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Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw: Scribblin'

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2013-03-12

Tracks: Black, Whiter & Brown; No Flowers; 1912 7th Ave.; Happy Quick Licks; Somewhere Between the Stars; Scribblin'; Baggydog; Famous Seamus; Strike Up the Band; [Untitled]; [Untitled]
Artists: Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw

Personnel: Martijn Van Iterson (guitar); Joris Roelofs (bass clarinet, reeds); Simon Rigter (reeds, tenor saxophone); Juan Martinez, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Jorg Kaaij, Ben Van Gelder (reeds); Sjoerd Duikh...continue...

Toots Thielemans: Live at le Chapiteau

1 DVD Video / Challenge Records / 2013-03-12

Artists: Toots Thielemans

Philip Catherine: Côté Jardin *

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2013-03-12

Tracks: Misty Cliffs; Seven Teas; Lost Land; Prima Vera, La; Côté Jardin (feat. Isabelle Catherine, vocals); Hostage, The; Virtuous Woman; Yellow Landscape; Janet; Je Me Suis Fait Tout Petit; Gille...
Artists: Philip Catherine

Personnel: Philip Catherine (guitar); Isabelle Catherine (vocals); Nicola Andrioli (piano); Philippe de Cock (keyboards); Philippe Aerts (double bass); Antoine Pierre (drums).

Audio Mixers: Chr...continue...

North America Jazz Alliance: The Montreal Sessions

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2013-01-08

Tracks: Just One of Those Things; Close Your Eyes; Cute; Oblivion; Angel Eyes; Nobody Else But Me; Delilah; Charade; Dancing in the Dark; It Could Happen to You; Only Trust Your Heart; That's All
Artists: North America Jazz Alliance

Personnel: John Labelle (vocals); Greg Clayton (guitar); Kenneth Kotwitz (accordion); Steve Hobbs (vibraphone); Dave Laing (drums).

Liner Note Author: Scott Yanow.

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Floriaan Wempe: Flo's Flow

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2013-01-08

Tracks: Flo's Flow; Those Little Moments; Dear Blue; Promise, The; You Owe Me; Fox; Bana; It's Never Off the Table
Artists: Floriaan Wempe

Personnel: Floriaan Wempe (tenor saxophone); Karel Boehlee (piano); Jos Machtel (double bass); Willie Jones III (drums).

Audio Mixer: Chris Weeda.

Liner Note Author: Floriaan Wempe.
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Eddie Gomez (Bassist): Per Sempre *

CD / Challenge Records / 2012-12-04

Artists: Eddie Gomez (Bassist)

Eddie Gomez collaborated with five Italian musicians to produce this 2009 session, which primarily focuses on original ballads. The veteran bassist, recognized as a major player since his 11-plus year...continue...

3 Brave Souls: 3 Brave Souls

CD / Challenge Records / 2012-12-04

Artists: 3 Brave Souls

Hermine Deurloo: Glass Fish

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-11-13

Tracks: Benny's Dream; Ode for Tomtem; Almost Always Never; Zombi Zui; Fleurette Africaine; Glass Fish; Mein Junges Leben Hat Ein End; Oktober in Oosterpark; Venice Cowboy's; Anna Virus
Artists: Hermine Deurloo

Personnel: Jesse Van Ruller (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, ukulele); Tony Overwater (acoustic bass, electric bass); Joshua Samson (percussion).

Audio Mixer: Chris Weeda.
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Nicola Sergio Trio: Illusions

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-11-13

Tracks: Pèlerinage A L'île De Cythère; Suspense; Parfum; Butterfly; Gretchen; Be My Love; For Jan; Il Poeta Romantico; Ballata Dei Due Amanti, La; Chopin is Dancing Tarantella!
Artists: Nicola Sergio Trio

Personnel: Nicola Sergio (piano); Stéphanie Kerecki (double bass); Fabrice Moreau (drums).

Audio Mixer: Chris Weeda.

Liner Note Authors: Jean-Charles Richard; Nicola Sergio.

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Kim Hoorweg/Shirma Rouse: Dedicated to You

CD / Challenge Records / 2012-10-16

Artists: Kim Hoorweg/Shirma Rouse

Ob6sions: First Takes

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-10-09

Tracks: So Groovy; Beatrice; Schabernack; Happy Hood; Got To Run; Human Nature; Everytime We Say Goodbye; Mouse of Ganesha, The; Blue In Green; Cherokee
Artists: Ob6sions

Personnel: Efraim Trujillo (saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Jeroen Van Helsdingen (piano, keyboards); Sven Schuster (acoustic bass, bass guitar); Victor De Boo (drums).

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Michiel Borstlap Trio: 88

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-10-09

Tracks: Cherish Your Sunshine; Lexington; Memory of Enchantment; Third Plane; You Know I Do; Live DJ; TZ; Joe's Will; Just One of Those Things
Artists: Michiel Borstlap Trio

Personnel: Michiel Borstlap (grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Boudewijn Lucas (electric bass); Erik Kooger (drums).

Audio Mixer: Tijmen Zinkhaan.

Liner Note Author: Ruud Meijer.
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Ilja Reijngoud/Elizabeth Simonian: Around the World

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-09-11

Tracks: Anathema Se [Untranslatable]; Jag Vet En Dejlig Rosa [I Know of a Lovely Rose]; Nice Mess; Väster; Somewhere is My Love [Untranslatable]; Ko Sev Archere [Untranslatable]; Something Special; Hemm...
Artists: Ilja Reijngoud/Elizabeth Simonian

Personnel: Ilja Reijngoud (trombone); Kris Goessens (piano); Eric Van Der Westen (double bass); Marcel Serierse (drums, percussion).

Audio Mixer: Roelands Jacobs.

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Harry Allen/Scott Hamilton: 'Round Midnight *

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-09-11

Tracks: My Melancholy Baby; Great Scott; How Am I To Know; Opener, The; Baubles, Bangles and Beads; Hey Lock!; Lover; Flight of the Foo Birds; `Round Midnight
Artists: Harry Allen/Scott Hamilton

Personnel: Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Rossano Sportiello (piano); Chuck Riggs (drums).

Audio Mixer: Jim Czak.

Liner Note Author: Scott Yanow.
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Accidental Tourists: The L.A. Sessions

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-07-10

Tracks: Grolnicks; Air Canada; Black Sea Pearl; Full Circle; I Loves You Porgy; Rodeo Drive Hustler; In Love in Vain; Inspektor Bauton; Old Country, The; Blue in Green; One World; Morning Smile
Artists: Accidental Tourists

Personnel: Markus Burger (piano); Joe Labarbera (drums).

Liner Note Author: Allegra Cantante.

Recording information: LMP Studios, LLC, Claremont, CA (10/2010-11/2010).

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Jeanfrançois Prins: El Gaucho *

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-07-10

Tracks: Black Nile; What?; Zorro; Noche En Las Pampas/El Gaucho; Teru; Wet; I Wanted To Say; Futebol; Spring is Here; Fifth Ave.; I'll Be Seeing You
Artists: Jeanfrançois Prins

Personnel: Jeanfrançois Prins (guitar); Joris Teepe (acoustic bass); Victor Lewis (drums).

Audio Mixer: Michael Brorby.

Recording information: Acoustic Recording Studio, Brooklyn, N...continue...

Mike del Ferro: The Journey: Songs Inspired By Wandering the Globe *

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-06-12

Tracks: Benny Golson; Miron; Caravan; In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning; Idrobas; Ave Maria; Woolf, The; Autumn In New York; All Blues; E-Ballad; Shadow of Your Smile, The; I Mean You; Mona Lisa; Brazili...
Artists: Mike del Ferro

Personnel: Mike del Ferro (piano, keyboards).

Audio Mixer: Chris Weeda.

Recording information: Fattoria Music, Osnabrück (07/14/2011/07/15/2011); Power Sound Studio, Amsterdam (07/1...continue...

Eef Van Breen: Changing Scenes [DVD] *

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-06-12

Tracks: Prelude to Salome's Dance; Salome's Dance; At the Fair; Change-Over, The; Lake She Cried, The; Kill That Bitch; Siegfried and Odette; Chapman's Defeat; Chapman for President; Playing New York; In My ...
Artists: Eef Van Breen

Personnel: Eef Van Breen (vocals, trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone, glockenspiel); Walter Wolff (E-bow, melodica, piano); Merel Junge, Hadewych Hofland (violin); Geneviève Verhage (cello); Bri...continue...

Barbara Lea: The High Priestess of Popular Song *

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2012-06-12

Tracks: Music Makes Me; Killing Time/On Second Thoughts; It's All In Your Mind; Keeping Myself For You; When You Mant Me; Lullaby of the Leaves; What Kind of Man Is You?; Why, Oh, Why; Blue Again; Rumba Jump...
Artists: Barbara Lea

Liner Note Author: Chris Ellis....continue...