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Cannonball Adderley -- Riverside Profiles . . . CD Early December, 2009

Nat Adderley -- That's Nat . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 A great hard bop session featuring the young Nat Adderley and Jerome Richardson up front. Richardson plays flute and tenor, and wails in this quintet along with Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall, and Kenny Clarke. There's 3 tracks on each side, and they all have plenty of room for great solos and hard ...

Joe Albany -- Pasadena Session . . . CD Late December, 2009

Albatrosh (Andre Roligheten & Eyolf Dale) -- Seagull Island . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Geri Allen -- Three Pianos For Jimi . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Georges Arvanitas -- Soul Jazz . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Sven Asmussen -- Extraordinary Life & Music Of A Jazz Legend (DVD) . . . DVD Late November, 2009

Auteur Jazz -- Aphorisms . . . CD Around October 25, 2009 (delayed) Joyously romping grooves from Auteur Jazz -- a combo who take the modal style of the 60s European scene, and infuse it with a few contemporary touches of their own! The group are a bit more open-ended than some of the other club jazz combos on the Ricky Tick label -- willing to stretch out in some ...

Albert Ayler -- Albert Ayler In Greenwich Village (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 One of the first big moments of Albert Ayler's work in the jazz mainstream -- and a record that doesn't dim his greatness at all from the earlier sides recorded for ESP! The album's got a sharply angular sound that more than lives up to its vibrant cover image -- a well-honed approach to improvisat ...

Derek Bailey -- Barcelona Chronicles -- All Thumbs (DVD) . . . DVD Around August 1, 2009 (delayed)

Kenny Barron -- Artistry Of Kenny Barron . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Gary Bartz -- Harlem Bush Music -- Uhuru . . . LP Mid-November, 2009 An essential record from Gary Bartz -- one of two albums he cut with Andy Bey, and the killer group he was calling his NTU Troup! Andy's vocals are incredible -- light years ahead of anything he did with his sisters, and similar to those he laid down on his own solo album for Atlantic, and on Blue ...

Count Basie & His Orchestra -- Basie's Beatle Bag . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Groovy baby! Basie and band tackle the hits of the Beatles, with arrangements by the great Chico O'Farrill, who's at his prime at this point in his career. The Basie group's got a groovier sound than usual -- probably due to the arrangements -- and Basie plays some nice organ riffs on a number of ...

Count Basie -- Legend The Legacy . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Count Basie -- Lil Ol Groovemaker Basie! . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Count Basie and Quincy Jones were always a mighty mighty combination -- and there's no finer proof than this sweet little set! Quincy had a way of swinging Basie's group even more than Hefti did -- really letting the piano step out front, and swinging the larger horn parts in this mode that was ext ...

Count Basie -- More Hits Of The 50s & 60s . . . CD Late January, 2010

Gianni Basso/Fabrizio Bosso Quintet -- Sweet & Lovely . . . CD Late March, 2009 (delayed)

Basso Valdambrini -- Conversazioni In Jazz (Plays The Music Of Armando Sciascia) . . . CD Fall 2009

Basso Valdambrini -- Conversazioni In Jazz (Plays The Music Of Armando Sciascia) . . . LP Fall 2009

Colin Bates -- Brew (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Early December, 2009

Joe Beck -- Strangers In The Night (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Marcus Belgrave -- Gemini II (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around December 16, 2009

Jimmy Bennington Trio -- Another Friend -- The Music Of Herbie Nichols . . . CD Early December, 2009

Jimmy Bennington & Julian Priester -- Portraits & Silhouettes . . . CD Early December, 2009

Bob Berg -- In The Shadows . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Bob Berg -- Short Stories . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Jacques Bisceglia & Steve Dalachinsky -- Reaching Into The Unkown -- 1964 to 2009 . . . Book Around September 15, 2009 (delayed)

Black Note -- LA Underground . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Art Blakey -- Jazz Message . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Blakey loses his usual group of Jazz Messengers to head up a quartet with Sonny Stitt on tenor, McCoy Tyner on piano, and Art Davis on bass. The group swings with a nice mix of hard bop and modernist sensibilities, and they run through a set of material that includes some originals ("Blues Bac ...

Art Blakey -- Midnight Session With The Jazz Messengers . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 One of the rarest Art Blakey sessions of the late 50s -- recorded during that brief time when the Jazz Messengers featured Jackie McLean on alto sax! The set's recorded with an edge that's perhaps a bit rougher than some of the other Blakey records during this "many labels" stretch -- but ...

Pablo Bobrowicky -- Where We Are . . . CD Early July, 2009 (delayed)

David Bond -- Key Of Life . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Fabrizio Bosso -- Black Spirits -- A Tribute To Freddie Hubbard . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Lester Bowie -- Numbers 1 & 2 . . . CD Around October 20, 2009 (delayed) Early work from Bowie -- and essentially an Art Ensemble record. The session was cut in 1967 by Chuck Nessa, and it features performances of the tracks "Number 1" and "Number 2" by Bowie -- played by an ensemble that features him, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors, and Joseph Jarm ...

Dollar Brand -- Anthem . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Anthony Braxton & Joelle Leandre -- Duo (Heidelberg Loppem) 2007 . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Randy Brecker -- In The Idiom . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Brecker Brothers -- Original Album Classics (Brecker Brothers/Don't Stop The Music/Heavy Metal Be-Bop/Detente/Straphanging) (5CD set) . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Jefrey Leighton Brown -- Dreams . . . LP Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Kenny Burrell -- Generation Ago Today . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A really sweet little album from guitarist Kenny Burrell -- one in which he takes older tunes ("a generation ago"), and updates them with a sweetly compressed Verve 60s groove ("today"!) The record features 2 small groups -- one with Ron Carter, Grady Tate, and Phil Woods; the ...

Kenny Burrell -- Kenny Burrell (Blue Note 1543) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Great early stuff from Kenny -- with a no-nonsense jazz guitar approach that works well on the album's unusual range of material. As with other Blue Note albums from the period, Kenny plays in a number of different settings -- from solo guitar on the track "But Not For Me", to boppish qui ...

Ron Carter -- All Blues . . . CD Around November 26, 2009 One of Ron's best from the 70s -- a hip and subtle effort recorded for CTI, with a small group that includes Joe Henderson on tenor, Roland Hanna on piano, and Billy Cobham on drums. Henderson's tenor work dominates the album, and the long tracks really let him snake around mightily. Richard Tee a ...

Ron Carter -- Spanish Blue . . . CD Around November 26, 2009 One of the best Ron Carter albums from the mid 70s -- and a set of 4 open-ended modal tracks that hit a similar Latin/but not Latin approach as the tracks on Coltrane's great Ole album. The group's a small one -- featuring Carter on bass, Billy Cobham on drums, Jay Berliner on guitar, Ralph MacDona ...

Francisco Mora Catlett -- River Drum . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Bill Charlap -- S'Wonderful (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Don Cherry -- Malkauns/Brown Rice . . . 12-inch Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Eugen Cicero -- Classics In Rhythm -- Jazz Club . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland -- Golden Eight . . . CD Fall 2009 A fantastic session from the early days of the Clarke-Boland Big Band! The record was cut in 1961, under the aegis of Gigi Campi -- and it features a core group that would later grow into the much-respected CBBB unit during the MPS years -- working here as a smaller combo on a rare date for Blue No ...

Kenny Clarke & Francy Boland -- Golden Eight . . . LP Fall 2009 A fantastic session from the early days of the Clarke-Boland Big Band! The record was cut in 1961, under the aegis of Gigi Campi -- and it features a core group that would later grow into the much-respected CBBB unit during the MPS years -- working here as a smaller combo on a rare date for Blue No ...

Clarke Boland Big Band -- Handle With Care . . . CD Fall 2009 Great work by this legendary hard swinging band -- an early 60s American album issued on Atlantic Records, in the years before the Clark Boland Band's legendary run on MPS! Despite the early date, the album's got all the core elements of the band's sound in place -- soaring rhythms, sharp-edged fro ...

Clarke Boland Big Band -- Jazz Is Universal . . . CD Fall 2009 Great early genius from the Clarke Boland Big Band -- proof that Kenny and Francy were onto something great, right from the start! The album really has the group hitting the heights of their MPS years -- stretching out way past earlier big band modes, into the hip mix of rhythms and soulful solos t ...

George Coleman & The Rob Agerbeek Trio -- On Green Dolphin Street . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

John Coltrane -- Lush Life . . . LP Around June 10, 2009 (delayed) Strong work from John Coltrane's early years as a leader -- even if the album is sort of a collection of tracks that Trane recorded for Prestige, instead of a discreetly separate session! Side one features Coltrane's tenor in a spare setting with Earl May on bass and Art Taylor on drums -- playing ...

John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden -- Mainstream 1958 -- The East Coast Jazz Scene . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 An incredible chapter of John Coltrane's early career -- one of a pair of albums he cut with trumpeter Wilbur Harden for Savoy records! The title's a bit misleading, as the sound here really isn't "mainstream" at all -- but more in the longer modal mode that would emerge more strongly in ...

Nicola Conte & Others -- Modern Sound Of Nicola Conte -- Sampler EP 1 (10" LP) . . . LP Around November 27, 2009

Nicola Conte & Others -- Modern Sound Of Nicola Conte -- Sampler EP 2 (10" LP) . . . LP Around November 27, 2009

Cortex -- Troupeau Bleu . . . LP Around September 22, 2009 (delayed) A legendary bit of funky fusion from the French scene of the 70s -- the standout set from Cortex, a combo who's very heavy on the keyboards! The tunes have a feel that's quite different than American electric work of the time -- funky, but also a bit breezy too -- with a strong Brazilian influence ...

Vincent Courtois/Sylvie Courvoisier/Ellery Eskelin -- As Soon As Possible . . . CD Late July, 2009 (delayed)

Stanley Cowell -- Mandara Blossoms . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Stanley Cowell -- Old Texas (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Miles Davis -- Complete Columbia Album Collection (70 CD set) . . . CD Late November, 2009

Nathan Davis -- London By Night (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Miles Davis -- Miles Davis & Horns . . . LP Around June 20, 2009 (delayed) Don't let the "horns" in the title put you off -- because the record's not a hokey "with horns" record by Miles, but a batch of all-star sessions that has him playing with some really tremendous contemporaries! The set compiles early Miles Davis sides from two different Prestige ...

Miles Davis -- Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants . . . LP Around April 15, 2009 (delayed) A strange mix of material -- but some great work overall! Most of the record features Miles Davis recording with a quintet that includes Thelonious Monk on piano, Milt Jackson on vibes, Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums -- on longer versions of "The Man I Love" (in 2 takes), ...

Miles Davis -- Workin' With The Miles Davis Quintet . . . LP Around April 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the four essential quintet sides Miles Davis cut for Prestige in the mid 50s -- all modern jazz classics by anyone's measure, along with Steamin', Relaxin' and Cookin'. These quintet sides established Davis and John Coltrane as a significant force to be reckoned with, and helped set the tone ...

Buddy DeFranco -- Autumn Leaves . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 One of the best Buddy DeFranco albums from the 50s -- an open-ended session that features a quartet with Sonny Clark on piano, and some longer tunes than usual! Buddy blows it wonderfully warm -- taking the clarinet to places not imagined in the decade before -- and working with Sonny in a tight sm ...

Buddy DeFranco -- Mr Clarinet (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Wonderful work from Buddy DeFranco -- one of the few jazz musicians who can make us love the clarinet in the post-swing years! Buddy plays with a wonderful style that's got plenty of bop -- working here with a quartet that includes Art Blakey, Kenny Drew, and Milt Hinton -- all giving Buddy some pl ...

Walt Dickerson & Richard Davis -- Dialogue . . . CD Around November 15, 2009 (delayed)

Bill Dixon/Archie Shepp -- Bill Dixon 7-Tette/Archie Shepp & The New York Contemporary 5 . . . CD Around June 1, 2009 (delayed) Seminal "new thing" work by Bill Dixon and Archie Shepp! The album is divided in two -- so that one side features work by Dixon, playing in a group with Ken McIntyre; and the other side features Shepp leading a combo that includes Ted Curson, John Tchicai, and Don Cherry. Both sides are ...

Bill Dixon -- Tapestries For Small Orchestra (2CDs & DVD) . . . CD Around November 23, 2009

DJ Spooky & Matthew Shipp -- Freedom Now (DVD) . . . DVD Mid-September, 2009 (delayed)

Lou Donaldson -- Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Great early material from Lou Donaldson -- with a hard-hitting bop sound missing from his later work! The tracks are short, raw, and lively -- and filled with the kind of pre-hardbop soul that Donaldson was infusing into jazz, along with other players on the material -- like Horace Silver, Art Blak ...

Lou Donaldson -- Swing & Soul (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Pure genius from Lou Donaldson -- proof that his voice on the alto sax was one of the freshest in the post-Charlie Parker years! Lou's blowing here with a lively intensity that's clearly inspired by Parker, but which diverges from it quite a bit -- taking a similar blend of inspiration and rediscov ...

Lou Donaldson Quintet -- Wailing With Lou (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Excellent early work by Lou -- recorded years before his electric funky period, and hard-grooving in the best Blue Note harbop style of the time! Lou's work on alto is impeccable here -- crisp, clear, and freed from a Parker-like influence to roam freely in soulful territory that represented some o ...

Kenny Dorham -- Flamboyan, Queens -- 1963 . . . CD Early January, 2010

Bob Downes Open Music -- Flashback . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Arthur Doyle Electro-Acoustic Ensemble -- Patriotic Act . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Arthur Doyle/Perry Robinson/Andrew Barker/Daniel C -- U-Nite 1 -- New York City . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Martin Drew Band/Tony Lee -- British Jazz Artists Vol 3/Street Of Dreams . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Kenny Drew -- Kenny Drew & His Progressive Piano . . . CD Around January 27, 2010

David Durrah -- Angelic Streams . . . LP Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

David Durrah -- Angelic Streams . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Johnny Dyani With John Tchicai & Dudu Pukwana -- Witch Doctors . . . CD Mid-December, 2009

Eliane Elias -- Cross Currents . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eliane Elias -- Illusions . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Herb Ellis -- Thank You, Charlie Christian . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Herb Ellis pays homage to one of the first great jazz guitarists -- the legendary Charlie Christian, certainly one of the first true soulful talents to emerge on the instrument! The set's one of Ellis' nicer ones for Verve -- and although it mentions Christian in the title, there's nothing outdated ...

Embryo -- Embryo's Rache . . . LP Early January, 2010

Embryo -- Father, Son, & Holy Ghosts . . . LP Around January 15, 2010 This early album by the German prog ensemble Embryo is definitely one of their most rock-oriented albums -- and it features some very heavy guitar work by Sigi Schwab, who played on some excellent MPS sessions in his day. The tracks on this album are still mostly instrumental, and they include a lo ...

Embryo -- Opal . . . LP Early January, 2010

Embryo featuring Charlie Mariano -- We Keep On . . . LP Around January 15, 2010 Billed as "progressive ethnic rock", this early album by Embryo is more of a great bit of spacey fusion -- featuring some cool ethnic percussion, soaring Fender Rhodes keyboard lines, and nice choppy reed work by Charlie Mariano! The record was originally issued on MPS, and it's got that ...

Empty Cage Quartet -- Gravity . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Peter Erskine -- Motion Poet . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Peter Erskine -- Peter Erskine . . . LP Around April 15, 2009 (delayed) A great bit of soulful fusion from drummer Peter Erskine -- one of the few albums he made as a leader of this nature, even though his playing graced lots of other wonderful records at the time! The approach here is tight, but never too much so -- smooth, but never slick -- a warmly electric groove ...

Jukka Eskola -- Walkover . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) Wonderful work from trumpeter Jukka Eskola -- a set that's every bit as hip and jazzy as his work with the Five Corners Quintet! The sound here is different, though, as the core group features some sweet Fender Rhodes alongside Jukka's soulful trumpet lines -- a blend that's somewhere in the territ ...

Bill Evans -- Bill Evans Trio with Symphony Orchestra . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Tremendous work from Bill Evans -- one of his rare non-trio sides of the 60s -- and a stunning batch of tunes with backings from the mighty Claus Ogerman! Most of the tunes here are of classical origin, but they're recast by Evans and Ogerman with almost a soundtrack sensitivity -- Bill's piano up ...

Bill Evans & Shelly Manne -- Empathy (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 The cover co-credits Bill Evans and Shelly Manne as the leader of the set -- and that distinction's an important one -- as the record has a slightly different feel than some of Bill's other 60s work for Verve! The sound is often a bit stronger, somewhat bolder -- and although Manne's not a monster ...

Evolutionary Jass Band -- Pure Light . . . LP Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Tal Farlow -- Autumn In New York . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 One of Tal's earliest for Verve -- and a wonderfully laid back set that lets him open up with that incredible tone, taking the electric guitar to a whole new place in jazz, and showing that the instrument has volumes to speak in both phrasing and tone! The group's a quartet -- with Gerald Wiggins o ...

Tal Farlow -- Interpretations Of Tal Farlow . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 One of the rarest albums by the guitar jazz great Tal Farlow! The set's one of Tal's best for Verve (although they're all pretty darn good), and it features his edgey guitar in a west coast rhythm trio with Claude Williamson, Red Mitchell, and Stan Levey. The titles are mostly standards, but they' ...

Tal Farlow -- Tal Farlow Album . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Tremendous guitar work from the great Tal Farlow -- easily one of our favorite jazz guitarists ever, and a player with a wonderful sense of tone and timing! This early album has Tal declaring himself loudly and firmly -- using a style that's got some slightly raspy edges, and which is a nice change ...

Tal Farlow -- Tal Farlow Quartet . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Very cool reissue of this rare early Blue Note album by guitarist Tal Farlow -- issued here in a stunning miniature reproduction of the original 10" LP format! The record has a cool 2-guitar frontline, played by Farlow and the obscure Don Arnone -- with a sound that's very different from Farlo ...

Shamek Farrah -- Sunshine On My Mind . . . LP September, 2009 (delayed)

Shamek Farrah -- Sunshine On My Mind . . . CD September, 2009 (delayed)

Ronnie Foster -- Delight . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Not as fantastically funky or offbeat as some of Foster's Blue Note work, but not a bad batch of smooth jazz funk tunes, of the same quality as other Columbia albums of the sort from the time -- like work by Ronnie Franklin or Charles Earland. Jerry Peters produced the set, and he did a good job of ...

Rodney Franklin -- Endless Flight . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Rodney Franklin never let us down during his entire run for Columbia -- and like his others for the label, this set's a brilliant mix of jazz, soul, and fusion -- smoothed together nicely, but never in a way that's slick or commercial! Franklin's got a keen ear that lets him sit on both sides of th ...

Rodney Franklin -- Rodney Franklin . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Excellent set of R&B tinged fusion, featuring this underrated piano talent from the 70's. Tight funky fusion grooves, in a sort of Donald Byrd 70's sort of vein, but with a sound that's all Rodney's own. Loads of great cuts, including "Windy City", "On The Path", "I Li ...

Von Freeman -- Vonski Speaks . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Paolo Fresu & Uri Caine -- Things . . . CD Around August 15, 2009 (delayed)

Curtis Fuller -- Curtis Fuller Vol 3 (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A beautiful little session from trombonist Curtis Fuller -- and quite possibly the most obscure of all his Blue Note albums, all of which are pretty darn obscure! The Fuller heard here is in a softer, gentler mode than on some of his hardbop stormers for other labels -- laying back with a sweet sen ...

Curtis Fuller -- Opener (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around January 10, 2010 An obscure little groover from Curtis Fuller -- and one of his hardest blowing sessions for Blue Note! Unlike some of the other Fuller sessions, which can have a slightly softer, rounder sound overall -- this one's a much more in-the-pocket sort of Blue Note hardbop date -- one that really cooks ma ...

Funk Inc -- Funk Inc . . . LP Mid-November, 2009 A killer instrumental album of hard organ grooves and funky basslines! This was the album that broke Funk Inc out of their Indianapolis scene, and made them a force to be forever reckoned with in the history of funky jazz. The album grooves hard in the same sound as some of the classic work by Pre ...

Funk Inc -- Superfunk . . . LP Mid-November, 2009 One of Funk Inc's greatest albums -- and a really tight batch of funky tunes given some stellar production by David Axelrod! The band's a bit tighter than on earlier releases -- leaving behind the hard jazz-jam sound for a more together soul-oriented one, heard to best effect on the album's endurin ...

Richard Galliano -- Paris Concert -- Live At The Theatre Du Chatelet . . . CD Around September 25, 2009 (delayed)

Wilton Bogey Gaynair -- Blue Bogey (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Around April 29, 2009 (delayed) Wilton Bogey Gaynair was one of a number of West Indian jazz players who emigrated to England during the postwar years -- and while he's not as famous as contemporaries like Joe Harriott or Shake Keane, this classic set from 1959 shows that he had a rich talent that deserved greater recognition! Th ...

Hartmut Geerken -- Amanita . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Hartmut Geerken/John Tchicai -- Kabul & Tehran Tapes . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Stan Getz -- Award Winner . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 A great little follow-up to the classic West Coast Jazz album recorded by Stan Getz -- and like that one, a set to feature some great rhythm accompaniment from the trio of Lou Levy on piano, Stan Levey on drums, and Leroy Vinnegar on bass! The tracks are nice and open -- with plenty of room for Sta ...

Stan Getz -- Imported From Europe . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Although pressed up by Verve, the music is definitely Imported From Europe -- as Stan Getz plays here with a host of great Swedish players -- on a date that makes for a real standout in his 50s catalog! Stan was living in Sweden at the time of the album -- bringing a big influence to the scene ther ...

Stan Getz -- More West Coast Jazz With Stan Getz . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 The title's a bit misleading, but the record's a great one! Oddly, the album's not a follow up to the West Coast Jazz album by Stan Getz -- firstly, because it wasn't actually done on the west coast, and secondly, because this one was actually recorded two years before! But that doesn't stop the s ...

Stan Getz & Kenny Barron -- People Time -- Complete Recordings (7CD set) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Stan Getz -- Soft Swing . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 The swing is soft by the sound is never sleepy -- thanks to some always-great tenor work from Stan Getz! The album definitely moves in a slightly mellow mode -- as implied by the title -- but the groove is still plenty darn soulful! Iif anything the album offers almost a bit more space than usual ...

Stan Getz -- Steamer . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 The title may be a bit strangely put -- as "Steamer" isn't a word that we'd necessarily think to use with the gently flowing tenor tone of Stan Getz -- but that doesn't stop the album from being a great one, and perhaps in Getz-like terms, it might well have a bit more steam than usual! T ...

Paul Giallorenzo -- Get In To Go Out . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Dizzy Gillespie -- Birk's Works . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Seminal work from Dizzy Gillespie -- and an album that shows that he was a genius in any form of jazz! In the mid 50s, Diz had one of the hippest big bands going -- filled with great young players that included Lee Morgan, Joe Gordon, Melba Liston, Benny Golson, Billy Mitchell, and Walter Davis Jr. ...

Dizzy Gillespie -- Dizzy For President . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Dizzy Gillespie -- School Days . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Original Regent LP that compiles some of the Dizzy bop vocal sides for Savoy/Regent. This is hard, uptempo bebop stuff with a goofy edge, and some great vocals by Joe Carroll in his famous vocalese style. Cuts include "Bopsie's Blues", "School Days", "We Love to Boogie&quo ...

Godforgottens -- Never Forgotten Always Remembered . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Dennis Gonzalez & Faruq Z Bey with Northwoods Impr -- Hymn For Tomasz Stanko . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band -- Obatala . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Dusko Goykovich -- 5 Horns & Rhythm (Blues In The Gutter/Snap Shot) . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 A 2 CD set that combines material from 2 rare albums recorded by trumpeter Dusko Goykovich -- orginally issued as Blues In The Gutter and Snap Shot, and only briefly on a small Yugoslavian label! The session was recorded in 1983 in Sarajevo as part of some sort of trumped-up Olympic cultural event ...

Dusko Goykovich -- Celebration (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Grant Green Jr -- Jungle Strut (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Grant Green -- Matador (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around January 10, 2010 A fantastic mid 60s album from Grant Green, but one that never got its due originally, because it was unreleased at the time -- and didn't come out until this rare Japanese-only vinyl pressing! The session's a spare quartet one, with Green's guitar playing modal grooves over rhythm by McCoy Tyner, ...

Grant Green -- Talkin' About (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around January 10, 2010 One of the great ones! Grant Green meets up with a youthful Larry Young, and the two of them are backed by Elvin Jones on drums, for a free-flowing, modally grooving set of organ/guitar cuts that are among some of the best-ever recorded for Blue Note. The album's a stunning mix of soul jazz and mo ...

Johnny Griffin -- Jazz A Confronto . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) One of the most obscure 70s sides by Johnny Griffin -- a really warm and wonderful set, recorded in Italy with an Italian rhythm section of Franco D'Andrea on piano, Giovanni Tommaso on bass, and Bruno Biriaco on drums. Tracks are all quite long, but never sloppy -- and in a way, Griff solos with a ...

Gigi Gryce -- Nica's Tempo . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Martin Haak Kwartet -- Retouch (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Jim Hall -- These Rooms . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Doug Hammond/David Durrah -- Reflections In The Sea Of Nurnen (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around December 16, 2009 An incredible session from the legendary Tribe Records scene -- an equal effort from leader Doug Hammond and keyboardist David Durrah, who contributes some groundbreaking Fender Rhodes and moog work to the set! Hammond handles drums plus a bit of vocals and synthesizer on the session -- working alo ...

Lionel Hampton -- You Had Better Know It . . . CD Early December, 2009 A warm and wonderful 60s session from Lionel Hampton -- recorded in a personal and intimate way, one that even surpasses his great small combo sides of the 50s! There's a relaxed feel here that you don't always get with Hamp -- a gently grooving quality that we really like a lot, and which is tradi ...

Herbie Hancock -- Inventions & Dimensions (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 A really unique little record from Herbie Hancock -- one that's almost completely improvised over Latin percussion! The setup is quite spare -- and quite different than Herbie's other Blue Note work -- and the group features improvised backgrounds by bassist Paul Chambers and 2 Latin percussionists ...

Roland Hanna -- Apres Un Reve (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Roland Hanna -- Dream (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Roland Hanna -- Milano Paris New York (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Roland Hanna -- Sir Elf . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Philip Harper, Ruud Breuls, & Others -- Musical World Of Irv Rochlin . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Wendell Harrison -- Evening With The Devil (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around December 16, 2009 One of the rare early albums on the Detroit based Tribe label, now made legendary by the compilations on Soul Jazz and PVine. Tenor player Wendell Harrison leads a group that includes Marcus Belgrave, Charles Eubanks, and Phil Ranelin, and which features occasional poetry by the "Black Messen ...

Wendell Harrison & Phil Ranelin -- Message From The Tribe (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around December 16, 2009 Genius work from the Detroit underground of the 70s -- one of the greatest records ever on the now-famous Tribe Records label, and a masterpiece of soul, jazz, and righteous spirit! The session's headed by tenor player Wendell Harrison -- and it's got an all-star Motor City lineup that includes Mar ...

David Hazeltine -- Alice In Wonderland (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

David Hazeltine -- Waltz For Debby (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

John Heartsman & Circles -- Music Of My Heart . . . CD Mid-January, 2010

John Heartsman & Circles -- Music Of My Heart . . . LP Mid-January, 2010

Jimmy Heath -- Nice People . . . LP Around April 15, 2009 (delayed) A nice little collection of some classic hard bop from Jimmy Heath, with a few of the sides of some the stuff he recorded with larger ensembles thrown in for good measure, pulled together in the 80s, once the OJC family of labels came under the Fantasy umbrella. Heath's Riverside recordings of the ...

Joe Henderson -- Our Thing (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around January 20, 2010 A classic straight session by Joe Henderson -- cut during his early years, when he was breaking out of the box with a heck of a lot of fire! Kenny Dorham's subdued lyricism complements Joe's impassioned playing over the angular, yet still-swinging rythm section of Andrew Hill, Eddie Kahn and Pete L ...

PE Hewitt Jazz Ensemble -- Winter Winds -- The Complete Works (3CD set) . . . CD Early December, 2009

PE Hewitt Jazz Ensemble -- Winter Winds -- The Complete Works (3LP set) . . . LP Early December, 2009

John Hicks -- Cry Me A River (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Billy Higgins -- 3/4 For Peace . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Eddie Higgins -- Again (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins -- Bewitched (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins -- Dear Old Stockholm (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins -- Don't Smoke In Bed (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins Trio -- Haunted Heart (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Eddie Higgins -- If Dreams Come True (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins & Scott Hamilton -- My Foolish Heart (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins & Scott Hamilton -- My Funny Valentine (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Eddie Higgins & Scott Hamilton -- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Billy Higgins -- Soweto . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Andrew Hill -- Lift Every Voice (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 A rare and beautiful Andrew Hill session, and one of the classic Blue Note entries into the "jazz and voices" sound that the label pioneered with Donald Byrd and Eddie Gale. Hill leads a core jazz group that includes Woody Shaw, Carlos Garnett, Richard Davis, and Freddie Waits -- and the ...

Jutta Hipp -- Jutta Hipp At The Hickory House -- Vol 2 (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 One of the few American albums by Jutta Hipp -- a key figure in the German jazz scene of the postwar years, recording here at the Hickory House in New York! The album's a trio date, but it's got more than enough modern energy to warrant inclusion in the Blue Note 1500 series of the 50s -- thanks in ...

Jutta Hipp -- Jutta Hipp Quintet . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 An amazing early bop session from Germany! During the 50s, pianist Jutta Hipp cut a number of straighter sides for Blue Note that were recorded in the US -- but this first album has her working with German contemporaries like Joki Freund on tenor sax and Emil Mangelsdorff on alto, carving out a dar ...

Johnny Hodges -- Blues A-Plenty . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster hold down the frontlines here in this nice mellow set that includes Billy Strayhorn, Jimmy Woode, and Roy Eldridge. The solos have lots of warm chromatic moments, and are filled with the kind of perfectly recorded soul that makes Hodges' 50's sessions so great. Titles ...

Johnny Hodges -- Castle Rock . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 An undisputed Verve classic, and proof that Johnny Hodges could make damn good records away from Duke Ellington! The set features a number of small groupings of Ellington players -- like Al Sears, Billy Strayhorn, Lawrence Brown, and others -- but the sound is quite different than with the Duke -- ...

Will Holshouser Trio & Bernardo Sassetti -- Palace Ghosts & Drunken Hymns . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Toshiyuki Honda -- Burnin' Waves . . . CD Around August 1, 2009 (delayed) Sweet Japanese fusion from saxophonist Toshiyuki Honda -- grooving with a tight, smooth, and soulful feel that matches the best of the genre from the time! The album's got large R&B-inspired funky jazz arrangements from Chikara Ueda, and features some nice keyboard work by Larry Williams -- plu ...

Toshiyuki Honda -- Opa Com Deus . . . CD Around August 1, 2009 (delayed) Part of the "Electric Bird Mellow Groove Collection", which should kind of say it all, this set features Japanese sax player Honda in a set of electric fusion tunes with a nice Brazilian touch. The group features guitar, percussion, and cavaquinho by Oscar Castro-Neves -- but the real sta ...

Elmo Hope -- Elmo Hope Quintet . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 An excellent early album by pianist Elmo Hope -- one that has him grooving in a very moderist approach to bop, working perfectly with a tight little quintet. Frank Foster wails on tenor, Freeman Lee soars on trumpet, and Percy Heath and Art Blakey keep the whole thing going on rhythm -- while Hope ...

Elmo Hope -- Introducing the Elmo Hope Trio . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Seminal early work from Elmo Hope -- and one of the 10" LP releases that was part of Blue Note's "New Faces -- New Sounds" series during the early 50s. Hope's working here with Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones -- and the trio go to town on numbers that include complicated bop tunes l ...

Freddie Hubbard -- Open Sesame (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) Seminal work from Freddie Hubbard -- an early hardbop session that features some great work by Tina Brooks on tenor, piano by McCoy Tyner, and rhythm by Sam Jones & Clifford Jarvis. Brooks' tone is amazing -- right up there with the style he used on his own rare few Blue Note sides -- and toget ...

Bobbi Humphrey -- Tailor Made . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Sure, it's after the Blue Note/Larry Mizell years -- but Bobbi's still kicking ass! Instead of Larry Mizell, Bobbi's working with Skip Scarborough -- and she's hitting a groove that's a bit smoother and more modern than before, but every bit as sweetly funky and seriously soulful. Bobbi vocalizes ...

Bobby Hutcherson -- Bobby Hutcherson -- Mosaic Select (Cirrus/Inner Glow/Waiting/View From The Inside/Knucklebean) . . . CD Around February 10, 2010 An incredible collection of work from vibist Bobby Hutcherson -- some of his most righteous recordings ever, spread out over the span of 5 albums recorded for Blue Note in the mid 70s -- one of which was only ever issued in Japan! The work here has Bobby taking off nicely from his years with Harold ...

Bobby Hutcherson with Eugene McDaniels -- Now! (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 Incredibly righteous work from Bobby Hutcherson -- a rare Blue Note session that features vocals by Eugene McDaniels! The set was recorded right before McDaniels' groundbreaking Headless Heroes album, but it's got a similar sort of vibe -- breaking down genres and musical expectations -- and reachi ...

Peter Ind -- Looking Out . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the few albums ever issued as a leader by bassist Peter Ind -- an interesting figure from the Konitz years -- bassist, recording technician, and eventually owner of the Wave Records label! The set's an interesting batch of chamber jazz-styled tunes -- light and airy, with some Konitz touches ...

Peter Ind -- Looking Out . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the few albums ever issued as a leader by bassist Peter Ind -- an interesting figure from the Konitz years -- bassist, recording technician, and eventually owner of the Wave Records label! The set's an interesting batch of chamber jazz-styled tunes -- light and airy, with some Konitz touches ...

Indigo Jam Unit -- Collectivity . . . CD Around December 19, 2009

Indigo Jam Unit -- Pirates . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) Bass-heavy grooves from Indigo Jam Unit -- easily one of the hardest hitting combos on the Japanese scene in recent years! The tunes here are very heavy on acoustic bass -- played in loud, bold lines alongside piano, bass, drums, and added percussion -- all recorded with a really full sort of feel, ...

Jackie & Roy -- Lovesick . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Wonderfully groovy work from the team of Jackie Cain & Roy Kral -- a set that has the pair moving into much hipper modes for the 60s, and really taking off from the greatness of earlier records! Backing is still by Roy's core trio, with acoustic piano at the lead -- but the addition of electric ...

Milt Jackson -- Milt Jackson (Blue Note 1509 aka Wizard Of The Vibes) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Wonderful early side from Milt, playing in a livelier bop mode like similar recordings he made for Savoy around the same time, than the more academic, staid approach he'd adopt with the MJQ. This LP was culled from a couple of ten inch sides, and features Milt alongside John Lewis, Percy Heath, Ken ...

Jazz Coop -- Jazz Coop . . . CD Around May 1, 2010

Jazzonia -- Little Boy Don't Get Scared . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Jonah Jones -- Jonah Jones (1954) . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Philly Joe Jones -- Look Stop & Listen . . . CD Early January, 2010

Darius Jones -- Man'ish Boy -- A Raw & Beautiful Thing . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed)

Quincy Jones -- This Is How I Feel About Jazz . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Fantastic -- and an important early album from Quincy Jones! Q's working here in some of his hippest settings of the 50s -- scoring longish versions of jazz tunes for groups that include players like Lucky Thompson on tenor, Herbie Mann on flute, Art Farmer on trumpet, Phil Woods and Gene Quill on ...

Lee Katzman Quintet -- Woody N You . . . CD Early May, 2010

Wynton Kelly -- Piano Interpretations By Wynton Kelly . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A rare early 10" session by Wynton Kelly -- who's working here in a trio format with Oscar Pettiford on bass and Lee Abrams on drums. The tracks are intimate and introspective, with Kelly holding back his bop chops a bit to break out in other moods on the keyboard -- but the set's sharp enough ...

Lee Konitz -- Brazilian Rhapsodie (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Lee Konitz/Martial Solal -- Duplicity . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Lee Konitz -- Jazz From The 1950s . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed) Essential work by Konitz! The set features a live recording made in 1957 by bassist Peter Ind -- then working with the Konitz group, and an engineer with an extremely sensitive ear for Konitz's great tone. Don't let the live setting put you off, or make you think that the set's not up to snuff -- ...

Lee Konitz -- Lee Konitz Nonet . . . CD Late January, 2009 (delayed)

Lee Konitz -- Tranquility . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 One of the greatest albums ever recorded by Lee Konitz -- a sublime 50s treasure we've loved for years! The session's the most perfect realization of the compacted angular cool style that he was reaching for in the 50s -- and each note is crafted with a precision and intensity that you'll be hard p ...

Kora Jazz Trio -- Kora Jazz Trio Part 3 . . . CD Around October 20, 2008 (delayed)

Kora Jazz Trio -- Kora Jazz Trio Part 3 . . . LP Around October 20, 2008 (delayed)

Peter Kowald -- Bass Solo . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Rolf & Joachim Kuhn -- Impressions Of New York . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) One of the rarest Impulse sides, a record we hardly ever see. This session pairs the Kuhn brothers on clarinet and piano, with Trane's bassist Jimmy Garrison and Italian drummer Aldo Romano. Unlike some of their other recordings, which at their most out explored some of the further reaches of moda ...

Steve Kuhn -- Love Walked In (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Steve Kuhn -- Quierme Mocho (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Rolf Kuhn -- Rolf Kuhn Featuring Klaus Doldinger . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Rolf Kuhn -- Symphonic Swampfire . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) Not as over-the-top as some of Kuhn's earlier records -- but in a good way, one that has him compressing the groove a bit to concentrate on a more unified funky feel. The record is billed as featuring his orchestra, but he's still working with a core group of regulars -- playing with a combo that i ...

Steve Kuhn -- Temptation (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Rolf Kuhn -- Total Space . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Rolf & Joachim Kuhn -- Transfiguration . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) One of the best records ever cut by the Kuhn brothers, and a beautiful set of modally influenced tracks that show the strong modernist tradition in European jazz of the 60's. The brothers are joined by Karl Berger on vibes, and he gives their usual clarinet/piano lines a beautiful floating feel, an ...

Ralph Lalama -- Audience . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

Prince Lasha Ensemble -- Insight . . . CD Late November, 2009 Tremendous work from the legendary Prince Lasha -- a rare UK-only date from 1966 -- and one that has the reedman working away from more familiar contemporaries like Sonny Simmons and Eric Dolphy! The approach on this session is very unique -- as Lasha includes harp with the instrumentation, played ...

Timo Lassy with Jose James -- Round Two . . . CD Around November 27, 2009

Timo Lassy with Jose James -- Round Two . . . LP Around November 27, 2009

Yusef Lateef -- Jazz Mood . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed) Beautiful work from Brother Yusef, cut during his early days with Savoy, when he was hitting a perfect mix of soul jazz, hardbop, and more exotic instrumentation. This set features his great quintet with Curtis Fuller, Hugh Lawson, and Louis Hayes -- and Yusef plays a number of other strange percus ...

Azar Lawrence -- With Eddie Henderson & Rashid Ali . . . CD Mid-January, 2010

Michel Legrand With Ray Brown & Shelly Manne -- At Shelly's Manne-Hole . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A nice little live set -- recorded at Shelly Manne's club in LA, and one that features a trio with Michel Legrand on piano, Ray Brown on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums -- all playing together on a combination of improvisational, original tunes and some more familiar ones! The improvisational tunes ...

Kirk Lightsey/Don Moye/Tibor Elekes -- Estate . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Abbey Lincoln -- Through The Years (3CD set) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

London Jazz Four -- London Jazz Four Take A New Look At The Beatles (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Early December, 2009 A real mod jazz classic from the London scene of the 60s -- and an album of swinging jazz interpretations of Lennon & McCartney tunes! The album's the brainchild of pianist Mike McNaught -- a player with a heavily rhythmic approach on the lower end of the spectrum -- and an arranger with a grea ...

Harold Mabern -- Don't Know Why (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Harold Mabern -- Falling In Love With Love (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Harold Mabern -- Fantasy (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Harold Mabern with Eric Alexander -- Kiss Of Fire (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed) The team of Harold Mabern and Eric Alexander are always a great combination -- but they somehow sound especially nice here! After faltering a bit in his later years, Mabern's really got his groove back in order these days -- and the tracks here are all cast in a tightly soulful mode that recalls th ...

Haki R Madhubuti/Afrikan Liberation Arts Ensemble -- Rise Vision Comin . . . 12-inch Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Tony Malaby's Apparitions -- Voladores . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Shelly Manne -- 2 3 4 . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A surprisingly great Shelly Manne album from the early 60s -- one that follows a format that has Shelly playing in duo format ("2"), trio ("3"), and quartet ("4") -- hence the title! The duo track is incredible -- a spare duet with Coleman Hawkins called "Me & ...

Charlie Mariano -- Great Concert . . . CD Late September, 2009 (delayed)

Dodo Marmarosa -- Dodo's Back! . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A wonderful later album from pianist Dodo Marmarosa -- quite possibly his greatest record ever! The set's an obscure "comeback" date recorded in Chicago for Chess in the early 60s -- a trio session with Richard Evans on bass and Marshall Thompson on drums -- both working very gently behin ...

Warne Marsh -- More Jazz From The East Village . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed) Beautiful stuff -- some of the greatest work by Warne Marsh that you could ever hope to find! During the late 50s, Marsh had a tone that was incredible -- similar to that of Lee Konitz, but imbued with the soul of players like Charlie Mariano or Dick Johnson. Unfortunately, the strength of this to ...

Warne Marsh -- Release Record -- Send Tape -- Warne . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) A great session of obscure Warne Marsh material, recorded in intimate settings by bassist Peter Ind, who also plays on the record. The performances are largely unrehearsed and improvised, but the overall quality is very very strong -- and Marsh's tone is excellent. The record's a great chance to h ...

Warne Marsh -- Worn Out . . . CD Late December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Dalecarlia Recordings 1971 to 1972 . . . CD Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Dalecarlia Recordings 1971 to 1972 . . . LP Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Maldito Primitivo -- The Swedish Radio Recordings 1977 . . . CD Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Maldito Primitivo -- The Swedish Radio Recordings 1977 . . . LP Early December, 2009

Sabu Martinez -- Palo Congo (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 One of the most unique sessions ever cut for Blue Note -- an album of very traditional Afro-Cuban jamming, led by percussionist Sabu Martinez! The music on the album's comprised mostly of percussion -- plus some occasional guitar, bass, and vocals shouted by Sabu, and group members that include Ars ...

Nicolas Masson Parallels -- Thirty Six Ghosts . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Ronnie Mathews -- Song For Leslie . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Gary McFarland -- In Sound . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 One of the grooviest albums of the 60s -- a sublime blend of jazz, bossa, and easy -- and a set that definitely lives up to its title! The album's probably the most perfect realization of the unique groove that Gary McFarland was going for back in the day -- a mix of vibes, whistling, and wordless ...

Chris McGregor -- Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath . . . LP Fall 2009 In the early 70s, pianist Chris McGregor was one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene -- an expatriot South African living in London, whose work with the legendary group The Blue Notes was steeped in an African rhythmic traditions! This seminal work from 1971 shows how much McGregor's st ...

Dave McKenna -- Dave McKenna Quartet with Zoot Sims (plus bonus tracks) . . . CD Late January, 2009 (delayed)

Harold McKinney -- Voices & Rhythms Of The Creative Profile (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around December 16, 2009 One of the most righteous albums ever issued by the always-righteous Tribe Records label of Detroit -- a really collective effort, one that features ensemble vocals and spiritual jazz -- all pulled together by pianist Harold McKinney! The album showcases a group named Voices Of The Creative Profile ...

John McLaughlin -- My Goal's Beyond . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) Two sides of McLaughlin, both showcasing his spiritual exploratory inclination. The first side of this album features McLaughlin in a group with Billy Cobham, Airto, Charlie Haden, Dave Liebman and Jerry Goodman plus nice Indian touches from Mahalakshmi on sitar and Badal Roy on tabla. They perfor ...

Jackie McLean -- Swing Swang Swingin' (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) Jackie McLean cut some of his best bop sessions for Blue Note -- and this is one of them! The record is amazingly precise, and features Jackie as the sole horn soloist in a group with Walter Bishop, Jimmy Garrison, and Art Taylor. Tracks stream along with an amazing ease -- and Jackie's perfectly- ...

Joe McPhee -- Alto . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Jack McVea -- Fortissimo -- The Combo Recordings . . . CD Late November, 2009

Daniel Mille -- L'Attente . . . CD Around November 9, 2009 (delayed)

Roscoe Mitchell/Don Moye -- Samsara . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Mixed Bag -- Mixed Bag's First Album (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around December 15, 2009 One of the most obscure albums on the Tribe Records label from the 70s -- and one of the greatest too! The Mixed Bag were a group that featured keyboardist Eddie Russ and reed player Larry Nozero -- both of whom worked together beautifully on Russ' classic first album for the Jazz Masters label, an ...

Hank Mobley -- Hank Mobley & His All Stars (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A very unique album from Hank Mobley -- one that has him working alongside Milt Jackson, in an unusual format that mixes the soulful Mobley tenor with some well-crafted work on vibes! The "all star" title is certainly appropriate here -- as Mobley and Jackson are joined in a quintet by Ho ...

Hank Mobley -- Hank Mobley Quartet (Blue Note 5066) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Great early material from Mobley, and a record that's practically a Jazz Messengers album! This rare 10" session features Mobley playing with Horace Silver, Doug Watkins, and Art Blakey -- and the tracks are hard hard hard bop grooves with a knock-down-dead straight-on approach. Titles includ ...

Hank Mobley -- Hank Mobley With Donald Byrd & Lee Morgan (Blue Note 1540) (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A real hardbop treasure from Hank Mobley -- one of the hardest to find albums from the legendary Blue Note 1500 series, and a title that's hardly ever been reissued over the yers! The session is a monstrous meeting of Mobley with two of the great young trumpet talents of the late 50's -- Lee Morgan ...

Hank Mobley -- Roll Call (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around October 15, 2009 (delayed) A killer set of hardbop from the legendary Hank Mobley -- recorded during the initial Mobley run at Blue Note, and a keen document of his amazing power on the tenor sax! The album's got a tightness that's almost impossible to believe -- a summation of all the best bop trends of the 50s, rolled into ...

Modern Jazz Quartet -- Monterey Jazz Festival 1963 . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Charnett Moffett -- Art Of Improvisation . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Grachan Moncur III -- Evolution . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 Landmark material -- one of Grachan Moncur's two classic albums for Blue Note, and a session that ranks as one of the best examples of the "new thing" moment in 60s jazz! Grachan's leading a sextet here that includes a number of players that he cut his teeth with in Jackie McLean's great ...

Thelonious Monk -- Monk & Coltrane . . . LP Around October 15, 2008 (delayed) An interesting little LP that compiles alternate takes from Monk's classic album for Riverside -- Monk's Music -- the session that featured the unique twin tenor lineup of John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins. The album features 4 different alternates of tunes from that set -- "Nutty", " ...

Moondog -- Rare Material (2CD set) . . . CD Early December, 2009 A wealth of rare material from Louis "Moondog" Hardin -- mostly tracks recorded during his expatriot years in Germany, but also some key bits from earlier years as well! The first disc features a 1995 date entitled Moondog Big Band -- one that adopts the Moondog musical ideals to larger g ...

Lee Morgan -- Search For The New Land (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around March 10, 2010 A brilliant album that proves that even at the height of his success, Lee Morgan was one of the freest thinkers on Blue Note! The first cut on the album is the title track -- "Search For The New Land" -- and it's a beautiful 16 minute exploration of modal jazz themes, with an unusual stop ...

Idris Muhammad -- Black Rhythm Revolution! . . . LP Around November 20, 2009 One of the first records ever as a leader from funky drummer Idris Muhammad -- a set that was cut right at the same time Idris was burning up the kit on his classic jazz funk sessions with other Prestige label players! The groove here is tight, funky, and very much in the mode that Muhammad laid do ...

Gerry Mulligan -- Idol Gossip . . . CD Late January, 2009 (delayed)

David Murray -- David Murray Box Set (DVD) . . . DVD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Muruga/Perry Robinson -- Bubble Waves . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Muruga -- Muruga & The Global Village Ceremonial Band . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Roy Nathanson's Sotto Voce -- Subway Moon . . . CD Around July 30, 2009 (delayed)

Fats Navarro -- Fabulous Fats Navarro Vol 1 . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A full LP issue of material that Navarro recorded for Blue Note during the 78 and 10" LP eras -- compiled here with master and alternate takes of tunes that were some of the few that Navarro ever recorded for the label! Some of the work was recorded under groups led by Tadd Dameron and Budd Po ...

Fats Navarro -- Fabulous Fats Navarro Vol 2 . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A full LP issue of material that Navarro recorded for Blue Note during the 78 and 10" LP eras -- compiled here with master and alternate takes of tunes that were some of the few that Navarro ever recorded for the label! Some of the work was recorded under groups led by Tadd Dameron and Budd Po ...

Fats Navarro -- Fats Navarro Memorial Album . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Excellent work by this legendary bop trumpter -- cut not too long before his early death, and featuring a number of different groups with players like Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Ernie Henry, and Tadd Dameron. A few tracks feature some nice bop vocals from Kay Penton, and the record's go ...

New Jazz Orchestra -- Le Dejeuner Sur Herbe (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Early December, 2009

Herbie Nichols -- Herbie Nichols Trio (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Some of the most exciting piano jazz ever recorded -- and one of the rare few albums released by the legendary Herbie Nichols. Nichols' heavy handed style is amazing throughout, and the record explodes with energy unheard of on other trio sessions from the time. Part of the credit probably goes to ...

Herbie Nichols -- Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 1 . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 Killer piano jazz, and some of the greatest modernist work ever recorded by Blue Note! Herbie Nichols deserves every bit of the rare fame he ever got -- and it's only the paucity of his recordings that has kept him from achieving the status of Monk or Cecil Taylor as an avant garde forefather. Thi ...

Herbie Nichols -- Prophetic Herbie Nichols Vol 2 . . . CD Around December 9, 2009 A fantastic reissue of this early Herbie Nichols album for Blue Note, and one that even reproduces the original modernist cover art -- which is a perfect complement to Herbie's modernist playing! The tracks are some of the best avant piano jazz ever recorded, and feature Nichols in a trio with Art ...

Larry Ochs & Drumming Core -- Stone Shift . . . CD Around September 15, 2009 (delayed)

Jorn Olen Trio -- Digging In The Dark . . . CD Early April, 2010

One For All (Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, et al) -- End Of A Love Affair (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Operazone -- Redesign . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Othertet -- Othertet . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Paris Reunion Band -- French Cooking . . . CD Around October 1, 2009 (delayed) Cooking is right! You might imagine by the mid 80s, these jazz greats were past their prime, but this set has Woody Shaw, Dizzy Reece & Johnny Griffin blowin' hard in a front line that also features Slide Hampton & Nathan Davis, all important American players who made their mark in the Pari ...

Charlie Parker -- Complete Royal Roost Live Sessions On Savoy -- Vol 1 . . . CD Late December, 2009

Charlie Parker -- Complete Royal Roost Live Sessions On Savoy -- Vol 2 . . . CD Late December, 2009

Charlie Parker -- Complete Royal Roost Live Sessions On Savoy -- Vol 3 . . . CD Late December, 2009

Charlie Parker -- Complete Royal Roost Live Sessions On Savoy -- Vol 4 . . . CD Late December, 2009

Evan Parker -- House Full Of Floors . . . CD Late November, 2009

Charlie Parker -- Jazz Perennial -- Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 One of our favorite of Verve's "genius of" collections of Charlie Parker's work -- largely because it includes some wonderful and oft-overlooked vocal tunes! 4 of the tracks on the set feature Bird blowing with a vocal chorus arranged by Dave Lambert -- in a style that shouldn't work, but ...

Horace Parlan -- On The Spur Of The Moment (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) A darkly-grooving killer from pianist Horace Parlan -- and one of our favorite Blue Note albums ever! Although Parlan's always a great player on other sides for the label, this album has him stepping out with an extra edge that's really amazing -- working with brothers Tommy and Stanley Turrentine ...

Joe Pass -- Complete Catch Me! Sessions . . . CD Around October 15, 2009 (delayed) Nice, mellow, and very groovy! Joe Pass plays here with the piano and organ of Clare Fischer, who's always one of our favorites -- a player who manages to turn any session into something more than it appears at face value -- thanks to a strong sense of craft and cleverness! Clare's touch here is a ...

Joe Pass -- Stones Jazz/12 String Guitar . . . CD Mid-October, 2009 (delayed)

Duke Pearson -- Angel Eyes . . . LP Around December 18, 2009 A rare pre-Blue Note session from Duke Pearson -- very mellow, very soulful, and with a quality that's unlike most of his later work! The album's a trio side, recorded for the Jazzline label, and it features Pearson on piano, Thomas Howard on bass, and Lex Humphries on drums -- the last of whom bri ...

Duke Pearson -- Wahoo! (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 Wahoo is right -- as Duke Pearson sets up one of his hippest sessions of the 60s, a lyrical batch of soul jazz tracks, with that slight edge of darkness that he was putting into his best work as the decade progressed! Players include James Spaulding on alto and flute, Joe Henderson on tenor, and Do ...

Oscar Peterson -- Romance -- The Vocal Stylings Of Oscar Peterson . . . CD Late January, 2010

Michel Petrucciani -- Original Album Classics (Conference De Presse/Both Worlds/Solo Live/Trio In Tokyo/Flamingo) (5CD set) . . . CD Around November 24, 2009

Oscar Pettiford -- Deep Passion . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A really wonderful little chapter in the rich, and all-too-short career of bassist Oscar Pettiford -- larger group recordings done for ABC in the mid 50s! The sessions show Pettiford to be surprisingly great at such a format -- leading a group through Gigi Gryce arrangements that have a nice modern ...

Bud Powell -- Bud Powell '57 . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 The title says "57", but the music's from a few years before -- yet that's OK with us, because Bud Powell always has a sound that's instantly timeless no matter what the year! The album brings together sides from Verve dates in 1954 and 1955 -- one featuring Art Blakey on drums and Lloyd ...

Bud Powell -- Bud Powell's Moods . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 The moods of Bud Powell are some plenty darn ones -- corners of sound that few other players had explored at this point in time -- served up here especially well in the album's gentler numbers, which almost seem like evil doppelgangers to some of the more rote cocktail piano of the 50s! Powell's in ...

Bud Powell -- Piano Interpretations By Bud Powell . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 The album's way more than just a sense of "interpretations" -- because with Bud Powell at the helm, everything here is remade anew! The album's possibly the most focused of Powell's mid 50s sides for Verve -- George Duviver on bass and Art Taylor on drums -- and features the same trio thr ...

Dudu Pukwana -- Dudu Pukwana . . . CD Mid-December, 2009

QPSM Unit with David Durrah -- Great Symbolisms . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

QPSM Unit with David Durrah -- Great Symbolisms . . . LP Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

QPSM Unit -- Seriousness Of The Matter . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed) A pretty incredible batch of grooves from the New York underground! The Quadrophonic Sound Module have a lot of Afro Funk in their veins -- grooving hard in a style that's up there with the best of the 70s, mixing very very heavy percussion with some horn solos that push the limits of our expectati ...

Quartetto Trevi with Max Ionata -- Night Walk . . . LP Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Quartetto Trevi with Max Ionata -- Night Walk . . . CD Early December, 2009

Quasimode -- Daybreak . . . CD Around December 2, 2009

Sun Ra -- Antique Blacks . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Sun Ra -- Antique Blacks . . . LP Early February, 2010

Sun Ra -- Beyond The Purple Star Zone . . . CD Around November 15, 2010 Tremendous lost work from Sun Ra -- recorded live in Detroit at the start of the 80s, and only ever issued briefly on a limited Saturn Records pressing! Given the show's setting in the Detroit underground, the material has an especially hip sound to it -- a return to some of the more righteous mode ...

Sun Ra -- Continuation . . . CD Early February, 2010

Sun Ra -- Disco 3000 . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) If this is disco, point us in the direction of Studio 54! The album's one of Ra's greatest from the 70s -- recorded in Italy in 1978, and featuring some incredibly otherworldly keyboards that are some of his most enigmatic on record! The track "Disco 3000" is an incredible workout on syn ...

Sun Ra -- Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra Vol 2 (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around November 22, 2009 The second set of Heliocentric tracks that Ra recorded for ESP, with a freer feel than the first volume, and a bit more avant-oriented work overall. Ra and the group play a lot of percussion -- and Ra himself is on tuned bongos, piano, and clavioline, which has a very nice spooky sound! The reed w ...

Sun Ra -- Live In Paris 1971 . . . CD Around September 15, 2010

Sun Ra -- Live In Rome 1980 . . . CD Around January 15, 2010

Sun Ra -- New Steps . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) Brilliant work from Sun Ra -- and one of his rarest LPs! This double LP set was recorded with only a quartet -- John Gilmore on tenor, Michael Ray on trumpet, Luqman Ali on drums, and Ra on keyboards. The album's got a number of tracks that are relatively straight -- at least for Ra -- and which a ...

Sun Ra -- Stars That Shine Darkly . . . CD Around November 15, 2010

Sun Ra -- Sun Ra Live at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 12/11/74/1968 Pacifica Radio Interview (2CD set) . . . CD Around January 15, 2010

Sun Ra -- United World In Outer Space (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-December, 2009

Sun Ra -- What Planet Is This (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-December, 2009

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band -- Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band Present Egyptian Jazz -- Ramadan In Space Time . . . LP Around November 1, 2009 (delayed) Amazing grooves like you've never heard before -- the seminal sides by Salah Ragab and his Cairo Jazz Band! As you can probably guess from their name, the ensemble was an Egyptian one -- working at the end of the 60s in an incredible blend of jazz and more traditional Egyptian-styled sounds -- a bl ...

Don Randi -- Where Do We Go From Here? . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 The obscure first Verve album from Don Randi -- a great little pianist who was well known for his lively club work on the LA scene in the early 60s! Don's got a touch on the keys that's both lyrical and soulful -- somewhere between the pyrotechnics of Ramsey Lewis and the smoother grooving of Duke ...

Peter Ind & Rufus Reid -- Alone Together . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Knut Reiersrud -- Guitar . . . CD Late October, 2009 (delayed)

Renku -- In Coimbra . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Julio Resende -- Assim Falava Jazzatustra . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Sam Rivers -- Black Africa! . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) One of Sam Rivers' best albums from the 70's! This excellent 2LP set on the rare Horo label features a great realization of Rivers' classic trio approach to free jazz. Rivers himself plays tenor, soprano, flute, and piano -- and is the main soloist on the different passages of the track "Blac ...

Max Roach -- Candid Max . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Sonny Rollins -- Sonny Rollins Vol 1 (Blue Note 1542) . . . LP Around January 20, 2010 The rarest of all the Sonny Rollins Blue Note sessions -- and possibly the best! The record captures Rollins at a key turning point -- emerging from his firey bop years, moving into a much more complicated, introspective tenor style that was a perfect showcase for his developing genius for improvis ...

Scott Rosenberg, Jim Baker, Anton Hatwich & Daisy -- New Folk, New Blues . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

Nunzio Rotondo -- Artistry Of Nunzio Rotondo . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Nunzio Rotondo -- Artistry Of Nunzio Rotondo . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Badal Roy -- Passing Dreams . . . CD Around November 1, 2009 (delayed)

Charles Rumback -- Two Kinds Of Art Thieves . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Victor Sabas -- A Pou Zot (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Pharoah Sanders -- Elevation . . . 12-inch Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Pharoah Sanders -- With A Heartbeat . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Santucci Scoppa -- On The Underground Road . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed) Excellent hard bop session recorded in Italy in the early 70's, and featuring a group led by the trumpet and tenor players Cicci Santucci and Enzo Scoppa! The whole thing grooves along with a sound that's similar to the late 60's Lee Morgan and Hank Mobley recordings on Blue Note -- with very clear ...

Conrad Schnitzler -- Silver (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Mid-February, 2009 (delayed)

Roman Schwaller -- Roman Schwaller Jazz Quartet -- Live In Vienna . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Phil Seamen -- Now -- Live (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Early December, 2009

George Shearing -- Lullabies Of Birdland . . . CD Late January, 2010

George Shearing -- September In The Rain . . . CD Early December, 2009 Classic early work from George Shearing -- the MGM sides that first made American audiences sit up and take notice of his mighty talents and cool new sound on the piano! The classic Shearing style is already in full effect here -- a sublime blend of spacious piano lines, gentle vibes, and moody gui ...

Archie Shepp -- French Ballads (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Archie Shepp & Lars Gullin -- House I Live In . . . CD Around November 15, 2009 (delayed)

Archie Shepp -- Lybia . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Archie Shepp -- Mariamar . . . CD Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) A lost soulful gem from Shepp -- an obscure mid 70s session recorded in Rome with Italian players, and a laidback approach that sort of takes off from the more groove-based tracks of the Attica Blues years. The album's got four long tracks -- none of them avant garde, nor of the traditional mode of ...

Sahib Shihab -- Sahib Shihab & The Danish Radio Jazz Group (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Around August 1, 2009 (delayed) One of the hippest 60s sets from saxophonist Sahib Shihab -- a large group album recorded with the Danish Radio Group -- a great batch of modernists from the Scandinavian scene of the time! The album's still got the modal rhythms and long-flowing solos we love in Sahib's best 60s work -- but the pr ...

Sahib Shihab -- Sahib's Jazz Party (Japanese pressing) . . . LP Around May 22, 2009 (delayed) One of the first European recordings from Sahib Shihab -- a classic set that's the start of an amazing 60s run on the continent! Shihab here is quite different than his American dates of the 50s -- bolder, and blowing with a really open, fluid sort of groove that marks a great development in his so ...

Hideo Shiraki -- Matsuri No Genso . . . 7-inch Around December 11, 2009

Zoot Sims -- Waiting Game . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 A rare gem from Zoot Sims -- very different than any of his other albums! The session features Zoot blowing over large backings arranged and conducted by Gary McFarland, a bit in the older Verve "with strings" mode, but also sparkling with a lot of the newer elements that McFarland was br ...

Smell Trio -- Naiko . . . CD Late February, 2009 (delayed) Nothing smelly about these guys, as the trio's a really wonderful piano combo from the contemporary Italian scene -- a group with a depth and imagination that reminds us of classic work from decades back! There's an inherent sense of rhythm to most of the tracks -- a subtle groove that almost hits ...

Wadada Leo Smith -- Freedom Now -- Eclipse (DVD) . . . DVD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Jimmy Smith -- Jimmy Smith Plays Red Hot Blues -- Jazz Club . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Johnny Smith -- Kaleidoscope . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 One of the grooviest records we've ever heard from guitarist Johnny Smith -- a sweet batch of mellow tunes, played with some warm chromatic touches! Smith still has that wonderful tone here that he first exhibited on his 50s recordings, but he also works in a style that's a bit more fluid -- cast i ...

Wadada Leo Smith -- Spirit Catcher . . . CD Around October 20, 2009 (delayed)

Soul 4 introducing Mattia Cigalini -- Arriving Soon . . . LP Around November 10, 2009 (delayed) A cool little combo who definitely live up to their name -- the a soulful quartet from the Italian scene, joined here by up-and-coming alto player Mattia Cigalini! The album's got a soaring, joyous sort of groove -- one that's firmly rooted in early 60s soul jazz, and tagged beautifully by the albu ...

Soul 4 introducing Mattia Cigalini -- Arriving Soon . . . CD Around December 15, 2009 A cool little combo who definitely live up to their name -- the a soulful quartet from the Italian scene, joined here by up-and-coming alto player Mattia Cigalini! The album's got a soaring, joyous sort of groove -- one that's firmly rooted in early 60s soul jazz, and tagged beautifully by the albu ...

Soul Medium -- Woodstock Generation . . . CD Early December, 2009

Jason Stein -- In Exchange For A Process . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore -- Three Less Than Between . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Louis Stewart/Peter Ind -- Beyond Baubles, Bangles & Beads . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed) Duets between guitarist Louis Stewart and ex-Konitz bassist Peter Ind -- recorded by Ind at his own studio, with the wonderfully intimate sound that he brought to his best recordings of the late 50s and early 60s. The original album has been expanded with additional music from the same session --a ...

Sonny Stitt -- Hard Swing . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 Sublime Sonny Stitt for Verve -- a near-perfect record in just about every way from start to finish! Sonny's tone is amazing here -- crisp, but still with a great deal of warmth -- and focused, but never in a way that's hackneyed or cliched -- really showing the brilliance of jazz in a simple, stra ...

Roberto Tarenzi Trio -- I'll Fly Away . . . CD Around October 15, 2009 (delayed) Hard driving grooves from the trio of Italian pianist Roberto Tarenzi -- a sweet little combo that seems to draw a lot of energy from the bossa trios on the Brazilian scene of the 60s -- inflected with a bit of European jazz elements as well! The set's got a groove that would be right at home in th ...

Art Taylor -- AT's Delight (180 gram pressing) . . . LP Around December 1, 2009 A real stormer! This was one of the few albums ever cut as a leader by the great hardbop drummer Art Taylor -- and it's one of the best from the Blue Note catalog at the time! The band is a heavily smoking one -- with Dave Burns on trumpet, Stan Turrentine on tenor, and Wynton Kelly on piano -- an ...

Cecil Taylor -- Chinampas . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed)

Tribe -- Rebirth . . . CD Mid-December, 2009

Tribe Collective (Phil Ranelin, Marcus Belgrave) -- Vibes From The Tribe . . . 12-inch Around November 25, 2009

Trio Passeurs -- Existence . . . CD Early October, 2009 (delayed)

Stanley Turrentine -- Up At Minton's Vol 2 (45rpm -- 180gram pressing) . . . LP Around April 10, 2010 Burning live set of deep bluesy grooves featuring the great hard early tone of Stanley Turrentine! Grant Green and Horace Parlan set up a mean vibe alongside George Tucker and Al Harewood -- and the setting of Minton's Playhouse seems to drive the group into a nice tight frenzy. The whole session's ...

McCoy Tyner -- Double Trios . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

McCoy Tyner -- McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Mc Coy plays Duke, with surprisingly great results -- thanks to an expanded trio format that features lots of additional percussion! McCoy's on piano, working alongside Coltrane bandmates Jimmy Garrison on bass and Elvin Jones on drums -- but the real charm of the record comes from Willie Rodriguez ...

Sarah Vaughan -- No Count Sarah (Japanese pressing) . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 The title's a bit of a joke -- because the record features a batch sidemen from the Count Basie band -- Thad Jones, Joe Newman, Freddy Green, Billy Mitchell, Frank Foster, and others -- all working with Sarah, but the Count's name is missing, due to contractual obligations! Despite that lack, thoug ...

Howard Wales & Jerry Garcia -- Hooteroll? . . . CD Around September 1, 2009 (delayed) Forget what you think about Jerry Garcia, because this is a sweet batch of funky organ tunes! Jerry's on guitar, but the real star of the scene is Howard Wales -- who runs the session with a laidback feel that's partly like Jimmy Smith on early Blue Note, Larry Young on later Blue Note, and which a ...

Bennie Wallace -- Art Of The Saxophone . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

George Wallington -- George Wallington Trio . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Great little trio work from pianist George Wallington -- material recorded for Savoy when he was at the height of his boppish powers on the keys! Side one of the album is all trio material -- with Curley Russell on bass and Max Roach on drums -- providing a nice little kick in the rhythm, similar t ...

George Wallington -- Jazz At Hotchkiss . . . CD Around December 23, 2009 Nothing fancy -- but a very nice hardbop session, and one of the few Wallington albums that isn't a trio session. Originally issued as Jazz At Hotchkiss, but repackaged here with a different cover and better notes. The group's got Donald Byrd and Phil Woods -- both in their youthful bop prime, esp ...

Cedar Walton -- Cedar's Blues . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Cedar Walton -- Midnight Waltz (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Kai Warner -- Fantastic Sound Of Kai Warner -- Jazz Club . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Shin Watanabe & Six Joes -- Shin Watanabe & Six Joes . . . CD Around December 11, 2009

Bobby Watson -- Round Trip . . . CD Around March 10, 2009 (delayed) One of Bobby Watson's more urgent-sounding albums from the 80s -- a quartet session recorded with an Italian rhythm trio -- in a style that mostly features Watson blowing in the lead, trying to hold the session together with the strength of his own imagination. And while this approach gets a new ed ...

Bobby Watson -- This Little Light Of Mine . . . CD Early March, 2009 (delayed)

Art Webb -- Love Eyes . . . CD Around December 10, 2009 Sweet funky flute from Art Webb -- an overlooked 70s jazz player who's probably best known for his Latin fusion work. This set shows Art working strongly in a mode that references that part of his career, yet also has him stepping into more of the mainstream of funky jazz -- working with the rhythm ...

Ben Webster -- Tenor Sax Legend -- Live & Intimate (DVD) . . . DVD Late November, 2009

Weightless -- Brush With Dignity . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)

Wide Hive Players -- Wide Hive Players . . . CD Early November, 2009 (delayed)

Claude Williamson Trio -- South Of The Border -- West Of The Sun (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Teddy Wilson -- I Got Rhythm . . . CD Late January, 2010

Teddy Wilson -- Teddy Wilson For Quiet Lovers . . . CD Late January, 2010

Kai Winding -- Incredible Kai Winding Trombones . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 The title's no mistake -- both in its pluralization and its acclaim for Kai Winding -- as the leader here is working with a brace of additional trombones, all in a groove that's one of his most fluid on record to date! The style builds nicely from the sound that Kai and JJ Johnson forged in the 50s ...

Phil Woods -- Gratitude . . . CD Around November 18, 2009 (delayed)

Lester Young -- Pres (Verve) . . . CD Around January 27, 2010 As beautiful an illustration of the genius of Lester Young as you could ever hope to find -- tight, short small group numbers recorded with a keen focus on Young's amazing tone -- all served up with beautiful sound throughout! The cover bills the set as being by Young and his orchestra, but the mat ...

Lester Young -- President Plays With The Oscar Peterson Trio . . . CD Around December 8, 2009 Lester Young joins the Oscar Peterson trio -- and the result is a classic meeting of the minds from early 50s Verve! Young's tone is tremendous throughout -- that sharp-yet-cool style that had such a big influence on other 50s players, and which gets some great support here from Peterson's group, w ...

Denny Zeitlin -- As Long As There's Music (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Joel Zelnick -- Move (Japanese paper sleeve edition) . . . CD Early December, 2009

Marco Zurzolo/Enrico Pieranunzi/Don Moye -- Back To Smile . . . CD Early June, 2009 (delayed)

Various -- Contemporary Jazz . . . CD Early February, 2010

Various -- Contemporary Jazz . . . LP Early February, 2010

Various -- Freedom, Rhythm, & Sound -- Revolutionary Jazz 1965 to 1980 -- Part 1 . . . LP Early December, 2009

Various -- Freedom, Rhythm, & Sound -- Revolutionary Jazz 1965 to 1980 -- Part 2 . . . LP Early December, 2009

Various -- Groovy Indeed . . . CD Early December, 2009

Various -- Heavenly Sweetness Label Collection . . . CD Around January 18, 2010

Various -- Heavenly Sweetness Label Collection -- Sampler EP . . . LP Around November 23, 2009

Various -- Jazz Heat Bongo Beat . . . CD Around October 10, 2009 (delayed)

Various -- Norman Granz Jam Session . . . CD Late January, 2010

Various -- Polish Funk 4 . . . CD Mid-November, 2009

Various -- Polish Funk 4 . . . LP Mid-November, 2009

Various -- Wildflowers -- New York Loft Jazz 1976 (3CD set) . . . CD Early September, 2009 (delayed)