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LESTER BOWIE'S BRASS FANTASY - The Fire This Time (1992)
During this live recording of the Brass Fantasy at the Moonwalker Club in Aarburg, Switzerland, Lester Bowie and his nonet go through many phases of jazz, funk, and progressive music. Old favorites of...
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VINCENT PEIRANI - Thrill Box (2013)
Thrill Box is Vincent Peirani's debut release on the ACT Music label. Its title refers to Peirani's instrument of choice, the accordion. For many, the accordion springs most readily to mind as an East...
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VINCENT COURTOIS / MARC DUCRET / DOMINIQUE PIFARÉLY - The Fitting Room (2001)
Vincent Courtois has been involved with many people, playing violoncello in various different projects and thus working in many music styles, such as world, jazz, chanson, and ethnic. In 2000, he...
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JOËLLE LÉANDRE·GEORGE LEWIS - Transatlantic Visions (2009)
Recorded at Vision Festival XIII in 2008, this pairing of French bassist Joëlle Léandre and American trombonist George Lewis brings together two of the most gifted and committed musicians in improvised...
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DEREK BAILEY·STEVE LACY - Outcome (1983)
Outcome is an exceptional new release brought to us from the fine Paris, France based label, “Potlatch” and features modern day innovators, soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy and guitarist Derek Bailey...
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JULIUS HEMPHILL·ABDUL WADUD - Live In New York (1976)
This was recorded at a time when the saxophonist's playing was at a peak -- a year after his historic Coon Bid'ness, and the same year that Hemphill co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet. For this...
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JOHN ABERCROMBIE - The Third Quartet (2007)
John Abercrombie's group recordings on ECM have often come in threes. The Third Quartet, his latest featuring violinist Mark Feldman, bassist Marc Johnson and drummer Joey Baron, is an apt (and...
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OLIVER LAKE - Again And Again (1991)
Altoist Oliver Lake (who also plays a bit of soprano on this session) performs eight of his complex but generally accessible ballads with pianist John Hicks, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Pheeroan...
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JULIUS HEMPHILL - Dogon A.D. (1972)
Julius Hemphill's "Dogon A.D."— the 15-minute piece, and the album that's named for it — was one of the startling jazz recordings of the 1970s, a rethinking of possibilities open to the avant-garde. In...
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HORACE SILVER - The Cape Verdean Blues (19659
After the success of Song for My Father and its hit title cut, Horace Silver was moved to pay further tribute to his dad, not to mention connect with some of his roots. Silver's father was born in the...
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TOM HARRELL·EDDIE HENDERSON·NICHOLAS PAYTON·LEW SOLOFF - Trumpet Legacy (1998)
Four masters of the trumpet, two generations apart, get together for an inspired session to pay homage to Dizzy, Miles, Satchmo, Clifford Brown, Chet Baker, Lee Morgan, Kenny Dorham, Booker Little, and...
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POLAR BEAR - Dim Lit (2003)
Polar Bear, a British quartet with two tenor saxophonists plus bass and drums, was one of the most striking ensembles to emerge on the home circuit in 2003. Unlike so many hurtling, high-energy postbop...
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KARL BERGER - Conversations (1994)
Lest anyone forget what a wondrous vibraphonist and pianist Berger is, this recording is a welcome reminder. The musical conversations are a series of duets with various longtime friends, including...
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KARL BERGER / DAVE HOLLAND / ED BLACKWELL - Transit (1987)
An innovative vibraphonist who has traveled his own musical path throughout his career, Karl Berger is heard on this Black Saint release performing seven of his diverse pieces in trios with bassist...
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KALLE KALIMA & K-18 - Buñuel De Jour (2013)
With the intriguingly seductive Buñuel De Jour guitarist Kalle Kalima and his quartet, the K-18, continue their paean to the rebel auteurs of cinema. Their third installment in this series, again on...
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KENNY WHEELER QUINTET - The Widow in the Window (1990)
One month after the crowning success of his Music For Large & Small Ensembles, trumpeter/composer Kenny Wheeler gathered a handful of stars therefrom—namely, guitarist John Abercrombie, pianist...
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DENNY ZEITLIN - Tidal Wave (1983)
Because he earns his main living as a psychiatrist, pianist Denny Zeitlin has only recorded on an irregular basis since his initial emergence on the jazz scene in 1964. In fact, other than obscure...
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DENNY ZEITLIN - Cathexis (1964)
A unique figure in modern jazz, Zeitlin trained as a psychiatrist and has practised medicine in addition to his musical career. His family background included both vocations and the youngster studied...
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DENNY ZEITLIN - Zeitgeist (1967)
Reissue with the latest 2015 DSD remastering. Comes with liner notes. Pianist Denny Zeitlin is sporting a beard on the cover of this fourth album for Columbia Records – and his music here definitely...
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DENNY ZEITLIN - Trio (1988)
Pianist Denny Zeitlin's first of two albums for Windham Hill Jazz shows off his roots in Bill Evans along with his own musical personality. Teamed up with bassist Joel DiBartolo and drummer Peter...
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