Dave Kikoski on piano, Essiet Essiet on bass, and Al Foster on drums. CD

Dave Kikoski on piano, Seamus Blake on tenor saxophone, Scott Colley on bass, and Jeff Tain Watts on drums. CD

Dave Stryker on guitar, David Kikoski on piano, Ed Holland on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums. CD

Features Blake on tenor, Dave Kikoski on piano, and Lage Lund on guitar! CD

Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Dave Kikoski on piano and Fender Rhodes, Ed Howard on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums. CD

A surprisingly wonderful recent live set by the Mingus Big Band – recorded with a very different spirit than back when the group was lead by the legendary Charles, but still pretty great overall! Players here are musicians well-tuned to the surging emotion and measured intensity of Mingus at his best – and while there's perhaps a bit less power here than before, the group more than make up for that lack with a strongly focused energy and keen sense of purpose. Players include Frank Lacy on trombone, Eddie Henderson and Jack Walrath on trumpet, Craig Handy on alto and flute, Ronnie Cuber on baritone, and Dave Kikoski on piano – and titles are all new versions of Mingus compositions "Wham Bam", "Opus Four", "Celia", "Bird Calls", "Meditations", "Prayer For Passive Resistance", "Free Cell Block F", and "Ecclusiastics". CD

Michal Urbaniak on violin, Dave Kikoski on piano, Peter Washington on bass, and Kenny Washington on drums. CD