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MICK GOODRICK QUARTET - Sunscreams (1993)
Guitarist Mick Goodrick fits in terms of sound, influences, versatility and tuning into a loose corps that also includes John Abercrombie, John Scofield and Pat Metheny (possibly Bill Frisell). These...
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RAN BLAKE - Driftwoods (2009)
Pianist, educator, improviser, and composer Ran Blake has made 39 albums since 1961. He has recorded in many settings from solo to big band, and like any true jazz musician worth his salt, he has...
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MUSIC REVELATION ENSEMBLE - After Dark (1991)
James Blood Ulmer's jam band is back at it with yet another lineup change. It's a quartet with Ulmer, bassist Amin Ali, and Cornell Rochester on drums, but this one features David Murray on tenor....
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LOUIS SCLAVIS - Napoli's Walls (1993)
Louis Sclavis has for decades dazzled and provoked listeners with his literate, ambitious musical projects that examine not only the many dimensions and directions of the sonic spectrum, but also his...
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MARION BROWN - Offering (1993)
Tracks1. Terra (T. McClung)2. Self portrait In Three Colors (Charles Mingus)3. Ode To Coltrane (Marion Brown)4. Sly Entrance (James Messer)5. Golden Lady In the Graham Cracker Window (Marion Brown)6....
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MARION BROWN - Vista (1975)
Tracks1. Maimoun (Stanley Cowell)2. Visions (Stevie Wonder)3. Vista (Marion Brown)4. Moment of Truth (Bill Braynon)5. Bismillahi 'Rrahmani 'Rrahim (Harold Budd)6. Djinji (Bill Braynon)REGGIE WORKMAN...
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ROBIN KENYATTA - Until (1968)
Recorded and released after a two-year stint in Europe, Until marks alto saxophonist Robin Kenyatta's American debut as a leader, after sideman tenures with Sonny Stitt, Bill Dixon, and Archie Shepp....
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BILLY BANG - Spirits Gathering (1996)
Tracks1. Tanko-bushi (traditional) 2. Spirits Gathering (Billy Bang) 3. Pent Up House (Sonny Rollins) 4. Das Ist Fur Dich (Akira Ando) 5. Know Your Enemy (Bilal A. Rahman/Billy Bang) 6. Softly As In A...
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CHARLIE HADEN & GONZALO RUBALCABA - Tokyo Adagio (2005)
If you’re ever inclined to wonder what Bill Evans’ 1961 Village Vanguard recordings might have sounded like sans Paul Motian’s drums, this live set by bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Gonzalo...
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RENATO SELLANI TRIO - My Foolish Heart (2008)
Renato Sellani has been one of the busiest jazz pianists in Europe, finding plenty of opportunities to record, particularly in his native Italy. But Japanese producer Tetsuo Hara also has discovered...
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EVAN PARKER ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE - Memory/Vision (2002)
The Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble has been an ever-changing entity in both personnel and musical direction. Originally structured as a free jazz unit whose players were given "electronic...
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MARILYN CRISPELL, PETER BRÖTZMANN, HAMID DRAKE - Hyperion (1992)
This set of three trio improvisations by pianist Marilyn Crispell, multi-reedist Peter Brötzmann, and drummer Hamid Drake is on the surface a little reminiscent of the Cecil Taylor-Archie Shepp...
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MARK DRESSER & RAY ANDERSON - Nine Songs Together (2003)
Despite a long association, bassist Mark Dresser and trombonist Ray Anderson make an unusual pair. The quintessentially New York Dresser is known for his deep, soul-stirring improvisations (his suite...
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MARC EGAN - As We Speak (2007)
While the innovations of the late Jaco Pastorius continue to be felt to this day, he's not the only electric bassist to develop a recognizable fretless sound. Born the same year as Pastorius, Mark Egan...
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KARIN KROG, WARNE MARSH, RED MITCHELL - I Remeber You (1981)
Norway's exceptional jazz singer Karin Krog accepts no limits to the use of her voice as a jazz instrument. With a highly personal style, she is equally at home with classic pop standards as well as...
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STEVE GROSSMAN QUARTET - Steve Grossman Quartet with Michel Petrucciani (1999)
In this final recording with pianist Michel Petrucciani, saxophonist Grossman's usually more extroverted tendencies are willingly sublimated in order to play more romantically inclined mainstream jazz....
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STEVE TURRE - Right There (1991)
Right There is primarily a straight-ahead set featuring Steve Turre on trombone and shells in a sextet with violinist John Blake, cellist Akua Dixon Turre, pianist Benny Green, bassist Buster Williams,...
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DON CHERRY - Brown Rice (1976)
If Eternal Rhythm was Don Cherry's world fusion masterpiece of the '60s, then Brown Rice is its equivalent for the '70s. But where Eternal Rhythm set global influences in a free jazz framework, Brown...
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MIROSLAV VITOUS - Remebering Weather Report (2009)
This album is in memory of my work with Weather Report in a highly creative time period. The intention here, however, was not to play Weather Report repertoire, which we sometimes do in concert, but to...
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JOE LOVANO and HANK JONES - Kids: Duets Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (2007)
Tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Hank Jones make for a perfect combination on this set of live duets. They had played together on an occasional basis for the two years prior to this project,...
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