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Blue Divide

Blue Divide

Rob Derke & the NYJAZZ Quartet
2014-01-02
4
Prism

Prism

Dave Holland
2013-08-27
5
People Music

People Music

Christian McBride & Inside Straight
2013-05-20
3
Aliso

Aliso

David Binney
2010-05-24
304
100 Years of Django

100 Years of Django

Frank Vignola
2010-03-24
354
American Rock Beauty

American Rock Beauty

Torben Waldorff
2010-03-15
217
Purpose Built

Purpose Built

Michael Janisch
2010-03-03
205
Starbound

Starbound

Robin Verheyen
2010-02-07
308
Lagos Blues

Lagos Blues

Antonio Ciacca
2010-02-06
277
Risa Negra

Risa Negra

Arturo O'Farrill
2009-12-24
319
Fortuna

Fortuna

Roni Ben-Hur
2009-11-17
342
Music Update

Music Update

Jason Marsalis
2009-10-08
276
I Talking Now!

I Talking Now!

Luis Bonilla
2009-09-20
251
Third Occasion

Third Occasion

David Binney
2009-07-17
271
Courageous Hearts

Courageous Hearts

Towner Galaher
2009-07-04
255
Narrow Margin

Narrow Margin

Andrew Green
2009-06-27
200
Hometown

Hometown

Sam Yahel
2009-06-18
390
In This Day

In This Day

E.J. Strickland
2009-06-05
256
Next Page

Next Page

Yotam Silberstein
2009-05-23
253
Spoke

Spoke

Spoke
2009-05-21
142
Mosaic

Mosaic

Kendra Shank
2009-04-15
315
Balance

Balance

Will Sellenraad
2009-03-30
268
White Rocket

White Rocket

White Rocket
2009-03-25
251
Human Activity Suite

Human Activity Suite

Brad Shepik
2009-03-05
227
The Sage

The Sage

Jason Rigby
2009-02-25
240
Brother to Brother

Brother to Brother

Clayton Brothers
2009-01-12
484
Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records

Mosaic: a Celebration of Blue Note Records

Blue Note 7
2009-01-07
332
Flood

Flood

Avishai Cohen
2009-01-03
410
Smile: Jazz Therapy Volume 1

Smile: Jazz Therapy Volume 1

Gene Bertoncini / Roni Ben-Hur
2008-12-27
409
The Turning Gate

The Turning Gate

New Jazz Composers Octet
2008-12-08
296
Above the Clouds

Above the Clouds

Amina Figarova
2008-11-18
429
McCoy Tyner: Guitars

McCoy Tyner: Guitars

McCoy Tyner
2008-11-10
816
Lee Shaw Trio: Live in Graz

Lee Shaw Trio: Live in Graz

Lee Shaw
2008-11-07
482
Cirio: Live at the Blue Note

Cirio: Live at the Blue Note

Francisco Mela
2008-10-30
403
Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour

Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour

SFJazz Collective
2008-10-17
442
Kinsmen

Kinsmen

Rudresh Mahanthappa
2008-09-16
427
Capitol Diner Vol. 1

Capitol Diner Vol. 1

The Wee Trio
2008-09-01
627
Invisible Cinema

Invisible Cinema

Aaron Parks
2008-08-12
374
Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Monday Night Live at the Village Vanguard

Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
2008-08-06
443
Luminosity

Luminosity

Giacomo Gates
2008-05-23
241
Mental Weather

Mental Weather

Jane Ira Bloom
2008-05-14
197
Avatar

Avatar

Gonzalo Rubalcaba
2008-05-08
288
When You Know

When You Know

Dianne Reeves
2008-04-21
409
Live at Newport '58

Live at Newport '58

Horace Silver
2008-04-07
273
Day Trip

Day Trip

Pat Metheny
2008-04-04
238
Shayari

Shayari

Ron Blake
2008-03-31
209
Dream Garden

Dream Garden

Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures
2008-03-17
306
One Sky

One Sky

Ryan Cohan
2008-01-09
251
Everything Starts Now...

Everything Starts Now...

Michael Pedicin
2007-12-31
239
Lockout

Lockout

Ehud Asherie
2007-12-16
224

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