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The Nice Guy Trio
Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio
(Porto Franco Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong: The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
(Mosaic Records)
Reviewed by AAJ Staff
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Jon Hassell
Last night the moon came dropping its clothes in the street
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by Nenad Georgievski
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Max Roach & Archie Shepp
The Long March
(Hatology)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita
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Carlos Zingaro
Spectrum
(Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Stuart Broomer
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Underground Horns
Funk Monk
(Self Published)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon
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07-Nov-2009
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Jesse Elder
The Winding Shell
(Off)
Reviewed by Ian Patterson
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Hot Club of San Francisco
Hot Club Cool Yule
(Azica Records)
Reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
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The Sax Pack
The Pack Is Back!
(Shanachie Records)
Reviewed by Jeff Winbush
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Revolutionary Ensemble
Revolutionary Ensemble: Vietnam and Beyond the Boundary of Time
Reviewed by Clifford Allen
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Jason Lindner
Now Vs. Now
(Anzic Records)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton
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Mysterium
An Electric Soundpainting Septet
(Eavesdrop Records)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon
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Multiple Artists
Leo Records 30th Anniversary
Reviewed by Martin Longley
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Multiple Artists
ECM at 40: Remembering Weather Report/Lost on the Way/The Moment's Energy/Dresden
Reviewed by Jeff Stockton
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Ron Carter
Ron Carter: Super Sideman
Reviewed by Ken Dryden
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Tyshawn Sorey
Tyshawn Sorey: Koan, The Winding Shell & Labyrinth
Reviewed by Wilbur MacKenzie
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker's Quiet Sound Endures
Reviewed by Chris Kompanek
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis: Miles & Kind of Blue
Reviewed by Stuart Broomer
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Multiple Artists
Solo Saxophones: Roscoe Mitchell, Paul Flaherty & John Butcher
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk
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Multiple Artists
Large Ensembles: John Hollenbeck & Nicholas Urie
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk
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Azar Lawrence
Azar Lawrence: Prayer for My Ancestors & Speak The Word
Reviewed by Francis Lo Kee
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Joey Baron
Joey Baron: Heaven on Earth, Stolas & Dream Dance
Reviewed by George Kanzler
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Multiple Artists
Globe Unity: Japan
Reviewed by Tom Greenland
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Multiple Artists
Flutes: Jeremy Steig, Krzysztof Popek & Anne Drummond
Reviewed by Fred Bouchard
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Multiple Artists
Brooklyn Jazz Underground: Randy Ingram & Rob Garcia
Reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes
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Multiple Artists
Miles Revisited: Sketches of Spain (50th Anniversary Edition) & Miles Ahead Live
Reviewed by George Kanzler
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Nate Wooley
Transit: Quadrologues & Nate Wooley: The Seven Storey Mountain
Reviewed by Clifford Allen
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Chris Speed
Three with Chris Speed/Skirl Records: Big Choantza; Smell The Difference; Esopus Opus
Reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell
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06-Nov-2009
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Loren Stillman
Winter Fruits
(Pirouet Records)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner
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Jonas Knutsson/Mats Oberg
Live
(Country & Eastern)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Dave Brubeck
Take Two: Variations on Dave Brubeck
Reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
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Komeda Project
Requiem
(WM Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman
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Mike Reed's People, Places & Things
About Us
(482 Music)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Chris McGregor
Our Prayer
(Fledg'ling Records)
Reviewed by Stuart Broomer
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Edgar Van Asselt Quartet and Quintet
A Smooth Journey
(Challenge Records)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon
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Matthieu Donarier
Live Forms
(Yolk)
Reviewed by Jean-Marc Gelin
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05-Nov-2009
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Tomasz Stanko Quintet
Tomasz Stanko Quintet: Dark Eyes
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by David McLean
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Mike Barone Big Band
Flight of the Bumblebee
(Rhubarb Recordings)
Reviewed by Robert J. Robbins
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Multiple Artists
Let's Party: Anthony Wilson Trio, Joel Frahm & Bruce Katz, James Carter et al.
Reviewed by J Hunter
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Olaf Rupp / Marino Pliakas / Michael Wertmuller
Too Much Is Not Enough
(FMP Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones
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Nellie McKay
Nellie McKay: Normal As Blueberry Pie
Reviewed by Matt Marshall
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Brian Groder
Groder & Greene
(Latham Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Led Bib
Sensible Shoes
(Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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04-Nov-2009
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Komeda Project
Requiem
(WM Records)
Reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard
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Jackie Ryan
Doozy
(Open Art Productions)
Reviewed by Larry Taylor
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Lee Shaw Trio
Blossom
(Artists Recording Collective)
Reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
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Walter Lang Trio
Eurasia
(M&I)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan
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03-Nov-2009
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Aki Takase / Louis Sclavis
Yokohama
(Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones
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Anders Christensen Trio
Dear Someone
(Stunt Records/Sundance Music)
Reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard
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Roberta Gambarini
Roberta Gambarini: Learning to Love Jazz
Reviewed by Samuel Chell
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Multiple Artists
Danish Divas: Mona Larsen, Malene Mortensen, Katrine Madsen
Reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard
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trioVD
Fill It Up With Ghosts
(Babel)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Dave Evans
Sad Pig Dance
(Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop)
Reviewed by David Rickert
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02-Nov-2009
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Matthew Halsall
Colour Yes
(Gondwana)
Reviewed by Chris May
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David Widelock Trio
Skating on the Sidewalk
(Beegum Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Neal Miner
Happy Hour
(Gut String Records)
Reviewed by David A. Orthmann
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Various Artists
Contemporary Ragtime Guitar
(Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop)
Reviewed by David Rickert
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01-Nov-2009
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Anson Wright & Tim Gilson
Ukiah's Lullaby
(Saphu Records )
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Michael Janisch
Purpose Built
(Whirlwind Recordings Ltd. )
Reviewed by Chris May
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Multiple Artists
Taking The Chill Out Of Autumn: Arturo O'Farrill, Mario Adnet and Somi
Reviewed by Martin Gladu
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Jon Crowley Quintet
Connections
(Self Published)
Reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello
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Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Bien Bien!
(Patois Records)
Reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
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31-Oct-2009
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Jon Gordon
Evolution
(Artist Share)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Omar Puente
From There To Here
(Destin-E Records)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Justin Walter
A Call To Arms
(Independent)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Vandermark 5
Annular Gift
(Not Two Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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30-Oct-2009
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Dave Douglas
A Single Sky
(Greenleaf Music)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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Ivan Farmakovsky
Next To The Shadow
(Boheme Music)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Kalil Wilson
Easy to Love
(Self Produced)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Miriodor
Avanti!
(Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita
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29-Oct-2009
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Empirical
Out 'n' In
(NAIM)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Stellari String Quartet
Gocce Stellari
(Emanem)
Reviewed by John Eyles
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Arturo O'Farrill
Risa Negra
(Zoho Music)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Chuck Owen & The Jazz Surge
The Comet's Tail: Performing the Compositions of Michael Brecker
(MAMA Records)
Reviewed by Larry Taylor
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28-Oct-2009
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The Vandermark 5
Annular Gift
(Not Two Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Amanda Carr
Common Thread: Amanda Carr and the Kenny Hadley Big Band
(Original Music Services)
Reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello
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Jared Gold
Supersonic
(Posi-Tone Records)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Matthias Bublath
Voices
(Downhill Studio)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins
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27-Oct-2009
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Carla Bley
Carla's Christmas Carols
(Watt/ECM)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Thomas Barber's Janus Bloc
Snow Road
(D Clef Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Levitate
(Verve Music Group)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner
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Gary Peacock / Marc Copland
Insight
(Pirouet Records)
Reviewed by Martin Gladu
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Ahleuchatistas
Of The Body Prone
(Tzadik)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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26-Oct-2009
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Huw Warren
Hermeto +
(Basho Records)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Charlie Kohlhase's Explorer's Club
Adventures
(Boxholder Records)
Reviewed by Virginia A. Schaefer
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Rory Gallagher
Crest of A Wave: The Best of Rory Gallagher
(Eagle Records)
Reviewed by Doug Collette
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Ted Kooshian's Standard Orbit Quartet
Underdog, and Other Stories ...
(Summit Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins
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25-Oct-2009
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Ahleuchatistas
Of The Body Prone
(Tzadik)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Terry Vosbein and the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
Progressive Jazz 2009
(Max Frank Music)
Reviewed by Robert J. Robbins
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Robert Mitchell 3io
The Greater Good
(33 Jazz)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Keith Jarrett
Testament - Paris / London
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead: Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 4: Cal Expo '93
Reviewed by Doug Collette
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24-Oct-2009
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Mads Tolling
The Playmaker
(Self Published)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Abram Wilson
Life Paintings
(Dune)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Joelle Leandre
Joelle Leandre: Duos with William Parker and George Lewis
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni
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Frank Glover
Politico
(Owl Studios)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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The Church
The Church: Insinuating and Addictive
(Unorthodox Records)
Reviewed by Doug Collette
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Jerry Garcia Band
Pure Jerry: Jerry Garcia Band - Bay Area 1978
(Independent)
Reviewed by Doug Collette
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23-Oct-2009
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Joelle Leandre / George Lewis
Transatlantic Visions
(Rogue Art)
Reviewed by John Sharpe
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Bobby Bradford
Bobby Bradford: With John Stevens and the Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Reviewed by Clifford Allen
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Fire!
You Liked Me Five Minutes Ago
(Rune Grammofon)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Vyacheslav Guyvoronsky / Andrei Kondakov / Vladimir Volkov
In Search Of A Standard
(Leo Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita
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Chad Taylor
Circle Down
(482 Music)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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22-Oct-2009
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Trio ELF
746
(Enja Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan
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Joe Morris
Fine Objects
(Not Two Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Mike Reed's People, Places & Things
About Us
(482 Music)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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Cecil Brooks III
Hot Dog
(Savant Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita
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21-Oct-2009
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Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Bien Bien!
(Patois Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Various Artists
Hur! Hommage a la Musique de Christian Vander
(Downhill Studio)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Francesco Turrisi
Francesco Turrisi: Si Dolce e il Tormento
(Diatribe Recordings)
Reviewed by Ian Patterson
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Jessica Pavone
Songs of Synastry and Solitude
(Tzadik)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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Anouar Brahem
The Astounding Eyes of Rita
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan
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20-Oct-2009
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Henry Threadgill Zooid
This Brings Us To, Volume 1
(Pi Recordings)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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Ed Palermo Big Band
Ed Palermo Big Band: Eddy Loves Frank
(Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Ian Patterson
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Chad Taylor
Circle Down
(482 Music)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner
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Clean Feed Records
Clean Feed Records: Eat the Plate
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Bobby Bradford, Tom Heasley, Ken Rosser
Varistar
(Full Bleed Music)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Anna Estrada
Obsesion
(Self Produced)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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19-Oct-2009
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Anthony Coleman
Freakish
(Tzadik)
Reviewed by Warren Allen
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Jason Adasiewicz's Rolldown
Varmint
(Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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David S. Ware
David S. Ware Quartet: Live in Vilnius
Reviewed by Clifford Allen
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Lama
Look What You Made Us Do
(Spoon Train Audio)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
Bien Bien!
(Patois Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins
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18-Oct-2009
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Jon Crowley Quintet
Connections
(Self Produced)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Jon Balke
Jon Balke: Siwan
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by Nenad Georgievski
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Pamela Hines
This Heart Of Mine
(Spice Rack Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Pat Metheny
One Quiet Night
(Nonesuch Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Benny Reid
Escaping Shadows
(Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins
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17-Oct-2009
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Jon Irabagon
The Observer
(Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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Andrea Neumann
Pappelallee 5
(Absinth)
Reviewed by John Eyles
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Jon Mayer
Nightscape
(Reservoir Music)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Davey Graham
The Complete Guitarist
(Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop)
Reviewed by David Rickert
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16-Oct-2009
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Nguyen Le
Saiyuki
Reviewed by John Kelman
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John Coltrane
John Coltrane: Side Steps
(Prestige Records)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Diallo House / Stacy Dillard / Ismail Lawal
Night at the Eclipse
(Independent)
Reviewed by Warren Allen
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Whit Dickey / Daniel Carter / Eri Yamamoto
Emergence
(Not Two Records)
Reviewed by John Sharpe
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Josh Berman
Old Idea
(Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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15-Oct-2009
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Multiple Artists
No "Vanity" Here: Jackie Ryan, Denise Donatelli, Lisa Sokolov, Kat Edmonson
Reviewed by J Hunter
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Fred Anderson
21st Century Chase
(Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Jonathon Haffner
Life on Wednesday
(ArtistShare)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan
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Heath Brothers
Endurance
(Jazz Legacy Productions)
Reviewed by Larry Taylor
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The Manhattan Transfer
The Chick Corea Songbook
(Four Quarters Entertainment)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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Chicago Jazz Philharmonic
Collective Creativity
(3 Sixteen Records)
Reviewed by Edward Blanco
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Industrial Jazz Group
Leef
(Evander Music)
Reviewed by Matthew Miller
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David S. Ware
Shakti
(AUM Fidelity)
Reviewed by Russ Musto
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14-Oct-2009
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Roberto Magris / Big Band Ritmo Sinfonica Citta di Verona
Restless Spirits
(Self Produced)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Multiple Artists
It's The Drummer, Stupid
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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The Hashem Assadullahi Quintet
Strange Neighbor
(8bells Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita
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Al Orkestra
Where Are We Now?
(Mogno Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Fred Anderson
21st Century Chase
(Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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