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24-Jul-08
Bob Szajner Triad II
Live at the Detroit Montreux Jazz Festival (Cadence)
Reviewed by Jay Deshpande

24-Jul-08
Joan Jeanrenaud
Strange Toys (Talking House Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

24-Jul-08
Milford Graves
Percussion Ensemble (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton

24-Jul-08
Mark Weinstein
Con Alma (Jazzheads Records)
Reviewed by Craig W. Hurst

23-Jul-08
Billy Fox
Kaidan Suite (Gozen Reiji Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

23-Jul-08
Eri Yamamoto
Duologue (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

23-Jul-08
Art Pepper
Art Pepper: Work of Art
Reviewed by Chris May

23-Jul-08
The Jeff Gauthier Goatette
House of Return (Cryptogramophone)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

23-Jul-08
Cosmologic
Eyes in the Back of My Head (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

23-Jul-08
Gregg Bendian
Research (Aggregate Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman

22-Jul-08
Ondrej Pivec
Overseason (Animal Music)
Reviewed by John Barron

22-Jul-08
Elephant9
DodoVoodoo (Rune Grammofon)
Reviewed by John Kelman

22-Jul-08
Soft Heap
Al Dente (Reel Recordings)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

22-Jul-08
David Benoit
Heroes (Peak Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

22-Jul-08
Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban
The Romanian-American Jazz Suite (Jazzaway)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

21-Jul-08
Scrapomatic
Sidewalk Caesars (Landslide Records)
Reviewed by Doug Collette

21-Jul-08
Margie Day
Dawn Of A New Day / Experience (Poker Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

21-Jul-08
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders: Crescent with Love
Reviewed by Chris May

21-Jul-08
One Shot
Dark Shot (Le Triton)
Reviewed by John Kelman

21-Jul-08
Alma Micic
The Hours (CTA Records)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

21-Jul-08
Chris Standring
Love and Paragraphs (Ultimate Vibe)
Reviewed by Jeff Winbush

21-Jul-08
Cyro Baptista
Banquet of the Spirits (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

20-Jul-08
Chris McGregor
Up To Earth (Fledg'ling Records)
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

20-Jul-08
Jeremy Pelt
November (MaxJazz)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

20-Jul-08
Anna Estrada
Sonando Vuelos (Self Published)
Reviewed by Edward Blanco

20-Jul-08
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington: New York New York, The Treasury Shows, Vol. 13 & A Tone Parallel to Harlem
Reviewed by George Kanzler

20-Jul-08
Barney Wilen and His Amazing Free Rock Band
Dear Prof. Leary (Promising Music/MPS)
Reviewed by John Kelman

20-Jul-08
Satoko Fujii
Satoko Fujii: Trace a River, Cloudy Then Sunny & Kuro (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

20-Jul-08
Bill Stewart
Incandescence (Pirouet Records)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

20-Jul-08
Multiple Artists
Piano Trios: Junior Mance, Steve Elmer, Don Friedman & Frank Hewitt
Reviewed by Tom Greenland

20-Jul-08
Multiple Artists
Effendi: Francois Richard & Alain Bedard (Effendi Records)
Reviewed by Martin Longley

20-Jul-08
Cassandra Wilson
Loverly (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Suzanne Lorge

20-Jul-08
Multiple Artists
Solo Piano: Kaori Osawa & Genevieve Foccroulle
Reviewed by Francis Lo Kee

19-Jul-08
John Tchicai and Cadentia Nova Danica
Afrodisiaca (Promising Music/MPS)
Reviewed by John Kelman

19-Jul-08
John Mayall
John Mayall: Live at The Marquee 1969 & The Masters (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
Reviewed by Doug Collette

19-Jul-08
Szilard Mezei Ensemble
Nad / Reed (Red Toucan Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

19-Jul-08
Renaud Garcia-Fons Trio
Arcoluz (Enja/Justin Time)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

19-Jul-08
Bryan Beninghove
Organ Trio (Self Published)
Reviewed by Edward Blanco

19-Jul-08
Jon Gordon
Within Worlds (ArtistShare)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

19-Jul-08
Ron McClure
Ron McClure: Wonderland, Always & Between or Beyond
Reviewed by Robert Iannapollo

19-Jul-08
Nobu Stowe
An Die Musik (Soul Note)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton

19-Jul-08
Multiple Artists
Steeplechase: Peter Zak & Tom Guarna (SteepleChase Records)
Reviewed by Ken Dryden

19-Jul-08
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
Tabligh (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

19-Jul-08
Multiple Artists
Guitar and Drums Duos: Derek Bailey/Tony Oxley, Mark O'Leary/Han Bennink, Mary Halvorson/Weasel Walter
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

19-Jul-08
Multiple Artists
Saxophone-Percussion Duos: Peter Brotzmann & Han Bennink, John Stevens & Trevor Watts, Joe McPhee & John Heward, Mika Kallio & Mikko Innanen
Reviewed by Ivana Ng

19-Jul-08
Sara Shoenbeck
Sara Shoenbeck: One Dance Alone & Ostinato And...
Reviewed by Matthew Miller

19-Jul-08
Jacob Anderskov
Jacob Anderskov: Newspeak; Ears to the Ground; Panta Rhei (Ilk Music)
Reviewed by Laurence Donohue-Greene

19-Jul-08
Multiple Artists
Poetry Jazz: N-Side, Barry Wallenstein & Kirpal Gordon
Reviewed by Fred Bouchard

19-Jul-08
Stephen Gauci
Stephen Gauci: Absolute, Absolutely and CIMP 360: Circle This (CIMP Records)
Reviewed by Jeff Stockton

18-Jul-08
Cy Touf / Sandy Mosse
Tickle Toe (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

18-Jul-08
Spontaneous Music Ensemble & Orchestra
Trio & Triangle (Emanem)
Reviewed by John Eyles

18-Jul-08
Guillaum de Chassy
Faraway So Close (Bee Jazz)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

18-Jul-08
Joel Harrison
The Wheel (Innova Recordings)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

18-Jul-08
Hiromi's Sonicbloom
Beyond Standards (Telarc Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

18-Jul-08
Charles Tolliver
Music Inc. (Strata East)
Reviewed by Marc Medwin

17-Jul-08
Paul Shapiro's Ribs and Brisket Revue
Essen (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

17-Jul-08
Alexandre Cunha
Batepapo 2 (Tok Musical)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

17-Jul-08
Herbie Hancock
Head Hunters (Columbia Records)
Reviewed by Aaron Basiliere

17-Jul-08
Norma Winstone
Distances (ECM Records)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

17-Jul-08
John Mellencamp
Life, Death, Love & Freedom (Hear Music)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

17-Jul-08
Samuel Blaser Quartet
7th Heaven (Between the Lines)
Reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

16-Jul-08
Frank Kimbrough
Air (Palmetto Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

16-Jul-08
Bud Shank
Bud Shank: The Original - The Pacific Jazz Years
Reviewed by Nic Jones

16-Jul-08
Mick Hucknall
Tribute To Bobby (Rhino Records)
Reviewed by Mike Perciaccante

16-Jul-08
Jasper van't Hof's Pork Pie
Transitory (Promising Music/MPS)
Reviewed by John Kelman

16-Jul-08
Random Access Large Ensemble
Existential Detective (Romhog Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

16-Jul-08
The Hilliard Ensemble
Thomas Tallis / Christopher Tye / John Sheppard: Audivi Vocem (ECM Records)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

16-Jul-08
Sam Newsome & Lucian Ban
The Romanian-American Jazz Suite (Jazzaway)
Reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

15-Jul-08
The Magic I.D.
Till My Breath Gives Out (Erstpop)
Reviewed by John Eyles

15-Jul-08
Harmonious Wail
Resist Temptation (Range Records)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

15-Jul-08
Kevin Brow
Koptor (Fresh Sound New Talent)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

15-Jul-08
Sebastien Paindestre Trio
Parcours (Self Published)
Reviewed by John Barron

15-Jul-08
John Patton
Soul Connection (Just A Memory)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

15-Jul-08
Diane Hoffman
My Little French Dancer (Self Published)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

14-Jul-08
Ben Wolfe
No Strangers Here (MaxJazz)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

14-Jul-08
Frantisek Uhlir/Darko Jurkovic/Jaromir Helesic
Maybe Later (Arta Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

14-Jul-08
Bill O'Connell
Triple Play (HighNote Records)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

14-Jul-08
Alexandra Caselli
Rough Edges (Moonjumpers)
Reviewed by Edward Blanco

14-Jul-08
Uri Caine
The Classical Variations (Winter & Winter)
Reviewed by Stuart Broomer

14-Jul-08
The Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet
Stompin' The Blues (Arbors Records)
Reviewed by Andrew Velez

13-Jul-08
Gaetano Partipilo
The Right Place (Emarcy/Universal)
Reviewed by Phil DiPietro

13-Jul-08
Piers Lawrence Quartet
Stolen Moments (JazzNet Media)
Reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

13-Jul-08
Saxophone Summit: Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, Ravi Coltrane
Seraphic Light (Telarc Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

13-Jul-08
Torben Waldorff
Afterburn (ArtistShare)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

13-Jul-08
Ed Reed
The Song Is You (Blue Shorts Records)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

13-Jul-08
Joel Harrison
The Wheel (Innova Recordings)
Reviewed by Donald Elfman

12-Jul-08
Mark Weinstein
Straight, No Chaser (Jazzheads Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

12-Jul-08
Sylvia Bennett
Songs From the Heart (Out of Sight Music)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

12-Jul-08
Alvin Queen
Jammin' Uptown (Just A Memory)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

12-Jul-08
Tim Hagans
Alone Together (Pirouet Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

12-Jul-08
Sal Mosca Quartet
You Go to My Head (Blue Jack Jazz)
Reviewed by Stuart Broomer

12-Jul-08
Rosa Passos
Romance (Telarc Records)
Reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

11-Jul-08
Steuart Liebig Tee-Tot Quartet
Always Outnumbered (pfMentum)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

11-Jul-08
Mike Moreno
Third Wish (Criss Cross)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

11-Jul-08
Fieldwork
Door (Pi Recordings)
Reviewed by Lyn Horton

11-Jul-08
Sunny Murray
Sunny Murray (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

11-Jul-08
Piers Lawrence Quartet
Stolen Moments (JazzNet Media)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

11-Jul-08
Eri Yamamoto
Duologue (AUM Fidelity Records)
Reviewed by Jeff Stockton

10-Jul-08
Grupo Fantasma
Sonidos Gold (Aire Sol Records)
Reviewed by James Taylor

10-Jul-08
Grace Kelly and Lee Konitz
GRACEfulLEE (PAZZ Productions, LLC)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

10-Jul-08
Don Cherry
Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966 Volume Two (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

10-Jul-08
Anna Maria Flechero
Within The Fourteenth Hour (Self Published)
Reviewed by Edward Blanco

10-Jul-08
Pam and Gary Windo
Avant Gardeners (Reel Recordings)
Reviewed by Donald Elfman

10-Jul-08
Warren Smith
Natural/Cultural Forces (Engine Studios)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

09-Jul-08
Walt Weiskopf
Day In Night Out (Criss Cross)
Reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

09-Jul-08
Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves
Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves: Roll With You (Q Division Records)
Reviewed by John Coltelli

09-Jul-08
Scott Fields
Bitter Love Songs (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

09-Jul-08
Totem>
Solar Forge (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

09-Jul-08
Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza (Heads Up International)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

09-Jul-08
Jostein Gulbrandsen
Twelve (Fresh Sound New Talent)
Reviewed by Elliott Simon

09-Jul-08
Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos
Filtros (Sunnyside Records)
Reviewed by Laurel Gross

08-Jul-08
Kali Z. Fasteau/ Kidd Jordan
Live at the Kerava Jazz Festival (Flying Note Records)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

08-Jul-08
Sebastien Paindestre Trio
Parcours (Self Published)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

08-Jul-08
Peter Beets
New Groove (Criss Cross)
Reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

08-Jul-08
Junk Box
Cloudy Then Sunny (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

08-Jul-08
Mike Longo Trio
Float Like A Butterfly (Consolidated Artists Productions)
Reviewed by Marcia Hillman

08-Jul-08
Various Artists
Cannon Re-Loaded: All-Star Celebration of Cannonball Adderley (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

07-Jul-08
Steve Cohn
Iro Iro (Red Toucan Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

07-Jul-08
Gary Versace
Outside In (Criss Cross)
Reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

07-Jul-08
Deepak Ram
Steps (Golden Horn Productions)
Reviewed by John Barron

07-Jul-08
Brandi Disterheft
Brandi Disterheft: Debut (Superfran Records)
Reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

07-Jul-08
Satoko Fujii Trio
Trace a River (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

07-Jul-08
Joe Henderson
Power to the People (Milestone)
Reviewed by Tom Greenland

06-Jul-08
Kirk Knuffke Quartet
Big Wig (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

06-Jul-08
Francois Corneloup
NExT (Hope Street)
Reviewed by Phil DiPietro

06-Jul-08
Barry Guy / Marilyn Crispell / Paul Lytton
Phases Of The Night (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

06-Jul-08
Danny Grissett
Encounters (Criss Cross)
Reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

06-Jul-08
Salongo
Salongo (DBCD)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

05-Jul-08
Wadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet
Tabligh (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

05-Jul-08
Humi
Dune (Moonjune Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

05-Jul-08
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Forked Tongue (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

05-Jul-08
Gerald Albright
Sax for Stax (Peak Records)
Reviewed by Woodrow Wilkins

05-Jul-08
Sumi Tonooka Trio
Long Ago Today (Artists Recording Collective)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

04-Jul-08
Grant Green
Grant Green: Idle Moments
Reviewed by Chris May

04-Jul-08
Gato Libre
Kuro (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

04-Jul-08
Cosmologic
Eyes in the Back of My Head (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

04-Jul-08
Conrad Herwig
A Jones for Bones Tones (Criss Cross)
Reviewed by C. Andrew Hovan

04-Jul-08
Taylor Eigsti
Let It Come To You (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Chris May

04-Jul-08
Ellis Marsalis
An Open Letter to Thelonious (ELM Music)
Reviewed by Michael P. Gladstone

03-Jul-08
Phil Minton
No Doughnuts in Hand (Emanem)
Reviewed by John Eyles

03-Jul-08
Orange
In the Midst of Chaos (De Stijl Records)
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

03-Jul-08
Mark O'Leary/Wayne Horvitz/Dylan Van Der Schyff
FLUX (FMR Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

03-Jul-08
Junk Box
Cloudy Then Sunny (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

03-Jul-08
Jack Nimitz and Friends . . .
Yesterday and Today (Fresh Sound Records)
Reviewed by Jack Bowers

02-Jul-08
Schlippenbach Trio
Gold Is Where You Find It (Intakt Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

02-Jul-08
Milton Nascimento & Belmondo
Milton Nascimento & Belmondo (B-Flat Recordings)
Reviewed by Chris May

02-Jul-08
Satoko Fujii
Cloudy Then Sunny (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

02-Jul-08
Angles
Every Woman is a Tree (Clean Feed Records)
Reviewed by Dean Christesen

02-Jul-08
Baron/Denzler/Guiionnet/Rives
Propagations (Potlatch Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

01-Jul-08
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders: Tauhid (Impulse!)
Reviewed by Chris May

01-Jul-08
Satoko Fujii
Trace A River (Libra Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman

01-Jul-08
Judy Wexler
Dreams & Shadows (Jazzed Media)
Reviewed by Jim Santella

01-Jul-08
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
Two Men with the Blues (Blue Note Records)
Reviewed by Chris May