept 14
— complete 1929 Victor sessions
plus unissued masters from 1932-33
Mindi Abair -
Come As You Are (GRP) Sept 14
Ramsey Lewis -
Another Voyage (GRP LPR) Sept 14
Ahmad Jamal -
Chamber Music of the New Jazz (GRP LPR) Sept 14
— Ahmad Jamal (piano); Ray Crawford (guitar); Israel Crosby (double bass); from 1955
Mario Canonge -
Rhizome (Harmonia Mundi) Sept 14
Eric Alexander -
Dead Center (HighNote 7131) Sept 14
— Harold Mabern: piano; John Weber: bass; Joe Farnsworth: drums
Houston Person -
To Etta With Love (HighNote 7127) Sept 14
— Paul Bollenback (guitar); Stan Hope (piano); Per-Ola Gadd (bass); Chip White (drums)
Various Artists -
Breaking Out Of New Orleans 1922-1929 - 4 CDs (JSP 921) Sept 14
— 101 historic recordings by numerous hot ensembles featuring a host of New Orleans' finest, including Oscar 'Papa' Celestin, Louis Dumaine, Lee Collins, Armand Piron, Freddie Keppard and Johnny Dodds
Dizzy Gillespie -
Salt Peanuts (Justin Time) Sept 14
— previously unreleased 1981 recordings from The Rising Sun, Montreal
— Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Ed Cherry (guitar); Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr (flute, tenor saxophone); Michael Howell (electric double bass); Tommy Campbell (drums)
Tim Bowman -
This Is What I Hear (Liquid 8) Sept 14
Alex Skolnick Trio -
Transformation (Magnatude) Sept 14
Roy Haynes -
Quiet Fire: Thank You Thank You/Vistalite (Galaxy) Sept 14
— two-fer of albums from 1977-78; John Klemmer (tenor); George Cables (piano);
Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Ron Carter (bass); Kenneth Nash (percussion)
Johnny Griffin -
Bush Dance/Call It Whachawana (Galaxy) Sept 14
— Johnny Griffin; George Freeman (guitar); Mulgrew Miller, Cedar Walton (piano); Curtis Lundy, Sam Jones (bass); Albert Heath (drums); Kenneth Nash (congas, percussion);
two-fer of albums from 1978 & 1983
Joe Henderson Quintet -
At The Lighthouse (Milestone) Sept 14
— Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet); George Cables (piano); Lenny White (drums); Tony Waters (congas);
Sept, 1970
Lynne Arriale Trio -
Come Together (Motema Music) Sept 14
— Lynne Arriale (piano); Jay Anderson (double bass); Steve Davis (drums)
Kartet -
Jyvaskyla (Naive-Hask) Sept
— Benoit Delbecq, piano, sampler; Hubert Dupont, bass; Guillaume Orti, alto sax; Chander Sardjoe, drums.
— compositions by Patrick Zimmerli, Marc Ducret and Stephane Payen
James Moody -
Teachers - 2 CDs (Navarre) Sept 14
Larry Young -
Lawrence Of Newark (Navarre) Sept 14
Brad Mehldau -
Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch) Sept 14
Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts -
Wake Up! (to what's happening) (Palmetto) Sept 14
— Dennis Irwin (clarinet, bass); Terell Stafford (trumpet, flugelhorn); Larry Goldings (piano, organ); Matt Wilson (drums)
—
read the
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Bob Wilber -
Original Wilber (Phontastic) Sept 14
— 1978 NYC recording with Dave McKenna, Bill Crow, Connie Kay and Pug Horton
and 1977 Stockholm recording with Dave
McKenna, Lars Erstrand, Lennart
Nyhlen, Arne Wilhelmsson, Robert
Edman and Pug Horton
Juncture -
Juncture (Pi Recordings 12) Sept 14
Madeleine Peyroux -
Careless Love (Rounder) Sept 14
— vocalist Peyroux's second album is being released eight years after her first
and includes originals and cover tunes
—
read the
JAZZMATAZZ capsule
review
Don Grusin -
The Hang - CD (Sovereign Arts) Sept 14
Don Grusin -
The Hang - DVD-audio (Sovereign Arts) Sept 14
— Don Grusin (keyboards); Frank Quintero (vocals, guitar); Patti Austin, Phil Perry, Natali Rene (vocals); Lee Ritenour, Ricardo Silveira (guitar); Charlie Bisharat (violin); Nelson Rangell (flute, piccolo, saxophone); Ernie Watts, Sadao Watanabe (saxophone); Dave Grusin (keyboards); Abraham Laboriel, Nathan East (bass); Alex Acuna, Oscar Seaton (drums, percussion); Harvey Mason (drums); Pete Escovedo (percussion)
Howard E. Fischer -
Jazz Expose: The New York Jazz Museum and The Power Struggle That Destroyed It
(Sundog Ltd) Sept 15
— 134 pages
Jimmy Norman -
Little Pieces (Sunflower) Sept 14
Various Artists -
A Guitar Supreme: Giant Steps in Fusion Guitar (Tone Center) Sept 14
— a John Coltrane tribute with Mike Stern, Eric Johnson, Larry Coryell, Greg Howe, Jeff Richman, a.o.
Bill Evans -
California, Here I Come (Verve LPR) Sept 14
— with Eddie Gomez & Philly Joe Jones; from 1967
Oscar Peterson -
A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra (Verve LPR) Sept 14
— Oscar Peterson (piano); Ray Brown (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums); 1959
Jimmy Smith -
The Boss (Verve LPR) Sept 14
— George Benson, Nathan Page (guitar); Jimmy Smith (organ); Donald Bailey (drums); 1968
Herb Ellis -
Detour Ahead: An Afternoon With Herb Ellis (Vestapol) Sept 14
Norman Brown -
West Coast Coolin' (Warner Bros) Sept 14
non-jazz items of interest
Lennie Bruce -
Let The Buyer Beware - 6 CD box (Shout! Factory) Sept 14
7 September 2004
Soweto Kinch -
Conversations With The Unseen (Dune Records) Sept 7
— read the
JAZZMATAZZ capsule
review
Jazz Jamaica All Stars -
Massive (Dune Records) Sept 7
The Jazz Jamaica All Stars (JJAS) is a Gary Crosby group that plays "skazz,"
with a jazz frontline playing over a ska rhythm section. Their
repertoire mixes modern jazz tunes and Jamaican pop songs. It's an interesting effort, although the rhythm section
gets a bit repetitious.
— ALAN LANKIN
~~~
Paul McCandless/Art Lande Quartet -
Shapeshifter (Synergy Music) Sept 7
Shapeshifter
is a fine quartet session that's reminiscent of the jazzier side of
Paul McCandless's group Oregon. McCandless has a beautiful tone on his multiple reeds and
Art Lande's playing is romantic without being overly lush. There are some memorable tunes and fine interplay between all four musicians.
— ALAN LANKIN
Personnel: Paul McCandless (bass clarinet, oboe, English horn, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone);
Art Lande (piano); Peter Barshay (double bass); Alan Hall (drums)
Boy-Girl Band -
Drop Your Leotards! (Synergy Music) Sept 7
Best known as a pianist (see above), Art Lande plays drums on this set of his
compositions performed with a trio of Colorado musicians that he's been
improvising with over the last two years -
Jayn Pettingill (sax),
Doug Anderson (bass) and
Emily Takahashi (piano). They perform a series of short
improvs that start quietly, with a lot of space, and builds
up a bit of steam; in between are a couple of strange spoken work interludes.
— ALAN LANKIN
~~~
Patricia Barber -
Live: A Fortnight In France (Blue Note) Sept 7
Live: A Fortnight In France
is a new album by singer/pianist
Patricia Barber. Recorded live at several French venues, it includes a mixture of originals (old and new)
and standards. (One of the pieces is based on Ovid's "Metamorphoses." She's backed by a fine, swinging trio and sings her sometimes quirky lyrics with a husky half-spoken, half-sung voice.
— ALAN LANKIN
Personnel: Patricia Barber (vocals, piano); Neal Alger (guitar); Michael Arnopol (bass guitar); Eric Montzka (drums);
Spring, 2004
~~~
Tony Corbiscello -
Real Time (Alanna Records) Sept 7
— Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); Harvey Tibbs (trombone); Matt Ingman (bass trombone); Tony Corbiscello (drums)
Bucky Pizzarelli -
Flashes: A Lifetime In Words And Music (Arbors) Sept 7
Sammy Sherman -
Live at Chan's (Arbors) Sept 7
— Sammy Sherman (violin, trombone); Daryl Sherman (vocals, piano, bongos); Gray Sargent, Howard Alden,
James Chirillo (guitar); Loren Schoenberg (tenor saxophone); Dick Sudhalter, Warren Vache (trumpet, cornet);
Frank Tate, Jay Leonhart, Marshall Wood (double bass); liner notes: Dan Morgenstern; recorded at Chan's, Woonsocket,
Rhode Island (1994 - 1998)
Remy Toulon -
Take 3 (Black & Blue) Sept 7
Melody Breyer-Grell -
The Right Time (Blujazz) Sept 7
— Melody Breyer-Grell (vocals); John Hart (guitar); Gloria Cooper (piano); Neal Miner (bass); Kahil Kwame Bell (drums, percussion); Andy Watson (drums)
Peter Marshall -
No Happy Endings: A Tribute To The Lady In Satin (Blujazz) Sept 7
Erin McDougald -
The Auburn Collection (Blujazz) Sept 7
Sala Brothers -
Out of the Blue (Blujazz) Sept 7
Medeski Martin & Wood -
End Of The World Party (just in case) (Blue Note) Sept 7
— John Medeski (keyboards); Chris Wood (bass guitar); Billy Martin (drums)
— plus guests (on several tracks): Marc Ribot (guitar), Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet), Briggan Krauss (sax), John King (various)
Melody Breyer-Grell -
Let Me Tell You About My Day (Burnside Dist) Sept 7
Barbara Lea -
Celebrate Vincent Youmans (Challenge) Sept 7
Franck Vigroux -
Looking For Lilas (D'Autres Cordes 041) Sept 7
— with Stéphane Trepp (trombone), guests Ned Evett (voice), Cécile Rives (voice); 2004
Franck Vigroux -
Lilas Triste (D'Autres Cordes 031) Sept 7
— Franck Vigroux (guitar, fretless guitar, computer); Helene Breschand (vocals, harp); Cecile Rives (vocals); Fabrice Andrivon (spoken vocals); David Fiuczynski (guitar); 2003
Blanc Trepp/Franck Vigroux -
Les 13 Cicatrices (D'Autres Cordes 001) Sept 7
— Franck Vigroux (guitar, fretless guitar, computer); Helene Breschand (vocals, harp);
Cecile Rives (vocals); Fabrice Andrivon (spoken vocals); David Fiuczynski (guitar); 2003
Tete Montoliu -
T'Estimo Tant: Piano Solo 28-03-1996 (DiscMedi Blau) Sept 7
Jean-Michel Pilc -
Follow Me (Dreyfus Jazz) Sept 7
— solo piano
Jackie McLean/Freddie Redd -
The Connection - DVD (Efor Films) Sept 7
— 1962 movie based on Jack Gelber's play about two junkies in a New York loft by experimental film maker Shirley Clarke
Billie Holiday -
The Genius Of Lady Day - DVD (Efor Films) Sept 7
Ornette Coleman/Roland Kirk -
Ornette Coleman Trio / Sound?? - DVD (Efor Films) Sept 7
— two films by Richard "Dick" Fontaine;
1966 portrait of Ornette Coleman (Alto Sax, trumpet, violin), David Izenzon (bass) and Charles Moffett (drums)
recorded in three day;
and 1967 is a musical and cinematographic experiment titled "Sound??", includes Roland Kirk performing in concert;
John Cage talks about his concepts and prepares a piece with two collaborators at the Seville Theatre of London
including Kirk's music
Charle Mingus -
Mingus In Greenwich Village - DVD (Efor Films) Sept 7
— documentary about Mingus originally titled "Mingus: Charles Mingus 1968";
includes numerous interviews with Mingus, some performance footage with
Lonnie Hiller (trumpet), Charles McPherson (alto sax), John Gilmore (tenor sax), Walter Bishop (piano) and
Dannie Richmond (drums);
footage of the infamous apartment eviction
Karl Berger -
We Are You (Enja) Sept 7
Dollar Brand -
African Sketchbook (Enja) Sept 7
Prince Lasha -
Inside Story (Enja) Sept 7
Junior Mance -
Nadja (Enja) Sept 7
Cecil McBee -
Music from the Source (Enja) Sept 7
David Murray -
Lucky Four (Enja) Sept 7
Aki Takase -
Duet for Eric Dolplhy (Enja) Sept 7
Aki Takase -
St. Louis Blues (Enja) Sept 7
Alexander Von Schlippenbach -
Plays Monk (Enja) Sept 7
Kenny Werner -
Beyond The Forest Of Mirkwood (Enja) Sept 7
Randy Weston -
Nuit Africaine (Enja) Sept 7
Mike Keneally + Metropole Orkest -
The Universe Will Provide (Favored Nations) Sept 7
Stew Cutler -
So Many Streams (Fountainbleu Records) Sept 7
Rob Price -
At Sunset (Gutbrain 04)
Sept
— Rob Price (guitar), Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax), Trevor Dunn (bass) and Joey Baron (drums)
Jessica Williams -
Real Deal (Hep 2086) Sept 7
— solo piano
Benny Carter/Jimmy Mundy/Gerald Wilson -
They All Had Rhythm - '45-'46 (Hep ) Sept 7
— live recordings
Mary Ann McCall -
You're Mine, You: 1939-'5 (Hep 76) Sept 7
Claude Thornhill -
1949-53 Performances (Hep 80) Sept 7
Rene Ford -
Unsentimental (Innova 625) Sept 7
C.O.M.A. -
California Outside Music Associates (Jazzheads) Sept 7
— Brian Clark (wooden flute, bass guitar, percussion); Dax Compise (wooden flute, drums, percussion); John Vaughn (alto saxophone)
Forward Energy -
Where Are They? (Jazzheads/Edgetone) Sept 7
— Jim Ryan (vocals, flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Alicia Mangan (tenor saxophone);
Scott R. Looney (piano); Kristjan Bondesson (bass guitar); Marshall Trammell (drums); plus Eddie Gale (trumpet)
Randy Klein -
Invitation In (Jazzheads) Sept 7
Bill Noertker's Moxie -
Sketches of Catalonia Vol. 1: Suite for Dali (Jazzheads) Sept 7
Manny Albam -
Jazz Greats Of Our Time Complete Recording - 2 CDs (Lonehill Jazz) Sept 7
— recorded in 1957
Emmett Berry -
New York Recordings (Lonehill Jazz) Sept 7
— two sessions with Bobby Donaldson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Buster Baily, Vic Dickenson, Rex Stewart. a.o.
Rusty Bryant -
Original Quintet Complete Recordings (Lonehill Jazz) Sept 7
— with Gerald Wiggins, Howard Roberts, John Collins, Red Callender, Shelly Manne, a.o.; 26 tracks
Chris McNulty -
I Remember You (Mop Top Records) Sept 7
Art Farmer/Benny Golson -
The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson Jazztet Sessions - 7 CDs (Mosaic 225) Sept 6
— will include 12 LPs recorded from 1960-62:
— The Jazztet: "Meet the Jazztet", "Big City Sounds", "And John Lewis", "At Birdhouse", "Here and Now", "Another Git Together"
— Art Farmer: "Art", "Perception", "List to Art Farmer and the Orchestra"
— Benny Golson: "Turning Point", "Free", "Take a Number From 1 To 10"
Nels Cline/Vinny Golia -
The Entire Time (Nine Winds 259) Sept
— improvisations by Nels Cline (electric & acoustic guitars) and Vinny Golia (soprano saxophone, alto flute,
bass clarinet, stritch, tenor saxophone, xiao, dzi)
Vinny Golia -
A Gift for the Unusual: Music for Contrabass Saxophone (Nine Winds 239) Sept
— solo, duo, trio and quartets with
Michael Pierre Vlatkovich, Bill Casale, Wayne Peet, Jessica Catron, Bill Barrett
Less of Five -
Acrobati Folli E Innamorati (Nine Winds 244) Sept
— Giorgio Occhipinti, Olivia Bignardi, Giuseppe Guarrella, Antonio Moncada
soNu -
Sounds from the Source (Nine Winds 222) Sept
— Alan Lechusza (woodwinds), Gustavo Aguilar (percussion), Nina Eidsheim (vocals and electronics), Phil Curtis (electronics) plus Vinny Golia (woodwinds) and Arash Haile (vocals)
Nancy Turetzky & Bertram Turetzky -
Music For Flutes And Contrabass (Nine Winds 261) Sept
Michael Musillami Octet -
Spirits (Playscape) Sept 7
— Michael Musillami, guitar/altered guitar; Peter Madsen, piano; Cameron Brown, bass; Tom Christensen, tenor and alto saxophones, alto and wood flutes, and English horn; Art Baron, trombone, bass recorder, didgeridoo; Tom Beckham, vibes and marimba; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion; Michael Sarin, drums;
performing new arrangements of compositions by the late multi-instrumentalist/composer Thomas Chapin
Mario Pavone Quartet -
Boom (Playscape) Sept 7
— Mario Pavone, bass/composer; Tony Malaby, tenor and soprano saxophones; Peter Madsen, piano; Matt Wilson, drums
Sendy Brown -
Secrets of the Soul (Po Tolo Music) Sept 7
Marilyn Scott -
Nightcap (Prana Entertainment) Sept 7
Barney Kessel -
Rare Performances - DVD (Quantum Music) Sept 7
Artie Traum -
Acoustic Jazz Guitar (Roaring Stream) Sept 7
Tim Berne's Hard Cell -
Acoustic and Electric Hard Cell Live (Screwgun
Records) Sept 7
Mort Weiss Trio -
Three of Us (Sms Jazz) Sept 7
Stephane Grappelli/Svend Asmussen -
Two of a Kind (Storyville) Sept 7
— Stephane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen (violin); Ole Molin, Jorgen Grauengaard (guitar); Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass); William Schiopffe (drums); 1965
Archie Shepp -
Archie Shepp & the New York Contemporary Five (Storyville) Sept 7
— Don Cherry, cornet, John Tchicai, alto sax, Archie Shepp, tenor sax, Don Moore, bass, J. C. Moses, drums
— recorded live at the Montmartre in 1963; 71'
Critters Buggin -
Stampede (Ropeadope) Sept 7
— Matt Chamberlain (drums, other unspecified instruments), Mike Dillon (percussion), Brad Houser (bass, other unspecified instruments), Skerik (keyboards, saxophones, effects), various guest appearances including Bachir and Mustapha Attar, Jon Brion, Stone Gossard, Eyvind Kang
— read the
JAZZMATAZZ capsule
review
Jane Monheit -
Taking a Chance on Love (Sony Classics) Sept 9
— with Donald Harrison, Joel Frahm, Christian McBride, Geoffrey Keezer, Michael Kanan,
Romero Lubambo, Joe Montalbano, Lewis Nash
Dexter Gordon -
Misty (SteepleChase) Sept 7
— Dexter Gordon (Tenor saxophone), Kenny Drew (piano), Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass), and Alex Reil (Drums);
recorded live at Montmartre Jazzhus, Copenhagen, July 8, 1965
Christian Winther -
Blue Function (SteepleChase) Sept 7
— Christian Winther (tenor saxophone), Vincent Gardner (trombone), Fredrick Sanders (piano), Roland Guerin (bass) and Herlin Riley (drums);
Winther is a Danish ex-pat who lives in New Orleans
Fini Hostrup -
So Gentle (Stunt Records) Sept 7
— Fini Hostrup (piano), Per Gade (guitars), Kasper Vadsholt (bass), Tom H. Jensen (drums);
original music by Hostrup
Fredrik Lundin & Overdrive -
Bossa Nuts (Stunt Records 04072) Sept 7
— Fredrik Ludin on saxophones and flutes fronting a 12 piece R&B/ jazz band performing his arrangements of music originally composed by Leadbelly
Silvana Malta -
Belly Up (Stunt Records) Sept 7
— Silvana Malta (vocal), Frans Bak (piano), Poul Halberg (guitar), Mads Vinding (bass), Jacob Andersen (percussion), Portinho (drums);
original Brasilian style music from Bak (music) and Malta (lyrics)
Lars Moller/Geri Allen -
Jazzpar Concerts 2003 (Stunt Records) Sept 7
— Lars Moller (tenor saxophone), Geri Allen (piano), Buster Williams (bass), Billy Hart (drums);
compositions by Moller and Allen recorded live in concert in Denmark
Horace Parlan -
Relaxin' with Horace (Stunt Records 0410) Sept 7
— Horace Parlan (piano), Jesper Lundgaard (bass), and Ed Thigpen (drums);
recorded at the home of Horace Parlan in December of 2003
Hans Ulrik -
Blue & Purple (Stunt Records 4115) Sept 7
— Hans Ulrik (tenor saxophone), Peter Dahlgren (trombone), Fredrik Lundin (bass flute and tenor saxophone), Jacob Christoffersen (Wurlitzer piano), Jonas Westergaard (bass), and Mikkel Hess (drums)
Matthias Lupri Group -
Transition Sonic (Summit Records) Sept 7
— Nate Radley (guitar); Mark Turner (saxophone); Cuong Vu (trumpet); Matthias Lupri (vibraphone); Thomson Kneeland (acoustic bass guitar); Jordan Perlson (drums)
—
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Eddie Daniels -
Crossing The Line (Summit Records) Sept 7
— Eddie Daniels (clarinet); Larry Combs (clarinet); Larry Novak (piano); Sean Summer (double bass); Gary Novak (drums)
Dixieland Ramblers -
On Campus (Summit Records) Sept 7
Alex Heitlinger Sextet -
Green Light (Synergy Music) Sept 7
— Peter Sommer (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Greg Gisbert (trumpet, flugelhorn);
Alex Heitlinger (trombone); Art Lande (piano); Dwight Kilian (double bass, bass guitar); Jill Fredericksen (drums)
Triangle -
Three Sides of a Question (Synergy Music) Sept 7
— Art Lande (drums),
Erik Deutsch (piano) and
Doug Anderson (drums);
compositions by Lande, Deutsch, Paul McCandless, Lee Morgan, and others
Various Artists -
Syncopated Energy: Selections From Synergy - 2 CDs (Synergy Music) Sept 7
Pieces of 8 -
Across The Blue Meridian (Town Crier) Sept 7
— Kelli Shrewsbury, Angie LeMar, Mandy Linden, Clayton Cromley, Jose "Chach" Snook, Wendy Whitby,
Christoper Lewis, Kevin Manning
James Van Buren -
Live at the Kasbah (Van Buren Records) Sept 7
— with Richie Cole
Evan Parker Trio & Peter Brotzmann Trio -
Bishop's Move (Victo 93) Sept 7
— double trio with Paul Lytton and Alex Schlippenbach & Hamid Drake and William Parker
Diane Hubka -
Haven't We Met? (Vsojaz) Sept 7
— with Lee Konitz; Frank Kimbrough; John Hart; Harvie Swartz; 1998
Diane Hubka -
Look No Further (Vsojaz) Sept 7
— with John Hart; Frank Kimbrough; 1999
William Galison & Madeleine Peyroux -
Got You On My Mind (Waking Up Music/Morphius Records) Sept 7
Joey Baron -
Tongue in Groove (Winter & Winter) Sept 7
— Joey Baron (drums); Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone); Steve Swell (trombone); from 1991
Paul Motian -
On Broadway, Vol. 3 (Winter & Winter) Sept 7
— Paul Motian (drums); Bill Frisell (guitar); Lee Konitz (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone); Charlie Haden (instrument)
Gary Thomas -
Till We Have Faces (Winter & Winter) Sept 7
— Gary Thomas (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Pat Metheny (guitar); Tim Murphy (piano); Ed Howard, Anthony Cox (bass); Terri Lyne Carrington (drums); Steve Moss (percussion); 1992
Vic Juris -
Blue Horizon (Zoho) Sept 7
— Vic Juris (guitar, acoustic guitar); Kate Baker (vocals); Joe Locke (vibraphone, marimba); Jay Anderson (bass);
Adam Nussbaum (drums); Jamey Haddad (percussion)
Trio Mundo -
Rides Again (Zoho) Sept 7
— Manolo Badrena (vocals, nylon-string guitar, drums, percussion); Dave Stryker (guitar); Steve Slagle (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Andy Mckee (bass)
non-jazz items of interest
Wattstax - DVD (Stax) Sept 7
— first video release of 1973 documentery; with Isaac Hayes,
Richard Pryor,
Rufus Thomas,
Bar-Kays,
Dramatics,
Luther Ingram,
Ted Lange,
Staple Singers,
Kim Weston; includes bonus features
31 August 2004
Tony Malaby Trio -
Adobe (Sunnyside) Aug 31
— read the
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Patty Waters -
You Thrill Me: A Musical Odyssey 1962-79 (Water 137) Aug 31
— previously unreleased recordings from Waters' archives; sixteen page booklet includes previously unpublished vintage photos, an introduction by Masaki Batoh of "Ghost,"
an essay by Byron Coley and new notes by Patty herself
— read the JAZZMATAZZ capsule
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~~~
Les McCann -
Invitation to Openness (Water 138) Aug 31
— reissue of 1971 Atlantic Records issue
— read the JAZZMATAZZ capsule
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~~~
Jack Teagarden & his Orchestra -
The 1939 Brunswick & Columbia Recordings (Collectables) Aug 31
— 24 tracks
Keith Jarrett Trio -
The Out-of-Towners (ECM) Aug 31
— from a 2001 concert in Munich
Jon Balke & the Magnetic North Orchestra -
Diverted Travels (ECM) Aug 31
— Jon Balke (piano, keyboards); Per Jorgensen (vocals, trumpet); Bjarte Eike, Peter Spissky (violin); Thomas Pitt (bass violin); Fredrik Lundin (bass flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Ingar Zach, Helge Andreas Norbakken (percussion)
Anders Jormin -
In Winds, In Light (ECM 1866) Aug 31
— commission for the cathedral of Västerås
— Anders Jormin (double bass); Lena Willemark (vocals); Marilyn Crispell (piano); Karin Nelson (organ); Raymond Strid (percussion)
Jacob Young -
Evening Falls (ECM 1876) Aug 31
— Jacob Young (guitar); Vidar Johansen (bass clarinet); Mathias Eick (trumpet); Mats Eilertsen (double bass); Jon Christensen (drums)
Fantasy Records has released a series of "The Best of"
titles on:
— Prestige:
Miles Davis (1951-56
),
Coleman Hawkins (1958-62
),
Sonny Rollins (1951-56
)
— Riverside:
Red Garland Quintets with John Coltrane (1957-61
),
Milt Jackson (1954-63
),
Thelonious Monk (1955-60
),
Wes Montgomery (1959-63
)
— all tracks were remastered in 2004 by Joe Tarantino and include new liner notes
Joe McPhee Po Music -
Oleo (hatOLOGY 579) Sept 1
— Joe McPhee: pocket cornet & tenor saxophone,
André Jaume: clarinet, bassclarinet & alto saxophone,
Franįois Mechali: double bass,
Raymond Boni: electric guitars; from 1982; remastered; 77'
Max Roach & Anthony Braxton -
One in Two - Two in One (hatOLOGY 601) Sept 1
— remastered reissue of 75' of duets recorded in Willisau in 1979
— Max Roach: percussion, gongs & tuned cymbals
— Anthony Braxton: alto, soprano & sopranino saxophones; contrabass, clarinet, clarinet & flute
Luciano Margorani -
My Favorite Strings (Isinaz 1002) Aug
— fourteen mostly guitar duets with Derek Bailey, Elliott Sharp, Henry Kaiser, Eugene Chadbourne,
Nick Didkovsky, Davey Williams, Waedi Gysi, Mike Johnson, Roberto Zorzi, Franco Fabri, Angelo Avogadri,
Giorgio Casadel, Roberto Zanisi and Frank Crijns
Adler/Chauncy/Lloyd/Palmer/Wachsmann -
Apparitions (Leo Records 408) Aug
— Stan Adler: cello & electronics, Paul Chauncy: electronics, Jon Lloyd: soprano sax, Rob Palmer: guitar & electronics and Philipp Wachsmann: violin & electronics
Rebecca Martin -
People Behave Like Ballads (MaxJazz) Aug 31
— Rebecca Martin (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin); Ben Monder, Steve Cardenas (electric guitar); Peter Rende (pedal steel guitar, mandolin, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, background vocals); Bill McHenry (tenor saxophone); Matt Penman (acoustic bass guitar); Darren Beckett (drums)
Greg Murphy -
Let's Get Started (The Orchard) Aug 31
Clifford Adams -
Love's Gonnna Get You (Orpheus Records) Aug 31
Joe Pass -
Virtuoso In New York (Pablo) Aug 31
— previously unreleased solo guitar recording; June 5-6, 1975
Peggy Lee -
It's A Good Day! (Riff City) Aug 31
— Peggy Lee (vocals); Dave Barbour (guitar); Pete Candoli (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Max Wayne (bass); Ed Shaughnessy (drums);
1952 - 1954
Reuben Wilson/Bernie Worrell -
Boogaloo to the Beastie Boys (Scufflin' Records) Aug 31
— Reuben Wilson (Hammond b-3 organ); Bernie Worrell (Fender Rhodes piano); Doug Munro (guitar); Andrew Beals (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); LaFrae Olivia Sci (drums)
Charlie Haden -
The Land of the Sun (Verve) Aug 31
— compositions by the Mexican composer Jose Sabre Marroquin
with arrangements by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
— Charlie Haden (double bass); Larry Koonse, Lionel Loueke (guitar); Oriente Lopez (flute); Miguel Zenon (alto saxophone); Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone); Michael Rodriguez (trumpet, flugelhorn); Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano, percussion); Ignacio Berroa (drums, percussion); Juan De La Cruz (bongos)
Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown -
September Song (Verve) Aug 31
Japanese imports
Tina Brooks -
Back to the Tracks (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Lou Donaldson -
Alligator Boogaloo (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Dexter Gordon -
Our Man In Paris (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Herbie Hancock -
Tackin' Off (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Jutta Hipp -
At the Hickory House, Vol. 1 (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Freddie Hubbard -
Open Sesame (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Lee Morgan -
The Cooker (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Ike Quebec -
Bossa Nova Soul Samba (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Horace Silver -
Six Pieces of Silver (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
Dexter Gordon -
Our Man In Paris (TOCJ/Blue Note) Aug 30
— 24-bit remastered
non-jazz items of interest
Various Artists -
The Phonographic Yearbook: 1907 - Dear Old Golden Rule Days (Archeophone Records 9008) Aug 31
Various Artists -
Lost Blues Tapes—More American Folk Blues Festival Recordings 1963-65
— 2 CDs (HighNote - Act) Aug 31
— recorded in Europe; Memphis Slim, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson,
Otis Spann, Lonnie Johnson, Big Joe Williams, John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton, Buddy Guy,
J.B. Lenoir, a.o.
Jordan Rudess -
Rhythm of Time (Magna Carta) Aug 31
— Joe Satriani, Kip Winger, Rod Morgenstein, Steve Morse, Vinnie Moore, Dave LaRue, Greg Howe
Ray Charles -
Genius Loves Company (Concord) Aug 31
— duets with Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Natalie Cole, BB King, Willie Nelson, Michael McDonald,
Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Van Morrison and others
Choying Drolma & Steve Tibbetts -
Selwa (Six Degrees) Aug 31
Various Artists -
Wattstax: Highlights From The Soundtrack (Stax) Aug 31
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Keren Ann -
Not Going Anywhere (Blue Note) Aug 24
James Silberstein -
Song For Michaela (CAP) Aug 24
— James Silberstein (guitar); Carla Cook (vocals); Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Bruce Barth (keyboards); Harvie S, Tony Cimorosi (bass); Vince Cherico (drums, percussion)
Stan Getz -
Live in London (Cleopatra) Aug 24
— from 1964
Renaud Garcia-Fons -
Entremundo (Enja Justin Time) Aug 24
— Renaud Garcia-Fons (double bass); Antonio "Kiko" Ruiz (flamenco guitar); Gaston Sylvestre (cimbalom); Henri Tournier (flute, bansuri); Claire Antonini (flute, tar); Allen Hoist (tenor saxophone); Philippe Slovinsky (trumpet); Jorge "Negrito" Trasante (drums, percussion); Bruno Caillat (daf, tabla); Angel Sanchez-Gonzalez (palmas)
Phillip Greenlief -
stalking andrei / solo (Evander Music 23) Aug
— solo B-flat clarinet, soprano, alto & tenor saxes;
originals plus pieces by Joelle Leandre, Frank Gratkowski, Roscoe Mitchell and Pauline Oliveros
Various Artists -
An Evening With International Guitar Night (Favored Nations) Aug 24
— Pierre Bensusan, Andrew York, Guinga, Brian Gore
Wild Bill Moore -
Complete, Vol. 1 - 1945-1948 (Fresh Sound) Aug 24
Wild Bill Moore -
Complete, Vol. 2 - 1948-1955 (Fresh Sound) Aug 24
Claude Thornhill -
Play Gil Evans/Gerry Mulligan (Fresh Sound) Aug 24
Dreamtime -
Cathanger '86 (Hux 55 [UK]) Aug 24
— Nick Evans, Gary Curson, Jim LeBaigue,
Jim Dvorak, Roberto Bellatalla & Keith Tippett
Jeff Berlin -
Lumpy Jazz (JBM) Aug 24
— Jeff Berlin (bass), Richard Drexler (keyboards, acoustic bass),
Danny Gottlieb (drums) plus Toots Thielemans (harmonica)
Patricia Barber -
Companion (Koch) Aug 24
— from 1999
Patricia Barber -
Split (Koch) Aug 24
— from 1989
Steve Oliver -
3-D (Koch) Aug 24
Nancy Wilson -
R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) (Manchester Craftsmen's Guild) Aug 24
— with Toots Thielemans, George Shearing, Kenny Lattimore, Gary Burton, Paquito DRivera, Phil Woods and others
Manuel Valera -
Melancolía (Mavo Records) Aug 24
Jeff Kashiwa -
Piece of Mind (Native Language) Aug 24
Bill Frisell -
Unspeakable (Nonesuch) Aug 24
— produced by Hal Willner and making use of samples as well as musicians
Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen, Don Alias, a string section of Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang and Hank Roberts as well as a horn section of Steven Bernstein, Curtis Fowlkes and Briggan Krauss
Douglas/Sclavis/Lee/Van Der Schyff -
Bow River Falls (Premonition) Aug 24
— Dave Douglas: trumpet, Louis Sclavis: clarinet & bass clarinet, Peggy Lee: cello, Dylan van der Schyff: drums & laptop
— recorded during the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music in Albert, June 2003
Julian Arguelles -
As Above So Below (Provocateur Records 1033) Aug 24
Julian Arguelles -
Escapade (Provocateur Records 1019) Aug 24
Michael Gibbs -
Nonsequence (Provocateur Records 1027) Aug 24
Marcio Doctor -
Restless World (Provocateur Records 1024) Aug 24
John Parricelli -
Alba (Provocateur Records 1021) Aug 24
Maria Pia De Vito -
Nel Respiro (Provocateur Records 1031) Aug 24
Maria Pia De Vito -
Verso (Provocateur Records 1023) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard -
Dancing Man & Woman (Provocateur Records 1020) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard -
Learning to Wave (Provocateur Records 1016) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard -
Nocturnal Tourist (Provocateur Records 1029) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard -
P.S. (Provocateur Records 1034) Aug 24
Annie Whitehead -
Gathering (Provocateur Records 1022) Aug 24
Duke Ellington -
The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— the CD includes seven previously unreleased tracks from two dates from 1940 & '41 featuring
the famous "Blanton-Webster" band; one tune features a rare one-minute bass solo by Jimmie Blanton;
the CD opens with thirteen tunes recorded from RCA from 1927-42;
transfers and mastering by Steven Lasker
— bonus DVD features performance footage by the Ellington band: "Symphony in Black" (1934),
"Record Making with DE & his Orchestra" (1937), five "Soundies" (1941); "Jamboree #7" (1943) plus a
previously unreleased 11:00 audio interview with Duke from 1941
Benny Goodman -
The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— CD includes 21 tracks from 1935-39; transfers by Doug Pomeroy
— bonus DVD includes performances from movies: three tunes from 1939 (with Gene Krupa,
Harry James, Lionel Hampton & Teddy Wilson);
six from 1942-43 (Peggy Lee, Jess Stacy); a 1960 TV performance (with Red Norvo); four tunes from a
1966 Belgian jazz festival; and an audio interview
Coleman Hawkins -
The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— CD includes twenty tracks from 1929-1963 as a leader and with Fletcher Henderson and Lionel Hampton;
it opens and close with two different versions (from 1939 and 1956) of his famous "Body and Soul";
selected and annotated by Dan Morganstern; transfers by Doug Pomeroy;
bonus DVD includes five rare 1950s TV performances
Artie Shaw -
The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— CD includes 20 tracks recorded from 1938-45 (79')
— bonus DVD features movie clips, a short film entitled "Artie's Class in Swing" and
a 2001 audio interview
Count Basie & Friends -
100th Birthday Bash - 2 CDs (Roulette Records) Aug 24
— 1957-62
Charlie Watts & The Tenet -
Watts At Scott's - 2 CDs (Sanctuary) Aug 24
Ann Hampton Callaway -
Slow (Shanachie) Aug 24
Bing Crosby -
Swingin' With Bing: Bing Crosby's Lost Recordings - 3 CDs (Shout! Factory) Aug 24
— with Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Jack Teagarden, a.o.
Rosa Passos -
Amorosa (Sony) Aug 24
Stan Getz -
Live in London (Sound Track Classics) Aug 24
— from Mar-Apr, 1964
Giorgio Gaslini -
Gaslini Legend - 2 CDs (Splasch 5001) Aug
— solo and duo piano
Stefano Maltese Tentet -
Hangin' in the Sky (Splasch 139) Aug
— features
Pino Minafra on trumpet and Stefano Maltese, Carlo Actis Dato & Eugenio Colombo on saxes
— 1987 release now on CD
Duke Robillard/Jay Geils/Gerry Beaudoin -
New Guitar Summit (Stony Plain Music) Aug 24
Chick Corea Elektric Band -
To The Stars (Stretch Records) Aug 24
— with Eric Marienthal, Dave Weckl, John Patitucci, Frank Gambale
Geri Allen -
The Life of a Song - CD (Telarc) Aug 24
Geri Allen -
Life of a Song - Hybrid SACD (Telarc) Aug 24
— with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette
— read the
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Michael Brecker/Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano -
Saxophone Summit: Gathering Of Spirits (Telarc) Aug 24
— Michael Brecker (kaval, tenor saxophone); Dave Liebman (flute, soprano saxophone); Joe Lovano (flute, tarogato, alto clarinet, tenor saxophone); Phil Markowitz (piano); Cecil McBee (double bass); Billy Hart (drums)
Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte's Groundtruther -
Latitude (Thirsty Ear) Aug 24
— with guest Greg Osby
— the first of three CDs by Hunter & Previte; each with a different third musician
—
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E.S.T. -
Seven Days Of Falling - CD+DVD (215 Records) Aug 24
— Esbjorn Svensson (piano, keyboards); Dan Berglund (bass guitar);
Magnus Ostrom (drums, percussion);
includes bonus DVD with four performances from the forthcoming "Live In Stockholm" DVD
Christopher Adler -
Epilogue for a Dark Day (Tzadik) Aug 24
Hemophiliac -
50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 6 (Tzadik) Aug 24
— Ikue Mori, John Zorn, Mike Patton
Raz Mesinai -
Cyborg Acoustics (Tzadik) Aug 24
— Raz Mesinai; Mark Feldman (violin); John Zorn (saxophone); Eyvind Kang, Mark Dresser, Shelly Hirsch, Tim Barnes, Ralph Farris, Okkyung Lee
Basya Schecter -
Queen's Dominion (Tzadik) Aug 24
— Basya Schechter (guitar); Alan Kushan (santur); Chiara Civello, Jason Lindner, Meg Okura, Jarrod Cagwin, Daphna Mor, Noah Hoffeld, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, Albert Leusink
SACDs
Geri Allen -
Life of a Song - SACD (Telarc) Aug 24
— with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette
Japanese Imports
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers -
Live At Sweet Basil (King KICJ-2082) Aug 23
Michel Camilo -
Why Not? (King KICJ-2080) Aug 23
Dizzy Gillespie -
Closer to the Source (King KICJ-2078) Aug 23
Chris Hunter -
Scarborough Fair (King KICJ-2074) Aug 23
The Jazz Funk Masters featuring Bernard Purdie -
Fatback (King KICJ-2085) Aug 23
The Jazz Funk Masters featuring Louis Johnson -
Mo Funk (King KICJ-2086) Aug 23
George Kawaguchi -
Plays Herbie Hancock (King KICJ-2087) Aug 23
David Matthews Orchestra with Jim Hall -
Concierto De Aranjuez (King KICJ-2083) Aug 23
David Matthews Trio -
Waltz for Debby (King KICJ-2073) Aug 23
Red Mitchell -
Bass Club (King KICJ-2089) Aug 23
Phineas Newborn, Jr -
C Jam Blues (King KICJ-2075) Aug 23
Baden Powell -
Suite Afro Consolacao (King KICJ-2076) Aug 23
Tatsuya Takahashi / Tokyo Union -
Plays Miles & Gil (King KICJ-2088) Aug 23
Mal Waldron -
Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Remembered (King KICJ-2072) Aug 23
Mal Waldron -
You & The Night & The Music (King KICJ-2071) Aug 23
non-jazz items of interest
Various Artists -
Secular Steel (Gaff Music) Aug 24
— 16 steel guitar pieces by Nels Cline, Henry Kaiser, Eugene Chadbourne, BJ Cole, Roger Kleier, David Toop, Mike Cooper, Susan Alcorn, Lucky Oceans, Stephen Ulrich, Andy Marshall,
Joe Goldmark, Bob Hoffnar, Bruce Kaplan, Mark Dagley and Elliott Sharp;
includes an essay by Elliott Sharp, who also produced the set
Jake Shimabukuro -
Walking Down Rainhill (Hitchhike Records) Aug 24
Various Artists -
Masters of Memphis Blues - 4 CD box set (JSP 7725) Aug 24
Various Artists -
Bluegrass Early Cuts, 1931-1953 - 4 CD box set (JSP 7731) Aug 24
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Olympia Brass Band/Eureka Brass Band -
1962/1966 & 1968 (American Music) Aug 17
— three brass bands assembled by Barry Martyn
Joyce Breach -
Remembering Mabel Mercer, Vol. 2 (Audiophile) Aug 17
Dick Haymes -
Club 15: 1949-50 - 2 CDs (Ballad Records) Aug 17
Glenn Miller -
The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 17-20 - 4 CD box set (Avid) Aug 17
— 1943-44 recordings
Buck Clayton -
1949-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1362) Aug 17
— musicians include Don Byas and Bill Coleman
Eddie Heywood -
1950-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1360) Aug 17
Oscar Peterson -
1952 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1361) Aug 17
Charlie Ventura -
1951-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1363) Aug 17
Teddy Wilson -
1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1364) Aug 17
Al Trace and his Musicians -
Early 1940s featuring Toni Arden (Circle) Aug 17
Marcos Ariel -
Diplomatie (Digital Brasil) Aug 17
Claude Bolling Big Band -
The Victory Concert - DVD (Fremeaux & Associes) Aug 17
— from 1994
Kid Thomas -
At San Jacinto with Butch Thompson (Ghb 118) Aug 17
— 1965 recordings
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey -
Walking with Giants - CD+DVD (Hyena) Aug 17
— Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: Brian Haas: acoustic piano, Reed Mathis: electric bass and Jason Smart: drums
— includes bonus DVD with four songs from their March, 2004 gig at Yoshi's
Bill Banfield -
Striking Balance (Innova 619) Aug 17
— Michael Burton, sax; Mark Ledford, trumpet; Sanford Moore, piano; Bill Banfield, guitar; Patrice Rushen, vocal; Nelson Rangell; Don Byron, clarinet
California Guitar Trio -
Whitewater (Inside Out Music America) Aug 17
Les Brown -
Live at the Hollywood Palladium - 2 CDs (Jasmine) Aug 17
Kenny Davern/Dick Wellstood/Chuck Riggs -
Live Hot Jazz (Jazzology) Aug 17
— recorded live in 1983
Sandy Duncan & his Big Horn All Stars -
Midnight Session Underground (Jazzology) Aug 17
— 1974 live recording in the Condon style
Teddy Wilson with the Randy Colville Quartet and the Dave Sheperd Quintet -
Quartets & Quintets (Jazzology) Aug 17
— two 1967 performances recorded in Manchester, England
Various Artists -
This is Jazz: Vol. 9, The Historic Broadcasts - 2 CDs (Jazzology) Aug 17
— four 1947-48 programs from four dates
— with Wild Bill Davison,
Edmond Hall, Jimmy Archey, Ralph
Sutton, Danny Barker, Pops Foster,
Baby Dodds, Sidney Bechet, Georg
Brunis, Sid Weiss and others
Mark Elf -
Glad to be Back (Jen Bay 10) Aug 17
— with David Hazeltine, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash
Kenneth Patchen -
Reads With Jazz In Canada (Locust) Aug 17
— poet Kenneth Patchen with the Alan Neil Quartet; reissue of one of the
earliest jazz-and-poetry recordings; includes original 1959 liner notes plus new notes
David Meltzer
Sofia Laiti -
You Don't Know Me (Midnight Sun Productions) Aug 17
— with Houston Person, Larry Ham, Leon Lee Dorsy, Vince Ector
Django Reinhardt -
Vol. 6 1940: Nuages (Naxos) Aug 17
Gary Hobbs -
Of My Times (Origin Records) Aug 17
— originals by Portland drummer Gary Hobbs
Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet -
L'Histoire Dun Clochard (The Bums Tale) (Palmetto Records) Aug 17
— Steve Swallow (bass guitar); Ohad Talmor (tenor saxophone); Meg Okura (violin); Greg Tardy (clarinet); Russell Johnson (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jacob Garchick (trombone)
Saxophonist Ohad Talmor has created a suprising tribute to the compositions
of bassist
Steve Swallow, radically reworking them as a series of
fascinating chamber miniatures, while still
leaving
room for improvisation as well.
~~~
Wadada Leo Smith/Anthony Braxton -
Saturn, Conjunct The Grand Canyon In A Sweet Embrace (Pi Recordings 10) Aug 17
— Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn); Anthony Braxton (sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flugelhorn);
recorded live at Tonic, NYC on 04/05/2003
Carlos "Patato" Valdes -
Masterpiece (Pimienta Records) Aug 17
— Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Ronnie Cuber, Jerry Gonzalez, Michel Camilo, Jorge Dalto,
Artie Webb, Nicky Marrero, Ignacio Berroa
Stephane Grappelli -
Fascinating Rhythm - DVD (Quantum Music) Aug 16
McCoy Tyner -
Suddenly - DVD (Quantum Leap) Aug 16
John Renbourn -
Rare Performances - DVD (Quantum Music) Aug 16
Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra -
Complete Recordings 1925-29 (Rivermont) Aug 17
Papa John DeFrancesco -
Walking Uptown (Savant 2060) Aug 17
— Papa John DeFrancesco (Hammond b-3 organ); Johnny DeFrancesco (guitar); Tim Warfield (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Joey DeFrancesco (trumpet, piano); Paul Klinefelter (double bass); Glenn Ferracone (drums, percussion)
Ray Mantilla -
Man-Ti-Ya (Savant 2059) Aug 17
— Ray Mantilla (percussion); Enrique Fernandez (flute, baritone saxophone); Willie Williams (tenor saxophone); Guido Gonzalez (trumpet); Eddy Martinez (piano); Cucho Martinez (bass guitar); Bill Elder (drums)
Norman Simmons -
In Private (Savant 2056) Aug 17
— Norman Simmons (piano); Lisle Atkinson (double bass); Paul Humphrey (drums)
Teddy Wilson -
Shades of Blue (Solo Art) Aug 17
— 1967 trio performances with Peter Chapman and Johnny Richardson recorded in Manchester, England
Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald -
Live At The Greek Theatre Los Angeles (Status) Aug 17
— from 1966
Sue Raney -
Volume II (Studio West)
— Sue Raney (vocals); Tommy Gumina (accordion); Buddy DeFranco (clarinet); Shelly Manne & His Men, Page Cavanaugh Quartet
Art Ensemble of Chicago -
Message to Our Folks (Sunspots 549/Actuel 28)
Archie Shepp -
Poem for Malcolm (Sunspots 548/Actuel 11)
— Archie Shepp: tenor sax; Burton Greene: piano, Alan Silva & Malachi Favors:
basses; Hank Mobley: tenor sax, Grachan Monchur III: trombone, Vince Benedetti: piano and Claude Delcloo & Philly
Joe Jones: drums
Steve Smith and Vital Information -
Come On In (Tone Center) Aug 17
— Frank Gambale - guitar,
Tom Coster - keyboards,
Baron Browne - bass,
Steve Smith - drums
Mario Bauza & his Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra -
Tanga (Universal Music Latino) Aug 17
— with guests Paquito D'Rivera; Carlos "Patato" Valdez
Jose Negroni Trio -
Piano/Drums/Bass (Universal Music Latino) Aug 17
— Jose Negroni (piano); Jaime Rivera (bass); Nomar Negroni (drums)
plus Ed Calle (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone) and Sammy Figueroa (percussion)
Diana Krall -
Love Scenes - SACD hybrid (Verve) Aug 17
Laurie Allyn -
Paradise (VSOP 111/Mode 130) Aug 17
— 1957 recording by vocalist Allyn accompanied by Marty Paich's big band
Phil Ranelin -
Inspiration (Wide Hive Records) Aug 17
— Phil Ranelin (trombone); Dayna Sean Stephens (saxophone, congas);
Pharoah Sanders, Wendell Harrison (saxophone); Lorca Hart (drums)
SACDs
Cannonball Adderley/Milt Jackson -
Things Are Getting Better - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Chet Baker -
Chet Baker In New York - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Bill Evans Trio -
Exploration - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Vince Guaraldi Trio -
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (OST) - SACD (Fantasy) Aug 17
Modern Jazz Quartet -
Django - SACD (Prestige) Aug 17
Thelonious Monk -
Monk's Music - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Wes Montgomery Trio -
Wes Montgomery Trio - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Sonny Rollins -
The Sound of Sonny - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Isaac Hayes -
The Isaac Hayes Movement - SACD (Stax)
Jerry Garcia/Merle Saunders -
Live at Keystone - SACD (Fantasy)
XRCDs
Helen Merrill -
Sings Screen Favorites - XRCD24 (JVC) Aug 17
— recorded in 1968 in Tokyo
Jheena Lodwick -
All My Loving... - XRCD24 (JVC) Aug 17
non-jazz items of interest
Big Bill Broonzy -
1951 (Chronological R&B Classics 5101) Aug 17
— recordings for French Vogue and Melodisc and Mercury Records
Lil Green -
1942-46 (Chronological R&B Classics 5099) Aug 17
Lloyd Price -
1952-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5100) Aug 17
— recordings for Specialty Records
Howlin' Wolf -
1952-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5098) Aug 17
Leon Redbone -
Any Time (Rounder) Aug 17
Leon Redbone -
Sugar (Rounder) Aug 17
Leon Redbone -
Up A Lazy River (Rounder) Aug 17
10 August 2004
Dominique Eade -
My Resistance Is Low (Accurate) Aug 10
— Dominique Eade (vocals); Bruce Barth (piano); George Mraz (bass); Lewis Nash (drums); 1995
Bobby Bradford, Francis Wong & William Roper -
Purple Gums (Asian Improv Records 064) Aug
— live set recorded at San Francisco State University on October 7, 2002
Bik Bent Braam -
Growing Pains - 2 CDs (BBB 06/07) Aug
— Jan Willem van der Ham, alto sax, bassoon; Bart van der Putten, alto sax, clarinet; Frans Vermeerssen, tenor & baritone sax; Frank Gratkowski, alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Angelo Verploegen, trumpet; Eric Boeren, cornet; Hans Sparla, trombone; Wolter Wierbos, trombone; Peter Haex, tenor tuba, trombone; Patrick Votrian, bass tuba; Michiel Braam, piano; Wilbert De Joode, double bass; Joop van Erven, drums;
recorded live at Bimhuis Amsterdam and De Werf Brugge January 2004
Cow Bop -
Swingin' Out West (Blujazz) Aug 10
— Cow Bop: Pinto Pammy, David Jackson (vocals); Bruce Forman (guitar); Dan Robbins (double bass); Mike McKinley (drums) plus Dan Hicks (vocals); Richard Chon (fiddle)
Diane Delin -
Duality (Blujazz) Aug 10
— Diane Delin (violin); Dennis Luxion (piano)
Art Blakey -
Free for All (Blue Note RVG Edition) Aug 10
— Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Curtis Fuller (trombone);
Cedar Walton (piano); Reggie Workman (bass); Art Blakey (drums);
1964
Dexter Gordon -
One Flight Up (Blue Note RVG Edition) Aug 10
— Donald Byrd; Kenny Drew; Art Taylor; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen; 1964;
includes one bonus track
Joe Henderson -
In 'N Out (Blue Note RVG Edition) Aug 10
— Kenny Dorham; Richard Davis; Elvin Jones; McCoy Tyner; 1964;
includes one previously unreleased alternate take
Freddie Hubbard -
Blue Spirits (Blue Note RVG Edition) Aug 10
— Hank Mobley; Joe Henderson; Herbie Hancock; McCoy Tyner; Elvin Jones; Reggie Workman; James Spaulding; Pete La Roca;
1966; includes two bonus tracks
McCoy Tyner -
Tender Moments (Blue Note RVG Edition) Aug 10
— Lee Morgan; Bennie Maupin; Julian Priester; Joe Chambers; Howard Johnson; James Spaulding; 1967
Jackie Mclean -
Destination Out (Blue Note RVG Edition) Aug 10
— Grachan Moncur III; Bobby Hutcherson; Roy Haynes; Larry Ridley; 1963
Peter Brotzmann/Marco Eneidi/Lisle Ellis/Jackson Krall Quartet -
Live at Spruce Street Forum (Botticelli 1015) Aug
— recorded in March, 2002
Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre -
Paths to Glory (CIMP 306) Aug
— Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre (tenor saxophone) - Adam Lane (bass) - Jesse Dulman (tuba) - Ravish Momin (drums)
David Taylor -
Morning Moon (CIMP 307) Aug
— David Taylor (trombone, bass trombone, voice) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
James Finn -
Faith In A Seed (CIMP 308) Aug
— James Finn (tenor saxophone) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Warren Smith (drums)
Chris Kelsey -
Renewal (CIMP 309) Aug
— Chris Kelsey (soprano saxophone) - Steve Swell (trombone) - Francois Grillot (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Scott Rosenberg Quartet -
Blood (CIMP 310) Aug
— Scott Rosenberg (tenor sax) - Todd Margasak (cornet) - Kyle Hernandez (bass) - Tim Daisy (drums)
Tony Bennett -
Cloud 7 (Columbia/Legacy) Aug 10
— expanded edition of 1955 album
Michel Bisceglia -
Second Breath (Culture Records) Aug 10
Remembrance -
Jambangle (Culture Records) Aug 10
Soulive -
Live in NYC, July 2004: Vols. 1-3 (Disclive) Aug
Glerum Omnibus -
Omnibus One (Favorite 02) Aug
— Ernst Glerum, piano, bass; Clemens van der Feen, bass; Owen Hart Jr., drums; Han Bennink, drums
Fats Waller -
Happy Birthday Fats - 2 CDs (Fuel 2000) Aug 10
— includes previously unreleased tracks; 1935-43
Tony Fruscella -
Complete Works: Studio & Live - 4 CDs (Jazz Factory 44401) Aug 10
Art Pepper -
Complete Straight Ahead Sessions (Jazz Factory 22847) Aug 10
Carr/Nord/Hofmann -
In Walks Art (Leo Records 401) Oct
— Richard Carr, violin; Mike Nord, guitar, electronics; Georg Hofmann, drums, percussion; Art Maddox, piano; Randy Ken, sax
Woody Herman -
The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and his Orchestra & Woodchoppers
(1945-1947)
- 7 CDs (Mosaic 223) Aug 10
— 141 tracks include 35 alternate takes and 10 previously unissued tunes
— booklet includes essay by musician and music historian Loren Schoenberg and rare photos of the band at the Paramount Theatre and the RKO Theater in Boston
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band -
All Smiles (MPS) Aug 10
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band -
More Smiles (MPS) Aug 10
— from 1969
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band -
Fellini 712 (MPS) Aug 10
Nelson Riddle -
Changing Colours (MPS) Aug 10
— from 1972
Nelson Riddle -
Communication (MPS) Aug 10
— from 1972
Incognito -
Adventures Of Black Sunshine (Narada) Aug 10
2nd Outlet -
Burnt Sienna (Nuscope 1015) Aug
— Luc Houtkamp, tenor sax, computer-controlled live electronics; Cor Fuhler, piano; Martin Blume, percussion
Jamie Baum -
Moving Forward, Standing Still (OmniTone 15206) Aug 10
— composed and arranged by flutist Baum
— septet with
Ralph Alessi (trumpet, flugelhorn), Doug Yates (alto sax, bass clarinet), Tom Varner (French horn),
George Colligan (piano, electric piano), Drew Gress (bass) and Jeff Hirschfield (drums)
—
read the
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review
John McNeil -
Sleep Won't Come (OmniTone 15208) Aug 10
— with Jeff Jenkins and Kent McLagan
Jon Lucien -
Live in NYC (The Orchard) Aug 10
Sonny Criss & the LA All Stars -
Concert - DVD (Quantum Leap) Aug 9
Zoot Sims Quartet & Shelly Manne -
Concert - DVD (Quantum Leap) Aug 9
Sweet Love, Bitter - DVD (Quantum Leap) Aug 9
— a 1967 film by Herbert Danska loosely based on Charlie Parker's life;
score by Mal Waldron
Illinois Jacquet -
Sonny Criss: The Illinois Jacquet Story - DVD (Quantum Leap) Aug 9
Tin Hat Trio -
Book Of Silk (Ropeadope) Aug 10
— Tin Hat Trio: Carla Kihlstedt (vocals, violin, viola, trumpet); Mark Orton (guitar, dobro, prepared guitar, banjo); Rob Burger (harmonica, accordion, prepared piano, toy piano, celesta);
plus Zeena Parkins (harp); Bryan Smith (tuba)
Timo Shanko -
Freedom Right Now (Skycap Records 011)
Skull Session -
Rise Above (Skycap Records 010)
— Jeff Platz, guitar; Timo Shanko, tenor sax; Scott Getchell, trumpets; Luther Grey, drums, percussion; Joe Morris, acoustic bass
Marcus Johnson -
Just Doing What I Do (Three Keys) Aug 10
Mick Rossi/Russ Johnson -
New Math (ToneScience 7001) Aug 10
— Mick Rossi (clay flute, piano, prepared piano, percussion); Russ Johnson (trumpet)
Johnnie Valentino -
Eight Shorts In Search Of David Lynch (ToneScience 7002) Aug 10
— Johnnie Valentino (guitar, mandolin, ukulele); Elissa Lala (vocals); Erik Friedlander (cello); Vinny Golia (flute, bass clarinet); Russ Johnson (trumpet); Randy Jones (tuba); Mick Rossi (piano, prepared piano, drums, percussion, sampler); Mike Sarin (drums)
Dori Caymmi -
Influencias (Trauma) Aug 10
Chris Minh Doky -
Minh (Trauma) Aug 10
Lennie White -
The Love Has Never Gone: Tribute To Earth, Wind & Fire (Trauma) Aug 10
— The Lenny White Project: Lenny White, Patrice Rushen, Ron Carter, Bireli Lagrene
Various Artists -
Wouldn't It Be Nice: A Jazz Portrait Of Brian Wilson (Trauma) Aug 10
Soul Ballet -
Dream Beat Dream (215 Records) Aug 10
Cal Tjader -
Solar Heat/Sounds Out Burt Bacharach (Vampi Soul) Aug 10
— two-fer of a pair of 1968 albums, the first features the
arrangements of Gary McFarland
Fresh Sound titles
Bill Barron, Ted Curson & Orchestra -
Now Hear This (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
— with Kenny Barron, Ronnie Boykins and Dick Berk; from the early 1960s; originally on the Audio label
Lou Blackburn -
Perception (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Ruby Braff -
Little Big Horn (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Roy Brooks -
Beat (Fresh Sounds 350) Aug 10
— recorded in Los Angeles, 1960 with John Anderson on trumpet, Paul Gonsalves on tenor sax, Jimmy Rowles on piano, Mitchell Wood, Britt Woodman, & Dave Wells on baritone horns, etc.
Billy Butterfield -
Soft Strut (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Donald Byrd -
Soul Jazz Percussion (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Conte Candoli -
Double or Nothin' (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Teddy Charles -
Jazz in the Garden at the Museum of Modern Art (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Buck Clayton -
Big Chief (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Buddy Collette -
Soft Touch (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Buddy Collette -
Tasty Dish (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Pete Condoli -
Fascinating Rhythm (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Sonny Criss with the George Arvanitas Trio -
Live in Italy (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
— recorded live in Bologna, Italy, 1974; eight tracks (includes two bonus tracks)
Bob Florence -
Bob Florence Trio (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Med Flory -
Go West Young Med (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Herb Geller -
That Geller Feller (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Benny Golson -
Walkin' (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Babs Gonzalez -
Voila (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Dusko Goycovich -
It's A Blues Time (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Coleman Hawkins -
Moodsville (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Andrew Hill -
So In Love (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Chubby Jackson -
Chubby Takes Over (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Wynton Kelly -
Pepper/Knepper Quintet (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Irene Kral -
Better Than Anything (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Rolf Kuhn -
Sound of Jazz (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
La Locomotora Negra -
Swing Als 30 Anys (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Ronnie Lang -
Basie Street (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
John Laporta -
Most Minor (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Lou Levy -
My Old Flame (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Lighthouse All Stars -
Jazz Rolls Royce 1957 (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Gloria Lynne -
Gloria, Marty & Strings (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Gloria Lynne -
He Needs Me (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Gloria Lynne -
Just in Time (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Gloria Lynne -
Lonely And Sentimental (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Gloria Lynne -
Mellow And Swinging (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Gloria Lynne -
Try A Little Tenderness (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Jack Millman -
Four More (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Jack Millman -
Jack Millman and his All-Stars (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
J.R. Monterose -
Jaywalkin' (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Tete Montoliu -
Interpreta A Serrat (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Anthony Ortega -
Earth Dance (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Dave Pell -
Plays Burke & Van Heusen (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Dave Pell -
Plays Irving Berlin (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Dave Pell -
Plays Rodgers & Hart (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Arnold Ross -
Just You & He & Me (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Lalo Schifrin -
Tin Tin Deo (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Bud Shank -
The Fabulous Bud Shank Quintet (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Charlie Shavers -
Swing Along With Charlie Shavers (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Lucky Thompson -
Accent On Tenor Sax (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Leonardo Timor -
Guajiro (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Charlie Ventura -
Bop For The People (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Leroy Vinnegar -
Portrait Of A Legend (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Claude Williamson -
Complete 1956 Studio Sessions (Fresh Sound) Aug 10
Japanese Imports
Michel Camilo -
In Trio (King KICJ-2081) Aug 9
George Lewis -
In Tokyo 1963 (King KICJ-2077) Aug 9
non-jazz items of interest
Big Mama Thornton -
With The Muddy Waters Blues Band: 1966 (Arhoolie) Aug 10
— Big Mama Thornton (vocals); Muddy Waters, Sammy Lawhorn (guitar); James Cotton (harmonica); Otis Spann (piano); Luther Johnson (bass guitar); Francis Clay (drums)
Robert Johnson -
King Of The Delta Blues Singers Vol. 2 (Columbia/Legacy) Aug 10
— includes one bonus track
Allman Brothers Band -
Instant Live: Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek, Raleigh NC, 8/10/03 (Instant Live 013) Aug 10
— with guests Branford Marsalis; Susan Tedeschi
3 August 2004
James Ilgenfritz/Mike Khoury/Piotr Michalowski/Sarah Weaver -
Babardah (Abzu 2)
John Sheridan Trio -
Artistry 3 (Arbors) Aug 3
Flip Phillps Quartet -
Live at the Beowulf - 2 CDs (Arbors) Aug 3
— recorded live at The Beowulf in Lighthouse Point, Florida,
in 1977 & 1978
Barbara Lusch -
Barbara Lusch (BL Records) Aug 3
Mike Bisio Trio -
Composance (Cadence Jazz 1173) Aug
— with Rob Blakeslee and Greg Campbell
David Sanchez -
Coral - SACD hybrid (Columbia/88's) Aug 3
— music of Latin American composers, including Villa-Lobos, Piazolla, Jobim and Ginastera
— arranged by Carlos Franzetti for an 80-piece orchestra
— David Sanchez (saxophone); Miguel Zenon (saxophone); Edsel Gomez (piano); Ben Street, John Benitez (bass guitar); Adam Cruz (drums); Pernell Saturnino (percussion)
and the City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Louis Armstrong -
The Essential Louis Armstrong - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Aug 3
Jorge Pardo -
Jorge Pardo (DiscMedi) Aug 3
— from 1982
George Burt/Raymond MacDonald -
Popcorn (FMR 136) Aug
— George Burt (guitar), Aileen Campbell (voice, popcorn machine, hairdryer), Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone), George Lyle (double bass), Nicola MacDonald (voice, melodica),
Raymond MacDonald (alto/soprano saxophone), Allan Pendreigh (drums), Christoph Reiserer (soprano saxophone)
Pete Corser -
Breathing Out (FMR 135) Aug
— solo tenor sax
Dha -
Dha (FMR 145) Aug
— Paul Brimmer (tenor saxophone), Mehboob Nadeem (sitar), Hanif Khan (tabla), Stan Adler (cello and double bass), Adrian Northove (soprano saxophone)
Paul Dunmall Quartet -
Love, Warmth and Compassion (FMR 155) Aug
— Paul Dunmall: soprano & bagpipes, Philip Gibbs: electric guitar, Paul Rogers: 7 string double bass and Hamid Drake: percussion;
studio date from May, 2004
Ensemble Q -
Untold (FMR 135) Aug
— Susie Hodder-Williams (flute, alto flute, bass flute), Emma Feilding (oboe, cor anglais), Stuart King (clarinet), Jos˙ Lluna (horn), Jo Turner (bassoon, contra bassoon), Chris Walters (bass clarinet), Fiona Ritchie (percussion)
Frode Gjerstad/Paul Hession -
Mayday (FMR 144) Aug
— Frode Gjerstad (saxophones), Paul Hession (percussion)
The Glasgow Improvising Orchestra with Evan Parker -
Live In Glasgow And Munich (FMR 142) Aug
Joe Farnsworth -
It's Prime Time (441 Records 26) Aug 3
— Joe Farnsworth (drums); Eric Alexander, Benny Golson, John Farnsworth (tenor saxophone); Jim Rotondi (trumpet, flugelhorn); Curtis Fuller (trombone); David Hazeltine, Harold Mabern (piano); Ron Carter (double bass)
Jan Akkerman/Claus Ogerman -
Aranjuez (Gottdiscs [UK]) Aug 1
— remastered edition of 1978 CBS recording with Akkerman on guitars
and arrangements by Ogerman of Akkerman originals plus
compositions by Rodrigo, Ravel and Villa-Lobos
Al Jarreau -
Accentuate the Positive (GRP) Aug 3
Jimmy Deuchar -
The Anglo/American/Scottish Connection (Hep 2006) Aug 3
— combines 1979's "The Scottish Session" plus a new session from 2003
Joe Temperley -
Concerto for Joe (Hep 2062) Aug 3
Bobby Wellins Quartet -
Making Light Work (Hep 2070) Aug 3
Jessica Williams -
A Song That I Heard (Hep 2061) Aug 3
Teddy Wilson -
Volume 3: Of Thee I Swing (Hep 1020) Aug 3
— collection of small groups sessions from the
mid-1930s New York scene; led by Benny Morton, Buster Bailey, Taft Jordan, Freddy
Jenkins, Ace Harris and The Delta Four
Various Artists -
Sounds of Harlem, Vol. 1 (Hep 1065) Aug 3
— collection of small groups sessions from the
mid-1930s New York scene; led by Benny Morton, Buster Bailey, Taft Jordan, Freddy
Jenkins, Ace Harris and The Delta Four
Charles Earland -
The Mighty Burner: The Best of the HighNote Years (HighNote) Aug 3
— Eric Alexander, James Rotondi, Melvin Sparks, Najee, Bernard Purdie, Buddy Williams, Carlos Garnett
Thelonious Monk -
Monk 'Round The World - CD+DVD (Hyena/Thelonious Records) Aug 3
— 1961-64 live recordings featuring Charlie Rouse,
plus a bonus DVD of a 27-minute performance by Monk's trio at London's Marquee Club in May 1965
Jessica Williams -
In The Key of Monk (Jazz Focus 29) Aug 3
— solo piano; 1999
Bud Powell -
Genius of the Be Bop Piano: 1944-51 (Jazz Legends) Aug 3
Gene Dunlap -
Wassup? (Liquid 8) Aug 3
Rondi Charleston -
Love Is The Thing (LML Music) Aug 3
— Rondi Charleston, vocals; Peter Eldridge, piano; Tedd Firth, piano; Joel Frahm, alto sax; Lewis Nash, drums;
Adam Rogers, guitar; Dave Finck, bass
Joey Calderazzo -
Haiku (Marsalis Music) Aug 3
— solo piano;
David Eyges -
Ace (MidLantic Records 4210) Aug 3
— David Eyges on cello, Arthur Blythe on alto sax and Abe Speller on drums
Billy Taylor -
Warming Up! (Milestone) Aug 3
— two-fer of 1960's "Warming Up" (Riverside) with Henry Grimes and Ray Mosca
and
1961's "Interlude" (Prestige/Moodsville) with Doug Watkins and Mosca
Jam Sessions Two -
Let's Split; 1953 (Ocium 45) Aug 3
— "Jam Session #5," recorded by Norman Granz for Clef label, with Johnny Hodges, Illinois Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips;
"Jazz Studio One,"(Decca), with
Joe Newman, Paul Quinichette, Bennie Green, Frank Foster and Hank Jones
Gene Krupa -
Who's Rhythm? (Ocium 44) Aug 3
— Charlie Shavers; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis; Ben Webster; Willie Smith; Teddy Wilson;
Steve Jordan; Herb Ellis; Ray Brown; Israel Crosby; sessions from 1953
Omar Sosa -
Aleatoric EFX (OTA Records 1013) Aug
— solo piano
Charles Earland -
Funk Fantastique (Prestige) Aug 3
— nine tracks; five previously unreleased
— includes four of the six tracks from 1973's "Charles III"
— plus two previously unreleased 1971 tunes with Houston Person, Maynard Parker and trumpeter Gary Chandler
— and three previously unreleased 1972 tunes with Lee Morgan, Virgil Jones, Billy Harper, Hubert Laws and Billy Cobham
Eric Kloss -
First Class (Prestige) Aug 3
— drawn from three 1966-67 sessions originally released on the Prestige LPs "Grits & Gravy" and
"First Class Kloss!"
— the then 17 years old Kloss led a quartet with Jaki Byard, Richard Davis and Alan Dawson,
and a quintet with Dawson, trumpeter Jimmy Owens, Cedar Walton and Leroy Vinnegar
Fred Frith -
Middle of the Moment (ReR) Aug 3
— OST
Rob Wasserman -
Trilogy - 3 CDs (Rounder) Aug 3
— includes his three CDs: "Solos," "Duets" and "Trios"
Bruce Barth -
American Landscape (Satchmo Jazz Records) Aug 3
— solo piano
Sam Newsome's Groove Project -
24/7 (Satchmo Jazz Records) Aug 3
— Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone); Jerome Harris (guitar); Greg Lewis (hammond b-3 organ); Derrek Phillips (drums)
Ugonna Okegwo -
Uoniverse (Satchmo Jazz Records) Aug 3
— Ugonna Okegwo (bass); Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone); Xavier Davis (piano); Donald Edwards (drums)
Various Artists -
Woody Allen: Music from His Movies (Sountrack Factory) Aug 3
Peggy Lee Sextet -
Worlds Apart (Spool 124) Aug
— with Brad Turner, Tony Wilson, Andre Lechance, Dylan van der Schyff & Ron Samworth
Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade "Lux" Lewis -
The Boogie Woogie Trio, Vols. 1 & 2 - 2 CDs (Storyville) Aug 4
— 45 tunes, 7 previously unreleased, the others were previously issued on four Storyville LPs
— all piano: 32 solo piano, 11 duets, 2 with all three pianists
— Vol. 1: 1944, 1947 & 1954 radio transcriptions
— Vol. 2: 1939 radio transcriptions from the Sherman Hotel, Chicago
Duke Ellington -
The Jaywalker (Storyville) Aug 4
— previously unissued studio recordings made in Los Angeles and New York in 1966-67; 76 minutes
— 23 tunes composed for the English play "The Jaywalker"
— Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington (tp), Buster Cooper, Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors (tb), Jimmy Hamilton (ts & cl), Russell Procope (as & cl), Johnny Hodges (as), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bs, cl & b-cl), Duke Ellington (p), John Lamb (b), Sam Woodyard, Bobby Durham, Chris Colombo (dr), Emmanuel Abdul-Rahim (cg)
Duke Ellington -
Treasury Shows, Vol. 10 (Storyville DETS) Aug 4
— four 1945 radio broadcasts
— Duke Ellington (piano, arranger, leader), Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Shelton Hemphill, Cat Anderson (trumpets), Ray Nance (trumpet, violin, vocal), Joseph Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones (trombones), Al Sears (tenor sax), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet & Tenor sax), Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick (alto saxes), Harry Carney (baritone sax,clarinet,bass clarinet), Billy Strayhorn (piano, arranger), Fred Guy (guitar), Junior Raglin (bass), Sonny Greer (drums), Kay Davis, Albert Hibbler, Marie Ellington, Joya Sherrill, Ray Nance (vocals)
Duke Ellington -
A Concert Of Sacred Music From Grace Cathedral (STS) Aug 3
— recorded in San Francisco in 1965
Pete Mills -
Art and Architecture (Summit) Aug 3
— Pete Mills, tenor sax; Bobby Floyd, piano; Dennis Irwin, bass; Matt
Wilson, drums; Pete McCann, electric and acoustic guitar
— originals, plus tunes by Monk and Strayhorn
Dixieland Ramblers -
On Campus (Summit) Aug 3
— Kevin Clark, trumpet; Michael Bennett, clarinet; Harry Watters,
trombone; Peter Hill, piano; Ka Cheong Liu, bass; Chris Lamont, drums
Chad Lawson Trio -
Unforeseen (Summit) Aug 3
Sun Ra -
Interviews (Sun Ra Research 01) Aug
Dave Schnitter -
Sketch
(Sunnyside/Omix Records SSC 4701) Aug 3
— originals and standards by the ex-Messenger;
David Schnitter (tenor saxophone); James Zoller (trumpet); Thomas Bramerie (double bass); Jimmy Madison (drums)
Ximo Tebar with Joey DeFrancesco & Idris Muhammad
—
The Champs: Jazz Guitar Trios, Vol. 4
(Sunnyside/Omix Records SSC 4702) Aug 3
Novi Novog & Larry Tuttle -
String Planet (Tone Science Records) Aug 1
— led by Novi and composer/Stick player Larry Tuttle
Frankie Marcos & Clouds -
Blown Away(Soplao) (Universal Music Latino) Aug 3
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy -
Live CD+DVD (Vanguard) Aug 3
Oscar Peterson -
Music in the Key of Oscar - DVD (VIEW Video) Aug 3
— "Oscar himself narrates this look at the evolution of his musical style from his early days as a boogie-woogie star in Montreal to his rise to international notoriety.
Includes interviews with Quincy Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie and more"; 106 minutes
Paquito D'Rivera -
Tribute To Cal Tjader (Yemaya)
Boney James -
Pure (Warner Bros) Aug 3
Jim Black / Alasnoaxis -
Habyor (Winter & Winter 73) Aug 3
— Chris Speed: tenor sax, clarinet,Wurlitzer, accordion, Casiotone; Hilmar Jensson:
guitars; Skúli Sverrisson: bass; Jim Black: drums, Wurlitzer, melodica, Handsonic
Sal Mosca -
Recital in Valhalla - 2 CDs (Zinnia 116) Aug
— standards live in concert 1991
Pablo Aslan -
Avantango (Zoho Music 402) Aug 3
— Pablo Aslan (double bass); Roxana Fontan (vocals); Leonardo Suarez Paz (violin); Hector Del Curto (bandoneon); Oscar Feldman (tenor saxophone); Diego Urcola (trumpet); Dario Eskenazi, Gustavo Casenave (piano)
Carlos Barbosa-Lima -
Frenesi (Zoho Music 408) Aug 3
— Carlos Barbosa-Lima (guitar); Gustavo Colina (cuatro);
John Benitez (acoustic bass guitar); Edgardo Aponte (bongos, cowbells, maracas, rainsticks)
Keith Javors -
Mo' City Jungle (Zoho 403) Aug 3
— Keith Javors (piano); Dane Bays (alto saxophone); Juan Carlos Rollan (tenor saxophone); Ray Callender (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ricky Ravelo (double bass); John Davis (drums)
Harvie S -
Texas Rumba (Zoho 401) Aug 3
— Harvie S (double bass); Scott Robert Avidon (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Gregory Rivkin (trumpet); Daniel Kelly (piano); Adam Webber (drums); Renato Thomas (percussion);
recorded live at Sweet Rhythm in NYC
Sunny Jain Collective -
Mango Festival (Zoho 404) Aug 3
— Rez Abbasi (guitar); Steve Welsh (tenor saxophone, sound effects); Gary Wang (double bass); Sunny Jain (drums)
Bobby Sanabria -
Quarteto Ache (Zoho Music 407) Aug 3
Joan Stiles -
Love Call (Zoho Music 405) Aug 3
— Joan Stiles (piano); Joe Temperley (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Jerry Dodgion (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn); Warren Vache (trumpet); Benny Powell, Wayne Goodman (trombone); John Webber (bass); Gregory Hutchinson (drums)
Dave Liebman Group -
In a Mellow Tone (Zoho Music 406) Aug 3
— Vic Juris (guitar); Dave Liebman (wooden flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Tony Marino (double bass, chapman stick); Jamey Haddad (drums, percussion)
Jazz Imports
Louis Armstrong -
Complete RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1930 - 3 CDs (Definitive 11225) Aug 3
Chet Baker -
Californian Jam Sessions (Definitive) Aug 3
— with Sonny Criss, Al Haig, Dave Pell, Wardell Gray & Jack Montrose
Count Basie -
Complete 1936-1941 Columbia Recordings - 4 CDs (Definitive) Aug 3
— with Sonny Criss, Al Haig, Dave Pell, Wardell Gray & Jack Montrose
Bob Brookmeyer -
Complete 1953-54 Quintet Studio Recordings with Stan Getz - 2 CDs (Definitive) Aug 3
— five studio dates
Charlie Christian -
Complete Live Recordings - 2 CDs? (Definitive) Aug 3
Nat King Cole -
Live at the Circle Room & More (Definitive 11162) Aug 3
Erroll Garner -
The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes - 2 CDs (Definitive 11154) Aug 3
Kenny Dorham -
The Complete Savoy Recordings Plus (Definitive 11156) Aug 3
Duke Ellington -
Complete Musicraft Recordings (Definitive 11215) Aug 3
Jimmy Giuffre -
Complete 1947-1952 Master Takes (Definitive 11212) Aug 3
Dexter Gordon -
The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes (Definitive 11155) Aug 3
Stan Kenton -
Complete 1943-1947 Capitol Studio Master Takes - 4 CDs (Definitive 11193) Aug 3
Jimmie Noone -
At the Apex Club (Definitive 11181) Aug 3
Charlie Parker -
The Complete Dial Sessions - 4 CDs (Definitive 11152) Aug 3
Charlie Parker -
The Complete Savoy Live Recordings - 4 CDs (Definitive 11153) Aug 3
Charlie Parker -
The Complete Pershing Club Sets (Definitive 11242) Aug 3
Charlie Parker -
The Complete Savoy Sessions - 4 CDs (Definitive 11148) Aug 3
Serge Chaloff -
The Complete Small Group Sessions (Jazz Factory 22807) Aug 3
Kenny Clarke -
Complete Swing Master Takes 1946-1950 (Jazz Factory 22845) Aug 3
Lucky Thompson -
Complete 1944-1947 Recordings (Jazz Factory 22843) Aug 3
non-jazz items of interest
Oliver Mtukudzi -
Shanda - CD/DVD (Alula) Aug 3
Oliver Mtukudzi -
Shanda - DVD (Alula) Aug 3
Oliver Mtukudzi -
Shanda - CD (Alula) Aug 3
— documentary and live recording of Zimbabwean musician
The Necks -
The Boys [OST] (ReR) Aug 3
27 July 2004
Six Brown Brothers -
Those Moaning Saxophones (Archeophone Records 6002) July 27
— Tom Brown, Fred Brown (alto saxophone); William Brown, Harry Fink (tenor saxophone); Alec Brown (baritone saxophone); Vern Brown (bass saxophone);
1911-1927
Brötzmann Clarinet Project -
Berlin DJungle
(Atavistic Unheard Music Series 246/FMP Archive Edition) July 27
— recorded at JazzFest Berlin 1984 with
six clarinetists: Peter Brotzmann, John Zorn, Tony Coe, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Louis Sclavis and J.D. Parrin; plus Tony Oxley: drums, William Parker: bass, Toshinori Kondo: trumpet, Johannes Bauer and Alan Tomlinson: trombones
Gerd Dudek/Buschi Niebergall/Edward Vesala -
Open
(Atavistic Unheard Music Series 247/FMP Archive Edition) July 27
— recorded during the "Workshop Freie Musik" in Berlin in 1977;
first time on CD; reeds, bass, drums
Brian Auger -
Definitely What (Castle) July 26
— with 3 bonus tracks
Brian Auger & Trinity with Julie Driscoll -
Open (Castle) July 26
— with 4 bonus tracks
Brian Auger & Trinity with Julie Driscoll -
Streetnoise (Castle) July 26
Chris Barber -
The Pye Jazz Albums - 6 CDs (Castle) July 26
Annette Peacock -
Mama Never Taught Me How To Cook: The Aura Years 1978-1982 (Castle/Aura) July 26
— complete contents of the 1978 album 'X-Dreams' and 1979's 'Perfect Release', plus the 2 unreleased cuts from the 1982 compilation LP 'The Collection';
Chris Spedding, Bill Bruford, Mick Ronson, Brian Godding, Jeff Clyne, Rick Marotta, George Khan, Pete Lemer,
Max Middleton, Robert Ahwai, Richard Bailey, John Mackenzie, Daryl Lee Que, Lenox Langton, a.o.
Duke Ellington -
Blues In Orbit (Columbia/Legacy) July 27
— recorded in 1958-59; with eight bonus tracks
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Duke Ellington -
Piano in the Background (Columbia/Legacy) July 27
— from 1961; with five bonus tracks, including a previously unissued version of
"Harlem Air Shaft" from 1961
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Duke Ellington -
Piano in the Foreground (Columbia/Legacy) July 27
— 1961 trio session with Aaron Bell (bass) & Sam Woodyard (drums)
— plus 1957 bonus trio session from 1957 with Jimmy Woode (bass) & Woodyward (six tracks)
& one bonus track from '61 session
— all three discs will include new liner notes by Patricia Willard
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Sonny Clark and Buddy de Franco Quartet -
Complete Sessions (Disconforme) July 27
Graham Collier Music -
Darius (Disconforme) July 27
— from 1974
Graham Collier -
The Day of the Dead/Triptych (Disconforme) July 27
Graham Collier Music -
Midnight Blue (Disconforme) July 27
— from 1975
Graham Collier -
New Conditions (Disconforme) July 27
— from 1976
Graham Collier -
Symphony of Scorpions (Disconforme) July 27
— from 1976-77
Julie Driscoll -
1969 (Disconforme) July 27
— with Keith Tippett
Embyro -
Father Son & Holy Ghosts (Disconforme) July 27
— 1972
Embyro -
Surfin' (Disconforme) July 27
— 1975
Embyro -
We Keep On (Disconforme) July 27
— with Charlie Mariano; from 1972; remastered with two bonus tracks
Julie Tippetts -
Sunset Glow (Disconforme) July 27
— from 1967
Keith Tippett -
You Are Here...I'm There (Disconforme) July 27
— from 1970
Norma Winstone -
Edge Of Time (Disconforme) July 27
— with Kenny Wheeler, John Surman, John Taylor, & Gary Boyle; from 1972
John Heward Trio -
Let Them Pass (Iaissez Passer) (Drimala) July 27
— with Joe Giardullo and Mike Bisio
Jaki Byard/Elvin Jones -
Jaki Byard: Anything For Jazz / Elvin Jones: Different Drummer - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— two-fer: 1980 film on pianist Jaki Byard includes solo, big band performances and accounts from Ron Carter and Bill Evans on the importance
of Byard's contributions to jazz;
1979 film includes Drummer Elvin Jones performing with his then current band, a classic clip of the John Coltrane quartet, a demonstration how he constructs a drum solo, and description of his impressionistic "word of rhythm"
Art Ensemble of Chicago -
In Concert - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— recorded at the Jazz Showcase in 1981;
Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors and Famoudou Don Moye
Criss/McCann -
Sonny Criss & the L.A. All-Stars in Concert / Les McCann Trio in Concert - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— two live concerts recorded in Los Angeles 1970; first: Sonny Criss & the L.A. All-stars in concert with
Harry "Sweets" Edison, Teddy Edwards, Hampton Hawes and Big Joe Turner at the Memory Lane Steak House; second:
Les McCann, Jimmy Rowser and Donald Dean from Shelly's Manne Hole Club
Compay Segundo -
Quijote Tropical - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— documentary by Ilena Rodriguez on the life Compay Segundo
from his start through the recording of the "Buena Vista Social Club";
includes many live performances
Nat "King" Cole -
The Legendary Nat "King" Cole - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— the life of Cole through video & television clips, & rare early photos
Bill Evans -
The Universal Mind Of Bill Evans: the Jazz Pianist on the Creative Process and Self-Teaching
- DVD (Efor Films/Idem) July 26
— the jazz pianist in intense conversation with his composer brother,
Harry, on the nature of creativity in jazz with occasional musical illustrations; 60 minutes
Jim Hall -
A Life in Progress - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— 1998 documentary filmed while guitarist Jim Hall Was recording his
By Arrangement CD with musicians Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Pat Metheny and Greg Osby;
along with performance footage there are interviews with Jim, the other musicians as well as Nat Hentoff,
Chico Hamilton and John Lewis;
plus vintage performances with Jimmy Giuffre, Art Farmer, Sonny Rollins and others
Lee Konitz with Harold Danko -
Portrait of an Artist as Saxophonist - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— Documentary filmed in 1988 by Robert Daudelin; Konitz is accompanied by Harold Danko on piano,
and includes him discussing his early days with Lennie Tristano and his personal approach to making music; 90 minutes
Illinois Jacquet -
Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story - DVD (Efor Films/Idem) Mar 30
— with Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Al Hibbler, etc.; 60 minutes
Barry Harris -
Spirit of Bebop - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— documentary filmed in 1999 on bebop Piano master Barry Harris at age 78;
includes recent performances from the Village Vangaurd, interviews,
vintage footage of himself and Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis and others
Sims/Manne -
Zoot Sims Quartet in Concert / Shelly Manne Quartet in Concert - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— live footage of two 1970 performances: Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Roger Kellaway (piano), Chunk Berghofer (bass) and
Larry Bunker (drums) at Dante's in LA; Bob Cooper (sax), Hampton Hawes (piano), Ray Brown (bass) and
Shelly Manne (drums)
at Shelly's Manne Hole Club
Chester Zardis -
Legendary New Orleans Musicians - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— 1989 documentary by Preston McClanahan focuses on the life of legendary bassist Chester Zardis;
filmed in his 90th year performers include Danny Barker, Kid Sheik Colar, Wendell Brunious, Michael White and Milt Hinton
Pee Wee Russell/Baby Laurence -
Portrait of Pee Wee Russell / Baby Laurence: Jazz Hoofer - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— two-fer: 1998 film on the life of clarinetist Pee Wee Russell /
film on the life and work of tap dance expert Baby Laurence
Eddie Jefferson -
Eddie Jefferson in Concert - DVD (Efor Films) July 26
— live concert from Chicago in 1979 featuring Eddie Jefferson (vocals), Richie Cole (alto sax), John Campbell (paino), Kelly Sill (bass) and Joel Spencer (drums)
Novecento with Stanley Jordan -
Dreams of Peace (Favored Nations Cool)
— the Italian jazz ensemble Novecento
plus guests Stanley Jordan, Randy Brecker, Dave Liebman, and Danny Gottlieb
Jinga Quintet -
Day Gone By (Fresh Sound) July 27
Edu Tancredi -
Ongoing Dreams (Fresh Sound) July 27
— with Jerry Bergonzi, Miguel Zenon, etc.
Alfons Carrascosa -
Segundo Conclave (Fresh Sound World Jazz 021) July 27
Fernando Huergo -
Jazz Argentino (Fresh Sound World Jazz) July 27
Barney Kessel -
Blue Guitar (Fuel 2000) July 27
— with Stephane Grappelli
Doc Powell -
Cool Like That (Heads Up) July 27
Frank Morgan -
City Nights: Live At The Jazz Standard (HighNote) July 27
— with George Cables (piano), Curtis Lundy (bass), Billy Hart (drums)
Mark Murphy -
Bop For Miles (HighNote) July 27
— with Allan Praskin (saxophone); Peter Mihelich (piano); recored live in Vienna; liner notes Bill Milkowski
Gil Scott-Heron -
Best of Gil Scott-Heron Live - 2 CDs (Intersound) July 27
Trevor Dunn -
Sister Phantom Owl Fish (Ipecac Records 52) July 27
— Mary Halverson: guitar, Ches Smith: drums, Trevor Dunn: basses and guest Shelley Burgon: harp
Gene Krupa -
Complete Sextet Studio Sessions (Jazz Factory) July 27
Herbie Mann and Phil Woods -
Beyond Brooklyn (Manchester Craftsmen's Guild) July 27
— Mann's final recording; almost 50 years since his previous recording with Woods
Bob Mintzer Big Band featuring Kurt Elling -
Bob Mintzer Big Band Live At MCG (Manchester Craftsmen's Guild) July 27
David White -
Words and Music (MMC Recordings) July 27
Paradigm Shift featuring Wycliffe Godon, Marcus Printup and Joe Locke -
Shifting Times (Nagel Heyer Records 2053) July 27
Ralph Reichert Quartet with Randy Sandke -
Reflections (Nagel Heyer Records 2050) July 27
— recorded live in Hamburg
String Zone -
Mystery Bag (Nagel Heyer Records 2054) July 27
Bob Feldman -
Triplicity (One Soul Records) July
— Bob Feldman: tenor sax & bamboo flute, Ken Filiano: bass and Walter Perkins: drums
Jane Bunnett -
Red Dragon'Fly (AKA Tombo) (Narada) July 27
— with the Spirits Of Havana rhythm section and the Penderecki String Quartet
Robin Shier -
Suburban Groove (Panda Digital) July 27
Herbert Joos -
Adagio 1+2 - 2 CDs (Pao) July 27
Klaus Paier -
Live 2 (Pao) July 27
Adam Pieronczyk -
Amusos (Pao) July 27
Jaz Sawyer -
Itz Time (Pursuance) July 27
— recorded live in Hamburg
Various Artists -
Jazz Legends Live 9 - DVD (Quantum Leap) July 27
Various Artists -
Jazz Legends Live 10 - DVD (Quantum Leap) July 27
Courtney Pine -
Devotion (Telarc) July 27
Tim Berne's Big Satan -
Souls Saved Hear (Thirsty Ear) July 27
— with Marc Ducret & Tom Rainey
— studio recording produced by David Torn
Fred Frith/John Zorn -
50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 5 (Tzadik) July 27
Paul Brody -
Beyond Babylon (Tzadik) July 27
— Frank London, the New Klezmer Trio, Naftule's Dream and David Krakauer
Ben Watson -
Derek Bailey and the Story of Free Improvisation
(Verso Books) July
Japanese imports
Art Blakey -
A Night at Birdland, Vol. 2 (TOCJ/Blue Note) July 26
— 24-bit remastered
Art Blakey -
A Night in Tunisia (TOCJ/Blue Note) July 26
— 24-bit remastered
Clifford Brown -
Clifford Brown Memorial Album (TOCJ/Blue Note) July 26
— 24-bit remastered
Miles Davis -
Miles Davis, Vol. 2 (TOCJ/Blue Note) July 26
— 24-bit remastered
Kenny Dorham -
Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia (TOCJ/Blue Note) July 26
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