Taylor Ho Bynum on cornet, John Hebert on contrabass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums. CD

Chris Corsano on drums, Sylvie Courvoisier on piano, and Nate Wooley on trumpet. CD

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Features John Butcher on saxophones, John Edwards on bass, and Mark Sanders on drums. CD

With Matthew Shipp on piano, Roy Campbell Jr on trumpet, Steve Swell on trombone, Hilliard Greene on bass, and Newman Taylor Baker on drums. CD

Jemeel Moodoc on alto sax and Hilliard Greene on bass. CD

Features Susan Alcorn on pedal steel – plus Mary Halvorson on guitar, Mark Feldman on violin, Michael Formanek on bass, and Ryan Sawyer on drums. CD

Susan Alcorn on pedal steel guitar, Leila Bordreuil on cello, and Ingrid Laubrock on tenor and soprano saxophone. CD

Matana Roberts on alto saxophone. CD

Joelle Leandre on bass and vocals and Jerome Bourdellon on bass and piccolo flute and bass clarinet. CD

Some of the best material ever recorded by singer Jimmy Scott – presented as a lovely 3 disc package with copious notes, and a lot of bonus material too! The bulk of the sides were cut during the earliest years of Jimmy's career – from 1952 to 1960, all with great small group, jazz-based backing – very nicely handled by the folks at Savoy Records – with just the right sort of pitch to work well with Scott's unique voice. There's a lot of unreleased cuts from these sessions – which makes the package essential even if you own the records – and titles include "If You Only Knew", "If I Ever Lost You", "Once", "What Good Would It Be", "I'll Never Deceive You", "Please Forgive Me", "Guilty", "Anytime Anyday Anywhere", and "The Talk Of The Town". The set then ends with the full album Can't We Begin Again, from Jimmy's "lost" period in 1975 – ne of the most obscure albums we've ever seen from Scott – and that's saying a lot, given how obscure most of his career was before his relatively recent revival! This session – billed in the notes as his "umpteenth comeback" – was recorded in Chicago in 1975, but has a feel that's in keeping with some of Jimmy's more traditional work from earlier years. The set was done by producer Fred Mendelsohn, who'd recorded some of Jimmy's earlier work – and features backings by pianist Ace Carter, plus additional string arrangements from Alex Hamilton. Jimmy's voice is actually a bit less fragile and somewhat deeper than usual – possibly even more confident – and the "jazz with strings" format brings a full feel to the session, but one that never dominates the vocals. Titles include "The More I See You", "I'll Be Around", "Anchored By My Side", "You've Changed", "Can't We Begin Again", "Close Your Eyes", and "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life". Box features 66 tracks in all! CD