Jazzmatazz - Recent 2006 Jazz Releases

New & Recent Jazz Releases
[from December to last week]

Last update - 18 July 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 (next week through 2006) and Future (July & beyond) jazz releases pages.

We also have listings of 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001 releases.

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 à Ouïr + - 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
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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
— Øyvind Brække, 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

buy: The Legendary Quintet Sessions, 1956

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)

hear/buy: The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninov

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

Various Artists - Jazz Voice: The Ladies Sing Jazz, Vol. 1 - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ethel Waters, Anita O'Day, Dinah Washington; 60 minutes

Various Artists - Jazz Voice: The Ladies Sing Jazz, Vol. 2 - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, June Christy, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Helen Humes; 60 minutes

Randy Sabien - Live in Minneapolis - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16 — 1986 performance; 82 minutes

Andy Snitzer - Some Quiet Place (Native Language Music) May 16

Antoine Herve - Mozart La Nuit (Nocturne) May 16

Brian Owen - Unmei (Oa2 Records 22026) May 16

— Brian Owen (trumpet), Jay Thomas (saxophone), John Hansen (piano), Jon Hamar (bass) and Phil Parisot (drums)

John Moulder - Trinity (Origin Records 82459) May 16
— John Moulder (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Paul McCandless (English horn); Brad Wheeler (saxophone); Paul Wertico (drums)

Jessica Williams - Billy's Theme: Tribute To Dr. Billy Taylor (Origin Records 82461) May 16
— solo piano

Sonando - Tres (Origin Records 82460) May 16

— Bay Area octet with percussionist Michael Spiro that compbines Afro-Cuban music with modern jazz
— Fred Hoadley (tres, piano); Jim Coile (flute, tenor saxophone); Jay Thomas (soprano saxophone, trumpet); Chris Stover (trombone); Barney Brazitis (marimbula, electric bass); Ben Verdier (bass instrument); Chris Stromquist (drum set, bata, timbales); Tom Bergersen (congas, bata). Additional personnel: Richard Cole (soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone); Clipper Andersen (bass instrument); Michael Spiro (congas, bata, guiro); Scott Pauker (congas, bata); Steve Smith (bongos); Matt Dressler (cajon drums, bata, bell); Ben Thomas

Frank Kimbrough - Play (Palmetto Records) May 16

— Frank Kimbrough (piano), Masa Kamaguchi (bass) and Paul Motian (drums)

Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra - In Hollywood - 2 CDs (Renovation) May 16

Valery Ponomarev - Beyond The Obvious (Reservoir Records 186) May 16

— Valery Ponomarev (trumpet), Don Braden (tenor sax), Martin Zenker (bass), Jerome Jennings (drums)

Gary Smulyan - Hidden Treasures (Reservoir Records 185) May 16

— Gary Smulyan (baritone sax), Christian McBride (bass), Billy Drummond (bass)
— ten obscure tunes written by well known jazz musicians that are based on the chord changes of standards and jazz classics

Bob Barnard/John Sheridan/Don Vickery - New Orleans - That's Our Home (Sackville) May 16
— Bob Barnard (cornet), John Sheridan (piano), Don Vickery (drums)

Planet Jazz - In Orbit (Sharp Nine 1036) May 16

— recording by swinging band that was formerly led by the late drummer Johnny Ellis, who died in 1999 at 44
— Grant Stewart (tenor sax), Joe Magnarelli (trumpet, flugelhorn), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Spike Wilner (piano), Neal Miner (bass), Joe Strasser (drums)
— five Ellis originals, plus tunes by Ellington, Hampton Hawes and Charles Shaver

Various Artists - The Story Of Solo Art Records: CD Sampler 1 (Solo Art 78000) May 16
— budget-priced sample with a track from each of the 20 Solo Art records released from 1989-1995
— musicians include Jelly Roll Morton, Butch Thompkins Trio, Ralph Sutton, Eddie Higgins, Jimmy Yancey, Max Morath, Wally Rose, Don Ewell, a.o.

Tex Beneke leading The Glenn Miller Orchestra - Somebody Loves Me (Sounds of Yesteryear 701) May 16
Al Bowlly with Ray Noble & His Orchestra - My Song Goes Around The World (Sounds of Yesteryear 703) May 16
Benny Carter & His Orchestra - Somebody Loves Me (Sounds of Yesteryear 702) May 16
— music recorded live for four Jubilee radio shows (nos. 126, 129, 131 & 203) from 1945 & 1947

Tony Kofi - Future Passed (Specific Jazz) May 16

Ari Ambrose - On Another Day (SteepleChase Records [Denmark] 31587) May 16
— Ari Ambrose (tenor saxophone); Joe Magnarelli (trumpet); Gary Versace (Hammond B3 organ); Mark Ferber (drums)
Harold Danko - Oatts & Perry (SteepleChase Records [Denmark] 31588) May 16
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Tony Purrone Trio - Incubation (SteepleChase Records [Denmark] 31591) May 16
— Tony Purrone (guitar); Jay Anderson (bass instrument); Billy Drummond (drums)
Steve LaSpina - Play Room (SteepleChase Records [Denmark] 31589) May 16
— Steve LaSpina (bass instrument); Billy Drews (saxophone); Dave Ballou (trumpet, flugelhorn); Gary Versace (Hammond B-3 organ); Jeff Hirshfield (drums)
Peter Zak - For Tomorrow (SteepleChase Records [Denmark] 31592) May 16

Ed Wiley, Jr. - About the Soul (Swing Records 02) May 16
— Ed Wiley, Jr. (tenor sax), Kenny Barron and John Hicks on piano; Keter Betts on bass; Jimmy Ponder and Kevin McNeal on guitar; and Ben Riley and Mickey Roker on drums
Ed Wiley, Jr. - In Remembrance (Swing Records 03) May 16
— Ed Wiley, Jr. (tenor & alto sax), Milt Hinton on bass; Shirley Scott on piano; Micky Roker and Bobby Durham on drums; Terell Stafford on trumpet; Wycliffe Gordon on trombone; arrangements by Ed Wiley, Jr. and Shirley Scott
Ed Wiley, Jr. - Sassy (Swing Records 02) May 16
— Ed Wiley, Jr. (tenor sax), Sir Roland Hanna, piano; Nicholas Payton, trumpet; Joey DeFrancesco, B-3 organ; Al Grey, trombone; Donald Harrison, alto sax; Mark Whitfield, guitar; Paul Bollenback, guitar; Charles Fambrough, bass; Carl Allen, drums; Ben Riley, drums

Larry Vuckovich - Street Scene (Tetrachord Music 684) May 16
— Larry Vuckovich (piano), Larry Grenadier (bass) and Akira Tana (drums)

non-jazz items of interest

Big Jay McNeely - 1953-1955 (Chronological R&B Classics 5170) May 16
Sunnyland Slim - 1952-1955 (Chronological R&B Classics 5171) May 16
— includes previously unissued 1953 Vee Jay session with the all-star band including Snooky Pryor, Floyd Jones and Eddie Taylor; plus recordings for the Ebony, Chance, Blue Lake, JOB labels
Johnny Guitar Watson - 1952-1955 (Chronological R&B Classics 5172) May 16
— includes the vocal sides cut with the Chuck Higgins band in 1951-52, as well as all the Federal recordings from 1953-54 and the first RPM releases from 1954-55

Thievery Corporation - Versions - 4 CDs (Eighteenth Street) May 16

Amalia Rodrigues - The Spirit of Fado - DVD (Music Video Distributors) May 16
— 65 minutes

Hoosier Hot Shots - Everybody Stomp - 4 CDs (Proper Records) May 16
— 1936-46; 100 tracks; 36-page booklet

9 May 2006

Sao Paulo Underground - Sauna: Um Dois Tres (Aesthetics Records 038) May 9
— Rob Mazurek (cornet, electronics); Mauricio Takara (percussion, electronics)

Gloria Lynn/Stanley Turrentine - Flipped Out On Love (Aim Records) May 9

Rossano Sportiello - Heart and Soul: Arbors Piano Series Vol. 14 (Arbors Records 19321) May 9

Jeff Barnhart - In My Solitude: Arbors Piano Series Vol. 16 (Arbors Records 19324) May 9

NEW Jon Hendricks - Tell Me The Truth (Arista) May 9 — 1975

Roy Nathanson - Sotto Voce (AUM Fidelity 037) May 9
— Roy Nathanson (alto+soprano sax, voice), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone, singing), Sam Bardfeld (violin, vocals), Tim Kiah (bass, vocals), Napoleon Maddox (human beatbox, vocals)

Moca - Tempomat (Blue Flame) May 9
— Christian Becker, vintage keys, synths, vibraphone, programming/Martin Becker, guitar/Ralf Eichenbauer, synths, percussion/Christoph Kloppenburg, guitar/ Peykan Razani, percussion/Ingrid Campbell, vocals

Original Memphis Five - Columbias - 1923-1931 (Challenge Records 79026) May 9

Joel Kraft - Big Ideas (City Light Records) May 9

Janet Klein - Oh (Coeur De Jeanette) May 9

NEW Laurence Allison Sextet - Mercenary (Cristal [France]) May 9
— Laurence Allison (vocals); Oliver Zanot (alto saxophone); Nicholas Dary (tenor saxophone); Laurent Coq (piano); Jean Luc Arramy, Jules Bikoko Bi Njami (bass); Philippe Soirat (drums)

Jeff Gauthier Goatette - One And The Same (Cryptogramophone 128) May 9

— Jeff Gauthier (violin, electronics); Nels Cline (guitar, electronics); David Witham (piano, keyboards); Joel Hamilton (bass); Alex Cline (drums, percussion)

Bennie Maupin - Penumbra (Cryptogramophone) May 9

— Bennie Maupin (flute, bass clarinet, saxophone, piano); Darek Oleskiewicz (bass instrument); Michael Stephans (drums); Munyungo Jackson (percussion)

Ted Heath & his Music - Decca Singles and Rarities, Vol. 3 (Dutton Vocalion [England] 4312) May 9

NEW Bill Evans - Live in Iowa 1979 - DVD (Efor Films) May 9

Various Artists - Anthology Of The Twelve String Guitar (Empire) May 9

Susi Hyldgaard - Blush (Enja Justin Time) May 9

Charlie Barnet - Live at Basin Street East (Hep Jazz 2005) May 9
— live recording of Charlie Barnet's greatest big band at NYC's Basin Street East in December 1966
— soloists include Clark Terry, Willie Smith, Richie Kamuca, Jimmy Cleveland and Nat Pierce
— arrangements by Billy Byers and Bill Holman
Isham Jones & His Orchestra - Blue Room: 1933–36 (Hep Jazz 1083) May 9

Tom Murray - Cole Porter Mood (Hipbone Records) May 9

John Ellis - By A Thread (Hyena Records) May 9

— John Ellis (soprano and tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, ocarina), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Mike Moreno (guitar), Reuben Rogers (bass) and Terreon Gully (drums)

Eddie Daniels Quartet - Mean What You Say (IPO Recordings) May 9
— Eddie Daniels (clarinet and tenor sax), Hank Jones (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Kenny Washington (drums)
— album of standards and one original; liner notes by Ira Gitler
— Daniels, Jones and Davis were charter members of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra

Ian Dogole & Hemispheres - Convergence (Jazzheads, Inc.) May 9
Mark Weinstein - O Nosso Amor (Jazzheads, Inc.) May 9

John Stetch - Bruxin (Justin Time Records) May 9

Russ Lorenson - A Little Travelin' Music (LML Music 196) May 9
— Russ Lorenson (vocals), Kelly Park, piano/Reid Whatley, bass/Jack Dorsey, drums/Tony Malfatti, sax, clarinet, flute/Jeff Mcnish, guitar/Igor Abuladze, guitar

Anthony Braxton - 23 Standards (Quartet) 2003 - 4 CDs (Leo Records 402/5) May 9
— Anthony Braxton (saxophone); Kevin O'Neil (guitar); Andy Eulau (bass); Kevin Norton (percussion); recorded live in 2003

NEW Bill Evans & Eddie Costa - Complete Sessions (Lone Hill Jazz) May 9

Eric Reed - Here (MaxJazz)

— Eric Reed (piano); Rodney Whitaker (double bass); Willie Jones III (drums)

Nancy King with Fred Hersch - Live at Jazz Standard (MaxJazz Records) May 9

— Nancy King (vocals), Fred Hersch (piano)

NEW Angelyna Martinez - Labor of Love (MexiScott Music) May 9

Soft Machine Legacy - The Soft Machine Legacy (MoonJune Records) May 9
— Elton Dean (sax), John Etheridge (guitar), Hugh Hopper (bass) & John Marshall (drums)
— new studio album

Donald Harrison - The Survivor (Nagel-Heyer Records [Germany] 2068) May 22

Various Artists - I Heard It On NPR: Ladies Jazz It Up (National Public Radio) May 9

Elisabeth Kontomanou - Midnight Sun (Nocturne Jazz) May 9
Pierrick Pedron - Classical Faces (Nocturne Jazz) May 9
Christophe Dal Sasso - Ouverture (Nocturne Jazz) May 9
Martial Solal - Portrait In Black & White (Nocturne Jazz) May 9
Christophe Wallemme - Time Zone (Nocturne Jazz) May 9

Pat Metheny - We Live Here (Nonesuch) May 9
— Pat Metheny (guitar, guitar synthesizer); David Blamires (vocals); Mark Ledford (vocals, whistles, flugelhorn, trumpet); Lyle Mays (piano, keyboards); Steve Rodby (acoustic & electric basses); Paul Wertico (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); plus: Dave Samuels (cymbals); Sammy Merendino (drum programming)
— remastered reissue of 1994 Geffen album
Pat Metheny - Quartet (Nonesuch) May 9
— Pat Metheny (acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars, 42-string pikasso guitar, e-bow, slide, soprano & fretless guitars, synthesizer); Lyle Mays (piano, spinet piano, celeste, pedal harmonium, autoharp, electric piano, Clavinet); Steve Rodby (acoustic bass, piccolo bass); Paul Wertico (drums, percussion)
— remastered reissue of 1996 Geffen album; liner notes by Pat Metheny

Anello Capuano - Spring (Nord Sud) May 9

Julien Kasper Band - New Imperial (Nugene Records) May 9
— Boston guitarist

Pete McCann - Most Folks (OmniTone 15213) May 9
— Pete McCann, electric & acoustic guitar/John O'Gallagher, alto & soprano saxes/John Hebert, bass/Mark Ferber, drums, percussion/Mike Holober, piano

Liberty Ellman - Ophiuchus Butterfly (Pi Recordings 016) May 9
— Liberty Ellman (guitar, synthesizer, sampler); Steve Lehman (alto saxophone); Mark Shim (tenor saxophone); Jose Davilla (tuba); Stephan Crump (bass); Gerald Cleaver (drums)

Ray Barretto - Acid (Pid) May 9

Martin Taylor - The Best of Martin Taylor - 2 CDs (P3 Music 014) May 9
— Martin Taylor, guitar/Stephane Grappelli, violin/Kirk Whalum, sax/ Claire Martin, vocals

Spike Hughes and His Negro Orchestra with Benny Carter - The Complete Set: 1933 (Retreival Records 79005) May 9
— with Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Henry "Red" Allen, Bill Dillard, Chu Berry, Wayman Carver, Shad Collins, George Washington, Keg Johnson, Johnny Russell, Teddy Wilson, a.o.

Jabbo Smith and His Rhythm Aces - 1929-38 (Retreival Records 79013) May 9

Ted Weems - The Essential Ted Weems 1923-1930 - 2 CDs (Retreival Records 79034) May 9

Various Artists - Texas & Tennessee Territory Bands, 1928-1931 (Retreival Records 79006) May 9
— Sunny Clapp, Mart Britt, Slim Lamar, Blue Steele, Phil Baxter

Quintetto Lo Greco - Snap Count (Schema) May 9

Chris Byars Octet - Night Owls (Smalls Records 013) May 9
— Chris Byars (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Sacha Perry (piano); Neal Miner (bass); Andy Watson (drums); plus John Mosca (trombone), Gary Pribek (alto sax), Mark Lopeman (baritone sax), Richie Vitale (trumpet)

Harry Connick, Jr. - Harry On Broadway, Act 1 (Sony) May 9

Jiggs Whigham & Wolfgang Köhler - Two — Too (Summit Records 452) May 9
— Jiggs Whigham (trombone); Wolfgang Kohler (piano)

Scott Neumann - Scott Neumann and Osage County (Summit Records/Chicken Coup Records 7002) May 9
— Scott Neumann, drums/David Berkman, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, organ/ Sam Newsome, soprano sax/Don Falzone, Fender electric bass/Memo Acevedo, percussion/Tony Scherr, guitar

Aaron Goldberg - Worlds (Sunnyside) May 9

Deidre Rodman - Twin Falls (Sunnyside) May 9
— Deidre Rodman (piano); Steve Swallow (electric bass)

Benny Goodman - Swiss Radio Days Vol. 14/Lausanne 1950 - 2 CDs (TCB 2142) May 9
— Benny Goodman (clarinet); Roy Eldridge (vocals, trumpet); Nancy Reed (vocals); Toots Thielemans (guitar, harmonica); Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Dick Hyman (piano); Charlie Short (double bass); Ed Shaughnessy (drums)

Various Artists - The Royal Dan: A Tribute To The Genius Of Steely Dan (Tone Center) May 9

Tineke Postma - Tineke Postma - DVD (215 Records) May 9
— Tineke Postma (tenor and soprano sax), Rob van Bavel (piano, Fender Rhodes), Martjin van Iterson (guitar), Jeroen Vierdag (bass) plus guest Ilja Reijngoud (trombone); 65 minutes

Till Bronner - That Summer (Universal France) May 9
— with guests Luciana Souza, Madeleine Peyroux and Carla Bruni

Carlos Sarduy - Charly En La Habana (Universal Music Latino) May 9
— with Teresa Garcia Caturla, German Velazco, Jesus "Chucho" Valdes, Amadito Valde

Toots Thielemans - One More For The Road (Verve) May 9
— Till Bronner (vocals, trumpet); Jamie Cullum, Laura Fygi, Lizz Wright, Madeleine Peyroux, Oleta Adams, Beth Hart, Silje Nergaard, Trintje Oosterhuis (vocals)

Chris Standring - Soul Express (V2 Records) May 9

Ramona Borthwick - A New Leaf (Whaling City Sound 030) May 9
— Ramona Borthwick, piano, vocals/Noel Borthwick, guitar/Phil Grenadier, trumpet/Fernando Huergo, bass/Ziv Ravitz, drums/Esperanza Spalding, vocals
Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher Big Band - Live at Luna (Whaling City Sound 033) May 9
— Gerry Gibbs, drums, cuica drums/Adrian Ruiz, conductor, trumpet, tambourine/Andy Langham, acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, Moog synthesizer, clavinet/Hamilton Price, acoustic bass/Rob Hardt, lead alto, soprano sax, alto flute, piccolo, bass clarinet/Justin Vasquez, alto & soprano saxes, flute, acoustic piano/Morgan King, tenor & alto saxes, clarinet, flute/Ricky Sweum, tenor & soprano saxes, flute/Eric Hargett, baritone & tenor saxes, bass clarinet/David Guide, tenor sax, flute/Freddie Mendoza, trombone/Gil Garza, trombone/Ron Wilkins, bass trombone, tuba/Rick Horn, trumpet/ Al Gomez,trumpet,flugelhorn/Jason Jones, trumpet, flugelhorn/Curtis Calderon,trumpet,flugelhorn/Pat Murray, trumpet, cymbals/Joan Carroll, vocals
Marcus Monteiro Quartet - Mm4 (Whaling City Sound 032) May 9
— Marcus Monteiro, alto sax/Jim Robitaille, electric guitar/Andy McWain, keyboard/Jude Kingston, keyboard/Mike Jupin, electric bass/Sean Farias, electric bass/Pete Antunes, drums
John Stein - Concerto Internacional de Jazz (Whaling City Sound 031) May 9
— John Stein, guitar/Frank Herzberg, bass/Zé Eduardo Nazario, drums/ Alexandre Zamith, piano/Bocato, trombone/Teco Cardoso, flute, bass
— collaboration between the North American jazz guitarist and several Brazilian jazz

Theo Bleckmann & Fumio Yasuda - Las Vegas Rhapsody (Winter & Winter 116) May 9
— Theo Bleckmann, vocals/Fumio Yasuda, orchestration, piano/Kammerorchester Basel/Bernd Ruf, conductor

Dafnis Prieto - Absolute Quintet (Zoho Music 200606) May 9

— Dafnis Prieto (vocals, drums, bells); Jason Lindner (vocals, organ, keyboards); Christian Howes (violin, bass violin); Dana Leong (cello); Yosvany Terry (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); plus Henry Threadgill (alto saxophone)

Japanese imports

Globe Unity Orchestra - Compositions (JAPO / Universal Japan UCCE-9072) May 9
Barry Guy/Howard Riley/John Stevens/Trevor Watts - Endgame (JAPO / Universal Japan UCCE-9073) May 9
Enrico Rava - Quotation Marks (JAPO / Universal Japan UCCE-9071) May 9
— all are LP style paper sleeve edition, 24bit 96kHz digital remastering

Jazz Books

Kenny Burrell The Best of Kenny Burrell (Hal Leonard Publishing) May 9
— paperback

Gary Giddins - Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century (Oxford University Press) May 12
— paperback; 464 pages
— 146 essays, articles and reviews from 1990-2993, most of them written for his Weather Bird column in the Village Voice

Michael Dregni - Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend (Oxford University Press) May 12
— paperback; 344 pages

2 May 2006

Alejandro Escovedo - The Boxing Mirror (Back Porch Music) May 2

Sonny Rollins - Professor Bop (Back Up [Netherlands] 73105) May 2

Jean-Luc Ponty - Canteloupe Island (BGO [England]) May 2 — two-fer; originally issued by Blue Note in 1970

Ted Hogarth - Misconception (Blujazz Productions) May 2
— Ted Hogarth (baritone, tenor and C-melody saxophones), Jo Ann Daugherty (piano, Fender Rhodes), Brian Schwab (trumpet, flugelhorn), Bob Lovecchio (bass), Darren Scorza (drums), Andy Baker (trombone); Hogarth has put together a set of nicely textured arrangements of his original tunes

Robin Mckelle - Introducing Robin Mckelle (Cheap Lullaby) May 2

Anne Ducros - Piano Piano (Dreyfus) May 2

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - Stoa (ECM Records 1939) May 2
— Nik Bartsch (piano), Sha (contrabass and bass clarinets), Björn Meyer (bass), Kaspar Rast (drums), Andi Pupato (percussion)

Ralph Towner - Time Line (ECM Records 1968) May 2
— solo acoustic classical and 12-string guitars; recorded in the resonant St Gerold monastery in Sept. 2005; fourteen new compositions plus two standards

Terry Day - Interruptions: multi-tracks, solos and whims (Emanem [England] 4125) May 2
— 1978-1981

Django Reinhardt - Memorial - 2 CDs (Empire Records) May 2
— bargain-priced set

The Rempis Percussion Quartet - Rip Tear Crunch (482 Music 1046) May 2
— Dave Rempis (sax), Anton Hatwich (bass), Tim Daisy (drums) and Frank Rosaly (drums)

Oscar Peterson - Historic Carnegie Hall Concerts: Birth Of A Legend - 2 CDs (Giant Steps Records) May 1

Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane - Live In Saint Louis 1956 (Jazz Factory) May 2

Richard Galliano - Piazolla Forever - DVD (Koch Entertainment) May 2
— live concert recording
Bob James - Foxie (Koch Entertainment) May 2
Bob James - Taxie/Genie (Koch Entertainment) May 2

Gumbi Ortiz - Miami (Kwip Music) May 2

— with Al DiMeola (guitars); Eric Marienthal (saxophone); Dave Weckl (drums)

Leni Stern - Love Comes Quietly (Leni Stern Recordings 1035) May 2

Bucky & John Pizzarelli - The Best Of Bucky & John Pizzarelli - 3 CDs (LRC Records) May 2
— bargain-priced three-CD set

Rudi Mahall - Solo (Psi Records [England] 06.01) May 2
— Rudi Mahall (bass clarinet); 2005
Evan Parker Octet - Crossing the River (Psi Records [England] 06.02) May 2
— Neil Metcalfe (flute), John Rangecroft (clarinet), Evan Parker (tenor saxophone), Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Marcio Mattos (cello), John Edwards (bass), John Russell (guitar), Agusti Fernandez (piano)
— recorded 2 May 2005, Gateway Studios, London

Louis Prima - Live Jazz at Club 15 (Request Records) May 2
Stan Getz - Live Jazz at Club 15 (Request Records) May 2
Woody Herman - Live From Club 15 (Request Records/Traditions Alive) May 2
Guy Lombardo - Live From Club 15 (Request Records/Traditions Alive) May 2
Glenn Miller - Live From Club 15 (Request Records/Traditions Alive) May 2
George Shearing - Live From Club 15 (Request Records/Traditions Alive) May 2

Christian McBride - Live at Tonic - 3 CDs (Ropeadope) May 2
— Christian McBride Band: Christian McBride (bass), Geoffrey Keezer (piano & keyboards), Ron Blake (tenor & soprano sax, flute), Terreon Gully (drums)
— plus an all-star list of guests: Charlie Hunter (guitar), Jason Moran (keyboards), Jenny Scheinman (violin), DJ Logic (turntables), Eric Krasno (guitars), Scratch (beatbox) and Rahsaan Peterson (trumpet)

Roy Hargrove Quintet - Nothing Serious (Verve) May 2
— Roy Hargrove (trumpet, flugelhorn); Justin Robinson (flute, alto saxophone); Slide Hampton (trombone); Ronnie Matthews (piano); Dwayne Burno (double bass); Willie Jones III (drums)

Roy Hargrove & The RH Factor - Distractions (Verve) May 2
— Renee Neufville (vocals, keyboards); Todd Parsnow (guitar); Keith Anderson (saxophone); Roy Hargrove (trumpet, flugelhorn); Charles McCambell, Bobby Sparks (keyboards); Lenny Starworth, Reggie Washington (bass); Willie Jones III, Jason J.T. Thomas (drums); plus D'Angelo (vocals); David "Fathead" Newman (flute, tenor saxophone)

Oliver Nelson - The Verve/Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions - 5 CDs (Verve/Mosaic Records 233) May 1
— all of Oliver Nelson's big band recordings for Verve, Argo and Impulse, some of which were issued under Leonard Feather's name or as the Jazz Interactions Orchestra; plus all the sessions that he arranged with big band instrumentation for Shirley Scott and Pee Wee Russell on Impulse and for Jimmy Smith on Verve

Jazz Books

An Introduction to Jazz Guitar (Hal Leonard Publishing) Apr 30
— paperback; 64 pages; plus CD

Ingrid Monson - Freedom Sounds: Jazz, Civil Rights, and Africa, 1950-1967 (Oxford University Press) Apr 30
— hardcover; 320 pages

Japanese imports

Shirley Scott - On A Clear Day (Impulse [Japan]) May 2 — 1966

Jack DeJohnette & Dave Holland - Snap Count (King [Japan]) May 2 — 1973; Tokyo

NEW Bill Charlap New York Trio - Begin The Beguine (Venus [Japan]) May 2
— Bill Charlap (piano), Jay Leonhart (bass), Bill Stewart (drums)

non-jazz items of interest

Black OX Orkestar - Nisht Azoy (Constellation) May 2

Andrey Dergatchev - Return (ECM Records) May 2

25 April 2006

Bob Brookmeyer and the New Art Orchestra - Spirit Music (ArtistShare) Apr 25

Chet Baker - Sings & Strings (Back Up [Netherlands] 73123) Apr 25
Art Blakey - Quicksilver: Live At Birdland, NYC (Back Up [Netherlands] 73121) Apr 25
— with Clifford Brown, Lou Donaldson, Horace Silver, Curley Russell
Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Joy Spring (Back Up [Netherlands] 73122) Apr 25
Paul Desmond & Dave Brubeck - Tea For Two (Back Up [Netherlands] 73124) Apr 25
Gerry Mulligan - California High School (Back Up [Netherlands] 73125) Apr 25

Nat King Cole - Stardust - The Complete Capitol Recordings - 1955-1959 - 11 CD box set (Bear Family) Apr 25
— includes sixteen albums on 11 CDs plus deluxe hardcover book; 293 tracks & over 800 minutes of music

Eric Lewis - Hopscotch - CD+DVD (Bungalo Records) Apr 25

Michael Brecker/Mike Stern/Peter Erskine/Dave Carpenter - Jazz Academy (C&B Media) Apr 25

Valerie Joyce - New York Blue (Chesky) Apr 25
Various Artists - Chesky's 20th Anniversary (Chesky) Apr 25

Svend Asmussen/Ulrick Newmann - Danish Imports: Intimate Jazz By Two of Europe's Favorites (Collectables) Apr 25
— 1959 Warner album; violin and guitar
Paul Desmond - First Place Again (Collectables) Apr 25
— Paul Desmond (alto sax), Jim Hall (guitar), Percy Heath (bass), Connie Kay (drums); 1959

Karrin Allyson - Footprints (Concord Records) Apr 25

— Karrin Allyson (vocals); Jon Hendricks, Nancy King (vocals); Frank Wess (flute, tenor saxophone); Nick Phillips (trumpet); Bruce Barth (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Peter Washington (upright bass); Todd Strait (drums)
— instrumental classics from the 1950s & 60s, including tunes by Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver and Jon Hendricks; eight tunes have new lyrics by Chris Caswell, Allyson, Oscar Brown, Jr. and Jon Hendricks

Nachito Herrera - Live At The Dakota II (Dakota Live 003) Apr 25

Conference Call - Live at the Outpost Performance Space (482 Music 1045) Apr 25
— Gebhard Ullmann (reeds), Michael Jefry Stevens (piano), Joe Fonda (bass), Gerry Hemingway (drums)
— recorded live at Albuquerque, New Mexico's Outpost Performance Space during the band's Fall 2003 tour of the Western US and Canada

Trilok Gurtu and the Frikyiwa Family - Farakala (Frikyiwa) Apr 25

Ornette Coleman - Rock The Clock (Fruit Tree 857) Apr 25
— Berlin radio broadcast from Nov. 5, 1971
— with Charlie Haden (bass), Dewey Redman (tenor), and Ed Blackwell (drums)

Raphael Fays - Ballade Manouche (Gha) Apr 25

Gerry Mulligan Quartet featuring Chet Baker/Jon Eardley & Chico Hamilton/Lee Konitz - On The Road - Live In California - 2 CDs (Giant Steps Records 15) Apr 24

Chet Baker Quartet - On The Road - Live In LA & Boston '54 - 2 CDs (Giant Steps Records) Apr 24

Shorty Rogers - Sweetheart of Sigmund Freud - 2 CDs (Giant Steps Records) Apr 25

Lee Gagnon Quartet - Jazze Canadienne (Harkit 8163) Apr 25
Afro-Latin Soultet featuring Phil Moore III - Wild! (Harkit 8216) Apr 25
— Moises Obligacion (conga drums) Chauncy Locke (trumpet), Vance Matlock (bass), Leroy Brooks (drums), Jack Fulks (alto sax and flute)
Tony Kinsey Quartet - Decca Sessions (Harkit 8212) Apr 25
Michael Small - Klute [OST] (Harkit 8007) Apr 25
Don Ralke - The Savage & The Sensuous (Harkit 8207) Apr 25

Nestor Torres - Dances, Prayers and Meditations for Peace (Heads Up International 3111) Apr 25

— Nestor Torres (flute); Omar Hernandez (bass); Jose Gregorio, Richard Bravo (percussion)

Various Artists - Jazz For The Wee Small Hours - SACD hybrid (Highnote Records) Apr 25
Various Artists - Jazz In An R&B Groove, Vol. 2 - SACD hybrid (Highnote Records) Apr 25
— bargain-priced SACD hybrid collections

Various Artists - Django Festival 4: Gypsy Swing Today (Hot Club [Norway]) Apr 25

Louis Malle [and Miles Davis] - Elevator to the Gallows [Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud] - 2 DVDs (Image Entertainment) Apr 25
— 1958 film debut of director Louis Malle; featuring a score by Miles Davis and starring Jeanne Moreau
— the two-DVD set has many bonus features, including archival footage of Davis' recording sessions for the film; an interview with pianist Rene Urtreger, who is the only living musician from the sessions; and a short documentary about the score with music journalist Gary Giddins and trumpeter Jon Faddis

Spencer Wiggins - Goldwax Years (Kent) Apr 25

Nina Simone - Empress Live! (Lightyear) Apr 25 — 1985

Paul Winter & Oscar Castro-Neves - Brazilian Days (Living Music) Apr 25
— Paul Winter (soprano saxophone); Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar); Paul Halley (pipe organ); Nilson Matta (bass); Paulo Braga (drums); Cassio Duarte (percussion); 1988

Buddy Bergman - Swingin' Standards (Lonehill Jazz 243) Apr 25
Jimmy Cleveland - Complete Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 235) Apr 25
Richie Kamuca/Art Pepper/Bill Perkins - Just Friends/Tenors Head-On (Lonehill Jazz 237) Apr 25
Gerry Mulligan - Originial Sextet Complete Studio Master Takes (Lonehill Jazz 242) Apr 25
Art Pepper & Ted Brown - Complete Free Wheeling Sessions featuring Warne Marsh (Lonehill Jazz 236) Apr 25
Clark Terry - Swahili (Lonehill Jazz 244) Apr 25

Duke Ellington's Spacemen - The Cosmic Scene (Mosaic Records MCD-1001) Apr 25
— 1958 small group session with three soloists: Clark Terry (fluegelhorn), Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax), and Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet)
— rhythm section is Ellington (piano), Jimmy Woode (bass) and Sam Woodyard (drums); plus Duke's three trombonists doing ensemble playing
— first time stereo issue, newly mastered from the three-track masters (recorded at Columbia's legendary 30th Street Studio by Fred Plaut)
— CD includes two alternate takes
Bud Freeman - Chicago/ Austin High School (Mosaic Records MCD-1002) Apr 25
— three sessions recorded for RCA Victor in 1957
— Bud Freeman (tenor sax), Jimmy McPartland or Billy Butterfield (trumpet), Tyree Glenn or Jack Teagarden (trombone), Pee Wee Russell or Peanuts Hucko (clarinet), Dick Cary or Gene Schroeder (piano), Al Casamenti (guitar), Milt Hinton or Leonard Gaskin (bass), and George Wettling (drums)
— includes four tracks originally issued on a later release
Cohn/Perkins/Kamuca - The Brothers (Mosaic Records MCD-1003) Apr 25
— Al Cohn, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca (tenor sax), Hank Jones (piano), Barry Galbraith or Jimmy Raney (guitar), John Beal (bass), Chuck Flores (drums)
— tunes by Nat Pierce, Bill Potts, Bob Brookmeyer and the three saxophonists
— 1955 RCA Victor recording; includes four previously unissued tracks
J.J. Johnson - J.J. (Mosaic Records MCD-1004) Apr 25
— 1964 RCA Victor recording
— six big band arrangements by J.J. of tunes by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and George Russell; plus commissioned originals by Gary McFarland and Tom McIntosh (two each) and one from Oliver Nelson
— soloists include Johnson, Thad Jones, Clark Terry, Jerome Richardson, Oliver Nelson and Hank Jones
Art Blakey - Hard Bop (Mosaic Records MCD-1005) Apr 25
— 1956 Columbia Records recording
— Bill Hardman (trumpet), Jackie McLean (alto saxophone), Sam Dockery (piano), Spanky De Brest (bass), Art Blakey (drums)
— originals by McLean and Hardman with tunes by Mal Waldron and Gigi Gryce, two standards and a Gershwin medley
— first stereo issue; mastered from the original master tapes
Charles Lloyd - Of Course, Of Course (Mosaic Records MCD-1006) Apr 25
— first CD issue of 1964-65 Columbia sessions
— Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone, flute), Gabor Szabo (guitar), Ron Carter or Albert Stinson (bass), Tony Williams or Pete LaRoca (drum)
—y; plus Robbie Robertson on one 1965 track, "Sun Dance"
— includes three bonus tracks

Various Artists - That Devilin Tune, Vol. 1: 1895-1927 - 9 CD box set (Music & Arts) Apr 25
— first of four sets to accompany Allen Lowe's book covering the history of jazz from 1895-1950
— 225 tracks, including major figures, plus lesser known artists overlooked in other histories
— includes full text of the corresponding chapter of the book; full track listing can be found here

Candido - Hands of Fire - DVD (Music Video Distributors) Apr 25

Sarah Jane Morris - After All These Years - 2 CDs (Musicrama) Apr 25

Marc Copland - Both/And (Nagel-Heyer 2067) Apr 25
— Marc Copland (piano); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Ed Howard (bass); Victor Lewis (drums)
Benny Lackner Trio - Sign of the Times (Nagel-Heyer) Apr 25
— Benny Lackner (piano); Derek Nievergelt (acoustic bass, electric bass); Robert Perkins (drums)

Ray Bush's BBC Jazz - Tippling At Taps (Rollercoaster) Apr 25

Jay McShann - Hootie Blues (Stony Plain) Apr 25

World Drummers Ensemble - Coat Of Many Colors (Summerfold) Apr 25
— Luis Conte, Bill Bruford, Doudou N’Diaye Rose, Chad Wackerman

Bob Belden - Three Days of Rain (Sunnyside) Apr 25

— with Joe Lovano
Armen Donelian/Marc Mommaas - All Or Nothing At All (Sunnyside) Apr 25

— Armen Donelian (piano); Marc Mommaas (saxophone)
Marc Mommaas - Balance (Sunnyside) Apr 25

— Marc Mommaas (saxophone); Nikolaj Hess (piano)

Tab Benoit - Brother to the Blues (Telarc) Apr 25

— Benny Lackner (piano); Derek Nievergelt (acoustic bass, electric bass); Robert Perkins (drums)

Rosa Passos - Rosa (Telarc) Apr 25
— solo album by Brazilian-born guitarist/vocalist

Maxine Brown - From the Heart (Tle) Apr 25

Citriniti - Between The Music And Latitude (Tone Center 4045) Apr 25
Fabrizio Leo - Cutaway (Tone Center) Apr 25

Bill Bruford Earthworks - Earthworks Underground Orchestra - 2 CDs (Usd) Apr 25
— with guests Tim Garland, Alex Sipiagin, Steve Wilson

Various Artists - Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis - DVD (Magnolia) Apr 25 — Benny Golson; Clark Terry; Chick Corea; Dave Brubeck & Billy Taylor; Ramsey Lewis; Marcus Miller, George Duke, & Lee Ritenour; Phil Woods & David Sanborn; Al Jarreau & Kurt Elling; Chris Botti; Robert Clay; Ivan Linns; Jane Monheit & John Pizzarelli; Dave Valentin

Anthony Elms & John Corbett, editors - The Wisdom of Sun Ra: Sun Ra's Polemical Broadsheets and Streetcorner Leaflets (WhiteWalls) Apr 25
— paperback; 96 pages; early writings from Sun Ra's Chicago period

Calvin Keys - Vertical Clearance (Wide Hive) Apr 25
— Calvin Keys (guitar), Matt Montgomery (bass), Babatunde (drums), Sonny Fortune (saxophone), Doug Carn (organ), Phil Ranelin (trombone), Kat Ouano (keys), Headnodic (beats)

Japanese imports

Elton Dean Quintet - Boundaries (JAPO / Universal Japan UCCE-9074) Apr 25
— LP style paper sleeve edition, with 24bit 96kHz digital remastering

European Jazz Trio - Memories of Liverpool (Pony Canyon [Japan]) Apr 25
— Marc van Roon (piano), Frans van der Hoeven (bass), Roy Dackus (drums)

George Benson - Cookbook (Sme [Japan]) Apr 25
Buckshot Lefonque - Buckshot Lefonque (Sme [Japan]) Apr 25

Al Di Meola - Electric Rendezvous (Smji [Japan]) Apr 25

Bob Berg - Back Roads (Sony/Columbia [Japan]) Apr 25
Bob Berg - Bob Berg Best (Sony/Columbia [Japan]) Apr 25
Bob Berg - Cycle (Sony/Columbia [Japan]) Apr 25
Bob Berg - In The Shadows (Sony/Columbia [Japan]) Apr 25
Bob Berg - Short Stories (Sony/Columbia [Japan]) Apr 25
Bob Berg - Virtual Reality (Sony/Columbia [Japan]) Apr 25
— all remastered and in LP-replica sleeves

Jim Hall - These Rooms (Sony/Columbia [Japan]) Apr 25 — LP-replica sleeve

Joe Beck - Brazilian Dreamin' (Tokuma [Japan] 35370) Apr 25

Eric Alexander - Live at the Keynote (Vall [Japan]) Apr 25

non-jazz items of interest

John Lee Hooker - Don't Turn Me From Your Door: John Lee Hooker Sings His Blues (Collectables) Apr 25
— remastered issue of 1963 Atco release of 1958 & 1961 recordings; includes original liner notes by Pete Lowry

Michy Mano - Cool Side of the Pillow (Enja Justin Time) Apr 25

Booker T. & The MGs - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25

Rance Allen - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25
Eddie Floyd - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25
Little Milton - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25
Otis Redding - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25

Albert King - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25

Staple Singers - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25
Johnnie Taylor - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25
Carla Thomas - Stax Profiles (Fantasy Records) Apr 25

Badi Assad - Ondas (GHA) Apr 25
— Badi Assad (guitar)

Various Artists - Moments To Remember: The Golden Hits Of The '50s And '60s - 3 CDs (Shout! Factory) Apr 25
— companion to PBS special; with Patsy Cline, Nat 'King' Cole, Dean Martin, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney, Frankie Avalon and more
Various Artists - Red Hot + Blue - A Tribute to Cole Porter - CD+DVD (Shout! Factory) Apr 25
— remastered CD of the eclectic musical homage to the legendary songwriter benefiting AIDs research and relief
— the videos from this project are on DVD for the first time
— with David Byrne, Neneh Cherry, Erasure, Deborah Harry, K.D. Lang, Annie Lennox, Sinead O'Connor, Lisa Stansfield, U2, Tom Waits, a.o.

18 April 2006

Sherman Irby - Black Warrior (Black Warrior Records 1001) Apr 18
— Sherman Irby (alto sax), Eric Reed (piano), Gerald Cannon (bass), Willie Jones III (drums)

Bob Dorough - Small Day Tomorrow: Fran Landesman Revisited (Candid Records 79844) Apr 18
— Bob Dorough: piano, vocals; Geoff Gascoyne: bass; Sebastiaan De Krom: drums; Derek Nash: tenor saxophone; Trudy Kerr: vocals (2 tracks)
Geoff Gascoyne - Keep It To Yourself (Candid Records 79798) Apr 18
— features three guest vocalists: Jamie Cullum, Georgie Fame and Trudy Kerr
Dimitri Vassilakis - Parallel Lines (Candid Records 79792) Apr 18
— Dimitri Vassilakis (saxophone), Essiet Essiet (bass) and Jeff ‘Tain' Watts (drums)

Kim Nalley - She Put a Spell on Me: Kim Nalley Sings Nina Simone (CEJazz+Blues) Apr 18

— Kim Nalley (vocals); Greg Skaff (guitar); Tammy Hall (piano); Michael Zisman (electric bass); Kent Bryson (drum)

Rosemary Clooney - Collectables Classics - 4 CD box set (Collectables) Apr 18
— eight albums on four CDs: Beautiful Ballads, Date With The King (With Benny Goodman), On Stage, Tenderly, Red Garters, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Ring Around Rosie With The Hi-Lo's and Hollywood's Best With Harry James
Chris Conner - Collectables Classics - 4 CD box set (Collectables) Apr 18
— seven albums on four CDs: Chris Connor, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Free Spirits, I Miss You, Witchcraft, In Person and Sings George Gershwin
Jimmy McGriff - Collectables Classics - 4 CD box set (Collectables) Apr 18
— includes the albums: At the Apollo, Blues from Mister Jimmy, I've Got a Woman and Topkapi
Sergio Mendes - Collectables Classics - 5 CD box set (Collectables) Apr 18
— ten albums on five CDs: The Great Arrival, Bully!, In Person At El Matador!, Favorite Things, Pele (Original Soundtrack) (2-CDs), Sergio Mendes, Magic Lady, The Swinger From Rio and The Beat Of Brazil

Fred Anderson - Timeless: Live At The Velvet Lounge - CD (Delmark Records 568) Apr 18

— Fred Anderson (tenor sax), Hamid Drake (drums/percussion) and Harrison Bankhead (bass); liner notes by John Litweiler

Fred Anderson - Timeless: Live At The Velvet Lounge - DVD (Delmark Records 1568) Apr 18
— Fred Anderson (tenor sax), Hamid Drake (drums, percussion) and Harrison Bankhead (bass); liner notes by John Litweiler
— in high resolution stereo, DTS and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
— DVD also includes an eighteen minute interview with Anderson

Michael Coleman & the Delmark All-Stars - Blues Brunch at the Mart (Delmark Records 785) Apr 18

— featuring Lurrie Bell, Willie Kent, Bonnie Lee, Little Arthur Duncan, Zora Young, Aaron Moore, Shirley Johnson, Steve Freund, Steve Behr, and Tail Dragger; 13 tracks; 69 minutes

Brad Goode Quartet - Hypnotic Suggestion (Delmark Records 567) Apr 18
— Brad Goode (trumpet), Adrean Farrugia (piano), Kelly Sill (bass), Dana Hall (drums); five covers and four originals

Jazz O'Maniacs - Sunset Cafe Stomp (Delmark Records 244) Apr 18

Marion McPartland - With You In Mind (DRG 8502) Apr 18

— Marian McPartland (piano); Margaret Ross (harp); Max Cahn, George Ricci (strings); James Johnson, James Campbell (bass); Bill Britto (drums); 1957

Vernon Reid & Masque - Other True Self (Favored Nations Recordings) Apr 18
— Vernon Reid (guitar), Leon Gruenbaum (keyboards), Hank Schroy (bass), Don McKenzie (drums)
— originals plus covers of tunes by Tony Williams, Depeche Mode and Radiohead

Anita O'Day - Indestructible! (Kayo Stereophonics) Apr 18

Chick Corea / Orion String Quartet - The Adventures of Hippocrates (Koch International Classics) Apr 18

Mark O'Leary/Uri Caine/Ben Perowsky - Closure (Leo Records 448) Apr 18
— Mark O'Leary (guitar), Uri Caine (piano) and Ben Perowsky (drums)
Anthony Braxton Quintet (London) 2004 - Live at the Royal Festival Hall (Leo Records 449) Apr 18
— Satoshi Takeishi (percussion), Chris Dahlgren (bass), Taylor Ho Bynum (trumpet), Mary Halvorson (guitar), and Anthony Braxton (reeds)
— Composition 343; performed 15 Nov 2004 in London
Lauren Newton/Joelle Leandre - Face It! (Leo Records 450) Apr 18
— duo recorded live at the Europa Jazz Festival in Le Mans in April, 2005

Herbie Hancock - Possibilities - DVD (Magnolia) Apr 18 — 90 minutes; with John Mayer, Santana, Christina Aguilera, Trey Anastasio, Angelique Kidjo, Jonny Lang, Annie Lennox, Paul Simon, Sting, Joss Stone, a.o

Joe Diorio Trio - Live (Mel Bay / Guitar Sessions 9872) Apr 18

— Joe Diorio (guitar), Bob Magnusson (bass) and Jim Plank (drums)

Randy Johnston - Live At The Smithsonian Jazz Cafe - DVD (Mel Bay / Guitar Sessions 21188) Apr 18
— Randy Johnston (guitar), Tom Pietrycha (bass) and Tony Leone (drums)
— originals and covers, including tunes by Coltane, Parker, Hendrix and jazz standars; 110 minutes; 2005

Gerry Mulligan with Scott Hamilton - Soft Lights & Sweet Music - SACD hybrid (Mobile Fidelity 2017) Apr 18

— Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone), Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone), Mike Renzi (piano), Jay Leonhart (bass), Grady Tate (drums); 1986

Ben Allison Quartet - Cowboy Justice (Palmetto Records) Apr 18

— Ben Allison (acoustic guitar, electric bass); Steve Cardenas (guitars); Ron Horton (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jeff Ballard (drums)

John Coltrane - Reflections (Passport Audio) Apr 18

Cal Tjader - Plays Burt Bacharach (Passport Audio) Apr 18

Carli Munoz & Eddie Gomez - Both Sides Now (Pelosenel Records) Apr 18
— Carli Munoz (piano) & Eddie Gomez (bass), Joe Chambers (drums)
— Jeremy Steig (flute) appears on one track - a tribute to Bill Evans
— duets, trios and a quartet piece; standards and Munoz originals

Gail Johnson - Keep The Music Playing (Philly The Kid) Apr 18

Peter Madsen - Prevue of Tomorrow (Playscape Recordings 061705) Apr 18
— solo piano versions of tunes by Muhal Richard Abrams, Hasaan Ibn Ali, Andrew Hill, Herbie Nichols, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Lennie Tristano, Richard Twardzik, Randy Weston, and Mal Waldron

Robert Jospe & Inner Rhythm - Heart Beat (Random Chance Records 028) Apr 18

— Robert Jospe (drums, percussion); Heather Maxwell (vocals); Jeff Decker (saxophone); Bob Hallahan (piano); Randall Pharr (bass)

Phillip Saisse Trio - The Body and Soul Sessions (Rendezvous) Apr 18

— Phillipe Saisse (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards); David Finck (upright bass); Scooter Warner (drums, percussion)

Rob Whitlock - Sketchin' 2 (Sketchin' Records) Apr 18
— recorded over a two year period with a variety of musicians, including Michael Brecker, Vinnie Colaiuta, Anthony Jackson, Scott Henderson, Othello Molineaux, Cliff Almond and Pat Kelley

Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey and Their Orchestra - Stage Show (Sounds of Yesterday 700) Apr 18
— live recordings from 1954-55; several tracks with Nat King Cole or the McGuire Sisters

Mindi Abair - Life Less Ordinary (Verve) Apr 18

Cornell Dupree - Night Fever: The Versatile Sessions (VI / Empire) Apr 18

— Cornell Dupree (electric guitar); Alex Foster (clarinet, saxophone); Hank Crawford (alto saxophone); Jimmy Smith (Fender Rhodes piano); Will Lee (bass guitar); Buster Williams (drums); 1977-78

non-jazz items of interest

Ennio Morricone - Morricone Condusts Morricone - DVD (EuroArts) Apr 18
— Susanna Rigacci, soprano; Gilda Buttà, piano; Ulrich Herkenhoff, panpipes; Choir des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Münchner Rundfunkorchester; Ennio Morricone, conductor; recorded live at the Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, 20 October 2004; 100 mins

Various Artists - Poetry On Record: 98 Poets Read Their Work (1888-2006) - 4 CDs (Shout! Factory) Apr 18

11 April 2006

Grismore/Scea Group - Well Behaved Fish (Accurate 5053) Apr 11

— Steve Grismore (guitar), Paul Scea (sax, flute), Brent Sandy (trumpet), Anthony Cox (bass), Marc Gratama (drums)

Paul Haines - Darn It! (American Clave 1014) Apr 11

— the poetry of Paul Haines set to music and performed by various groups of musicians; recorded between 1986 and 1992
— with Paul Bley, John Tchicai, Roswell Rudd, Carla Bley, Jack Bruce, Henry Threadgill, Evan Parker, Carmen Lundy, Steve Swallow, Michael Snow, Derek Bailey, Melvin Gibbs, Gary Lucas, Robert Wyatt, Alex Chilton, Alva Rogers, Peter Scherer, Michel Contat, Mary Margaret O'Hara, Fernando Saunders, DK Dyson, C.C.M.C.

Various Artists - Conjure: Music For The Texts of Ishmael Reed (American Clave 1052) Apr 11

— with Taj Mahal, Lester Bowie, Carla Bley, Allen Toussaint, David Murray, Steve Swallow, Kip Hanrahan, Carman Moore; 1985

Kip Hanrahan - Exotica (American Clave 1027) Apr 11

— with Kip Hanrahan (vocals, percussion); Don Pullen (keyboards); Leo Nocentelli (electric guitar); Jack Bruce (fretless bass); Robbie Ameen (drums); Milton Cardona (percussion); David Sanchez, Andy Gonzales; a.o.; 1994

Conjure - Bad Mouth - 2 CDs (American Clave) Apr 11

— Conjure: Kip Hanrahan's Ishmael Reed project
— with Alvin Youngblood Hart (vocals, electric guitar); Yosvany Terry (vocals, alto saxophone); Fernando Saunders (vocals, electric bass); Pedro Martinez (vocals, congas, percussion); Leo Nocentelli (guitars); Anthony Cox (electric guitar); Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Robby Ameen (drums)

Marty Grosz - Marty Grosz and His Hot Combination (Arbors Jazz 19314) Apr 11

— Marty Grosz (guitar), Ken Peplowski (clarinet, tenor sax), Jon-Erik Kellso (trumpet), Scott Robinson (baritone & C-melody saxes, cornet), James Dapogny (piano), Vince Giordano (bass, bass sax), Arnie Kinsella (drums, orchestral bells), Greg Cohen (bass)

Chuck Redd - Chuck Redd Remembers Barney Kessel: Happy All the Time (Arbors Jazz 19319) Apr 11

— Chuck Redd (vibes, drums), Monty Alexander (piano), Howard Alden (guitar), Gene Bertoncini (guitar), Robert Redd (piano), Hassan Shakur (bass), Jeff Hamilton (drums)

The Vandermark 5 - Free Jazz Classics, Vols. 3 & 4 - 2 CDs (Atavistic Records 170) Apr 11

— an album each of compositions by Sonny Rollins and Rahsaan Roland Kirk; budget priced
— Ken Vandermark (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Dave Rempis (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jeb Bishop (trombone); Kent Kessler (bass); Tim Daisy (drums); recorded at The Empty Bottle and The Green Mill in Chicago, IL

George Johnson, Jr. - All Star Tribute (BCS Records 70002) Apr 11

— George Johnson, Jr. (drums), Cedar Walton (piano), Abdullah Ibrahim (piano), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Jon Faddis (trumpet), Charles Earland (organ)

Wilton Felder - Let's Spend Some Time (BCS Records 70001) Apr 11

— Wilton Felder (tenor sax), George Shaw (trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards, spoken word), Tim Heintz (keyboards, synthesizers), Chuck Raney (electric bass), Cornell Ward (keyboards, synthesizers), Michael Adams (drums, percussion), A.J. Luke (vocals)

Dave Liebman/Steve Swallow/Adam Nussbaum - We Three: Three For All (Challenge Jazz 70130) Apr 11

— David Liebman (tenor & soprano saxes), Steve Swallow (bass), Adam Nussbaum (drums)
— three tunes by Swallow, two each by Liebman & Nussbaum, plus tunes by Miles and Monk and two standards; liner notes by each of the trio

Eric Vloeimans - Summersault (Challenge Jazz 70128) Apr 11

— Eric Vloeimans (trumpet), Anton Goudsmit (guitar), Harmen Fraanje (piano)

Roseanna Vitro - Live at the Kennedy Center (Challenge Records 73252) Apr 11

— Roseanna Vitro (vocals), Kenny Werner (piano), Dean Johnson (bass), Tim Horner (drums)

Monsieur Dubois - Ruff (Challenge Records 77043) Apr 11

— Bart Wirtz (sax, effects), Dirk Beets (trumpet, effects), Maarten Meddens (piano, Fender Rhodes), Kasper Kalf (bass), Udo Demandt (percussion), Rudi Sanders (drums)

Orchestre National De Jazz - Close to Heaven - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (Le Chant du Monde) Apr 11
— Franck Tortiller (vibraphone, arrangements, conductor), Vincent Limouzin (vibraphone, marimba, électronics), Patrice Héral (percussions, voice), David Pouradier Duteil (drums), Yves Torchinsky (double bass), Jean Gobinet (trumpet), Eric Séva (saxophones), Jean-Louis Pommier (trombone), Michel Marre (tuba), Xavier Garcia (claviers, samples)

Herbie Hancock - Monster (Columbia [Germany]) Apr 11

— Carlos Santana (guitar), Ray Parker Jr. (guitar), Alphonse Mouzon (drums and keyboards) and Sheila Escovedo (percussion); 1981; remastered

Joe Haider Double Quartet - Mysterious (Double Moon 71051) Apr 11

— Joe Haider Quartet: Thomi Geiger (tenor & soprano saxes), Joe Haider (piano), Giorgos Antoniou (bass), Daniel Aebi (drums)
— Modern String Quartet: Joerg Widmoser (violin), Winfried Zrenner (violin), Andreas Horicht (viola), Jost-H. Hecker (cello)

Ted Heath Orchestra - Salutes Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman (Dutton Vocalion 4309) Apr 11
— two-fer

John Butcher - News From the Shed (Emanem [England] 4121) Apr 11
— John Butcher (tenor & soprano sax), Phil Durrant (violin and electronics), Paul Lovens (selected drums, cymbals & saw), Radu Malfatti (trombone, zither & accessories), John Russell (guitar)
— re-issue of 1989 Acta release plus 20 minutes of previously unreleased material
Collectif Inaudible - Cardo (Emanem [England] 4122) Apr 11
— overview of the Brussels improvising scene featuring members of Collectif Inaudible; 12 duo, trio and quartet improvisations; 2001-5; 73 minutes
— Roald Baudoux (electroacoustics), Jose Bedeur (cello), Jean Demey (bass clarinet & double bass), Jean-Jacques Duerinckx (baritone & sopranino saxophones), Leon Laffut (piano), Nicole Legros (voice), Jan Huib Nas (acoustic guitars & banjo), Mara Pigeon (voice), Pat Riske (percussion), Fabrizio Rota (synthesizer), Adelheid Sieuw (flutes), Guy Strale (piano, clarinet, percussion, etc) and Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voice) -- plus guests Jim Denley (flutes) and Nicolas Rombouts (double bass)
Roland Ramanan - Caesura (Emanem [England] 4123) Apr 11
— Roland Ramanan (trumpet, wooden flutes), Marcio Mattos (cello & electronics), Simon H Fell (double bass) & Mark Sanders (percussion); 2004
Malcolm Goldstein & Masashi Harada - Soil (Emanem [England] 4124) Apr 11
— Malcolm Goldstein (violin) & Masashi Harada (piano); 2002
Various Artists - freedom of the city festival 2005 - two CDs (Emanem [England] 4124)
— most of the performances from the one-day event; 158 minutes
— Steve Beresford piano, Joe Williamson double bass, Roger Turner percussion
— Lol Coxhill soprano saxophone, Neil Metcalfe flute
— Sylvia Hallett violin, voice, Caroline Kraabel alto saxophone, voice, Veryan Weston piano, voice
— Paul Rutherford trombone, John Edwards double bass, Mark Sanders percussion
— Philipp Wachsmann violin & electronics, Kjell Bjorgeengen video
— Alan Wilkinson alto & baritone saxophones, voice, Phil Durrant laptop, Mark Sanders percussion
— London Improvisers Orchestra.

Ray Barretto - Indestructible (Fania) Apr 11

Alain Jean-Marie - Biguine Reflections (Fremeaux & Associes 484) Apr 11
— trio album recorded in 1992

Pauline Oliveros - The Roots of the Moment (Hatology 591) Apr 11
— Pauline Oliveros playing accordion in just intonation in an interactive electronic environment created by Peter Ward; remastered reissue
Polwechsel - Archives of the North (Hatology 633) Apr 11
— Burkhard Beins (drums, percussion), Martin Brandlmayr (drums, percussion), John Butcher (tenor & soprano sax), Werner Dafeldecker (double bass) & Michael Moser (cello & computer); new release

Shot X Shot - Shot X Shot (High Two 07) Apr 11

— Dan Scofield and Bryan Rogers (saxophones), Matt Engle (bass) and Dan Capecchi (drums)

Jon Larsen - Next Step (Hot Club 137) Apr 11

Allan Nichols - Songs From The Source [OST] (Justin Time Records) Apr 11

Groove Collective - Live & Hard To Find (Kufula Recordings) Apr 11

Andrew Suvalsky - Vintage Pop and the Jazz Sides (LML Music 118) Apr 11
— Andrew Suvalsky (vocals), Michael Doane (backing vocals), Wells Hanley (keyboards), David Easton (keyboards), Craig Spano (guitar), Josh Margolis (guitar, percussion), a.o.

Bill Warfield Big Band - A Faceless Place (Mambo Maniacs) Apr 11

— Dave Riekenberg (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, flute, saxophone); Mike Christianson (tenor, trombone, bass guitar); Tim Sessions (tenor, trombone); Empress Nzingha (spoken vocals); Vic Juris, Russ Spiegel (guitar); Mike Migliore (flute, tenor saxophone); Ed Xiques (alto flute, alto saxophone); Sam Bortka (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Bill Warfield, Joe Mosello, Jon Owens, Dave Trigg (trumpet); Roberta Piket (piano); Tom Hubbard (acoustic bass); Scott Neumann (drums); Joe McCarthy (percussion)

Various Artists - That Devilin Tune, Vol. 1: 1895-1927 - 9 CD box set (Music & Arts) Apr 11
— first of four sets to accompany Allen Lowe's book covering the history of jazz from 1895-1950
— 225 tracks, including major figures, plus lesser known artists overlooked in other histories
— includes full text of the corresponding chapter of the book; full track listing can be found here

Moutin Reunion Quartet - Power Tree (Nocturne Jazz [France] 348) Apr 11

— Sylvain Beuf (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Baptiste Trotignon (piano); Francois Moutin (upright bass); Louis Moutin (drums); Paris, 2000

Patrick Artero - 2 Bix But Not Too Bix (Nocturne Jazz [France] 352) Apr 11

— Patrick Artero (trumpet, bugle); Jacques Schneck (piano); Yoni Zelnik (upright bass); Oliver Robin (drums)

Vintage Orchestra - Thad (Nocturne Jazz [France] 350) Apr 11

— compositions by Thad Jones
— Hugo Lippi (guitar); Dominique Mandin (soprano saxophone); Olivier Zanot (alto saxophone); Thomas Savy, Sophie Alour (tenor saxophone); Fabien Mary, Lorenz Rainer (trumpet); Yoann Loustalot (bugle); Mickael Joussein (trombone); Florent Gac (piano)

Antoine Herve - Inside (Nocturne Jazz [France] 323) Apr 11

— Antoine Herve (piano)

Harvey Sorgen/Steve Rust/Michael Jefry Stevens - Decade (Not Two [Poland] 762) Apr 11
— Harvey Sorgen on drums, Steve Rust on acoustic bass and Michael J. Stevens on piano

Vijay Iyer - Blood Sutra (Pi Recordings 901) Apr 11

— Vijay Iyer (piano); Rudresh Mahanthappa (alto sax); Stephan Crump (bass); Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
— reissue of 2003 Artists House release

Charnett Moffett - Internet (Piadrum Records 601) Apr 11

— Charnett Moffett (acoustic bass, fretless bass, piccolo bass, bass guitar), Stephen Scott (piano & synthesizer), Eric McPherson (drums), (Amit Shamir (drums), plus Aaron Spencer (soprano sax), Maria Sartori-Spencer (vocal) and J.S. (piano) on several tracks

Riverside City College Vocal Jazz Ensemble - Groovin' Hard (Sea Breeze Vista) Apr 11

University Of Northern Iowa Jazz Band One - Memento (Sea Breeze Vista) Apr 11

Vince Seneri - Street Talk (SenFul Records) Apr 11

— Vince Seneri (B3 organ), Bob DeVos (guitar), Buddy Williams (drums), Gary Fritz (percussion) plus guests David "Fathead" Newman and Houston Person (tenor sax) and Dave Valentin (flute)

Linda Dachtyl's LDB3 and Friends - Blue Bop (Summit Records/Chicken Coop Records 7003) Apr 11

— Linda Dachtyl (Hammond B3), Gene Walker (sax), Sean Carney (guitar), Giles Ponticello (guitar), Cary Dachtyl (drums, percussion), a.o.; debut release from fine, tradition-grounded, B3 player

Gary Urwin Jazz Orchestra - Kindred Spirits (Summit Records 448) Apr 11

— Gary Urwin (leader), Bill Watrous (trombone), Pete Christlieb (tenor sax), a.o.

Chip Shelton - Peacetime (Summit Records 444) Apr 11
— Chip Shelton (end-blown concert & alto flutes, contrabass flute, piccolo, soprano sax, vocals), Roy Meriwether/Marcus McClaurine/Lou Volpe/Jann Parker/a.o.

Ultrablue - Ultrablue (215 Records) Apr 11

Sun Ra Arkestra - Live in Oakland - DVD (Transparency 175) Apr 11
— 117 minutes

Sun Ra Arkestra - Live At The Roadhouse - DVD (Transparency 174) Apr 11
— 124 minutes

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Rio Nights Live - DVD (Via Sonido) Apr 11

No Jazz - Have Fun (Warner France) Apr 11
— with guests Maurice White, Wayne Vaughn, Stevie Wonder, Karen Briggs, Terrace Martin, Mino Cinelu, Claude Nougaro

Graewe/Reijseger/Hemingway - Continuum (Winter & Winter 118) Apr 11

— Georg Graewe (piano), Ernst Reijseger (cello), Gerry Hemingway (percussion)

Harvie S - Funky Cha (Zoho 200605) Apr 11

— Harvie S (acoustic bass), Daniel Kelly (piano), William 'Beaver' Bausch (drums), Jay Collins (tenor & soprano saxes (flute), Scott Robert Avidon (tenor sax), Philip Dizack (trumpet), Wilson 'Chembo'Corniel (congas & Latin percussion), Ernie Colon (guiro, clave); seven originals and two standards

Japanese Reissues

Tamba 4 - Samba Blim (A&M [Japan] 9216) Apr 11

Milt Jackson - Jazz 'N' Samba (Impulse [Japan] 9230) Apr 11

Baden Powell - Canto on Guitar (MPS [Japan] 9224) Apr 11
Baden Powell - Images on Guitar (MPS [Japan] 9228) Apr 11
Baden Powell - Poema on Guitar (MPS [Japan] 9220) Apr 11

Joao Gilberto - Joao Gilberto (Polydor UCCU [Japan] 9201) Apr 11

Stan Getz & Gary McFarland - Big Band Bossa Nova (Verve [Japan] 9217) Apr 11
Astrud Gilberto - Album (Verve [Japan] 9202) Apr 11
Astrud Gilberto - Windy (Verve [Japan] 9222) Apr 11
Luiz Henrique/Walter Wanderley - Popcorn (Verve [Japan] 9227) Apr 11
Gary McFarland - Soft Samba (Verve [Japan] 9223) Apr 11
Marcos Valle - Samba '68 (Verve [Japan] 9208) Apr 11
Walter Wanderley - Batucada (Verve [Japan] 9213) Apr 11
Walter Wanderley - Cheganca (Verve [Japan] 9219) Apr 11

non-jazz items of interest

Hallelujah Chicken Run Band - Take One (Alula) Apr 11

— Robert Nekati (vocals, bass); Thomas Mapfumo (vocals, drums); Wilson Jubane, Abdulah Musa, Joshua Hlomayi Dube (guitar); Robson Boora (saxophone); Daram Karanga (trumpet); Patrick Kabanda (drums); Zimbabwean band

Various Artists - Zanzibara 1: A Hundred Years of Taarab in Zanzibar (Buda Records 860118) Apr 11

Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club - Zanzibara 2: Golden Years of Mombara Taarab: 1965-75 (Buda Records 860119) Apr 11

— archive recordings of Swahili popular music

The Beatles - The Capitol Albums, Vol. 2 - 4 CDs (Capitol) Apr 11
— remastered; box set

Amir John Haddad - Pasanda Por Tabernas (Double Moon 71504) Apr 11

— Amir John Haddad (guitar, mouthbongo), Pablo Martin (cajón, cajónga, pandero, cuadrado de penaparda, pandero de leon, pandereta, bendir, riq, shaker, k´rakebs); flamenco music

David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (Nonesuch Records) Apr 11

— remastered; includes seven previously unreleased bonus tracks; originally recorded 1979-80
— David Byrne (guitar, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, percussion); Brian Eno (guitar, synthesizer, bass guitar, drums, percussion); Tim Wright, Bill Laswell, Busta Jones (bass); Prairie Prince, David Van Tieghem (drums, percussion); Chris Frantz, John Cooksey (drums); Jose Rossy (congas, agogo); Steve Scales (congas, percussion); Mingo Lewis (bata); Dennis Keeley (bodhran)

Omar Sosa - Mulatos Remix (OTA Records 1015) Apr 11

— remix album of "Mulatos", with contributions from Paris-based drummer/producer, Doctor L; Brooklyn- based producer/remixer, DJ Spinna; live Drum & Bass pioneer/drummer, Marque Gilmore; Paris-based drummer and producer, Steve Arguelles (who produced the original CD); and Paris-based, DJ basephunk

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Mike Westbrook - Citadel/Room 315 (BGO [England] 713) Apr 4
— with John Surman, Kenny Wheeler, Henry Lowther, a.o.; 1975; commissioned for Swedish radio; recorded in London; remastered with new notes and archive photos from the original sessions

Lorez Alexandria - This Is Lorez/Lorez Sings Prez (BGP 174) Apr 4 — two-fer

Dennis Chambers - Planet Earth (Bhm Productions) Apr 4

Lisa Fuller - Teach Me Tonight (Bizarre Planet Entertainment) Apr 4

Pat Martino - Remember: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— Pat Martino (guitar); David Kikoski (piano); John Patitucci (bass); Scott Alan Robinson (drums); Daniel Sadownick (percussion)

Cassandra Wilson - Thunderbird (Blue Note) Apr 4

— Cassandra Wilson (vocals), T Bone Burnett (guitar, vocals), Colin Linden (guitar, mandolin), Keb Mo (guitar, vocals), Marc Ribot (guitar), Keith "Keefus" Ciancia (piano, keyboards), Miguel Elizondo (bass, guitar, keyboards), William Maxwell (electric bass), Reginald Veal (bass), Carla Azar (drums), Jay A. Bellerose (drdums, percussion), Jim Keltner (drums); six originals, plus tunes by Jakob Dylan, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Willie Dixon and a traditional tune; produced by T Bone Burnett

Medeski, Martin & Wood - Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005 (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— includes selections from their five Blue Note albums; liner notes by Bill Milkowski
Medeski, Martin & Wood - Note Bleu: The Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005 CD+DVD Deluxe Edition (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— bonus edition includes DVD with music videos, live performances, documentary footage, and extensive photo galleries. The the 26- minute documentary "Medeski Martin & Wood's The Dropper" directed by Marie-Pierre Jaury and produced by Jean-Stéphane Michaux for Point du Jour

Miles Davis - Great Sessions - 3 CDs (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— budget-priced collection of 3 albums: "Birth of the Cool," "Vol. 1," "Vol. 2"

Cannonball Adderley - Great Sessions - 3 CDs (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— budget-priced collection of 3 albums: "Something Else," "Bossa Nova," "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"

Herbie Hancock - Great Sessions - 3 CDs (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— budget-priced collection of 3 albums: "Empyrean Isle," "Maiden Voyage," "Speaks Like A Child"

Sonny Rollins - Great Sessions - 3 CDs (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— budget-priced collection of 3 albums: "Vol. 1," "Vol. 2," "Newk's Time"

Wayne Shorter - Greater Sessions - 3 CDs (Blue Note Records) Apr 4

— budget-priced collection of 3 albums: "Ju Ju," "Speak No Evil," "Adam's Apple"

Francesco Cafiso Quartet - Happy Times (CAM Jazz) Apr 4

— Francesco Cafiso (saxophone); Riccardo Arrighini (piano); Aldo Zunino (bass); Stefano Bagnoli (drums)

Chico Hamilton - Nomad (Collectables Records) Apr 4

— 1980

Bill Cosby - Bill Cosby Sings Hooray For The Salvation Army (Collectables Records) Apr 4
— with The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

John Medeski & Marian McPartland - Piano Jazz (Concord Records) Apr 4

— John Medeski (piano); Marian McPartland (piano); Gary Mazzaroppi (bass); 2003

Erin Boheme - What Love Is (Concord Jazz) Apr 4

— collective personnel: Erin Boheme (vocal), Taylor Eigsti (piano), David Foster (piano), Mike Melvoin (piano), Billy Childs (piano), George Doerring (guitar), Larry Koonse (guitar), Kevin Axt (bass), Chuck Berghofer (bass), Brian Bromberg (bass), Gregg Field (drums), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Joe LaBarbara (drums), Christian Scott (trumpet), Tom Scott (saxophone); arrangements by Mark Portmann, Patrick Williams, Corey Allen, Taylor Eigsti, Mike Melvoin, Brian Bromberg; four of 12 tunes have strings

Aldo Romano - Chante (Dreyfus Records) Apr 4

— drummer Aldo Romano sings love songs in French, Italian and English
— with Nelson Veras (acoustic guitar), Remi Vignolo (double bass), Andre "Dede" Ceccarelli (drums), Francesco Bearzatti (tenor sax and clarinet), Falvio Boltro (trumpet), Baptiste Trotignon (piano); and Carli Bruni (vocals) on one track

Herb Alpert with Jeff Lorber Band - Live in Montreux 1996 - DVD (Eagle Rock Entertainment) Apr 4
— 75 minutes

Anouar Brahem - Le Voyage De Sahar (ECM Records 1915) Apr 4

— Anouar Brahem (oud); Jean-Louis Matinier (accordion); Francois Couturier (piano)

Charles Lloyd/Zakir Hussain/Eric Harland - Sangam (ECM Records 1976) Apr 4

— Charles Lloyd (alto flute, bass flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano, percussion); Zakir Hussain (vocals, tabla, percussion); Eric Harland (piano, drums, percussion)
— recorded live May 23, 2004 at Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara CA; liner notes by Steve Lake

Mimi Fox - Perpetually Hip - 2 CDs (Favored Nations Cool) Apr 4

— disc one: quartet with pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Harvie S and drummer Billy Hart
— disc two: solo jazz guitar

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Brotherman In The Fatherland: Live in Germany, 1972 (Hyena Records) Apr 4

— Rahsaan Roland Kirk (reeds, flute), Ron Burton (piano), Henry Pete Pearson "Mettathias" (bass), Richie Goldberg (drums) and Joe "Habao" Texidor (percussion)
— originals, standards and John Coltrane's "Blue Trane"
— previously unreleased Hamburg recording made for radio broadcast on March 3, 1972

All Star Jazz Quartets - All Star Jazz Quartets - 1927-1941 - 4 CDs (JSP) Apr 4

Nelson Rangell - Soul to Souls (Koch) Apr 4

Lyambiko - Love and Then (MSI Music [Germany]) Apr 4

Leo Kottke - Home & Away Revisited (Music Video Distributors) Apr 4
— 1988 performance at Toronto's Bathhurst St. Theater, plus additional backstage footage; 106 minutes

Noberto Pedreira Quartet - Cuarenta Anos (Nord Sud 1127) Apr 4

— Bobby Rangell (soprano, flute, alto saxophone); Norberto Pedreira (guitar); Jean Wellers; Pablo Mendez (percussion); plus Juan Carlos Caceres (chant, piano); Pablo Rodriguez, Minino Garay, Jorge "Negrito" Trasante (percussion)

Clark Terry, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco - Grand Masters of Jazz (Open Art Records) Apr 4
— with guest vocalist Jackie Ryan

Chet Baker - Milano Sessions (Promo Sound) Apr 4
Chet Baker & Bud Shank - My Funny Valentine: I'll Take Romance (Promo Sound) Apr 4

Moncef Genoud - Aqua (Savoy Jazz) Apr 4

— Moncef Genoud (piano); Dee Dee Bridgewater (vocals); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Frederic Folmer (bass); Scott Colley (upright bass); Thierry Hochstatter, Bill Stewart (drums)

Art Ensemble of Chicago - A Jackson In Your House/Message To Our Folks (Snapper) Apr 4
— two-fer of a pair of 1969 BYG albums
— Roscoe Mitchell (soprano, alto & baritone saxophones, flute, clarinet, drums, percussion); Joseph Jarman (soprano & alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, vibraphone, marimba, guitar, congas); Lester Bowie (trumpet, flugelhorn, horns); Malachi Favors (banjo, bass, percussion)

Don Cherry - Mu First Part/Mu Second Part (Snapper) Apr 4
— BYG two-fer; 1969
— Don Cherry (vocals, trumpet, flute, piano, percussion, bells); Ed Blackwell (drums, percussion, bells)

Grachun Moncur III - New Africa/One Morning I Woke Up Very Early (Snapper) Apr 4
— BYG two-fer; 1969
— Don Cherry (vocals, trumpet, flute, piano, percussion, bells); Ed Blackwell (drums, percussion, bells)

Donny McCaslin - Soar (Sunnyside) Apr 4

— Donny McCaslin (flute, saxophone); Luciana Souza (vocals); Ben Monder (guitar); Orrin Evans (piano); Scott Colley (bass); Antonio Sanchez (drums)

Rufus Harley - Re-Creation Of The Gods (Transparen 235) Apr 4

Koby Israelite - Orobas: Book Of Angels, Vol. 4 (Tzadik) Apr 4

Jazz Books

Donald L. Maggin - Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie (Harper) Apr 1
— paperback; 464 pages

Steve Isoardi - The Dark Tree: Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles [George Gund Foundation Book in African American Studies] - book+CD (University of California Press) Apr 1
— hardcover; 394 pages; story of Horace Tapscott and the community arts group, the Pan African Peoples Arkestra

non-jazz items of interest

Les Chantres Musiciens - Good News: Negro Spirituals (Fremeaux & Associes 485) Apr 7
— contemporary French Canadian choir performs sprituals

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Olmarin Unioni - Peaceful Means (Albatross Records) Mar 28

Irving Kaufman - Irving Kaufman Anthology: The Last Recording Pioneer (Archeophone 5504) Mar 28

Ted Hogarth - Misconception - DVD (Blujazz) Mar 28
— Ted Hogarth (saxophone); Brian Schwab (trumpet, flugelhorn); Andy Baker (trombone); Jo Ann Daugherty (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Bob Lovecchio (electric bass); Darren Scorza (drums)
Greg Pasenko - Something Old New Borrowed Blue (Blujazz) Mar 28

Various Artists - Town Hall Concert (Blue Note) Mar 28

— Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); James Newton (flute); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Herbie Hancock (piano); Ron Carter (bass); Tony Williams (drums); recorded live at Town Hall, NYC on February 22, 1985; liner notes by Michael Cuscuna

Various Artists - Capitol Rare Vol. 1: Funky Notes From The West Coast (Blue Note) Mar 28

Various Artists - Capitol Rare Vol. 2: Funky Notes From The West Coast (Blue Note) Mar 28

Various Artists - Jump Blue: Rockin' The Jukes (Blue Note) Mar 28

Various Artists - Swingin' At Capitol (Blue Note) Mar 28

Erik Truffaz - Revisite (Blue Note Records [France]) Mar 28
— remixes by Bugge Wesseltoft, Alex Gopher, Goo, Pierre Henry, Mobile In Motion & Pierre Audetat; 2001

Marta Gomez - Entre Cada Palabra (Chesky) Mar 28

George Benson - The Essential George Benson - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Mar 28
George Duke - The Essential George Duke - 2 CDs (Epic/Legacy) Mar 28

The Bad Plus - Blunt Object Live In Tokyo (Columbia [import]) Mar 28

Petr Korinek - Just Floating Lightly (Cube Bohemia 2527) Mar 28

Taylor Eigsti - Lucky to be Me (Concord Jazz) Mar 28

— Taylor Eigsti (piano) with Christian McBride (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums) or James Genus (bass) and Billy Kilson (drums)
— several tracks with Julian Lage (guitar); plus sax and trumpet on two tracks
— six standards, three originals, a Bjork tune and a Mussorgsky piece

Gerald Albright - New Beginnings (Concord Jazz) Mar 28

— with Jeff Lorber; Patrice Rushen; Chris Botti; Chuckii Booker; Paul Jackson, Jr.; The Whispers

Christian Scott - Rewind That (Concord Jazz) Mar 28

— Christian Scott (trumpet), Walter Smith III (tenor sax), Matt Stevens (guitar), Luques Curtis (bass), Thomas Pridgen (drums), plus Donald Harrison (alto sax)

Ahmad Jamal Trio - Complete Recordings - 2 CDs (Definitive 11292) Mar 28
— Ahmad Jamal (piano), Ray Crawford (guitar), Israel Crosby or Eddie Calhoun (bass), Walter Perkins (drums)
— 4 LPs on 2 CDs: Chamber Music Of The New Jazz/Ahmad Jamal Trio/Amad Jamal/Count Em 88; 1951-57; 157 mins

Charlie Parker with Lennie Tristano - Complete Recordings (Definitive 11289) Mar 28

Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins - Complete Duets - 2 CDs (Definitive 11284) Mar 28
— three albums on two CDs; "Two Part Inventions in Jazz, Vols. 1 & 2," and "2x2: Ruby Braff and Ellis Larkins Play Rodgers and Hart"; 1955; includes bonus tracks of sextet performances; almost 160 mins

Various Artists - Atlas Jazz Explosion (Empire) Mar 28

— tracks by Jackie Kelso, Harold Austin, June Davis/Freddy Washington's Band, Charlie Singleton

Sun Ra - Heliocentric Worlds Volumes 1 & 2 (ESP Disk) Mar 28

— Sun Ra (piano, celesta, keyboards, bass marimba, bongos, timpani); Marshall Allen (flute, piccolo, alto saxophone, cymbals, bells); Danny Davis (flute, alto saxophone); Robert Cummings (bass clarinet, wood block); John Gilmore (tenor saxophone, timpani); Pat Patrick (baritone saxophone, percussion); Walter Miller, Chris Capers (trumpet); Teddy Nance (trombone); Bernard Pettaway (bass trombone); Ronnie Boykins (double bass); Jimhmi Johnson (timpani, percussion); Roger Blank (percussion); NYC, 1965

Med Flory - The Best of Supersax and the L.A. Voices (Group Seven Records) Mar 28

Blue Stars Of France - Lullaby Of Birdland & Other Famous Hits (Five Four) Mar 28
— vocal group led by Blossom Dearie

Jaco Pastorius Big Band - The Word is Out - CD (Heads Up International) Mar 28

Jaco Pastorius Big Band - The Word is Out - SACD hybrid (Heads Up International) Mar 28

— conducted by musical director Peter Graves
— includes previously unreleased Pastorius compositions
— Randy Bernsen (guitar); Billy Ross (flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Ed Calle (flute, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Gary Keller (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Mike Brignola (flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Jason Carder, Jim Hacker, Ken Faulk (trumpet, flugelhorn); Dana Teboe (tenor trombone); John Kricker (bass trombone); Mike Levine (piano, synthesizer); Jeff Carswell (bass); Mark Griffith (drums)

Pieces of a Dream - Pillow Talk (Heads Up International) Mar 28

John Hollenbeck & Jazz Bigband Graz featuring Theo Bleckmann - Joys and Desires (Intuition [Germany] 33862) Mar 28
— John Hollenbeck (drums, compositions); soloists include: Theo Bleckmann (voice, electronic effects), Horst-Michael Schaffer (trumpet, electronics, co-director), Heinrich von Kalmein (alto & soprano sax, flute, co-director), Christian Bachner (tenor sax), Klaus Gesing (tenor & soprano sax), Robert Friedl (clarinet), Uli Rennert (nord lead synthesizer), Henning Sieverts (cello)
— two pieces are settings of poems by Wallace Stevens ahd William Blake; include composer's notes by Hollenbeck

Torun Eriksen - Prayers & Observation (Jazzland [England]) Mar 28
— second album by Norwegian jazz composer and vocalist; featuring and produced by Bugge Wesseltoft
Dhafer Youssef - Divine Shadows (Jazzland [England]) Mar 28

Various Artists - Gypsy Swing! - The Django Reinhardt Festival: Live At Birdland (Kind of Blue Records 10001) Mar 28

— from France: Dorado Schmitt and Angelo Debarre (lead guitar), Samson Schmitt and Serge Camps (rhythm guitar), Ludovic Beier (accordion); from America: James Carter (sax), Ken Peplowski (clarinet), Jay Leonhardt (bass) and Grady Tate (drums); recorded live at Birdland, NY, in 2002

Aldo Romano/Louis Sclavis/Henri Texier - African Flash-Back (Label Bleu [France]) Mar 28

Buck Clayton/Earl Hines All Stars - Jazz From A Swinging Era - 2 CDs (Lonehill Jazz 245) Mar 28

Illinois Jacquet - Go Power! (Lonehill Jazz 232) Mar 28
— Illinois Jacquet (Tenor), Milt Buckner (Organ, Piano), Alan Dawson (Drums), 1962
— plus bonus tracks of 1962 alternate takes from Illinois Jacquet & His Orchestra

Illinois Jacquet - Illinois Jacquet & His Orchestra/Flies Again (Lonehill Jazz 229) Mar 28
— 1959-1962

Robert Dick & Ursel Schlicht - Photosphere (Nemu Records [Germany] 002) Mar 28
— Robert Dick (flute, bass flute), Ursel Schlicht (piano)
— duets recorded live in Kassel, Germany in 2004

Christophe Dal Sasso & David Liebman - Exploration (Nocturne Jazz [France] 388) Mar 28
Martial Solal & Eric Le Lann - Portrait In Black & White (Nocturne Jazz [France] 389) Mar 28

Brian Morton - Plenty Plenty Rhythm (Oxford University Press) Mar 31
— hardcover; 176 pages; Morton traces the history of jazz through five key moments in jazz history—Buddy Bolden's legendary wax cylinder recording of 1905; Louis Armstrong in 1928; Benny Goodman at Carnegie Hall; the birth of bebop; and John Coltrane's appropriation of the show tune "My Favorite Things"

Unified Jazz Ensemble - Live at 49 West (Panda Digital 232) Mar 28

Freddie Keppard - The Complete Set, 1923-1926 (Retrieval Recordings 79017) Mar 28
— Freddie Keppard (coronet); Erskine Tate (leader, banjo); Dick Cook (leader); Andrew Hilaire (vocals, drums); Papa Charlie Jackson (vocals); Jerome Pasquali (tenor saxophone); Fred Garland (trombone); Johnny Dodds, Angelo Fernandez, Jimmie Noone (clarinet)
Luis Russell - The Luis Russell Story 1929-1934 - 2 CDs (Retrieval Recordings 79023) Mar 28

Howard Mandel - Miles, Ornette & Cecil! — How Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and Cecil Taylor Revolutionized the World of Jazz (Routledge) Mar 31
— 288 pages; hardcover

Burt Conrad All Stars - The Journey Continues (Sea Bright) Mar 28

The Invisible Session - To The Powerful (Schema [Italy] 401) Mar 28
— Luciano Cantone, Paolo Fedreghini and Marco Bianchi

Mala Waldron - Always There (Soulful Sound) Mar 28
— Mala Waldron (vocals, piano), Miriam Sullivan (acoustic bass), Steve Salerno (guitar) and Michael Thompson (drums/percussion)

Create (!) - A Prospect Of Freedom (Sounds Are Active) Mar 28

— Orlando Greenhill (vocals, acoustic bass, percussion); Chris Schlarb, Raymond Raposa (electric guitar, electronics); Lynn Johnston (clarinet, bass clarinet); Kris Tiner (trumpet, flugelhorn); Justice Constantine (drums, percussion)

Monty Alexander - Concrete Jungle: The Music Of Bob Marley (Telarc) Mar 28

— tribute to Bob Marley recorded Jamaica's legendary Tuff Gong Studios
— guest musicians include Delfeayo Marsalis, Junior Jazz, Luciano and a.o.

Janis Siegel - A Thousand Beautiful Things (Telarc) Mar 28

— Janis Siegel (vocals); Edmar Castaneda (harp); Bryan Lynch (trumpet); Edsel Gomez (piano); John Benitez (bass guitar); Luisito Quintero (drums, percussion); Steve Hass (drums); Marlon Saunders (background vocals)
— tunes by Björk, Nellie McKay, Stevie Wonder, Suzanne Vega, Annie Lennox, Fred Hersch, Norma Winstone, Paul Simon, Raul Midon, Danilo Perez, Lizz Wright, Sam Phillips and others

Japanese Reissues

Earl Grant - Beyond the Reef (Decca UCCU [Japan] 9165) Mar 28

Joe Harnell - Fly To The Moon & Bossa Nova (Kapp UCCU [Japan] 9162) Mar 28

Bunny Berigan - Take It Bunny (Sony/Epic [Japan] 603) Mar 28
Chu Berry - Chu (Sony/Epic [Japan] 604) Mar 28

Eddie Higgins - If Dreams Come True (Tokuma TKCV [Japan] 35191) Mar 28
Eddie Higgins - My Funny Valentine (Tokuma TKCV [Japan] 35193) Mar 28

Donald Byrd - Blackjack (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6698) Mar 28
Chick Corea - Song of Singing (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6697) Mar 28
Lou Donaldson - Hot Dog (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6693) Mar 28
Lou Donaldson - Mr. Shing-A-Ling (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6682) Mar 28
Booker Ervin - The In Between (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6686) Mar 28
Grant Green - Final Comedown (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6699) Mar 28
Gene Harris - Tone Tantrums (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6719) Mar 28
Bobbi Humphrey - Fancy Dancer (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6717) Mar 28
Earl Klugh - Magic in Your Eyes (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6712) Mar 28
Alphonse Mouzon - Funky Snakefoot (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6714) Mar 28
Alphonse Mouzon - Mind Transplant (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6715) Mar 28
Duke Pearson - How Insensitive (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6696) Mar 28
Duke Pearson - Right Touch (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6684) Mar 28
Moacir Santos - Saudade (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6718) Mar 28
Tony Williams - Life Time (Toshiba TOCJ [Blue Note Japan] 6681) Mar 28

Jimmy Knepper - Swingin' Introduction (Toshiba [Japan]) Mar 28
Stan Levey - Grand Stan (Toshiba [Japan]) Mar 28
Howard McGhee - Dusty Blue (Toshiba [Japan]) Mar 28
Charlie Rouse & Paul Quinichette - Chase Is On (Toshiba [Japan]) Mar 28

Chet Baker - Boppin' (Victor VICJ [Japan] 41323) Mar 28
Chet Baker - Comin' On (Victor VICJ [Japan] 41326) Mar 28
Chet Baker - Cool Burnin' (Victor VICJ [Japan] 41324) Mar 28
Chet Baker - Groovin' (Victor VICJ [Japan] 41325) Mar 28
Chet Baker - Smokin' (Victor VICJ [Japan] 41322) Mar 28
— five LPs recorded in August, 1965, by Rudy Van Gelder
— Chet Baker (trumpet), George Coleman (tenor sax), Kirk Lightsey (piano), Herman Wright (bass), Roy Brooks (drums)

Evans Bradshaw - Look Out For Evans Bradshaw (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41384) Mar 28
Junior Cook & Blue Mitchell - Junior's Cookin' (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41391) Mar 28
Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41357) Mar 28
Kenny Dorham - Kenny Dorham Sextet (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41358) Mar 28

Elmo Hope - Informal Jazz (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41363) Mar 28

Booker Ervin - Gettin' With It (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41338) Mar 28
Booker Ervin - Other Side of Benny Golson (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41340) Mar 28
Booker Ervin - Trance (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41336) Mar 28

Red Garland - Dig It! (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41316) Mar 28

Jackie McLean - Makin' the Changes (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41331) Mar 28

Montgomery Brothers - In Canada (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41371) Mar 28
Lucy Reed - Lucy Reed With Bill Evans (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41400) Mar 28
Zoot Sims - Zoot Sims Quartet (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41375) Mar 28
Sonny Stitt - Stitt's Bits (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41376) Mar 28
Clark Terry - In Orbit (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41379) Mar 28

George Shearing - George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41392) Mar 28
— 1961 Jazzland recording
Various Artists - Five Birds & A Monk (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41411) Mar 28
— first time on CD for this 1978 Galaxy recording
— five Charlie Parker tunes and one by Thelonious Monk, each played by a different saxopohonist
— saxophonists: Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Harold Land, Johnny Griffin, Joe Farrell, John Klemmer
— rhythm section: Stanly Cowell (piano), Cecil McBee or John Heard (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)
Various Artists - Ballads By Four (Victor VIJC [Japan] 41410) Mar 28
— first time on CD for this 1978 Galaxy recording
— standards, each played by a different saxopohonist
— saxophonists: Joe Henderson, Art Pepper, Johnny Griffin, John Klemmer
— rhythm section: Stanly Cowell (piano), Cecil McBee (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)

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Bobby Smith - Tippin' In (Acrobat) Mar 21 — 28 tracks

Gordon Beck Quartet - Seven Steps To Heaven (Art of Life Records 1018) Mar 21

— Gordon Beck (piano), Bruno Rousselet (acoustic bass), Philippe Soirat (drums) and Pierrick Pedron (alto saxophone)
— tunes by Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Billy Childs, Denny Zeitlin, a.o.
— recorded live in Paris in Feb. 2005

Albert Nicholas - New Orleans Clarinet (ASV Living Era) Mar 21

Ricardo Scales - Once Again (Bay Sound Records) Mar 21
— Ricardo Scales (piano)

Lou Rawls - The Best Of Lou Rawls: The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions (Blue Note Records) Mar 21

— Lou Rawls (vocals); Cliff White, Herb Ellis, Rene Hall (guitar); Eddie Beal (piano); Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ); Jimmy Bond (bass); Earl Palmer (drums); The Pilgrim Travelers (background vocals)

Mina Agossi - Well You Needn't (Candid Records) Mar 21

Keith Oxman - Dues In Progress (Capri Records 74075) Mar 21

— with Curtis Fuller (trombone), Chip Stephens (piano), Ken Walker (bass) and Todd Reid (drums); liner notes by Benny Golson

Stan Kenton - One Night Stand: Live At The Hollywood Palladium (Choice 71051) Mar 21
— musicians include Art Pepper, Bob Cooper, Shorty Rogers, Maynard Ferguson, a.o.; January, 1951

Bud Shank - Live at the Haig (Choice 71030) Mar 21
— one of the first jazz recordings made in stereo

James Moody - 1951-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1410) Mar 21
— includes the first of four sessions that Moody made for EmArcy/Mercury

Art Tatum - 1949-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1411) Mar 21

Wingy Manone - 1944-46 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1412) Mar 21
— includes several sessions, including one he made for the small ARA label

Artie Shaw - 1951-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1413) Mar 21

Don Byas - 1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1414) Mar 21
— with Martial Solal, Pierre Michelot, a.o.

Joey DeFrancesco - Organic Vibes (Concord Records) Mar 21

— Joey DeFrancesco (Hammond b-3 organ); Jake Langley (guitar); Ron Blake (saxophone); George Coleman (tenor saxophone); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Byron Landham (drums)

Jesse Van Ruller Quartet - Views (Criss Cross Jazz 1273) Mar 21
— Jesse Van Ruller (guitar), Seamus Blake (tenor sax), Sam Yahel (Hammond B3 organ), Bill Stewart (drums); program of original tunes

Victor Goines Quartet - New Adventures (Criss Cross Jazz 1274) Mar 21 — Victor Goines (tenor & soprano sax, clarinet), Peter Martin (piano), Carlos Henriquez (bass), and Greg Hutchinson (drums); standards and originals

Jim Rotondi Quintet - Iron Man (Criss Cross Jazz 1275) Mar 21
— Jim Rotondi (trumpet), Steve Nelson (vibes), Jimmy Greene (tenor sax), Doug Weiss (bass), and Bill Stewart (drums); four Rotondi compositions, plus one each by Greene, James Williams, George Gershwin, and Neal Hefti

David Hazeltine Trio - Perambulation (Criss Cross Jazz 1276) Mar 21 — David Hazeltine (piano), Peter Washington (bass) and Joe Farnsworth (drums); three originals and five standards

Donny McCaslin Quartet/Quintet - Give 'N' Go (Criss Cross Jazz 1277) Mar 21
— Donny McCaslin (saxophone), John Swana (trumpet), Steve Gardenas (guitar), Scott Colley (bass), Gene Jackson (drums)
— seven originals plus a new arrangements of Monk's "Eronel"

Rale Micic featuring Tom Harrell - Serbia (CTA Records) Mar 21
— with Bob Reynolds, Sean Conly, Gregory Hutchinson

Paul Samuels - Speak (Doc City Productions 003) Mar 21

— Paul Samuels (drums), Greg Osby (alto sax), Dan Wall (organ), Jamey Haddad (percussion)

Diahann Carroll and the Andre Previn Trio - Porgy & Bess (DRG) Mar 21

Sathima Bea Benjamin - Musical Echoes (Ekapa Records) Mar 21

— Sathima Bea Benjamin (vocals), Stephen Scott (piano), Basil Moses (bass), Lulu Gontsana (drums)
— three Duke Ellington tunes, five standards and an original; recorded in Cape Town in 2002

Django Reinhardt - The Swing Sessions, Vol. 3 (Frog Records 059) Mar 21
— 1937-38 sessions in mostly duet, trio and solo settings, plus bands led by Benny Carter and Michel Warlop; musicians include Stephane Grapelli, Philipe Brun, Louis Vola, a.o.
Various Artists - Sunshine Special: Texas 1927-29 (Frog Records 060) Mar 21
— Lillian Glinn, Hattie Hudson, Hattie Burleson, Ben Norsingle, Frenchy's String Band, Le Roy's Dallas Band, Leroy Williams, J.C. Johnson and his Five Hot Sparks

Herbie Mann - An Introduction To Herbie Mann (Fuel 2000 Records) Mar 21

Donald Byrd Sextet with Yusef Lateef and Barry Harris - Complete Recordings (Gambit) Mar 21

Warne Marsh Quartet - Ne Plus Ultra (Hatology 603) Mar 20
— remastered with new liner notes by Art Lange
— Warne Marsh (tenor sax), Gary Foster (alto sax), Dave Parlato (bass), John Tirabasso (drums); 1969
Joe McPhee with Clifford Thornton - Survival Unit II, N.Y. N.Y., 1971 (Hatology 624) Mar 20
— remastered reissue of broadcast tapes that inspired Werner X. Uelinger to start Hat Hut Records in 1976
— Joe McPhee (trumpet & tenor sax), Clifford Thornton (baritone horn), Byron Morris (soprano & alto sax), Mike Kull (piano), Harold E. Smith (percussion)
— liner notes by Chris Albertson & Joe McPhee

Nika Rejto - TeaZing Socrates (Increase) Mar 21

Tim Mungenast - No Such Animal (Innova 211) Mar 21
— Tim Mungenast (guitar, electric sitar, bells); Ken Field (flute, saxophone, percussion); Michael Bloom (bass guitar); Jon Proudman (drums)

Various Artists - Swinging On A V-Disc - 4 CD set (Jasmine) Mar 21
— Lionel Hampton, New York Stars, Louis Jordan, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra, Les Paul Trio, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Nat King Cole Trio, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, Original Dixieland Jazz Band, Buddy Rich, Johnny Mercer, Bob Eberly, Kay Starr, Dorsey Bros., Stan Kenton, a.o.; 72 tracks

Oliver Jones - Cool Side of the Pillow - DVD (Justin Time Records) Mar 21
— recorded live in Montreal in 1993
Bryan Lee - Live and Dangerous - DVD (Justin Time Records) Mar 21

Yosvany Terr Cabrera - Metamorphosis (Kindred Rhythm 1117) Mar 21

— Yosvany Terry Cabrera (saxophone); Avishai Cohen (trumpet); James Genus (bass); Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)

Sophie Milman - Sophie Milman (Koch Records) Mar 21

— program of standards; debut album from the young, talented, Russian-born, Israeli Canada singer Sophie Milman
— Sophie Milman (vocals); John Sheard, Bill King (piano); Marc Rogers (upright bass); Davide Direnzo (drums); Alan Hetherington (percussion)

Steve Oliver - Radiant (Koch Records) Mar 21

— Steve Oliver (vocals, guitar); Michael Paulo (saxophone); Steve Madeo (trumpet); Christian Poezach (drums)

Jurg Solothurnmann/Franziska Baumann/Christoph Baumann - Potage Du Jour (Leo Records 443) Mar 21
— Jurg Solothurnmann (soprano and alto sax), Franziska Baumann (voice), Christoph Baumann (piano)
— recorded live in Switzerland, 2003-2004

Pago Libre - Stepping Out (Leo Records 444) Mar 21
— John Wolf Brennan (piano), Arkady Shilkloper (horns), Tscho Theissing (violin, voice), Georg Breinschmid (bass, voice)

Simon Nabatov Octet - A Few Incidences (Leo Records 446) Mar 21
— settings of works by Russian writer Daniil Kharms
— Phil Minton (voice), Frank Gratkowsky (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute), Nils Wogram (trombone), Simon Nabatov (piano, composition), Ernst Reijseger (cello), Matt Penman (bass), Michael Sarin (drums) and Cor Fuhler (live electronics, keyolin)
— recorded live in LOFT, Cologne, in 2004 as part of the "Triennale Cologne 2004"

Szilard Mezei International Ensemble - Draught (Leo Records 447) Mar 21
— eight piece ensemble recorded live at the 10th festival of jazz and improvised music in Serbia & Montenegro, 2004

Rodney Jones - Live at Smoke - DVD (Mel Bay / Guitar Sessions 21231) Mar 21
— Rodney Jones (guitar), Brian Charette (organ), Lonnie Plaxico (bass), Ray Marchica (drums)
— two hours and 25 minutes long; originals and standards

Fred Hamilton & the Earl Harvin Trio - The Jam - DVD (Mel Bay / Guitar Sessions) Mar 21
— Fred Hamilton (guitar, acoustic bass), Earl Harvin (drums), Dave Palmer (piano)
— includes concert (57 minutes), workshops (28 mins) and interview (14 mins)

Soft Machine - Floating World Live (MoonJune Records 007) Mar 21

— first ever archival release of a performance by Soft Machine's 'Bundles' line-up
— Allan Holdsworth (electric guitar, violin); Karl Jenkins (recorder, oboe, soprano saxophone, piano, electric piano); Mike Ratledge (electric piano, organ, synthesizer); Roy Babbington (electric bass); John Marshall (drums, percussion)
— concert recorded for Radio Bremen in Jan. 1975
— booklet includes extensive liner notes by Canterbury music expert Aymeric Leroy compiled from interviews with band members

Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra - Port Chicago (Noir Records 50) Mar 21

— Gabe Eaton (alto saxophone); Rob Barics, Evan Francis (tenor saxophone); Darren Johnston, Dave Scott (trumpet); Danny Grewen (trombone); Adam Shulman (piano); Jeff Mars (drums)

David Sills - Down The Line (Origin Records 82458) Mar 21

— David Sills (flute, tenor sax); Larry Koonse (guitar); Gary Foster (alto sax); Alan Broadbent (piano); Putter Smith (bass); Tim Pleasant (drums)
— five originals by Sills, one each by Koonse and Broadbent plus covers of tunes by Jobim, Sam Rivers, Milt Jackson and a standard
— linter notes by Gary Foster

Ben Allison - Medicine Wheel (Palmetto Records) Mar 21

— Ben Allison (bass); Ted Nash (saxophone, flute); Michael Blake (saxophone); Ron Horton (trumpet, flugelhorn); Tomas Ulrich (cello); Frank Kimbrough (piano, prepared piano); Jeff Ballard (drums); 1998 release

Thirteen Ways - Focus (Palmetto Records) Mar 21

— Michael Moore (alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet); Fred Hersch (piano); Gerry Hemingway (drums, percussion); 2000

Andrew Hill - Dusk (Palmetto Records) Mar 21

— Andrew Hill (piano); Marty Ehrlich (alto saxophone); Greg Tardy (tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet); Ron Horton (trumpet); Scott Colley (bass); Billy Drummond (drums); 2000

Matt Wilson - As Wave Follows Wave (Palmetto Records) Mar 21

Mario Pavone Sextet - Deez To Blues (Playscape Recordings) Mar 21
— Mario Pavone (bass, composer), Steve Bernstein (trumpet, slide trumpet, arranger), Howard Johnson (tuba, baritone sax and bass clarinet), Charles Burnham (violin), Peter Madsen (piano) and Michael Sarin (drums)

Kenny Burrell/John Coltrane - Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Kenny Burrell (guitar); John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums); 1958; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Art Taylor (drums); Ray Barretto (congas); 1960; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Miles Davis Quintet - Relaxin' With The Miles Davis Quintet (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Miles Davis (trumpet); John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (acoustic bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums); 1956; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

John Coltrane - Lush Life (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Donald Byrd (trumpet); Red Garland (piano); Earl May, Paul Chambers (bass); Art Taylor, Louis Hayes, Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums); 1957-58remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Eric Dolphy - Out There (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, flute, b-flat & bass clarinets); Ron Carter (cello); George Duvivier (bass); Roy Haynes (drums); 1960; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Relaxes (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Ronnell Bright (piano); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Ron Carter (bass); Andrew Cyrille (drums); 1961; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Red Garland - Red Garland's Piano (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Red Garland (piano); Paul Chambers (bass guitar); Art Taylor (drums); 1956-57; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Doug Watkins (bass); Max Roach (drums); 1956; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

The Modern Jazz Quartet - Django (Prestige / RVG Edition) Mar 21
— Milt Jackson (vibraphone); John Lewis (piano); Percy Heath (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums); 1955; remastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Chapter 6 - Swing Shift (Primarily Acapella 2856) Mar 21
Vox One - Pure Imagination (Primarily Acapella 9245) Mar 21

Randy Weston African Rhythms Trio - Zep Tepi (Random Chance Records 27) Mar 21
— Randy Weston (piano), Alex Blake (bass), Neil Clarke (percussion)
— program of some of his classic tunes as well as several new compositions

Jazzanova - Kings Of Jazz - 2 CDs (Rapster Records) Mar 21

Virginia Mayhew - Sandan Shuffle (Renma Recordings 6399) Mar 21
— Virginia Mayhew (tenor & soprano sax), Kenny Wessel (guitar), Harvie S (bass), Victor Jones (drums)

Pete Malinverni - Theme & Variations (Reservoir 184) Mar 21
— Pete Malinverni (piano)

Art Kassel & His Kassels-In-The-Air - Music, Maestro, Please: 26 Original Mono Recordings 1929-1949 (Sanctuary [England]) Mar 21

Strunz & Farah - Jungle Guitars (Selva) Mar 21

Pamela Williams - Elixir (Shanachie) Mar 21

Count Basie and His Orchestra - This & That (Sounds of Yesteryear 697) Mar 21
— recordings from the Avedon Ballroom in LA from 1945-46 & 1951
— musicians include Illinois Jacquet, Snooky Young, Paul Gonsalves, Lucky Thompson, Lena Horne and The Delta Rhythm Boys

Bud Freeman - Bud Freeman All Stars (Sounds of Yesteryear 696) Mar 21
— music from 1945 with Yank Lawson, Pee Wee Erwin, Carmen Mastren, Cutty Cutshall, Mugsy Spanier, Bob Haggart, Ray McKinley, Trigger Alpert, Bob Dickerson and Peanuts Hucko

Peanuts Hucko & The All Stars - Jam With Peanuts (Sounds of Yesteryear 698) Mar 21
— 1947-48 recordings with Bob Haggart, Buck Clayton, Joe Bushkin, Mundell Lowe, Stan Freeman, Roy Eldridge, Liza Morrow, Max Kaminsky, Jack Lesberg, Toots Mondello, Lou Stein, a.o.

Glenn Miller Orchestra - Stardust (Sounds of Yesteryear 695) Mar 21
— live recordings from the Chesterfield radio show from 1940-42

ESP 2 - A Tribute to Miles - DVD (TDK DVD) Mar 21
— recorded at Jazz Open in Stuttgart, July 1994; 59 minutes
— Robert Irving III, Keyboards & Piano; Adam Holzman, Keyboards; Randy Hall, Guitar & Vocals; Victor Bailey, Mino Cinelu, David McMurray, Ricky Wellman, Carla Cook

Modern Jazz Quartet - 40th Anniversary Tour - DVD (TDK DVD) Mar 21
— John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibes), Percy Heath (bass), Mickey Roker (drums)

John Zorn - Filmworks XVIII (Tzadik) Mar 21
— Mark Feldman (violin); Rob Burger (accordion); Kenny Wollesen (vibraphone); Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (upright bass); plus Marc Ribot (guitar)

Joseph Holbrooke Trio - The Moat Recordings - 2 CDs (Tzadik) Mar 21
— Derek Bailey (guitars); Gavin Bryars (upright bass); Tony Oxley (percussion)
— recorded in 1998

Eartha Kitt - That Bad Eartha...Plus (Universe) Mar 21
— reissue of 1953 CD plus 12 additional tracks

Thomas Brothers - Louis Armstrong's New Orleans (W. W. Norton) Mar 20
— hardcover; 336 pages; multi-faceted chronicle of Armstrong's early life

non-jazz items of interest

Little Junior Parker - 1952-1955 (Chronological R&B Classics 5167) Mar 21
Sticks McGhee - 1951-1955 (Chronological R&B Classics 5168) Mar 21
Dave Bartholomew - 1952-1955 (Chronological R&B Classics 5169) Mar 21

Hamilton de Holanda - Samba Do Aviao (Kind of Blue Records 10002) Mar 21
— Hamilton de Holanda (10-string choro mandolin); with Richard Galliano (accordion) on three of eleven tracks; recorded in Milan in 2005
— five originals, plus tunes by Jobim, Morricone, Pascoal and Galliano

Beppe Gambetta and Friends - Live in Genova - DVD (Mel Bay Records) Mar 21

Muddy Waters - King of Chicago Blues - 4 CDs (Proper Records 102) Mar 21
— 97 tracks; 1941-1955

Chicago - XXX (Rhino Records) Mar 21
— Bill Champlin (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Robert Lamm (vocals, keyboards); Jason Scheff (vocals, electric bass); Keith Howland (guitar, background vocals); Walt Parazaider (woodwinds); Lee Loughnane (trumpet, flugelhorn); James Pankow (trombone); Tris Imboden (drums); plus Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney, Jay DeMarcus

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Piri Thomas - Every Child Is Born A Poet (American Clave 1032) Mar 14

Billy Martin - Illy B Eats, Volume 3 (Amulet Records 20) Mar 14

Bernd Lhotzky - Piano Portrait (Arbors Records 19322) Mar 14

— Bernd Lhotzky (piano)

The Harry Allen/Joe Cohn Quartet - Hey, Look Me Over (Arbors Records) Mar 14

— Harry Allen (saxophone); Joe Cohn (guitar); Joel Forbes (bass); Chuck Riggs (drums)

Brian Bromberg - Wood II (Artistry Records) Mar 14

— Brian Bromberg (whistling, acoustic bass); Randy Waldman (piano); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums)

Billy Kilson's B.K. Groove - Pots & Pans (Aspirion Records) Mar 14

Michael Snow - Solow Pianow (Atavistic Records) Mar 14
— solo piano; recorded live at the Hamburger Banhof in Berlin in 2004

William Parker - Long Hidden: The Olmec Series (AUM Fidelity 036) Mar 14

— combining new group recordings with solo performances on bass and doosngoni; drawing on the music of the Caribbean and South America
— William Parker (bass, 8-string doson ngoni), Todd Nicholson (bass), Dave Sewelson (baritone sax, alto sax), Omar Payano (congo, güiro, voice), Gabriel Nunez (timbale, bongos), Luis Ramierez (accordion), Isaiah Parker (alto sax)

Hugh Masekela - Presents The Chisa Years: 1965-1975 (Rare & Unreleased) (Bbe) Mar 14

Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker - Some Skunk Funk - SACD hybrid (BHM) Mar
— Randy Brecker (Trumpet), Michael Brecker (Tenor Sax), Jim Beard (Piano & Sythesizer), Will Lee (Electric Bass), Peter Erskine (Drums), Marcio Doctor (Percussion) and the WDR Big Band, conducted by Vince Mendoza; recorded in Germany in 2003

Kurt Reichenbach - That Night Was Blue (Bungalo Records) Mar 14

— Kurt Reichenbach (vocals); Larry Koonse (guitar); Dan Higgins, Don Menza, Ernie Watts (saxophone); Carl Saunders, Cary Grant (trumpet); Bill Reichenbach (trombone); Mike Lang, Biff Hannon (piano); Tom Warrington (double bass); Bill Reichenbach Sr. (drums)

Gutbucket - Sludge Test (Cantaloupe 21033) Mar 14

Don Cherry - Orient / Blue Lake - 2 CDs (Charly/BYG) Mar 14
— two-fer; 1971

Dave Brubeck - All The Things We Are (Collectables) Mar 14

— Lee Konitz (alto sax), Anthony Braxton (alto sax), Dave Brubeck (piano), Jack Six (bass), Alan Dawson or Roy Haynes (drums)
— reissue of 1973-74 Atlantic Records recording; produced by Michael Cuscuna

George Benson - In Your Eyes (Collectables) Mar 14

— 1978 Warner Bros. release; Chaka Khan; David Sanborn; Michael Brecker; Randy Brecker; James Newton Howard; Hamish Stuart; Jon Faddis

Ahmad Jamal - Rossiter Road (Collectables) Mar 14

— Ahmad Jamal (piano), James Cammack (bass), Herlin Riley (drums), Manola Badrena (percussion)
— 1986 Atlantic Records release

Ahmad Jamal - Crystal (Collectables) Mar 14

— Ahmad Jamal (piano), James Cammack (bass), David Bowles (drums), Willie White (percussion)
— 1987 Atlantic Records release

Mingus Dynasty - Chair in the Sky (Collectables) Mar 14

— 1980 Elektra release with Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Jimmy Owens (trumpet), John Handy (alto sax), Joe Farrell (tenor sax), Don Pullen (piano), Dannie Richmond(drums) and Charlie Haden (bass)

Various Artists - The Edison Collection: Jazz And Blues On Edison, Vol. 1 (Document) Mar 14

— from 1914-29

Johnny Almond Music Machine - Patent Pending (Dutton Vocalion [UK] 8417) Mar 14
— reissue of 1969 Deram LP
Michael Garrick - October Woman (Dutton Vocalion [UK] 8413) Mar 14
— reissue of 1965 Argo LP; includes bonus tracks from the "Anthem" EP
Michael Gibbs, Stan Tracey, Ian Carr, et al - Will Power - 2 CDs (Dutton Vocalion [UK] 8412) Mar 14
— tribute to William Shakespeare; reissue of rare 1974 Argo LP
Shake Keane - That's The Noise (Dutton Vocalion [UK] 8408) Mar 14
— reissue of 1967 Ace Of Clubs LP

Harry James - Trumpet Time (Dutton Vocalion [UK] 1945) Mar 14

Paul Bollenback - Brightness of Being (Elefant Dreams) Mar 14
— Paul Bollenback (guitar), David "Fathead" Newman, Gary Thomas (tenor sax), Tim Garland (tenor & soprano sax, bass clarinet), Chris McNulty (voice), James Genus (bass), Terry-Lyne Carrington, Ari Honig (drums)
— five originals by Bollenback plus versions of classical pieces by Puccini and Garcia De Leon, two Ray Charles associated pieces (featuring David "Fathead" Newman), and one tune each by Stevie Wonder and Neil Young

Pee Wee Russell - Portrait of Pee Wee (Empire) Mar 14

— Pee Wee Russell (clarinet), Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone), Ruby Braff (trumpet), Vic Dickenson (trombone), Nat Pierce (piano), Charles Potter (bass), Karl Kiffe (drums); 1958 recording originally issued on Counterpoint

Thomas Stronen - Parish (ECM Records) Mar 14
— Thomas Stronen (drums); Fredrik Ljungkvist (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Bobo Stenson (piano); Mats Eilertsen (double bass)

The Hi-Lo's - Listen! (El) Mar 14
— their first album; from 1954

Paul Flaherty & Chris Corsano - The Beloved Music (Family Vineyard 39) Mar 14

— Paul Flaherty (sax), Chris Corsano (drums)

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Complete Concert At Club Saint Germain (Gambit Records 69237) Mar 14
Berry Harris/Donald Sextet Byrd/Yusef Lateef - Complete Recordings (Gambit Records 69238) Mar 14

Odean Pope Saxophone Choir featuring Michael Brecker, James Carter, Joe Lovano -
Locked & Loaded: Live At The Blue Note (Half Note Records 4526) Mar 14
— Odean Pope, Elliott Levin, Terry Lawson, Terrence Brown, Seth Meicht (tenor saxes)
— Julian Pressley, Louis Taylor, Robert Landham (alto saxes), Joe Sudler (baritone sax)
— George Burton (piano), Tyrone Brown (bass), Craig McIver (drums)
— liner notes by Ornette Coleman

Bill Frisell/Kermit Driscoll/Joey Baron - Live (Hannibal) Mar 14 — 1995

Don Redman - Shakin' The African (Hep 1001) Mar 14

— Don Redman/Henry 'Red'Allen/Horace Henderson/Bill Coleman/Sidney DeParis/Benny Morton
— Redman's first 22 titles in discographical order

Don Braden - Workin' (HighNote Records 7155) Mar 14

— Don Braden, Kyle Koehler (bass), Cecil Brooks III (drums)
— recorded live at Cecil's Jazz Club, West Orange, NJ on 6/18/2005

Eric Alexander - It's All in the Game (HighNote Records 7148) Mar 14

— Eric Alexander (tenor sax), Harold Mabern (piano), Nat Reeves (bass), Joe Farnsworth (drums)
— five standards and three originals; recorded by Rudy Van Gelder, July 29, 2005

Vincent Herring - Ends & Means (HighNote Records 7149) Mar 14

— Vincent Herring (alto & soprano sax), Danny Grissett (piano), Essiet Essiet (bass), Joris Dudli (drums), Jeremy Pelt (trumpet on 1/2 the tracks)

Chick Corea & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Rendezvous in New York - DVD
(Image Entertainment) Mar 14
— Chick Corea & Gonzalo Rubalcaba (pianos); 49 minutes

Chick Corea's New Trio - Rendezvous in New York - DVD
(Image Entertainment) Mar 14
— Chick Corea (piano), Avishai Cohen (bass), Jeff Ballard (drums)
— 52 minutes

Chick Corea's Now He Sings, Now He Sobs Trio - Rendezvous in New York - DVD
(Image Entertainment) Mar 14
— Chick Corea (piano), Miroslav Vitous (bass), Roy Haynes (drums)
— 48 minutes

Phil Woods & The Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra - Unheard Herd (Jazzed Media 1013) Mar 14

— 2004 recording of charts from the late 1940s Woody Herman Band's "Second Herd"
— musicians include Phil Woods (alto sax), Ron Stout (trumpet, director), Ross Tompkins (piano), Carl Saunders (trumpet), Scott Whitfield (trombone), Andy Martin (trombone), Jerry Pinter (tenor sax), Kim Richmond (alto sax & clarinet) & Joel Hamilton (bass)

Paul Winter - Missa Gaia/Earth Mass (Living Music) Mar 14

Paul Winter - Celtic Solstice (Living Music) Mar 14

Paul Winter - Earthbeat (Living Music) Mar 14

Soul Slinger - Presents Jungle Sky (Luxo) Mar 14

Oscar Castro-Neves - All One (Mack Avenue Records 1026) Mar 14
— Oscar Castro-Neves (guitar), Charlie Bisharat (violin), Brian Bromberg (bass), Don Grusin (keyboards), Gary Meek (woodwinds), Alex Acuña and Mike Shapiro (drums) and Kevin Ricard (percussion) plus Luciana Sousa (vocals) on two tracks

Marcio Montarroyos/Stone Alliance - Brazil (Mambo Maniacs Records 5146) Mar 14
— 1977

Michael Carvin - Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin (Marsalis Music) Mar 14

— Marcus Strickland (tenor sax), Carlton Holmes (piano), Dezron Douglas (bass), Michael Carvin (drums)

Jimmy Cobb - Marsalis Music Honors Jimmy Cobb (Marsalis Music) Mar 14

— Andrew Speight (alto sax), Ellis Marsalis (piano), Orlando LaFleming (bass), Jimmy Cobb (drums)

Manuel Valera - Melancolia (Mavo Records 1103) Mar 14
— Manuel Valera (piano); Seamus Blake (saxophone); Ben Street (bass); Antonio Sanchez (drums); Luisito Quintero (percussion); plus string quartet: Joyce Hanann (violin), K Ishibashi (violin), Mat Maneri (viola), Chris Hoffman (cello)

Roy Ayers - West Coast Vibes (Mighty Quinn 1107) Mar 14
— Roy Ayers (vibes), Jack Wilson (piano), Vic Gaskin or Bill Plumber (bass), Kenny Dennis or Tony Bazley (drums), Produced by Duke Pearson; plus Curtis Amy on four tracks; reissue of 1963 United Artists LP

Ray Nance - Body and Soul (Mighty Quinn 1108) Mar 14
— Ray Nance (Violin & Vocal), Tiny Grimes (Guitar), Tommy Lucas (Guitar), Jaki Byard (Piano), Carl Pruitt (Bass), Steve Little (Drums) plus Brew Moore (Tenor Saxophone, Tracks 3 & 6), Roland Hanna (Piano, Tracks 1, 4 & 10), Roland Hanna (Organ, Track 7); Produced by Duke Pearson; Arranged by Ray Nance; reissue of 1969 Solid State LP

Mike Stern - The Paris Concert - DVD
(Music Video Distributors) Mar 14
— Mike Stern (guitar), Richard Bona (bass), Dennis Chambers (drums), Bob Franceschini (sax)
— 52 minutes; 2004

Jazz Crusaders - The Paris Concert - DVD
(Music Video Distributors) Mar 14
— Larry Carlton, Wayne Henderson, Joe Sample; 117 minutes

Chinaza - Changes (Nagel-Heyer Records 2063) Mar 14
Randy Reinhart - For Basie (Nagel-Heyer Records 98) Mar 14

Ray Charles - Ray Charles Unreleased (Night Train) Mar 14

— unreleased alternate takes of his early recordings on the Los Angeles "Swing Time" label

SF Jazz Collective - SF Jazz Collective 2 (Nonesuch Records) Mar 14

— Joshua Redman (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Miguel Zenon (alto saxophone); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Isaac Smith (trombone); Renee Rosnes (piano); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone, marimba); Matt Penman (bass); Eric Harland (drums)
— originals plus covers of several John Coltrane compositions

Todd Isler - Two Step (Oceanlight Records) Mar 14
Folia DeReis - Ancestors (Oceanlight Records) Mar 14

Brian Priestley - Chasin' the Bird: The Life And Legacy of Charlie Parker (Oxford University Press) Mar 14
— 272 pages; hardcover
— concise view of the life and music of Charlie Parker; includes extensive discography

Jack Hylton and his Orchestra - Hot Hylton 1926-1930 (Retrieval Recordings 79024) Mar 14

— Jack Hylton (various instruments); Billy Herbert (banjo); Johnny Rosen, Harry Berly, Hugo Rignold (violin); Jack Jackson, Phillipe Brun (trumpet); Leo Vauchant, Lew Davis (trombone); Clem Lawton (brass, bass); liner notes by Brian Rust

Jimmie Rodgers/Emmett Miller/Roy Evans - Blue Yodelers 1928-1936 (Retrieval Recordings 79020) Mar 14
— Jimmie Rodgers (vocals, guitar); Emmett Miller, Roy Evans (vocals); Eddy Lang (guitar); Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet); Louis Armstrong (trumpet); Tommy Dorsey (trombone); Bob Sawyer, James P. Johnson (piano)

Jelly Roll Morton - 1923-1926 (Retrieval Recordings 79002) Mar 14
— includes all 24 piano solos recorded during these years

The University Six - 1925-1927 - 2 CDs (Retrieval Recordings 79047) Mar 14

— featuring Adrian Rollini, Chelsea Quealey, The Little Ramblers
— liner notes by Richard M. Sudhalter

Berardi Jazz Connection - Way I Like (Schema [Italy]) Mar 14
— Francesco Lomagistro (drums) and Ettore Carucci (piano and fender rhodes)

Ryan Haines Big Band - New Horizons (Sea Breeze Jazz) Mar 14

— Jim Roberts (guitar); Andy Axelrad, Lucas Munce (alto saxophone); Tedd Baker (tenor saxophone); Doug Morgan (baritone saxophone); Tim Leahey, Rich Sigler (trumpet); Ryan Haines (trombone); Tony Nalker (piano); Steve Fidyk (drums)

Ari Roland - Sketches From A Bassist's Album (Smalls Records 012) Mar 14

— Ari Roland (bass); Chris Byars (tenor); Sacha Perry (piano); Phil Stewart (drums)

Sun Ra - Solar Myth Approach, Vols. 1 & 2 - 2 CDs (Snapper) Mar 14 — two-fer

Archie Shepp - Blase/Live At The Pan-African Festival - 2 CDs (Snapper) Mar 14
— Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone); Jeanne Lee (vocals); Lester Bowie (trumpet, flugelhorn); Clifford Thornton (cornet); Grachan Moncur III (trombone); Chicago Beau, Julio Finn (harmonica); Dave Burrell (piano); Alan Silva, Malachi Favors (bass); Philly Jo Jones, Sunny Murray (drums); Paris, 1969

Matthias Lupri Group - Metalix (Summit Records 445) Mar 14

— Donny McCaslin (alto flute, tenor saxophone); Myron Walden (bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Matthias Lupri (vibraphone, electronics); Nate Radley (guitar, electronics); Thomson Kneeland (acoustic bass, electronics); Jordan Perlson (drums, percussion)

Sai Ghose - New Blood (Summit Records 447) Mar 14

— Sai Ghose (piano); Mark Jodice (guitar); Jerry Wilfong (acoustic bass); Craig Fahey (drums)

Martial Solal & Dave Douglas - Rue De Seine (Sunnyside Records 5013) Mar 14

— duos; Martial Solal (piano), Dave Douglas (trumpet); recorded in Paris in 2005

Tania Maria - Via Brasil, Vol. 1 (Sunnyside Records 3036) Mar 14

— 1974

Great Jazz Trio With Sadao Watanabe - I'm Old Fashioned (Test of Time Records 13) Mar 14
— Hank Jones; Ron Carter; Tony Williams; Sadao Watanabe; 1976

Blossom Dearie - Blossom Time At Ronnie Scott's (Verve Records) Mar 14

— Jeff Clyne (bass); Johnny Butts (drums)

Fumio Karashima Trio - Elysian Air (VideoArts Music [Japan] 1209) Mar 14
— Fumio Karashima (piano), Drew Gress (bass) and Jack De Johnette (drums)
— five originals from former member of Elvin Jones's Jazz Machine plus covers of Herbie Hancock and Jule Styne tunes
Manhattan Jazz Quintet - Come Together (VideoArts Music [Japan] 1271) Mar 14
— Lou Soloff (trumpet), Andy Snitzer (tenor saxophone), David Matthews (piano), Charnett Moffett (bass) and Victor Lewis (drums)
— arrangements by David Matthews of four Lennon/McCartney tunes, an original, plus others
Renee Rosnes Trio - Time For Love (VideoArts Music [Japan] 1038) Mar 14
— Renee Rosnes (piano), Peter Washington (bass), and Lewis Nash (drums)
— ballads album
Grant Stewart - Tenor & Soul (VideoArts Music [Japan] 1272) Mar 14
— Grant Stewart (tenor saxophone), Joe Cohn (guitar), Ehud Asherie (piano), Joel Farbes (bass), Phil Stewart (drums), and Ryan Kisor (trumpet)

Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet - Samba Jazz In Black & White (Zoho Music 200603) Mar 14

— Duduka Da Fonseca (drums, percussion); Alana Da Fonseca, Maucha Adnet (vocals); Guilherme Monteiro (guitars); Anat Cohen (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Helio Alves (piano); Leonardo Cioglia (acoustic bass)

non-jazz items of interest

NIMBY - Songs for Adults (Ad Hoc Records 09) Mar 14

— Bob Drake (vocals, guitar, banjo, violin, bass guitar); Jerry Wheeler (vocals, harmonica, trombone); James Grigsby (guitar, organ); David Kerman (drums, percussion)
Bob Drake - Songs for Adults (Ad Hoc Records 10) Mar 14

K-Space - Going Up (Ad Hoc Records 12) Mar 14

— Gendos Chamzyryn (Tuva throat singing, percussion), Tim Hodgkinson (lap steel guitar, reeds), Ken Hyder (drums, vocal)
The Work - Live in Japan (Ad Hoc Records 13) Mar 14

— Tim Hodgkinson (vocals, Hawaiian steel guitar, alto saxophone, organ); Bill Gilonis (guitar, alto saxophone, background vocals); Amos (electric bass, background vocals); Chris Cutler (drums, electronic drums); 1982

Dean Martin - Dean Martin Sings (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1953; includes four bonus tracks

Dean Martin - Swingin' Down Yonder (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1955; includes four bonus tracks

Dean Martin - Pretty Baby (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1957

Dean Martin - This is Dean Martin! (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1958; Capitol compilation of non-LP singles

Dean Martin - Sleep Warm (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1958; orchestration conducted by Frank Sinatra; includes bonus tracks

Dean Martin - A Winter Romance (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1959; includes four bonus tracks

Dean Martin - This Time I'm Swingin' (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1960; orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle; also includes early, rare singles as bonus tracks

Dean Martin - Dino! Italian Love Songs (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1962; includes four bonus tracks

Dean Martin - Cha Cha De Amor (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1962; Afro-Cuban-Latin collection conducted by Nelson Riddle

Dean Martin - Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— 1964 Capitol collection of hits and B-sides; bonus tracks highlight duets with Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting, Jerry Lewis, Helen O'Connell and Line Renaud

Dean Martin - The Lush Years/Relaxin' (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— two-fer of 1965/1966 Capitol collections of ‘50s and ‘60s singles and previously unreleased tracks

Dean Martin - Happy In Love/Dino (Collectors Choice) Mar 14

— two-fer of 1966/1967 Capitol collections of singles, EP tracks and unreleased sides

Judy Garland Show featuring Tony Bennett, Steve Lawrence and June Allyson - DVD (Geneon Entertainment) Mar 14
— 100 minutes; 1963/64
Judy Garland Show featuring Ray Bolger, Jane Powell and Vic Damone - DVD (Geneon Entertainment) Mar 14
— 100 minutes; 1963/64

Laurindo Almeida - The Art Of Laurindo Almeida (Marquis Music) Mar 14

Dr. John - Right Place, Right Time: Live At Tipitina's, Mardi Gras '89 (Skinji Brim/Hyena Records) Mar 14

— with Tommy Moran (guitar), David Barard (electric bass), Herman Ernest III (drums), Trazi Williams (percussion), Amadee Castanell (saxophones) and Charlie Miller (trumpet)

Bonnie Bramlett - Roots, Blues & Jazz (Zoho Roots 200604) Mar 14

— Bonnie Bramlett (vocals, background vocals); Roddy Smith (guitar); Tim Gordon (flute, saxophone); Mark Stallings (Hammond b-3 organ); Tim Smith (bass); Donnie Marshall (drums, percussion); Chip Davis, Jessie Lucas, Bekka Bramlett, Steve Willets, Margie Cates, Robbie Montgomery (background vocals). Additional personnel: Bobby Ogdin (keyboards); Dann Sherrill (percussion)

7 March 2006

Jeff Hamilton Trio - From Studio 4 (Azica) Mar 7
— Tamir Hendelman (piano); Christoph Luty (bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums)

Birgit Uhler/Damon Smith/Martin Blume - Sperrgut (Balance Point Acoustics 009) Mar 7
Aurora Josephson/Joelle Leandre/Damon Smith/Martin Blume - Cruxes (Balance Point Acoustics 010) Mar 7

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Solo (Blue Note) Mar 7

— solo piano

3osity - 3ósity (Capri Records 74077) Mar 7
— Pat Bianchi (Hammond B3), Dave Corbus (guitar) and Todd Reid (drums)

Dom Minasi - The Vampire's Revenge - 2 CDs (CDM 1006) Mar 7
— Dom Minasi (guitar), Ken Filiano (bass), Jackson Krall (drums)
— plus guests on various tracks: Perry Robinson, Joe Giardullo, Jason Kao Hwang, Tomas Ulrich, Carol Mennie, John Gunther, Herb Robertson, Steve Swell, Francois Grillot, Ras Moshe, Matthew Shipp, Mark Whitecage, Borah Bergman, Joe McPhee, Paul Smoker, Sabir Mateen, Blaise Siwula, Pater Ratray, Byron Olson

Ian Hendrickson-Smith & Spike Wilner - Uptown Quintet Live (Cellar Live 12705) Mar 7
— Ian Hendrickson-Smith (alto sax), Spike Wilner (piano), Ryan Kisor (trumpet), tba (bass), tba (drums)
Rabnett5 - Dan's Party (Cellar Live 011105) Mar 7
— Ian Cox (piano), Mike Kennedy (bass), Rich Rabnett (guitar), Dan Gaucher (drums), Kiyoshi Elhuf (tenor sax)
— recorded live at The Cellar, Vancouver, April 24, 2005

Allan Holdsworth - Sand (Cream [France]) Mar 27

Sean Bergin Quintet with Curtis Clark - Nansika: Plays The Music Of South African Composers (Data Records [Netherlands] 053) Mar 7
— includes music by Abdullah Ibrahim [Dollar Brand], Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Johnny Dyani, Winston Ingozi

Andrew Matos - Small Worlds (Fresh Sound New Talent 223) Mar 7
— Andrew Matos (guitar), Nathan Blehar (tenor sax)
Manuel Valera - Historia (Fresh Sound New Talent 227) Mar 7
— Manuel Valera (piano), Ben Street (piano), Seamus Blake, Antonio Sanchez
Alon Farber Quintet - Exposure (Fresh Sound New Talent 228) Mar 7
— Alon Farber (sax), Amir Hagai (also sax), Avishai Cohen
Arthur Kell Quartet - Traveller (Fresh Sound New Talent 229) Mar 7
— Arthur Kell (bass), Gorka Benitez (tenor sax), Steve Cardenas
Sergi Escue - Unexpected: Blue in Need (Fresh Sound New Talent 231) Mar 7
— Sergi Escue (piano), Esteban Hernandez, Dan Dominguez
Chris Cheek/Brad Mehldau - Blues Cruise (Fresh Sound New Talent 235) Mar 7
— Chris Cheek (sax), Brad Mehldau (piano), Jorge Rossy (drums)

Klemens Marktl Quartet - Ocean Ave (Fresh Sound New Talent 240) Mar 7
— Klemens Marktl (drums), Chris Cheek (sax), Aaron Goldberg (piano)
Ramon Diaz Quintet - Dialeg (Fresh Sound New Talent 241) Mar 7
— Ramon Diaz (drums), Jep Rasmussen, Idafe Perez, Alberto Medina
Ron Horton Septet - Everything? (Fresh Sound New Talent 243) Mar 7
— Ron Horton (trumpet, flugelhorn), John O'Gallagher (alto sax), Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Frank Kimbrough (piano), Masa Kamaguchi & John Hebert (basses) and Mike Sarin (drums)
Aaron Irwin Quintet - Into the Light (Fresh Sound New Talent 245) Mar 7
— Aaron Irwin (alto sax), Rich Perry (tenor sax), Ryan Scott (guitar), Matt Clohesy
Sergi Sirvent/Santi Careta - Anacronics (Fresh Sound New Talent 246) Mar 7
— Sergi Sirvent (piano), Santi Careta (guitar); duo
Walter Smith - Casually Intro (Fresh Sound New Talent 247) Mar 7
— Walter Smith (tenor & alto sax), Ambrose Akinmusire, Aaron Parks, Reuben Rogers
Scott McLemore Quartet - Found Music (Fresh Sound New Talent 248) Mar 7
— Scott McLemore (drums), Tony Malab (tenor sax), Ben Monder (guitar), Ben Street
Sebastian Noelle Quartet - Across the River (Fresh Sound New Talent 249) Mar 7
— Sebastian Noelle (guitar), Donny McCaslin, Javier Vercher, Ari Hoenig
Francisco Pais Quintet - Not Afraid of Color (Fresh Sound New Talent 250) Mar 7
— Francisco Pais (guitar), Chris Cheek (sax), Ferenc Nemeth, Leo Genevese

Omar Avital/Marlon Browden - Not Afraid of Color (Fresh Sound World Jazz 31) Mar 7
— Omar Avital (bass), Marlon Browden (drums), Avishai Cohen, Omri Mor
Avishai Cohen Jinga Quintet - Structure Survival (Fresh Sound World Jazz 32) Mar 7
— Avishai Cohen, Andrew Rathbun, Luis Perdomo

Claude Williamson - Complete Kenton Presents (Fresh Sound Records 400) Mar 7
— with Curtis Counce, Stan Levey, etc.
Ernie Royal - Accent on Trumpet (Fresh Sound Records 403) Mar 7
— with James Moody, Billy Taylor, Russell Procope, etc.; 1955 & 1950
Walt Dickerson Quartet - Vibes in Motion (Fresh Sound Records 407) Mar 7
— two-fer of Jazz Impressions Of Lawrence Of Arabia/Plays Unity
— with Walter Davis, Jr., Henry Grimes, Andrew Cyrille

Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra - Adventures In Jazz Complete Columbia Recordings - 2 CDs (Fresh Sound Records 2213) Mar 7
— with Jimmy Giuffre, Maynard Ferguson, etc.
Milt Bernhart - Horns -- His Octet & His Brass Ensemble (Fresh Sound Records 2214) Mar 7
— two-fer of Milt Bernhart & His Orchestra/Modern Brass; with Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, etc.; 1954-55
Ralph Burns - Free Forms & Winter Sequence (Fresh Sound Records 2215) Mar 7
— with Lee Konitz, Bill Harris, Billy Bauer, etc.
Ralph Burns - Perpetual Motion (Fresh Sound Records 2216) Mar 7
— two-fer of Ralph Burns Among The JATPs/Jazz Studio 5
— with Dave Schildkraut, Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, etc.
Marty Paich - Paich-Ence: Complete Studio Sessions As A Leader (Fresh Sound Records 2217) Mar 7
— with Conte Cadoli, Don Fagerquist, Ed Leddy, Bob Enveoldsen, Francis Fitzpatrick, Bobby Burgess, Harry Klee, Herb Geller, Bob Hardaway, Bob Cooper, etc.; 1955-56
Max Bennett & Friends - Max Is The Factor (Fresh Sound Records 2218) Mar 7
— with Carl Fontana, Dave McKenna, etc.; 1955

Guus Janssen - Klankast: Solo Piano (Geestgronden [Netherlands] 009) Mar 7

Wiesendanger, Weber & Ulrich - We Concentrate (Hatology 626) Mar 7
— Chris Wiesendanger (piano), Christian Weber (double bass) & Dieter Ulrich (drums)
— transformation of songs by Cole Porter, George Gershwin & Victor Young

Bandapart - Bandapart (Ilk Records 103) Mar 7
Mold - Rotten In Rodby (Ilk Records 109) Mar 7
Fattigfolket - Le Chien Et La Fille (Ilk Records 110) Mar 7
Sugarghost - Sweet Secrets (Ilk Records 111) Mar 7
Pierre Dorge & New Jungle Orchestra - Negra Tigra (Ilk Records 112) Mar 7

Jo Stafford - Love Mystery & Adventure - 2 CDs (Jasmine 431) Mar 7
— tunes chosen from her 1950-55 Columbia years; first time on CD for many tracks
— notes and discographical info by Geoff Wilding; 55 tracks
Dinah Washington - Through The Night With Dinah - 2 CDs (Jasmine) Mar 7
— collection of Dinah's interpretations of standards and lesser known tunes; 48 tracks

Alex Harding & Blutopia - The Calling (Jazzaway Records 017) Mar 7
— Alex Harding (bari sax & bass clarinet), Lucian Ban (piano), Brad Jones (bass), Nasheet Waits (drums), Andrew Daniels (percussion)
Lucian Ban & Asymmetry - Playground (Jazzaway Records 018) Mar 7
— Lucian Ban (piano), Jorge Sylvester (alto sax), Brad Jones (bass), Derrek Phillips (drums)
Poing - Planet Poing (Jazzaway Records 019) Mar 7
— Rolferik Nystrom (s), Frode Haltli (ac), Hakon Thelin (b)
Lena Nymark - House of Flour (Jazzaway Records 020) Mar 7
— with Elvind Lonning, Martin Taxt, Terje Engen

Miles Davis - European Tour '56 (With The Modern Jazz Quartet) (Lonehill Jazz 217) Mar 7
Chico Hamilton Quintet (Original) - Complete Studio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 217) Mar 7

Mary Halvorson/Jessica Pavone - Praries (Lucky Kitchen) Mar 7
— Mary Halvorson (Guild archtop guitar), Jessica Pavone (viola)

George Knoblauch Black Diamond Jazz Band - I'm Going Away To Wear You Off My Mind (Merry Makers Record Co.) Mar 7

Marco Cappelli - Extreme Guitar Project: Music From Down Town New York (Mode Records 157) Mar 7
— produced by Elliott Sharp

Joe Pass - Solo Jazz Guitar (Music Video Distributors) Mar 7
— instructional video that covers chord melody, chord substitutions, leading tones, chromatic chords, voice movements, and many more special excercises

Joe Pass - The Blue Side of Jazz (Music Video Distributors) Mar 7
— instructional video that delves into the blues elements of jazz guitar

Eric Darius - Just Getting Started (Narada) Mar 7

Jeff Berlin - Lumpy Jazz (Nicolosi [Italy]) Mar 7
Mimmo Campanale - Of Course! (Nicolosi [Italy]) Mar 7
— Nico Stufano (guitar), Nicola Andrioli (piano), Maurizio Quintavalle (bass), Mimmo Campanale (drums)
Billy Cobham - Drum'N'Voice (Nicolosi [Italy]) Mar 7
Mike Del Ferro - New Bel Canto (Nicolosi [Italy]) Mar 7
Tony Esposito - Viaggio Tribale (Nicolosi [Italy]) Mar 7
Billy Preston - You & I (Nicolosi [Italy]) Mar 7

Riccardo Del Fra - Roses & Roots (Nocturne Records) Mar 7

— Riccardo Del Fra (double bass); Sylvain Rifflet (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Sylvain Gontard (trumpet); Bruno Ruder (piano); Jean-Luc Landsweerdt, Joey Baron (drums)

Groningen Art Ensemble - Jazz In Jazz Out (Planet Arts 200451) Mar 7
— Joris Teepe, David Berkman, Don Braden, Dena DeRose, Conrad Herwig, Ron Jackson, Brian Lynch and Ralph Peterson
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - Up From The Skies: Music of Jim McNeely (Planet Arts 100454) Mar 7
— Jim McNeely, Dick Oatts, Ralph Lalama, etc.

Mark Helias Open Loose - Atomic Clock (Radio Legs 012) Mar 7
— Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Mark Helias (bass), Tom Rainey (drums) plus Ellery Eskelin (sax)

Larry Carlton - Fire Wire (RCA Victor Records) Mar 7

Kitty Kalen - Our Lady (Sepia Records) Mar 10

— 25 tracks recorded from 1946-52

Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights - Rewhipped (Shout! Factory) Mar 7

— remixed versions (by Medeski Martin & Wood, Ozomatli, Thievery Corporation, Mocean Worker and others) with new Herb Alpert solos

Skip Heller - Liberal Dose (Skyeway Records 002) Mar 7
— Skip Heller (guitar), Chris Spies (organ) and David White (drums)
— recorded live in Huntsville, AL, in Sept, 30, 2005

John Heard & Co. - The Jazz Composer's Songbook - DualDisc (Straight Ahead 103) Mar 7
— tribute to the 2nd wave of jazz composers from the 1950s: Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, Sonny Rollins, and Horace Silver and others
— DualDisc edition: CD on one side; DVD Audio on the other
— John Heard (bass) Danny Grisset (piano), Lorca Hart (drums), Herman Riley (sax/flute) and Nolan Shaheed (trumpet and flugelhorn)

Terry Smith - Fall Out (Sunbeam) Mar 7
— Kenny Wheeler, Harry South, Gordon Beck and Ray Warleigh, a.o.
— first time on CD for 1968 recording; includes new liner notes and rare photographs

Ran Blake - All That Is Tied (Tompkins Square Records) Mar 7
— solo piano; his 35th release, recorded 40 years to the month after his first solo piano recording, 1965's "Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano" (ESP); marks his 70th birthday with a program that revisits original compositions from throughout his career; liner notes by John Medeski

Christian Kiefer - The Black Dove (Tompkins Square Records) Mar 7

Charles Gayle - Time Zones (Tompkins Square Records) Mar 7
— solo piano improvisations; his second solo piano album

John Coxson-Eddie Prevost-Ashley Wales - Acoustic Trio (Treader 004) Mar 7
— John Coxon (acoustic guitars), Ashley Wales (found percussion, etc.) and Eddie Prevost (percussion)
John Tchicai - John Tchicai With Strings (Treader 005) Mar 7
— saxophonist John Tchicai recording with orchestra strings in London in 2005
J. Spaceman - Guitar Loops (Treader 006) Mar 7

Scott Rosenberg - V: Solo (Umbrella Records 028) Mar 7
— solo sopranino saxophone, contrabass clarinet and flute
Carrie Shull/Tara Flandreau/Reuben Radding - The Branch Will Not Break (Umbrella Records 030) Mar 7
— Carrie Shull (oboe & English horn), Tara Flandreau (viola) and Reuben Radding (double bass)
Dave Fox - The Dedication Suite (Umbrella Records 031) Mar 7
— piano
Jimmy Ghaphery Trio - Impermanence (Umbrella Records 032) Mar 7
— Jimmy Ghaphery (sax), Jason Bivins (guitar), Ian Davis (drums)

The Cortet - H H H H (Unsounds [Netherlands] 010) Mar 7
— Cor Fuhler (keyboards), John Butcher (tenor & soprano saxes), Rhodri Davies (harp) and Thomas Lehn (analogue synth)
Yannis Kyriakides - The Buffer Zone (Unsounds [Netherlands] 011) Mar 7
— with Marc Reichow, Nikos Veliotis, Seamus Cater

Queen Mab Trio - See Saw (Wig [Netherlands] 011) Mar 7
— Lori Freedman (clarinets), Marilyn Lerner (piano) and Ig Henneman (viola)
Ab Baars Quartet - Kinda Dukish (Wig [Netherlands] 012) Mar 7
— Ab Baars (clrainet & tenor sax), Joost Buis (trombone), Wilbert DeJoode (bass) & Martin van Duynhoven (drums)

Horace Silver - Let's Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver (Univ of California Press) Mar 1
— 272 pages; hardcover; edited by Phil Pastras

Steve Lacy - Findings: My Experience With The Soprano Saxophone - Book + two CDs (978291) Mar 7

non-jazz items of interest

The Wood Brothers - Ways Not To Lose (Blue Note Records) Mar 7
— Oliver Wood (vocals, guitar); Chris Wood (vocals, upright bass); plus Kenny Wollesen (drums, percussion) on several tracks

Martin Denny - The Best of Martin Denny's Exotica (Capitol/EMI Records) Mar 7

Rolf Lislevand - Nuove Musiche (ECM Records) Mar 7

— Rolf Lislevand (Guitar), Arianna Savall (Voice), Pedro Estevan (Percussion), Bjorn Kjellemyr (Colascione), Guido Morini (Clavichord), Marco Ambrosini (Viola d'amore), Thor Harald Johnsen (Chitarra Battente)

The Little Willies - The Little Willies (Milking Bull Records) Mar 7

— Richard Julian (vocals, guitar); Norah Jones (vocals, piano); Jim Campilongo (electric guitar); Lee Alexander (bass); Dan Rieser (drums). Additional personnel: Jon Dryden (accordion, organ)

Fela Kuti - Koola Lobitos 64-68 (Wrasse Records 054) Mar 7 — remastered
Fela Kuti - Opposite People/Blood (Wrasse Records 075) Mar 7 — two-fer; remastered
Fela Kuti - Upside Down (Wrasse Records 050) Mar 7 — remastered

28 February 2006

Various Artists - Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922 - 2 CDs
(Archeophone Records 1005) Feb 28
— 54 tracks; 60-page booklet with notes by Tim Brooks and David Giovannoni
— companion to the book, Lost Sounds

Billy Burnette - Memphis in Manhattan (Chesky Records 229) Feb 28

Dave Brubeck Quartet with Gerry Mulligan - Last Set At Newport (Collectables) Feb 28

— Dave Brubeck (piano); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Jack Six (bass); Alan Dawson (drums); Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, 7/3/1971

George Benson - While The City Sleeps (Collectables) Feb 28
— 1986

Ella Fitzgerald - Things Ain't What They Used To Be (Collectables) Feb 28

— Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Tommy Flanagan (piano); Joe Sample (organ); Victor Feldman (vibraphone); Louis Bellson (drums); Francisco DeSouza (congas, bongos)

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella (Collectables) Feb 28

The Giants Of Jazz - The Giants Of Jazz - 2 CDs (Collectables) Feb 28

— Sonny Stitt (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Kai Winding (trombone); Thelonious Monk (piano); Al McKibbon (upright bass); Art Blakey (drums); London; 1971-72

Ahmad Jamal - Pittsburgh (Collectables) Feb 28

— Ahmad Jamal (piano), James Cammack (bass), David Bowler (drums); recorded in Chicago; 1989

Ahmad Jamal - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985 (Collectables) Feb 28
— Ahmad Jamal (piano); James Cammack (bass); Herlin Riley (drums); Selden Newton (percussion)

Ahmad Jamal - Digital Works (Collectables) Feb 28

— Ahmad Jamal (piano); Larry Ball (bass); Herlin Riley (drums); Iraj Lashkary (percussion)

Stanley Turrentine - Home Again (Collectables) Feb 28

— Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Irene Cara (vocals); Charles Fearing (guitar); Clarence McDonald (keyboards); Freddy Washington (bass guitar); Ndugu Leon Chancler (drums)

Herbie Hancock - The Essential Herbie Hancock - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Feb 28
— label spanning two-CD set

Shirley Horn & Marian McPartland - Piano Jazz (Concord Records) Feb 28

— 1984

Elvis Costello - My Flame Turns Blue (Deutsche Grammophon) Feb 28

— concert at The Hague with the Metropole Orkest, a 52-piece jazz orchestra
— includes Mingus's "Hora Decubitas" and Strayhorn's "Blood Count," with lyrics by Costello

Sun Ra - Concert For The Comet Kohoutek (ESP-Disk 3033) Feb 28
— recorded live at Town Hall, New York, New York in December 1972

Spyro Gyra - Wrapped in a Dream - CD (Heads Up International) Feb 28

Spyro Gyra - Wrapped in a Dream - SACD hybrid (Heads Up International) Feb 28

— Julio Fernandez (guitar); Jay Beckenstein (saxophone); Tom Schuman (keyboards); Scott Ambush (bass guitar); Josh Dion, Ludwig Alfonso (drums); plus guests Eric Oliver (trombone); Cyro Baptista (percussion)

Bob Mintzer Big Band - Old School : New Lessons (MCG Jazz 1020) Feb 28

— soloists include: Terell Stafford, Larry Farrell (trumpet), Scott Wendholt (flugelhorn), Javon Jackson (trombone), Bob Mintzer, Bob Malach (tenor sax), Scott Robinson (baritone sax), Phil Markowitz, Russell Ferrante (piano), John Riley (drums), and Kurt Elling (vocals)

Tom Scott with Phil Woods - Bebop United (MCG Jazz) Feb 28

— Tom Scott; Dwayne Burno, Phil Woods, Randy Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Willie Jones, Gil Goldstein, Jay Ashby

Oliver Nelson - The Verve/Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions - 5 CDs (Mosaic Records 233) Feb 28
— all of Oliver Nelson's big band recordings for Verve, Argo and Impulse, some of which were issued under Leonard Feather's name or as the Jazz Interactions Orchestra; plus all the sessions that he arranged with big band instrumentation for Shirley Scott and Pee Wee Russell on Impulse and for Jimmy Smith on Verve

Jeannette Lambert - Sand Underfoot (Rant Jazz 0631) Feb 28
— Jeannette Lambert (vocals), Barre Phillips (bass), Michel Lambert (drums), and guest Paul Bley (piano)

Stephen Taylor - Fats Waller On The Air: The Radio Broadcasts and Discography (Studies in Jazz Series)
(Scarecrow Press) Feb 28
— hardcover; 368 pages
— "documentation of radio and television appearances by the Jazz pianist and entertainer Thomas Fats Waller, from his first broadcast in 1923 at age 19, until his final airing shortly before his premature death in 1943; also [includes] a comprehensive discography and previously unpublished photos"

Cyrus Chestnut - Genuine Chestnut (Telarc Records) Feb 28

— Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Michael Hawkins (bass); Neal Smith (drums); plus Russell Malone (guitar); and Steve Kroon (percussion); originals and standards

Michel Camilo - Rhapsody in Blue - SACD hybrid (Telarc Records) Feb 28

— with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

Peter Welker - Duke Billy & Tadd (33rd Street Records) Feb 28
— Peter Welker; Fred Lipsius, Herb Pomeroy, Mel Martin, Pete Levin, Ray Pizzi, Steve Smith , Tony Levin, Bill Watrous

Andy LaVerne & John Abercrombie - Natural Living (Universal Music [France]) Feb 28

Rhett Miller - The Believer (Verve Forecast) Feb 28

Steve Tyrell - Disney Standards (Walt Disney Records) Feb 28

— Steve Tyrell (vocals); Bob Mann (guitar, keyboards); Dave Koz (saxophone); Chris Botti (trumpet); Lee Musiker, Dr. John (piano); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion)

Don Ellis Octet - Pieces Of Eight: Live at UCLA - 2 CDs (Wounded Bird Records) Feb 28
— 1967

Larry Carlton - Eight Times Up (Wounded Bird Records) Feb 28
— recorded at Yuninchokin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 01/28/1982

Japanese Imports

Blossom Dearie - Time At Ronnie Scott's (Emarcy [Japan]) Feb 28
Maurice Vander - Jazz At The Blue Note (Fontana [Japan]) Feb 28

Monty Alexander - We've Only Just Begun (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28
Red Garland - Auf Wiedersehen (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28
Hampton Hawes - Hamp's Piano (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28
Steve Kuhn - Watch What Happens (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28
Tete Montoliu - Piano For Nuria (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28
Annie Ross & Pony Poindexter - With The Berlin All Stars (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28
George Russell - At Beethoven Hall, Vols. 1 & 2 (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28
John Taylor - Decipher (MPS [Japan]) Feb 28

Blossom Dearie - Sweet Blossom Dearie (Philips [Japan]) Feb 28
Blossom Dearie - That's The Way I Want To Be (Philips [Japan]) Feb 28
Karin Krog - By Myself (Philips [Japan]) Feb 28
Cleo Laine - Shakespeare & All That Jazz (Philips [Japan]) Feb 28

non-jazz items of interest

James Blackshaw - O True Believers (Important Records 084) Feb 28

— James Blackshaw (12-string guitar)

Keiji Haino - Reveal'd to None As Yet - An Expedience to Utterly Vanish Consciousness While Still Alive - 2 CDs (Important Records 074) Feb 28

Ranaldo/Giffoni/Moore/Cline - Four Guitars Live (Important Records 080) Feb 28

— Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Nels Cline and Carlos Giffoni; recorded live in 2001 in Brooklyn

21 February 2006

Kevin Hayes - Open Range: Piano Works III (ACT Music 9752) Feb 21
— solo piano

Nils Landgren & Joe Sample - Creole Love Call (ACT Music 9707) Feb 21
— Nils Landgren; Joe Sample; Ray Parker Jr., Charmaine Neville

Ulf Wakenius - Notes from the Heart: The Music of Keith Jarrett (ACT Music 9453) Feb 21
— Ulf Wakenius: acoustic guitars; Lars Danielsson: double-bass, cello, piano; Morten Lund: drums

Rene Althea - In The Moment (Alliant Records) Feb 21

— Althea Rene (vocals, flute); Pam English (vocals); Perry Hughes (guitar); Carl Holmes (bass guitar)

Bunk Johnson & His New Orleans Band - Complete Decca Session (American Music 116) Feb 21
— music recorded on Nov. 21, 1945; includes previously unissued takes
— Bunk Johnson, George Lewis, Jim Robinson, Alton Purnell, Lawrence Marrero, Alcide 'Slow Drag' Pavageau and Baby Dodds

Gordon Beck - Jazz Trio (Art of Life Records 1017) Feb 21

— Gordon Beck (piano), Daniel Humair (bass), Ron Mathewson (drums)
— first CD issue; recorded in Milan in 1972 for the Dire label

Marlene VerPlanck - Now! (Audiophile Records) Feb 21
— with Bucky Pizzarelli, Billy Taylor, Norman Simmons, Tedd Firth, Steve LaSpina, Jerry Bruno and Richard Derosa
— arranged and conducted by J. Billy VerPlanck

Glenn Miller & Benny Goodman - Glenn & Benny - 4 CDs (Avid) Feb 21
— two CDs of Glen Miller: soundtracks from the Hollywood movies "Sun Valley Serenade" and "Orchestra Wives"; Carnegie Hall 1939; music from the movie "The Glenn Miller Story"
— two CDs Benny Goodman: small group & orchestra recordings; with strings from the 10" "Let's Hear the Melody"; 1951 fundraising broadcast for Fletcher Henderson; 1952 sextet recordings

Andrew Hill - Time Lines (Blue Note Records) Feb 21

— new quintet recording; Andrew Hill (piano), Charles Tolliver (trumpet), Greg Tardy (tenor saxophone & clarinets), John Hebert (bass), Eric McPherson (drums)

Gianluca Petrella - Indigo4 (Blue Note Records) Feb 21

— Francesco Bearzatti (clarinet, tenor saxophone); Gianluca Petrella (trombone, sampler); Paolino Dalla Porta (bass); Fabio Accardi (drums)
— seven originals, a jazz standard, and offbeat, but fun, versions of tunes by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Tony Williams

Hank Mobley - Dippin' (Blue Note RVG Edition) Feb 21

— Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Harold Mabern (piano); Larry Ridley (bass); Billy Higgins (drums); 1965; liner notes by Ira Gitler

Art Blakey - Mosaic (Blue Note RVG Edition) Feb 21

— Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Cedar Walton (piano); Jymie Merritt (bass); 1961

Lee Morgan - Tom Cat (Blue Note RVG Edition) Feb 21

— Lee Morgan (trumpet); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Curtis Fuller (trombone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Art Blakey (drums); 1964; notes by Michael Cuscuna

Dexter Gordon - A Swingin' Affair (Blue Note RVG Edition) Feb 21

— Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Sonny Clarke (piano); Butch Warren (bass); Billy Higgins (drums); 1962

Jimmy Smith - Softly As A Summer Breeze (Blue Note RVG Edition) Feb 21

— Jimmy Smith (organ); Bill Henderson (vocals); Kenny Burrell, Eddie McFadden (guitar); Philly Joe Jones, Donald Bailey (drums); 1958; includes four bonus tracks

Horace Silver - Silver's Serenade (Blue Note RVG Edition) Feb 21
— Horace Silver (piano); Junior Cook (tenor saxophone); Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Gene Taylor (piano); Roy Brooks (drums); 1963

Muggsy Spanier - 1949-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1405) Feb 21

Gene Ammons - 1951-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1406) Feb 21

Oscar Pettiford - 1951-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1409) Feb 21

Charlie Parker - 1952-54 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1408) Feb 21

Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - 1947, Vol. 2 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1407) Feb 21

Dr. John - Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions, Vol 2 (Cleancuts Music) Feb 21

— recorded at Orpheus Music, NYC, 1982

Santana - Santana III: Legacy Edition - 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Feb 21
— first disc features the original classic album plus four bonus tracks from the same session (three previously unreleased)
— second disc features complete concert recorded at Fillmore West on July 4, 1971, including a version of "In A Silent Way" (six of the eleven tracks are previously unissued)

Erik Friedlander - Prowl (Cryptogramophone 127) Feb 21
— Erik Friedlander (cello); Andy Laster (saxophone); Stomu Takeishi (double bass); Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)

Ben Goldberg Quintet - The Door, The Hat, The Chair, The Fact (Cryptogramophone 126) Feb 21
— tribute to Steve Lacy
— Carla Kihlstedt (violin); Ben Goldberg (clarinet); Rob Sudduth (saxophone); Devin Hoff (double bass); Ches Smith (drums)

Dick Conte Quartet - Slow Hot Wind (D.C. Jazz) Feb 21
— with Steve Heckman, Steve Webber and Bill Moody; standards and originals

Mark Murphy - Playing The Field/Hit Parade - 2 CDs (DRG) Feb 21

— two-fer; 1960; includes arrangements by Bill Holman

Nancy Wilson - From Broadway With Love/Tender Loving Care (EMI [England]) Feb 20
— two-fer

Grant Green - Iron City (Five Four) Feb 21
— Grant Green (guitar); Big John Patton (organ); Ben Dixon (drums); originally released by Cobblestone Records in 1968

Barney Kessel - Live In Los Angeles At P.J.'s Club (Gambit Records 226) Feb 21
— with Jerry Scheff, Fank Capp, Larry Ridley, Don Lamond, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green
— 1965-1973

George Lewis & Louis Nelson with the Barry Martyn Band - 1966 (Ghb Records 259) Feb 21
— George Lewis (clarinet); Louis Nelson (trombone); Cliff Billet (trumpet); Graham Paterson (piano); Brian Turnock (bass); Barry Martyn (drums)

Joe & Susie Edwards - Butterbeans & Susie (Ghb Records 259) Feb 21
— 1960 recording
Olympia Brass Band Of New Orleans - The Olympia Brass Band Of New Orleans (Ghb Records 108) Feb 21

Jim Hall - Jim Hall (Hal Leonard) Feb 21
— instructional video; topics covered include accompaniment, song structure analysis, melody and rhythm improvisation, chord melodies, picking, and fingering methods

Annie Ross - Live in London (Harkit 8063) Feb 21
— Annie Ross (vocals); Peter King (saxophone); Brian Lemon (piano); 1965

Tubby Hayes Quartet - Live At The Dancing Slipper (Harkit 8198) Feb 21
— previously unreleased 1966 performance; Tubby Hayes, tenor saxophone; Mike Pyne, piano; Danny Thompson, bass; Tony Levin, drums

Jon Larsen - Short Stories From Catalonia (Hot Club Records 069) Feb 21
— Jon Larsen (g) Pascal de Loutchek (g) by Frydelund (g) Stian Mevik (g) Finn Hauge (harmonica) Stig Roar Wigestrand (v) Franck Anastasio (B) Svein Aarbostad (B) Espen Hauge (B)

Dane T.S. Hawk - Presents: A General Broad View (Ilk Records 104) Feb 21
Jogujo Circuit - Close Up Magic (Ilk Records) Feb 21
Soren Kjaergaard Trio - Akustika (Ilk Records 102) Feb 21
Soren Kjaergaard Trio - Amfebia (Ilk Records 101) Feb 21
Osgood - When I Have You (Ilk Records 105) Feb 21

Soulive - 32 Bleu, Colorado Springs CO, 10/7/04 (Instant Live) Feb 21
— [several dozen more 2004/05 shows are available at CD Universe]

Bill Evans Trio - In Europe 1964-75 - DVD (Jazz Movie Classics) Feb 21

Earl Hines & The Alex Welsh Band - Earl Hines with The Alex Welsh Band (Jazzology 348) Feb 21
— previously unreleased live recording

Billy Butterfield & Dick Wellstood -

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non-jazz items of interest

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non-jazz items of interest

13 June 2006

non-jazz items of interest

6 June 2006

non-jazz items of interest

30 May 2006

Japanese imports / Brazilian recordings

Jazz Books

May 2006

23 May 2006

Japanese imports / Brazilian recordings

non-jazz items of interest

16 May 2006

non-jazz items of interest

9 May 2006

Japanese imports

Jazz Books

2 May 2006

Jazz Books

Japanese imports

non-jazz items of interest

25 April 2006

Japanese imports

non-jazz items of interest

18 April 2006

non-jazz items of interest

11 April 2006

Japanese Reissues

non-jazz items of interest

4 April 2006

Jazz Books

non-jazz items of interest

28 March 2006

Japanese Reissues

21 March 2006

non-jazz items of interest

14 March 2006

non-jazz items of interest

7 March 2006

non-jazz items of interest

28 February 2006

Japanese Imports

non-jazz items of interest

21 February 2006

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