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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
Paul Rutherford
Solo in Berlin 1975 (Emanem)
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

06-Aug-08
George Dulin Disband
Ride Of Your Life (Cadence)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

06-Aug-08
Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard (Planet Arts)
Reviewed by J Hunter

06-Aug-08
Gale Garnett And The Gentle Reign
An Audience With The King Of Wands & Sausalito Heliport (Rev-Ola)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

06-Aug-08
Rebecca Martin
The Growing Season (Sunnyside Records)
Reviewed by Phil DiPietro

06-Aug-08
Richie Cole
The Man With the Horn (Jazz Excursion Records)
Reviewed by Ken Dryden

06-Aug-08
Darren Johnston / Fred Frith / Devin Hoff / Larry Ochs
Reasons for Moving (NotTwo Records)
Reviewed by Ivana Ng

05-Aug-08
William Parker
Double Sunrise Over Neptune (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

05-Aug-08
Mike Reed
Mike Reed: The Speed of Change & Proliferation
Reviewed by Troy Collins

05-Aug-08
Rebecca Martin
The Growing Season (Sunnyside Records)
Reviewed by John Dworkin

05-Aug-08
Jamie Baum Septet
Solace (Sunnyside Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

05-Aug-08
David Sanborn
Here and Gone (Decca Music Group)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

05-Aug-08
Roy Haynes
A Life in Time: The Roy Haynes Story (Dreyfus Records)
Reviewed by Jeff Stockton

05-Aug-08
David Berger Octet featuring Harry Allen and Joe Temperley
I Had The Craziest Dream: The Music of Harry Warren (Such Sweet Thunder)
Reviewed by Michael Steinman

04-Aug-08
Steuart Liebig Tee-Tot Quartet
Always Outnumbered (pfMentum)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

04-Aug-08
Jim Beard
Revolutions (Intuition)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

04-Aug-08
D.F.A. (Duty Free Area)
4TH (Moonjune Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

04-Aug-08
Tim Hagans
Alone Together (Pirouet Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

04-Aug-08
Yoon Sun Choi/Jacob Sacks
Imagination: The Music of Joe Raposo (Yeah-Yeah records)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

03-Aug-08
Francois Carrier
Within (Leo Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

03-Aug-08
Corey Wilkes
Drop It (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

03-Aug-08
Return to Forever Featuring Chick Corea
Where Have I Known You Before / No Mystery (BGO Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

03-Aug-08
Steve Allee Trio
Dragonfly (Owl Studios)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

03-Aug-08
Albert Rivera
Re-Introduction (Turnaround Records)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

02-Aug-08
Jenny Scheinman
Crossing the Field (KOCH Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

02-Aug-08
Sophie Tassignon
Moon Talk (Alone Blue Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

02-Aug-08
Skinnie
My Heart Beats On The Moon (REMusic Records)
Reviewed by Gina Vodegel

02-Aug-08
Willie "The Lion" Smith & Don Ewell
Stride Piano Duets. Live In Toronto 1966 (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

02-Aug-08
Bryan Beninghove
Organ Trio (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

01-Aug-08
Kate Schutt
No Love Lost (ArtistShare)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

01-Aug-08
Buddy Rich
Live in Miami with Flip Phillips (Giant Steps)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

01-Aug-08
David Liebman / Randy Brecker / Richie Beirach / Frank Tusa / Al Foster
Mosaic Select 32: Pendulum Live at the Village Vanguard (Mosaic Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

01-Aug-08
Too Blue Lou and the Groove
The Birth of Hip Bop (Jazzheads Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

01-Aug-08
Hakon Kornstad
Single Engine (Jazzland Recordings)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

01-Aug-08
Jenny Scheinman
Jenny Scheinman (KOCH Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

31-Jul-08
Amos Hoffman
Evolution (Razdaz Recordz)
Reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

31-Jul-08
Markus Gottschlich
When The Day Is Done (Self Published)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

31-Jul-08
Mark Murphy, Marc Johnson
Slightly After the Fact: Mark Murphy's Once to Every Heart / Marc Johnson's Shades of Jade (Universal International)
Reviewed by E.J. Iannelli

31-Jul-08
Radam Schwartz / Conspiracy for Positivity
Magic Tales (Arabesque Jazz)
Reviewed by Larry Taylor

31-Jul-08
Piers Lawrence Quartet
Stolen Moments (Jazznet.com)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

31-Jul-08
Larry Ham
Just Me, Just You (Arbors Records)
Reviewed by Mike Neely

30-Jul-08
Michael Dessen Trio
Between Shadow and Space (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

30-Jul-08
Dr. John
City That Care Forgot (429 Records)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

30-Jul-08
David Murray & Mal Waldron
Silence (Justin Time Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

30-Jul-08
Lars Hollmer
Viandra (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

29-Jul-08
Wolfgang Muthspiel / Brian Blade
Friendly Travelers Live (Material Records)
Reviewed by Chris May

29-Jul-08
Gov't Mule
Holy Haunted House (Independent)
Reviewed by Doug Collette