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2017

Friday December 22nd 2017

Aruán Ortiz Trio Hidden Voices INTAKT CD 258 [49:12]

STEFANO BOLLANI TRIO Mediterraneo: Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic VIII ACT 9849-2

CHARLES SONNANSTINE AND ROBIN WETTERAU’S GREAT PACIFIC JAZZ BAND— Play Music of the 1920’s Jazz of the “Great Gatsby Era” vols. 1& 2 Merry Makers Record Company MMRC-CD-52 & 53

Iiro Rantala and Ulf Wakenius Good Stuff ACT 9851-2

Sonny Clark Four Classic Albums AVID AMSC 1250

 


Eyal Vilner Big Band Hanukkah PRIVATE [20:08]

STEVE LANE Steve Lane Plays Vintage Jazz Music Lake LACD357

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) - live at the Concertgebouw in 1961 Introduction by Norman Granz FONDAMENTA/DEVIALET FON-1704027

Sidney Bechet Five Classic Albums plus AVID AMSC 1278

Horace Silver – Four Classic Albums AVID AMSC1260

MONIKA LANG TRIO A Tribute To Bill Evans Gramola 99087

FREDDY RANDALL AND HIS BAND My Tiny Band Is Chosen: The Parlophone Years 1952-1957 Lake LACD358

Dieter Ilg – B-A-C-H ACT 9844-2 [52:09]

DAKOTA STATON Five Classic Albums AVIDJazz AMSC 1259

STEVE GADD Band Way Back Home, Live from Rochester, NY BFM JAZZ 302 062 435 2 [67:11 + 2 DVDs]

MARIUS NESET Circle Of Chimes ACT 9038-2

Roby Lakatos and Biréli Lagrène Tribute to Stéphane & Django A VANTIJAZZ 5414706 1053-3

Katie Thiroux Off Beat CAPRI RECORDS 74146-2

Sam Most Four Classic Albums AVID AMSC 1245

San Francisco String Trio May I Introduce To You RIDGEWAY RECORDS RRCD006

ED MAINA In the Company of Brothers Private

Strings & Bass GRAMOLA 99140

The Imaginative Johnny Windhurst; Jazz Trumpeter Extraordinaire, his 19 Finest 1945-56 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4316

BUGGE WESSELTOFT Everybody Loves Angels ACT 9847 - 2

Thelonious Himself Riverside Records/Original Jazz Classics/Prestige OJCCD-254-2

BRIAN LANDRUS ORCHESTRA Generations Blueland Records BLR-2017

BANDA MANDACARINHO Um Pouquinho de Carinho / A Little bit of Love MANDACARU MUSIC MCBR-001

Andrew James JOHNSON Winter’s Heart Private

FABRIZIO CASSOL STRANGE FRUIT OUTHERE RECORDS OUT 660

ACT FAMILY BAND The Jubilee Concerts ACT 9860-2

Lena BLOCH Heart Knows FRESH SOUND NEW TALENT FSNT 531

GONG LINNA & BANG ON A CAN ALL-STARS CLOUD RIVER MOUNTAIN CANTALOUPE MUSIC CA21133

Fabio GIACHINO North Clouds TOSKY RECORDS TSK019

James MOODY Four Classic Albums AVID JAZZ AMSC 1261

ANNE DUCROS Brother Brother ! AdLib AD 008/1 TOM KOHL Dances with the Sun PRIVATE [50:48]

THE PETE MALINVERNI TRIO Heaven Saranac Records SR 1010

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ALL STARS Live in Vancouver 1951 Upbeat URCD277

TOOTS THIELEMANS Ne Me Quitte Pas Milan Music 301 719-8

DOMINIC MILLER Silent Light ECM 572 8484

KEN COLYER All stars Colyer at Wimbledon Upbeat URCD275

GERALD CANNON Combinations WOODNECK RECORDS NO NUMBER

SAMMY NESTICO A COOL BREEZE SWR BIG BAND SWR MUSIC SWR19039CD

Rahsaan ROLAND KIRK documentary The Case of the Three Sided Dream Arthaus 109252 Blu-Ray DVD

VALERIE GHENT Velours WEST STREET RECORDS WSR0502

JOHN KIRBY and his Onyx Club Boys The Biggest Little Band in the Land; his 28 finest, 1937-45 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4312

REBECCA KILGORE Moonshadow Dance CHERRY PIE MUSIC CPM101

NEW ORLEANS • Original Soundtrack, Out-Takes, and Associated Music from the 1947 Cult Movie Upbeat URCD276

FREDDIE HUBBARD Four Classic Albums Avid Jazz AMSC 1244


Dorado and Amati Schmitt Sinti du Monde STUNT RECORDS STUCD 15162

RONNY WHYTE Shades of Whyte AUDIPHILE RECORDS ACD-353

STUART McCALLUM and Mike Walker The Space Between EDITION EDN 1082

THELONIOUS MONK Les Liasons Dangereuses 1960 Sam Records SRS-1-CD

HANK MOBLEY Four Classic Albums : Second Set Avid Jazz AMSC 1243

CHICK COREA The Musician Concord 7202649

GEORGE CHISHOLM THE GENTLEMAN OF JAZZ A Centenary Tribute- His 48 Finest 1937-1962 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4261

BEEKMAN - Vol 02 ROPEADOPE RAD317

Ray OBIEDO Latin Jazz Project Volume 1 RHYTHMUS RECORDS RR002

DUET SATOKO FUJII JOE FONDA With Special Guest Natsuki Tamura LONG SONG RECORDS LSRDC 140/2016


ANTONIO ADOLFO Hybrido : From Rio To Wayne Shorter Antonio Adolfo Music AAM 0711

ALAN BROADBENT Developing Story Eden River Records ERR-CD-02

THE BIG SHAKEUP BIG SHAKE UP BAB003 [32:58]

ANDY WILLIAMS FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS AVID POP AMSC 1247

Andy ADAMSON Quintet First Light Andros Records AR002 [48:45]

LARRY YOUNG - In Paris: The ORTF Recordings RESONANCE/INA HCD-2022

ANDREW CYRILLE QUARTET The Declaration Of Musical Independence ECM 471 9575

THE SUGAR HILL TRIO The Drive SELF-PRODUCED

ANDREAS SCHAERER The Big Wig ACT 9824-2 [ 52:08 + DVD]

NICK FINZER Hear And Now Outside In Music OiM 1701

Kevin FITZSIMMONS Working Day and Night JAZZ WURX JWRO12D (Bruce M)
Kevin FITZSIMMONS Working Day and Night JAZZ WURX JWRO12D ( John W)

NICOLE SAPHOS TIPTOE SELF-PRODUCED

NILS LANDGREN Christmas With My Friends V ACT 9830-2

Alex GOODMAN Second Act LYTE RECORDS LR040 [72:07]

Darrell KATZ and OddSong Jailhouse Doc With Holes In Her Socks JCA RECORDINGS JCA1601

CHET BAKER featuring Bill Evans Alone Together JAZZ IMAGES 38003

AARON PARKS, THOMAS FONNESBÆK, KARSTEN BAGGE Groovements STUNT STUCD15152

SNOW OWL THE BLUE ROAD INNER CIRCLE MUSIC INCM 060 CD

WOLFGANG MUTHSPIEL Rising Grace ECM 479 7962

NATALIA MATEO De Profundis ACT 9734-2

BENAUD TRIO Mixtape ABC Classics 481 4784

Arthur LIPNER Two Hands, One Heart: Best of Arthur Lipner MALLETWORKS MEDIA NO NUMBER

Charlie WATTS Meets The Danish Radio Big Band Impulse! 0602557441932

Eddie THOMPSON IN THE USA HEP RECORDS HEP CD 2100

Lou DONALDSON Four Classic Albums AVID JAZZ AMSC 1251

MICHEL LEGRAND Legrand Jazz / Legrand Piano PHONO 870266

THE GREG HATZA ORGANIZATION Diggin up my roots FLIP RECORDS 2016

CELESTIAL BLUES Cosmic, political and spiritual Jazz 1970 to 1974 BGP RECORDS CDBGPD 300

RICH HALLEY 5 The Outlier Pine Eagle 009

LEE KONITZ Frescalalto Impulse! 0602557208733

Scott Hamilton and Karin Krog The Best Things In Life STUNT STUCD15192 [51:58]

CHET BAKER AND BUD SHANK The James Dean Story (CD + DVD) Essential Jazz Classics EJC 55703

THE TURK MURPHY JAZZ BAND On Tour! Germany 1973 & 1974 Merry Makers Record Company MMRC-CD-55

Steve SLAGLE Alto Manhattan PANORAMA RECORDS 006

SAUTER-FINEGAN ORCHESTRA OUR CLASSIC ALBUMS PLUS AMSC1246 (5 albums)

The Mark Masters Ensemble Blue Skylight CAPRI RECORDS 74143-2

Thomas Clausen (piano) Francesco Cali (accordion) The Voyage Stunt Records STUCD 16032

Thelonious MONK (1917-82) Live in Paris 16 april, 1961 FREMEAUX & ASSOCIÉS FA 5653

STAN GETZ QUINTET Live At The Hi-Hat 1953 Fresh Sounds Records FSR - CD906

NEW Black Eagle JAZZ BAND Goin’ to New Orleans Own Label BE[LECD]4022-1/2

Jeff RUPERT and Richard Drexler Imagination RUPE MEDIA RM111016CD

KEITH OXMAN East of the Village CAPRI RECORDS 74145-2

JAN LUNDGREN Potsdamer Platz ACT 9831 - 2

VIKTORIA TOLSTOY Meet Me At The Movies ACT 9827 - 2

DICK CATHCART Pete Kelly’s Blues His 25 Finest 1950-1959 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4308

ROCCO JOHN Quartet Embrace the Change UNSEEN RAIN UR-9947

FRANK KIMBROUGH Solstice JazziJua Corp 700261294919

EERO KOIVISTOINEN AND THE UMO JAZZ ORCHESTRA Arctic Blues SVART 049CD

PHIL WOODS Phil Woods And His European Rhythm Machine Inner City Records IC 1002

SAMMY RIMINGTON A Snapshot of His American Recordings 1995-1999 Upbeat URCD274

Humphrey LYTTELTON Dusting Off the Archives, Rare Recordings 1948-55 Recorded 1948-55 LAKE LACD352 [78:47]

Dick CATHCART Pete Kelly's Blues, his 25 Finest 1950-59 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4308

CLARENCE WILLIAMS Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home? His 26 finest 1923-1933 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4303 [BM]

CLARENCE WILLIAMS Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home? His 26 finest 1923-1933 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4303 [JW]

Ole MATTHIESSEN Flashbacks & Dedications STUNT RECORDS STUCD16042 [74:20]

ROSE ELLIS Like Songs Like Moons ZenneZ Records (Self-produced)

BEAT FUNKTION Green Man Do Music Records DMRCD 045

LITTLE JOHNNY RIVERO Music in Me TRUTH REVOLUTION RECORDING TRR 022

THE TURK MURPHY JAZZ BAND Recorded in Concert at the 1976 Inverness Music Festival Merry Makers Record Company MMRC-CD-54

RIK WRIGHT'S FUNDAMENTAL FORCES Subtle Energy Self-produced

TAL FARLOW Trilogy Inner City Records IC 1099

JOHN STEVENS John Stevens’ Away BEAT GOES ON BGOCD1198

HELEN FORREST I’ve Heard That Song Before Centenary Tribute- Her 25 Finest 1938-1945 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4302 [BMcC]

HELEN FORREST I’ve Heard That Song Before Centenary Tribute- Her 25 Finest 1938-1945 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4302 [JW]

SARAH VAUGHAN Live At Rosy’s RESONANCE RECORDS HCD-2017

MARIUS NESET, LONDON SINFONIETTA Snowmelt ACT 9035 - 2

Ben Cohen with the Sonny Dee All-Stars Remembering Ben Cohen 2 LAKE LACD353

Various Edinburgh Jazz ‘n’ Jive Club – The Big 16 Own Label JNJ003

Duke Ellington Festival Session JAZZ IMAGES 38004

ANNETTE HANSHAW The Personality Girl Her 53 Finest 1926-1934 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4304

GERRY GIBBS THRASHER DREAM TRIO We're Back Whaling City Sound WCS 069

NACIO HERB BROWN Singin’ in the Rain: The Songs of Nacio Herb Brown Retrospective RTR 4299

The Crane River Jazz Band with Ken Colyer Reunited Upbeat URCD272

Frank Kohl Quartet Rising Tide PONY BOY RECORDS PB50186-2 [51:16]

MICHAEL WOLLNY TRIO Nachtfahrten ACT 9592-2

IRO HAARLA Ante Lucem : For Symphony Orchestra And Jazz Quintet ECM 473 2371

AUDREY SILVER Very Early Messy House Productions MHO 103

BILLY MAY THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN TOUCH A Centenary Tribute His 52 Finest 1939-1961 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4297

David Friesen Star Dance INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1019 [41:30]

Neil Ardley Harmony of the Spheres ESOTERIC RECORDINGS ELEC 2096 [46:47]

Hibla Gerzmava and the trio of Daniel Kramer Opera, Jazz, Blues MELODIYA MEL C 10 02466

Nick Finzer Hear & Now OUTSIDE INSIDE MUSIC OIM1701

SUN RA COSMOS INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1020

MARK EGAN Truth Be Told Wavetone WT8642

EDDIE JEFFERSON THE JAZZ SINGER INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1016

Bhattacharya/Grønseth/Wessel Quartet PLING MUSIC PLING015 [54:53]

Julie London Cry Me A River; her 62 Finest, 1955-62 RETROSPECTIVE RTS 4300

CYBILL SHEPHERD Cybill Getz Better Inner City IC1097

THE HARRY WARREN SONGBOOK DOUG MUNRO and LA POMPE ATTACK GOT MUSIC RECORDS GMR 1004

Bill EVANS (1929-1980) Bill Evans Trio Portrait in Jazz Jazz Images 38001 [52:26]

DANIELA SCHÄCHTER Vanheusenism : A Tribute To Jimmy Van Heusen Self-produced

GARY BURTON Something’s Coming! / The Groovy Sound Of Music/ The Time Machine BGO RECORDS BGOCD1241

The Fred Hughes Trio Matrix SHORE THING RECORDS STR1116

DERRICK HODGE The Second Blue Note 002452102

Nguyên Lê & Ngô Hòng Quang The Hà Nôi Duo ACT 9828-2

ROGER DAVIDSON SOLO PIANO LIVE AT CAFFE VIVALDI VOLUME 3 SOUNDBRUSH RECORDS SR 4003

GRÉGORY PRIVAT TRIO Family Tree ACT 9834-2

JACK TEAGARDEN & DON GOLDIE A Portrait of Mt. T & Mr. G Their 21 finest 1959-1962 RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4216

Eddie Higgins Great Trio Sessions PHONO 870269 [79:04 + 79:39]

CLARE FISCHER Out of the Blue Produced by Brent Fischer CLAVO RECORDS CR201509

PETER SALTZMAN Blues, Preludes And Feuds : A Musical Memory Self-produced

Le Boeuf Brothers + Jack Quartet Imaginist NEW FOCUS RECORDINGS PAN06-637813 8396 73 [48:33]

ZACH LARMER ELECTRIC BAND Inner Circle Self produced

A TRIBUTE TO HERBIE +1 DICK OATS / MATS HOLMQUIST NEW YORK JAZZ ORCHESTRA MAMA RECORDS MAA 1049

David GORDON Trio Alexander Scriabin’s Ragtime Band MISTER SAM RECORDS SAMCD004

LARRY WILSON No Secrets No Lies Self produced

Archie Shepp Doodlin’ INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1001

CHARL DU PLESSIS TRIO Baroqueswing Vol II Claves 50 -1609

ABBEY LINCOLN GOLDEN LADY INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1117

CRESCENT BAY JAZZ BAND New Orleans Style Jazz Featuring cornetist Ray Ronnei Merry Makers Record Company MMRC-CD-51

Hank MOBLEY– Three Classic Albums Plus AVID AMSC 1215

Dinosaur Together as One Edition EDN1078

THE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND Tiger Rag Retrospective RTR 4296

Ted Curson and Company Jubilant Power INNER CITYRECORDS IC 1017

Ken Schaphorst Big Band How to Say Goodbye JCA Recordings 1602

SENRI OE AND COMPANY Answer July PND Records 88295 45908

George Shearing Lullaby of Birdland: The Shearing Touch Arthaus Musik DVD109216

PETER ELDRIDGE Disappearing Day Sunnyside Communications SSC1458

Oscar Pettiford & Jan Johansson Featuring Stan Getz – In Denmark 1959-1960 STUNT RECORDS STUCD 16022

Os Clavelitos - Arriving SUONOFRITTATA OC313

Tom McCormick South Beat (Self Produced) 2016

The Judy Roberts Band INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1078 [37:1]

SUZANNE DEAN Come To Paradise Promotional

Chet Baker – Broken Wing INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1120 [43:00]

THE FRANK SINATRA COLLECTION: Ol’ Blue eyes Is Back & The Main Event. EREDV1241

JOCHEN RÜECKERT Charm Offensive PIROUET PIT3095

JOHN COLTRANE TRANE 90 ACROBAT MUSIC ACQCD7105

Abbey LINCOLN Golden Lady Inner City Records IC1117 [SA]

COME SHINE + KORK Norwegian Caravan LAWO Classics LWC1104

NEW Black Eagle JAZZ BAND 25th Anniversary vols. 1 & 2 Own Label BE[LECD]4021-1/2

Renaud-Gabriel Pion – New York Sketches DUX 1267

Milt Jackson Sunflower; Goodbye BEAT GOES ON BGOCD1252

DANIELLE TALAMANTES AND HENRY DEHLINGER A Duke Ellington Songbook MSR Jazz MS1617

NACIO HERB BROWN Singin’ in the Rain: The Songs of Nacio Herb Brown Retrospective RTR 4299

DOMINICK FARINACCI Short Stories MACK AVENUE MAC1112

Florent Ghys Bonjour CANTALOUPE CA21120

OSCAR PETTIFORD AND JAN JOHANSSON In Denmark 1959 - 1960 Stunt Records STUCD 16022

The Girshevich Trio Algorithmic Society TAPESTRY 76026-2

THE EBERLY BROTHERS - CENTENARY TRIBUTE RETROSPECTIVE RTR 4289

Eddie Jefferson The Main Man INNER CITY IC 1033

MARK EGAN About Now Wavetone WT8650

New Black eagle jazz band The Last of the First! • A Memorial Concert for Chester Zardis BEDVD102

Jimmy Smith – The Cat Strikes Again INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1121

52nd Street – Scrapple to the Apple Wendy Simon (vocals) INNER CITY RECORDS IC 1165

MAGIC MOMENTS 9 In The Spirit Of Jazz ACT 9820-2

TOM McCORMICK South Beat tommccormick music.com (self produced) Click here for reviews for 2016