September 2011
Contents
Features
Reviews
Albums
- Sonny Rollins' Road Shows, Vol. 2
- Harlem-Kingston Express
Monty Alexander - Figments
Bill Anschell - How Long Has This Been Going On?
Barbara Carroll - Electric Moroccoland/So Below
Club D'Elf - The Mancy of Sound
Steve Coleman and Five Elements - Two Hick for the Room
Cow Bop - Operation Long Leash
The Dead Kenny Gs - The Age We Live In
John Escreet - Trio New York
Ellery Eskelin - Out of This World’s Distortions
Farmers by Nature - Circle of Three
David Friesen - Always Be Happy, But Stay Evil
Garage a Trois - In My Room
Larry Goldings - The Three Kings
The Jeff Golub Band - Source
Benny Green - Recombination
Taylor Haskins - Platinum
The Headhunters - Knives From Heaven
Knives From Heaven - Orange Was the Color
Kirk Knuffke & Jesse Stacken - Sunwatcher
Jeff Lederer - Beautiful as the Moon
Bobby Matos Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble - Angel Face
Alphonse Mouzon - Invades Vancouver!
One For All - Back in the Saddle Again
“Buck” Pizzarelli and the West Texas Tumbleweeds - Expulsion of the Triumphant Beast
David Rothenberg and Lewis Porter - Across the Way
Brad Shepik Quartet - Priorité
Liam Sillery - Bassoon Goes Latin Jazz
Daniel Smith - Karma
Tommy Smith - Jim Snidero Interface
- Traveler
Andy Snitzer - Double Demon
Starlicker - Flashpoint: NDR Jazz Workshop—April ’69
John Surman - If the Past Seems So Bright
Jeremy Udden's Plainville - Look to the Sky
Allan Vaché with the Central Florida Chamber Orchestra - Pure Imagination
Dave Valentin - Rruga
Colin Vallon Trio - Hear and Now
Lou Volpe - Recorded Live April 8, 2008: Koger Hall, University of South Carolina
Walt Weiskopf Quartet - Mort Weiss Meets Bill Cunliffe
Mort Weiss - State of Art
Ben Williams - Echo of Spring
Chuck Wilson - Legacy
Gerald Wilson Orchestra - Woods & Mays
Phil Woods & Bill Mays - Hi-Fly
Sachal Vasandani - Nice Girls
Erin Dickins - Time Together
Michael Franks - Love for Sale
James Tormé - Under a Painted Sky
Judy Wexler - Waking Dreams
Chris Dingman - Wednesday Night Live
Bryan Beller - Les Nuages en France
Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio - Mad Science
George Colligan - Sacred Chrome Orb
Joe Fiedler Trio - End of the Tunnel
David Gibson - Until the Sun Comes Up
Atsuko Hashimoto - Milo Songs
Anne Mette Iversen Quartet - Unified
Stan Killian - Community/Immunity
Curtis Macdonald - Contagious Words
John Vanore & Abstract Truth - Plays the Music of Rufus Wainwright
Vicious World - Surprise Trilogy
Chris West - Down East
Peter Zak - What’s It All About
Pat Metheny - The Key Is in the Window
Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder
Gearhead
Columns
Final Chorus
JT Notes
Departments
Before & After
Artist's Choice
- Artist's Choice: John Clayton on Ray Brown
- Artist's Choice: Ben Allison on Ornette Coleman
- Artist's Choice: David Liebman on John Coltrane
- Artist's Choice: Lenny White on Miles Davis
- Artist's Choice: Ann Hampton Callaway on Ella Fitzgerald
- Artist's Choice: Julian Lage on Modern Jazz Guitar
- Artist's Choice: Nels Cline on Jim Hall
- Artist's Choice: Gretchen Parlato on Herbie Hancock
- Artist's Choice: Sachal Vasandani on Jon Hendricks
- Artist's Choice: Nasheet Waits on Billy Higgins
- Artist's Choice: Jimmy Haslip on Jaco Pastorius
- Artist's Choice: Kenny Werner on Keith Jarrett
- Artist's Choice: Rene Marie on Protest Music
- Artist's Choice: Randy Brecker on Lee Morgan
- Artist's Choice: Chris Wood on Charles Mingus
- Artist's Choice: Jane Monheit on Ivan Lins
- Artist's Choice: Paul Wertico on Pioneers of Jazz/Rock
Overdue Ovation



























































































































































