WNUR Jazz Report, 8/11/96

GENERAL COMMENTS

• Seth Tisue will be away during the month of August. Jim Zanghi will be handling music director duties during this time. As always, you can reach us both at jazz-md@wnur.org
• Vandy Harris' live performance on WNUR has been postponed until later this month.

NEW MUSIC COMMENTS

• The two new Emanem releases are previously unissued recordings. A third release will be added next week.
• Steve Nelson-Raney's CD is solo saxophone improvisations.
• Joe Morris Ensemble consists of David S. Ware's old quartet: William Parker (b), Mathew Shipp (p), and Whit Dickey (d).
• William Parker's CD is the second of a 3 album "In Order to Survive" series. Highly recommended.
• D.D. Jackson's release is an eclectic mix of compositions some of which are fairly adventurous free improvisations.
• The Scatter (European) and DAME (Canadian) releases are two wildcards that defy genre, typical of these labels.
• Shaking Ray Levis will be in town at the Empty Bottle Aug. 21. Quite adventurous and unique free improvisation.
• The new batch of Rhino compilations are real nice.

ADDS THIS WEEK

<New releases>

• Marcus Printup: UnVeiled (Blue Note)
• Steve Nelson-Raney@: Summer 1994 (Cody)
• Dave McKenna & Joe Temperley: Sunbeam and Thundercloud (Concord)
• Jean Derome et les dangereux Zhoms: Navre (DAME)
• John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Tandem 1 (Emanem)
• Evan Parker & Paul Lytton: Two Octobers (1972-1975) (Emanem)
• Joe Morris Ensemble: Elsewhere (Homestead)
• William Parker In Order to Survive: Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy (Homestead)
• Shaking Ray Levis@: False Prophets or Dang Good Guessers (Incus)
• Mark Elf: The Eternal Triangle (Jen Bay)
• D.D. Jackson: Rhythm-Dance (Justin Time)
• Steve Beresford: Fish of the Week (Scatter)
• Famoudou Don Moye & Enoch Williamson: (AECO)

<New reissues>

• Eddie Jefferson: Things are Getting Better (Muse)
• various: Masters of Jazz v.1: Traditional Jazz... (Rhino)
• Jackie McClean: Tippin' The Scales (Blue Note)
• various: Swing-Dance v. 1 (Drive Archive)

<Not new, but new to WNUR>

• Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (RCA)
• Miles Davis: Miles Davis at Fillmore (Sony Japan)
• Evan Parker & John Stevens: Corner to Corner (Ogun)

JAZZ SHOW TOP 25

* denotes reissue, @ denotes not real new.

1. Sonny Stitt*: In Style (Muse)
2. Rodney Kendrick: Last Chance for Common Sense (Verve)
3. John Butcher: London and Cologne (Rastascan)
4. Nat King Cole Trio*: Hit That Jive, Jack (Decca)
5. various*: Masters of Jazz v. 2: Bebop's Greatest Hits (Rhino)
6. Ken Field: Subterranea (OO Discs)
7. John Hicks: Piece For My Peace (Landmark)
8. Famoudou Don Moye & Enoch Williams: Afrikan Song (AECO)
9. Vandy Harris: Pure Fire (Katumbi)
10. Andrea Parkins: Cast Iron Fact (Knitting Factory)
11. Philippe Micol: New York Interviews (Unit)
12. Christian Wolfarth: 3-3-2 (Percaso)
13. Crispell/Jormin/Strid@: Spring Tour (Alice)
14. Paquito D'Rivera: Portraits of Cuba (Chesky)
15. Wolfgang Fuchs: Bits & Pieces (FMP)
16. Ray Drummond: Vignettes (Arabesque)
17. various*: Dynamic Duos - Memorable Jazz (Drive Archive)
18. Michael Cochrane: Impressions (Landmark)
19. Errol Garner*: Now Playing: A Night at the Movies... (Telarc)
20. Dick Hyman: Swing Is Here (Reference)
21. Philippe Micol: Improvisationsstudien (Unit)
22. various*: Masters of Jazz v. 4: Big Bands... (Rhino)
23. Freddie Hubbard*: "Blue Spirits" (Blue Note)
24. Don Byron Quintet: No-Vibe Zone (Knitting Factory)
25. Rova: Ptow!! (Victo)

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