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Various Artists -
One More: Music of Thad Jones (IPO Recordings) Mar 1
Trumpet player and composer Thad Jones was the co-leader of the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, which played Monday nights at the Village Vanguard during 1966-79. Jones's compositions featured good melodies and exquisite backgrounds and settings for the soloists.
IPO records had Michael Patterson arrange eleven of Jones's composition for a medium-sized group of master musicians who all had connections with Thad. There's beautiful soloing and ensemble work from the all star cast.
Personnel:
Frank Wess (flute, alto sax & tenor sax); James Moody (soprano & tenor sax); Benny Golson (tenor sax); Jimmy Owens (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bob Brookmeyer (trombone); Hank Jones, Sir Roland Hanna (piano); Richard Davis (double bass); Mickey Roker (drums);
the album has liner notes by Ira Gitler
Alfonso Pais -
Terranova (Clean Feed 032) Mar
Portegese guitarist Pais has studied in NYC and now divides his time between Portugal and the US. His new release features set of memorable original jazz compositions and good support and interaction from his bass and drum players. I like his strong, jazzy tone.
Personnel:
Alfonso Pais (guitar), Carlos Barretto (bass), Alexandre Frazao (drums)
Tigersmilk -
Tales From the Bottle (Family Vineyard 28) Mar 1
Spacious Chicago improvised free jazz; melodic at times, sparse and textural at others;
reminds me of AEoC in places; with
Cold Bleak Heat -
It's Magnificent, But It Isn't War (Family Vineyard 35) Mar 1
Intense free improvisation from saxophonist
Kurt Rosenwinkel -
Deep Song (Verve) Mar 1
Guitarist Rosenwinkels' new release was recorded after a European tour with his all-star group. His keyboard-like tone is at the center of eight originals and two standards.
Musicians: Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar); Joshua Redman (saxophone); Brad Mehldau (piano); Larry Grenadier (bass guitar); Jeff Ballard, Ali Jackson (drums).
Joyful and inspired date by the great post-WWII master stride pianist. Recorded live in France in 1988 with sympathetic drummer Michael Silva.
Twelve tunes originally arranged for Art Pepper by Marty Paich in 1959, using Paich's great charts (eight of the tunes appeared on 1959's classic Art Pepper Plus Eleven: Modern Jazz Classics (Contemporary Records). Recorded live with The Los Angeles Jazz Orchestra conducted by Christian Jacob in Los Angeles, 5/30/2004.
With Phil Woods (clarinet, alto saxophone); Don Shelton (alto saxophone); Brian Scanlon (tenor saxophone); Bob Carr (baritone saxophone); Steve Huffsteter, Frank Szabo (trumpet); Stephanie O'Keefe (French horn); Scott Whitfield (trombone); Rich Bullock (bass trombone); Christian Jacob (piano); Brad Dutz (vibraphone); Chris Conner (double bass); Paul Kreibich (drums)
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Art Blakey -
Like Someone in Love (Blue Note RVG Edition) Mar 1
— Art Blakey (drums); Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); Bobby Timmons (piano); Jymie Merritt (bass);
1960; includes one alternate take
Sonny Clark -
Dial S For Sonny (Blue Note RVG Edition) Mar 1
— Sonny Clark (piano); Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Art Farmer (trumpet); Curtis Fuller (trombone); Wilbur Ware (bass); Louis Hayes (drums);
1957; includes one bonus track
Herbie Hancock -
Speak Like a Child (Blue Note RVG Edition) Mar 1
— Herbie Hancock (piano); Thad Jones (flugelhorn); Peter Phillips (bass trombone); Jerry Dodgion (alto flute); Ron Carter (bass); Mickey Roker (drums);
1968; includes three bonus tracks
Grant Green -
Feelin' the Spirit (Blue Note RVG Edition) Mar 1
— Grant Green (guitar); Herbie Hancock (piano); Butch Warren (bass); Billy Higgins (drums); Garvin Masseaux (tambourine);
1962; includes one bonus track
Wayne Shorter -
Night Dreamer (Blue Note RVG Edition) Mar 1
— Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone); Lee Morgan (trumpet); McCoy Tyner (piano); Reginald Workman (acoustic bass); Elvin Jones (drums);
1964; includes one alternate take
Horace Silver -
And the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note RVG Edition) Mar 1
— Horace Silver (piano); Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone); Kenny Dorham (trumpet); Doug Watkins (acoustic bass); Art Blakey (drums);
1954-55
Dan Haerle -
Standard Procedure (Blujazz Records 3332) Mar 1
— Dan Haerle (piano); Bob Bowman (double bass); Jack Mouse (drums)
Katie Bull -
Love Spook (Corn Hill Indie 8622) Mar 1
— with Frank Kimbrough or Michael Jefry Stevens (piano), Martin Wind or Joe Fonda (bass) and Matt Wilson (drums)
Luigi Martinale Standard Quartet -
Stella (D.D.Q. 128063) Mar 1
— with G. Di Gregorio, S. Risso, P. Franciscone
Savina Yannatou/Primavera En Salonico Ensemble -
Sumiglia (ECM) Mar 1
— Savina Yannatou (vocals); Yannis Alexandris (guitar, oud, tambora); Kostas Vomvolos (qanoun, accordion, kalimba); Kyriakos Gouventas (violin, viola); Harris Lambrakis (ney); Michalis Siganidis (double bass); Kostas Theodorou (percussion)
Andreas Oberg -
Young Jazz Guitarist (Hot Club) Mar 1
— Andreas Oberg (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Marian Petrescu (grand piano); Jorgen Smeby (double bass); Robert Ikiz (drums)
Marvin Stamm/Ed Soph Project -
Live at Birdland (Jazzed Media 1006) Mar 1
Marvin Stamm (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bill Mays (piano); Rufus Reid (bass); Ed Stoph (drums)
plus John Abercrombie (guitar)
Candoli Brothers Sextet -
Jazz Horizons (Lonehill Jazz 167) Feb 28
— with Pete and Conte Candoli, Jimmy Rowles, Howard Roberts or Barney Kessel, Joe Mondragon and Alvin Stoller
Conte Candoli -
Modern Sounds From The West (Lonehill Jazz 166) Feb 28
J.J. Johnson/Kai Winding Quintet -
Complete Fifties Studio Recordings - 2 CDs (Lonehill Jazz 179) Feb 28
— 4 LPs on 2 CDs: "Trombone For Two!", "Nuf Said”, "Jay & Kai Quintet" and "Jay And Kai"
Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery -
Complete Live at the Half Note - 2 CDs (Lonehill Jazz 181) Feb 28
Booker Little featuring George Coleman -
Complete Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 180) Feb 28
— October 1958 album "Booker Little 4 & Max Roach" and September 1961 release "Booker Little and Friend"
Oscar Pettiford -
Complete 1959 & 1963 United Artists Complete Big Band Studio Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 168) Feb 28
— two-fer; musicians include Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy Flanagan, Lucky Thompson and Benny Golson
Bill Potts -
Porgy & Bess & Bye Bye Birdie (Lonehill Jazz 170) Feb 28
— Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, Donald Byrd, Jimmy Cleveland, Tommy Flanagan, Lucky Thompson and Benny Golson
George Russell -
Complete Bluebird Recordings (Lonehill Jazz 177) Feb 28
Sal Salvador & Eddie Costa Quartet -
Complete Studio Recordings - 2 CDs (Lonehill Jazz 171) Feb 28
— 3 1/2 LPs on two CDs
Tony Scott & the Three Dicks -
Complete Milt Hinton & Osie Johnson Quartet (Lonehill Jazz 178) Feb 28
Twana Rhodes -
Thru the Night (Nagel Heyer Records 2057) Mar 1
— Twana Rhodes (vocals); Kai Bruckner (guitar); Felix Wanschaffe (saxophone); Hendrik Sol (piano); Adam Holzman (keyboards); Paul Kleber (double bass); Andy Winter (drums)
Bruce Arnold/Mike Miller -
Two Guys From South Dakota (The Orchard) Mar 1
Bill Carter & The Presbybop Quartet -
John According to Jazz (The Orchard) Mar 1
Johnny Mercer -
Moon River (Pulse) Mar 1
— 1974 Pye recordings
Giovanni Falzone -
Live in Clusone (Soul Note 121324) Mar 1
— with G.Partipilo (alto sax), M.Signorile (piano)
Cecilia Finotti -
Nevermore (Soul Note 121329) Mar 1
— with F. Bosso, L. Bulgarelli, M. Campobasso, A. Impullitti, M. Manzoni, A. Succi, A. Svampa
Wayne Horvitz/Ron Samworth/Peggy Lee/Bill Clarke/Dylan van der Schyff -
Intersection Poems (Spool 125) Mar
— improv session recorded live in Vancouver in 2003
Dexter Gordon -
Jazz At Magleås High School (Storyville) Mar 1
— Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone, Kenny Drew - Piano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass, Al Heath - drums
— recorded live by the Danish National Radio at a jazz clinic for music students at a high school in Sweden in 1967
Rebekka Bakken -
Is That You? (Universal Int'l [Germany]) Mar 1
Yoshiko Kishino -
Praha (Universal Int'l [Germany]) Mar 1
Alessio Riccio/Ellery Eskelin/David Shea -
Drawing - Opus 2: Paul Klee (Unorthodox 005) Mar 1
— Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax), David Shea (samples & other keyboards) and
Alessio (drums, loops, verious percussion and tapes)
Alessio Riccio with Tim Berne, Elliott Sharp -
Hallucinated Memories (Unorthodox 008) Mar 1
— Alessio Riccio, drums, percussion; with Elliott Sharp, pedal steel and electric guitar;
Tim Berne, Achille Succi & Renato Cordovani, saxes; Stefano Battaglia, piano; Giacomo Castellano, el. guitar;
Nuccio D'Angelo, classical guitar; Guido Melis, bass; Francesco Simionato, keyboards programming;
Luca Marianini, flugelhorn; Marco Ortolani, clarinets; Rossela Ruini and Diana Torto, vocals
Brian Patneaude Quartet -
Distance (WEPA Records) Mar 1
— Brian Patneaude (tenor sax), George Muscatello (guitar), Ryan Lukas
(acoustic bass), Danny Whelchel (drums), w/s/g Dave Payete (fender rhodes on
three tracks)
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