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WNUR Jazz: May 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. Fred Anderson: Fred Anderson/DKV Trio (OkkaDisk)
  2. Ned Rothenberg@: Power Lines (New World)
  3. Hersch/Moore/Hemingway: Thirteen Ways (GM)
  4. John Coltrane*: Blue Train (Blue Note)
  5. Irene Schweizer: Many and One Direction (Intakt)
  6. Anthony Braxton & Georg Graewe: Duo (Amsterdam) 1991 (OkkaDisk)
  7. Matthew Shipp "String" Trio: By the Law of Music (hat ART)
  8. John Patton*: Accent on the Blues (Blue Note)
  9. Chicago Underground Orchestra: Playground (no label)
  10. Sun Ra & his Intergalaxtic Arkestra: Stardust From Tomorrow (2 CD's) (Leo)
  11. Dave Douglas Tiny Bell Trio: Live in Europe (Arabesque)
  12. Julian Priester & Sam Rivers: Hints on Light and Shadow (Postcards)
  13. Charlie Parker*: Yardbird Suite (2 CD's) (Rhino)
  14. Fred Van Hove & Ivo Vander Borght@: Lust (WIMprotwee)
  15. Philip Gelb: Purple Wind (Ryokan)
  16. Muhal Richard Abrams@: One Line, Two Views (New World)
  17. Doc Cheatham & Nicholas Payton: Doc Cheatham & Nicolas Payton (Verve)
  18. Hamiet Bluiett*: Im/possible to Keep (2 CD's) (India Navigation)
  19. Earl Hines*: At Home (Delmark)
  20. Eddie Harris Quartet: Freedom Jazz Dance (MusicMasters)
  21. Carlos Garnett: Fuego En Mi Alma (HighNote)
  22. various*: Critics' Pick Sampler Vol. 1 (Black Saint/Soul Note)
  23. Oliver Lake: Matador of 1st and 1st (Passin' Thru)
  24. Assif Tsahar: Shekhina (Eremite)
  25. Pharoah Sanders*: Pharoah (India Navigation)
  26. Werner Dafeldecker & Uli Fussenegger@: Bogengaenge (Durian)
  27. DKV Trio: DKV Live (OkkaDisk)
  28. Hamid Drake & Mats Gustafsson: For Don Cherry (OkkaDisk)
  29. Parker/Guy/Lytton & Marilyn Crispell: Natives and Aliens (Leo)
  30. Elias Haslanger: For the Moment (Heart)
  31. Lou Grassi Saxtet: Quick Wits (CJR)
  32. Gregg Bendian: Gregg Bendian's Interzone (Eremite)
  33. Niels-Henning Orsted-Peterson Trio: Friends Forever (Milestone)
  34. Georg Graewe: Gedaechtnisspueren: 7 Klavierstuecke (Music & Arts)
  35. Steve Lacy: Bye-Ya (Free Lance)
  36. Cecil McBee: Unspoken (Palmetto)
  37. ROVA: John Coltrane's Ascension (Black Saint)
  38. Enrico Pieranunzi Trio: Seaward (Soul Note)
  39. Tatsu Aoki: Live at Blue Rider Theatre (IEL)
  40. Benny Carter: New York Nights (MusicMasters)
  41. Lewis/Brown/etc.: Clear Blue (Darwin Gross)
  42. Charlie Hunter Quartet: Natty Dread (Blue Note)
  43. David Schumacher: Every Corner (Amosaya)
  44. Italian Instabile Orchestra@: Skies of Europe (ECM)
  45. Muhal Richard Abrams & Marty Ehrlich: The Open Air Meeting (New World)
  46. Barrage Double Trio@: Utility Hitter (Quinnah)
  47. Tatsu Aoki: Eigen (IEL)
  48. Lauren Newton & Joelle Leandre: 18 Colors (Leo)
  49. John Schott: In These Great Times (Tzadik)
  50. San: Song (Nor-CD)