Jazzmatazz Newsletter 238 - July 12, 2005 Jazz Releases

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29 July 2005

Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#238

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12 July 2005

Recent jazz releases
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12 July 2005

Eubie Blake - That's Ragtime! (AEI) July 12
Original Cast Recording - Sunny (AEI) July 12 — original score by Jerome Kern

Son Sabroson y C.H.A. - Entre Salsa Y Son (Albatross Records 203) July 12

Last Exit - Köln (Atavistic UMS 252) July 12

— Peter Brötzmann (tenor sax), Sonny Sharrock (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass), Ronald Shannon Jackson (drums); reissue; 1986

Sirone - Sirone Live (Atavistic UMS 253) July 12

— Sirone (double bass, wooden flute); Claude Lawrence (saxophone); Dennis Charles (drums); 1991

Milton Nascimento - Courage (A&M LPR) July 12
— Herbie Hancock; Airto Moreira

Björn Wennås - Static (Beartones) July 12
— Bjorn Wennas (guitar), Carmen Marsico (vocals), Phil Grenadier (trumpet), Michel Reis (piano), Bruno Råberg (bass), and Ziv Ravitz (drums) in combinations from duo to sextet; original music and arrangements of pieces by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane

John Lindberg - Winter Birds (Between the Lines 71203) July 12
— John Lindberg (bass); Steve Gorn (bansuri, clarinet, soprano saxophone); Baikida Carroll (trumpet, flugelhorn); Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion)

Niou Bardophones - Air de Rien (Buda Records) July 12
— Guenole Keravec (bombard); Erwan Keravec (bagpipe); Ronan Legourierec (baritone saxophone); Pierre Letoux (drums)

Red Mitchell/George Cables - Live at Port Townsend (Challenge Jazz 70107) July 12

— Red Mitchell (bass), George Cables (piano); Mitchell's last recording - 7/25/1992

Angelo Debarre & Ludovic Beier - Entre Amis (Le Chant du Monde) July 12
Florin Niculescu - Djangophonie (Le Chant du Monde) July 12
Stocheto Rosenberg - Ready'N Able (Le Chant du Monde) July 12

Ernest Dawkins - Misconceptions of a Delusion, Shades of a Charade (Dawk Music) July 12
— recorded with Ernest Dawkins' Chicago 12 big band at the Sons D'Hiver Festival in Paris, France in January 2004, performing Dawkins' composition celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the "Chicago Seven" Trial

Philip Catherine/Bert Joris & the Brussels Jazz Orchestra - Meeting Colours (Dreyfus Music) July 12

Chris McNulty - Dance Delicioso (Elefant Dreams) July 12
— Chris McNulty (vocals); Paul Bollenback (guitar); Gary Bartz, Gary Thomas (saxophones); Mulgrew Miller (piano); Ugonna Okegwo (double bass); Billy Hart (drums)

Charlie Barnett - The Everest Years (Empire Music Werks) July 12
— two-fer of "Cherokee" (1958) and "More Charlie Barnet" (1959)
Chubby Jackson - Chubby Takes Over (Empire Music Werks) July 12
— with Don Lamond, Ernie Royal, Al Cohn, Bob Brookmeyer

Gary McFarland - Does The Sun Really Shine On The Moon/America (El [England]) July 12 — two-fer

Paul Brown - The City (GRP) July 12

Benny Carter - Master Lessons 1952 (Hep Cat Records) July 12

Spike Robinson - The CTS Session (Hep Jazz 2087) July 12

— Spike Robinson (tenor saxophone); Louis Stewart (acoustic guitar); John Williams (piano); Bill Crow (double bass); Pete Cater (drums); 1998

The Tennessee Tooters - The Complete 1924-26 Sessions (Hep Jazz 1081) July 12

— Harry Reser (banjo); Bennie Krueger (alto saxophone, C-melody saxophone); Red Nichols (trumpet); Miff Mole, Vincent Grande (trombone); Rube Bloom (piano); Gus Helleberg (bass instrument); Harry Lottman (drums)

Herbie Hancock - Live: Detroit/Chicago (Hudson Street 1101) July 12
— Herbie Hancock (piano); Eric Gayle (guitar); Stanley Turrentine (saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Ron Carter (double bass); Jack DeJohnette (drums)

Marian McPartland - Piano Jazz with Elvis Costello (The Jazz Alliance) July 12

Various Artists - Away From Base: Count Basie Sidemen With Other Leaders - 5 CD box (JSP) July 12

— Billie Holiday, Teddy Wilson, Harry James, Mildred Bailey, Benny Goodman, Kansas City Five & Six, Glenn Hardman, etc.

Dr. Billy Taylor & guests - Taylor Made At The Kennedy Center (Kennedy Center Jazz Recordings) July 12

Dave Peck Trio - Good Road (Let's Play Stella Records) July 12
— Dave Peck (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass), Joe LaBarbara (drums)
Dave Peck Trio - Out of Seattle: Live at Blue's Alley (Let's Play Stella Records) July 12
— Dave Peck (piano), Jeff Johnson (bass), Joe LaBarbara (drums); 2001
Dave Peck Trio - 3 and 1 (Let's Play Stella Records) July 12
— Dave Peck (piano), Chuck Deardoff (bass), Dean Hodges (drums); 1999
Dave Peck Trio - Trio (Let's Play Stella Records) July 12 — 1996
Dave Peck Trio - Solo (Let's Play Stella Records) July 12 — 1996

Linda Purl - Out Of This World (LML Music) July 12

— Linda Purl (vocals); Ron Abel (piano); Lisa Lemay (synthesizer); Randy Landas (double bass); Ed Smith (drums); Desi Arnaz Jr. (percussion)

Buddy Rich - Big Band Machine (LRC) July 12
— Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone); Peter Yellin, Bill Blaut (alto saxophone); Lloyd Michels, Richard Hurwitz (trumpet); Barry Maur, Gerald Chamberlain (trombone); Greg Kogan (piano); Cornell Dupree, Wayne Wright (guitar); Ray Armando (congas)

Henry Brun & the Latin Playerz - Spiritual Awakenings (Mambo Maniacs 5131) July 12
— Henry Brun (leader, conga, bonga, timbal, various percussion), Benjamin "Ben" Irom (piano, organ); Pedro "Pete" Ojeda (bass guitar); Angelo Strokes (drums)
Stone Alliance - Live in Bremen (Mambo Maniacs 5136) July 12
— Steve Grossman (tenor saxophone); Gene Perla (bass guitar); Don Alias (drums, congas)

Patricia Barber - Verve - SACD hybrid (Mobile Fidelity) July 12

Kornstad/Wiik - Eight Tunes We Like (Moserobie 032)
— Håkon Kornstad (Tenor Saxophone), Håverd Wiik (Piano),
— tunes by Carla Bley, Annette Peacock, Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman, Vernon Duke, Jimmy Rowles and Anton Webern
Per Henrik Wallin - Velodromer (Moserobie 033)
— Per Henrik Wallin (piano)

David Binney/Edward Simon - Fiestas de Agosto (Red Records 123304) July

Various Artists - BBC Jazz Awards 2005 - 2 CDs (Specific Jazz [UK]) July 12

Duke Ellington - The Piano Player (Storyville Records 8399) July 12
— 67 minutes of previously unreleased sessions recorded in New York, Paris and Tokyo between 1961 and 1971
— 13 piano solo numbers by Duke Ellington
— three tunes with Wild Bill Davis (organ), Joe Benjamin (bass) & Rufus Jones (drums)
— all Duke Ellington originals, most of which had never previously been recorded
— includes solo piano version of Ellington’s “River Ballad Suite”

Sir Roland Hanna - Solo Piano (Storyville Records 8388) July 12

— 70 minutes (13 tunes) of solo piano recorded in 1974 at a private session in France.
— first time on CD; includes three bonus tracks
— standards plus two originals

Dave Weckl - Multiplicity (Stretch) July 12

Brian Swartz Quartet featuring Bob Florence - Live at the Jazz Bakery (Summit Records 421) July 12
— Brian Swartz (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bob Florence (piano); Trey Henry (double bass); Dick Weller (drums)

Marko Lackner featuring Bob Brookmeyer & members of the New Art Orchestra - Awakening (Sunny Moon 71040) July 12
— Marko Lackner (saxophone), Bob Brookmeyer (trombone), New Art Orchestra

Weldon Irvine - Keyboards Wild DJs Smile (TAJ) July 12

— Weldon Irvine, piano

D>Tour - Leave A Message (Templar Records) July 12
— Chieli Minucci (guitar); Dave Mann (saxophone); Al McDowell (bass); Dave Darlington; plus Alex Sipiagin (trumpet); Klaus Mueller (keyboards)

Andrew Hill - Nefertiti (Test of Time Records 07) July 12

— Andrew Hill (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Roger Blank (drums); 1976

Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte's Groundtruther - Longitude (Thirsty Ear) July 12

— Charlie Hunter (8-string guitar) and Bobby Previte (drums, electronics) plus guest DJ Logic (turntables)

Erich Kleinschuster Sextett - Featuring Joe Henderson/Clifford Jordan/Carmell Jones (Universal [Austria])
— 1968-69

Ella Fitzgerald - Hello, Dolly! (Verve Records LPR) July 12

— Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Zoot Sims (tenor saxophone); Hank Jones (piano); recorded in NYC & London in 1964

Ernie Andrews - This Is Ernie Andrews (Verve Records LPR) July 12

— Ernie Andrews (vocals); Rene Hall (guitar); Jerome Parsons (organ); 1964

Jimmy Smith - Stay Loose (Verve Records LPR) July 12

— Jimmy Smith (vocals, organ); Carline Ray, Eileen Gilbert, Melba Moorman (vocals); Phil Upchurch, Carl Lynch (guitar); Hubert Laws, Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Pepper Adams (reeds); Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Ernie Royal, Joe Newman, Snooky Young (trumpet); Garnett Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Alan Raph (trombone); James Tyrell, Jimmy Meritt (bass); Grady Tate (drums); Johnny Pacheco (percussion); remastered

Dave Liebman & Phil Markowitz - Manhattan Dialogues (Zoho 200508) July 12

— Dave Liebman (soprano & tenor sax), Phil Markowitz (piano)

Jazz DVDs

Billie Holiday - Lady Day's Life - DVD (Music Video Distributors) July 12
Chucho Valdes featuring Irakare - Latin Jazz Founders - DVD (Music Video Distributors) July 12

Mel Lewis & the Jazz Orchestra - Jazz Masters From the Smithsonian - DVD (Shanachie) July 12

Jazz Imports

Alan Ferber Nonet - Scenes From An Exit Row (Fresh Sound New Talent 224) July 12
— Alan Ferber (trombone), David Smith (trumpet), John Ellis
Michael Kanan/Nat Su - Dreams & Reflections (Fresh Sound New Talent 225) July 12
— Michael Kanan (piano), Nat Su (alto sax); duo

Helen Merrill - Dream of You (Universal [Switzerland]) July 12 — with six bonus tracks
Helen Merrill - Just Friends (Universal [Switzerland]) July 12 — with Stan Getz
Helen Merrill - With Strings (Universal [Switzerland]) July 12 — includes one bonus track

other recent jazz releases
(from April to last week)
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Matt Criscuolo - Lotus Blossom (M Records 6000) July
— Matt Criscuolo (alto sax), Larry Willis (piano), Phil Bowler (bass), Steve Davis (trombone), Eric McPherson (drums), Ray Mantilla (percussion); jazz standards and originals

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

Lalo Schifrin - Magnum Force [OST] (Aleph) July 12

Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Jamboree (Columbia/Legacy) July 12

— 1957 album was the first full-length bluegrass album ever released; with 3 bonus tracks
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Gospel: The Complete Columbia Gospel Recordings

— 2 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) July 12 — 52 tracks
Earl Scruggs - I Saw The Light With Some Help From My Friends (Columbia/Legacy) July 12

— Linda Ronstadt; Arlo Guthrie; Tracy Nelson; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; 1971; with three previously unreleased bonus tracks
Son Volt - Okemah And The Melody Of Riot - DualDisc [CD/DVD] (Columbia/Legacy) July 12

— Jay Farrar (vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano); Brad Rice (guitar); Andrew DuPlantis (bass guitar, background vocals); Dave Bryson (drums)

Zucchero - Zucchero & Co (Concord) July 12

Big Billy Broonzy - Part 2: 1937-1940 - 4 CDs (JSP) July 12

— 101 tracks

Allman Brothers Band - Live At American University (Sanctuary Records) July 12

— Gregg Allman (vocals, Hammond b-3 organ); Duane Allman (guitar, slide guitar); Dickey Betts (guitar); Berry Oakley (bass guitar); Butch Trucks (drums, timpani); Jaimoe (drums, percussion); — recorded live at American University, Washington DC on 12/13/1970, just a few months before their classic album, Live at the Fillmore East

hear/buy: Orson Welles & The Mercury Theater

Orson Welles & The Mercury Theater - “The 39 Steps” & “Sherlock Holmes” - 2 CDs (Storyville/Nostalgia Arts) July 12

— two radio plays from 1938

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29 July 2005