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February 16 - 22
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ACROBAT DOUBLE
| VARIOUS ARTISTS / NEW YORK BLUES (3013) |
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(2-CD set) These 48 recordings, all made in New York City between 1949 and 1954 illustrate just how relatively small a coterie of musicians were involved in producing Blues and R&B records in that City. Most of the artists featured here display varying degrees of regional styles but nothing could actually be described as 'New York Blues' because there literally was no such thing. The closest the city had to a "style" is that commonly known as Piedmont. This style of blues was popular in the Carolina areas and when many of its black residents migrated to New York the style went with them.
[Item Code: 61929 2-CD: $15.00]
 Track 01: Rough And Rocky Road (1a) |
| VARIOUS ARTISTS / GREATEST COUNTRY HITS OF 1957 (3029) |
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(2-CD set) This collection of 52 of the most popular Country recordings of 1957 features hits from the following charts "Most Played C&W in Jukeboxes" - 10 positions; until the 17th June 1957 when the chart ceased publication. "C& W Best Sellers In Stores" - 20 positions and "Most Played C&W By Jockeys - 15 positions. Most discs appeared on all three charts, some on only one or two. The tracks are presented in rough chronological order approximating the way they may have been heard on radio in 1957. Every one of the titles in this collection made the top 10 of the country charts and it features all of the 15 number ones on the chart during 1957.
[Item Code: 61930 2-CD: $15.00]
Track 01: The Auctioneer (1a) |
BASTA
| RAYMOND SCOTT / ECTOPLASM (3091572) |
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Raymond Scott (19081994) was known for his late 1930s cartoon jazz, the breezy parlor jazz of his late '40s quintet, and his pioneering '50s & '60s electronica, all of which demonstrate his wit, eccentricity, and cross-generational appeal. 2008 marks the Scott centennial. This is the first of several planned CDs of archival material, fully remastered and featuring selections from vinyl as well as many previously unreleased tracks.
[Item Code: 62031 CD: $16.00]
Track 03: Street Corner in Paris |
BHH
| BILL EVANS / SOULGRASS (1008) |
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CD was nominated in 2006 for a Grammy in the "Best Contemporary Jazz Album" category. Former Miles Davis sideman Evans steps into an adventurous territory on Soulgrass, blending jazz, funk and bluegrass into a seamless and wholly unique hybrid of quintessentially American styles.
[Item Code: 62150 CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Soulgrass |
CANDID
| GILSON / LAMPIAO (79790) |
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Gilson is a talented pianist/composer from Sao Paolo. Lampiao is an energetic collection of Gilson's interpretations of Brazilian classics and original compositions mixing contemporary Brazilian and American jazz influences. Featuring some of the top Brazilian and Latin players around such as Miguel Zenon - sax, Guilherme Monteiro - guitar and Antonio Sanchez - drums.
[Item Code: 62068 CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Lampiao |
| MONICA VASCONCELOS / OFERENDA (79791) |
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Recorded in 2002 in Rio de Janeiro this recording is a stunning mix of the lyricism and passion of Brazil with funky modern jazz and contemporary rhythms. Monica's unique voice is beguiling on tunes such as Arrastao and Banhos, plus she sings a couple of english language songs including Bobby McFerrin's Thinkin' About Your Body and You.
[Item Code: 62069 CD: $16.00]
Track 01: Arrastao |
CAPRI
| CONVERGENCE / I CAN BE THERE (74088) |
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Convergence is a group made up of the "best of the best" musicians based in Colorado, including trumpeter Greg Gisbert, saxophonist John Gunther, trombonist Mark Patterson, pianist Eric Gunnison, bassist Mark Simon and drummer Paul Romaine. "I Can Be There" is their 4th release for Capri and possibly their best. Most of the tunes are originals that swing hard and leave room for plenty of improvisation and musical humor. These cats have been playing together since they were teenagers and have been known as Convergence for over 15 years. Their music was recently showcased nationally on the Taste of the Nation broadcast on NPR.
[Item Code: 62127 CD: $15.00]
Track 02: Bee Cee Beat |
| MARK MASTERS / FAREWELL WALTER DEWEY REDMAN (74089) |
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Mark Masters has done it again! His latest outing features the great Oliver Lake joining the Mark Masters Ensemble (including Tim Hagens, Peter Erskine, Dave Carpenter and others) paying tribute to the late Dewey Redman. Masters honors Redman's creative spirit in his continuing series of recordings documenting great American jazz masters. His charts convey the sense of old and new and like Redman's music, explore the inner and outer boundaries of improvised music.
[Item Code: 62128 CD: $15.00]
Track 01: Dewey's Tune |
CHERRY RED RECORDS
| CHICO HAMILTON / SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (132) |
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One of the most important films of the fifties, Sweet Smell Of Success boasts one of the great jazz scores; a combination of abstract jazz themes written and performed by the Chico Hamilton Quintet and a furious orchestral score by the masterful Elmer Bernstein. These albums were released separately in 1957 - both became very considerable rarities - and are here combined in a single edition in digital format for the first time. Sweet Smell Of Success is memorable for the vicious performances of Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis and its uniquely nasty view of the tough underbelly of New York fifty years ago. It was directed by Alexander Mackendrick ('The Ladykillers' 'Whisky Galore' 'The Man In The White Suite' 'Mandy') Its audience is with jazz and film buffs and the eternally stylish!
[Item Code: 62197 CD: $17.00]
Track 02: Cheek To Chico (b) |
COLLECTABLES
| CHARLIE BARNET / CHEROKEE VOLUME 1 (817) |
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Barnet continues to prove - as in this album - that the spirit of the big bands is far from extinct, and for that impact and stimulation, few sound equal to the power and crisp buoyancy of a swinging dance band.
[Item Code: 62164 CD: $8.00]
Track 01: Cherokee |
| CHARLIE BARNET / BEGIN THE BEGUNIE VOLUME 2 (818) |
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Barnet continues to prove - as in this album - that the spirit of the big bands is far from extinct, and for that impact and stimulation, few sound equal to the power and crisp buoyancy of a swinging dance band.
[Item Code: 62165 CD: $8.00]
Track 01: Redskin Rhumba |
| NELSON RIDDLE / HEY, LET YOURSELF GO / CıMON..GET HAPPY (2920) |
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If you need an excuse for a party, here's a good one. Nelson Riddle's on hand with the kind of music you'll want to dance to till the squares upstairs start pounding on the ceiling. So toujours gai, lads and lasses. Live a little and let live a little.
[Item Code: 62162 CD: $16.00]
Track 04: Younger Than Springtime |
| THE MODERN ART OF JAZZ / THE MODERN ART OF JAZZ (6935) |
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This is a fascinating mixture of the familiar - the swinging drive of Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, the sensitive piano of Hank Jones - and the not so familiar which includes not only Matthew's use of the button-key accordion but the mix of instruments.
[Item Code: 62195 CD: $13.00]
Track 04: Airmail Special |
| ZOOT SIMS / THE RARE DAWN SESSIONS (6943) |
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The first seven tracks are from a January session for which Sims teamed up with valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, whose smooth, articulate style gained him prominence in the sixties. The final three tracks, have a different texture. In the ocean that makes up the recorded legacy of Zoot Sims, these sides are but sprays, but they reflect an important phase in the evolution of this memorable player's considerable talent. Splash your ears and enjoy.
[Item Code: 62194 CD: $13.00]
Track 01: Down At The Loft (a) |
| STAN GETZ / THE RARE DAWN SESSIONS (6944) |
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This CD reissue, which features four classic tenor-saxophonists, brings back material released by Biograph on LPs in the 1980s. Stan Getz jams on four songs with a five-piece rhythm section that includes pianist Al Haig and guitarist Jimmy Raney in 1949, Wardell Gray uses a similar group on his two pieces, Paul Quinichette does his impressions of Lester Young on two songs in a quintet with trumpeter Gene Roland and pianist Nat Pierce, and Zoot Sims swings on six pieces with a quintet including trumpeter Jerry Lloyd. The music should satisfy straightahead jazz fans and, although no longer all that rare, it serves as a good introduction to the work of the four fine tenors
[Item Code: 62192 CD: $13.00]
Track 01: Skull Buster |
| PAUL QUINICHETTE / THE KID FROM DENVER (6947) |
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Originally made for the Dawn label, later acquired by Biograph Records, these sides feature Quinichette in several settings including a big band whose personnel and material are drawn from the Count Basie band.
[Item Code: 62193 CD: $13.00]
Track 01: Come Rain Or Come Shine |
| BUTCH THOMPSON / PLAYS JELLY ROLL MORTON (6952) |
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For his recording debut, 24-year-old pianist Butch Thompson performs a dozen selections associated with Jelly Roll Morton, including a couple ("Tiger Rag" and Scott Joplin's "Original Rags") not actually composed by Morton but performed during his Library of Congress sessions. Thompson, who has long been considered one of the top interpreters of Morton's music, already had his technique and sound down at this early stage, and his solo recital (reissued on CD) is excellent. Highlights include "King Porter Stomp," "Tiger Rag," "Pep" and "The Crave."
[Item Code: 62188 CD: $13.00]
Track 01: King Porter Stomp |
| JABBO SMITH / HOT JAZZ IN THE TWENTIES, VOLUME 1 (6960) |
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This is the first of two volumes containing the recordings that placed Jabbo Smith on the jazz map and gave him high status among ardent devotees of early jazz. The true gems of this collection are the sides he made with his new group, The Rhythm Aces, nine of which are contained in this volume.
[Item Code: 62189 CD: $13.00]
Track 01: Jazz Battle |
| PAUL COSENTINO / LINGER AWHILE (6964) |
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Listen to "Linger Awhile" and allow yourself to be transported to a less complicated era when pianos graced almost every living room and sing-alongs served as after dinner entertainment. Here are different combinations of instruments, tempos and moods - boogie woogie, or New Orleans parade style, fast, slow, romantic, or bluesy - all to entertain the jazz lover or the casual listener alike.
[Item Code: 62191 CD: $13.00]
Track 01: Whispering |
| BUCK CLAYTON / HOW HI THE FI / JUMPING AT THE WOODSIDE (7855) |
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One could single out many particularly wonderful passages in the course of these performances, but the true test is for the listener to relax and listen with he libretto, scorecard, or whatever you'd like to call the charts which tell you who played when. These are among the most remarkable jazz recordings you have ever heard.
[Item Code: 62163 2-CD: $15.00]
Track 02: Blue Moon |
CRISS CROSS
| GARY VERSACE / INSIDE OUTSIDE (1298) |
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No New York area organist of the present day is more in demand than
Gary Versace, who makes his Criss Cross debut with a quartet comprised
of Criss Cross Label veterans: tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, guitarist Adam Rogers, and drummer Clarence Penn. Versace guides his group of New York cutting-edge players through a program of eight originals with strong melodies, challenging harmonic structures, and intoxicating grooves.
[Item Code: 61891 CD: $18.00]
Track 01: Dangerous Land |
| DANNY GRISSETT / ENCOUNTERS (1299) |
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Pianist Danny Grissett, known for his work with Nicholas Payton, Tom Harrell and Vincent Herring, continues to deliver on the promise of his 2006 Criss Cross debut as a leader. Featuring the same lineup as Promise, sensitive but effervescent bassist Vicente Archer and the equally intuitive and vibrant drummer Kendrick Scott, Encounters finds this young trio mining an interesting mix of original material and jazz standards. Running the gamut from elegant balladry to grooving soul-jazz and unshakable swing, all with a modernistic approach to harmony, rhythm and composition, the Danny Grissett Trio ensures that modern acoustic jazz remains alive and moving forward.
[Item Code: 61892 CD: $18.00]
Track 01: Hopscotch |
| WALT WEISKOPF / WALK IN THE WOODS (1300) |
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On Walk in the Woods, his latest Criss Cross leader date, Walt Weiskopf
upholds the high standards he's set on his previous nine albums for the label. Here he leads a hand-picked octet, each of the five horns is a veteran section player with extraordinary improvisational skills, including Criss Cross veterans Andy Fusco and Gary Smulyan, propelled by a rhythm section comprising the extraordinary young drummer Kendrick Scott, best known as Terence Blanchard's drummer, and the harmonically informed pianist and bassist Peter Zak and Doug Weiss, through a suite of eight heady originals and a rearranged standard.
[Item Code: 61893 CD: $18.00]
Track 01: Day In Day Out |
| JOHN SWANA / BRIGHT MOMENTS (1301) |
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For his tenth Criss Cross date as a leader, trumpeter John Swana presents his first twin-tenor sextet. Swana, tenor saxophonists Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart, pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington have intersected on many occasions, but never together in a group. Bright Moments focuses largely on original material with a couple of standards thrown in for good measure; but the writing is so captivating, the performances so attention-grabbing, that it feels like an album of well-known songs. The ever-inventive Swana creates here challenging contexts for his sextet, with an emphasis on hard-swinging and refined balladry.
[Item Code: 61894 CD: $18.00]
Track 01: Wilbert |
FREMEAUX
| CHET BAKER / THE QUINTESSENCE - LOS ANGELES - PARIS - ANN ARBOR 1953-1956 (248) |
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(2-CD set) This set delivers the best tracks recorded by Chet Baker between 1953 and 1956 in Los Angeles, Paris and Ann Arbor. As usual this "Quintessence" volume features a booklet with both French and English notes written by Alain Gerber, writer, journalist and producer in France.
[Item Code: 62096 2-CD: $26.00]
Track 01: Moonlight In Vermont (1a) |
| MARCEL ZANINI / TU VEUX OU TU VEUX PAS ? (NOUVEL ENREGISTREMENT 2008) (494) |
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Fremeaux presents Marcel Zanini's fourth album including a frenzied title (Kelbokuta), the start of a swinging brawl (Un Scotch, Un Bourbon, Une Bire) and a jazzy version of the famous (Tu veux ou tu veux pas ?), which consecrated this unique jazz clarinetist/singer among the immortals.
[Item Code: 62097 CD: $16.00]
Track 02: Quitte-Moi |
TURTLE RECORDS
| TONY OVERWATER / OP (8) |
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(SACD) This release honors the music of Oscar Pettiford, an important bassist from the 40's and 50's that was a great inspiration to many bass players. The CD features reed player Maarten Ornstein and drummer Wim Kegel and special guests, Ack van Rooyen (flugel) and Ernst Reyseger (cello). This release from Tony has sharp cutting tempos and rhythmic accents, the defining line between darkness and light. Musical textures and smells - alcohol, grass, cigarettes; a touch of darkness with open eyes, the transmigration of souls. Oscar's spirit lives on in Tony's form.
[Item Code: 62018 SA: $32.00]
Track 01: Laverne Walk |
| MORE THAN A SONG / WITNESS (13) |
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(SACD) Recorded live at 'De Kleine Komedie', Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on March 3, 2002 this release contains the talents of many well-known European artists such as: Eliza Gilkyson, Iain Matthews, Ad Vanderveen and Cisco Ryder. This title is a refreshing blend of Pop and Folk music. Containing vocal, acoustic guitar, piano, percussion, harmonica and bass recorded in Sony's SACD format the sound is clear and crisp.
[Item Code: 62019 SA: $32.00]
Track 01: Meaning To Life |
| BUZZ BROS BAND / THE SAME NEW STORY (26) |
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Turtle Records is proud to present its first commercial DVD with the music of the Buzz Bros. Band, filmed live in front of a studio audience in an old factory in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in the spring of 2005. The 24/96 DTS DVD contains both surround and stereo sound. The film was directed by Peter Blom. Added to the program of 10 compositions are background interviews and a short film about the paintings of artist Francisca Kalmijn that were directly inspired by the Buzz Bros. music.
[Item Code: 62022 DV: $32.00] |
UNIVERSE
| CHET ATKINS / CHET ATKINS AT HOME...PLUS (179) |
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At a time when the newly invented term Hi-Fi was a buzz word of the music business, Chet Atkins, like many artists of that era, recorded albums using the most advanced technologies of the time in order to put the qualities of the 'modern stereo systems' to the test. But it is with no doubt thanks to Mr. Guitar's incredible playing that this 1958 "At Home", self-recorded LP was particularly effective: the sounds of the guitar were pristine and the tracks are among Atkins's best. From Classical and Jazz to Country and Pop, Chet was able to play any style with conviction and that is more than evident on this CD.
[Item Code: 62077 CD: $20.00]
Track 02: Vilia |
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