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LARGE DMG SALE CD LIST! 100 Plus Discs for Your Listening Pleasure!

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For every six pieces listed below, you will receive a free CD of your choice (of $10 value or less) or we will send you a free gift of our own picking.

MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS / ROSCOE MITCHELL / JANACEK PHILHARMONIC - Spectrum (Mutable 17536; USA)
CD Sale $10

MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS / MARK FELDMAN / ETHEL QUARTET / JOSEPH KUBERA - Invisibility of Thought (Mutable 17502; USA)
CD Sale $10

AMAGAM(E) - RED TOUCAN [V.A.] - amalgam(e): 10 ans de RED TOUCAN - 24 Tracks from 23 Releases (Red Toucan 9325)
2 CD Sale Set $12

ARCADO STRING TRIO with MARK FELDMAN / MARK DRESSER / ERNST REIJSEGER - Live in Europe (Avant 058; Japan)
CD Sale $15

JOEY BARON with ADAM LEVY / STEVE CARDENAS / TONY SCHERR - Killer Joey (Goo-Head Music; USA)
CD Sale $10

BORAH BERGMAN / LOL COXHILL / PAUL HESSION - Acts Of Love (Mutable 17519)
CD Sale $6

BORAH BERGMAN / STEFANO PASTOR - Live at Tortona (Mutable 17534)
CD Sale $6

ANTHONY BRAXTON & ITALIAN INSTABILE ORCHESTRA (CARLO ACTIS DATO/GIANLUIGI TROVESI et al) - Creative Orchestra (Bolzano) 2007 (Rai Trade 13; Italy)
CD Sale $12

ANTHONY BRAXTON SEXTET With ROLAND DAHINDEN/JASON KAO HWANG/TED REICHMANN/JOE FONDA/KEVIN NORTON - Sextet (Istanbul) 1996: Composition Nos 185 & 186 (Braxton House 001; USA)
2 CD Sale Set $16

ANTHONY BRAXTON - Composition No. 102 (for Orchestra & Puppet Theater)(Braxton House 003; USA)
CD Sale $8

ANTHONY BRAXTON With J D PARRAN/BRANDON EVANS/ANDRE VIDA/ROLAND DAHINDEN/JACQUI CARRASCO/GWEN LASTER/TED REICHMAN/JOE FONDA/KEVIN NORTON - Tentet (New York) 1996: Composition No 193 (Braxton House 004; USA)
CD Sale $8

ANTHONY BRAXTON QUARTET With TED REICHMAN / JOE FONDA / KEVIN NORTON - Four Compositions (Quartet) 1995: Nos 182, 183, 184, 181 (Braxton House 005; USA)
CD Sale $8

ANTHONY BRAXTON OCTET With ROLAND DAHINDEN/ANDRE VIDA/BRANDON EVANS/JASON KAO HWANG/TED REICHMANN/JOE FONDA/KEVIN NORTON - Octet (New York) 1995: Composition No 188 (Braxton House 006; USA)
CD Sale $8

ANTHONY BRAXTON With J D PARRAN/AARON STEWART/LIBBY VAN CLEVE/MELINDA NEWMAN/LILY WHITE/JACQUI CARRASCO/GWEN LASTER/NIOKA WORKMAN/JOE FONDA/KEVIN NORTON - Ensemble (New York) 1995: Composition No 187 (Braxton House 007; USA)
CD Sale $8

ANTHONY BRAXTON With J D PARRAN/CHRIS JONAS/BRANDON EVANS/ANDRE VIDA/JAMES FEI/KEVIN O'NEILL/SETH MISTERKA/JONATHAN ZORN/JOE FONDA/KEVIN NORTON - Four Compositions (Washington, D.C.) 1998: Nos 46, 70, 222, 223 (Braxton House 009; USA)
2 CD Sale Set $16

ANTHONY BRAXTON With HERB ROBERTSON/MICHAEL ATTIAS/CHRIS SPEED/STEVE SWELL/TOM VARNER/PERRY ROBINSON/NED ROTHENBERG/MARK WHITECAGE/BRANDON EVANS/TED REICHMAN/JOE FONDA et al - Trillium R: Shala Fears For The Poor - Composition No 162 (Opera in Four Acts)  (Braxton House 008; USA)
4 CD Set Libretto - $25

BOB BROOKMEYER With THAD JONES / JIMMY ROWLES / GEORGE MRAZ / MEL LEWIS - Back Again (Gazell 1015; USA)
CD Sale $6

DAVE BURRELL - Jelly Roll Joys (Gazell 4003; USA)
CD Sale $6

DAVE BURRELL & DAVID MURRAY - Brother To Brother (Gazell 4006; USA) 
CD Sale $6

DAVE BURRELL & DAVID MURRAY - Daybreak (Gazell 4002 US; USA)
CD Sale $20

THOMAS CHAPIN QUARTETS With PETER MADSEN/KIYOTO FUJIWARA or SCOTT COLLEY/REGGIE NICHOLSON or MATT WILSON - Never Let Me Go: Quartets '95 & '96 (PLAYSCAPE 111095; USA) 
3 CD SALE Set $15

FRANK CHRISTIAN With JEFF BERMAN / BILLY 'KID JAVA' FERNS - Where Were You Last Night (Gazell 2009; USA)
CD Sale $6

JEROME COOPER - A Magical Approach (Mutable 17538 ,USA)
CD Sale $10

JEROME COOPER / THOMAS BUCKNER - alone, apart, together (Mutable 17509; USA)
CD Sale $10

CONNIE CROTHERS / MICHAEL BISIO - Session at 475 Kent (Mutable 17537; USA)
CD Sale $12

CURLEW with GEORGE CARTWRIGHT / TOM CORA / NICKY SKOPELITIS / BILL LASWELL / BILL BACON or DENARDO COLEMAN - Curlew (1st Album) Live at CBGB 1980 (DMG / ARC 704; USA)
2 CD Sale Set $14

VIC DICKENSON With JOE NEWMAN/FRANK WESS/MILT HINTON et al//BESSIE SMITH - Trombone Cholly: Plays Bessie Smith (Gazell 1011; USA)
CD Sale $6

DIVINATION with BILL LASWELL / PAUL SCHUTZE / PETE NAMLOOK / HARUMI HOSONO / MICK HARRIS / ANTON FIER / TETSU INOUE - Distil (Submeta 9803; USA)
2 CD Sale Set $15

ROCKING DOPSIE And HIS CAJUN TWISTERS - Zy-De-Co-In' (Zydecoin') (Gazell 3003; USA)
CD Sale $20

KAJA DRAKSLER OCTET with AB BAARS / ADA RAVE / ONNO GOVAERT / et a - "Out for Stars” (Clean Feed 534; Portugal)
CD Sale $10

STEPHEN DRURY//CHARLES IVES/FRANZ LISZT/LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN/KARLHEINZ STOCKHAUSEN - Faith, the Loss Faith, and the Return of Faith (Avant 022; Japan)
CD Sale $12

PAUL DUNMALL / LIAM NOBLE / JOHN EDWARDS / MARK SANDERS - The Feeling Principle (FMR 569; UK)
CD Sale $10

PAUL DUNMALL / JOHN EDWARDS / TONY MARSH - To Be Real (FMR 402; UK)
CD Sale $10

PAUL DUNMALL/PHILIP GIBBS /NEIL METCALFE - The Ravens Look (FMR 376; UK)
CD Sale $10

PAUL DUNMALL/MARK SANDERS - Pipe & Drum (FMR 333; UK)
CD Sale $10

HARRIS EISENSTADT CANADA DAY With NATE WOOLEY / MATT BAUDER / CHRIS DINGMAN / EIVIND OPSVIK - "Canada Day” (Clean Feed 157; Portugal)
CD Sale $10

ELLERY ESKELIN / SYLVIE COURVOISIER - Every So Often (Prime Source 5010; USA)
CD Sale $6

ELLERY ESKELIN With ANDREA PARKINS/JIM BLACK JESSICA CONSTABLE/PHILLIPE GELIDA - Quiet Music (Prime Source 4010; USA)
2 CD Sale Set $12

EYE CONTACT with MATT LAVELLE / MATT HEYNER / RYAN SAWYER - War Rug (KMBJazz 06; USA)
CD Sale $6

EVIL EYE with JONATHAN MORITZ / NATE WOOLEY / MIKE PRIDE / KEN FILIANO - Doin' It All For My Baby (KMBJazz 14; USA)
CD Sale $8

JAD FAIR & THE SHAPIR-O'RAMA with DOUG FLEMING / DAVE RICK / et al - We Are The Rage (Avant 052; Japan)
CD Sale $10

AVRAM FEFER / BOBBY FEW - Kindred Spirits: Duet Vol 1 (Boxholder 048; USA)
CD Sale $8

AVRAM FEFER / BOBBY FEW - Heavenly Places: Duet Vol 2 (Boxholder 049; USA)
CD Sale $8

AGUSTI FERNANDEZ - El Laberint de la Memoria (Mbari Musica 04; EEC)
CD Sale $12

FICTIVE FIVE with LARRY OCHS / NATE WOOLEY / KEN FILIANO / PASCAL NIGGENKEMPER / HARRIS EISENDSTADT - "Anything is Possible” (Clean Feed 514; Portugal)
CD Sale $10

FLATLANDS COLLECTIVE [JORRIT DIJKSTRA/JEB BISHOP/FRED LONBERG-HOLM et al] - “Maatjes” (Clean Feed 127; Portugal)
CD Sale $10

NICK FRASER With TONY MALABY / ANDREW DOWNING / ROB CLUTTON - "Is Life Long?” (Clean Feed 452; Portugal)
CD Sale $10

THE FUGS with ED SANDERS / TULI KUPFERBERG / et al] - Songs From A Portable Forest (Gazell 2003; USA)
CD Sale $15

BOB GLUCK / ANDREA WOLPER / KINAN ASMEH / KEN FILIANO / TANI TABBAL - Early Morning Star (FMR 569; UK)
CD Sale $10

GOD IS MY CO-PILOT [SHARON TOPPER/CRAIG FLANAGIN/FRED LONBERG-HOLM/MICHAEL EVANS - Mir Shlufn Nisht (Avant 032; Japan)
CD Sale $8

IAN HAMER SEXTET With KEITH CHRISTIE / TUBBY HAYES / ALAN SKIDMORE / ALAN BRANSCOMBE / DICK MORRISSEY / et al - Acropolis [2 CD set] (Jasmine 641)
2 CD Sale Set $14

FRED HO and THE GREEN MONSTER BIG BAND With BOBBY ZANKEL/JIM HOBBS/SALIM WASHINGTON/AMIR ElSAFFAR/AMANDA MONACO/ROYAL HARTIGAN et al - The Sweet Science Suite: A Scientific Soul Music Honoring Muhammad Ali (Mutable/Big Red Media 03; USA) - $8

FRED HO & QUINCY SAUL//CAL MASSEY - The Music of Cal Massey: A Tribute, Conducted by Whitney George (Mutable/Big Red Media 04; USA) - $8

FRED HO And THE SAXOPHONE LIBERATION FRONT With BOBBY ZANKEL/SALIM WASHINGTON/HAFEZ MODIRZADEH - Snake-Eaters (Mutable/Big Red Media 02; USA) 25 - $8

FRED HO and THE GREEN MONSTER BIG BAND With TAYLOR HO BYNUM/BOBBY ZANKEL/JIM HOBBS/SALIM WASHINGTON/MARY HALVORSON et al - Celestial Green Monster (Mutable/Big Red Media 01; USA) CD sale $8

LEE HYLA // LYDIAN STRING QUARTET / TIM SMITH / ELIZABETH BROWN / JIM PUGLIESE / et al - In Double Light (Avant 015; Japan)
CD Sale $10

RONALD SHANNON JACKSON & THE DECODING SOCIETY With JEF LEE JOHNSON / STEVE SALAS / JACK DeSALVO / et al - Red Warrior (Axiom 510 149; USA)
CD Sale $10

LEROY JENKINS / MN XIAO-FEN / DENMAN MARONEY / et al - Leroy Jenkins' Driftwood (Mutable 17523; USA)
CD Sale $15

SCOTT JOPLIN//ANN CHARTERS - The Genius Of Scott Joplin: The First Recordings including Selections From 'Treemonisha' Opera (Gazell 6002/03; USA)
2 CD Set $6

KALABALIK with ANDERS NILSSON / RAOUL BJORKENHEIM / GERALD CLEAVER - Live At Downtown Music Gallery January 2 2011 (DMG ARC 733; USA)
CD Sale $10

RODD KEITH - Saucers In the Sky (Roaratorio 10; USA)
CD Sale $8

USTAD ALI AKBAR KHAN & PANDIT SWAPAN CHAUDHURI With JAMES POMERANTZ/BRUCE HAMM - Passing On The Tradition (Ammp 209; Earth)
CD Sale $8

JOHN KING/ELECTRIC WORLD With AMIN ALI / ABE SPELLER BERNIE WORRELL - Life=Love=Life=Love=    (MuWorks 1014; USA)
CD Sale $8

KRAMER with RANDY HUDSON / BILL BACON - The Secret Of Comedy (SHIMMY DISC 5075; USA)
CD SALE $10

OLIVER LAKE QUARTET With ANTHONY MICHAEL PETERSON / SANTI DEBRIANO/PHEEROAN AkLAFF - Virtual Reality (Total Escapism) (Gazell 4004; USA)
CD Sale $20

LAST EXIT with SONNY SHARROCK / PETER BROTZMANN / RONALD SHANNON JACKSON / BILL LASWELL - Headfirst Into The Flames: Live In Europe (DMG / ARC 701; USA)
CD Sale $8

BILL LASWELL / TETSU INOUE / ATOM HEART - Second Nature (Submeta 9802; USA)
CD Sale $6

MATT LAVELLE - Cuica In The Third House (KMBJazz 12; USA)
CD Sale $6

MATT LAVELLE And MORCILLA With FRANCOIS GRILLOT - The Manifestation Drama (KMBjazz 18; USA)
CD Sale $8

LFU with LISBON FREEDOM UNIT With RODRIGO AMADO / LUIS LOPES / RODRIGO PINHEIRO / et al - "Praise of Our Folly” (Clean Feed 480; Portugal)
CD Sale $10

SELWYN LISSACK'S FRIENDSHIP NEXT OF KIN With MIKE OSBORNE / MONGEZI FEZA / KENNETH TERROADE / HARRY MILLER / EARL FREEMAN - Facets Of The Univers (DMG ARC 702; USA)
CD Sale $6

LOUISIANA DANCE PARTY [V.A. With CLIFTON CHENIER / ROCKING DOPSIE / QUEEN IDA / AUSTIN PITRE / WAYNE TOUPS / DEWEY BALFA / ARDOIN BROTHERS - Lou'siana Dance Party! (Gazell 3004 US ,USA)
CD Sale $15

ALEX MAGUIRE SEXTET With MICHEL DELVILLE / ROBIN VERHEYEN / JEAN-PAUL ESTIEVART / DAMIEN POLARD / LAURENT DELCHAMBRE - Brewed in Belgium (Moonjune 023)
CD Sale $10

MARIE McAULIFFE'S ARKSEXTET With ROB HENKE/RICH PERRY/CHRIS WASHBURNE/DAVID HOFSTRA/KEVIN NORTON//BURT BACHARACH - Refractions: Plays The Music Of Burt Bacharach (Avant 070; Japan)
CD Sale $8

DICK MORRISSEY / JIM MULLEN / CHRIS BOLTON / TONY LEVIN - Live At Jazz Club Friday, Barton's Arms 1986 (Rare Music 38; UK)
CD Sale $12

RAS MOSHE QUARTET With DAVE ROSS/SHAYNA DULBERGER/RASHID BAKR - Transcendence (KMBjazz 07; USA)
CD Sale $8

PARIS REUNION BAND with WOODY SHAW / DIZZY REECE / SLIDE HAMPTON / JOHNNY GRIFFIN /NATHAN DAVIS / KENNY DREW / JIMMY WOODE - French Cooking (Gazell 1002; USA)
CD 6.00 SALE

PARIS REUNION BAND with WOODY SHAW / JOE HENDERSON / NAT ADDERLEY / NATHAN DAVIS / GRACHAN MONCUR III / KENNY DREW / JIMMY WOODE / IDRIS MUHAMMAD - For Klook (Gazell 1009 US; USA)
CD $15 SALE

ANTHONY MICHAEL PETERSON With MARK PETERSON / WILLIAM McCLELLAN - The Book Of Days (Gazell 4007; USA)
CD $6 SALE

POSSESSION AFRICAN DUB with FODAY MUSA SUSO / BILL LASWELL / FOUSSENY KOUYATE / AIYB DIENG - Off World One (Submeta 9801; USA)
CD Sale $6

REVOLUTIONARY ENSEMBLE with LEROY JENKINS / SIRONE / JEROME COOPER - Beyond the Boundary of Time (Mutable 17532; USA)
CD Sale $15

ROVA / KYLE BRUCKMANN / HENRY KAISER - "Saxophone Special Revisited” (Clean Feed 415; Portugal)
CD Sale $10

ERIC VON SCHMIDT With CHANCE BROWN / SAMUEL CHARTERS / PAUL GEREMIA / et al - Baby, Let Me Lay It On You (Gazell 2013; USA)
CD $15 SALE

STEVE TAYLOR With MARILYN CRISPELL/BILLY ATWELL/SCOTT PETITO ED SANDERS/ALLEN GINSBERG/ZEENA PARKINS/RALPH CARNEY/KRAMER / et al - Who Pays The Piper? (Gazell 2014; USA)
CD $6 SALE

TILTH With OTIS SANDSJO / ALBERTO CAVENATI / TILO WEBER - Zou No Jouro     (Trouble in the East 004; Germany)
CD Sale $10

[TRIO X] a/k/a JOE McPHEE TRIO With DOMINIC DUVAL /JAY ROSEN - First Date - Live At The Third Annual Vision Festival 1998/Trio X - The Rochester Experiment 2004 (CJR 8; USA)
CD Sale $10

BLUE' GENE TYRANNY - The Somewhere Songs/The Invention Of Memory (Mutable 17529 ,USA)
CD Sale $10

PAUL VAN KEMENADE / MARIA PORTUGAL / JASPER VAN'T HOF - Daytime Sketches (Kemo 17; Netherlands)
CD Sale $12

DAVE VAN RONK - Going Back To Brooklyn (Gazell 2006; USA)
CD $15 SALE

DAVE VAN RONK - A Chrestomathy: Vol 1 & 2 (Gazell 2007/08; USA)
2 CD Set Sale $20

JOE VENUTI With DICK HYMAN / BUCKY PIZZARRELLI / MAJOR HOLLEY / CLIFF LEEMAN - Sliding By (Gazell 1014 US ,USA)
CD Sale $6

THE VIVIAN SISTERS with LAURA CROMWELL / JAMIE SAFT / VANESSA HODGE /ZEENA PARKINS / BRIGGAN KRAUSS - Vivian Sisters    (Avant 079; Japan)
CD Sale $8

DAVID WATSON With MICHAEL ATTIAS / ANDY HAAS / TONY BUCK / CYRO BAPTISTA / et al - Skirl (Avant 077; Japan)
CD Sale $10

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BOB BROOKMEYER With THAD JONES / JIMMY ROWLES / GEORGE MRAZ / MEL LEWIS - Back Again (Gazell 1015; USA)  This session was valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer's first jazz date in 13 years after a period writing for the studios and then away from music altogether. Brookmeyer, who is featured in a quintet with cornetist Thad Jones, pianist Jimmy Rowles, bassist George Mraz and drummer Mel Lewis, proves to still be in prime form playing in an unchanged style. Other than the leader's uptempo blues "In a Rotten Mood" and a Latin piece ("Carib"), the quintet sticks to veteran standards. Highlights include "Sweet and Lovely," "Caravan" and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To." - Scott Yanow
CD Sale $6

DAVE BURRELL - Jelly Roll Joys (Gazell 4003; USA) "One of the great under-recognized pianists in jazz, Dave Burrell was an integral member of several important bands, including those led by Archie Shepp and David Murray. He has always been at home with the entire history of the music, from ragtime to free improvisation. Here, playing solo, he pays homage to the seminal composer Jelly Roll Morton in a recital that includes a couple of Burrell's own pieces, a few by Coltrane and Parker, as well as several of Morton's lesser-known works. His selection of rags is very perceptive, including a couple of utterly gorgeous compositions containing what their author referred to as "the Spanish tinge," a rarely discussed influence on early jazz. Even on the two Coltrane pieces, "Giant Steps" and "Moment's Notice," he manages to subtly infuse them with raglike aspects and rhythms while miraculously maintaining their boppish integrity. Burrell's own songs are no less delightful and go far in buttressing his reputation as an imaginative composer as well as a rich and deeply melodic pianist. The Jelly Roll Joys is highly recommended both as a wonderful recital and as one of the most rewarding albums by a musician deserving far greater renown." - Brian Olewnick, AMG
CD Sale $6

DAVE BURRELL & DAVID MURRAY - Brother To Brother (Gazell 4006; USA) This duet set by pianist Dave Burrell and David Murray (heard on tenor and bass clarinet) is mostly quite relaxed, surprisingly melodic in spots, and explorative but in subtle ways. Burrell's style both looks backward toward stride (and on "New Orleans Blues" to Jelly Roll Morton) and toward the future in its freedom. Murray is mostly fairly mellow, avoiding the extreme upper register much of the time and focusing on his warm tone. There is a fair amount of variety in tempos even while the mutually respectful mood prevails. An excellent effort! - Scott Yanow
CD Sale $6

DAVE BURRELL & DAVID MURRAY - Daybreak (Gazell 4002 US; USA) This duo has a strong bond. Besides at least four great duo records (2 on Gazell, 1 on Victo & 1 on Black Saint), Dave Burrell has played & recorded in both David Murray's quartet and octet sessions on some dozen recordings. 'Daybreak' is from 1989 and it is the earliest of the four discs. For this session, the duo recorded in a studio in Philly so the sound is superb. Each of the four long (8 to nearly 14 minutes) songs are originals and the duo stretch out nicely. There is an organic flow to all of these pieces, an excellent give and take between two powerful players. David Murray plays bass clarinet on one track and sounds just as inventive as he does on his ever-spirited tenor sax. - BLG
CD Sale $20

FRANK CHRISTIAN With JEFF BERMAN / BILLY 'KID JAVA' FERNS - Where Were You Last Night (Gazell 2009; USA) Originally released very regionally (Greenwich Village only) in 1982 on Jack Hardy's Great Divide label, Where Were You Last Night is evidence that Frank Christian was an immense and fully formed talent long before the release of his fantastic (and first widely available) 1995 CD, From My Hands. For fans of the type of literate, bluesy folk made popular by Bob Dylan, Steve Gillette, Tim Hardin, Arlo Guthrie and Donovan, Where Were You Last Night is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. The songs here are chock full of delicately and carefully painted pictures of humanity's quieter moments. Dave Van Ronk's liner notes refer to Christian as an "urban romantic," and it's a good description. His songs are at once tough and exquisitely gentle, while his voice, though not particularly powerful, is always emotionally direct. The real treat here, though, is Christian's masterful guitar playing. As wonderful a songwriter as he is, his sensitive and complex, yet subtle acoustic guitar chops outshine everything else on the record. Whether weaving beautiful, jazzy, spider-like patterns in and out of the vocals on the title track, or playing a gorgeous and finger-twisting neoclassical composition like "Rondo: Rumor for a Roscian Romace," Christian should inspire most other folkies go back home and take some guitar lessons!
CD Sale $6

VIC DICKENSON With JOE NEWMAN/FRANK WESS/MILT HINTON et al//BESSIE SMITH - Trombone Cholly: Plays Bessie Smith (Gazell 1011; USA) Originally released very regionally (Greenwich Village only) in 1982 on Jack Hardy's Great Divide label, Where Were You Last Night is evidence that Frank Christian was an immense and fully formed talent long before the release of his fantastic (and first widely available) 1995 CD, From My Hands. For fans of the type of literate, bluesy folk made popular by Bob Dylan, Steve Gillette, Tim Hardin, Arlo Guthrie and Donovan, Where Were You Last Night is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. The songs here are chock full of delicately and carefully painted pictures of humanity's quieter moments. Dave Van Ronk's liner notes refer to Christian as an "urban romantic," and it's a good description. His songs are at once tough and exquisitely gentle, while his voice, though not particularly powerful, is always emotionally direct. The real treat here, though, is Christian's masterful guitar playing. As wonderful a songwriter as he is, his sensitive and complex, yet subtle acoustic guitar chops outshine everything else on the record. Whether weaving beautiful, jazzy, spider-like patterns in and out of the vocals on the title track, or playing a gorgeous and finger-twisting neoclassical composition like "Rondo: Rumor for a Roscian Romace," Christian should inspire most other folkies go back home and take some guitar lessons!
CD Sale $6

ROCKING DOPSIE And HIS CAJUN TWISTERS - Zy-De-Co-In' (Zydecoin') (Gazell 3003; USA) Rocking Dopsie accordion and vocals; August 'Fred' Charles tenor sax; Joseph Andrews drums; Chester Zeno rubboard; Manuel Harris or Major Handy guitar. Rocking Dopsie (pronounced Doopsie) was called the crowned prince of zydeco. Sam Charters produced his first album for the Sonet label in Sweden in 1976 and Sonet went to release five more before Dopsie's death in 1993. This disc was released in 1989 and was recorded at two studios in Louisiana. Most of the other discs were recorded live so this one sounds even better being recorded in a studio. The instrumentation features Rocking Dopsie on accordion & vocals plus tenor sax, guitar, bass, washboard and drums. The vibe and the groove are instantly infectious. This music blends r&b, blues, funk, rock and New Orleans gumbo flavors. It is succulent down to the last drop. - BLG   
CD -Sale $20

THE FUGS with ED SANDERS / TULI KUPFERBERG / et al] - Songs From A Portable Forest (Gazell 2003; USA) This compilation is a 'best of' highlighting recordings from the '80s reincarnation of the Fugs. Along for the ride are founding members Tuli Kupferberg and Ed Saunders. Although this disc doesn't contain any previously unissued material, there are a few tracks from Star Peace -- which is currently out-of-print on CD. Songs From A Portable Forrest also gathers key tracks from Refuse To Be Burnt-Out -- Live In The 1960s and No More Slavery. The '80s Fugs remained an amalgam of Dadaist beat poetry and reckless abandon garage rock with a message promoting all that is sensually pleasurable. Perhaps due to the sheer volume of new compositions Saunders added to the '80s cannon, Songs From A Portable Forrest is a bit heavier on his, rather than Kupferberg's contributions. That said however, two of Tuli's finest are included here. "If You Want To Be President" from Refuse To Be Burnt-Out as well as an adaptation of "Dover Beach from No More Slavery -- which was actually written by 19th Century Oxford poet Matthew Arnold. Kupferberg's bold touch can be heard in the unique arrangement that couples the poem with a traditional Jewish melody. Chief among Saunders compositions are works incorporating pivotal motifs during the initial revival of the Fugs name and spirit. "Keeping The Issues Alive" and "Refuse To Be Burnt-Out" -- the latter of which is an apt cenotaph to "those guys in the Fugs who have since died," according to Saunders. Speaking of the past, only a revamped "Nova Slum Goddess" is offered on this collection from the '60s Fugs repertoire. While Songs From A Portable Forrest is a good launch pad, enthusiasts keen on hearing more should also be aware of the 1995 live release The Real Woodstock Festival -- which also features guest appearances by "Country" Joe McDonald and Allen Ginsberg.
CD Sale $20

STAN GETZ QUARTET With JIM McNEELY/GEORGE MRAZ/VICTOR LEWIS - The Stockholm Concert (Gazell 1013; USA) Stan Getz and his 1983 quartet (which included pianist Jim McNeely, bassist George Mraz and drummer Victor Lewis) are in good form during this performance in Stockholm. With the exception of Alec Wilder's "The Baggage Room Blues" and Jobim's "O Grande Amor," the repertoire is typical for this period in Getz's career but the veteran tenor was able to come up fresh statements for such standards as "How Long Has This Been Going On'" "We'll Be Together Again," "I'll Remember April" and Billy Strayhorn's heartbreaking "Blood Count." If anything, Getz's tone became even more luscious through the years yet he never seemed to lose his fire. - Scott Yanow
CD Sale $20

ELLIKA HANSEN TRIO With ULLA VRETHAMMAR / HECTORBINGERT // EMI DICKINSON - Reverie: Sings Emily Dickinson (Gazell 1087; USA) Featuring Ellika Hanssen on vocals & piano, Ulla Vrethammar on cello and Hector Bingert on flute. Swedish vocalist and pianist Ellika Hansen was long inspired by the poetry of the great American poet Emily Dickinson, a reclusive figure who lived more than a hundred years ago. This project was an obvious labor of love and a rarity of putting Ms. Dickinson's words to music. Ms. Hansen has a lovely, delicate and expressive voice that I find to be completely enchanting. She reminds me at times of Laura Nyro or Rickie Lee Jones yet she is still distinctive in her own way. I hadn't read the poetry of Emily Dickinson since my college days (1972-76), but because of hearing this I want to go back and check it out again. The words and music seem to fit perfectly here. - BLG
CD Sale $20

NANCY HARROW With BOB BROOKMEYER/JIM McNEELY/JOHN BASILE/STEVE LaSPINA - Street Of Dreams (Gazell 2005; USA) Ms. Harrow is not your average jazz singer, besides a half dozen standards she chooses songs from Tom Waits, the Beatles, the Eagles, Bob Dylan and Jimmy Cliff. The ever forward-thinking Bob Brookmeyer helped with the arrangements as well as playing valve trombone and synthesizers. Ms. Harrow does have a jazz sensibility even when she sings songs from more rock-oriented songwriters while Brookmeyer adds bits of quirkiness with his synths. This album was produced by former Artist House label head John Snyder, who hasn one of the best set of ears for creative jazz music.
CD Sale $15

SCOTT JOPLIN//ANN CHARTERS - The Genius Of Scott Joplin: The First Recordings including Selections From 'Treemonisha' Opera (Gazell 6002/03; USA) Musician and author Ann Charters [she wrote the first biography of Jack Kerouac with his cooperation, among dozens of other books on many subjects] was the first pianist to record the classic ragtime of Scott Joplin in the style indicated by his printed scores, and in the years of research it took to gather and prepare the music for recording there was a determined effort to gather as much ragtime as possible.. "This classic 2 disc set features the historic first recordings Scott Joplin's music performed in the classic Ragtime style by Ann Charters in 1958, 1973 & 1974 and the first recordings of Scott Joplin's opera Treemonisha performed by Ted Puffer with the Utah State University Concert Chorale recorded in 1965. This most impressive collection compiles an important selection of late 19th/early 20th century composer Scott Joplin's music taken from four recording sessions made over two decades but held together by Ann Charters' serious study of Joplins' music. With some 38 songs, it will take some time to fully absorb all of the gems found in this collection but it well worth the time since Scott Joplin is most deserving of our investigation." - Bruce Lee Gallanter "Ann Charters recorded, beginning in 1958, what are the first recordings of Scott Joplin rags played in the style and tempo the composer intended, making Charters (for lack of a better description) the John Eliot Gardiner of ragtime piano. Her interpretations are the real deal, they breathe and swing and you hear the heart inside the playing. These recordings are spectacular in a very straightforward and quiet way. Ann brings to her interpretations the same authority she brings to her writing. This is wonderful, definitive playing. Get it, put it on you will seduce many ears, and including your own!" - Keith McCarthy
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OLIVER LAKE QUARTET With ANTHONY MICHAEL PETERSON / SANTI DEBRIANO/PHEEROAN AkLAFF - Virtual Reality (Total Escapism) (Gazell 4004; USA) Altoist Oliver Lake does some of his finest playing on this lesser-known quartet date. Lake displays his roots in Eric Dolphy on some selections (particularly "Fables for Faubus" and "The Prophet"), more in his tone than in the interval jumps. Other selections find him improvising in a more conservative chordal-based setting than usual but with his usual fire, unpredictability, and fearlessness. Guitarist Anthony Peterson is a perfect foil for Lake in this inside/outside music while bassist Santi Debriano and drummer Pheeroan akLaff provide stimulating support. Oliver Lake is heard throughout at the top of his game, making this both an easily recommended set for his fans and a perfect introduction to his dynamic music. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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LOUISIANA DANCE PARTY [V.A. With CLIFTON CHENIER/ROCKING DOPSIE/QUEEN IDA/AUSTIN PITRE/WAYNE TOUPS/DEWEY BALFA/ARDOIN BROTHERS] - Lou'siana Dance Party! (Gazell 3004; USA) Wow! This is a dynamite compilation of Cajun dance classics from a half dozen of N'Orleans best! I am currently playing this in my kitchen, cooking up some crawfish & gumbo and dancing around like the foolish middle-aged man that I am. And it sure feels good! - BLG
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PARIS REUNION BAND with WOODY SHAW / DIZZY REECE / SLIDE HAMPTON / JOHNNY GRIFFIN /NATHAN DAVIS / KENNY DREW / JIMMY WOODE - French Cooking (Gazell 1002; USA) Jazz journalist Mike Hennessey was responsible for putting together the Paris Reunion Band, a group of jazz all-stars who spent at least part of their careers based in Paris.Though the personnel changed somewhat after this initial recording, the Paris Reunion Band would continue to work off and on until 1989. Their debut album, French Cooking, was a studio date recorded in the summer of 1985, around the time of their first European tour. The band includes saxophonists Johnny Griffin and Nathan Davis, trumpeters Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece, trombonist Slide Hampton, pianist Kenny Drew, bassist Jimmy Woode, and drummer Billy Brooks. Most of the musicians made names for themselves while living in their U.S. homeland (except for Reece, a Jamaica native). Nathan Davis is probably the least familiar name in the front line, because he spent a long period in Paris (1962-1969) following his discharge from the U.S. Army, and eventually returned to his homeland to become a jazz educator. He is a triple threat on tenor and soprano saxes as well as flute. Each member of the brass and reed sections contributed a cooking original to the date, while the solos and ensemble work are consistently inspired. "The idea was to revisit the excitement and atmosphere of the '60s Jazz scene in Paris, and instead this band of veterans, ex-pats and budding Europeans recreated that scene in the moment, with all the heat and grandeur you'd wish for. Honest, you can't make this stuff up -- Johnny Griffin, Woody Shaw, Slide Hampton and Kenny Drew show the young 'uns how it's done." - Keith McCarthy
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PARIS REUNION BAND with WOODY SHAW / JOE HENDERSON / NAT ADDERLEY / NATHAN DAVIS / GRACHAN MONCUR III / KENNY DREW / JIMMY WOODE / IDRIS MUHAMMAD - For Klook (Gazell 1009 US ,USA) This is the second disc from the this all-star American octet recorded at Sonet Studios in Stockholm, Sweden in October of 1986. Only one year later than their other disc for Sonet/Gazell and the personnel has changed. This time the Paris Reunion Band features Woody Shaw & Nat Adderley on trumpets, Joe Henderson & Nathan davis on saxes, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Kenny Drew on piano, Jimmy Woode on bass and Idris Muhammad on drums. Four of the eight members contributed one song each with one song by their former trombonist Slide Hampton. Starting with the ever-popular "Work Song" by Nat Adderley, which has been covered time and again. Rather a live cutting session, this disc shows that these cats can still play inventive prowess. All the horns and piano take strong solos and thrue spirit of the music is well captured. - BLG
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ANTHONY MICHAEL PETERSON With MARK PETERSON / WILLIAM McCLELLAN - The Book Of Days (Gazell 4007; USA) Featuring Anthony Michael Peterson on electric & acoustic guitars, (Anthony's brother) Mark Peterson on bass and William McClellan on drums. This disc was released in 1993 and it is the debut disc from guitarist Anthony Michael Peterson who had moved to New York a few years earlier. Anthony had played with Ronald Shannon Jackson and Branford Marsalis and was then a member of Oliver Lake's current quartet. Considering that we haven't heard much about Mr. Peterson since his debut, it is an even more impressive endeavor. I just reviewed the Oliver Lake Quartet CD on Gazell ('Virtual Reality') which was released a year earlier and was blown away by this amazing under-recognized guitarist. The first track is actually titled "Oliver Lake" so I guess we know who inspired it. Mr. Peterson sounds a bit like Blood Ulmer playing those quick harmelodic lines on this piece. The title track is lazily laid back with a most impressive slow-burning solo from Peterson's guitar. "Goin' to the Festival" has a "St. Thomas"-like island groove and a festive spirit. Peterson is an astonishing guitarist on electric and acoustic guitar. Considering that he hasn't much else as a leader this disc remains an unclaimed treasure for those of you who can appreciate jazz guitar at it best. - BLG
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ERIC VON SCHMIDT With CHANCE BROWN / SAMUEL CHARTERS / PAUL GEREMIA / et al - Baby, Let Me Lay It On You (Gazell 2013; USA) Eric Von Schmidt, guitar and vocals with Chance Browne, guitar; Samuel Charters, tambourine and jug; and Paul Geremia, slide guitar. Moving to Cambridge, Mass in 1957, he was at the center of the 'coffee house scene' both as painter and performer. Von Schmidt shared his large repertory of traditional music, passing them along to new performers who were developing a more modern version of folk music. He influenced Tom Rush, with whom he revived and arranged the traditional song "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm?" about the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas. When he met Dylan, the two traded harmonica licks, drank red wine and played croquet. Dylan eagerly absorbed von Schmidt's voluminous knowledge of music, including folk, country and the blues. "I sang [Dylan] a bunch of songs, and, with that spongelike mind of his, he remembered almost all of them when he got back to New York," von Schmidt said in The Boston Globe. This 1995 album is the last record he ever recorded, and the only one he made in the last thirty years of his life, focusing instead on his career as a painter from 1977 onwards. An extraordinary last stand - it must be heard! "To me, this sounds like the real thing. Von Schmidt was part of the Cambridge folk scene way back when and still sounds wonderful on this disc from 1995. Schmidt wrote most of the songs on this disc except for a few by Rev. Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk and Leadbelly. Eric is backed by a small band of outlaws with harmony vocals, harmonica, cello, slide guitar and hand percussion. I dig Eric's liner notes which tell stories about each song. But most of all I dig all sixteen songs that he has chosen to do. An epic folk record anf they don't get much better than this." - BLG
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STEVE TAYLOR With MARILYN CRISPELL/BILLY ATWELL/SCOTT PETITO ED SANDERS/ALLEN GINSBERG/ZEENA PARKINS/RALPH CARNEY/KRAMER / et al - Who Pays The Piper? (Gazell 2014; USA) A folksy singer-songwriter album from the person who was a member of The Fugs at one time, using some stellar, and unlikely support. [NOT to confused with the Christian musician, or the musical-comedy composer - two OTHER Steve Taylors!] "Steve Taylor started out as an assistant Harry Smith, a longtime member of the Fugs as well as Allen Ginsberg's guitarist for many years. This is Mr. Taylor's one & only record as a leader and he has gathered a strange crew of collaborators. Who else has Marilyn Crispell, Ralph Carney, Zeena Parkins, Kramer, Ed Sanders and Stephan Ielpi (of the False Prophets) on this same disc?!? Strangely enough this disc is more of a laid back singer-songwriter sort of affair. Although Taylor has a more melodic voice he writes and chooses lyrics that make us consider the injustices of modern life. Taylor selectively utilizes the poetry of William Blake, John Keats, Allen Ginsberg and Tuli Kupferberg. At first I wasn't so sure about this but I must admit that is has been growing on me like a tasty fungus." - BLG
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UPTOWN [GINNY CARL EHRHARDT/ROBERT McBRIDE/AMY BRADY et al] - Uptown (Gazell 2010; USA) “Jazz vocal trio with band backing. Once, maybe twice in a person's time on this earth, fate sticks out its foot and causes you to stumble upon the find of a lifetime. For some, it may be monetary wealth. For others, it may be true romantic bliss with a star-crossed lover. For me, it was discovering Uptown's 1992 self-titled CD. From the ambitious cry of mimicry of "Exactly Like You" to the hopeful lament "We'll Be Together Again," this album delivers. The bold trio is fearless, dealing with subject matter that most early 90's vocal/jazz groups avoid at all costs -- demonic lunar phases ("Old Devil Moon"), daily struggles of the midwestern working class ("The Drycleaner from Des Moines"), and of course, natural sweetners ("Sugar"). And what's more? They make it FUN!!! Light-hearted, care-free, hands-in-the-air-as-you're-barrelling-down-a-roller-coaster-about-to-lose-your-lunch-but-loving-every-minute-of-it-anyway FUN! The true gem on this album, however, is track #7, "My Attorney Bernie." Aside from providing the listener with an infectious tune and lofty vocals, Uptown also provides priceless insight into the many benefits of investing in a high-priced lawyer. However, as the song indicates, you have to put all of your trust into your attorney -- sue when he says to sue, sign when he says to sign. Where do I sign? Right on the dotted line that says "Uptown is the greatest undiscovered talent of the twentieth century." So do the "King Porter Stomp" all the way to the check-out and buy this album. You'll not be disappointed. I LOVE vocal jazz, and this is album is just boatload fun. Plus, they cover a song co-written by the great Frankie Laine, who I also highly recommend you check out -- part cowboy, part crooner. Great great stuff.”
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DAVE VAN RONK - Going Back To Brooklyn (Gazell 2006; USA) "The role of singer/songwriter has never much appealed to me," writes Dave Van Ronk in the liner notes to this album, and it may seem like an odd remark for a performer who had a lot to do with promoting the careers of such singer/songwriters as Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. But what Van Ronk means is that he has never been much interested in taking on the role of singer/songwriter for himself. Although he is usually mentioned in sentences that include the names of Dylan, Mitchell, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, and other Greenwich Village folksingers of the 1960s, Van Ronk is primarily an interpretive singer with a repertoire of traditional folk-blues songs along with covers of the songs of his peers. Still, he has penned the odd song on occasion, and Going Back to Brooklyn is the first album he's made that is devoted entirely to his own compositions. (As it turned out, he would never make another one.) As might be expected, he did not sit down and pen a whole new batch of material; many of these songs are ones he wrote years and even decades previously, and some of them he has recorded before. (For example, "Zen Koans Gonna Rise Again" first appeared on No Dirty Names in 1966, and "Last Call" was on Songs for Aging Children in 1973.) And in several cases, these are not so much full-fledged songs as little novelty ditties (the a cappella "Tantric Mantra" and "The Whores of San Pedro" clock in at little over half a minute each, and the similarly unaccompanied antiwar harangue "Luang Prabang" runs 1:36) or guitar instrumentals ("Antelope Rag," "Left Bank Blues"). These are the kinds of pieces an itinerant musician might come up with while waiting for a gig to start, and Van Ronk indicates that that's just what happened in some cases. Even when he writes a well-developed original, he basically adapts one of his favorite folk-blues fingerpicking patterns to accompany a lyric idea, the most outlandish of which must be "Garden State Stomp," which is nothing more or less than a recitation of unusual town names in New Jersey. To the extent that his original lyrics are personally revealing, they speak of drinking and folksinging, sometimes in a touching way, notably "Gaslight Rag," a tribute to a Greenwich Village bar and its folksinging patrons, and "Last Call." Van Ronk uses his raspy, expressive voice, which contrasts with the sweetness of his guitar playing, to get across harsh, bitter feelings in such songs as the self-lacerating "Losers" and "Luang Prabang," but only at the end, in the heartbreaking "Another Time and Place," to expose love and regret. Going Back to Brooklyn is unique among Dave Van Ronk albums for the portrait it provides of the artist, even if on the surface it sounds like many of this other records. - William Ruhlmann
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DAVE VAN RONK - A Chrestomathy: Vol 1 & 2 (Gazell 2007/08; USA) Chrestomathy: noun; a collection of selected literary passages, often by one author and especially from a foreign language. "A selection of thirty songs from thirty years of Dave's recordings, with The Red Onion Jazz Band, The Hudson Dusters, The Ragtime Jug Stompers, Keith Ingham and quintet, Frankie Armstrong, and Christine Lavin, covering 1960-1991. This is indeed an excellent selection of songs, traditional, covers and a few originals. The covers include tasty versions of songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Scott Joplin and Brecht & Weill. What this disc made me realize is that Dave Van Ronk has reinvented himself time and again. Although he has a voice which some folks can't warm up to, his informed, diverse song selection and constantly changing accompaniment always adds certain surprise to what you might expect." - BLG
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JOE VENUTI With DICK HYMAN/BUCKY PIZZARRELLI/MAJOR HOLLEY/CLIFF LEEMAN - Sliding By (Gazell 1014; USA) Violinist Joe Venuti, 73 at the time of this recording and only a little more than a year away from his death, was in typically swinging form for this quintet set with Dick Hyman (who doubles on piano and organ), guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, bassist Major Holley and drummer Cliff Leeman. In addition to the six standards, there are four lesser-known Venuti compositions performed by this fine group. The music alternates between romantic ballads and stomps such as "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Clarinet Marmalade."
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