Jazzmatazz - 2005 Jazz Releases

2005 Jazz Releases
[from January to November]

Last Update - 10 April 2006

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

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

Future releases are listed on our Upcoming and Future (May 2006 & beyond) Jazz Releases pages

We also have listings of earlier 2006 [Jan. - last week], 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 releases.

27 December 2005

Etta James - The Complete Modern & Kent Recordings - 2 CDs (Ace [UK] 1085) Dec 27
— 1954-58 recordings remastered from the original Modern tape sources; also includes "every surviving significant alternate take"; recorded in New Orleans and L.A.

Various Artists - Real Ragtime: Disc Recordings From Its Heyday (Archeophone Records 1001A)
— recorded between 1989 and 1917; 78 minutes; remastered with new liner notes;

Herbie Mann - Family Of Mann: First Light/This Is My Beloved (Collectables) Dec 27

— two-fer; 1962

Stephane Grappelli - Jalouise (EMI Angel) Dec 31

Simon Rattle - Jazz Album (EMI Angel) Dec 31

Simon Rattle & the City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra - Classic Ellington (EMI Classics) Dec 31

— Simon Rattle (conductor); Luther Henderson (arranger); Lena Horne (vocals); Regina Carter (violin); Bobby Watson (alto saxophone); Joe Lovano, Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet); Gerri Allen (piano); Peter Washington (bass); Mark Goodchild (double bass); Lewis Nash (drums); City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra recorded at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England, 1999

Duke Ellington - Tivoli 1969 - DVD (Image Entertainment) Dec 27
— 82 minutes

Dee Dee Bridgewater - Live in Paris (Pid) Dec 27
— reissue of 1986 MCA album

Japanese imports

NEW Jeff Berlin - Ace of Base (Paddle Wheel [Japan]) Dec 21
— Jeff Berlin (electric bass); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Gannin Arnold (guitar); Otmaro Ruiz (keyboards) and Richard Drexler (piano)

Dave Brubeck - Bossa Nova U.S.A. (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
Miles Davis - 1958 Miles (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
Duke Ellington - First Time-Count Meets The Duke (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
Erroll Garner - Concert By The Sea (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
Stan Getz - Peacock (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
NEW Eddie Gomez - Gomez (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
— Eddie Gomez (Bass), Kazumi Watanabe (Guitars), Chick Corea (Keys), and Steve Gadd (Drums)

Herbie Hancock - Flood (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
Weather Report - Mr. Gone (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27
Denny Zeitlen - Live at the Trident (Sony [Japan]) Dec 27

20 December 2005

Miles Davis - The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 - 6-CD box set (Columbia/Legacy) Dec 20
— with Gary Bartz, Keith Jarrett, John McLaughlin, Michael Henderson, Jack DeJohnette and Airto Moreira
— recorded over three nights; includes over five hours of previously-unreleased material
— (some material was released on the Live-Evil album)
— booklet includes an essay by each of the sidemen

Bill Kirchner - Everything I Love (Evening Star 111) Dec
— with Ed Monteiro, Ron Vincent, Jackie Cain

Ernie Wilkins Orchestra - Big New Band Of The 60's (Fresh Sound Records 398) Dec 20
— with Zoot Sims, Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, etc.

Bill Evans Trio - In Europe: 1964-75 - DVD (Jazz Music) Dec 20
Bill Evans Trio - Evolution Of A Trio: 1971-79 - DVD (Jazz Music) Dec 20

Nu Band - Live (Konnex Records [Germany] 5141) Dec 20
— Mark Whitecage, Roy Campbell, Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi
Martin Klingeberg - Baby Bonk: Sagt Die Wahrheit (Konnex Records [Germany] 5147) Dec 20
— Martin Klingeberg (tpt), Kalle Kalima (g), Jan Roder (b), M. Grjener (d)
Robinson/Schuller/Bier - Children's Song (Konnex Records [Germany] 5149) Dec 20
— Perry Robinson - clarinet; Ed Schuller - bass; Ernst Bier - drums, percussion
Asaf Sirkis & the Inner Noise - We Are Falling (Konnex Records [Germany] 5150) Dec 20
— Steve Lodder, Keyboards; Mike Outram, Guitars; Asaf Sirkis, Drums & Keyboards
Odd Shot - Oscar & Emma (Konnex Records [Germany] 5154) Dec 20
— Richard Koch (tp), Benjamin Weidekamp (as,cl), Roland Fidezius (b), Rudi Fischerlehner (dr)
Unkl - Unkl (Konnex Records [Germany] 5156) Dec 20
— Josh Yellon (tenor sax), Kalle Kalima (guitar), Gary Hoopengardner (bass), Sebastian Merk (drums)
Frank Wingold - Clairvoyance (Konnex Records [Germany] 5159) Dec 20
— Franc Wingold (g) Nile small (ts, ss, cl, bcl) Dietmar drove (B) Jonas castle angle (dr)
Stefan Schmolck - Electric Bundle (Konnex Records [Germany] 5160) Dec 20
— Franc Wingold (g) Nile small (ts, ss, cl, bcl) Dietmar drove (B) Jonas castle angle (dr)
Som Sum Sam - Beauty Under Construction (Konnex Records [Germany] 5162) Dec 20
— Werner Klausnitzer (p, key board, comp., voc) Jacam Manricks (as), Thomas Morgan (B) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
Carl Ludwig Hubsch's Longrun Development of the Universe 2 - Is This Our Music? (Konnex Records [Germany] 5163) Dec 20
— Carl Ludwig Hubsch (tuba), Matthias Schubert (tenor sax) and Wolter Weirbos (trombone)

Satoko Fujii Quartet - Angelina (Libra [Japan] 204-014) Dec 20
— Natsuki Tamura on (trumpet), Satoko Fujii (piano & compositions), Takeharu Hayakawa (electric bass) and Tatsuya Yoshida (drums)
Koh Yamabuki with Satoko Fujii and Ted Reichman - Angelina (Libra [Japan] 203-012) Dec 20
— Koh Yamabuki (vocals) Satoko Fujii (piano) and Ted Reichman (accordion)

Eddie Costa Trio - Complete Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 201) Dec 20
Phil Woods Quartet - Warm Wood Complete Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 209) Dec 20

Tom Lord - The Jazz Discography CD-ROM, Version 6.0 (lordisco.com)

Jack Foster III - Raptor Gnosis (Muse-Wrapped Records) Dec 20

Riccardo Del Fra's Jazoo Project - Roses & Roots (Nocturne Jazz) Dec 20

Paulo Bellinati & Harvey Wainapel - New Choros of Brazil (Proteus Entertainment 016) Dec 20
— Paulo Bellinati (guitar) & Harvey Wainapel (clarinet)

Chet Baker featuring Dick Twardzik - Koln Concert (Rare Live Recordings) Dec 20
— with Jimmy Bond, Peter Littman; recorded 10/9/1955 twelve day's before Twardzik's death; includes booklet with liner notes and rare photos

Susan Alcorn - Concentration: High Zero Festival 2004 (Recorded 017) Dec 20
— Karen Stackpole, Le Quan Ninh, Audrey Chen, Todd Whitman, Jesse Quatro, Jason Willett, Joe McPhee, Andrea Parkins

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Chi-Congo (Varese Sarabande) Dec 20

— Joseph Jarman, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Roscoe Mitchell with guest, pianist Muhal Richard Abrams; 1970

13 December 2005

John Mclaughlin/Paco De Lucia/Larry Coryell - Meeting Of The Spirits - DVD (Absolute) Dec 13

Robert Marcel Lepage - Pee Wee et Moi (Ambiances Magnetiques [Canada] 145) Dec 13
— Robert Lepage, Francois Houle and five other clarinetists, Rene Lussier (guitar, Normand Guilbeault (double-bass) and Pierre Tanguay (drums)
Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay - At Sea (Ambiances Magnetiques [Canada] 144) Dec 13
— Jean Derome (alto & bari saxes), flute & voice), Normand Guilbeault (contrabass) and Pierre Tanguay (drums)

Ingrid Jensen - At Sea (ArtistShare) Dec 13

Bireli Lagrene - Swing 81 (Le Chant Du Monde) Dec 13
Tchavolo Schmitt - Lautcha (Le Chant Du Monde) Dec 13
— Tchavolo Schmitt (guitar)
Various Artists - Les Nuits Manouche: Best Of Gypsy Jazz (Le Chant Du Monde) Dec 13

Elizabeth Pepin and Lewis Watts - Harlem of the West: The San Francisco Fillmore Jazz Era (Chronicle Books) Dec 15
— 192 pages; 9 1/4 x 7 3/4" paperback
— a look back at San Francisco's Fillmore District during the 1940s and '50s, when dozens of blues, R&B and jazz joints flourished amid businesses run by African-Americans, Japanese-Americans and Filipino-Americans; includes reproductions of 200 b&w archival photographs, ads, clippings, handbills and posters; includes photos of Billie Holiday, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, a.o.

Chris Botti - To Love Again - 2 CDs (Columbia) Dec 13
— limited edition with bonus disc with six Christmas tunes

Neils Lyhne Lokkegaard - Neils Lyhne Lokkegaard (COPE/Calibrated 010) Dec 13
— Danish Jazz with Neils Lyhne Lekkegaard (saxophones), Thomas Caudery (trumpet), Per Mellehej (piano), Anders Provis (drums), and Rasmus Meldrup (bass)
Reve Boheme - Django's Dream (COPE/Calibrated 011) Dec 13
— Jens Fuglsang (lead guitar), Kasper Fredholm (sax, bs clarinet), Robert Pilgaard (rhythm guitar) and Morton Ravn (bass); tunes by Django Reinhardt
John Tchicai - Hymne Ti Sofia (COPE/Calibrated 012) Dec 13
— John Tchicai (saxophones, percussion) composed the score to this production conceptualized by Kristian Hoeg (text), aided by Ib Bindel (conductor) and Annasnajija Rolff-Petersen (choreography); recorded live in the Church of Messiah (Denmark) on May 20, 2001
Orion Brass Band - Feels So Good - From The Streets of Copenhagen (COPE/Calibrated 013) Dec 13
— 13 piece band recorded parading through the streets of Copenhagen in 2004
Mads Vinding/Sinne Eeg/Lise Marie Nedergaard - Abrikostraeet (COPE/Calibrated 014) Dec 13
— Jazz/poetry featuring Sinne Eeg (vocals), Hans Ulrik (sax, pennywhistle, percussion), Poul Halberg (guitar), Morten Lund (drums) and Mads Vinding (bass)
Helena Ljunggren - Sidder pa en fortovs caf� (COPE/Calibrated 016) Dec 13
— original tunes from vocalist Ljunggren backed by Jacob Fisher (guitar), Mads Vinding (bass) and Morten Lund (drums)

Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra [ONJO] - Plays Eric Dolphy's 'Out To Lunch' (Doubt [Japan] 108) Dec 13
— with Mats Gustafsson, Axel Dorner, Alfred Harth, Sachiko M, Takara Kumiko, Cor Fuhler, Aoki Taisei, Tsugami Kenta, Okura Masahiko, Nakamura Toshimaru, Mizutani Hiroaki, Yoshigaki Yasuhiro, etc.

Lance Ellington/John Wilson Orchestra - Lessions in Love (Dutton Vocalion 6813) Dec 13
George Evans - The Greatest For Dancing, Vols. 1 & 2 (Dutton Vocalion 4303) Dec 13
Ted Heath & his Music - Decca Singles & Rarities, Vol. 2 (Dutton Vocalion [England] CDLK 4312) Dec 13
Johnny Howard - The Velvet Touch (Dutton Vocalion 8115) Dec 13
Stan Kenton - Live In Europe (Dutton Vocalion 8125) Dec 13
Ray Martin - Million Dollar Melodies; Vibrations (Dutton Vocalion 4296) Dec 13
Werner Muller - On Broadway, Hawaiian Swing (Dutton Vocalion 4271) Dec 13

Nick Didkovsky/Paul Rogers/Kevin Norton - The Bright Lights, The Big Time (FMR [UK] 163) Dec 13
— Nick Didkovsky (electric guitar & laptop computer), Paul Rogers (A.L.L. double bass) and Kevin Norton (vibes, drums) and percussion)

[Jazz on Film] - The Five Pennies - DVD (Paramount) Dec 13
— 1959 musical biopic of Red Nichols; with Danny Kaye, Valerie Allen, Ray Anthony, Louis Armstrong, Barbara Bel Geddes, Bob Crosby, Susan Gordon, Harry Guardino, Shelly Manne, Bobby Troup, Tuesday Weld

Michel Lambert - Le Passant (Rant Jazz 0529) Dec 13
— saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, violinist Malcolm Goldstein and bassist Dominic Duval improvising with drummer/composter Lambert and a 10-piece orchestra led by conductor Dave Martin

Harold Mabern - Joy Spring: In Performance At Cafe Des Copains (Sackville 2016) Dec 13
— recorded in Toronto in 1984/85; includes two previously unreleased tracks

Tony Malaby/Angelica Sanchez/Tom Rainey - Alive in Brookly, Vol. 2 (Sarama Records) Dec 13
— Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Angelica Sanchez (Wurlitzer electric piano) and Tom Rainey (drums); 2004

Loren Stillman/ Chris Byars/Kris Allen - Jam Session, Vol. 15 (SteepleChase Records 31581) Dec 13
— Loren Stillman, Chris Byars, and Kris Allen (alto saxes), accompanied by Andy LaVerne (piano), Steve LaSpina (bass) and Billy Drummond (drums)
Ron McClure/Steve LaSpina/Jay Anderson - Jam Session, Vol. 16 (SteepleChase Records 31582) Dec 13
— Ron McClure, Steve LaSpina and Jay Anderson (basses) backed by George Colligan (piano) and Darren Beckett (drums); standards and originals
Gregory Tardy - Truth (SteepleChase Records 31583) Dec 13
— Gregory Tardy (tenor sax), Marcus Printup (trumpet), Helen Sung (piano), Sean Conly (bass) and Jaimeo Brown (drums)
Stephen Riley - Inside Out (SteepleChase Records 31584) Dec 13
— Stephen Riley (tenor, alto, alto clarinet), Neil Caine (bass) and Greg Hutchinson (drums); Riley's debut as a leader

Silvana Malta - Ceu De Brasilia (Stunt Records 0509) Dec 13
— Silvana Malta (vocals), Toninho Horta (acoustic and electric guitar, vocals), Steen Rasmussen (piano, keyboards), Torben Westergaard (bass), Airto Moreira (percussion) and Jonas Johansen (drums); tunes by Jobim, Pascoal and originals by Horta and Malta
Jens Winther European Quintet - Concord (Stunt Records 0510) Dec 13
— Jens Winther (trumpet, flugelhorn), Tomas Franck (tenor saxophone), Antonio Farao (piano), Palle Danielsson (bass) and Dejan Terzic (drums); originals by Winther
Sam Rivers - Violet Violets (Stunt Records 0511) Dec 13
— Sam Rivers (tenor and soprano saxophones, flute), Ben Street (bass) and Kresten Osgood (drums)
Tania Maria & Neils-Henning Orsted Pedersen - Tania Maria in Copenhagen - 2 CDs (Stunt Records 0513) Dec 13
— two-fer: first is a studio recording done in 1979 featuring Tania Maria (vocal and piano) in duet with NHOP (bass); second CD is a live recording done at Jazzhus Montmartre in 1978 featuring Tania Maria (vocals and piano), Andre Ceddarelli (bass) and Marc Bertreaux (drums)

Electric Masada - At The Mountains Of Madness - 2 CDs (Tzadik) Dec 13

— Marc Ribot (guitar); John Zorn (alto saxophone); Jamie Saft (keyboards); Trevor Dunn (bass); Kenny Wollesen, Joey Baron (drums); Cyro Baptista (percussion); Ikue Mori (electronics, laptop); live recording

Masada String Trio - Azazel: Book Of Angels, Vol. 2 (Tzadik) Dec 13

— Erik Friedlander, Greg Cohen, John Zorn, Mark Feldman

buy: The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes

Billie Holiday - The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes - 6 CD box set (Verve Records) Dec 13

6 December 2005

Mark Whitecage and the Bi-Coastal Orchestra - BushWacked:� A Spoken Opera (Acoustics 416) Dec
— Scott Steele (guitar); Bill Larimer (piano); Rozanne Levine (alto and soprano clarinet); Mark Whitecage (alto sax, Bb Clarinet); Robert Mahaffay (drums)

Phil Minton & Veryan Weston - Past (Idischi di Angelica 018) Dec
— Phil Minton (voice) & Veryan Weston (piano, voice)

Maria Schneider Orchestra - Days of Wine and Roses: Live at the Jazz Standard (ArtistShare 0017) Dec 6
— first general release of the 2000 recording; exclusively available via mariaschneider.com
— solosist includes Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Greg Gisbert (fluegelhorn), Larry Farrell, Rock Ciccarone (trombone), Tim Ries (soprano sax), Rich Perry, Rick Margitza (tenor sax), Charles Pillow (alto sax), Scott Robinson (baritone & bass sax), Frank Kimbrough (piano)

Francis Wong Tentet - Legends & Legacies (Asian Improv 060) Dec
— with Glenn Horiuchi, Miya Masaoka, a.o.
Jason Hwang - Graphic Evidence (Asian Improv 066) Dec
— with Francis Wong and Tatsu Aoki
Tatsu Aoki - Tatsu Aoki (Asian Improv 067) Dec
— with Hido Yoshihashi, Amy Homma and Ryan Toguri

Bing Crosby - A Musical Autobiography - 4 CD set (Avid [UK] 147) Dec 6
— re-issue of the 1954 Decca records 5-LP set which featured 49 re-recordings and 40 originals all linked by Bings' commentary
— the Avid edition also includes bonus material: music from two of Bings' films, "Paris Honeymoon" and "The Star Maker," broadcasts from Bing's popular radio show, plus his 1930s soundtracks for Mack Sennett films
— over five hours of music; a total of 142 tracks

Gene Ludwig - Live in Las Vegas (Blues Leaf 9831) Dec
— Gene Ludwig (B3 organ), Joe Lano (guitar), Tommy Check (drums)

Slam Trio [Blaise Siwula/Adam Lane/Toshi Makihara] - In Still House (Cadence Jazz 1185) Dec
— Blaise Siwula (soprano, alto & tenor saxes), Adam Lane (bass), Toshi Makihara (drums); live
Joe McPhee-Matt Shipp-Dominic Duval - In Finland (Cadence Jazz 1186) Dec — Joe McPhee (reeds & trumpet), Matt Shipp (piano) and Dominic Duval (contrabass), live
Lindsey Horner - Don't Count On Glory (Cadence Jazz 1188) Dec
— Lindsey Horner (bass, bari sax & bass clarinet), Brian Lynch (trumpet), Marty Ehrlich (alto sax), Uri Caine & Neal Kirkwood (pianos), Pete McCann (guitars), Bobby Previte, Jeff Berman and Allison Miller (drums)
Stephen Gauci Trio - We're Comin' Just One Time (Cadence Jazz 1190) Dec
— Stephen Gauci (tenor sax), Terrence Murren (bass), Jeremy Carlstedt (drums)
Barry Wallenstein - Pandemonium (Cadence Jazz 1194) Dec
— Barry Wallenstein (voice), John Hicks, Daniel Carter, Curtis Lundy, Vincent Chancey

Stan Getz - 1953 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1395) Dec 6
Benny Goodman & his Orchestra - 1947 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1396) Dec 6
Artie Shaw - 1950 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1397) Dec 6
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra - 1953 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1398) Dec 6
Oscar Peterson - 1952, Vol. 2 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1399) Dec 6

Al Henderson Quintet - Fathers & Sons (Cornerstone Records 124) Dec
— Al Henderson (bass), Alex Dean (sax), Pat LaBarbera (sax), Richard Whiteman (piano), Barry Romberg (drums)
Pat Collins Quartet - In The Moment (Cornerstone Records 126) Dec
— Pat Collins (bass), Mike Murley (saxophone), Reg Schwager (guitar), Barry Elmes (drums)
Richard Whiteman Trio - (Cornerstone Records 127) Dec
— Richard Whiteman (piano), Brandi Disterheft (bass), Sly Juhas (drums)

Tyrone Brown String Sextet - Between Midnight & Dawn (Dreambox Media 1087) Dec
— John Blake and Melissa Ortega Locati, violins; Beth Dzwil and Nina Cottman, violas; Ron Lipscomb, cello; Duke Wilson and Daoud Shaw, percussion; Tyrone Brown, bass; Craig McIver, Jim Miller and Bill Jones, drums

Michel Petrucciani - Solo Live/Both Worlds - 2 CDs (Dreyfus Music) Dec 6

Les Baxter - Fruit Of Dreams (El) Dec 6
— two-fer of "Ports Of Pleasure" and "The Sacred Idol"

Alex Candelaria - Yeahway (Evander Music 028) Dec
— Alex Candelaria (guitar), Leonard Thompson (piano), Jon Evans (bass) and Bryan Bowman (drums)
— two originals, plus tunes by Frank Foster, Charles Mingus, Duke Pearson

Tim Posgate - Tim Posgate Hornband Featuring Howard Johnson (Guildwood Records 006) Dec
— Lina Allemano (trumpet); Howard Johnson (tuba, baritone saxophone, pennywhistle); Quinsin Nachoff (tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute); Tim Posgate (electric & acoustic guitar, banjo, acoustic lap slide)

Trevor Watts - World Sonic (Hi 4 Head Records 004) Dec
— solo alto saxophone recordings

Louis Armstrong - Early Big Band Performances: 1929-1933 (Jazz Legends) Dec 6
Benny Carter - Early Years Of Brilliance: 1928-1940 (Jazz Legends) Dec 6
Duke Ellington - Cotton Club Stomp: 1929-1932 (Jazz Legends) Dec 6

Eddy Waeldo - Favelas (Lichere) Dec 6
— guitarist Waeldo with Jean-Marc Jafet (bass), Robert Persi (piano and Jean-Paul Ceccarelli (drums), Toots Thielemans guests on one track

Ruby Braff - Braff! (Lonehill Jazz) Dec 6
— with Coleman Hawkins, Lawrence Brown, Ernie Caceres, Don Elliott, Nat Pierce, Freddie Green, Dave McKenna, Steve Jordan, a.o.

Harold Land - Take Aim (Mighty Quinn 1104) Dec 6

— Harold Land (Tenor Sax), Martin Banks (Trumpet), Amos Trice (Piano), Clarence Jones (Bass), Leon Pettis (Drums)
— reissue of 1960 Blue Note album with 20' bonus track (from "Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon" Volume 3)

Buddy Rich - The Classic Argo, Emarcy and Verve Small Group Buddy Rich Sessions - 7 CDs (Mosaic Records MD7-232) Dec 7
— Verve small to medium sized group recordings from 1953 to 1961, plus two Argo LPs and one unissued Argo session

Phil Upchurch - In Concert: Ohne Filter - DVD (Music Video Distributors) Dec 6 — 60 minutes

Claudio Roditi - Reflections (Nagel Heyer Records [Germany] 2065) Dec 6
— Claudio Roditi (trumpet, flugelhorn), Klaus Ignatzek (piano), Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (bass)
— two Dizzy Gillespie tunes plus one original by Rassinfosse and eight by Roditi
Lynn Seaton Trio - Puttin' on The Ritz (Nagel Heyer Records [Germany] 099) Dec 6
— Lynn Seaton(bass), Stephen Anderson (piano), Joel Fountain (drums); standards

Charlie Christian - Original Guitar Genius - 4 CDs (Proper Box 96) Dec 6
— music from 1939-41; include 44 page booklet
Gerry Mulligan - Jeru - 4 CDs (Proper Box 98) Dec 6
— music from 1951-54; include 48 page booklet
Charlie Parker - Chasin' the Bird - 4 CDs (Proper Box 99) Dec 6
— music from 1942-54; include 48 page booklet

Louie Belogenis/Shanir Blumenkranz/Kenny Wollesen - Unbroken (Tick Tock 001) Dec
— Louie Belogenis (tenor sax, Shanir Blumenkranz (acoustic bass & bells) and Kenny Wollesen (drums)

Marilyn Crispell & NOW Orchestra - Pola (Victo 097) Dec
— Coat Cooke, Bruce Freedman, Graham Ord & Saul Berson (reeds), John Korsrud & Kevin Elaschuk (tumpets), Rod Murray & Brad Muirhead (trombones), Ron Samworth (guitar), Paul Blaney & Clyde Reed (basses), Dylan van der Schyff (drums), Kate Hammett-Vaughn (voice and guest Marilyn Crispell (piano), Coat Cooke conducts

non-jazz items of interest

Amos Milburn - 1952-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5158) Dec 6
Todd Rhodes - 1952-54 (Chronological R&B Classics 5159) Dec 6
Hawks / Bees - 1953-54 (Chronological R&B Classics 5160) Dec 6

Various Artists - Fonotone Records 1956-1969 - 5 CD deluxe box set (Dust-To-Digital 003) Dec 6
— first time on CD for 131 tracks of "American Primitive" musics (Jug Band, Country, Old Time, Blues and Bluegrass), recorded and documented by Joe Bussard's 78-RPM Fonotone label, 1956-1969; package features 160-page perfect-bound book, 17 full-color postcards, 3 record label reproductions in souvenir folder and a nickel-plated Fonotone Records bottle opener packaged in a deluxe cigar box

Ennio Morricone - Crime And Dissonance - 2 CDs (Ipecac Records) Dec 6

— collection of rare 1969-74 recordings; compilation produced by Mike Patton, selections made by Alan Bishob, liner notes by John Zorn

Various Artists - Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album For The Gulf Coast Hurricane Victims (Nonesuch Records) Dec 6

— newly recorded performances by New Orleans musicians
— Allen Toussaint, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, Buckwheat Zydeco, Wild Magnolias, BeauSoleil, Randy Newman, a.o.
— benefits go to Habitat For Humanity in New Orleans

Various Artists - Doo Wop: Vocal Group Greats - 3 CDs (Shout! Factory) Dec 6

29 November 2005

Jim Hall and Geoffrey Keezer - Free Association (ArtistShare) Nov 29
— Jim Hall (guitar) and Geoffrey Keezer (piano)

Ganelin Trio - Eight Reflections of the Past Century (Auris Media Records [Israel] 002) Nov
— Slava Ganelin - piano, synthesizer; Victor Fonarov - double bass; Mika Markovitch - drums; recorded in Tel-Aviv in 1999
Ganelin Trio Priority - Live In Germany (Auris Media Records [Israel] 005) Nov
— Slava Ganelin - piano, synthesizer, percussion; Klaus Kugel- drums, percussion; Petras Vysniauskas - soprano saxophone; recorded live at the European Music Festival Munster 1999

Various Artists - Blue 45's - Ultimate Jukebox (Blue Note [EMI UK]) Nov 29
— twenty track compilation of Blue Note singles

Les Baxter - Primitive & Passionate/Les Baxter Balladeers (Collectibles) Nov 29

— two-fer of a pair of 1962-63 Atlantic Records LPs
Gilberto Gil - Nightingale (Collectibles) Nov 29

hear/buy: The Grass Roots/The Grass Is Greener

Grassella Oliphant - The Grass Roots/The Grass Is Greener (Collectibles) Nov 29

— two-fer of his rare 1965 & 1967 Atlantic Records albums
— with Grant Green (guitar), John Patton (organ), Grassella Oliphant (drums); plus Clark Terry (trumpet), Harold Ousley (tenor sax), Bobby Hutcherson (vibes)

Andrew Bishop - Time & Imaginary Time (Envoi Recordings 0501) Nov
— Andrew Bishop (soprano & tenor sax, clarinet), Gerald Cleaver (drums), Tim Flood (bass)

Philip Dizack - Beyond A Dream (Fresh Sound New Talent 234) Nov 29
— Philip Dizack (trumpet), Greg Tardy, Pat Cornelius, Miro Sprague

Charlie Mariano - Plays (Fresh Sound Records 2210) Nov 29
— Stu Williamson Trumpet; Frank Rosolino - Trombone; Charlie Mariano - Alto; Claude Williamson - Piano; Max Bennett - Bass; Stan Levey - Drums; Dec. 1953 & Jan. 1955

Charlie Hunter/Chinna Smith/Ernest Ranglin - Earth Tones (Green Streets Entertainment) Nov 29

Scott Saul - Freedom Is, Freedom Ain't: Jazz and the Making of the Sixties (Harvard University Press) Nov 30
— paperback; 408 pages

Agusti Fernandez/Peter Kowald - Sea of Lead (Hopscotch Records 017) Nov 29
— Agusti Fernandez (piano, prepared piano), Peter Kowald (bass)
— previously unreleased studio recording from June 27, 2000
Assif Tsahar/Cooper-Moore/Hamid Drake - Lost Brother (Hopscotch Records 033) Nov 29
— Assif Tsahar (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Cooper-Moore (ashimba, twanger, diddley-bow), Hamid Drake (drum-set, tablas, frame drum)
Assif Tsahar w/ Tatsuya Nakatani & the KJLA String 4tet - (Hopscotch Records 036) Nov 29
— Assif Tsahar (reeds), Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion), Katt Hernandez, Jean Cook (violins), Ljova (viola), Audrey Chan (cello)

Fay Claassen - Two Portraits Of Chet Baker - 2 CDs (Jazz Impuls [Holland])
— on disc one Claassen sings the trumpet parts of Chet in the famous piano-less Mulligan Baker quartet; on disc two she sings the lyrics; with bassist Hein van der Geijn and the drummer John Engels (who played with Baker)

Betty Joplin - Visions Of The Moment (Preserved Moments Music) Nov 29

— Betty Joplin (vocals); Rick Hicks (guitar); Larry Fuller (keyboards); Larry Gray (double bass); Leon Joyce Jr. (drums); recorded in Chicago

Stefan Karlsson Trio - Music Is Forever: The Music of Pianist Russ Freeman (TNC Recordings) Nov 29
— Stefan Karlsson, piano; Tom Warrington, bass; Ed Soph, drums; plus Marvin Stamm, trumpet & flugelhorn, and Joni Janak, vocals

Chet Baker - Broken Wing (Verve) Nov 29

— Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Phil Markowitz (piano); Jean Francois Jenny Clarke (double bass); Jeff Brillinger (drums); recorded in Paris in 1978

Japanese imports

Erroll Garner - Penthouse Serenade (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Erroll Garner - Serenade To Laura (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Stan Getz - Opus De Bop (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Dizzy Gillespie - Groovin' High (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Dizzy Gillespie - School Days (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Milt Jackson - Meet (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding - Jay & Kai (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Fats Navarro - Memorial (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Fats Navarro - Nostalgia (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Studio Recordings, Vol. 1 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Studio Recordings, Vol. 2 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Studio Recordings, Vol. 3 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Studio Recordings, Vol. 4 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Royal Roost Live, Vol. 1 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Royal Roost Live, Vol. 2 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Royal Roost Live, Vol. 3 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Parker - The Complete Royal Roost Live, Vol. 4 (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Jimmy Scott - If You Only Knew (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Jimmy Scott - Very Truely Yours (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Charlie Ventura - East Of Suez (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
George Wallington - George Wallington Trio (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Lester Young - Blue Lester (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29
Lester Young - The Master's Touch (Columbia [Japan]) Nov 29

22 November 2005

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents - Higher Ground: Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert (Blue Note Records) Nov 22

— recordings from the 9/17 benefit concert
— with Shirley Caesar, Terence Blanchard, Art & Aaron Neville, Diana Krall, James Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Marcus Roberts, Norah Jones, Wynton Marsalis Hot Seven, Buckwheat Zydeco, Bette Midler and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Irvin Mayfield, Jr., The Jordan Family, Joe Lovano, Cassandra Wilson and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
— proceeds from sales of the CD will go to the Higher Ground Relief Fund to benefit the musicians, music industry related enterprises and other individuals and entities from the areas in Greater New Orleans who were impacted by Hurricane Katrina

Dr. John - Sippiana Hericane - CDEP (Blue Note Records) Nov 22
— ode to New Orleans by Dr. John (vocals, piano, organ) with John Fohl (guitar, background vocals); David Barard (bass, background vocals); Herman Ernest III (drums, background vocals)
— net profits from the CD will go to organizations supporting the New Orleans relief effort

Annie Ross - Let Me Sing (Cap Records) Nov 22

Various Artists - Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now - 2 CDs (Concord/EMI/SonyBMG/Universal/Warner) Nov 22

— proceeds to Katrina Hurricane relief
— includes new recordings by artists such as Aaron Neville, Harry Conick, Jr., Clifton Chenier, B.B. King, Van Morrison, John Fogerty, Norah Jones, Dr. John, Brian Wilson, the Winans, etc.

Miles Davis - Munich Concert - 3 CDs (Deluxe [Holland]) Nov 22
— bargain priced 3-CD set of Miles' July, 1989, Munich concert

Andrew Rathbun & George Colligan - Art Of The Duo: Renderings (Fresh Sound New Talent 237) Nov 22
— Andrew Rathbun (tenor & soprano sax) & George Colligan (piano); duo
Jamie Stewardson - Jhaptal (Fresh Sound New Talent 233) Nov 22
— Jamie Stewardson (guitar), Tony Malaby (tenor sax), John Hebert (bass), George Schuller (drums)

Charlie Mariano Quartet - Plays Alto & Tenor (Fresh Sound 396) Nov 22
— Charlie Mariano - Alto / tenor; John Williams - Piano; Max Bennett - Bass; Mel Lewis - Drums; July 11, 1955

The Mills Brothers and Count Basie - Complete Recordings (Gambit 223) Nov 22
— two-fer of "The Board Of Directors" & "The Board Of Directors-Annual Report"; 1967-68
— arrangements by Dick Hyman and Chico O'Farrill; with Ernie Royal, Snooky Young, Richard Boone, Marshal Royal, Eric Dixon, Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis, Frank Foster, Freddie Green, Harold Jones
Bill Evans Trio - Live In Switzerland 1975 (Gambit 232) Nov 22
— Bill Evans (piano), Eddie Gomez (bass), Eliot Zigmund (drums)
The Mills Brothers and Count Basie - Complete Recordings (Gambit 223) Nov 22 Charlie Mariano - Alto / tenor; John Williams - Piano; Max Bennett - Bass; Mel Lewis - Drums; July 11, 1955
Charles Mingus - Legendary Trios (Gambit 222) Nov 22

Candoli/Roach - Jazz Structures (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 22
Art Farmer & Hal McKusick Quintet - Complete Studio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 223) Nov 22
Jim Hall - Featuring Buddy Collette (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 22
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding Quintet - Afternoon At Birdland (Lonehill Jazz 218) Nov 22
Hal McKusick Quartet - Complete Barry Galbraith Milt Hinton & Osie Johnson (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 22
Modern Jazz Quartet & Jimmy Guiffre - Jazz Concert At Music Inn/Modern Jazz Quartet At M.. (Lonehill Jazz 203) Nov 22
Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Complete Studio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 221) Nov 22
Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Complete Studio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 222) Nov 22
Joe Newman - Soft Swinging' Jazz/The Happy Cats (Lonehill Jazz 213) Nov 22
— two-fer; Shirley Scott, Eddie Jones, Charlie Peersip, Frank Rehak, Frank Wess, Connie Kay, a.o.
— includes arrangements by Ernie Wilkins, Al Cohn and Quincy Jones; 1957-58
Tony Scott & The Three Dicks - Complete Milt Hinton & Osie Johnson Quartet (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 22
Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet - Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 22
Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet - Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 22
Charlie Shavers & Ray Bryant Quartet - Complete Recordings, Vol. 3 (Lonehill Jazz) Nov 22

buy: Harry And Branford - A Duo Occasion

Harry Connick, Jr. & Branford Marsalis - Harry And Branford - A Duo Occasion - DVD (Marsalis Music) Nov 22
— the duo's world premiere appearance at the 2005 Ottawa Jazz Festival, filmed by director Pierre Lamoureux

buy: Goodbye: In Search of Gordon Jenkins

Bruce Jenkins - Goodbye: In Search of Gordon Jenkins (North Atlantic Books) Nov 22
— 341 pages; hardcover
— biography and homage by Bruce Jenkins of his father, composer, arranger, conductor Gordon Jenkins, who worked with Nat Cole, Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, Pete Seeger, and others

German Velzaco and Jorge Reyes and the All Stars Band - Latin Jazz: Live! From Cuba (Pimienta Records) Nov 22

Uske Orchestra - Niko Et La Berlue (Sonig Records 50) Nov 22

William Claxton - Jazz Life (Taschen) Nov 22
— 720 pages; large-sixed hardcover: 11.8 x 16.5 x 2 inches
— new edition of photographer Claxton's 1960 book of photographs taken during his 1959-60 journey across the America's jazz world with German critic Joachim Berendt
— includes previously unpublished photos
— remastered CD of recordings made during the trip
— photos of Charlie Parker, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, Gabor Szabo, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Charlie Mingus, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and many others
— new intro by Claxton

Cyro Baptista - Love The Donkey (Tzadik) Nov 22

— Cyro Baptista; Jamie Saft, Mark Feldman, Nilson Matta, Peter Apfelbaum, Art Baron, Chuck MacKinnon, Ze Mauricio, Viva De Concini, Amir Ziv, Max Pollak, Chikako Iwahori, Robert Curto, Tim Keiper, Parker Stahl, Max Dozoretz, Jimmy Cruiz, Scott Ketner

John Zorn - Mysterium (Tzadik) Nov 22

— Tara Helen O'Connor (Flute), Lois Martin (Viola), June Han (Harp), Stephen Gosling (Keyboard), David Shively, Ikue Mori (Electronics), Bradley Lubman, Jennifer Choi (Violin), Fred Sherry (Cello), Richard O'Neill (Viola)

Sten Ove Toft - Sinners' Virtue - CDR (Utech Records 021) Nov 22
Paal Nilssen-Love/Anders Hana - AM/FM - CDR (Utech Records 022) Nov 22
— Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) and Anders Hana (electric guitar)
— recorded at Numusic Festival, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway, 8/21/04
Paal Nilssen-Love - Twenty Seven Years Later - CDR (Utech Records 023) Nov 22
— solo drums and percussion; recorded at Molde International Jazz Festival, Forum, Molde, Norway, 7/20/02; performing in the same building his father (also a drummer, now a painter) had played 27 years earlier

Michael Buble - Caught In The Act (Warner Music) Nov 22

— Michael Buble (vocals); Randy Napolean (guitar); Mark Small, Robert Wilkerson (alto saxophone); Frank Basile (baritone saxophone); Jumaane Smith, Bryan Lipps, Justin Ray (trumpet); Joshua Brown, Nick Vagenas (trombone); Craig Polasko (bass); Robert Perkins (drums); recorded live in LA in 2005

non-jazz items of interest

Otis Rush - All Your Love I Miss Loving: Live At Wise Fools Chicago (Delmark 781) Nov 22

— previously unreleased 1976 live show

Tail Dragger & His Chicago Blues Band - My Head Is Bald: Live At Vern's Friendly Lounge Chicago - CD (Delmark 782) Nov 22
Tail Dragger & His Chicago Blues Band - My Head Is Bald: Live At Vern's Friendly Lounge Chicago - DVD (Delmark 1782) Nov 22
— with Billy Branch, Lurrie Bell, Bob Stroger and Kenny Smith
Mississippi Heat - One Eye Open: Live At Rosa's Lounge Chicago - CD (Delmark 783) Nov 22
Mississippi Heat - One Eye Open: Live At Rosa's Lounge Chicago - DVD (Delmark 1783) Nov 22
— Pierre Lacocque with Inetta Visor, vocals; Lurrie Bell, vocal/guitar; Max Valldeneu, guitar; Chris 'Hambone' Cameron, organ/piano; Spurling Banks, bass; Kenny Smith, drums
Zora Young - Tore Up From The Floor Up - CD (Delmark 784) Nov 22

Buckethead - Kaleidoscalp (Tzadik) Nov 22

15 November 2005

Project Z - Lincoln Memorial (Abstract Logix) Nov 15

— Project Z: Jimmy Herring (guitar); Greg Osby (alto saxophone); Jason Crosby (keyboards); Ricky Keller (bass guitar); Jeff Sipe (drums)

buy: Jazz and The New Songbook: Live At The Madrid

Carmen Lundy - Jazz and The New Songbook: Live At The Madrid - 2 CDs
(Afrasia Productions) Nov 15
Carmen Lundy - Jazz & The New Songbook: Live At The Madrid - DVD
(Afrasia Productions) Nov 15
— performance featuring original compositions by Carmen Lundy
— with Robert Glasper, Billy Childs, David Roitstein, Curtis Lundy, Nathan East, Kenny Davis, Phil Upchurch, Victor Lewis, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Mayra Caseles, Steve Turrre, Bobby Watson, Mark Shim, Krystal Davis Williams, The LA String Quartet

Hilario Duran & Perspectiva - Encuentro en la Habana (Alma Records) Nov 15
— recorded in Egrem Studios in Havana, Cuba
Roberto Occhipinti - Yemaya (Alma Records) Nov 15
— musicians include bata drummer Pedro Martinez, Brazilian pianist Jovino Santos-Neto, and the Moscow Globalis Symphony

Jason Smith - Think Like This (Alternity Records) Nov 15

— Jason Smith (drums), Gary Husband (piano), Dave Carpenter (bass)
— tunes by Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock and Kenny Wheeler

Greg Goodman/Garth Powell/George Cremaschi - Woody Woodman's Circus of Construction Acts 1-14 (The Beak Doctor 8) Nov
— Greg Goodman on unprepared piano, Garth Powell on percussion & bent saw and George Cremaschi on contrabass with chopsticks

Dave's True Story - Simple Twist Of Fate: DTS Does Dylan - CDEP (Bepop) Nov 15

Bill Ransom - Generations (Bongo Time Records) Nov 15

Elemar Balazs - Refracting Sounds (Budapest Music 106) Nov 15

Roger Doyle - Charlotte Corday And The Lament Of Louis XVI/The Passades, Vol I [His Master's Noise Vol 2]
(BVhaast 0304) Nov 15
— Roger Doyle (electronics), Olwen Fouere, Paavo Evans-Doyle, Kathy Kennedy, Paul Dutton, Roger Doyle (voices)
Frank Van Bommel Quintet - Ore (BVhaast 0704) Nov 15
— Tobias Delius & Michael Moore on saxes & clarinets, Frank Van Bommel on piano & compositions, Arjen Gorter on contrabass and Martin Van Duynhoven on drums
Combustion Chamber - Interconnector (BVhaast 0804) Nov 15
— brass-heavy 12-piece ensemble conducted by Rutger Van Leyden, featuring compositions by Steve Martland, Renske Vrolojk, Frank Crijns, John de Simone, Toek Numan and John Korsrud

Nat Yarbrough - Triple Play (Capri) Nov 15
— Nat Yarbrough (drums); Chip Stephens (piano); Eduardo "Bijoux" Barbosa (bass)

Gene Krupa - 1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1390) Nov 15
Erroll Garner - 1953 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1391) Nov 15
Willie "The Lion" Smith - 1950-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1392) Nov 15
Mezz Mezzrow - 1951-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1393) Nov 15
Buck Clayton - 1953 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1394) Nov 15

John Heard - Jazz Composer's Songbook - DualDisc (Classic Records) Nov 15
Zane Musa - Introducing Zane Musa - DualDisc (Classic Records) Nov 15
— tribute to 1950s jazz composers, including Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver

Chico Hamilton - Three Faces of Chico/Gongs East (Collectables) Nov 15

— two-fer

Charles Lloyd - Acoustic Masters 1 (Collectables) Nov 15

— Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone); Cedar Walton (piano); Buster Williams (bass); Billy Higgins (drums); 1993

Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself (Collectables) Nov 15

— Charles Wright (vocals, guitar); John Raford (vocals, tenor saxophone); James Gadson (vocals, drums); Bernard Blackman (guitar); Bill Cannon (tenor saxophone); Gabriel Flemings (trumpet, piano); Raymond Jackson, Yusuf Rahman (trombone, piano); Melvin Dunlap (bass guitar); 1970

Will Bradley - Eight To The Bar: The Very Best Of Will Bradley (Collectables) Nov 15

June Christy - This Time Of The Year (Collector's Choice) Nov 15

— 1961 holiday album

Miles Davis - Miles Davis Collection: Sketches of Spain/Kind of Blue/In A Silent Way - 3 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 15

The Trio [Makoto Ozone/James Genus/Clarence Penn] - Real (Concord) Nov 15
— Makoto Ozone (piano); James Genus (upright bass, bass guitar); Clarence Penn (drums)

Emil Viklick� Trio with Steve Houben - What's New (Cube Bohemia 2317) Nov 15
— Steve Houben (saxes flute vocal), Emil Viklick� (piano), Frantisek Uhlir (bass), Laco Tropp (drums)

Blossom Dearie & Mike Remzi - Tweedledum & Tweedledee (Daffodil 115) Nov 15
— Grady Tate; Jay Berliner; Jay Leonhart; Brian Brake; 1991

Yerba Buena Stompers - Duff Campbell's Revenge (Diamond Stack Productions) Nov 15

Tete Montoliu & Orquestra Taller De Musics - Taller De Musics (DiscMedi Blau 38) Nov 15

Yerba Buena Stompers - Duff Campbell's Revenge (Diamond Stack Prod.) Nov 15

Duke Ellington - Love You Madly / A Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral - DVD (Eagle Vision) Nov 15
— first time on DVD for these two 1965 programs from the Ralph J. Gleason archives
—'Love You Madly' is an "Emmy-nominated behind the scenes profile of Ellington including performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader"
— 'A Concert of Sacred Music From Grace Cathedral' was filmed on location at the premier performance on September 16, 1965, of the first of Ellington's Concerts of Sacred Music
— 116 minutes; B&W

Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya - African River (Enja 9371) Nov 15

— Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); Horace Alexander Young (soprano & alto saxophones, piccolo); John Stubblefield (tenor saxophone, flute); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone, trumpet, tuba); Robin Eubanks (trombone); Buster Williams (bass); Brian Abrams (drums); 1989

Abdullah Ibrahim [Dollar Brand] - African Skechbook (Enja 2026) Nov 15

Abdullah Ibrahim - African Dawn (Enja 4030) Nov 15

— Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany; June 7, 1982

Abdullah Ibrahim - Mindif (Enja) Nov 15

— Abdullah Ibrahim (vocals, flute, piano); Ricky Ford (soprano & tenor saxophones); Craig Handy (tenor saxophone, flute); Benny Powell (trombone); David Williams (bass); Billy Higgins (drums, gambray); Van Gelder Studios; 1988

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Al-Jadida (Enja 6090) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Sonny Fortune (alto saxophone); Glen Moore (bass); Ramesh Shotham (South Indian drums, percussion); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums, percussion); 1990

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Between Dusk & Dawn (Enja 9371) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Bukra (Enja 9372) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Arabian Waltz (Enja 9059) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Michel Goddard (tuba, serpent); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums). The Balanescu Quartet: Alexander Balanescu, Clare Connors (violin); Paul Martin (viola); David Cunliffe (cello); 1995

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Il Sospiro (Enja 9440) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - The Cactus of Knowledge (Enja 9401) Nov 15
— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Antonio Hart (alto saxophone); Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone); Eddie Allen, Dave Ballou (trumpet); Tom Varner (French horn); Michel Godard (tuba); Dave Bargeron (euphonium); Gabriele Mirabassi (clarinet); Vincent Courtois (cello); Jarrod Cagwin (drums); Nabil Khaiat (frame drum); 1992

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Roots & Sprouts (Enja 9373) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Odd Times (Enja 9330) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Michel Godard (tuba, serpent); Howard Levy (harmonica); Mark Nauseef (drums); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums); 1997

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Tarab (Enja 7083) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (vocals, oud); Selim Kusur (nay); Glen Moore (bass); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums, percussion); Ramesh Shotham (South Indian drums, percussion); 1992

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Sultan's Picnic (Enja 8078) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud, bass oud); Charlie Mariano (alto saxophone); Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn); Michel Godard (tuba, serpent); Howard Levy (harmonica); Steve Swallow (bass); Mark Nauseef (drums); 1994

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Yara (Enja 9360) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Dominique Pifarely (violin); Vincent Courtois (cello); Nabil Khaiat (drums); 1998

Ray Anderson - Pocket Brass Band - Where Home Is (Enja 9366) Nov 15

— Ray Anderson (trombone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Matt Perrine (sousaphone); Bobby Previte (drums); 1998

Benny Bailey - The Satchmo Legacy (Enja 9407) Nov 15

— Benny Bailey (vocals, trumpet); John Bunch (piano); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Jay Leonhart (bass); Grady Tate (drums); 1999; Van Gelder Studio

Chet Baker - Strollin' (Enja 5005) Nov 15

— Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Phillip Catherine (guitar); Jean-Louis Rasinfosse (bass); recorded live in Muenster, Germany in 1985

Kenny Barron - Scratch (Enja 4092) Nov 15

— Kenny Barron (piano); Dave Holland (bass); Daniel Humair (drums); 1985
— liner notes by Michael Cuscuna

Kenny Barron - What If? (Enja 5013) Nov 15
— Kenny Barron (piano); John Stubblefield (tenor saxophone); Wallace Roney (trumpet); Cecil McBee (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); 1986; Van Gelder studios

Arthur Blythe - Hipmotism (Enja 6088) Nov 15
— Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone); Bob Stewart (tuba); Gust William Tsilis (vibraphone, marimba); Kelvin Bell (electric guitar); Don Famoudou Moye (drums); Atro Tuncboyaci (percussion); 1991

Arthur Blythe - Calling Card (Enja 9051) Nov 15

— Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); John Hicks (piano); Cecil McBee (bass); Bobby Battle (drums); recorded live at the Village Vanguard, NYC, in June 1993

Sylvie Courvoisier - Y2k (Enja 9383) Nov 15

Eric Dolphy - Stockholm Sessions (Enja 3055) Nov 15
— Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Knud Jorgensen, Rune Owferman (piano); Jimmy Woode (bass); Sture Kallin (drums); 1991 1961

Double Trio - Green Dolphy Suite (Enja 9011) Nov 15
— Trio De Clarinettes: Louis Sclavis, Jacques Di Donato (clarinet, bass clarinet); Armand Angster (clarinet, bass & contrabass clarinets)
— Arcado String Trio: Mark Feldman (violin); Ernst Reijseger (cello); Mark Dresser (bass)
— recorded in 1994 in Germany; liner notes by Kevin Whitehead

Marty Ehrlich - Song (Enja 9396) Nov 15

— Marty Ehrlich (soprano & alto saxophones, bass clarinet); Ray Anderson (trombone); Uri Caine (piano); Michael Formanek (bass); Billy Drummond (drums); 2001; liner notes by Peter Watrous

Marty Ehrlich - New York Child (Enja 9025) Nov 15

— Marty Ehrlich (soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet); Stan Strickland (tenor saxophone); Michael Cain (piano); Michael Formanek (bass); Bill Stewart (drums); 1995; liner notes by Bob Blumenthal

Art Farmer - Soul Eyes (Enja) Nov 15
— Art Farmer (trumpet); Geoff Keezer (piano); Kenny Davis (bass); Lewis Nash (drums); 1991

hear/buy: Let's Play The Music Of Thad Jones

Tommy Flanagan - Let's Play The Music Of Thad Jones (Enja) Nov 15

— Tommy Flanagan (piano); Jesper Lungaard (bass); Lewis Nash (drums); 1993

Tommy Flanagan - Thelonica (Enja) Nov 15
— Tommy Flanagan (piano); George Mraz (bass); Arthur Taylor (drums); 1982

Tommy Flanagan - Confirmation (Enja) Nov 15

— Tommy Flanagan (piano); George Mraz (bass); Elvin Jones (drums); 1978

Mark Feldman - Book of Tells (Enja 9385) Nov 15

Satoko Fujii - Toward, To West (Enja) Nov 15

— Satoko Fujii (piano); Mark Dresser (bass); Jim Black (drums); 1998

Satoko Fujii - Future Of The Past (Enja 9457) Nov 15

Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band - River Is Deep (Enja) Nov 15
— Jerry Gonzalez (trumpet, congas); Frankie Rodriguez (vocals); Wilfredo Velez (alto saxophone); Steve Turre, Angel "Papo" Vasquez (trombone;, Jorge Dalto (piano); Edgardo Miranda (guitar); Andy Gonzalez (bass); Steve Berrios (drums, percussion, background vocals); Gene Golden, Hector "Flaco" Hernandez (percussion); Nicky Marrero (timbales); recorded in NYC in 1982

Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band - Obatala (Enja) Nov 15

— Jerry Gonzalez (trumpet, flugelhorn, congas); Milton Cardona (vocals, bata, chekere); John Stubblefield (tenor saxophone); Angel "Papo" Vasquez (trombone); Larry Willis (piano); Edgardo Miranda (guitar); Andy Gonzalez (bass); Steve Berrios (drums, bata, chekere, background vocals); Hector Hernandez (congas, bata, chekere, backgraound vocals); Nicky Marrero (timbales, percussion); recorded live at the International Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland on November 6, 1988; liner notes by Russ Musto

Coleman Hawkins - Supreme (Enja) Nov 15

— Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Barry Harris (piano); Gene Taylor (bass); Roy Brooks (drums)
— recorded live at the Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, Maryland in 1966

Mark Helias' Open Loose - New School (Enja) Nov 15
— Mark Helias (bass); Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone); Tom Rainey (drums); 2001

Mark Helias - Loopin' The Cool (Enja) Nov 15

— Mark Helias (bass); Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone); Regina Carter (violin); Tom Rainey (drums, percussion); Epizo Bangoura (djembe, percussion); 1994

Italian Instabile Orchestra - Litania Sibilante (Enja) Nov 15

— Gianluigi Trovesi (soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet); Eugenio Colombo (soprano saxophone, flute); Mario Schiano (soprano saxophone); Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone); Guido Mazzon, Alberto Mandarini, Pino Minafra (trumpet); Martin Mayes (French horn); Sebi Tramontana, Lauro Rossi, Giancarlo Schiaffini (trombone); Renato Geremia (violin); plus Enrico Rava (trumpet); Antonello Salis (accordion); 2000; liner notes by Art Lange and John Corbett

Elvin Jones - Going Home (Enja) Nov 15

— Elvin Jones (drums); Ravi Coltrane (soprano & tenor saxophones); Javon Jackson (tenor saxophone); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Kent Jordan (flute, piccolo); Willie Pickens (piano); Brad Jones (acoustic bass); recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1992
Fred Hersch - Point In Time (Enja) Nov 15

— Fred Hersch (piano); Rich Perry (tenor saxophone); Dave Douglas (trumpet); Drew Gress (bass); Tom Rainey (drums); 1994

Elvin Jones - It Don't Mean A Thing (Enja) Nov 15

— Elvin Jones (drums); Kevin Mahogany (vocals); Sonny Fortune (tenor saxophone, flute); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone); Willie Pickens (piano); Cecil McBee (bass); 1993; liner notes by Bret Primack

Elvin Jones - Youngblood (Enja) Nov 15

— Elvin Jones (drums); Javon Jackson, Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone); Nicolas Payton (trumpet); George Mraz (bass); Van Gelder Studios; 1992

Lee Konitz/Steve Swallow/Paul Motian - Three Guys (Enja) Nov 15

— Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Steve Swallow (electric bass); Paul Motian (drums); 1998

Lee Konitz - Strings For Holiday: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (Enja) Nov 15

— Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Mark Feldman, Cenovia Cummins (violin); Jill Jaffe, Ronald Lawrence (viola); Daniel Pezzotti, Erik Friedlander (cello); Michael Formanek (acoustic bass); Matt Wilson (drums); 1996

Wayne Krantz - 2 Drink Minimum (Enja) Nov 15

— Wayne Krantz (guitar); Lincoln Goines (bass); Zach Danziger (drums); 1998

Dave Liebman with Walter Quintus - Time Immemorial (Enja) Nov 15

— 1997

Abbey Lincoln - Talking To The Sun (Enja) Nov 15

— Abbey Lincoln (vocals); Steve Coleman (alto saxophone); James Weidman (piano); Billy Johnson (bass); Mark Johnson (drums); Jerry Gonzalez (congas); Bemshee Shirer, Arlene Knox, Naima Williams (background vocals); 1983; liner notes by Nat Hentoff

Kevin Mahogany - You Got What It Takes (Enja) Nov 15

— Kevin Mahogany, Jeanie Bryson (vocals); Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); James Williams (piano); Michael Formanek (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); 1995

Kevin Mahogany - Songs And Moments (Enja) Nov 15

— Kevin Mahogany (vocals); Slide Hampton, Freddie Hubbard, Maria Schneider (arranger); Phil Brenner (soprano saxophone, alto flute); Steve Wilson (alto saxophone, clarinet); Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); Willie Williams (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Michael Mossman (trumpet); Robin Eubanks (trombone); John Hicks (piano); Kevin Eubanks (guitar); Ray Drummond (bass); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums); Jennifer Pollakusky, Lara Marcantonio, Kate Fenelly (background vocals); 1994; liner notes by Gene Lees

Clark Terry/Red Mitchell - To Duke And Basie (Enja) Nov 15
— Clark Terry (trumpet, vocals), Red Mitchell (piano, bass, vocals); 1986

McCoy Tyner - Remembering John (Enja) Nov 15

— McCoy Tyner (piano); Avery Sharpe (bass); Aaron Scott (drums); 1991

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe (Enja 3077) Nov 15
— with Eric Dolphy, Jaki Byard, Clifford Jordan, Danny Richmond; 1964

Albert Mangelsdorff - Shake Shuttle & Blow (Enja 9374) Nov 15

Michele Rosewoman and Quintessence - Guardians Of The Light (Enja) Nov 15

— Michele Rosewoman And Quintessence. Personnel: Michele Rosewoman (vocals, piano, gankogui); Steve Wilson (soprano & alto saxophones); Craig Handy (tenor saxophone); Kenny Davis (acoustic & electric basses); Gene Jackson (drums); recorded in Sweet Basil, NYC, 1999

Louis Sclavis - Le Phare (Enja 9359) Nov 15

John Scofield - Shinola (Enja) Nov 15
— John Scofield (guitar); Steve Swallow (electric bass); Adam Nussbaum (drums); 1981

Stephen Scott - Vision Quest (Enja) Nov 15

— Stephen Scott (piano, keyboards); Ron Carter (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); Steve Kroon (percussion); 1998

Archie Shepp - Soul Song (Enja) Nov 15
— Archie Shepp (soprano & tenor saxophones), Kenny Werner (piano), Santi DeBriano (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums); 1982

John Stubblefield - Morning Song (Enja) Nov 15
— John Stubblefield (tenor & soprano saxophone), George Cables (piano), Clint Houston (acoustic bass), Victor Lewis (drums); 1993

Cecil Taylor - Dark To Themselves (Enja) Nov 15
— Cecil Taylor (piano); Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone); David Ware (tenor saxophone); Raphe Malik (trumpet); Marc Edwards (drums); 1976

Styrenes - In C (Enja 9435) Nov 15

Cecil Taylor - Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within) (Enja) Nov 15
— Cecil Taylor (piano); includes material not included in the original 1977 release

Attila Zoller - Common Cause (Enja 9349) Nov 15
— Attila Zoller (guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Joe Chambers (drums); 1979

Attila Zoller - Last Recordings (Enja 9349) Nov 15

Albert Ayler - Slugs Saloon - 2 CDs (ESP-Disk 4025) Nov 15
— Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone); Michel Sampson (violin); Donald Ayler (trumpet); Lewis Worrell (double bass); Ron Jackson (percussion); Slug's, New York, 06/01/1966; complete recording; five tracks

Patty Waters - The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings - 2 CDs (ESP-Disk 4019) Nov 15
— with Dave Burrell, Giuseppi Logan, Ran Blake, Tom Price, Steve Tintweiss, Perry Lind, Scobe Stroman, Shelly Rusten, Burton Greene

Louis Armstrong - Vol. 3-Quintessence-New York Chicago Boston 1947-5 (Fremeaux & Associes) Nov 15

Bill Evans - Koln Concert 1976 (Gambit Records 69228) Nov 15
— with Eddie Gomez (bass) and Eliot Zigmund (drums)

Ornette Coleman - Love Revolution/Complete 1968 Italian Tour - 2 CDs (Gambit Records 69224) Nov 15
— with David Izenzon and Charlie Haden on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums
— Rome and Milan concerts

buy: Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance

Bill Evans - Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance (Gambit Records 69230) Nov 15
— with Eddie Gomez (bass) and Marty Morell (drums)

Bill Evans - Live In Rome 1979 (Gambit Records 69229) Nov 15
— with Marc Johnson (bass) and Joe LaBarbera (drums)

Hank Jones Quartet with Kenny Burrell & B. Galbraith - Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (Gambit Records 69231) Nov 15
— Barry Galbraith, Milt Hinton, Osie Johnson, Elvin Jones

Wes Montgomery Quartet - Live In Belgium 1965 (Gambit Records 69225) Nov 15
— three complete live sessions
— with Harold Mabern, Arthur Harper, Jimmu Lovelace, Johnny Griffin, Martial Solal, Michel Gaudry, Ronnie Stephenson

buy: Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin Duet

Chick Corea - Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin Duet - DVD (Image Entertainment) Nov 15
— 46 minutes; widescreen; DTS

Chick Corea - Rendezvous in New York - Three Quartets Band - DVD (Image Entertainment) Nov 15
— with Michael Brecker, Eddie Gomez, and Steve Gadd; 54 minutes; widescreen; DTS

Richie Cole & the Alto Madness Orchestra - Back On Top (Jazz Excursion) Nov 15

— Richie Cole (alto saxophone); Andrei Riabov (guitar); Billy Ross (tenor saxophone); Nathan Eklund (trumpet); Rick Stepton (trombone); Rick Crane (bass guitar); Wayne Dunton (drums)

Miles Davis Quartet with John Coltrane - Live In Den Haag (Lonehill Jazz 206) Nov 15
— Kurhaus, Scheveningen, Den Haag, The Netherlands, April 9, 1960
Miles Davis Quartet - Manchester Concert (Lonehill Jazz 212) Nov 15
— Sonny Stitt, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb
— Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on September 27, 1960
Wes Montgomery - Wes Montgomery & the Billy Taylor Trio (Lonehill Jazz 211) Nov 15
— 1963 NYC date with Billy Taylor, Ben Tucker and Grady Tate
— 1965 European date with Clark Terry and European rhythm section

Bucky Pizzarelli - Favorite Solos - DVD (Mel Bay Records/Guitar Sessions) Nov 15
— with Frank Vignola; 60 minutes

Monika H Band - Bright (MH 2005) Nov
— Monika Heidemann on vocals, Khabu Doug Young on guitar, Matt Moran on vibes, Massimo Biolcati on bass and Take Toriyama on drums;
— texts by Brion Gysin, Herman Melville (both with the music of Steve Lacy), Allen Ginsberg and Marc Riordan

Pepper Adams - Critics Choice (Mighty Quinn 1103) Nov 15
— Pepper Adams (Baritone Sax), Lee Katzman (Trumpet), Jimmy Rowles (Piano), Doug Watkins (Bass), Mel Lewis (Drums)
— reissue of 1957 World Pacific album

Eddie Condon All Stars - Tiger Rag & All That Jazz (Mighty Quinn 1105) Nov 15
— Eddie Condon (Guitar), Rex Stewart (Cornet), Bud Freeman (Tenor Sax), Herb Hall (Clarinet), Cutty Cutshall (Trombone), Leonard Gaskin (Bass), George Wetting (Drums)
— reissue of 1958 World Pacific album

Edmund Hall - Petite Fleur (Mighty Quinn 1106) Nov 15
— Edmond Hall (Clarinet), Ellis Larkins (Piano), Milt Hinton (Bass), Jimmie Crawford (Drums)
— plus Vic Dickenson (Trombone) and Emmett Berry (Trumpet) on the sextet tracks; reissue of 1959 United Artists album

MTKJ Quartet - Day of the Race (Nine Winds 258) Nov
— Jason Mears (alto saxophone, clarinet, wood flutes), Kris Tiner (trumpet, flugelhorn), Paul Kikuchi (drums, percussion), Ivan Johnson (contrabass)

Andreas Kapsalis - Andreas Kapsalis Trio (O.I.E. Records) Nov 15

— Andreas Kapsalis (guitar), Jamie Gallagher (drums, percussion), Darren Garvey (percussion)

Isaiah Sharkey and The Family Tree - Skyliner (O.I.E. Records) Nov 15

— Isaiah Sharkey (guitar), Michael Sharkey, Sr. (piano, keys), Michael Sharkey, Jr. (keys), Alonzo Sharkey (drums)

Box - Ten Variations On An Unknown Theme (Origin Records) Nov 15
— Claudia Ulla Binder (piano), Dieter Ulrich (bass) and Christian Weber (drums)

Gloria Cooper - Dedicated to You (Origin Records 82450) Nov 15

— Gloria Cooper (vocals, piano); Wayne Escoffery (soprano, tenor saxophone); Freddie Bryant (guitar); Don Sickler (trumpet, flugelhorn); Tim Givens (bass guitar); Vince Cherico (drums)
— produced by Don Sickler; recorded by Rudy Van Gelder

Alex Graham - Good Life (Origin Records) Nov 15

— Alex Graham (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Rick Roe (piano); Rodney Whitaker (bass); Joe Strasser (drums)

Greta Matassa - Favorites From A Long Walk (Origin Records 82452) Nov 15

— Greta Matassa (vocals); Richard Cole (saxophone); Thomas Marriott (trumpet); Darin Clendenin (piano); Clipper Anderson (electric bass); Mark Ivester (drums)

Carli Mu�oz - Maverick (Pelosenel Records) Nov 15

— Carli Munoz (vocals, piano); Eddie Gomez (bass guitar); Jack DeJohnette (drums) plus Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Don Byron (clarinet); David Sanchez (saxophone)

Odyssey Band - Back in Time (Pi Recordings 18) Nov 15
— James 'Blood' Ulmer (guitar), Charles Burnham (violin), Warren Benbrow (drums)

Philippe Foch/Serge Adam/Beno�t Delbecq - Les Amants De Juliet (R & D 3007) Nov 14

Lesli Dalaba/Stuart Dempster/Eric Glick Rieman - Lung Tree (ReR) Nov 15

— Eric Glick Rieman (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Stuart Dempster (didjeridu, trombone); Lesli Dalaba (trumpet)

John Schott - John Schott's Typical Orchestra (Smash the State!) Nov
— John Schott (guitar, organ, percussion); Ben Goldberg (clarinet); Devin Hoff (bass); Ches Smith (drums); Lorin Benedict (voice); Jon Raskin (jaw harp); Odile Lavault (bandoneon); etc.

Steve Reid - Spirit Walk (Soul Jazz Records [UK] 122) Nov 15
— with Kieran Hebden, a.o.

Paul Baron & His Studio Orchestra - 1944/1945 (Sounds of Yesteryard 686) Nov 15
— with Red Norvo, Roy Eldridge, Specs Powell, Stuff Smith, Teddy Wilson, Yank Lawson, Charlie Shavers
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra - Jam Band (Sounds of Yesteryard 687) Nov 15
— Nat Adderley, Wilford Edelton, Waalce Davenport, Julius Brooks, Jay Dennis, a.o.
— from concert held in Graz, Austria, 12/27/1954
Ray Noble & His American Radio & Recording Orchestra - With All My Heart (Sounds of Yesteryard 684) Nov 15
— with Al Bowlly, Liz Tilton, The Four Freshmen, The Merry Macs

hear/buy: The Complete Verve Remixed Deluxe Box

Various Artists - The Complete Verve Remixed Deluxe Box - 4 CDs (Verve) Nov 15

— includes Verve Remixed, Verve Remixed 2, Verve Remixed 3 and a bonus disc with previously unreleased mixes & video

hear/buy: The King Crimson Songbook, Vol. 1

The Crimson Jazz Trio - The King Crimson Songbook, Vol. 1 (Voiceprint) Nov 15
— Ian Wallace, Tim Landers, Jody Nardone; jazz versions of King Crimson tunes

Mike Zwerin - The Parisian Jazz Chronicles: An Improvisational Memoir (Yale University Press) Nov 11
— hardcover; 240 pages

Japanese imports

Betty Bennett - Nobody Else But Me (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Chris Conner - Chris Conner (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Chris Conner - Chris Craft (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Chris Conner - Sings The George Gershwin Almanac (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Art Farmer - To Sweden With Love (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15 — featuring Jim Hall
Lee Konitz - With Warne Marsh (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Lewis - Piano (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Lewis & Sacha Distel - In Paris (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower At Monterey (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Herbie Mann - At The Village Gate (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert - 2 CDs (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Modern Jazz Quartet - Plays No Sun In Venice (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Here Is Phineas/The Piano Artistry Of Phineas Newborn, Jr. (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Ann Richards - Ann* Man! (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Lennie Tristano - Tristano (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15

non-jazz items of interest

Joe Liggins - 1950-52 (Chronological R&B Classics 5155) Nov 15
Bull Moose Jackson - 1950-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5156) Nov 15
J.T. Brown - 1950-54 (Chronological R&B Classics 5157) Nov 15

Ars Nova - Sunshine & Shadows (Collectables) Nov 15

— Wyatt Day (vocals, guitar); Jon Pierson (vocals, bass trombone); Sam Brown (guitar); Jimmy Owens (trumpet); Warren Bernhardt (keyboards); Art Koenig (bass guitar); Joe Hunt (drums, percussion); 1969

hear/buy: Kicking Television: Live In Chicago

Wilco - Kicking Television: Live In Chicago (Nonesuch Records) Nov 15

— Jeff Tweedy (vocals, guitar); Pat Sansone (vocals, guitars, keyboards); John Stirratt (vocals, bass); Richard Parenti (baritone, saxophone); Nels Cline (guitars, lap steel guitar); Patrick Newberry (trumpet, flugelhorn); Nick Broste (trombone); Mike Jorgensen (piano, keyboards); Glenn Kotche (drums, percussion)

Phosphene - Plum Orange & The Matchbox (Secret Eye Records) Nov 15
— John Cavanagh plus Lol Coxhill

Peter Doyle - Echo And Reverb:
Fabricating Space in Popular Music Recording, 1900-1960 (Wesleyan Univ Press) Nov
— 293 pages; paperback
Peter Doyle - Echo And Reverb:
Fabricating Space in Popular Music Recording, 1900-1960 (Wesleyan Univ Press) Nov
— 293 pages; hardcover

"The untold story of acoustic effects in popular music."

8 November 2005

Gregg Bendian's Trio Pianissimo - Change (Aggregate) Nov 8
— Steve Hunt (piano), John Lockwood (bass), Gregg Bendian (drums)

Stephen Pollock - So Near, So Far (Alanna Records) Nov 8

— Stephen Pollock (tenor sax), Branford Marsalis (soprano sax), John Patitucci (bass), Vahan Sargsyan (piano)
— plus the Alexander String Quartet & New Century Saxophone Quartet

Earl May Quartet featuring Barry Harris - Swinging The Blues (Arbors) Nov 8

— Earl May (bass), David Glaser (sax), Larry Ham (piano), Eddie Locke (drums), Barry Harris (piano)

Zu Meets Mats Gustafsson - How To Raise An Ox (Atavistic 168) Nov 8

— Mats Gustafsson (baritone saxophone); Luca (baritone saxophone); Massimo (bass guitar); Jacopo (drums); recorded in Rome in 2004

Richard Cook - It's About That Time: Miles Davis On and Off Record (Atlantic Books [UK]) Nov 10
— evaluations of all of Miles's recordings, relating them to his life as well as to the other music of the time
— 448 pages; paperback

Jonas Hellborg - Kali's Son (Bardo 44) Nov 8
— Jonas Hellborg (bass), Selvaganesh (south Indian percussion), Niladri Kumar (sitar)

Carl Maguire - Floriculture (Between the Lines 71209) Nov 8

— Carl Maguire (piano, compositions), Chris Mannigan (alto sax), Trevor Dunn (bass), Danny Weiss (drums)

Andreas Willers - Montauk (Between the Lines 71208) Nov 8
— Andreas Willers (guitar, banjo), Alain Grange (cello), Dominique Pifarely (violin), Michael Griener (drums, percussion)

Organissimo - This Is The Place (Big O Records 2404) Nov 8

— Jim Alfredson (Hammond B3 organ), Joe Gloss (guitar), Randy Marsh (drums)
— Johnny Gist (tenor sax) and Bill Vits (percussion) guest on several tracks

hear/buy: The Capitol Transcription Sessions

Nat King Cole - The Capitol Transcription Sessions - 3 CDs (Blue Note Records) Nov 8

— Nat "King" Cole (vocals, piano); Irving Ashby or Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller or Joe Comfort (bass); Jack Costanzo (congas, bongos)
— recorded in NYC and Hollywood; 1946-1950; 71 tracks

Mam - Jazz In My Musette (Buda Musique) Nov 8

— Viviane Arnoux (accordion, vocals), Francois Michaud (violin, alto sax), Francois Parisi (accordion)

Les Paul - Isle Of Golden Dreams (Capitol Years 1948-54) - 2 CDs (Universe) Nov 8
— 50 tracks

Clark Terry & the Young Titans Of Jazz - Live At Marihan's - 2 CDs (Chiaroscuro Records 212) Nov 8

— CD one - 70 minutes with his big band
— CD two - reminiscences from Terry on his early influences and interactions with Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Quincy Jones, etc.

Sonny Rollins - Essential Sonny Rollins: The RCA Years - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 8 — 1962-64

The Muffins: The Ra Sessions - Loveletter #2 (Cuneiform Records) Nov 8
— Sun Ra Arkestra members Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott guest

Johannes Mossinger New York Trio featuring Bob Malach - Nu Love (Double Moon 71045) Nov 8
— Johannes Mossinger (piano), Kermit Driscoll (bass), Karl Latham (drums), Bob Malach (tenor sax)

Doran/Stucky/Studer/Clarke - Jimi (Double Moon 71048) Nov 8
— Christy Doran (guitar), Erika Stucky (vocals), Fredy Studer (drums), Kim Clarke (bass)

John Surman & John Warren - Tales of the Algonquin (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8410) Nov 8
— reissue of 1971 Deram release
— Martin Drover, Kenny Wheeler & Harry Beckett (trumpet, fl�gel), Malcolm Grif.ths, Ed Harvey & Danny Almark (trombones), Mike Osborne (alto sax, clarinet), Stan Sulzmann (alto/soprano sax, flute), Alan Skidmore (tenor sax, flute, alto flute), John Surman (baritone, soprano sax), John Warren (baritone sax, flute), John Taylor (piano), Harry Miller, Barre Philips (bass), Alan Jackson & Stu Martin (drums, percussion)

Alan Skidmore Quintet - Once Upon a Time (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8406) Nov 8

— reissue of 1970 Deram release
— Alan Skidmore (tenor sax), Kenny Wheeler (fl�gelhorn), John Taylor (piano), Harry Miller (bass), Tony Oxley (drums)
Mike Westbrook - Mike Westbrook's Love Songs (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8407) Nov 8
— reissue of 1970 Deram release
— Norma Winstone (vocals), Mike Westbrook (piano), Harry Miller (bass, bass guitar), Chris Spedding (guitar), Alan Jackson (drums), John Warren (baritone saxophone), Mike Osborne (alto saxophone), George Khan (tenor saxophone), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Dave Holdsworth (trumpet, fl�gelhorn); with two bonus tracks
The John Cameron Quartet - Off Centre (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8409) Nov 8
— reissue of 1969 Deram release
— John Cameron (piano), Harold McNair (flute, saxophone), Danny Thompson (bass), Tony Carr (drums, percussion)
Michael Garrick Septet - Black Marigolds (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8411) Nov 8
— reissue of 1968 Argo release
— Michael Garrick (piano, harpsichord, celeste), Ian Carr (trumpet, fl�gelhorn), Joe Harriott (alto sax), Don Rendell (tenor and soprano sax), Tony Coe (tenor sax), Dave Green (bass), Trevor Tomkins (drums: septet), Colin Barnes (drums, Poetry & Jazz: Trio)

Badland - The Society of the Spectacle (Emanem 4120) Nov 8
— Simon Rose (alto saxophone), Simon H. Fell (double bass) and Steve Noble (drums)

Ernie Wilkins - The Everest Years (E2 Music) Nov 8
— liner notes by Nat Hentoff

Sun Ra - The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings - 2 CDs (ESP-Disk) Nov 8

Fahir Atakoglu - If (Far & Here Music) Nov 8

— Fahir Atakoglu (piano); Anthony Jackson (bass); Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez (drums)

Melissa Stott - Why Now (FeetFirst Records 5004) Nov 8
— Melissa Stott (vocals), Stjepko "steve" Gut (trumpet), Davide Brillante (guitar), Nico Menci (piano), Pietro Ciancaglini (bass), Alessandro Minetto (drums)

Lounge Art Ensemble - Music For Moderns (Fuzzy Music 13) Nov 8
— Peter Erskine (drums), Dave Carpenter (bass) and Bob Sheppard (saxophones)

Higher Primates - Environmental Impressions (GM Records 3003) Nov 8
— Ed Schuller, Roy Cumming, Ratso Harris (bass), Mark Reboul (sax), Herb Robertson (trumpet), Glenn Davis, Pete LaMaitre, Ron Glick (percussion); 1983

Manuel Mengis Gruppe 6 - Into The Barn (Hatology 627) Nov
— Manuel Mengis (trumpet), Achim Escher (alto saxophone), Christoph Erb (tenor saxophone), Flo Stoffner (electric quitar), Marcel Stalder (electric bass) and Linonel Friedli (drums)
David Liebman - The Distance Runner (Hatology 628) Nov
— solo sax and wooden flute live at the Willisau Festival in 2004; notes by John Litweiler

Sammy Nestico & the SWR Big Band - Basie Cally Sammy: The Music Of Count Basie & Sammy Nestico (Hanssler Classics) Nov 8

— with Axel Kuhn, Ernst Hutter, Klaus Wagenleiter, Pierre Paquette, Klaus Graf, Karl Farrent, Marc Godfroid, Holger Nell, Andi Maile

Steve Tyrell - Quite Frank: The Songs Of Sinatra (Hollywood Records) Nov 8

Moondog - The Viking of Sixth Avenue - 2 CDs (Honest Jon's [UK] 118) Nov
— overview of Moondog's recordings, spanning from 1949 till 1995

Johnny Mercer - The Man From Georgia - 2 CDs (Jasmine 428) Nov 8
— 52 tracks; duets and accompaniments by Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers, Bing Crosby, Paul Weston, Jack Teagarden, Benny Goodman, Les Brown, Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis; mix of commercial recordings with rare and previously unreleased radio broadcasts; discographical information and liner notes by Geoff Milne
Raymond Scott - Toonerville Trolley 1940-44 (Jasmine) Nov 8 — 24 tracks

David Murray Quartet with Strings - Waltz Again (Justin Time Records) Nov 8
— David Murray (tenor saxophone); Lafayette Gilchrist (piano); Jaribu Shahid (double bass); Hamid Drake (drums)

George Shearing - Music To Hear (Koch) Nov 8

— 1972; George Shearing (piano)

Nat "King" Cole - The Nat "King" Cole Collection - 3 DVDs (Koch Entertainment) Nov 8
— 128 minutes; three films - "Encore", "Stardust Memories" and "Unforgettable"

Ute Lemper - Blood & Feathers - Ute Lemper Live from the Cafe Caryle - DVD (Koch Entertainment Dist) Nov 8
— 77 minutes; works by Berthold Brecht, Kurt Weill, Jacques Brel and others; 2005

Brennan/Coleman/Mejer/Unternahrer - Momentum 4: Rising Fall (Leo Records 440) Nov 8
— John Wolf Brennan (piano, prepared piano), Gene Coleman (bass clarinet), Thomas K.J. Mejer (soprano & contrabass saxophones), Marc Unternahrer (tuba)
Lotte Anker/Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver - Triptych (Leo Records 441) Nov 8
— Lotte Anker (tenor & soprano sax), Craig Taborn (piano), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
Masashi Harada/Mat Maneri - For Dim Hills and Faint Horizons (Leo Records 442) Nov 8
— Masashi Harada (piano), Mat Maneri (viola)
Mark O'Leary/Tomasz Stanko/Billy Hart - Levitation (Leo Records 445) Nov 8
— Mark O'Leary (guitar), Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Billy Hart (drums)

Tuts Washington - Live At Tipitina's '78 (Night Train Int'L) Nov 8

Doctor Souchon - Early New Orleans Minstral Days (Night Train Int'L) Nov 8

Clement Tervalon - Jazz-a-Plenty (Night Train Int'L) Nov 8

Fletcher Henderson and his Orchestra - Radio Rhythm - 2 CDs (Our World) Nov 8
Big Joe Turner - Blues On Central Avenue (Our World) Nov 8

John Coltrane - Live at the Half Note (Passport Audio) Nov 8 — 1963

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Live (Passport Audio) Nov 8

Billy Eckstine & His Orchestra featuring Sarah Vaughan - The Swinging Mr. B (Passport Audio) Nov 8

Coleman Hawkins - All Star Session (Passport Audio) Nov 8

— Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Jonah Jones (trumpet); Billy Taylor (piano); Milt Hinton (double bass); Cozy Cole (drums)

Hans Brehmer - When God Was A Boy (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Lance Buller and the Monarchs - Hipster's Paradise (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Buddy Catlett - Here Comes Buddy Catlett (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Jim Cutler Quartet - For Real (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Lance Buller and the Monarchs - It's Party Time (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Emerald City 300 Orchestra - Come Rain Or Come Shine (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Larry Fuller Trio - Easy Walker (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Jon Hamer - Basso Profundo: Solos & More (Pony Boy) Nov 8
Edmonia Jarrett - Legal At Any Age (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Joe Masters/Chris Clark - Jazz On A Summer Night, Vol. 1 (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Charlie May - Opus 2000 (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Dan O'Brien Group - Inside Out (Pony Boy) Nov 8

H.B. Radke & The Jet City Swingers - Live! (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Karen Shivers - Precious Love (Pony Boy) Nov 8
Floyd Standifer & The Pampas Quartet - Scotch & Soda (Pony Boy) Nov 8
Greg Williamson & The Big Bad Groove Society - Live At Kellys (Pony Boy) Nov 8
Greg Williamson Quartet - Oo-Bop (Pony Boy) Nov 8
Greg Williamson - Double Sax Quintet (Pony Boy) Nov 8
Greg Williamson - Swing Your Big Head (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Bert Wilson - Dedicated To Friends & Mothers (Pony Boy) Nov 8

Stan Tracey & Evan Parker - Crevulations (Psi 05.04) Nov
— piano and tenor sax improvisations; recorded in concert in Appleby, England, 24 July 2004
Various Artists - Free Zone Appleby 2004 (Psi 05.05) Nov
— duos and trios with Barry Guy (bass), Paul Lytton (percussion), Evan Parker (soprano sax), Joel Ryan (live processing) and Philipp Wachsmann (violin, electronics) recorded in concert in Appleby, England, 25 July 2004; 79 minutes
Agust� Fern�ndez & Mats Gustafsson - Critical Mass (Psi 05.06) Nov 8
— Agusti Fernandez (piano and prepared) and Mats Gustafsson (tenor & baritone saxophones)
— free improvisations recorded in Barcelona in 2004
Foxes Fox - Naan Tso (Psi 05.07) Nov 8
— Evan Parker (tenor saxophone), Steve Beresford (piano), John Edwards (double bass) & Louis Moholo-Moholo (percussion)
— recorded 10/27/04 at Gateway Studio on the eve of Moholo's return to Cape Town

Gordon Giltrap & Martin Taylor - Giltrap & Taylor (P3 Music) Nov 8
— Gordon Giltrap (guitar) & Martin Taylor (guitar); includes four previously unissued bonus tracks

Steve Topping - Late Flower (Quartz Music) Nov 8

— Steve Topping (guitar), Jimmy Johnson (fretless & fretted bass), Frank Schaeffer (cello), Richard Marcangelo (percussion)

Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet - The Last Concert (Rare Live Recordings) Nov 7
— Sonny Rollins, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond; 1955

Temple University Jazz Ensemble with Terell Stafford - Room 323 (Sea Breeze Vista) Nov 8

Louis Armstrong - In Scandinavia, Vol. 3 (Storyville Records 8350) Nov 8
— previously unreleased live recordings from 1955
— with Trummy Young, Edmond Hall, Peanuts Hucko, Billy Kyle, Arvell Shaw, Mort Herbert, Danny Barcelona, Barrett Deems, Velma Middleton

Vincent Nilsson & the World Sextet - More Spirituals (Storyville Records 4258) Nov 8
— with Horace Parlan, Bo Stief, John Sund, Eliel Lazo, Ayi Solomon, Emmanuel Amadasun

Steve Kuhn Trio - Quiereme Mucho (Sunnyside 1145) Nov 8
— Steve Kuhn (piano); David Finck (double bass); Al Foster (drums)

Enrico Pieranunzi/Mark Johnson/Joey Baron - Play Morricone (Sunnyside 5012) Nov 8
— Enrico Pieranunzi (piano), Mark Johnson (bass), Joey Baron (drums)

Stan Kenton - Artistry in Symphonic Jazz (Tantara Records) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Stan Kenton Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra, Vol. 1 - 2 CDs (Tantara Records 1120) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Stan Kenton Conducts The Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra, Vol. 2: New Horizons - 2 CDs (Tantara Records 1121) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Horns of Plenty, Vol. 1 - 2 CDs (Tantara Records) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Horns of Plenty, Vol. 2 - 2 CDs (Tantara Records) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Horns of Plenty, Vol. 3 - 2 CDs (Tantara Records) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Time For Love (Tantara Records) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Tunes & Topics, Vol. 1 - 2 CDs (Tantara Records) Nov 8
Stan Kenton - Tunes & Topics, Vol. 2 - 2 CDs (Tantara Records) Nov 8

Ben Selvin & His Orchestra - 1924-26 — Sounds From The Roaring Twenties (Timeless Records) Nov 8
— 24 tunes; includes the Vocalian sides

Sun Ra Arkestra - Vol. 3: Live In Europe - DVD (Transparency/Cobraside 172) Nov 8
— Montreux (1976), Lugano (1985) and solo piano, Italy (1978); 101 minutes
Sun Ra Arkestra & Rufus Harley Quintet - Vol. 4: WPFW Radio Jazz Festival 1987 - DVD (Transparency/Cobraside 173) Nov 8

Pete Jolly & Ralph Pena - The Duo (V.S.O.P. Records 115) Nov 8
— live performance at the Colony Club in Auckland, New Zealand, Sept. 18, 1960
— includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks

Zu - The Way Of The Animal Powers (Xeng [Italy] 04) Nov 8

— Jacopo (vocals, drums, sampler); Luca (baritone guitar, alto saxophone); Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello); Massimo (bass guitar

non-jazz items of interest

Dominic Frasca - Deviations (Cantaloupe 21032) Nov 8
— solo non-overdubbed electric guitar

1 November 2005

Hooker/Hall/Renaldo - Oasis Of Whispers (Alien8 Recordings 059) Nov 1

— William Hooker (drums), Glen Hall (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, piccolo, bass flute, bass clarinet, percussion), Lee Ranaldo (guitar, audio collages, effects); Buffalo, NY, 2001

Dwyer/Carrington/Botos/Rogers - One Take: Volume Two (Alma Records 14382) Nov 1
— saxophonist Phil Dwyer, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, pianist Robi Botos, and bassist Marc Rogers

David Leonhardt Jazz Group - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Big Bang Records 9576) Nov 1
— David Leonhardt (piano), Nancy Reed (vocals), Larry McKenna (sax), Matthew Parrish (bass), Taro Okamoto (drums)

Su Lyn with Simon H. Fell - Clay Angels (Bruce's Fingers 056) Nov 1
— Su Lyn (voice & keyboards), Simon H. Fell (contrabass, keyboards & bass guitar), Stuart Braybrooke (drums) and Roger Chatterton (programming)
Simon H. Fell - Composition No. 62 (Bruce's Fingers 057) Nov 1
— composition for improvisers, jazz ensemble, chamber orchestra & electronics
— with Simon H. Fell (contrabass & composition), Evan Parker (soprano & tenor saxes), Alex Ward (clarinet) and Phillip Wachsmann (violin) and many others
Ian Smith/Simon Fell/Harris Eisenstadt - K 3 (Bruce's Fingers 058) Nov 1
— Ian Smith (trumpet), Simon H. Fell (double bass), Harris Eisenstadt (drums)
— recorded live in London in 2003
ZFP Quartet - Music For Strings, Percussion & Electronics (Bruce's Fingers 059) Nov 1
— Carlos Zingaro (violin, electronics), Simon H. Fell (double bass), Marcio Mattos (cello, electronics), Mark Sanders (drums, percussion); recorded live at Guimar�es Jazz 2002

Sylvie Lewis - Tangos and Tantrums (Cheap Lullaby) Nov 1

Claire Daly - Heaven Help Us All (Daly Bread 46741) Nov 1
— Claire Daly (baritone sax), Eli Yamin (piano), Adam Bernstein (bass), Amy Demos (drums)

Milo Fine-Davu Seru-Elliot Fine - 2nd Meeting: Percussion Music, Improvised (Elfin 03) Nov 1

Matt Turner - Dada Ear Ink (Fever Pitch 32) Nov 1
— Matt Turner (piano)

Gary McFarland - Gary McFarland Orchestra With Bill Evans (Five Four) Nov 1

Sam Bardfeld - Periodic Trespasses (The Saul Cycle) (Fresh Sound New Talent 239) Nov 1

— Sam Bardfeld (violin & narration), Ron Horton (trumpet), Tom Beckman (vibes), Sean Conly (bass) and Satoshi Takeishi (drums), plus guest Danny Blume (piano & electronics)

Cooper-Moore - Out Takes 1978 (Hopscotch Records 016) Nov 1
— David S. Ware (tenor sax); Kenwood Dennard (percussion); Mark Gould (trumpet); Abigail Goldman (voice); Cooper-Moore (diddley-bow, piano, clay fife, slap pipe, ashimba, twanger, voice)
Steve Dalachinsky & Matt Shipp - phenomena of interference (Hopscotch Records 019) Nov 1
— poetry with piano

Carl Saunders - Can You Dig Being Dug? - Live at Charlie O's (ItsusJazz) Nov 1

— Carl Saunders (trumpet, flugelhorn), Christian Jacob (piano), Dave Stone (bass) and Santo Savino (drums)

Bruce Arnold/Tom Hamilton/Omar Tamez - Intersections (Muse-Eek) Nov 1

Ken Vandermark Territory Band - Company Switch - 2 CDs (OkkaDisk 12070) Nov 1
— Fredrik Ljungkvist, Dave Rempis & Ken Vandermark (saxes & clarinets), Axel Doerner (trumpets), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Jim Baker (piano), Lasse Marhaug (electronics), Fred Longberg-Holm (cello), Kent Kessler (bass) and Paul Lytton & Paal Nilssen-Love (drums & percussion)

Dan Clucas' Immediately - Exile (pfMentum 028) Sept 6
— Dan Clucas (clarinet), Brian Walsh (tenor sax), Noah Phillips (guitar), Mike Ibarra(bass), Rich West (drums)
Michael Vlatkovich - Across 36 Continents (pfMentum 030) Nov 1
— Michael Vlatkovich (trombone, percussion), Rob Blakeslee (Trumpet, Flugelhorn), Jeff Kaiser (Trumpet), Jill Torberson (French Horn), Michael Powers (Bass Trombone), Mark Weaver (Tuba Rich Halley (Tenor Saxophone), Kurt Peterson (Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Alan Lechusza (Bass Clarinet), Chris Lee (Drum Set, Vibes, Percussion)

George Benson - Live at Montreux 1986 - DVD (RED Dist) Nov 1 — 103 minutes

Decision Dream - Steamroom Variations (Red Toucan 9328) Nov 1
— Anthony "Tony" Bianco: drums and cymbals, Magnus Alexanderson: electric guitar and loops, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells: electric double bass and loops; recorded at the Steamroom in London in August, 2004

Eric Person - Reflections (Distinction Records 4003) Nov 4
— Eric Person (sax), Dave Douglas (trumpet), Dave Holland (bass), John Esposito (piano)

Clifford Brown & Eric Dolphy - Together: Recorded Live at Eric Dolphy's Home, Los Angeles, 1954 (Rare Live Recordings) Oct 31

Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet - The Last Concert (Rare Live Recordings) Nov 7
— Sonny Rollins, Harold Land, Richie Powell, George Morrow, Chet Baker, Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond; 1955

Dick Griffin - All Blue (Ruby 001) Nov 1
— Dick Griffin (trombone), Ron Jackson (guitar), Larry Golding (organ and Cecil Brooks III (drums
— half originals and half covers; one each by Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Hampton Hawes and three by Duke Ellington

Various Artists - Freedom Jazz Dance Book II (Schema 402) Nov 1

Chuck Sher - The European Real Book: The Best in Contemporary Jazz from Europe (Sher Music) Nov 1
— 423 pages; paperback
— tunes by Michel Petrucciani, George Shearing, Toots Thielemans, Philip Catherine, Bill Bruford, Tommy Smith, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Barbara Dennerlein, Claus Ogerman, Nguyen Le, Kenny Wheeler, Django Reinhardt, Enrico Pieranunzi, Tim Garland, Joe Zawinul and 100 others

Ran Blake & David Fabris - Indian Winter (Soul Note 121327) Nov 1
— Ran Blake (piano) & David Fabris (guitar)

Tim O'Dell & Tatsu Aoki - Ancient Pines (Southport 111)
— Tatsu Aoki: bass; Tim O'Dell: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Ryan Schultz: bass trumpet (6)

Nels Cline - Immolation/Immersion (Strange Attractors 39) Nov 1

— Nels Cline (guitar), Wally Shoup (alto saxophone), Chris Corsano (drums)

Peter Sommer/Art Lande - Sioux County (Tapestry 76008) Nov 1
— Peter Sommer (sax), Art Lande (piano)

Diana Krall - Christmas Songs: Count Your Blessings (Verve) Nov 1
— Diana Krall (vocals, piano) with the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
— with Russell Malone, Anthony Wilson (guitar); Stefon Harris (vibraphone); John Clayton, Robert Hurst, Ben Wolfe (double bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums)

Anthony Brown's Orchestra - Rhapsodies (Water Baby Records 1010) Nov 1
— tribute to Gershwin; also includes compositions by Mingus and Ellington; David Murray guests

Japanese imports

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Sonny Clark - Leapin' And Lopin' (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin' (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Elvin Jones - Puttin' It Together (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Cliff Jordan - Blowing In From Chicago (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Lee Morgan - The Gigolo (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Duke Pearson - Sweet Honey Bee (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Horace Parlan - Movin' and Groovin' (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Bud Powell - Time Waits (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Horace Silver - Further Explorations (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Louis Smith - Here Comes Louis Smith (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Don Wilkerson - Preach Brother (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Larry Young - Unity (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1

non-jazz items of interest

Kevin Ayers - BBC Sessions 1970-1976 (Hux Records 073) Oct 31
— musicians performing with ex-Soft Machine founder Ayers include Robert Wyatt, Mike Oldfield, Mike Ratledge, Andy Summers, Hugh Hopper, Lol Coxhill, David Bedford, Elton Dean, Archie Leggett, Ollie Halsall & Zoot Money; with 16 page full colour booklet that includes comprehensive liner notes, full recording details and previously unseen photographs

Isaac Hayes - Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It? - 2 CDs (Stax) Nov 1

— greatest hits, selected album cuts and rare A & B sides
— includes a bonus DVD with three live tracks from 1972's Wattstax concert
— compiled and annotated by Stax biographer Rob Bowman

Bright - Bells Break Their Towers (Strange Attractors 38) Nov 1

— Mark Dwinell (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar); Mike Cory (guitars); Joe Labrecque (acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion); Michael Torres (electric guitar)

Various Artists - Brokeback Mountain [OST] (Verve Forecast) Nov 1

25 October 2005

Brian Bromberg - Brian Bromberg (Artistry Music) Oct 25

Rick Braun - Yours Truly (Artizen Music Group) Oct 25

Alain Caron - Ocean Of Trees (Bhm) Oct 25
Tok Tok Tok - About... (Bhm) Oct 25

Oscar Lalo - Un Peu De Toi (CD Baby) Oct 25
— fusion of jazz and chanson Fran�aise
— Oscar Lalo: Vocals, Alain Grange: Cello, Johan Renard: Violin, Antoine Banville: Drums, Nicolas Gorge: Drums, Abaji: Guitars, Arranger, Producer

Peter Br�tzmann & Nasheet Waits - Live at the "Bottle" Fest 2005 (br� A) Oct 25
— Peter Brotzmann (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, tarogato), Nasheet Waits (drums)
— limited edition for sale at concerts and online through eremite.com

Roy Ayers - My Vibes (Charly) Oct 25
— 1983's "Lots of Love" plus tracks from other Uno-Melodic label titles

Nelson Riddle - Nat: An Orchestral Portrait Of Nat King Cole (Collectables) Oct 25

— reissue of Reprise 1965 album

Don Shirley - Plays Gershwin/Plays Standard (Collectables) Oct 25

— two-fer of 1960 Cadence albums

Steps Ahead - Steps Ahead (Collectables) Oct 25

— Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Elaine Elias (piano); Mike Manieri (vibraphone, marimba); Eddie Gomez (bass guitar); Peter Erskine (drums); 1983 Elektra release

Harry Connick, Jr. - Harry For The Holidays - DualDisc (Columbia) Oct 25

— 2003

David Garfield - Giving Back (Creatchy Productions) Oct 25
David Garfield - Tribute To Jeff (Creatchy Productions) Oct 25
— tribute to Jeff Porcaro
Los Lobotomys - Los Lobotomys (Creatchy Productions) Oct 25

— Steve Lukather (guitar); Brandon Fields (alto saxophone, EWI); David Garfield (keyboards); Joe Sample (midi piano); Will Lee (bass guitar); Jeff Porcaro, Vinnie Colaiuta, Carlos Vega (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); 1989

NajPonk Trio - Ballads, Blues & More (Cube-Metier) Oct 25

— NajPonk (piano), Robert Balzar (bass) and Martin Sulc (drums)
— reissue of 1999 release with two bonus tracks

Janssen/Bennink - Groet (Data Records 051) Oct
— Guus Janssen (piano) and Han Bennink (drums)

Les Baxter - Fruit Of Dreams (El) Oct 25
— two-fer of "Ports Of Pleasure" and "The Sacred Idol"

Mark Kramer Trio - Harry Potter Jazz (Eroica) Oct 25

Kenny Burrell - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

John Coltrane - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

— the second CD on each compilation is a bonus disc of tunes by related Prestige artists

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

Eric Dolphy - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

Miles Davis - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

— the second CD on each compilation is a bonus disc of tunes by related Prestige artists

Red Garland Quintets featuring John Coltrane - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

Lightnin' Hopkins - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

Coleman Hawkins - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

— the second CD on each compilation is a bonus disc of tunes by related Prestige artists

Jackie McLean - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

Sonny Rollins - Prestige Profiles - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) Oct 25

— the second CD on each compilation is a bonus disc of tunes by related Prestige artists

The Great Jazz Trio - 'S Wonderful (441 Records 030) Oct 25
— Hank Jones (piano); John Patitucci (bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums)
— recorded in NYC, 4 June 2004

Moreno - Jazz Tzigane (Forte Dist) Oct 25

Taylor Ho Bynum & Monkey Strings - Three Suites (Other Stories) (482 Music 1041) Oct 25
— with Jason Hwang and Tomas Ulrich

Artie Shaw - The Artistry Of Artie Shaw & His Bop Band 1949 (Fresh Sound Records 397) Nov 1

Janssen, Guus and his Orchestra - Dancing Series (Geestgronden 001) Oct
— Ab Baars (reeds), Paul Termos (sax), Vincent Chancey horn), Herb Robertson (trumpet), Wolter Wierbos (trombone), Jacques Palinckx (guitar), Guus Janssen (piano), Wim Janssen (percussion), Maurice Horsthuis (viola), Ernst Reyseger (cello), Raoul van der Weide (bass)

Brian Morton - Miles Davis: Life and Times (Haus Publishing Limited [UK]) Oct 25
— 192 pages; paperback

Pharoah Sanders - Love Will Find A Way (Hep Cat Records) Oct 25

— with Norman Conners and Phyllis Hyman

Craig Chaquico - Holiday (Higher Octave) Oct 25

Donald Harrison - New York Cool: Live At The Blue Note (HighNote Records 4525) Oct 25
— Donald Harrison (alto sax), Ron Carter (bass), Cobham (drums)

Joel Harrison: Jazz Explorations Of George Harrison - Harrison On Harrison (HighNote Records 7147) Oct 25
— with David Binney, David Liebman, Uri Caine

Hot Club De Norvege - Hot Cats (Hot Club / Norway) Oct 25

hear/buy: Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked

Various Artists - Impulsive! Revolutionary Jazz Reworked (Impulse! Records) Oct 25

Various Artists - Impulsive! Unmixed (Impulse! Records) Oct 25

George Cartwright - Ghostly Bee (Innova) Oct 25
— George Cartwright (sax), Adam Linz (bass), Davey Williams (guitar), Bruce Golden (drums), Chris Parker (keyboards)

Susie Arioli - Learn To Smile Again (Justin Time Records 214) Oct 25
— Susie Arioli (vocals, snare drum); Jordan Officer (guitars); Shane MacKenzie (bass)

Anita O'Day - Live At Mingo's (Kayo Stereophonics) Oct
— Anita O'Day (vocals); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Maize (double bass); John Poole (drums); 1976

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Swim: A Musical Adventure - DVD (Kultur) Oct 25
— Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell and Don Moye; filmed in Germany in 1983; 55 minutes

Don Cherry - Don Cherry's Multikulti - DVD (Kultur) Oct 25
— trumpeter/keyboardist/vocals Don Cherry, saxophonist/flutist/keyboardist Peter Apfelbaum, bassist Bo Freeman, and drummer Joshua Jones; recorded live in Stuttgart

Hoagy Carmichael - His Life and Music - DVD (Kultur) Oct 25
— 58 minutes

Paris Reunion Band - Paris Reunion Band - DVD (Kultur 4006) Oct 25
— Joe Henderson/Woody Shaw/Nat Adderley/Curtis Fuller/Nathan Davis/Kenny Drew/Walter Bishop/Jimmy Woods/Idris Muhammad; musical homage to Kenny Clarke and Paris of the late fifties and early sixties;

Rebecca Pidgeon - Tough On Crime (The Lab) Oct 25

— Rebecca Pidgeon (vocals); Billy Preston (keyboards); Walter Becker

Niacin - Organik (Magna Carta) Oct 25
— John Novello (Fender Rhodes piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Billy Sheehan (bass); Dennis Chambers (drums)

Roy Ayers - The Essential Roy Ayers: Mastercuts (Mastercuts) Oct 25

Geoffrey Keezer - Wildcrafted: Live At The Dakota (MaxJazz Records) Oct 25

— Geoffrey Keezer (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Matt Clohesy (bass); Terreon Gully (drums)

Russ Freeman, Richard Twardzik, Jimmy Rowles and Clare Fischer - Mosaic Select: Jazz Piano Trios - 3 CDs (Mosaic Select MS-019) Oct 25
— piano recordings for Pacific Jazz
Charles Tolliver - Mosaic Select - 3 CDs (Mosaic Select MS-020) Oct 25
— complete small group recordings with "Music Inc."
— "Live at Slugs, Vols. 1 & 2" (1970' with three unissued tracks) and "Live in Tokyo" (1972; with three unissued tracks)
— Stanley Cowell (piano), Cecil McBee or Clint Houston (bass) and Jimmy Hopps or Clifford Barbaro (drums)

Elkie Brooks - Live - DVD (Music Video Distributors) Oct 25 — 60 minutes

Jesse Cook - The Ultimate Jesse Cook - 2 CDs (Narada) Oct 25

Guillermo Gregorio - Coplanar (New World Records) Oct 25

— Guillermo Gregorio on clarinet & alto sax, Kyle Bruckman on oboe & accordion, Jen Clare Paulson on viola, Fred Longberg-Holm on cello, John Corbett on guitar, Jim Baker on piano & synth and Michael Cameron on contrabass, plus a few guests, including Ken Vandermark on bass clarinet for one track

Terry Riley & the ARTE Quartett - Assassin Reverie (New World Records) Oct 25

Robert Dietsche - Jumptown: The Golden Years of Portland Jazz 1942-1957
(Oregon State University Press) Oct 31
— paperback; 229 pages
— "a fascinating blend of music, politics, and social history, Jumptown sheds light on a time and place overlooked by histories of Portland and jazz. For a golden decade following World War II, a thriving African American neighborhood-that would soon be bulldozed for urban renewal-spawned a jazz heyday rarely rivaled on the West Coast. Such luminaries as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, and Wardell Gray headlined Portland clubs and traded chops with the up-and-coming local talent."

Rick Bishop - What 4 (P.E.P. Records) Oct 23
— recorded with several different groups; musicians include Rick Bishop (bass), Tom Hoffman, Steve Blum, Larry Vigneault, Rick Bishop (guitars), Marchal DeMott, Will Bartlett, Chris White (sax), Terry Eisen, Chris Houston (pian), Tim Osborne, Peter Runnels, Bob Bilideau, Time Gayne (drums)

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Fotografia: Os Anos Dourados De Tom Jobim - 2 CDs (Planet Rhythm) Oct 25

Django Reinhardt - I Got Rhythm - 3 CDs (Recall Records) Oct 25

Rodney Jones - Dreams & Stories (Savant 2068) Oct 25
— Rodney Jones (guitar); Kenny Kirkland (piano); Marc Johnson (bass); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)

Tim Berne's Paraphrase - pre-emptive denial (Screwgun 70016) Oct 25
— Tim Berne (alto sax), Drew Gress (bass) and Tom Rainey (drums)
— "pre-emptive_denial" was recorded live at The Stone, NYC in May of 2005

Ben Monder - Oceana (Sunnyside) Oct 25
— Ben Monder (guitar); Theo Bleckmann (vocals); Kermit Driscoll, Skuli Sverrisson (bass); Ted Poor (drums)

Ruth Etting - Glorifier Of American Song 1931-37 (Take Two) Oct 25
Jimmie Grier - Echoes From The Cocoanut Grove - 1932 (Take Two) Oct 25
Ted Lewis - Is Everybody Happy Now? (Take Two) Oct 25

Mat Maneri - Pentagon (Thirsty Ear Records) Oct 25

— Mat Maneri (acoustic and electric violin and violas); Ben Gerstein (trombone); Craig Taborn (Fender rhodes, laptop); Joe Maneri (organs, acoustic and electric pianos, alto saxophone, voice); Jamie Saft (melatron); John McLellan (drums); John Herbert (bass); Tom Rainey (drums); T.K. Ramakrishnan (mridungdum)

Meat Beat Manifesto - Off Centre - CDEP (Thirsty Ear Records) Oct 25

— Jack Dangers (various instruments, bass flute, bass clarinet, bass guitar); Peter Gordon (flute); Craig Taborn (piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Dave King (drums, percussion); Lynn Farmer (drums); Mark Pistel, Ben Stokes (sampler)

Steve Kuhn/Scott Lafaro/Pete Laroca - 1960 (3D [Japan] MTCJ-3024) Oct 25
— previously unreleased 1960 recording!
— Steve Kuhn (piano), Scott Lafaro (bass), Pete Laroca (drums)

Esbjorn Svensson Trio [E.S.T.] - Viaticum (215 Records) Oct 25

Art Farmer - To Duke With Love (Test of Time Records 11) Oct 25 — Art Farmer (flugelhorn), Cedar Walton (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Billy Higgins (drums); beautiful album of Ellington tunes recorded in 1975, about a year after Duke's death

The Three - The Three (Test of Time Records 12) Oct 25

— Joe Sample (piano), Ray Brown (bass) Shelly Manne (drums)
— includes alternate takes of all six tracks; recorded in LA in 1975

Peter Cincotti - Live in New York - DVD (Universal) Oct 25

Frank Sinatra - Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Vol. 3 (Universe) Oct 25
— with Jules Miunshin, Gene Kelly, Groucho Marx, Jane Russell, Shelly Winters, Doris Day, Louis Armstrong & Jazz Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, a.o.
— 30 songs from the motion pictures: From Here To Eternity, Young At Heart, On The Town, Double Dynamite, Meet Danny Wilson, Three Coins In The Fountain and Finian's Rainbow

buy: Marian McPartland's Jazz World: All in Good Time

Marian McPartland - Marian McPartland's Jazz World: All in Good Time [updated edition] (University of Illinois Press) Oct 31
— paperback; 208 pages

Jimmy Smith - Christmas '64 (Verve LPR) Oct 25

— Jimmy Smith (organ); Kenny Burrell, Quentin Warren (guitar); Margaret Ross (harp); Ernie Royal (trumpet); Joe Newman (flugelhorn); Jimmy Buffington (French horn); Jimmy Cleveland (trombone); Harvey G. Phillips (tuba); Art Davis (double bass); Grady Tate, Billy Hart (drums); George Devens (percussion); recorded at Van Gelder Studios

Lenny Breau - Guitar Sounds Of Lenny Breau (Wounded Bird) Oct 25
— first CD issue for 1968 RCA LP; includes previously unreleased bonus track

18 October 2005

Ismael Reinhardt - Gypsy Swing II (ARC Music) Oct 18
— Ismael Reinhardt (guitar); Bireli Lagrene (guitar); Titi Winterstein (violin)

Tubby Hayes Quartet - Commonwealth Blues (Art of Life Recordings 1016) Oct 18
— Tubby Hayes: Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Vibes; Gordon Beck: Piano; Johnny Butts: Drums; Jeff Clyne: Acoustic Bass; previously unreleased 1965 BBC transcription recordings; includes 16-page booklet

Acker Bilk-Danny Moss Quintet - Acker & Danny (Avid) Oct 18
— Acker Bilk (clarinet); Danny Moss (tenor saxophone); John Critchinson (piano); Cass Caswell (double bass); Eddie Taylor (drums); V-Disc recordings from 1943, 1947 & 1948

Dave's True Story - Project Remix (Bepop) Oct 18

buy: The American Songbook: The Singers, Songwriters & The Songs

Ken Bloom - The American Songbook : The Singers, Songwriters & The Songs
(Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers) Oct 17
— 320 pages; hardcover

Jo Basile & Orchestra - Jazz Accordion (Blue Moon) Oct 18

Shady Grady - All Wound Up - CD+DVD (Bungalo Records) Oct 18

Michael Pag�n - Pag's Groove (Capri Records) Oct 18
— big band led by pianist Michael Pagan that includes Greg Gisbert, John Hines, Brad Goode, a.o.

John Coltrane - Live At Birdland (Charly) Oct 18

Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra - 1951 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1389) Oct 18

Benny Goodman and his Orchestra - 1946-47 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1385) Oct 18

Count Basie and his Orchestra - 1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1387) Oct 18

Red Norvo - 1945-47 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1386) Oct 18

James Moody - 1951 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1388) Oct 18

Rebecca Shrimpton & Eric Hofbauer - Madman's Moon (CNM Productions) Oct 18

Martha Stewart Living - Jazz For The Holidays (Columbia/Legacy) Oct 18

George Russell and his Living Time Orchestra - The 80th Birthday Concert - 2 CDs (Concept Publishing) Oct 18

— recordings from his 80th birthday concerts in Europe; includes performances of his well-known pieces "Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature" and "The African Game" as well as "It's About Time" and "So What"

Jean Michel Pilc - Live At Iridium, New York (Dreyfus Music) Oct 18

— Jean-Michel Pilc (piano); Thomas Bramerie (double bass); Mark Mondesir (drums)

Paris Combo - Living Room (DRG Records) Oct 18

Charlie Byrd with the Woody Herman Big Band - Bamba-Samba Bossa Nova (Empire Music Werks) Oct 18

— reissue of 1958 Everest album; Charlie Byrd (guitar); Woody Herman (clarinet, alto saxophone); Sid Feller (alto recorder); Joe Soldo, Sam Marowitz (alto saxophone); Harold Feldman, Mike Tinnes (tenor saxophone); Bill Slapin (baritone saxophone); Ernie Royal, Nat Adderley, Nick Travis, Paul Cohen, Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Frank Rehak, Edward Price, Jim Dahl (trombone); Eddie Costa (piano, vibraphone); Bill Betts (bass); Jim Campbell (drums); Willie Rodriguez (congas, bongos); Woody Herman Big Band

Jane Monheit - The Season - CD (Epic) Oct 18

Jane Monheit - The Season - DualDisc (Epic) Oct 18

Michael Segell - The Devil's Horn: The Story of the Saxophone, from Noisy Novelty to King of Cool
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Oct 18
— 336 pages; hardcover

hear/buy: B.J. Ward Sings Marshall Barer

B.J. Ward - Michael Feinstein Presents: B.J. Ward Sings Marshall Barer (Feinery Records) Oct 18

— B.J. Ward (vocals); James Sitterly (violin); Scott Lavender (piano); John Belzaguy (bass guitar)

Loren Stillman - It Could Be Anything (Fresh Sound New Talent 230) Oct 18
— Loren Stillman (alto sax), Gary Versace/Scott Lee/Jeff Hirschfield

Joe Darensbourg - Barrelhousin' With Joe... (GHB) Oct 18
— first CD issue of 1972 recording; includes two previously unissued alternate takes; with Ernie Carson, Charlie Bornemann, Ralph Goodwin, Bill Rutan, Hal 'Shorty' Johnson and Joe O'Neal
Rent Party Revellers - Meat Cuttin' Blues (GHB) Oct 18
— session led by cornetist Tex Wyndham and recorded in 2000 in New Orleans; other musicians includes Ray Heitger, Roger Munnell, Noel Kaletsky, Jon Williams, Jim Riley, Chuck Stewart and Ted Des Plantes

Anthony Wilson Trio - Savivity (Groove Note 1030) Oct 18

— Anthony Wilson (guitar), Joe Bagg (Hammond B-3), Mark Ferber (drums)

Urszula Dudziak - Magic Lady (Harkit [England]) Oct 18
Joki Freund - At The 1957 Sopot Jazz Festival (Harkit [England]) Oct 18
Stan Getz/Jan Wroblewski - Live In Warsaw (Harkit [England]) Oct 18
— from the 1960 Jazz Jamboree
Krzysztof Komeda - Astigmatic (Harkit [England]) Oct 18
— quintet with Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Zbigniew Namyslowski (alto sax), a.o.
Various Artists - Best Of Jazz Jamboree, Vol. 1 (Harkit [England]) Oct 18
— Adam Makowicz, Mieczyslaw Kosz, Zbigniew Seifert, a.o.
Krzysztof Komeda & Others - Best Of Jazz Jamboree, Vol. 2 (Harkit [England]) Oct 18
— with Michel Urbaniak, Jerzy Milian, a.o.
Jerzy Milian - The Magic of Milian (Harkit [England]) Oct 18
— Jerzy Milian (vibes)

buy: Fellowship

Theo J�rgensmann - Fellowship (Hatology 616) Oct 18
— with Charlie Mariano (alto sax), Petras Vysniauskas (soprano sax), Theo J�rgensmann (clarinet), Karl Berger (vibraphone, piano), Kent Carter (bass), Klaus Kugel (drums); 1998

Max Nagl Ensemble - Quartier Du Faisan (Hatology 621) Oct 18
— Max Nagl, Clemens Salesny, Franz Hautzinger, Lorenz Raab, Martin Ptak, Clemens Wenger, Josef Novotny, Achim Tang, Lukas Kn�fler and Luis Ribeiro (2 x saxophones, 2 x trumpets, trombone, piano & electronics, double bass, drums & percussion)

Visible Men - Love:30 (In Music We Trust) Oct 18

— Dustin Lanker (vocals, keyboards); Dan Schmid (guitar, bass guitar); Jordan Glenn (drums, percussion) plus Adam Wendt (guitar); Zoot Horn Rollo (electric guitar); Michael Roderick (accordion); Tim Donahue, Tony Figoli (drums)

Pat LaBarbera Quintet featuring Randy Brecker - Crossing the Line (Jazz Compass 1012) Oct 18

Bob James - One (Koch Records) Oct 18
Bob James - Two (Koch Records) Oct 18

Baden Powell - Live A Bruxelles (Lua) Oct 18
— recorded live in 1999, in Brussels

Kevin Turner - Him (Marina Park Music) Oct 18
— jazz versions of gospel tunes from guitarist Turner

Various Artists - A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit The Musicares Hurricane Relief Fund (Marsalis Music) Oct 18

— Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Harry Connick, Jr., Branford Marsalis, Professor Longhair, etc.

Russ Freeman, Richard Twardzik, Jimmy Rowles and Clare Fischer - Mosaic Select: Jazz Piano Trios - 3 CDs (Mosaic Select MS-019) Oct 21
— piano recordings for Pacific Jazz
Charles Tolliver - Mosaic Select - 3 CDs (Mosaic Select MS-020) Oct 21
— complete small group recordings with "Music Inc."
— "Live at Slugs, Vols. 1 & 2" (1970' with three unissued tracks) and "Live in Tokyo" (1972; with three unissued tracks)
— Stanley Cowell (piano), Cecil McBee or Clint Houston (bass) and Jimmy Hopps or Clifford Barbaro (drums)

Alex Budman Contemporary Jazz Orchestra - Instruments Of Mass Pleasure (OA2 Records 22024) Oct 18

— jazz orchestra that performs weekly in SF
— originals by Budman and other band members plus an Oliver Nelson cover
— Alex Budman (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Charles McNeal (alto saxophone); Alex Murzyn, Tod Dickow, Eric Crystal, Doug Rowan (tenor saxophone); Dave Scott, Mike Olmos, Steffen Kuehn, Joel Behrman (trumpet, flugelhorn); Derek James (trombone, bass trombone); Adam Theis, John Brummel, Mike Rinta (trombone); Chuck Bennett (bass trombone); Leonard Thompson (piano); Lorenzo Farrell (double bass); Brian Fishler (drums). Additional personnel: Justin Morell (guitar); John Gove (trombone); Marco Diaz (piano); Dan Feiszli (double bass); David Flores (drum set); Jesus Diaz (congas, bata, shekere, bell)

Amy Stephens Group - My Many Moods (OA2 Records 22021) Oct 18
— Tom Clark (soprano & tenor sax), Amy Stephens (piano and compositions), Jack Helsley (bass), Kenny Phelps (drums); [one one track, the sidemen are: Brian Kent (soprano sax), Clipper Anderson (bass), John Bishop (drums)

Laura Welland - Dissertation On The State Of Bliss (Oa2 Records 22023) Oct 18

— Laura Welland (vocals, piano) with Russell Malone, Kenny Washington, Mike LeDonne and John Clayton

Brad Wheeler - The Future Was Yesterday (Origin Records 82449) Oct 18

— Brad Wheeler (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); John Moulder (guitars); Laurence Hobgood (piano); Frank Parker (drums)
— compositions and improvisations from Wheeler; he's now based in Chicago after ten years in Paris

Bill Crow - Jazz Anecdotes: Second Time Around (Oxford University Press) Oct 18
— 2nd revised edition; paperback; 391 pages; with over 150 new anecdotes

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra - Don't Be Afraid: The Music of Charles Mingus (Palmetto Records 2114) Oct 18

— LCJO: Ted Nash (flute, soprano saxophone); Victor Goines (clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Joe Temperley (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson (alto saxophone); Walter Blanding (tenor saxophone); Lew Soloff, Marcus Printup, Ryan Kisor, Wynton Marsalis (trumpet); Andre Hayward (trombone, tuba); Ron Westray, Vincent Gardner (trombone); Eric Lewis (piano); Carlos Henriquez (bass); Herlin Riley (drums)

Pal Thowsen & Jon Christensen with Terje Rypal/Arild Anderson - No Time For Time (Panorama 27) Oct 18
— reissue of 1977 Sonet LP

Steve Lehman - Demian As A Posthuman (Pi Recordings 017) Oct 18
— Steve Lehman (sopranino saxophone, alto saxophone) in quintet with Vijay Iyer (piano), Me'Shell NdegeOcello (bass), Eric McPherson, (drums) and Jahi Lake (turntables); and in duets with Tyshawn Sorey (drums)

Pyeng Threadgill - Of The Air (Random Chance Records 26) Oct 18

Gonzalez Jerry & Fort Apache - Rhumba Para Buhaina: Jerry Gonzalez & Fort Apache play the music of Art Blakey (Random Chance Records 25) Oct 18 — Joe Ford (saxophone); Jerry Gonzalez (trumpet, congas); Larry Willis (piano); Andy Gonzalez (bass guitar); Steve Berrios (drums, percussion)

buy: Chick Corea Elektric Band Live at Montreux 2004

Chick Corea Elektric Band - Live at Montreux 2004 - DVD (RED Dist.) Oct 18 — 153 minutes

Fourplay - An Evening of Fourplay Volumes One and Two - DVD (RED Dist.) Oct 18 — 120 minutes

Nina Simone - Live at Montreux 1976 - DVD (RED Dist.) Oct 18 — 111 minutes

hear/buy: A Celebration Of New Orleans Music

Various Artists - A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit The MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund (Rounder Records) Oct 18

— Jelly Roll Morton, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Branford Marsalis, Irma Thomas, Rebirth Brass Band, Professor Longhair, Harry Connick Jr., Johnny Adams/Aaron Neville, a.o.

Tom Talbert - Tom Talbert Jazz Orchestra 1946-1949 (Sea Breeze 2069) Oct 17

— LA recordings with Dave Madden, Bob Stone, Dick Stanton, Ralph Lee, Gene Roland, El Koeling, Don Prell, a.o.
— digitally re-mastered from the original 78s and acetates

Joe Locke and the Milt Jackson Tribute Band - Rev-Elation (Sharp Nine Records 1033) Oct 18
— Joe Locke (vibraphone); Mike LeDonne (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Mickey Roker (drums); recorded live at Ronnie Scott's

Julius Tolentino - Just the Beginning (Sharp Nine Records 1034) Oct 18

— Julius Tolentino (alto saxophone); Jeremy Pelt (trumpet); Steve Davis (trombone); Jeb Patton (piano); Vicente Archer (bass guitar); Willie Jones III (drums)

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Christmas Album (Shout! Factory) Oct 18

— 1968 A&M LP

Tim Garland - If The Sea Replied (Sirocco Jazz Limited) Oct 18

Chris Botti - Still In Love (Sony) Oct 18

— with Sting; Paula Cole; Michael Buble; Jill Scott; Paul Buchanan; Gladys Knight; Renee Olstead; Rosa Passos; Steven Tyler
Chris Botti - Embraceable You - DualDisc (Sony) Oct 18
— DualDisc edition includes 23 minute live in-studio performance of four songs

Jack Teagarden - Time For T (Sounds of Yesteryear) Oct 18 — 1939-44

Dave Holland Quintet - Live in Freiburg - DVD (TDK) Oct 18
— Dave Holland (bass), Steve Coleman (reeds & flute), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Marvin Smith (drums), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet); 1986; 60 minutes

Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie - Live in Riazzino, Switzerland - DVD (TDK) Oct 18
— Billy Cobham (drums), Michal Urbaniak (violin & saxophone), Mike Stern (guitar), Gil Goldstein (piano), Tim Landers (bass); 1981; 90 minutes

David Rothenberg/Wieczorek/Jurjendal - Soo Roo (Terra Nova Music) Oct 18

Alexandre Cunha - Bate Papo (Tratore) Oct 18
— with Airto Moreira, Arthur Maia, Dominguinhos and Alegre Correa
Giba Favery - Hard Samba (Tratore) Oct 18

Eyal Maoz - Edom (Tzadik) Oct 18
— Eyal Maoz (guitar); John Medeski (organ); Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass guitar); Ben Perowsky (drums)

Bradley Lubman - Insomniac (Tzadik) Oct 18

Toby Driver - In the Li Li Library Loft (Tzadik) Oct 18
— with Airto Moreira, Arthur Maia, Dominguinhos and Alegre Correa

Oregon - Friends (Universe [Italy]) Oct 18 — 1977

Oscar Peterson - Motions & Emotions (Verve) Oct 18

— Oscar Peterson (piano); Sam Jones (bass); Bobby Durham (drums) and orchestra arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman; 1969 MPS album

Oscar Peterson Trio with Herb Ellis - Hello Herbie (Verve) Oct 18
— Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Sam Jones (bass), Bobby Durham (drums); 1969 MPS album

Oscar Peterson Trio - Tristeza On Piano (Verve) Oct 18

— with Sam Jones (bass), Bobby Durham (drums); 1970 MPS album

Oscar Peterson Trio - Another Day (Verve Records) Oct 18

— Oscar Peterson (piano), George Mraz (bass), Ray Price (drums); 1970 MPS album

Oscar Peterson - Great Connection (Verve) Oct 18

— with Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass), Louis Hayes (drums); 1971 MPS album

Oscar Peterson Trio & The Singers Unlimited - In Tune (Verve) Oct 18

— with George Mraz (bass), Louis Hayes (drums), Gene Puerling, Don Shelton, Len Dressler, Bonnie Herman (vocals); 1971 MPS album

Johnny Holiday - Holiday For Lovers (V.S.O.P. Records 114) Oct 18

— album of ballads arranged by Marty Paich; originally issued as Mode 122

Various Artists - San Francisco Jazz Festival, Vol. 10 (Warner) Oct 18

David Rothenberg - Bangalore Wild (Wild Foundation) Oct 18

non-jazz items of interest

Lonnie Johnson - 1949-52 (Chronological R&B Classics 5153) Oct 18

T-Bone Walker - 1952-54 (Chronological R&B Classics 5152) Oct 18

Willie Mabon - 1949-54 (Chronological R&B Classics 5154) Oct 18

B.B. King - 1952-54 (Chronological R&B Classics) Oct 18

Baden Powell - Baden Powell Live - DVD (Fremeaux & Associes) Oct 18

Robert Wyatt - Theatre Royal Drury Lane: Robert Wyatt & Friends In Concert (Hannibal) Oct 18
— Robert Wyatt; Dave Stewart, Gary Windo, Hugh Hopper, Ivor Cutler, Julie Tippetts, Mike Oldfield, Mongezi Feza, Nick Mason, Fred Frith, Laurie Allan; Sept 8, 1974

Tetuzi Akiyama - Pre-Existence (Locust) Oct 18
— part of Locust's Wooden Guitars series
Espers - The Weed Tree (Locust) Oct 18
Ofra Haza - At Montreux Jazz Festival (Locust) Oct 18

Peter Guralnick - Dream Boogie: The Triumph of Sam Cooke
(Little, Brown) Oct 18
— biography; 768 pages; hardcover

Sam Cooke - The Complete Specialty Recordings Of Sam Cooke With The Soul Stirrers - 3 CD box (Specialty Records) [2002]

— recordings documenting his six years as lead singer for the gospel group, the Soul Stirrers

Graham Bennett - Soft Machine: Out-Bloody-Rageous
(SAF Publishing) Oct 18
— 384 pages; hardcover

"From their cult status as the serious hippy's favorite psychedelic band to their final days as the champions of fusion, Soft Machine never played the game by the rules.

"The book traces the lives of Soft Machine's members, pieces together the band's serendipitous formation and colorful career, and unravels the truth, mystique, and legends. It recounts the incidents and internal tensions that led to an astonishing 24 different lineups, and places Soft Machine's development in the musical and social context of the time.

"Lavishly illustrated with over 80 color photographs, posters, and clippings, Soft Machine includes a full Soft Machine family tree, concert file, discography, and sessionography. It is essential reading for any serious fan of rock or jazz."

Murray Lerner's "Festival!" - The Newport Folk Festival - DVD (RED Distribution) Oct 18
— film directed by Murray Lerner drawn from the 1963-66 Newport Folk Festivals
— 97 Minutes; Color; Subtitled; DTS Sound
— with Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Peter Paul & Mary, Donovan, Judy Collins, Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Son House, Odetta, Mimi & Richard Farina, Mississippi John Hurt, Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Howlin' Wolf, Pete Seeger, Buffy Saint-Marie, a.o.

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Boris Vanderlek - Blue & Sentimental (A Records 75248) Oct 11
— Boris Vanderlek (sax), Han Bennink (snare drum), Ton Van Bergeik (guitar), Hein Van De Geyn (bass), Thijs Van Leer (Hammond B-3)

Moacir Santos - Choros & Alegria (Adventure Music) Oct 11

— with Wynton Marsalis, Mario Adnet, a.o.

Aaron Weinstein - A Handful Of Stars (Arbors Records 19316) Oct 11

— Aaron Weinstein (violin), Houston Person (tenor sax), Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), John Pizzarelli (guitar, vocals), Nicki Parrott (bass), Joe Ascione (drums)

Peter Br�tzmann/Han Bennink - Schwarzwaldfahrt (Black Forest Travel) - 2 CDs (Atavistic UMS 254) Oct 11

— FMP Archive Reissue; includes an entire disc of previously unreleased pieces; Peter Brotzmann/Han Bennink, soprano, alto saxophones, e-flat clarinet, b-flat clarinet; bass clarinet, viola, banjo, birdcalls, cymbals, wood, trees, sand, land, water, air; recorded 9-11 May 1977 in the Black Forest near Aufen and at the Schwarzenbach Talsperre

Joe McPhee and John Snyder - Pieces of Light (Atavistic UMS 256) Oct 11

— 1974; Joe McPhee (vocals, harp, winds, trumpet, flugelhorn, alto horn, chimes, wind chime); John Snyder (ARP synthesizer)

Yitzhak Yedid - Passions & Prayers: Sextet in Homage to Jerusalem (Between the Lines 71207) Oct 11
— Yitzhak Yedid (piano), Alon Reuven (French horn), Orit Orbach, clarinet, bass clarinet), Yaron Ouzana (trombone), Galia Hai (viola), Ora Boasson Horev (bass)

Franz Koglmann - Let's Make Love (Between the Lines 71206) Oct 11
— Franz Koglmann (trumpet, flugelhorn), Gert Schubert (violin), Mario Arcari (oboe, English horn), Tony Coe (clarinet, tenor sax), Tom Varner (French horn), Rudolf Ruschel (trombone), Raoul Herget (tuba), Robert Michael Weiss (piano, glockenspiel), Peter Herbert (bass), Gustav Bauer (conductor)

Rosemary Clooney - A Very Special Christmas With Rosemary Clooney (Blumountain Records) Oct 11

Don Stiernberg - By George (Blue Night Records) Oct 11
— Don Stiernberg (percussion); John Carlini (guitar)

Yuri Honing - Alive (Challenge Records 75213) Oct 11
— Yuri Honing (tenor sax), (Tony Overwater (bass), Joost Lijbaart (drums)
Frank Woeste Trio - Mind At Play (Challenge Records 70124) Oct 11
— Frank Woeste (piano), Mathias Allamane (bass), Matthieu Chazarenc (drums)

Stephen Gauci Trio - First, Keep Quiet (CIMP 326) Oct 11 — with Todd Nicholson/J CAarstedt
Jay Rosen - Songs For Samuel (CIMP 327) Oct 11 — solo drums
Trio X - Moods: Playing With The Elements (CIMP 328) Oct 11
— Joe McPhee on saxes & trumpet, Dominic Duval on contrabass and Jay Rosen on drums
Chris Kelsey - Wishing You Were Here (CIMP 329) Oct 11
— with Chris Kelsey on soprano sax, Francois Grillot on bass and Jay Rosen on drums
Prince Lasha & the Odean Pope Trio - The Mystery of Prince Lasha (CIMP 330) Oct 11
— with Tyrone Brown on bass and Craig McIver on drums

mi3 - We Will Make a Home for You (Clean Feed 039)
— Modern Improvised Music Trio: Pandelis Karayorgis (fender rhodes), Nate McBride (double bass), Curt Newton (drums)
— four Thelonious Monk tunes, three Karayorgis originals, plus tunes by Eric Dolphy and Hassan Ibn Ali
— booklet includes notes by the musicians; recorded (mostly live) in MA in 2002-03
Paal Nilssen-Love - townorchestrahouse (Clean Feed 041) Oct
— Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones), Sten Sandell (piano), Ingebr Haker Flaten (double bass), Paal Nilssen-Love (drums & percussion)
Herb Robertson NY Downtown Allstars - Elaboration (Clean Feed 042) Oct
— Herb Robertson (trumpet, cornet, mutes, meagaphone), Tim Berne (alto saxophone), Sylvie Courvoisier (piano, prepared piano), Mark Dresser (double bass), Tom Rainey (drums)
Mark Dresser - Unveil (Clean Feed 043) Oct
— Mark Dresser (solo double bass)
Michael Blake Trio - Right Before Your Eyes (Clean Feed 044) Oct
— Michael Blake (saxophones), Ben Allison (double bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
Jean-Marc Foltz/Bruno Chevillon - Cette Opacit� (Clean Feed 045) Oct
— Jean-Marc Foltz (bass and Bd clarinets), Bruno Chevillon (double bass)
— recorded live at the Jazzdor Festival, Strasbourg in 2003

Nina Simone - The Soul Of Nina Simone - DualDisc (Columbia/Legacy) Oct 11

Claudia Quintet - Semi-Formal (Cuneiform) Oct 11
— The Claudia Quintet: Ted Reichman (accordion); Chris Speed (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Matt Moran (vibraphone); Drew Gress (upright bass); John Hollenbeck (drums)

No Limit - Homerun (Double Moon 71047) Oct 11

— Roman Janoska (violin), Franz Janoska (piano), Julius Darvas (bass), Ernst Grieshofer (drums, percussion)

Michael Garrick Sextet with Norma Winstone - The Heart is a Lotus (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8400) Oct 11

— reissue of 1970 Argo release
— Art Themen (flute, clarinet, soprano, tenor), Jim Philip (flute, clarinet, tenor), Don Rendell (flute, soprano, tenor), Ian Carr (trumpet, fl�gelhorn), Dave Green (bass), Coleridge Goode (bass), Trevor Tomkins (drums), Michael Garrick (piano, harpsichord), Norma Winstone (voice)

Terry Durham - Crystal Telephone (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8401) Oct 11

— reissue of 1969 Deram release
— with Chris Karan (drums), Evan Parker (soprano sax), Alan Parker (guitar), John Coleman (piano)

John Surman - John Surman (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8402) Oct 11

— reissue of 1969 Deram release
— John Surman (baritone sax), Dave Holland (bass), Alan Jackson (drums), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, fl�gelhorn), Malcolm Griffiths (trombone), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Tom Bennellick (French horn), Russell Henderson (piano, box bass), Stirling Betancourt (drums, timbales), Errol Phillip (conga drums)

Henry Lowther Band - Child Song (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8403) Oct 11

— reissue of 1970 Deram release
— Henry Lowther (trumpets, fl�gelhorn, violin, percussion), Tony Roberts (tenor sax, bass clarinet, percussion), Mike McNaught (electric piano, percussion), Daryl Runswick (bass guitar, double bass, percussion), Mike Travis (drums, percussion), Jimmy Jewell (tenor sax on �Plaything/Child Song'), Neil Slaven (percus�sion)

Paul Gonsalves - Humming Bird (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8404) Oct 11

— reissue of 1970 Deram release
— Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), David Horler (trombone), Stan Tracey (piano), Dave Green (bass), Benny Goodman (drums), Alan Branscombe (piano), Kenny Napper (bass)

The Chitinous Ensemble directed by Paul Buckmaster - Chitinous (Dutton Vocalion [UK] SML8405) Oct 11

— reissue of 1971 Deram release
— Ian Carr (fl�gelhorn), Brian Smith (soprano sax), Peter Robinson (electric piano), Louis Stuart (electric guitar), Chris Lawrence (bass), Brian Odgers (bass guitar), Paul Buckmaster (cello, electric piano), Denis Lopez (percussion), Barry Morgan (drums), Jack Rothstein (violin), Bob Efford (bass clarinet, bassoon), Freddy Alexander (cello), Claire Deniz (cello), Diana Lewis (piano), Chris Karan (tabla)

Maynard Ferguson - I Have Two Horns/Plays Bill Holman's Arrangement's - 2 CDs (Fresh Sound 2209) Oct 11
— Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Ray Linn, Red Mitchell, Lorraine Geller, Bob Gordon, Georgie Auld, Bill Holman, Nino Tempo, Herb Geller, a.o.

Various Artists - Les Zazous: Swing Obsession 1938-46 (Fremeaux & Associes) Oct 11

Gilles Marie-Paul Laheurte - Dreams: Spontaneous Music 2005 (GMPL 9646) Oct 11
— tribute to Steve Lacy
— soprano sax: solo and with drums

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - The Sameness of Difference (Hyena Records) Oct 11

— JFJO: Brian Haas (piano); Reed Mathis (acoustic bass); Jason Smart (drums); originals plus fun versions of tunes by Charles Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Bjork, the Beatles, Hendrix, Brian Wilson, a.o.

John Coltrane - One Up, One Down: Live at the Half Note - 2 CDs (Impulse) Oct 11

— previously unreleased live broadcasts from 1965
— John Coltrane (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Jimmy Garrison (double bass); Elvin Jones (drums)

New Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Minor Swing (Iris Music) Oct 11

Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot - 2 CDs (Jasmine) Oct 11
— backed by the orchestras of Jack Teagarden, Jimmy Dorsey, Harry James and Artie Shaw, as well as duets with Bob Eberly and Richard Hayes; 48 tracks from 1940-54
Lee Morse - Echoes Of A Songbird: 50 Recordings From 1924-30 - 2 CDs (Jasmine) Oct 11
— 50 tracks of her Pathe, Perfect and Columbia sides produced by Lee Morse expert Ian House

Spider Saloff - Like Glass (Kopaesthetics) Oct 11

— Spider Saloff (vocals); Steve Ramsdell (guitars); Zach Brock (violin); Kelly Sill (bass guitar); Geraldo De Oliveira (percussion)

Luke Miner - Paris Jazz (The Little Bookroom) Oct 10
— paperback book; 174 pages

Jim Caruso - Caruso Live and In Person (LML Music) Oct 11

— Jim Caruso (vocals); Billy Stritch (piano, background vocals)

Buddy Rich and his Band - The Lost Tapes - DVD (Lobitos Creek/Lightyear) Oct 11
— 1985; 60 minute performance (including the "West Side Story" medley)
— soloists include Steve Marcus (tenor sax), Paul Phillips (trumpet), Bill Cunliffe (piano), a.o.
— also includes 55 minutes of bonus features, interviews, photos, etc.

Various Artists - Searching For Soul: Rare & Classic Soul, Funk & Jazz From Michigan 1968-1980 (Luv N' Haight) Oct 11

Vince Ector - Renewal of the Spirit (Mambo Maniacs Records) Oct 11

— Vince Ector (drums, African percussion), Bobby Watson (alto sax), Leon Lee Dorsey (contrabass), John diMartino (piano), Dan Faulk (tenor & soprano sax), Jay Collins (tenor sax), Eddie Allen (trumpet)

Nina Simone - A Very Rare Evening (Mambo Maniacs Records) Oct 11

— Nina Simone (vocals, piano), Weldon Irvine (organ), Al Schackman (guitar), Gene Perla (bass), Don Alias (drums), Emedin Rivera (congas, percussion), Gina Rothchild (vocals), Doris Willingham (vocals)

The Soft Machine Legacy - Live in Zaandam - May 10,2005 (MoonJune Records [UK]) Oct 11
— John Etheridge (guitar), Hugh Hopper (bass), John Marshall (drums), Elton Dean (sax)

The San Francisco Chamber Jazz Quartet - SFCJQ (Music Wizards) Oct 11
— founders Gini Wilson (piano) and Steve Heckman (reeds), along with Pat Klobas, Ron Marabuto, Badr Karram and guest Jackie Ryan

Gongzilla - Live in Concert and the East Village Studio - DVD (Music Video Distributors) Oct 11
— Bon Lozaga (guitar), Hansford Rowe (bass), and Benoit Moerlen (vibes), Gary Husband and Phil Kester (percussion), plus guests Chuck Garvey and Gary Husband; 99 minutes

Reese Project - Vicodin Dreams (95 North) Oct 11
— Laurie Reese (cello); Doc Gibbs (percussion)

FME - Cuts (OkkaDisk 12061) Oct 11
— Ken Vandermark: reeds; Nate McBride: bass; Paal Nilssen-Love: drums
— new studio disk recorded in Oslo in Oct. 2004

Amanda Carr - Carr Toons (Original Music Svc) Oct 11
Amanda Carr - Live In San Giorgio (Original Music Svc) Oct 11

Tall Jazz - Emerger (Phd Music) Oct 11

Gregory James - Alphabet Town (Rogue) Oct 11
Gregory James - Tibet (Rogue) Oct 11

Joel Penner Sextet - Church Of The Little Black Dog (Sea Breeze Records) Oct 11

— Doug MacDonald (guitar); Michael Rose (saxophone); Joel Penner (trumpet, flugelhorn); Cengiz Yaltkaya (piano); Bill Von Ravensberg (bass guitar); Steve Pemberton (drums)
Tsunoda Kenichi Big Band - For Jg (Sea Breeze Records) Oct 11

— Jun Sugiyama (tuba); Atsusi Douyama (horns); Yuichi Inoue (piano); Ko-Ji Yamashita (bass guitar); Taro Koyama (drums)

David Meltzer - Poet With Jazz (Sierra) Oct 11

The Ari Hoenig Group - Kinetic Hues: Live At Fat Cat - DVD (Smalls Records 1001) Oct 11
— Ari Hoenig (drums), Jean-Michel Pilc (piano), Matt Penman (bass), Jacques Schwarzbart (tenor sax)

Frank Hewitt Quintet - Four Hundred Saturdays (Smalls Records 10) Oct 11

— Frank Hewitt (piano); Mike Mullins (alto saxophone); Chris Byars (tenor saxophone); Ari Roland (upright bass); Jimmy Lovelace (drums)

Billy Strayhorn - Piano Passion (Storyville Records 8404) Oct 11
— with Duke Ellington/Michel Goudret/Wendell Marshall/Joe Shulman/Paris String Quartet
Duke Ellington & his Orchestra - The Treasury Shows, Vol. 12 - 2 CDs (Storyville Records/DETS 9012) Oct 11
— first time on CD for these Sept-Oct 1945 recordings
— with Billy Strayhorn/Taft Jordan/Shelton Hemphill/Cat Anderson/Rex Stewart/Ray Nance/Joseph Nanton/Lawrence Brown/Claude Jones/Al Sears/Jimmy Hamilton/Johnny Hodges/Otto Hardwick/Harry Carney/Fred Guy/Junior Raglin/Sonny Greer/Joay Sherill/Albert Hibller/Kay Davis
Bobby Hackett & Bob Haggart - V-Disc Recording Parties (Storyville Records/Jazz Unlimited 2094) Oct 11
— V-Disc recordings from 1943, 1947 & 1948

Roswell Rudd & The Mongolian Buryat Band - Blue Mongol (Sunnyside 1147) Oct 11
— Roswell Rudd (trombone) with Mongolian quinet of Battuvshin Baldantseren, throat singing and playing limbe (flute), ikh khur (horse head bass) and khomus (jaw harp); Badma Khanda on voice; Dmitry Ayurov on morin khur (horse head fiddle); Kermen Kalyaeva on lochin (dulcimer) & khalmyk dombra (lute) and Valentina Namdykova on yatag (zither)

Amina Figarova - September Suite (215 Records) Oct 11
— with Kurt Van Herck, Bart Platteau, Wiro Mahieu, Chris Strik, Nico Schepers

Sun Ra Arkestra - East Berlin and West Berlin - DVD (Transparency 171) Oct 11
— 153 minutes total; with 1970 fragment from French TV
— Live In East Berlin 1986 (2 concerts)
— Sun Ra Allstars (with Lester Bowie, Don Cherry, John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Philly Jo Jones and Sun Ra) - Live in West Berlin (1983)

Pharoah Sanders - Anthology: You've Got To Have Freedom - 2 CDs (Universal [England]) Oct 11
— taken from the Impulse!, Teressa & Arista labels

Oregon - Moon & Mind (Universe [Italy]) Oct 11 — 1978

Jamie Cullum - Catching Tales (Verve Forecast) Oct 11

Jamie Cullum - Catching Tales - CD+DVD edition (Verve Forecast) Oct 11

Bobby McFerrin - Live In Montreal - DVD (Verve Records) Oct 11

Shirley Horn - But Beautiful: The Best Of Shirley Horn (Verve Records) Oct 11

— includes three live bonus tracks
— [Shirley Horn, 1934-2005, R.I.P.]

New Quintette Du Hot - Minor Swing (Harmonia Mundi) Oct 11

Bill Coleman - Complete Philips Recordings - 2 CDs (Universal [France]) Oct 11
— 38 tracks from 1951-1952 (studio session of six tracks plus seven previously unreleased alternate takes, 25 tracks from a concert at La Salle Pleyel)
— with Guy Lafitte on both clarinet and tenor, plus Buddy Banks on bass, Art Simmons on piano, Zutty Singleton on drums, Jay Cameron on alto, and some occasional vocals from Miriam Burton

Alexander McCabe - The Round (Wamco) Oct 11
— Alexander McCabe (alto sax), Joe Barbato (piano, accordion), Ugonna Okegwo (bassist), and Steve Johns (drums)

Steve Heckman Quartet - Live At Yoshi's (World City Music) Oct 11
— Steve Heckman on saxophone, Matt Clark on piano, Karen Horner on bass and Jemal Ramirez on drums

Charles Farrell/Evan Parker - Glossolalia (World Tribe Music [UK]) Oct 11
— Charles Farrell (piano) and Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxes)
Charles Farrell - Hope Springs Eternal (World Tribe Music [UK]) Oct 11
— Charles Farrell (piano), Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxes) and John Stephan (guitar, programming)

Victor Wooten - Show Of Hands (Vanguard Records) Oct 11 — 1996
Victor Wooten - What Did He Say (Vanguard Records) Oct 11 — 1997

Paul Motian Trio - Live at the Village Vanguard (Winter & Winter/JMT 919080) Oct 11
— Paul Motian (drums); Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone); Bill Frisell (guitar, guitar synthesizer); 1996

Gary Thomas - Overkill (Winter & Winter/JMT 919079) Oct 11
— Gary Thomas (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Maysa (vocals); Jovanotti, Barrikade, Pork Chop, Godfaddah, No Name , Mustapha, Lean-Nut (rap vocals); Marvin Sewell (guitar); Ransom (trumpet); George Colligan (piano); John Lamkin (drums); 1996

Tim Berne's Bloodcount - Memory Select: Paris Concert 3 (Winter & Winter/JMT 919081) Oct 11
—Tim Berne (alto & baritone saxophones); Chris Speed (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Marc Ducret (electric guitar); Michael Formanek (acoustic bass); Jim Black (drums); 1994

These are the final three of the 81 JMT titles that were originally issued from 1985 through 1995 and reissued by Winter & Winter starting in 2001

Hilary Noble & Rebecca Cline - Enclave (Zoho Music 510) Oct 11
— Hilary Noble (reeds, percussion), Rebecca Cline (piano), Fernando Huergo (electric bass), Steve Langone (drums)

Richie Hart - Greasy Street (Zoho Music 511) Oct 11
— Richie Hart (electric & acoustic guitars), Rick Petrone (bass), Joe Corsello (drums) plus guests (on several tracks each) Clifton Anderson, Pete Levin, Dr. Lonnie Smith and Jerry Weldon

non-jazz items of interest

Chocolate Genius Inc - Black Yankee Rock (Commotion Records) Oct 11
— Chocolate Genius Inc [Mark Anthony Thompson] (vocals, various instruments)
— with Marc Ribot, Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Roy Nathanson, Van Dyke Parks

Don McLean - Rearview Mirror CD+DVD (Hyena Records) Oct 11
— retrospective that includes previously unreleased studio and live recordings

Dr. John - Live From London - DVD (Iguana Project) Oct 10
— with the Chris Barber Band; 1983

Barbara Brussell - Lerner in Love: The Lyrics of Alan Jay Lerner (LML Music) Oct 11
— Tedd Firth (piano), Todd Schroeder (piano), Steve LaSpina (bass), Peter Grant (drums), Gene Bertoncini (guitar), Warren Vache (trumpet), Robert Kyle (sax)

Various Artists - Blazing Bluegrass - 4 CD box (Proper Box 95) Oct 10
— Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, Jim & Jesse, Reno & Smiley and others; 103 tracks

Gomalan Brass Quintet - Swingin' Pool (Summit Records) Oct 11

Jonathan Kane - February (Table of the Elements 88) Oct 11

Susan Tedeschi - Hope and Desire (Verve Forecast) Oct 11

4 October 2005

Triptych Myth - Beautiful (Aum Fidelity 038) Oct 4

— Cooper-Moore (piano); Tom Abbs (upright bass); Chad Taylor (drums); liner notes by William Parker

Robert Glasper - Canvas (Blue Note) Oct 4

— Robert Glasper (piano); Bilal (vocals); Mark Turner (tenor saxophone); Vincente Archer (bass); Damion Reed (drums)

Don Cherry - Where Is Brooklyn? (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 4

— Don Cherry (trumpet); Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone); Henry Grimes (double bass); Ed Blackwell (drums); 1966

Andrew Hill - Andrew!!! (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 4

— Andrew Hill (piano); John Gilmore (tenor saxophone); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Richard Davis (double bass); Joe Chambers (drums); 1966

Elmo Hope - Trio and Quintet (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 4

— Elmo Hope (piano); Frank Foster, Harold Land (tenor saxophone); Percy Heath (double bass); Frank Butler, Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey (drums); 1953-57

Booker Ervin - Tex Book Tenor (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 4

— Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet); Kenny Barron (piano); Jan Arnet (double bass); Billy Higgins (drums); 1968; session originally issued on the LP double "Back From the Gig"

Jackie McLean - Consequence (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 4

— Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Harold Mabern (piano); Herbie Lewis (double bass); Billy Higgins (drums); 1965

Ike Quebec - The Complete 45 Sessions - 2 CDs (Blue Note Connoisseur) Oct 4

— Ike Quebec (tenor saxophone); Skeeter Best (guitar); Sir Charles Thompson (organ); Milt Hinton (double bass); collection of his 45's; 1959-62

hear/buy: Artist Selects: Freddie Hubbard

Lou Donaldson - Artist Selects: Lou Donaldson (Blue Note) Oct 4

Kenny Burrell - Artist Selects: Kenny Burrell (Blue Note) Oct 4

Gerald Wilson - Artist Selects: Gerald Wilson (Blue Note) Oct 4

Freddie Hubbard - Artist Selects: Freddie Hubbard (Blue Note) Oct 4

hear/buy: The Tommy Dorsey Centennial Collection

Tommy Dorsey - The Tommy Dorsey Centennial Collection - 3 CDs (Bluebird/Legacy) Oct 4

— CD 1: 25 tracks as sideman; 1925-32; with Phil Whiteman, Jimmy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, Red Nichols, Ethel Waters, Boswell Sisters, Bing Crosby, Mildred Bailey, Hoagy Carmichael, Eddie Condon, Jack Teagarden, Don Redman, a.o.;
— CD 2: 24 tracks as leader; 1935-49, 1955; musicians include Bunny Berigan, Bud Freeman, Max Kaminsky, Joe Bauer, Fats Waller, Charlie Spivak, Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich, Nelson Riddle, Charlie Shavers, Buddy de Franco, Duke Ellington (& his Orchestra), Louis Bellson,
— CD 3: 20 tracks of Air Checks; 1939-1942 & 1946; similar personnel, some tracks w/ Sinatra; plus 1956 track with Elvis
— liner notes by Peter J. Levinson; remastered

hear/buy: The Essential Frank Sinatra With The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra

Frank Sinatra - The Essential Frank Sinatra With The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - 2 CDs (Bluebird/Legacy) Oct 4

— 43 tracks; 1940-42; remembrance by Nancy Sinatra, notes by Charles L. Granata

Bebo Valdes - Bebo De Cuba (Calle 54 Records) Oct 4

Brian Auger - Second Wind (Castle) Oct 3
Brian Auger - Straight Ahead (Castle) Oct 3

Conrad Herwig - Obligation (Criss Cross 1268) Oct 4
— Conrad Herwig (trombone), Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Mark Whitfield (guitar), Kyle Kohler (organ), Gene Jackson (drums); originals by Herwig

Brian Lynch Latin Jazz Sextet - ConClave (Criss Cross 1271) Oct 4
— Brian Lynch (trumpet), Ralph Bowen on tenor sax; Venezuelan pianist Luis Perdomo; Russian bassist Boris Kozlov; Cubans Ernesto Simpson on trap drums and Roberto Quintero, percussion

Herlin Riley - Cream Of The Crescent (Criss Cross 1272) Oct 4
— Wycliffe Gordon on trombone, Victor Goines on saxes and clarinet, Wynton Marsalis on trumpet, bassist Reginald Veal, pianist Eric Lewis and Herlin Riley (drums)

Alex Sipiagin - Returning (Criss Cross 1270) Oct 4
— with tenorist Seamus Blake guitarist Adam Rogers, bassist Scott Colley and drummer Antonio Sanchez

Grant Stewart - Grant Stewart + 4 (Criss Cross 1269) Oct 4
— Grant Stewart (tenor sax) with guitarist Joe Cohn, pianist Bill Charlap, bassist Paul Gill, and drummer Willie Jones III; standards plus an original by Cohn's father, Al Cohn

Barbara Morrison - Live at the Dakota (Dakota Live) Oct 4

Rita Lee - Bossa N Beatles (Delanuca Records/Ghordo Music) Oct 4

Paris Combo - Paris Combo (DRG Records) Oct 4

Arild Anderson - Electra (ECM Records) Oct 4

— Arild Andersen (double bass, drum programming); Patrice Heral (vocals, drum, bass drum, udo drum, djembe, tabla); Savina Yannatou, Chrysanthi Douzi (vocals); Elvind Aarset (guitar); Arve Henriksen (trumpet); Paolo Vinaccia (drums, percussion); Nils Petter Molvaer (drum programming); Elly-Marina Casdas, Fotini-Niki Grammenou (background vocals)

Anders Jormin - Xieyi (ECM Records) Oct 4

— Anders Jormin (double bass); solo bass and compositions with brass ensemble: Robin Rydqvist (trumpet, flugelhorn); Krister Petersson (French horn); Lars-Goran Carlsson (trombone); Niclas Rydh (bass trombone)

Enrico Rava - TATI (ECM Records) Oct 4

— Enrico Rava (trumpet); Stefano Bollani (piano); Paul Motian (drums)

Paul Dunmall - Solo Soprano Saxophone (FMR [UK] 167) Oct
— recorded live, 7 Aug 2005, at the Priory Southend-on-Sea Jazz Festival in England
— his 2nd solo sax recording
Fredy Studer/Hamid Drake/Michael Zerang - Drummin' Chicago (FMR [UK] 160) Oct
— Fredy Studer (drums, cymbals, gongs & metals), Hamid Drake (drums, cymbals, metal, frame drum and tabla) and Michael Zerang (drums, cymbals, metal, darbuka, zither and assorted percussion)

Harris Eisenstadt - The Soul And Gone (482 Music 1042) Oct 4
— with Jeb Bishop and Jason Mears

Will Downing - Soul Symphony (GRP) Oct 4

Marian McPartland - Piano Jazz with Bruce Hornsby (The Jazz Alliance) Oct 4

— Marian McPartland (piano); Bruce Hornsby (vocals, piano)

Don Menza Big Band - Menza Lines (Jazzed Media 1009) Oct 4

— Don Menza (tenor sax); Mark Waggoner (guitar); Jack Nimitz, Lanny Morgan, Tom Peterson, Doug Webb, Russ D'Alba (reeds); Chuck Findley, Don Rader, Frank Szabo, Ron King, Bobby Shew (trumpet); Alex Iles, Bill Reichenbach, Bob McChesney, John Hasselback (trombone); Mike Abene (piano); Chris Conner (bass guitar); Mike Stephans (drums)

Jeff Kaye - Just Like Me (Jazzed Media 1011) Oct 4

— Jeff Kaye (trumpet, flugelhorn); George Harper (saxophone); John Campbell , Josh Nelson (piano); Isla Eckinger (bass); Paul Kreibich (drums)

Count Basie Orchestra - Basically Basie - 4 CDs (JSP) Oct 4

— studio dates 1937-45; 101 tracks

Krystall Klear and the Buells - This Way Is West (K2B2 3369) Oct 4
— Buell Neidlinger (bass) and Marty Krystall (tenor sax & bass clarinet); two-fer of:
— "Ready for the 90's" with Billy Higgins (drums), Warren Gale (trumpet) and Cecil Taylor (piano on one track)
— "Our Night Together" with Peter Erskine (drums), Jerry Peters (Hammond B3 organ) and Gene Cipriano (bass clarinet on one track)

Ripple Effect - Hybrids (Kindred Spirit 1114) Oct 4

— Jack DeJohnette (drums), Foday Musa Suso (kora), John Surman (clarinet, saxophone and recorder), Marlui Miranda (vocals)

hear/buy: By Myself: The Songs Of Judy Garland

Linda Eder - By Myself: The Songs Of Judy Garland (MaxJazz) Oct 4

— Linda Eder (vocals); Dave Mann, Aaron Heicke (alto saxophone); Lawrence Feldman (tenor saxophone); David Richenberg (baritone saxophone); Jeremy Pelt, Randy Brecker, Barry Danielian, Tony Kadleck, Bob Millikan, Glenn Drewes, Don Downs (trumpet); Dan Levine, John Fedchock (trombone); George Flynn (bass trombone); Lee Musiker, Jeremy Roberts (piano); David Finck (bass); Clint deGanon, Mark McLean (drums)

Joyce - The Essential Joyce: 1970-96 (Mr. Bongo) Oct 4

Adam Holzman & Brave New World - Jazz Rocket Science (Nagel Heyer) Oct 4
— Mitch Stein, Alan "AB" Burroughs (guitar); Adam Holzman (t-wah, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, Kurzwell synthesizer, mini-Moog synthesizer); Aaron Heicke (saxophone); Freddy Cash Jr. (bass); Alex Elena (drums)

Daisuke Abe - On My Way Back Home (Nagel Heyer Records 2061) Oct 4
— Daisuke Abe; Gretchen Parlato (vocals); Walter Smith (tenor saxophone); Aaron Parks (piano); Matt Brewer (bass); Rodney Green (drums)

Alex Bugnon - Free (Narada) Oct 4

Vinny Golia Large Ensemble - 20th Anniversary Concert - DVD (Nine Winds 250) Oct 4
— Eric Barber, Rob Blakeslee, Jessica Catron, Daphne Chen, Alex Cline, Brad Dutz, Bruce Fowler, John Fumo, Jeff Gauthier, Ludvig Girdland, Vinny Golia, Ed Harkins, Ivan Johnson, Jeff Kaiser, Ronit Kirchman, Alan Lechusza, Marc Lowenstein, Devin Maxwell, Joe McNally, Guenevere Meascham, Jason Mears, George McMullen, Hal Onserud, Wayne Peet, Andrew Pask, Bill Plake, Scot Ray, Kim Richmond, Bill Roper, Jennifer Roth, Eric Sbar, Sara Schoenbeck, Jonathan Stenney, Phil Teele, Michael Vlatkovich, Rob Zimmerman
Vinny Golia - Music for Like Instruments: The Clarinets (Nine Winds 279) Oct 4
— Vinny Golia (Taragoto, Ab, Eb, A, Bb, Alto, Bass, Contralto & Contra-bass Clarinets), Andrew Pask (Bb & Bass Clarinets), Cory Wright (Bb & Bass Clarinets), Jim Sullivan (G, Bb & Bass Clarinets), Brian Walsh (Bb & Bass Clarinets)
Rick Helzer - Face in the Mirror (Nine Winds 248) Oct 4
— Rick Helzer (piano), Chris Conner (bass), Duncan Moore (drums), Kim Richmond (alto & soprano sax), James Newton (flute), Lori Bell (flute), Joseph Howell (clarinet), David Borgo (tenor & soprano sax), Derek Cannon (flugelhorn)

Gilfema - Gilfema (Obliqsound) Oct 4

— Lionel Loueke (vocals, guitar); Massimo Biolcati (acoustic bass guitar); Ferenc Nemeth (drums)

hear/buy: A Charlie Brown Christmas: 40 Years

Various Artists - A Charlie Brown Christmas: 40 Years (Peak Records) Oct 4

Wojciech Karolak - Easy! (Polskie Nagrania-Muza 1081) Oct 1
— Wojciech Karolak (Hammond & Farfisa "Vip" Organs, Fender Piano), Tomasz Szukalski (soprano saxophone), Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Zbigniew Namyslowski (alto saxophone), with orchestra conducted by Jan "Ptaszyn" Wroblewski; 1974
Adam Makowicz - Live Embers (Polskie Nagrania-Muza 1043) Oct 1
— solo piano; 1975
Jerzy Milian - Baazaar (Polskie Nagrania-Muza 1043) Oct 1
— Jerzy Milian (vibraphone, marimba), Jacek Bednarek (bass, gidjak), Grzegorz Gier?owski (drums), Ewa Wanat (vocal), Janusz Mych (flute); 1969
Zbigniew Namyslowski - Kujaviak Goes Funky (Polskie Nagrania-Muza 1046) Oct 1
— Zbigniew Namyslowski (alto saxophone), Tomasz Szukalski (soprano and tenor saxophones), Wojciech Karolak (electric piano), Pawel Jarzebski (bass), Czeslaw "Maly" Bartkowski (drums); 1975
Tomasz Stanko - Twet (Polskie Nagrania-Muza 939) Oct 1
— Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Tomasz Szukalski (tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet), Peter Warren (bass), Edward Vesala (drums); 1975
Michal Urbaniak - Constellation in Concert (Polskie Nagrania-Muza 939) Oct 1
— Michal Urbaniak (electric violin), Urszula Dudziak (vocal, percussion), Wojciech Karolak (Hammond & Farfisa organ), Czeslaw Bartkowski (drums), Adam Makowicz (Fender piano, Fender bass); 1973

Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Songs Of New Orleans - 2 CDs (Preservation Hall) Oct 4

Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans' Sweet Emma and her Preservation Hall Jazz Band - 2 CDs (Preservation Hall) Oct 4

— with Percy Humphrey, Willie Humphrey; 1964

Louis Armstrong - King Louis - 4 CD box (Proper Box 93) Oct 4
— 1923-29; 103 tracks

Kirk Whalum - Performs The Babyface Songbook (Rendezvous) Oct 4
— Christian McBride, Dave Koz, Norman Brown, Rick Braun, Babyface

Tim Berne's Hardcell - Feign (Screwgun 700015)
— Tim Berne on alto sax, Craig Taborn on piano and Tom Rainey on drums

Erwin Helfer Trio - Careless Love (The Sirens Records 5011) Oct 4

Roscoe Mitchell & Tatsu Aoki - Chicago Duos: First Look (Southport 112) Oct
— Roscoe Mitchell (flute, reeds, and percussion), Tatsu Aoki (acoustic bass, percussion)

Vincent Gardner Quintet - Elbow Room (SteepleChase Records 31580) Oct 4
— Vincent Gardner (trombone), Walter Blanding (tenor and soprano sax), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Greg Williams (bass), and Quincy Davis (drums); tunes by Monk, Coltrane, Parker, and Jules Styne plus four originals

Dexter Gordon Quintet - Stella By Starlight (SteepleChase Records 36036) Oct 4
— Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone, Pony Poindexter (alto saxophone, vocal), Kenny Drew (piano), NHOP (bass), and Makaya Ntshoko (drums); previously unreleased Montmartre broadcast 1965/66
Andy LaVerne Trio - All Ways (SteepleChase Records 31569) Oct 4
— Andy LaVerne (piano), Gary Versace (Organ), and Billy Drummond (drums)
Jed Levy Quintet - Mood Ellington (SteepleChase Records 31579) Oct 4
— Jed Levy (tenor sax, flute), Jack Walrath (tpt), Bill Mays (piano), Martin Wind (bass) and Jeff Brillinger (drums); tunes by Ellington and Ellingtonian tunes

Sarah DeLeo - The Nearness of You! (Sweet Sassy Music 1001) Oct 4

Andrew Hill - Blue Black (Test of Time Records 10) Oct 4

— Andrew Hill (piano), Jimmy Vass (alto & soprano saxes, flute), Chris C. White (bass), Leroy Williams (drums); 1975

Pyramid - Pyramid (Video Arts [Japan] 1268) Oct 4
— Akira Jimbo (drums), Yuji Toriyama (guitars and mandolin) and Hirotaka Izumi (acoustic piano and keyboards)
Ann Sally - Brand New Orleans (Video Arts [Japan] 1262) Oct 4
— Ann Sally (vocals), Frederick Sanders (piano, Hammond Organ), Richard Moten (bass), Gerald French (drums), Eric Traub (tenor sax) and Mark Braud (trumpet)
Super Trombone - Mission Impossible (Video Arts [Japan] 1267) Oct 4
— Jim Pugh (trombone), Conrad Herwig (trombone), Dave Bargeron (trombone), Dave Taylor (bass Trombone), Peter Zak (piano), John Webber (bass) and Victor Lewis (drums)
Super Trombone - Take Five (Video Arts [Japan]) Oct 4
John Tropea - Simple Way To Say I Love You (Video Arts [Japan]) Oct 4
John Tropea - Something Old New Borrowed And Blues (Video Arts [Japan]) Oct 4
John Tropea - To Touch You Again (Video Arts [Japan]) Oct 4

Jane Monheit - The Very Best of Jane Monheit (Warlock Records) Oct 4

— includes two previously unreleased tracks; with Christian McBride, David "Fathead" Newman, Donald Harrison, Hank Crawford, Joel Frahm, Kenny Barron, Kenny Washington, Lewis Nash, Ron Carter, Tom Harrell, Gregg Hutchinson

Dave Pell Octet - Live at the Lighthouse (Woofy 158) Oct 4
— with Bob Efford-bs; Carl Saunders-t; Bill Reichenbach-tb; Grant Geissman-g; Bob Florence-p; Jim Hughart-b; Peter Donald-d; originals by Holman, Paich and Saunders, plus standards by Rogers & Hart and others

non-jazz items of interest

hear/buy: Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin'

King Curtis - Sweet Soul/Everybody's Talkin' (Ambassador Soul Classics) Oct 4

— two-fer of 1968 & 1970 Atco LPs; musicians includes Bernard Purdie, Cornell Dupree, Billy Butler, Billy Preston, and The Memphis Horns

Esquivel - Merry Xmas From The Space-Age Bachelor Pad (Bar None Records) Oct 4

Dr. John - Live at Montreux, 1995/1986 - DVD (Eagle Rock) Oct 4
— 94 minutes; 1995 performance, with bonus tracks from 1986

Dr. John - Live at Montreux, 1995 - CD (Eagle Rock) Oct 4

Carlos Giffoni - Welcome Home (Important Records) Oct 4
Merzbow - Merzbata (Important Records) Oct 4
— Masami Akita (laptop, EMS Synthi model 'A')

Chuck Bettis & Friends - Community Of Commotion (North East Indie 36) Oct 4

— Chuck Bettis (vocals, laptop); Audrey Chen (vocals, cello); Chriss Sutherland (vocals, percussion); Colleen Kinsella (vocals); Melissa Ip (spoken vocals); Mick Barr (guitar); Caleb Mulkerin (zither); Tom Boram (synthesizer, electronics); Jerry Lim (synthesizer); Aaron Brenner (midi keyboard); Tim Barnes (percussion); Ikue Mori (laptop); Toshio Kajiwara (turntables

Various Artists - Good For What Ails You: Music Of The Medicine Shows: 1926-1937 - 2 CDs (Old Hat Enterprises 1005) Oct 4

Various Artists - 2005 Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival National Finals (Primarily A Capella) Oct 4

Ravi Shankar - The Essential Ravi Shankar - 2 CDs (Private Music) Oct 4
— includes material recorded for Columbia, Private Music, RCA Victor, and more

Various Artists - American Primitive, Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) (Revenant 214) Oct 4
— "excavation through the substrata of little-heard and undiscovered American folk and jazz music with this collection of pre-war recordings"

Gospel Keyboard Trio - Heavenly Keys (The Sirens Records 5012) Oct 4
— Reverend Dwayne Mason (piano), Leonard Maddox (Hammond B-3) and Willie Jones (electric piano)

buy: Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-4-5, 2005 (CDs)

buy: Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-4-5, 2005 (DVDs)

Cream - Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-4-5, 2005 - 2 CDs (Warner Bros) Oct 4

Cream - Royal Albert Hall London May 2-3-4-5, 2005 - 2 DVDs (Warner Bros) Oct 4
— Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Ginger Baker (vocals, drums); Jack Bruce (bass guitar)

Cream - Farewell Concert - DVD (Image Entertainment) Oct 4
— 80 minutes; 1968

27 September 2005

Alan Broadbent - Round Midnight (Artistry 7005) Sept 27

— Alan Broadbent (piano); Brian Bromberg (double bass); Joe LaBarbera (drums)

Achim Goettert - Skajazz (Bibi World Jazz) Sept 27
Achim Goettert's Orange Winds - Dahab Walk (Bibi World Jazz) Sept 27

Bill Stewart Trio - Keynote Speakers (Bill Stewart Music)
— Bill Stewart, Larry Goldings, Kevin Hayes

Bill Charlap & Sandy Stewart - Love Is Here To Stay (Blue Note Records) Sept 27

— duet album of standards by pianist Charlap with his mother, vocalist Sandy Stewart

Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - Live at Carnegie Hall (Blue Note Records) Sept 27

— Nov. 27th, 1957, recording of the Thelonious Monk quartet with John Coltrane recorded at Carnegie Hall
— previously unreleased recording discovered in January in the Library of Congress
— nearly an hour of music in this major find!
— John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Ahmed Abdul-Malik (bass); Shadow Wilson (drums)

Dan Cray Trio - Save Us! (Blujazz Records) Sept 27

— Dan Cray (piano); Clark Sommers (bass guitar); Greg Wyser (drum)

Tim Coffman - Crossroads (Blujazz Records) Sept 27
— Tim Coffman (trombone); Mark Colby (soprano, tenor); Scott Wendholt (trumpet); Mike Kocour (piano); Kelly Sill (bass guitar); Bob Rummage (drums)

James Carter, Cyrus Chestnut, Reginald Veal and Ali Jackson - Gold Sounds (Brown Brothers Recordings) Sept 27

— instrumental versions of songs by Pavement; James Carter (saxophone); Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Ali Jackson (drums); Reginald Veal (vocals, double bass)

Peter Herbert - Naked Bass (Buzo Records [Austria]) Sept — solo bass

BassInstinct - Bass Instinct (Camerata [Japan] 28089) Sept — Austrian bass sextet which includes Peter Herbert

Margie Baker - Margie Baker & Friends (CAP) Oct 4
Mark Sherman - One Step Closer (CAP Records) Sept 27
— Joe Lovano (tenor sax), Joe Magnarelli (trumpet & flugelhorn), Mark Sherman (vibes & marimba), Allen Farnham (piano), Dean Johnson (bass), Tim Horner (drums); originals by Sherman and Farnham and several standards

Nat "King" Cole - The Christmas Song (Capitol Records) Sept 27

— Nat "King" Cole (vocals, piano); Ralph Carmichael (conductor)
— remastered; with two bonus tracks

Dizzy Gillespie - One Night In Washington (Collectables) Sept 27

— Dizzy Gillespie (vocals, trumpet); Mike Goldberg (alto saxophone); Jim Parker, Angelo Tompros, Spencer Sinatra, Joel Davie (tenor saxophone); Al Porcino, Marky Markowitz, Ed Leddy, Bob Carey, Chas Frankhauser, Bunny Aldhizer (trumpet); Earl Swope, Bob Swope, Dick Leith (trombone); Ed Dimond (piano, percussion); Larry Eanet (piano); Mert Oliver (double bass); Joe Timer (drums); Washington, D.C., 03/13/1955

Bud Powell - Inner Fires: The Genius of Bud Powell (Collectables) Sept 27

— Bud Powell (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)
— recorded live in DC in 1953 & originally released by Elektra; plus interviews from 1960

Rene Bloch - Mister Latin (Collectables) Sept 27

— reissue of 1962 Atlantic Records LP; Rene Bloch (alto saxophone); Felo Brito (vocals); Augie Arcaraz (flute); Louis Valizan (trumpet); Al Chaplin (piano); Rene Bloch Orchestra

Miles Davis - The Essential Plus - 2 CDs + 1 DVD (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 27
— 1945-86 compilation plus "The Miles Davis Story" DVD

Various Artists - Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar - 4-CD box set (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 27

Michael Feinstein with George Shearing - Hopeless Romantics (Concord Records 2152) Sept 27

Marian McPartland - Piano Jazz with Teddy Wilson (Concord Records 12052) Sept 27

Diane Reeves - Good Night, and Good Luck [OST] (Concord Records) Sept 27

— Dianne Reeves (vocoder); Matt Catingub (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Peter Martin (piano); Jeff Hamilton (drums); Alex Acuna, Robert Hurst

Jenny Scheinman - 12 Songs (Cryptogramophone 125) Sept 27

— Jenny Scheinman (violin); Bill Frisell (guitar); Rachelle Garniez (accordion); Doug Wieselman (clarinet); Ron Miles (cornet); Tim Luntzel (double bass); Dan Rieser (drums)

David Doruzka - Hidden Paths (Cube Bohemia) Sept 27

Nachito Herrera - Bembe En Mi Casa (FS Music) Sept 27

George Benson - Best of George Benson Live (GRP) Sept 27

— George Benson (vocals, guitar); Michael O'Neill (vocals, guitar); Dio Saucedo (vocals, percussion); David Witham, Joe Sample (piano); Thom Hall (keyboards); Stanely Banks (bass); Michael White (drums); The BBC Big Band Orchestra; recorded at the Belfast Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Ireland, 2000

Sonny Rollins - Live In London, Vol. 2 (Harkit [England] 8107) Sept 27
— recorded live at Ronnie Scott's Club in January 1965; with Stan Tracey, piano; Rick Laird, bass and Ronnie Stephenson on drums; 78 minutes

Bona Fide - Soul Lounge (Heads Up Records) Sept 27

— George Hazelrigg (guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer piano); Kevin Levi (saxophone, keyboards); Tim Camponeschi (keyboards, bass guitar); John E. Coale (drums); Howard Zizzi (percussion); plus Rick Aurich, Willie Williams (guitar); Chuck Loeb (electric guitar); Jimmy Wilson (flugelhorn)

Joe McBride - Texas Hold'Em (Heads Up Records) Sept 27

— Joe McBride (vocals, piano, keyboards); Martin Walters (guitar, bass guitar); Todd Parsnow (guitar); Wayne DeLano (saxophone); Dave Von Blohn (trumpet, flugelhorn); Larry Spencer (trumpet); John Adams (double bass); Dennis Durick (drums); recorded in Dallas

Houston Person - All Soul (HighNote Records 7146) Sept 27

— Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Randy Johnston (guitar); Eddie Allen (trumpet); Stan Hope (piano); Per-Ola Gadd (bass); Chip White (drums)

Wallace Roney - Mystikal (HighNote Records 7145) Sept 27

— Wallace Roney (trumpet); Antoine Roney (reeds); Geri Allen (piano, electric piano, keyboards); Adam Holzman (synthesizer); Eric Allen (drums); Bobby Thomas Jr. (percussion); Val Jeanty (turntables)

Lafayette Gilchrist - Toward The Shining Path (Hyena Records) Sept 27

— Lafayette Gilchrist (piano); John Dierker, Gregory L. Thompkins (tenor saxophone); Mike Cerri (trumpet); Anthony "Blue" Jenkins (bass guitar); Nate Reynolds (drums)

Freddie Hubbard & Jimmy Heath - Jam Gems (Hyena Records) Sept 27

— Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Jimmy Heath (tenor saxophone); Gus Simms (piano); Wilbur Little (bass); Bertell Knox (drums); recorded live at the Famous Ballroom, Baltimore, Maryland on June 13, 1965

Gregg August - Late August (Iacuessa Records 002) Sept 27

Oliver Nelson Big Band - Live From Los Angeles (Impulse! LPR) Sept 27

— Oliver Nelson (saxophone); Mel Brown (guitar); Tom Scott (saxophone); Frank Strozier, Gabe Baltazar (alto saxophone); Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone); Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone); Conte Candoli, Bobby Bryant, Freddy Hill, Buddy Childers (trumpet); Lou Blackburn, Billy Byers (trombone); Frank Strazzeri (piano); Monte Budwig (bass); Ed Thigpen (drums); 1967

hear/buy: Chapter Four: Alive in New York

Gato Barbieri - Chapter Four: Alive in New York (Impulse! LPR) Sept 27

— Gato Barbieri (tenor saxophone, guiro); Paul Metzke (guitar); Howard Johnson (bass clarinet, flugelhorn, tuba, tambourine); Eddie Martinez (Fender Rhodes piano); Ron Carter (bass); Portinho (drums); Ray Armando (congas, percussion); 1975

Pharoah Sanders - Elevation (Impulse! LPR) Sept 27

— Pharoah Sanders (vocals, soprano, tenor saxophone, shaker, percussion, bells); Joe Bonner (vocals, wooden flute, cow horn, piano, harmonium, percussion); Calvin Hill (vocals, bass guitar, tambora); Lawrence Killian (vocals, congas, percussion, bells); John Blue (vocals, percussion); Sedatrius Brown (vocals); Michael White (violin); Michael Carvin (drums, percussion); Kenneth Nash , Jimmy Hopps (percussion); 1973

Michael White - The Land of Spirit and Light (Impulse! LPR) Sept 27

— Michael White (violin); Stanley Nash, Kenny Jenkins (vocals); Bob King (classical guitar); Prince Lasha (flute, alto flute, piccolo, clarinet); Ed Kelly (piano); Cecil McBee (bass); Kenneth Nash (percussion); 1973

P.J. Perry - Time Flies (Justin Time Records) Sept 27

Ranee Lee - Just You Just Me (Justin Time Records) Sept 27

Harry Allen - Christmas In Swingtime (Koch Jazz) Sept 27

— Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); John Pizzarelli (vocals); Larry Goldings (organ); Peter Bernstein (guitar); Jake Hanna (drums)

Sherrie Maricle & the Diva Jazz Orchestra - TnT: A Tommy Nelson Tribute (Lightyear) Sept 27

Sandy Sasso - All My Men (Loose Leaf Records) Sept 27

— Sandy Sasso (vocals, whistling); Grady Tate (vocals); Bob De Vos (electric guitar, steel guitar, nylon-string guitar); Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); Onaje Allan Gumbs (piano); Desi Norman (vibraphone); Marcus McLaurine (bass); Joe Ascione (drums)

Billy Childs Ensemble - Lyric: Jazz-Chamber Music, Vol. 1 (Lunacy/ArtistShare) Sept
— with Larry Koonse, Scott Colley, Brian Blade, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Bob Sheppard, Jimmy Johnson and Carol Robbins, a.o.

Gerald Wilson Orchestra - In My Time (Mack Avenue Records) Sept 27

— with Gary Smulyan, Kamasi Washington, Steve Wilson, Ron Blake , Dustin Cicero, Jerry Dodgian (woodwinds); Eddie Henderson, Frank Green, Jeremy Pelt, Jimmy Owens, Jon Faddis, Sean Jones, Mike Rodriguez (trumpet); Luis Bonilla, Benny Powell, Douglas Purviance, Dennis Wilson (trombone); Gerald Wilson, Lewis Nash, Renee Rosnes, Russell Malone, Peter Washington

Woodstore Quintet with Tim Hagans - 41st Parallel (Nagel-Heyer) Sept 27
— Tim Hagans (trumpet); Maria Pia De Vito (vocals); Massimo Carboni (tenor saxophone); Mariano Tedde (piano); Paolo Spanu (double bass); Gianni Filindeu (drums)

Ramsey Lewis - With One Voice (Narada) Sept 27

— Ramsey Lewis (piano); Keith Henderson, Bobby Broom (guitar); Stephen Eisen (saxophone); Orbert Davis (trumpet); Tracy Kirk (trombone); William Kilgore (organ); Kevin Randolph (keyboards); Larry Gray, Maurice Fitzgerald (bass); Leon Joyce Jr., Khari Parker (drums); Ruben P. Alvarez (percussion); Lambert Anthony Waldrip II (programming); Darius Brooks, Donald Lawrence, Smokie Norful, J.W. James Memorial A.M.E. Combined Choirs

Brad Mehldau - Day Is Done (Nonesuch Records) Sept 27

— Brad Mehldau (piano); Larry Grenadier (double bass); Jeff Ballard (drums)

Frigg - Oasis (Northside) Sept 27

Mark O'Connor - Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Live In New York (Omac) Sept 27

Chris Bennett - Bennett On Broadway (Rhombus Records) Sept 27
Blue Cat Express - Spirit of New Orleans (Rhombus Records) Sept 27

hear/buy: The Complete Library of Congress Recordings

Jelly Roll Morton - The Complete Library of Congress Recordings - 8 CDs+book (Rounder Records) Sept 27

— The complete 1938 recordings by Alan Lomax
— remastered from the original acetate discs; 128 tracks
— includes two soft-cover books with bio by Alan Lomax, liner notes by John F. Szwed, rare photographs, etc.; transfers by Steve Rosenthal; mastering by Adam Ayan

Stuart Nicholson - Is Jazz Dead?: (Or Has It Moved to a New Address) (Routledge) Sept 28
— paperback; 288 pages

Lisa Hilton - My Favorite Things (Ruby Slippers Production) Sept 27

— Lisa Hilton (piano); Eric Marienthal (flute, saxophone); Reggie McBride (bass); Tal Bergman (drums)

Free Fall - Amsterdam Funk (Smalltown Supersound 95) Sept 27
— Ken Vandermark, Haavard Wiik, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten

hear/buy: Perfect Set: Live at Bradley's, Part Two

Kenny Barron - Perfect Set: Live at Bradley's, Part Two (Sunnyside 3031) Sept 27
— Kenny Barron (piano); Ray Drummond (double bass); Ben Riley (drums)

U-Nam - Past Builds The Future (Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records) Sept 27

Bob Baldwin - All In A Days Work (215 Records) Sept 27
Tineke Postma - For The Rhythm (215 Records/Munich Records) Sept 27

— Tineke Postma (saxophone); Edoardo Righini (guitar); Rob Van Bavel (piano, keyboards); Jeroen Vierdag, Darryl Hall (double bass); Terri Lyne Carrington (drums)

Tim Brooks - Lost Sounds: Blacks And the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919
(University of Illinois Press) Sept 27
— "first in-depth history of the involvement of African-Americans in the early recording industry"; paperback; 634 pages

Various Artists - Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922 - 2 CDs
(Archeophone Records) Oct
— companion to above book; 54 tracks; 60-page booklet with notes by Tim Brooks and David Giovannoni

Andrea Wolper - The Small Hours (VarisOne.Jazz) Sept 27
— Andrea Wolper (vocals); Ron Afif (guitar); Lou Marini (flute); Frank London (trumpet); Ken Filiano (double bass); Jamey Haddad, Victor Lewis (drums)

Deborah Weisz Quintet - Grace (Va Wah 002) Sept 27

Mark Murphy - Once to Every Heart (Verve) Sept 27

— Mark Murphy (vocals, piano); Till Bronner (trumpet, flugelhorn); Frank Chastenier (piano); Christian Von Kaphengst (upright bass)

Peter Ind - Jazz Visions: Lennie Tristano and His Legacy (Equinox Publishing [UK]) Sept
— 192 pages; hardcover

non-jazz items of interest

The Band - Musical History - 5 CDs + 1 DVD - box set (Capitol) Sept 27

— 102 audio tracks, nine filmed performances and a 108-page book; more than one third of the material is previously unreleased

Ravi Shankar - Golden Jubilee Concert Live (Chandra Dhara) Sept 27
— Ravi Shankar, Shubho Shankar (sitar); Kumar Bose (tabla); Durga Lal (pakhawaj); Punita Gupta, Partho Sarathy (tamboura);.recorded live at the Barbican Center, London, England in 1994
Ravi Shankar - Spirit of India (Chandra Dhara) Sept 27
— Ravi Shankar (sitar); Punita Gupta, Daya Shankar (tamboura); Kumar Bose (tabla)

KTU - 8 Armed Monkey (Thirsty Ear) Sept 27

— Kimmo Pohjonen (vocals, accordion); Trey Gunn (guitar); Pat Mastellotto (percussion); Samuli Kosminen (sampler)

Various Artists - Mercury Blues Story: East Coast Blues, Vol. 1 (Universe [Italy]) Sept 27
— 27 tracks from Mercury Records; with Bill Samuels and Cats �n Jammers Three, Eddie 'Mr. Cleanhead' Vinson & His Orchestra, Helen Humes, The Trenier Twins, Dinah Washington and Junior Tamplin
Various Artists - Mercury Blues Story: East Coast Blues, Vol. 2 (Universe [Italy]) Sept 27
— 26 tracks from Mercury Records; with Joyce Jackson, Dinah Washington, Joe Houston, 'Manhattan' Paul Bascombe, Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra with Ella Johnson, Zilla Mays with John Peek & The Blues Caravan, Ricky Harper, Stomp Gordon, Jay Hawkins, Titus Turner and Arthur Prysock

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Jimi Tunnell - Trilateral Commission (Art of Life Records 015) Sept 20

— Jimi Tunnell (vocals, guitar, keyboards, vocoder, percussion, programming); Bendik Hofseth (vocals, saxophone); Arto Tuncboyaciyan (vocals, percussion); Rachel Z (keyboards); Jeff Andrews (bass guitar); Omar Hakim (drums); 1991-92

Rebecca Kilgore and the Bobby Gordon Trio - Make Someone Happy (Audiophile) Sept 20
— the music of Maxine Sullivan

Oscar Peterson - Songbooks, Etcetera - 10-CD box set (Avid Records) Sept 20
— CDs 1-5: songbooks; CD 6: accompanying Billie Holiday; CD 7-8: sessions with Lester Young, Ben Webster, Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie; CDs 9-10: 1954 JATP, with Lester Young, Bill Harris and Ray Brown; budget-priced

Curt Hanrahan Septet - To Be Again (Blu Jazz) Sept 20

Trio Da Paz - Somewhere (Blue Toucan Records) Sept 20

— Romero Lubambo (acoustic guitar), Nilson Matta (acoustic bass) and Duduka Da Fonseca (drums)
— Brazilian and American jazz standards

Nicholas D'Amato's Royal Society - Nullius In Verba (Buckyball) Sept 20

— Nicholas D'Amato (bass), Wayne Krantz (guitar) and John O'Reilly (drums)

Either/Orchestra - Ethiopiques 20: Live in Addis - 2 CDs (Buda Records) Sept 20

— Russ Gershon (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jeremy Udden (alto saxophone); Henry Cook (baritone saxophone); Tom Halter, Colin Fisher (trumpet); Joel Yennior (trombone); Gregory Burk (piano, keyboard); Rick Mclaughlin (bass guitar); Harvey Wirht (drums); Vicente Lebron (congas, percussion); plus Michael Belayneh, Bahta G. Hewot, Tsedenia G. Markos (vocals); Getachew Mekurya (tenor saxophone); Malatu Astatke (vibraphone, timbales, percussion)

Eddie Daniels - Blue Bossa (Candid Records) Sept 20
— Eddie Daniels (clarinet, bass clarinet, flute and alto flute) and Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar)

Buddy De Franco - Lush Life (Choice) Sept 20
— Buddy De Franco (clarinet), Gordie Fleming (accordion), Michel Donato (bass), Peter Magadini (drums)
Jimmy Giuffre - Night Dance (Candid Records) Sept 20
— Jimmy Giuffre on clarinet, flute and tenor sax with bassist Kiyoshi Tokunaga and percussionist Randy Kaye; 1971

The Bad Plus - Suspicious Activity? (Columbia) Sept 20

— The Bad Plus: Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson, David King

Forgas Band Phenomena - Soleil 12 (Cuneiform Records 218) Sept 20

— Sylvain Ducloux (electric guitar); Frederic Norel (violin); Denis Guivar'ch (saxophone); Sylvain Gontard (trumpet); Igor Brover (keyboards); Kengo Mochizuki (bass); Patrick Forgas (drums)
Mats/Morgan Band - Thanks For Flying With Us (Cuneiform Records 215) Sept 20

— Jimmy Agren (guitar, dobro, bass guitar); Robert Elovsson (clarinet, keyboards); Mats Oberg (piano, keyboards); Morgan Agren (keyboards, drums, programming); Tommy Tordsson (bass)
NDIO - Airback (Cuneiform Records 216) Sept 20

— Niels Brouwer (guitar, guitar synthesizer, sampler); Frank Van Der Kooij (bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Robert Jarvis (trombone); Paul Maassen (piano, organ); Hugh Hopper (bass, sampler); Pieter Bast (drums)

Patty Waters - Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe: Live In San Francisco 2002 (DBK Works) Sept 20
— Patty Waters (vocals), Leonard Thompson (piano), Seward McCain (bass)

Candy Dulfer - Live At Montreux 2002 (Eagle Records) Sept 20

— Candy Dulfer (vocals, saxophone); Jeroen Rietbergen (keyboards); Michael Van Schie (bass); Ton Dijkman (drums); recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, 1998-2002

Claude Bolling - Warm Up The Band (Fremeaux & Associes) Sept 20

Clarence Williams - Thriller Blues, 1930-41 (Frog 057) Sept 20
— includes three previously unissued tracks

Five Birmingham Babies - Heart Breakin' Baby (Frog 058) Sept 20
— 26 tracks recorded in NYC from 1924-27

Firehouse 5 Plus 2 - Live At Earthquake Mcgoon's: 1970 (GHB) Sept 20
— Ward Kimball, Danny Alguire, George Probert, K.O. Eckland, Billy Newman, Bob Short and Eddie Forrest
Barry Martyn's Legends of Jazz - In Chicago (GHB) Sept 20 — 1974

Dave Douglas - Keystone - CD+DVD (Greenleaf Music 03) Sept 20
— "homage to the much maligned silent film star Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle"
— Dave Douglas on trumpet, compositions, Marcus Strickland on saxes, Jamie Saft on wurlitzer piano, DJ Olive on turntables, Brad Jones on bass and Gene Lake on drums

Chick Corea - Rendezvous in New York - 10 DVD box set (Image Entertainment) Sept 20
— 559 Minutes; footage from his 60th birthday concerts at NYC's Blue Note jazz club; also includes vintage film clips from throughout his career

John La Barbera Big Band - Fantazm (Jazz Compass) Sept 20

Various Artists - Paramount Hot Dance Obscurities (Jazz Oracle 8049) Sept 20
— bands from Wisconsin and, perhaps, Chicago

Oreste - Edison Hot Dance Obscurities, Vol. 2 (Jazz Oracle 8048) Sept 20
— 1926-29; includes recordings by Lou Savarese, Tom Kells, a.o.

Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart's World's Greatest Jazz Band - Century Plaza (Jazzology) Sept 20
Allen Beechy - Allen Beechy's Bright Stars Of Jazz (Jazzology) Sept 20

Carlo Actis Dato/Baldo Martinez - Folklore Imaginario (Leo Records 437) Sept 20
— duets: Carlo Actis Dato (baritone saxophone & bass clarinet), Baldo Martinez (acoustic bass); recorded in Madrid, 2004
Ramon Lopez Flowers Trio - Flowers of Peace (Leo Records 438) Sept 20
— drummer Ramon Lopez, pianist Sophia Domancich and bassist Joelle Leandre; recorded in Paris in 2004
Trio & Sainkho - Forgotten Streets of St. Petersberg (Leo Records 439) Sept 20
— vocalist Sainkho, celebrating the 20th anniversary of her joint venture with the Russion group "Trio": Sergey Letov - saxophones, Alexander Alexandrov - bassoon, Yuri Parfenov - trumpet

Jonathan Kreisberg - Unearth (Mel Bay/Guitar Sessions) Sept 20

— quintet led by guitarist Kreisberg

Five Corners Quintet - Chasin' The Jazz Gone By (Milan)

— Eero Koivistoinen (tenor saxophone); Jukka Eskola (trumpet); Severi Pyysalo (vibraphone); Teppo Makynen (drums); Tuomas Kallio
— Mark Murphy guests on three tracks

Bujo Kevin Jones - Tenth World (Motema Music) Sept 20

Kyle Asche Organ Tio - The Hook Up (OA2) Sept 20
— Kyle Asche on guitar, Pete Benson on Hammond B3 and Todd Howell on drums; plus Scott Burns on tenor sax on half the tracks

Bix Beiderbecke & Various Artists - Bix Restored, Vol. 5 (Origin Jazz 13) Sept 20
— includes three newly discovered alternate takes of recordings featuring Beiderbecke: one by Paul Whiteman's orchestra and two by Frankie Trumbauer's orchestra; rest of CD includes tracks from 1927-39 featuring other musicians influenced by Bix — trumpet players Jimmy McPartland, Bobby Hackett, Andy Secrest and Stirling Bose plus other performers such as Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman and Red Norvo

Ben Thomas Group - Triskaidekaphobia (Origin Records 82448) Sept 20

— Eric Likkel (clarinet); Laura Caviani (piano); Ben Thomas (vibraphone, timbales); Clipper Anderson (bass); John Bishop (drums); Tom Bergersen (congas)

Matt Otto - Red (Origin Records 82445) Sept 20
— Matt Otto (tenor saxophone); Greg Touhey (guitars); Danton Boller (electric bass); Qasim Naqvi (drums)

Marty Ehrlich Sextet - News on the Rail (Palmetto Records 2113) Sept 20

— Marty Ehrlich (clarinet, alto saxophone); Howard Johnston (clarinet, saxophone, tuba); James Zollar (trumpet, flugelhorn); James Weidman (piano); Greg Cohen (bass); Allison Miller (drums)

LaToya London - Love & Life (Peak Records) Sept 20

Eric Marienthal - Got You Covered (Peak Records) Sept 20

— with Chick Corea, Peter Erskine, Russ Freeman, Russell Ferrante

Kyle Eastwood - Paris Blue (Rendezvous Entertainment) Sept 20

Hod O'Brien - Live at Blues Alley - Second Set (Reservoir 182) Sept 20

— Hod O'Brien (piano), Ray Drummond (bass) and Kenny Washington (drums)
— more from the trio's 2004 Blues Alley appearance

Charlie Peacock - Love Press Ex-Curio (Runway Network) Sept 20

— Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar); Jeff Coffin, Kirk Whalum, Ravi Coltrane (saxophone); Ralph Alessi (trumpet); Roger Smith (organ); Joey Baron (drums); Venus Hum (electronics)

Dick Hyman/Dick Wellstood - Stridemonster! (Sackville) Sept 20
— stride piano duets; reissue of 1986 Unisson LP plus a bonus track from that session and three additional tunes from a June 1987 Toronto concert

Ken Clark Organ Trio - Mutual Respect (Severn Records 35) Sept 20

— Ken Clark (vocals, electric piano, organ); Mike Mele (guitar); Steve Chaggaris (drums)

Kim Waters - All For Love (Shanachie Records) Sept 20

Mel Torme - The Bethlehem Years (Shout! Factory) Sept 20

— compilation; includes band led by Marty Paich; liner notes by Ted Gioia

Kang/Jensson/Sverrisson/Hemstock - Napoli 23 (SMJ [Europe] 5) Sept 20
— Eyvind Kang (violas), Hilmar Jensson (guitar, electronics), Skuli Sverrisson (baritone guitar, electric+acoustic basses, treatments+electronics) and Matthias MD Hemstock (drums, electronics)

David Thomas Roberts - Scott Joplin: Complete Piano, Vol. 1 (Solo Art) Sept 20
— solo piano; 1997

Various Artists - Status Sampler: 1950's (Status Records) Sept 20

Kenny Carr - Friday At Five (TAS) Sept 20

— Kenny Carr (guitar, keyboards, synthesizer); Donny McCaslin (saxophone); John Bailey (trumpet); John Dryden (keyboards); Andy Hess (bass); Tony Mason (drums)

David Rothenberg - Why Birds Sing (Terra Nova Records) Sept 20

— David Rothenberg (flute, clarinet, electronics); Robert Jurjendal (guitar); Michael Pestel, Richard Nunns (flute); Patrick Donahue (tuba); John Wieczorek (percussion); Petri Kuljuntausta (electronics)

Sun Ra Arkestra - Live At The Palomino-L.A. 1988 - DVD (Transparency 170) Sept 20
— plus Sun Ra & Don Cherry and Sun Ra interview; 93 minutes

Davka - Davka Live (Tzadik 8104) Sept 20
— Paul Hanson, Daniel Hoffman, Kevin Mummey, Moses Sedler
Painkiller - John Zorn 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 12 (Tzadik 5012) Sept 20
— Hamid Drake, John Zorn, Mike Patton, Bill Laswell

Ezra Weiss - Persephone (Umoja Productions) Sept 20
— Antonio Hart (alto sax, flute), Micheal Phillip Mossman (trumpet, flugelhorn), Kelly Roberge (tenor sax, clarinet), Ezra Weiss (piano), Leon Lee Dorsey (bass), Billy Hart (drums) and Jason Brown (drums)

Mark Murphy - Midnight Mood (Universal [Germany]) Sept 19
— reissue of 1967 Saba recording; with Jimmy Deuchar, Ronnie Scott, Sahib Shihab, Derek Humble, Ake Persson, Francy Boland, Jimmy Woode, Kenny Clarke; remastered

Jamie Cullum - Catching Tales (Universal [Hong Kong]) Sept 20

James Brown - Gettin' Down To It (Verve) Sept 20

— 1969 jazz-oriented recording; with James Brown (vocals); Marva Whitney (vocals); Kenny Poole, Lee Garrett (guitar); Frank Vincent (piano); Lee Tucker (bass); Dee Felice (drums); Dee Felice Trio

Gerald Cannon - Gerald Cannon (Woodneck Records) Sept 20

— Gerald Cannon (double bass); Sherman Irby (alto saxophone); Rick Germanson (piano); Montez Coleman (drums)

non-jazz items of interest

Tiny Grimes - 1951-1954 (Chronological R&B Classics 5146) Sept 20
— tunes for Philly's Gotham label
Little Esther - 1952-1953 (Chronological R&B Classics 5147) Sept 20
— tracks for the Federal and Decca labels
B.B. King - 1952-1954 (Chronological R&B Classics 5148) Sept 20
— dates from Memphis, Houston and Cincinnatti
Saunders King - 1948-1954 (Chronological R&B Classics 5149) Sept 20
Percy Mayfield - 1951-1954 (Chronological R&B Classics 5150) Sept 20
Titus Turner - 1949-1954 (Chronological R&B Classics 5151) Sept 20

Traffic - Last Great Traffic Jam - DVD+CD (Epic) Sept 20
— 1994 performance; 100 minutes

Sam Cooke - Night Beat (RCA/Legacy) Sept 20

— remastered; 1963; liner notes by Peter Guralnick

Sam Cooke - Best of Sam Cooke (RCA/Legacy) Sept 20

— remastered 1965 compilation; includes three bonus tracks

Sam Cooke - Live At The Harlem Square Club, 1963: One Night Stand (RCA/Legacy) Sept 20
— remastered; 1963; liner notes by Peter Guralnick

Ray Charles - Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) - 7 CDs + 1 DVD (Rhino Records) Sept 20
— box set celebrating the 75th anniversary of his birth; nine hours of music, including class R&B and jazz tracks; 165 tracks; last disc features over two dozen previously unreleased tracks; bonus DVD includes live performances and interviews with producer Ahmet Ertegun

Ray Charles - Genius and Friends (Rhino Records) Sept 20

Ruins - Pallaschtom (Skin Graft Records) Sept 20
— Yoshida Tatsuya (vocals, drums); Sasaki Hisashi (vocals, 6-string bass, sound effects)

Andreas Vollenweider - Vox (SLG Records) Sept 20
— DualDisc

Ray Charles - At The Olympia: Concert Of November 22nd, 2000 - CD+DVD (WEA [England]) Sept 19
— 70th birthday concert; performed without his usual band & backup singers (they were stuck in an airport); DVD includes bonus interview

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Peter Herbolzheimer Orchestra - Toots Suite (Alanna Records) Sept 13

Kenny Davern - In Concert at the Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque 2004 (Arbors Records 19315) Sept 13

— Kenny Davern (clarinet); James Chirillo (guitar); Greg Cohen (bass guitar); Tony DeNicola (drums)
Ruby Braff - Controlled Nonchalance: At The Regattabar, Vol. 2 (Arbors Records 19311) Sept 13

— Gray Sargent (guitar); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Ruby Braff (cornet); Dave McKenna (piano); Marshall Wood (bass guitar); Chuck Riggs (drums); 1983

The Vandermark Five - The Color Of Memory - 2 CDs (Atavistic Records 166) Sept 13

— Ken Vandermark (reeds); Dave Rempis (saxophone); Jeb Bishop (trombone); Kent Kessler (acoustic bass); Tim Daisy (drums)

Mats Gustafsson & David Stackenas - Plays the Blues (Atavistic Records 163) Sept 13

— Mats Gustafsson/David Stackenas; liner notes Ken Vandermark

Dieter Scherf Trio - Inside-Outside Reflections (Atavistic UMS 255) Sept 13
— Dieter Scherf (reeds); Jacek Bednarek (double bass); Paul Lovens (percussion); 1974

Gerry Hemingway Quintet - Double Blues Crossing (Between the Lines 71202) Sept 13

— Amit Sen (cello); Frank Gratkowski (clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone); Wolter Wierbos (trombone); Gerry Hemingway (marimba, drums, sampler); Kermit Driscoll (double bass, bass guitar)

Nils Wogram & Simon Nabatov - The Move (Between the Lines 71205) Sept 13

— Nils Wogram (trombone) & Simon Nabatov (piano)

Gebhard Ullmann - Essencia (Between the Lines 71212) Sept 13

— Gebhard Ullmann (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jens Thomas (piano); Carlos Bica (double bass)

Maceo Parker - Schools In! (Bhm Productions) Sept 13

Leo Parker - Let Me Tell You 'Bout It (Blue Note RVG Edition) Sept 13

— Leo Parker (baritone saxophone); Bill Swindell (tenor saxophone); John Burks (trumpet); Yusef Salim (piano); Stan Conover (double bass); Purnell Rice (drums); includes two bonus tracks; 1961

Blue Mitchell - Down With It (Blue Note RVG Edition) Sept 13

— Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Junior Cook (tenor saxophone); Chick Corea (piano); Gene Taylor (bass); Al Foster (drums); 1965

Hank Mobley - Reach Out! (Blue Note RVG Edition) Sept 13

— Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Woody Shaw (trumpet, flugelhorn); Lamont Johnson (piano); George Benson (guitar); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Billy Higgins (drums)

Jimmy Smith - The Sounds of Jimmy Smith (Blue Note RVG Edition) Sept 13

— Jimmy Smith (organ); Thornel Schwartz (guitar); Donald Bailey (drums); includes three bonus tracks

Stanley Turrentine - That's Where It's At (Blue Note RVG Edition) Sept 13

— Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Les McCann (piano); Herbie Lewis (double bass); Otis Finch (drums); includes one bonus track; 1962

Lonnie Smith - Turning Point (Blue Note RVG Edition) Sept 13

— Lonnie Smith (organ); Melvin Sparks (guitar); Bennie Maupin (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Julian Priester (trombone); Idris Muhammad (drums)

David Axelrod - The Edge: David Axelrod At Capitol Records 1966-1971 (Blue Note) Sept 13

The Mizell Brother - Mizell (Blue Note) Sept 13

— Donald Byrd; Harvey Mason; Rance Allen; Bobbi Humphrey; Gary Bartz; Eddie Henderson

Jazzanova - Blue Note Trip - 2 CDs (Blue Note) Sept 13

Bob DeVos - DeVos' Groove Guitar! (Blues Leaf) Sept 13

— Bod Devos (guitar); Gene Ludwig (organ); Billy James (drums); Emedin (congas, percussion); 1983
Gene Ludwig - Hands On (Blues Leaf) Sept 13

— Gene Ludwig (organ); Eric De Fade (saxophone); Ken Marsh (guitar); Tom Wendt (drums); 1983
Red Young - The Organizer (Blues Leaf) Sept 13

Jim Hall and Enrico Pieranunzi - Duologues (CamJazz 5009) Sept 13 — Jim Hall (guitar); Enrico Pieranunzi (piano)

Oregon - Prime (CamJazz 5010) Sept 13
— Paul McCandless (soprano, bass clarinet, oboe); Ralph Towner (acoustic 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, keyboards, guitar synthesizer); Glen Moore (bass guitar); Mark Walker (drums, percussion)

Changes Trio - Nann (CAP Records) Sept 13
Angela DeNiro - My Shining Hour (CAP Records) Sept 13

Nat Yarbrough - Triple Play (Capri Records) Sept 13
— Nat Yarbrough (drums); Chip Stephens (piano); Eduardo "Bijoux" Barbosa (bass)

Mike Jones Trio - Live at the Green Mill (Chiaroscuro 378) Sept 13

Judith Owen - Lost and Found (Courgette Records) Sept 13

— Keb' Mo', Cassandra Wilson, Tom Scott and Richard Thompson guest

Clairdee - Music Moves (Hyena Records/Declare Music) Sept 13
— Clairdee (vocals), Ken French (piano, keys), Ron Belcher (bass), Deszon X Claiborne (drums), Charles McNeal (soprano, alto & tenor saxes); recorded live at Yoshi's

Soulive - Breakout (Concord Records) Sept 13

— with guests on various tracks: Robert Randolph, Corey Glover, Chaka Khan and Ivan Neville

Blossom Dearie - Our Favorite Songs, Vol. 17 (Daffodil) Sept 13

Blossom Dearie - Blossom's Planet (Daffodil) Sept 13

Cees Slinger - Then and Now: 1966 & 2000 (Daybreak) Sept 13

— 1966 recording with Ben Webster and 2000 recording with Slinger's quartet; Cees Slinger, piano/Ben Webster, tenor sax/Jacques Schols, bass/John Engels, drums/Bart van Lier, trombone/Marius Beets, bass/Joost Patocka, drums

Legends - Live at Montreux - 1997 - 2 CDs (Eagle Rock) Sept 13
— Eric Clapton, Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample and David Sanborn; 107 minutes

Marc Johnson - Shades of Jade (ECM Records 1894) Sept 13

— Marc Johnson (double bass); John Scofield (guitar); Eliane Elias (piano); Alain Mallet (organ); Joey Baron (drums)

Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble - The Eleventh Hour (ECM Records) Sept 13
— Evan Parker (vocals, soprano saxophone); Lawrence Casserley (vocals, percussion); Philipp Wachsmann (violin, electronics); Agusti Fernandez (piano, prepared piano); Richard Barrett (keyboard, electronics, sampler); Adam Linson (double bass); Paul Lytton (percussion, electronics); Paul Obermayer (electronics, sampler); Walter Prati (computer); Joel Ryan (sampler)

Bobo Stenson/Anders Jormin/Paul Motian - Goodbye (ECM Records 1904) Sept 13

— Bobo Stenson (piano); Anders Jormin (double bass); Paul Motian (drums)

Manu Katche - Neighbourhood (ECM Records [Germany]) Sept 13
— Jan Garbareck (saxophones), Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Marcin Wasilewski (piano), Slawomir Kurkiewicz (double bass), Manu Katche (drums)

Chick Corea - Acoustic Band - DVD (Ganeon) Sept 13
— 120 minutes; with John Patitucci on bass and Dave Weckl on drums
— live in concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Munich, Germany in 1991

Defunkt - Hannibal Years: Defunkt/Thermonuclear Sweat - 2 CDs (Hannibal 1505) Sept 13
— Defunkt's first two albums from 1980 & 1982, remastered from the original tapes with live and studio bonus material; Joseph Bowie, Vernon Reid, Lester Bowie

Jimmy Ponder - What's New (HighNote 7100) Sept 13
— Jimmy Ponder (guitar); Gene Ludwig (organ); Cecil Brooks III (drums)

Albert Ayler - New Grass (Impulse! LPR) Sept 13

— 1969

Yusef Lateef - Psychicemotus (Impulse! LPR) Sept 13

— 1965

Freda Payne - After the Lights Go Down (Impulse! LPR) Sept 13

— Freda Payne (vocals); arrangements by Manny Albam; with Hank Jones, Jim Hall, Phil Woods, a.o.; 1963

Gabor Szabo - Spellbinder (Impulse! LPR) Sept 13

— Gabor Szabo (guitar); Ron Carter (double bass); Chico Hamilton (drums); 1967

Brian Buchanan Ensemble - Plays the Music of Dennis Van Westerborg (Jazz Focus) Sept 13

— Brian Buchanan, piano/Bob Tildesley, trumpet/ Kent Sangster, soprano, alto & tenor sax/Brent Wright, guitar/Mike Lent, acoustic bass/Sandro Dominelli, drums

Billy Eckstine - Early Mr. B: 1940-1953 (Jazz Legends) Sept 13
— Billy Eckstine; Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Fats Navarro, Gene Ammons, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge, Wardell Gray
Stan Kenton - The Progressive Years: 1941-47 (Jazz Legends) Sept 13
— Chico Alvarez, June Christy, Kai Winding, Shelly Manne, Vido Musso, Kai Winding
Lee Wiley - Songbooks and Quiet Sensuality: 1933-51 (Jazz Legends) Sept 13
— Fats Waller, Max Kaminsky, Muggsy Spanier, Bobby Hackett, Bud Freeman, Bunny Berigan
— all have vintage photos plus notes by Scott Yanow

Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett - When Lights Are Low (Linn Records [UK]) Sept 10

The Jazz Crusaders - The Pacific Jazz Studio Sessions of The Jazz Crusaders - 6 CDs (Mosaic Records MD6-230) Sept
— the nine studio albums made by the Jazz Crusaders for Pacific Jazz between 1961 and 1970 on 6 CDs with a dozen previously unissued performances; Wilton Felder, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample and Stix Hooper

Elissa Lala - Touch of Your Voice: New Takes on Chet Baker (OmniTone) Sept 13

— with pianist Alan Pasqua, bassist Derek Oles, drummer Sherman Ferguson, and guitarist Johnnie Valentino

Omar Sosa - Ballads: Compilation 1997-2000 (Ota Records 1015) Sept 13

— Omar Sosa (piano, percussion); Maria Marquez (vocals); Gerardo Cilvetti (violin, viola); Daniel Khachatrian (cello); Sheldon Brown (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone); Geoff Brennan, Rahsaan Fredericks (double bass); Elliot Kavee (drums); Rattu Lama (tabla); Jesus Diaz (percussion); compilation of ballads chosen from four early albums

Ray Barretto - Time Was Time Is (O-Plus Records) Sept 13
Sarah Morrow - Sarah Morrow & the American All Stars in Paris (O-Plus Records) Sept 13
— Sarah Morrow (trombone), Rhoda Scott (organ), Hal "Cornbread" Singer (tenor sax), Wayne Dockery & Peter Giron (doublebass) and Jeff Boudreaux & John Betsch (drums)

David Benoit - Orchestral Stories (Peak Records) Sept 13

Poncho Sanchez - Baila Baila - 2 CDs (Recall) Sept 13
Mel Torme - It's Easy To Remember - 2 CDs (Recall) Sept 13

Danny Thompson - Whatever's Best (Resurgent Music) Sept 13

— Danny Thompson (bass); Paul Dunmall, John Etheridge, Bernie Holland, Tony Roberts, Alan Skidmore, Stan Tracey

John F. Hammond - John F. Hammond (Rhombus Records) Sept 13

Bill Evans - The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961 - 3 CDs (Riverside) Sept 13
— classic recordings with Scott LaFaro and Paul Motion; in performance order; K-2 remastered

Mike LeDonne - Night Song (Savant Records) Sept 13
— Mike LeDonne (piano); Ron Carter (double bass); Joe Farnsworth (drums)

Coleman Hawkins - Confessin': The Astounding Coleman Hawkins (Savoy Jazz) Sept 13
— Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Freddie Green, Marshall Royal
Jimmy Scott - All Or Nothing At All (Savoy Jazz) Sept 13

— with Louis Bellson, Terry Gibbs, Mundell Lowe, Charles Mingus

Bing Crosby & Al Jolson - Bing Crosby Meets Al Jolson: The Complete Radio Duets - 2 CDs (Sepia Records) Sept 13

— duets recorded from their 1947-1950 radio shows; 66 music tracks

Danny Thomas & Peggy Lee - Sing Songs From the Jazz Singer (Sepia Records) Sept 13
— songs from the 1953 remake of "The Jazz Singer"; 28 tracks

Misha Mengelberg Quartet - Four in One - hybrid SACD (Songlines Recordings) Sept 13

— Misha Mengelberg (piano); Dave Douglas (trumpet); Brad Jones (bass); Han Bennink (drums); 2002

Dee Dee Bridgewater - J'Al Deux Amours (Sovereign Artists) Sept 13

— album of French love songs; Dee Dee Bridgewater (vocals); Louis Winsberg (guitar); Marc Berthoumieux (accordion); Ira Coleman (bass); Minino Garay (drums, percussion)

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - The Bass in the Background - A Great Selection 1962-92 (Storyville Records 8400) Sept 13

— a selection of pieces from Storyville recordings that feature the great Danish bassist Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, who passed away in April
— Bud Powell/Kenny Drew/Tete Montoliu/ Teddy Wilson/Johnny Griffin/Ben Webster/Dexter Gordon/Coleman Hawkins/ Zoot Sims/Lee Konitz/Svend Asmussen/Stephane Grappelli/Stuff Smith/and many more

Insipid Hothouse Melons - Insipid Hothouse Melons (Storyville Records 8381) Sept 13

— Jesper Thilo/Finn Otto Hansen/Elith 'Nulle' Nykj�r/Michael Samuelsson/Horace Parlan/Ole Molin/Hugo Rasmussen/Flemming Quist M�ller/Ove Rex

Ted Howe - Elton Exposed: Revealing the Jazz Soul of Elton John (Summit Records) Sept 13
— Ted Howe, piano/John Patitucci, bass/Joe Labarbera, drums

Annette Hanshaw - Girl Next Door (Take Two Records) Sept 13 — 1927-1932

The Great Jazz Trio - Hanky Panky (Test of Time Records 09) Sept 13
— Hank Jones (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Grady Tate (drums)
— first US CD release of Japanese East Wind label LP
— recorded live at the Village Vanguard on July 14-15, 1975

Jack Foster III - Raptorgnosis (33rd Street Records) Sept 13

Count Basie - Class of '54 (1201 Music) Sept 13

— Count Basie (piano, organ); Ernie Wilkins (alto & tenor saxophones); Marshall Royal (alto saxophone, clarinet); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute); Frank Foster (tenor saxophone); Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone); Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (trumpet); Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell (trombone); Freddie Green (guitar); Ed Jones (bass); Gus Johnson (drums); nonet and big band sessions
Don Byas - A Night in Tunisia (1201 Music) Sept 13

— Don Byas (tenor saxophone); Bent Axen (piano); Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson (bass); William Schiopffe (drums)
— recorded live at the Montmatre Jazzhus, Copenhagen, January 1963
Nat King Cole & Buddy Rich - Anatomy of a Jam Session (1201 Music) Sept 13
— Charlie Shavers, Herbie Haymer, John Simmons
Wardell Grey - One For Prez (1201 Music) Sept 13

— Wardell Gray (tenor saxophone); Dodo Marmarosa (piano); Red Callender (bass); Harold "Doc" West, Chuck Thompson (drums); recorded in Hollywood, 1946
Oscar Pettiford - Montmartre Blues (1201 Music) Sept 13

— Oscar Pettiford (bass); Erik Nordstrom (tenor saxophone); Allan Botschinsky (trumpet); Jan Johansson (piano); Louis Hjulmand (vibraphone); Jorn Elniff (drums); Copenhagen; 1959-60

Thievery Corporation - Sounds From The Verve Hi-Fi 2 (Verve) Sept 13

NEA Jazz Masters Compilations from Count Basie, Ella Fitgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins & Sarah Vaughan
(Verve) Sept 13 — Borders exclusives

William Woods - Every Part of Me (Whaling City Sound 29) Sept 13
— William Woods, piano, keyboards, bass/Denny Jiosa, guitar/Chris Kent, bass/Raymond Massey, drums/Glen Caruba, percussion

Uri Caine & Bedrock - Shelf-Life (Winter & Winter 112) Sept 13

— Uri Caine (keyboards); Tim Lefebvre (guitar, bass guitar); Zach Danziger (drums, percussion)

Tethered Moon - Play Kurt Weill (Winter & Winter/JMT 919076) Sept 13

— Tethered Moon: Masabumi Kikuchi (piano); Gary Peacock (double bass); Paul Motian (drums)

Uri Caine - Toys (Winter & Winter/JMT 919077) Sept 13

— Uri Caine (piano); Dave Douglas (trumpet); Joshua Roseman (trombone); Gary Thomas (flute, tenor saxophone); Don Byron (bass clarinet); Dave Holland (bass); Ralph Peterson (drums); Don Alias (percussion); 1995

Django Bates - Winter Truce (And Home's Blaze) (Winter & Winter/JMT 919078) Sept 13

— Django Bates (piano, keyboards); Iain Bellamy (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Julian Arguelles (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone); Chris Batchelor (trumpet)

Steve Smith - Vital Information (Wounded Bird Records) Sept 13
Steve Smith & Vital Information - Orion (Wounded Bird Records) Sept 13
Lenny White - Attitude (Wounded Bird Records) Sept 13 — 1983

The Stryker/Slagle Band - Live at the Jazz Standard (Zoho Music 200509) Sept 13

— Dave Stryker (guitar), Steve Slagle (alto & soprano saxes), Ed Howard (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)

non-jazz items of interest

Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock - 2 DVDs (Geffen/Experience Hendrix) Sept 13

Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate - In The Heart Of The Moon (Nonesuch/World Circuit) Sept 13

The Magic Band - 21st Century Mirror Men (Proper) Sept 13
— recorded live on tour and features performances from shows they played in 2003 and 2004 at the Royal Festival Hall, The Garage, Edinburgh Liquid Room, and the ATP festival in Los Angeles; includes a bonus DVD

Stefan Grossman - Those Pleasant Days - 2 CDs (Sanctuary) Sept 13
— anthology; 34 tracks

The Dick Cavett Show - Ray Charles Collection - 2 DVDs (Shout! Factory) Sept 13
— three complete 90 minute Cavett shows (starting in 1972) featuring Ray Charles (one of them with Charles as the sole guest); he performs 14 songs; includes new intros by Cavett

Duke Robillard - Live At The Blackstone River Theatre - DVD (Stony Plain Music) Sept 13

Champion Jack Dupree - Barrelhouse Blues: Boogie Woogie, Vol. 5 (Storyville 8060) Sept 13

— Champion Jack Dupree, Speckled Red, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Eddie Boyd, Little Brother Montgomery

OOIOO - Gold And Green (Thrill Jockey) Sept 13
— Yoshimi P-We (vocals, guitar, flute); Kayano (vocals, guitar); Maki (bass guitar); Yoshico (drums); plus Sean Lennon, Yamamoto Seiichi, Yuka Honda

Ray Charles - Live At The Olympia 2000 - DVD (Xiii Bis R) Sept 13

6 September 2005

Lee Konitz - Jonquil (Blue Jack Jazz Records 020) Sept
— with Marco Kegel, Axel Hagen, recorded in Sept. 2003
Herb Geller & Rein de Graaff - Jonquil (Blue Jack Jazz Records 022) Sept
— Herb Geller (as), Rein de Graaff (p); recorded live Feb. 2002
Erik Doelman/Simon Rigter Quartet - AdFundum (Blue Jack Jazz Records 025) Sept
— Erik Doelman (p), Simon Rigter (ts), G. Dijkhuizen(d)

The Gift [William Hooker/Roy Campbell/Jason Hwang] - Live At Sangha (Bmadish 02) Sept
— William Hooker on drums, Roy Campbell on trumpets & flute and Jason Hwang on electric violin; 11/16/2004

Various Artists - The Ultimate Jazz Archive - 168-CD (!) box set (Documents [Germany]) Sept 6
— includes 360 page book with biographies of the featured artists

Enzo Favata - Ajo (Dunya Records) Sept 6
— Oluyemi Thomas (bass clarinet, C-melody sax, soprano sax, musette & percussion), Ijeoma Thomas (vocals & percussion), Ike Levin (tenor sax & bass clarinet) and Spirit (drums & percussion)

Nachito Herrera - Bemb� En Mi Casa (FS Music) Sept 6

— Nachito Herrera (piano); Jesus Diaz (vocals, congas, percussion); Mirdalys Herrera (vocals); Nardy Castellini (saxophone); Adalberto Lara (trumpet); Rigoberto Lopez (double bass); Victor E. Rodriguez (bass guitar); Raul Pineda (drums, timbales)

Betty Carter & Her Jazz Greats - Let�s Fall In Love (Gambit 219) Sept 6
— "Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant" (1955), "Social Call" (1956), "The Modern Sound of Betty Carter" (1960)

John Coltrane/Cecil Taylor - Hard Driving Jazz (Gambit 221) Sept 6

John Coltrane - Tranesition: The Complete Paul Chambers Sessions (Gambit 215) Sept 6

Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall - First Place Again (Gambit 217) Sept 6
— 1959 sessions; Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Percy Heath (bass) and Connie Kay (drums)

Bill Evans/George Russell/Gunther Schuller - Brandeis Jazz Festival (Gambit 214) Sept 6 — 1957

Johnny Hartman - The Tokyo Albums (Gambit 216) Sept 6
— two-fer of a pair of 1990s albums

Tommy Flanagan/Ron Carter/Tony Williams - The Trio (Gambit 218) Sept 6 — June, 1983, recording

Irene Schweizer - Live At Taktlos (Intakt 001) Sept
— with Paul Lovens/George Lewis/Maggie Nicols/Joelle Leandre/Gunter Sommer/Lindsay Cooper

Buddy Charles Concert Jazz Orchestra - We're Here (Jazzed Media 1012) Sept 6
— Mick Higgins (guitars); Gary Foster, Gordon Brisker, Jack Montrose, Jack Nimitz, Pete Christlieb, Charlie McLean (reeds); George Graham, Rick Baptist, Warren Luening, Frank Szabo, Carl Saunders (trumpet); Bill Watrous, Charlie Loper, Bob McChesney, Ernie Tack (trombone); Pete Jolly (piano); Chuck Berghofer (electric bass); Ray Brinker (drums)
Pat Longo and his Hollywood Jazz Band - Extreme Heat (Jazzed Media 1010) Sept 6
— Frank Browne (guitar); Kim Richmond (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Rusty Higgins (flute, alto saxophone); Pete Christlieb (flute, tenor saxophone); Bob Efford (bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Thom Mason (alto saxophone); Dan Higgins (tenor saxophone); Bob Carr (baritone saxophone); John Thomas, Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron, Bill Armstrong, Mike McGuffy, Ron Barrows, Carl Saunders (trumpet); Andy Martin, Scott Whitfield, Charlie Loper, Dave Woodley, David Stout (trombone); Steve Ferguson, Robbie Hioki (bass trombone); Christian Jacob (piano); Trey Henry (acoustic bass); Ralph Razze (drums); Richie Gajate Garcia, Kevin Ricard (percussion)

Dave Brubeck - Brubeck Returns to Moscow - DVD (Koch Entertainment) Sept 6
— 120 minutes; 2000
Charlie Hunter - Solo Inventions - DVD (Koch Entertainment) Sept 6
— 60 minutes

buy: Buddy Cole & Nelson Riddle Sessions

Rosemary Clooney - Buddy Cole & Nelson Riddle Sessions (Lonehill Jazz 10202) Sept 6

Art Pepper - The Complete TV Studio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 10204) Sept 6
— quartet sessions recorded between 1957 and 1964; sessions from "The Steve Allen Show" (with Carl Perkins on piano, Ben Tucker on bass, Chuck Flores on drums [Pepper plays clarinet on one title]); the "Stars of Jazz Show", hosted by Bobby Troup (with Larry Bunker or Victor Feldman on piano, and others); Ralph J. Gleason's 'Jazz Casual' program (with pianist Frank Strazzeri); also includes three rare tracks with Perkins, Tucker and Chuck Flores originally recorded for a company of prerecorded stereo reel-to-reel tapes

Art Pepper - 1975 Garden State Jam Sessions - 2 CDs (Lonehill Jazz 10205) Sept 6
— disc 1: jam session recorded in San Diego in 1975; soloists: trumpeter Blue Mitchell and West Coast saxes Harold Land, Buddy Collette and Art Pepper
— disc 2: recorded live at the Pa

2005 Jazz Releases [from January to November]

Last Update - 10 April 2006

27 December 2005

Japanese imports

20 December 2005

13 December 2005

6 December 2005

non-jazz items of interest

29 November 2005

Japanese imports

22 November 2005

non-jazz items of interest

15 November 2005

Japanese imports

non-jazz items of interest

8 November 2005

non-jazz items of interest

1 November 2005

Japanese imports

non-jazz items of interest

25 October 2005

18 October 2005

non-jazz items of interest

11 October 2005

non-jazz items of interest

4 October 2005

non-jazz items of interest

27 September 2005

non-jazz items of interest

20 September 2005

non-jazz items of interest

13 September 2005

non-jazz items of interest

6 September 2005

2005 Jazz Releases
[from January to November]