Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone, piano, synthesizer, and drums – leading a large group with reeds, brass, guitar, violin, and various percussion instruments. CD

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

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

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

Kenny Drew Jr on piano, Ralph Moore on tenor saxophone, Wallace Roney on trumpet, Christian McBride and George Mraz on bass, and Al Foster and Winard Harper on drums. 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

Featuring Tom Waits. 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and new modes of expression – which he reached for strongly, even as his older "modern" contemporaries started to sound out of date!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

Bob Green on bass, keyboards, guitar and samples, David Revelli on drums, Jonathan Byerly on saxophone and bass clarinet, and Chris Grady on trumpet. CD

A nice group – with Curtis Fuller on trombone, Steve Nelson on vibes, Kenny Washington on drums, and Michael Weiss on piano – who also handled the arrangements! CD

Ronald Shannon Jackson on drums – with Zane Massey on saxophones, David Gordon and Henry Scott on trumpet, Vernon Reid on guitar, banjo, and synth, and Melvin Gibbs on electric bass. CD

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

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

With Bireli Lagrene on solo guitar and bass, Gaiti Lagrenen and Tschirglo Loeffler on rhythm guitar, Jan Jankeje on bass, Jorg Reiter on piano, Wolfgang Lakerschmid on vibes, Bernd Marquart on trumpet, and Schmido Kling on violin. LP, Vinyl record album

With Steve Davis on trombone, Roy Hargrove on trumpet, Steve Nelson on vibraphone, Alan Jay Palmer on piano, Nat Reeves on bass, and Eric McPherson on drums. CD

Frank Morgan on alto saxophone, Kenny Burrell on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, and Grady Tate on drums. CD

With George Cables on piano, David Williams on bass, Lewis Nash on Drums, and Roy Hargrove on trumpet, – plus Abbey Lincoln on guest vocals. CD

Features Ronnie Matthews and George Cables on piano, Buster Williams on bass, and Al Foster on drums – plus guest trumpet from Wynton Marsalis. CD

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