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Jazzmatazz Newsletter
#110

1 February 2003

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We've added another big batch of new titles to our select sale list.
Many are out-of-print or at bargain prices — take a look!




Recent jazz releases
(from Oct to last week)
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buy: Equilibrium
Matthew Shipp - Equilibrium (Thirsty Ear) Jan 21 hear sound samples

On his moody and haunting new release, Equilibrium, pianist Matthew Shipp and regular partners bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver are joined by vibes master Khan Jamal, whose shimmering sounds contribute to the atmosphere, and the synths of Flam, who adds his texture to the mix. A beautiful release.    ALAN LANKIN

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New issues

New releases for the week of 1/21/2003 include titles from Mike Nock on DIW; Sheila Jordan, David "Fathead" Newman and Jimmy Ponder on High Note; and Mike Clark, Chip Jackson, Ben Perowsky and Roger Rosenberg on JazzKey Music; and John Bunch on Progressive.

There are titles from Hamid Drake/Assif Tsahar, Jemeel Moondoc, William Parker and John Stevens on Ayler Records; Jonas Hellborg on Bardo; Whit Dickey and William Parker/Joe Morris/Hamid Drake on Riti; and Happy Apple on Sunnyside.

Tzadik has new ones by Carla Kihlsetdt plus a release with a variety of musicians playing the music of Sasha Argov and the guitarists Bill Frisell/Marc Ribot/Tim Sparks playing compositions by John Zorn that were originally written for his group, Masada.

Also: Irvin Mayfield on Basin Street; Charlie Shoemake on Chase; and the St. Louis Ragtimers on GHB.

And from Emanem we have titles from Markus Eichenberger, Charlotte Hug, Lol Coxhill and an assortment of groups from the Freedom of the City Festival.

Also out is a new batch of titles on CIMP from Wertman/Kohlhase/Grassi, Schlicht/Swell, Carl Grubbs, Lucian Ban/Alex Harding and Frank Lowe.

Plus titles from David Weiss & the New Jazz Composers Octet on Fresh Sound New Talent; Satoko Fujii on Voiceprint; and Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy/Jean-Jacques Avenel on Sketch.

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Reissues & vintage issues

Reissues & vintage issues this week include three Eddie Condon two-fers of Columbia releases on Collectables, which together almost contain the contents of the OOP Mosaic set. Collectables also has other Columbia and Atlantic reissues from Paul Horn, Lee Konitz, Jeremy Steig, Joe Wilder and Don Shirley.

Chronological Jazz Classics has more sets of multi-label master takes in record session order from Red Nichols, Benny Goodman, Charles Brown, Louis Prima, Anita O'Day, Billy Wright and Amos Milburn.

Also out are Vanguard reissues by Bunky Green Roland Prince and Clark Terry on Universe; Mark Murphy on Action; Keith Tippett on Akarma; Louis Jordan and Hal McIntyre on Collectors' Choice; and Jean-Luc Ponty and on Wounded Bird.

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As always, more titles and personnel information follow below. Information on releases for the future are on our website. And you can help suport JAZZMATAZZ by visiting our sponsors.


21 January 2003

buy: Who Can I Turn To
Mark Murphy - Who Can I Turn To (Action Music/Immediate) Jan 21 — reissue of 1966 LP

Keith Tippett - Dedicated To You, But You Weren't Listening (Akarma) Jan 21
— with Elton Dean, Robert Wyatt, Gary Boyle and Roy Babbington; from 1971

Hamid Drake/Assif Tsahar - Soul Bodies (Ayler 24) Jan 21
Jemeel Moondoc - Live at the Glenn Miller Cafe, Vol. 1 (Ayler 26) Jan 21
William Parker - And William Danced (Ayler 44) Jan 21
John Stevens - Live at the Plough (Ayler 7) Jan 21

Jonas Hellborg - Icon (Bardo 42) Jan 25
— with V. Umamahesh (vocals); Shawn Lane (guitar); V. Selvaganesh, V. Umashankar (percussion)

Irvin Mayfield - Half Past Autumn Suite (Basin Street) Jan 25 hear sound samples
— with Wynton Marsalis; Delfeayo Marsalis; Marcus Strickland; Gordon Parks a.o.

Charlie Shoemake - Vibe Master (Chase) Jan 21

Red Nichols - 1928-29 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1270) Jan 21
Benny Goodman - 1941, Vol. 3 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1271) Jan 21
Charles Brown - 1949-51 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1272) Jan 21
Louis Prima - 1944-45 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1273) Jan 21
Anita O'Day - 1945-50 (Chronological Jazz Classics 1274) Jan 21

David Wertman/Charlie Kohlhase/Lou Grassi - NorthCountry Pie (CIMP 271) Jan
Ursal Schlicht-Steve Swell Quartet - Poets of the Now (CIMP 272) Jan
— with Tom Abbs and Geoff Mann
Carl Grubbs Quartet - Stepping Around the Giant (CIMP 273) Jan
— with Odean Pope, Chris Sullivan and Newman Taylor Baker
Lucian Ban & Alex Harding Duo - Somethin' Holy (CIMP 274) Jan
Frank Lowe Quartet - Lowedown & Blue (CIMP 275) Jan
— with Dominic Duval, Michael Carvin and Bern Nix

hear/buy: Jam Session hear/buy: Jam Session
Eddie Condon - Bixieland/Treasury of Jazz
    (Collectables/Columbia) hear sound samples
— with Wild Bill Davison; Pee Wee Russell; Billy Butterfield; two-fer

Eddie Condon - Midnight in Moscow/Roaring Twenties
    (Collectables/Columbia) Jan 21 hear sound samples — two-fer

Eddie Condon - Jam Session - Coast to Coast/Jammin' at Condon's
    (Collectables/Columbia) hear sound samples — two-fer


buy: Paul Horn
Paul Horn - Sound of Paul Horn/Profile of A Jazz Musician (Collectables/Columbia) Jan 21 hear sound samples
— two-fer

Lee Konitz - The Real Lee Konitz (Collectables/Atlantic) Jan 21

Don Shirley - Water Boy (Collectables/Columbia) Jan 21

buy: Joe Wilder
Joe Wilder - The Pretty Sound of Joe Wilder/Jazz From "Peter Gunn" (Collectables/Columbia)
— two-fer

Jeremy Steig - Flute Fever/Monium (Collectables/Columbia) Jan 21 — two-fer

Louis Jordan - Jumpin' And Jivin' At Jubilee (Collectors' Choice) Jan 21 — 1943-44 radio broadcasts
Hal McIntyre - 'S Wonderful (Collectors' Choice) Jan 21

Mike Nock - Changing Seasons (DIW) Jan 21 — trio recording

Markus Eichenberger - Domino: Concept for Orchestra (2001) (Emanem 4084) Jan
Charlotte Hug - Neuland (2001-2) (Emanem 4085) Jan — solo viola
Lol Coxhill - Out to Launch (2001-2) (Emanem 4086) Jan
— two complete solo soprano saxophone concerts, from Chicago and London
— in between there is a 10-minute improvisation by an impromptu 13-piece orchestra
Freedom of the City Festival (2002) - Small Groups - 2 CDs (Emanem 4210) Jan
— Chris Burn trumpet & Matt Hutchinson synthesizers & electronics
— Lol Coxhill soprano saxophone / Paul Rutherford trombone / Ian Smith trumpet
— Sylvia Hallett bicycle wheel, violin, saw, sarangi, voice, digital delays
— Evan Parker soprano & tenor saxophones & John Russell guitar
— Roger Smith guitar
— Trevor Watts soprano & alto saxophones & Veryan Weston piano
— 149 minutes - previously unissued

David Weiss & the New Jazz Composers Octet - Walkin' The Line (Fresh Sound New Talent) Jan 21

St. Louis Ragtimers - Volume 5 (GHB) Jan 21

buy: Alone buy: Little Song
Jimmy Ponder - Alone (High Note) Jan 21

David "Fathead" Newman - The Gift (High Note) Jan 21
— with John Hicks, Winard Harper & Bryan Carrott

Sheila Jordan - Little Song (High Note) Jan 21
— with the Steve Kuhn trio and Tom Harrell

hear/buy: Spirit
Bob Thompson - Spirit (Ichiban) Jan 21 hear sound samples
— with Scott Hamilton; Warren Vache Jr.; Michael Moore; Connie Kay

Don Diego - Heaven (Ichiban) Jan 21 hear sound samples

buy: Jam Miami
Jam Miami - A Celebration of Latin Jazz - DVD (Image Entertainment) Jan 21
Jam Miami - A Celebration of Latin Jazz - VHS (Image Entertainment) Jan 21
— with Arturo Sandoval, Chick Corea, Nestor Torres and many more

hear/buy: Summertime
Mike Clark with Chris Potter - Summertime (JazzKey Music) Jan 21 hear sound samples
— with Billy Childs; Robert Hurst; Jack Walrath; Bob Sheppard; James Genus
— includes three Wayne Shorter tunes

Chip Jackson - Is There A Jackson In The House (JazzKey Music) Jan 21

Ben Perowsky - Ben Perowsky Trio (JazzKey Music) Jan 21

Ben Perowsky - Bop on Pop (JazzKey Music) Jan 21

Roger Rosenberg - Hang Time (JazzKey Music) Jan 21

buy: Jazzland Sampler buy: Milestone/Galaxy Sampler
Various Artists - Jazzland Sampler (OJC) Nov 12
— with liner notes by Orrin Keepnews

Various Artists - Swingville (OJC) Jan 21

Various Artists - Milestone/Galaxy Sampler (OJC) Jan 21

buy: New Jazz Sampler buy: Specialty/HiFiJazz/Nocturne Sampler
Various Artists - New Jazz Sampler (OJC) Jan 21

Various Artists - Prestige: Bluesville Sampler (OJC) Jan 21

Various Artists - Specialty/HiFiJazz/Nocturne Sampler (OJC) Jan 21


John Bunch - John's Other Bunch (Progressive) Jan 21
— with Scott Hamilton; Warren Vache Jr.; Michael Moore; Connie Kay

hear/buy: Prophet Moon hear/buy: Eloping With The Sun
Whit Dickey & Trio Ahxoloxha - Prophet Moon (Riti Records) Jan 21 hear sound samples
— with Rob Brown and Joe Morris

William Parker/Joe Morris/Hamid Drake - Eloping With The Sun (Riti Records) Jan 21 hear sound samples

Chieli Minucci - Night Grooves (Shanachie) Jan 21 hear sound samples

Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy/Jean-Jacques Avenel - One More Time (Sketch)

Happy Apple - Youth Oriented (Sunnyside) Jan 21 hear sound samples
— Minneapolis-based saxophone/bass/drums trio

buy: Equilibrium
Matthew Shipp - Equilibrium (Thirsty Ear) Jan 21 hear sound samples
— with William Parker, Gerald Cleaver, Khan Jamal and Chris Flam
"Shipp brings together all the aspects of his previous recordings in a mix of beats, hip-hop, free jazz and electronic music"

buy: Masada Guitars
Bill Frisell/Marc Ribot/Tim Sparks - John Zorn: Masada Guitars (Tzadik) Jan 21

Sasha Argov - Great Jewish Music: Sasha Argov (Tzadik) Jan 21
— with Sasha Argov, The Safts, Ori Kaplan's Sha'atnez, Cyro Baptista, Tin Hat Trio, Jewlia Eisenberg, Erik Friedlander, Basya Schecter, Mark Feldman, Sylvie Courvoisier, Elysian Fields, Ben Peowsky, Uri Caine, Zahava Seewald, Shahar Haziza, Roberto Rodriguez, Michael Berk, Ganda, Danny Zamir

Carla Kihlstedt - Two Foot Yard (Tzadik) Jan 21

Hmura - Passion (United One) Jan 21

Bunky Green - Transformations (Universe/Vanguard) Jan 21 — from 1977
Roland Prince - Color Visions (Universe/Vanguard) Jan 21
— with Randy Brecker, Virgil Jones, Joe Farrell, Frank Foster, Kenny Barron, John Hicks, Bob Cranshaw, Buster Williams, Al Foster, Al Jardine; from 1976
Clark Terry - Clark Terry's Big B-A-D Band Live at Buddy's Place (Universe/Vanguard) Jan 21
— from 1976; with Ernie Wilkins, Chris Woods, Ronnie Matthews, Frank Wess, Charles Davis, etc.

Clarence Clemons - Live in Asbury Park (Valley) Jan 21 hear sound samples

Satoko Fujii Quartet - Minerva (Voiceprint)
— with Natsuki Tamura, Takejaru Hayakawa and Tatsuya Yoshida

Jean-Luc Ponty - Live (Wounded Bird/Atlantic) Jan 21
— first CD release of this 1979 album

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non-jazz items of interest
Billy Wright - 1949-51 (Chronological R&B Classics 5046) Jan 21
Amos Milburn - 1947 (Chronological R&B Classics 5047) Jan 21

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