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Release date October 17: Wolfgang Muthspiel and his trio with Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums goes into its third recording venture swinging, setting the stage for what may be the group's most adventurous trio recording. As has become custom, Wolfgang alternates between acoustic and electric guitars fluently and in equal measures, framing his soft touch and fluid lines in a program that seems to encompass the entirety of the broad idiomatic scope he has unraveled over the past decades. Recorded live in Birmingham during a Contemporary Music Network tour in 2002, Tramonto finds UK pianist John Taylor in a celebratory, outgoing mood, fronting one of his most dynamic and quick-witted groups, with US musicians Marc Johnson and Joey Baron. Here, the repertoire features the well-known Taylor tunes "Pure and Simple," "Between Moons" and "Ambleside" (heard in an epic 15-minute version), as well as the Ralph Towner-composed title track and Steve Swallow's "Up Too Late." In all, a welcome reminder of what a creative force John Taylor could be, as leader of an outstanding piano trio.

Release date November 7: Chet Baker is an icon and needs no introduction! He is currently one of the best known and best selling Jazz artist in the world. Chet Baker performs & sings SWIMMING by MOONLIGHT is a new Chet Baker album that draws from previously unreleased material recorded near the end of his life. From 1986-1987, Chet traveled and worked with the photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber on a project that would become their Oscar-nominated documentary "Let's Get Lost"[1988]. During this period, Chet performed in Cannes, France and recorded sessions at Studio Davout in Paris and Sage and Sound Studio in Hollywood. Long rumored to exist, this will likely be the last new, unreleased Chet Baker music to ever be released. It has been in Bruce Weber's archive for nearly 40 years. Inspired for release by the film - which celebrated it's 35th anniversary last year - SWIMMING byMOONLIGHT is a two-record soundtrack album curated by Bruce Weber and produced by Chet collaborator John Leftwich that compiles music, dialogue and live concert recordings. Slow Down Sounds is thrilled and honored to officially license this music from Little Bear, Inc and release it to the world!

Noal Cohen has updated his discography with new info regarding this session, much of which was helpfully provided by Joe Harley: Tina Brooks Discography - Noal Cohen's Jazz History Website The three new tracks with Tina are great! Note that, curiously, the 6 extra songs differ from the info that was shared in the very first post in this thread. In the spirit of revisiting dates with Tina Brooks, it seems there could be extra material to be considered for the following sessions (Tina may not be on all tracks): The Sermon 2/25/58 (3 songs) Cool Blues 4/7/58 (7 songs) Back To The Tracks 10/20/60 (1 song) Could there be enough for a Jimmy Smith/Tina Brooks out-takes CD? Will purists accuse Blue Note of scraping the bottom of the barrel? The three new tracks with Tina are great, just got my mind blown by his solo on Hackensack/Lady Be Good.  

You want to puke? For some unfathomable reason, she was chosen to 'play' Abbey Lincoln in a recreation of Max Roach's We Insist. Nasheet Waits was leading the band, maybe he just did not know. An insult to Abbey's memory and everything she and Max fought for. Several us boycotted the gig.