Steve Coleman on alto saxophone, Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet, Miles Okazaki on guitar, Anthony Tidd on bass, and Sean Rickman on drums. CD

One of the most wonderful soundtracks ever! Michel Legrand wrote the jazzy groovy score for this legendary French film from the mid 60s – and every word of dialogue in the film is sung throughout, making for a very cool, ever-changing array of vocal bits and jazzy styles. Embedded in here are lines that later became worldwide hits – like "I Will Wait For You" and "Watch What Happens" – but in this version, the songs are just themes in the huge pastiche of dialogue and narrative, and they lurk behind the score in a beautiful way. CDs features 30 tracks in all – with titles that include "Scene Du Garage", "Dans Le Magasin", "Diner", "Le Mariage", "Le Retour De Guy Chez Elise", "Guy Au Cafe", "Chez Dubourg Le Joallie", and "Sur Le Quai"–plus a few instrumental tracks as well! CD

A great rundown of key live jazz albums of the past decade or more – including some that feature unreleased tracks from the 60s and 70s – all brought together as a mini-discography embedded in this special issue of Jazz Critique! The book features listings for almost 100 live albums, all with cover images, and other details in English – plus a short review in Japanese text – and the issue has other articles too, including reviews, record columns, and other jazz news too. As always with Jazz Critique, the publication style is great – a book-like cover, with color images at the start, and black and white images throughout. Book