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Archie Shepp & The Full Moon Ensemble/Archie Shepp: Live in Antibes Vol. 1 & 2 [Digipak]

2 CD / Charly Acquisitions / 2013-04-09

Tracks: Early Bird, Pt. 1, The; Early Bird, Pt. 2, The; Huru, Pt. 1; Huru, Pt. 2
Artists: Archie Shepp & The Full Moon Ensemble/Archie Shepp

By the late 1960's Archie Shepp, following his earlier patronage by the legendary John Coltrane, had established himself as a leading player in the field...continue...
Full performer name: Archie Shepp/Full Moon Ensemble.

This was originally released as 2 separate vinyl LP's on BYG/Actuel.

Personnel: Archie Shepp (vocals, tenor saxophone, piano); Cliff...continue...

Stan Getz (Sax)/Stan Getz Quartet (Sax): In Poland 1960 [Bonus Tracks]

CD / In Crowd / 2013-03-12

Artists: Stan Getz (Sax)/Stan Getz Quartet (Sax)

John Coltrane: The Complete Mainstream 1958 Sessions [Bonus Tracks]

CD / Phoenix Jazz / 2013-03-12

Artists: John Coltrane

Stan Getz (Sax): The Immortal Soul [Digipak]

CD / Metro Select / 2013-03-05

Tracks: Desafinado - (featuring Charlie Byrd); Opus De Bop - (featuring Charlie Byrd); And the Angels Swing - (featuring Charlie Byrd); Four Brothers - (featuring Charlie Byrd); Early Autumn - (featuring Cha...
Artists: Stan Getz (Sax)

The 2013 Stan Getz anthology, The Immortal Soul, brings together two-discs of the jazz saxophonist's recordings from throughout his lengthy career. Included are songs Getz recorded in the '50s as a me...continue...

Antonio Sanchez (Drums): New Life *

1 CD / CAM Jazz / 2013-02-26

Tracks: Uprisings and Revolutions; Minotauro; New Life; Nighttime Story; Medusa; Real McDaddy, The; Air; Family Ties
Artists: Antonio Sanchez (Drums)

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Sanchez is a storyteller and there is a tale behind most of his latest tunes. Sanchez says "New Life" signifies his new life as...continue...
Personnel: Antonio Sanchez (vocals, keyboards, drums); David Binney (alto saxophone); Donny McCaslin (tenor saxophone); John Escreet (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Matt Grewer (electric bass).

A...continue...

Marion Meadows: Whisper [Digipak] *

1 CD / Shanachie / 2013-02-26

Tracks: Visitor, The; Whisper; Black Pearl; Timeless; Curves; Magic Life; Bottoms Up; Golden Curtain; Marcosinho; Sky Dive; Wild Thing; Turn Up the Quiet
Artists: Marion Meadows

Photographer: Hassan Kareem.

Soprano saxophonist Marion Meadows plays what has to be called smooth jazz, but he stretches the template a bit by incorporating subtly nuanced Latin, Eastern, and ...continue...

Eric Alexander (Saxophone): Touching *

CD / High Note / 2013-02-26

Tracks: Touching; Gone Too Soon; Way She Makes Me Feel, The; Dinner for One Please, James; Central Park West; I'm Glad There Is You; September of My Years, The; Oh Girl
Artists: Eric Alexander (Saxophone)

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Eric Alexander can play the tenor saxophone - never doubt that. He has the chops, power and passion that make him one of the most...continue...
Personnel: Eric Alexander (tenor saxophone); Harold Mabern (piano).

Audio Mixer: Rudy Van Gelder.

Liner Note Author: Mark Keresman.

Recording information: Van Gelder Recording Stu...continue...

Stan Getz (Sax): At Large

CD / Play 24-7 / 2013-02-19

Tracks: Night and Day; I Like to Recognize the Tune; When the Sun Comes Out; Pammie's Tune; In Your Own Sweet Way; A New Town is a Blue Town; Café Montmartre Blues; Goodbye; Folks Who Live on the Hill, ...
Artists: Stan Getz (Sax)

Recorded during Stan Getz's lengthy stay in Copenhagen, the influential tenorman is in excellent form for these quartet performances with a Danish rhythm section. The repertoire is mostly standards wi...continue...

Clifford Jordan: Seven Classic Albums *

CD / Real Gone Jazz / 2013-02-19

Tracks: Status Quo; Bo-Till; Blue Lights; Billie's Bounce; Evil Eye; Everywhere; Not Guilty; St. John; Blue Shoes; Beyond the Horizon; Ju-Ba; Laconia; Soul-Lo-Blues; Cliff Craft; Confirmation; Sophisticated ...
Artists: Clifford Jordan

Real Gone Jazz reissued seven classic albums recorded in the late '50s and early '60s by tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan: Blowing in from Chicago, Cliff Jordan, Cliff Craft, Spellbound, Starting Tim...continue...

Stan Getz (Sax): Desafinado

CD / Play 24-7 / 2013-02-19

Tracks: Desafinado; Manha De Carnival (Morning of Carnival); Samba Dees Days; Balanco No Samba; O Pato; Melancolio (Melancholy); Samba Triste; Entre Amigos; Samba De Uma Nota So; Chega De Saudade (No More Bl...
Artists: Stan Getz (Sax)

Dave Koz: Live at the Blue Note Tokyo

CD / Concord / 2013-02-12

Artists: Dave Koz

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The material includes a number of excellent versions of tunes from Koz's then-current studio album.
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Saxophonist Dave Koz has been recording as a solo artist since 1990. During that time he's issued more than a dozen albums of surprising variety, and has been nominated eight times for Grammy Awards. ...continue...

Coleman Hawkins: It's the Talk of the Town & Other Favorites

CD / / 2013-02-12

Artists: Coleman Hawkins

John Coltrane: The Music of John Coltrane: Ballads

CD / ZYX / 2013-02-05

Tracks: Theme for Ernie; Like Someone in Love; Time After Time; Slow Dance; Violets for Your Furs; I Want to Talk About You; While My Lady Sleeps; Ruby, My Dear; You Leave Me Breathless; Lush Life
Artists: John Coltrane

Recording information: 1957-1958....continue...

Wayne Shorter: Without a Net *

CD / Blue Note (Label) / 2013-02-05

Tracks: Orbits; Starry Night; S.S. Golden Mean; Plaza Real; Myrrh; Pegasus - (live); Flying Down to Rio; Zero Gravity to the 10th Power; Notes) Unidentified Flying Objects, (The
Artists: Wayne Shorter

Legendary Wayne Shorter returns to Blue Note after 43 years with his new quartet album Without A Net....continue...
Personnel: Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone).

Audio Mixer: Rob Griffin.

Recording information: Walt Disney Concert Hall (12/08/2010).

Photographer: Robert Ascroft...continue...

Ed Petersen: The Haint *

1 CD / Delmark / 2013-01-15

Tracks: Bebop; Jitterbug Waltz; Green Chimneys; You Don't Know What Love Is; Walking in the Sky; Haint, The; Larry Smith; When I Fall in Love
Artists: Ed Petersen

Personnel: Ed Petersen (tenor saxophone); Dr. Odies Williams, Billy Brimfield (trumpet); Willie Pickens (piano); Brian Sandstrom (bass); Robert Shy (drums).

Personnel: Ed Petersen (tenor saxoph...continue...

Zane Massey: Safe to Imagine *

1 CD / Delmark / 2013-01-15

Tracks: Blues for Awliya; Lady Charlotte; Telekinetics; Sun of Son, The; Saminiego; Quiet Dawn; Myras' Maya; Things Have Got to Change
Artists: Zane Massey

Personnel includes: Zane Massey (soprano & tenor saxophones); Hideji Taninaka (bass).

Personnel: Zane Massey (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, congas); Denton Darien (piano); Sadiq M. Abdu S...continue...

Joe Lovano Us Five/Joe Lovano: Cross Culture *

CD / Blue Note (Label) / 2013-01-08

Tracks: Blessings in May; Myths and Legends; Cross Culture; In a Spin; Star Crossed Lovers; Journey Within; Drum Chant; Golden Horn; Royal Roost; Modern Man; PM
Artists: Joe Lovano Us Five/Joe Lovano

Living legend saxophonist and composer Joe Lovano releases Cross Culture, his 23rd Blue Note recording and the third consecutive release by his critically acclaimed quintet,...continue...
Personnel: Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone, shaker, gong); Lionel Loueke (electric guitar); Francisco Mela (whistle, balafon, drums); James Weidman (piano); Otis Brown III (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jam...continue...

John Coltrane/John Coltrane Quartet: Ballads [Bonus Tracks]

CD / Essential Jazz Classics / 2013-01-08

Artists: John Coltrane/John Coltrane Quartet

John Coltrane Quartet: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Workman (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New...continue...

Frank Wess: Opus de Blues

CD / Fresh Sound (Spain) / 2012-11-13

Artists: Frank Wess

The Frank Wess Septet: Frank Wess (tenor saxophone, flute), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Thad Jones (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Hank Jones (piano), Eddie Jones (bass), Gus Johnson (d...continue...

Houston Person: Naturally

CD / High Note / 2012-10-09

Tracks: Bag's Groove; That's All; How Little We Know; Namely You; My Foolish Heart; Red Sails in the Sunset; Don' Cha Go 'Way Mad; It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream; Sunday
Artists: Houston Person

Personnel: Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Cedar Walton (piano); Lewis Nash (drums).

Audio Mixer: Rudy Van Gelder.

Liner Note Author: David Jaye.

Recording information: Van Geld...continue...

Soweto Kinch: The New Emancipation

CD / Soweto Kinch / 2012-08-07

Artists: Soweto Kinch

David Sanborn: Then Again: The Anthology

CD / Rhino (Label) / 2012-07-31

Tracks: Whisperer, The; Benjamin; Lisa; It's You; Love Will Come Someday; As We Speak; Hideaway - (live); More Than Friends; Maputo; Since I Fell for You; Chicago Song; Dream, The; So Far Away; Bang Bang; Mi...
Artists: David Sanborn

Liner Note Author: David Ritz.

If ever a musician needed a box set to document the full range of his numerous musical achievements, it's saxophonist David Sanborn. While achieving a Platinum al...continue...

John Coltrane: The Prestige Recordings

CD / Concord / 2012-07-24

Artists: John Coltrane

125 selections totaling over 18 hours of music.

Personnel includes: John Coltrane (alto & tenor saxophones); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Hank Mobley, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Bobby Jaspar, Paul ...continue...

Rob White (Sax): Just Kickin' It *

CD / Orpheus Enterprises / 2012-07-10

Tracks: Should've Kissed You; Cruise Control; Earth Song; Pleasure; Nights Over Egpyt; I'm Just Sayin'; Anyone Who Had a Heart; Just Kickin' It; Everything; R U Ready For This: Knee Deep/Funkin Fo Jamaica/Wo...
Artists: Rob White (Sax)

Audio Mixer: Rahni Song.

Recording information: Azmyth Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN; Bella Vista Studios, Scottsdale, AZ; S.O.S. Studios, Columbus, OH; Silsar Studios, East Hartford, CT;...continue...

Sonny Rollins: The Very Best

CD / Universal Japan / 2012-07-03

Artists: Sonny Rollins

Saxophone titan Sonny Rollins has amassed such a staggeringly impressive discography over the decades--including recordings for Riverside and Prestige, as well as the Blue Note work featured here--tha...continue...

Zoot Sims: Stretching Out/Starring Zoot/Downhome/Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess

CD / Avid Jazz / 2012-07-03

Tracks: Stretching Out; Now Will You Be Good; Pennies From Heaven; King Porter; Ain't Misbehavin'; Bee Kay; Captain Jetter; Nuzzolese Blues; Everything I Love; Evening In Paris; On the Alamo; My Old Flame; L...
Artists: Zoot Sims

John Coltrane: The Gentle Side of John Coltrane

CD / Universal Japan / 2012-07-03

Artists: John Coltrane

The John Coltrane Quartet: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); McCoy Tyner (piano); Jimmy Garrison (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

Additional personnel: Johnny Hartman (vocals); Duke Ellington (piano...continue...

Kenny G/Rahul Sharma (Indian Classical): Namaste

1 CD / Concord / 2012-06-26

Tracks: Namaste; Brhama-Vishnu-Shiva; Dance of the Elephant God; Lotus Lovers; Transcendental Consciousness; Valley of Flowers; Silsila - (featuring Amitabh Bachchan); Om Shanti; Transcendental Consciousness...
Artists: Kenny G/Rahul Sharma (Indian Classical)

Personnel: Kenny G (saxophone); Rahul Sharma (vocals); Marc Jackson Burrows (guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, drums); Prasad Sashtey, Jackie Vanjari (keyboards).

Audio Remixers: Marc JB;...continue...

Ski Johnson: Underdogs On Top

CD / Wide A Wake Records / 2012-06-19

Tracks: Intro; Do Me Right Do Me Wrong; My Superman; My Place; That Thing; Funky; Sound, The; Want Me; Amazing Grace; Outro
Artists: Ski Johnson

Audio Mixer: Paul Minor.

Recording information: L.A.C. Music Studios....continue...

Shilts: All Grown Up [Digipak] *

CD / Blanket / 2012-06-12

Tracks: All Grown Up; Since I Found You; Test of Time, The; Wink; Just Give It a Minute; Copasetic; Got Love; Life's Ups & Downs; Dear Juliet; We Don't Make the Rules; [Untitled]
Artists: Shilts

Personnel: Shilts (drum programming).

Audio Mixer: Shilts.

Recording information: Union Jack Studios, Los Angeles,CA.

Photographer: Linda Petrik.

Four years after leaving h...continue...

Serge Chaloff: Blue Serge/Boston Blow-Up!

CD / Essential Jazz Classics / 2012-06-12

Artists: Serge Chaloff

Spain's Definitive Classics imprint issues baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff's two best known recordings, Boston Blow Up! and Blue Serge on a single CD, containing the original 21 released tracks, wi...continue...

Dale Fielder: Suite: Clarity

CD / Clarion Jazz / 2012-05-29

Tracks: Now Space; Angelic Gifts; You Can Hide But You Can't Deny
Artists: Dale Fielder