James Clay on tenor sax, Cedar Walton on piano, David Williams on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. CD

Early Prime Time stuff by Ornette, with the harmelodic sound electric sound of the group that included Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bern Nix, and Charlie Ellerbee. Lots of popping guitar strings, jumping basslines, and rambling solos by Ornette. Tracks include "Jump Street", "Sleep Talk", "Air Ship", "What Is The Name Of That Song?", and "Job Mob". Very early eighties, very downtown scene. CD

JJ Johnson on trombone, Ralph Moore on saxophone, Stanley Cowell on piano, Rufus Reid on bass, and Victor Lewis on drums. CD

Features solo piano tracks and duets with Kenny Barron, Tommy Flanagan, Roland Hanna, Barry Harris, and Hank Jones. CD

Gary Crosby on contrabass, Joe Bashorun on piano, Orphy Robinson on vibraphone, Cameron Pierre on guitar, Mark Mondesir on drums, and Juliet Roberts and Leroy Osbourne on vocals. CD

Andy Sheppard on soprano & tenor saxophone, Chris Biscole on alto, tenor & soprano saxophone, Pete Maxfield on bass, Pete Hurt on bass clarinet, Ernst Reijseger on cello, Han Bennink & Simon Gore on drums, Mano Ventura on guitar, Mamadi Kamara on percussion, Dave Burton on piano & synthesizer, Steve Lodder on synthesizer, Garey Valente on trombone, Claude Deppa on trumpet, Kevin Robinson on trumpet, flugelhorn & percussion & Orphy Robinson on vibraphone & marimba. CD

Features a long list of collaborators including Herbie Hancock, Pharoah Sanders, Jon Faddis, Stanton Davis, Robin Eubanks, Andy Gonzalez, and Kimati Dinizulu. CD

Includes two long suites, "La Voix Errante" and "Sound Playing", plus the somewhat shorter "Chalabati". CD

One of the few albums by Jorge Ben that was issued in America – a mid-70s set that brings together some of the best work he recorded for Philips Records in Brazil in the late 60s and early 70s! The work here is the stuff of legend – sounds that effortlessly blend samba and soul, all without ever sounding forced – and with an undeniably infectious groove that comes through strongly in Jorge's fantastic presentation of the material! His vocals are amazing – the kind that really grab you, even if you don't understand the language – and the rhythms are full of rootsy percussion and riffing acoustic guitar – plus some basslines that are very unique, and really drive the tunes. The whole thing's wonderful – every track is a killer – and titles include "Ze Cangica", "O Circo Chegado", "Morre O Burro Fica O Homem", "Paz E Arroz", "Oba, La Vem Ela", "Apareceu Aparecida", "Oba La Vem Ela", and "Errare Humanum Est". CD features two bonus tracks – "Que Maravilha" and "Taj Mahal (1972 version)". CD

Brackeen, on piano, is backed by the rhythm section of Eddie Gomez and Jack DeJohnette. CD

Early Prime Time stuff by Ornette, with the harmelodic sound electric sound of the group that included Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bern Nix, and Charlie Ellerbee. Lots of popping guitar strings, jumping basslines, and rambling solos by Ornette. Tracks include "Jump Street", "Sleep Talk", "Air Ship", "What Is The Name Of That Song?", and "Job Mob". Very early eighties, very downtown scene. LP, Vinyl record album

With Dewey Redman on tenor sax, Mike Cain on piano, and Billy Higgins on drums, gambre, guitar and vocals. CD

Andrew Simpkins on bass, Melissa Hasin on cello, Mel Brown on drums, Carol Robbins on harp, Ray Armando on percussion, Art Hillery on piano, Michael White on stroh violin, Maurice Spears & Thurman Green on trombone, Frank Szabo, James B. Smith & Oscar Brashear on trumpet, Dan Weinstein on viola & Brenton Banks & Mark Cargill on violin. CD

Gil Evans never stopped growing as the years went on – a leader who was always open to new ideas and new modes of expression – which he reached for strongly, even as his older "modern" contemporaries started to sound out of date! This excellent late 70s session is a key illustration of Evans' continual drive – as he works in modes that equally embrace acoustic and electric elements, but never like a funky big band record, or some of the electrification added to older groups – instead with this richly visionary way that brings all the elements together at a level that's completely sublime! The lineup features Gil on piano, alongside almost equal use of keyboards from Pete Levin – and other players include Arthur Blythe and David Sanborn on alto, George Adams on tenor, Marvin Hannibal Peterson and Ernie Royal on trumpet, Jimmy Knepper on trombone, and Keith Loving on guitar – an extremely varied group that comes together beautifully under the leadership of Evans. Side one features a brilliant reworking of the Billy Harper tune "Priestess", which runs for almost 20 minutes in length – and side two features Charles Mingus' "Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress Then Silk Blue" – plus "Lunar Eclipse" and "Short Visit". LP, Vinyl record album

With Stanley Cowell on piano, Rhodes, and synthesizer, Tony Purrone on guitar, and Akira Tana on drums. LP, Vinyl record album

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With Zane Massey on saxes, Vernon Reid on guitars, Melvin Gibbs on bass, and Henry Scott on trumpet. LP, Vinyl record album

With Bob Berg on tenor saxophone. CD

Features James Blood Ulmer on guitars, Bernie Worrell on Hammond and clavinet, Amina Claudine Myers on Hammond and piano, Bill Laswell on bass, and Joseph Zigaboo Modeliste on drums and percussion. CD

Phil Woods plays both alto and clarinet – in a quartet with Hal Galper on piano, Bill Goodwin on drums, and Steve Gilmore on bass. LP, Vinyl record album

Way cooler than the usual score you might expect – as the record not only features the main theme, plus some ethnographic recordings – but also includes cuts by Fela, Toure Kunda, and Youssou N'Dour! LP, Vinyl record album

Features David Sanchez on tenor and soprano sax, Ralph Moore on tenor, Arturo Ortiz on piano, and Richie Flores on percussion. CD

With Richard Paine on bass. CD