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Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#191

28 August 2004

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New Issues for 17 August 2004

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17 August 2004


James Ilgenfritz/Mike Khoury/Piotr Michalowski/Sarah Weaver - Babardah (Abzu 2)

Olympia Brass Band/Eureka Brass Band - 1962/1966 & 1968 (American Music) Aug 17
— three brass bands assembled by Barry Martyn

Joyce Breach - Remembering Mabel Mercer, Vol. 2 (Audiophile) Aug 17

Dick Haymes - Club 15: 1949-50 - 2 CDs (Ballad Records) Aug 17

Glenn Miller - The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 17-20 - 4 CD box set (Avid) Aug 17
— 1943-44 recordings

Buck Clayton - 1949-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1362) Aug 17 — musicians include Don Byas and Bill Coleman
Eddie Heywood - 1950-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1360) Aug 17
Oscar Peterson - 1952 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1361) Aug 17
Charlie Ventura - 1951-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1363) Aug 17
Teddy Wilson - 1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1364) Aug 17

Al Trace and his Musicians - Early 1940s featuring Toni Arden (Circle) Aug 17

Marcos Ariel - Diplomatie (Digital Brasil) Aug 17

Claude Bolling Big Band - The Victory Concert - DVD (Fremeaux & Associes) Aug 17 — from 1994

Kid Thomas - At San Jacinto with Butch Thompson (Ghb 118) Aug 17
— 1965 recordings

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - Walking with Giants - CD+DVD (Hyena) Aug 17
— Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: Brian Haas: piano, Reed Mathis: bass and Jason Smart: drums
— includes bonus DVD with four songs from their March, 2004 gig at Yoshi's

Bill Banfield - Striking Balance (Innova 619) Aug 17
— Bill Banfield (guitar); Michael Burton (saxophone); Mark Ledford (trumpet); Sanford Moore (piano); & guests Don Byron, Patrice Rushen, Stokely Williams

Les Brown - Live at the Hollywood Palladium - 2 CDs (Jasmine) Aug 17

Kenny Davern/Dick Wellstood/Chuck Riggs - Live Hot Jazz (Jazzology) Aug 17
— recorded live in 1983
Sandy Duncan & his Big Horn All Stars - Midnight Session Underground (Jazzology) Aug 17
— 1974 live recording in the Condon style
Teddy Wilson with the Randy Colville Quartet and the Dave Sheperd Quintet - Quartets & Quintets (Jazzology) Aug 17
— two 1967 performances recorded in Manchester, England
Various Artists - This is Jazz: Vol. 9, The Historic Broadcasts - 2 CDs (Jazzology) Aug 17
— four 1947-48 programs from four dates
— with Wild Bill Davison, Edmond Hall, Jimmy Archey, Ralph Sutton, Danny Barker, Pops Foster, Baby Dodds, Sidney Bechet, Georg Brunis, Sid Weiss and others

Mark Elf - Glad to be Back (Jen Bay 10) Aug 17
— with David Hazeltine, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash

Kenneth Patchen - Reads With Jazz In Canada (Locust) Aug 17
— poet Kenneth Patchen with the Alan Neil Quartet; reissue of one of the earliest jazz-and-poetry recordings; includes original 1959 liner notes plus new notes David Meltzer

Django Reinhardt - Vol. 6 1940: Nuages (Naxos) Aug 17

Gary Hobbs - Of My Times (Origin Records) Aug 17 hear sound samples
— originals by Portland drummer Gary Hobbs

hear/buy: L'Histoire Dun Clochard

Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet - L'Histoire Dun Clochard (The Bums Tale) (Palmetto Records) Aug 17
— Steve Swallow (bass guitar); Ohad Talmor (tenor saxophone); Meg Okura (violin); Greg Tardy (clarinet); Russell Johnson (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jacob Garchick (trombone)

Saxopophonist Ohad Talmor has created a suprising tribute to the compositions of bassist Steve Swallow, radically reworking them as a series of fascinating chamber miniatures, while still leaving room for improvisation as well.

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Wadada Leo Smith/Anthony Braxton - Saturn, Conjunct The Grand Canyon In A Sweet Embrace (Pi Recordings 10) Aug 17
— Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn); Anthony Braxton (sopranino saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flugelhorn); recorded live at Tonic, NYC on 04/05/2003

Carlos "Patato" Valdes - Masterpiece (Pimienta Records) Aug 17
— Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Ronnie Cuber, Jerry Gonzalez, Michel Camilo, Jorge Dalto, Artie Webb, Nicky Marrero, Ignacio Berroa

Stephane Grappelli - Fascinating Rhythm - DVD (Quantum Music) Aug 16
McCoy Tyner - Suddenly - DVD (Quantum Leap) Aug 16

John Renbourn - Rare Performances - DVD (Quantum Music) Aug 16

Edwin J. McEnelly's Orchestra - Complete Recordings 1925-29 (Rivermont) Aug 17

Papa John DeFrancesco - Walking Uptown (Savant 2060) Aug 17
— Papa John DeFrancesco (Hammond b-3 organ); Johnny DeFrancesco (guitar); Tim Warfield (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Joey DeFrancesco (trumpet, piano); Paul Klinefelter (double bass); Glenn Ferracone (drums, percussion)
Ray Mantilla - Man-Ti-Ya (Savant 2059) Aug 17
— Ray Mantilla (percussion); Enrique Fernandez (flute, baritone saxophone); Willie Williams (tenor saxophone); Guido Gonzalez (trumpet); Eddy Martinez (piano); Cucho Martinez (bass guitar); Bill Elder (drums)
Norman Simmons - In Private (Savant 2056) Aug 17
— Norman Simmons (piano); Lisle Atkinson (double bass); Paul Humphrey (drums)

Teddy Wilson - Shades of Blue (Solo Art) Aug 17
— 1967 trio performances with Peter Chapman and Johnny Richardson recorded in Manchester, England

Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald - Live At The Greek Theatre Los Angeles (Status) Aug 17 hear sound samples
— from 1966

buy: Volume II

Sue Raney - Volume II (Studio West) hear sound samples
— Sue Raney (vocals); Tommy Gumina (accordion); Buddy DeFranco (clarinet); Shelly Manne & His Men, Page Cavanaugh Quartet

Art Ensemble of Chicago - Message to Our Folks (Sunspots 549/Actuel 28)
Archie Shepp - Poem for Malcolm (Sunspots 548/Actuel 11)
— Archie Shepp: tenor sax; Burton Greene: piano, Alan Silva & Malachi Favors: basses; Hank Mobley: tenor sax, Grachan Monchur III: trombone, Vince Benedetti: piano and Claude Delcloo & Philly Joe Jones: drums

Steve Smith and Vital Information - Come On In (Tone Center) Aug 17
— Frank Gambale - guitar, Tom Coster - keyboards, Baron Browne - bass, Steve Smith - drums

Mario Bauza & his Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra - Tanga (Universal Music Latino) Aug 17
— with guests Paquito D'Rivera; Carlos "Patato" Valdez
Jose Negroni Trio - Piano/Drums/Bass (Universal Music Latino) Aug 17
— Jose Negroni (piano); Jaime Rivera (bass); Nomar Negroni (drums) plus Ed Calle (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone) and Sammy Figueroa (percussion)

Diana Krall - Love Scenes - SACD hybrid (Verve) Aug 17 hear sound samples

Laurie Allyn - Paradise (VSOP 111/Mode 130) Aug 17
— 1957 recording by vocalist Allyn accompanied by Marty Paich's big band

Phil Ranelin - Inspiration (Wide Hive Records) Aug 17
— Phil Ranelin (trombone); Dayna Sean Stephens (saxophone, congas); Pharoah Sanders, Wendell Harrison (saxophone); Lorca Hart (drums)


SACDs
Cannonball Adderley/Milt Jackson - Things Are Getting Better - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Chet Baker - Chet Baker In New York - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Bill Evans Trio - Exploration - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Boy Named Charlie Brown (OST) - SACD (Fantasy) Aug 17
Modern Jazz Quartet - Django - SACD (Prestige) Aug 17
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Wes Montgomery Trio - Wes Montgomery Trio - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17
Sonny Rollins - The Sound of Sonny - SACD (Riverside) Aug 17

Isaac Hayes - The Isaac Hayes Movement - SACD (Stax)
Jerry Garcia/Merle Saunders - Live at Keystone - SACD (Fantasy)


XRCDs
hear/buy: Sings Screen Favorites

Helen Merrill - Sings Screen Favorites - XRCD24 (JVC) Aug 17 hear sound samples
— recorded in 1968 in Tokyo

Jheena Lodwick - All My Loving... - XRCD24 (JVC) Aug 17


non-jazz items of interest
Big Bill Broonzy - 1951 (Chronological R&B Classics 5101) Aug 17
— recordings for French Vogue and Melodisc and Mercury Records
Lil Green - 1942-46 (Chronological R&B Classics 5099) Aug 17
Lloyd Price - 1952-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5100) Aug 17
— recordings for Specialty Records
Howlin' Wolf - 1952-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5098) Aug 17

Leon Redbone - Any Time (Rounder) Aug 17
Leon Redbone - Sugar (Rounder) Aug 17
Leon Redbone - Up A Lazy River (Rounder) Aug 17

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Recent jazz releases
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Sven-Ake Johansson with NMUI - OBCD 10 (Grob 650)
— Johansson: drums & accordion, Hans Reichel: guitar, R˙diger Carl: tenor saxophone & accordion, Wolfgang Fuchs: diverse wooden reed instruments, the trombonists Radu Malfatti and Thomas Wiedermann, Norbert Eisbrenner: violin and Maarten Altena van Regteren: bass and cello; early 1980s concert

Radu Malfatii/Mattin/Dean Roberts/Klaus Filip - Building Excess (Grob 651)
— Johansson: drums & accordion, Hans Reichel: guitar, R˙diger Carl: tenor saxophone & accordion, Wolfgang Fuchs: diverse wooden reed instruments, the trombonists Radu Malfatti and Thomas Wiedermann, Norbert Eisbrenner: violin and Maarten Altena van Regteren: bass and cello; early 1980s concert

Alessandro Bosetti - Zona (Grob 652)
— solo soprano saxophone improvisations


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2003 jazz releases
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