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Kirk Knuffke & Mike Pride – The Exterminating Angel (Not Two Records) — Kirk Knuffke - cornet; Mike Pride (drums, percussion)

Melvin Rhyne – Stick To The Kick (Criss Cross Jazz) — Melvin Rhyne (org); Ryan Kisor (tp); Eric Alexander (ts); Peter Bernstein (g); Kenny Washington (d).

Wolfgang Puschnig – Pieces Of The Dream (Amadeo) — Wolfgang Puschnig: as, fl, synt, voc; with Carla Bley: p, Hiram Bullock: g, synt, Hans Koller: ts, Charlie Krachler: g, Heiri Känzig: b, Harry Pepl: g, synt, Uli Scherer: p, Linda Sharrock: voc, Steve Swallow: el-b, Jamaaladeen Tacuma: el-b, plus The Choir, voc.; duets.

Charles Ives – Symphony No.1 — Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus – Michael Tilson Thomas (Sony Classics), from:

Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass – The Brass Is Back (Concord Jazz)

Buck Clayton & the Marlowe Morris Trio – Jammin' With Buck [(E) on Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions (1953-62) Mosaic] (Epic EG 7009 (EP) / Mosaic) — With Jerome Darr, Les Erskin; EP (2 trk 45) & 78 track & a previously unissued title. Buck Clayton and his All-Stars – Buck Clayton Special [(H) on Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions (1953-62) Mosaic] (Philips (E) BBL 7217 / Mosaic) — With Buck Clayton (tp), Vic Dickenson (tb), Buddy Tate (ts), Dick Katz (p), Walter Page (b), Bobby Donaldson (d); the original LP was only issued in Europe.

Now playing, CD 41: George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Piano Concerto — Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra – André Previn, piano and conductor (Philips)

Count Basie / Oscar Peterson – Satch and Josh: Count Basie encounters Oscar Peterson (Pablo) — With Freddie Green, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson

Now playing: Lars Gullin – Portrait Of My Pals (Capitol Records Sweden / EMI Music) — With Rolf Billberg (alto), Jan Allan (trumpet), Harry Backlund (tenor), Torgny Nilsson (trombone), Lars Sjosten (piano), a.o.; four bonus tracks. Note: I see that dustygroove has a new copy of this CD for 99 cents.

Art Farmer – Ph.D. (Contemporary Records) — Art Farmer - flugelhorn, trumpet; Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone; James Williams - piano; Kenny Burrell - guitar; Rufus Reid - bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums; tunes by James Williams (3), Clifford Jordan, Donald Brown, Thad Jones, Kenny Drew and Burke-Van Heusen.

Thelonious Monk – Piano Solo — The Centennial Edition / Paris 1954 (Disques Vogue Legacy — Sony Music France / Swing Records 10" LP M. 33.42) — solo piano; plus five previously unreleased trio tracks recorded in concert in Paris in June, 1954.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Quartet for Strings No.1 in D major Op.11 Alexander Borodin – Quartet for Strings No.2 in D major — Emerson String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)

The Nels Cline Singers – Macroscope (Mack Avenue / Cryptogramophone) — Nels Cline – guitar, vocals, effects, drum programming; Trevor Dunn – bass, effects; Scott Amendola – drums, percussion, electronics, mbira; plus: Cyro Baptista – percussion; Yuka Honda – electric piano, synthesizer; Josh Jones - congas, percussion; Zeena Parkins – harp.

Warne Marsh Quartet – Music for Prancing (Mode Records 125 / V.S.O.P. Records #8) — Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone; Ronnie Ball – piano; Red Mitchell – bass; Stan Levey – drums Slide Hampton & his Orchestra – Drum Suite (Epic—Columbia Records / Mosaic Singles) Personnel: Slide Hampton - trombone, arranger; John Bello (tracks 2 & 7-10), Hobart Dotson, Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 5-7), Willie Thomas (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8), Richard Williams - trumpet; Benny Jacobs-El - trombone; George Coleman - tenor saxophone; Yusef Lateef - flute, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 8); Jay Cameron - baritone saxophone; Tommy Flanagan - piano; Eddie Khan - bass; Vinnie Ruggiero (tracks 7, 9 & 10), Max Roach (tracks 1-8) - drums. Includes two bonus tracks.

Jeremy Pelt – Tales, Musings and other Reveries (HighNote Records) — Jeremy Pelt (trumpet), Simona Premazzi (piano), Ben Allison (bass), Billy Drummond, Victor Lewis (drums)

Tete Montoliu – Tootie's Tempo (SteepleChase) — With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Albert "Tootie" Heath; CD bonus track.

Roswell Rudd – Broad Strokes (Knitting Factory Records) A stew from trombonist Roswell Rudd: about half the album consists of a larger ensemble (or a subset): Steve Swell & Josh Roseman (trombones); Ron Finck (alto sax, clarinet); Harvey Kaiser (tenor & soprano sax, clarinet); Matthew Finck (guitar); Ken Filiano (bass); Bill Dotts (electric bass); Lou Grassi (drums); Carlos Gomez (percussion). There are also single tracks with the Steve Lacy (soprano sax) trio w/ Jean-Jacques Avenel (bass), John Betsch (drums) & Elton Dean (alto saxello); with vocalist Sheila Jordan; and with Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo: guitars, Steve Shelley (drums). Good stuff, with a couple of vocal tracks that aren't by Sheila Jordan that don't work as well.

The Jimmy Giuffre 4 – Quasar (Soul Note) — Jimmy Giuffre - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bass flute; Pete Levin - electric piano, synthesizer, keyboards; Bob Nieske - electric bass; Randy Kaye - drums, percussion.

Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden – Jasmine (ECM Records)

Sir Roland Hanna – Everything I Love (IPO Recordings) — solo piano

Various Artists – Sunset Swing (Black Lion / Sunset Recordings) — With Howard McGhee, Vido Musso, Andre Previn, Willie Smith, Lem Davis, Lucky Thompson, Harry Edison, Charlie Ventura, Emmett Berry, Vic Dickenson, Dodo Marmarosa, Les Paul, Lee Young, Red Callender, Arnold Ross, Dave Barbour, a.o.; music drawn from eight 1945 sessions by the small Holywood Ca. Sunset label; includes some previously unissued takes.

Pierre Favre – Portrait (Unit Records) Fascinating recording of solo drums and percussion.