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02-Dec-08
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Nagoya
Sanrei (Bakamo Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

02-Dec-08
Massimo
The Visionary (Net Dot Music, Inc.)
Reviewed by Douglas Payne

02-Dec-08
Jeff Barone
Open Up (Jazzed Media)
Reviewed by John Barron

02-Dec-08
Vandermark / Kessler / McBride / Joode / Flaten
Collected Fiction (Okka Disk)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

01-Dec-08
Louis Moholo-Moholo Duets With Marilyn Crispell
Sibanya (We Are One) (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Lloyd Peterson

01-Dec-08
Reptet
Chicken or Beef? (Monktail Records)
Reviewed by Henry Smith

01-Dec-08
Norbert Stein / Pata Generators
Direct Speech (PATA Music)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

01-Dec-08
Jeno Jando
Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 3 (Naxos)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

30-Nov-08
Reptet
Chicken or Beef? (Monktail Records)
Reviewed by Dave Major

30-Nov-08
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club At Carnegie Hall (World Circuit)
Reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

30-Nov-08
Weasel Walter
Weasel Walter: Oculus ex Abyssus and Firestorm
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

30-Nov-08
John Tchicai / Hans Joachim Irmler / Jan Fride / Roman Bunka / Hanna Tuulikki / Aby Vulliamy / Chris Hladowski / George Murray
Schlachtfest Session II (Klangbad)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

30-Nov-08
Jazz Arts Trio
Tribute (JRI Recordings)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

30-Nov-08
Ablaye Cissoko + Volker Goetze
Sira (ObliqSound)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

29-Nov-08
Jerry Costanzo
Destination Moon (Semi-Quaver Jazz)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

29-Nov-08
John Burnett Swing Orchestra
West of State Street/East of Harlem (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

29-Nov-08
Stanley Turrentine
Dearly Beloved (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by David Rickert

29-Nov-08
Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York
Summer Suite (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

29-Nov-08
Multiple Artists
Violin: Costel Nitescu, Jonathan Russell, Skye Steele & Aaron Weinstein
Reviewed by George Kanzler

28-Nov-08
Jeff Beck
Performing This Week... Live at Ronnie Scott's (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
Reviewed by Doug Collette

28-Nov-08
Jim Miller
A Brief History of (Jim) Miller Time (Dreambox Media)
Reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

28-Nov-08
Louis Moholo-Moholo
Louis Moholo: with the Chris McGregor Trio and Marilyn Crispell
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

28-Nov-08
Todd Coolman
Perfect Strangers (ArtistShare)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

28-Nov-08
Pete M. Wyer
Stories From The City At Night (Thirsty Ear Recordings)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton

27-Nov-08
Ben Stapp Trio
Ecstasis (UQBAR)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

27-Nov-08
Multiple Artists
Jazz Goes Globetrotting
Reviewed by Martin Gladu

27-Nov-08
Claudio Roditi
Impressions (Sunnyside Records)
Reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

27-Nov-08
Cedar Walton
Seasoned Wood (HighNote Records)
Reviewed by Douglas Payne

27-Nov-08
Nate Birkey
Christmas (Household Ink Records)
Reviewed by Victor L. Schermer

26-Nov-08
Taylor Ho Bynum
Taylor Ho Bynum: A Trickster Sensibility (Hatology)
Reviewed by Chris May

26-Nov-08
Bevort - Schmidt
Playground + 1 (Calibrated)
Reviewed by Ian Patterson

26-Nov-08
Lori Bell
The Music of Djavan (Resonance Records)
Reviewed by Brian Gall

26-Nov-08
Mark Masters Ensemble
Farewell Walter Dewey Redman (Capri Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

26-Nov-08
Gene Bertoncini / Roni Ben-Hur
Smile: Jazz Therapy Volume 1 (Motema Music)
Reviewed by Dr. Judith Schlesinger

25-Nov-08
Sara Serpa
Praia (Inner Circle Music)
Reviewed by Phil DiPietro

25-Nov-08
Justin Monsen
All That Is Solid Melts Into Air (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

25-Nov-08
Bill O'Connell
Triple Play (Savant Records)
Reviewed by Douglas Payne

25-Nov-08
Michael Marcus
Lotus Symphony (Not Two Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

24-Nov-08
Clay Giberson
Spaceton's Approach (Origin Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

24-Nov-08
Paul Motian
Time and Time Again (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Nenad Georgievski

24-Nov-08
Andre Matos
Rosa-Shock (Tone of a Pitch Records)
Reviewed by Phil DiPietro

24-Nov-08
Mort Weiss
Mort Weiss: All Too Soon - A Jazz Duet For Clarinet and Seven String Guitar (SMS Jazz)
Reviewed by Samuel Chell

24-Nov-08
Cooper-Moore
The Cedar Box Recordings (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

23-Nov-08
Sean O'Bryan Smith
Tapestry (Groove Therapy Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

23-Nov-08
Planet Safety
Planet Safety (Soul Note)
Reviewed by Doug Collette

23-Nov-08
Evan Christopher
Django a la Creole (Lejazzetal Records)
Reviewed by Gina Vodegel

23-Nov-08
Connie Crothers / Bill Payne
Conversations (New Artists Records)
Reviewed by Marc Medwin

22-Nov-08
Shakers N' Bakers
YFZ (Yearning For Zion) (Little (i) Music)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

22-Nov-08
Eliane Elias
Bossa Nova Stories (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Chris May

22-Nov-08
Globe Unity Orchestra
Globe Unity Orchestra: Globe Unity - 40 Years (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Andrey Henkin

22-Nov-08
Pete M. Wyer
Stories from the City at Night (Thirsty Ear Recordings)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

22-Nov-08
Multiple Artists
Trombonopia!: Bill Cantrall, David Gibson & Matt Haviland
Reviewed by Fred Bouchard

22-Nov-08
Eivind Opsvik
Eivind Opsvik: Overseas III; Koptor & This That
Reviewed by Wilbur MacKenzie

22-Nov-08
Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser: The Beautiful Enabler & Point of Contact
Reviewed by Wilbur MacKenzie

22-Nov-08
Paul Motian
Paul Motian: Voices and Portrait in Jazz
Reviewed by Francis Lo Kee

21-Nov-08
David Fiuczynski
KiF Express (FuzeLicious Morsels)
Reviewed by Phil DiPietro

21-Nov-08
Sangeeta Michael Berardi
Earthship (Sunjump Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

21-Nov-08
Sleepy John Estes
On 80 Highway (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

21-Nov-08
Charles Gayle Trio
Forgiveness (Not Two Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

21-Nov-08
Marian McPartland
Twilight World (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

20-Nov-08
Michael Dessen Trio
Between Shadow and Space (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Greg Camphire

20-Nov-08
Daniel Levin Trio
Fuhuffah (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

20-Nov-08
Pillars And Tongues
Pillars and Tongues: Protection (Contraphonic )
Reviewed by John Dworkin

20-Nov-08
Paul Bley Quintet
Barrage (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

20-Nov-08
Arturo O'Farrill & Claudia Acuna
In These Shoes (Zoho Music)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

20-Nov-08
Eric Person
Rhythm Edge (Distinction)
Reviewed by Fred Bouchard

19-Nov-08
The Will Collier Septet
Everybody Loves The Will Collier Septet (F-IRE)
Reviewed by Chris May

19-Nov-08
Julia Hulsmann Trio
The End Of A Summer (ECM Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

19-Nov-08
Michael Lewin
Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Naxos)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

19-Nov-08
Gene Bertoncini / Roni Ben-Hur
Jazz Therapy, Volume 1: Smile (Motema Music)
Reviewed by Karen Hogg

19-Nov-08
Dave Brubeck
Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1958-2007 (Monterey Jazz Festival Records)
Reviewed by George Kanzler

18-Nov-08
Christian Scott
Christian Scott: Live at Newport (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Tod Smith

18-Nov-08
Arild Andersen
Live at Belleville (ECM Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

18-Nov-08
Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York
Summer Suite (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

18-Nov-08
Amina Figarova
Above the Clouds (Munich Records)
Reviewed by J Hunter

18-Nov-08
Eli Yamin
You Can't Buy Swing (Self Produced)
Reviewed by George Kanzler

18-Nov-08
Erskine Hawkins
And His Tuxedo Junction Orchestra (Vocalion)
Reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

17-Nov-08
Sadao Watanabe
How's Everything (Cherry Red Records)
Reviewed by Douglas Payne

17-Nov-08
Stanley Jordan
State of Nature (Mack Avenue Records)
Reviewed by John Barron

17-Nov-08
Rob Mazurek
Rob Mazurek's excellent adventures in Brazil and France
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

17-Nov-08
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
We Are MTO (MOWO! Inc.)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

17-Nov-08
Louie Bellson/Clark Terry
Louie & Clark Expedition 2 (Percussion Power)
Reviewed by George Kanzler

17-Nov-08
Kirk Knuffke Quartet
Bigwig (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Martin Longley

16-Nov-08
Alyssa Graham
Echo (Sunnyside Records)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

16-Nov-08
JJ Grey & Mofro
Orange Blossoms (Alligator Records)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

16-Nov-08
Myrna Lake
Yesterdays (Jazzing Music)
Reviewed by Chris Mosey

16-Nov-08
Matthew Shipp
Matthew Shipp: Multiplication Table, Abbey Road Duos, Un Piano & Cosmic Suite
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

16-Nov-08
Taylor Ho Bynum
Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths (Hatology)
Reviewed by Robert Iannapollo

16-Nov-08
Paolo Angeli / Evan Parker / Ned Rothenberg
Free Zone Appleby 2007 (Psi)
Reviewed by Martin Longley

15-Nov-08
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Radiolarians 1 (Indirecto Records)
Reviewed by Doug Collette

15-Nov-08
Gaspare De Vito
Passing Notes (Improvvisatore Involontario)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

15-Nov-08
Taj Mahal
Maestro (Heads Up International)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

15-Nov-08
Lisa Hearns
I Got it Bad & That Ain't Good (QuickSilver Records)
Reviewed by Greg Thomas

15-Nov-08
Hot Club of Detroit
Night Town (Mack Avenue Records)
Reviewed by Ken Dryden

15-Nov-08
Jackie Ryan
You and the Night and the Music (Open Art Productions)
Reviewed by Joel Roberts

14-Nov-08
The Sam Crockatt Quartet
Howeird (Loop Records)
Reviewed by Chris May

14-Nov-08
Mike Clark, Billy Harper, Donald Bailey
Mike Clark, Billy Harper, Donald Bailey: Blueprints of Jazz (Talking House Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

14-Nov-08
Paradigm
Melodies for Uncertain Robots (Ropeadope)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

14-Nov-08
Take 6
The Standard (Heads Up International)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

14-Nov-08
William Parker
Petit Oiseau (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton

14-Nov-08
Grace Kelly
GRACEfulLEE (Pazz Productions)
Reviewed by Ken Dryden

14-Nov-08
Jenny Scheinman
Crossing the Field (KOCH International Jazz)
Reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

14-Nov-08
Al Foster Quartet
Love, Peace and Jazz! (Jazz Eyes)
Reviewed by Joel Roberts

13-Nov-08
Ted Nash
The Mancini Project (Palmetto Records)
Reviewed by Douglas Payne

13-Nov-08
Curtis Fuller
The Opener (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Chris May

13-Nov-08
Ernie Watts
Ernie Watts: To the Point - Live at the Jazz Bakery (Flying Dolphin Records)
Reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello

13-Nov-08
Angelica Sanchez
Life Between (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

13-Nov-08
Various Artists
Remixed4 (Verve Music Group)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

13-Nov-08
Randy Sandke
Unconventional Wisdom (Arbors Records)
Reviewed by Francis Lo Kee

13-Nov-08
Deborah Latz
Lifeline (June Moon Productions)
Reviewed by Suzanne Lorge

13-Nov-08
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
This Is Our Moosic (Hot Cup Records)
Reviewed by Ivana Ng

12-Nov-08
Lafayette Gilchrist
Soul Progressin' (Hyena Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

12-Nov-08
Angelica Sanchez
Life Between (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

12-Nov-08
Pamela Hines
New Christmas (Spice Rack Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

12-Nov-08
Gene Perla
Gene Perla: Bill's Waltz (PM Records)
Reviewed by Alexander M. Stern

12-Nov-08
Paul Renz
Rebop (Self Published)
Reviewed by John Barron

12-Nov-08
Kalaparush McIntyre
Extremes (CIMP Records)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

12-Nov-08
Joe Magnarelli
Persistence (Reservoir Music)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

12-Nov-08
Karrin Allyson
Imagina (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Marcia Hillman

11-Nov-08
Daniel Zamir
I Believe (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Warren Allen

11-Nov-08
Jazz Arts Trio
Tribute (JRI Recordings)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

11-Nov-08
Stan Getz
Stan Getz: The Bossa Nova Albums (Verve Music Group)
Reviewed by Chris May

11-Nov-08
Delirium Blues Project
Serve or Suffer (Half Note Records)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

11-Nov-08
Rob Mosher's Storytime
The Tortoise (Old Mill)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

11-Nov-08
Joe Fonda / Carlo Morena / George Schuller
A Drop Of Water (Konnex Records)
Reviewed by Robert Iannapollo

11-Nov-08
Donny McCaslin
Recommended Tools (Greenleaf Music)
Reviewed by Tom Greenland

11-Nov-08
Ralph Lalama Quartet
Energy Fields (Mighty Quinn Productions)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

10-Nov-08
John Warren
Finally Beginning (Fuzzy Moon Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

10-Nov-08
McCoy Tyner
McCoy Tyner: Guitars (Half Note Records)
Reviewed by J Hunter

10-Nov-08
Jimmy Smith
Plays Fats Waller (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by David Rickert

10-Nov-08
Charli Persip & Supersound
Intrinsic Evolution (Self Produced)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

10-Nov-08
Vanessa Wagner
Variations (Ambrosie)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

10-Nov-08
Paul Carlon Octet
Roots Propaganda (Deep Tone Records)
Reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

10-Nov-08
Mary Halvorson Trio
Dragon's Head (Firehouse 12 Records)
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

10-Nov-08
Art Blakey and the Giants of Jazz
Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival Records)
Reviewed by Stuart Broomer

10-Nov-08
The Stryker/Slagle band
The Scene (Zoho Music)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

09-Nov-08
Louis Moholo-Moholo
Duets With Marilyn Crispell (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

09-Nov-08
John Escreet
Consequences (Posi-Tone Records)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

09-Nov-08
Kim Waters
I Want You - Love in the Spirit of Marvin (Shanachie Records)
Reviewed by Jeff Winbush

09-Nov-08
Charlie Parker & Arne Domnerus
In Sweden - November 22, 1950 (OKTAV Music)
Reviewed by David Rickert

09-Nov-08
Eteri Andjaparidze
Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Naxos)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

08-Nov-08
Arve Henriksen
Cartography (ECM Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

08-Nov-08
Van Morrison
Van Morrison: Remasters Redux
Reviewed by Doug Collette

08-Nov-08
Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra
We Are MTO (MOWO! Inc.)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

08-Nov-08
Multiple Artists
Free Improvised Music from East to West
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

08-Nov-08
Ben Stapp Trio
Ecstasis (UQBAR)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

08-Nov-08
Issie Barratt
Astral Pleasures (Fuzzy Moon Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

08-Nov-08
James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet
Our Delight (IPO Recordings)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

07-Nov-08
Lee Shaw
Lee Shaw Trio: Live in Graz (ARC Music)
Reviewed by