Jazzmatazz Newsletter 184 - Jazz Releases for 6 July 2004

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Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#184

6 July 2004

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29 June 2004

Dominique Eade - My Resistance Is Low (Accurate) June 29

— Dominique Eade (vocals); Bruce Barth (piano); George Mraz (bass); Lewis Nash (drums); 1995

Art Blakey - Buhaina's Delight (Blue Note RVG Edition) June 29

— 1961 recording with Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter, Curtis Fuller and Jymie Merritt
— Rudy van Gelder remastered edition with four bonus tracks

Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling (Blue Note RVG Edition) June 29

— 1961 recording with Kenny Drew; Paul Chambers; Philly Joe Jones
— Rudy van Gelder remastered edition with one bonus track

Joe Henderson - Inner Urge (Blue Note RVG Edition) June 29

— 1964 recording with Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Bob Cranshaw (bass); Elvin Jones (drums)
— Rudy van Gelder remastered edition

Freddie Hubbard - Breaking Point (Blue Note RVG Edition) June 29

— 1964 recording with James Spaulding, Ronnie Matthews, Eddie Khan and Joe Chambers
— Rudy van Gelder remastered edition with two bonus tracks

Blue Mitchell - The Thing To Do (Blue Note RVG Edition) June 29

— 1964 recording with Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Junior Cook (tenor saxophone); Chick Corea (piano); Gene Taylor (bass); Al Foster (drums); Rudy van Gelder remastered edition

Jackie Mclean - Action (Blue Note RVG Edition) June 29

— 1964 recording with Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Charles Tolliver (trumpet); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Cecil McBee (bass instrument); Billy Higgins (drums); Rudy van Gelder remastered edition; first CD edition

Dick Heckstall Smith - Story Ended (Castle) June 29
Jimmy Smith - Black Cat (Castle Pie) June 29

Freddie Bryant - Boogaloo Brasileiro (Fresh Sound) June 29
Freddie Bryant - Live At Smoke (Fresh Sound) June 29
Maynard Ferguson - Dreamband 1956 (Fresh Sound) June 29
Wynton Kelly - Live at the Left Bank, 1967 (Fresh Sound) June 29
Wynton Kelly - Live at the Left Bank, 1968 (Fresh Sound) June 29
Lennie Niehaus - Seems Like Old Times (Fresh Sound) June 29
Art Pepper - Live At Donte's 1968 - 2 CDs (Fresh Sound) June 29

Diego Urcola - Libertango (Fresh Sound World Jazz) June 29
— with Chris Cheek (ts, ss), Ed Simon (p), Abraham Rodríguez (congas, voice), Avishai Cohen (b), Raul Jaurena (bandoneón)

Freddy Cole - I'm Not My Brother, I'm Me (HighNote) June 29

Buster Williams - Griot Liberte - hybrid SACD (HighNote) June 29

— with George Colligan, Stefon Harris and Lenny White

Lafayette Gilchrist - The Music According To Lafayette Gilchrist (Hyena) June 29
— debut recording from pianist Gilchrist, who's been in David Murray's quartet and octet for the last four years

Vinicius Cantuaria - Live: Skirball Cultural Center - 2 CDs (Kufala) June 29

— Vinicius Cantuaria (vocals, guitar, percussion); Jenny Scheinman (violin); Sergio Brandao (bass); Paulo Braga (drums); Nanny Assis (percussion)
Club D'Elf - Live 3/28/02 Athens, GA - 2 CDs (Kufala) June 29
— Brahim Fribgane (vocals, oud, percussion); Reeves Gabrels (guitar); Mat Maneri (electric violin); John Medeski (keyboards); Mike Rivard (bass instrument); Eric Kalb (drums); Mister Rourke (turntables)
Club D'Elf - Live 4/20/00 NYC - 2 CDs (Kufala) June 29
— Joe Maneri (vocals, reeds); Brahim Fribgane (oud, percussion); Mat Maneri (electric violin); John Medeski (keyboards); Mike Rivard (bass instrument); Erik Kerr (drums)
Club D'Elf - Live: Vassar Chapel 2/26/01 - 2 CDs (Kufala) June 29
— Brahim Fribgane (vocals, oud, percussion); Randy Roos (guitar); Mat Maneri (electric violin); John Medeski (keyboards); Mike Rivard (bass instrument); Erik Kerr (drums)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Slow Breath, Silent Mind (Kufala) June 29

— Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: Brian Haas (piano, melodica); Reed Mathis (cello, acoustic bass); Jason Smart (drums); recorded live in 2003)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Symbiosis Osmosis (Kufala) June 29

Trammell Starks - Come Away With Me: The Music Of Norah Jones (Life2) June 29

Paul Chambers/Tommy Flanagan - Motor City Scene: Complete Recordings (Lonehill) June 29
— Thad and Elvin Jones, Donaldy Byrd, Pepper Adams, Billy Mitchell and Kenny Burrell
Art Farmer - Complete Stereo & Mono Versions (Lonehill) June 29
— James Moody, Tommy Flanagan, Tom McIntosh, Richard Davis and Albert "Tootie" Heath
Whitey Mitchell - Complete (Lonehill) June 29
— with Steve Lacy and Tom Stewart; two sessions from 1956
Wes Montgomery All Stars - Good Git (Lonehill) June 29
— 1959 San Francisco live concert and 1958 studio recording with the Master Sounds
Woody Shaw Quintet featuring Art Blakey - Jersey Blues (Lonehill) June 29
Dick Tzwardik - Complete Recordings (Lonehill) June 29

Kalman Olah Trio - Contrasts + Parallels (MA Recordings) June 29
— Kalman Olah (piano); Janos Egri (bass instrument); Ferenc Nemeth (drums)

Gary Bartz NTU Troop - Harlem Bush Music (Milestone) June 29
— with Andy Bey, Ron Carter, Joony Booth, Harold White, Nat Bettis
— two-fer of "Taifa" (1970) and "Uhuru" (1971)
Paul Bley - Circles (Milestone) June 29
— with Dick Youngstein, Glenn Moore, Frank Tusa, Steve Haas, Bobby Moses, Dave Holland, and Barry Altschul
— all compositions by Carla Bley and Annette Peacock
— two-fer of "The Paul Bley Synthesizer Show" (12/9/1970) and "Paul Bley & Scorpio" (11/24/1972)
— Bley's experiments with combining synthesizer and electric & acoustic pianos

Ken Peplowski - Easy to Remember (Nagel Hayer) June 29
— with Joe Cohn, Ted Rosenthal, Joe Fitgerald, Jeff Brillinger
— Bobby Short & Kim Liggett sing on one track each

Ramsey Lewis Trio - Time Flies (Narada Jazz)

Mundell Lowe - Guitar Moods (OJC/Riverside) June 29
— 1956 all-ballad program
— with his regular trio of bassist Trigger Alpert and drummer Ed Shaughnessy
— half the program is embellished by Lowe's arrangements for flute, oboe, and/or bass clarinet

Bobby Watson & Horizon - Horizon Reassembled (Palmetto) June 29
— Bobby Watson (alto saxophone); Terell Stafford (trumpet, flugelhorn); Edward Simon (piano); Essiet Essiet (double bass); Victor Lewis (drums)

Richard "Groove" Holmes - Super Soul (Prestige) June 29
— two-fer of 1967's "Super Soul," a Chicago big-band date under the direction of Richard Evans (best known for his work with Ahmad Jamal and Ramsey Lewis); and "Soul Power!," a sextet session featuring guitarist Wally Richardson

Kronos Quartet - Monk Suite (Savoy) June 29
Kronos Quartet - Plays Bill Evans (Savoy) June 29

Earma Thompson - Just in Time (Sirens) June 29
— Thompson has been playing jazz piano in Chicago for over fifty years

Yuichiro Fujimoto - Komorebi (Smalltown Supersound 69) June 29

Ari Ambrose Quintet - Waiting (SteepleChase) June 29
— Ari Ambrose (tenor saxophone), Alex Noris (tpt), Hon Cowherd (piano), Ugonna Olegwo (bass) and Joe Strauuer (drums); originals and standards
Rich Perry - East Of The Sun & West Of 2nd Avenue (SteepleChase) June 29
— Rich Perry (tenor saxophone), Harold Danko (piano), John Herbert (bass) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums); standards
Dave Scott Quintet - Song for Amy (SteepleChase) June 29
— Dave Scott (trumpet), Rich Perry (tenor saxophone), Gary Versace (piano), John Herbert (bass) and Jeff Williams (drums); Scott's debut recording as a leader
Dave Stryker Quintet - Shades Beyond (SteepleChase) June 29
— Dave Stryker (guitar), Steve Slagle (alto saxophone), David Berkman (organ, Fender Rhodes), Terry Burns (bass) and Lenny White (drums)
— sequel to his Miles tribute "Shades of Miles"; originals by Stryker, Slagle, and Berkman

Andrew Hill Jazzpar Octet + 1 - The Day the World Stood Still (Stunt) June 29
— Andrew Hill (piano, composer, leader), Staffan Svensson (tpt), Klaus Lohrer (bass trombone/tuba), Peter Fuglsang (alto sax clarinet, bs clarinet), Thomas Agergaard (tenor sax, flute), Liudas Mockunas (sop. and baritone sax, clarinet and bs. clarinet), Scott Colley (bass) and Nasheet Waits (drums)
— original compositions by Hill recorded in Denmark and Sweden in April 2003 at concerts hosted by JAZZPAR; the prize is the largest annual jazz award in the world
Pierre Dorge & New Jungle Orchestra - Dancing Cheek To Cheek (Stunt) June 29
— twelve-piece ensemble performing originals and standards

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Jerry Gonzalez - Jerry Gonzalez y Los Piratas del Flamenco (Sunnyside) June 29

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Message to Our Folks (Sunspots) June 29
Archie Shepp - Poem for Malcolm (Sunspots) June 29

Jing Chi - 3D (Tone Center 4032) June 29
— Jimmy Haslip, Robben Ford, Vinnie Colaiuta plus Larry Goldings

Lukas Ligeti - Mystery System (Tzadik) June 29
— five compositions by composer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti performed by the Amadinda Percussion Group. Ethel (the NY-based string quartet) and pianist Kathleen Supove
David Simons - Prismatic Hearing (Tzadik) June 29
Roberto Juan Rogriguez Septet - Baila! Gitano Baila! (Tzadik) June 29
— Matt Darriau: clarinet, kaval, flautin irlandes & trompeta china; Curtis Hasselbring: trombone, Ted Reichman: accordion & Hammond organ; Meg Okura & Sam Barfeld: violins, Mary Wooten: cello, Brad Jones: bass, Roberto Juan Rogriguez: percussion; guest Roberto "L." Rodriguez: trumpet, trombone and bombardino
John Zorn - Masada Recital: 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 4 (Tzadik) June 29

Sonny Stitt - Just Friends: Live At Bubba's Jazz Restaurant, 1981 (Universe) June 29
— with Harry "Sweets" Edison and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

The Chance Trio - Marnee Birds June 29
— Bart Miltenberger - trumpet, flugelhorn; Matt Davis - acoustic guitar; Michael Taylor - acoustic bass

non-jazz items of interest

Honeyboy Edwards - Honeyboy - DVD (Free Range Pictures) June 29
— documentary of the octogenarian delta bluesman/guitarist and 2002 NEA Heritage Fellowship
— with appearances by B.B. King, Sam Carr, Willie Foster, Bruce Iglauer and others
— 82 minutes / color and black and white

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Text Of Light - Text Of Light (Starlight Furniture) June 15
— Lee Ranaldo, Alan Licht (guitar); Ulrich Krieger (saxophone, electronics); William Hooker (drums, percussion); Christian Marclay, DJ Olive (turntables)

Little Walter - 1947-53 (Chronological Blues & Rhythm Classics 5091) Apr 27
Terry Timmons - 1950-53 (Chronological Blues & Rhythm Classics 5092) Apr 27

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Siora - Vis-a-Vis (Miowan) Mar 4

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