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WNUR Jazz: January 1997 Top 50

Compiled by:
Seth Tisue, Jazz Music Director
jazz-md@wnur.org
(847) 491-7102
1920 Campus Dr., Evanston IL 60208

These are the top 50 releases month by month, based on actual tabulated airplay by our 20-odd jazz DJ's.
* denotes reissue, @ denotes not real new.
  1. Sam Rivers: Concept (Rivbea)
  2. Gerry Hemingway Quintet: Perfect World (Random Acoustics)
  3. Dexter Gordon*: Plays the Blues (Prestige)
  4. John Carter & Bobby Bradford: Tandem 2 (Emanem)
  5. Agasul Orchester: No Turning Back (Unit)
  6. Northwoods Improvisers: Spinning (Arc)
  7. Erik Friedlander@: The Watchman (Tzadik)
  8. Coleman Hawkins*: Plays the Blues (Prestige)
  9. David S. Ware Quartet: Godspelized (DIW)
  10. Masada: Zayin (Seven) (DIW)
  11. Ornette Coleman*: Body Meta (Harmolodic)
  12. Mario Schiano: Social Security (Victo)
  13. Kirk Lightsey Trio: Goodbye Mr. Evans (Evidence)
  14. Ornette Coleman@: The Belgrade Concert (Jazz Door)
  15. Myra Melford: The Same River, Twice (Gramavision)
  16. Matthew Shipp Duo: With Roscoe Mitchell (2.13.61)
  17. Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls: Rebel Roots (Naim)
  18. Lennie Tristano & Warne Marsh*: Intuition (Capitol)
  19. Roger Smith: Unexpected Turns (Emanem)
  20. Sonny Rollins*: Silver City (2 CD's) (Milestone)
  21. James P. Johnson*: The Original James P. Johnson, 1942-1945 (Smithsonian Folkways)
  22. Bobby Previte: Too Close to the Pole (Enja)
  23. Don Byron: Bug Music (Nonesuch)
  24. Ivo Perelman: Cama de Terra (Homestead)
  25. Lennie Tristano*: Manhattan Studio (Jazz Records)
  26. Evan Parker & Sainkho Namtchylak: Mars Song (Victo)
  27. Wes Montgomery: Encores Vol. 2: Blue'n'Boogie (Milestone)
  28. Vinny Golia Large Ensemble@: Tutto Contare (9 Winds)
  29. Brian Gephart & Bob Long Quartet: Water Logic (no label)
  30. Betsuni Nanmo Klezmer: Waltz (Nani)
  31. Joe Henderson: Big Band (Verve)
  32. Joe Locke Quartet: Inner Space (SteepleChase)
  33. Paul Bley Trio: Modern Chant (MusicMasters)
  34. Robert Dick & Mari Kimura: Irrefragable Dreams (Random Acoustics)
  35. Mingus Big Band: Live in Time (2 CD's) (Dreyfus)
  36. John Patton Quintet: This One's for Ja (DIW)
  37. Dodo Marmarosa*: Up in Dodo's Room (Jazz Classics)
  38. Gustafsson/Guy/Lovens: Mouth Eating Trees and Related Activities (OkkaDisk)
  39. Fredrick Lonberg-Holm: Personal Scratch (Eighth Day)
  40. Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers: Lausanne 1960, 2nd Set (TCB)
  41. Up There Trio: Push It (BVHaast)
  42. Rich Corpolongo: Just Found Joy (Delmark)
  43. Leandre/Houle/Graewe: Live at Banlieues Bleues (Red Toucan)
  44. Bob Moses: Devotion (Soul Note)
  45. Vandermark Five: Single Piece Flow (Atavistic)
  46. Quincy Jones: Q Live in Paris Circa 1960 (Qwest)
  47. Ken Schaphorst: Over the Rainbow (Accurate)
  48. Stevens/Duval Quintet: Elements (Leo)
  49. Ella Fitzgerald*: Sings the Blues (Prestige)
  50. Joe Lovano: Celebrating Sinatra (Blue Note)