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HAL RUSSELL - NRG Ensemble (1981)
Hal Russell was in his mid 50s when he recorded this, his first album as leader. The members of his NRG Ensemble were about half his age. Hal was a masterful drummer and vibes player but his musical...
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HAL RUSSELL NRG Ensemble - The Finnish·Sweiss Tour (1991)
Most of the time, music critics like to pretend they know everything, are hip to every artist, on top of every trend -- what bull. I knew jack about Hal Russell until I heard Kevin Whitehead rave...
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JIMMY GIUFFRE·PAUL BLEY·STEVE SWALLOW - Emphasis & Flight (1961)
This double-disc reissue by Hat packages together the two 1961 German dates by the Jimmy Giuffre 3 with Paul Bley and Steve Swallow. Emphasis and Flight were both issued separately by the label in the...
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ELLIOTT SHARP - Spectropia Suite (2010)
Tracks01. Spectropia Overture02. Folding03. Now And Then04. Records Room05. What Is When?06. Crossed Lines07. This Time That Place08. Somewhen09. Then Again10. Ostinato & Decay11. Place &...
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ELLIOTT SHARP AGGREGAT - Quintet (2013)
Elliott Sharp is one of New York downtown scene's more notorious affiliates, primarily heralded for his avant-garde guitar work, spanning jazz improvisation, jazz-rock, and blues-rock. He's also an...
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ELLERY ESKELIN·ANDREA PARKINS·JIM BLACK - Arcanum Moderne (2002)
This release furthers the saga of one the more interesting units in modern jazz. Pushing nine years and countless tours, the trio's mark of identity is firmly rooted within improvisation. However,...
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TOSHIKO AKIYOSHI - Interlude (1987)
Taking time off from her big band, pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi is well showcased on this excellent trio outing with bassist Dennis Irwin and drummer Eddie Marshall. She performs four veteran standards...
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RYAN KISOR - Minor Munity (1992)
Minor Mutiny is most significant for documenting the recording debut of Ryan Kisor (the winner of the Thelonious Monk Institute's 1990 trumpet contest), tenor saxophonist Ravi Coltrane (son of John)...
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RYAN KISOR - Awakening (2002)
A man of few words, Ryan Kisor chooses to let his horn do the speaking and obviously it has said volumes over the years when you consider that the trumpeter is one of a select few musicians who has...
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RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA - Gamak (2013)
Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa continues to avoid stereotypes, whether pushing the envelope with his acoustic ensembles or including electronic colorations in 2011's Samdhi (ACT). With Gamak,...
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RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA - Yatra (1994)
Alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa recorded this fine debut in 1994, while still a graduate student in Chicago. (He has since moved to New York.) The influence of Steve Coleman and the M-Base...
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MAL WALDRON QUARTET with STEVE LACY - Live At Sweet Basil (1987)
This live set is a must-hear despite the familiar tune listing: Monk's "Evidence" and "Let's Call This," plus the Waldron favorites "What It Is" and "Snake Out." The leader's tunes are funky and...
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AZIZA MUSTAFA ZADEH - Aziza Mustafa Zadeh (1991)
Aziza Mustafa Zadeh was born in Baku, the Capital of Azerbaijan, to musical parents. Her father, VagifMustafa Zadeh, a pianist and composer, became famous by creating a fusion between jazz and the...
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AZIZA MUSTAFA ZADEH - Jazziza (1997)
Tracks01. Lover Man (J. Davis)02. Sunny Rain (Aziza Mustafa Zadeh)03. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers & Hart)04. Scrapple From The Apple (C. Parker)05. Character (Aziza Mustafa Zadeh)06. Nature Boy...
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BOBBY HUTCHERSON - The Kicker (1963)
Bobby Hutcherson recorded frequently for Blue Note in the 1960s, though this session remained unissued until 1999. The first half features the vibraphonist in a cooking hard bop session with Joe...
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BENDIK HOFSETH - Colours (1997)
Bendik Hofseth is a Norwegian musician, tenor and soprano saxophonist , composer and singer in the borderland between jazz , rock and modern contemporary music . He is particularly known as a member...
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ELVIN JONES - Dear John C. (1965)
The second album by Elvin Jones as sole title rights leader (excluding the co-op ensemble that recorded the stunning and essential progressive jazz icon Illumination!) has the drummer sounding more...
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BRAD MEHLDAU - Anything Goes (2004)
Two years after Largo , pianist Brad Mehldau returns to more familiar territory with Anything Goes , his first studio trio recording in four years. Familiar it may be—as he reconvenes his empathetic...
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ELVIN JONES·JIMMY GARRISON SEXTET - Illumination! (1963)
Until it was reissued in 1998, this was one of the more elusive Impulse sets of the 1960s. Recorded in 1963 and co-led by John Coltrane's drummer and bassist (Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison), the...
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BOZILO [Bojan Z·Karim Ziad·Julien Lorau] - Live (2009)
Multiple prize Awarded jazz pianist Bojan Z was born in a music loving family in Belgrade in 1968. He starts playing the piano at the age of 5. "In my country, music is a very Widespread activity, and...
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