Jazzmatazz Newsletter 197 - Capsule Reviews & Jazz Releases for 28 September 2004

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10 October 2004

Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#197

CD Reviews
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This week we have a review of a new

Dexter Gordon box set on Prestige

Recent jazz releases
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New Issues
28 September 2004

Sergio Mendes - The Fool on the Hill (A&M Jazz LPR) Sept 28

Joelle Leandre & Gianni Lenoci - Sur une balancoire (Ambiances Magnetiques 126) Sept
— Joelle Leandre: contrabass & voice and Gianni Lenoci: piano & objects

Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Paseo (Blue Note) Sept 28

— a program of original compositions recorded with an all-Cuban quartet of drummer Ignacio Berroa, electric bass player Jose Armando Gola and soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist Luis Felipe Lamoglia

Dianne Reeves - Christmas Time Is Here (Blue Note) Sept 28

Chet Baker - Prince of Cool: The Pacific Jazz Years (1952-1957) - 3 CDs (Blue Note) Sept 28

Mike Longo and the New York State of the Art Jazz Ensemble - Oasis (CAP) Sept 28
— soloists include Joe Magnarelli, Bob Magnuson, Gerry Niewood, Frank Perowsky, Santi Debriano, Adam Rafferty, a.o.
Mark Sherman - The Motive Series (CAP) Sept 28

— Mark Sherman (vibraphone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Allen Farnham (piano); Phil Palombi (double bass); Tim Horner (drums)

Ana Caram - Hollywood Rio - CD (Chesky) Sept 28
Ana Caram - Hollywood Rio - SACD (Chesky) Sept 28
Herbie Mann - Caminho De Casa - SACD (Chesky) Sept 28

John Lewis & Svend Asmussen - European Encounter (Collectables Records) Sept 28

— John Lewis (piano); Svend Asmussen (violin); Jimmy Woode (double bass); Sture Kalin (drums)
— originally released by Atlantic Records in 1962

Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Here Is Phineas: The Piano Artistry of Phineas Newborn, Jr. (Collectables Records) Sept 28

— Newborn's debut recording; released by Atlantic in 1956

hear/buy: Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes

Shirley Scott - Shirley Scott & the Soul Saxes (Collectables Records) Sept 28

— with David Newman, King Curtis and Hank Crawford; originally released by Atlantic in 1969

Miles Davis - Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis, 1963-64
     7 CDs (Columbia) Sept 28
— read the JAZZMATAZZ review
— "Seven Steps" includes material from the following albums:
— Seven Steps to Heaven (studio, Apr-May 1963), with George Coleman (tenor sax),
     Ron Carter (bass) and either Victor Feldman (piano) & Frank Butler (drums)
     or Herbie Hancock (piano) & Tony Williams (drums);

     includes previously unreleased alternate takes of "Joshua" and two of "Seven Steps"
     with Feldman and a rehearsal take of "Seven Steps" with Hancock
— Miles in Europe (Antibes, 27Jul1963), continuing with
     George Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams,
     with the previously unissued tunes "Bye Bye Blackbird" (16'47) & "Theme" (6'06),
     plus the unedited versions of "Autumn Leaves" (13'55), "Joshua" (11'36)
     and "All of You" (16'54)
— the complete Philharmonic Hall concert (12Feb1964), with both sets complete
     and in performance order
     (originally issued out-of-sequence as My Funny Valentine and Four & More);
     includes previously unissued tune "Autumn Leaves" (10'40),
     plus introductions by Mort Fega & Billy Taylor
— Miles in Tokyo (14Jul1964), with Sam Rivers on tenor sax
— Miles in Berlin (25Sep1964), with Wayne Shorter on tenor sax;
     includes a previously unissued version of "Stella by Starlight" (12'54)
— in all, set includes over an hour of previously unreleased music
— includes 92-page booklet with liner notes by Bob Blumenthal, a full discography of the period
     and rare and previously-unpublished photos of the musicians
— and the initial pressings are packaged with a metal spine

Hasidic New Wave - From the Belly of Abraham (Evolver 2022) Sept 28
— David Fiuczynski (guitar); Greg Wall (saxophone); Frank London (trumpet); Fima Ephron (bass); Aaron Alexander (drums); reissue of 2001 Knitting Factory release
Arto Lindsey - Aggregates 1-26 (Evolver 2020) Sept 28 — Arto Lindsay (guitar); Melvin Gibbs (bass guitar); Dougie Bowne (drums); reissue of 1995 Knitting Factory release
Sex Mob - Solid Sender (Evolver 2023) Sept 28
— Briggan Krauss (alto & baritone saxophones); Steven Bernstein (slide trumpet, mellophone); Tony Scherr (acoustic guitar, acoustic bass); Kenny Wollesen (drums, tambourine, maracas, percussion); plus Charlie Burnham, Joan Wasser (violin); Julia Kent, Jane Scarpantoni, Michelle Kinney (cello); DJ Logic (turntables); reissue of 2000 Knitting Factory release
Cuong Vu - Pure (Evolver 2021) Sept 28
— Cuong Vu (trumpet); Stomu Takeishi (bass); John Hollenbeck (drums); reissue of 2000 Knitting Factory release

Dave Brubeck - Jazz At The College Of The Pacific (Fantasy) Sept 28 — 20-bit K2 remastered
Vince Guaraldi - A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Fantasy) Sept 28 — 20-bit K2 remastered

Fantasy Records has released another set of "The Best of" titles on:
— Prestige: Chet Baker (1952-53, 1958-59), Eric Dolphy (1960-61), Bill Evans (1956-63)
— Riverside: Kenny Burrell (1956-63), Jackie McLean (1956-57), Lightnin' Hopkins (1960-64)
— all tracks were remastered in 2004 by Joe Tarantino and include new liner notes

David Weiss Sextet - The Mirror (Fresh Sound New Talent) Sept 28
— David Weiss (trumpet), Steve Davis (trombone), Norbert Stachel (baritone sax, bass clarinet), Craig Handy (tenor sax), Marcus Strickland (tenor sax), Myron Walden (alto sax), Xavier Davis (piano), Dwayne Burno (bass), E.J. Strickland (drums), Nasheet Waits (drums)

The George Gee Big Band - Settin' the Pace
— The George Gee Big Band Plays the Music of Frank Foster Under His Direction (GJazz Records) Sept 28

— Lance Bryant (vocals, tenor saxophone); Carla Cook (vocals); Howard Johnson (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Steve Wiseman (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jon Cowherd (piano); Daryl Hall (bass); Willard Dyson (drums); a.o.

Hiroshima - Spirit of the Season (Heads Up) Sept 28

— Christmas album
Yellowjackets - Peace Round: a Christmas celebration (Heads Up) Sept 28

Joel Harrison - So Long 2nd Street (HighNote 9431) Sept 28
— Joel Harrison (guitar); Total Praise (vocals); David Binney (saxophone); Uri Caine (keyboards)

Nguyen Le - Bakida (HighNote 9275) Sept 28
— Nguyen Le (guitar); Chris Potter (saxophone); Renaud Garcia-Fons (bass); Tino Di Geraldo

Flip Phillips & Woody Herman - Smooth as Silk (Hindsight) Sept 28

Craig Chaquico - Midnight Noon (Higher Octave) Sept 28

Alice Coltrane - Translinear Light (Impulse!) Sept 28

— new recording; with Alice Coltrane (piano, Wurlitzer organ, synthesizer); The Sai Anantam Ashram Singers (vocals); Ravi Coltrane (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Oran Coltrane (alto saxophone); James Genus (bass); Charlie Haden (double bass); Jack DeJohnette, Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)

hear/buy: Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues

Lorez Alexandria - Alexandria The Great (Impulse! LPR) Sept 28

Freddy Cole - "Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues" — Freddy Cole Sings & Plays Some Lonely Ballads (GRP) Sept 28

Queen Latifah - The Dana Owens Album (Interscope) Sept 28

— Queen Latifah's first non-rap vocal album; Queen Latifah (vocals); David "Fathead" Newman, Al Green (vocals); John Goux (guitar); Dan Higgins, Joel Peskin, Pete Christlieb, Brandon Fields (saxophone); James Moody (alto saxophone); Gary Grant, Larry Lunetta, Charles Davis (trumpet); Dick Nash, Bryant Breyers, Bruce Otto (trombone); Herbie Hancock, Jim Cox (piano); Peter Erskine, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Conte (percussion)

George Collichio - George Collichio (Kezia Records) Sept 28

Critters Buggin - Guest (Kufala Records) Sept 28 — 1994
Critters Buggin - Host (Kufala Records) Sept 28 — 1997
Critters Buggin - Monkeypot Merganser (Kufala Records) Sept 28 — 1997
Critters Buggin - Bumpa (Kufala Records) Sept 28 — 1998
— reissues

Lerner Moguilevsky Duo - Sobreviviente (Los Anos Luz) Sept 28

Rene Marie - Serene Renegade (MaxJazz) Sept 28
— Rene Marie (vocals); Jeremy Pelt (trumpet); Takana Miyamoto (piano); Herman Burney (bass); Quentin Baxter (drums); Rolando Guerrero (percussion)

McCoy Tyner - Counterpoints: Live In Tokyo (Milestone) Sept 28

— previously unreleased solo, duo and trio pieces recorded in July, 1978
— with Ron Carter and Tony Williams; notes by producer Ed Michel

Marc Copland/Greg Osby - Night Call (Nagel Heyer 2048) Sept 28 — duets
Benny Lackner Trio - Not The Same (Nagel Heyer 2042) Sept 28

Triage - American Mythology (Okka Disk 052) Sept
— Dave Rempis (alto & tenor sax), Jason Ajemian (bass) and Tim Daisy (drums)

Joe Pass - Blues for Fred (Pablo) Sept 28
— solo guitar album recorded in 1988; 20-bit K2 remastered

Richard Cook & Brian Morton - The Penguin Guide To Jazz On CD, 7th Edition
(Penguin Books) Sept 28 — 1,728 pages

Paquito D'Rivera - Paquito D'Rivera Presents 40 Years Of Cuban Jam Sessions (Pimienta Records) Sept 28
— recent recordings by musicians who jammed together in the 1950s: Paquito D'Rivera (saxophone); Jose "Chombo" Silva (tenor saxophone); Andy Garcia (congas); Chocolate Armenteros, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Juanito Marquez, Pucho Escalante
Giovanni Hidalgo - Villa Hidalgo (Pimienta Records) Sept 28
— with Dizzy Gillespie; Paquito D'Rivera; 1992

Elements of the 7th - Rhythm Process = 2x(y)+3 (Quadraphonic Sound Module 1102) Sept
— Sabir Mateen (tenor sax), Roy Campbell (trumpets), Clark Gayton (trombone), Atiba Wilson (flutes), Matthew Shipp (piano), Brian Carrott (vibes), Clifford Pusey (guitar), Alex Blake, Bill Dotts & Clyde Bullard on basses and Michael Thompson, Charles Hopkins, Ras Tschaka Tonge, Neil Clark & Michael Foley Kolade on drums & percussion; produced and arranged by Alioune N'Diaye

John Butcher & Gino Robair - New Oakland Burr (Rastascan 51) Sept 28

Miles Davis - Collector's Items (Prestige) Sept 28
— Charlie Parker; Sonny Rollins; Tommy Flanagan; 1956-56; 20bit K2 remastered

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Ugetsu (Riverside) Sept 28 — Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Cedar Walton (piano); Reggie Workman (bass); recorded live at Birdland in 1963; 20bit K2 remastered

Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies High (Riverside) Sept 28
— Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); J.J. Johnson (trombone); Hank Jones (piano); Barry Galbraith (guitar); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Jo Jones (drums); 1957; 20bit K2 remastered

Chris Botti - When I Fall In Love (Sony) Sept 28

The Manhattan Transfer - Vibrate - CD (Telarc) Sept 28

The Manhattan Transfer - Vibrate - SACD (Telarc) Sept 28

Oscar Peterson Trio - The Legendary Oscar Peterson Trio: Live at the Blue Note - 4 CD box set (Telarc) Sept 28
— features the four albums recorded between March 16th and 18th, 1990, at the Blue Note in NYC by Peterson and bassist Ray Brown, guitarist Herb Ellis and drummer Bobby Durham

Matthew Shipp - Harmony & Abyss (Thirsty Ear) Sept 28

— with William Parker, Gerald Cleaver and FLAM

Greg Adams - Firefly (215 Records) Sept 28

Eddie Gomez Trio - Live in Japan (Twinz) Sept 28
— with Stefan Karlsson and Jimmy Cobb

Ed Calle - Ed Calle Plays Santana (Universal Music Latino) Sept 28

Roy Hargrove and the RH Factor - Strength - EP (Verve) Sept 28

Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Love (Verve LPR) Sept 28

— Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Barney Kessel (guitar); Martin Ruderman (flute); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison, Pete Candoli (trumpet); George Roberts (trombone); Arnold Ross (piano); Joe Mondragon (bass); Alvin Stoller (drums); Milt Holland (percussion); arranged by Frank Devol; recorded in CA in 1957 & 1959

Blossom Dearie - Sings Broadway Hit Songs (Verve LPR) Sept 28

— with Russell Garcia & His Orchestra; 1960

Clark Terry - Mixed and Remixed - 2 CDs (Vivicom) Sept 28

Fred Van Hove - Spraak & Roll - 2 CDs (Wim 030304) Sept
— solo piano from 2003-04

other recent jazz releases
(from July to last week)
[recent.Jazzmatazz.info]

Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It (Sony UK) Apr 27
— first time on CD for this 1975 album; with two bonus tracks

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upoming jazz releases
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earlier 2004 jazz releases
(Jan-June)
[jazzmatazz.home.att.net/cds2004.html]
[jazzmatazz.home.att.net/releases/jazzmatazz_cds2004.zip]

non-jazz items of interest

Tim Brady / Novel Ensemble Moderne - Playing Guitar: Symphony #1 (Ambiances Magnetiques 125) Sept

Various Artists - The Phonographic Yearbook: 1920: "Even Water's Getting Weaker" (Archeophone Records 9001) Sept 28

Various Artists - Bluegrass: Can't You Hear Me Callin' - 4 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Sept 28

Barry Manilow - Scores: Songs from The Copacabana and Harmony (Concord Jazz) Sept 28

Brian Wilson - Smile (Nonesuch) Sept 28

Sir Richard Bishop - Improvika (Locust) Sept 21
— acoustic solo guitar

Elliott Sharp - Radio Hyper-Yahoo (Zoar 24) Sept 21
— songs and rants inspired by Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels," with a variety of musicians and speakers

2003 jazz releases
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[jazzmatazz.home.att.net/releases/jazzmatazz_cds2003.zip]

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