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"Lone Wolf" Finds Plenty to Chew On
Med Flory
saxophone, tenor1926 - 2014
Sonny Clark
piano1931 - 1963
Charlie Parker
saxophone, alto1920 - 1955
Bobby Shew
trumpetb.1941
Dizzy Gillespie
trumpet1917 - 1993
On February 16, guest saxophonist Dick Oatts joined the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra for a concert at Eldorado High School that wrapped up the annual two-day Albuquerque Jazz Festival. Oatts, a long-time member of New York City's Vanguard Jazz Orchestra who excels on a number of reed instruments, employed only an alto on this occasion, dazzling on half a dozen numbers from fast-moving riffs to Bob Brookmeyer's slow-paced arrangement of Hoagy Carmichael's lovely ballad, "Skylark." Preceding Oatts' star turn, the AJO opened the concert with three numbers, Bert Joris' "Song for Bilbao," the standard "They Can't Take That Away from Me" and Don Sebesky's delightful "Fan It, Janet," the last featuring tenor Lee Taylor and trombonist Ben Finberg. Finberg, trumpeter Kent Erickson and alto Sam Reid were the soloists on "Bilbao," Reid and pianist Jim Ehrend on "Away from Me." Oatts then performed two of his own compositions, "Gumbo G" and "Organic Lady," along with "Skylark," "Just Like That" and the standard "Beautiful Love," closing with Nat Adderley's high-energy "Teaneck." His luminous unaccompanied coda on "Skylark" lasted longer than most solos and brought the near-capacity audience to its feet. The AJO kept pace with apt statements by Ehrend, Reid, Erickson, Finberg, trumpeters Brad Dubbs and Henry Estrada, trombonist John Sanks and drummer Paul Palmer III (who was also celebrating his birthday). It was, however, Oatts' show, and he was on his toes throughout, showing why he has been one of the Vanguard Orchestra's bellwethers for more than three decades.
International Jazz Day
Until recently I had no idea there was anything like an International Jazz Day, but I'm happy to learn that there is. In fact, this is the second annual such event, co-sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the
Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982
Herbie Hancock
pianob.1940
Wayne Shorter
saxophone1933 - 2023
Igor Butman
saxophone, tenorb.1961
Terri Lyne Carrington
drumsb.1965
Anat Cohen
clarinetb.1975
George Duke
piano1946 - 2013
James Genus
bassb.1966
Robert Glasper
pianob.1978
Abdullah Ibrahim
pianob.1934
Al Jarreau
vocals1940 - 2017
"
data-original-title="" title="">Hugh Masakela, 
John McLaughlin
guitarb.1942
Marcus Miller
bassb.1959
Milton Nascimento
guitar and vocalsb.1942
Eddie Palmieri
piano1936 - 2025
Jean-Luc Ponty
violinb.1942
Dianne Reeves
vocalsb.1956
Lee Ritenour
guitarb.1952
Ben Williams
bass, electricBrubeck Memorial
A memorial service celebrating the life and music of Dave Brubeck will be held Saturday, May 11, at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City. Everyone is welcome. Information about the church can be found at www.stjohndivine.org or by phoning 212-316-7540. Inquiries about the memorial service may be directed to [email protected]
In Passing . . .
Donald Byrd
trumpet1932 - 2013
Paul Tanner
b.1917
Glenn Miller
trombone1904 - 1944
Recent Big Band Releases
Mike Barone Big BandBirdland
Rhubarb Recordings
2013
The
Mike Barone
composer / conductorb.1936
Joe Zawinul
keyboards1932 - 2007
Before considering the music, a few words about the leader. Mike Barone, born in Detroit, attended college on the West Coast and stayed there to write for and play trombone in bands led by " data-original-title="" title="">Si Zentner,
Louie Bellson
drums1924 - 2009
Gerald Wilson
composer / conductor1918 - 2014
Among his many talents, Barone is noted for unearthing neglected songs from long ago (i. e., "Darktown Strutters Ball," "Yes, Sir, That's My Baby," "Has Anybody Seen My Gal," "Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey," "Avalon") and clothing them in a new wardrobe more suitable for a contemporary big band setting. He notches another bull's-eye on Birdland with "Please Don't Talk About Me (When I'm Gone)," an oldie from 1930 that sounds almost brand new thanks to Barone's clever arrangement (and solos to match by trumpeter
Bob Summers
trumpetb.1944
Andy Langham
piano
Buddy Rich
drums1917 - 1987
Tom Luer
clarinet, bassZawinul's title selection (a tune that has never earned my esteem) opens the album, and Barone's chart makes it sound as agreeable as anyone could expect. Baritone saxophonist Brian Williams solos on "I'm Confessin'" (whose gossamer voicings enhance its allure), Summers and Luer on another vintage standard, Victor Herbert's "Indian Summer." There's no use recounting highlights, as they are too numerous to mention on an album that pleases from start to finish. As for the band, it's comprised of top-rank session and working musicians in and around L.A., which is disclosing all that need be said. Drummer
Adam Alesi
drums
David Tranchina
bassTony Bonsera
trumpet
Tom Matta Big BandComponents
Self Published
2013
With so many high-caliber big bands, college and professional, on the scene today, one sure way to separate the sheep from the goats, so to speak, lies in the quality of music they perform, and it is here that the Tom Matta Big Band has a decided advantage. Matta's name and reputation are well known among jazz fans in the Chicago area, not so much elsewhere—and that's too bad, as the Minnesota native's knack for writing tasteful and exciting big-band charts is second to none. Matta wrote and arranged every number on Components, his debut as leader after years of playing in and writing for groups of various sizes in his adopted hometown, and the end result is a series of sharp and colorful themes that exemplify the best in contemporary big-band music-making.
Nowadays, almost no big-band album is complete without "Another Shuffle," and Matta places his at the forefront, a sunny refrain that cushions earnest solos by pianist
Jeremy Kahn
piano
Bob Lark
trumpetb.1958
Mark Colby
saxophone1949 - 2020
Gil Evans
composer / conductor1912 - 1988
Chris Madsen
saxophone, tenorMike Pinto
guitar
Rob Parton
trumpet
Tim Coffman
tromboneEven though Matta's name may not ring a bell, don't let that dissuade you. His c.v. is impeccable, his talents exceptional, and he has gathered around him a number of the finest jazz musicians Chicago has to offer (we've not even mentioned the splendid rhythm section, securely anchored by drummer
Bob Rummage
drums
Dennis Carroll
bass
Joe Policastro
bass, acousticb.1977
Sandviken Big BandIn Concert, Vols. 1 and 2
SBB
2013
In Concert,
Vols. 1 and 2, encompassing live performances by Sweden's world-class Sandviken Big Band, is not a two-CD set but separate albums recorded at concerts in 2008, 2011 and 2012. In terms of perspective and content, the albums couldn't be more dissimilar. Vol. 1 is comprised mainly of late-model original compositions with a couple of standards thrown in to water down the heady brew, while Vol. 2 welcomes clarinetist Krister Andersson in a program devoted for the most part to classic songs from the Swing Era, again with a handful of standards and other themes presented as counterweight. In both cases, however, the Sandviken Big Band is the headliner, and that is always a plus.
Vol. 1 opens in a dynamic groove with
Don Menza
saxophoneb.1936
Bobby Shew
trumpetb.1941
Fredrik Nordstrom
saxophone, tenor
Pat Metheny
guitarb.1954
Tom Kubis
arrangerThe classically trained Andersson, a star in Sweden for more than three decades, is the main man on Vol. 2, soloing on all but one number ("Blue"). He settles comfortably into the swing milieu, awakening fond memories of
Artie Shaw
clarinet1910 - 2004
Benny Goodman
clarinet1909 - 1986
Putte Wickman
b.1924
Bengt Hallberg
piano1932 - 2013
Eddie Sauter
composer / conductor1914 - 1981
Toots Thielemans
harmonica1922 - 2016
If your taste leans more to contemporary themes, Vol. 1 may suit you to a T. If, on the other hand, swing is your thing, Vol. 2 should set your toes to tapping and put a lasting smile on your face. Either way, you can't go wrong with the Sandviken Big Band, among the best in any clime or on any continent.
Millikin University Jazz BandVera Cruz
First Step Records
2013
In spite of gloomy manifestos forecasting its imminent demise, jazz continues to play a vibrant and important role in colleges and universities across the country, even relatively small liberal arts institutions such as Millikin University, ensconced in rural Macon County southwest of Chicago. Not only does Millikin have a music department with more than three hundred students, it has a jazz band, directed by Randall Reyman, that has earned plaudits at a number of festivals and recorded four albums, the most recent of which is Vera Cruz. The school's recording studio and School of Music Center were renovated in 1998-2000 thanks in part to an $8 million grant from C.D. "Perk" Perkinson, for whom it is named and to whom the album is dedicated, and his wife, Pat.
Vera Cruz makes an auspicious start thanks to a charming guitar / bass intro to
Miles Davis
trumpet1926 - 1991
Emil Richards
percussion1932 - 2019
Mark Taylor
composer / conductorb.1961
Quincy Jones
arranger1933 - 2024
Pat Metheny
guitarb.1954
Dave Holland
bassb.1946
Bill Holman
composer / conductor- 2024
When all is said and done, there's some interesting music on Vera Cruz—but there could have been so much more. In other words, even taking into consideration the financial burden involved in producing a recording these days, it's hard to endorse without proviso a CD whose playing time is a meager thirty-seven minutes. So it's thumbs-up for content, thumbs-down for value.
NYJO and the VocalistsSing a Song of Ashton
Stanza Music
2013
The thirty-eight selections on the colorful 2-CD set Sing a Song of Ashton have at least two things in common: first, all (save one) were written, co-written or otherwise inspired by
Bill Ashton
b.1936The numbers have been culled from the orchestra's various albums including several devoted to showcasing the talents of its band singers, male and female (even though the girls outnumber the boys fourteen to four). A few songs were recorded live, most in a studio. There's no point in singling out any of the singers for excessive praise, as each one is quite good. The compositions are another matter. As Ashton presumably wrote the bulk of them (melody, lyrics or both; no credits are given on the album), he shows that he's not only a superb bandleader but a first-class songwriter as well. As a singer, Ashton duets respectably (singing in French) with Atila Huseyin on one of his tasteful compositions, "Paris Is for Lovers." Atila's is the first male voice heard, after a dozen tracks on Disc 1, in another duet, this one with Annabel Williams on "Needs Must."
Sound quality, while variable, is never less than adequate, and the singers are able to get their message across, even with the orchestra blowing up a storm behind them. There is, of course, the matter of an "accent," but in most cases that poses no problem. In other circumstances, several of the songs on this anthology could perhaps be standards. As they were written, however, for singers backed by a jazz orchestra, it must be presumed that relatively few music-lovers have heard them, even in Great Britain. That's their loss, as Sing a Song of Ashton is one of the more pleasurable "vocal albums" to spring forth in some time. As icing on the cake, each of the CDs logs a playing time of more than seventy-five minutes.
Duke Ellington OrchestraBig Bands Live
Jazzhaus
2013
With the number of unreleased recordings by renowned big bands growing ever smaller as time takes its inevitable toll, it's always a pleasure to welcome a new one, in this case a charming concert by the
Duke Ellington
piano1899 - 1974
Cat Anderson
trumpet1916 - 1981
Paul Gonsalves
saxophone, tenor1920 - 1974
Johnny Hodges
saxophone, alto1907 - 1970
Harry Carney
saxophone, baritone1910 - 1974
Cootie Williams
trumpet1911 - 1985
Russell Procope
clarinetb.1908
Jimmy Hamilton
percussion1917 - 1994
Lawrence Brown
tromboneb.1907
John Lamb
bassb.1933
Rufus "Speedy" Jones
b.1936The orchestra is in fine form throughout, while sound quality for a concert performance is quite acceptable. The music was played under a cloud, however, as Ellington's chief arranger and alter ego,
Billy Strayhorn
piano1915 - 1967
The liner notes, which seem to have been cut off almost in mid-sentence, provide little in the way of insight, but happily, Ellington is there at the end of each number to give credit where it is due. A splendid concert performance by one of the big band era's most esteemed ensembles (the audience loved it), one that is well worth seeking out.
In Smaller Packages . . .
The Claire Daly QuartetBaritone Monk
North Coast Brewing Co.
2013
Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982
Claire Daly
saxophone, baritone- 2024
Cecil Payne
saxophone, baritone1922 - 2007
Harry Carney
saxophone, baritone1910 - 1974
Serge Chaloff
saxophone, baritoneb.1923
Nick Brignola
saxophone, baritone1936 - 2002
Daly plays flute on one number, "Pannonica," and sings (briefly) on "A Merrier Christmas." Otherwise, it's baritone all the way, underscored by a compatible threesome (
Steve Hudson
piano
Mary Ann McSweeney
bass, acoustic
Peter Grant
drumsEvery song on the album was written by Monk including the lesser-known "Teo" (a bow to bandleader / record producer
Teo Macero
producer1925 - 2008
Sir Charles Thompson
piano1918 - 2016
Coleman Hawkins
saxophone, tenor1904 - 1969
John Wasson's Coolbrass JazztetThe New Cool
Consolidated Artists
2012
John Wasson's Coolbrass Jazztet, inspired, he says, by
Miles Davis
trumpet1926 - 1991
"
data-original-title="" title="">Jaelun Washington. If it seems at times as though the group may be larger, that's because Wasson's tuba "doubles" as bass, providing with Washington's drums a tight-knit rhythmic substructure for the horns. To avoid imitation, as if that were an issue, the Jazztet performs only one song from Davis' groundbreaking album, 
Gerry Mulligan
saxophone, baritone1927 - 1996
Ralph Burns
piano1922 - 2001
Herbie Hancock
pianob.1940
John Coltrane
saxophone1926 - 1967
Dave Brubeck
piano1920 - 2012
Oliver Nelson
saxophone1932 - 1975
Thad Jones
trumpet1923 - 1986
Chick Corea
piano1941 - 2021
To enhance the Jazztet's chances for success, Wasson has chosen its repertoire wisely. Burns' "Early Autumn," Hancock's "Dolphin Dance," Nelson's "Stolen Moments" and Corea's "Spain" are jazz standards, while Brubeck's "Blue Rondo a la Turk," Hancock's "Speak Like a Child," Davis' "Solar" and Jones' "Tip Toe" are only a rung below on that ladder. And even though lesser-known, Coltrane's "Mr. Syms" and Nicholls' "Blues Noir" are no less pleasing. Wasson's charts are exemplary, the Jazztet is well-rehearsed, and the musicianship is first-class, individually and collectively. In other words, the solos—by trumpeters Chad Willis and Pete Clagett, trombonists Luke Brimhall and John Allen—are consistently sharp and seductive. Washington solos nimbly when called upon, while Wasson makes only one brief statement, on "Stolen Moments."
For those who appreciate the deep harmonies and close interplay embodied by trumpets and trombones and aren't troubled by the absence of woodwinds, it doesn't get much better than this. Let's hope The New Cool is here to stay.
Roberto Magris TrioOne Night in with Hope and More . . . Vol. 1
JMood Records
2013
The "hope" in Italian pianist
Roberto Magris
pianob.1959
Elmo Hope
piano1923 - 1967
Elisa Pruett
bass, acoustic
Albert Tootie Heath
drums1935 - 2024
Tadd Dameron
piano1917 - 1965
Duke Ellington
piano1899 - 1974
Herb Geller
saxophone1928 - 2013
Andrew Hill
piano1931 - 2007
Mal Waldron
piano1925 - 2002
Quincy Jones
arranger1933 - 2024
Billy Byers
tromboneb.1927
Magris, who has shown in other contexts that he can swing handily when necessary, reaffirms the judgment on "Happy Hour," "Elmo's Delight" and "My Heart Stood Still," keeping tempos elsewhere at a more moderate pace that is no less agreeable. "If You Could See Me Now" is a melodic delight, as are "I Didn't Know About You" and Waldron's "Fire Waltz." Magris and his mates bring out the best in them, as they do Geller's "Half May" and Hill's "East 9th Street." The album closes with an "audio notebook" by Paul Collins of JMood Records who discusses the concept behind the album and others devoted to "revisiting the works of some of the greatest bebop pianists of the 1950s" including Elmo Hope, which implies (with "Vol. 1") that there may be more to come. That's a happy thought, as the series is surely off to a splendid start with One Night in with Hope.
Johannes Landgren / Hakan LewinEllington and More: Live in Russia
Imogena
2013
The duo of alto saxophonist Hakan Lewin and organist Johannes Landgren was recorded in concert at the Jazz and Pipe Organ Festival in Chelyabinsk, Russia, in September 2004. Lewin's horn plays the more prominent role in a program that consists of two songs by Duke Ellington, one each by Billy Strayhorn and Thad Jones, four well-known spirituals, and a pair of Lewin's original compositions. Much of the music is tranquil, almost ethereal, exceedingly well-played by Lewin and Landgren, and warmly received by their audience.
Lewin, who employs a mostly vibrato-less style and sound on the order of a
Paul Desmond
saxophone, alto1924 - 1977
An agreeable and well-played concert, albeit of most interest to those who appreciate that sort of thing: an alto saxophonist and organist performing a series of ballads that are long on elegance but short on exuberance.
Tracks and Personnel
Birdland
Tracks: Birdland; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; Please Don't Talk About Me; Sour Sally; Mr. Humble; Captain Crunch; Indian Summer; Maiden USA; I'm Confessin'; Renee; Prunes.
Personnel: Mike Barone: composer, arranger, conductor; Tony Bonsera: trumpet; James Blackwell: trumpet; Jonathan Bradley: trumpet; Mark Lewis: trumpet; Bob Summers: trumpet; Tom Luer, Glenn Garrett, Jon Armstrong, Vince Trombetta, Brian Williams: saxophones; Charlie Loper: trombone; Dick Hamilton: trombone; Bill Booth: trombone; Ben Devitt: trombone; Andy Langham: piano; David Tranchina: bass; Adam Alesi: drums.
Components
Tracks: Another Shuffle; Time to Spare; Components; August Dreams; For Gil; Eleventh Hour; Next Season.
Personnel: Tom Matta: composer, arranger, leader, bass trombone; Chuck Parrish: trumpet, flugelhorn; Marques Carroll: trumpet, flugelhorn; Tim Bales: trumpet, flugelhorn; Bob Lark: trumpet, flugelhorn; Rob Parton: trumpet, flugelhorn; John Wojciechowski: alto, soprano sax; Chris Madsen: alto sax; Mark Colby: tenor sax; Dan Nicholson: tenor sax; Jerry DiMuzio: baritone sax, bass clarinet; Scott Bentall: trombone; Tom Garling: trombone; Steve Horne: trombone; Tim Coffman: trombone; Mike Pinto: guitar; Ron Perillo: piano; Jeremy Kahn: piano; Dennis Carroll: bass; Joe Policastro: bass; Bob Rummage: drums.
In Concert
Tracks: Vol. 1: Tonawanda Fats; Waltz for Bobby; It's Just Talk; Falling; Gammelfarfars Mormorsvals; Every Summer Night; Don't Go to Strangers; How Deep Is the Ocean; Hospital Blues; The Way You Look Tonight. Vol. 2: Clarinet Swing; Let's Dance; The Maid with the Flaccid Air; Nightmare; Like Someone in Love; Blue; S'Wonderful; Bluesette; Stealin' Apples; Blame It on My Youth; Tickle Toe; Goodbye.
Personnel: Vol. 1: Ake Bjorlange: leader, trumpet (10); Mats Siggstedt: trumpet; Niklas Skoglund: trumpet (2-9); Magnus Mellberg: trumpet (1, 4-6, 10); Joachim Tromark: trumpet; Leif Fernqvist: trumpet; Calle Stenman: trumpet (1); Adam Dahlberg: alto, soprano sax, clarinet, flute; Patrik Engelbert: alto, soprano sax, clarinet, flute; Patric Lundstedt: tenor sax, clarinet; Janne Larsson: tenor sax; Goran Hedstrom: baritone sax; Tommie Floreus: baritone sax, alto flute (1, 10); Per Haglind: trombone; Bjorn Agren: trombone; Krister Pettersson: trombone; Kurt Carlberg: trombone; Goran Berencreutz: guitar; Eldar Levgran: piano (1, 10); Arnold Rodriguez: piano (2-5, 8); Niklas Bjarnehall: piano (6, 7, 9); LarsErik Jonshult: bass; Rasmus Diamant: bass (1, 10); Rolf Andersson: drums. Guest artists: Patrik Skogh: trumpet (5); Fredrik Nordstrom: tenor sax (4, 5); Linda Pettersson Bratt: vocal (8). Vol. 2: Ake Bjorange: leader; Mats Sigstedt: trumpet; Magnus Mellberg: trumpet; Joachim Tromark: trumpet; Leif Fernqvist: trumpet; Patrik Engelbert: alto, soprano sax, flute; Thore Berglund: alto sax, clarinet, flute; Patric Lundstedt: tenor sax, clarinet; Jan Larsson: tenor sax; Tommie Floreus: baritone sax, flute; Per Haglind: trombone; Bjorn Agren: trombone; Krister Pettersson: trombone; Kurt Carlberg: trombone; Mikael Sjursvens: guitar; Thomas Jutterstrom: piano; Rasmus Diamant: bass; Rolf Andersson: drums. Guest artist: Krister Andersson: clarinet.
Vera Cruz
Tracks: Seven Steps to Heaven; Love Beams; Quintessence; Deed I Do; Prime Directive; Another Life; Soon; Vera Cruz.
Personnel: Randall Reyman: director; Patrick Anderson: trumpet; David Anderson: trumpet; Kyle Nicholson: trumpet; Evan Harris: trumpet; Adam Blakey: alto sax; Joshua Taliaferro: alto sax; John Gorecki: tenor sax, clarinet; Ethan Hayward: tenor sax; Andy Baldwin: baritone sax; Eric Dawson: trombone; Paul Hanko: trombone; Lauren Ferry: trombone; Mike Durnavich: trombone; Jacob Widenhofer: guitar; Simon Nicholson: vibraphone; Adam Cunningham: bass; Sean McDonald: drums; Alexandra Manfredo: vocals (4, 8).
Sing a Song of Ashton
Tracks: Disc 1—Looking Forward; Looking Back; Who's Blue?; If You Should Change Your Mind; Heat of the Moment; I Wasn't Looking for Love; Thought I'd Ask; You'd Think I'd Learn; Over and Over Again; I Thought I Was Through with Love; Times Were; Why Don't They Write Songs . . . ?; Needs Must; That's That; Gasbag Blues; But Me No Buts; Nobody's Perfect; I Have Been Here Before; Paris Is for Lovers. Disc 2—The Deflated Bounce; A Way with Words; Let's Settle Down; Stop Kidding Yourself; Accident Prone; New in London; No Flowers by Request; I Was Hoping; Wait and See; Someone; Another Always; You Were Marvelous Darling; London; Don't Try and Argue with Me; Give Up; It's Over; Rose Room; Much Too Much; Don't Go to Her.
Personnel: Jacqui Hicks: vocals; Sumudu Jayatilaka: vocals; Sheena Davis: vocals; Jenny Howe: vocals; Annabel Williams: vocals; Lorraine Craig: vocals; Litsa Davis: vocals; James Langton: vocals; Sarah Ellen Hughes: vocals; Atila Huseyin: vocals; Lauren Derwent: vocals; Nick Gallant: vocals; Francesca Lewis: vocals; Kim Lesley: vocals; Carol Kenyon: vocals; Sarah Ann Gilbertson: vocals; Bill Ashton: vocals, with various editions of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra.
Big Bands Live
Tracks: Take the "A" Train; Johnny Come Lately; Swamp Goo; Knob Hill; Eggo; La Plus Belle Africaine; Rue Bleu; A Chromatic Love Affair; Salome; The Shepherd; Tutti for Cootie; Freakish Lights; Kixx.
Personnel: Duke Ellington: piano, arranger; Cat Anderson: trumpet; Cootie Williams: trumpet; Herbie Jones: trumpet; Mercer Ellington: trumpet; Johnny Hodges: alto sax; Russell Procope: alto sax, clarinet; Paul Gonsalves: tenor sax; Jimmy Hamilton: tenor sax, clarinet; Harry Carney: baritone sax, clarinet; Chuck Connors: trombone; Lawrence Brown: trombone; Buster Cooper: trombone; John Lamb: bass; Rufus Jones: drums.
Baritone Monk
Tracks: Teo; Light Blue; Two Timer; Pannonica; Bright Mississippi; Ruby, My Dear; Let's Cool One; Brake's Sake; Green Chimneys; 52nd Street Theme; Holiday Medley—A Merrier Christmas / Stuffy Turkey.
Personnel: Claire Daly: baritone sax, flute, vocal (11); Steve Hudson: piano; Mary Ann McSweeney: bass; Peter Grant: drums.
Tracks: Solar; Early Autumn; Blues Noir; Jeru; Dolphin Dance; Mambo from West Side Story; Mr. Syms; Blue Rondo a la Turk; Stolen Moments; Tip Toe; Speak Like a Child; Spain.
Personnel: John Wasson: leader, tuba; Chad Willis: trumpet, flugelhorn; Pete Clagett: trumpet, flugelhorn; Luke Brimhall: trombone; John Allen: trombone; Jaelon Washington: drums.
One Night in with Hope and More
Tracks: Happy Hour; If You Could See Me Now; Theme from "The Pawnbroker"; I Didn't Know About You; Elmo's Delight; Half May; East 9th Street; My Heart Stood Still; Fire Waltz; Audio Notebook.
Personnel: Roberto Magris: piano; Elisa Pruett: bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath: drums.
Ellington and More
Tracks: It's Freedom; Lotus Blossom; T.g.t.t. (Too good to title); Go Down Moses; Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; A Child Is Born; Give Me That Old Time Religon; Krk; Blues for M.M.; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands.
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