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ÖZAY - Antiquated Love (1995)
Tracks01. Antiquated Love (Fran Landesman/Tommy Wolf)02. Ancient Dancer (Allie Delfau/Chico Freeman/Adrienne Wilson)03. Intuitively (Dave Burrell)04. En Guzel Deniz (Nazim Dorough/Fran Landesman)05....
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DAVE DOUGLAS BRASS ECSTASY - Spirit Moves (2009)
With his post-Milesian quintet now in its eighth year and his electronica-informed Keystone group in its fourth, anyone familiar with trumpeter Dave Douglas knows that it's about time for something...
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ANDREW HILL - Lift Every Voice (1969)
The CD reissue of Andrew Hill's remarkably advanced fusion of voices and jazz quintet not only resuscitates the long out of print 1969 LP Lift Every Voice from oblivion, it adds an entire unreleased,...
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ANDREW HILL - Dance With Death (1968)
Andrew Hill's Dance of Death, recorded in 1968 with a stellar band, was not issued until 1980. In the late 1960s, Blue Note was no longer the most adventurous of jazz labels. While certain titles...
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MARC COPLAND - Softly (1998)
One of the intriguing things about pianist Marc Copland is that he started out playing the saxophone and was enjoying a successful career on that instrument, including a stint with the Chico Hamilton...
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BILL DIXON - Thoughts (1987)
The music (six originals, including the four-part suite "For Nelson and Winnie" is quite adventurous, yet thoughtful, disturbing without being forbidding. - Scott YanowTracks1. Thoughts2. Windows3....
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PETER KOWALD & BARRE PHILLIPS, BARRY GUY, MAARTEN ALTENA - Bass Duets (1999)
Here are three different live sets of bass duets initiated by Peter Kowald between 1979 and 1982. All three are stellar in their attempt at defining, articulating, and realizing new musical paths that...
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ORNETTE COLEMAN - Something Else!!!! (1958)
Robert Louis Stevenson noted that, "The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect." The middle-to-late 1950s in jazz were populated with several "good actions," all considered...
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MARILYN CRISPELL, BARRY GUY, GUY HEMINGWAY - Cascades (1993)
Marilyn Crispell is widely considered one of the leading contemporary jazz pianists and composers. Her reach is tremendous. She can coax extraordinary beauty out of standards such as “You Don’t Know...
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MARILYN CRISPELL, GERRY HEMINGWAY - Duo (1992)
Pianist Crispell and percussionist Hemingway are premier improvisors; to put them together makes nothing short of magic. On these nine duets (of which Crispell claims writing credit for five, Hemingway...
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RAY ANDERSON - What Because (1991)
If you don't like Ray Anderson, then you probably just don't like trombone players in general, for there's not a more engaging trombonist in jazz -- certainly not one who communicates greater love for...
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HAMIET BLUIETT - Bearer of the Holy Flame (1994)
A great set from Hamiet Bluiett – almost back to his roots in the St Louis underground scene, as the album's a live recording of long spiritual jazz tracks, arguably a lot more compelling than most of...
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LeROY JENKINS, RASHIED ALI DUO - Swift are the Winds of Life (1999)
Originally issued on the small Survival label and re-released by Knit Classics in 2000, Swift Are the Winds of Life represents one of the absolute finest examples of Jenkins' violin playing outside of...
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McCOY TYNER - Together (1978)
This relatively overlooked McCoy Tyner album features a septet of Tyner on piano, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn, Hubert Laws on flutes, Bennie Maupin on tenor sax and bass clarinet, Bobby...
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MIKE NOCK - Piano Solos (1978)
Tracks1. California Country Song2. Polyhedron3. Fallen Angel4. Break Time5. Elsewhen3:256. Enchanted Garden5:057. Soliloquy4:128. Jacanori9. Dolphin Dance (Herbie Hancock)MIKE NOCK pianoAll music...
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MIKE NOCK UNDERGROUND - Between Or Beyond (1970)
The Fourth Way (with keyboardist Mike Nock, violinist Michael White and drummer Eddie Marshall) was an early fusion quartet that released three fine albums between 1969-71, none of which has been...
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MIKE NOCK QUARTET feat. MICHAEL BRECKER - In Out And Arround (1978)
Pianist Nock creates several exceptional pieces for Michael Brecker (ts), Al Foster, and George Mraz to play over. The highlight of this recording is Brecker's soulful tenor sax solos, some of his...
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DUKE ELLINGTON - The Ellington Suites (1976)
In 1958, at an arts festival in Yorkshire, Duke Ellington was presented to Queen Elizabeth II. They tied up the reception line for a few minutes, exchanging royal pleasantries; our Duke politely...
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COUNG VU - Vu-Tet (2007)
On Vu-Tet, his follow-up to It's Mostly Residual (ArtistShare, 2005), trumpeter Cuong Vu continues to mine similar turf, ranging from the deeply lyrical to the aggressively hardcore. But with...
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MICK GOODRICK - BioRithms (1990)
Tracks1a. In Praise of Bass Desires (M. Goodrick)1b. Thramps (M. Goodrick/G.Chaffee)2. H., D. & L. (M. Goodrick)3. Falling Grace (Steve Swallow)4. Something Like That Kind Of Thing (M....
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