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The Octave Tunes

Carol Sudhalter
2010-06-06

186

Three Worlds

James Weidman

2009-11-12

305

Urban Myths

Joel Harrison

2009-07-08

223

Why Fight the Feeling?

Rebecca Kilgore / Dave Frishberg
2009-07-07

234

A Quiet Thing

Lisa Sokolov
2009-05-30

352

Mosaic

Kendra Shank Quartet
2009-05-11

172

Live at Jazz Standard Volume Two

Dena DeRose

2008-12-18

289

Make Someone Happy

Sophie Milman
2008-09-07

255

The Wheel

Joel Harrison
2008-07-13

191

Avant Gardeners

Pam and Gary Windo
2008-07-10

187

Optimism

Jaleel Shaw
2008-05-06

261

Invitation

Bruce Eskovitz Jazz Orchestra
2008-03-09

208

Live at The Jazz Standard, Volume One

Dena DeRose
2008-02-11

170

Rhythm and Transformation

Tim Armacost
2008-02-10

127

At Home

Slow Poke

2008-01-15

202

A Morning in Paris

Sathima Bea Benjamin
2008-01-10

294

Get Ready

Carl Allen / Rodney Whitaker
2008-01-09

407

Jazz Cycles (The Music of Paul Nash)

Manhattan New Music Project
2008-01-08

107

Crying and Laughing

Joel Newton Situation
2007-12-07

246

You Don't Know Me

Rebecca Parris

2007-11-09

158

The Book of the Storm

Rob Reddy's Small Town
2007-11-05

131

unsettled on an old sense of place

Gustavo Aguilar

2007-11-04

125

Afro Indian Blues

Jim Pepper / Amina Claudine Myers / Anthony Cox / Leopoldo Fleming

2007-09-06

366

Grides

Soft Machine

2007-08-02

125

Vision of Love

Christine Capdeville
2007-07-14

327

Live

Lynne Arriale Trio

2007-06-16

174

Harbor

Joel Harrison

2007-06-09

163

Tigra Negra

Pierre Dorge and the New Jungle Orchestra

2007-05-12

238

Soho

Yves Leveille
2007-04-25

129

900 Miles

Bethany and Rufus

2007-04-14

143

The Inside Out

Michele Rosewoman

2007-03-28

284

11:11

Big Neighborhood
2007-03-19

115

Which Way Now

Harry Miller
2007-03-16

142

A Reason for Being Alone

Alex Levin
2007-03-15

188

Some Trees

Daniel Levin
2007-03-10

234

Rosetta

Stephan Crump
2007-03-09

108

Geographia

Dennis Gonzalez / Yells at Eels
2007-01-18

174

Atomic Clock

Mark Helias
2006-12-11

272

Gone with the Wind

WeiSheng Lin
2006-11-11

388

Live at Cafe Loup

Bob Kindred
2006-11-10

106

Helenistique

Helen Sung
2006-11-03

198

Floriculture

Carl Maguire
2006-07-02

115

Time and Imaginary Time

Andrew Bishop
2006-06-15

230

The Coalition of the Willing

Bobby Previte
2006-05-11

138

Persiflage

Matt Steckler

2006-03-01

159

Good Time Blues

Count Basie
2005-10-03

467

Quiet Now

Gene Bertoncini
2005-09-17

145

Charlie Shavers: Complete Recordings

Charlie Shavers
2005-09-16

561

Place & Time

Anat Cohen
2005-09-16

246

Untold Stories

Dave Allen
2005-09-14

159

Eddie Gomez: The Playing is Free

Interview | 2010-05-20

773

Uptown Records

Record Label Profile | 2010-04-09

459

Gershwin Two-fer: Bohuslan Big Band & Scottish National Jazz...

Multiple Reviews | 2010-04-03

384

Accordion Three-Fer: Triphilia; Nice Guy Trio & Will Holshouser

Multiple Reviews | 2010-03-06

494

Ron McClure: Lookout Farms and New Moons

Interview | 2010-02-11

801

Piano/Bass Four-Fer

Multiple Reviews | 2010-01-16

315

Sean Jones: The Search Within, Dedicated & Modern Times

Multiple Reviews | 2009-08-02

500

Enja Records

Record Label Profile | 2009-07-12

555

Posi-Tone Records

Record Label Profile | 2009-05-29

546

Globe Unity: Israel

Multiple Reviews | 2009-04-04

184

Piano Three-Fer: Michael Wolff, Steve Blanco & Landon Knoblock

Multiple Reviews | 2009-03-07

319

Chico Hamilton: Joyous Shout

Profile | 2009-03-01

532

Pirouet Records

Record Label Profile | 2009-01-20

344

Organ Triple: Organ-X, Unitrio & Brian Charette

Multiple Reviews | 2009-01-10

489

Tampere Jazz Happening 2008

Live Review | 2008-12-11

295

Indian Jazz: Deepak Ram, Neil Welch and Rudresh Mahanthappa

Multiple Reviews | 2008-12-06

350

Violin Quintet: Szilard Mezei, Return of the New Thing, Mark...

Multiple Reviews | 2008-08-13

256

Accordion Three-Fer: Angelo Debarre/Ludovic Beier: Lola de...

Multiple Reviews | 2008-06-08

609

Brooklyn Jazz Underground: Puzzles & Best of the West and Many...

Multiple Reviews | 2008-05-04

175

Drew Gress: The Irrational Numbers & Real and Imagines

Multiple Reviews | 2008-04-06

203

Cellos: Erik Friedlander & Rufus Cappadocia

Multiple Reviews | 2008-03-17

119

Bennie Wallace: Disorder at the Border

Interview | 2008-01-02

533

Solo Piano: Andy Laverne, Peter Zak, Michel Petrucciani, Joe...

Multiple Reviews | 2007-12-08

251

Larry Willis: Blue Fable and Alter Ego

Multiple Reviews | 2007-10-06

440

Monk Moods: Monk Abstractions, Plays Monk, Play Monk & Live 2007

Multiple Reviews | 2007-10-06

148

Solo Piano: Greg Burk, Dave Frank, Peter Madsen, Joel Futterman

Multiple Reviews | 2007-06-02

281

Yves Leveille, Marco Pereira and Christine Jensen: Soho,...

Multiple Reviews | 2007-05-06

188

Pierre D

Profile | 2007-04-20

775

Loren Stillman: The Brothers' Breakfast; Trio Alto Volume One

Multiple Reviews | 2007-04-07

213

Chris Cheek: Coral; Orquestra Jazz do Matinhos Invites Chris...

Multiple Reviews | 2007-04-07

165

Trumpet two-Fer

Multiple Reviews | 2007-03-03

185

CAMJazz

Record Label Profile | 2007-01-15

459

Seth Meicht: Trio & Illumine

Multiple Reviews | 2007-01-13

235

Solo Piano: Jessica Williams; Milcho Leview; Russ Lossing

Multiple Reviews | 2006-11-04

156

Marty Grosz: And His Hot Combinations & Chasin' the Spots

Multiple Reviews | 2006-11-04

224

Mighty Quinn Records

Record Label Profile | 2006-10-13

496

Piano Trios: Promise,The Thang & Bruxin'

Multiple Reviews | 2006-08-05

139

Chico Hamilton: Believe, 6th Avenue Romp & Heritage

Multiple Reviews | 2006-08-05

357

Organ-ized: It's Magic, Blues for C & Jungle Soul

Multiple Reviews | 2006-07-15

175

Solo Piano: All That Is Tied, Time Zones, Seventeen Pieces, One

Multiple Reviews | 2006-05-29

153

Beats and the Boppers: Playing The Word and A Few Incidences

Multiple Reviews | 2006-05-29

301

George Haslam: 2002 003 04 and Cool Moon

Multiple Reviews | 2006-05-28

149

Louie Records: swingd and time share

Multiple Reviews | 2006-05-28

129

Tubby Hayes: Commonwealth Blues and Addictive Tendencies

Multiple Reviews | 2006-05-28

198

Solo Piano: From My Field; Solotude

Multiple Reviews | 2006-04-25

260

Enrico Rava: Easy Living; Tati; La Dolce Vita; Full of Life

Multiple Reviews | 2006-04-19

266

Milt Jackson: Things are Getting Better; Bags Meets Wes

Multiple Reviews | 2005-10-21

390

Ximo Tebar: Goes Blue; Lou Donaldson: Say It Loud!

Multiple Reviews | 2005-10-09

188

Roz Corral: Telling Tales; Rene Marie: Serene Renegade

Multiple Reviews | 2005-10-09

114

Dave Liebman: Picture Show / Different but the Same

Multiple Reviews | 2005-10-08

338

Enja Records

Record Label Profile | 2009-07-12

555

Eddie Gomez: The Playing is Free

Interview | 2010-05-20

773

Uptown Records

Record Label Profile | 2010-04-09

459

Read "Charlie Shavers: Complete Recordings"

Charlie Shavers: Charlie Shavers: Complete Recordings

Extended Analysis | 2005-09-16

561

Jaleel Shaw: Optimism

Album Review | 2008-05-06

261

Ron McClure: Lookout Farms and New Moons

Interview | 2010-02-11

801

McCoy Tyner: Tender Moments

Album Review | 2005-05-18

486

Count Basie: Good Time Blues

Album Review | 2005-10-03

467

Posi-Tone Records

Record Label Profile | 2009-05-29

546

Bennie Wallace: Disorder at the Border

Interview | 2008-01-02

533

Rich Perry & Harold Danko: East of the Sun & Trilix

Multiple Reviews | 2005-05-13

330

Sathima Bea Benjamin: A Morning in Paris

Album Review | 2008-01-10

294

Sean Jones: The Search Within, Dedicated & Modern Times

Multiple Reviews | 2009-08-02

500

Larry Willis: Blue Fable and Alter Ego

Multiple Reviews | 2007-10-06

440

Accordion Three-Fer: Angelo Debarre/Ludovic Beier: Lola de Valence; Richard Galliano

Multiple Reviews | 2008-06-08

609

Chico Hamilton: Joyous Shout

Profile | 2009-03-01

532

Pierre D

Profile | 2007-04-20

775

CAMJazz

Record Label Profile | 2007-01-15

459

Anat Cohen: Place & Time

Album Review | 2005-09-16

246

Tubby Hayes: Commonwealth Blues and Addictive Tendencies

Multiple Reviews | 2006-05-28

198

Milt Jackson: Things are Getting Better; Bags Meets Wes

Multiple Reviews | 2005-10-21

390

Jim Pepper / Amina Claudine Myers / Anthony Cox / Leopoldo Fleming: Afro Indian Blues

Album Review | 2007-09-06

366

Carl Allen / Rodney Whitaker: Get Ready

Album Review | 2008-01-09

407

Pirouet Records

Record Label Profile | 2009-01-20

344

Accordion Three-Fer: Triphilia; Nice Guy Trio & Will Holshouser

Multiple Reviews | 2010-03-06

494

Sophie Milman: Make Someone Happy

Album Review | 2008-09-07

255

Indian Jazz: Deepak Ram, Neil Welch and Rudresh Mahanthappa

Multiple Reviews | 2008-12-06

350

Andrew Bishop: Time and Imaginary Time

Album Review | 2006-06-15

230

Chico Hamilton: Believe, 6th Avenue Romp & Heritage

Multiple Reviews | 2006-08-05

357

Mighty Quinn Records

Record Label Profile | 2006-10-13

496

Marty Grosz: And His Hot Combinations & Chasin' the Spots

Multiple Reviews | 2006-11-04

224

Gershwin Two-fer: Bohuslan Big Band & Scottish National Jazz Orchestra

Multiple Reviews | 2010-04-03

384

Lisa Sokolov: A Quiet Thing

Album Review | 2009-05-30

352

Enrico Rava: Easy Living; Tati; La Dolce Vita; Full of Life

Multiple Reviews | 2006-04-19

266

Mark Helias: Atomic Clock

Album Review | 2006-12-11

272

Chris Cheek: Coral; Orquestra Jazz do Matinhos Invites Chris Cheek

Multiple Reviews | 2007-04-07

165

Rebecca Kilgore / Dave Frishberg: Why Fight the Feeling?

Album Review | 2009-07-07

234

James Weidman: Three Worlds

Album Review | 2009-11-12

305

Pierre Dorge and the New Jungle Orchestra: Tigra Negra

Extended Analysis | 2007-05-12

238

Dave Liebman: Picture Show / Different but the Same

Multiple Reviews | 2005-10-08

338

Michele Rosewoman: The Inside Out

Album Review | 2007-03-28

284

Dena DeRose: Live at Jazz Standard Volume Two

Album Review | 2008-12-18

289

Lynne Arriale Trio: Live

Album Review | 2007-06-16

174

WeiSheng Lin: Gone with the Wind

Album Review | 2006-11-11

388

Read "Live at The Jazz Standard, Volume One"

Dena DeRose: Live at The Jazz Standard, Volume One

Album Review | 2008-02-11

170

Roz Corral: Telling Tales; Rene Marie: Serene Renegade

Multiple Reviews | 2005-10-09

114

Daniel Levin: Some Trees

Album Review | 2007-03-10

234

Matt Steckler: Persiflage

Album Review | 2006-03-01

159

Monk Moods: Monk Abstractions, Plays Monk, Play Monk & Live 2007

Multiple Reviews | 2007-10-06

148

Joel Newton Situation: Crying and Laughing

Album Review | 2007-12-07

246