Sil and his soulful sax blow their way through another set of film standards from the 60's, including tracks like "Alfie", "Ode To Billy Joe", and "San Francisco(Wear Some Flowers)", plus other pop tracks like "I Was Made To Love Her", "Red Roses For A Blue Lady", and "Honey". Deep soul sax ballad sound, recorded in Nashville by Shelby Singleton. LP, Vinyl record album

A cool little album from the Kansas City scene – a mix of jazz, soul, and vocals – played by a mixed group that includes organ, guitar, vibes, and percussion! The sound is swinging soul jazz, but with vocals out front at times – and the sound is nicely rough around the edges, hardly the commercial affair you might guess from a group with "slick" in their name! These guys are clearly well suited to handling a variety of crowds, as you can tell from the shifting moods of the record – but they've also got a good talent for cooking up some good soulful tunes of their own, like the bossa-inspired "People's Choice", the mellow steppin "Voodoo Village", or the soul jazz groover "Crisco" – which begins with a really great break! The whole thing's pretty nice, and there's a few tasty cuts that also feature scatting vocals going together with the guitar. Titles include "Somewhere Along The Way", "Teach Me Tonight", "Gypsy In My Soul", and "Next Time You See Me". (Soul, Jazz) CD

Previously unissued material with Joe Albany on piano, Leroy Vinegar on bass, and Frank Capp on drums. CD

Tiger Okoshi on trumpet and flugelhorn, Kenny Barron on piano, Hank Roberts on cello, Jay Anderson on bass, and Mino Cinelu on percussion. CD

A nice collection of Gene Ammons' work that doesn't always get as well remembered as his sides for Prestige or Chess – a 1947 bop session for Savoy with Howard McGhee on trumpet, Leo Parker on baritone, Junior Mance on piano, Gene Wright on bass, and Chuck Williams on drums; and early 50s sesssions with Johnny Coles on trumpet, Lino Murray on trombone, Mack Easton on tenor and baritone, John Houston on piano, Ben Stuberville on bass, and George Brown on drums; done in a wonderfully full-voiced tone! The set features Gene's classic "Red Top", plus the great two part "Big Slam", and the titles "Chips", "Goodtime Blues", "Fuzzy", "Jim Dawgs", and "Street Of Dreams". LP, Vinyl record album

Firey guitar work from one of the all-time greats! Grant Green was one of the most incredible jazz guitarists of all time, and his early Blue Note work has always been some of the best guitar jazz ever recorded. With this great album, Blue Note has finally unearthed an amazing early session by Green – recorded in trio format with drummer Ben Dixon and organist John Patton. Both Patton and Green originally hailed from St. Louis, but were picked up on a tour by Lou Donaldson to join his band – and brought by Donaldson to Blue Note when the group hit New York. This set of tracks, dedicated to their boss, shows Patton and Green in sparkling interplay – trading lines with an ease, confidence, and rawness that would make most other organ/guitar teams weep with joy to achieve! The CD's a perfect one if you're a fan of Green's First Stand or Green Street albums – and it includes the tracks "Blues For Lou", "Big John", "Look At That Girl", and "This Little Girl Of Mine". CD

A selection of very cool cuts from a long-running party hosted by the mighty Mark De Clive-Lowe – an event that showcases all his rich love of sounds in jazz, soul, club, and other contemporary modes – delivered live as a very collaborative effort, in a style that's captured beautifully on this expanded CD! Mark's got a hand in all the cuts here, but he also opens the door to all the guests to really do their thing – including Tommaso Cappellato, Myele Manzanza, Stro Elliot, Kamau Daaood, Joy Jones, and Colectivo Arte & Manha – all artists who share Mark's genre-jumping cosmic vision! The tracks here are all different than the Ropeadope album with Church in the title – and cuts include "Mystic Brew", "ACHH", "Steps Ahead", "ESSS (Love The Space)", "Ancient Prophecy", "Montara", "Blueberries", "Atlantic Journey", and "Invocation". Also includes the Japanese-only bonus track "Ryugu Jo". (New Grooves, Jazz) CD

A holy grail from the prime years of Blue Note hardbop – and one of the first records ever recorded by Clifford Jordan, then a fresh young tenor talent, just blown in from Chicago! The album has Jordan working with an all-star lineup that includes Art Farmer on trumpet, Sonny Clark on piano, and Louis Hayes in drums – blowing with a style that is a bit looser than other Blue Notes from the time, with touches of lyrical expression, brought on by the presence of Farmer and Hayes. Great overall – as tight as a bop side, but with a much deeper soul! Titles include "Confirmation", "Laconia", "Soul-Lo Blues", and "Cliff Craft". CD

Features Antonio Adolfo on piano, Lula Galvao on guitar, Jesse Sadoc on trumpet and flugelhorn, Marcelo Martins on saxes and flute, Rafael Rocha on trombone, and Dada Costa and Rafael Barata on percusssion. CD

John Escreet on piano, Fender Rhodes, and keys – with David Binney on alto sax and electronics, Wayne Krantz on guitar, and Marcus Gilmore on drums and percusssion. CD

A collection of recordings off of "Influence Of Five" and "Tenor Hierarchy" – with Roy Eldridge on trumpet, Benny Carter on alto, Bernard Addison on guitar, John Kirby on bass, and Sid Catlett on drums on one side; plus Cootie Williams on trumpet, Art Tatum on piano, Edmond Hall on clarinet, Oscar Pettiford on basss, Al Casey on guitar, and Sid Catlett on drums on the flip. LP, Vinyl record album

With Stanley Turrentine and Ralph Moore on tenor, George Benson on guitar, Larry Willis on electric piano and synthesizer, Wayne Braithwaite on electric basss, Rufus Reid on bass, Idris Muhammad on drums and tambourine, and Carl Allen on drums. Titles include "Battlescar Galorica", "Saint's Homecoming Song", "Melting Pot", and "Life Flight". LP, Vinyl record album

With David Gilmore on guitar, Rachel Z on piano and synths, Marcus Miller on bass, Will Calhoun on drums, and Airto Moreira and Lenny Castro on percusssion. CD

With Cutty Cutshall on trombone, Bob Wilbur on soprano and clarinet, Al Chernet on banjo and guitar, Howard Collins on guitar, Jack Lesberg on basss, Hap Gormley on drums, and George Devens on percussion; and features Don Butterfield on tuba, Bob Haggart on bass, and Gary Burton on marimba. LP, Vinyl record album

One of THE key records in the Konitz school – an early Prestige 10" LP that features Lee's quintet on side one, and Lee & Lennie Tristano playing together in Tristano's quintet on side two! On side one, Konitz plays alto and is joined by Warne Marsh on tenor, Sal Mosca on piano, Arnold Fishkin on bass and Denzil Best on drums – gliding along magically on tracks that include "Marshmallow", "Sound - Lee", "Fishin' Around", and "Tautology". Side two features Tristano on piano, Konitz on alto, Billy Bauer on guitar, Arnold Fishkin on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums – performing the classic "Subconscious – Lee", plus "Judy", "Retrospection", and "Progresssion". LP, Vinyl record album