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Andy Laster's Lessness – Window Silver Bright (New World Records) — Andy Laster, baritone sax; Bryan Carrott, marimba, vibes; Cuong Vu, trumpet; Erik Friedlander, cello; Michael Sarin, drums, temple blocks

John Lewis & Albert Mangelsdorff & the Zagreb Jazz Quartet – Animal Dance (Atlantic Records—Warner Japan) Personnel: Tracks 1-6: John Lewis - piano; Albert Mangelsdorff - trombone; Karl-Theodor Geier - bass; Silvije Glojnaric - drums. Track 7: Bosko Petrovic - vibraphone; Davor Kajfes - piano; Miljenko Prohaska - bass; Silvije Glojnaric - drums.

Michael Adkins Quartet – Rotator (Hatology) — Michael Adkins: tenor saxophone; Russ Lossing: piano; John Hebert: double bass; Paul Motian: drums

Book of Three – Continuum (2012) (Relative Pitch Records) — Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet; John Hébert: double bass; Gerald Cleaver: drums, percussion

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Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.3 in F major Op.73 — Dirk Van de Velde (violin) , Dirk Van den Hauwe (violin), Marc Sonnaert (viola), Peter Devos (cello) – Rubio String Quartet (Brilliant Classics)

Robert Schumann – Symphony in G minor "Zwickau" WoO 29 – Symphony No.1 in B flat major Op.38 "Spring" – Overture, Scherzo and Finale in E minor Op.52 Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique – John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv Produktion / Deutsche Grammophon — Polygram)

Adam Lane / Lou Grassi / Mark Whitecage – Drunk Butterfly (Clean Feed Records) — Mark Whitecage (alto sax, clarinet), Adam Lane (double bass), Lou Grassi (drums)

Mark Harvey & The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra – Paintings For Jazz Orchestra (Leo Lab) — With Brad Jones, John Funkhouser, Ken Filiano,etc. The compositions in the title suite were inspired by six paintings by Stuart Davis - the cover image is of "Hot Still-scape for Six Colors - Seventh Avenue Style". Recorded live in performance at the Kresge Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA.

The Art Ensemble of Chicago – Message To Our Folks (BYG Actuel 28 / Charly) — Lester Bowie: trumpet, percussion instruments; Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments, vocals; Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments; Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments.

Gerald Wilson – Feelin' Kinda Blues [(IJK) from The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings box] (Pacific Jazz / Mosaic) Personnel: Gerald Wilson - arranger, conductor; Bobby Bryant, Jules Chaikin, Freddie Hill, Nat Meeks, Melvin Moore, Al Porcino - trumpet; Bob Edmondson, John Ewing, Lester Robertson - trombone; Fred Murell - bass trombone; Curtis Amy - soprano saxophone; Anthony Ortega - alto saxophone, flute, piccolo; Teddy Edwards, Harold Land - tenor saxophone; Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone; Phil Moore III - piano; Don Randi - organ; Dennis Budimir - guitar; Buddy Woodson - bass; Victor Feldman - vibraphone; Mel Lee - drums; Modesto Duran, Bones Howe, Adolfo Valdes - percussion.

Joe Lovano Quintet – Village Rhythm (Soul Note) — With Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone; Tom Harrell - trumpet; Kenny Werner – piano; Marc Johnson – bass; Paul Motian – drums

Louis Sclavis Sextet – Les Violences de Rameau (ECM Records) — Louis Sclavis - clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone; Yves Robert - trombone; Dominique Pifarély - acoustic and electric violins; François Raulin - piano, keyboards; Bruno Chevillon - double-bass; Francis Lassus - drums

Charlie Parker – Montreal 1953 (Uptown Records) — With Valdo Williams, Steep Wade or Paul Bley (piano), Brew Moore (tenor sax), etc.

Eddie Condon and his All Stars – Jam Session Coast-to-Coast [one side] [(A) from the Complete CBS Recordings] (Columbia / Mosaic) — With Wild Bill Davison (cor), Cutty Cutshall (tb), Edmond Hall (cl), Gene Schroeder (p), Eddie Condon (g), Walter Page (b), Cliff Leeman (d) + Dick Cary (tp), Peanuts Hucko (cl) + Lou McGarity (tb), George Wettling (d) Eddie Condon and his All Stars – Jammin' At Condon's [(BC) from the Complete CBS Recordings] (Columbia / Mosaic) — With Wild Bill Davison (cor), Billy Butterfield (tp), Cutty Cutshall, Lou McGarity (tb), Edmond Hall, Peanuts Hucko (cl), Bud Freeman (ts), Gene Schroeder (p), Eddie Condon (g), Al Hall (b), Cliff Leeman (d).

Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet – Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths (hatOLOGY) — Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet; Matt Bauder – tenor saxophone and bass clarinet; Jessica Pavone – viola and electric bass; Mary Halvorson and Evan O’Reilly – electric guitars; Tomas Fujiwara – drums Sextet, trio, and solo pieces. Excellent.

Taylor Ho Bynum / John Hébert / Gerald Cleaver – Book of Three (Rogue Art) — Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet, trombone; John Hébert: double bass; Gerald Cleaver: drums, percussion

Stephen Haynes – Pomegranate (New Atlantis Records) — Stephen Haynes - Cornets; Joe Morris - Guitar; Ben Stapp - Tuba; William Parker - Contrabass Violin, Sintir, Bass Shakuhachi; Warren Smith - Drums & Percussion, Marimba

Bill Frisell – Unspeakable (Nonesuch Records) — Bill Frisell – guitars; Hal Willner – turntables, samples; Tony Scherr – bass, guitar; Kenny Wollesen – drums; Don Alias – percussion; Steven Bernstein – trumpet; Briggan Krauss – baritone sax; Curtis Fowlkes – trombone; Adam Dorn – synth; The 858 Strings: Jenny Scheinman – violin; Eyvind Kang – viola; Hank Roberts – cello.

Joel Harrison – Mother Stump (Cuneiform Records) — Joel Harrison (guitar), Michael Bates (bass), Jeremy ‘Bean’ Clemons (drums), Glenn Patscha (keyboards)

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Now playing: Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.2 in A major Op.68 — Dirk Van de Velde (violin) , Dirk Van den Hauwe (violin), Marc Sonnaert (viola), Peter Devos (cello) – Rubio String Quartet (Brilliant Classics)

Ray Bryant – Alone At Montreux (Atlantic Records / 32 Jazz) Recorded live at the 1972 Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland.

Earl Hines – Paris One Night Stand (Verve — Jazz in Paris / Universal Music France / Philips 7222) — With Guy Pedersen (bass), Gus Wallez (drums); with four previously unreleased bonus tracks