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MAY & JUNE 2007 (Grid: Monday-Friday)
6/8 |
ELDAR: Sincerely, from Live At the Blue Note (Sony 82876 74745-2)
LEE MORGAN: Ceora, from Cornbread (Blue Note CDP 7 84222 2)
STAN GETZ: Ligia, from Ballads and Bossa Nova (CBS A21511)
WES MONTGOMERY: Polka Dots And Moonbeams, from The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (Riverside RISA 1169-6)
GIL EVANS: Where Flamingos Fly, from The House That Trane Built (Impulse BOOO6680-02)
CHARLES MINGUS: Theme For Lester Young (Goodbye Porkpie Hat), from The House That Trane Built (Impulse BOOO6680-02)
OLIVER NELSON: Stolen Moments, from The Blues And Abstract Truth (Impulse IMP 154)
BEN WEBSTER: Someone To Watch Over Me, from Today and Tomorrow (Impulse GRD 121)
JOHN COLTRANE: Too Young To Go Steady, from Ballads (Impulse GRD 156)
MILES DAVIS: It Ain’t Necessarily So, from The Best of Miles Davis and Gil Evans ( Columbia CR 67452)
ANDREW HILL: Roots ‘N’ Herbs, from Pax (Blue Note 58297)
NELS CLINE: Dedication, from New Monastery (Cryptogramophone CG 130)
ELDAR: Someday, from Live At the Blue Note (Sony 82876 74745-2)
BRAD SHEPIK: Asilah, from The Well (Songlines 1531-2)
TERUMASA HINO: Black Daffodil, from Taro's Mood (Enja ENJ-2104-2)
MCCOY TYNER: Contemplation, from the Real McCoy (Blue Note 103734)
DON CHERRY: The Blessing, from Art Deco (A&M 5258)
LENNART ABERG-PETER ERSKINE: Tantra-Mali Doussn'Gouni-Desireless, from Free Spirit (Amigo AMCD 912)
RON MILES QUARTET: Parade, from Laughing Barrel (Sterling Circle SC1219)
NOSTALGIA 77: Everything Under The Sun, from Everything Under The Sun (Ubiquity URC0209)
JOE LOVANO QUARTET: Fort Worth, from Quartets Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29125 2 1)
STEVE TURRE: Toreador, from Sanctified Shells (Verve 514 186-2)
TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO: Tears Transforming, from The Ground (ECM 1892)
STEFANO BOLLANI: Antonia, from Piano Solo (ECM 1964 BOOO7150-02)
PAMELA YORK: April In Paris, from The Way of Time (Jazzful Heart Music 080601)
TED HOWE: True Love, from Love Song (DCD 472)
BILL EVANS: All Of You, from The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings ( Riverside 3RCD 4443-2)
ZIM NGQAWANA: Long Waltz To Freedom, from Vadzimu (RiSA SSCD 096)
BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET: O Solitude from Braggtown (Rounder 87494600=042-0)
THE BAD PLUS: Neptune, The Planet, from Give ( Columbia CK 90771)
SONNY ROLLINS: Alfie’s Theme, from Once Upon A Time ( Impulse AS 90108)
CLARK TERRY: Spanish Rice, from Spanish Rice (Impulse AS 9127)
ELLA FITZGERALD: I’ve Got You Under My Skin, from Pablo Jazz Classics (Pablo OJCCD 3704-2)
KERMIT RUFFINS: Can’t Take My Baby Nowhere, from Kermit Ruffins Live At Vaughan’s (Basin Street Records BSR 0106)
CHARLES MINGUS: Better Get Hit In Your Soul, from Charles Mingus: Ken Burns Jazz ( Columbia CK 61488)
CHICO HAMILTON: Forest Flower Sunrise, Forest Flower Sunset, from Man From Two Worlds (IMP AS 59)
JAY McSHANN TRIO: Cruisin’ The Blues, from Hootie (CR D 357)
May 4, 2007 Friday
CLAUDE WILLIAMS: Fiddler's Dream, from Fiddler's Dream (Classic Jazz 135) (LP)
BENNY GOODMAN: Seven Come Eleven, from Together Again (RCA LSP-6298) (LP)
Say It Isn't So
EARL HINES: The Stanley Steamer, from The Mighty Fatha (Flying Dutchman FD 10147) (LP)
TEDDY WILSON: Blues in D Flat, from Teddy Wilson and His All Stars (Chiaroscuro CR-150) (LP)
SONNY ROLLINS: God Bless the Child, from The Bridge (RCA 74321 796252)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Trinidad, Hello , from Jambo Caribe (Limelight EXPR-1023) (LP)
JIM HALL: You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to, from Concierto (Koch 2012
DAVE ELLIS: Not That You Asked, from State of Mind (Milestone MCD-9328-2)
BILLY HARPER: Believe, for It Is True!, from The Believer (Billy Harper Fan Club - no #)*
HENRI TEXIER: Dance Revolt, from Vivre (Label Bleu LBLC 6668) (France)
MARK TURNER: Lost Ocean, from Mark Turner (Warner Bros. 9 46701-2)
*The Billy Harper Fan Club has recently produced CDs of Harper's albums Love on the Sudan; Soran Bushi, B.H.; The Believer and Trying to Make Heaven My Home ---none of which have previously been available in the U.S. The Club is selling them for $20 per disc (includes shipping). Make check or U.S. Postal Order payable to the Billy Harper Fan Club. To order or for additional info contact:
Ms. Helen Scott E-Mail: explorejaz@aol.com
1537 Sheffield Road
Baltimore, MD
21218-1633
ARTIE SHAW/HOT LIPS PAGE: St. James Infirmary, from Backbay Shuffle (RCA 1L-1-2151(e)
BENNIE GREEN QUINTET: Glidin' Along, from Glidin' Along (Jazzland OJCCD-1869-2)
TED NASH: Jump Line, from Sidewalk Meeting (Arabesque Jazz AJ 0156)
ABBEY LINCOLN: If I only had a Brain, from Wholly Earth (Verve 314 559 538-2)
MALACHI THOMPSON & AFRICA BRASS: The Chaser in Brasil, from Buddy Bolden's Rag (Delmark DE-1818)
JIM PEPPER: Caddo Revival, from The Path (Enja CD5087)
JIM PEPPER: Witchi Tia To (same as above)
LESTER BOWIE'S BRASS FANTASY: I only have Eyes for you, from I only have Eyes for you (ECM 1296)
HOT LIPS PAGE: La Danse, from Jump for Joy (Columbia/Legacy CK 65631)
HOT LIPS PAGE/BILLIE HOLIDAY: Long Gone Blues, from Jump for Joy (same as above)
WOODY SHAW: Sunshowers, from Rosewood (Columbia/Legacy CK 65519)
ABBEY LINCOLN: Afro-Blue, from Abbey is Blue (Riverside OJCCD-069-2)
ABBEY LINCOLN: Come Sunday, from Abbey is Blue (same as above)
BALLIN' THE JACK: Echoes of Harlem, from Jungle (Knitting Factory KFR-250)
MILES DAVIS: Someday My Prince Will Come, The Best of Miles Davis (Columbia 86829)
BEN ALLISON: Tricky Dick, from Cowboy Justice (Palmetto 2117)
JOE ZAWINUL: In A Silent Way, from Brown Street (Heads Up HUCD 3121)
WYNTON MARSALIS: These Are The Soulful Days, from the Plantation to the Penitentiary (Blue Note 0946 3 73675 2 0)
COUNT BASIE: Speaking Of Sounds, from Chairman of the Board (Roulette 7243 5 81664 2 2)
BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET: Fate, from Braggtown (Rounder 87494600=042-0)
BRAD MEHLDAU: London Blues, from Art Of the Trio, Volume 4 (Warners 47463-2)
FRED HERSCH TRIO: Boo Boo’s Birthday, from Night And The Music (Palmetto 2124)
BILL EVANS: Isn’t It Romantic, from Bill Evans Trio at Shelly’s Manne-Hole, Hollywood, California (Riverside OJC20 263-2)
GRANT GREEN: Walk In The Night, from Live At The Lighthouse (Blue Note 7243 4 93381 2 8)
KENNY BURRELL: I’ll Close My Eyes, from The Best of Kenny Burrell (Prestige PRCD5710-2)
DUKE PEARSON: :Make It Good, from The Right Touch (Blue Note 0946 86022 2-4)
FRED HERSCH TRIO: So In Love, from Night And The Music (Palmetto 2124)
MILES DAVIS: So What, The Best of Miles Davis (Columbia 86829)
BASSDRUMBONE: Rainbow, from The Line Up (Clean Feed CF065)
AVISHAI COHEN: Olympus, from The Trumpet Player (Fresh Sounds New Talent FSNT 161)
DENNIS GONZALEZ NEW SOUTHERN QUINTET: Document for Charles Brackeen, from Old Time Revival (Entropy ESR014)
JOE LOVANO: Fort Worth, from From The Soul (Blue Note CDP 7 986362)
RALPH PETERSON: Homegoing, from Presents the Fo'Tet (Blue Note CDP 7 95474 2)
STEVE LACY QUARTET: Esteem, from Revenue (Soul Note 121234-2)
JOHN ABERCROMBIE: Gimme Five, from Open Land (ECM 1683)
MICHAEL MOORE: Movement Specialists, from Osiris (Ramboy 22)
MANU KATCHE: Number One, from Neighbourhood (ECM 1896)
MARTY EHRLICH-MICHAEL FORMANEK-PETER ERSKINE: The Pivot, from Relativity (Enja 9341)
JULIAN “CANNONBALL” ADDERLY: Somethin’ Else, from Somethin’ Else (Blue Note CDP 7 46338 2)
ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS: Moanin’, from Moanin’ (Blue Note CDP 7 46516 2)
MILES DAVIS: ESP, from The Best of The Miles Davis Quintet ( Columbia CK 65945)
BARRY HARRIS: Ah-Leu-Cha, from Barry Harris at the Jazz Workshop (Riverside OJCDD 208-2)
LOU DONALDSON: You’ve Changed, from Lush Life (Blue Note 0946 86022 2-4)
LEE MORGAN: The Sidewinder, from The Sidewinder (Blue Note 7243 4 95332 2 6)
ROLAND KIRK: Get Out Of Town, from Domino (Mercury 826 988-2)
LENNIE TRISTANO AND WAYNE MARSH: Lover Man, from Intuition (Capitol CDP 743 8 52771 2 2)
LENNIE TRISTANO AND WAYNE MARSH: Quintessence, from Intuition (Capitol CDP 743 8 52771 2 2)
CHARLES MINGUS: My Jelly Roll Soul, from Blues and Roots (Atlantic 1305 2)
CHARLES MINGUS: Solo Dancer, from The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (MCA/Impulse MCAD 5469 JVC-462)
LEE MORGAN: Totem Pole, from The Sidewinder (Blue Note 7243 4 95332 2 6)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Things Behind The Sun, from Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch 79853-2)
GARY BURTON / STEPHANE GRAPPELLI: Blue in Green, from Paris Encounter (Atlantic SD 15970 (LP)
STEPHANE GRAPPELLI: Tangerine, from Afternoon in Paris (MPS 821 865-2) (LP)
MILES DAVIS: All Blues, from Kind of Blue (Columbia 0649359)
GARY BURTON: Hand Bags and Glad Rags, from Alone at Last (Atlantic SD 1598) (LP)
TONY DAGRADI: Oasis, from Oasis (Gramavision GR8001) (LP)
STAN GETZ: Voyage, from Voyage (Black Hawk BKH 51101-1 D) (LP)
WOODY SHAW: United, from United (Columbia FC 37390) (LP)
IDRIS MUHAMMAD: GCCG Blues, from Kabsha (Evidence ECD 22096)
GARY BURTON: Dreams So Real, from Dreams So Real (ECM-1-1072) (LP)
JOHN SHAW: Color Me Blue and Green, from Spirits Fly with the Wind (Aisha ASR 1001) (LP)
WOODY SHAW: Katrina Ballerina, from United (same as above)
GARY BURTON: The Colours of Chloe, from Ring (ECM 1051 ST) (LP)
ART PEPPER: Walkin', from Art Pepper + 11 (Contemporary OJCCD-314-2)
HENRI TEXIER "AZUR" QUARTET: Laguna Laita, from An Indian's Week (Label Bleu LBLC 6558 HM 83)
THE BAD PLUS: Flim, from These are the Vistas (Columbia CK 87040)
FRED HERSCH/MICHAEL MOORE: Mr. Jelly Lord, from Jazz at the Concertgebouw
WILLEM BREUKER KOLLEKTIEF: In Faith/Bolero, from Heibel (BVHAAST 9102)
CASSANDRA WILSON: Come on in my Kitchen, from Blue Light 'til Dawn (Blue Note D 101577)
DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND: John the Revelator, from Funeral for a Friend (Ropeadope)
ALVIN BATISTE: Bumps, from Marsalis Music Honors Alvin Batiste (Marsalis Music/Rounder 74946-D0072)
KEN SCHAPHORST BIG BAND: Blues Almighty, from Purple (Naxos Jazz 86030-2)
RAY CHARLES/BETTY CARTER: Baby, It's Cold Outside, from Ray Charles and Betty Carter (DCC Compact Classics DZS-039)
E.S.T.: Dolores in a Shoestand, from Tuesday Wonderland (Emarcy B0008613-2)
WILLEM BREUKER KOLLEKTIEF: Duke Edward/Misére (same as above)
ART PEPPER: Move (same as above)
CASSANDRA WILSON: Hellhound on my Trail (same as above)
MILES DAVIS: Eighty-One, from The Best of The Miles Davis Quintet ( Columbia CK 65945)
CHARLES MINGUS: E’s Flat Ah’s Flat Too, from Blues and Roots (Atlantic 1305 2)
ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS: Are You Real, from Moanin’ (Blue Note CDP 7 46516 2)
JAY McSHANN TRIO: Flippin’ The Blues, from Hootie (CR D 357)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Intro, from Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch 79853-2)
SARAH VAUGHN: Come Rain Or Come Shine, from Columbia (CK 93570)
GRANT GREEN: Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen, from Feelin’ the Spirit (Blue Note 7243 8 64471 2 8)
KING PLEASURE: Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid, from The Bebop Singers (Prestige PRCD 24216-2)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: She’s Gone Again, from The Bebop Singers (Prestige PRCD 24216-2)
ROLAND KIRK: Someone To Watch Over Me, from Domino (Mercury 826 988-2)
IKE QUEBEC: Brother Can You Spare A Dime?, from Heavy Soul (Blue Note 7243 8 64472 2 7)
BARRY HARRIS TRIO: You Sweet And Fancy Lady, from Magnificent! (Prestige OJCDD 1026-2)
AMINA FIGAROVA: Emptyness, from September Suite (Munch Records 09214)
BILL FRISELL: Convict #18, from Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones (Nonesuch 79624-2)
AMINA FIGAROVA: Numb, from September Suite (Munch Records 09214)
CHARLES MINGUS: Duet Solo Dancers, from The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (MCA/Impulse MCAD 5469 JVC-462)
TED NASH & STILL EVOLVED: Kensington High, from In The Loop (Palmetto PM 2120)
MCCOY TYNER: Peresina, from Expansions (Blue Note CDP 7 84338 2)
DAVID MURRAY QUARTET: The Summer Knows, from Seasons (Pow Wow PWD7468)
JIM HALL-DAVE HOLLAND: End The Beguine!, from With Basses (Telarc 83506)
BILL FRISELL: Shenandoah, from East-West (Nonesuch 79863-2)
MOVIN' ON: Barrel Without Bottom, from Shake, Shuttle, and Blow (Enja ENJ-9374)
NOSTALGIA 77: Everything Under The Sun, from Everything Under The Sun (Ubiquity URCD209)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Day Is Done, from Day Is Done (Nonesuch 79910-2)
MAL WALDRON-CHRISTIAN BURCHARD: Marja's Ball, from Into The Light (Materiali Sonori MASO 90116)
TED NASH & STILL EVOLVED: Zarba's Dream, from In The Loop (Palmetto PM 2120)
THE BAD PLUS: This Guy’s In Love With You, from Prog (HUCD 3125)
(bacharach/david) 4:43
DIANE REEVES: Lush Life, from Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (Blue Note 7243 8 73550 2 6) (strayhorn) (ASCAP) 4:50 VOCAL
JULIAN “CANNONBALL” ADDERLY: Dancing In The Dark, from Somethin’ Else (Blue Note CDP 7 46338 2) (Arthur Schwartz) ) 4:07
BILL EVANS: Waltz For Debby, from The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings (Riverside 3RCD 4443-2) (Bill Evans) 6:47
BILL EVANS: Night And Day, The Best of Bill Evans (Riverside RCD 5712 2)
(Cole Porter ASCAP) 7:31
JOE LOVANO/HANK JONES: Lotus Blossom, from Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (Blue Note 7243 8 73550 2 6) (Strayhorn) ASCAP 6:03
BRAD MEHLDAU: Someone To Watch Over Me, from Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch 79853-2) (Gershwin/Gershwin) ASCAP I 9:54
THE BAD PLUS: Everybody Wants to Rule the World, from Prog (HUCD 3125)
(Orzabal/Stanley/Hughes) 5:34
KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Daddy’s Girl Cynthia, from Blues Man From Memphis (BC 1040) (Donald Brown) 7:20
PAMELA YORK: Just One Of Those Things, from Blue York (Audiophoric APCD JZ 0003) (Cole Porter) ASCAP 3:31
KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Peace for Zim, from Blues Man From Memphis (BC 1040) (Donald Brown) 10:48
CHARLES MINGUS: Dizzy Moods, from Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor 88697 05533 2) (Mingus) 5:49
PAMELA YORK: Back To The Border, from Blue York (Audiophoric APCD JZ 0003) (Pamela York) ASCAP 5:37
CHARLES MINGUS: Ysabel’s Table Dance, from Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor 88697 05533 2) (Mingus) 10:26
May 18, 2007 Friday
BILLY ECKSTINE: The Jitney Man, from Blues in Bebop [Kenny Dorham album] (Savoy SVY-17028)
KENNY DORHAM: Bebop in Pastel, from Blues in Bebop (as above)
TOMMY TURRENTINE: Gunga Din, from Tommy Turrentine (Audio Fidelity AFZ 007)
JOHNNY GRIFFIN: The Message, from The Little Giant (Riverside OJCCD-136-2)
BENNY GOLSON: I Didn't Know What Time It Was, from Groovin' With Golson (Prestige OJCCD-226-2)
TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI: Mr. Jelly Lord, from Finesse (Concord CCD-4069)
TIM HAGANS / MARCUS PRINTUP: Backlash, from Hubsongs (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59509 2 6)
DONALD HARRISON: Duck's Steps, from Free to Be (Impulse IMPD-283)
PHIL WOODS: Samba du Bois, from Musique du Bois (32 Jazz 32016)
KEITH JARRETT: Part IIb, from The Koln Concert (ECM 1064 / 65)
STAN GETZ: Yesterdays, from Voyage (Black Hawk BKH 51101-1 D) (LP)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac, from (Impulse IMPD-178)
TETE MONTOLIU: Cigales al Ven, from Catalonian Folksongs (Muse TI 304)
JAMES MOODY: Home Fries, from Cookin' the Blues (Argo LP-756)
CARLA BLEY: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, from Big Band Theory (Watt/25 78118-23125-2)
MACEO PARKER: Children's World, from Roots Revisited (Verve 843 751-2)
DINO SALUZZI/ANJA LECHNER: Minguito, from Ojos Negros (ECM 1991)
VIENNA ART ORCHESTRA: Gnossienne No. 3, from The Minimalism of Erik Satie (hat Art CD 6024)
VIENNA ART ORCHESTRA: Reflections on Idylle (same as above)
MALACHI THOMPSON: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, from Lift Every Voice (Delmark DE-463)
ANDREW HILL: Dedication, from Point of Departure (Blue Note 99007)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Mas Que Nada (same as above)
TETE MONTOLIU: Canco de Matinada (same as above)
BENNY GOODMAN: Flying Home, from The Essential Benny Goodman (Bluebird 88697 09491)
BENNY GOODMAN: When Buddha Smiles, from The Essential Benny Goodman (Bluebird 88697 09491)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Mood Indigo, from Indigos (Columbia CK 4444)
LENNIE TRISTANO AND WAYNE MARSH: Smog Eyes, from Intuition (Capitol CDP 743 8 52771 2 2)
LOU DONALDSON: Sweet Slumber, from Lush Life (Blue Note 0946 86022 2-4)
LOU DONALDSON: The Good Life, from Lush Life (Blue Note 0946 86022 2-4)
ROLAND KIRK: Someone To Watch Over Me, from Domino (Mercury 826 988-2)
GRANT GREEN: Grandstand, from Grandstand (Blue Note 80913)
THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND: The Gumbo Variations, from Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Cuneiform Rune 225)
THE BAD PLUS: 1980 World Champion, from Prog (HUCD 3125)
DAVE BRUBECK: Blue Rondo A La Turk, from The Essential Dave Brubeck (Columbia C2K 86993)
MILES DAVIS: Nefertiti, from The Best of The Miles Davis Quintet (Columbia CK 65945)
TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO: Being There, from The Ground (ECM 1892)
SARAH VAUGHN: East Of the Sun And West Of The Moon, from Love Songs Columbia (CK 93570)
CHET BAKER: Let’s Get Lost, from Let’s Get Lost (Giants of Jazz 53100)
THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND: Sleep Dirt, from Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Cuneiform Rune 225)
Wednesday, May 23
CHARLIE HADEN'S QUARTET WEST: Our Spanish Love Song, from Always Say Goodbye (Verve/Gitanes 314 521 501 2)
BARNEY WILEN: No Problem, from New York Romance (Venus TKCV-79073)
HENRI TEXIER STRADA SEXTET: Lady Bertrand, from Vivre (Label Bleu LBLC 6668)
MICHAEL MOORE TRIO: Visions of Johanna, from Jewels and Binoculars (Ramboy 15)
HERBIE HANCOCK: Oliloqui Valley, from Empyrean Isles (Blue Note 7243 4 98796 2 1)
CHARLES LLOYD: Hymn To The Mother, from Sangam (ECM 1976)
WILLIAM PARKER TRIO: Phoenix, from Luc's Lantern (Thirsty Ear THI 57158.2)
STEVEN BERNSTEIN: Meyer Lansky, from Diaspora Hollywood (Tzadik TZ 7191)
JOE LOVANO: Fort Worth, from Quartets Live At The Village Vanguard (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 29125 2 1)
TIMO SHANKO: Goes Around Comes Around, from Freedom Right Now (Sky Cap 011)
AARON LANGTON QUINTET: Diffusion, from Cape Breton (NojJoh Music 7205)
TED HOWE: Let’s Do It, from Love Song (DCD 472)
KATE McGARRY: The Heather On The Hill, from The Target (Palmetto 2028)
E.S.T.: Where We Used to Live, from Tuesday Wonderland (Spamboolimbo BOOO8613-02)
CHARLES MINGUS: Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, from Passions of A Man (Atlantic R2 72871)
BILL FRISELL: Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa, from Ghost Town (Nonesuch 79583-2)
BRAD MEHLDAU: From This Moment On, from Live in Tokyo (Nonesuch 79853-2)
E.S.T.: Beggar’s Blanket, from Tuesday Wonderland (Spamboolimbo BOOO8613-02)
FRED HERSCH TRIO: Boo Boo’s Birthday, from Night And The Music (Palmetto 2124)
FRED HERSCH TRIO: So In Love, from Night And The Music (Palmetto 2124)
JOHN COLTRANE: Naima, from The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings (Impulse IMPD4 232)
MEDESKI, MARTIN AND WOOD: Nocturne, from Note Bleu (Blue Note 0946 3 50672 2 4)
THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND: Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance, from Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Cuneiform Rune 225)
THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND: Mom And Dad/Oh No, from Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (Cuneiform Rune 225)
ANDREW HILL: Laverne, from Invitation (SCCD 31026)
BILL FRISELL: Ghost Town/Poem For Eva, from Ghost Town (Nonesuch 79583-2)
May 25, 2007 Friday
JOHN HICKS: Satin Doll, from Something to Live for (HighNote HCD 7019)
CECIL PAYNE / DUKE JORDAN: Egg Head, from Brooklyn Brothers (Prevue PR 13)
TOMMY FLANAGAN: Confirmation, from Confirmation (Enja 4014 2)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Chinoiserie, from The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (Fantasy OJCCD-645-2)
Didjeridoo
DONALD HARRISON: Little Flowers, from Noveau Swing (Impulse IMPD 209)
NAT ADDERLEY: A Little New York Midtown Music, from A Little New York Midtown Music (Galaxy GXY-5120) (LP)
MILES DAVIS: On Green Dolphin Street, from ' 58 Sessions (Columbia CK 47835)
JOHN SHAW: Spirits Fly with the Wind, from Spirits Fly with the Wind (Aisha ASR 1001) (LP)
BOBBY WATSON: Lemoncello, from Horizon Reassembled (Palmetto PM 2102)
JACKIE MCLEAN: Street Singer, from Jackie's Bag (Blue Note CDP 7 46142 2)
JOHN HICKS: Something to Live for, from Something to Live for (as above)
GIANLUIGI TROVESI: Seconda Apparir, from Vaghissimo Ritratto (ECM 1983)
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Afro-Bossa, from Afro-Bossa (Discovery 71002)
DUKE ELLINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA: Absinthe (same as above)
EARL HINES: In a Mellotone, from Earl Hines Plays Duke Ellington, Vol. 2 (New World 80532-2)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM: Ornette's Cornet, from Blues for a Hip King (Camden CDN 1010)
HANK MOBLEY: This I Dig of You, from Soul Station (Blue Note 95343)
STEFANO BOLANI: On a Theme by Sergey Prokofiev, from Piano Solo (ECM 1964)
TED NASH: Primiere Rhapsodie, from Sidewalk Meeting (Arabesque Jazz AJ 0156)
GIANLUIGI TROVESI: The Lover's Appeal (same as above)
EARL HINES: The Stanley Steamer, from Spontaneous Combustion (Red Baron J2K 57331)
SIDSEL ENDRESEN/BUGGE WESSELTOFT: The Lady is a Tramp, from Nightsong (ACT 9004-2)
MARTIAL SOLAL DODECABAND: In a Sentimental Mood, from Plays Ellington (Dreyfus Jazz FDM 36613-2)
GIANLUIGI TROVESI: Amsterdam (same as above)
COUNT BASIE: Blues In Hoss’ Flat, from Chairman of the Board (Roulette 7243 5 81664 2 2)
EDDIE JEFFERSON AND JON HENDRICKS: Don’t get Scared, from The Bebop Singers (Prestige PRCD 24216-2)
COUNT BASIE: Speaking Of Sounds, from Chairman of the Board (Roulette 7243 5 81664 2 2)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: She’s Gone Again, from The Bebop Singers (Prestige PRCD 24216-2)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: God Bless This Child, from Jazz Moods ( Columbia Legacy CK 90589)
DEXTER GORDON: As Time Goes By, from Jazz Moods/Round Midnight ( Columbia Legacy CK 94293)
DAVE BRUBECK: Audrey, from Jazz Moods/Cool ( Columbia Legacy CK 90694)
KENNY DORHAM: Afrodisia, from Afro-Cuban (Blue Note CDP 7 46815 2)
KENNY DORHAM: Lotus Flower, from Afro-Cuban (Blue Note CDP 7 46815 2)
DAVE BRUBECK: Take Five, from Jazz Moods/Cool ( Columbia Legacy CK 90694)
STAN GETZ: Lester Left Town, from Jazz Moods/Cool ( Columbia Legacy CK 90690)
FREDDIE HUBBARD: Take It To The Ozone, from Jazz Moods/Hot ( Columbia Legacy CK 90689)
BENJAMEN HERMAN- Allaboutcat, from Dutch Jazz 2005 (Radio Netherlands Music MJCN40)
TINY GRIMES AND CHARLIE PARKER: Red Cross, from Progressions, 100 Years of Jazz Guitar (Columbia/Legacy C4K 86462)
GEZZ: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, from Dutch Jazz 2005 (Radio Netherlands Music MJCN40)
ELDAR: Sincerely, from Live At the Blue Note (Sony 82876 74745-2)
MILES DAVIS: Early Minor, from The Complete In A Silent Way Sessions (C3K 90921)
ANTHONY WILSON NONET: Amalgamation, Power of Nine (Groove Note GRV 1035-2)
PAUL MOTIAN BAND: Pithecanthropus Erectus, from Garden of Eden (ECM 1917)
EIVIND OPSVIK: Earthly, from Overseas (Fresh Sound New Talent FSNT 146)
RON MILES QUARTET: Parade, from Laughing Barrel (Sterling Circle SC129)
BARNEY WILEN: Poinciana, from Wild Dogs of the Ruwenzori (Ida 020)
HORACE SILVER QUINTET: Senor Blues, from Six Pieces of Silver (Blue Note CDP 7 81539 2)
BOOKER ERVIN: Stolen Moments, from Structurally Sound (Blue Note 7243 5 27545 2 6)
PHIL WOODS: The Last Page, from Musique Du Bois (Muse MCD 5037)
ARILD ANDERSEN-VASSILIS TSABROPOULOS-JOHN MARSHALL: Straight, from The Triangle (ECM 1752)
BARBARA DENNERLEIN: Nightowls, from Junkanoo (Verve 314 537 122-2)
GINGER BAKER TRIO: Rambler, from Going Back Home (Atlantic 82652-2)
AARON LINGTON QUINTET: The Black Widow, from Cape Breton (NohJoh Music 7205)
ELDAR: Straight, No Chaser, from Live At the Blue Note (Sony 82876 74745-2)
TONY BENNETT: I Get A Kick Out Of You, from Jazz Moods/Cool ( Columbia CR 94299)
THE BAD PLUS: This Guy’s In Love With You, from Prog (HUCD 3125)
ARTURO SANDOVAL: A Gozar, from Rumba Palace (Telarc CD 83662)
CHARLES MINGUS: Flamingo, from Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor 88697 05533 2)
FATS WALLER: Buck Jumpin’, from Progressions, 100 Years of Jazz Guitar (Columbia/Legacy C4K 86462)
WYNTON MARSALIS: These Are The Soulful Days, from the Plantation to the Penitentiary (Blue Note 0946 3 73675 2 0)
ELDAR: Someday, from Live At the Blue Note (Sony 82876 74745-2)
CHARLES MINGUS: Tijuana Gift Shop, from Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor 88697 05533 2)
THE BAD PLUS: 1980 World Champion, from Prog (HUCD 3125)
BOB FRENCH: Bourbon Street Parade, from Marsalis Music Honors Bob French (7946 008-2)
ALVIN BATISTE: Clean Air, from Marsalis Music Honors Bob French (7946 007-2)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: Solitude, from The Best of Ken Burns Jazz (Columbia/Legacy CK 61439)
JACKIE McCLEAN: Mirage, from The Best of Jackie McClean (Prestige PRCD 5709-2)
JACKIE McCLEAN: Strange Blues, from The Best of Jackie McClean (Prestige PRCD 5709-2)
June 1, 2007 Friday
SONNY CLARK: Monogram, from Complete Sessions (Definitive DRCD11260)
Lover Man
HANK MOBLEY: Hello Young Lovers, from Another Workout (Blue Note CDP 7 84431 2)
TOMMY FLANAGAN: Cup Bearers, from Confirmation (Enja 4014 2)
DARRELL GRANT: My Old Flame, from Twilight Stories (32 Jazz 32079)
SONNY CLARK: Yesterdays, from Complete Sessions (as above)
YOUNG MEN FROM MEMPHIS: Things Ain't What They Used to Be, from Down Home Reunion (Toshiba TOJC-9457) (Japan)
CEDAR WALTON: Turquoise Twice, from Cedar! (Prestige OJCCD-463-2)
HUMAIR / JEANNEAU / TEXIER: Don't Buy Ivory, Anymore, from Update 3.3 (Label Bleu LBLC 6530) (France)
REID ANDERSON: Leaping Greenly Spirits, from Dirty Show Tunes (Fresh Sound / New Talent FSNT 030)
ANDREW HILL: Partitions, from Dance with Death (Blue Note 7243 4 73160 2 9)
PHAROAH SANDERS: You've Got to Have Freedom, from Africa (Leafage PCCY-30081) (Japan)
GUY KLUCEVSEK: Stolen Memories, from Stolen Memories (Tzadik TZ 7013)
ARTHUR BLYTHE: Night Song, from Focus (Savant SCD 2044)
RICARDO FASSI STRANGE NOISE PROJECT: Gare de Lyon, from Vite in Sospeso/Belleville (SPLASC(H) CDH 810.2)
JOEL HARRISON: Tennessee Waltz, from Free Country (ACT 9419-2)
ABDULLAH IBRAHIM/JOHNNY DYANI: Namhanje (Today), from Echoes from Africa (Enja R279620)
PABLO ASLAN: Verano Porteño, from Avantango (Zoho ZM 200402)
DAVE DOUGLAS: A Thousand Evenings, from A Thousand Evenings (RCA Victor 09026-63698-2)
ART BLAKEY PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: Oscalypso, from Drum Suite (Columbia/Legacy CK 82876 77631 2)
SIDSEL ENDRESEN/BUGGE WESSELTOFT: Chain of Fools, from Nightsong (ACT 9004-2)
GIANNI COSIA: Tredici per un Blues, from La Bottega (Egea SCA 066)
RED GARLAND: He’s A Real Gone Guy, from Red In Bluesville (Prestige OJCDD 295-2)
ZOOT SIMS: The Man I Love, from Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Pablo OJCCD 4442)
ZOOT SIMS: ‘S Wonderful, from Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Pablo OJCCD 4442)
PETE McGUINNESS JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Infant Eyes, from First Flight (Summit DCD 481)
FRANK VIGNOLA: Summertime, from Vignola Plays Gershwin (Mel Bay MB10122CD)
KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: The Thing About George Coleman, from Blues Man From Memphis (BC 1040)
PAUL MOTIAN: Etude, from Garden of Eden (ECM 1917)
MILES DAVIS: Sanctuary, from Jazz: The Definitive Performances (Columbia J2K 65807)
PAUL MOTIAN: Desert Dream, from Garden of Eden (ECM 1917)
ART BLAKEY AND THE JAZZ MESSENGERS: Nica’s Dream, from The Definitive Performances (Columbia J2K 65807)
ELDAR: Out Of Nowhere, from Re-Imagination (Masterworks Jazz 88697 85837-2)
DAVE DOUGLAS: November, Freak In (Bluebird 09026 6408-2)
PETE McGUINNESS JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Spring Song, from First Flight (Summit DCD 481)
REID ANDERSON QUARTET: Character Study, from Dirty Show Tunes (Fresh Sound New Talent FSNT 030)
JOHN COLTRANE: Greensleeves, from Africa/Brass (Impulse IMPD-2-168)
TERUMASA HINO: Black Daffodil, from Taro's Mood (Enja ENJ-2104)
WORLD SAXOPHONE QUARTET: West African Snap, from Dances and Ballads (Nonesuch 9 79164-2)
DAVID MURRAY QUARTET: At The Café Central, from Shakill's Warrior (Columbia/DIW CK 48963)
JERRY GRANELLI: O Bossa Where Art Thou?, from The V16 Project (Songlines SGL SA1544-3)
THE BAD PLUS: Everybody Wants To Rule The World, from Prog (Heads Up HUCD 3125)
JOHN ZORN-GEORGE LEWIS-BILL FRISELL: Sonny's Crib, from News For Lulu (Hat Art 6005)
CHARLES BRACKEEN QUARTET: Bannar, from Worshippers Come Nigh (Silkheart SHCD-111)
TIM HAGANS: Audible Architecture, from Audible Architecture (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 31808 2 0)
WAYNE SHORTER: Penelope, from Etcetera (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 33581 2 0)
DUKE ELLINGTON: Where Or When, from Indigos (Columbia CK 4444)
COUNT BASIE: Speaking Of Sounds, from Chairman of the Board (Roulette
7243 5 81664 2 2)
SARAH VAUGHAN, Lullaby Of Birdland, from The Ultimate Diva Collection (Verve 8000016-02)
LOU DONALDSON: Foot Pattin’ Time, from Play The Right Thing (Mileston MCD 9190 2)
NICHOLAS PAYTON: Footprints, from Mysterious Shorter (SACD 321)
GEORGE KONTRAFOURIS: The Notebook, from Little Daddy’s Blues (Chicken Coup Records CCP 7005)
PETE McGUINNESS JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Infant Eyes, from First Flight (Summit DCD 481)
KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Theme For Malcom, from Blues Man From Memphis (BC 1040)
KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Nancy’s And The Children’s Playground, from Blues Man From Memphis (BC 1040)
Monday, June 11, 2007
TOMASZ STANKO: Love Theme from Farewell to Maria, from From the Green Hill (ECM 1680)
RICHARD GALLIANO/JEAN-CHARLES CAPON: Blues sur Seine, from Blues sur Seine (Label la Lichére LLL 177)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Manteca, from Dizzy in South America (Consolidated Artists Productions CAP 933)
ASTOR PIAZZOLA/GERRY MULLIGAN: 20 Years Ago, from Summit ANS 1000-5-2)
JOE LOVANO: Pecche?, from Viva Caruso (Blue Note 36986)
DEXTER GORDON: Cheese Cake, from Go! (Blue Note 98794)
GIL GOLDSTEIN: Loro, from City of Dreams (Blue Note 93893)
DINO SALUZZI/ANTHONY COX/DAVID FRIEDMAN: Sketch #1, from Rios (Intuition INT 2156-2)
OSCAR PETERSON TRIO WITH MILT JACKSON: On Green Dolphin Street, from Very Tall (Verve 314 559 830-2)
DAVE DOUGLAS: Charms of the Night Sky, from Charms of the Night Sky (Winter & Winter 910 015-2)
TED NASH & ODEON: La Espada de la Noche, from La Espada de la Noche (Palmetto PM 2108)
MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD: Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive, from Over the Rainbow (Ken Schaphorst) (Accurate AC-4204)
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