Jazzmatazz Newsletter 254 - November 1, 2005 Jazz Releases

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13 November 2005

Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#254

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1 November 2005

Recent jazz releases
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1 November 2005

Hooker/Hall/Renaldo - Oasis Of Whispers (Alien8 Recordings 059) Nov 1

— William Hooker (drums), Glen Hall (tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, piccolo, bass flute, bass clarinet, percussion), Lee Ranaldo (guitar, audio collages, effects); Buffalo, NY, 2001

David Leonhardt Jazz Group - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Big Bang Records 9576) Nov 1
— David Leonhardt (piano), Nancy Reed (vocals), Larry McKenna (sax), Matthew Parrish (bass), Taro Okamoto (drums)

Sylvie Lewis - Tangos and Tantrums (Cheap Lullaby) Nov 1

Claire Daly - Heaven Help Us All (Daly Bread 46741) Nov 1
— Claire Daly (baritone sax), Eli Yamin (piano), Adam Bernstein (bass), Amy Demos (drums)

Milo Fine-Davu Seru-Elliot Fine - 2nd Meeting: Percussion Music, Improvised (Elfin 03) Nov 1

Matt Turner - Dada Ear Ink (Fever Pitch 32) Nov 1
— Matt Turner (piano)

Gary McFarland - Gary McFarland Orchestra With Bill Evans (Five Four) Nov 1

Ken Vandermark Territory Band - Company Switch - 2 CDs (OkkaDisk 12070) Nov 1
— Fredrik Ljungkvist, Dave Rempis & Ken Vandermark on saxes & clarinets, Axel Doerner on trumpets, Jeb Bishop on trombone, Jim Baker on piano, Lasse Marhaug on electronics, Fred Longberg-Holm on cello, Kent Kessler on bass and Paul Lytton & Paal Nilssen-Love on drums & percussion

Dan Clucas' Immediately - Exile (pfMentum 028) Sept 6
— Dan Clucas (clarinet), Brian Walsh (tenor sax), Noah Phillips (guitar), Mike Ibarra(bass), Rich West (drums)
Michael Vlatkovich - Across 36 Continents (pfMentum 030) Nov 1
— Michael Vlatkovich (trombone, percussion), Rob Blakeslee (Trumpet, Flugelhorn), Jeff Kaiser (Trumpet), Jill Torberson (French Horn), Michael Powers (Bass Trombone), Mark Weaver (Tuba Rich Halley (Tenor Saxophone), Kurt Peterson (Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Alan Lechusza (Bass Clarinet), Chris Lee (Drum Set, Vibes, Percussion)

George Benson - Live at Montreux 1986 - DVD (RED Dist) Nov 1 — 103 minutes

Decision Dream - Steamroom Variations (Red Toucan 9328) Nov 1
— Anthony Bianco: drums and cymbals, Magnus Alexanderson: electric guitar and loops, Jair-Rohm Parker Wells: electric double bass and loops; recorded at the Steamroom in London in August, 2004

Various Artists - Freedom Jazz Dance Book II (Schema 402) Nov 1

Tim O'Dell & Tatsu Aoki - Ancient Pines (Southport 111)
— Tatsu Aoki: bass; Tim O'Dell: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Ryan Schultz: bass trumpet (6)

Nels Cline - Immolation/Immersion (Strange Attractors 39) Nov 1

— Nels Cline (guitar), Wally Shoup (alto saxophone), Chris Corsano (drums)

Peter Sommer/Art Lande - Sioux County (Tapestry 76008) Nov 1
— Peter Sommer (sax), Art Lande (piano)

Diana Krall - Christmas Songs: Count Your Blessings (Verve) Nov 1
— Diana Krall (vocals, piano) with the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
— with Russell Malone, Anthony Wilson (guitar); Stefon Harris (vibraphone); John Clayton, Robert Hurst, Ben Wolfe (double bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums)

Anthony Brown's Orchestra - Rhapsodies (Water Baby Records 1010) Nov 1
— tribute to Gershwin; also includes compositions by Mingus and Ellington; David Murray guests

Japanese imports

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - The Big Beat (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Sonny Clark - Leapin' And Lopin' (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Bennie Green - Soul Stirrin' (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Elvin Jones - Puttin' It Together (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Cliff Jordan - Blowing In From Chicago (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Lee Morgan - The Gigolo (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Duke Pearson - Sweet Honey Bee (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Horace Parlan - Movin' and Groovin' (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Bud Powell - Time Waits (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Horace Silver - Further Explorations (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Louis Smith - Here Comes Louis Smith (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Don Wilkerson - Preach Brother (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1
Larry Young - Unity (TOCJ Blue Note [Japan]) Nov 1

other recent jazz releases
(from July to last week)
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Oscar Lalo - Un Peu De Toi (CD Baby) Oct 25
— fusion of jazz and chanson Française
— Oscar Lalo: Vocals, Alain Grange: Cello, Johan Renard: Violin, Antoine Banville: Drums, Nicolas Gorge: Drums, Abaji: Guitars, Arranger, Producer

Peter Brötzmann & Nasheet Waits - Live at the "Bottle" Fest 2005 (brö A) Oct 25
— Peter Brotzmann (alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, tarogato), Nasheet Waits (drums)
— limited edition for sale at concerts and online through eremite.com

Frank Sinatra - Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Vol. 3 (Universe) Oct 25
— with Jules Miunshin, Gene Kelly, Groucho Marx, Jane Russell, Shelly Winters, Doris Day, Louis Armstrong & Jazz Trio, Ella Fitzgerald, a.o.
— 30 songs from the motion pictures: From Here To Eternity, Young At Heart, On The Town, Double Dynamite, Meet Danny Wilson, Three Coins In The Fountain and Finian's Rainbow

Maynard Ferguson - I Have Two Horns/Plays Bill Holman's Arrangement's - 2 CDs (Fresh Sound 2209) Oct 11
— Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Ray Linn, Red Mitchell, Lorraine Geller, Bob Gordon, Georgie Auld, Bill Holman, Nino Tempo, Herb Geller, a.o.

Nat Yarbrough - Triple Play (Capri Records) Sept 13
— Nat Yarbrough (drums); Chip Stephens (piano); Eduardo "Bijoux" Barbosa (bass)

Aram Shelton - Arrive (482 Music 1035) Aug 23
— Aram Shelton (alto sax), Jason Adasiewicz (vibes), Jason Roebke (bass), Tim Daisy (drums)

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earlier 2005 jazz releases
(Jan-July)
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Matt Renzi - The Cave (Fresh Sound New Talent 226) June 2
— Matt Renzi (tenor sax, clarinet), David Ambrosio (bass), Russell Meissner (drums)
— tunes composed in Japan, New York, India and Italy

non-jazz items of interest

Isaac Hayes - Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It? - 2 CDs (Stax) Nov 1

— greatest hits, selected album cuts and rare A & B sides
— includes a bonus DVD with three live tracks from 1972's Wattstax concert
— compiled and annotated by Stax biographer Rob Bowman

Bright - Bells Break Their Towers (Strange Attractors 38) Nov 1

— Mark Dwinell (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar); Mike Cory (guitars); Joe Labrecque (acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion); Michael Torres (electric guitar)

Various Artists - Brokeback Mountain [OST] (Verve Forecast) Nov 1

Various Artists - Imaginational Anthem: The Acoustic Garden (Tompkins Square 531) Oct 25

— Max Ochs, Jack Rose, Glenn Jones, Sean Smith, Bern Nix, Harris Newman, Brad Barr, Jesse Sparhawk,Sandy Bull, John Fahey, Bob Hadley, Kaki King, Steve Mann, Suni McGrath, Gyan Riley, Janet Smith and Harry Taussig

David Shea - Book Of Scenes (Sub Rosa [Belgium] 224) May 17

— David Shea (sampler); Vincent Royer, Jean Phillipe Collard Neven

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13 November 2005