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Genesis
Genesis: The Movie Box 1981-2007
(Rhino/Warner Strategic Marketing)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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George Garzone
Among Friends
(Stunt Records/Sundance Music)
Reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard
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Charles Tyler
Charles Tyler Ensemble
(ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Rudi Mahall / Axel Dorner / Jan Roder / Uli Jennessen
Die Enttausschung
(Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones
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Fay Victor Ensemble
The Freesong Suite
(Greene Avenue Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Jon Irabagon with Mike Pride
I Don't Hear Nothin' But the Blues
(Loyal Label)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni
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20-Nov-2009

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Hank Jones / Oliver Jones
Pleased To Meet You
(Justin Time Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Multiple Artists
The Flying Luttenbachers, Seabrook Power Plant, Zevious, Many Arms: We're No Punks
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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David Murray and the Gwo ka Masters
The Devil Tried To Kill Me
(Justin Time Records)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner
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Fela Kuti
The Best Of The Black President
(Knitting Factory)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Jakko M. Jakszyk
Waves Sweep the Sand
(Independent)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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James Moody
4A
(IPO Recordings)
Reviewed by Edward Blanco
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19-Nov-2009

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Christian Wallumrod Ensemble
Fabula Suite Lugano
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by David McLean
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Gwilym Simcock
Blues Vignette
(Basho Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Vince Guaraldi
The Definitive Vince Guaraldi
(Fantasy Jazz)
Reviewed by David Rickert
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Mark Moraghan
Moonlight's Back In Style
(Linn Records)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Coto Pincheira
The Sonido Moderno Project
(Self Produced)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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18-Nov-2009

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Bela Fleck
Throw Down Your Heart
(Rounder Records)
Reviewed by Chris May
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SLW
Fifteen point nine grams
(Organised music from Thessaloniki)
Reviewed by John Eyles
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Eldar
Virtue
(Sony BMG Masterworks)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Svend Asmussen
Rhythm Is Our Business
(Storyville Records)
Reviewed by Chris Mosey
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Mark Kramer
Jazz Greetings
(Dreambox Media)
Reviewed by Victor L. Schermer
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17-Nov-2009

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Roni Ben-Hur
Fortuna
(Motema Music)
Reviewed by J Hunter
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Supersilent
9
(Rune Grammofon)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Josh Moshier / Mike Lebrun
Joy Not Jaded
(OA2 Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan
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Jason Stein
Got Bass Clarinet? Jason Stein Does
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Revolutionary Ensemble
Vietnam
(ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Billy Lester
Visceral
(Coppens Records)
Reviewed by Francis Lo Kee
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16-Nov-2009

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Manfred Schoof
Resonance
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Claire Martin
A Modern Art
(Linn Records)
Reviewed by Bruce Lindsay
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Chris Greene Quartet
Merge
(Single Malt Recordings)
Reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine
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Carlos Barbosa-Lima
Merengue
(Zoho Music)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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Jerry Granelli V16
Vancouver '08
(Songlines Recordings)
Reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell
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Mikkel Ploug / Sissel Vera Pettersen / Joachim Badenhorst
Equilibrium
(Songlines Recordings)
Reviewed by Wilbur MacKenzie
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15-Nov-2009

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Art Pepper
The Art History Project
(Widow's Taste)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Jean-Nicholas Trottier
Quartet
(Effendi Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Thisisashakedown
Love Kills
(Reverse Image Unlimited)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita
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Beppe Crovella
What's Rattlin' On The Moon? A Personal Vision of the Music of Mike Ratledge
(Moonjune Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Helio Alves
It's Clear
(Reservoir Music)
Reviewed by Marcia Hillman
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Jesse Stacken / Kirk Knuffke
Mockingbird
(SteepleChase Records)
Reviewed by Martin Longley
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14-Nov-2009

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Gene Segal
Hypnotic
(Innova Recordings)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner
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King Crimson
King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King (40th Anniversary Series)
(DGM Live)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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John Zorn
Femina
(Tzadik)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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King Crimson
King Crimson: Lizard (40th Anniversary Series)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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King Crimson
Red (40th Anniversary Series)
(DGM Live)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Revolutionary Ensemble
Vietnam
(ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core
Stone Shift
(Rogue Art)
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk
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Donal Fox
The Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project
(Leonellis Music)
Reviewed by Greg Thomas
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13-Nov-2009

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Bradley Parker-Sparrow
The New World
(Asian Improv Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Multiple Artists
Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins: Celebrating Prestige's 60th Anniversary
(Prestige Records)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Chad McCullough
Dark Wood, Dark Water
(Origin Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan
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Nikolaj Hess
Different Shades of Hess: Nikolaj Hess & Spacelab
Reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard
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Down to the Bone
Future Boogie
(Shanachie Records)
Reviewed by Jeff Winbush
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Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz In The 1980s
Reviewed by Robert Iannapollo
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Wayne Wallace
¡Bien Bien!
(Patois Records)
Reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine
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Jon Irabagon
The Observer
(Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by John Sharpe
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Vijay Iyer
Historicity
(ACT Music)
Reviewed by Chris Kompanek
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12-Nov-2009

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Ralph Towner / Paolo Fresu
Chiaroscuro
(ECM Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Mayra Andrade
Storia Storia
(Sterns Music)
Reviewed by Chris May
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Helge Sunde Ensemble Denada
Finding Nymo
(ACT Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Bob Greene
St. Peter Street Strutters
(Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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James Weidman
Three Worlds
(Inner Circle Music)
Reviewed by Donald Elfman
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Noah Baerman Trio
Bliss
(Lemel Records)
Reviewed by Karen Hogg
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11-Nov-2009

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Richard Bona
The Ten Shades of Blues
(Wrasse Records)
Reviewed by David Miller
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Kurt Rosenwinkel
Standards Trio: Reflections
(Word Of Mouth Music)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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Soft Machine
Soft Machine: Live at Henie Onstad Arts Centre 1971
(Reel Recordings)
Reviewed by John Kelman
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Leanne Weatherly
Go and Find
(Self Produced)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Alexis Cole
The Greatest Gift
(Motema Music)
Reviewed by Bridget A. Arnwine
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Uri Gurvich
The Storyteller
(Tzadik)
Reviewed by Andrey Henkin
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Heath Brothers
Endurance
(Jazz Legacy Productions)
Reviewed by Joel Roberts
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10-Nov-2009

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John Zorn
Femina
(Tzadik)
Reviewed by Troy Collins
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Garage A Trois
Power Patriot
(The Royal Potato Family)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto
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GHS
The Best of GHS
(Tone Center)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins
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Paul Motian
On Broadway Vol. 5
(Winter & Winter)
Reviewed by Brandt Reiter
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Harry Allen-Joe Cohen Quartet with Rebecca Kilgore and Eddie Erickson
The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet Plays Music From South Pacific
(Arbors Records)
Reviewed by Andrew Velez
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09-Nov-2009

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Miguel Zenon
Esta Plena
(Marsalis Music)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner
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Min Rager
First Steps
(Effendi Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose
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Charles Tyler Ensemble
Charles Tyler Ensemble
(ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza
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Sex Mob
Sexmob Meets Medeski live in Willisau 2006
(Thirsty Ear Recordings)
Reviewed by Brandt Reiter
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Daryl Sherman
Johnny Mercer A Centennial Tribute
(Arbors Records)
Reviewed by Andrew Velez
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08-Nov-2009

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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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