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Last update -
18 July 2006
A selective list of recently issued or reissued jazz releases
I think might be interesting.
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which includes sound
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2001
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4 July 2006
Charles Mingus -
Mingus Quintet Meets Cat Anderson (Fruit Tree 860) July 4
— Joe Gardner (trumpet),
Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax), John Foster (piano), Charles Mingus (bass), Roy Brooks
(drums, musical saw) and Cat Anderson (second trumpet); recorded on Nov. 5, 1972, at Philharmonie, Berlin
Charlie Mingus -
These Foolish Things [Live In Stuttgart 1964, Vol. 1] (Fruit Tree) July 4
— Charles Mingus (bass), Eric Dolphy (alto sax, bass clarinet and
flute), Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Jaki Byard (piano) and Dannie Richmond (drums); 4/28/1964
Thelonious Monk -
Ruby My Dear [Quartet & Octet In Europe] (Fruit Tree) July 4
— Thelonious Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor), Larry Gales (bass), Ben Riley (drums),
plus Clark Terry (trumpet), Ray Copeland (trumpet), Johnny Griffin (tenor), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Phil Woods (alto sax);
1967
Sonny Rollins -
Live in Europe (Fruit Tree 861) July 4
— Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Don Cherry (cornet), Henry Grimes (bass), Billy Higgins (drums);
1963
Duke Ellington -
The Private Collection - 10 CD box set (Castle Music [UK]) July 7
— excellent, budget-priced ten CD set from Duke's "stockpile"; 1956-71;
141 tracks
27 June 2006
Barry Guy -
Folio (ECM Records 1931) June 27
— Maya Homburger (baroque violin),
Muriel Cantoreggi (violin),
Barry Guy (double-bass)
— the Münchener Kammerorchester,
Christoph Poppen (conductor)
Thelonious Monk -
Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings - 2 CDs (Fantasy Records) June 27
Bobby Lyle -
TBA (Heads Up International) June 27
Pieces of a Dream -
30 Years DVD - DVD (Heads Up International) June
Freddy Cole -
Because of You (HighNote Records 7156) June 27
Frank Morgan -
Reflections (HighNote Records 7154) June 27
Wesla Whitfield -
Livin' on Love (HighNote Records 7152) June 27
Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet -
Husky (Hyena Records) June 27
Ada Rovatti -
Airbop (Kindred Rhythm 1120) June 27
Michael Franks -
Rendezvous In Rio (Koch) June 27
Bill Carrothers & Marc Copland -
Standardized (Mimium Music [France] 004) June 27
— reimaginings of jazz standards for two pianos
— include two tunes each by Ornette Coleman and Miles Davis, one each by Wayne Shorter, Thelonious Monk, Ellington/Strayhorn, SchwartzDietz and Neil Young and one original
Tim Hodgkinson -
Sketch of Now (Mode) June 27
Marc Cary -
Focus (Motema Music) June 27
— trio
NEW
Pete Zimmer -
Common Man (Tippin' Records) June 27
— Joel Frahm (tenor saxophone); Michael Rodriguez (trumpet); Rick Germanson, Toru Dodo (piano); John Sullivan (double bass); Pete Zimmer (drums)
non-jazz items of interest
Richard Thompson -
1000 Years of Popular Music - DVD+CD (Cooking Vinyl) June 27
— live DVD & CD of two recent performances
which span everything from 13th century Italian ballads to Hank Williams to Britney Spears
Robin Holcomb -
John Brown's Body (Tzadik) June 27
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb -
Mayim Rabim (Tzadik) June 27
NEW
Alex DeGrassi -
Pure Alex DeGrassi (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) June 27
NEW
John Gorka -
Pure John Gorka (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) June 27
NEW
Michael Hedges -
Pure Michael Hedges (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) June 27
NEW
Nightnoise -
Pure Nightnoise (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) June 27
NEW
Liz Story -
Pure Liz Story (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) June 27
June 2006
Mark-Anthony Turnage -
Blood on the Floor - DVD (Arthaus Musik) June
— music for three jazz soloists and large ensemble;
from the Frankfurt Alte Oper 1996
— John Scofield (guitar), Peter Erskine (drums), Martin Robertson (saxes), Ensemble Modern, Peter Rundel; 92 mins
Carr/Nord/Hofmann/Maddox -
Biosphere (Leo Records 456)
— Richard Carr (violin, viola), Mike Nord (electric & acoustic guitars, electronics), Georg Hofmann (drums & percussion), Art Maddox (piano)
Dizzy Gillespie -
The Verve & Phillips Dizzy Gillespie Small Group Sessions - 7 CDs (Mosaic Records 234) June
— Dizzy's small group recordings for Verve: his 1954 quintet with Hank Mobley, a 1957 octet with Gigi Gryce and Benny Golson, his 1959 quintet with Les Spann and Junior Mance and a 1961 live concert with Leo Wright
— signing with Phillips in 1962, he recorded six albums with his working bands featuring first Wright and Lalo Schifrin and later James Moody and Kenny Barron
— much of the material on set it on CD for the first time; includes 11 previously unissued tracks
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers -
Live at Umbria Jazz Festival - DVD (TDK) June
— Art Blakey (drums), David Schnitter (tenor sax),
Bill Hardman (trumpet), Mickey Tucker (piano)
Cameron Brown (bass)
— 60 minutes; 22 July 1976; stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1
Spring 2006
Allan Harris -
Cross That River (ArtistShare) Feb
john butcher/aaron bennett/henry kaiser/danielle degruttola/damon smith/jerome bryerton -
sextesence (Balance Point Acoustics 011)
Giovanni Mirabassi -
Music Is Forever: The Music of Pianist Russ Freeman (Minium/Discograph)
— Giovanni Mirabassi (piano), Flavio Boltr (trumpet), Gildas Boclé (bass), Louis Moutin (drums)
The Cosmosamatics -
Zetrons (Not Two Records 763)
— recorded live and in the studio
while on tour in Eurupe: in Poland, Amsterdam's Bimhuis, and Vienna
— Sonny Simmons (alto sax & English horn), Michael Marcus (tenor sax & B-flat clarinet),
Masa Kamaguchi (acoustic bass) and
Jay Rosen (drums)
— includes an Eric Dolphy cover plus originals by Marcus (six tunes) and Simmons (two)
Steve Harris Zaum -
Above Our Heads the Sky Splits Open (Slam Records [UK] 258)
— Steve Harris (drums), Cathy Stevens (6-string violectra &
viola), Geoff Hearn (tenor & soprano saxes), Karen Wimhurst (clarinets), Udo
Dzierzanowski & Matthew Olczak (guitars) and Adrian Newton (samples), plus the
four Chrome Strings
Alex Von Schlippenbach -
Vesuvius (Slam Records [UK] 262)
— Alex Von Schlippenbach (piano),
Paul Dunmall (tenor saxophone),
Tony Bianco (drums),
Paul Rogers (7 string bass)
Tim Crowther/Steve Franklin/Tony Marsh drums -
Amherst Dislodged (Slam Records [UK] 263)
— Tim Crowther (guitar, guitar synth)
Steve Franklin (keyboards),
Tony Marsh (drums)
Alberto Braida -
Oued (Z-Rec [Italy] AB1)
— solo piano
Alberto Braida/Giancarlo Locatelli -
Oued (Z-Rec [Italy] GLAB1)
— Alberto Braida (piano), Giancarlo Locatelli (Bb & bass clarinets)
Rara Ensemble -
Ora! (Z-Rec [Italy] RARA1)
— Ginacarlo Locatelli (Bb, alto and bass clarinets), Alberto Braida (piano), Gianfranco Tedeschi (bass), Fabrizio Spera (drums)
Silvia Bolognesi -
Introducing Open Combo (33 Jazz 130)
Hans Koller / Steve Lacy -
London Ear (33 Jazz 131)
Ramon Valle -
Piano Works 4: Memorias (ACT Music 97532)
La Campagnie des Musiques ŕ Ouďr + -
La Manivelle Magyare (Budapest Music Center Records 113)
— Denis Charolles - percussion, trombone, graviers, clairon, effects
Frederic Gastard - bass, tenor and soprano saxophones, effects
Christophe Monniot - alto, sopranino and baritone saxophones, effects;
plus: Gábor Gadó - guitar;
Béla Szakcsi - piano;
Balázs Bujtor - violin
Gábor Gadó Quartet -
Psyché (Budapest Music Center Records 120)
— Gabor Gado - guitar;
Matthieu Donarier - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet;
Sébastien Boisseau - double bass;
Joe Quitzke - drums; plus others
Van Wissem -
Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear: Solo Lute Palindromes, Airfield Recordings And Electronics
(BVhaast 0905)
Bud Shank Big Band -
Live (Jazzed Media 1015) early 2006
Ira Nepus & Steve Moore -
Another Time, Another Place (Jazzed Media 1016) early 2006
Anthony Braxton -
Nine Compositions (DVD) 2003 - DVD (Rastascan BRD 060) 1Q2006
— GTM session recorded in Berkely CA in 2003
— 6.5 hours of audio (no video), featuring over a dozen musicians including
Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, Greg Kelley, John Shiurba, Scott Rosenberg, Dan Plonsey, Gino Robair, Jay Rosen,
Kyle Bruckmann,
Liz Allbee, Justin Yang, Gino Robair, Sara Schoenbeck
Ron Kaplan -
Saloon ()
John Shiurba -
5x5 1.2=A (Rastascan BRD 055) 2Q2006
— with Anthony Braxton, Morgan Guberman, Gino Robair and Greg Kelley
—
Phil Minton/Roger Turner -
AMMO (Leo Records/Golden Years of New Jazz 022)
— Phil Minton (singing), Roger Turner (percussion);
first CD issue of 1984 recording
Various Artists -
Ictus Records 30th Anniversary Collection - 12 CD box set (Ictus Records) Spring 2006
— 12 individual CDs; some are reissues with new material and some CDs are previously unissued
— musicians include Steve Lacy, Anthony Coleman, Evan Parker, John Zorn, Tom Cora, John Carter, Gianluigi Trovesi, Derek Bailey, Andrea Centazzo,
the Rova Saxophone Quartet and others
Woody Shaw -
Live from the Maintenance Shop () Spring 2006
20 June 2006
Tom Lellis -
Avenus of the Americas (Beamtide) June 13
NEW
Ray Crawford -
Smooth Groove (Candid Records) June 20
— Lucky Thompson (soprano & tenor saxophones); Martial Solal (piano); Peter Trunk (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums);
recorded in Paris, France in 1960
NEW
Harry "Sweets" Edison -
Swing Summit (Candid Records) June 20
— Harry Edison (trumpet); Buddy Tate (saxophone, clarinet); Hugh Lawson (piano); Ray Drummond (bass); Bobby Durham (drums);
1990
NEW
Lucky Thompson -
Lord, Lord Am I Ever Gonna Know (Candid Records) June 20
— Ray Crawford (guitar), Cecil Payne (baritone saxophone), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Junior Mance (piano), Ben Tucker (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums);
1961
NEW
Buddy Greco -
Route 66: A Personal Tribute To Nat King Cole (Choice) June 20
Glenn Tyree -
1947-52 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1420) June 20
Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra -
1952-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1421) June 20
Red Norvo -
1950-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1422) June 20
Errol Garner -
1953-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1423) June 20
Dizzy Gillespie -
1953-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1424) June 20
Fred Martin -
Some Bridges (Concord Records) June 20
NEW
Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble -
The Messenger: Live at the Velvet Lounge (Delmark 569) June 20
NEW
Deep Blue Organ Trio -
Going To Town: Live At The Green Mill (Delmark 569) June 20
NEW
Kansas City Frank Melrose -
Bluesiana (Delmark) June 20
NEW
Stan Kenton -
Big Sounds From The Small Screen (Dynaflow) June 20
— compilation of audio soundtracks taken from 22 TV appearances - all tracks are previously unreleased;
tracks from Stan's first televised encounter at the Hollywood Bowl in 1948 to his last European on-air concert in 1976
NEW
Stan Kenton -
Kenton For Collectors, Vol. 2 (Dynaflow) June 20
The Source -
The Source (ECM Records 1966) June 20
— Řyvind Brćkke, Per Oddvar Johansen, Trygve Seim, Mats Eilertsen
Martin Speake/Bobo Stenson/Mick Hutton/Paul Motian -
Change of Heart (ECM Records 1831)
— Martin Speake (alto sax), Bobo Stenson (piano), Mick Hutton (bass), Paul Motian (drums)
NEW
Marc Moulin -
Placebo Years, 1971-74 (EMI [England]) June 20
— with Philip Catherine
NEW
Laurindo Almeida featuring Bud Shank -
Brazillance Vol. 1 (Concert Creations For Guitar) (Five Four [England]) June 20
Hal Stein Quartet -
Spirit! (Guide Tone Media) June 20
— Hal Stein (tenor saxophone); Lee Bloom (piano); John Wiitala (6-string bass); Danny Spencer (drums)
NEW
Original Dixieland Jazz Band -
The Return (Hep [England]) June 20
— 1936-38
NEW
The Crosby Brothers -
Bing & Bob - 2 CDs (Jasmine) June 20
— 48 tracks
NEW
Dorsey Brothers -
Volume 4 (Jazz Oracle 8051) June 20
NEW
D.D. Jackson -
Serenity Song (Justin Time) June 20
NEW
World Saxophone Quartet -
Political Blues (Justin Time) June 20
Phil Woods Quintet -
American Songbook (Kind of Blue Records 10005) June 20
— Phil Woods (saxophone & clarinet),
Bill Charlap (piano),
Steve Gilmore (bass),
Bill Goodwin (drums),
Brian Lynch (trumpet); liner notes by Nat Hentoff
George Cables Trio -
Polkadots and Moonbeams: A Letter To Dexter (Kind of Blue Records 10006) June 20
— George Cables (piano),
Rufus Reid (bass),
Victor Lewis (drums)
— tribute to Dexter Gordon from three alumni; tunes by and associated with Dexter Gordon
Gebhard Ullman/Chris Dahlgren/Jay Rosen -
Cut It Out (Leo Records 457) June 20
— Gebhard Ullman (bass clarinet & bass flute), Chris Dahlgren (bass & electronics), Jay Rosen (drums & percussion)
Joelle Leandre -
Joelle Leandre at the Le Mans Jazz Festival - 2 CDs (Leo Records 458/459) June 20
— with Maggie Nicols, Irene Schweitzer, William Parker, India Cooke, Mark Nauseef, Markus Stockhausen, Paul Lovens, Sebi Tramontana, Carlos Zingaro
— duos, trios & quartet pieces; recorded April-May, 2005; liner notes by Art Lange
Frank Gratkowski/Thomas Lehn/Melvyn Poore -
Triskaidekaphonia (Leo Records 461) June 20
— Frank Gratkowski (clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet), Thomas Lehn (analogue synthesizer), Melvyn Poore (tuba, euphonium)
Actis Band -
Allende (Leo Records 462) June 20
— Carlo Actis Dato (tenor & baritone saxes, bass clarinet), Massimo Rossi (alto & soprano saxes), Karsten Lipp (guitar),
Federico Marchesano (electric & acoustic bass), Dario Bruna (drums)
NEW
Toby Koenigsberg -
Sense (Origin Records) June 20
non-jazz items of interest
Viviane Greene -
1947-55 (Chronological R&B Classics 5173) June 20
Earl King -
1953-54 (Chronological R&B Classics 5174) June 20
Various Artists -
Roots of Mambo 1930-50 - 2 CDs (Fremeaux & Associes 5128) June 20
13 June 2006
NEW
Stanley Turrentine -
Flipped Out On Love (Aim Records [Australia]) June 13
— Turrentine's "Flipped Out" album for Canyon Records plus Gloria Lynne's 45's for Canyon
Bang on a Can & Don Byron -
A Ballad For Many (Ambroney Editions) June 13
Dave Burrell -
Taking the Long Way Home (Amulet Records 022) June 13
Jay Geils -
King of Strings (Arbors Records) June 13
— Jay Geils (guitar); Gerry Beaudoin (guitar); Aaron Weinstein (mandolin, violin); Bob Nieske (bass instrument); Les Harris (drums)
Maurice Hines -
To Nat "King" Cole With Love (Arbors Records) June 13
NEW
Warren Vache and the Scottish Ensemble -
Walkin' with the Wazmo (Arbors Records) June 13
— Warren Vache (vocals, cornet); John Rae (piano); Ronnie Rae (bass)
Kidd Jordan/William Parker/Hamid Drake -
Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity 038) June 13
NEW
Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell -
Clark Woodard & Joe Farrell (BCS Records) June 13
Mose Allison -
Collectables Classics - 4 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
— six albums on four CDs: Wild Man On The Loose,
Western Man, Mose In Your Ear, Middle Class White Boy, I Don't Worry About a Thing and Mose Alive!
Chris Conner -
Collectables Classics - 4 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
Eddie Harris -
Collectables Classics - 5 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
— seven albums on five CDs: Eddie Harris London Sessions,
Is It In, Excursions (2 CDs), Mean Greens, Plug Me In and High Voltage
Carmen McRae -
Collectables Classics - 5 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
— seven albums on five CDs: The Art Of Carmen McRae,
For Once In My Life (2 CDs), Just a Little Lovin', Something Wonderful, Sound Of Silence and Portrait Of Carmen
NEW
Sergio Mendes -
Collectables Classics - 5 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
David "Fathead" Newman -
Collectables Classics - 5 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
Bobby Short -
Collectables Classics - 5 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
Frank Chacksfield -
Film Festival & King Of Kings (Dutton Vocalion) June 13
NEW
Vic Lewis -
Tea Break/Back Again & Jazz From Two Sides (Dutton Vocalion) June 13
NEW
Humphrey Lyttelton -
Humph Dedicates (Dutton Vocalion) June 13
NEW
Daniel Smith -
Bebop Bassoon (Guild) June 13
Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band -
The Phat Pack (Immergent) June 13
— with guests Dianne Reeves; David Sanborn; Take 6; Eddie Daniels, a.o.
Fay Claassen -
Two Portraits Of Chet Baker - 2 CDs (Jazz 'N Pulz 497) June 13
— Fay Claassen (vocals), Jan Menu (baritone sax), Jan Wessels (trumpet), Karel Boehlee (piano), Hein Van de Geyn (double bass),
John Engels (drums)
— beautiful CD recorded in remembrance of Baker's 75th birthday; liner notes from Jeroen de Valk, Bob Hagen and Fay Claassen
— disc one: instrumental pieces from the Gerry Mulligan Quartet; arranged/transcribed by Jan Menu; trumpet parts sung by Claassen
— disc two: vocal pieces from the Chet Baker repertoire; arranged by Hein Van de Geyn
Dirindi -
Cantar Do Jobim (Jazz 'N Pulz) June 13
NEW
Ivan Paduart -
Selections (Jazz 'N Pulz) June 13
— Ivan Paduart (piano); Philip Catherine (guitar); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Gwenael Micault (bandoneon); Bob Malach (saxophone); Philippe Aerts (double bass); Hans Van Oosterhout, Hein Van De Geyn, Dre Pallemaerts (drums)
NEW
Francien van Tuinen -
Selections (Jazz 'N Pulz) June 13
— Francien van Tuinen (vocals); Jesse Van Ruller (guitar); Richard Galliano (accordion)
Bud Shank Big Band -
Taking the Long Way Home (Jazzed Media 1015) June 13
Bob Lark/Phil Woods Quintet -
In Her Eyes (Jazzed Media 1018) June 13
— Bob Lark (trumpet & flugelhorn), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Jim McNeely (piano), Steve Gilmore (bass),
Bill Goodwin (drums)
James Gentry and the Tequila Sundance Band -
Mystic Cowboy (Jim Jazz Records) June 13
Ray Appleton -
Latin Dreams (Lineage Records) June 13
Hank Jones -
Hank and Frank (Lineage Records) June 13
NEW
Adi Braun -
The Rules Of The Game (Lml Music) June 13
Carlos Munhoz -
Bossa Nova (Mambo Maniacs) June 13
Triple Burner -
Triple Burner (Ninja Tune) June 13
NEW
Julien Kasper Band -
New Imperial (Nugene Records) June 13
Marty Ehrlich's Traveler's Tales -
Malinke's Dance (Omnitone) June 13
— Marty Ehrlich (soprano & alto saxophones, flute); Tony Malaby (soprano & tenor saxophones); Jerome Harris (acoustic bass); Bobby Previte (drums)
NEW
Unified Jazz Ensemble -
Small Town Stories (Panda Digital) June 13
Broken Keys -
Gravity (Pid) June 13
John Coltrane -
Soultrane (Prestige Records) June 13
— John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Art Taylor (drums);
recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1958; liner notes by Ira Gitler
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis -
Cookbook, Vol. 1 (Prestige Records) June 13
Miles Davis -
Walkin' (Prestige Records) June 13
Etta Jones -
Don't Go To Strangers (Prestige Records) June 13
— Etta Jones (vocals); Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute); Robert Wyands (piano); Skeeter Best (guitar); George Duvivier (bass); Roy Haynes (drums);
recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1960
Jack McDuff -
Honeydripper (Prestige Records) June 13
— Jack McDuff (organ); Jimmy Forrest (tenor saxophone); Grant Green (guitar); Ben Dixon (drums); 1961
Joey DeFrancesco -
All Or Nothing At All (Silverwolf) June 13
— Joey DeFrancesco (electric piano, Hammond b-3 organ); Paul Bollenback (guitar); Byron Landham (drums)
NEW
Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet -
Way Out East (Songlines) June 13
— Peggy Lee (cello); Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon); Ron Miles (trumpet); Wayne Horvitz (piano, synthesizer)
NEW
Klazz Brothers -
Mozart Meets Cuba (Sony Classical) June 13
NEW
Brian Swartz -
Three (Summit Records) June 13
— Brian Swartz (trumpet); Larry Koonse (guitar); Darek Oles (bass)
Pete Zimmer Quintet -
Burnin' Live at the Jazz Standard (Tippin' Records 1102) June 13
— Michael Rodriguez (trumpet, flugelhorn), Joel Frahm (tenor saxophone), Toru Dodo (piano), David Wong (bass), Pete Zimmer (drums); recorded live Feb 7, 2006
Jamie Davis -
It's A Good Thing (Unity Music) June 13
Regina Carter -
I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey (Verve) June 13
— Regina Carter (violin); Dee Dee Bridgewater, Carla Cook (vocals); Gil Goldstein (accordion); Paquito D'Rivera (clarinet); Xavier Davis (piano); Matthew Parrish (acoustic bass); Alvester Garnett (drums)
NEW
Michael Bates' Outside Sources -
A Fine Balance (Winter & Winter 71211) June 13
— Michael Bates (double bass), Quinsin Nachoff (saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet), Kevin Turcotte (trumpet), Mark Timmermans (drums)
AlasNoAxis -
Dogs of Great Indifference (Winter & Winter) June 13
— Hilmar Jensson (guitar); Chris Speed (tenor saxophone); Skuli Sverrisson (bass instrument); Jim Black (drums)
NEW
Jerry Vivino -
Walkin' with the Wazmo (Zoho Music 200607) June 13
non-jazz items of interest
Sam & Dave -
Collectables Classics - 4 CD box set (Collectables) June 13
— four albums: Double Dynamite,
Hold On I'm Comin', I Thank You and Soul Men
D.A. Pennebaker -
Monterey Pop - DVD
(The Critereon Collection 1623) June 13
— Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, a.o.; 1967; 78 minutes
Jimmy Hendrix/Shake Otis -
Jimi Plays Monterey/Shake! Otis at Monterey - DVD
(The Critereon Collection 1624) June 13
— 1968; 68 minutes
6 June 2006
NEW
Nancy Kelly -
Born to Swing (Amherst Records) June 6
Shilts -
Headboppin (ARTizen Music Group) June 6
Peter Brotzmann -
Alarm (Atavistic 257) June 6
— reissue of FMP 1030
Melvin Sparks -
Texas Twister/'75 (BGP) June 6
— two-fer of 1973 & '75 albums; Melvin Sparks (guitar); Ron Bridgewater (tenor saxophone); Caeser Frazier (organ); Idris Muhammad (drums)
Hiram Bullock -
Too Funky 2 Ignore (BHM Productions) June 6
Lou Blackburn -
The Complete Imperial Sessions (Blue Note Connoisseurs) June 6
— 19 tunes
Art Blakey -
Holidays For Skins (Blue Note Connoisseurs) June 6
— two LPs on one CD
Gil Evans -
The Complete Pacific Jazz Sessions (Blue Note Connoisseurs) June 6
— New Wine Old Bottles &
Andrew Hill -
Pax (Blue Note Connoisseurs) June 6
— session with Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard; includes alternate take
Solomon Ilori -
African High Life (Blue Note Connoisseurs) June 6
— includes three previously unissued tracks from an unissued session
Jackie McLean -
It's Time (Blue Note Connoisseurs) June 6
Earl Bostic -
Plays Jazz Standards (Definitive) June 6
NEW
Coleman Hawkins -
Body & Soul: The Complete Victor Recordings 1939-1956 - 2 CDs (Definitive) June 6
NEW
Earl Hines -
Piano Man (Definitive) June 6
— includes five bonus tracks
Django Reinhardt -
Two Is Company: Complete Studio Duets 1937-42 (Definitive) June 6
Kieran Hebden -
The Exchange Session, Vol. 2 (Domino) June 6
Antonio Carlos Jobim -
The Unknown Antonio Carlos Jobim (Drg Records) June 6
Bobby Zankel and the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Big Band -
Ceremonies of Forgiveness (Dreambox Media 1095)
— Bobby Zankel (alto sax, composer), John Swana, Patrick Hughes, Bart Miltenberger (trumpets), Larry Toft, Dave Champion (trombone),
Daniel Peterson (alto sax), Elliot Levin (tenor sax & flute), Brian Rodgers (tenor sax), Dan Scofield (baritone sax),
Rick Iannnacone (guitar), Tom Lawton (piano), Dylan Taylor (bass), Craig McIver (drums)
Susanne Abbuehl -
Compass (ECM Records 1906) June 6
— Susanne Abbuehl (vocals); Christof May (clarinet, bass clarinet); Michel Portal (clarinet); Wolfert Brederode (piano, harmonium); Lucas Niggli (drums, percussion)
— Abbuehl sets music to texts by James Joyce and William Carlos Williams,
covers folk songs and a jazz standard, and writes lyrics to tunes by Chick Corea and Sun Ra
Jack DeJohnette/John Scofield/Larry Goldings: Trio Beyound -
Saudades - 2 CDs (ECM Records 1972/73) June 6
— tribute to the life, work and memory of Tony Williams
— compositions by John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Larry Young, John McLaughlin and Tony Williams
— Jack DeJohnette (drums), John Scofield (guitar) and Larry Goldings (keyboards)
Keith Jarrett -
Tokyo Solo 2002 - DVD (ECM) June 6
— solo piano, 30th Oct 2002; complete concert; Jarrett's 150th
Japanese performance
Maxine Sullivan -
My Memories of You (Empire Music Werks) June 6
— 1956
NEW
Joe Henderson -
Milestone Profiles (Fantasy Records) June 6
NEW
Sonny Rollins -
Milestone Profiles (Fantasy Records) June 6
NEW
Jimmy Smith -
Milestone Profiles (Fantasy Records) June 6
NEW
Jimmy Scott -
Milestone Profiles (Fantasy Records) June 6
NEW
McCoy Tyner -
Milestone Profiles (Fantasy Records) June 6
— each includes a unique bonus CD with tracks from related artists
Diane Schuur -
Live In London (GR Entertainment) June 6
Roberta Gambarini -
Easy To Love (Groovin' High Records/Kindred Rhythm 1122) June 6
— Roberta Gambarini (vocals), James Moody (tenor sax, vocal), Tamir Hendelman (piano), John Clayton (bass), Chuck Berghofer (bass),
Willie Jones III (drums), Joe LaBarbara (drums)
— new album by excellent young singer; this U.S. version of the album includes two bonus tracks
NEW
Eric Dolphy -
London Concert 1961-64 - DVD (Improjazz) June 6
NEW
Coleman Hawkins/Harry Edison -
London Concert 1964 - DVD (Improjazz) June 6
NEW
Rahsaan Roland Kirk -
London In Europe 1962-67 - DVD (Improjazz) June 6
Ashley Kahn -
The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records (W.W. Norton) June 6
— hardcover; 352 pages
Various Artists -
The House That Trane Built: Story Of Impulse Records - 4 CDs (Impulse!) June 6
Various Artists -
The House That Trane Built: The Best Of Impulse Records (Impulse!) June 6
The Impulse Story: anthologies from
Albert Ayler,
Gato Barbieri,
Alice Coltrane,
John Coltrane,
Keith Jarrett,
Charles Mingus,
Sonny Rollins,
Pharoah Sanders,
Archie Shepp and
McCoy Tyner
(Impulse!) June 6
Soft Machine Legacy -
New Morning: The Paris Concert - DVD (In-Akustik) June 6
— Elton Dean (sax), John Etheridge (guitar), Hugh Hopper (bass) & John Marshall (drums)
— recorded live at New Morning, Paris, 12/12/2005 in Dolby Digital 5.1; 116 minutes
Jon Faddis -
Teranga (Koch Records) June 6
Manny Albam -
Jazz Workshop (Lonehill Jazz 250) June 6
Ray Bryant Trio -
Complete Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 251) June 6
Roy Eldridge Sextet with Ella Fitzgerald -
Live (Lonehill Jazz 249) June 6
NEW
Heernt -
Locked in a Basement (Raz Daz Records) June 6
Chet Baker Quartet featuring Dick Tzwardik -
Lost Holland Concert September 18 1955 (Rlr Recordings) June 6
Fred Wesley & the Swing 'N Jazz All-Stars -
It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (Sons of Sound) June 6
NEW
Heernt -
Locked in a Basement (Sunnyside) June 6
Bob James -
Heads (Tappan Zee) June 6
— Eric Gale, Steve Khan (guitar); Jon Faddis, Randy Brecker (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bob James (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Oberheim synthesizer); Richard Tee (keyboards); Alphonso Johnson (bass guitar); Steve Gadd (drums); Ralph MacDonald (percussion);
1977
Bob James -
Lucky Seven (Tappan Zee) June 6
Nils Petter Molvaer -
An American Compilation (Thirsty Ear) June 6
— anthology of tracks hand selected by Molvaer
Alan Hewitt -
Metropolis (215 Records 2033) June 6
Lionel Hampton -
50th Anniversary Concert: Live From Carnegie Hall (Unidisc) June 6
— originally released as two LPs; includes two bonus tracks
Coleman Hawkins -
In the Hush of the Night (Unidisc) June 6
Richard "Groove" Holmes -
Star Wars/Close Encounters (Unidisc) June 6
Doc Severinsen & The Tonight Show Band -
Once More...With Feeling (Unidisc) June 6
Perry Joslin -
Perry Joslin Project (Vrt) June 6
Milton Nascimento -
Milagre DOS Peixes (Water Music 172) June 6
— 1974 album; with Nana Vasconcellos
Milton Nascimento -
Minas (Water Music 173) June 6
— from 1976
non-jazz items of interest
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint -
River in Reverse (Verve Forecast) June 6
30 May 2006
Platypus Ensemble -
Satsang (Albatross Records) May 30
— Manuel Dunkel (Tenor Saxophone),
Teppo Makynen (Drums),
Sid Hille (Piano),
Ari-Pekka Anttila (Double Bass),
Teemu Viinikainen (Guitar)
NEW
Sam Shalabi -
On Hashish (Alien8 Recordings) May 30
Jill Jenson -
Jill Jenson (Bai Mai Records) May 30
Harvey Mason -
Marching In The Street (BMG/Arista [Germany]) May 30
Zu -
Igneo (Frenetic Records) May 30
Eric Dolphy Quintet with Herbie Hancock -
Left Alone (Fruit Tree 856) May 30
— recorded Oct. 7, 1962 at the Gaslight, New York;
Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute), Ed Armour (trumpet), Herbie Hancock (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Edgar Bateman (drums), Joe Carrol (vocals on
one track)
NEW
Wes Montgomery -
In Europe 1965 - DVD (Improjazz) May 30
NEW
Oscar Peterson Trio -
London Concert 1964 - DVD (Improjazz) May 30
Bob Cooper featuring Claude Williamson/Bud Shank -
European Tour '58 (Lonehill Jazz 247) May 30
NEW
Atilla Zoller/Bob Cooper/Albert Mangelsdorff/Gary Peacock -
European Tour '57 (Lonehill Jazz 248) May 30
NEW
Donald Harrison featuring Mullgrew Miller and Christian Scott -
The Survivor (Nagel Heyer 2068)
Rob White -
Let It Ride (Orpheus Records) May 30
Marilyn Scott -
Innocent of Nothing (Prana Entertainment) May 30
— Marilyn Scott (vocals); Russell Ferrante (keyboard); George Duke, John Beasley, Patrice Rushen (keyboards); Jimmy Haslip, Brian Bromberg (bass instrument); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)
NEW
Tony Horowitz -
Paz Y Amor (Rhombus Records) May 30
Dave Mullen -
Mahoney's Way (Roberts Music Group) May 30
Eldar -
Daily Living: Live At The Blue Note (Sony) May 30
NEW
Sun Ra & The Arkestra -
Live At Myron's Ballroom - 3 CDs (Transparency 236) May 30
— Apr 2, 1981
NEW
Sun Ra & The Arkestra -
Live At Club Lingerie - 2 CDs (Transparency 237) May 30
— Dec 14 ,1985
Japanese imports / Brazilian recordings
Joao Donato -
Quem E Quem (Toshiba/EMI [Japan]) May 30
Marcos Valle -
O Compositor E O Cantor (Toshiba/EMI [Japan]) May 30
Jazz Books
Frank Driggs, Chuck Haddix -
Kansas City Jazz: From Ragtime to Bebop—A History (Oxford University Press) May 30
— hardcover; 472 pages; discography of all of Satchmo's known recordings, both studio and live performances,
from professionally made commercial releases, to amateur and unissued recording
Todd S. Jenkins -
I Know What I Know: The Music of Charles Mingus (Praeger Publishers) May 30
— hardcover; listener's guide to all of Mingus's recordings
Jos Willems -
All of Me: The Complete Discography of Louis Armstrong [Studies in Jazz, No. 51] (Scarecrow Press) May 30
— hardcover; 472 pages; discography of all of Satchmo's known recordings, both studio and live performances,
from professionally made commercial releases, to amateur and unissued recording
Frank Buchmann-Moller -
Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster (University of Michigan Press) May 28
— hardcover; 392 pages
Ron Forbes-Roberts -
One Long Tune: The Life And Music of Lenny Breau (University of North Texas Press) May 30
— hardcover; 336 pages; foreward by Gene Lees
May 2006
Kidd Jordan/William Parker/Hamid Drake -
TBA (AUM Fidelity 038) May
— recorded in Brooklyn three months after Katrina
Lucian Ban & Alex Harding -
Tuba Project (CIMP) May
— Lucian Ban (piano),
Alex Harding (bari sax),
J.D.Allen (tenor sax),
Derrek Phillips (drums)
and special guest,
Bob Stewart (tuba)
Steve Lacy/Brion Gysin -
Songs (Hatology 625) May
— Steve Lacy (soprano sax, compositions), Steve Potts (alto & soprano sax), Bobby Few (piano),
Irene Aebi (violin & voice), Jean-Jacques Avenel (double bass), Oliver Johnson (drums),
Brion Gyson (words, voice on two pieces)
— 1981, Paris; liner notes by Art Lange
Russ Lossing -
All Things Arise (Hatology 620) May
— Russ Lossing (solo piano)
performing Alabama Song by Kurt Weil, Azure by Duke Ellington, Kathelin
Gray by Ornette Coleman,
Pent-Up House by Sonny Rollins and his own compositions; new release
Ernesto Diaz-Infante, Marcos Fernandes, Robert Montoya, Rent Romus -
Reverberations From Spring Past (Pax Recordings)
Emily Hay/Marcos Fernandes -
Play (Public Eyesore 097)
— Emily Hay (voice, flute, piccolo and piano), Marcos Fernandes (percussion and samples)
— several tracks feature guests: Lisle Ellis (bass), Ellen Weller (winds), Al Scholl (guitar)
23 May 2006
NEW
Lalo Schifrin -
Letters From Argentina - DualDisc (Aleph 035) May 23
— with David Schifrin, Nestor Marconi, Satoshi Takeishi, Cho-Liang Lin, Pablo Aslan
Jackie Allen -
Tangled (Blue Note Records) May 23
— Jackie Allen (vocals); Steve Eisen (flute, tenor saxophone); Orbert Davis (trumpet); Ben Lewis (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ); Hans Strum (bass)
Dr. John -
Mercenary (Blue Note Records) May 23
Diego Urcola -
Viva (CamJazz 5015) May 23
— Diego Urcola; Conrad Herwig, Edward Simon, Jimmy Heath, Paquito D'Rivera, Antonio Sanchez, Avishai Cohen, Pernell Saturnino
Xiomara -
Xiomara (Chesky) May 23
Michael Bolton -
Bolton Swings Sinatra (Concord Records) May 23
Harry Miller's Isipingo -
Which Way Live (Cuneiform Records 23233) May 23
— live in Bremen 11/75
— Harry Miller, Louis Moholo, Keith Tippett, Mike Osborne, Nick Evans, Mongezi Feza
Mujician -
There's No Going Back Now (Cuneiform Records) May 23
— Paul Dunmall, Tony Levin, Paul Rogers, Keith Tippett
Ed Palermo Big Band -
Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Cuneiform Records 20225) May 23
Soft Machine -
Grides - CD+DVD (Cuneiform Records 20230) May 23
— CD: live in Amsterdam 10/25/70
— DVD: live Bremen, Germany 3/21/71, from the original master video tapes, 20'
NEW
Django Reinhardt -
Complete Recordings For Solo Guitar (Definitive) May 23
Jimmy McGriff -
The Best Of The Sue Years 1962-1965 (EMI [England]) May 23
Ray Barretto -
A Man And His Music - 2 CDs (Fania Records) May 23
Ray Barretto -
Rican/Struction (Fania Records) May 23
Sun Ra -
The Futurisctic Sounds Of Sun Ra (Five Four) May 23
Hal Blaine -
Drums! Drums! A Go Go (Harkit 8201) May 23
Marion Meadows -
I Believe I Can Fly (Heads Up International) May 23
Yellowjackets -
26 - CD+DVD (Heads Up International) May 23
— includes bonus DVD of recent concert shot in Italy, plus other
extras such as backstage footage with the Yellowjackets, interviews with former group members, photos and more
Count Basie -
Big Band in Boston (Koch Entertainment) May 23
Chet Baker -
Chet Baker With Len Mercer & His Orchestra (Koch Entertainment) May 23
Everette Harp -
In The Moment (Koch Entertainment) May 23
Billie Holiday -
Lady Day Live (Koch Entertainment) May 23
Bob Cooper featuring Joe Zawinal / Bud Shank -
European Tour '57 (Lonehill Jazz 246) May 22
Lennie Niehaus -
Complete Fifties Recordings, V.1 (Quintet & Octet) (Lonehill Jazz 238) May 22
Lennie Niehaus -
Complete Fifties Recordings, V.2 (Octet & Quintet) (Lonehill Jazz 239) May 22
Lennie Niehaus -
Complete Fifties Recordings, V.3 (Sextet, Quintet & Octet) (Lonehill Jazz 240) May 22
Lennie Niehaus -
Complete Fifties Recordings, V.4 (Octet - I Swing For You) (Lonehill Jazz 241) May 22
Dave McKenna -
Complete Piano Scene (Lonehill Jazz 226) May 22
Dizzy Gillespie -
Kusch (LRC Ltd) May 23
Thad Jones -
Live On Tour - Switzerland (LRC Ltd) May 23
Mike Longo -
900 Shares of the Blues (LRC Ltd) May 23
Jimmy McGriff -
Groove Grease (LRC Ltd) May 23
Jule Styne -
In Hollywood (P.S. Classics) May 23
Miles Davis Quintet featuring John Coltrane -
The Legendary Quintet Sessions, 1956 - 3 CD box set (Prestige) May 23
— the 1955-56 recordings with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones
— originally released as "The New Miles Davis Quintet," "Cookin'," "Relaxin',"
"Workin'," and "Steamin'"
— sequenced in order recorded; 32 tracks; 24-bit remastered
Avishai Cohen -
Continuo (Raz Daz Records 4603) May 22
Chet Baker -
Cologne Concert (Rlr) May 23
Bobby Previte -
Coalition of the Willing (Ropeadope Records 070) May 23
— Bobby Previte (drums), Charlie Hunter (Fender Telecaster guitar and Fender bass), Steven Bernstein (trumpet),
Skerik (sax), Stanton Moore (drums), Jamie Saft (organs, guitar, bass) and Stew Cutler (harmonica)
Jerry Bergonzi -
Tenor of the Times (Savant 2074) May 23
— quartet session featuring original compositions
Melvin Sparks -
Groove on Up (Savant 2073) May 23
Ray Mantilla -
Good Vibrations (Savant 2073) May 23
Bob Barnard -
New Orleans: That's Our Home (Sackville [Canada] 3068) May 16
Vijay Iyer with Rudresh Mahanthappa -
Raw Materials (Savoy Jazz) May 23
Anjani Thomas -
Blue Alert (Sony) May 23
Assmussen/Thigpen Quartet -
Resource/ Action.Re.Action (Stunt Records 602) May 16
— Svend Asmussen (violin); Lennart Aberg (flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet); Kjell Ohmann (organ); Ed Thigpen (vibraphone, drums); Mads Vinding (electric bass); Sabu Martinez (congas); Carlos Pandiero de Ouro (percussion)
Blake Tartare -
More Like Us (Stunt Records 601) May 16
— Michael Blake (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Soren Kjaegaard (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Jonas Westergaard (bass instrument); Kresten Osgood (drums)
Laszlo Gardony -
Natural Instinct (Sunnyside 4003) May 23
Ann Hampton Callaway -
Blues in the Night (Telarc) May 23
— with the DIVA Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Sherrie Maricle,
Ted Rosenthal, Christian McBride, Lewis Nash and Rodney Jones
— standards and several originals
Liquid Soul -
One-Two Punch (Telarc) May 23
— eight-piece jazz/hip-hop/funk/hard-bop group led by Chicagoan Mars Williams;
with DJ Logic, Jojo Hermann, Matt Walker
Zeena Parkins -
In Despite (Tzadik) May 23
John Zorn -
Moonchild (Tzadik) May 23
— with Mike Patton, Trevor Dunn and Joey Baron; "avant-hardcore composition for trio"
Nomo -
New Tones (Ubiquity Recordings) May 22
Anthony Braxton -
Duo Victoriaville 2005 (Victo 100) May 23
NEW
Mark Isham -
Pure Mark Isham (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) May 23
NEW
Will Ackerman -
Pure Will Ackerman (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) May 23
NEW
Jim Brickman -
Pure Jim Brickman (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) May 23
NEW
Shadowfax -
Pure Shadowfax (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) May 23
Tuck & Patti -
Pure Tuck & Patti (Windham Hill Records/Legacy) May 23
— all include one previously unreleased bonus track
— first of several batches of Windham Hill compilations
Raul A. Fernandez -
From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz [Music of the African Diaspora] (University of California Press) May 23
— paperback; 177 pages
Raul A. Fernandez -
From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz [Music of the African Diaspora] (University of California Press) May 23
— hardcover; 177 pages
Japanese imports / Brazilian recordings
Lucio Alves/Roberto Menescal/Sylvia Telles -
Bossa Session (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Gal Costa/Caetano Veloso -
Domingo (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Dick Hyman -
Brazilian Impressions (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Joao Gilberto -
Brasil (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Nara Leao -
Dez Anos Depois (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Nara Leao -
Meus Sonhos Dourados (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Nara Leao -
Nara (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Nara Leao -
Onde E Quando (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Carlos Lyra -
Bossa Nova (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Carlos Lyra -
Preciso Cantar/Eu & Elas (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 65 -
Herb Alpert Presents (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Tamba Trio -
Tamba Trio (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Tamba Trio -
Tempo/Avanco (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Baden Powell & Vinicius De Moraes -
Os Afro-Sambas De Baden E Vinicius (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Elis Regina -
Aquarela Do Brasil (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Elis Regina -
Como & Porque (Universal [Japan]) May 23
— with four bonus tracks
Elis Regina -
Elis & Tom (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Elis Regina -
In London (Universal [Japan]) May 23
Various Artists -
Bonita Bossa Nova (Universal [Japan]) May 23
non-jazz items of interest
George Baker -
Mojo Lady - CD+DVD (Bungalo Records) May 23
16 May 2006
Brenda Lee -
Let Me Sing/By Request (Ace Records) May 16
Morris Lane -
Tenor Saxman (Acrobat) May 16
— two-fer of 1963-64 releases
Bobby Smith -
Tippin' In (Acrobat) May 16
Eddie Gomez & Mark Kramer -
The Art of the Heart (Art of Life Records 019) May 16
— Eddie Gomez (bass) and Mark Kramer (bass) duo perform program of standards
Johnny Dankworth/Cleo Laine -
Spread A Little Happiness - 2 CDs (Avid [England]) May 16
— 50 tracks featuring the musicians both separately and together
Alistair Cooke -
Alistair Cooke's Jazz Letter From America (Avid [England] 855) May 16
— two 1938 jam sessions with Sidney Bechet, Bud Freeman,
Tommy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden, Mezz Mezzrow, Harry James, Teddy Wilson, Hot Lips Page, Red McKenzie, Lee Wiley, a.o.
Bill Evans/Randy Brecker -
Soul Bop Band Live - 2 CDs (BHM Productions) May 16
— Bill Evans (saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Hiram Bullock (guitar); David Kikoski (keyboards); Victor Bailey (bass); Steve Smith (drums)
Ignacio Berroa -
Codes (Blue Note Records) May 16
— Ignacio Berroa (drums); Luis Felipe Lamgolia (soprano, saxophone, tenor saxophone); David Sanchez (tenor saxophone); Gonzalo Rubalcaba (piano)
Serge Chaloff -
Boston Blow Up (Blue Note Records) May 16
Cannonball Adderley -
Why Am I Treated So Bad? (Blue Note Records) May 16
The Jazz Crusaders -
The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse (Blue Note Records) May 16
— reissue of 1962 Pacific Jazz LP
Lou Rawls -
Black & Blue and Tobacco Road (Blue Note Records) May 16
— two-fer of 1962 & 1963 Capitol albums
— Gene Edwards (guitar); Curtis Amy (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Alexander Nelson (alto saxophone); Lou Ciotti, Jay Migliori (tenor saxophone); Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone); Bob Rolfe, Bobby Bryant, Bud Brisbois (trumpet); Horace Tapscott, Lou Blackburn, Lester Robertson (trombone); Bob Knight (bass trombone); Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ); Jim Crutcher (bass); Leroy Henderson (drums)
Stan Kenton -
Sophisticated Approach (Blue Note Records) May 16
Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band -
In Time's Shadow (Blujazz Records 3348) May 16
— Rick Holland (trumpet, flugelhorn); John Viavattine, Glenn Cashman (tenor); Matt Pivec (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Dean Keller, Kerry Strayer (baritone saxophone); Brian Shaw (trumpet, flugelhorn); Evan Dobbins, Neal Melley (trombone); John Nyerges (piano); Dave Arenius (bass instrument); Cris Earley, Jared Shonig (drums)
Tunnels -
Natural Selection (Buckyball Records 018) May 16
— Marc Wagnon (vibes), Percy Jones (bass), John O'Reilly Jr. (drums)
Peter Rosendal -
Rosendal Earle Templeton (Calibrated) May 16
Ricky Ford -
Manhattan Blues (Candid Records) May 16
— Ricky Ford (tenor sax), Jaki Byard (piano), Milt Hinton (bass), Ben Riley (drums)
Geoff Gascoyne -
Keep It To Yourself (Candid Records) May 16
— with guest vocalists Jamie Cullum, Georgie Fame and Trudy Kerr
Blue Mitchell -
Stablemates (Candid Records) May 16
— Blue Mitchell (trumept), Dick Spencer (sax), Victor Feldman (piano), John Heard (bass), Dick Berk (drums)
Cecil Taylor & Buell Neidlinger -
Cell Walk For Celeste (Candid Records) May 16
— Cecil Taylor (piano), Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone), Buell Neidlinger (acoustic bass), Dennis Charles, Billy Higgins (drums); 1961
Nat King Cole -
The World of Nat King Cole - 2 DVDs (Captitol Records) May 16
Thelonious Monk -
The Classic Quartet (Capri) May 16
— Charlie Rouse (sax), Thelonious Monk (piano), Butch Warren (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums)
Joe Gilman -
Vol. 1-View So Tender: Wonder Revisited (Capri Records 74076) May 16
— improvisations of Stevie Wonder tunes
Beryl Booker -
1946-1952 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1415) May 16
Coleman Hawkins -
1953-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1416) May 16
— includes the material Hawkins recorded for Al Benson's Parrot label in Chicago
Mary Lou Williams -
1953-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1417) May 16
— several sessions, including recording in Paris with Don Byas, trio LP for Blue Star,
and a hard-to-finde session for the 'Club français
du disque' label, which includes several tracks with former Ellingtonian Nelson 'Cadillac'
Williams and tenor Ray Lawrence
Buddy Rich -
1950-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1419) May 16
— includes live trio performance recorded at Carnegie Hall;
also his first studio session; with Harry Sweets Edison, Willie Smith, etc.
Benny Goodman -
1947-48 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1418) May 16
— sextet and big band; Wardell Grey, Mary Lou Williams, Peggy Lee, etc.
Various Artists -
Playboy Jazz: Hef's Favorites (Concord Music Group) May 16
Danish Radio Big Band -
Dansk Stereo (Cope 115) May 16
Danish Radio Big Band -
Dedication Suite (Cope 122) May 16
Wycliffe Gordon Quintet -
Cone's Coup (Criss Cross Records 1278) May 16
— Wycliffe Gordon (trombone), Stacy Dillard (tenor sax),
Johnny O'Neal (piano), Reginald Veal (bass) and Herlin Riley (drums)
Jimmy Greene Quartet -
True Life Stories (Criss Cross Records 1279) May 16
— Jimmy Greene (tenor sax), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet),
Xavier Davis (piano), Reuben Rogers (bass) and Eric Harland (drums);
originals and standards
Joe Magnarelli Quartet -
Hoop Dreams (Criss Cross Records 1280) May 16
— Joe Magnarelli (trumpet), Gary Versace (piano), Paul Gill (bass and
Anthony Reedus (drums); plus Peter Bernstein (guitar) on one track;
set includes Thelonious Monk tunes
Danny Grissett Trio -
The Promise (Criss Cross Records 1281) May 16
— recording debut for Los Angeles-born pianist Danny Grissett;
with Vicente Archer (bass) and Kendrick Scott (drums)
Steve Davis -
Update (Criss Cross Records 1282) May 16
— Roy Hargrove (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), Peter Bernstein (guitar),
Anthony Wonsey (piano) Nat Reeves (bass) and Joe Farnsworth (drums)
— tunes by Wayne Shorter,
Dexter Gordon, Jackie McLean, Herbie Hancock, Ellington/Strayhorn, Henri Mancini and Ray Drummond, along
with a new original dedicated to special guest Roy Hargrove
Nelson Padron featuring Paquito Hechavarria -
Musica Original De Cuba (Empire) May 16
Bill Evans -
Very Early, Vol. 1 - 1943-49 (E3 Records 008) May 16
Alain Jean-Marie -
Biguine Reflections (Fremeaux & Associes 484) May 16
— trio album recorded in 1992
Various Artists -
New Orleans Revival 1940-54 - 2 CDs (Fremeaux & Associes 5135) May 16
— musicians include Sidney Bechet, Bunk Johnson, Kid Ory, George Lewis, Louis Armstrong, Albert Nicholas, a.o.
— ragtime, blues, marches, dance music, lighter tunes and religious hymns
— booklet with photos, discography, essays in French and English
— sequel of sorts of Fremaux's earlier two-CD release,
Jazz New Orleans 1918-44
Dave Douglas Quintet -
Meaning and Mystery (Greenleaf 004) May 16
— Dave Douglas (trumpet), Uri Caine (piano), Donny McCaslin (tenor sax), James Genus (bass), Clarence Penn (bass)
Chick Corea Akoustic Band -
Rendezvous in New York - DVD
(Image Entertainment) May 16
— Chick Corea (pianos), John Patitucci (bass), Dave Weckl (drums)
— 48 minutes; widescreen; DTS Sound
Mark Kleinhaut Trio -
Holding the Center (Invisible Music Records) May 16
— Mark Kleinhaut (guitar); Jim Lyden (electric bass); Les Harris Jr. (drums)
Jerry Fielding and His Orchestra -
Faintly Reminiscent - 2 CDs (Jasmine [UK] 647) May 16
Richie Cole & Art Pepper -
Richie Cole Meets Art Pepper: A Piece of Jazz History (Jazz Excursion 102) May 16
— the is the only recorded meeting of Richie Cole & Art Pepper
— Richie Cole (alto, tenor & baritone saxophones); Art Pepper (clarinet, alto saxophone); Roger Kellaway (piano); Bob Magnusson (bass); Billy Higgins (drums)
— recorded San Francisco in 1982,
and originally released on Palo Alto Records vinyl as 'Return to
Alto Acres'
Masters of Groove -
Masters Of Groove Meet DJ-9 (Jazzateria) May 16
Mark Elf -
Liftoff (Jen Bay 011) May 16
— Mark Elf (guitar), David Hazeltine (piano), Peter Washington (bass), Lewis Nash (drums)
The Classical Jazz Quartet -
Play Rachmaninov (Kind of Blue Records 10004) May 16
— Kenny Barron (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Stefon Harris (vibes), Lewis Nash (drums)
— arrangements by Bob Belden; features the 'Piano Concerto #2 in C Minor'
Maucha Adnet -
The Jobim Songbook (Kind of Blue Records 10003) May 16
— Joe Lovano (saxophone),
Randy Brecker, Claudio Roditi (flugelhorn),
Jay Ashby (trombone),
Mario Adnet, Romero Lumambo (acoustic guitar),
Helio Alves, Alfredo Cardim (piano),
Nilson Matta (acoustic bass),
Duduka Da Fonseca (drums)
Francois Carrier -
Happening - 2 CDs (Leo Records 451/452) May 16
— Francois Carrier (alto and soprano saxes), Mat Maneri (viola), Uwe Neumann (sitar, sanza, ektara &
anandolohori [Indian talking drum]), Pierre Cote (double bass), Michel Lambert (drums);
recorded live in Montreal on April 8, 2005
Anthony Braxton with the Creative Jazz Orchestra -
Compositions 175 & 126 - 2 CDs (Leo Records 453/454) May 16
— Compositions no. 175: for two vocalists, creative orchestra and constructed environment
— Compositions no. 126: Trillium-Dialogues M - Joreo's vision of forward motion for
four vocalists, creative orchestra and constructed environment
— recorded live in London, May 15, 1994
Ivo Perelman -
Introspection (Leo Records 455) May 16
— Ivo Perelman (tenor sax), Rosie Hertein (violin and vocals), Dominic Duval (acoustic bass),
Newman Baker (drums)
Sun Ra and His Space Arkestra -
What Planet Is This? - 2 CDs (Leo Records/Golden Years of New Jazz 024/025) May 16
— recorded live at Carnegie Hall, NYC, July 6, 1973; recording from the Waitawhile Sun Ra Archive, Vol. 1
— Sun Ra (piano, mini-moog, organ, declamation), John Gilmore (tenor sax, percussion, voice),
Marshall Allen (alto sax, oboe, flute, percussion, cowbell, voice), Danny Davis (alto sax, flute,
percussion, voice), Larry Northington (alto sax, percussion, voice), Larry Northington (alto sax, percussion, voice),
Eloe Omoe [Leroy Taylor] (bass clarinet, bassoon, percussion, voice),
Danny Ray Thompson (baritone sax, flute, percussion, voice), Pat Patrick (baritone sax, voice),
James Jacson (bassoon, flute, percussion, voice), Akh Tal Ebah [Douglas E. Williams] (trumpet,
flugelhorn, megaphone, percussion, voice), Kwame Hadi [Lamont F. Williams] (trumpet, percussion, voice),
Dick Griffin (trombone, percussion, voice), Charles Stephens (trombone, percussion, voice),
Hakim Jami (tuba, percussion), Alzo Wright (cello, percussion), Ronie Boykins (bass),
Lex Humphries (drums), Aye Aton [Robert Underwood] (drums), Atakatune [Stanley Morgan] (congas, tympani),
Odun [Russell Branch] (congas), Harry Richards (percussion), June Tyson (vocal, declamation, percussion, dance),
Judith Holton, Ruth Wright, Cheryl Banks (vocals, dance)
Janita -
Seasons of Life (Lightyear) May 16
Wadada Leo Smith/Adam Rudolph -
Compassion (Meta Records 010) May 16
— Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet), Adam Rudolph (percussion); duets
Linda Presgrave -
Journey (Metropolitan) May 16
— pianist Pregrave's arrangements by Alice Coltrane, Melba Liston, Marian McPartland, Ann Ronell, Shirley Scott, Mary Lou Williams, as well as
five originals by Presgrave; solo, trio, quartet and quintet settings
Tied & Tickled Trio -
A.R.C. (Morr Music) May 16
Diana Ross -
Blue (Motown/UMe) May 16
— previously unissued album of jazz standards recorded by Diana Ross in 1971-72 after the filming of her
Oscar-nominated performance in "Lady Sings The Blues"
Ernie Watts -
The Ernie Watts Quartet Live - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— 1986
Herb Ellis -
Live - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— 1981; 60 minutes
Louis Armstrong -
King of Jazz - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— 60 minutes
John Coltrane -
John Coltrane: A True Innovator - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— 1963 performance; 130 minutes
Various Artists -
Jazz Shots From The East Coast, Vol. 1 - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal, Phil Woods, Thelonious Monk,
Johnny Griffin, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Keith Jarrett,
Jimmy Smith, Roland Kirk;
92 minutes
Various Artists -
Jazz Shots From The West Coast, Vol. 1 - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— Art Pepper, Zoot Sims, Chet Baker, Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big
Band, Wes Montgomery, Shelly Manne w/ Conte Candoli, Phineas Newborn;
60 minutes