WNUR Jazz Report, 4/29/96

NEW MUSIC COMMENTS

• An extremely welcome new reissue is John Zorn's The Classic Guide to Strategy, two albums of deliriously extremist non-idiomatic improvisations for solo saxophone (and clarinet, and duck calls...).
• The new CD by trumpeter Dave Douglas (known for his work with Masada and his own Tiny Bell Trio) has the unusual lineup of trumpet, drums, and three string players (violin, cello, bass). There are covers of Monk and Kirk as well as originals dedicated to Wayne Shorter, Mark Dresser, Steve Lacy, John Cage, John Zorn, and Woody Shaw, a list of names that indicates the breadth of Douglas's interests.
• Swiss/Italian percussionist Ivano Torre's new disc on Unit features the unusual combination of accordion, tuba, and baritone sax and reflects an interest in circus and march music as well as jazz.
• Revealing was James Ulmer's first album as a leader, originally released back in 1977. It features saxophonist George Adams.
• Into the Woods is a best-of compilation by altoist Phil Woods.

ADDS THIS WEEK

<New releases>

• Jeri Brown: Fresh Start (Justin Time)
• Dave Douglas: Five (Soul Note)
• Ahmad Jamal: The Essence, Part 1 (Verve)
• Dennis Luxion: Ennead (Premonition)
• Jon Mayer Trio@: Round Up the Usual Suspects (Pullen)
• Terrell Stafford@: Time to Let Go (Candid)
• Ivano Torre Quintetto: Urt' O Logique (Unit)

<New reissues>

• Grant Green@: Solid (Blue Note)
• Cal Tjader@: Sentimental Moods (Fantasy)
• Phil Woods: Into the Woods (Concord)
• John Zorn: The Classic Guide to Strategy (Tzadik)

<Not new, but new to WNUR>

• Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (Capitol)
• Billie Holiday: Complete Decca Recordings (GRP)
• James "Blood" Ulmer: Revealing (In + Out)
• various: Americans in Europe (Impulse!)

JAZZ SHOW TOP 25

* denotes reissue, @ denotes not real new.

1. World Saxophone Quartet: Four Now (Justin Time)
2. Guillermo Gregorio: Approximately (hat ART)
3. John Coltrane*: Complete Atlantic Recordings (Rhino)
4. Fred Anderson: Birdhouse (OkkaDisc)
5. Charles Papasoff: International Baritone Conspiracy (Victo)
6. Nil (Scholl/Erismann/Niggli/Frith/Koch/Kowald): Nil (Unit)
7. Mocktet: Periphery (Mocktet)
8. Jimmy Smith & Eddie Harris: All the Way Live (Milestone)
9. Cassandra Wilson: New Moon Daughter (Blue Note)
10. Bill Evans w/ Stan Getz@: But Beautiful (Milestone)
11. Mercer Ellington: Only God Can Make a Tree (Musicmasters)
12. Anthony Braxton & Derek Bailey*: First Duo Concert (London 1974) (Emanem)
13. Muhal Richard Abrams: Think All, Focus One (Black Saint)
14. Gerry Hemingway: Acoustic Solo Works 1983-94 (Random Acoustics)
15. Pino Minafra: Sudori (Victo)
16. Plunge: Falling With Grace (Accurate)
17. Project W: Project W (Apraxia)
18. Paul Rutherford & Paul Rogers: Rogues (Emanem)
19. Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet: Box (New World)
20. Charlie Haden Quartet West: Now is the Hour (Gitanes)
21. NRG Ensemble: This Is My House (Delmark)
22. Myth-Science: Love in Outer Space (Knitting Factory)
23. James Moody*: Return From Overbrook (Chess)
24. Pandelis Karayorgis & Eric Pakula@: Lines (Accurate)
25. European Chaos String Quintet: Linien (For 4 Ears)

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