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Diana Krall: Quiet Nights (CD: Verve)Diana Krall: Quiet Nights (CD: Verve)
 


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Madeleine Peyroux: Bare Bones (CD: Rounder/ Universal)
 


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Madeleine Peyroux: Bare Bones (CD: Rounder/ Universal)


Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol.1 (CD: EmArcy)Sonny Rollins: Road Shows Vol.1 (CD: EmArcy)
Sonny Rollins- the original Saxophone Colossus- is back once again with an exciting first volume of live recordings taken from his recent world tours to sold out venues and ecstatic receptions across the globe. Featuring his fantastic band playing many of his classic tunes as well as new material, this is Sonny in his latter prime. (Universal Jazz) 


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John McLaughlin & Chick Corea: Five Peace Band (CD: Concord, 2 CDs)
 


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John McLaughlin & Chick Corea: Five Peace Band (CD: Concord, 2 CDs)


Andy Sheppard: Movements In Colour (CD: ECM)Andy Sheppard: Movements In Colour (CD: ECM)
Although Andy Sheppard has been featured on a dozen albums with Carla Bley for WATT, this is his first album for ECM proper. The British saxophonist heads an international quintet in a programme of self-penned pieces, all buoyant and strongly melodic. Sheppard’s elegant saxophone and the strongly-contrasting guitars of Parricelli and Aarset are lifted up by the rhythmic drive of Arild Andersen’s muscular bass and the crisp, dynamic tabla of Kuljit Bhamra, a musician well known in the UK as a key figure in the Asian pop and bhangra movements. (ECM Records) 


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Zoe Rahman Trio: Live With Special Guest Idris Rahman (CD: Manushi)
Pianist Zoe Rahman has been hailed as one of the UK’s brightest talents. In 2006, she and her second album ‘Melting Pot’ were Mercury Prize winners, an event which brought her style of Jazz to a much wider audience.

After ‘Melting Pot’ came a new studio album ‘Where Rivers meet’, a collaboration with her brother Idris Rahman and a number of other musicians; this album fused Zoe’s brand of Jazz with elements of World Music.

LIVE features her fabulous trio (bassist Oli Hayhurst and drummer Gene Calderazzo) and special guest Idris Rahman kicking back in the relaxed setting of a live performance and exploring some of Zoe’s key influences with luminous readings of music from Abdullah Ibrahim and Joanne Brackeen, Phineas Newborn, her own Last Note and intriguing covers from Mario Langinha and Hemant Mukherjee. (Discovery Records) 


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Zoe Rahman Trio: Live With Special Guest Idris Rahman (CD: Manushi)


Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um- 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition (CD: Columbia/ Sony Legacy, 2 CDs)Charles Mingus: Mingus Ah Um- 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition (CD: Columbia/ Sony Legacy, 2 CDs)
Charles Mingus' debut for Columbia, Mingus Ah Um - with its immediate accessibility and brilliantly sculpted individual tunes - is a stunning summation of the bassist's talents. Mingus' compositions and arrangements were always extremely focused and that approach reaches an ultra-tight zenith on Mingus Ah Um. The razor-sharp performances on the album tie together what may well be Mingus' greatest, most emotionally varied set of compositions.

At least three became instant classics, starting with the spiritual exuberance of signature tune "Better Git It in Yo' Soul," punctuated by joyous gospel shouts. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is a slow, graceful elegy for Lester Young, who died not long before the sessions. "Boogie Stop Shuffle" is bursting with aggressive swing, and elsewhere there are tributes to Mingus' three most revered influences: "Open Letter to Duke" is a suite of three tunes; "Bird Calls" is inspired by Charlie Parker ; and "Jelly Roll" is an idiosyncratic yet affectionate nod to jazz's first great composer, Jelly Roll Morton. It simply isn't possible to single out one Mingus album as definitive, but Mingus Ah Um comes the closest.

Mingus Ah Um made Charles Mingus an acclaimed leader in modern jazz. Perhaps that is why his Columbia follow-up, Mingus Dynasty, is often overlooked in his canon - it is lost in the shadow of its legendary predecessor. It is an excellent album, a testament to just how high a level Mingus was working on that an album of this caliber could have got lost in the shuffle. Many of the originals here were composed for film and television scores. On some pieces, Mingus refines and reworks territory he'd previously hit upon. "Slop" for example, is another gospel-inflected stormer, similar to "Better Git It In Your Soul."

The bands that Mingus assembled at Columbia's 30th Street studio in May and November of 1959 consisted of the greatest exponents of his music to date. Featured sidemen include Jimmy Knepper, John Handy, Booker Ervin, Horace Parlan and Dannie Richmond. There was no stopping this incredible musical mind who'd found his voice as a bassist, composer and bandleader.

This package contains MINGUS AH UM and its sequel MINGUS DYNASTY in their entirety plus four bonus tracks from the sessions and three alternate takes AND rare correspondence, and session records. All of the masters were beautifully remixed in 24 bit on a vintage Presto all-tube three-track tape machine. (Sony Music) 


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Miles Davis: Sketches Of Spain- 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition (CD: Columbia/ Sony Legacy, 2 CDs)
Sketches of Spain is one of Miles Davis' most enduring and innovative achievements. Recorded in November 1959, Davis teamed with Canadian arranger Gil Evans for the third time. Davis brought Evans the album's signature piece, "Concierto de Aranjuez," after hearing a classical version of it and set about to create an entire album of material around it. The result is a masterpiece of modern art. On the "Concierto," Evans ' arrangement provided an orchestra and jazz band the opportunity to record a classical work as it was. The piece is one of the most memorable works to come from popular culture in the 20th century.

Davis' control over his instrument is singular, and Evans' conducting is flawless. Also notable are "Saeta," with one of the most amazing technical solos of Davis' career, and the album's closer, "Solea," based on an Andalusian folk song, about a woman who encounters the procession taking Christ to Calvary.

This set includes the original album along with rehearsal and alternate takes previously heard only on the 1996 set Miles Davis & Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings, plus the only piece ever performed live by Miles with Gil -- "Concierto de Aranjuez" performed at Carnegie Hall on May 19, 1961. The package offers rare photos, correspondence, and clippings including the 1960 HiFi/Stereo Review article by Nat Hentoff describing the Nov. 15, 1959 recording session. (Sony Music) 


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Miles Davis: Sketches Of Spain- 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition (CD: Columbia/ Sony Legacy, 2 CDs)


Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out- 50th Anniversary Edition (CD: Columbia/ Sony Legacy, 2 CDs & DVD)Dave Brubeck Quartet: Time Out- 50th Anniversary Edition (CD: Columbia/ Sony Legacy, 2 CDs & DVD)
With Brubeck on piano, Paul Desmond on alto saxophone, bassist Eugene Wright, and drummer Joe Morello, TIME OUT is one of the best-loved records in jazz. Upon its release, the LP reached #2 on the U.S charts and stayed there for more than three years, becoming the first jazz album to sell a million copies. "Take Five," with its 5/4 "Take Five rhythm" - became an instrumental jazz staple and a surprise radio hit, entering the record books as the first million-selling jazz instrumental single on the Billboard Hot 100. "Blue Rondo à la Turk" also became an instant classic. Brubeck had enjoyed successes before - five years earlier he had been the first jazz musician to have his picture on the cover of Time magazine - but this project made everything else in his career seem like a mere warm-up.

TIME OUT is one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in jazz history and is essential to every jazz collection. This year it turns FIFTY years old and to celebrate Legacy is releasing a beautiful Legacy Edition of this classic album.

The 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition of Time Out features the original album, re-mastered, plus a full second CD of previously unreleased recordings from the Newport Jazz Festival 1961-1964, and rare photos, correspondence and clippings including a typed, signed description by Paul Desmond of his composition Take Five.

In addition to the two audio CDs, the set comes with a 30 minute previously unreleased documentary featuring recent interviews with Dave Brubeck (seen illustrating selections from Time Out at the piano) and extensive historic performance footage. (Sony Music) 


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June Time- The Allan Ganley Legacy (CD: Vocalion)
This Vocalion release features a superb big band, made up of the finest British jazz musicians, playing the brilliant arrangements and compositions of the late Allan Ganley. Allan, who died in 2008, was one of Britain’s leading drummers, and throughout his lengthy career played in bands and groups led by luminaries such as John Dankworth and Tubby Hayes and for Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini and many, many others. He was also one of the most gifted arranger-composers of his generation, and this CD is a tribute to his genius.

Recorded in 2009 and produced by Keith Mansfield, the world-class big band heard here is led by saxophonist Andy Panayi and includes in its ranks virtuosos such as Mark Nightingale, Cliff Hardie and Gordon Campbell (trombones), Henry Lowther, Martin Shaw and Tony Fisher (trumpets), Julian Siegel (tenor sax) and Mike Smith (drums). The music shows off the various facets of Allan’s skill as an arranger and composer, ranging from the hard-swinging, up-tempo Victor and the sublime harmonies of Two for the Road and June Time through to the joyous, uplifting samba grooves of Allisamba, among many others. An unmissable release for all who appreciate the finest in big band music. (Dutton Vocalion) 


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June Time- The Allan Ganley Legacy (CD: Vocalion)


Annie Ross: You And Me Baby- An Evening With Annie Ross (CD: Vocalion)Annie Ross: You And Me Baby- An Evening With Annie Ross (CD: Vocalion)
 


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Branford Marsalis Quartet: Metamorphosen (CD: Marsalis Music)
 


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Branford Marsalis Quartet: Metamorphosen (CD: Marsalis Music)


Wynton Marsalis: He And She (CD: Blue Note)Wynton Marsalis: He And She (CD: Blue Note)
As the title to Wynton Marsalis's fifth Blue Note release indicates, He and She is about that eternally compelling and most elemental of subjects: the relationship between a man and a woman. The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, trumpeter, and band leader, however, hasn't merely crafted a love story, but a life story - a bittersweet rumination about the evanescence of life as well as the elusiveness of romance. Time is very much at the heart of He and She: the swift passage of time over the course of one's life, the mood-altering shifts of time within the duration of a song. It's an ambitious effort, combining spoken word and music, and Marsalis has given his quintet some formidable charts. The album is tempered with flashes of humor and plenty of swing. There's ease and elegance and more than a little wisdom in these grooves. (Blue Note Records) 


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Sarah Mitchell: You Give Me Something (CD: Candid)
Sarah Mitchell is a star in the making. Signed to the label that bought you Sarah’s idols Jamie Cullum and Clare Teal Sarah has her sights set on greatness. This album is a collection of standards and originals that showcase Sarah as a musician with true heart. Each song is delivered with conviction and sensitivity – reflecting the sincerity which Sarah has managed to keep hold of through years doing musical theatre and working as a musician. (Candid Records) 


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Sarah Mitchell: You Give Me Something (CD: Candid)


Jane Monheit: The Lovers, The Dreamers And Me (CD: Concord)Jane Monheit: The Lovers, The Dreamers And Me (CD: Concord)
 


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Benny Golson: New Times, New 'Tet (CD: Concord)
Concord Jazz announces the debut of Benny Golson's "new jazztet,' a stellar sextet that revives that legendary group's highly regarded three-horn front line along with its classic, tight ensemble work and sophisticated sound. (Concord Jazz) 


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Benny Golson: New Times, New 'Tet (CD: Concord)


Walt Dickerson: Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things (CD: Candid)Walt Dickerson: Tell Us Only The Beautiful Things (CD: Candid)
Material from the “Why Not” Series – Until now unheard for nearly two decades – showcasing cutting edge jazz from the 1970’S. Walt Dickerson (1931 – 2008) was a true original with a unique sound and distinctive approach to the

vibraphone. Bursting onto the embryonic “free jazz” scene he made a real impact being voted “New Star of 1962” in the prestigious Down Beat critics poll. Recorded in 1975 in Philadelphia - Walt’s distinctive melodic and rhythmic approach was complemented by his unique timbre created though the use of specially treated rubber mallets to produce a plush, warm and yet crisp sound. Featuring Chicago bassist Wilbur Ware and fellow Philadelphian Andrew Cyrille, creating a trio par excellence. Originally released on the “Why Not” label this album fell into obscurity until Candid Record’s Alan Bates acquired the label in the late 1990s. In 2009 Candid bring these fantastic recordings back from the brink. (Proper Music) 


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Lee Wiley: Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere (CD: Retrospective)
Centenary issue- her 25 finest. 


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Lee Wiley: Any Time, Any Day, Anywhere (CD: Retrospective)


Sonny Rollins: Work Time (CD: Prestige RVG)Sonny Rollins: Work Time (CD: Prestige RVG)
 


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Charlie Parker Quintet: Complete Live At Birdland, May 17, 1950 (CD: RLR Records, 2 CDs)
The long unavailable complete Birdland set - pairing Bird with Fats Navarro and Bud Powell. Bird, Fats and Bud are splendid on all these long and relaxed, all-star performances. Navarro would die, on July 7 1950, shortly after these recordings were made, due to a combination of tuberculosis and heroin addiction. He was only 26.

As a bonus, there is another complete set taped at Birdland a few months earlier, with Bird playing with Red Rodney, J.J. Johnson, Al Haig, Tommy Potter and Roy Haynes - plus the only existing tune from a Birdland radio broadcast presenting Bird and Bud playing “Dance of the Infidels” - with Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Art Taylor. (Discovery Records) 


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Charlie Parker Quintet: Complete Live At Birdland, May 17, 1950 (CD: RLR Records, 2 CDs)


Chet Baker Quartet: Live At The Subway Club (CD: Jazz Row, 2 CDs)Chet Baker Quartet: Live At The Subway Club (CD: Jazz Row, 2 CDs)
A relaxed performance from Chet Baker’s final years for the first time ever on CD - recorded on March 22, 1980 at the Subway Club in Cologne (Köln), Germany. He is heard here in an intimate quartet setting with superb accompaniment by Nicola Stilo on flute. As a bonus track, this edition includes a rare version of Victor Feldman-Miles Davis’ “Seven Steps to Heaven” (which was one of only two readings of the tune in Baker’s discography), recorded in performance at Corto Maltese, in Ostia, Italy. (Discovery Records) 


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Al Haig Trio: Enigma (CD: Jazz Ball)
Two impressive 1977 trio sessions by the great Al Haig - plus, as a bonus, five amazing piano solo tracks. 8 tracks appear here on CD for the first time ever. One of the most exquisite bebop pianists, Haig plays a mixture of tunes here, including many compositions by Bird and Diz. (Discovery Records)  


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Al Haig Trio: Enigma (CD: Jazz Ball)


Cedar Walton Trio: Plays Billy Strayhorn (CD: Jazz Ball)Cedar Walton Trio: Plays Billy Strayhorn (CD: Jazz Ball)
Cedar Walton, piano; Andy Simpkins, bass; Billy Higgins, drums. An outstanding studio session by the Cedar Walton Trio recorded in 1988 playing the compositions of Billy Strayhorn. Includes two extra songs from the same session with Clifford Jordan joining on soprano sax. Other bonus tracks are from live trio performances at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore in the early ‘70s. (Discovery Records) 


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Jimmy Rowles: Trio '77 / '78 (CD: Jazz Ball)
First time ever on CD for 1977 Jimmy Rowles Trio with a set of tunes originally played by the Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" nonet. With Rowles on piano, Rufus Reid (bass) & Mickey Roker (drums). Coupled with this is the trio session from the following year (George Mraz, bass & Leroy Williams, drums). The repertoire is a mix of standard tunes plus an unusual arrangement of "Stars and Stripes Forever". (Discovery Records) 


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Jimmy Rowles: Trio '77 / '78 (CD: Jazz Ball)


Art Farmer & Tommy Flanagan Super Jazz Trio: Stablemates (CD: Jazz Ball)Art Farmer & Tommy Flanagan Super Jazz Trio: Stablemates (CD: Jazz Ball)
Outstanding session from Farmer (flugelhorn) backed by the Super Jazz Trio: Tommy Flanagan, piano/ Reggie Workman, bass/ Joe Chambers, drums. Recorded in Tokyo, 1979. Art Farmer was already a jazz veteran with 30 years experience and was to carry on for another 20 years

As a bonus, two more tracks by Farmer from a session with the Jazztet and a couple of Farmer-Flanagan collaborations in quintet with Jim Hall (guitar). (Discovery Records) 


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Johnny Hodges Quintet with Lalo Schifrin: Buenos Aires Blues (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)
This release presents two rare Johnny Hodges albums recorded outside of the Ellington setting, and both released on CD for the first time. The first, originally titled “Johnny Hodges” was issued in 1963, and features Argentinean pianist-composer, Lalo Schifrin, who contributes two compositions. This was the only collaboration ever recorded by these two artists. The bonus album is “The Eleventh Hour” (1962) featuring Hodges fronting a big band of winds & strings conducted and arranged by Oliver Nelson. (Discovery Records) 


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Johnny Hodges Quintet with Lalo Schifrin: Buenos Aires Blues (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)


Clifford Brown: The Complete Quebec Jam Session (CD: RLR Records)Clifford Brown: The Complete Quebec Jam Session (CD: RLR Records)
This release contains the complete 1955 Quebec jam session, recorded by Brownie himself during a trip to Canada. All tracks previously unissued. (Discovery Records) 


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Miles Davis: Birdland Jam Session (CD: RLR Records)
A rarely heard jam session, recorded live at Birdland, New York, June 30, 1950, and only previously issued (in much worse sound quality) on a long out of print Italian album. Miles Davis plays solos on all tracks surrounded by Fats Navarro (who would die a week later), J.J. Johnson, Tadd Dameron and Art Blakey.

Contains an amazing quartet version of “Embraceable You” by Miles and the rhythm section, and the trumpeter’s only existing reading of Thelonious Monk’s “Eronel”. This music documents Miles in his transition from bebop to cool. (Discovery Records) 


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Miles Davis: Birdland Jam Session (CD: RLR Records)


Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry Quartet: Complete 1963 Stuttgart Concert (CD: RLR Records)Sonny Rollins & Don Cherry Quartet: Complete 1963 Stuttgart Concert (CD: RLR Records)
All known music from the 1963 Stuttgart performance by the Sonny Rollins-Don Cherry piano-less quartet, also featuring Henry Grimes, bass, and Billy Higgins, drums. The three initial tunes, appear here on CD for the first time ever, and the concert’s finale, “Oleo”, is previously unissued in any format.

•As a bonus, a rare trio version of “I Want to Be Happy” recorded by Rollins live at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival and two rare 1965 quintet tracks from a 1965 Berlin performance which found Rollins in a quintet format (but as the only horn) in the company of Milt Jackson, Kenny Drew, Percy Heath and Art Blakey. (Discovery Records) 


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Herb Ellis: Meets Getz, Eldridge, Pepper & Giuffre (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)
 


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Herb Ellis: Meets Getz, Eldridge, Pepper & Giuffre (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)


Buddy Collette: And His West Coast Friends (CD: Fresh Sound)Buddy Collette: And His West Coast Friends (CD: Fresh Sound)
 


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Buddy Collette: An Original Westcoaster (CD: Fresh Sound)
 


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Buddy Collette: An Original Westcoaster (CD: Fresh Sound)


John Coltrane: Standard Coltrane (CD: Prestige RVG)John Coltrane: Standard Coltrane (CD: Prestige RVG)
 


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John Coltrane Quartet: Live In France, July 27/28 1965- The Complete Concerts (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)
Two complete consecutive 1965 concerts in France by the classic John Coltrane Quartet : the first was taped in Antibes the day after the quartet’s well known performance of “A Love Supreme”, while the second comes from the famous, long unavailable Salle Pleyel concert - including a very free version of Mongo Santamaría’s “Afro Blue”. The inclusion of “Ascension” on both of these concerts is noteworthy, for these are the only other known versions of the tune apart from the studio recordings. (Discovery Records) 


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John Coltrane Quartet: Live In France, July 27/28 1965- The Complete Concerts (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)


Ben Webster & The Oscar Peterson Trio: Live In Hannover (CD: Gambit)Ben Webster & The Oscar Peterson Trio: Live In Hannover (CD: Gambit)
Previously unissued, this complete performance by the great Ben Webster backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio with NHOP, was recorded a few months before the saxophonist’s death - so this outstanding concert is the last existing testimony of Ben and Oscar playing together. Personnel : Ben Webster (ts), Oscar Peterson (p), Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (b), and Tony Inzalaco (d) - recorded live at the Funkhaus, Hanover, December 14, 1972. (Discovery Records) 


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Duke Ellington: The 1956-58 Small Group Recordings (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)
A rare batch of small group studio sessions recorded by Duke Ellington between 1956 and 1958. Included are the eight amazing quartet tracks with Paul Gonsalves, as well as quintets, sextets and septets, showcasing not only the Duke’s amazing talents but also those of his selected soloists. As a bonus, three orchestral tracks that complete the 1956 septet session, with many Ellingtonians, including : Johnny Hodges, Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves Jimmy Hamilton, Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance, Russell Procope & Harry Carney.

This release compiles all known small group sessions recorded by Duke Ellington in the studio during the 1950s. They are worth listening to these sessions not only to hear such musicians as Gonsalves, Hodges or Terry in small group settings with Ellington’s long-time rhythm section of Jimmy Woode on bass and Sam Woodyard, drums, but also to have an all too rare chance to hear the Duke’s marvellous piano playing. (Discovery Records) 


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Duke Ellington: The 1956-58 Small Group Recordings (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)


Duke Ellington: The Complete Ellington Indigos (Vinyl LP: Jazz Track)
An outstanding example of the Ellington Orchestra playing jazz standards, this release includes the complete original album “Ellington Indigos” plus two rare tunes from the sessions omitted from the original LP and all of the alternate takes. Much of the bonus material appears here on CD for the first time ever. 140g pressing (Discovery Records) 


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Miles Davis: Collectors Items (CD: Prestige RVG)
Any 1950s Miles Davis recording could easily be called a "collectors item", but these selections have special claims to this description. The first four offer Charlie Parker in his only recordings in support of Miles, who had begun his career as Bird's sideman. The last four feature a unique Davis/Mingus encounter. In between is Miles just before launching his first great quintet, heading two groups loaded with top talent of the post-bop period. (Universal Jazz) 


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Miles Davis: Collectors Items (CD: Prestige RVG)


Bud Powell Trio: Blues In The Closet (CD: Verve)Bud Powell Trio: Blues In The Closet (CD: Verve)
 


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Roy Ayers: Ubiquity (CD: Polydor/ Verve)
 


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Roy Ayers: Ubiquity (CD: Polydor/ Verve)


Stan Getz: Dynasty (CD: Verve, 2 CDs)Stan Getz: Dynasty (CD: Verve, 2 CDs)
 


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Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle (CD: Verve)
 


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Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle (CD: Verve)


Gareth Williams Power Trio: Shock! (SACD: Linn)Gareth Williams Power Trio: Shock! (SACD: Linn)
"Shock!" sees Wales' top jazz pianist deliver a selection of funky originals. From melancholy ballads to biting funk, the Power Trio bring a powerful focus and lyrical power to all that they play. (Linn Records)

with Laurence Cottle (electric bass) & Ian Thomas (drums) 


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Gill Manly: With A Song In My Heart (SACD: Linn)
"With a Song in My Heart" reflects a period of maturation and reflection. It is a gentle and uncluttered smooth set of songs enhanced by the virtuoso playing of Guy Barker on trumpet. (Linn Records) 


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Gill Manly: With A Song In My Heart (SACD: Linn)


Gilad Atzmon: In Loving Memory Of America (CD: Tiptoe/ Enja)Gilad Atzmon: In Loving Memory Of America (CD: Tiptoe/ Enja)
Gilad Atzmon pays homage to one of the best-selling yet most controversial albums in jazz history - “Charlie Parker with Strings”.

Not one to shy from controversy himself, Gilad Atzmon is now one of the leading characters (and one of the best-selling artists) in the UK jazz scene, and certainly one of the most outspoken. He views this new work as both a tribute to the great jazz musicians of America and also as an indictment

of America itself. His usual band the Orient House Ensemble (Frank Harrison on piano and Fender Rhodes, Yaron Stavi on bass and Asaf Sirkis on drums) are joined by the Sigamos String Quartet (Ros Stephen and Emil Chakalov - violins, Rachel Robson -viola, Daisy Vatalaro - cello). The album was recorded in London in August 2008. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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Charlie Parker: Bird In Time 1940-1947 (CD: ESP DISK, 4 CDs)
Charlie Parker – Bird in Time: 1940-1947” is a unique four disc set produced by Bebop Jazz Historian Michael D. Anderson. This set chronicles the early developmental stages of the career of the artist from 1940 to the fall of 1947. This includes his performances in the Jay McShann band, his work as a sideman, collaborations with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, as well as his leadership of various groups.

In addition to select recordings, the four disc set includes unique interviews by Mr. Anderson with artists who performed with Charlie Parker, or "Bird" as they knew him, describing in detail their experiences with him during this period of time. These interviews provide, for the first time, a glimpse into the creative process that was engaged in making these song tracks. This is a "must have" for serious Charlie Parker music collectors. (ESP DISK) 


Price:  £48.99 

Charlie Parker: Bird In Time 1940-1947 (CD: ESP DISK, 4 CDs)


Lenore Raphael: Class Act (CD: Swingin' Fox Music- US Import)Lenore Raphael: Class Act (CD: Swingin' Fox Music- US Import)
Recorded live in concert at Steinway Hall in New York City, September 12, 2008, the CD features six great standards and two originals by Miss Raphael. Her supporting group, with Hilliard Greene on bass and Rudy Lawless on drums plus Miss Raphael's swinging mainstream/bebop piano is a "can't miss" combination.

This CD has all the sound presence of a live performance and gives the listener the feeling of "being there". A truly wonderful recording from start to finish. (Swingin' Fox Music) 


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The London Horn Sound with Gwilym Simcock: Give It One (CD: Cala)
Featuring nineteen of London’s finest horn players and pianist Gwilym Simcock, Britain’s “Jazz Musician of the Year”, Give It One covers the jazz spectrum with a dazzling array of standards and new compositions.

Conductor of Give It One and Artistic Director of Cala Records, Geoffrey Simon, comments: “This CD shows not only that fine French horn players have the versatility and talent to excel in the big band idiom, but that they produce an amazing collective sound, like no big band ever heard before. The music goes from red-hot to velvety cool.” Simcock and the French horns are supported by the experienced Sam Burgess (bass) and Martin France (drums). (Cala Records) 


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The London Horn Sound with Gwilym Simcock: Give It One (CD: Cala)


Geoff Eales Trio: Master Of The Game (CD: Edition)Geoff Eales Trio: Master Of The Game (CD: Edition)
 


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Annie Ross: Sings A Song With Mulligan (CD: Jazz Track)
All of the music from the 1957-58 sessions that reunited Annie Ross and Gerry Mulligan, including some tunes that were issued separately or on compilations and not on the original album. This album was one of Annie Ross’ most acclaimed - and also included Chet Baker and Art Farmer. As a bonus, the complete 10-inch Annie Ross album “Annie by Candlelight” (1956) and a version of “Skylark” previously issued as a single. (Discovery Records) 


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Annie Ross: Sings A Song With Mulligan (CD: Jazz Track)


Mel Torme: Capitol Rarities 1949-1952 (CD: DRG)Mel Torme: Capitol Rarities 1949-1952 (CD: DRG)
 


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Enrico Rava: New York Days (CD: ECM)
A new transatlantic quintet headed by Italian trumpeter Rava, recorded in New York in 2008 and a first ECM appearance for US tenorist Mark Turner, whose distilled, lean sound references Coltrane, Warne Marsh, Wayne Shorter and others. Turner’s searching, analytical tone is in marked contrast to Enrico’s lyrical flourishes, but the two make a fascinating pairing - especially with the resolutely musical pianist Stefano Bollani finding points of contact, and making his own statements. Add in the gifted bassist Larry Grenadier (last heard on ECM with Charles Lloyd) and that most unpredictable of all drummers, Paul Motian, and you have here a truly remarkable band. (ECM Records) 


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Enrico Rava: New York Days (CD: ECM)


Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette: Yesterdays (CD: ECM)Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette: Yesterdays (CD: ECM)
 


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Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette: Yesterdays (Vinyl LP: ECM, 2 LPs)

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180g pressing. 


Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette: Live In Japan 93/96 (DVD: ECM, 2 DVDs)
Concluding a celebratory year for the Standards Trio, a second specially-priced double DVD package of Tokyo concerts. Standards III/IV brings together the films “Live At Open Theater East 1993” and “Concert 1996” for the first time on ECM. The 1993 set is an open air concert that tackles a large slice of jazz history from “Basin Street Blues” to Sonny Rollins’ “Oleo”, Jarrett’s own “The Cure” and much more. The 1996 date is the filmed footage that corresponds to the trio’s “Tokyo ‘96” CD but adds extra material – including a glowing “All The Things You Are” and a jaunty account of Ray Bryant’s “Tonk”. (ECM Records)

PAL format. 


Price:  £21.99 

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock & Jack DeJohnette: Live In Japan 93/96 (DVD: ECM, 2 DVDs)


Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos & Collin Walcott: The Codona Trilogy (CD: ECM, 3 CDs)Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos & Collin Walcott: The Codona Trilogy (CD: ECM, 3 CDs)
Pure wizardry. The art of the improvisers beyond all borders. Preaching equality for all the idioms, anticipating the gathering wave of “world music”, drawing on traditions from all the continents, Codona was like no other band. Its sound: simultaneously poetic and powerfully evocative and stamped, in every second, with character. Summoned into being by Collin Walcott in 1978, the trio provided an utterly original context for Don Cherry’s starkly melodic trumpet and for the multi-instrumentalism of all three players. This 3-CD box incorporates the albums “Codona” (recorded 1978), “Codona 2” (1980) and “Codona 3” (1982). (ECM Records) 


Price:  £25.99 


Steve Kuhn: Life's Backward Glances- Solo & Quartet (CD: ECM, 3 CDs)
This collection brings together three much sought-after recordings by Steve Kuhn: the solo piano album “Ecstasy” (recorded 1974), and two quartet albums. “Motility” (1977) features the band of the same name with saxophonist Steve Slagle in the front line, while “Playground” (1979) is the album that introduced the Steve Kuhn-Sheila Jordan Quartet. Singer Jordan is of course one of the great jazz vocalists, and this was an inspired teaming. Kuhn himself is a superlative pianist of vast gifts; each of these recordings illuminates another aspect of his work. Of these three discs only “Ecstasy” was previously available on compact disc, and then only in Japan. “Motility” and “Playground” here receive their first CD releases. (ECM Records) 


Price:  £25.99 

Steve Kuhn: Life's Backward Glances- Solo & Quartet (CD: ECM, 3 CDs)


John Taylor: Phases (CD: Cam Jazz)John Taylor: Phases (CD: Cam Jazz)
 


Price:  £13.99 


Enrico Pieranunzi: Dream Dance (CD: Cam Jazz)
 


Price:  £13.99 

Enrico Pieranunzi: Dream Dance (CD: Cam Jazz)


Johnny Griffin: Live At Ronnie Scott's (CD: In + Out)Johnny Griffin: Live At Ronnie Scott's (CD: In + Out)
In May 2008 tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin played a couple of nights at Ronnie Scott's in a belated celebration of his 80th birthday. He was accompanied by trumpeter Roy Hargrove, James Pearson or David Newton on piano, bassist Reggie Johnson and drummer Billy Cobham. Sadly he died just two months later. In + Out Records had the good fortune to record those sessions and the resulting album captures the veteran saxophonist in top form ably supported by the all-star lineup. (New Note) 


Price:  £13.99 


Greg Abate & Alan Barnes: Birds Of A Feather (CD: Woodville)
 


Price:  £13.99 

Greg Abate & Alan Barnes: Birds Of A Feather (CD: Woodville)


Dave Stapleton Quintet: Catching Sunlight (CD: Edition)Dave Stapleton Quintet: Catching Sunlight (CD: Edition)
Pianist and composer Dave Stapleton's new album is filled with gorgeous melodies, drenched in sensual harmonies and driven by subtle, shifting rhythms and strange, exotic time signatures. He is joined by the Lunar Saxophone Quartet who weave and intertwine delightful dancing melodies over the rhythm section's steady, supple pulse, while Neil Yates' trumpet floats high above the ensemble. (New Note) 


Price:  £13.99 


Stanley Turrentine: A Chip Off The Old Block (CD: Blue Note RVG)
 


Price:  £8.99 

Stanley Turrentine: A Chip Off The Old Block (CD: Blue Note RVG)


Grant Green: Street Of Dreams (CD: Blue Note RVG)Grant Green: Street Of Dreams (CD: Blue Note RVG)
A largely meditative session led off by a glorious cover of Trenet's 'I Wish You Love', laid back but slow-burned by Elvin Jones' powerful though subtle drumming, Bobby Hutcherson's consistently adaptable vibes and Larry Young's innovative hammond. First rate.  


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Grachan Moncur III: Some Other Stuff (CD: Blue Note RVG)
Blue Note's version of experimental jazz in the '60s was rooted in tradition and played with uncanny empathy and a looseness that belied the precision and intricacy of the music. These four varied compositions could not have been played by anyone other than Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Cecil McBee, and Tony Williams with anywhere near the same results. This is a fresh, bold masterpiece that sounds like it was recorded yesterday rather than 44 years ago. Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder from the original analog tapes. (Blue Note Records) 


Price:  £8.99 

Grachan Moncur III: Some Other Stuff (CD: Blue Note RVG)


Horace Silver: The Tokyo Blues (CD: Blue Note RVG)Horace Silver: The Tokyo Blues (CD: Blue Note RVG)
The music for this album was inspired by a recent Horace Silver tour of Japan (an unusual event in 1962). The band is the classic one with Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook, and the compositions are pure Silver. If the Japanese influence is reflected only in some melodic flavoring and reference to things Japanese in the tune titles, no matter. This is classic Silver at his best with the greatest band he ever led. Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder from the original analog tapes. (Blue Note Records) 


Price:  £8.99 


Jackie McLean: Bluesnik (CD: Blue Note RVG)
The second great McLean record after 'New Soil' and 19 months on he turns his alto to a celebration of the blues in collaboration with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and a rhythm section of Kenny Drew, Doug Watkins and, once again, drummer Pete La Roca. The title track is a dashing, high-energy workout featuring one of the leader's finest and most logical solos to date. The other tracks are moving and intriguing blues-based essays, two by pianist Drew who reveals himself as a most lyrical and sympathetic accompanist. A delight. 


Price:  £8.99 

Jackie McLean: Bluesnik (CD: Blue Note RVG)


Jackie McLean: One Step Beyond (CD: Blue Note RVG)Jackie McLean: One Step Beyond (CD: Blue Note RVG)
This 1963 album was an exciting, innovative fence-mender that drew together the warring factions of the hard boppers versus the avant gardists. Alto saxophonist Jackie McLean's roots reached back into the forties where he learned from Bud Powell and Charlie Parker. On this album, he wedded swing with freer musical expression, and introduced four giants to the jazz world: trombonist/composer Grachan Moncur III, vibist Bobby Hutcherson, bassist Eddie Khan, and drummer Tony Williams, who at 17 years of age was a month from joining the Miles Davis Quintet. The music remains fresh and exhilarating to this day driven by a youngster's masterful, innovative approach to the drums. An alternate take is added to the original album for this Rudy Van Gelder remaster. (Blue Note Records) 


Price:  £8.99 


Baby Face Willette: Stop And Listen (CD: Blue Note RVG)
Stop and Listen was the last session that organist Baby Face Willette made for Blue Note. He came in with guns blazing on Lou Donaldson's Here 'Tis, made his and Grant Green's debut recordings, and then this fiery trio album in May 1961. Willette was an earthy, exciting player and he, Green, and Ben Dixon would have become one of the premier organ trios in jazz had he stuck around. This great album includes three standards (one a bonus track), four originals, and Nat Adderley's "Work Song." The whole affair cooks from first tune to last. Remastered by original recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder from the original analog masters. (Blue Note Records) 


Price:  £8.99 

Baby Face Willette: Stop And Listen (CD: Blue Note RVG)


Tony Williams: Spring (CD: Blue Note RVG)Tony Williams: Spring (CD: Blue Note RVG)
Tony Williams was truly a phenomenon. When he made this album, he was 19 and had already put in more than two years with Miles Davis, participated in a dozen classic Blue Note recordings, cut his first album as a leader and revolutionized the way drums were played. This album features tenormen Wayne Shorter, and Sam Rivers, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Gary Peacock, and Williams in a variety of combinations. The core of this music is empathy — listening to each other and maintaining the highest level of creativity. It is the last album Williams would make before forming his fusion group Lifetime. Remastered by Rudy Van Gelder from the original analog tapes. (Blue Note Records) 


Price:  £8.99 


Leo Parker: Rollin' With Leo (CD: Blue Note RVG)
Leo Parker was one of many in Billy Eckstine’s band who fell under the spell of alto saxophonist Charlie Parker (no relation) in the ’40s. Leo had the chops and drive to convert Bird’s fleet flights of fancy to the more cumbersome baritone sax and no one could touch him. As a leader, he combined his be-bop chops with a soulful, jump swing style of music to create an irresistible blend of soul and intellect. Parker died before this gem could be released and it sat in the can for 20 years! This is Rudy Van Gelder’s first remaster of his original recording. (Blue Note Records) 


Price:  £8.99 

Leo Parker: Rollin' With Leo (CD: Blue Note RVG)


Thelonious Monk Quartet: The Last Concerts (CD: RLR Records)Thelonious Monk Quartet: The Last Concerts (CD: RLR Records)
A set of previously unissued tracks, including Monk's last ever recorded performance. The pianist was in front of an audience for the first time in almost a year in 1975 for a "Newport Jazz Festival in New York" concert at the Lincoln Centre, backed by Paul Jeffrey (tenor), Larry Ridley (bass) & T.S.Monk (drums)

Also presented for the very first time a 1972 Village Vanguard gig -- Monk's only known recorded collaboration with bassist Dave Holland. (Discovery Records) 


Price:  £16.99 


Anita O'Day: Sings The Winners/ At Mister Kellys (CD: Jazz Track)
 


Price:  £10.99 

Anita O'Day: Sings The Winners/ At Mister Kellys (CD: Jazz Track)


Frank Rosolino & Conte Candoli: Conversations- The Complete Quintet Recordings (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)Frank Rosolino & Conte Candoli: Conversations- The Complete Quintet Recordings (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)
 


Price:  £16.99 


Dexter Gordon: The Complete Hamburg Concert 1974 (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)
A previously unissued Dexter Gordon concert recorded (in superb stereo) in Germany in 1974. This was the first live performance by the NDR band, formerly known as the NDR Studio Band, conducted here by Bosnian trumpeter Dusko Goykovich, who also acted as MC and arranger. The band features guests : Herb Geller, Slide Hampton, Horace Parlan, Tony Inzalaco and Goykovich himself.

The range of styles displayed moves from somewhat funky tunes like Horace Silver's “Psychedelic Sally” or Goykovich's own “What Kind of Blues” to classic jazz compositions by Duke Ellington and Luis Russell, more in the classic swing orchestra tradition. (Discovery Records) 


Price:  £16.99 

Dexter Gordon: The Complete Hamburg Concert 1974 (CD: Gambit, 2 CDs)


Dexter Gordon: Live At The Amsterdam Paradiso (CD: Gambit)Dexter Gordon: Live At The Amsterdam Paradiso (CD: Gambit)
 


Price:  £10.99 


Charlie Parker: Complete Live At The Rockland Palace (CD: RLR Records, 2 CDs)
This one of Bird's most passionate live performances in its entirety, with the man in great form and his is the only horn featured throughout. It also includes Parker's only recorded versions of tunes like “Sly Mongoose” and “Gold Rush”. As a bonus, there are three rare Birdland broadcasts, including the only existing collaborations of Bird with pianist Kenny Drew.

This concert, recorded at The Rockland Palace on September 26, 1952 was specially organized in honour and support of Benjamin J. Davis, an official of both the American communist party and The Daily Worker. who was sentenced to a 5 year jail sentence in 1949, for ‘political subversion’. Davis, a campaigner against segregation and racial discrimination, was a Harlem hero.

Charlie Parker, alto sax on all tracks, with (at Rockland) : Walter Bishop, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus string section on many tracks. Personnel on the bonus tracks includes : Duke Jordan, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Red Rodney, Kenny Drew, Curley Russell, Teddy Kotick and Roy Haynes. (Discovery Records) 


Price:  £16.99 

Charlie Parker: Complete Live At The Rockland Palace (CD: RLR Records, 2 CDs)


Eric Dolphy & John Lewis: Play Kurt Weill (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)Eric Dolphy & John Lewis: Play Kurt Weill (CD: Lone Hill Jazz)
 


Price:  £10.99 


Paul Bley Trio: Complete Savoy Sessions 1962-63 (CD: Gambit)
This release contains the complete trio recordings made by Paul Bley for the Savoy label, which were recorded in two sessions on August 17, 1962 and September 12, 1963. These recordings have long been out of print.

By the time these recordings were made, the Canadian pianist (born in 1932) had already performed with Charles Mingus, Jimmy Giuffre and Sonny Rollins. However, these trio recordings would mark the direction he would follow in the future : he relocated to Los Angeles in 1957, where his bookings included a lengthy engagement at the Hillcrest Club with Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Billy Higgins and Charlie Haden.

Featuring Steve Swallow, bass and Pete La Roca, drums. (Discovery Records) 


Price:  £10.99 

Paul Bley Trio: Complete Savoy Sessions 1962-63 (CD: Gambit)


George Lewis: On Stage & At Newport (CD: Upbeat)George Lewis: On Stage & At Newport (CD: Upbeat)
George Lewis On Stage was recorded in July 1956 and features 12 tracks where Lewis is joined by Thomas Jefferson, Bob Thomas, Alton Purnell, Alcide 'Slow Dog' Pavageau and Joe Watkins. George Lewis At Newport was recorded in July 1957 with similar personnel except Jack Willis replaces Thomas Jefferson, and Joe Robichaux replaces Alton Purnell. These 5 great tracks complete the album - 64 glorious minutes of Lewis at his best! (Upbeat Recordings) 


Price:  £12.99 


George Lewis: In Hi-Fi.....Plus (CD: Upbeat)
 


Price:  £12.99 

George Lewis: In Hi-Fi.....Plus (CD: Upbeat)


Benny Golson, Tubby Hayes & Stan Kenton: Symphonic Jazz (DVD: Standing Oh!vation)Benny Golson, Tubby Hayes & Stan Kenton: Symphonic Jazz (DVD: Standing Oh!vation)
Splendid big band jazz by Tubby Hayes, Stan Kenton and Benny Golson (as composer, arranger and conductor). Twelve tracks appear here on DVD for the first time ever. Stan Kenton leads his orchestra in Los Angeles, July 1962 featuring : Dalton Smith, Bob Behrendt, Marvin Stamm, Keith LaMotte, Bill Briggs (tp), Bob Fitzpatrick, Bud Parker, Tom Ringo (tb), Jim Amlotte (b-tb), Dave Wheeler (b-tb, tu), Gabe Baltazar (as), Don Menza, Charlie Mariano,Ray Florian (ts), Allan Beutler (bar), Joel Kaye (bs), Ray Starling, Dwight Carver, Carl Saunders, Lou Gasca (mellophonium), Bucky Calabrese (b), Dee Barton (d).

Benny Golson leads the British Orchestra in London, October 1966: including Tubby Hayes (ts), Roy Burns, Jimmy Deuchar, Ian Hammer (tp), Keith Christie, Ken Wright, Johnny Marshall (tb), Roy Willox (as), Ronnie Ross (bar) and Dave Goldberg (g).

Tubby Hayes conducts his own arrangements with the British Orchestra on three tunes, with similar personnel as above in London, November 1966. Plus three bonus tracks by Stan Kenton & His Orchestra, New York, 1971 - taken from a TV show. (Discovery Records)

78 mins. PAL format. 


Price:  £13.99 


Jack Teagarden Octet & Frank Rosolino Quartet: Great Trombones (DVD: Standing Oh!vation)

70 mins. PAL format. 


Price:  £13.99 

Jack Teagarden Octet & Frank Rosolino Quartet: Great Trombones (DVD: Standing Oh!vation)


Michael Garrick: Troppo (CD: Vocalion)Michael Garrick: Troppo (CD: Vocalion)
 


Price:  £9.99 


Thad Jones: Mad Thad & Olio (CD: Vocalion)
 


Price:  £9.99 

Thad Jones: Mad Thad & Olio (CD: Vocalion)


Arne Domnerus: Memories Of You (CD: Proprius, 2 CDs)Arne Domnerus: Memories Of You (CD: Proprius, 2 CDs)
This 2 CD set contains recordings from legendary Proprius CDs such as Jazz at the Pawnshop, Live is Life, Sketches of Standards and others.

Arne Domnérus has an assured place among Swedish jazz musicians who have broken new ground and established Sweden as one of the top European jazz nations. He is a revered name in the USA and in the rest of the jazz world and he will ever remain in the "Hall of Fame".

Arne Domnérus, alto saxophone, clarinet; Bengt Hallberg, piano; Lars Erstrand, vibes; Georg Riedel, bass; Egil Johansen, drums and others. 


Price:  £14.99 


Duke Pearson Nonet: Honeybuns (CD: Collectables- US Import)
 


Price:  £13.99 

Duke Pearson Nonet: Honeybuns (CD: Collectables- US Import)


Ahmad Jamal: Naked City Theme/ Extensions (CD: Jazz Beat)Ahmad Jamal: Naked City Theme/ Extensions (CD: Jazz Beat)
Two complete original LPs by the Ahmad Jamal Trio: “Naked City Theme” (1964) recorded live at the Jazz Workshop, in San Francisco, and “Extensions” (1965), a studio album made in New York. Both albums appear here on CD for the first time ever. (Discovery Records) 


Price:  £10.99 

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