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Erroll Garner/Lionel Hampton: Ultimate Doubles [6/18]

2 CD / AAO Music / 2013-06-18

Artists: Erroll Garner/Lionel Hampton

Various Artists: Unissued on 78s, Vol. 2: Hot Jazz 1926-1932 [6/10]

1 CD / Retrieval Recordings / 2013-06-11

Artists: Various Artists

Various Artists: Swing [5/28]

CD / AAO Music / 2013-05-28

Tracks: Hop, Skip, Jump - Duke Ellington; Gulf Coast Blues - Ella Fitzgerald; Wichita Windstorm - Charlie Barnet; I Know Why - Glenn Miller; And the Angels Sing - Martha Tilton; Why Don't You Do Right? - Ben...
Artists: Various Artists

Art Tatum: Masterworks

CD / Fuel / 2013-05-14

Tracks: Humoresque; Poor Butterfly; Willow Weep For Me; I Gotta Sing Right To Sing the Blues; Taboo; Man I Love, The; I Know That You Know; Sweet Lorraine; Hallelujah; Body & Soul; Can't We Be Friends; Back ...
Artists: Art Tatum

Liner Note Author: Scott Yanow....continue...

Archie Shepp: Yasmina, a Black Woman/Poem for Malcolm

1 CD / Charly Records (UK) / 2013-05-07

Tracks: Yasmina, a Black Woman; Sonny's Back; Body and Soul; Rain Forest/Oleo; Mamarose; Poem For Malcolm
Artists: Archie Shepp

Liner Note Author: Edwin Pouncey.

Recording information: 08/12/1969/08/14/1969.

This fine twofer brings together a pair of albums by tenor and soprano saxophonist Archie Shepp--YASMINA, ...continue...

Gregg Kallor: There's Rhythm

1 CD / Threeg / 2013-04-30

Artists: Gregg Kallor

This recording features composer/pianist Kallor's original compositions and arrangements for his trio with bassist Chris Van Voorst Van Beest and drummer Kendrick Scott. "It's reassuring...continue...

Jay.Keyz: Lover's Race

1 CD / CD Baby (distributor) / 2013-04-23

Tracks: I Just Want to Hang Around You; Show Me; Still In Love; Come & Get Some Lovin'; Nothing But Love; She Used to Love Me; Lover's Race; Heaven Must Be Like This; Polynesian Queen; Don't Let the Sun Go D...
Artists: Jay.Keyz

Omni Uno: Duets [Digipak]

CD / Megawave Records / 2013-04-09

Tracks: Night Muse; S Car Go; Dolphin Dreaming; Bluebell Park; Cricket Serenade; Raymore; Almond Eyes; Lucile; Toucan Fly; Ernesto; My Place
Artists: Omni Uno

Personnel: Nura Stone (cello); Neal Stone (electric keyboard).

Recording information: Mountain Road Recording Studios, Albuquerque, NM (2010-2011).

Photographer: Neal Stone.

Arran...continue...

Count Basie/Duke Ellington: Ultimate Doubles [2 CD]

2 CD / United Audio Entertainment / 2013-03-26

Tracks: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart; Stompy Jones; Caravan; East St. Louis Toodle-O; Play the Blues and Go; Hollywood Hangover; Main Stem; Hop, Skip, Jump; Midriff; Lullaby of Birdland; Perdido; Take the...
Artists: Count Basie/Duke Ellington

Lenny White: Live [Digipak]

1 CD / BFM Jazz / 2013-03-19

Tracks: Whew! What a Dream; East St. Louis; Pic Pocket; Dark; Wolfbane; Whew! What A Dream [Alt.] - (alternate take)
Artists: Lenny White

Personnel: Lenny White (drums); Bennie Maupin (saxophone); Mark Ledford (trumpet); Donald Blackman, Patrice Rushen (keyboards).

Liner Note Authors: Lenny White; Victor Bailey.

Recording ...continue...

Various Artists: It's Trad, Dad

CD / Select / 2013-03-05

Tracks: Midnight in Moscow - Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen; Way Down Yonder in New Orleans - George Melly; Now You Has Jazz - Terry Lightfoot; Mama Don't Allow It; Stranger on the Shore - Acker Bilk; March of the...
Artists: Various Artists

Personnel: George Melly, Ottilie Patterson (vocals); Ray James, Jay Hawkins (banjo); Acker Bilk, Monty Sunshine, Sandy Brown (clarinet); Al Fairweather , Kenneth Sims, Kenny Ball (trumpet); Chris Barb...continue...

Lalo Schifrin (Composer): Lalo Schifrin: Brilliance

CD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05

Artists: Lalo Schifrin (Composer)

Stanley Turrentine: Dearly Beloved

CD / Hallmark / 2013-03-05

Artists: Stanley Turrentine

Originally recorded and released in the early 1960s, this excellent Stanley Turrentine date is one of the artist's many fine Blue Note recordings from the period. Finding its niche between hard bop an...continue...

Various Artists: Bossa Nova Romance

CD / Green Hill / 2013-02-26

Tracks: Wave - Beegie Adair; Corcovado - Lori Mechem; Blue Bossa - Jack Jezzro - (featuring Leif Shires); Once I Loved - Jack Jezzro; Girl from Ipanema, The - Beegie Adair; Miranda - Jack Jezzro; How Insensi...
Artists: Various Artists

Bossa Nova Romance is a fine sampling of the artists on the Green Hill Records roster. These 14 tracks include cover versions of "The Girl from Ipanema," "You and the Night and the Music," "Nature Boy...continue...

Kris Brownlee: Sincerely Yours [Digipak]

CD / Megawave Records / 2013-02-19

Tracks: Rebound; Closer; Solstice; Sincerely Yours; Lake Shore Dr.; Under the Pale Moon; Up Front; Island Nights; Vinyl; Halo; Waiting For You (Love); Your Love is; 2 Am
Artists: Kris Brownlee

Personnel: Kris Brownlee (spoken vocals, guitar, saxophone, keyboards, drum programming, background vocals).

Recording information: Grooveside Music Productions, Bristol, IN; Keefer Music, Thre...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...

Various Artists: Jazz Originals, Vol. 1

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

Tracks: Every Day I Have the Blues - Count Basie; Take Five - The Dave Brubeck Quartet; My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone; Our Love Is Here to Stay - Roland Kirk; Lazy River - Hoagy Carmichael; Session...
Artists: Various Artists

Jazz Originals, Vol. 1, released on the Play 24-7 label, collects classic recordings by the premier jazz performers of the 20th century. The 30 tracks on this volume include Jimmy Smith's "I Got My Mo...continue...

Various Artists: Jazz Originals, Vol. 2

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

Tracks: Air on a G String (Hamlet Advert) - Jacques Loussier; Don't Be That Way - Benny Goodman; It Ain't Necessarily So - Aretha Franklin; Lazy Bird - John Coltrane; Li'l Darlin' - Gene Harris; On Green Dol...
Artists: Various Artists

Jazz Originals, Vol. 2, released on the Play 24-7 label, collects classic recordings by the premier jazz performers of the 20th century. Among the 30 tracks on this volume are John Coltrane's "Blue Tr...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)

Norman Johnson: Get It While You Can [Digipak]

CD / Pacific Coast Jazz / 2013-02-19

Tracks: Get It While You Can; Danza Dance; That's the Way of the World; Killer Jane; Cloud 99; Got to Get You into My Life; Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do); Saudale; Calle Verde; Pack It...
Artists: Norman Johnson

With over 20 years recording as a sideman with the likes of Bill Mays, Harvie S., and Steve Gadd, along with performances alongside Dave Brubeck,...continue...
Photographer: Harrison Judd.

Arranger: Norman Johnson....continue...

The Modern Jazz Quartet: The Music of the MJQ

CD / ZYX / 2013-02-05

Tracks: All the Things You Are; Autumn in New York; Concorde; Django; But Not for Me; La Ronde; Vendome; Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise; All of You; Milano; La Ronde Suite
Artists: The Modern Jazz Quartet

Various Artists: Hardbop: The Time When Jazz Became Funky

CD / BHM Productions / 2013-02-05

Tracks: Elephant Walk; Moanin'; Blue and Brown; Gaza Strip; 'Round Midnight; Cry Me A River; Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise; Doxy; Ball Bearing; Miss Jackie's Delight; Xlento; While My Lady Sleeps; Walkin';...
Artists: Various Artists

Recording information: Café Bohemia, NY (04/29/1954-01/13/1960); Hackensack, NJ (04/29/1954-01/13/1960); Hollywood, CA (04/29/1954-01/13/1960); New York, NY (04/29/1954-01/13/1960); Paris (04/29/...continue...

Various Artists: Let's Dance Musicbox Hits

CD / ZYX Music / 2013-02-05

Artists: Various Artists

Benny Goodman: The Golden Hits Of Benny Goodman

CD / ZYX / 2013-02-05

Tracks: Blue Skies; Rosetta; One O'Clock Jump; I've Found A New Baby; Sometimes I'm Happy; Glory Of Love, The; Stompin' At The Savoy; King Porter Stomp; Bugle Call Rag; Sing, Sing, Sing; I Want To Be Happy; ...
Artists: Benny Goodman

Disney Babies/Sophie Barker/Disney/The Rainbow Collections: Disney Babies: Lullaby

CD / Walt Disney / 2013-02-05

Tracks: When You Wish Upon a Star; Baby Mine; Hush Little Baby; Dreams Are the Flowers (That Bloom In Your Heart); Brahms' Lullaby (Lullaby and Good Night); Stay Awake; Mountain Lullaby; All the Pretty Littl...
Artists: Disney Babies/Sophie Barker/Disney/The Rainbow Collections

Audio Mixer: Kent Madison.

For ages two to four. ~ Bob Hinkle...continue...

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...

Miles Davis: Miles Davis: The Evolution of an Artist

CD / BHM / 2013-02-05

Tracks: Doxy; Vierd Blues; Half Nelson; Tune Up; Walkin'; Complusion; Just Sqeeze Me; Airegin; Nature Boy; For Adults Only - (featuring Al Cohn/Zoot Sims); Four; My Funny Valentine; Miles Ahead; Bags' Groove...
Artists: Miles Davis

Julie London: Love Letters

CD / Hallmark / 2013-01-29

Artists: Julie London

Every Julie London album before Love Letters has something to recommend it for fans of vocal pop and jazz or lounge music, but this 1962 release is for London completists only. Love Letters isn't a ba...continue...

Quincy Jones/Quincy Jones & His Orchestra: The Quintessence

CD / Hallmark / 2013-01-29

Tracks: Quintessence, The; Robot Portrait; Little Karen; Straight, No Chaser; For Lena And Lennie; Hard Sock Dance; Invitation; Twitch, The
Artists: Quincy Jones/Quincy Jones & His Orchestra

Personnel: Phil Woods, Eric Dixon, Jerome Richardson, Frank Wess, Oliver Nelson (saxophone); Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Thad Jones, Jerome Kail, Clyde Reasinger, Joe Newman, Al DeRisi, Snooky Young...continue...

Oslandailey Jazztet/Raleigh Dailey/Miles Osland: The Mendoza Line

1 CD / Mark Records / 2013-01-29

Tracks: Mendoza Line, The; Beulah Road; Dawn Treader; Bartertown; Stalking the Dread Moray Eel; Damon's Dance; Jehanne; Jules Verne; Habiru; Linden Walk, The; Home to You; Counting Florida; Nuangola 671
Artists: Oslandailey Jazztet/Raleigh Dailey/Miles Osland

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
It's difficult to categorize Dailey’s thirteen pieces as being in any one particular style, but they would...continue...

Sherri Roberts: Lovely Days [Digipak]

CD / Pacific Coast Jazz / 2013-01-29

Tracks: It's a Lovely Day Today/Isn't It a Lovely Day; What'll I Do; Nice 'N' Easy; Soon It's Gonna Rain; Heart and Soul; We Kiss in a Shadow/I Have Dreamed; Our Love Rolls On; I'm All Smiles; Come Dance Wit...
Artists: Sherri Roberts

Every recording by San Francisco vocalist Sherri Roberts shares two defining characteristics, an intuitive mind-meld with a master instrumentalist, and a smartly curated array of...continue...
Personnel: Sherri Roberts (vocals); Bliss Rodriguez (piano).

Audio Mixer: Seth Glassman.

Liner Note Authors: David Udolf; Sherri Roberts.

Recording information: Megasonic Sound, O...continue...

Rob Ryndak: A Wonderful Thing

CD / Pacific Coast Jazz / 2013-01-29

Artists: Rob Ryndak

For A Wonderful Thing, the talented pianist-composer Rob Ryndak has put together an eclectic but unified set of original music.

As with his four previous

...continue...

Maria Jacobs: Art of the Duo

CD / Sassys Free Music Publishing / 2013-01-22

Tracks: Alone Together; Small Day Tomorrow; Too Close For Comfort; It Could Happen To You; Summertime; Nearness of You; Poetry Man; I Will; Yeh Yeh
Artists: Maria Jacobs

Recording information: Alien Studios, Independence, OH; Midtown Recording, Westlake, OH; No Sound Studios, Pasadena, CA; Windsound Studios, Ravenna, OH.

Photographer: Eddie Tomecko....continue...

Sam Levine (Sax/Flute/Horn): Greatest Love Songs of the 50s

CD / Green Hill Music / 2013-01-22

Tracks: Put Your Head on My Shoulder; Only You; It's Not For Me To Say; Since I Don't Have You; Love Me Tender; Mona Lisa; You Send Me; I Only Have Eyes for You; Chances Are; It's All in the Game; Cry; Smoke...
Artists: Sam Levine (Sax/Flute/Horn)

Personnel: Sam Levine (tenor saxophone); John Willis (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); David Davidson , David Angell (violin); Jim Grosjean, Monisa Angell (viola); Bob Patin (piano, electric piano);...continue...

The New Swing Sextet: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

CD / / 2013-01-15

Artists: The New Swing Sextet

The Sylvians/The Savoy Havana Band/Savoy Orpheans: 1923-1927: Everybody Stomp

1 CD / Retrieval Recordings / 2013-01-08

Tracks: I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate; Farewell Blues; Henpecked Blues; Come On, Red (You Red-Hot Devil Man); Eccentric; Don't Crowd; Oh! Eva (Ain't You Coming Out To-night?); Any Way the Wind Bl...
Artists: The Sylvians/The Savoy Havana Band/Savoy Orpheans

Liner Note Author: Nick Dellow.

Recording information: Hayes, Middlesex (04/??/1923-08/18/1924); London (04/??/1923-08/18/1924); Small Queen's Hall, London (04/??/1923-08/18/1924); Hayes, Middl...continue...

Various Artists: Atmospheric Moves

CD / ZYX / 2013-01-08

Tracks: Harmony - Oriental Journey; Beyond Time - Oriental Journey; Secret Place - Oriental Journey; Autumn Feelings - Oriental Journey; Waves, The - Oriental Journey; Blue Moon - Oriental Journey; Mystique ...
Artists: Various Artists

Various Artists: Bebop: It Began in the Big Apple

CD / BHM Productions / 2013-01-08

Tracks: Au Privave; Skull Buster - Al Haig Sextet; Zarou; Think of One; Red Shoes - Lord Nelson and His Boppers/Milt Jackson/Sonny Stitt; 52nd Street Theme - Kenny Clarke & His 52nd Street Boys; Night in Tun...
Artists: Various Artists

Recording information: Detroit (01/11/1946); Hackensack, NJ (01/11/1946); Hollywood (01/11/1946); Los Angeles (01/11/1946); New York (01/11/1946); Detroit (01/17/1951); Hackensack, NJ (01/17/1951); Ho...continue...

Glenn Miller: Greatest Hits [Publicdom] [Box]

CD / Music & Melody / 2013-01-08

Tracks: Theme; In the Mood; Holiday For Strings; String of Pearls; Don't Be That Way; 705; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; (There'll Be) Hot Time In Berlin; Lady Be Good; Long Tall Mama; Santa Fe Trail; Everybody L...
Artists: Glenn Miller

Alain Caron: 5

CD / BHM / 2013-01-08

Tracks: Ocean of Trees; Double Agent; Signal; Ink Illusion; Show of Hands; No Left Turn on Tuesday; Turkey Loose on the Kit; Solitude; Black Paws
Artists: Alain Caron

Quincy Jones: The Essential Early Recordings

CD / Primo / 2012-12-18

Tracks: Stockholm Sweetin'; Everybody's Blues; Tuxedo Junction; Under Paris Skies; London Derriere; Lester Leaps In; Boo's Boss; Birth of a Band, The; Air Mail Special; Bright Moon; Sunday Kind of Love, A; C...
Artists: Quincy Jones

The two-disc compilation The Essential Early Recordings brings together many of the best tracks by trumpeter/arranger/composer Quincy Jones during the '50s and '60s. These were recorded during the for...continue...

Quincy Jones: The Essential Early Recordings

CD / Primo / 2012-12-11

Artists: Quincy Jones

The two-disc compilation The Essential Early Recordings brings together many of the best tracks by trumpeter/arranger/composer Quincy Jones during the '50s and '60s. These were recorded during the for...continue...

Glenn Branca: Songs '77-'79 *

1 CD / Wienerworld / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Don't Let Me Stop You; My Relationship; You Got Me; Jill - (previously unreleased); Fuck Yourself; TV Song; You; Glazened Idols - (previously unreleased)
Artists: Glenn Branca

/The Static & Theoretical Girls.

SONGS '77-'79 is a compilation of Glenn Branca's recordings with The Static and Theoretical Girls.

The Static: Glenn Branca (vocals, guitar); Barbara Ess...continue...

Christoph Stiefel Inner Language Trio/Christoph Stiefel: Live! [Digipak]

CD / Basho Records / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Isorhythm #4; Inner Language/Isorhythm #19; Isorhythm #2.2; New Waltz for Nina; Olympus Mons/Isorhythm #28; Eliane; Pensar Positivo/Isorhythm #18; Cosmos; In & Out of Order/Isorhythm #15
Artists: Christoph Stiefel Inner Language Trio/Christoph Stiefel

Personnel: Christoph Stiefel (piano); Lionel Friedli (drums).

Audio Mixer: Curtis Schwartz .

Liner Note Author: Dan Paton.

Recording information: Amberg (04/14/2011); Jazzclub Unt...continue...

Trish Clowes: And In the Night-time She Is There [Digipak]

CD / Basho / 2012-12-11

Tracks: Atlas; Green Circle; On/Off; Seven; Animator; Sphinx, The; Iris Nonet, Pt. 1; Iris Nonet, Pt. 2; Iris Nonet, Pt. 3; Little Tune
Artists: Trish Clowes

Personnel: Trish Clowes (tenor saxophone); Chris Montague (electric guitar); Calum Gourlay (double bass); James Maddren (drums).

Audio Mixer: Curtis Schwartz .

Recording information: Cur...continue...

Mike Fekete: Dakota Territory Blues

CD / CD Baby (distributor) / 2012-12-04

Artists: Mike Fekete

Akemi Ishijima: Time Drops [EP]

CD / Forced Exposure / 2012-11-20

Tracks: Time Drops; Ab Ovo
Artists: Akemi Ishijima

The EP Time Drops contains two strong electro-acoustic pieces by Akemi Ishijima. The title track uses all kinds of bells and metallic bowls, along with wood blocks to create drop-like sounds. It serve...continue...

Various Artists: Soul Jazz Grooves [Digipak]

CD / Highnote Records, Inc. / 2012-11-19

Tracks: Honky Tonk; 160 Million Dollar Chinese Man; Get 'n' It; Please Give Me Someone to Love; Movin' On; It's Your Thing; Hot Barbeque; Let the Music Take Your Mind; She's a Bad Mama Jama; Will You Love Me...
Artists: Various Artists

Soul Jazz Grooves is a 2012 compilation from HighNote Records. It features tunes from their catalog that evoke the classic soul-jazz era -- the last era when jazz crossed over to the pop charts with s...continue...

Steve MacKay: North Beach Jazz

CD / After Music / 2012-11-13

Artists: Steve MacKay

Ahmad Jamal Trio/Ahmad Jamal: Ahmad Jamal at the Pershing: But Not for Me

CD / Hallmark / 2012-11-06

Tracks: But Not for Me; Surrey With the Fringe On Top; Moonlight In Vermont; (Put Another Nickel In) Music, Music, Music; No Greater Love; Poinciana; Wood N You; What's New?
Artists: Ahmad Jamal Trio/Ahmad Jamal

Recorded at the Pershing Club in Chicago, IL, Jamal's third album (including the hit "Poinciana") was the turning point in his career. His liberal use of silence influenced many jazz musicians, includ...continue...