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NOVEMBER 2007 (Grid: Monday-Friday)
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KNOXVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Peace For Zim, from Blues Man From Memphis (BC 1040)
JEFF COFFIN: --Weird Beard, from Mu’tet Bloom (Compass 74395 2)
ZIMOLOGY QUARTET: Qula Kwedini, from Live At Bird’s Eye (Zimcd01)
ZIMOLOGY QUARTET: Afro Blue, from Live At Bird’s Eye (Zimcd01)
MITCH RUTMAN GROUP: Peace In Quiet, from Knoxville Jazz For Justice (Altru Music 2007)
JEFF COFFIN: --As Light Through Leaves, from Mu’tet Bloom (Compass 74395 2)
JEFF COFFIN: --My Dog Chunks, from Mu’tet Bloom (Compass 74395 2)
GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA: Las Vegas Tango, from The Individualism of Gil Evans (Verve 833 804-2)
BOBBY HUTCHERSON: Ghetto Lights, from Dialogue (Blue Note BST 84198)
CYRUS CHESTNUT: Blues from the East, from Earth Stories (Atlantic Jazz 82876-2)
GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA: The Barbara Song (same as above)
TREVOR WATTS & THE CELEBRATION BAND: Alone with You, from Trevor Watts & the Celebration Band (ARC DC 010)
MILES DAVIS: Seven Steps to Heaven, from Steps to Heaven (Columbia/Legacy CK 48827)
CYRUS CHESTNUT: Decisions, Decisions (same as above)
STUFF SMITH: Calypso, from Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson (Verve 314 521 676-2)
MILES DAVIS QUINTET/GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA: So What, from At Carnegie Hall (Columbia/Legacy C2K 650270
GRACELAND McCOLLOUGH TIGERS: Heaven, from Heaven (Fire Ant FACD
CHARLIE HADEN'S QUARTET WEST: Our Spanish Love Song, from Always Say Goodbye (Verve/Gitanes 314 521 501 2)
JIMMY GIUFFRE-PAUL BLEY-STEVE SWALLOW: Jesus Maria, from Fusion (ECM 1438/39)
DAVID MURRAY TRIO: Chelsea Bridge, from The Hill (Black Saint 120110-2)
EUROPEAN MUSIC ORCHESTRA: Horizons, from Guest (Soul Note 121299-2)
MAL WALDRON QUINTET: The Seagulls of Kristiansund, from One Upmanship (Enja 2092)
MICHAEL MOORE: Playboy, from Osiris (Ramboy 22)
JACKIE MCLEAN QUINTET: Drew's Blues, from Bluesnik (Blue Note CDP 7 84067 2)
MARCUS PRINTUP-TIM HAGANS: Crisis, from Hub Songs (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59509 2 6)
FLY: Child's Play, from Fly (Savoy SVY 17325)
LEE KONITZ: Thingin', from Sound of Surprise (RCA 74321-69309-2)
MILES DAVIS: All Blues, from Kind of Blue (Columbia 86829)
STEFANO BATTAGLIA: Raccolto, from Raccolto (ECM 1933/34)
THELONIOUS MONK: Well, You Needn’t, from The Measure of Monk (Starbucks Entertainment)
TED DAMERON WITH JOHN COLTRANE: Mating Call, from Mating Call (Prestige OJCDD 212 2)
BIG JOHN PATTON: The Turnaround, from Let ‘Em Roll (Blue Note CDP 0777 7 89795 2 4)
CHARLES MINGUS: Memories Of You, from Mingus Plays Piano (Impulse MFCD 783)
HOWARD WILEY: Twelve Gates To The City, from The Angola Project
BRUCE HORNSBY/CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE/JACK DEJOHNETTE: Camp Meeting, from Camp Meeting (Legacy 88697 09663 2)
TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO: Being There, from The Ground (ECM 1892)
AUTHUR TAYLOR: Cubano Chant, from Taylor’s Wailers (Prestige OJCDD 094 2)
HOWARD WILEY: Second Line, from The Angola Project
ELLA FITZGERALD: Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me, from Love, Ella (Verve BOO08952 02)
DONALD BYRD: The Cat Walk, from The Cat Walk (Blue Note 0946 3 74226 2 5)
CHARLIE HADEN'S QUARTET WEST: Our Spanish Love Song, from Always Say Goodbye (Verve/Gitanes 314 521 501 2)
JIMMY GIUFFRE-PAUL BLEY-STEVE SWALLOW: Jesus Maria, from Fusion (ECM 1438/39)
DAVID MURRAY TRIO: Chelsea Bridge, from The Hill (Black Saint 120110-2)
EUROPEAN MUSIC ORCHESTRA: Horizons, from Guest (Soul Note 121299-2)
MAL WALDRON QUINTET: The Seagulls of Kristiansund, from One Upmanship (Enja 2092)
MICHAEL MOORE: Playboy, from Osiris (Ramboy 22)
JACKIE MCLEAN QUINTET: Drew's Blues, from Bluesnik (Blue Note CDP 7 84067 2)
MARCUS PRINTUP-TIM HAGANS: Crisis, from Hub Songs (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59509 2 6)
FLY: Child's Play, from Fly (Savoy SVY 17325)
LEE KONITZ: Thingin', from Sound of Surprise (RCA 74321-69309-2)
WES MONTGOMERY: Born To Be Blue, from Full House (OJCCD 106-2)
THELONIOUS MONK: Ugly Beauty, from The Measure of Monk (Starbucks Entertainment)
JOHN COLTRANE: Mr. Day, from The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Atlantic R2 71984)
DONALD BYRD/KENNY BURRELL: Flickers, from All Night Long (OJCDD 427 2)
TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO: Tears Transforming, from The Ground (ECM 1892)
JOHN ABERCROMBIE: Soundtrack, from Cat n’ Mouse (ECM 1770)
THIRD WORLD LOVE: Sketch Of Tel Aviv, from Sketch Of Tel Aviv (Smalls Record SRCD 0018
TRYGVE SEIM: Beginning An Ending, from Sangam (ECM 1797)
CHRIS POTTER: Song For Anyone, from Song For Anyone (Sunnyside SSC 3074)
JEFF COFFIN MU’TET: As Light Through Leaves, from Bloom (Compass 74395 2)
SONNY ROLLINS: Mysterioso, from Volume 2 (Blue Note 7243 4 97809 2 7)
RON CARTER: Gone, from Dear Miles (Blue Note 0946 3 92457 2)
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Malletoba Spank, from Ellington Jazz Party (Columbia JCS 8127)
JEWELS & BINOCULARS: Gates of Eden, from Ships with Tattooed Sails (Upshot)
MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA: Sky Blue, from Sky Blue (ArtistShare AS 0065)
TREVOR WATTS MOIRE MUSIC DRUM ORCHESTRA: Opening Gambit, from A Wider Embrace (ECM 1449)
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Tymperturbably Yours (same as above)
KAHIL EL'ZABAR'S RITUAL TRIO: Pharaoh's Song, from Africa N'da Blues (Delmark
DE-519)
PIERRE DORGE & NEW JUNGLE ORCHESTRA: Dukish Kiss, from Absurd Bird (Olufsen DOCd 5319)
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA & COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA: Segue in C, from The First Time: The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia CS 8515)
DAVID MURRAY BLACK SAINT QUARTET (WITH CASSANDRA WILSON): Sacred Ground, from Sacred Ground (Justin Time JUST 204-2)
PABLO ASLAN: La Cachila, from Buenos Aires Tango Standards (Zoho ZM 200702)
DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA: Hello Little Girl (same as above)
JEWELS & BINOCULARS: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (same as above)
HORACE SLIVER: Song For My Father, from Song For My Father (Blue Note CDP 7 84185 2)
KENNY BURRELL: Cheeta, from The Best of Kenny Burrell (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 30493 2 5)
JOHN COLTRANE: Blues To You, from The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (Atlantic R2 71984)
BRAD MEHLDAU: Exit Music (For A Film), from Songs, The Art Of the Trio, Volume 3 (Warner 9 47 051)
ANAT FORT: Lullaby, from A Long Story (ECM 1994)
FLORATONE: The Wanderer, from Floratone (Blue Note/EMI 0946 3 93879 2 2)
LESLIE PINTCHIK: Happy Days Are Here Again, from Quartets (Ambient CD 0006)
JOHN SCOFIELD: Heck Of A Job, from This Meets That ( Booo 977402)
LEE MORGAN: Little T, from Indeed (Blue Note)
TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO: Draw Near, from Being There (ECM 2017)
CHRIS POTTER: Viva Las Vilnius, from Follow The Red Line, Live at the Village Vanguard (SC 3075)
LESLIE PINTCHIK: Not So Fast, from Quartets (Ambient CD 0006)
BILL EVANS TRIO: I Will Say Goodbye, from I Will Say Goodbye (Fantasy OJCCD 761 2)
MARK WEINSTIEN: Stella By Starlight, from Con Alma (Jazzheads JH1154)
BENNIE WALLACE TRIO: Big Jim Does The Tango For You, from Big Jim's Tango (Enja 4046-2)
DAVID MURRAY QUARTET: Paradise Five, from Ballads (DIW 840)
CHARLES LLOYD: Dorotea's Studio, from Voice In The Night (ECM 1674)
GIGI GRYCE QUINTET: Boxer's Blues, from The Rat Race Blues (Prestige/New Jazz OJCCD-081-2)
JOHN COLTRANE: Greensleeves, from Africa/Brass (Impulse IMPD-2-168)
MILES DAVIS: Footprints, from Miles Smiles (Columbia/Legacy CK 65682)
GARY PEACOCK TRIO: Nanshi, from Eastward (Sony Japan SICP-996)
BENNIE WALLACE TRIO: Monroe County Moon, from Big Jim's Tango (Enja 4046-2)
BARNEY WILEN-MAL WALDRON: Quiet Temple, from Movie Themes From France (Timeless SJP 335)
DAVE HOLLAND QUINTET: For All You Are, from Not For Nothin' (ECM 1758)
MINGUS BIG BAND AND MINGUS DYNASTY: Song With Orange, from I Am Three (Mingus Music SSC 3029)
CHARLES MINGUS: Dizzy Moods, from Tijuana Moods (RCA Victor 88697 05533 2)
STEFANO BOLLANI: On A Theme By Sergey Prokofiev, from Piano Solo (ECM 1964 BOOO7150-02)
DIANNE REEVES Lush Life, from Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life (Blue Note 7243 8 73550 2 6)
BILLIE HOLIDAY: Them There Eyes, from Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles (Columbia 88697 13178 2)
HORACE SILVER: Doodlin, from Ken Burns Jazz (Verve 314 549 086 2)
CLARK TERRY QUINTET: Digits, from Serenade to a Bus Seat (Riverside OJCCD 066-2)
SLOW POKE: Harvest, from At Home (Palmetto PM 2156)
MINGUS BIG BAND AND MINGUS DYNASTY: Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting, from I Am Three (Mingus Music SSC 3029)
SLOW POKE: Afro Blake, from At Home (Palmetto PM 2156)
CHARLES MINGUS: Cryin’ Blues, from Blues and Roots (Atlantic 1305 2)
CHARELS MINGUS: Fables of Fabus, from Ken Burns Jazz (Verve 314 549 086 2)
RACHEL Z: Come As You Are, from Grace (Chesky Records JD300)
JOHN SCOFIELD: Strangeness In The Night, from This Meets That ( Booo 977402)
FATS WALLER: Handful of Keys, from Piano Solos 1929-1941 (RCA AXM 2-5518) (2LP)
FATS WALLER: Ain't Misbehavin' (as above)
EARL HINES: Fats Waller Medley, from Live at the New School (Chiaroscuro CR-157) (LP)
a) Black and Blue
b) Two Sleepy People
c) Ain't Misbehavin'
d) Jitterbug Waltz
e) Squeeze Me
f) Honeysuckle Rose
FATS WALLER: Basin Street Blues, from Piano Solos 1929-1941 (as above)
DUKE ELLINGTON: (Hush Now) Don't Explain, from Jazz at the Plaza, Vol. 2 (Columbia C32471) (LP)
DUKE ELLINGTON: When Your Lover Has Gone (as above)
ART BLAKEY: Nica's Dream, from The Jazz Messengers (Columbia CK 65265)
BENNY GOLSON: Thursday's Theme, from Benny Golson and the Philadelphians (Blue Note CDP 7243 4 94104 2 8)
GERI ALLEN: RTG, from Twenty One (Blue Note CDP 7243 8 30028 2 5)
BOBBY WATSON: Appointment in Milano, from Appointment in Milano (Red 123184) (Italy)
FREDDIE HUBBARD: Summertime, from The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (Impulse IMPD-179)
DONALD HARRISON: Indian Blues, from Free to Be (Impulse IMPD-283)
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA: Manteca, from Dizzy in South America (Consolidated Artists Productions CAP 933)
KENNY DORHAM: Passion Flower, from The Art of the Ballad (Prestige PRCD-11013-2)
MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA: Aries de Lando, from Sky Blue (ArtistShare AS 0065)
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA: St. James Infirmary, from This is Artie Shaw, Vol. 2 (RCA VPM-6062)
DEEDEE BRIDGEWATER: The Griots (Sakhodougou), from Red Earth (DDB B0009091-02
ANAT COHEN AND THE ANZIC ORCHESTRA: Cry Me a River, from Noir (Anzic-1201)
DIZZY GILLESPIE ORCHESTRA: A Night in Tunisia (same as above)
ARTIE SHAW AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Concerto for Clarinet (same as above)
KENNY DORHAM: Old Folks (same as above)
COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: One O'clock Jump, from Happy Birthday Newport (Columbia/Legacy C3K 89076)
KENNY DORHAM: Ruby, My Dear (same as above)
HERBIE HANCOCK: Both Sides Now, from River, the Joni Letters (Verve B00163 02)
CHARLIE ROUSE QUINTET: Blue Farouq, from Takin’ Care of Business (Jazzland OJCDD 491 2)
THELONIOUS MONK: Nutty, from The Measure of Monk (Starbucks Entertainment)
CANNONBALL ADDERLY: The Chocolate Nuisance, from The Definitive Cannonball Adderly (Blue Note 723425 4004025)
SLOW POKE: Rockin’ In Rhythm, from At Home (Palmetto PM 2156)
PAUL MOTION BAND: Garden Of Eden, from Garden of Eden (ECM 1917 B0006065-2)
BILL EVANS TRIO: Israel, from Explorations (Riverside OJCCD 037 2)
GEZZ: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For, from Dutch Jazz 2005 (Radio Netherlands Music MJCN40)
GROUNDTRUTHER: North Pole, from Latitude (Thirsty Ear TH1 571502)
ZIMOLOGY QUARTET: Meditation #1, from Live At Bird’s Eye (Zimcd01)
BOBBY HUTCHERSON: Ode To Angela, from For Sentimental Reasons (Kind of Blue KOB 10020)
BILL EVANS TRIO: Haunted Heart, from Explorations (Riverside OJCCD 037 2)
THAD JONES: I’ve Got A Crush On You, from Blue Note Plays Gershwin (Blue Note 09463 49291 2 7)
LEE MORGRAN AND JIMMY SMITH: ‘S Wonderful, from Blue Note Plays Gershwin (Blue Note 09463 49291 2 7)
ZOOT SIMS: Embraceable You, from Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (Pablo OJCCD 4442)
YARON HERMAN: Summertime from Variations Piano Solo (Adami)
WILLIAM PARKER: Adena, from Luc's Lantern (Thirsty Ear THI 57158.2)
CHARLES MINGUS: IX Love, from Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Impulse IMPD-170)
ROSWELL RUDD: Almost Blue, from Broad Strokes (Knitting Factory KFW 276)
GARY PEACOCK: Requiem, from Voices (Sony Music Japan SICP-10046)
ANDREW HILL: Blue Black, from Blue Black (East Wind/Japan UCCI-9034)
DEWEY REDMAN QUARTET: Joie De Vivre, from The Struggle Continues (ECM 1225)
KEN VANDERMARK 5: Fall To Grace, from Acoustic Machine (Atavistic ALP128)
DEWEY REDMAN QUARTET: Turn Over Baby, from The Struggle Continues (ECM 1225)
GARY PEACOCK: Bonsho, from Voices (Sony Music Japan SICP-10046)
MASADA: Makedah, from Five (DIW 899)
MARIA SCHNEIDER JAZZ ORCHESTRA: Waxwing, from Coming About (Enja ENJ-9069)
Nov.23, 2007 Friday
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Dizzy Atmosphere, from In the Beginning (Prestige P-24030) (2LP)
DAVID NEWMAN: Tin Tin Deo, from It's MR. Fathead (32 Jazz 32053)
TADD DAMERON: Philly J.J., from The Arrangers' Touch (Prestige P-24049) (2LP)
GIL EVANS: Sister Sadie, from Out of the Cool (Impulse IMPD-186)
DIZZY GILLESPIE: Be Bop (Dizzy's Fingers), from Dizzy Gillespie's Big 4 (Pablo 2310 719) (LP)
TERENCE BLANCHARD: The Premise, from Romantic Defiance (Columbia CK 67042)
TEODROSS AVERY: Edda, from In Other Words (GRP 9788)
FREDDIE HUBBARD: Bob's Place, from The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard (Impulse IMPD-179)
DAVE HOLLAND: Prime Directive, from Prime Directive (ECM 547950)
TERENCE BLANCHARD: Romantic Defiance, from Romantic Defiance (as above)
JOHN COLTRANE: Lonnie's Lament, from Crescent (Impulse IMPD-200)
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHN COLTRANE: In a Sentimental Mood, from Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (Impulse MCA-39103)
EITHER/ORCHESTRA: Breaktime for Dougo, from More Beautiful than Death (Accurate AC-3282)
THE CONTEMPORARY PIANO ENSEMBLE: Theme for my Father, from The Key Players (DIW/Columbia CK 57754)
MYRIAM ALTER: It's All There, from If (Enja/Justin Time JENJ 3303-2)
JOHN COLTRANE: Syeeda's Song Flute, from Giant Steps (Rhino R2 75203)
ANAT COHEN AND THE ANZIC ORCHESTRA: Bebé, from Noir (Anzic-1201)
EITHER/ORCHESTRA: Musicawi Silt (same as above)
ROSWELL RUDD & THE MONGOLIAN BURYAT BAND: Buryat Boogie, from Blue Mongol (Soundscape SSC 1147)
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHN COLTRANE: My Little Brown Book (same as above)
THE CONTEMPORARY PIANO ENSEMBLE: It Don't Mean a Thing, from For Piano, For Phineas (Somethin'else TOCJ-5528)
TREVOR WATTS MOIRE MUSIC DRUM ORCHESTRA: Medley, from A Wider Embrace (ECM 1449)
DUKE ELLINGTON/JOHN COLTRANE: The Feeling of Jazz
TERENCE BLANCHARD: Mantra, from A Tale Of God’s Will (A Requiem For Katrina) (EMI Blue Note 0946 3 91532 2 0)
TORD GUSTAVSEN TRIO: Sani, from Being There (ECM 2017)
JOSH NELSON: Julia, from Let It Go (Native Language NLM 0969 2)
KEITH JARRETT: Paint My Heart Red, from The Carnegie Hall Concert (ECM UCGR 00128-2)
MAX ROACH: Bitter Sweet, from Tender Warriors (Impulse A8)
ART PEPPER: Mambo De La Pinta, from Early Art (Blue Note BN LA 591-H2)
ART TATUM: Mighty Like A Rose, from Solo Masters Volume 7 (Pablo 0798)
SONNY FORTUNE: Round Midinght, from You And The Night And The Music (18th And Vine 18V 1053)
RADAM SCHWARTZ: Kicker, from Magic Tales (AJ0182)
JOHN COLTRANE: My Favorite Things, from My Favorite Things (Atlantic 13612)
MANU KATCHE: So Groovy, from Playground (ECM UCGR 00150 2)
PAUL MOTION BAND: Etude, from Garden of Eden (ECM 1917 B0006065-2)
HENRI TEXIER STRADA SEXTET: Lady Bertrand, from Vivre (Label Bleu LBLC 6668)
DON GROLNICK: Taglioni, from Weaver of Dreams (Blue Note B2-94591)
BILL FRISELL: Rambler, from Rambler (ECM 1287)
BEN GOLDBERG-JOHN SCHOTT-MICHAEL SARIN: Time Outside of Time, from What Comes Before (Tzadik TZ 7120)
HERBIE HANCOCK: Mimosa, from Inventions and Dimensions (Blue Note CDP 7 84147 2)
FREDDIE HUBBARD: Far Away, from Breaking Point (Blue Note CDP 7 84172 2)
PAUL MOTIAN-BILL FRISELL-JOE LOVANO: Harmony, from I Have The Room Above Her (ECM 1902)
WILLIAM PARKER: Sun, from O'Neal's Porch (AUM Fidelity 022)
RANDY WESTON: C.W. Blue, from African Rhythms (Comet COM028)
ARCHIE SHEPP-HORACE PARLAN: See See Rider, from Trouble In Mind (Steeplechase SCCD-31139)
Nov.30, 2007 Friday
DONALD HARRISON: Iko Iko, from Heroes (Nagel Heyer 2041)
CHARLIE PARKER: Billie's Bounce, from The Complete Savoy and Dial Master Takes (Savoy SVY 17149) (3 discs)
ART BLAKEY: Carol's Interlude, from The Jazz Messengers (Columbia CK 65265)
KENNY DORHAM: Turbo, from The Arrival of Kenny Dorham (Fresh Sound FSR-CD200)
CECIL PAYNE / DUKE JORDAN: Egg Head, from Brooklyn Brothers (Prevue PR 13)
DAVID NEWMAN: Batista's Groove, from It's MR. Fathead (32 Jazz 32053)
DONALD HARRISON: Kind of New, from Kind of New (Candid CCD 79768)
JESSICA WILLIAMS: Blue Tuesday, from This Side Up (Maxjazz MXJ 203)
BOOKER ERVIN: No Land's Man, from Exultation (Prestige OJCCD-835-2)
BLUE MITCHELL: Capers, from The Cup Bearers (Riverside OJCCD-797-2)
DONALD HARRISON: It Is, from Kind of New (as above)
TOMMY FLANAGAN: Cherokee, from Lady Be Good...for Ella (Verve 314 521 617-2)
BOBBY WATSON: Seventh Avenue, from Post Motown Bop (Blue Note CDP 7 95148 2)
DONALD HARRISON: What Next?, from Kind of New (as above)
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