Roland Alphonso - Something Special Donny Hathaway - Everything is Everything Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit Matt Wilson - Arts and Crafts Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off Olu Dara - In the World Soundtrack for Midnight Cowboy - John Barry The Nairobi Sound - Various Artists / Dry Guitar Rex Stewart - And the Ellingtonians Ron Brendle / Frank Kimbrough - Autumn

Ben Allison's four recordings as a leader -- Riding the Nuclear Tiger (2001), Third Eye (1999), and Medicine Wheel (1998) on Palmetto Records, and his 1996 debut Seven Arrows on the Koch Jazz label -- showcase Ben's forward-thinking vision as a producer, composer, arranger, and bassist, designer, and his hands-on approach to his craft. He is the founder and director of the Jazz Composers Collective, a non-profit organization now in it's 10th season of presenting new music. He also co-leads the Herbie Nichols Project with pianist Frank Kimbrough. Visit Ben's website at http://www.benallison.com.