Jazzmatazz Newsletter 192 - Jazz Releases for 24 August 2004

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Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#192

6 September 2004

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New Issues for 24 August 2004

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24 August 2004

Keren Ann - Not Going Anywhere (Blue Note) Aug 24

James Silberstein - Song For Michaela (CAP) Aug 24
— James Silberstein (guitar); Carla Cook (vocals); Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Bruce Barth (keyboards); Harvie S, Tony Cimorosi (bass instrument); Vince Cherico (drums, percussion)

Stan Getz - Live in London (Cleopatra) Aug 24 — from 1964

Renaud Garcia-Fons - Entremundo (Enja Justin Time) Aug 24
— Renaud Garcia-Fons (double bass); Antonio "Kiko" Ruiz (flamenco guitar); Gaston Sylvestre (cimbalom); Henri Tournier (flute, bansuri); Claire Antonini (flute, tar); Allen Hoist (tenor saxophone); Philippe Slovinsky (trumpet); Jorge "Negrito" Trasante (drums, percussion); Bruno Caillat (daf, tabla); Angel Sanchez-Gonzalez (palmas)

Various Artists - An Evening With International Guitar Night (Favored Nations) Aug 24
— Pierre Bensusan, Andrew York, Guinga, Brian Gore

Wild Bill Moore - Complete, Vol. 1 - 1945-1948 (Fresh Sound) Aug 24
Wild Bill Moore - Complete, Vol. 2 - 1948-1955 (Fresh Sound) Aug 24
Claude Thornhill - Play Gil Evans/Gerry Mulligan (Fresh Sound) Aug 24

Dreamtime - Cathanger '86 (Hux 55 [UK]) Aug 24
— Nick Evans, Gary Curson, Jim LeBaigue, Jim Dvorak, Roberto Bellatalla & Keith Tippett

John Coltrane - Live at the Half Note (Impulse) Aug 24
— from 1965

Patricia Barber - Companion (Koch) Aug 24 — from 1999
Patricia Barber - Split (Koch) Aug 24 — from 1989
Steve Oliver - 3-D (Koch) Aug 24

Nancy Wilson - R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) (Manchester Craftsmen's Guild) Aug 24

— with Toots Thielemans, George Shearing, Kenny Lattimore, Gary Burton, Paquito D’Rivera, Phil Woods and others

Jeff Kashiwa - Piece of Mind (Native Language) Aug 24

Bill Frisell - Unspeakable (Nonesuch) Aug 24
— produced by Hal Willner and making use of samples as well as musicians Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen, Don Alias, a string section of Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang and Hank Roberts as well as a horn section of Steven Bernstein, Curtis Fowlkes and Briggan Krauss

Dave Douglas - Bow River Falls (Premonition)
— Dave Douglas: trumpet, Louis Sclavis: clarinet & bass clarinet, Peggy Lee: cello, Dylan van der Schyff: drums & laptop

Julian Arguelles - As Above So Below (Provocateur Records 1033) Aug 24
Julian Arguelles - Escapade (Provocateur Records 1019) Aug 24
Michael Gibbs - Nonsequence (Provocateur Records 1027) Aug 24
Marcio Doctor - Restless World (Provocateur Records 1024) Aug 24
John Parricelli - Alba (Provocateur Records 1021) Aug 24
Maria Pia De Vito - Nel Respiro (Provocateur Records 1031) Aug 24
Maria Pia De Vito - Verso (Provocateur Records 1023) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard - Dancing Man & Woman (Provocateur Records 1020) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard - Learning to Wave (Provocateur Records 1016) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard - Nocturnal Tourist (Provocateur Records 1029) Aug 24
Andy Sheppard - P.S. (Provocateur Records 1034) Aug 24
Annie Whitehead - Gathering (Provocateur Records 1022) Aug 24

Duke Ellington - The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— the CD includes seven previously unreleased tracks from two dates from 1940 & '41 featuring the famous "Blanton-Webster" band; one tune features a rare one-minute bass solo by Jimmie Blanton; the CD opens with thirteen tunes recorded from RCA from 1927-42; transfers and mastering by Steven Lasker
— bonus DVD features performance footage by the Ellington band: "Symphony in Black" (1934), "Record Making with DE & his Orchestra" (1937), five "Soundies" (1941); "Jamboree #7" (1943) plus a previously unreleased 11:00 audio interview with Duke from 1941

Benny Goodman - The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— CD includes 21 tracks from 1935-39; transfers by Doug Pomeroy
— bonus DVD includes performances from movies: three tunes from 1939 (with Gene Krupa, Harry James, Lionel Hampton & Teddy Wilson); six from 1942-43 (Peggy Lee, Jess Stacy); a 1960 TV performance (with Red Norvo); four tunes from a 1966 Belgian jazz festival; and an audio interview

Coleman Hawkins - The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— CD includes twenty tracks from 1929-1963 as a leader and with Fletcher Henderson and Lionel Hampton; it opens and close with two different versions (from 1939 and 1956) of his famous "Body and Soul"; selected and annotated by Dan Morganstern; transfers by Doug Pomeroy; bonus DVD includes five rare 1950s TV performances

Artie Shaw - The Centennial Collection - CD+DVD (RCA Bluebird) Aug 24
— CD includes 20 tracks recorded from 1938-45 (79')
— bonus DVD features movie clips, a short film entitled "Artie's Class in Swing" and a 2001 audio interview

Count Basie & Friends - 100th Birthday Bash - 2 CDs (Roulette Records) Aug 24 — 1957-62

Charlie Watts & The Tenet - Watts At Scott's - 2 CDs (Sanctuary) Aug 24

Ann Hampton Callaway - Slow (Shanachie) Aug 24

Bing Crosby - Swingin' With Bing: Bing Crosby's Lost Recordings - 3 CDs (Shout! Factory) Aug 24
— with Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Jack Teagarden, a.o.

Rosa Passos - Amorosa (Sony) Aug 24

Stan Getz - Live in London (Sound Track Classics) Aug 24
— from Mar-Apr, 1964

Chick Corea Elektric Band - To The Stars (Stretch Records)

— with Eric Marienthal, Dave Weckl, John Patitucci, Frank Gambale

Geri Allen - Life of a Song - CD (Telarc) Aug 24

— with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review

Michael Brecker/Dave Liebman/Joe Lovano - Saxophone Summit: Gathering Of Spirits (Telarc) Aug 24

— Michael Brecker (kaval, tenor saxophone); Dave Liebman (flute, soprano saxophone); Joe Lovano (flute, tarogato, alto clarinet, tenor saxophone); Phil Markowitz (piano); Cecil McBee (double bass); Billy Hart (drums)

Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte's Groundtruther - Latitude (Thirsty Ear) Aug 24

— with guest Greg Osby
— the first of three CDs by Hunter & Previte; each with a different third musician
— read the JAZZMATAZZ capsule review

E.S.T. - Seven Days Of Falling - CD+DVD (215 Records) Aug 24
— Esbjorn Svensson (piano, keyboards); Dan Berglund (bass guitar); Magnus Ostrom (drums, percussion); includes bonus DVD with four performances from the forthcoming "Live In Stockholm" DVD

Christopher Adler - Epilogue for a Dark Day (Tzadik) Aug 24
Hemophiliac - 50th Birthday Celebration, Vol. 6 (Tzadik) Aug 24
— Ikue Mori, John Zorn, Mike Patton
Raz Mesinai - Cyborg Acoustics (Tzadik) Aug 24
— Raz Mesinai; Mark Feldman (violin); John Zorn (saxophone); Eyvind Kang, Mark Dresser, Shelly Hirsch, Tim Barnes, Ralph Farris, Okkyung Lee
Basya Schecter - Queen's Dominion (Tzadik) Aug 24
— Basya Schechter (guitar); Alan Kushan (santur); Chiara Civello, Jason Lindner, Meg Okura, Jarrod Cagwin, Daphna Mor, Noah Hoffeld, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, Albert Leusink

SACDs

Geri Allen - Life of a Song - SACD (Telarc) Aug 24
— with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette
Herbie Hancock - Gershwin's World - SACD (Verve) Aug 24
Joe Henderson - Lush Life - SACD (Verve) Aug 24
Shirley Horn - Here's to Life: Shirley Horn with Strings - SACD (Verve)

Japanese Imports

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Live At Sweet Basil (King KICJ-2082) Aug 23
Michel Camilo - Why Not? (King KICJ-2080) Aug 23
Dizzy Gillespie - Closer to the Source (King KICJ-2078) Aug 23
Chris Hunter - Scarborough Fair (King KICJ-2074) Aug 23

The Jazz Funk Masters featuring Bernard Purdie - Fatback (King KICJ-2085) Aug 23
The Jazz Funk Masters featuring Louis Johnson - Mo Funk (King KICJ-2086) Aug 23
George Kawaguchi - Plays Herbie Hancock (King KICJ-2087) Aug 23
David Matthews Orchestra with Jim Hall - Concierto De Aranjuez (King KICJ-2083) Aug 23
David Matthews Trio - Waltz for Debby (King KICJ-2073) Aug 23

Red Mitchell - Bass Club (King KICJ-2089) Aug 23
Phineas Newborn, Jr - C Jam Blues (King KICJ-2075) Aug 23
Baden Powell - Suite Afro Consolacao (King KICJ-2076) Aug 23
Tatsuya Takahashi / Tokyo Union - Plays Miles & Gil (King KICJ-2088) Aug 23
Mal Waldron - Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Remembered (King KICJ-2072) Aug 23
Mal Waldron - You & The Night & The Music (King KICJ-2071) Aug 23

non-jazz items of interest

Various Artists - Secular Steel (Gaff Music) Aug 24
— Nels Cline, Henry Kaiser, Eugene Chadbourne, BJ Cole, Roger Kleier, David Toop, Mike Cooper, Susan Alcorn, Lucky Oceans, Stephen Ulrich, Andy Marshall, Joe Goldmark, Bob Hoffnar, Bruce Kaplan, Mark Dagley and Elliott Sharp; includes an essay by Elliott Sharp, who also produced the set

Various Artists - Masters of Memphis Blues - 4 CD box set (JSP 7725) Aug 24
Various Artists - Bluegrass Early Cuts, 1931-1953 - 4 CD box set (JSP 7731) Aug 24

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Recent jazz releases
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California Guitar Trio - Whitewater (Inside Out Music America) Aug 17

Peter Brotzmann/Marco Eneidi/Lisle Ellis/Jackson Krall Quartet - Live at Spruce Street Forum (Botticelli 1015) Aug — recorded in March, 2002

George Burt/Raymond MacDonald - Popcorn (FMR 136) Aug
— George Burt (guitar), Aileen Campbell (voice, popcorn machine, hairdryer), Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone), George Lyle (double bass), Nicola MacDonald (voice, melodica), Raymond MacDonald (alto/soprano saxophone), Allan Pendreigh (drums), Christoph Reiserer (soprano saxophone)
Pete Corser - Breathing Out (FMR 135) Aug
— solo tenor sax
Dha - Dha (FMR 145) Aug
— Paul Brimmer (tenor saxophone), Mehboob Nadeem (sitar), Hanif Khan (tabla), Stan Adler (cello and double bass), Adrian Northove (soprano saxophone)
Paul Dunmall Quartet - Love, Warmth and Compassion (FMR 155) Aug
— Paul Dunmall: soprano & bagpipes, Philip Gibbs: electric guitar, Paul Rogers: 7 string double bass and Hamid Drake: percussion; studio date from May, 2004
Ensemble Q - Untold (FMR 135) Aug
— Susie Hodder-Williams (flute, alto flute, bass flute), Emma Feilding (oboe, cor anglais), Stuart King (clarinet), Josÿ Lluna (horn), Jo Turner (bassoon, contra bassoon), Chris Walters (bass clarinet), Fiona Ritchie (percussion)
Frode Gjerstad/Paul Hession - Mayday (FMR 144) Aug
— Frode Gjerstad (saxophones), Paul Hession (percussion)
The Glasgow Improvising Orchestra with Evan Parker - Live In Glasgow And Munich (FMR 142) Aug

Omar Sosa - Aleatoric EFX (OTA Records 1013) Aug — solo piano

Six Brown Brothers - Those Moaning Saxophones (Archeophone Records 6002) July 27

— Tom Brown, Fred Brown (alto saxophone); William Brown, Harry Fink (tenor saxophone); Alec Brown (baritone saxophone); Vern Brown (bass saxophone); 1911-1927

Glenn Jones - This Is The Wind That Blows It Out: Solos For 6 & 12 String Guitar (Strange Attractors) July 6

— acoustic guitar in the vein of John Fahey and Robbie Basho

non-jazz items of interest

Various Artists - The Phonographic Yearbook: 1922 - An Angel's Voice I Hear (Archeophone Records 9007) May 25

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