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  1. No idea when this was released; I came across it tonight. https://cleanfeed-records.com/product/an-evening-in-houston/ Patty Waters is a living legend and every record with her voice is, in consequence, a preciosity. Unanimously considered the main singer of the free jazz tendency since the release of her historical ESP-Disk albums “Sings” and ‘College Tour” in the Sixties, and widely known (Diamanda Galas and Patti Smith pointed her as their main reference) for her impressive interpretation of the traditional “Black is the Color (of My True Love’s Hair)”, her influence resisted to a 30 years disappearance from the stages and the studios. The return happened in 1996, but only to a couple more albums and a few concerts. “An Evening in Houston” marks Waters re-encounter with pianist Burton Greene in a 2018 special gig, along with the greats Mario Pavone and Barry Altschul. A repertoire of folk songs, jazz standards (including “Strange Fruit”, a song we all know because of Billie Holiday, Patty Waters’ idol) and compositions by Thelonious Monk and Ornette Coleman show us why this mysterious personality was, and still is, one of the most astonishing innovators of the voice expressive capabilities in music, either singing or using it as an instrument. Yes, it’s that important.
  2. AllenLowe

    Samara Joy

    she is indeed extremely good, and she sticks out in a place where most singers, good and bad, have become, to my ears, somewhat generic. But I find that no matter how good they are I cannot listen for very long. Not sure I can put my finger on it but it is as though the whole genre - of jazz singing - lacks for a compelling alternative to the older styles. I used to think of Patty Waters as showing the way out, but that's been years since. I feel like there is some middle ground, some good use of lyric texts that might be possible (never did like late Betty Carter), but I just don't hear it anywhere. Maybe because I just don't find current songwriting compelling, lyrically or melodically. But there must be something somewhere.
  3. TKCZ Series is even harder to find accurate information so i have many more gaps here TKCZ-36001 - Duke Jordan - Les Liaisons Dangereuses - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36002 - Pat Moran Trio - This Is Pat Moran - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36003 - Charlie Mariano - A Jazz Portrait - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36004 - Roger Kellaway - A Jazz Portrait - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36005 - Now'In - Lovers In The Storm Live At Roppongi Satin Doll - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36006 - - - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36007 - Masaru Imada - Blue Marine - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36008 - Jun Fukamachi & The New York All Stars - Live - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36009 - - - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36010 - Albert Ayler Trio - Spiritual Unity - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36011 - Art Pepper - Among Friends - 1996 - 24K Gold CD TKCZ-36012 - Dexter Gordon - Dexter Blows Hot And Cool - 1996 - 24K Gold CD TKCZ-36013 - Charlie Christian - Harlem Jazz Scene - 1996 - 24K Gold CD TKCZ-36014 - Sonny Rollins Quintet / Thad Jones And His Ensemble - Sonny Rollins Plays - 1996 - 24K Gold CD TKCZ-36015 - Al Haig Quartet - Al Haig Quartet - 1996 - 24K Gold CD TKCZ-36016 - Barney Kessel - On Fire - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36017 - Brian Melvin Trio - Standards Zone - 1996 - 24K Gold CD TKCZ-36018 - Carl Perkins - Introducing... - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36019 - Beat Rodeo - Home In The Heart Of The Beat - 1996 - CD TKCZ-36020 - J.R. Monterose - The Message - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36021 - Kenny Dorham - Arrival Of Kenny Dorham - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36022 - Jim Hall - Subsequently - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36023 - Hubert Laws - My Time Will Come - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36024 - Benny Carter - - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36025 - Pat Moran Trio - This Is Pat Moran - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36026 - Al Haig Trio - Jazz Will-O-The-Wisp - 1997 - 24K Gold CD TKCZ-36027 - Duke Jordan Trio - So Nice Duke - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36028 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Portrait In Black And White - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36029 - Jim Hall - Something Special - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36030 - Louie Bellson - Airmail Special A Salute To The Big Band Masters - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36031 - Peggy Lee - There'll Be Another Spring - 1997 - CD TKCZ-36032 - - - - CD TKCZ-36033 - - - - CD TKCZ-36034 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Speaking Of Love (Music Of Jobim) - 1999 - CD TKCZ-36035 - Maquina De Alegria - Só Alegria Ao Vivo - 2001 - CD TKCZ-79001 - - - - CD TKCZ-79002 - - - - CD TKCZ-79003 - Brian Melvin Trio - Standards Zone - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79004 - Gil Evans - Listen To The Silence (Gil Evans Live At The Public Theater 1980) - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79005 - Art Pepper With The Sonny Clark Trio - Holiday Flight - Lighthouse 1953 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79006 - - - - CD TKCZ-79007 - - - - CD TKCZ-79008 - - - - CD TKCZ-79009 - Brian Melvin's Nightfood - Nightfood - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79010 - Art Pepper - Among Friends - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79011 - Elvin Jones Jazz Machine - Live In Japan 1978 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79012 - - - - CD TKCZ-79013 - - - - CD TKCZ-79014 - Dexter Gordon - Dexter Blows Hot And Cool - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79015 - Carl Perkins - Introducing... - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79016 - - - - CD TKCZ-79017 - - - - CD TKCZ-79018 - Walter Bishop Jr. - Ode To Bird - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79019 - Walter Bishop Jr. - Just In Time - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79020 - - - - CD TKCZ-79021 - - - - CD TKCZ-79022 - Lonnie Smith & John Abercrombie Trio - Afro Blue - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79023 - Richie Beirach - Elegy For Bill Evans - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79024 - Richard Beirach - Methuselah - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79025 - Duke Jordan Trio - So Nice Duke - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79026 - Sonny Stitt With Hank Jones Trio - Autumn Leaves (AKA Good Life) - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79027 - John Scofield - John Scofield - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79028 - Jack DeJohnette - Time & Space - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79029 - Cecil Taylor - Solo - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79030 - Elvin Jones - Very R.A.R.E. - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79031 - Clint Houston - Watership Down - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79032 - Carmen McRae - I'm Coming Home Again - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79033 - - - - CD TKCZ-79034 - - - - CD TKCZ-79035 - Ben Webster With Kenny Drew Trio - My Romance Tribute To Bill Evans - - CD TKCZ-79036 - Zoot Sims & Kenny Drew Trio - Flower Walts - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79037 - Warne Marsh & Kenny Drew Trio - Ornithology - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79038 - - - - CD TKCZ-79039 - - - - CD TKCZ-79040 - - - - CD TKCZ-79041 - Miles Davis & John Coltrane - So What Live At Pit Inn - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79042 - John Coltrane - Impressions (AKA On Stage 1962) - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79043 - Eric Dolphy - - - CD TKCZ-79044 - - - - CD TKCZ-79045 - Bill Evans - Nardis (AKA Live In Europe!) - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79046 - Miles Davis & Stan Getz - Rare Live - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79047 - - - - CD TKCZ-79048 - Charlie Parker & Chet Baker - Inglewood Jam - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79049 - - - - CD TKCZ-79050 - - - - CD TKCZ-79051 - Helen Merrill - Love In Song - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79052 - Anita O'Day - Live In Tokyo 1975 - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79053 - - - - CD TKCZ-79054 - - - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79055 - - - - CD TKCZ-79056 - - - - CD TKCZ-79057 - - - - CD TKCZ-79058 - - - - CD TKCZ-79059 - Nat King Cole - WWII Transcriptions 1941-1944 - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79060 - Art Tatum - The Standard Sessions 1935-1943 Transcriptions - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79061 - Duke Ellington - Live At The Stratford Festival - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79062 - - - - CD TKCZ-79063 - Al Haig - A Portrait Of Bud Powell - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79064 - Claude Williamson Trio - As Time Goes By - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79065 - Joe Albany Trio - Now's The Time (AKA Bird Lives!) - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79066 - Gildo Mahones - Summertime - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79067 - Gil Coggins - Gil's Mood - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79068 - Claude Williamson Trio - New Departure (AKA Cleopatra's Dream) - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79069 - Al Haig Trio - I Love You - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79070 - Freddie Redd Trio - Straight Ahead - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79071 - Lou Levy Trio - Lady Be Good (AKA Tempus Fugue-It) - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79072 - Horace Tapscott - Autumn Colours - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79073 - - - - CD TKCZ-79074 - - - - CD TKCZ-79075 - Takehiro Honda Trio - This Is Honda - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79076 - Fumio Karashima Meets Elvin Jones - Moonflower - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79077 - Kunihiko Sugano - The Days Of Wine And Roses - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79078 - Yuzuru Sera - Bacchus Swing - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79079 - George Ohtsuka - Maracaibo Cornpone - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79080 - Takehiro Honda & Sadao Watanabe Quartet - T.Honda Meets Rhythm Section - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79081 - - Four Wings - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79082 - Teddy Wilson - Teddy Wilson Meets Eiji Kitamura - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79083 - Takeshi Inomata & Force - Bluesette - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79084 - - - - CD TKCZ-79085 - - - - CD TKCZ-79086 - Barney Wilen - Talisman - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79087 - Barney Wilen - La Note Bleue - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79088 - Barney Wilen - French Ballads - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79089 - Barney Wilen - Wild Dogs Of The Ruwenzori - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79090 - Barney Wilen - Sanctuary - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79091 - - - - CD TKCZ-79092 - - - - CD TKCZ-79093 - - - - CD TKCZ-79094 - - - - CD TKCZ-79095 - - - - CD TKCZ-79096 - - - - CD TKCZ-79097 - - - - CD TKCZ-79098 - - - - CD TKCZ-79099 - - - - CD TKCZ-79100 - - - - CD TKCZ-79101 - Albert Ayler Trio - Spiritual Unity - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79102 - Albert Ayler - Spirits Rejoice - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79103 - Ornette Coleman - Town Hall 1962 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79104 - Pharoah Sanders - Pharaoh - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79105 - Bob James Trio - Explosions - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79106 - Marion Brown Quartet - Marion Brown Quartet - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79107 - Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra Vol.1 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79108 - Giuseppi Logan Quartet - Giuseppi Logan Quartet - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79109 - Paul Bley Quintet - Barrage - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79110 - Burton Greene Quartet - Burton Greene Quartet - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79111 - Albert Ayler - New York Eye And Ear Control - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79112 - New York Art Quartet - New York Art Quartet - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79113 - Steve Lacy - The Forest And The Zoo - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79114 - Gato Barbieri Quartet - In Search Of The Mystery - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79115 - Byron Allen Trio - Byron Allen Trio - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79116 - Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra Vol.2 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79117 - Sonny Simmons - Staying On The Watch - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79118 - Marion Brown Quartet - Why Not? - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79119 - - - - CD TKCZ-79120 - - - - CD TKCZ-79121 - Albert Ayler - Prophecy - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79122 - Noah Howard - At Judson Hall - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79123 - Charles Tyler Ensemble - Charles Tyler Ensemble - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79124 - Lowell Davidson Trio - Lowell Davidson Trio - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79125 - Sun Ra - Nothing Is... - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79126 - Patty Waters - Sings - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79127 - Frank Wright - Your Prayer - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79128 - Paul Bley Trio - Closer - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79129 - Henry Grimes Trio - The Call - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79130 - Giuseppi Logan - More - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79131 - Noah Howard Quartet - Noah Howard Quartet - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79132 - Milford Graves With Sunny Morgan - Percussion Ensemble - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79133 - Fran Wright Trio - Fran Wright Trio - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79134 - Burton Greene Trio - On Tour - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79135 - Patty Waters - College Tour - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79136 - Marzette Watts - Marzette Watts - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79137 - Sonny Simmons - Music From The Spheres - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79138 - Charles Tyler Ensemble - Charles Tyler Ensemble - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79139 - Frank Lowe - Black Beings - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79140 - Gunter Hampel Group - Music From Europe - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79141 - Free Music Quintet - Free Music 1 And 2 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79142 - - - - CD TKCZ-79143 - Revolutionary Ensemble - Revolutionary Ensemble - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79144 - - - - CD TKCZ-79145 - - - - CD TKCZ-79146 - - - - CD TKCZ-79147 - - - - CD TKCZ-79148 - - - - CD TKCZ-79149 - Karel Velebney SHQ - Karel Velebney SHQ - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79150 - Alan Sondheim - T'Other Little Tune - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79151 - Peter Lemer Quintet - Local Colour - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79152 - - - - CD TKCZ-79153 - - - - CD TKCZ-79154 - - - - CD TKCZ-79155 - - - - CD TKCZ-79156 - - - - CD TKCZ-79157 - Bud Powell - Birdland 1953 All Season Sessions - 1994 - CD TKCZ-79158 - Albert Ayler Quintet - At Slug's Saloon 1966 - 1994 - CD +There are no releases between TKCZ-79159 till TKCZ-79200 and then we have reissues of Classical Music as follows: TKCZ-79201 - - - - CD TKCZ-79202 - Antonio Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79203 - - - - CD TKCZ-79204 - Germaine Thyssens-Valentin - Faure Complete Nocturnes - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79205 - - - - CD TKCZ-79206 - Laurence Boulay - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79207 - Eric Heidsieck - Beethoven Sonate N.28 & Sonate N.30 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79208 - Eric Heidsieck - Beethoven Sonate N.31 & Sonate N.32 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79209 - Geard Catigny Chamber Orchestra - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79210 - - - - CD TKCZ-79211 - Vienna Chamber Ensemble - Mozart Serenade N.13 - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79212 - Vienna Chamber Ensemble - Mozart Clarinet Quintet - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79213 - - - - CD TKCZ-79214 - Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79215 - Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79216 - Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79217 - - - - CD TKCZ-79218 - - - - CD TKCZ-79219 - - - - CD TKCZ-79220 - - - - CD TKCZ-79221 - - - - CD TKCZ-79222 - - - - CD TKCZ-79223 - - - - CD TKCZ-79224 - Milan Angelicum Orchestra - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79225 - Milan Angelicum Orchestra - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79226 - - - - CD TKCZ-79227 - - - - CD TKCZ-79228 - - - - CD TKCZ-79229 - - - - CD TKCZ-79230 - - - - CD TKCZ-79231 - - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79232 - - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79233 - Felicja Blumental - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79234 - Franco Gulli - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79235 - - - - CD TKCZ-79236 - - - - CD TKCZ-79237 - Jorg Demus - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79238 - Jorg Demus - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79239 - Aurele Nicolet - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79240 - - - - CD TKCZ-79241 - - - - CD TKCZ-79242 - - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Piano Sonatas - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79243 - - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Piano Sonatas - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79244 - - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Piano Sonatas - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79245 - - - - CD TKCZ-79246 - - Mozart Encores - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79247 - - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79248 - - Chopin Album - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79249 - - Beethoiven Recital - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79250 - - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79251 - - - - CD TKCZ-79252 - Jean-Francois Dandrieu - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79253 - Geard Catigny Chamber Orchestra - - 1993 - CD TKCZ-79254 - George Robert - - 1993 - CD +There are no releases from TKCZ-79255 till TKCZ-79300 TKCZ-79301 - - - - CD TKCZ-79302 - - - - CD TKCZ-79303 - Richie Cole With Brass - A Night In Tunisia (AKA Kush The Music Of Dizzy Gillespie) - 1995 - CD +There are no releases from TKCZ-79303 till TKCZ-79500 TKCZ-79501 - Al Haig Quartet - Al Haig Quartet - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79502 - Charlie Christian - Harlem Jazz Scene - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79503 - Jo Jones Trio - Jo Jones Trio - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79504 - Thad Jones - Mad Thad - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79505 - Sonny Berman - Jazz Immortal 1946 - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79506 - Sonny Rollins Quintet / Thad Jones And His Ensemble - Sonny Rollins Plays - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79507 - John LaPorta Quartet - The Most Minor - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79508 - Jo Jones Sextet - - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79509 - Gerry Wiggins - Wiggin' Out - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79510 - Annie Ross - Sings A Handful Of Songs - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79511 - Gisele MacKenzie - In Person At The Empíre Room - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79512 - Art Tatum - The Standard Sessions 1935-1943 Transcriptions - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79513 - Al Haig Trio - Blue Manhattan - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79514 - Al Haig - Milestones (AKA Interplay) - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79515 - Al Haig - Manhattan Memories - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79516 - Claude Williamson - La Fiesta (AKA First Trip) - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79517 - Claude Williamson - The Way We Were (AKA Holography) - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79518 - - - - CD TKCZ-79519 - Cecil Taylor Unit - Akisakila Cecil Taylor Unit In Japan - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79520 - Takehiko Honda - I Love You - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79521 - Eiji Kitamura - Hit Kit Party - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79522 - Kunihiko Sugano Trio - Live Life - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79523 - Anita O'Day - Anita 1975 Gone With The Wind (AKA I Get A Kick Out Of You AKA A Song For You) - 1995 - CD TKCZ-79524 - Sir Roland Hanna & George Mraz - Romanesque - 1996 - CD TKCZ-79525 - Elvin Jones & McCoy Tyner Quintet - Love & Peace - - CD TKCZ-79526 - - - - CD TKCZ-79527 - Cecil Taylor Unit - Akisakila Part II Cecil Taylor Unit In Japan - 1996 - CD TKCZ-79528 - Michiko - After 9 - 1996 - CD TKCZ-79529 - Al Haig Trio - Jazz Will-O-The-Wisp - 1996 - CD TKCZ-79530 - Al Haig Trio - Al Haig Trio - 1996 - CD TKCZ-79531 - Barney Kessel - On Fire - 1996 - CD TKCZ-79532 - Beverly Kelly With Pat Moran Trio - Beverly Kelly Sings With The Pat Moran Trio - 1996 - CD TKCZ-79533 - June Christy - Angel Eyes (AKA Impromptu) - 1996 - CD Now i'm gonna cover Super Audio (SACD) releases TKGV-1 - Barney Wilen Quartet - Le Ça: New York Romance - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-2 - Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-3 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-4 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Quiereme Mucho - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-5 - Richie Beirach Trio - What Is This Thing Called Love - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-6 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Dear Old Stockholm - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-7 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Haunted Heart - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-8 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Bewitched - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-9 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-10 - New York Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-11 - Bill Charlap Trio - 'S Wonderful - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-12 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Deja Vu - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-13 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Love Walked In - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-14 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Temptation - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-15 - Richie Beirach Trio - No Borders - 2003 - Single Layer TKGV-1001 - Eddie Higgins - You Don't Know What Love Is - 2003 - SACD TKGV-1002 - Eddie Higgins - Tenderly The Best Of Eddie Higgins - 2003 - SACD TKGV-1003 - Eddie Higgins With Strings - Moonlight Becomes You - 2003 - SACD TKGV-1004 - Jimmy Scott - All Of Me Live In Tokyo - 2003 - SACD VHGD-1 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - 2014 - SACD VHGD-2 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Bewitched - 2014 - SACD VHGD-3 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Haunted Heart - 2014 - SACD VHGD-4 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Love Walked In - 2014 - SACD VHGD-5 - New York Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer - 2014 - SACD VHGD-6 - Barney Wilen Quartet - Le Ça: New York Romance - 2014 - SACD VHGD-7 - Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads - 2014 - SACD VHGD-8 - Bill Charlap Trio - 'S Wonderful - 2014 - SACD VHGD-9 - Eddie Higgins - You Don't Know What Love Is - 2014 - SACD VHGD-10 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Quiereme Mucho - 2014 - SACD VHGD-11 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Dear Old Stockholm - 2014 - SACD VHGD-12 - Richie Beirach Trio - What Is This Thing Called Love - 2014 - SACD VHGD-13 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Deja Vu - 2014 - SACD VHGD-14 - Eddie Higgins With Strings - Moonlight Becomes You - 2014 - SACD VHGD-15 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed - 2014 - SACD VHGD-16 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Temptation - 2014 - SACD VHGD-17 - Richie Beirach Trio - No Borders - 2014 - SACD VHGD-18 - Eddie Higgins - Tenderly The Best Of Eddie Higgins - 2014 - SACD VHGD-19 - Nicki Parrott - The Last Time I Saw Paris - 2014 - SACD VHGD-20 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Gentle Blues - 2014 - SACD VHGD-21 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V - 2014 - SACD VHGD-22 - Bill Charlap Trio - I'm Old Fashioned - 2014 - SACD VHGD-23 - Ken Peplowski Quartet - Memories Of You Vol.1 - 2014 - SACD VHGD-24 - Alexis Cole - Close Your Eyes - 2014 - SACD VHGD-25 - Nicki Parrott - Black Coffee - 2014 - SACD VHGD-26 - Phil Woods Quintet - Ballads & Blues - 2014 - SACD VHGD-27 - Steve Kuhn Trio - I Will Wait For You The Music Of Michel Legrand - 2014 - SACD VHGD-28 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Lazy Afternoon Gentle Ballads IV - 2014 - SACD VHGD-29 - Kenny Barron Trio - Minor Blues - 2014 - SACD VHGD-30 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Funny Valentine - 2014 - SACD VHGD-31 - Nicki Parrott - Fly Me To The Moon - 2014 - SACD VHGD-32 - Eddie Higgins Trio - If Dreams Come True - 2014 - SACD VHGD-33 - Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orchesta - Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday - 2014 - SACD VHGD-34 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Foolish Heart - 2014 - SACD VHGD-35 - David Hazeltine Trio - Alice In Wonderland - 2014 - SACD VHGD-36 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III - 2014 - SACD VHGD-37 - Nicki Parrott - Moon River - 2014 - SACD VHGD-38 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - A Handful Of Stars - 2014 - SACD VHGD-39 - Archie Shepp Quartet - True Blue - 2014 - SACD VHGD-40 - Simone Kopmajer - New Romance - 2014 - SACD VHGD-41 - Phil Woods With Strings - The Thrill Is Gone - 2014 - SACD VHGD-42 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Speak Low - 2014 - SACD VHGD-43 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Luiza - 2014 - SACD VHGD-44 - New York Trio - Blues In The Night - 2014 - SACD VHGD-45 - Sally Night - Ballads For You - 2014 - SACD VHGD-46 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Christmas Songs - 2014 - SACD VHGD-47 - Eddie Higgins Trio With Scott Hamilton - Christmas Songs II - 2014 - SACD VHGD-48 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Pavane For A Dead Princess - 2014 - SACD VHGD-49 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Blue Ballads - 2014 - SACD VHGD-50 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.01 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-51 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - It's Magic - 2015 - SACD VHGD-52 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads II - 2015 - SACD VHGD-53 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - What A Wonderful World - 2015 - SACD VHGD-54 - New York Trio - Stairway To The Stars - 2015 - SACD VHGD-55 - Nicki Parrott - Sakura Sakura - 2015 - SACD VHGD-56 - Nicki Parrott - Angel Eyes - 2015 - SACD VHGD-57 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Again - 2015 - SACD VHGD-58 - New York Trio & Ken Peplowski - Stardust - 2015 - SACD VHGD-59 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Plays Standards - 2015 - SACD VHGD-60 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads - 2015 - SACD VHGD-61 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.02 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-62 - Nicki Parrott - The Look Of Love - 2015 - SACD VHGD-63 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Recado Bossa Nova - 2015 - SACD VHGD-64 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - Whisper Not - 2015 - SACD VHGD-65 - Aaron Heick & Romantic Jazz Trio - Europe - 2015 - SACD VHGD-66 - One For All - The End Of A Love Affair - 2015 - SACD VHGD-67 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.03 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-68 - Ken Peplowski Tenor Sax Quartet - When You Wish Upon A Star - 2015 - SACD VHGD-69 - Harold Mabern Trio - Kiss Of Fire - 2015 - SACD VHGD-70 - Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Milano, Paris, New York Finding John Lewis - 2015 - SACD VHGD-71 - Nicki Parrott And Ken Peplowski - Like A Lover - 2015 - SACD VHGD-72 - New York Trio - Begin The Beguine - 2015 - SACD VHGD-73 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.04 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-74 - Nicki Parrott - Summertime - 2015 - SACD VHGD-75 - Roma Trio - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - 2015 - SACD VHGD-76 - Charles McPherson Quartet Featuring Steve Kuhn - But Beautiful - 2015 - SACD VHGD-77 - Ken Peplowski Clarinet Quartet - When You Wish Upon A Star - 2015 - SACD VHGD-78 - Barney Wilen Quintet - Passione - 2015 - SACD VHGD-79 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.05 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-80 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - From Russia With Love - 2015 - SACD VHGD-81 - Eddie Higgins Trio - A Fine Romance - 2015 - SACD VHGD-82 - Super Trio - Super Standard - 2015 - SACD VHGD-83 - Nicolas Montier And Saxomania - Lullaby - 2015 - SACD VHGD-84 - Alexis Cole & Bucky Pizzarelli - A Beautiful Friendship - 2015 - SACD VHGD-85 - George Garzone & Trio Da Paz - Night Of My Beloved - 2015 - SACD VHGD-86 - David Hazeltine Trio - Cleopatra's Dream - 2015 - SACD VHGD-87 - Eddie Higgins - Solo Piano Standards By Request 1st Day - 2015 - SACD VHGD-88 - Tessa Souter - Beyond The Blue - 2015 - SACD VHGD-89 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.06 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-90 - Ted Rosenthal Trio - My Funny Valentine - 2015 - SACD VHGD-91 - Eric Alexander Quartet - My Favorite Things - 2015 - SACD VHGD-92 - Nicki Parrott - Autumn Leaves - 2015 - SACD VHGD-93 - Eddie Higgins Trio - A Lovely Way To Spend The Evening - 2015 - SACD VHGD-94 - Sharel Cassity Quartet - Manhattan Romance - 2015 - SACD VHGD-95 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Autumn Leaves - 2015 - SACD VHGD-96 - Pharoah Sanders Quartet - Crescent With Love - 2015 - SACD VHGD-97 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.07 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-98 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Portraits Of Love - 2015 - SACD VHGD-99 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Easy To Love - 2015 - SACD VHGD-100 - Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band - Gypsy Lamento - 2015 - SACD VHGD-101 - Simone - Moonlight Serenade - 2015 - SACD VHGD-102 - Lee Konitz Quartet - Jazz Nocturne - 2015 - SACD VHGD-103 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.08 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-104 - Nicki Parrott - Sentimental Journey - 2015 - SACD VHGD-105 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Sunday In New York - 2015 - SACD VHGD-106 - Bob Kindred Quartet - Nights Of Boleros And Blues - 2015 - SACD VHGD-107 - Cyrus Chestnut Trio - Moonlight Sonata Swingin' Classics - 2015 - SACD VHGD-108 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Secret Love - 2015 - SACD VHGD-109 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.09 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-110 - Nicki Parrott - Winter Wonderland - 2015 - SACD VHGD-111 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te - 2015 - SACD VHGD-112 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - So In Love - 2015 - SACD VHGD-113 - Bill Crow Quartet - From Birdland To Broadway - 2015 - SACD VHGD-114 - Alexis Cole With One For All - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 2015 - SACD VHGD-115 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.10 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-116 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Chim Chim Cheree Tribute To John Coltrane - 2015 - SACD VHGD-117 - Eddie Higgins Trio - You Are Too Beautiful - 2015 - SACD VHGD-118 - Fred Hersch Trio - Everybody's Song But My Own - 2015 - SACD VHGD-119 - Marilyn Scott - Every Time We Say Goodbye - 2015 - SACD VHGD-120 - Sally Night - Night Time - 2015 - SACD VHGD-121 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.11 - 2015 - SACD VHGD-122 - Nicki Parrott - Can't Take My Eyes Off You - 2016 - SACD VHGD-123 - Richie Beirach Trio - Summer Night - 2016 - SACD VHGD-124 - Bob Kindred Quartet - Blue Moon - 2016 - SACD VHGD-125 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz Blue Side - 2016 - SACD VHGD-126 - Jimmy Scott - All Of Me Live In Tokyo - 2016 - SACD VHGD-127 - Massimo Farao' Trio - My Funny Valentine - 2016 - SACD VHGD-128 - Alexis Cole - Someday My Prince Will Come - 2016 - SACD VHGD-129 - Cedar Walton Trio - Midnight Waltz - 2016 - SACD VHGD-130 - Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Rhapsody - 2016 - SACD VHGD-131 - Francesco Cafiso New York Quartet - New York Lullaby - 2016 - SACD VHGD-132 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.12 - 2016 - SACD VHGD-133 - Barry Harris Trio - The Last Time I Saw Paris - 2016 - SACD VHGD-134 - Nicole Henry With Eddie Higgins - Teach Me Tonight - 2016 - SACD VHGD-135 - Emil Viklicky Trio - Kafka On The Shore Tribute To Haruki Murakami - 2016 - SACD VHGD-136 - One For All - No Problem (AKA Les Liaisons Dangereuses) - 2016 - SACD VHGD-137 - Joe Beck Trio - Brazilian Dreamin' - 2016 - SACD VHGD-138 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.13 - 2016 - SACD VHGD-139 - Rachel Z Trio - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 2016 - SACD VHGD-140 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Blues At Midnight - 2016 - SACD VHGD-141 - Simone & Her Hawaiian Jazz Band - Alomas Of Hawaii (AKA Aroma Of Hawaii) - 2016 - SACD VHGD-142 - Enrico Rava - Renaissance - 2016 - SACD VHGD-143 - Laura Ann & Quatro Na Bossa - Summer Samba - 2016 - SACD VHGD-144 - Chano Dominguez Trio - Con Alma - 2016 - SACD VHGD-145 - Denny Zeitlin Trio - As Long As There's Music - 2016 - SACD VHGD-146 - New York Trio - Thou Swell - 2016 - SACD VHGD-147 - Barney Wilen Quintet - Inside Nitty Gritty - 2016 - SACD VHGD-148 - Joe Farnsworth Quartet - My Heroes Tribute To The Legends - 2016 - SACD VHGD-149 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.14 - 2016 - SACD VHGD-150 - Simone With Romantic Jazz Trio - Romance - 2016 - SACD VHGD-151 - Jacky Terrasson Jazz Trio - Lover Man - 2016 - SACD VHGD-152 - Eddie Higgins - Solo Piano Standards By Request 2nd Day - 2016 - SACD VHGD-153 - New York Trio - Always - 2016 - SACD VHGD-154 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Yours Is My Heart Alone - 2016 - SACD VHGD-155 - Jacob Fischer Trio - My Romance Tribute To Bill Evans - 2016 - SACD VHGD-156 - Joel Frahm Quartet - Caminhos Cruzados - 2016 - SACD VHGD-157 - Sally Night - Love For Sale - 2016 - SACD VHGD-158 - Nicki Parrott - Yesterday Once More Carpenters Song Book - 2016 - SACD VHGD-159 - Jacob Fischer Trio - Black Orpheus - 2016 - SACD VHGD-160 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Kelly Blue Tribute To Wynton Kelly - 2016 - SACD VHGD-161 - Ken Peplowski Quartet - Memories Of You Vol.2 - 2016 - SACD VHGD-162 - Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Apres Un Reve - 2016 - SACD VHGD-163 - Hiram Bullock - Late Night Talk - 2016 - SACD VHGD-164 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Baubles, Bangles And Beads - 2016 - SACD VHGD-165 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.15 - 2016 - SACD VHGD-166 - Renato Sellani Trio - My Foolish Heart - 2016 - SACD VHGD-167 - Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo - Just The Two Of Us - 2016 - SACD VHGD-168 - Bill Crow Quartet - Jazz Anecdotes - 2016 - SACD VHGD-169 - Lonnie Smith Trio - Purple Haze Tribute To Jimi Hendrix - 2016 - SACD VHGD-170 - Anna Kolchina - Street Of Dreams - 2016 - SACD VHGD-171 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Music Of The Night - 2016 - SACD VHGD-172 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Amor - 2016 - SACD VHGD-173 - Claude Williamson Trio - Autumn In New York - 2016 - SACD VHGD-174 - Laird Jackson - Quiet Flame - 2016 - SACD VHGD-175 - Roma Trio - The Four Seasons - 2016 - SACD VHGD-176 - Vladimir Shafranov Meets Harry Allen - Dear Old Stockholm - 2016 - SACD VHGD-177 - Cedar Walton Trio - Song Of Delilah The Music Of Victor Young - 2016 - SACD VHGD-178 - Simone - Let's Fall In Love - 2016 - SACD VHGD-179 - Kenny Werner Trio - With A Song In My Heart - 2016 - SACD VHGD-180 - Pharoah Sanders Quartet - The Creator Has A Master Plan - 2016 - SACD VHGD-181 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.16 - 2016 - SACD VHGD-182 - Phil Woods Quintet - You And The Night And The Music - 2016 - SACD VHGD-183 - Simone Kopmajer - It Don't Mean A Thing Live At Heidi's Jazzclub - 2016 - SACD VHGD-184 - Richie Beirach - Jazz Adagio - 2016 - SACD VHGD-185 - John Hicks Trio - Cry Me A River - 2016 - SACD VHGD-186 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Modern Day Blues - 2016 - SACD VHGD-187 - Tessa Souter - Nights Of Key Largo - 2016 - SACD VHGD-188 - Eric Alexander Trio - Just One Of Those Things - 2016 - SACD VHGD-189 - Massimo Farao' Trio - I Left My Heart In San Francisco - 2016 - SACD VHGD-190 - Anna Kolchina - Dark Eyes - 2016 - SACD VHGD-191 - Peter Bernstein +3 - Stranger In Paradise - 2016 - SACD VHGD-192 - New York Trio - Love You Madly - 2016 - SACD VHGD-193 - Sayaka Tsuruta With Dan Nimmer Trio - All The Things You Are - 2016 - SACD VHGD-194 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Taking A Chance On Love - 2017 - SACD VHGD-195 - Simone - Taking A Chance On Love - 2017 - SACD VHGD-196 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Beatles In Jazz - 2017 - SACD VHGD-197 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.17 - 2017 - SACD VHGD-198 - Harold Mabern Trio - Falling In Love With Love - 2017 - SACD VHGD-199 - Eddie Harris Quartet - Freedom Jazz Dance - 2017 - SACD VHGD-200 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Groovin' - 2017 - SACD VHGD-201 - Masahiko Togashi & J.J.Spirits - So What Live At Pit Inn Shinjuku - 2017 - SACD VHGD-202 - Dino Rubino - Mi Sono Innamorato Di Te - 2017 - SACD VHGD-203 - Barbara Carroll Trio - Sentimental Mood - 2017 - SACD VHGD-204 - David Hazeltine Trio - Waltz For Debby - 2017 - SACD VHGD-205 - Richie Beirach Trio - Manhattan Reverie - 2017 - SACD VHGD-206 - Nicki Parrott - Unforgettable Nat King Cole Song Book - 2017 - SACD VHGD-207 - Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Dream - 2017 - SACD VHGD-208 - Danilo Rea Trio - Romantica - 2017 - SACD VHGD-209 - Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Serenade - 2017 - SACD VHGD-210 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Portrait In Black And White - 2017 - SACD VHGD-211 - Derek Smith Trio - Beautiful Love - 2017 - SACD VHGD-212 - Jessica Young - When I Fall In Love - 2017 - SACD VHGD-213 - Joe Beck Trio - Girl Talk - 2017 - SACD VHGD-214 - John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - Magical Mystery - 2017 - SACD VHGD-215 - Claude Williamson Trio - South Of The Border West Of The Sun - 2017 - SACD VHGD-216 - One For All - Killer Joe - 2017 - SACD VHGD-217 - Satolu Oda & Hank Jones Great Jazz Quintet - Just Friends (AKA Satolism) - 2017 - SACD VHGD-218 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.18 - 2017 - SACD VHGD-219 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz Red Side - 2017 - SACD VHGD-220 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Speaking Of Love (Music Of Jobim) - 2017 - SACD VHGD-221 - Lonnie Smith & John Abercrombie Trio - Afro Blue - 2017 - SACD VHGD-222 - Harold Mabern - Misty - 2017 - SACD VHGD-223 - Francesco Cafiso Quartet - Seven Steps To Heaven - 2017 - SACD VHGD-224 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Swingin' - 2017 - SACD VHGD-225 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Come Dance With Me Jimmy Van Heusen Song Book - 2017 - SACD VHGD-226 - Enrico Rava - Italian Ballads - 2017 - SACD VHGD-227 - Gianni Basso & Renato Sellani - Body And Soul - 2017 - SACD VHGD-228 - Spirits Trio - Jazz - 2017 - SACD VHGD-229 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.19 - 2017 - SACD VHGD-230 - Massimo Farao' Afro Cuban Piano Quartet - Blue Bossa - 2017 - SACD VHGD-231 - Eddie Higgins Trio - I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (AKA Those Quiet Days) - 2017 - SACD VHGD-232 - Barbara Carroll Trio - I Wished On The Moon - 2017 - SACD VHGD-233 - Stefano Bollani Trio - Falando De Amor The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim - 2017 - SACD VHGD-234 - Dezron Douglas Quartet - Soul Jazz - 2017 - SACD VHGD-235 - Daria Toffali With Massimo Farao Trio - Caminhos Cruzados Antonio Carlos Jobim Song Book - 2017 - SACD VHGD-236 - Massimo Farao' Double Piano Quartet - The Masquerade Is Over - 2017 - SACD VHGD-237 - Eddie Higgins Quartet - When Your Lover Has Gone [AKA Zoot's Hymns] - 2017 - SACD VHGD-238 - Monty Alexander Trio - Love Me Tender - 2017 - SACD VHGD-239 - Denise King With Massimo Farao Trio - La Vie En Rose - 2017 - SACD VHGD-240 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Jazz Mozart - 2017 - SACD VHGD-241 - Joyce Yuille - Lady Be Good - 2017 - SACD VHGD-242 - Jerry Weldon & Massimo Farao' - What's New - 2017 - SACD VHGD-243 - Harold Mabern Trio - Fantasy - 2017 - SACD VHGD-244 - Andrew Cyrille Quintet - Ode To The Living Tree - 2017 - SACD VHGD-245 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.20 - 2017 - SACD VHGD-246 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues - 2017 - SACD VHGD-247 - Richard Wyands Trio - Lady Of The Lavender Mist - 2017 - SACD VHGD-248 - Nicki Parrott - Close To You Burt Bacharach Song Book - 2017 - SACD VHGD-249 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Night And Day Cole Porter Songbook - 2017 - SACD VHGD-250 - Massimo Farao' & Aldo Zunino - Bohemia After Dark Tribute To The Legends - 2017 - SACD VHGD-251 - Joe Beck Trio - Strangers In The Night - 2017 - SACD VHGD-252 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Moliendo Café - 2017 - SACD VHGD-253 - Richie Cole - West Side Story - 2017 - SACD VHGD-254 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Fascinating Rhythm George Gershwin Song Book - 2017 - SACD VHGD-255 - Lonnie Smith Trio - Foxy Lady Tribute To Jimi Hendrix - 2017 - SACD VHGD-256 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Beatles In Jazz 2 - 2017 - SACD VHGD-257 - Dewey Redman With Joshua Redman - African Venus (AKA Satin Doll) - 2017 - SACD VHGD-258 - Roma Trio - Ciao Ciao Bambina - 2017 - SACD VHGD-259 - Derek Smith - To Love Again - 2017 - SACD VHGD-260 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Chopin Jazz - 2017 - SACD VHGD-261 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.21 - 2017 - SACD VHGD-262 - Marion Brown Quintet - Offering - 2017 - SACD VHGD-263 - One For All - What's Going On? - 2017 - SACD VHGD-264 - Russell Malone Quartet - Wholly Cats - 2017 - SACD VHGD-265 - Tete Montoliu Trio - Catalonian Rhapsody - 2017 - SACD VHGD-266 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Isn't It Romantic Richard Rodgers Song Book - 2018 - SACD VHGD-267 - Anna Kolchina - Wild Is The Wind - 2018 - SACD VHGD-268 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Sweetest Sound - 2018 - SACD VHGD-269 - Claude Williamson Trio - Song For My Father - 2018 - SACD VHGD-270 - Francesco Cafiso Sicilian Quartet - Portrait In Black And White - 2018 - SACD VHGD-271 - Andrea Pozza Trio - Sweet Lorraine - 2018 - SACD VHGD-272 - Harry Allen Quartet - French Lullaby - 2018 - SACD VHGD-273 - David Hazeltine Trio - Pearls - 2018 - SACD VHGD-274 - Dick Hyman Trio - You're My Everything The Music Of Harry Warren - 2018 - SACD VHGD-275 - Champian Fulton Trio - Sometimes I'm Happy - 2018 - SACD VHGD-276 - Phil Woods - Chasin' The Bird - 2018 - SACD VHGD-277 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.22 - 2018 - SACD VHGD-278 - Massimo Farao' Trio - How My Heart Sings - 2018 - SACD VHGD-279 - Massimo Farao' Trio - My Romance - 2018 - SACD VHGD-280 - Phil Woods Quintet - Souvenirs - 2018 - SACD VHGD-281 - Rob Agerbeek Trio - The Very Thought Of You - 2018 - SACD VHGD-282 - Steve Nelson Jazz Quartet - Easy Living - 2018 - SACD VHGD-283 - Jay Leonhart Trio - Fly Me To The Moon - 2018 - SACD VHGD-284 - Davide Palladin Trio - Gentle Art Of Love - 2018 - SACD VHGD-285 - Venus All Stars - Venus Records Presents Venus Divas IsolaJazz - 2018 - SACD VHGD-286 - Hideaki Yoshioka Trio - Moment To Moment - 2018 - SACD VHGD-287 - Emil Viklicky Trio - Sinfonietta The Janacek Of Jazz - 2018 - SACD VHGD-288 - John Hicks Trio - Moanin' Portrait Of Art Blakey - 2018 - SACD VHGD-289 - Walter Bishop Jr. Trio - Speak Low Again - 2018 - SACD VHGD-290 - Stanley Cowell Trio - Dancers In Love - 2018 - SACD VHGD-291 - Renato Sellani Trio - O Sole Mio - 2018 - SACD VHGD-292 - Adela Dalto - Blue Bossa (AKA A Brazilian Affair) - 2018 - SACD VHGD-293 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.23 - 2018 - SACD VHGD-294 - Jon Davis Trio - Beauty And The Blues - 2018 - SACD VHGD-295 - Brandon Fields - Kiss Lonely Goodbye (AKA Higher Ground AKA Part Time Lover) - 2018 - SACD VHGD-296 - Nicki Parrott - Stompin' At The Savoy Tribute To Ella & Louis - 2018 - SACD VHGD-297 - John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - Lisztomania Liszt Jazz - 2018 - SACD VHGD-298 - Stefano Bollani Trio - Black And Tan Fantasy - 2018 - SACD VHGD-299 - Renato Sellani And Danilo Rea - Amapola - 2018 - SACD VHGD-300 - Harold Mabern Trio - Somewhere Over The Rainbow Harold Plays Arlen - 2018 - SACD VHGD-301 - David Hazeltine Trio - Alfie - 2018 - SACD VHGD-302 - Super Trio - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 2018 - SACD VHGD-303 - Harold Mabern Trio - Don't Know Why - 2018 - SACD VHGD-304 - Various Artists - For Jazz Audio Connoisseur Venus Best Of Best - 2018 - SACD VHGD-305 - Ted Rosenthal Trio - The King And I - 2018 - SACD VHGD-306 - Alexandra Shakina - All The Way - 2018 - SACD VHGD-307 - Massimo Farao' Solo Piano - As Time Goes By - 2018 - SACD VHGD-308 - Dezron Douglas Trio - Walkin' My Baby Back Home - 2018 - SACD VHGD-309 - Sayaka Tsuruta With Ted Rosenthal Trio & Ken Peplowski - Whisper Not - 2018 - SACD VHGD-310 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Bewitched - 2018 - SACD VHGD-311 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Michael In Jazz Tribute To Michael Jackson - 2018 - SACD VHGD-312 - Roma Trio - L' Appuntamento - 2018 - SACD VHGD-313 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Tea For Two - 2018 - SACD VHGD-314 - Paul Bley Trio - Modern Chant Inspiration From Gregorian Chant - 2018 - SACD VHGD-315 - Various Artists - Venus The Amazing Super Audio CD Sampler Vol.24 - 2018 - SACD VHGD-316 - Stefano Bollani Trio - I'm In The Mood For Love - 2018 - SACD VHGD-317 - Maucha Adnet - Songs I Learned From Jobim - 2018 - SACD VHGD-318 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Moldau Plays Classic - 2018 - SACD VHGD-319 - Pepe Rivero Trio - Bolero Chopin - 2018 - SACD VHGD-320 - Miroslav Vitous & Emil Viklicky - Moravian Romance Live At JazzFest Brno 2018 - 2018 - SACD VHGD-321 - Moffett Family Jazz Band - Magic Of Love - 2018 - SACD VHGD-322 - Dan Nimmer Trio - All The Things You Are - 2018 - SACD VHGD-323 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Forbidden Love Tribute To Madonna - 2018 - SACD VHGD-324 - David Hazeltine Trio - Senor Blues - 2018 - SACD VHGD-325 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Play Bach Toccata And Fuga In D Minor - 2018 - SACD VHGD-326 - String Of Pearls - It Don't Mean A Thing [AKA Gems} - 2018 - SACD VHGD-327 - Julian Coryell - Without You - 2018 - SACD VHGD-328 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer Jule Styne Song Book - 2018 - SACD VHGD-329 - Stefano Bollani Trio - Volare - 2019 - SACD VHGD-330 - John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - LoveGame Tribute To Lady Gaga - 2019 - SACD VHGD-331 - Flavio Boltro Quartet - I Remember Clifford - 2019 - SACD VHGD-332 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Serenade In Blue Harry Warren Song Book - 2019 - SACD VHGD-333 - Adela Dalto - Peace - 2019 - SACD VHGD-334 - Eddie Allen Quintet Featuring Kenny Barron - Remembrance - 2019 - SACD VHGD-335 - Rita Payes With Massimo Farao Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Ideal - 2019 - SACD VHGD-336 - Marion Brown Quintet - Mirante Do Vale Offering II - 2019 - SACD VHGD-337 - Giovanni Guidi Trio - Tomorrow Never Knows - 2019 - SACD VHGD-338 - Ken Peplowski Quartet - Petite Fleur - 2019 - SACD VHGD-339 - Julian Coryell Featuring Larry Coryell - Jazzbo - 2019 - SACD VHGD-340 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Horizons - 2019 - SACD VHGD-341 - Claude Williamson Trio - El Noche De Espana - 2019 - SACD VHGD-342 - Adela Dalto - Exotica - 2019 - SACD VHGD-343 - Paul Bley Trio - Emerald Blue Inspiration From Gregorian Chant - 2019 - SACD VHGD-344 - Anastasia Lyutova & The Band - Some Like It Jazz - 2019 - SACD VHGD-345 - Nicki Parrott - Papa Loves Mambo - 2019 - SACD VHGD-346 - Stefano Bollani Trio - Ma L'Amore No - 2019 - SACD VHGD-347 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Lullabies In The World - 2019 - SACD VHGD-348 - Steve Nelson Jazz Quartet - Jitterbug Waltz - 2019 - SACD VHGD-349 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - The Way You Look Tonight - 2019 - SACD VHGD-350 - Alexandra Shakina - Mood Indigo - 2019 - SACD VHGD-351 - Three Tenors - Like The Brightest Star - 2019 - SACD VHGD-352 - Rita Payes - In New York - 2019 - SACD VHGD-353 - Massimo Farao' Trio Featuring Jimmy Cobb - This Can't Be Love - 2020 - SACD VHGD-354 - Super Quintet - Recado Bossa Nova - 2020 - SACD VHGD-355 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - The Look Of Love Live At Jazz Is - 2020 - SACD VHGD-356 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Misty Live At Jazz Is - 2020 - SACD VHGD-357 - Massimo Farao' Trio - French Love Songs - 2020 - SACD VHGD-358 - Harumi Nomoto Trio - Another Ordinary Day - 2020 - SACD VHGD-359 - Trio-San - Be Bop - 2020 - SACD VHGD-360 - Massimo Farao' Trio With Accademia Arrigoni's Strings Orchestra - Like An Elegant Wine - 2020 - SACD VHGD-361 - Massimo Farao' Afro Cuban Piano Quartet - Ladies In Mercedes - 2020 - SACD VHGD-362 - Claudia Zannoni - New Girl In Town - 2021 - SACD VHGD-363 - Luca Begonia Quartet - Sweet Waltz - 2021 - SACD VHGD-364 - Claudio Chiara & Emanuele Cisi Meets Massimo Farao Trio - People Time - 2021 - SACD VHGD-365 - Massimo Farao' - Nuovo Cinema Paradiso Tribute To Ennio Morricone - 2021 - SACD VHGD-366 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - How High The Moon - 2021 - SACD VHGD-367 - Claudia Zannoni With Strings - Save Your Love For Me - 2021 - SACD VHGD-368 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - Moonlight Becomes You - 2021 - SACD VHGD-369 - Massimo Farao' Quartet With Accademia Arrigoni' Strings Orchestra - On A Clear Day - 2021 - SACD VHGD-370 - Nicki Parrott - Great 70's - 2021 - SACD VHGD-371 - Aaron Heick And John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - Smooth Operator - 2021 - SACD VHGD-372 - Champian Fulton Trio - I'll See You In My Dreams - 2021 - SACD VHGD-373 - Luca Mannutza Trio - Airegin - 2021 - SACD VHGD-374 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads VI - 2022 - SACD VHGD-375 - Giovanni Mirabassi New York Trio & Tatiana Eva-Marie - The Sound Of Love Tribute To Michel Legrand - 2022 - SACD Now are the Vinyl releases TKJV-19001 - Barney Wilen Quartet - Le Ça: New York Romance - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19002 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Blue Ballads - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19003 - Bill Crow Quartet - From Birdland To Broadway - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19004 - Claude Williamson Trio - Autumn In New York - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19005 - Albert Ayler Trio - Spiritual Unity - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19006 - Al Haig Quartet - Al Haig Quartet - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19007 - Duke Jordan - Les Liaisons Dangereuses - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19008 - Pat Moran Trio - This Is Pat Moran - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19009 - Beverly Kelly With Pat Moran Trio - Beverly Kelly Sings With The Pat Moran Trio - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19010 - Carl Perkins - Introducing... - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19011 - Barney Wilen Quintet - Passione - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19012 - Richie Cole - West Side Story - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19013 - Charlie Christian & Dizzy Gillespie - After Hours - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19014 - Sonny Rollins Quintet / Thad Jones And His Ensemble - Sonny Rollins Plays - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19015 - Al Haig Trio - Jazz Will-O-The-Wisp - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19016 - Barney Kessel - On Fire - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19017 - Dexter Gordon - Dexter Blows Hot And Cool - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19018 - Gisele MacKenzie - In Person At The Empíre Room - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19019 - Giuseppi Logan Quartet - Giuseppi Logan Quartet - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19020 - Steve Lacy - The Forest And The Zoo - 1996 - Vinyl TKJV-19021 - Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Serenade - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19022 - Bill Crow Quartet - Jazz Anecdotes - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19023 - Jacky Terrasson Jazz Trio - Lover Man - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19024 - Phil Woods Quintet - You And The Night And The Music - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19025 - Pharoah Sanders Quartet - Ballads With Love - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19026 - Claude Williamson Trio - South Of The Border West Of The Sun - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19027 - Enrico Rava - Italian Ballads - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19028 - Barney Wilen - French Ballads - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19029 - J.R. Monterose - The Message - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19030 - Kenny Dorham - Arrival Of Kenny Dorham - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19031 - Archie Shepp Quartet - True Ballads - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19032 - Barney Wilen Quintet - Inside Nitty Gritty - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19033 - Walter Bishop Jr. Trio - Speak Low Again - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19034 - John Hicks Trio - Moanin' Portrait Of Art Blakey - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19035 - Claude Williamson Trio - Song For My Father - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19036 - Lee Konitz Quartet - Jazz Nocturne - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19037 - Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Rhapsody - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19038 - Freddie Hubbard - All Blues (AKA M.M.T.C.) - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19039 - Lonnie Smith & John Abercrombie Trio - Afro Blue - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19040 - Laird Jackson - Quiet Flame - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19041 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Haunted Heart - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19042 - John Hicks Trio - Cry Me A River - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19043 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19044 - Marion Brown Quintet - Offering - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19045 - Moffett Family Jazz Band - Magic Of Love - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19046 - Phil Woods Quintet - Souvenirs - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19047 - Eddie Harris Quartet - Freedom Jazz Dance - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19048 - Charlie Mariano - A Jazz Portrait - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19049 - Barney Wilen Quartet & Quintet - Besame Mucho (Takes from Le Ça: New York Romance, Passione & Inside Nitty Gritty not on vynil issues) - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19050 - Art Pepper - Among Friends - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19051 - Barney Wilen Quartet - Le Ça: New York Romance - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19052 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Blue Ballads - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19053 - Bill Crow Quartet - From Birdland To Broadway - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19054 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Pavane For A Dead Princess - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19055 - Richard Wyands Trio - Lady Of The Lavender Mist - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19056 - Grant Green Jr. Quintet - Jungle Strut - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19057 - Bill Crow Quartet - From Birdland To Broadway II (Extra cuts from TKJV-19053 and Jazz Anecdotes) - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19058 - Pharoah Sanders Quartet - Crescent With Love - 1999 - Vinyl TKJV-19059 - Russell Malone Quartet - Wholly Cats - 1999 - Vinyl TKJV-19060 - Hiram Bullock - Late Night Talk - 1997 - Vinyl TKJV-19061 - Al Haig Trio - I Love You - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19062 - Al Haig Trio - Blue Manhattan - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19063 - Claude Williamson Trio - New Departure (AKA Cleopatra's Dream) - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19064 - Claude Williamson - La Fiesta (AKA First Trip) - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19065 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Portrait In Black And White - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19066 - Roger Kellaway - A Jazz Portrait - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19067 - Denny Zeitlin Trio - As Long As There's Music - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19068 - Phil Woods - Chasin' The Bird - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19069 - Paul Bley Trio - Modern Chant Inspiration From Gregorian Chant - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19070 - Eddie Allen Quintet Featuring Kenny Barron - Remembrance - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19071 - Dewey Redman With Joshua Redman - Satin Doll (AKA African Venus) - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19072 - Richie Cole With Brass - Kush The Music Of Dizzy Gillespie (AKA A Night In Tunisia) - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19073 - Spirits Trio - Jazz - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19074 - Zoot Sims & Kenny Drew Trio - Flower Walts - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19075 - Ben Webster With Kenny Drew Trio - My Romance Tribute To Bill Evans - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19076 - Warne Marsh & Kenny Drew Trio - Ornithology - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19077 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Love Walked In - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19078 - Archie Shepp Quartet - True Blue - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19079 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Again - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19080 - David Hazeltine Trio - Waltz For Debby - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19081 - Bill Charlap Trio - 'S Wonderful - 1998 - Vinyl TKJV-19082 - Joe Beck Trio - Strangers In The Night - 2000 - Vinyl TKJV-19083 - Jim Hall - Subsequently - 2000 - Vinyl TKJV-19084 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Speaking Of Love (Music Of Jobim) - 2000 - Vinyl TKJV-19085 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Speak Low - 2000 - Vinyl TKJV-19086 - Richie Beirach Trio - What Is This Thing Called Love - 1999 - Vinyl TKJV-19087 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed - 2000 - Vinyl TKJV-19088 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Quiereme Mucho - 2000 - Vinyl TKJV-19089 - Stanley Cowell Trio - Dancers In Love - 2000 - Vinyl TKJV-19090 - Barry Harris Trio - The Last Time I Saw Paris - 2001 - Vinyl TKJV-19091 - David Hazeltine Trio - Senor Blues - 2001 - Vinyl TKJV-19092 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Bewitched - 2001 - Vinyl TKJV-19093 - Richie Beirach Trio - Romantic Rhapsody - 2001 - Vinyl TKJV-19094 - Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Dream - 2001 - Vinyl TKJV-19095 - David Hazeltine Trio - Pearls - 2001 - Vinyl TKJV-19096 - Hideaki Yoshioka Trio - Moment To Moment - 2001 - Vinyl TKJV-19097 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Deja Vu - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19098 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Temptation - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19099 - One For All - The End Of A Love Affair - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19100 - New York Trio - Blues In The Night - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19101 - Harold Mabern Trio - Falling In Love With Love - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19102 - Big Apple Voices - Venus In New York Big Apple Voices - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19103 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19104 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Vol.2 - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19105 - Harold Mabern Trio - Kiss Of Fire - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19106 - Enrico Rava - Renaissance - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19107 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Piano Trio The Collected Works Of Unissued Takes Vol.1 - 2002 - Vinyl TKJV-19108 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Dear Old Stockholm - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19109 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Dear Old Stockholm Vol.2 - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19110 - Phil Woods With Strings - The Thrill Is Gone - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19111 - New York Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19112 - Richie Beirach Trio - No Borders - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19113 - Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Milano, Paris, New York Finding John Lewis - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19114 - Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Apres Un Reve - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19115 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz Blue Side - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19116 - Stefano Bollani Trio - Volare - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19117 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Piano Trio The Collected Works Of Unissued Takes Vol.2 - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19118 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Foolish Heart - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19119 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Foolish Heart Vol.2 - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19120 - New York Trio - Love You Madly - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19121 - Harold Mabern Trio - Don't Know Why - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19122 - Rachel Z Trio - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19123 - Stefano Bollani Trio - Black And Tan Fantasy - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19124 - Joe Beck Trio - Girl Talk - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19125 - Pharoah Sanders Quartet - The Creator Has A Master Plan - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19126 - One For All - No Problem (AKA Les Liaisons Dangereuses) - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19127 - Eddie Higgins - You Don't Know What Love Is - 2003 - Vinyl TKJV-19128 - Eddie Higgins With Strings - Moonlight Becomes You - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19129 - Charles McPherson Quartet Featuring Steve Kuhn - But Beautiful - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19130 - David Hazeltine Trio - Alice In Wonderland - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19131 - Peter Bernstein +3 - Stranger In Paradise - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19132 - Chano Dominguez Trio - Con Alma - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19133 - Jimmy Scott - All Of Me Live In Tokyo - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19134 - Simone - Moonlight Serenade - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19135 - Stefano Bollani Trio - Ma L'Amore No - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19136 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Sweetest Sound - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19137 - Jay Leonhart Trio - Fly Me To The Moon - 2004 - Vinyl TKJV-19138 - Eddie Higgins Trio - If Dreams Come True - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19139 - Eddie Higgins Trio - If Dreams Come True Vol.2 - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19140 - New York Trio - Stairway To The Stars - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19141 - Harold Mabern Trio - Fantasy - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19142 - Super Trio - Super Standard - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19143 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Easy To Love - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19144 - Danilo Rea Trio - Romantica - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19145 - Simone With Romantic Jazz Trio - Romance - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19146 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19147 - Bob Kindred Quartet - Blue Moon - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19148 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Funny Valentine - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19149 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Funny Valentine Vol.2 - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19150 - One For All - Killer Joe - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19151 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Sunday In New York - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19152 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - So In Love - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19153 - Cedar Walton Trio - Midnight Waltz - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19154 - Andrea Pozza Trio - Sweet Lorraine - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19155 - Eddie Higgins Trio - I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (AKA Those Quiet Days) - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19156 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Christmas Songs - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19157 - Nicole Henry With Eddie Higgins - Teach Me Tonight - 2005 - Vinyl TKJV-19158 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Amor - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19159 - David Hazeltine Trio - Cleopatra's Dream - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19160 - New York Trio - Begin The Beguine - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19161 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Pavane For A Dead Princess - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19162 - Rob Agerbeek Trio - The Very Thought Of You - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19163 - Barbara Carroll Trio - Sentimental Mood - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19164 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Tea For Two - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19165 - Joe Beck Trio - Brazilian Dreamin' - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19166 - Francesco Cafiso New York Quartet - New York Lullaby - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19167 - Eddie Higgins Quartet - When Your Lover Has Gone [AKA Zoot's Hymns] - 2006 - Vinyl TKJV-19168 - Ken Peplowski Quartet - Memories Of You Vol.1 - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19169 - Ken Peplowski Quartet - Memories Of You Vol.2 - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19170 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads II - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19171 - Francesco Cafiso Quartet - Seven Steps To Heaven - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19172 - Richie Beirach Trio - Manhattan Reverie - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19173 - New York Trio - Thou Swell - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19174 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Kelly Blue Tribute To Wynton Kelly - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19175 - David Hazeltine Trio - Alfie - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19176 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Jazz Mozart - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19177 - Harold Mabern Trio - Somewhere Over The Rainbow Harold Plays Arlen - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19178 - Eddie Higgins Trio - A Fine Romance - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19179 - Eddie Higgins Trio - A Lovely Way To Spend The Evening - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19180 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - It's Magic Vol.1 - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19181 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - It's Magic Vol.2 - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19182 - Roma Trio - Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19183 - Simone - Taking A Chance On Love - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19184 - Bob Kindred Quartet - Nights Of Boleros And Blues - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19185 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Music Of The Night - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19186 - Ted Rosenthal Trio - The King And I - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19187 - Stefano Bollani Trio - I'm In The Mood For Love - 2007 - Vinyl TKJV-19188 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Secret Love - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19189 - Eddie Higgins Trio - You Are Too Beautiful - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19190 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Plays Standards - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19191 - Eric Alexander Quartet - My Favorite Things - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19192 - Ken Peplowski Tenor Sax Quartet - When You Wish Upon A Star - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19193 - New York Trio - Always - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19194 - Nicki Parrott - Moon River - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19195 - Ted Rosenthal Trio - My Funny Valentine - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19196 - George Garzone & Trio Da Paz - Night Of My Beloved - 2008 - Vinyl TKJV-19197 - Harold Mabern - Misty - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-1 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-2 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Baubles, Bangles And Beads - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-3 - Renato Sellani Trio - My Foolish Heart - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-4 - Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band - Gypsy Lamento - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-5 - Richie Beirach Trio - Summer Night - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-6 - One For All - What's Going On? - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-7 - John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - Magical Mystery - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-8 - Marilyn Scott - Every Time We Say Goodbye - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-9 - Barbara Carroll Trio - I Wished On The Moon - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-10 - Eddie Higgins Trio With Scott Hamilton - Christmas Songs II - 2008 - Vinyl VHJD-11 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - A Handful Of Stars - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-12 - Eddie Higgins - Solo Piano Standards By Request 1st Day - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-13 - Tessa Souter - Nights Of Key Largo - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-14 - Renato Sellani And Danilo Rea - Amapola - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-15 - Naomi Grace - Solo In The Spotlight - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-16 - Phil Woods Quintet - Ballads & Blues - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-17 - Kenny Werner Trio - With A Song In My Heart - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-18 - Roma Trio - The Four Seasons - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-19 - Simone - Let's Fall In Love - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-20 - Dino Rubino - Mi Sono Innamorato Di Te - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-21 - Nicki Parrott - Fly Me To The Moon - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-22 - New York Trio & Ken Peplowski - Stardust - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-23 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Portraits Of Love - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-24 - Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orchesta - Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-25 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Lazy Afternoon Gentle Ballads IV - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-26 - Eddie Higgins - Solo Piano Standards By Request 2nd Day - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-27 - Gianni Basso & Renato Sellani - Body And Soul - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-28 - Derek Smith Trio - Beautiful Love - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-29 - Roma Trio - The Four Seasons Vol.2 - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-30 - Renato Sellani Trio - O Sole Mio - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-31 - Kenny Barron Trio - Minor Blues - 2009 - Vinyl VHJD-32 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Chim Chim Cheree Tribute To John Coltrane - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-33 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Beatles In Jazz - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-34 - Aaron Heick & Romantic Jazz Trio - Europe - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-35 - Joel Frahm Quartet - Caminhos Cruzados - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-36 - Emil Viklicky Trio - Sinfonietta The Janacek Of Jazz - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-37 - Alexis Cole - Someday My Prince Will Come - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-38 - Francesco Cafiso Sicilian Quartet - Portrait In Black And White - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-39 - Derek Smith - To Love Again - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-40 - Richie Beirach - Jazz Adagio - 2010 - Vinyl VHJD-41 - Nicki Parrott - Black Coffee - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-42 - Bill Charlap Trio - I'm Old Fashioned - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-43 - Steve Kuhn Trio - I Will Wait For You The Music Of Michel Legrand - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-44 - Alexis Cole With One For All - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-45 - Cedar Walton Trio - Song Of Delilah The Music Of Victor Young - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-46 - Fred Hersch Trio - Everybody's Song But My Own - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-47 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Moliendo Café - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-48 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Modern Day Blues - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-49 - Simone & Her Hawaiian Jazz Band - Alomas Of Hawaii (AKA Aroma Of Hawaii) - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-50 - Champian Fulton Trio - Sometimes I'm Happy - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-51 - Cyrus Chestnut Trio - Moonlight Sonata Swingin' Classics - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-52 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V - 2011 - Vinyl VHJD-53 - Nicki Parrott - Can't Take My Eyes Off You - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-54 - Nicki Parrott And Ken Peplowski - Like A Lover - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-55 - Monty Alexander Trio - Love Me Tender - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-56 - Simone Kopmajer - New Romance - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-57 - Tessa Souter - Beyond The Blue - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-58 - Dick Hyman Trio - You're My Everything The Music Of Harry Warren - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-59 - John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - Lisztomania Liszt Jazz - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-60 - Emil Viklicky Trio - Kafka On The Shore Tribute To Haruki Murakami - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-61 - Nicki Parrott - Sakura Sakura - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-62 - Nicki Parrott - Summertime - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-63 - Nicki Parrott - Autumn Leaves - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-64 - Nicki Parrott - Winter Wonderland - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-65 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - Whisper Not - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-66 - Dan Nimmer Trio - All The Things You Are - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-67 - Sally Night - Love For Sale - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-68 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Chopin Jazz - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-69 - Dezron Douglas Trio - Walkin' My Baby Back Home - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-70 - Roma Trio - L' Appuntamento - 2012 - Vinyl VHJD-71 - Nicki Parrott - The Last Time I Saw Paris - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-72 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Blues At Midnight - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-73 - Alexis Cole - Close Your Eyes - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-74 - Sally Night - Ballads For You - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-75 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Gentle Blues - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-76 - Nicolas Montier And Saxomania - Lullaby - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-77 - Jacob Fischer Trio - My Romance Tribute To Bill Evans - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-78 - Pepe Rivero Trio - Bolero Chopin - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-79 - Jon Davis Trio - Beauty And The Blues - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-80 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Beatles In Jazz 2 - 2013 - Vinyl VHJD-81 - Nicki Parrott - The Look Of Love - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-82 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Recado Bossa Nova - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-83 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Luiza - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-84 - Tete Montoliu Trio - Catalonian Rhapsody - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-85 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - What A Wonderful World - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-86 - Sharel Cassity Quartet - Manhattan Romance - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-87 - Jacob Fischer Trio - Black Orpheus - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-88 - Joe Farnsworth Quartet - My Heroes Tribute To The Legends - 2014 - Vinyl VHJD-89 - Simone Kopmajer - 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2021 - Vinyl VHJD-187 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Love Walked In - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-188 - Richie Beirach Trio - What Is This Thing Called Love - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-189 - Bill Crow Quartet - From Birdland To Broadway - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-190 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-191 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Foolish Heart - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-192 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Again - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-193 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads II - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-194 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Deja Vu - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-195 - David Hazeltine Trio - Alice In Wonderland - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-196 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Temptation - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-197 - New York Trio - Blues In The Night - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-198 - Barney Wilen Quintet - Passione - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-199 - Phil Woods With Strings - The Thrill Is Gone - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-200 - Lee Konitz Quartet - Jazz Nocturne - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-201 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Dear Old Stockholm - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-202 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Funny Valentine - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-203 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - It's Magic - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-204 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-205 - Archie Shepp Quartet - True Blue - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-206 - Nicki Parrott - Moon River - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-207 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Pavane For A Dead Princess - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-208 - Claude Williamson Trio - Autumn In New York - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-209 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Christmas Songs - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-210 - Eddie Higgins Trio With Scott Hamilton - Christmas Songs II - 2021 - Vinyl VHJD-211 - Eddie Higgins With Strings - Moonlight Becomes You - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-212 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Don't Smoke In Bed - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-213 - Eddie Higgins - You Don't Know What Love Is - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-214 - Eric Alexander Quartet - My Favorite Things - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-215 - Alexis Cole With One For All - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-216 - New York Trio & Ken Peplowski - Stardust - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-217 - Sir Roland Hanna Trio - Milano, Paris, New York Finding John Lewis - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-218 - Bill Crow Quartet - Jazz Anecdotes - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-219 - Barry Harris Trio - The Last Time I Saw Paris - 2022 - Vinyl VHJD-220 - Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Serenade - 2022 - Vinyl VHCD Series is for the New Releases VHCD-1001 - Renato Sellani Trio - My Foolish Heart - 2008 - CD VHCD-1002 - Roma Trio - Ciao Ciao Bambina - 2008 - CD VHCD-1003 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Baubles, Bangles And Beads - 2008 - CD VHCD-1004 - Ken Peplowski Gypsy Jazz Band - Gypsy Lamento - 2008 - CD VHCD-1005 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Yours Is My Heart Alone - 2008 - CD VHCD-1006 - Laura Ann & Quatro Na Bossa - Summer Samba - 2008 - CD VHCD-1007 - Renato Sellani And Danilo Rea - Amapola - 2008 - CD VHCD-1008 - Renato Sellani Trio - O Sole Mio - 2008 - CD VHCD-1009 - Francesco Cafiso Sicilian Quartet - Portrait In Black And White - 2008 - CD VHCD-1010 - Simone - Let's Fall In Love - 2008 - CD VHCD-1011 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III - 2008 - CD VHCD-1012 - Champian Fulton Trio - Sometimes I'm Happy - 2008 - CD VHCD-1013 - Kenny Werner Trio - With A Song In My Heart - 2008 - CD VHCD-1014 - Eddie Higgins - Solo Piano Standards By Request 1st Day - 2008 - CD VHCD-1015 - Eddie Higgins - Solo Piano Standards By Request 2nd Day - 2008 - CD VHCD-1016 - Naomi Grace - Solo In The Spotlight - 2008 - CD VHCD-1017 - Tessa Souter - Nights Of Key Largo - 2008 - CD VHCD-1018 - Gianni Basso & Renato Sellani - Body And Soul - 2008 - CD VHCD-1019 - Dino Rubino - Mi Sono Innamorato Di Te - 2008 - CD VHCD-1020 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - A Handful Of Stars - 2009 - CD VHCD-1021 - Phil Woods Quintet - Ballads & Blues - 2009 - CD VHCD-1022 - Roma Trio - The Four Seasons - 2009 - CD VHCD-1023 - Nicki Parrott - Fly Me To The Moon - 2009 - CD VHCD-1024 - Richie Beirach - Jazz Adagio - 2009 - CD VHCD-1025 - Various Artists - Venus Sings The Essential Best Of Lady Jazz Vocals - 2009 - CD VHCD-1026 - New York Trio & Ken Peplowski - Stardust - 2009 - CD VHCD-1027 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Lazy Afternoon Gentle Ballads IV - 2009 - CD VHCD-1028 - Derek Smith Trio - Beautiful Love - 2009 - CD VHCD-1029 - Brian Lynch Afro Cuban Jazz Orchesta - Bolero Nights For Billie Holiday - 2009 - HQCD VHCD-1030 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Portraits Of Love - 2009 - HQCD VHCD-1031 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Moliendo Café - 2009 - HQCD VHCD-1032 - Kenny Barron Trio - Minor Blues - 2009 - HQCD VHCD-1033 - Derek Smith - To Love Again - 2009 - HQCD VHCD-1034 - Emil Viklicky Trio - Sinfonietta The Janacek Of Jazz - 2009 - HQCD VHCD-1035 - Alexis Cole - Someday My Prince Will Come - 2009 - HQCD VHCD-1036 - Aaron Heick & Romantic Jazz Trio - Europe - 2009 - CD VHCD-1037 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Beatles In Jazz - 2010 - CD VHCD-1038 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Chim Chim Cheree Tribute To John Coltrane - 2010 - CD VHCD-1039 - Joel Frahm Quartet - Caminhos Cruzados - 2010 - CD VHCD-1040 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Chopin Jazz - 2010 - CD VHCD-1041 - Nicki Parrott - Black Coffee - 2010 - CD VHCD-1042 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Modern Day Blues - 2010 - CD VHCD-1043 - Bill Charlap Trio - I'm Old Fashioned - 2010 - CD VHCD-1044 - Steve Kuhn Trio - I Will Wait For You The Music Of Michel Legrand - 2010 - CD VHCD-1045 - Simone & Her Hawaiian Jazz Band - Alomas Of Hawaii (AKA Aroma Of Hawaii) - 2010 - CD VHCD-1046 - Alexis Cole With One For All - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - 2010 - CD VHCD-1047 - Cyrille Aimee & Diego Figueiredo - Just The Two Of Us - 2010 - CD VHCD-1048 - Cedar Walton Trio - Song Of Delilah The Music Of Victor Young - 2010 - CD VHCD-1049 - Fred Hersch Trio - Everybody's Song But My Own - 2011 - CD VHCD-1050 - Nicki Parrott And Ken Peplowski - Like A Lover - 2011 - CD VHCD-1051 - Monty Alexander Trio - Love Me Tender - 2011 - CD VHCD-1052 - Simone Kopmajer - New Romance - 2011 - CD VHCD-1053 - Dick Hyman Trio - You're My Everything The Music Of Harry Warren - 2011 - CD VHCD-1054 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V - 2011 - CD VHCD-1055 - Tessa Souter - Beyond The Blue - 2011 - CD VHCD-1056 - John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - Lisztomania Liszt Jazz - 2011 - CD VHCD-1057 - Nicki Parrott - Can't Take My Eyes Off You - 2011 - CD VHCD-1058 - Nicki Parrott - Fever The Best Of Nicki Parrott - 2011 - CD VHCD-1059 - Tatsuo Sunaga - Jazz Allnighters Digs Venus Jazz Opus I - 2011 - CD VHCD-1060 - Emil Viklicky Trio - Kafka On The Shore Tribute To Haruki Murakami - 2011 - CD VHCD-1061 - Tatsuo Sunaga - Jazz Allnighters Digs Venus Jazz Opus II - 2011 - CD VHCD-1062 - Cyrus Chestnut Trio - Moonlight Sonata Swingin' Classics - 2011 - CD VHCD-1063 - Tatsuo Sunaga - Jazz Allnighters Digs Venus Jazz Opus III - 2011 - CD VHCD-1064 - Dezron Douglas Quartet - Ganbare Nippon - 2011 - CD VHCD-1065 - Sally Night - Love For Sale - 2012 - CD VHCD-1066 - Tatsuo Sunaga - Jazz Allnighters Digs Venus Jazz Opus IV - 2012 - CD VHCD-1067 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Café 20th Anniversary Special Blend - 2012 - Double CD VHCD-1068 - Nicki Parrott - Sakura Sakura - 2012 - CD VHCD-1069 - Tatsuo Sunaga - Jazz Allnighters Digs Venus Jazz Opus V - 2012 - CD VHCD-1070 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Lounge Relaxin' Afternoon Tea Time - 2012 - Double CD VHCD-1071 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Beatles In Jazz 2 - 2012 - CD VHCD-1072 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Michael In Jazz Tribute To Michael Jackson - 2012 - CD VHCD-1073 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Bar Relaxin' Cocktail Jazz Time 20th Anniversary Special Cocktail 1992 2012 - 2012 - CD VHCD-1074 - Dan Nimmer Trio - All The Things You Are - 2012 - CD VHCD-1075 - Sayaka Tsuruta With Dan Nimmer Trio - All The Things You Are - 2012 - CD VHCD-1076 - Sayaka Tsuruta With Dan Nimmer Trio / Dan Nimmer Trio - All The Things You Are & All The Things You Are - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1077 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - Whisper Not - 2012 - CD VHCD-1078 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Bossa Café Relaxin' Jazzy Bossa Feeling - 2012 - CD VHCD-1079 - Nicki Parrott - Summertime - 2012 - CD VHCD-1080 - Dezron Douglas Trio - Walkin' My Baby Back Home - 2012 - CD VHCD-1081 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Wine Bar (2012) - 2012 - CD VHCD-1082 - Roma Trio - L' Appuntamento - 2012 - CD VHCD-1083 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Forbidden Love Tribute To Madonna - 2012 - CD VHCD-1084 - John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - LoveGame Tribute To Lady Gaga - 2012 - CD VHCD-1085 - Eddie Higgins - Venus Jazz Wine Bar Grand Vin De Bourgogne - 2012 - CD VHCD-1086 - Nicki Parrott - Autumn Leaves - 2012 - CD VHCD-1087 - Various Artists - The Pieces Of Venus Mixed By Hiroko Otsuka - 2012 - CD VHCD-1088 - Eric Alexander - Venus Jazz Wine Bar Grand Vin De Bordeaux - 2012 - CD VHCD-1089 - Pepe Rivero Trio - Bolero Chopin - 2012 - CD VHCD-1090 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Piano Bar Relaxin' Cocktail Bar 20th Anniversary - 2012 - CD VHCD-1091 - Nicki Parrott - Winter Wonderland - 2012 - CD VHCD-1092 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Café Lady Vocals - 2012 - CD VHCD-1093 - Eddie Higgins Trio / Eddie Higgins Trio With Scott Hamilton - Christmas Songs I & Christmas Songs II - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1094 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads I & Gentle Ballads II - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1095 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & My Foolish Heart - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1096 - New York Trio - Begin The Beguine & Thou Swell - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1097 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Blue Ballads & True Ballads - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1098 - Sally Night - Ballads For You - 2012 - CD VHCD-1099 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Wine Bar The Great Italian Jazz & Wine - 2012 - CD VHCD-1100 - Nicki Parrott - Moon River & Fly Me To The Moon - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1101 - Ken Peplowski Tenor Sax Quartet / Ken Peplowski Clarinet Quartet - When You Wish Upon A Star - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1102 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - Chopin Jazz & Jazz Mozart - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1103 - Eddie Higgins - Solo Piano Standards By Request 1st Day / By Request 2nd Day - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1104 - Bill Crow Quartet - From Birdland To Broadway & Jazz Anecdotes - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1105 - Lee Konitz & The Brazilian Band - Brazilian Rhapsody & Brazilian Serenade - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1106 - Eddie Higgins Quintet Featuring Scott Hamilton & Ken Peplowski - It's Magic Vol.1 & It's Magic Vol.2 - 2012 - Twofer CD VHCD-1107 - Jon Davis Trio - Beauty And The Blues - 2013 - CD VHCD-1108 - Various Artists - Enoteca Presents Venus Jazz Wine Bar - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1109 - David Hazeltine Trio - Alice In Wonderland & Cleopatra's Dream - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1110 - Ken Peplowski Quartet - Memories Of You Vol.1 & Memories Of You Vol.2 - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1111 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Pavane For A Dead Princess & Baubles, Bangles And Beads - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1112 - Eddie Higgins Quartet / Eddie Higgins Trio - When Your Lover Has Gone & I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1113 - Eric Alexander Quartet - My Favorite Things & Chim Chim Cheree Tribute To John Coltrane - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1114 - Pharoah Sanders Quartet - Ballads With Love & Crescent With Love - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1115 - Nicki Parrott - The Songs Of Four Seasons - 2013 - CD VHCD-1116 - Nicolas Montier And Saxomania - Lullaby - 2013 - CD VHCD-1117 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Champagne Bar - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1118 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Gentle Blues - 2013 - CD VHCD-1119 - Various Artists - Venus Presents Cinema Jazz - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1120 - Nicki Parrott - The Last Time I Saw Paris - 2013 - CD VHCD-1121 - Various Artists - This Is Venus Jazz 2013 - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1122 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - What A Wonderful World - 2013 - CD VHCD-1123 - Various Artists - This Is Venus Jazz Great Piano Trio - 2013 - CD VHCD-1124 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Blues At Midnight - 2013 - CD VHCD-1125 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Café 2013 - 2013 - CD VHCD-1126 - Keissy Costa - Iemanja - 2013 - CD VHCD-1127 - Various Artists - This Is Venus Jazz 80 Gold Discs From 1993 To 2000 Vol.1 - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1128 - Various Artists - This Is Venus Jazz 80 Gold Discs From 2001 To 2004 Vol.2 - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1129 - Various Artists - This Is Venus Jazz 80 Gold Discs From 2004 To 2007 Vol.3 - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1130 - Various Artists - This Is Venus Jazz 80 Gold Discs From 2007 To 2010 Vol.4 - 2013 - Double CD VHCD-1131 - Alexis Cole - Close Your Eyes - 2013 - CD VHCD-1132 - Jacob Fischer Trio - My Romance Tribute To Bill Evans - 2013 - CD VHCD-1133 - Keissy Costa - Agua De Beber - 2013 - CDSingle VHCD-1134 - Keissy Costa - Futari To Umi - 2013 - CDSingle VHCD-1135 - Various Artists - Scent Of Jazz Compilation Jazz Album For Dr.Vranjes 30th Anniversary - 2013 - CD VHCD-1136 - Keissy Costa - Chovendo Na Roseira - 2013 - CDSingle VHCD-1137 - Keissy Costa - Fauna E A Flora - 2013 - CD VHCD-1138 - Jacob Fischer Trio - Black Orpheus - 2013 - CD VHCD-1139 - Various Artists - Jazz Christmas - 2013 - CD VHCD-1140 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Piano Lounge Relaxin' Afternoon Tea Time - 2013 - CD VHCD-1141 - Nicki Parrott - The Look Of Love - 2013 - CD VHCD-1142 - Various Artists - Enoteca Presents Venus Jazz Wine Bar Vol.2 (Release Cancelled) - 2013 - CD VHCD-1143 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Haunted Heart & Again - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1144 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Bewitched & Dear Old Stockholm - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1145 - Eddie Higgins Trio - A Fine Romance & A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1146 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Secret Love & You Are Too Beautiful - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1147 - Simone / Simone With Romantic Jazz Trio - Moonlight Serenade & Romance - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1148 - Nicki Parrott - Black Coffee & Can't Take My Eyes Off You - 2013 - Twofer CD VHCD-1149 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Luiza - 2014 - CD VHCD-1150 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Recado Bossa Nova - 2014 - CD VHCD-1151 - Various Artists - Enoteca Presents Venus Jazz Wine Bar Vol.2 - 2014 - Double CD VHCD-1152 - Simone Kopmajer - It Don't Mean A Thing Live At Heidi's Jazzclub - 2014 - CD VHCD-1153 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Salon Romantic Piano Melody - 2014 - Double CD VHCD-1154 - Tete Montoliu Trio - Catalonian Rhapsody - 2014 - CD VHCD-1155 - Sama & Eau De Mond - Jazz Animations - 2014 - CD VHCD-1156 - Sharel Cassity Quartet - Manhattan Romance - 2014 - CD VHCD-1157 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Bar Sexy & Sweet Lady Vocals - 2014 - CD VHCD-1158 - Various Artists - Sakaba No Onna - 2014 - CD VHCD-1159 - Massimo Farao' & Aldo Zunino - Bohemia After Dark Tribute To The Legends - 2014 - CD VHCD-1160 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Bar Urban Night Sophisticated Jazz Time - 2014 - CD VHCD-1161 - Joe Farnsworth Quartet - My Heroes Tribute To The Legends - 2014 - CD VHCD-1162 - Various Artists - Venus Plays Cole Porter - 2014 - CD VHCD-1163 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Autumn Leaves - 2014 - CD VHCD-1164 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Bar Urban Night Sophisticated Jazz Time Vol.2 - 2014 - CD VHCD-1165 - Massimo Farao' Trio - My Funny Valentine - 2014 - CD VHCD-1166 - Massimo Farao' Trio - I Left My Heart In San Francisco - 2014 - CD VHCD-1167 - Nicki Parrott - Angel Eyes - 2014 - CD VHCD-1168 - Anna Kolchina - Street Of Dreams - 2015 - CD VHCD-1169 - Various Artists - (Release Cancelled) - 2015 - CD VHCD-1170 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Roses Scatter In Beauty Venus The Sentimental - 2015 - CD VHCD-1171 - Miroslav Vitous & Emil Viklicky - Moravian Romance (Release Cancelled) - 2015 - CD VHCD-1172 - Various Artists - World Standard Venus Jazz A Tatsuo Sunaga Live Mix - 2015 - CD VHCD-1173 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - From Russia With Love - 2015 - CD VHCD-1174 - Alexis Cole & Bucky Pizzarelli - A Beautiful Friendship - 2015 - CD VHCD-1175 - Various Artists - Venus Jazz Café Brunocaffe & Italian Jazz - 2015 - CD VHCD-1176 - Sally Night - Night Time - 2015 - CD VHCD-1177 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Io Che Non Vivo Senza Te - 2015 - CD VHCD-1178 - Nicki Parrott - Sentimental Journey - 2015 - CD VHCD-1179 - Sama & Eau De Mond - White Night Waltz - 2015 - CD VHCD-1180 - Al Haig Trio - Jazz Will-O-The-Wisp - 2016 - CD VHCD-1181 - Al Haig Trio - Al Haig Trio - 2016 - CD VHCD-1182 - Charlie Mariano - A Jazz Portrait - 2016 - CD VHCD-1183 - Roger Kellaway - A Jazz Portrait - 2016 - CD VHCD-1184 - Eddie Thompson - A Jazz Portrait - 2016 - CD VHCD-1185 - Duke Jordan - Les Liaisons Dangereuses - 2016 - CD VHCD-1186 - New York Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer & Blues In The Night - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1187 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads III & Lazy Afternooon Gentle Ballads IV - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1188 - Eddie Higgins Quartet Featuring Scott Hamilton / & Ken Peplowski - My Funny Valentine & A Handful Of Stars - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1189 - John Di Martino's Romantic Jazz Trio - The Beatles In Jazz & The Beatles In Jazz 2 - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1190 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Gentle Blues & What A Wonderful World - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1191 - Alexis Cole - Someday My Prince Will Come & Close Your Eyes - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1192 - Nicki Parrott - Sakura Sakura & Summertime - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1193 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Ballad Higgins & Standard Higgins - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1194 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Plays Standards & Temptation - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1195 - Archie Shepp Quartet - Deja Vu & True Blue - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1196 - Simone - Taking A Chance On Love & Let's Fall In Love - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1197 - Nicki Parrott - Autumn Leaves & Winter Wonderland - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1198 - Eddie Higgins Trio - Amor & If Dreams Come True - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1199 - New York Trio - Stairway To The Stars & Always - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1200 - Steve Kuhn Trio - Waltz Red Side & Waltz Blue Side - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1201 - Bill Charlap Trio - 'S Wonderful & I'm Old Fashioned - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1202 - Richie Beirach Trio - What Is This Thing Called Love & Summer Night - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1203 - Barney Wilen Quartet & Quintet - Le Ça: New York Romance & Passione - 2016 - Twofer CD VHCD-1204 - Nicki Parrott - Yesterday Once More Carpenters Song Book - 2016 - CD VHCD-1205 - Anna Kolchina - Dark Eyes - 2016 - CD VHCD-1206 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Groovin' - 2016 - CD VHCD-1207 - Vladimir Shafranov Meets Harry Allen - Dear Old Stockholm - 2016 - CD VHCD-1208 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Swingin' - 2016 - CD VHCD-1209 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Taking A Chance On Love - 2016 - CD VHCD-1210 - Jessica Young - When I Fall In Love - 2016 - CD VHCD-1211 - Eric Alexander Trio - Just One Of Those Things - 2016 - CD VHCD-1212 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Come Dance With Me Jimmy Van Heusen Song Book - 2017 - CD VHCD-1213 - Nicki Parrott - Unforgettable Nat King Cole Song Book - 2017 - CD VHCD-1214 - Dezron Douglas Quartet - Soul Jazz - 2017 - CD VHCD-1215 - Joyce Yuille - Lady Be Good - 2017 - CD VHCD-1216 - Massimo Farao' Afro Cuban Piano Quartet - Blue Bossa - 2017 - CD VHCD-1217 - Denise King With Massimo Farao Trio - La Vie En Rose - 2017 - CD VHCD-1218 - Daria Toffali With Massimo Farao Trio - Caminhos Cruzados Antonio Carlos Jobim Song Book - 2017 - CD VHCD-1219 - Massimo Farao' Double Piano Quartet - The Masquerade Is Over - 2017 - CD VHCD-1220 - Jerry Weldon & Massimo Farao' - What's New - 2017 - CD VHCD-1221 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Night And Day Cole Porter Songbook - 2017 - CD VHCD-1222 - Nicki Parrott - Close To You Burt Bacharach Song Book - 2017 - CD VHCD-1223 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Fascinating Rhythm George Gershwin Song Book - 2017 - CD VHCD-1224 - Various Artists - Feelin' The Romantic Nights Saint-Marc Jazz Café Vol.1 - 2017 - CD VHCD-1225 - Various Artists - Relaxin' On A Weekend Afternoon - 2017 - CD VHCD-1226 - Various Artists - Groovin' With A Freedom Jazz Dance Saint-Marc Jazz Café Vol.3 - 2017 - CD VHCD-1227 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Isn't It Romantic Richard Rodgers Song Book - 2017 - CD VHCD-1228 - Anna Kolchina - Wild Is The Wind - 2017 - CD VHCD-1229 - Steve Nelson Jazz Quartet - Easy Living - 2017 - CD VHCD-1230 - Venus All Stars - Venus Records Presents Venus Divas IsolaJazz - 2017 - UHQCD VHCD-1231 - Massimo Farao' Trio - How My Heart Sings - 2018 - CD VHCD-1232 - Massimo Farao' Trio - My Romance - 2018 - CD VHCD-1233 - Harry Allen Quartet - French Lullaby - 2018 - CD VHCD-1234 - Davide Palladin Trio - Gentle Art Of Love - 2018 - CD VHCD-1235 - Massimo Farao' - Plays Standards 101 Piano Solo - 2018 - 7CD VHCD-1236 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Plays Standards 101 A To Z - 2018 - 8CD VHCD-1237 - Sayaka Tsuruta With Ted Rosenthal Trio & Ken Peplowski - Whisper Not - 2018 - CD VHCD-1238 - Nicki Parrott - Stompin' At The Savoy Tribute To Ella & Louis - 2018 - CD VHCD-1239 - Alexandra Shakina - All The Way - 2018 - CD VHCD-1240 - Super Trio - Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise - 2018 - CD VHCD-1241 - Various Artists - For Jazz Audio Connoisseur Venus Best Of Best - 2018 - UHQCD VHCD-1242 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Moldau Plays Classic - 2017 - CD VHCD-1243 - Miroslav Vitous & Emil Viklicky - Moravian Romance Live At JazzFest Brno 2018 - 2018 - CD VHCD-1244 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Play Bach Toccata And Fuga In D Minor - 2018 - CD VHCD-1245 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - The Things We Did Last Summer Jule Styne Song Book - 2018 - CD VHCD-1246 - Flavio Boltro Quartet - I Remember Clifford - 2018 - CD VHCD-1247 - Konrad Paszkudzki Trio - Serenade In Blue Harry Warren Song Book - 2018 - CD VHCD-1248 - Art Pepper - Among Friends - 2019 - CD VHCD-1249 - Barney Kessel - On Fire - 2019 - CD VHCD-1250 - Beverly Kelly With Pat Moran Trio - Beverly Kelly Sings With The Pat Moran Trio - 2019 - CD VHCD-1251 - Pat Moran Trio - This Is Pat Moran - 2019 - CD VHCD-1252 - Claude Williamson Trio - El Noche De Espana - 2019 - CD VHCD-1253 - Rita Payes With Massimo Farao Featuring Scott Hamilton - My Ideal - 2019 - CD VHCD-1254 - Al Haig - Today! - 2019 - CD VHCD-1255 - Pinky Winters - Pinky - 2019 - CD VHCD-1256 - Patty McGovern - Wednesday's Child - 2019 - CD VHCD-1257 - Sonny Rollins Quintet / Thad Jones And His Ensemble - Sonny Rollins Plays - 2019 - CD VHCD-1258 - Sam Jones - Bassist - 2019 - CD VHCD-1259 - Ken Peplowski Quartet - Petite Fleur - 2019 - CD VHCD-1260 - Dan Nimmer Trio - Horizons - 2019 - CD VHCD-1261 - Nicki Parrott - Papa Loves Mambo - 2019 - CD VHCD-1262 - Anastasia Lyutova & The Band - Some Like It Jazz - 2019 - CD VHCD-1263 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Lullabies In The World - 2019 - CD VHCD-1264 - Steve Nelson Jazz Quartet - Jitterbug Waltz - 2019 - CD VHCD-1265 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - The Way You Look Tonight - 2019 - CD VHCD-1266 - Three Tenors - Like The Brightest Star - 2019 - CD VHCD-1267 - Alexandra Shakina - Mood Indigo - 2019 - CD VHCD-1268 - Rita Payes - In New York - 2019 - CD VHCD-1269 - Super Quintet - Recado Bossa Nova - 2019 - CD VHCD-1270 - Massimo Farao' Trio - French Love Songs - 2020 - CD VHCD-1271 - Nicki Parrott - Yesterday Once More Carpenters Song Book & The Last Time I Saw Paris - 2019 - Twofer CD VHCD-1272 - Nicki Parrott - Unforgettable Nat King Cole Song Book & Sentimental Journey - 2019 - Twofer CD VHCD-1273 - Nicki Parrott - The Look Of Love & Close To You Burt Bacharach Song Book - 2019 - Twofer CD VHCD-1274 - Nicki Parrott And Ken Peplowski / Nicki Parrott - Like A Lover & Stompin' At The Savoy Trbute To Ella & Louis - 2019 - Twofer CD VHCD-1275 - Massimo Farao' Trio - Autumn Leaves & I Left My Heart In San Francisco - 2019 - Twofer CD VHCD-1276 - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Misty Live At Jazz Is - 2019 - Double CD VHCD-1277 - Joy Bryan - Masquerade Is Over (Release Cancelled) - - CD VHCD-1278 - Massimo Farao' Trio With Accademia Arrigoni's Strings Orchestra - Like An Elegant Wine - 2020 - CD VHCD-1279 - Massimo Farao' Afro Cuban Piano Quartet - Ladies In Mercedes - 2020 - CD VHCD-1280 - Kenny Dorham - Arrival Of Kenny Dorham - 2020 - CD VHCD-1281 - J.R. Monterose - The Message - 2020 - CD VHCD-1282 - Claudia Zannoni - New Girl In Town - 2020 - CD VHCD-1283 - Luca Begonia Quartet - Sweet Waltz - 2020 - CD VHCD-1284 - Massimo Farao' - White Christmas - 2020 - CD VHCD-1285 - Claudio Chiara & Emanuele Cisi Meets Massimo Farao Trio - People Time - 2020 - CD VHCD-1286 - Massimo Farao' - Nuovo Cinema Paradiso Tribute To Ennio Morricone - 2021 - CD VHCD-1287 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - How High The Moon - 2021 - CD VHCD-1288 - Claudia Zannoni With Strings - Save Your Love For Me - 2021 - CD VHCD-1289 - Vladimir Shafranov Trio - Moonlight Becomes You - 2021 - CD VHCD-1290 - Massimo Farao' Quartet With Accademia Arrigoni' Strings Orchestra - On A Clear Day - 2021 - CD VHCD-1291 - Nicki Parrott - Great 70's - 2021 - CD VHCD-1292 - Aaron Heick And John Di Martino Romantic Jazz Trio - Smooth Operator - 2021 - CD VHCD-1293 - Champian Fulton Trio - I'll See You In My Dreams - 2021 - CD VHCD-1294 - Luigi Bonafede Unusual Quintet - Lanten - 2021 - CD VHCD-1295 - Luca Mannutza Trio - Airegin - 2021 - CD VHCD-1296 - Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads VI - 2022 - CD VHCD-1297 - Massimo Farao' And The Jazz Magicians Orchestra - Magic Swing Tribute To The Music Of Count Basie - 2022 - CD VHCD-1298 - Massimo Farao' Afro Cuban Jazz Quartet - The Shadow Of Your Smile - 2022 - CD VHCD-1299 - Giovanni Mirabassi New York Trio & Tatiana Eva-Marie - The Sound Of Love Tribute To Michel Legrand - 2022 - CD VHCD-1300 - John Di Martino's Space Jazz Orchestra & Harry Allen - Jazz Impressions - 2022 - CD VHCD-1301 - Champian Fulton Trio - Blue And Sentimental - 2022 - CD
  4. He also played on 2019's Patty Waters - Live!
  5. That Patty Waters one was a big deal for me.
  6. Yes, two as a leader for ESP and sideman appearances with Patty Waters. Wonder what the licensing is on those Cat Jazz albums and whether anybody is getting paid (if they did the first time). Good stuff at least!
  7. Patty Waters "An Evening in Houston" Clean Feed cd Still one of the most unique jazz singers ever.
  8. I like Patty Waters' lyrics to it on the Marzette Savoy...
  9. I struggle with avant warbling, but enjoy Lee much more than Maggie Nichols or Patty Waters (despite a long and personal relationship with Sings). It's an X factor thing: Lee is just much warmer and has less of the proto-arts institution feel that I think Mrs R is picking up on.
  10. TOP TEN FREE JAZZ UNDERGROUND 1. DAVE BURRELL - Echo (BYG 529.320/Actuel Volume 20) In the fall of 1969 Free Jazz was reaching a kind of nadir/nexus. Within the industry it was controversial. Classic traditionalists (beboppers included) were outraged by men in dashikis and sandals jumping on stage and just BLOWING their guts out creating screaming torrents of action. Most musicians involved with this crying anarchy could get no bookings beyond the New York loft set. The French lovers of the avant-garde embraced this African-American scene wholly. This recording is one of many in a series of LP's with consistent design. BYG released classic Free Jazz documents by Archie Shepp (at his wildest), Clifford Thornton, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Grachan Moncur III, Sunny Murray, Alan Silva, Arthur Jones, Dewey Redman and many others. A lot of these cats are present on this recording where from the first groove it sounds like an acoustic tidal wave exploding into shards of dynamite. If you can locate Alan Silva's "Lunar Surface" LP (BYG 529.312/Actuel Vol. 12) you'll find a world even that much more OUT. 2. MILFORD GRAVES & DON PULLEN - Nommo (S.R.P. LP-290) Milford may be one of the most important players in the Free Jazz underground. He enforces the sense of community as a primary exponent of his freely improvised music. His drumkit is home-made and he rarely performs outside of his neighborhood. When he does perform he plays his kit like no other. Wild, slapping, bashing, tribal freak-outs interplexed with silence, serenity and enlightened meditation. This LP was manufactured by the artists in 1967 and is recorded live at Yale University. The interplay between Milford and Don (piano) is remarkable and very free. There's a second volume which also is as rare as hen's teeth. 3. ARTHUR DOYLE Plus 4 - Alabama Feeling (AK-BA AK-1030) Arthur is a strange cat. Not too many people know where he's from (Alabama is a good guess). He resided in New York City in the 70's and showed up in loftspaces spitting out incredible post-Aylerisms. Mystic music which took on the air of chasing ghosts and spirits through halls of mirrors (!). He hooked up with noise/action guitarist Rudolph Grey who was making the current No-Wave scene and with Beaver Harris (drums) they played gigs in front of unsuspecting art creeps apparently not "hip" enough to dig, let alone document, the history blasting their brains. Arthur did release this lo-fi masterpiece and it's a spiraling cry of freedom and fury. AKBA Records released a number of classic NYC loft-jazz sessions, most notably those of label boss Charles Tyler, a screaming tenor player who also blew with Rudolph in the late 70's/early 80's. Arthur continues to play/teach etc. in Binghamton, N.Y. and recently released in 1993 "More Alabama Feeling" on yours truly's Ecstatic Peace label (available from Forced Exposure/POB 9102/Waltham, MA 02254) 4. SONNY MURRAY - Sonny's Time Now (Jihad 663) Sonny was the drummer considered to be the first to realize and recognize and perform, on drums, pure FREE jazz. He played behind and along with Ayler early on and Cecil Taylor. He constructed groups which always flew and raged with spiritual abandon. He took time as an abstract and turned it into free motion. This recording is super-lo-fi and is awesome. On it play Ayler(tenor) and Don Cherry (trumpet) as well as Leroi Jones (now known as Amiri Baraka) reading a killer poem called "Black Art". This music is very Ayler but more fractured and odd. Like a lot of these records there is only a front cover with the back of the jacket blank. Whether this was done for economic or artistic reasons is unclear. Jihad was a concern of Leroi Jones and anything released on this label is utterly obscure. The only other title I've seen is one just called "BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL" from the mid-60's which is Leroi and friends sitting on the stoops of Harlem chanting, beating drums and celebrating Leroi's "poems" ("The white man/at best/is..corny!") There was an ad for Jihad in an old issue of Jazz & Pop magazine which announced a Don Ayler (Albert's amazing trumpet-playing bro) LP but I've yet to meet anyone who's actually seen this. "Sonny's Time Now" was reissued a few years ago in Japan (DIW-25002) on CD and LP (with an enclosed 7" of two extra scratchy tracks!) but even that is near impossible to locate. Recorded in 1965. 5. THE RIC COLBECK QUARTET - The Sun Is Coming Up (Fontana 6383 001) Issued in the UK only in 1970. Ric was an interesting white cat who came to the U.S. to blow some free e-motion with NYC loft dwellers. He's most well known for his amazing playing on the great Noah Howard's first ESP-Disk release (ESP 1031). The whole 1000 series of ESP is critical & crucial to anybody wanting to explore this era of Free Jazz featuring recordings by Ayler, Ornette, Sonny Simmons, Sun Ra, Henry Grimes, Steve Lacy, Sunny Murray, Marzette Watts, Patty Waters, et al. I'm not including any of these in this list as they're all available on CD now (from Forced Exposure, address above). The picture of Ric on the Noah Howard LP shows a man with race-car shades and a "cool" haircut playing his horn while a ciggie burns nonchalantly from his relaxed grip. A very hip dude. And very FREE. His only solo recording is this Fontana LP which he recorded while cruising through Europe. He connected with South African drummer Selwyn Lissack (whatever happened to...) and the UK's famous avant-altoist Mike Osborne and bassist J.F. 'Jenny' Clark (student of 20th century compositionists Lucian Berio and Karlheinz Stockhausen) to create this exceptional and complex masterpiece 6. JOHN TCHICAI AND CADENTIA NOVA DANICA - Afrodisiaca (MPS CRM711) Tchicai is a 6'6" Danish/Congolese tenor sax player who, in the early 60's, started blowing minds all across the Netherlands with his radical "music for the future". Archie Shepp encouraged him to come to NYC and join like-minded souls of avant-guardia. Tchicai came over and kicked everybodys ass. Leroi Jones shouted his name and talent loudly as Tchicai hooked up with Shepp and Don Cherry for the New York Contemporary Five and later an even heavier ensemble with Milford Graves and Roswell Rudd called the New York Art Quartet. The NYAQ recorded one of the most crucial sessions for ESP-Disk (esp1004) which had Leroi reciting his infamous BLACK DADA NIHILISMUS (available on CD from Forced Exposure). AFRODISIACA was released in Germany (and in other re-release configurations...supposedly) and is Tchicai gathered with 25 other local-Euro musicians playing a hurricane of a piece by trumpet/composer Hugh Steinmetz. This music gets way way out and has the real ability to take you "there". The echo effect on some of this shit is quite ill in a very analog way. And the way the shit gets that dirty-needled distortion at the end of side one (all 25 cats GOING AT IT!) is beautiful, baby, BEAUTIFUL!! 7. RASHIED ALI and FRANK LOWE - Duo Exchange (Survival SR101) Frank Lowe has been studying and playing a consistently developing tenor sax style for a few decades now. At present he's been swinging through a Lester Young trip which can be heard majestically on his Ecstatic Peace recording (E#19..from Forced Exp.) In the early 70's, however, he was a firebrande who snarled and blew hot lava skronk from loft to loft. He played with Alice Coltrane on some of her more out sessions. Rashied Ali was the free-yet-disciplined drummer whom Coltrane enlisted to play alongside Elvin Jones and Pharaoh Sanders (and Alice) in his last mind-bending, space-maniacal recordings (check out surely the Coltrane/Ali duet CD Interstellar Space). Elvin quit the group cuz Rashied was too hardcore. Those were the fuckin' days. And Rashied had his own club downtown NYC called Ali's Alley! Duo Exchange is Rashied and Frank completely going at it and just burning notes and chords where ever they can find 'em. Totally sick. Survival was Rashied's record label which had cool b&w matte sleeves and some crucial releases mostly with his quartet/quintet and a duo session with violinist LeRoy Jenkins. 8. THE PETER BRÖTZMANN SEXTET/QUARTET - Nipples (Calig - CAL30604) The influence of Free Jazz-era Coltrane, Ayler, Esp-disk, Shepp, etc. on hard drinking, knuckle-biting European white cats is formidable. These guys didn't care so much about plaing "jazz" as just totally ripping their guts out with high-energy, brain-plowing NOISE. Brotzmann (sax, German), Evan Parker (sax, UK), Derek Bailey (guitar, UK), and Han Bennink (drums, Dutch) are a few of the spearheaders of this Free-Euro scene and are caught on this insanely rare early document. The b&w cover has a fold-out accordion post card set of personal images of the musicians glued and paperclipped to its front. Brotzmann went on to help further the critical documentation of the Euro-Free-Jazz scene with FMP (Free Music Productions) Records which still exists to this day. There are over a 100 releases on this label of pure Euro-improv and they all offer remarkable moments. Derek Bailey went on to create his own categorically similar Incus Records in the UK which is also still extant. As is the Han Bennink associated I.C.P. (Instant Composers Pool) Records. The most mind-blasting of these recordings may be MACHINE GUN (FMP 24 CD available from NorthCountry Distr./Cadence Bldg./Redwood, NY 13679) where Brotzmann leads an octet through a smashing clanging wonderland of noise. Improvisation and classic western musics are seriously tended to by a large Euro community and it's all pretty fascinating. Check out the works of Alexander von Schlippenbach, Barry Guy & The London Jazz Composers Orchestra, Misha Mengleberg, Peter Kowald, Andre Jaume, Andrea Centazzo, Lol Coxhill and just about anybody who plays with them. 9. THE MARZETTE WATTS ENSEMBLE - (Savoy MG-12193) Marzette was a serious black art cat who resided in downtown NYC when Free Jazz as a NEW cultural revolution was in full gear. He painted and composed wonderful music where some of the coolest locals could flow their flavor. One of the heaviest ESP-disk recordings is Marzette's MARZETTE AND COMPANY (On CD from Forced Exposure) which has the incredible talents of saxist Byard Lancaster (who released an early indie b&w Free Jazz classic out of Philly called LIVE AT MCALLISTER COLLEGE - find it and send it to me..) and guitarist Sonny Sharrock (check his wild influence on Pharaoh Sanders' TAUHID Impulse CD and his own obscure noise guitar masterpiece BLACK WOMAN on Vortex) and cornetist Clifford Thornton (academic NEW MUSIC/Free Jazz "teacher" who released a few crucial sides such as COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK on Third World and THE PANTHER AND THE LASH on America) and the amazing free vocalist Patty Waters (who recorded two infamous hair-raising platters on ESP-Disc). This recording on Savoy was one of a series produced by Bill Dixon, an early associate of Archie Shepp's, who was an incredible composer in his own right. I've heard tapes of Dixon leading Free-Jazz orchestras into sonic symphonic heavens. Very hardcore. This recording I list because of all its obvious loaded references but it's also quite happening and anything with Marzette, Dixon (especially INTENTS AND PURPOSES on RCA Victor), Byard (careful, there's some clinkers) and Clifford is extremely worthwhile. 10. MARION BROWN - In Sommerhausen (Calig 30 605) BLACK ARTISTS GROUP - In Paris, Aries 1973 (BAG 324 000) FRANK WRIGHT QUARTET - Uhuru Na Umoja (America 30 AM 6104) DR. UMEZU-SEIKATSU KOJYO IINKAI - (SKI NO. 1) CECIL TAYLOR - Indent, part 2 (Unit Core 30555) Five way tie for last? Well, seeing as there's no "beginning" or "end" to this shit I have to list as many items as possible just to reiterate the fact that there was (indeed) a ton o' groovy artifactual evidence to support the reality of the existence of FREE MUSIC. Dig? There's used record stores all over the country (the world!) and they all have the potential to be hiding some of these curios amongst the bins and most peeps just ain't sure of their worth and sometimes you can find 'em really cheap. It's definitely a marketplace of the rarefied so when peeps are "hip" to it expect this shit to be way pricey. Marion Brown was/is an alto player who made an incredible LP with Tony Oxley and Maarten Altena called "Porto Novo" that just twists and burns start to finish. Marion could really get on OUT as well as just play straight up. Shepp dug him and got him to do some great LP's on Impulse. He had a septet at one point that was especially remarkable featuring Beaver Harris (drums), Dave Burrell (piano), Grachan Moncur III (bone), and Alan Shorter (trumpet). Alan being Wayne Shorter's (Miles Davis sideman/classicist) brother. Where Wayne was fairly contemporary (though eclectic as a muh'fuck) Alan was strictly ill and has two obscuro LP's worth hunting down: "Orgasm" (Verve V6 8768) and "Tes Estat" (America AM 6118). "In Sommerhausen" is Marion in late 60's exploratory fashion and is quite freaky with the vocal whoops of Jeanne Lee. There's another LP from this period called "Gesprachsfetzen" (Calig CAL 30601) which really lays down the scorch. The Black Artists Group was an unit not unlike that of The Art Ensemble of Chicago. Except they only recorded this one document and it only came out in France on a label named after the group. This is squeaky, spindly stuff and very OPEN and a good indication of what was happening in the early 70's with members Oliver Lake (later of the infamous World Saxophone Quartet) and Joseph Bowie (Art Ensemble's Lester Bowie's bro, later to start Defunkt). Tenor saxist Frank Wright may be (previous to Charles Gayle's current reign) the heir apparent to both Trane and Ayler. Unfortunately he had a heart attack a few years back while rockin' the bandstand. All his recordings are more than worthwhile especially his BYG outing "One For John" (529.336/Actuel Vol. 36), his two ESP sessions (on CD from Forced Exposure) and his Center-of-the-World series of trio recordings with Alan Silva (bass) and Muhammed Ali (drums - Rashied's brother, not the pugilist) on the French label Sun. This LP "Uhuru.." is nothing short of killer with the great Noah Howard (alto), Bobby Few (pianist of Steve Lacy fame) and Art Taylor (heavy old-school drummer in free mode) going OUT and AT IT in stunning reverie. FREE JAZZ of course made a strong impression on the more existential-sensitive populace of Japan. Some real masters came out of the Japanese scene and were influential to some of the more renowned noise artists of today (Boredoms, Haino Keiji). One such Jap-cat is alt-saxist Dr. Umezu who has mixed it up with NYC loft-dwellers on more than one occasion. On this completely obscure, underground release he unleashed some pretty free shit with the likes of William Parker (bass), Ahmed Abdullah (trumpet), and Rashid Shinan (drums). Parker is possibly one of the most important FREE musicians working in NYC. He's got his own constant writing/performing schedule as well as gigs with anyone from Cecil Taylor to Charles Gayle. He recorded one solo LP in the 70's called "Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace" (Centering Records 1001) which is, as you might've guessed, "good". I suppose we should wind things up with the king of FREE MUSIC then and now: Cecil Taylor. Cecil started experimenting with sound, new concepts of "swing", open rhythms and room dynamics very early on. He furthered his adventure with music-conservatory studies and applied a master's technique to his fleeting, furious, highly-sensitive pianistic ACTIONS. Today he's almost shaman-like in his mystic noise transploits. He hates record business weasels after years of scorn and neglect (club owners had been know to beat him up after gigs claiming he damaged their pianos) and records now for the aforementioned artist's label FMP. In the early 70's he had his own label called Unit Core and released two crucial LP's: the one listed above and one titled "Spring of Two Blue J's" (Unit Core 30551). This is when his group included two critical figures on the FREE scene. Alt-saxist Jimmy Lyons (now deceased) was a consistent improviser and a perfect player alongside Cecil as was veteran drummer Andrew Cyrille who recorded his own solo (and duos with the likes of Milford Graves and Peter Brotzmann) LP's on various small labels (BYG, FMP, Ictus). So..that's it...and that's not it. If you're at all intrigued by this personal primer do yourself a favor and seek some of this shit out and free yr fucking mind and yr ass will surely scream and SHOUT. later...............thurston
  11. It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that the pianist/composer, and my friend, Burton Greene died today in his home of Amsterdam at the age of 84. Burton's piano approach ranged from the influences of Horace Silver, Monk and Lennie Tristano to Indian music, Klezmer, and Bartók (he is of Romanian Jewish descent), creating a melodic, meditative, and rhythmically rich stew from which freedom could emerge. Burton recorded prolifically as a leader beginning in 1966 for ESP-Disk', followed by albums on BYG, Columbia (!), Horo, Hat Hut, Circle, Cat Jazz, Button Nose, CIMP/Cadence, NoBusiness, Drimala, Tzadik, and other imprints. Notable appearances include those with Marion Brown, Albert Ayler, Patty Waters, Perry Robinson, Sam Rivers, Byard Lancaster, Alan Silva, Roy Campbell Jr., and Gong, though his work as a soloist and interpreter is also vast. Despite less recognition than he and his fans might have hoped, he toured Europe and the US into 2019, a true soldier of the road. I got to know Burton in 2004 through interviewing him for the New York City Jazz Record (at that time called All About Jazz New York) and we became good friends -- I was lucky to experience his many stories and ideas through conversations over the phone, email, and in person (he inaugurated our apartment in Brooklyn as the "home for wayward jazz musicians" after staying with us in 2012) and we had hoped to do a festival including his US trio in 2020 until COVID put the kibosh on it. I'll forever cherish the friendship and memories as well as the many hours of great music. Rest in Power, Burton.
  12. It's a pretty serious hit job. I always wondered whether something personal lay behind it. It's not like Greene was the most high profile white free jazz artist. Until I read that Nate Chinen piece, I actually had no idea that Burton Greene was on that Patty Waters album. It's an album I have lived with all my adult life, since before I even got into jazz. The brittle sounds of the strummed insides of the piano have really stuck with me through the decades.
  13. Sad to hear. I saw him backing Patty Waters in 2018, along with Burton Greene and Barry Altschul. I believe he was self-taught. RIP.
  14. My god, does singing get any more honest than this? A collection of material from Waters' own personal collection, this set includes a 1964 Jax Beer jingle (w/Joe Newman!), a 1963 demo session for Columbia (produced by Tom Wilson, whose between-take chatter is priceless, a 1960 cut recirded in San Diego (when Waters was still singing, quite well, too, in a "traditional" "torch song" style, and, the real news, pieces recorded in 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1979, years which Waters was allegedly "lost" a la Henry Grimes. The material is a collection of standards and originals. The latter are very, VERY personal in their lyrics. Some might even call them obsessive. They focus on lonlieness and love for somebody who's not there any more (possibly Clifford Jarvis?), and they are at once compelling and disturbing, although Waters' delivery is very, VERY low-key. There's also a long solo piano piece that is simply beautiful. Nothing at all "difficult" about it, but the timing and the sensitivity of the playing makes it difficult not to get pulled in/wrapped up in it. Highlight of the disc for me is a version of "For All We Know" from 1979 - just a vocal-piano duet (all the vocal numbers save for the Jax thing, are piano (either Waters herself or somebody else) and vocal only). This song has a pretty intense lyric anyway, but Waters sings it with a mixture of resignation, sadness, loss, and quiet (VERY quiet) desperation that is the definitive reading of it, at least that I've heard. There's none of the groundbreaking extended vocal techniques of the ESP albums, btw. This is just a collection of songs by a woman who sounds like she's been there and back, and if she hasn't yet begin to find all the piecesto put back together yet, she definitely knows what it'll be like when she does. IF she does (and reports are that she has, thank God). Certainly not for everybody in these less-than-vocalist-friendly parts, but those inclined to get into singers and songs that are totally devoid of artifice and cut straight to the bone of what's going on inside are advised to check it out. It's frighteningly intimate and vulnerable, at times maybe even "unhealthily" so, but I can handle that. BTW - There's a nude photo from 1970 inside the booklet. But it's not nearly as naked as the singing.
  15. A buddy sent me this link to a 1964 Jax Beer jingle featuring Patty Waters of ESP fame. Check it out! http://stasick.org/pattywaters.mp3 I actually think that I remember hearing this on the air regularly in 1964. We were living in Shreveport, La then, and the airwaves were pretty full of Jax beer commercials. The first play of this file "sounded familiar", I can tell you that! PATTY WATERS!!!!!
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  17. Y'all oretty much nailed this one, just as I had anticipated. The only ones that weren't specifically ID'ed were #s 10, 16, & 17. And I believe a few people said that #10 could be/might be/sounded like/whatever Oliver Nelson. Close enough. Still, it was a gas reading all the commentary, and partaking of some pretty different viewpoints of the same piece by different individuals. Made for some good reading. Thank you all! Hope the discs made for some equally good listening. And now, on with the show... TRACK ONE – “How High The Moon” by Brother Jack McDuff From Prestige 7642, I Got A Woman (LP) Jack McDuff – org, Harold Ousley & Red Holloway – ts, Pat Martino – g, Joe Dukes –d (Recorded 2-?-1966) As some of you noted, this one just screams “OPENER!!!!” It almost made my last BFT, and I wasn’t going to let it escape again. Ousley does indeed sound a little out of sorts, but nothing too drastic. Everybody else is hitting on all cylinders, and Dukes cracks me up with his show-biz antics. The whole things got a show-biz vibe to it, actually, and no musical integrity is sacrificed in the process. These are all players who were well-seasoned in the art of playing for people, not at them, and I for one find this kind of stuff impossible to resist. As also noted, the arrangement is really nifty, not getting in the way of the jamming one whit. It actually enhances the solos, setting them up and providing a subtle episodic flavor to what could have been just another run-through on some well-worn changes. I particularly love the ending, which is just a little bit wacky, and which also sets up the possibility of anything happening next. Even this... TRACK TWO – “Cheesecake” by Louis Armstrong From Pickwick 33 SPC 3229, Mame (LP) Louis Armstrong – tpt/vcl, Buster Bailey-cl, Tyree Glenn –tbn, Marty Napoleon – p, Alfred Di Lernia - banjo, Buddy Catlett –b, Danny Barcelona-d (Recorded April, 1966) Well! it seems that you either love it or you hate it. If you hate it, you probably find it to be a demeaning piece of tripe not worthy of such a great talent and cringe at the image of perhaps the most important musical figure of the 20th century mugging his way through it, banjo (BANJO!) and all. If you love it, you probably think it’s a piece of wacked out, borderline surrealistic nuttiness, possibly conceived of while Pops was enjoying a visit from Mr. Muggles. Put me down in the latter camp. I can’t listen to this without laughing out loud, and not in mockery, either. Kids love it, too, as evidenced by some of the responses. Mine do, too, and have for years! Yeah, it’s pretty lightweight in the grand scheme of things, but then again, a good smile is nothing to sneeze at! Check out Buster Bailey’s deadpan phrasing behind the vocals, and I think the intent becomes clear – these guys were playing it for grins all around, and not least of all their own! And speaking of grins... TRACK THREE – “Guajeo De Saxons” by Cachao Y Su Ritmo Caliente From Panart 2092 – Cuban Jam Sessions In Miniature “Descargas” (LP) Israel Lopez (Cachao) – b, Emilio Penalver – ts, Virgilio Lisama – bs, Guillermo Baretto – Bateria – bateria, Tata Guines – tumbadora, Rogelio “Yeyo” Iglesias – bongos, Gustavo Tamayo – guiro (Recorded 1957) I find this one totally irresistible, not just for feel, but for musical specifics. “Listen to my saxes, what rhythm they have” is the translated mantra of the corro, and what rhythm they have indeed! Not a jazz rhythm, either, but a distinctly Afro-Cuban one. Listen to how everything about their playing is so deeply inside the beat, and to how every aspect of their sound, from their attacks to their embellishments, springs from the notion of their horns being another ingredient in the delicious rhythmic stew.that’s being concocted around them. Especially interesting is how the traded fours between the horns begin, not on the first bar, as in jazz, but with a pickup into that bar. To me, this reveals a different concept of where “one” is than jazz has, and it’s a concept that is distinctly African. Much jazz has a subliminal African phraseology, but the Cuban cats invariably have it explicitly. Also, the Panart label was to pre-Castro Cuban music (of all varieties) of the 1950s what Blue Note was to Hard Bop during the same decade. For those interested in this type of music, I can’t recommend an exploration of that catalog strongly enough, especially the various “Cuban Jam Sessions”, of which this one led by Cachao is the most famous. If you’re having just one, this would be the one to have, but why have just one? Now, speaking of unique rhythmic sensibilities, tunes that begin with solo saxophone, and unusual trading of fours... TRACK FOUR – “Cosmet” by Sonny Rollins From Milestone M-9064, Nucleus(LP) Sonny Rollins – ts, Bennie Maupin – ts & saxello, Raul De Souza – tbn, David Amaro – g, Chuck Rainey – el b, Eddie Moore – d, Mtume – perc (Recorded September, 1975) This is one of the good’uns that got left off the Silver City set. Rollins is not in particularly heavy exploratory form here, but geez, is he into the tune physically (you should see the back-cover photo of him – his biceps are the size of my thighs, almost!). That tone occupies a room of its own! And his phrasing, especially when he’s playing those slightly displaced longer note is just so precise, so keen, everything happens at exactly the right microsecond. Listen to the little thing he does at 1:26 – talk about flying through the air with the greatest of ease! Plus, he speeds up and slows down his interior time at will, never losing the beat or killing the groove (if anything, his slight-of-ear enhances it). Then there’s all the little micro-moments where his time just dissolves completely into pure sonic energy. Truly, this is a master at work.And, it’s neat to compare the way that Sonny uses alternate fingerings on some notes for to create a more percussive effect with how Emilio Penalver uses the same device on the previous cut. It’s a “tenor thing” that has its roots in Lester Young, but the ways its been put to use over the years cover more ground than the wind. Sonny uses them to create a solo that has the tenor sounding not like a mere horn, but like a freakin’ force of nature! But he’s not the only one getting his groove on here – De Souza sounds fine, Maupin turns up the heat on saxello (with the rhythm section following him beautifully), and then the fours begin. What a glorious mess this turns into! Sonny comes in full-throtle, De Souza picks up the ends of Sonny’s lines for the beginning of his own, and Maupin, now on tenor decides to take it a little bit out, in a way very reminiscent of Sonny from the decade before. Things get a little tangled up, and everybody lets Maupin have a little spot of his own before Sonny most emphatically calls everybody home. It’s a totally groovy cut in my book, and you can dance to it just as easily as you can the previous one. I really like the effect created by the guitar/electric bass/congas/drum rhythm section here, too. Just a nice big rowdy wall of groove, with the relatively transparent sound of the guitar not interfering with any spur-of-the-moment harmonic detours that anybody might want to take.. Nothing subtle at all about it, but damn, if you want to play hard, loose, and loud for a little while, here it is. And as Sonny’s solo shows, there’s plenty of room for tremendous amounts of subtlety while playing non-subtly! TRACK FIVE – “Gone With The Wind” by Morris Brewbeck with Sol Desman (others not credited) From Argo LP-4006 – Morris Grants Presents JUNK (Jazz University's New Kicks)(LP) (Recording Date not given) Well, yeah, What WAS that? Hell if I know, and nobody else seems to, either, except for Jack Tracy, and he didn’t answer my e-mail... (Although, I’ve heard a rather reasonable – but entirely speculative - suggestion that Don Elliot was involved at some level). But it’s a hoot of a send-up that is at once blatant and subtle. This is one of those “cult classics” that I searched for years to find, finally getting it from Da’ Bastids within the last year or so. Some of the parodies are over-the-top, some are just plain cruel in their accuracy, and at least one, the performance by “Ornette Morris with Mon Cerie”, is pretty damn interesting on its own terms. You gotta hear it to believe it. That’s all I can say. TRACK SIX – “The Man I Love” (excerpt) by The All Stars From Decca MCAD-42329 – Gene Norman Presents JUST JAZZ (CD) Charlie Shavers – tpt, Willie Smith – as, Corky Corcoran – ts, Barney Kessell – g, Tommy Todd – p, Slam Stewart – b, Jackie Mills – d (Recorded 8-4-1947) From a bogus live show to a real one. LOVE this cut, LOVE this CD. One of those times when it was all good for all concerned. Shavers just kills here (so much pure POWER here, and of every type), but really, everybody does. It’s Kessell, though, who intrigues me the most. Still young, still a lot of Oakie in his soul, and still working with a comparatively limited vocabulary, but damn, is he INTO it. There’s an intensity to his playing here that borders on compulsiveness, and that compulsion is to PLAY, and that he does. It’s not in the least bit “relaxed”, but oh well. It damn sure SWINGS! A little-noted early masterpiece by this great guitarist, imo. For that matter, this whole concert is a great but often overlooked one. It’s famous (and justly so) for the Lionel Hampton solo on “Stardust”, but what the rest of the guys played w/o Hamp is every bit as good. A highly recommended set, but it might be currently OOP. Don’t let that stop you from looking for it. TRACK SEVEN – “Sack Full Of Dreams” by Gene Ammons From Prestige PR 10022 – My Way (LP) Gene Ammons – ts, Ernie Royal & Robert Prado – tpt; Garnett Brown – tbn; Richard Landry – ts, Babe Clark – bs, Billy Butler – g, Ron Carter – b, Idris Muhammad –d, Patricia Hall, Linda Wolfe, Yvonne Fletcher, & Loretta Ritter – voices, unnamed strings, Bill Fisher -arranger/conductor (Recording Date not given, but album released ca. 1970-72) Ah, the early 70s – big cars, big hats, big clothes, big everything, including big soul. And who had bigger soul than Gene Ammons? Sure, the “sweetening” is all over this one (and it’s not so much “sweet” as it is just plain ol’ BIG), but what’s underneath it all is about as solid as you can get (dig how Idris Muhammed takes fellow New Orleansian Vernell Fournier’s “Poinciana” beat as the basis for his HARD playing for much of the piece). Besides, Jug always played for the people - what the people were into is what he played, and he always played it his way. This cut is no exception. It’s a tune by Gary McFarland that had been popularized a little bit by Grady Tate & Donny Hathaway (in his live shows), but Ammons’s version is definitive, imo, removing all the “sap” from the lyrics and replacing it with 100% Soul of the 200 Proof variety. Whereas the other versions were a little “sentimental”, this one is REAL. Big, indeed! This album’s not on CD, probably never will be, and frankly, this cut is by far and away the highlight of it. But lordhavemercy, it’s one helluva cut, totally of its time yet totally timeless (we all need to get in touch with our Inner Mack...). If we had more Soul People like Gene Ammons playing “pop-jazz” like this, the world would be a much better place. TRACK EIGHT - “I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)” by Archie Shepp From Impulse! AS-9186 – For Losers (LP) Archie Shepp – ts, Clarence Sharpe – as, Cedar Walton – p, Wilbur Ware – b, Joe Chambers – d, Chinalyn Sharpe – vcl (Recorded 8-26-1969) I can only assume that Chinalyn Sharpe was Clarence Sharpe’s wife, and as such, this cut more than makes up for in reality what it lacks in finesse. C. Sharpe was one of the many, MANY players who didn’t vanish from the face of the earth after they vanished form the radar screen of the jazz world. He kept on playing, and as he shows here, he was playing incredibly well, taking his Bird-isms and growing them into something deeply personal and not at all clichéd or imitative. And what did he get for it? A life spent on the fringes, a lot of low-profile, low-paying “local” gigs (best kept secret in the jazz world is the fact that, away from the high profile jobs, there’s a “local scene” going on smack dab in the middle of The Jazz Capital Of The World, New York City. and it’s at least every bit as frustrating, dirty, and soul-eating as any local scene anywhere. Probably more so, considering what’s going on just down the street and around a few corners...). Some of the temptations of the “jazz life” no doubt were not strangers to the Sharpe household, if only as a way to blunt the frustration as the years passed and everything stayed, unfortunately, the same. Except that the music got deeper. But who got to hear it? So yeah, this cut rings true to me, and not a little painfully so. Yet, there is more to it than pain. There’s also the inner bliss that comes from knowing that no matter how much you get shit on, you’re still doing what you want to do the way you want to do it. Shepp called this album “For Losers”, and it’s a bit of a concept album to my ears, the concept being that the “losers” like Clarence Sharpe are in fact the heroes of their time. Still my favorite Shepp Impulse!, all things considered, and still not reissued on CD. The irony is rich... But hey, kwitcherbitchin’ and smile, because.... TRACK NINE – “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” by Count Basie and his Orchestra From Harmony HS 11371 – Just In Time (LP) Marshall Royal, Bobby Plater – as; Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dixon - ts; Charlie Fowlkes, bs; Roy Eldridge; Al Aarons, Gene Goe, Sonny Cohn - tpt; Richard Boone; Harlan Froyd, Grover Mitchell, Bill Hughes – tbn; Count Basie – p, Freddie Green – g, Norman Keenan – b, Ed Shaughnessy – d; Chico O’Farrill – arr (Recorded 9-8-1966) No real musical reason to include this here (although Jaws’ is great, as always), just thought that it would be a wiseguy type sequencing move, good for a grin. But fwiw, Basie supposedly specifically requested that Shaughnessy play on both of his Command albums. Go figure. TRACK TEN – “Self-Help Is Needed” by Oliver Nelson From Flying Dutchman FDS-116 - Black, Brown And Beautiful (LP) Frank Strozier – as; others not credited, but likely including Bobby Bryant – tpt, Roger Kellaway – p, Chuck Domanico – b, John Guerin – d (Recorded ca.1969) Blues And The Abstract Truth may well be Nelson’s small group masterpiece, but Black, Brown And Beautiful is every bit a masterpiece, this time of Nelson’s composing/arranging. This cut is a fine example. I’ve always thought that Oliver Nelson was one of the great musical subversives of his time, able as he was to incorporate dissonance into all sorts of “commercial” settings without so much as raising an eyebrow from the general public. Well, here the setting is a little less commercial. This album was Nelson’s direct comment on the racial turmoil going on in America at the time, replete with explicitly political, self-penned liner notes. Nelson’s commentary on this piece: The surface of this piece is fairly straight-ahead, modern big-band. But listen to the inner voicings, especially in the saxes behind the brass’ theme statement. We’re talking EXTREME dissonance here. Every big-band piece on the album’s like that – straight-ahead on the surface, tense as hell on the inside, even moreso than usual on a Nelson date. And he did it in Los Angeles, no less. In spite of how Nelson’s work and sound permeated all levels of mass-media in America, at its core was this tension, this knowing that things weren’t as they should be, but not knowing how, when, or even if, they would get better. So he soldiered on, playing the game on the surface, speaking his mind on the inside of it. Pretty heavy stuff, really... And Frank Strozier, what can you say? He’s another guy who just kept growing away from the spotlight. Nothing at all “easy” about his playing here, just as there’s nothing at all easy about the writing (and I’ve had the pleasure to play some of Nelson’s arrangements, so I mean that in terms of playing them right as well as what their “meaning” is). Despite how it sounds on the surface, this is THICK music. But now, to lighten up a little bit, we move on to a consecutive series of what could best be described as four “curiosities”, the type of things that make the concept of “Blindfold Tests” so much fun. None of them are the type of thing you’d normally associate with who they are, but they all work just dandily on their own terms. At least they do for me. TRACK ELEVEN – “Hi-Fly” by Lionel Hampton From Hindsight HSR-237 – The Uncollected Lionel Hampton Septet 1963 (LP) Lionel Hampton – vb; others not credited (Recorded 1963) Recorded for some U.S. Navy promotional show, this (and all the other cuts from this album) are very short. Short, but sweet. Who’d ever think about Lionel Hampton, the quintessential extrovert/exhibitionist Swing Era/proto R&B transitional figure turning in a nice, mellow, thoughtful, thoroughly non-stylized rendition of this Randy Weston evergreen? Well, quiet as it was kept (as much by himself as anybody), Lionel Hampton was one of the great players in jazz history. This guy played Coltrane tunes like “Lazy Bird” & “Moment’s Notice” like they were the proverbial pieces of cake, just breezed through the changes like it wasn’t any big deal. Didn’t seem like anything phased him. It seemed that for him, it was all music, and that if you could play, well, you could play any changes. Changes was changes. “Hi-Fly” is not an especially difficult set of changes by modern standards, but how many players of Hamp’s generation could’ve played them as fluently, nonchalantly, even, as he does here? Hey – Lionel Hampton could PLAY! TRACK TWELVE – “Ugh” by The Mercer Ellington Septet From Doctor Jazz 40359 – Duke Ellington – New Mood Indigo (LP) Paul Gonsalves – ts. Chick Corea – p, Aaron Bell – b, Louis Bellson – d; (NOTE – Ray Nance – tpt, Johnny Hodges – as, & Harry Carney – bs are present on the other cuts from this session) (Recorded 1-5-1966) Yeah, it’s really “Windows”. My guess is that this title was bestowed by original LP annotator Stanley Dance, but I can’t prove that. No matter, another short-but-sweet “curiosity”, and quite possibly the first recording of this soon-to-be Instant Classic (perhaps even shortly after it was composed, I don’t know. Perhaps Chick got this recorded to serve as a demo of the song?). Nothing to say, really, other than that it’s beautiful people making beautiful music, and how Chick got his tune played at an Ellington session, even a Mercer Ellington session, is a story that I’d like to hear. TRACK THIRTEEN – “Moon Maiden” by Duke Ellington From Pablo 2310-787 – The Intimate Ellington (LP) Duke Ellington – celeste & vcl (Recorded 7-14-1969) Really thought that more people would recognize Duke’s voice, but I guess if you’re not of the age to have heard him fairly often on TV while he was alive, and/or if you haven’t spent a lot of time with any number of the innumerable live recordings of his, that voice might not be instantly recognizable. Guess I’m older than I realize! Anyway, this one has always tickled me, and it’s just a little out-there in spots. But Duke was an avant-garde-ist in populist clothes anyways, so no surprises there! The celeste reminded a few people of Mr. Rogers, and, yeah, I can hear that – if Mr. Rogers was on the Playboy Channel! Now, from one sex song to another... TRACK FOURTEEN – “Mountain Oysters” by Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis From King KS-1133 – Risky Blues (LP) Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis- ts, others not credited (Recording Date not given) One of the most uniquely identifiable musical voices of the 20th century, regardless of the context. And one of the swingingest. And one of the nastiest. Nothing more to add, except that, as with many other types of meat-preference, in Texas, we use beef instead of pork. Or so it seems. I’ve not yet summoned the courage to partake of this particular delicacy. Some day, perhaps. Or not... TRACK FIFTEEN – “Time After Time” by Shirley Scott Quartet From Impulse! A-9101 – The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 3 (LP) Shirley Scott – org, Stanley Turrentine – ts, Bob Cranshaw – b, Otis Finch –d (Recorded 9-23-1964) If I had to pick one cut that to me was the epitome of what the Turrentine/Scott partnership was all about, this would be it. Good god, can you get any more relaxed and natural? No, you can’t... And the interaction between the two principles just oozes the give and take, push and pull, you go this way when I go that way of the conjugal relations of a married couple, OOoooooh baby.... Speaking of natural, as great as RVG’s work for BN was, there are times when I think he actually did better work for Impulse!, and this is one of them. Not “perfect” (do you hear how he opens Turrnetine’s mike over halfway into Scott’s intro and just EXPANDS the soundstage all of a sudden?), but I’ve never hear Stanley’s tone captured more intimately – there are moments when you can literally hear his breath just before a note comes out, and it’s all in perfect relative balance with his overall volume. Hope this came across in the digital transfer of this CDR. Anyway, something was brewing in the studio that day, something mellow... TRACK SIXTEEN – “Jax Beer Commercial” by Patty Waters From Water 137 – You Thrill Me (CD) Patty Waters – vcl, Joe Newman – tpt, others not credited (Recorded 1964) Yep, that’s Patty Waters, her of the gut-wrenching, spine-tingling ESP sides, doing a beer jingle with Joe Newman, replete with a little “empty” spot there for anybody who’d like to do a little ad copy writing and/or voiceover work (hint, hint...). The same Patty Waters who repeatedly and rawly screamed “BLACK” in one of the great recorded cathartic moments of 20th century history is here singing about Moody’s Mood, Shearing’s Riff, and The Little Things That Make The Diff. Life is funny sometimes... TRACK SEVENTEEN – “For All We Know” by Patty Waters From Water 137 – You Thrill Me (CD) Patty Waters – vcl, Alan Youngblood – p (Recorded 1979) Yep, that’s Patty Waters, her of the gut-wrenching, spine-tingling ESP sides, doing an incredibly poignant and intimate rendition of a song that’s already incredibly poignant and intimate to begin with. This was 1979, when nobody knew where she was, or if she was even still alive. Well, she was alive, and had probably gotten “damaged” along the way from there to here, and here she was. The same Patty Waters who repeatedly and rawly screamed “BLACK” in one of the great recorded cathartic moments of 20th century history is here singing about just love me tonight, that’s enough to last forever, because forever might be over any second now, and I need to be loved by somebody before it is and I want it to be you. And she sounds like she means (and has lived) every last word of it as much as anybody has ever meant (and lived) anything. Life is funny sometimes.
  18. Just got back. Very, very good performance. The trio (Greene, Pavone, Altschul) were very strong. Vigorous, frequently dissonant, played with assurance and a deep empathy between them. They played some originals to start the concert, and also played some trio pieces in-between backing Waters. I really liked their take on Monk's Off Minor; certainly true to Monk but Greene, in particular, brought his own thing to it. I was very impressed with Burton Greene's playing. Patty Waters... It was interesting to hear her. Truly a case of time catching up to her: where what she did in the Sixties sounded strange and odd, now sounds more familiar because others have followed her path. She doesn't have the voice anymore to yelp and scream; it's now a small voice, breathy, quavering, a very personal sound. The trio toned down their playing while backing her, but still frequently overpowered her voice. It was obvious they loved and respected her, and loved playing behind her. Another interesting facet for me was her song selection. Here there was truly a time warp, as if we were transported back to the mid Sixties. She drew heavily from the Billie Holiday songbook, but exclusively songs where the singer is lonely, pining for her man, lost without him. Even songs that were not Holiday's seem to fit this mold, such as Ornette's "Lonely Woman." I can't imagine any female singer today presenting such a portrait of a woman who is nothing without the love of her man.
  19. ECM Areni Agbabian Bloom Areni Agbabian: voice, piano Nicolas Stocker: percussion Release date: April 26, 2019 ECM 2549 B0029232-02 UPC: 6025 675 2590 5 Areni Agbabian casts a quiet spell with her art, as an improvising vocalist, folk singer, storyteller and pianist. Her voice has been described as “bell-toned” by The Guardian and “lush” by theLos Angeles Times, the music she creates with it “intensely focused, moving toward some kind of hidden truth,” according to The New York Times. Agbabian’s ECM debut, Bloom, has a richness that belies its spare ingredients: just her evocative voice and piano, along with the subtly ingenious percussion of Nicolas Stocker (who was last heard on ECM with Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile ensemble). Born and raised in Los Angeles into an Armenian family, Agbabian came to international attention via performances and recordings with groups led by Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan. Bloom draws deeply on the singer’s Armenian heritage, as she reinterprets sacred hymns, a traditional spoken-word tale and a dark folk melody transcribed by the great Armenian composer and ethnomusicologist Komitas. She intersperses these among her own vocal and instrumental compositions, which channel a wide world of influences, from Komitas to Tigran Mansurian, from Morton Feldman to George Crumb, from Patty Waters to Kate Bush. The melody that recurs through the highlights “Petal One,” “Petal Two” and “Full Bloom” glows with an aural and emotional purity that’s characteristic of Agbabian’s music. Agbabian recorded Bloom at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in Lugano, Switzerland, with ECM founder Manfred Eicher producing. The two had met some years before at a post-concert dinner in Paris, with Eicher then listening to her first solo album, Kissy(bag). About the experience of working with the producer for Bloom, Agbabian says: “First of all, the studio in Lugano is a warm wooden room with a natural reverb and projection, perfect for this sort of acoustic music. With his years of experience, Manfred guides an artist to the correct balance musically. As far as my songs went, he suggested a few changes that made them more appropriate for a studio recording as opposed to concert performance. He also suggested that I play slightly different takes of the same material, which created recurring motifs that gave the album narrative shape. There are a couple of pieces credited to Manfred, ‘Rain Drops’ and ‘Whiteness,’ that serve as parentheses within the storybook feel of Bloom. He had suggested that I play a mid-range chord in E-flat and slowly make my way up the keyboard with an airy feel. He conducted these moments live in the studio space.” Stocker also contributes two solo percussion pieces to the album, “Light Effects” and “Colored.” About the collaboration with the percussionist, Agbabian explains: “When I was invited to check out the studio in Lugano, I met Nicolas while he was playing a Nik Bärtsch session. I could immediately tell that Nicolas was a very kind person, and I really liked the color palette of his percussion setup, which he extended with unique bells and gongs. We ended up working together intensively for a few weeks before recording, both in L.A. and Zurich. I added a few items to his percussion set, such as Tibetan singing bowls. Also, the piano preparations on some of the pieces ended up giving us a unified percussion sound, especially on my piece ‘The Water Bride.’ And ‘The River’ was a pure improvisation by the two of us from which his polyrhythmic groove in ‘Colored’ emerged.” Agbabian has been a singer since she was an infant, already humming melodies at the age of 11 months. Growing up in a world of sound, she was hitting xylophones and drums by age 4, making up melodies and rhythms. She sang rhymes and folk songs with her aunt, a trained opera singer and Armenian music specialist, and her mother, a storyteller and Armenian folklorist. These women imprinted the Armenian language, its tones and inflections, into her mind and body. At age 7, Agbabian began a study of classical piano that lasted for 20 years. Throughout this period, she continued her vocal work, and by her early 20s, she had sung in many choirs of Armenian sacred and Bulgarian folk music, eventually performing traditional Armenian folklore and music professionally. She gradually integrated these byways of her musical journey into an individual musical path. After some years performing in the improvised music scene of New York City, Agbabian returned to her hometown of Los Angeles. She joined Hamasyan’s quintet, touring the world and recording two albums with him; she also wrote the lyrics to “Lament” on his Shadow Theater LP. As a vocalist, Agbabian has worked not only in jazz and folk music but also in contemporary opera, dance, new music and multimedia performance, with her credits including the opera What To Wear by Bang on a Can composer Michael Gordon. She released her solo album Kissy(Bag) in 2014. Of late, Agbabian has been performing Armenian and Persian music in Los Angeles with Lernazang, a group of young folk instrumentalists; she also collaborates with guitarist Gagik “Gagas” Khodavirdi, her husband. Throughout Bloom, a sense of spiritual yearning makes itself felt, strikingly so in Agbabian’s own deeply introspective songs “Patience” and “Mother,” as well as in the Armenian sacred hymn “Anganim Arachi Ko.” The connection between the traditional material and the original songs is virtually genetic. She explains: “Armenian music is in my DNA. It speaks to me on a spiritual level that I cannot explain. In fact, the sacred music eventually is what changed my life. It was through it that I came to know God, and through the imagery of the Biblical stories of the Resurrection written in grabar (classical Armenian) that my heart was transformed. Intellectually, it is probably more difficult than any other music I have studied, European classical music included, especially because of Armenian music’s linguistic and rhythmic challenges, the microtonality and the memorization. I’m in my fourth year of participating in sacred music study and practice. This requires an understanding of ritual time, and supporting the cerebral process of understanding music with conscious listening of my whole person.” ECM Stephan Micus White Night Stephan Micus: kalimbas duduk, bass duduk, sinding, dondon, fourteen-string guitar, steel string guitar, Tibetan cymbals, cane whistles, vocals Release date: April 26, 2019 ECM 2639 B0029979-02 UPC: 6025 773 6220 0 Though the purity of the moonlight has silenced both nightingale and cricket, the cuckoo alone sings all the white night. (Anonymous, Japanese) “I’ve always been inspired by moonlight,” says Stephan Micus. “Often I go walking, swimming in the sea or, best of all, cross-country skiing when the moon turns the snow into millions of diamonds. Moonlight for me has a special magic.” Stephan Micus has a strong and physical relationship with nature, landscapes and the people who inhabit them, all over the world. You hear that in his music which is created for instruments he has collected in years of travels and re-fashioned for his own use. He plays all the parts and multi-tracks them with up to 22 layers on the ‘Fireflies’ track on this album. By contrast, ‘The Moon’ and ‘All the Way’ are solo pieces recorded in one take. On White Night, his 23rd solo album for ECM, Micus takes us on a journey into an imaginary world entering at ‘The Eastern Gate’ and exiting at ‘The Western Gate’. In between the gates unfold the different scenes of the composition: ‘The Bridge’, ‘The River’, ‘The Moon’ and so on. Aside from the 14 string guitar, to conjure this world Micus plays instruments from Armenia, Tibet, India, Egypt, Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia and Ethiopia, most of them in combinations never heard before. For each of his albums, Micus uses a defined cast of instruments to create its distinctive sound world. On White Night, the leading characters are African ‘thumb pianos’ (kalimba) and the Armenian duduk, two instruments which are extremely different in their personalities. The duduk always has a trace of melancholy, whereas the kalimba is imbued with a spirit of joy. To combine the two is like bringing two irreconcilable spirits together. The technical name for the kalimba is a lamellophone, which comprises metal tongues attached to a resonator. They are known by different names in various parts of sub-Saharan Africa - mbira, kalimba, sanza, ndingo etc. On this album Micus uses instruments he has collected in Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia and Ethiopia. “These are old and unique instruments,” he says. “Most of them I found in remote villages and so each one has its own story connected with the people I met, with the landscapes and these memories help me create the music for them, something an instrument bought in a shop could never do. In most cases I change the tunings according to the music which evolves when I start improvising on them. My first kalimba I bought in Tanzania some 26 years ago.” “Whenever I travel I take a kalimba with me on my journey. It’s such a great instrument to carry along,” says Micus who has a practical relationship with these instruments. “It’s small and doesn’t disturb anyone. This enables me to keep working on some tunes and rhythms even if I am on the road.” One of the solo tracks at the heart of the album is ‘All the Way’, played on a kalimba Micus bought in a village where the indigenous San people have been settled in Botswana. This is a one-take performance on an instrument of 22 keys. “I admire the way that for thousands of years, the San lived on the land without leaving any traces or without doing any damage to it, just like the Australian aborigines or Native Americans. But strangely people have always looked down on these people, while really we should honour them for this great achievement”. This kalimba solo is a tribute to all people who respect our planet and preserve its amazing beauty. Another kalimba, from Tanzania, that Micus uses on ‘The River’, has small rings on its keys creating a buzzing sound like waves and splashes in the water. On ‘The Bridge’ and ‘The Forest’, Micus uses a kalimba specially created for this album. He commissioned the South African instrumentalist Phillip Nangle to build an instrument with just bronze keys instead of the usual steel ones. Bronze gives a warmer, more mellow sound, which makes a superb accompaniment to Micus’ voice singing his lyrics in an invented language. Micus has made two trips to Armenia to learn to play the duduk, the plaintive, oboe-like instrument which lends its melancholy tone to so much Armenian music. The first time he studied with Djivan Gasparyan, the second with Gevorg Dabaghyan, two musicians who are considered by many to be the greatest living masters. He’s used the duduk on two previous albums Towards the Wind (2002) and Snow (2008). Traditionally the bass duduk is only used as an accompanying drone, playing just one or two notes. But on the opening and closing tracks ofWhite Night Micus uses it for soulful melodies that frame his story with themes of deep profundity. You’ve never heard a duduk go as low as this. The other solo in the center of the album is ‘The Moon’, a duduk solo, played on a much smaller instrument than the standard one. The composition has nothing to do with traditional Armenian music, but certainly evokes the lonely, misty and ethereal shimmer of the moon in the night sky. For many of his CD booklets Micus chooses a small text to intensify the particular mood of each album. For White Night he’s chosen a Japanese poem, so the track ‘The Poet’ could represent the anonymous writer reciting his verse about the entrancing birdsong in the white, moonlit night. Other striking instruments we hear are Indian cane whistles multi-tracked many times, which in ‘Fireflies’ alternate with Micus’ own voice in chorus. “They are simple cane flutes which you play like a recorder. I bought them on the street somewhere costing a few cents each.” And there are the Tibetan cymbals which Micus bought in Ladakh. These are ritual temple instruments and their clashing rhythms bring a ceremonial quality to the opening and closing of this album. It’s a reminder that Stephan Micus’ music has a profundity, that connects to cultures all over the world and their musical expression. But as he says, “it makes no sense for me to play traditional Armenian duduk.” His desire is to take us on a journey, using rare and obscure instruments combined in a novel way, to reach out to our universal emotions. “Nowadays people in cities have lost contact with the moon,” says Micus. “I have lived all my life in the countryside and have had the privilege to experience many nights around the full moon. That’s why I dedicate this album to the moon which has always been a source of magic in many cultures. Music too is a source of magic which is where the two connect.” ECM Michele Rabbia/Gianluca Petrella/Eivind Aarset Lost River digital release date: May 31, 2019 CD release date: June 7, 2019 Michele Rabbia: drums, percussion, electronics; Gianluca Petrella: trombone, sounds; Eivind Aarset: guitar, electronics Lost River is an evocative post-ambient, richly textured sonic event, and one of the outstanding beyond-category recordings of recent ECM history. Drummer Michele Rabbia and guitarist Eivind Aarset had played many duo concerts, and Rabbia had also worked with trombonist Gianluca Petrella in other contexts, but this recording marks a premiere for the trio. Spontaneously improvised for the most part, and with mysterious detail flowering inside its soundscapes, Lost River keeps revealing new forms. Rabbia's drumming is freely creative and propulsive, and enhanced through his use of electronics. Aarset's flowing playing will delight listeners who have enjoyed his Dream Logic project and his contribution to recordings with Nils Petter Molvӕr, Tigran Hamasyan, Andy Sheppard and others. Petrella's role as a principal instrumental voice will surprise those who know him only as a great "jazz" soloist with Enrico Rava and Giovanni Guidi; his broad range is very well deployed in Manfred Eicher's widescreen production on this recording, made in Udine in January 2018. ECM Paul Bley / Gary Peacock / Paul Motian When Will The Blues Leave digital release date: May 31, 2019 CD release date: June 7, 2019 Paul Bley: piano Gary Peacock: double bass Paul Motian: drums In 1999, a year after recording the splendid reunion album Not Two, Not One, Paul Bley's highly innovative trio with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian took to the road with concerts on both sides of the Atlantic. When Will The Blues Leave documents a terrific performance at the Aula Magna di Trevano in Switzerland. Included here, alongside the angular freebop Ornette Coleman title track, are Paul Bley's "Mazatlan", brimming over with energy, Gary Peacock's evergreen "Moor", Gershwin's tender "I Loves You Porgy" and much more... All played with the subtlety of master improvisers, recasting the music in every moment.
  20. ECM Giovanni Guidi Avec le temps Giovanni Guidi: piano Thomas Morgan: double bass João Lobo: drums Francesco Bearzatti: tenor saxophone Roberto Cecchetto: guitar Release date: March 22, 2019 ECM 2604 B0029680-02 UPC: 6025 770 6280 3 Giovanni Guidi is one of the most consistently creative pianists in Europe today, focusing inspirations from contemporary jazz and free playing in a strongly lyrical approach of his own. As well as composing his own material, he has a discerning ear for pieces his group might adapt. The new album begins with an extraordinary interpretation of a yearning song of love and loss by the Monaco-born poet-composer-chansonnier Léo Ferré (1916-1993). The melody and atmosphere of Ferré’s “Avec Le Temps”, one of the classics of the French chanson repertoire, are explored in new detail by Guidi and bassist Thomas Morgan. Of Morgan, Guidi recently noted: “I don’t know if there are other musicians who are so inside the music with every note, who capture everything that’s happening in every moment.” The concentrated soulfulness of the bass playing may put listeners in mind of Charlie Haden’s heyday: Thomas Morgan, too, plays the music not the background. The song’s deep feeling is intensified by João Lobo’s creatively free snare and cymbals, offering fresh color and texture. Both the title piece here and the closing “Tomasz”, a Guidi original dedicated to the late Tomasz Stanko, take Giovanni’s conception of the art of the trio to the next level, extending the work begun on the critically-praised albums City of Broken Dreams and This Is The Day. Avec le temps also initiates some new departures as Guidi expands his group to quintet size with the addition of saxophonist Francesco Bearzatti and guitarist Roberto Cecchetto for six of the pieces here. The quintet originally toured under the headline Giovanni Guidi Inferno, and while it plainly has the capacity to burn down the house, it also radiates a more differentiated flame, as needs dictate. Bearzatti and Cecchetto are strikingly original and resourceful musicians, both leaders in their own right. Bearzatti is one of the outstanding saxophonists of his generation in Italy. Anchored in the tradition – he studied with, among others, George Coleman – he also pushes into areas of pure sound exploration and is conceptually open-minded; his own discography including tributes to, for instance, Malcolm X and to Woody Guthrie. Latterly, Bearzatti and Giovanni Guidi have also been playing together in duo. Like Guidi himself, guitarist Roberto Cecchetto has played extensively with Enrico Rava. Cecchetto was for eight years a core member of Rava’s Electric Five group. His own leader dates include recordings with Guidi and with Bearzatti, and he has worked with many distinguished players including Gianluigi Trovesi, Lee Konitz, Kenny Wheeler, Roswell Rudd, Stefano Bollani and more. Thomas Morgan’s sensitive work with Tomasz Stanko, David Virelles, Masabumi Kikuchi, Craig Taborn, Jakob Bro, Bill Frisell, and many more has been widely-acclaimed. In the Guidi group he is well-matched by drummer João Lobo, who similarly brings deep listening to every performance. Collectively, the quintet is ready to deal with the challenges of the most diverse material, from the bluesy cast of “15th of August”, to the group creation “No Taxi” which is reminiscent of some of Ornette Coleman’s themes, to the tender lullaby “Ti Stimo”, and the free-flowing ballad “Caino”, which draws forth beautiful playing by Guidi and Bearzatti. As a whole, Avec le temps proposes a fascinating journey over changing terrain. *** Giovanni Guidi, born in Foligno, near Perugia, in 1985, was launched on the international stage in the groups of Enrico Rava. After being struck by the focused intensity of the young pianist’s playing during the summer courses of Siena Jazz, Rava invited him into his band. Guidi, who was 17 years old when he first played with the trumpeter, appears with Rava on the ECM albums Tribe and Rava On The Dance Floor. In addition to Giovanni Guidi’s recordings with Thomas Morgan and João Lobo, the pianist can be heard on Ida Lupino, with Gianluca Petrella, Gerald Cleaver and Louis Sclavis, which was voted Italian jazz album of the year in Musica Jazz. Avec le temps was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in Pernes-les-Fontaines in the south of France in November 2017, and produced by Manfred Eicher. As with City of Broken Dreams and This Is The Day, the cover painting is by Emmanuel Barcilon, whose delicate yet intense color-fields provide an apt visual metaphor for the musical poetry of Giovanni Guidi. ECM Areni Agbabian Bloom Areni Agbabian: voice, piano Nicolas Stocker: percussion Release date: April 26, 2019 ECM 2549 B0029232-02 UPC: 6025 675 2590 5 Areni Agbabian casts a quiet spell with her art, as an improvising vocalist, folk singer, storyteller and pianist. Her voice has been described as “bell-toned” by The Guardian and “lush” by theLos Angeles Times, the music she creates with it “intensely focused, moving toward some kind of hidden truth,” according to The New York Times. Agbabian’s ECM debut, Bloom, has a richness that belies its spare ingredients: just her evocative voice and piano, along with the subtly ingenious percussion of Nicolas Stocker (who was last heard on ECM with Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile ensemble). Born and raised in Los Angeles into an Armenian family, Agbabian came to international attention via performances and recordings with groups led by Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan. Bloom draws deeply on the singer’s Armenian heritage, as she reinterprets sacred hymns, a traditional spoken-word tale and a dark folk melody transcribed by the great Armenian composer and ethnomusicologist Komitas. She intersperses these among her own vocal and instrumental compositions, which channel a wide world of influences, from Komitas to Tigran Mansurian, from Morton Feldman to George Crumb, from Patty Waters to Kate Bush. The melody that recurs through the highlights “Petal One,” “Petal Two” and “Full Bloom” glows with an aural and emotional purity that’s characteristic of Agbabian’s music. Agbabian recorded Bloom at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI in Lugano, Switzerland, with ECM founder Manfred Eicher producing. The two had met some years before at a post-concert dinner in Paris, with Eicher then listening to her first solo album, Kissy(bag). About the experience of working with the producer for Bloom, Agbabian says: “First of all, the studio in Lugano is a warm wooden room with a natural reverb and projection, perfect for this sort of acoustic music. With his years of experience, Manfred guides an artist to the correct balance musically. As far as my songs went, he suggested a few changes that made them more appropriate for a studio recording as opposed to concert performance. He also suggested that I play slightly different takes of the same material, which created recurring motifs that gave the album narrative shape. There are a couple of pieces credited to Manfred, ‘Rain Drops’ and ‘Whiteness,’ that serve as parentheses within the storybook feel of Bloom. He had suggested that I play a mid-range chord in E-flat and slowly make my way up the keyboard with an airy feel. He conducted these moments live in the studio space.” Stocker also contributes two solo percussion pieces to the album, “Light Effects” and “Colored.” About the collaboration with the percussionist, Agbabian explains: “When I was invited to check out the studio in Lugano, I met Nicolas while he was playing a Nik Bärtsch session. I could immediately tell that Nicolas was a very kind person, and I really liked the color palette of his percussion setup, which he extended with unique bells and gongs. We ended up working together intensively for a few weeks before recording, both in L.A. and Zurich. I added a few items to his percussion set, such as Tibetan singing bowls. Also, the piano preparations on some of the pieces ended up giving us a unified percussion sound, especially on my piece ‘The Water Bride.’ And ‘The River’ was a pure improvisation by the two of us from which his polyrhythmic groove in ‘Colored’ emerged.” Agbabian has been a singer since she was an infant, already humming melodies at the age of 11 months. Growing up in a world of sound, she was hitting xylophones and drums by age 4, making up melodies and rhythms. She sang rhymes and folk songs with her aunt, a trained opera singer and Armenian music specialist, and her mother, a storyteller and Armenian folklorist. These women imprinted the Armenian language, its tones and inflections, into her mind and body. At age 7, Agbabian began a study of classical piano that lasted for 20 years. Throughout this period, she continued her vocal work, and by her early 20s, she had sung in many choirs of Armenian sacred and Bulgarian folk music, eventually performing traditional Armenian folklore and music professionally. She gradually integrated these byways of her musical journey into an individual musical path. After some years performing in the improvised music scene of New York City, Agbabian returned to her hometown of Los Angeles. She joined Hamasyan’s quintet, touring the world and recording two albums with him; she also wrote the lyrics to “Lament” on his Shadow Theater LP. As a vocalist, Agbabian has worked not only in jazz and folk music but also in contemporary opera, dance, new music and multimedia performance, with her credits including the opera What To Wear by Bang on a Can composer Michael Gordon. She released her solo album Kissy(Bag) in 2014. Of late, Agbabian has been performing Armenian and Persian music in Los Angeles with Lernazang, a group of young folk instrumentalists; she also collaborates with guitarist Gagik “Gagas” Khodavirdi, her husband. Throughout Bloom, a sense of spiritual yearning makes itself felt, strikingly so in Agbabian’s own deeply introspective songs “Patience” and “Mother,” as well as in the Armenian sacred hymn “Anganim Arachi Ko.” The connection between the traditional material and the original songs is virtually genetic. She explains: “Armenian music is in my DNA. It speaks to me on a spiritual level that I cannot explain. In fact, the sacred music eventually is what changed my life. It was through it that I came to know God, and through the imagery of the Biblical stories of the Resurrection written in grabar (classical Armenian) that my heart was transformed. Intellectually, it is probably more difficult than any other music I have studied, European classical music included, especially because of Armenian music’s linguistic and rhythmic challenges, the microtonality and the memorization. I’m in my fourth year of participating in sacred music study and practice. This requires an understanding of ritual time, and supporting the cerebral process of understanding music with conscious listening of my whole person.”
  21. cds: Jimmie Lunceford 1935-1937 Classics $6 Eric Dolphy In Europe V. 3 OJC $6 Patty Waters Patty Waters ESP $ 6 Barry Harris Trio Complete Live in Tokyo 1976 Jazz Lips $6 Mary Lou Williams London Sessions Vogue $6 Charade Soundtrack (Universal 100th Anniversary) comp and cond. Mancini Intrada $12 add $4 shipping 1st class CONUS my paypal is alowe5@maine.rr.com
  22. I started there in fall 1973, and was head of the Jazz Project from 1974-75. Besides Rollins, we put on Oregon, Weather Report and (a free show) Jack DeJohnette/John Abercrombie. Funny that you mention the Sam Rivers show, which was in the fall of 1973. I was there that night, and after 2 hours of high-energy music, the concert ended suddenly when the Social Hall was evacuated because of the shooting. I saw Barry Altschul recently in Houston, backing Patty Waters, and asked him if he remembered that show. He didn't. I said "it was you and Dave Holland backing Sam Rivers." He thought back and said "Are you sure it wasn't Reggie Workman?" Do you remember who it was? And yes, Straight Country and Blues. They put on a lot of great folk festivals. But so did Cornell. It was a great time for music.
  23. I just wanted to post a note about a new release of mine, in a quartet featuring the vocalist/co-leader Elaine Mitchener, bassist Neil Charles, and drummer Stephen Davis... It's called UpRoot, and is my first release on Intakt - so as you can imagine, it's beautifully produced, and includes liner notes from Brian Morton. It's mostly a programme of original compositions, although we do visit things by Patty Waters, Archie Shepp, and set a poem by Jeanne Lee. Other texts include verses from Lyn Hejinian and Rumi... Elaine's a totally wonderful vocalist, with a pretty dizzying array of influences (there have been incredible performances of Cage, Eastman, and Rzewski amongst others in just the last year; she works with movement; has background in gospel and jazz too), and Steve, Neil and I have all recorded together numerous times before...Anyway, please do consider checking it out. Here's the relevant page on the Intakt website.. For those in the UK, we are launching the album with a performance at Kings Place on 12th January. Various other dates (UK and mainland Europe) are also confirmed, and to be announced very soon!
  24. April 7, 2018: Indradeep Ghosh (violin), Indrajit Bannerjee (Sitar), Subratta Bhattacharya (tabla), Allen Public Library April 9, 2018: Patty Waters with Burton Greene and Barry Altschul, Meca, Houston April 12, 2018: Brad Mehldau, Paramount Theater, Austin April 13, 2018: Brad Mehldau, Cullen Theater, Houston Antonio Sanchez, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio April 14, 2018: Brad Mehldau, University of Texas at Dallas April 14-15, 2018: Kenny Neal, Chris Thomas King, Lazy Lester, Jimmy Duck Holmes, Baton Rouge Blues Festival April 20, 2018: Rachella Parks-Washington, Main Street Arts Festival, Fort Worth April 22, 2018: Rahul Sharma (santoor) and Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), Austin April 26, 2018: Sona Jobarteh, Sidi Toure, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette Joe Louis Walker, Antone's, Austin April 27, 2018: Ron Carter Trio, Christian Scott, Sidi Toure, Calvin Johnson, Bobby Rush, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Joe Louis Walker, Big Beat Dallas, Irving Randy Brecker, Rachella Parks-Washington, Denton Arts and Jazz Festival Sona Jobarteh, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 28, 2018: Charles Lloyd and the Marvels, Delfeayo Marsalis Presents the Uptown Jazz Orchestra, Butler Bernstein and the Hot 9, Trumpet Mafia, Sona Jobarteh and Band (Gambia), Aurora Nealand, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Conrad Herwig, Starr Theater, Fayetteville, Arkansas Rahul Sharma (santoor) and Aditya Kalyanpur (tabla), Houston Otis Taylor, Big Beat Dallas, Irving Sidi Toure, Jupiter and Okwess, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette April 29, 2018: Kidd Jordan and the Improvisational Arts Quintet, Henry Butler Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Nicholas Payton, Kenny Neal with Henry Gray and Lazy Lester, Panorama Jazz Band, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Jupiter and Okwess, Festival Internationale de Louisiane, Lafayette May 3, 2018: Archie Shepp Quartet, Jamil Sharif, Terrace Martin, Toronzo Cannon, Jeremy Davenport, Wendell Brunious, Tatiana Eva-Marie, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 4, 2018: Marcus Miller, Wessel Anderson, Jupiter and Okwess International (Congo), Little Freddie King, Lil Buck Sinegal, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Brian Seeger's Organic Trio, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Tatiana Eva-Marie, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 5, 2018: Sean Jones, Lurrie Bell, Jupiter and Okwess International, Louis Ford and His New Orleans Flairs, Astral Project, Blodie's Jazz Jam, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 6, 2018: Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective, Leroy Jones, Buddy Guy, Mr. Sipp, Joe Dyson, Ellis Marsalis, Walter Wolfman Washington, Lakou Mizak (Haiti), Joe Lastie's New Orleans Sound, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Ganesh and Kumaresh (violins), Bates Recital Hall, Austin May 13, 2018: Vid. Sashank, Unity Church of Dallas Buddy Guy, Verizon Theater, Grand Prairie May 16, 2018: Buddy Guy, Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center, Midland May 17, 2018: Buddy Guy, Moody Theater, Austin May 18, 2018: Buddy Guy, Majestic Theater, San Antonio May 19: 2018: Debashish Bhattacharya (slide guitar), Nilan Chaudhuri (tabla), Allen Public Library June 20, 2018: Broken Shadows (Tim Berne, Dave King, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson), The North Door, Austin July 6, 2018: Eddie Turner, Tall City Blues Festival, Midland July 7, 2018: Kenny Neal, Vanessa Collier, Tall City Blues Festival, Midland July 16, 2018: Ronu Majhumdar (flute), Tony Bose (sarod), Jones Hall, Houston September 19, 2018: Fred Hersh, Trinity University, San Antonio September 22, 2018: Divine Trio, Allen Public Library September 28, 2018: Stanley Clarke, One World Theater, Austin October 6, 2018: Sweekar Etawah, Imdad Khani Harana (sitars), Houston April 11, 2019: Stanley Jordan, One World Theater, Austin
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