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This week we have a new review of a CD by McCoy Tyner on Telarc
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The Beat Circus - Ringleader's Revolt (Innova) Sept 21, 2004
Ringleader's Revolt is a jazzy new album by the group The Beat Circus
that evokes circus music, early Fellini, the music of Nino Rota and Kurt Weill, klezmer, burlesque
and vaudeville. The use of tuba, banjo and accordion harkens back to the 1920s. Led by Ringleader
The Beat Circus: Brian Carpenter (slide trumpet, trumpet); Alec K Redfearn (accordion); Brandon Seabrook (banjo, sampler); Jim Hobbs (alto saxophone); Ron Caswell (tuba); Jerome Deupree (drums)
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Critters Buggin - Stampede (Ropeadope) Sept 7
Stampede is the first album in five years from Seattle's eclectic
Critters Buggin. In the meantime some members of the group, which includes vibraphonist
Each member of the group brought a pair of compositions to
Stampede, which is a fun mix of electronica, rock, atmospheric funk and spacey jazz instrumental music. The sound and use of vibes
reminds me a bit of
Chicago's
Personnel: Matt Chamberlain (drums), Mike Dillon (vibes, percussion), Brad Houser (bass), Skerik (keyboards, saxophones, effects), various guest appearances including Bachir and Mustapha Attar, Jon Brion, Stone Gossard, Eyvind Kang
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Albert Ayler -
Holy Ghost: Rare & Unissued Recordings (1962-1970) - 9 CD box set (Revenant Records 213) Oct 5
— comprehensive & elaborate look at the controversial and influential saxopohonist
— nine CDs; seven CDs of rare and previously unreleased recordings with
musicians including
Cecil Taylor, Jimmy Lyons, Gary Peacok, Sunny Murray,
Don Cherry,
Burton Greene, Rashied Ali,
Don Ayler,
Ronald Shannon Jackson,
Beaver Harris, Milford Graves,
Pharoah Sanders, Richard Davis,
Dave Burrell, Roger Blank, Sam Rivers, etc.
— two CDs of 1964-70 interviews with Ayler (plus 1971 interview w/ Don Cherry)
— 208 page full-color hardbound book with:
— new essays by Amira Baraka,
Val Wilmer, Ben Young, Marc Chaloin,
Daniel Caux and Carl Woideck
— remembrances by musicians and others who knew or heard Ayler
— track by track notes and profiles of sidemen and photos
— chronolgy of Ayer's performances and recordings
— housed in plastic Spirit Box cast from the wooden handcarved original
— with facsimiles of vintage posters, cards and publications,
including one by Larry Haines
and excerpts from Cricket magazine
— a beautiful package from Revenant
D'3: Pardo, Pose, Roper -
Directo (Satchmo Jazz Records 31) Oct 5
— Jorge Pardo: sax, Francis Pose: bass, José Vásquez "Roper": drums
Adam Kolker -
Sultanic Verses (Satchmo Jazz Records 46) Oct 5
— Adam Kolker: tenor & soprano sax, Bruce Barth: piano, John
Herbert: bass, Billy Hart: drums, Ray Baretto: percussion
Carmen Cuesta -
Peace of Mind (Skip Records 9013) Oct 5
— Carmen Cuesta: vocals, Chuck Loeb: guitars, keyboards, synth flute, harmonica,
Bill Evans: soprano sax, Toots Thielemans: harmonica, Will Lee: bass,
Vinnie Colaiuta: drums, Mitchel Forman: Piano
David Friedman -
Earfood (Skip Records 9043) Oct 5
— David Friedman: vibraphone, Peter Weniger: tenor sax, Pepe Berns: bass
Tony Lakatos -
I Get Along With You Very Well: The Music of Hoagy Carmichael (Skip Records 9036) Oct 5
— Tony Lakatos: tenor & soprano sax, Jimmy Scott: vocals, George Mraz: bass, Adam Nussbaum: drums, Tim Lefebvre: bass
Harry Allen -
Tenors Anyone (Slider Music 3004) Oct 5
Mildred Bailey -
Radio Shows, Vol. 1 - 1945 (Storyville 3030) Oct 5
— three previously unreleased January 1945 broadcasts by vocalist Bailey the with the Paul Baron Orchestra
— musicians include trumpeters Charlie Shavers & Roy Eldridge, pianist Teddy Wilson, vibraphonist Red Norvo
and drummer Specs Powell plus guests Tommy Dorsey, Earl Hines and drummer Cozy Cole; 27 tracks
Willie "The Lion" Smith -
The Lion Live: Zurich - 2 CDs (Storyville 8360) Oct 5
— Willie “The Lion” Smith: piano, Ernest “Bass” Hill: bass, Wallace Bishop: drums
— previously unreleased trio concert from 1949
Sai Ghose Trio -
E-Motion (Summit Records 399) Oct 5
— Sai Ghose: piano, Jerry Wilfong: bass, Mike Connors: drums, Sean Berry: saxophone
Charles McPherson Quartet -
But Beautiful (Venus 35331) Oct 5
— with Steve Kuhn, D. & L. Williams
Danilo Rea Trio -
Romantica (Venus 35332) Oct 5
Stefano Bollani Trio -
Ma l'Amore No (Venus 35333) Oct 5
Bob Kindred Quartet -
Blue Moon (Venus 35334) Oct 5
— with George Mraz, Ben Riley and J Dimartino
Eric Alexander Quartet -
Gentle Ballads (Venus 35335) Oct 5
— Mike Ledonne, J. Farnsworth And J. Webber
Steve Kuhn Trio -
Easy to Love (Venus 35336) Oct 5
— with David Finck, Billy Drummon
Tal Farlow -
The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions - 7 CDs (Universal [Mosaic 224]) Oct 5
— 1954-59; first time on CD for much of the material
— mainly trio and quartet dates, but there are also quintets, sextets and septet dates
— includes three previously unissued alternate takes, as well as breakdowns and alternates on seven tunes
— liner notes by guitarist Howard Alden
— sidemen include bassists Red Mitchell, Oscar Pettiford, Milt Hinton, and Ray Brown; pianists Gerald Wiggins, Claude Williamson, and Eddie Costa; and drummers Joe Morello, Chico Hamilton, and Stan Levey
Dave Liebman/Don Braden/Dan Moretti -
Latin Genesis (Whaling City Sound 13) Oct 5
— Latin jazz versions of tunes from Elvin Jones's 1971 "Genesis," plus originals and standards
— Liebman, Braden, Moretti (reeds), Oscar Stagnaro (bass), Mark Walker (drums), Pernell Saturnino (percussion);
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Shawnn Monteiro -
One Special Night (Whaling City Sound 22) Oct 5
— Shawnn Monteiro (vocals); Clark Terry (trumpet); John Harrison III (piano); Jimmy Woode (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums)
Jim Robitaille -
To Music (Whaling City Sound 21) Oct 5
— Jim Robitaille (guitar); Dave Liebman (saxophone); Matt Richard (piano); Dave Zinno (bass); Chris Poudrier (drums)
Noel Akchote -
Sonny II — The Music of Sonny Sharrock (Winter & Winter 108) Oct 5
— solo guitar album; ten compositions by Sonny Sharrock;
five by Akchote, one each by Linda Sharrock, Donovan, Daniel Humair and a standard
Cassandra Wilson -
After the Beginning Again (Winter & Winter JMT 919058) Oct 5
— Cassandra Wilson: vocals, James Weidman: piano,
synthesizers, Kevin Bruce Harris: electric bass, Mark
Johnson: drums, percussion, Jeff Haynes: percussion;
reissue of her last JMT album (she then signed with Blue Note)
Peter Herborn -
Traces of Trane: A Tribute to John Coltrane (Winter & Winter JMT 919059) Oct 5
— Gary Thomas: tenor saxophone, flute, Robin Eubanks: trombone,
Marc Ducret: guitar, Mark Helias: bass, Tom Rainey: drums,
WDR Big Band; reissue
Tim Berne -
Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) (Winter & Winter JMT 919060) Oct 5
— Tim Berne: alto & baritone saxes, David Sanborn: sopranino &
alto saxes, Marc Ducret: electric guitars, Hank Roberts: cello,
Joey Baron: drums, Herb Robertson: trumpet, cornet,
flugelhorn, Mark Dresser: bass;
tribute to Julius Hemphill; reissue
Greg Skaff with Joe Farnsworth and Mike Le Donne -
Ellington Boulevard (Zoho 200411) Oct 5
— re-release of a now out-of-print
2003 Khaeon release titled "Blues for Mr.T";
six Skaff originals plus tunes by Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner and Billy Strayhorn
Judi Silvano -
Let Yourself Go (Zoho 200412) Oct 5
— vocalist Silvano's first all-standards album; Michael Abene: piano, Dick Oatts:
saxaphones, Ingrid Jensen: trumpet, flugelhorn, Rufus Reid: bass;
arrangements by Abene
other recent
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