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30-Aug-08
Cory Weeds
Big Weeds (Cellar Live)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

30-Aug-08
Tony Levin
Stick Man (Lazy Bones Recordings)
Reviewed by John Kelman

30-Aug-08
The Jay D'Amico Trio
Tuscan Prelude: Jazz Under Glass (CAP)
Reviewed by Jack Bowers

30-Aug-08
Dave Douglas and Keystone
Moonshine (Greenleaf Music)
Reviewed by Matthew Miller

29-Aug-08
The Uri Caine Ensemble
The Othello Syndrome (Winter & Winter)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

29-Aug-08
Frank Kimbrough
Air (Palmetto Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

29-Aug-08
JJ Grey & Mofro
JJ Grey & Mofro: Orange Blossoms
Reviewed by Doug Collette

29-Aug-08
Randy Newman
Hearts and Angels (Nonesuch Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

28-Aug-08
Motif
Apo Calypso (Jazzland Recordings)
Reviewed by John Kelman

28-Aug-08
Satoko Fujii Ma-Do
Heat Wave (NotTwo Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

28-Aug-08
Giuseppi Logan
The Giuseppi Logan Quartet (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton

27-Aug-08
Per Jorgensen / Terje Isungset
Agbalagba Daada (NORCD)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

27-Aug-08
Avishai Cohen
Gently Disturbed (Razdaz Recordz)
Reviewed by Frederick Bernas

27-Aug-08
Jane Fair
Jane Fair Quartet: Chances Are - Recorded Live in Vancouver (Cellar Live)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

27-Aug-08
I Heart Lung
Interoceans (Asthmatic Kitty Records)
Reviewed by Ian Patterson

27-Aug-08
Oddjob
Sumo (ACT Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman

27-Aug-08
The Steve Elmer Trio
Fire Down Below (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

26-Aug-08
Scott Fields and Henning Sieverts
Prose Inspired Projects: Scott Fields/Henning Sieverts
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

26-Aug-08
The Nuttree Quartet (John Abercrombie / Jerry Bergonzi / Adam Nussbaum / Gary Versace)
Standards (Kind of Blue Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

26-Aug-08
Satoko Fujii Ma-Do
Heat Wave (Not Two)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

26-Aug-08
Greg Howe
Sound Proof (Tone Center)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

26-Aug-08
Bill Dixon
17 Musicians in Search Of A Sound: Darfur (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

26-Aug-08
Jessica Jones Quartet
Word (New Artists Records)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

25-Aug-08
Joe Lovano
Symphonica (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Chris May

25-Aug-08
Anthony Braxton / Milford Graves / William Parker
Beyond Quantum (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

25-Aug-08
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill: The Helen Merrill-Dick Katz Sessions and Casa Forte (Mosaic Records)
Reviewed by Samuel Chell

25-Aug-08
Donny McCaslin Trio
Recommended Tools (Greenleaf Music)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

25-Aug-08
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
Tabligh (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

25-Aug-08
Gato Libre
Kuro (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

24-Aug-08
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Zaebos: The Book of Angels Vol. 11 (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

24-Aug-08
Elton Dean
Elton Dean / Steve Miller Trio / Soft Heap: British genre-benders
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

24-Aug-08
Los Blancos
Just This Once (Casablancos Records)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

24-Aug-08
Olav Torget
Suburban Jive (Echofisk)
Reviewed by John Kelman

24-Aug-08
Satoko Fujii Trio
Trace A River (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

24-Aug-08
Charles Ives
A Radical In a Suit and Tie (El Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

23-Aug-08
Joanna Pascale
Through My Eyes (Stiletto Records)
Reviewed by Greg Camphire

23-Aug-08
Little Feat
Little Feat: Join The Band
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

23-Aug-08
Joe Tex
First On The Dial (Shout! Factory)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

23-Aug-08
Gene Harris
Live in London (Resonance Records)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

23-Aug-08
Brazilian Trio
Forests (Zoho Music)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

23-Aug-08
The Steve Elmer Trio
Fire Down Below (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

22-Aug-08
Orkestar Zirkonium
Orkestar Zirkonium (Self Published)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

22-Aug-08
Jorg Brinkmann Trio
Ha! (ACT Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman

22-Aug-08
Wolfert Brederode
Currents (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

22-Aug-08
Jeff Barone
Open Up (Jazzed Media)
Reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

22-Aug-08
Chuck Berry
St. Louis To Liverpool / Berry Is On Top (Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

21-Aug-08
Robert Balzar Trio with John Abercrombie
Tales (Sony/BMG Czech Republic)
Reviewed by John Kelman

21-Aug-08
The Flying Luttenbachers
Trauma (ugEXPLODE)
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

21-Aug-08
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
There Would be No Jazz without Louis Moreau Gottschalk
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

21-Aug-08
Mark O'Leary
Ellipses (FMR Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

21-Aug-08
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
Tabligh (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

21-Aug-08
Corey Wilkes
Drop It (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

21-Aug-08
Torben Waldorff
Afterburn (ArtistShare)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

20-Aug-08
Danilo Perez
Across the Crystal Sea (Emarcy)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

20-Aug-08
Donny McCaslin Trio
Recommended Tools (Greenleaf Music)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

20-Aug-08
Adam Lane / Lou Grassi / Mark Whitecage
Drunk Butterfly (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

20-Aug-08
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk: Brilliant Corners & At Town Hall
Reviewed by George Kanzler

20-Aug-08
Mauger
The Beautiful Enabler (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

20-Aug-08
Noah Preminger Group
Dry Bridge Road (Nowt Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

19-Aug-08
Misha Alperin / Ketil Bjornstad / Alon Yavnai
Misha Alperin, Ketil Bjørnstad & Alon Yavnai: Rolling Out New Piano Rolls
Reviewed by Martin Gladu

19-Aug-08
Dominique DiPiazza
Princess Sita (Picanto records)
Reviewed by Phil DiPietro

19-Aug-08
Kenny Barron
The Traveler (Sunnyside Records)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

19-Aug-08
Oddjob
Sumo (ACT Music)
Reviewed by Chris May

19-Aug-08
Either/Orchestra
Jazz & Ethiopia: Etenesh & Le Tigre & Mahmoud Ahmed & Either/Orchestra
Reviewed by Tom Greenland

19-Aug-08
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra
Harriet Tubman (Noir Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

19-Aug-08
William Parker
Double Sunrise Over Neptune (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

18-Aug-08
Charles Lloyd
Dream Weaver - The Charles Lloyd Anthology - The Atlantic Years 1966-1969 (Warner Jazz)
Reviewed by Chris May

18-Aug-08
Mike Walker
Madhouse and the Whole Thing There (Hidden Idiom)
Reviewed by Roger Farbey

18-Aug-08
Hilario Duran
Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band: From the Heart (Alma Records (Canada))
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

18-Aug-08
Zach Brock and the Coffee Achievers
Live At The Jazz Factory (Secret Fort Music)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

18-Aug-08
Aaron Parks
Invisible Cinema (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

18-Aug-08
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
Tabligh (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

17-Aug-08
David Liebman / Mike Murley
Day and Night (Cornerstone Records Inc.)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

17-Aug-08
Paul Bley
About Time (Justin Time Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

17-Aug-08
Ed Vezinho - Jim Ward Big Band
With Friends Like These (Dreambox Media)
Reviewed by Edward Blanco

17-Aug-08
Multiple Artists
Big Bands From Around the World: Bennetts Lane Big Band, Jim Galloway's Wee Big Band & The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Reviewed by Ken Dryden

17-Aug-08
Mary Ann Hurst
Born Under A Wand'rin' Star (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

17-Aug-08
Foxboro Hot Tubs
Stop Drop And Roll!!! (Warner Bros.)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

16-Aug-08
Greg Osby
9 Levels (Inner Circle Music)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

16-Aug-08
Nobu Stowe
An die Musik (Soul Note)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

16-Aug-08
Pete Levin
Certified Organic (Pete Levin Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman

16-Aug-08
Gina Leishman
Gina Leishman: Postcards From the Highwire and In My Skin
Reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

16-Aug-08
Various Artists / Future of Music
Rock The Net (Thirsty Ear Recordings)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

16-Aug-08
Mark Weinstein
Straight No Chaser (Jazzheads Records)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

15-Aug-08
Nate Birkey
Almost Home (Household Ink Records)
Reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

15-Aug-08
Adam Lane / Lou Grassi / Mark Whitecage
Drunk Butterfly (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

15-Aug-08
Joey DeFrancesco / Guido Basso / Lorne Lofsky / Vito Rezza
Joey DeFrancesco, Guido Basso, Lorne Lofsky, Vito Rezza: One Take, Volume One (Alma Records (Canada))
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

15-Aug-08
Martin Speake
Generations (Pumpkin Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

15-Aug-08
Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista: Lucifer, The Dreamers & Orra
Reviewed by Stuart Broomer

15-Aug-08
Mathias Eick
The Door (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

15-Aug-08
Noah Preminger Group
Dry Bridge Road (Nowt Records)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

14-Aug-08
Mauger
The Beautiful Enabler (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

14-Aug-08
Frank Briggs
China Ranch (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

14-Aug-08
Wolfert Brederode
Currents (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

14-Aug-08
Art Farmer
Art Farmer: Brass Shout/The Aztec Suite & The Time and The Place
Reviewed by George Kanzler

14-Aug-08
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
Two Men With the Blues (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

14-Aug-08
Willie Martinez
After Winter, Spring (Self Published)
Reviewed by Russ Musto

13-Aug-08
Jane Bunnett
Jane Bunnett: Embracing Voices (EMI Canada/Blue Note)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

13-Aug-08
Wolfert Brederode
Currents (ECM Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

13-Aug-08
Mike Westbrook
Westbrook-Rossini (Hat Hut Records)
Reviewed by Chris May

13-Aug-08
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
Two Men with the Blues (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

13-Aug-08
Multiple Artists
Violin Quintet: Szilard Mezei, Return of the New Thing, Mark O'Leary, Gregor Huebner and Jeff Gauthier
Reviewed by Donald Elfman

13-Aug-08
David Sanborn
Here and Gone (Decca Music Group)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

13-Aug-08
Warren Vache / Allan Vache
Remember (Ms. Vache's Boys) (Nagel Heyer Records)
Reviewed by George Kanzler

13-Aug-08
Brazilian Trio
Forests (Zoho Music)
Reviewed by Karen Hogg

12-Aug-08
Kate McGarry / Michael Moore / Fred Hersch / Ted Nash
Kate McGarry, Fred Hersch and Ted Nash: A Trio from Palmetto (Palmetto Records)
Reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

12-Aug-08
Aaron Parks
Invisible Cinema (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by J Hunter

12-Aug-08
Mathias Eick
The Door (ECM Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

12-Aug-08
Simon & Garfunkel
Live 1969 (Columbia Records)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

12-Aug-08
Totem>
Solar Forge (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

12-Aug-08
George Cables
You Don't Know Me (Kind of Blue Records)
Reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

12-Aug-08
Michael Moore & Fred Hersch
This We Know (Palmetto Records)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

11-Aug-08
Conference Call
Poetry in Motion (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

11-Aug-08
Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King
Blood Brothers (Alligator Records)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

11-Aug-08
Mahogany Frog
DO5 (Moonjune Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

11-Aug-08
Jerry Bergonzi
Tenor Talk (Savant Records)
Reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

11-Aug-08
Charlie Parker/Arne Domnerus
In Sweden (Nov. 22, 1950) (OKTAV Music)
Reviewed by George Kanzler

11-Aug-08
Return to Forever
Return to Forever: The Anthology (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Tom Greenland

10-Aug-08
New Guitar Summit
Shivers (Stony Plain Records)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

10-Aug-08
Roy Hargrove Quintet
Roy Hargrove Quintet: Earfood (Emarcy/Universal)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

10-Aug-08
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath
Eclipse At Dawn (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

10-Aug-08
Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims
Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

10-Aug-08
The Stein Brothers Quintet
Quixotic (Jazzed Media)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

10-Aug-08
Radio I-Ching
The Fire Keeps Burning (Self Published)
Reviewed by Fred Bouchard

10-Aug-08
Chico Hamilton
It's About Time! (Joyous Shout!)
Reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

09-Aug-08
Bill Cole's Untempered Ensemble
Proverbs for Sam (Boxholder Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

09-Aug-08
Otis Redding
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition] (Rhino Records)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

09-Aug-08
William Parker
Double Sunrise Over Neptune (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

09-Aug-08
Joe Beck & John Abercrombie
Coincidence (Whaling City Sound)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

09-Aug-08
Elio Villafranca Quartet
The Source In Between (Ceiba Tree Music)
Reviewed by Marcia Hillman

09-Aug-08
Judith Berkson
Lu-Lu (Peacock Recordings)
Reviewed by Wilbur MacKenzie

08-Aug-08
Bill Dixon
17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

08-Aug-08
Travis & Fripp
Thread (Panegyric Recordings)
Reviewed by John Kelman

08-Aug-08
McCoy Tyner
Fly With The Wind (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

08-Aug-08
Salongo
Salongo (Self Published)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

08-Aug-08
Avishai Cohen Trio
Gently Disturbed (Razdaz Recordz)
Reviewed by Andrew Velez

08-Aug-08
SteveTurre
Rainbow People (HighNote Records)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

07-Aug-08
Michael Jefry Stevens
For The Children (Cadence)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

07-Aug-08
Keith Shadwick
Free Time (Candid Records)
Reviewed by Chris May

07-Aug-08
Conjunto Jardin
Conjunto Jardin: Yerba Buena (Trova)
Reviewed by J. Robert Bragonier

07-Aug-08
Pam & Gary Windo
Avant Gardeners (Reel Recordings)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

07-Aug-08
Sonny Rollins
Freedom Suite (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Robert Iannapollo

07-Aug-08
John Eckhardt
Xylobiont (Psi)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

07-Aug-08
Doug Munro
Big Boss Bossa Nova 2.0 (Chase Music Group)
Reviewed by Ken Dryden

07-Aug-08