August 2007 CD Reviews - Jazz and Beyond

New Releases

Gordon Beck Trio - Appleby Blues Art Of Life, Lennart Åberg - Free Spirit, Lennart Aberg and the Norrbotten Big Band - Up North, Arti and Mestieri - First live in Japan, Richie Barshay - Homework, Ketil Bjørnstad – Devotions, Matthew Bourne - The Molde Concert, Bob Brozman Orchestra – Lumiere, Kenny Burrell - Birthday Bash: Live at Yoshi’s, Bill Carrothers - Keep Your Sunny Side Up, Bill Charlap Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard, Gwyneth Herbert - Between Me And The Wardrobe, Chick Corea and Béla Fleck - The Enchantment, Thierry Crommen - Versions Originales, Philip Gibbs -Thoughts and Feelings, Philip Gibbs/Roy Campbell/Paul Dunmall/Daniel Carter/Paul Rogers/William Parker/Hamid Drake - Blown Away, Roy Haynes - The Island, Todd Herbert - The Path to Infinity, Hornweb - The Rosemary Songbook, Bobby Hutcherson - For Sentimental Reasons, Molly Johnson - If You Know Love, Dimitri Kolesnik - Five Corners, Wayne Krantz - Your Basic Live ’06, Biréli Lagrène’s Gipsy Project - Just the Way You Are, Eric Legnini Trio - Big Boogaloo, Lleuwen – Penmon, Ramon Lopez - Drums Solo II/Swinging With Doors, Julien Lourau - Vs Rumbabierta, Chris Lyons - The Ill-Tempered Klavier, Robin McKelle - Introducing Robin McKelle, Andy Milne and Grégoire Maret – Scenarios, Paul Motian Trio 2000 + Two - Live At The Village Vanguard Vol I, Paradigm Shift - Street Expressionism, Enrico Pieranunzi Trio - Live In Japan, Roy Powell – Rendezvous, Boots Randolph - A Whole New Ballgame, Manuel Rocheman - Cactus Dance, The Rodriguez Brothers – Conversations, Jackie Ryan - You and the Night and the Music, Dino Saluzzi/Anja Lechner - Ojos Negros, Poncho Sanchez  - Raise Your Hand, Jason Smith - Tipping Point, Soft Machine Legacy – Steam, Soil & Pimp Sessions – Pimpoint, Tango Siempre – Tangents, Gregory Tardy - Steps of Faith, Jacky Terrasson – Mirror, Henri Texier Strada Sextet - Eau Alerte, The Thing - Action Jazz, Two Dollar Bash -  Two Dollar Bash, Underground Jazz Trio - Radio Free Europa, Ken Vandermark/Paal Nilssen Love - First Hit Second Fall, Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts and Ebonix - Folk’s Songs, Norma Winstone - Amoroso…only more so.

New Release Short Cuts

June April -What Am I?, Satoko Fujii Min -Yoh Ensemble - Fujin Raijin, Greg Harris Vibe Quintet - Frames Live, Tomas Janzon - Coast to Coast to Coast, Howard Dean Johnson - Jazz-Funk and Soul Cuts, Dick De Graaf Quartet -  Moving Target, Ryan Kerberle Double Quartet - Dave Koz At the Movies, Bob Lark and Friends Suggestions - Le Duo Plays Charles Aznavour, Eugene Maslov - Where the Light Comes From…, MG3 - Any Place But There, Fiona Pears - Memories of Home, Shez Raja - Collective Magica, Trio Nuevo - Jazz meets Tango.

Reissues

Cannonball Adderley Quintet - In San Francisco, Chu Berry - Classic Columbia and Victor Sessions, Anthony Braxton - Trio (Glasgow) 2005, Anthony Braxton - Solo (Pisa) 1982, Barbara Carroll Trio - Complete 1951-56 Recordings, James Clay - The Kid From Dallas, Kenny Cox - Introducing Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet, Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane - Mating Call, Miles Davis - Live In Milan 1964, Booker Ervin - The Freedom Book, Frank Foster - Manhattan Fever, Garaj Mahal - Live Vol. 1,  Mondo Garaj, Blueberry Cave, Jimmy Giuffre/Paul Bley/Steve Swallow - Fly Away Little Bird,  Roy Haynes - We Three, Andrew Hill – Change, Thad Jones - Detroit-New York Junction, Peter Ivers Band with Yolande Bavan - Knight of the Blue Communion, Roland Kirk/Jack McDuff - Kirk’s Work, Jeanne Lee/Mal Waldron - After Hours, Gary McFarland - Does The Sun Really Shine On The Moon?, America The Beautiful: An Account of Its Disappearance, Jim McNeely - From The Heart, Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Monk Trio, Thelonious Monk - Live In New York Vol.1, Live In Paris Vols.1 & 2, The Transformer, Howard Riley Trio – Discussions, SFQ -Thirteen Rectangles, Simon H. Fell – Kaleidozyklen, Zoot Sims - Zoot Suite, Jimmy Smith - Straight Life, Theo Travis - Slow Life, Lennie Tristano Quartet - Live at the Confucius Restaurant 1955, UK - Live In America, Various Artists - Fania DJ Series – Gilles Peterson, Various artists - Jazz Cuba: Bebo & Cachao Chico O’Farrill, Various artists
Jazz Cuba, Various artists - The Very Best of Ethiopiques

Reissues Short Cuts

Teddy Charles Vibrations – Complete Tentet Recordings, Al Cohn/Zoot Sims - Complete Original Quintet / Sextet Studio Recording, Nat King Cole - Complete After Midnight Sessions, Buddy De Franco - Hear Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw (vol. 2), George Duke - Keyboard Giant, Ella Fitzgerald - Lullabies of Birdland, Jimmy Giuffre - Quartet Live in 1960, Urbie Green - Blues and Other Shades of Green.
All About, Los Soneros - The Voices of Fania, Jay McShann - Hootie’s Blues, Wes Montgomery - Full House, Omara Portuondo - The Singles, Arturo Sandoval - ...And His Group, Sonny Stitt - My Mother’s Eyes, Various Artists - 15 Magic Years, Various Artists - Come Into The Cool, Various Artists - Jazz For Broken  Hearts, Randy Weston - From 52nd Street to Africa, Teddy Wilson Trio with Jo Jones - Complete Recordings