Jazzmatazz Newsletter 256 - November 15, 2005 Jazz Releases

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26 November 2005

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15 November 2005

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15 November 2005

Project Z - Lincoln Memorial (Abstract Logix) Nov 15

— Project Z: Jimmy Herring (guitar); Greg Osby (alto saxophone); Jason Crosby (keyboards); Ricky Keller (bass guitar); Jeff Sipe (drums)

buy: Jazz and The New Songbook: Live At The Madrid

Carmen Lundy - Jazz and The New Songbook: Live At The Madrid - 2 CDs
(Afrasia Productions) Nov 15
Carmen Lundy - Jazz & The New Songbook: Live At The Madrid - DVD
(Afrasia Productions) Nov 15
— performance featuring original compositions by Carmen Lundy
— with Robert Glasper, Billy Childs, David Roitstein, Curtis Lundy, Nathan East, Kenny Davis, Phil Upchurch, Victor Lewis, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Mayra Caseles, Steve Turrre, Bobby Watson, Mark Shim, Krystal Davis Williams, The LA String Quartet

Jason Smith - Think Like This (Alternity Records) Nov 15

— Jason Smith (drums), Gary Husband (piano), Dave Carpenter (bass)
— tunes by Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock and Kenny Wheeler

Dave's True Story - Simple Twist Of Fate: DTS Does Dylan - CDEP (Bepop) Nov 15

Bill Ransom - Generations (Bongo Time Records) Nov 15

Elemar Balazs - Refracting Sounds (Budapest Music 106) Nov 15

Nat Yarbrough - Triple Play (Capri) Nov 15
— Nat Yarbrough (drums); Chip Stephens (piano); Eduardo "Bijoux" Barbosa (bass)

Gene Krupa - 1952-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1390) Nov 15
Erroll Garner - 1953 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1391) Nov 15
Willie "The Lion" Smith - 1950-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1392) Nov 15
Mezz Mezzrow - 1951-53 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1393) Nov 15
Buck Clayton - 1953 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1394) Nov 15

John Heard - Jazz Composer's Songbook - DualDisc (Classic Records) Nov 15
Zane Musa - Introducing Zane Musa - DualDisc (Classic Records) Nov 15
— tribute to 1950s jazz composers, including Wayne Shorter, Bobby Timmons, Sonny Rollins and Horace Silver

Chico Hamilton - Three Faces of Chico/Gongs East (Collectables) Nov 15

— two-fer

Charles Lloyd - Acoustic Masters 1 (Collectables) Nov 15

— Charles Lloyd (tenor saxophone); Cedar Walton (piano); Buster Williams (bass); Billy Higgins (drums); 1993

Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself (Collectables) Nov 15

— Charles Wright (vocals, guitar); John Raford (vocals, tenor saxophone); James Gadson (vocals, drums); Bernard Blackman (guitar); Bill Cannon (tenor saxophone); Gabriel Flemings (trumpet, piano); Raymond Jackson, Yusuf Rahman (trombone, piano); Melvin Dunlap (bass guitar); 1970

Will Bradley - Eight To The Bar: The Very Best Of Will Bradley (Collectables) Nov 15

June Christy - This Time Of The Year (Collector's Choice) Nov 15

— 1961 holiday album

Miles Davis - Miles Davis Collection: Sketches of Spain/Kind of Blue/In A Silent Way - 3 CDs (Columbia/Legacy) Nov 15

The Trio [Makoto Ozone/James Genus/Clarence Penn] - Real (Concord) Nov 15
— Makoto Ozone (piano); James Genus (upright bass, bass guitar); Clarence Penn (drums)

Emil Viklickı Trio with Steve Houben - What's New (Cube Bohemia 2317) Nov 15
— Steve Houben (saxes flute vocal), Emil Viklickı (piano), Frantisek Uhlir (bass), Laco Tropp (drums)

Blossom Dearie & Mike Remzi - Tweedledum & Tweedledee (Daffodil 115) Nov 15
— Grady Tate; Jay Berliner; Jay Leonhart; Brian Brake; 1991

Yerba Buena Stompers - Duff Campbell's Revenge (Diamond Stack Productions) Nov 15

Tete Montoliu & Orquestra Taller De Musics - Taller De Musics (DiscMedi Blau 38) Nov 15

Yerba Buena Stompers - Duff Campbell's Revenge (Diamond Stack Prod.) Nov 15

Duke Ellington - Love You Madly / A Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral - DVD (Eagle Vision) Nov 15
— first time on DVD for these two 1965 programs from the Ralph J. Gleason archives
—“Love You Madly” is an "Emmy-nominated behind the scenes profile of Ellington including performances and interviews with the legendary bandleader"
— “A Concert of Sacred Music From Grace Cathedral” was filmed on location at the premier performance on September 16, 1965, of the first of Ellington's Concerts of Sacred Music
— 116 minutes; B&W

Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya - African River (Enja 9371) Nov 15

— Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); Horace Alexander Young (soprano & alto saxophones, piccolo); John Stubblefield (tenor saxophone, flute); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone, trumpet, tuba); Robin Eubanks (trombone); Buster Williams (bass); Brian Abrams (drums); 1989

Abdullah Ibrahim [Dollar Brand] - African Skechbook (Enja 2026) Nov 15

Abdullah Ibrahim - African Dawn (Enja 4030) Nov 15

— Abdullah Ibrahim (piano); Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany; June 7, 1982

Abdullah Ibrahim - Mindif (Enja) Nov 15

— Abdullah Ibrahim (vocals, flute, piano); Ricky Ford (soprano & tenor saxophones); Craig Handy (tenor saxophone, flute); Benny Powell (trombone); David Williams (bass); Billy Higgins (drums, gambray); Van Gelder Studios; 1988

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Al-Jadida (Enja 6090) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Sonny Fortune (alto saxophone); Glen Moore (bass); Ramesh Shotham (South Indian drums, percussion); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums, percussion); 1990

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Between Dusk & Dawn (Enja 9371) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Bukra (Enja 9372) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Arabian Waltz (Enja 9059) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Michel Goddard (tuba, serpent); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums). The Balanescu Quartet: Alexander Balanescu, Clare Connors (violin); Paul Martin (viola); David Cunliffe (cello); 1995

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Il Sospiro (Enja 9440) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - The Cactus of Knowledge (Enja 9401) Nov 15
— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Antonio Hart (alto saxophone); Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone); Eddie Allen, Dave Ballou (trumpet); Tom Varner (French horn); Michel Godard (tuba); Dave Bargeron (euphonium); Gabriele Mirabassi (clarinet); Vincent Courtois (cello); Jarrod Cagwin (drums); Nabil Khaiat (frame drum); 1992

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Roots & Sprouts (Enja 9373) Nov 15

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Odd Times (Enja 9330) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Michel Godard (tuba, serpent); Howard Levy (harmonica); Mark Nauseef (drums); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums); 1997

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Tarab (Enja 7083) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (vocals, oud); Selim Kusur (nay); Glen Moore (bass); Nabil Khaiat (frame drums, percussion); Ramesh Shotham (South Indian drums, percussion); 1992

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Sultan's Picnic (Enja 8078) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud, bass oud); Charlie Mariano (alto saxophone); Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn); Michel Godard (tuba, serpent); Howard Levy (harmonica); Steve Swallow (bass); Mark Nauseef (drums); 1994

Rabih Abou-Khalil - Yara (Enja 9360) Nov 15

— Rabih Abou-Khalil (oud); Dominique Pifarely (violin); Vincent Courtois (cello); Nabil Khaiat (drums); 1998

Ray Anderson - Pocket Brass Band - Where Home Is (Enja 9366) Nov 15

— Ray Anderson (trombone); Lew Soloff (trumpet); Matt Perrine (sousaphone); Bobby Previte (drums); 1998

Benny Bailey - The Satchmo Legacy (Enja 9407) Nov 15

— Benny Bailey (vocals, trumpet); John Bunch (piano); Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Jay Leonhart (bass); Grady Tate (drums); 1999; Van Gelder Studio

Chet Baker - Strollin' (Enja 5005) Nov 15

— Chet Baker (vocals, trumpet); Phillip Catherine (guitar); Jean-Louis Rasinfosse (bass); recorded live in Muenster, Germany in 1985

Kenny Barron - Scratch (Enja 4092) Nov 15

— Kenny Barron (piano); Dave Holland (bass); Daniel Humair (drums); 1985
— liner notes by Michael Cuscuna

Kenny Barron - What If? (Enja 5013) Nov 15
— Kenny Barron (piano); John Stubblefield (tenor saxophone); Wallace Roney (trumpet); Cecil McBee (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); 1986; Van Gelder studios

Arthur Blythe - Hipmotism (Enja 6088) Nov 15
— Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone); Bob Stewart (tuba); Gust William Tsilis (vibraphone, marimba); Kelvin Bell (electric guitar); Don Famoudou Moye (drums); Atro Tuncboyaci (percussion); 1991

Arthur Blythe - Calling Card (Enja 9051) Nov 15

— Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); John Hicks (piano); Cecil McBee (bass); Bobby Battle (drums); recorded live at the Village Vanguard, NYC, in June 1993

Sylvie Courvoisier - Y2k (Enja 9383) Nov 15

Eric Dolphy - Stockholm Sessions (Enja 3055) Nov 15
— Eric Dolphy (alto saxophone, flute, bass clarinet); Idrees Sulieman (trumpet); Knud Jorgensen, Rune Owferman (piano); Jimmy Woode (bass); Sture Kallin (drums); 1991 1961

Double Trio - Green Dolphy Suite (Enja 9011) Nov 15
— Trio De Clarinettes: Louis Sclavis, Jacques Di Donato (clarinet, bass clarinet); Armand Angster (clarinet, bass & contrabass clarinets)
— Arcado String Trio: Mark Feldman (violin); Ernst Reijseger (cello); Mark Dresser (bass)
— recorded in 1994 in Germany; liner notes by Kevin Whitehead

Marty Ehrlich - Song (Enja 9396) Nov 15

— Marty Ehrlich (soprano & alto saxophones, bass clarinet); Ray Anderson (trombone); Uri Caine (piano); Michael Formanek (bass); Billy Drummond (drums); 2001; liner notes by Peter Watrous

Marty Ehrlich - New York Child (Enja 9025) Nov 15

— Marty Ehrlich (soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet, bass clarinet); Stan Strickland (tenor saxophone); Michael Cain (piano); Michael Formanek (bass); Bill Stewart (drums); 1995; liner notes by Bob Blumenthal

Art Farmer - Soul Eyes (Enja) Nov 15
— Art Farmer (trumpet); Geoff Keezer (piano); Kenny Davis (bass); Lewis Nash (drums); 1991

hear/buy: Let's Play The Music Of Thad Jones

Tommy Flanagan - Let's Play The Music Of Thad Jones (Enja) Nov 15

— Tommy Flanagan (piano); Jesper Lungaard (bass); Lewis Nash (drums); 1993

Tommy Flanagan - Thelonica (Enja) Nov 15
— Tommy Flanagan (piano); George Mraz (bass); Arthur Taylor (drums); 1982

Tommy Flanagan - Confirmation (Enja) Nov 15

— Tommy Flanagan (piano); George Mraz (bass); Elvin Jones (drums); 1978

Mark Feldman - Book of Tells (Enja 9385) Nov 15

Satoko Fujii - Toward, To West (Enja) Nov 15

— Satoko Fujii (piano); Mark Dresser (bass); Jim Black (drums); 1998

Satoko Fujii - Future Of The Past (Enja 9457) Nov 15

Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band - River Is Deep (Enja) Nov 15
— Jerry Gonzalez (trumpet, congas); Frankie Rodriguez (vocals); Wilfredo Velez (alto saxophone); Steve Turre, Angel "Papo" Vasquez (trombone;, Jorge Dalto (piano); Edgardo Miranda (guitar); Andy Gonzalez (bass); Steve Berrios (drums, percussion, background vocals); Gene Golden, Hector "Flaco" Hernandez (percussion); Nicky Marrero (timbales); recorded in NYC in 1982

Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band - Obatala (Enja) Nov 15

— Jerry Gonzalez (trumpet, flugelhorn, congas); Milton Cardona (vocals, bata, chekere); John Stubblefield (tenor saxophone); Angel "Papo" Vasquez (trombone); Larry Willis (piano); Edgardo Miranda (guitar); Andy Gonzalez (bass); Steve Berrios (drums, bata, chekere, background vocals); Hector Hernandez (congas, bata, chekere, backgraound vocals); Nicky Marrero (timbales, percussion); recorded live at the International Jazz Festival, Zurich, Switzerland on November 6, 1988; liner notes by Russ Musto

Coleman Hawkins - Supreme (Enja) Nov 15

— Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Barry Harris (piano); Gene Taylor (bass); Roy Brooks (drums)
— recorded live at the Left Bank Jazz Society, Baltimore, Maryland in 1966

Mark Helias' Open Loose - New School (Enja) Nov 15
— Mark Helias (bass); Tony Malaby (tenor saxophone); Tom Rainey (drums); 2001

Mark Helias - Loopin' The Cool (Enja) Nov 15

— Mark Helias (bass); Ellery Eskelin (tenor saxophone); Regina Carter (violin); Tom Rainey (drums, percussion); Epizo Bangoura (djembe, percussion); 1994

Italian Instabile Orchestra - Litania Sibilante (Enja) Nov 15

— Gianluigi Trovesi (soprano & alto saxophones, clarinet); Eugenio Colombo (soprano saxophone, flute); Mario Schiano (soprano saxophone); Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone); Guido Mazzon, Alberto Mandarini, Pino Minafra (trumpet); Martin Mayes (French horn); Sebi Tramontana, Lauro Rossi, Giancarlo Schiaffini (trombone); Renato Geremia (violin); plus Enrico Rava (trumpet); Antonello Salis (accordion); 2000; liner notes by Art Lange and John Corbett

Elvin Jones - Going Home (Enja) Nov 15

— Elvin Jones (drums); Ravi Coltrane (soprano & tenor saxophones); Javon Jackson (tenor saxophone); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Kent Jordan (flute, piccolo); Willie Pickens (piano); Brad Jones (acoustic bass); recorded at Van Gelder Studio in 1992
Fred Hersch - Point In Time (Enja) Nov 15

— Fred Hersch (piano); Rich Perry (tenor saxophone); Dave Douglas (trumpet); Drew Gress (bass); Tom Rainey (drums); 1994

Elvin Jones - It Don't Mean A Thing (Enja) Nov 15

— Elvin Jones (drums); Kevin Mahogany (vocals); Sonny Fortune (tenor saxophone, flute); Nicholas Payton (trumpet); Delfeayo Marsalis (trombone); Willie Pickens (piano); Cecil McBee (bass); 1993; liner notes by Bret Primack

Elvin Jones - Youngblood (Enja) Nov 15

— Elvin Jones (drums); Javon Jackson, Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone); Nicolas Payton (trumpet); George Mraz (bass); Van Gelder Studios; 1992

Lee Konitz/Steve Swallow/Paul Motian - Three Guys (Enja) Nov 15

— Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Steve Swallow (electric bass); Paul Motian (drums); 1998

Lee Konitz - Strings For Holiday: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (Enja) Nov 15

— Lee Konitz (alto saxophone); Mark Feldman, Cenovia Cummins (violin); Jill Jaffe, Ronald Lawrence (viola); Daniel Pezzotti, Erik Friedlander (cello); Michael Formanek (acoustic bass); Matt Wilson (drums); 1996

Wayne Krantz - 2 Drink Minimum (Enja) Nov 15

— Wayne Krantz (guitar); Lincoln Goines (bass); Zach Danziger (drums); 1998

Dave Liebman with Walter Quintus - Time Immemorial (Enja) Nov 15

— 1997

Abbey Lincoln - Talking To The Sun (Enja) Nov 15

— Abbey Lincoln (vocals); Steve Coleman (alto saxophone); James Weidman (piano); Billy Johnson (bass); Mark Johnson (drums); Jerry Gonzalez (congas); Bemshee Shirer, Arlene Knox, Naima Williams (background vocals); 1983; liner notes by Nat Hentoff

Kevin Mahogany - You Got What It Takes (Enja) Nov 15

— Kevin Mahogany, Jeanie Bryson (vocals); Benny Golson (tenor saxophone); James Williams (piano); Michael Formanek (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); 1995

Kevin Mahogany - Songs And Moments (Enja) Nov 15

— Kevin Mahogany (vocals); Slide Hampton, Freddie Hubbard, Maria Schneider (arranger); Phil Brenner (soprano saxophone, alto flute); Steve Wilson (alto saxophone, clarinet); Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone); Willie Williams (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Michael Mossman (trumpet); Robin Eubanks (trombone); John Hicks (piano); Kevin Eubanks (guitar); Ray Drummond (bass); Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums); Jennifer Pollakusky, Lara Marcantonio, Kate Fenelly (background vocals); 1994; liner notes by Gene Lees

Clark Terry/Red Mitchell - To Duke And Basie (Enja) Nov 15
— Clark Terry (trumpet, vocals), Red Mitchell (piano, bass, vocals); 1986

McCoy Tyner - Remembering John (Enja) Nov 15

— McCoy Tyner (piano); Avery Sharpe (bass); Aaron Scott (drums); 1991

Charles Mingus - Mingus In Europe (Enja 3077) Nov 15
— with Eric Dolphy, Jaki Byard, Clifford Jordan, Danny Richmond; 1964

Albert Mangelsdorff - Shake Shuttle & Blow (Enja 9374) Nov 15

Michele Rosewoman and Quintessence - Guardians Of The Light (Enja) Nov 15

— Michele Rosewoman And Quintessence. Personnel: Michele Rosewoman (vocals, piano, gankogui); Steve Wilson (soprano & alto saxophones); Craig Handy (tenor saxophone); Kenny Davis (acoustic & electric basses); Gene Jackson (drums); recorded in Sweet Basil, NYC, 1999

Louis Sclavis - Le Phare (Enja 9359) Nov 15

John Scofield - Shinola (Enja) Nov 15
— John Scofield (guitar); Steve Swallow (electric bass); Adam Nussbaum (drums); 1981

Stephen Scott - Vision Quest (Enja) Nov 15

— Stephen Scott (piano, keyboards); Ron Carter (bass); Victor Lewis (drums); Steve Kroon (percussion); 1998

Archie Shepp - Soul Song (Enja) Nov 15
— Archie Shepp (soprano & tenor saxophones), Kenny Werner (piano), Santi DeBriano (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums); 1982

John Stubblefield - Morning Song (Enja) Nov 15
— John Stubblefield (tenor & soprano saxophone), George Cables (piano), Clint Houston (acoustic bass), Victor Lewis (drums); 1993

Cecil Taylor - Dark To Themselves (Enja) Nov 15
— Cecil Taylor (piano); Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone); David Ware (tenor saxophone); Raphe Malik (trumpet); Marc Edwards (drums); 1976

Styrenes - In C (Enja 9435) Nov 15

Cecil Taylor - Air Above Mountains (Buildings Within) (Enja) Nov 15
— Cecil Taylor (piano); includes material not included in the original 1977 release

Attila Zoller - Common Cause (Enja 9349) Nov 15
— Attila Zoller (guitar), Ron Carter (bass), Joe Chambers (drums); 1979

Attila Zoller - Last Recordings (Enja 9349) Nov 15

Albert Ayler - Slugs Saloon - 2 CDs (ESP-Disk 4025) Nov 15
— Albert Ayler (tenor saxophone); Michel Sampson (violin); Donald Ayler (trumpet); Lewis Worrell (double bass); Ron Jackson (percussion); Slug's, New York, 06/01/1966; complete recording; five tracks

Patty Waters - The Complete ESP-Disk Recordings - 2 CDs (ESP-Disk 4019) Nov 15
— with Dave Burrell, Giuseppi Logan, Ran Blake, Tom Price, Steve Tintweiss, Perry Lind, Scobe Stroman, Shelly Rusten, Burton Greene

Louis Armstrong - Vol. 3-Quintessence-New York Chicago Boston 1947-5 (Fremeaux & Associes) Nov 15

Bill Evans - Koln Concert 1976 (Gambit Records 69228) Nov 15
— with Eddie Gomez (bass) and Eliot Zigmund (drums)

Ornette Coleman - Love Revolution/Complete 1968 Italian Tour - 2 CDs (Gambit Records 69224) Nov 15
— with David Izenzon and Charlie Haden on bass, and Ed Blackwell on drums
— Rome and Milan concerts

buy: Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance

Bill Evans - Complete February 1972 Paris ORTF Performance (Gambit Records 69230) Nov 15
— with Eddie Gomez (bass) and Marty Morell (drums)

Bill Evans - Live In Rome 1979 (Gambit Records 69229) Nov 15
— with Marc Johnson (bass) and Joe LaBarbera (drums)

Hank Jones Quartet with Kenny Burrell & B. Galbraith - Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 (Gambit Records 69231) Nov 15

Wes Montgomery Quartet - Live In Belgium 1965 (Gambit Records 69225) Nov 15
— three complete live sessions
— with Harold Mabern, Arthur Harper, Jimmu Lovelace, Johnny Griffin, Martial Solal, Michel Gaudry, Ronnie Stephenson

Tubby Hayes Quartet - Live At The Dancing Slipper - 2 CDs (Harkit 8198) Nov 14
— previously unreleased 1966 performance
— Tubby Hayes, tenor saxophone; Mike Pyne, piano; Danny Thompson, bass; Tony Levin, drums

buy: Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin Duet

Chick Corea - Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin Duet - DVD (Image Entertainment) Nov 15
— 46 minutes; widescreen; DTS

Chick Corea - Rendezvous in New York - Three Quartets Band - DVD (Image Entertainment) Nov 15
— with Michael Brecker, Eddie Gomez, and Steve Gadd; 54 minutes; widescreen; DTS

Richie Cole & the Alto Madness Orchestra - Back On Top (Jazz Excursion) Nov 15

— Richie Cole (alto saxophone); Andrei Riabov (guitar); Billy Ross (tenor saxophone); Nathan Eklund (trumpet); Rick Stepton (trombone); Rick Crane (bass guitar); Wayne Dunton (drums)

Miles Davis Quartet with John Coltrane - Live In Den Haag (Lonehill Jazz 206) Nov 15
— Kurhaus, Scheveningen, Den Haag, The Netherlands, April 9, 1960
Miles Davis Quartet - Manchester Concert (Lonehill Jazz 212) Nov 15
— Sonny Stitt, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers & Jimmy Cobb
— Free Trade Hall, Manchester, on September 27, 1960
Wes Montgomery - Wes Montgomery & the Billy Taylor Trio (Lonehill Jazz 211) Nov 15
— 1963 NYC date with Billy Taylor, Ben Tucker and Grady Tate
— 1965 European date with Clark Terry and European rhythm section

Bucky Pizzarelli - Favorite Solos - DVD (Mel Bay Records/Guitar Sessions) Nov 15
— with Frank Vignola; 60 minutes

Pepper Adams - Critics Choice (Mighty Quinn 1103) Nov 15
— Pepper Adams (Baritone Sax), Lee Katzman (Trumpet), Jimmy Rowles (Piano), Doug Watkins (Bass), Mel Lewis (Drums)
— reissue of 1957 World Pacific album

Eddie Condon All Stars - Tiger Rag & All That Jazz (Mighty Quinn 1105) Nov 15
— Eddie Condon (Guitar), Rex Stewart (Cornet), Bud Freeman (Tenor Sax), Herb Hall (Clarinet), Cutty Cutshall (Trombone), Leonard Gaskin (Bass), George Wetting (Drums)
— reissue of 1958 World Pacific album

Edmund Hall - Petite Fleur (Mighty Quinn 1106) Nov 15
— Edmond Hall (Clarinet), Ellis Larkins (Piano), Milt Hinton (Bass), Jimmie Crawford (Drums)
— plus Vic Dickenson (Trombone) and Emmett Berry (Trumpet) on the sextet tracks; reissue of 1959 United Artists album

MTKJ Quartet - Day of the Race (Nine Winds 258) Nov
— Jason Mears (alto saxophone, clarinet, wood flutes), Kris Tiner (trumpet, flugelhorn), Paul Kikuchi (drums, percussion), Ivan Johnson (contrabass)

Andreas Kapsalis - Andreas Kapsalis Trio (O.I.E. Records) Nov 15

— Andreas Kapsalis (guitar), Jamie Gallagher (drums, percussion), Darren Garvey (percussion)

Isaiah Sharkey and The Family Tree - Skyliner (O.I.E. Records) Nov 15

— Isaiah Sharkey (guitar), Michael Sharkey, Sr. (piano, keys), Michael Sharkey, Jr. (keys), Alonzo Sharkey (drums)

Box - Ten Variations On An Unknown Theme (Origin Records) Nov 15
— Claudia Ulla Binder (piano), Dieter Ulrich (bass) and Christian Weber (drums)

Gloria Cooper - Dedicated to You (Origin Records 82450) Nov 15

— Gloria Cooper (vocals, piano); Wayne Escoffery (soprano, tenor saxophone); Freddie Bryant (guitar); Don Sickler (trumpet, flugelhorn); Tim Givens (bass guitar); Vince Cherico (drums)
— produced by Don Sickler; recorded by Rudy Van Gelder

Alex Graham - Good Life (Origin Records) Nov 15

— Alex Graham (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Rick Roe (piano); Rodney Whitaker (bass); Joe Strasser (drums)

Greta Matassa - Favorites From A Long Walk (Origin Records 82452) Nov 15

— Greta Matassa (vocals); Richard Cole (saxophone); Thomas Marriott (trumpet); Darin Clendenin (piano); Clipper Anderson (electric bass); Mark Ivester (drums)

Carli Muñoz - Maverick (Pelosenel Records) Nov 15

— Carli Munoz (vocals, piano); Eddie Gomez (bass guitar); Jack DeJohnette (drums) plus Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Don Byron (clarinet); David Sanchez (saxophone)

Odyssey Band - Back in Time (Pi Recordings 18) Nov 15
— James “Blood” Ulmer (guitar), Charles Burnham (violin), Warren Benbrow (drums)

Philippe Foch/Serge Adam/Benoît Delbecq - Les Amants De Juliet (R & D 3007) Nov 14

Lesli Dalaba/Stuart Dempster/Eric Glick Rieman - Lung Tree (ReR) Nov 15

— Eric Glick Rieman (piano, keyboards, synthesizer); Stuart Dempster (didjeridu, trombone); Lesli Dalaba (trumpet)

John Schott - John Schott's Typical Orchestra (Smash the State!) Nov
— John Schott (guitar, organ, percussion); Ben Goldberg (clarinet); Devin Hoff (bass); Ches Smith (drums); Lorin Benedict (voice); Jon Raskin (jaw harp); Odile Lavault (bandoneon); etc.

Steve Reid - Spirit Walk (Soul Jazz Records [UK] 122) Nov 15
— with Kieran Hebden, a.o.

Paul Baron & His Studio Orchestra - 1944/1945 (Sounds of Yesteryard 686) Nov 15
— with Red Norvo, Roy Eldridge, Specs Powell, Stuff Smith, Teddy Wilson, Yank Lawson, Charlie Shavers
Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra - Jam Band (Sounds of Yesteryard 687) Nov 15
— Nat Adderley, Wilford Edelton, Waalce Davenport, Julius Brooks, Jay Dennis, a.o.
— from concert held in Graz, Austria, 12/27/1954
Ray Noble & His American Radio & Recording Orchestra - With All My Heart (Sounds of Yesteryard 684) Nov 15
— with Al Bowlly, Liz Tilton, The Four Freshmen, The Merry Macs

hear/buy: The Complete Verve Remixed Deluxe Box

Various Artists - The Complete Verve Remixed Deluxe Box - 4 CDs (Verve) Nov 15

— includes Verve Remixed, Verve Remixed 2, Verve Remixed 3 and a bonus disc with previously unreleased mixes & video

hear/buy: The King Crimson Songbook, Vol. 1

The Crimson Jazz Trio - The King Crimson Songbook, Vol. 1 (Voiceprint) Nov 15
— Ian Wallace, Tim Landers, Jody Nardone; jazz versions of King Crimson tunes

Japanese imports

Betty Bennett - Nobody Else But Me (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Coltrane - Coltrane's Sound (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Chris Conner - Chris Conner (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Chris Conner - Chris Craft (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Chris Conner - Sings The George Gershwin Almanac (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Art Farmer - To Sweden With Love (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15 — featuring Jim Hall
Lee Konitz - With Warne Marsh (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Lewis - Piano (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
John Lewis & Sacha Distel - In Paris (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Charles Lloyd - Forest Flower At Monterey (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Herbie Mann - At The Village Gate (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Modern Jazz Quartet - European Concert - 2 CDs (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Modern Jazz Quartet - Plays No Sun In Venice (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Phineas Newborn, Jr. - Here Is Phineas/The Piano Artistry Of Phineas Newborn, Jr. (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Ann Richards - Ann* Man! (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15
Lennie Tristano - Tristano (Atlantic [Japan]) Nov 15

other recent jazz releases
(from July to last week)
[recent.Jazzmatazz.info]

Moondog - The Viking of Sixth Avenue - 2 CDs (Honest Jon's [UK] 118) Nov
— overview of Moondog's recordings, spanning from 1949 till 1995

Stan Tracey & Evan Parker - Crevulations (Psi 05.04) Nov
— piano and tenor sax improvisations; recorded in concert in Appleby, England, 24 July 2004
Various Artists - Free Zone Appleby 2004 (Psi 05.05) Nov
— duos and trios with Barry Guy (bass), Paul Lytton (percussion), Evan Parker (soprano sax), Joel Ryan (live processing) and Philipp Wachsmann (violin, electronics) recorded in concert in Appleby, England, 25 July 2004; 79 minutes

Zu - The Way Of The Animal Powers (Xeng [Italy] 04) Nov 8

— Jacopo (vocals, drums, sampler); Luca (baritone guitar, alto saxophone); Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello); Massimo (bass guitar

Anita O'Day - Live At Mingo's (Kayo Stereophonics) Oct
— Anita O'Day (vocals); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Maize (double bass); John Poole (drums); 1976

Ismael Reinhardt - Gypsy Swing II (ARC Music) Oct 18
— Ismael Reinhardt (guitar); Bireli Lagrene (guitar); Titi Winterstein (violin)

Kevin Turner - Him (Marina Park Music) Oct 18
— jazz versions of gospel tunes from guitarist Turner

hear/buy: A Celebration Of New Orleans Music

Various Artists - A Celebration Of New Orleans Music To Benefit The MusiCares Hurricane Relief Fund (Rounder Records) Oct 18

— Jelly Roll Morton, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Branford Marsalis, Irma Thomas, Rebirth Brass Band, Professor Longhair, Harry Connick Jr., Johnny Adams/Aaron Neville, a.o.

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earlier 2005 jazz releases
(Jan-July)
[jazzmatazz.home.att.net/cds2005.html]

buy: Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 1

Various Artists - Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 1 - DVD (Efor Films)
— Up With The Lark - Bill Evans Trio / Waltz For Debby - Bill Evans / Darn That Dream - Ahmad Jamal Trio / Ahmad Blues - Ahmad Jamal Trio / My Old Flame - Phil Woods Quartet / Blue Monk - Thelonious Monk Trio / A Monk’s Dream - Johnny Griffin / Newport Blues - Oscar Peterson / Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington / Sophisticated Lady - Duke Ellington / Take The ‘A’ Train - Duke Ellington / Tagore - Keith Jarrett / Passin’ Thru - Keith Jarrett / Mack The Knife - Jimmy Smith Trio / Newport Blues - Part II - Oscar Peterson / Unknown Theme - Roland Kirk; 92 minutes

Various Artists - Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 2 - DVD (Efor Films)
— So What - Miles Davis Quintet with John Coltrane / Mx B.C - Art Blakey & Jazz Messengers / Hothouse - Charlie Parker / Someday - Luois Armstrong / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South - Louis Armstrong / If I were Eve - Modern Jazz Quartet / Winter Tale - Modern Jazz Quartet / Cotton Tail - Ben Webster Quartet / Chelsea Bridge - ben Webster Quartet / Duke’s Place - Ben Webster Sextet / My Kinda Love - Art Farmer-Jim Hall Quartet / Dickie’s Dream - Count Basie Orchestra / Art’s Blues - Art Tatum / Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home - Bobby Hackett; 74 minutes

buy: Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 3

Various Artists - Jazz Shots from the East Coast, Vol. 3 - DVD (Efor Films)
— Alabama - John Coltrane / Afro Blue - John Coltrane / My Ship - Wynton Marsalis with The Jazz Messengers / Blues After Dark - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet / Lorraine - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet / St Louis Blues - Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra / The Champ - Jimmy Smith Trio / Walk On The Wild Side - Jimmy Smith Trio / Just Squeeze Me - Woddy Herman Big Band / after You’ve Gone - Woddy Herman Big Band / God Bless The Child - Sonny Rollins Quartet / The Duke - Miles Davis & Gil Evans Orchestra / Blues For Pablo - Miles Davis & Gil Evans Orchestra / New Rumba - Miles Davis & Gil Evans Orchestra / Newport Stomp - Duke Ellington / Another Get Together - Pony Poindexter; 75 minutes

buy: Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 1

Various Artists - Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 1 - DVD (Efor Films)
— D Section - Art Pepper / If I Should Lose You - Chet Baker/ On The Trail - Zoot Sims / Lush Life - Phineas Newborn Trio / Theme For Basie - Phineas Newborn Trio / oleo - Phineas Newborn Trio / Henpecked Old Man - Toshiko Akiyoshi / Lew Tabackin Big Band / The Isolate Pawn - Shelly Manne Quintet feat Conte Candoli / Fantan - Shelly Manne Quintet feat Conte Candoli / Jingles - Wes Montgomery; 60 minutes

buy: Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 2

Various Artists - Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 2 - DVD (Efor Films)
— Full House - Wes Montgomery / Round Midnight - wes Montgomery / Yesterdays - Wes Montgomery / Open Country - Gerry Mulligan Quartet feat. Bob Brookmeyer / Darn That Dream - Gerry Mulligan Quarter feat Bob Brookmeyer / Martians Go Home - Shorty Rogers Quintet / Time Was - Shorty Rogers Quintet / Emily - Paul Desmond Quartet / The Midnight Symphony - Lester Young / On The Sunny Side Of The Street - Lester Young / Sunset Eyes - Teddy Edwards / Afraid Of Love - Teddy Edwards / The Celler Dweller - Teddy Edwards; 67 minutes

Buy: Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 3

Various Artists - Jazz Shots from the West Coast, Vol. 3 - DVD (Efor Films)
— Take Five - Dave Brubeck Quartet / Castilian Blues - Dave Brubeck Quartet / Raggy Waltz - Dave Brubeck Quartet / The Train And The River - Jimmy Giuffre Trio / Malaguena - Stan Kenton / Waltz of The Prophets - Stan Kenton / Maria - Stan Kenton / Limehouse Blues - Stan Kenton / Valse Hot - Jim Hall / Stella By Starlight - Hampton Hawes / Lover Man - Frank Rosolino Quartet / Well You Needn’t - Frank Rosolino Quartet / Yesterdays - Frank Rosolino Quartet; 67 minutes

non-jazz items of interest

Joe Liggins - 1950-52 (Chronological R&B Classics 5155) Nov 15
Bull Moose Jackson - 1950-53 (Chronological R&B Classics 5156) Nov 15
J.T. Brown - 1950-54 (Chronological R&B Classics 5157) Nov 15

Ars Nova - Sunshine & Shadows (Collectables) Nov 15

— Wyatt Day (vocals, guitar); Jon Pierson (vocals, bass trombone); Sam Brown (guitar); Jimmy Owens (trumpet); Warren Bernhardt (keyboards); Art Koenig (bass guitar); Joe Hunt (drums, percussion); 1969

hear/buy: Kicking Television: Live In Chicago

Wilco - Kicking Television: Live In Chicago (Nonesuch Records) Nov 15

— Jeff Tweedy (vocals, guitar); Pat Sansone (vocals, guitars, keyboards); John Stirratt (vocals, bass); Richard Parenti (baritone, saxophone); Nels Cline (guitars, lap steel guitar); Patrick Newberry (trumpet, flugelhorn); Nick Broste (trombone); Mike Jorgensen (piano, keyboards); Glenn Kotche (drums, percussion)

Phosphene - Plum Orange & The Matchbox (Secret Eye Records) Nov 15
— John Cavanagh plus Lol Coxhill

Peter Doyle - Echo And Reverb:
Fabricating Space in Popular Music Recording, 1900-1960 (Wesleyan Univ Press) Nov
— 293 pages; paperback
Peter Doyle - Echo And Reverb:
Fabricating Space in Popular Music Recording, 1900-1960 (Wesleyan Univ Press) Nov
— 293 pages; hardcover

"The untold story of acoustic effects in popular music."

Kevin Ayers - BBC Sessions 1970-1976 (Hux Records 073) Oct 31
— musicians performing with ex-Soft Machine founder Ayers include Robert Wyatt, Mike Oldfield, Mike Ratledge, Andy Summers, Hugh Hopper, Lol Coxhill, David Bedford, Elton Dean, Archie Leggett, Ollie Halsall & Zoot Money; with 16 page full colour booklet that includes comprehensive liner notes, full recording details and previously unseen photographs

Chocolate Genius Inc - Black Yankee Rock (Commotion Records) Oct 11
— Chocolate Genius Inc [Mark Anthony Thompson] (vocals, various instruments)
— with Marc Ribot, Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Roy Nathanson, Van Dyke Parks

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26 November 2005