Jazzmatazz Newsletter 233 - June 7, 2005 Jazz Releases

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1 July 2005

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#233

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7 June 2005

Recent jazz releases
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7 June 2005

Various Artists - Vision 3 - CD+DVD (Arts for Art 101/Aum Fidelity) June 7

— third Vision Fest compilation, documenting the 2003 festival
— CD + DVD contents are mutually exclusive (i.e. no repeats)
— DVD recorded in 5.1 surround sound with multiple camera angles + further features interviews with 10 Vision Fest stalwarts
— Matthew Shipp / Daniel Carter / William Parker / Fred Anderson / Gerald Cleaver / Jin Hi Kim / Billy Bang / Rob Brown / Henry Grimes / Kali Z. Fasteau / DJ Spooky / Carl Hancock Rux / Whit Dickey / Roy Campbell / Joe Morris / William Parker's Jeanne Lee Project / Joe McPhee / Warren Smith / Andrew Cyrille / Kidd Jordan / Roscoe Mitchell / Harrison Bankhead / Jerome Cooper / Joseph Jarman / Cooper-Moore

Barbara Montgomery - Trinity (Bjazz Records) June 7
— Aaron Graves (piano), Joe Ford (sax), John Swana (trumpet), Monette Sudler (guitar), Lee Smith & Mike Boone (bass), Wilby Fletcher (drums), Doc Gibbs (percussion)

Terence Blanchard - Flow (Blue Note) June 7

— Terence Blanchard (trumpet, programming); Lionel Loueke (vocals, guitar); Gretchen Parlato (vocals); Brice Winston (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, keyboards); Herbie Hancock, Aaron Parks (piano); Derrick Hodge (bass); Kendrick Scott (drums); Howard Drossin (programming)

Cannonball Adderley - Cannonball In Europe (Blue Note Records) June 7

— Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), Yusef Lateef (tenor saxophone, flute, oboe), Nat Adderley (cornet), Joe Zawinul (piano), Sam Jones (acoustic bass), Louis Hayes (drums); 1962

June Christy - Ballads For Night People (Blue Note Records) June 7

— reissue of 1959 Capitol LP; arrangements by Bob Cooper
— musicians include Cooper, Frank Rosolini, Bud Shank, Buddy Collette, Joe Castro, Red Callender, Stan Levey, Mel Lewis and others
— also includes five tracks from 1961's "Do-Re-Mi"

The Jazz Crusaders - The Festival Session (Blue Note Records) June 7

— reissue of 1967 Pacific Jazz LP recorded at 1966 Newport & Pacific Jazz Festivals
— also includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in 1968 at Shelly's Manne-Hole
— Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Wayne Henderson, Wilton Felder

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra - Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note Records) June 7

— reissue of 1967 Solid State LP; with three previously unreleased bonus tracks
— musicians include trumpeters Snooky Young, Marvin Stamm and Richard Williams, valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, the reeds of Jerome Richardson, Jerry Dodgion, Joe Farrell, Eddie Daniels and Pepper Adams, pianist Roland Hanna and bassist Richard Davis and others; arrangements by Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer and Garnett Brown

Stan Kenton - Viva Kenton (Blue Note Records) June 7

— reissue of 1959 Capitol LP; with six bonus tracks arrangements by Gene Roland;
— soloists include Charlie Mariano, Don Sebesky and Rolf Ericson
— includes bonus material from 1963's "Artistry in Bossa Nova"

Johnny Smith - Walk Don't Run! (Blue Note Records) June 7

— compilation of two Roost 10-inch LPs

hear/buy: The Best Of The Capitol Masters

Les Paul - The Best Of The Capitol Masters: 90th Birthday Edition (Capitol/EMI Records) June 7

Jo Ann Daugherty - Range Of Motion (Blujazz) June 7

— Jo Ann Daugherty (piano); Neal Alger (guitar); Mitch Paliga (saxophone); Tito Carrillo (trumpet); Tom Garling (trombone); Larry Kohut, Lorin Cohen (double bass); Ryan Bennett (drums); Chicago
John Goldman - In Walked Pierre (Blujazz) June 7

— John Goldman (flute, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Pierre Walker, Donna Goldman (vocals); Jeff Parker (guitar); Luciano Antonio (acoustic guitar); Neal Alger (electric guitar); Pharez Whitted (trumpet); Dan Cray (piano); Clark Sommers (double bass); Greg Wiserpratt (drums); Chicago, 2004

Scott Amendola Band - Believe (Cryptogramophone 123) June 7

— Jeff Parker, Nels Cline (electric guitar); Jenny Scheinman (violin); John Schiffler (bas); Scott Amendola (drums, percussion)

Mark Dresser/Denman Maroney - Time Changes (Cryptogramophone 124) June 7

— Mark Dresser (bass); Alexandra Montano (vocals); Denman Maroney (piano); Michael Sarin (drums)

Travis Shook - Travis Shook Plays Kurt Weill (Dead Horse Records) June 7

Ahmad Jamal - After Fajr (Dreyfus Jazz) June 7

— Ahmad Jamal (piano); James Cammack (bass); Idris Muhammad (drums); plus Donna McElroy, Paul Stiller, Vox One, Jodi Jenkins Ainsworth, Yumico Matsuoka, Paul J. Pampinella, Tom Baskett (vocals) on one track
— recorded July, 2004, at Centre Des Arts, Enghien, France

Michael Galasso & Terje Rypdal - High Lines (ECM Records) June 7

— Michael Galasso (violin); Terje Rypdal (guitar); Marc Marder (double bass); Frank Colon (percussion)

Christian Wallumrod - A Year From Easter (ECM Records) June 7

— Christian Wallumrod (piano, toy piano, harmonium); Nils Okland (violin, viola d'amore); Arve Henriksen (trumpet); Per Oddvar Johansen (drums)

Louis Sclavis & Jean-Marc Montera - Roman (FMP 127) June
— Louis Sclavis (ss/clt/b clt) & Jeanmarc Montera (guitar); duo

Alexander Schimmeroth - Arrival (Fresh Sound New Talent 213) June
— with Matt Penman (b), Jeff Ballard (d)
Raynald Colom - My 51 Minutes (Fresh Sound New Talent 214) June
— Raynald Colom (trumpet), Marti Serra, Tom Warburton, Marc Ayza
Myron Walden - This Way (Fresh Sound New Talent 216) June
— Myron Walden (as), Jimmy Greene (ts), EJ Strickland (d), V Archer (b)
Rick Germanson - You Tell Me (Fresh Sound New Talent 217) June
— Rick Germanson (p), Ralph Peterson (d), Gerald Cannon (b)
Eivind Opsvik - Overseas II (Fresh Sound New Talent 219) June
— Eivind Opsvik (b), Tony Malaby, Loren Stillman, Craig Taborn
Dave Allen - Untold Stories (Fresh Sound New Talent 220) June
— Dave Allen (g), Seamus Blake, Mark Ferber, C.DeRosa
Don Peretz - Foremen (Fresh Sound New Talent 221) June
— Don Peretz (d), Russ Johnson (tpt), C.Knoche (rds)
Fernando Huergo - Jazz Argentino (Fresh Sound World Jazz 028) June
— Fernando Huergo (b), Chris Cheek, Mika Pohjola

Sound on Survival - Live (Henceforth Records 101) June
— Lisle Ellis (bass), Marco Eneidi (alto sax), Peter Valsamis (drums); recorded live in Amherst and Philadelphia, May 2004

Soft Machine & Heavy Friends - BBC In Concert 1971 (Hux 67) June 6
— live session recorded for the BBC at London's Paris Theatre on March 11th 1971; Elton Dean, Mark Charig, Neville Whitehead and Phil Howard, Mike Ratledge on electric piano, Hugh Hopper, plus Ronnie Scott on tenor sax, Mark Charig on cornet, Paul Nieman on trombone and Roy Babbington on bass

Ray Brown - Moonlight Serenade (Kingston Records) June 7
— with Laurindo Almeida; 1981
Ray Brown - Summerwind (Kingston Records) June 7
— Ray Brown (bass); Monty Alexander (piano, vocals); Johnny Griffin (saxophone); Martin Drew (drums); 1980
Monty Alexander - Solo (Kingston Records) June 7 — 1987

Veronica Martell - The Art Of Intimacy (Koch) June 7

George Shearing Quintet - As Requested (Koch) June 7

— Ron Anthony (guitar); George Shearing (piano); Charles Shoemake (vibraphone); Andy Simpkins (double bass); Rusty Jones, Stix Hooper (drums); 1973

George Shearing Quartet - Gas (Koch) June 7

— George Shearing (piano); Don Heitler (organ); Andy Simpkins (double bass); Harvey Mason (drums, percussion); 1972

Marlon Jordan - You Don't Know What Love Is (Louisiana Red Hot Records) June 7
— Marlon Jordan (trumpet); Stephanie Jordan (vocals); Rachel Jordan (violin); Kent Jordan (flute); Kidd Jordan (saxophone)

Mulgrew Miller Trio - Live at Yoshi's, Vol. 2 (MaxJazz Records 212) June 7
— Mulgrew Miller (piano), Derrick Hodge (bass), Karriem Riggins (drums)

Denny Zeitlin - Solo Voyage (MaxJazz Records 213) June 7

Torbjorn Gulz - Torbjorn Gulz Trio (Moserobie 027) June
— Torbj�rn Gulz (Piano), Mattias Welin (Bass), Jonas Holgersson (Drums)
Per Zanussi - Zanussi 5 (Moserobie 028) June
— Kjetil M�ster (Saxes), Rolf-Erik Nystr�m (Saxes), Eirik Hegdal (Saxes), Per Zanussi (Double Bass), Per Oddvar Johanssen (Drums and Percussion)
Fredrik Nordstrom - No Sooner Said Than Done (Moserobie 029) June
— Fredrik Nordstrom (tenor sax), M.Broo (tpt), Mattias Stahl (vibes & glock), Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (bass), Fredrik Rundqvist (drums)
Ludvig Berghe Trio - Weekend (Moserobie 030) June
— Ludvig Berghe (Piano and tunes), Daniel Fredriksson (Drums), Mattias Welin (Bass)
Jonas Kulhammar Quartet with Norbotten Big Band - Snake City North (Moserobie 031) June
— Jonas Kullhammar (Tenor Saxophone), Jonas Holgersson (Drums), Torbj�rn Gulz (Piano), Torbj�rn Zetterberg (Bass), plus the Norrbotten Big Band

Ruth Young - This is Always (Nagel Heyer 2051) June 7
— Ruth Young (vocals); Herb Geller (alto saxophone); Walter Lang (piano); Wolfgang Lackerschmid (vibraphone); Rocky Knauer (double bass)

The Peter Br�tzmann Chicago Tentet - Be Music, Night (OkkaDisk 12059)
— Peter Brotzmann (bass clarinet, b-flat clarinet), Mats Gustafsson (baritone sax, bass clarinet), Ken Vandermark (baritone sax, b-flat-clarinet), Joe McPhee (trumpet/ alto sax), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Kent Kessler (bass), Paal Nilssen-Love (drums), Michael Zerang (drums), Mike Pearson (voice)

Philip Chaffin - Warm Spring Night (P.S. Classics) June 7

Bob Brookmeyer - Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (Passport Audio 1022) June 7
— Jack Wilkins (guitar); Bob Brookmeyer (trombone); Michael Moore (bass); Joe LaBarbera (drums)

Cal Tjader - Solar Heat (Passport Audio 1021) June 7
— Cal Tjader, Gary McFarland (vibraphone); Joao Donato (organ); Mike Abene (electric piano, harpsichord); Bobby Rodriguez, Chuck Rainey (bass); Grady Tate (drums); Ray Barreto, Orestes Vilato (percussion; 1968

Mel Torme & Chris Gunning - Mel Torme with the Chris Gunning Orchestra (Passport Audio 1020) June 7

Lee Ritenour - Overtime (Peak Records) June 7

Various Artists - Playboy Jazz: After Dark II (Playboy Jazz) June 7

Joelle Leandre & India Cooke - Firedance: Live at Guelph (Red Toucan 9327) June — 9/2004

Melvin Sparks - This Is It! (Savant 2065) June 7

— Melvin Sparks (guitar); Cochemea Gastalim (saxophone); Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet); Jerry Z (organ); Justin Tomsovic (drums)

Sammy Figueroa & his Latin Jazz Explosion - ...and Sammy Walked In (Savant 2066) June 7

— Sammy Figueroa (vocals, congas, percussion); John Michalak (flute, saxophone); Tyler Kuebler (saxophone); John Lovell (trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion); Michael Orta (piano, keyboards); Nicky Orta (bass); Gotz Kujack (drums)

Dizzy Gillespie - Gettin' Dizzy: The High-Flying Dizzy Gillespie (Savoy) June 7
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Digs In: The Young Dexter Gordon (Savoy) June 7
Pat Martino - The Incredible Pat Martino (Savoy) June 7 — with Gil Goldstein, Billy Hart, Billy Higgins

Various Artists - Pianola Jazz: Early Piano Jazz & Ragtime played on Piano Rolls (Saydisc) June 7

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Going Places (Shout! Factory) June 7

— 1965
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - What Now My Love (Shout! Factory) June 7

— 1966
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - S.R.O. (Shout! Factory) June 7

— 1966

Trilok Gurtu - The Trilok Gurtu Collection (Silva America) June 7

— Trilok Gurtu (vocals, drums, tabla, percussion); Pat Metheny, Ralph Towner (guitar); Mark Feldman, L. Shankar (violin); Jan Garbarek (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bill Evans (soprano saxophone); Don Cherry (trumpet); Joe Zawinul (piano, keyboards); Nana Vasconcelos (percussion)

Ray Marchica - In The Ring (Sons of Sound 027) June 7

— Ray Marchica (drums); Rodney Jones (guitar); Teodross Avery (tenor saxophone); Lonnie Plaxico (double bass)

Mingus Big Band/Charles Mingus Orchestra/Mingus Dynasty - I Am Three (Sunnyside 3029/Sue Mingus Music) June 7
— Conrad Herwig, Craig Handy, Donald Edwards, Earl McIntyre, George Colligan, Jack Wilkins, Jeremy Pelt, Abraham Burton, John Hicks, Kenny Rampton, Ku-Umba Frank Lacy, Alex Foster, Michael Rabinowitz, Miguel Zenon, Orrin Evans, Randy Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Scott Robinson , Seamus Blake, Wayne Escoffery, Charles Mingus, Boris Kozlov, Johnathan Blake, Jaleel Shaw, Jack Walrath, Walter White, Douglas Yates, Bobby Routch

Soul Ballet - All The Pretty Lights, Vol. 1 (215 Records 2011) June 7

Adam Caine - Pipe (True False 011)
— with Ken Filiano and Phil Haynes

The Rempis Percussion Quartet - Circular Logic - CDR (Utech Records 011) June
— Dave Rempis (reeds), Anton Hatwich (b), Frank Rosaly (d) and Tim Daisy (d)

John Scofield - That's What I Say: The Music of Ray Charles (Verve Records) June 7

— John Scofield (guitar); Warren Haynes (vocals, bottleneck guitar); Dr. John (vocals, piano); Manolo Badrena (vocals, timbales, percussion); Aaron Neville, John Mayer, Mavis Staples (vocals); David "Fathead" Newman, Alex Foster (tenor saxophone); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone); Larry Goldings (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond b-3 organ, vibraphone); Willie Weeks (bass); Steve Jordan (drums, background vocals); Lisa Fischer (background vocals)

other recent jazz releases
(from April to last week)
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Michel Legrand - Le Cinema De Michel Legrand - 4 CDs (Universal [France]) June 21

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earlier 2005 jazz releases
(Jan-Mar)
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non-jazz items of interest

Lalo Schifrin - Caveman [OST] (Aleph) June 7

Beth Custer - Respect As A Religion (BC Records 007) June 7
— Ben Goldberg, Graham Connah, etc.

Van der Graaf Generator - Present - 2 CDs (Charisma [EMI Europe]) June 7
— "surprise reunion of 2005 with original members Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton, Guy Evans and David Jackson. The spark for it all came at a reunion onstage at a Hammill solo gig in 2003 and Hammill's heart attack in December of that year. CD one includes six songs recorded in Peter Hammill's studio in North Devon, while CD two consists of 10 improvisational instrumentals"

Paul Griffiths/Frances-Marie Uitti - There Is Still Time (ECM Mew Series 1882) June 7
— Paul Griffiths (speaking voice), Frances-Marie Uitti (cello)

Need New Body - Where Is Black Ben? (5 Rue Christine)

Grayson Capps - If You Knew My Mind (Hyena Records 9336) June 7

Raul Midon - State of Mind (Manhattan Records/EMI) June 7

— with Stevie Wonder

Mark Isham - Crash [OST] (Superb Records) June 7

Johnny Cash - Ridin' The Rails: The Great American Train Story - DVD (Weasel Disc Records) June 7
— 1974; 52 minutes; remastered; includes bonus outtakes

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