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Tony Scott – Music for Zen Meditation (Verve Master Edition) — Tony Scott - clarinet; Shinichi Yuize - koto; Hōzan Yamamoto - shakuhachi; Tokyo, 1964

The Microscopic Septet – Lobster Leaps In (Cuneiform Records) — With Phillip Johnston: soprano saxophone; Don Davis: alto saxophone; Mike Hashim: tenor saxophone; Dave Sewelson: baritone saxophone; Joel Forrester: piano; David Hofstra: bass; Richard Dworkin: drums

DeJohnette / Grenadier / Medeski / Scofield – Hudson (Motema Music) — John Scofield: guitar, wooden flute; John Medeski: piano, rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, wooden flute, vocals; Larry Grenadier: acoustic bass, vocals; Jack DeJohnette: drums, tom-tom, wooden flute, vocals

Medeski, Martin and Wood – Electric Tonic (MMW.net)

Ran Blake / Sara Serpa – Aurora (Clean Feed Records) — piano / vocals; recorded live at Auditorio da Culturgest, Lisboa, Portugal

Anouar Brahem – Barzakh (ECM Records) — Anouar Brahem (oud), Bechir Selmi (violin), Lassad Hosni (percussion)

John McLaughlin Trio – Live At The Royal Festival Hall (JMT) — John McLaughlin - acoustic guitar, Photon Midi interface; Trilok Gurtu - percussion; Kai Eckhardt - electric bass

Marc Copland – Crosstalk (Pirouet Records) — Marc Copland: piano; Greg Osby: alto saxophone; Doug Weiss; bass; Victor Lewis: drums

Frank Gratkowski Project – Loft Exile V - CD 1 (Leo Records) Personnel: Frank Gratkowski (alto saxophone, clarinet, bass and contrabass clarinet); Herb Robertson (trumpet); Wolter Wierbos (trombone); Dieter Manderscheid (bass); Wilbert DeJoode (bass); Gerry Hemingway (drums); Michael Vatcher (drums). This project was in celebration of Gratkowski's 40th birthday as well as 15 years of Loft, Cologne & 25 years of Leo Records. It was recorded live at the 32nd New Jazz Festival Moers (Germany) in 2003.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Treasury Broadcast No.17 [Aug 4, '45][on Vol.9 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) Personnel: Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Al Hibbler(v). Titles include: Creole Love Call, The Magazine Suite (Downbeat Shuffle, Esquire Swank, Metronome All Out), Riff Staccato, Everything But You, Passion Flower, Frantic Fantasy, Air Conditioned Jungle, On the Sunny Side of the Street. Live broadcast from Radio City Studios, NYC.

Now playing: Eric Alexander – Summit Meeting (Milestone Records) — Eric Alexander: tenor saxophone; Nicholas Payton: trumpet and flugelhorn; Harold Mabern: piano; John Webber: bass; Joe Farnsworth: drums

Bob Moses – Time Stood Still (Gramavision) — With Tsziji Munoz, Miles Evans, Stan Strickland, Evan Ziporyn, Bill Martin, Luciana Souza, etc., et al

Ruby Braff – Controlled Nonchalance At The Regattabar Vol 2 (Arbors Records)

Bob Moses – Time Stood Still (Gramavision) — With Tsziji Munoz, Miles Evans, Stan Strickland, Evan Ziporyn, Bill Martin, Luciana Souza, etc., et al

The Harlem Experiment (Ropeadope Records) — With Carlos Alomar: guitars; Ruben Rodriguez: bass; Steve Berrios: drums, percussion; Eddie Martinez: Hammond organ, electric piano; Don Byron: clarinet, tenor saxophone; Steven Bernstein: trumpet; Queen Esther: vocals; Taj Mahal: vocals; James Hunter: vocals, guitar; Olu Dara: guitar, vocals; DJ Arkive: cuts and bruises; muMs: DJ

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No.7 — Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester – Gary Bertini (EMI Classics) I guess it's time for a Mahler 7th.

Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble – The Moment's Energy (ECM Records) Personnel: Evan Parker: soprano saxophone; Peter Evans: trumpet, piccolo trumpet; Ko Ishikawa: shō; Ned Rothenberg: clarinet, bass clarinet, shakuhachi; Phillip Wachsmann: violin, live electronics; Agustí Fernández: piano, prepared piano; Barry Guy: double-bass; Paul Lytton: percussion, live electronics; Lawrence Casserley: signal processing instrument; Joel Ryan: sample and signal processing; Walter Prati: computer processing; Richard Barrett: live electronics; Paul Obermayer: live electronics; Marco Vecchi: sound projection.

Wayne Shorter – Etcetera (Blue Note Connoisseur Edition) — With Herbie Hancock, Cecil McBee, Joe Chambers

Coleman Hawkins – The High and Mighty Hawk [in the Complete Felsted Mainstream Collection] (Felsted Records / Solar) — Coleman Hawkins: tenor sax; Buck Clayton: trumpet; Hank Jones: piano; Ray Brown: bass; Mickey Sheen: drums

Karl Berger – Conversations (In+Out Records) Karl Berger on vibraphone & piano performing a pair of duets each with: Ingrid Sertso - vocals; Ray Anderson - trombone; Carlos Ward - saxophone, flute; Mark Feldman - violin; James "Blood" Ulmer - guitar; Dave Holland - bass.

Bobby Hutcherson – Un Poco Loco [3-on-2] (BGO Records / Columbia Records – Sony Music) — Bobby Hutcherson - vibes, marimba; George Cables - piano; John Abercrombie - guitar; Chuck Domanico - bass, electric bass; Peter Erskine - drums

Frank Wright Quartet – Blues for Albert Ayler (ESP Disk) — Frank Wright: Tenor Saxophone, Flute & Vocals; James Blood Ulmer: Guitar; Benny Wilson: Double-Bass; Rashied Ali: Drums; live at Ali's Alley, NYC in 1974.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Treasury Broadcast No.16 [July 28, '45][on Vol. 9 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) Live broadcast from the State Theatre, Hartford CT. Titles include: Frustration, Everything But You, Moon Mist, Rockin' In Rhythm, Black Beauty, Trumpet in Spades, Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'. Personnel: Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis, Al Hibbler(v).

George Schuller – round 'bout now (Playscape Recordings) Personnel: George Schuller: drums, cymbals, bells and things you shake; Donny McCaslin: tenor and soprano sax, alto flute; Ingrid Jensen: trumpet, flugelhorn; Tom Beckham: vibes; Dave Ambrosio: bass; plus Pete McCann: guitar (1, 2, 3-6); Matt Dariau: kaval and bass clarinet (5, 8); Sonny Barbato: accordion (5, 8). Tribute to Miles Davis' pre-fusion transitional period of the late 1960s with arrangements of three Miles Davis compositions plus five originals that are inspired by that era.

Medeski Martin & Wood – Farmer's Reserve (Indirecto Records)