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Albert Ayler: Live on the Riviera

1 CD / ESP-Disk / 2013-06-25

Tracks: Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe; Birth of Mirth; Masonic Inborn; Oh! Love of Life; Island Harvest; Heart Love; Ghosts
Artists: Albert Ayler

Personnel: Albert Ayler (vocals, musette, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Albert Ayler; Mary Maria, Mary Maria Parks (vocals, soprano saxophone); Steve Tintweiss (double bass); Allen Blairman (dr...continue...

Billy Cobham: Compass Point [6/21]

2 CD / Cleopatra / 2013-06-18

Tracks: Snaffler, The; Fragolino; Mushu Creole Blues; Egg Shells On My Head; Cocos, Les; Mirage; Panama; Obliquely Speaking; Crosswinds/Stratus
Artists: Billy Cobham

Joel Harrison 19: Infinite Possibility [6/18]

1 CD / Sunnyside Communications / 2013-06-18

Artists: Joel Harrison 19

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

2 CD / AAO Music / 2013-06-18

Artists: Erroll Garner/Lionel Hampton

Kenny Barron: Kenny Barron & The Brazilian Knights [6/18]

1 CD / Sunnyside Communications / 2013-06-18

Artists: Kenny Barron

John O'Gallagher: The Anton Webern Project [6/21]

1 CD / Cadiz / 2013-06-18

Tracks: Schnell; Three Songs; Five Pieces; Quartet; Seventh Ring; Secret Code, The; Ways Going Over; All This World
Artists: John O'Gallagher

Maysa (R&B): Blue Velvet Soul [5/21] *

1 CD / Shanachie / 2013-06-18

Artists: Maysa (R&B)

B.W.B.: Human Nature [6/18]

CD / Heads Up International / 2013-06-18

Tracks: My May Lynn; Aphrodite Heart; Axis Mundi; Human Nature; Thoughts About My Mother; Point of No Return; Moina Lisa; Thoughtfulness; Lookout Farm; Labyrinthe; Autre, L'
Artists: B.W.B.

Duke Ellington: Duke at Fargo 1940 [60th Anniversary Edition] [6/11]

2 CD / Storyville / 2013-06-11

Artists: Duke Ellington

Jean-Paul Brodbeck: A Different Mind [6/2013]

1 CD / Yellowbird / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Morgenluft; Wheels Turning Again, The; Soul Jungle; Serious Intention; Every Year There; Lew; Ritual; Stations of Life; A Different Mind; Not Far; Do-REi-Mi; Norfolk
Artists: Jean-Paul Brodbeck

Metropole Orkest/Pablo Ziegler: Amsterdam Meets New Tango [6/2013]

1 CD / Zoho Music / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Buenos Aires Report; Milonga Para Hermeto; Blues Porteño; Desperate Dance; Murga Del Amanecer; Places; Pajaro Angel; Buenos Aires Dark; Que Lo Pario
Artists: Metropole Orkest/Pablo Ziegler

Gregory Porter/David Murray Infinity Quartet/Macy Gray: Be My Monster Love [Digipak] [6/2013] *

1 CD / / 2013-06-11

Tracks: French Kiss For Valerie; Be My Monster Love; Stressology; Army of the Faithful (Joyful Noise) - (featuring Gregory Porter); Sorrow Song; About the Children; Graduate, The; Hope is a Thing With Feathe...
Artists: Gregory Porter/David Murray Infinity Quartet/Macy Gray

Personnel: David Murray (tenor saxophone); Marc Cary (piano); Nasheet Waits (drums).

Audio Mixers: David Murray; Sylvain Mercier; Valerie Malot.

Recording information: Altadena, CA (07/1...continue...

Jim Black's AlasNoAxis: Antiheroes [6/2013]

1 CD / Winter & Winter / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Antihero; Super K's; Much Better Now; Tockle; Sun San; Marguay; Meowchless; Square Pegs
Artists: Jim Black's AlasNoAxis

Wolfgang Schalk: The Second Third Man [6/2013]

1 CD / Frame-Up Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: High Up To the Sky; Schwarzbraun Ist Der Hasenfuss; One For Us; Second Third Man, The; Wendepunkt; Frank; 150 Miles; No Smoke On the Water
Artists: Wolfgang Schalk

Personnel: Wolfgang Schalk (acoustic & electric guitars, synthesizer); Florian Brambock (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Michael Brecker

(tenor saxophone); Paul Urbanek (piano, keyboards);...continue...

Albare: The Road Ahead [6/2013]

1 CD / Enja Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Road Ahead, Pt. A; Give Me 5 (Intro); Give Me 5; Gift, The (Intro); Gift, The; Expectations; Heart of Heart Revisited (Intro); Heart of Heart; No Love Lost; New Signs; Tender You; Overjoyed; Road Ahe...
Artists: Albare

Personnel: Albare (guitar); Phil Turcio (piano); Pablo Bencid (drums).

Audio Mixer: Tony Espie.

Liner Note Authors: Alan Howe; Albare.

Recording information: Systems Two, Brooklyn...continue...

Bob Mover: My Heart Tells Me [6/2013]

1 CD / / 2013-06-11

Tracks: My Heart Tells Me; So Near and Yet So Far; I Hadn'T Anyone till You: Get Out of Town; Penthouse Serenade (When We'Re Alone); Gone With the Wind; You'Ve Changed; By Myself; You Must Believe In Spring;...
Artists: Bob Mover

Marc Cary: For the Love of Abbey [6/2013]

1 CD / / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Music is the Magic; Down Here Below; Melancholia; For Moseka; Who Used To Dance; Should'Ve Been; My Love is You; Love Evolves; Throw It Away; Another World; When I'M Called Home; Conversation With a ...
Artists: Marc Cary

Jasper Somsen Group: Sardegna [6/2013]

1 CD / Challenge Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Mia Nefertiti; Sardegna; Black Velvet; Loss of Innocence, The; First Thing (in the Morning); Lotus; Lost & Found; One for Paolo; Ocean of Wisdom; Cala Luna; .And They All Disappeared
Artists: Jasper Somsen Group

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

1 CD / Retrieval Recordings / 2013-06-11

Artists: Various Artists

Dieter Ilg: Parsifal [6/2013]

1 CD / Act Music + Vision / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Zum Raum Wird Hier Die Zeit; Glocken; Parsifal; Morgengebet; Ich Bin Ein Reiner Tor; Zaubergarten; Amfortas; Unerhörtes; Herzeleid; Kundry; Von Welt Zu Welt; Klageruf; Sehnsucht; Ode To Joy
Artists: Dieter Ilg

Eri Yamamoto Trio: Firefly [Digipak] [6/2013]

1 CD / AUM Fidelity / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Memory Dance; Few Words, A; Around On the Way; Firefly; Heart; Echo; Playground; Real Story
Artists: Eri Yamamoto Trio

Personnel: Eri Yamamoto (piano); Ikuo Takeuchi (drums).

Liner Note Author: Eri Yamamoto.

Recording information: Klavierhaus, New York, NY (12/29/2012).

Photographer: Dena Katz....continue...

Peter Schwebs Quintet: In-Between Seasons & Places [6/2013]

1 CD / CAvi-music / 2013-06-11

Tracks: 8th Avenue Express; X-Berg Insomnia; Chanda; Daedalus; Goodbye in Newark; On Cortelyou Road; In-Between Seasons & Places; Stranger at Home
Artists: Peter Schwebs Quintet

Rick Van Matre: Lines Above [Digipak] [6/2013]

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Gray Then Blue; Lines Above; After Again; Ray's Return; Solstice of Another Age; I Had You In Mind; Coming Back To Yesterday; Ashes
Artists: Rick Van Matre

Personnel: Rick Van Matre (wooden flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Kim Pensyl (piano); Tom Buckley (drums).

Audio Mixer: Kim Pensyl.

Liner Note Author: Rick Van Matre.

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The Nils Landgren Funk Unit: Teamwork [6/2013]

1 CD / Act Music + Vision / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Get Serious Get A Job; Tracksuit; Where the Funk Is At; Green Beans; I Don't Wannit, You Got it; My Main Thang; Papa Bull; Funky for You; Living for Love; Mr. Masumoto; Afriquarius; Rhythm Is Our Bus...
Artists: The Nils Landgren Funk Unit

Werner "Vana" Gierig: Making Memories [6/2013]

1 CD / Enja (USA) / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Declaration; Making Memories; Texting While Driving; Morning Cadence; Spell, The; Spiraling Spell, The; Rome; Looking Back; Conversations
Artists: Werner "Vana" Gierig

Frank Wess: Magic 101 [Digipak] [6/2013]

1 CD / IPO / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Say It Isn't So; Very Thought of You, The; Pretty Lady; Come Rain or Come Shine; Easy Living; Blue Monk; All Too Soon
Artists: Frank Wess

Personnel: Frank Wess (tenor saxophone); Kenny Barron (piano); Winard Harper (drums).

Liner Note Author: Chris Vandercook.

Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY (06/02/2011...continue...

The Ted Howe Trio/Deborah Shulman: Get Your Kicks: the Music & Lyrics of Bobby Troup [6/2013]

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-06-11

Tracks: You're Lookin' At Me; Route 66; Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast; Daddy; Baby Baby All The Time; Girl Talk; Lemon Twist; February Brings the Rain; Three Bears, The; It Happened Once Before; Meanin...
Artists: The Ted Howe Trio/Deborah Shulman

Kari Ikonen: Bright

1 CD / Ozella Music / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Bapmgwala; Ambivalsante; Testament Of My Heart, The; Plumbum; Giant Steps; I Fall In Love Too Easily; Trance Oriental; Pacific
Artists: Kari Ikonen

Cristina Braga: Samba, Jazz and Love

1 CD / Enja (USA) / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Love Parfait; O Barquinho; Samba E Amor; Desafinado; Rio Paraiso; Triste De Quem; Só Danço Samba; Preciso Me Encontrar; Canta Mas; Chovendo Na Roseira; Desde De Que O Samba é Samba
Artists: Cristina Braga

Susanne Abbuehl: The Gift

CD / ECM Records (USA) / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Cloud, The; This And My Heart; If Bees Are Few; My River Runs To You; Ashore At Least; Forbidden Fruit; By Day, By Night; Slash Of Blue, A; Wild Nights; In My Room; Bind Me; Soon (Five Years Ago); Fa...
Artists: Susanne Abbuehl

Gary Peacock/Marilyn Crispell: Azure [6/4]

CD / ECM Records (USA) / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Lullaby; Lea, The; Azure; Patterns; Goodbye; Leapfrog; Bass Solo; Waltz After David M; Blue; Piano Solo; Puppets
Artists: Gary Peacock/Marilyn Crispell

Ketil Bjornstad: La Notte

CD / ECM Records (USA) / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Notte, Pt. 1, La; Notte, Pt. 2, La; Notte, Pt. 3, La; Notte, Pt. 4, La; Notte, Pt. 5, La; Notte, Pt. 6, La; Notte, Pt. 7, La; Notte, Pt. 8, La
Artists: Ketil Bjornstad

Julia Hulsmann Quartet: In Full View

CD / ECM Records (USA) / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Quicksilver; Dunkel; Gleim; Forever Old; Spiel; Richtung Osten; Water, The; Forgotten Poetry; Dedication; Snow, Melting; Meander; In Full View; Nana
Artists: Julia Hulsmann Quartet

Pianist Julia Hülsmann's 2013 album, In Full View, is her third for ECM and her first with her quartet. The German-born Hülsmann usually works in a trio setting, but with In Full View she ha...continue...

Alex Pangman: Have a Little Fun [6/2013]

1 CD / Justin Time / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Some of These Days; Are You Having Any Fun; Fog Song, The; Panic is On, The; I'm Confessin'; It Felt So Good To Be So Bad; Just One More Chance; Shanghai Lil; Out of Nowhere; Stardust; Melancholy Lul...
Artists: Alex Pangman

Michael Wollny/Iiro Rantala/Leszek Mozdzer: Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic

1 CD / Act Music + Vision / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Aria and Goldberg Variation; Tears For Esbjörn; Hexentanz; No Message; Incognitor; Svantetic; Suffering; Armando'S Rumba
Artists: Michael Wollny/Iiro Rantala/Leszek Mozdzer

Dave Koz/Dave Koz & Friends: Summer Horns [6/10]

CD / Concord / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Always There; Got to Get You Into My Life; Rise; So Very Hard to Go; Hot Fun in the Summertime; Take Five; 25 or 6 to 4; Reasons; I Got You (I Feel Good); You Haven't Done Nothin'; God Bless the Chil...
Artists: Dave Koz/Dave Koz & Friends

Roger Doyle: Budawanny [Original Soundtrack]

1 CD / Silverdoor / 2013-06-11

Tracks: Opening Music; Priest on Motorbike; Moving In; Inspecting the House; Storm, The; Vigil, The; Pregnant; Boat Race, The; Dance, The; Parting; Ecce; Budawanny; Atlantean (Studio Version); Atlantean (Liv...
Artists: Roger Doyle

Blue Cranes: Swim [6/4]

1 CD / Cuneiform Records / 2013-06-04

Artists: Blue Cranes

Trilok Gurtu: Spellbound [Digipak]

1 CD / Sunnyside Communications / 2013-06-04

Tracks: Improvisation Live - (featuring Don Cherry); Manteca; Jack Johnson/Black Satin; Cuckoo; Berchidda; Like Popcorn; Haunting; Universal Mother; Spellbound; All Blues; Cosmic Roundabout/Brown Rice; Thank...
Artists: Trilok Gurtu

Audio Mixer: Carlo Cantini.

Recording information: Digitube Studio, Mantova, Italy (09/2012); Entourage Studio, North Hollywood, CA (09/2012); NuR Recording, Cologne, Germany (09/2012); Studio ...continue...

Jeff Williams (Jazz): The Listener [6/4]

1 CD / Whirlwind Records / 2013-06-04

Artists: Jeff Williams (Jazz)

Ralph Alessi/Fred Hersch: Only Many *

1 CD / CAM Jazz / 2013-06-04

Tracks: Ride; Hands; San Francisco Holiday; Peering; Humdrum; Cadence They Create, The; Calder; Only Many; Campbell; 1st Dog; Floating Head Syndrome; Blue Midnight; Someone Digging in the Ground; Snap
Artists: Ralph Alessi/Fred Hersch

Personnel: Ralph Alessi (trumpet); Fred Hersch (piano).

Audio Mixer: Bobo Fini.

Liner Note Author: Federico Scoppio.

Recording information: Dolan Recording Studios, NYU Steinhardt...continue...

Sao Paulo Underground: Beija Flors Velho e Sujo [6/4]

1 CD / Cuneiform Records / 2013-06-04

Artists: Sao Paulo Underground

George Benson (Guitar): Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole

CD / Concord / 2013-06-04

Tracks: Mona Lisa [Age 8 Version]; Just One of Those Things; Unforgettable - (featuring Wynton Marsalis); Walkin' My Baby Back Home; When I Fall In Love - (featuring Idina Menzel); Route 66; Nature Boy; Ball...
Artists: George Benson (Guitar)

Nick Sanders Trio: Nameless Neighbors [Digipak]

1 CD / Sunnyside Communications / 2013-06-04

Tracks: Chamberlain, Maine; Sandman; New Town; Row 18, Seat C; Hymn; Dome Zone; Flip; 'Orse at Safari; Nameless Neighbors; Manganese; Simple; Motor World; I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
Artists: Nick Sanders Trio

Personnel: Nick Sanders (piano); Connor Baker (drums).

Audio Mixer: A.T. Michael MacDonald.

Recording information: Ambient Recording Co., Stamford, CT (07/10/2012-07/11/2012)....continue...

Nicolas Masson/Third Reel/Emanuele Maniscalco/Roberto Pianca: Third Reel

1 CD / ECM Records (USA) / 2013-06-04

Tracks: After All; Furious Seasons; Orbits; Improvisation #2; Bley; Neuer Mond Prologue; Improvisation #5; Miserere; Freeze; Fasten; Ginkgo; Sparrow; Spectrum; Eleventh Winter Tale; Improvisation #4; Neuer M...
Artists: Nicolas Masson/Third Reel/Emanuele Maniscalco/Roberto Pianca

Giovanni Guidi/Giovanni Guidi Trio: City of Broken Dreams *

1 CD / ECM Records (USA) / 2013-06-04

Tracks: City Of Broken Dreams; Leonie; Just One More Time; Forbidden Zone, The; No Other Possibility; Way Some People [Live], The; Impossible Divorce, The; Late Blue; Ocean View; City Of Broken Dreams [Varia...
Artists: Giovanni Guidi/Giovanni Guidi Trio

The Guardian (UK)
This is an enchanting trio album by Guidi, the 28-year-old from Foligno in Italy widely pitched as one of the world's best jazz-piano...continue...

Géraldine Laurent/Christophe Marguet/Manu Codjia: Looking for Parker [5/28]

1 CD / Bee Jazz / 2013-05-28

Artists: Géraldine Laurent/Christophe Marguet/Manu Codjia

Bee Jazz presents a tribute to Be-Bop legend Charlie Parker in which Manu Codjia, Geraldine Laurent and Christophe Marguet appropriate his classics in a modern...continue...

Peter Lemer Quintet: Local Colour [5/28]

1 CD / ESP-Disk / 2013-05-28

Artists: Peter Lemer Quintet

This is Lemer's 1966 debut, recorded back in London after having studied in New York with Paul Bley: another ESP-Disk gem back from the massive...continue...
Recorded in London in 1966.

English pianist Peter Lemer was in high demand as a session musician in free jazz circles in the 1960s, and his lone solo outing, recorded in 1966, proves why. A dri...continue...

Fats Waller/Paris Washboard: Swinging Castle - Paris Washboard in Concert [5/28]

1 CD / K&K Verlagsanstalt / 2013-05-28

Artists: Fats Waller/Paris Washboard

The French ensemble Paris Washboard is made up of four instruments: clarinet, trombone, (stride) piano and washboard. The success they have had around the world...continue...

Giuseppi Logan: More [5/28]

1 CD / ESP-Disk / 2013-05-28

Artists: Giuseppi Logan

Full of energetic and colorful solos, this 2nd album for the label (originally released in 1965) for an adventurous player and mysterious figure closely involved...continue...
Personnel: Giuseppi Logan (alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piano); Don Pullen (piano); Reggie Johnson, Eddie Gomez (bass); Milford Graves (drums, percussion).

Engineers: Richard L. Alders...continue...