Jazzmatazz Newsletter 187 - Jazz Releases for 20 July 2004

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Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#187

26 July 2004

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20 July 2004

Everette Harp - All For You (A440) July 20

Glenn Miller - The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 9-12 - 4 CD box set (Avid) July 20
— 1940-41 recordings
Glenn Miller - The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 13-16 - 4 CD box set (Avid) July 20
— 1941-42 recordings

Young Jazz Giants - Young Jazz Giants (Birdman) July 20

— a group of young jazz musicians from South Central Los Angeles
— Kamasi Washington (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Cameron Graves (piano, fender rhodes piano); Stephen Bruner (double bass); Ronald Bruner (drums)

Prophetz Of Time And Space - Live - San Francisco (Chakra) July 20
— Steve «Vasco» Vasconcellos: bass, Jerry Goodman: electric violin, Leon «Ndugu» Chancler: drums, Brandon Fields: sax, Otmaro Ruiz: acoustic piano, Tadashi Namba: keyboards and Munyungo Jackson

Benny Goodman & his Orchestra - 1945 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1355) July 20
Red Norvo - 1944-45 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1356) July 20
Eddie Lang - 1927-32 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1357) July 20
Sidney Bechet - 1951-52 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1358) July 20
Gene Krupa & his Orchestra - 1949-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1359) July 20

Hampton Hawes - Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes: Volume 3, The Trio
(Contemporary) July 20
— Hampton Hawes (piano); Red Mitchell (bass guitar); Chuck Thompson (drums)
— 20-bit K2 remastered; recorded in 1956

The Blueprint Project featuring Cecil McBee and Matt Wilson - The Blueprint Project

(Creative Nation) July 20
— Eric Hofbauer (guitar); Jared Sims (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Tyson Rogers (piano); Cecil McBee (double bass); Matt Wilson (drums)

Tab Smith - Crazy Walk (Delmark 555) July 20
— 24 tracks, ten are previously unissued while most of the others have been unavailable since the original 78s or the extremely rare United LPs; fourth and final installment of Tab's complete United recordings; these feature the organ as the main keyboard accompaniment
Women Vocalists on United - Yes Indeed! (Delmark 554) July 20
— Della Reese (with the Jimmy Hamilton Orchestra (drawn mostly from Duke Ellington's Orchestra)),
— also featured are jazz vocals by Bixie Crawford, Terri Timmons, Betty Mays (with J.J. Johnson and Kai Winding), Helen Fox, Jewel Belle (with Chris Woods), Vanita Smythe, Rena Collins, Debbie Andrews and Helen Thompson. Contains many previously unissed performances

Various Artists - The United Records Story (Delmark 755) July 20
— United Records was the first successful black-owned record company; it was operated by Leonard Allen from 1951-57 and issued jazz, blues, gospel, R&B, Doo Wop, etc.
— sampler featuring stellar tracks highlighting the label's history including previously unissued Junior Wells, tracks on CD for the first time by Leo Parker, Della Reese, Tiny Grimes, Grant Jones, Chris Woods, Jimmy Coe, Johnny Wicks' Swinging Ozarks plus Jimmy Forrest, Tab Smith, J. T. Brown, Robert Anderson, Four Blazes, Alfred Harris, The Pastels, Ray McKinstry, Memphis Slim with Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Robert Nighthawk, Morris Pejoe, Dennis Binder, Paul Bascomb and Roosevelt Sykes
The Five C's & other Great Groups on United - Tell Me (Delmark 776) July 20
— Doo Wop groups

Billy Bang - Sweet Space/Untitled Gift - 2 CDs (8th Harmonic Breakdown) July 20
— first time on CD for two LPs originally issued on Anima:
— Billy Bang Sextet featuring Frank Lowe - "Sweet Space" with Butch Morris, Lutehr Thomas, and Steve McCall (1979)
— Billy Bang Quartet featuring Don Cherry - "Untitled Gift" with Wilber Morris and Dennis Charles (1982)

Louie Bellson - Skin Deep (Exhibit) July 20

— Louie Bellson (drums); Ted Nash (alto saxophone, flute); Pete Christieb (tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet); Don Menza (tenor saxophone, flute); Snooky Young, Chuck Findley, Conte Candoli (trumpet); from 1978; aka "Note Smoking"

Claude Bolling - Ragtime Bolling & Boogie (Fremeaux & Associes) July 20

Jacintha - Girl From Bossa Nova (Groove Note) July 20

— with Harry Allen, John Pisano, Paolihno Da Costa

Dietrich Eichmann/Jeff Arnal - Temperature Dropped Again (Leo Records 390)
The Fonda/Stevens Group - Twelve Improvisations (Leo Records 394) July 20
— Joe Fonda: acoustic bass, Michael Jefrey Stevens: piano, Herb Robertson: trumpet, Daunik Lazro: alto & bari saxes and Harvey Sorgen: drums
Frank Gratkowski Quartet - Facio (Leo Records 398) July 20
— Frank Gratkowski: alto sax & clarinets, Wolter Weirbos: trombone, Dieter Manderscheid: bass and Gerry Hemingway: drums
Joëlle Léandre - For Flowers (Leo Records 396) July 20
— Joelle Leandre: contrabass, Mat Maneri: violin, Joel Ryan: electronics, Christophe Marguet: drums
Fabio Martini Intrio - Practicality (Leo Records 392)
Matthew Mitchell/Duncan Haynes - Biathanatos (Leo Records 393)
Evelyn Petrova - Year's Cycle (Leo Records 393)

Bobby Forrester - Organic Chemistry (Lollipop Recordings) July 20
— Bobby Forrester (hammond b-3 organ); William Ash (guitar); David "Bubba" Brooks (tenor saxophone); Tootsie Bean (drums). Producers: Bobby Forrester; Louis X. Erlanger; recorded at Smalls in NYC

Terry Gibbs - 52nd & Broadway: Songs of the Bebop Era (Mack Avenue) July 20

— Terry Gibbs (vibraphone); Sam Most (flute); James Moody (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Tom Ranier (alto saxophone, piano); Howie Shear, Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Dave Carpenter (double bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums)

Jessica Williams - Live at Yoshi's (MaxJazz) July 20
— Jessica Williams (piano); Ray Drummond (bass guitar); Victor Lewis (drums)

Woody Herman - The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman and his Orchestra & Woodchoppers
(1945-1947) - 7 CDs (Mosaic 223) end of July
— 141 tracks include 35 alternate takes and 10 previously unissued tunes
— booklet includes essay by musician and music historian Loren Schoenberg and rare photos of the band at the Paramount Theatre and the RKO Theater in Boston

Robin Avery - Chasing Balloons (The Orchard) July 20

Jeff Johnson - Near Earth (Origin) July 20

— Jeff Johnson (double bass); Hans Teuber (tenor saxophone); Tad Britton (drums)

John Coltrane - Traneing In (Prestige) July 20
— John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Red Garland Trio (piano); Paul Chambers (bass guitar); Art Taylor (drums); 1957; 20-bit K2 remastered

Eric Dolphy - At the Five Spot, Vol. 1 (Prestige) July 20
— with Booker Little; Mal Waldron; Richard Davis; Ed Blackwell; 1961; 20-bit K2 remastered

Red Garland - Red Garland's Piano (Prestige) July 20
— Red Garland (piano, piano); Paul Chambers (bass guitar, bass guitar); Art Taylor (drums, drums); 1957; 20-bit K2 remastered

Tommy Flanagan/John Coltrane/Kenny Burrell - The Cats (Prestige) July 20 — Tommy Flanagan (piano); John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Doug Watkins (bass guitar); Louis Hayes (drums); 20-bit K2 remastered; recorded in 1957

Milt Jackson - Milt Jackson Quartet (Prestige) July 20
— Horace Silver (piano); Milt Jackson (vibraphone); Percy Heath (bass guitar); Connie Kay (drums); 1955; 20-bit K2 remastered

Sonny Rollins - Worktime (Prestige) July 20
— Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Ray Bryant (piano); George Morrow (bass guitar); Max Roach (drums); 1955; 20-bit K2 remastered

Wes Montgomery - The Wes Montgomery Trio (Riverside) July 20
— Wes Montgomery (guitar); Melvin Rhyne (organ); Paul Parker (drums): from 1959; 20-bit K2 remastered

Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself (Riverside) July 20
— from 1957; 20-bit K2 remastered

Edward Ratliff - Barcelona in 48 Hours (Strudelmedia) July 20

Kirk Lightsey - The Nights of Bradley's (Sunnyside) July 20
— 1985 duets with bassist Rufus Reid
— jazz standards by George Cables, Shorter, Coltrane, Golson, Brubeck, Rollins & Johnny Mandell

Triangle - 3 Sides of a Question (Synergy Music) July 20
— Art Lande (drums), Erik Deutsch (piano) and Doug Anderson (drums)
— compositions by Lande, Deutsch, Paul McCandless, Lee Morgan, and others

hear/buy: The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus

Charles Mingus - The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus - 2 CDs (Verve) July 20

— famous 1964 European concert by Mingus with Eric Dolphy (on alto, bass clarinet, and flute), tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, trumpeter Johnny Coles, pianist Jaki Byard, and drummer Dannie Richmond; includes bonus track

Oscar Peterson - A Night In Vienna - DVD (Verve) July 20

Imports

Masato Honda - Illusion - XCRD (JVC) July 20
Malta - Manhattan In Blue - XCRD (JVC) July 20
— Japanese saxophonist Malta's first album that is available in the US; with Jimmy Cobbs on drums, Cedar Walton on piano and Peter Washington on bass
Various Artists - Portrait of Bill Evans - XCRD (JVC) July 20
— an album of Herbie Hancock, Dave Grusin, Bob James, and Eliane Elias recording compositions by Bill Evans

non-jazz items of interest

B.B. King - B.B. Boogie (Birdland) July 20
— the complete RPM recordings; 1950-53
T-Bone Walker - The Complete 1949 Black & White Sessions - 2 CDs (Birdland) July 20

Annisteen Allen - 1945-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5096) July 20
— her complete King/Queen/Federal recordings
Bill Doggett - 1952-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5097) July 20
Fats Domino - 1953 (Chronological R&B Classics 5095) July 20
Sonny Boy Williamson - 1951-52 (Chronological R&B Classics 5094) July 20

Various Artists - 1904 St. Louis World's Fair (Gaslight) July 20

Bruce Katz - A Deeper Blue (Severn Records 28) July 20

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Maria Schneider Orchestra - Concert in the Garden (artistShare) July 1
— features three new commissioned works
— available exclusively through mariaschneider.com

Boy-Girl Band - Drop Your Leotards! (Synergy Music) July 6
— best known as a pianist, Art Lande plays drums on this set of his compositions performed with a trio of Colorado musicians that he's been improvising with over the last two years; Lande, plus Jayn Pettingill (sax), Doug Anderson (bass) and Emily Takahashi (piano), perform a series of short improvs that start quietly, with a lot of space, and builds up a bit of steam; in between are a couple strange spoken work interludes

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