Rez Abbasi on acoustic guitar, Stephan Crump on acoustic bass, Eric McPherson on drums, and Bill Ware on vibraphone. CD

Includes the songs "Vivian", "After You've Gone", "Vivian Flavia De Las Merceded", "Moonglow", "Tomatito & Federico", "Capullito De Aleli", "Las Vegas Station", "Lluvia De Colores", "Avalon", "A Las Cuatro De La Manana", "Okey Paganini", "Oriente", and "Micro Suite Cubana". CD

Features Donald Harrison on saxes, Steve Nelson on vibes, and Bill Mobley on trumpet! CD

Roberto Cassani on bass and vocals and Fraser A Campbell on woodwinds. CD

Chano Dominguez on piano and Javier Colina on double bass. CD

Laszlo Gardony on piano, John Lockwood on bass, and Yoran Israel on drums. CD

Laszlo Gardony on piano. CD

Incredible work from saxophonist Jimmy Greene – a really under-discovered talent, but one who burst forth here with a wealth of original compositions, and a sharp-edged sound that's completely brilliant! Greene's power here reminds us a lot of Wayne Shorter at his early best – straight and soulful, but always with an undercurrent of modern – a knowledge of boundaries, and a willingness to push them – yet never too far to loose his sense of swing! The rhythm section helps a lot towards that end – a trio that features Xavier Davis on piano and Fender Rhodes, Reuben Rodgers on bass, and Eric Harland on drums – and the set also features lots of warm guitar lines from Lage Lund, who further deepens the sound. Stefon Harris plays vibes on one track – and titles are almost all original numbers, and include "Mr Octopus", "Fathers & Sons", "Mission Statement", "Ana Grace", "Yeah You Right", "In Nelba's Eyes", and "Love In Action". CD

JT Lewis on drums, Melvin Gibbs on bass, and Brandon Ross on guitar. CD

Features Joel Harrison on electric guitar – leading a nineteen piece orchestra with Donny McCaslin, Taylor Haskins, Curtis Fowlkes, Kermit Driscoll, and others. CD

Mike Holober on piano and Fender Rhodes – with Tim Ries on saxophone, Pete McGuinness on trombone, Steve Cardenas on guitar, and others. CD

Stan Killian on tenor saxophone, Paul Bollenback on guitar, Corcoran on bass, and McClenty Hunter on drums. CD

Russ Lossing on solo piano. CD

Donny McCaslin on tenor saxophone and flute, Alex Sipiagin on trumpet and flugelhorn, Tatum Greenblatt on trumpet, Chris Komer on French horn, Marshall Gilkes on trombone, Marcus Rojas on tuba and bass trombone, Ben Monder on guitar, Edward Simon on piano and organ, Scott Colley on bass, Antonio Sanchez on drums and Pernell Saturnino on percussion. CD

Abel Miereles on tenor and soprano saxophone, Benito Gonzalez on piano, Myles Sloniker on bass, and EJ Strickland on drums, with Candice Reyes singing on two tracks. CD

A rare rare landmark from Charles Mingus – music written for the 1965 Monterey festival, but (as the title indicates) not played at the festival! The recording was done later, at UCLA, with a group that includes Charles McPherson, Julius Watkins, Jimmy Owens, Hobart Dotson, and Howard Johnson – and it features a large group of horns, playing in some of Mingus' most sophisticated arrangements of the 60s! There's still a tremendous amount of fire in the work, as you'd guess from titles that include "Don't Let It Happen Here", "Don't Be Afraid The Clown's Afraid Too", "Once Upon A Time There Was A Holding Corporation Called Old America", and "They Trespass On The Land Of The Sacred Sioux". The album was originally only issued on Mingus' own label, available only by mail – and is presented here as a well-done 2CD set complete with some spoken introductions. CD

Gary Versace on grand piano, Nate Radley on guitar, and Jay Anderson on bass. CD

Ben Monder on guitar, John Patitucci and Skuli Sverrisson on bass, Ted Poor on drums, and Gian Slater, Martha Cluver, and Theo Bleckmann on vocals. CD

Morris Goldberg's South African inspired Ojoyo group – featuring Chris Botti, Cyro Baptista, and others. Tracks include "Station Road Strut", "Dolphin Jive", "Little Song", and "Cape Doctor". CD

Jerome Sabbagh on tenor saxophone, Ben Monder on guitar, Joe Martin on bass, and Ted Poor on drums. CD

Excellent swinging vocal group from The Hi-Los – one of the best male vocal quartets ever! The foursome have an amazing talent with a jazz riff – and their style of handling a tune was only ever matched by the Four Freshmen for sheer inventiveness and vocal imagination. This set features two rare Columbia albums by the group – Now Hear This, which features orchestrations by Frank Comstock, and Broadway Playbill, which has the band grooving to some broadway tunes, whimsically conducted by Warren Baker. There's a total of 25 tracks in all – and titles include "Politics & Poker", "A Quiet Girl", "Sunnyside Up", "Laura", "Two Ladies In De Shade Of De Banana Tree", "The Heather On The Hill", "Mr Goldstone, I Love You", and "Small World". Wonderful stuff – with a perfect mix of harmony vocals, jazz, and humor! CD

The second chapter in the career of Bridget St John, presented here in all its glory – with one key album, lots more rare material, and even some unissued session tracks too! The set begins with the wonderful album Jumblequeen – post-Dandelion Records work by British singer Bridget St John – an album that's a bit more straightforward than some of her earlier work, but still pretty darn great! Bridget still sings and plays guitar in a relatively folksy way – but there's a tighter focus here than before – a sense of song structure that's really wonderful, and which is delivered with these incredibly haunting vocals that almost remind us of Nico on her first album for Verve – only a bit better! Other instrumentation is often spare – but includes just the right amount of cello, organ, viola, and other lightly-used instruments to flesh out the tunes with sad colors and nicely blue shades. Titles include "Sparrowpit", "Song For The Waterden Widow", "Curious & Woolly", "Want To Be With You", "Last Goodnight", "Long Long Time", and "Sweet Painted Lady". CD1 also features other UK recordings from the time – including "3db Australia", "Bumper To Bumper", "Grow", "Nancy Alice", and "Just Like A Woman (Battered Ornaments version)". Next is the record Take The 5ifth – a set issued in the 90s, but with late 70s/early 80s demo tracks recorded by Bridget on her own, many with a fair bit of piano and keyboards – and contributions from other musicians that make them way more polished than just solo demo tracks. Titles include "Jealous Jailer", "Make Me Whole", "I Need It Sometimes", "Talk To Me", "Manhattan Madhatters", "One Night Wonder", and "Catch A Falling Star". Last up is the most unusual material, as CD3 features New York Sessions from the mid 70s, most of which have never been released, and show Bridget in a really wonderful mode – a bit warmer than her previous UK recordings, but with that edge we always love in her vocals – sometimes getting instrumental help from the team of Jim Mullen and Dick Morrissey. Titles include unusual versions of "Curious & Woolly", "Help Him Through", "Crazy Heart", "Talk To Me", "Sunnyside Up", "Flying For Now", "Moody", "Easy Come Easy Go",a nd "Keep You In Touch". CD

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