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CIMP 335 Adam Lane (bass) Trio feat. Vinny Golia (soprano & tenor saxes) and Vijay Anderson (drums)
Music Degree Zero

• Here is the mate to CIMP 325 and—lest there be any—all doubts will be squelched by the power and strength of this trio. The accolades were universal in their comments on the excitement and power this trio generated on the session's first release. This is its complement and is in every way equal to the first volume. Hot and intense, this is a Jazz power trio. Recorded Feb. 24&25, 2005.
  • Spin with this EARth - Free - Without Being - Running Upsidedown - Dance - Birthday Song - To Avenue X

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CIMP 334 Ernie Krivda (tenor saxophone) 5tet with Bob Fraser (guitar) Dominick Farinacci(trumpet) Jeff Halsey (bass) Carmen Intorre (drums)
Stellar Sax

• One of the most distinctive and uncompromised stylists in Jazz, this new release from the quintet offers up four extended explorations including some new Krivda compositions, plus a fascinating solo invention off "Stella By Starlight." Sharing the front-line as he has on four other Krivda releases is Dominick Farinacci (trumpet) while Bob Fraser (g) and Carmen Intorre (d) also return. And Jeff Halsey's big bass finally reunites with Krivda after a long association that began in 1985. Recorded June 15 & 16, 2005.
  • Alcara li Fusi - Adagio - For Jacqueline - The Autumn Carnivale - Starlight Musing

CIMP 333 Bobby Few (piano) Avram Fefer (soprano & tenor saxophones) 4tet with Hilliard Greene (bass) Newman Taylor Baker (drums)
Sanctuary

• Messrs. Few and Fefer have been collaborating since the mid 1990's but this is the first time they have recorded in Quartet and the results are strong. As Avram Fefer writes, "…a great couple days… a great piano… stimulating company." Bobby Few has been on the scene since his Ayler days of the 1960's and he represents some of the best of the classic Free period. Avram Fefer began to make a name for himself among musicians in the 1990's; he represents the rich future of this music. Here is a finished work for the discriminate and mature listener. Recorded May 7, 2005.
  • Far to Few - Sanctuary - for Frank (Lowe) - Club Foot - Boobree - City Life

CIMP 332 William Gagliardi (alto, soprano, & tenor saxophones) 5tet with John Carlson (trumpet, pocket trumpet) 5tet with Ken Wessel (guitar) Dave Hofstra (bass) Lou Grassi (drums)
Memories of Tomorrow

• This is the third recording of Bill Gagliardi's (AKA Billy Gags) quintet, a group that has now managed to stay together since 2000. What has made this possible is that every member of the group wants to play together and is equally inspired both by one another and Bill's Gagliardi's music. Hear why people continue to say "How come I've never heard of this guy? His music is wonderful." Recorded May 26 & 27, 2005.
  • Coup d’é-tat follies - Let’s Play - Memories of Tomorrow - Cosmic Monster - The Key to the Gates - The Question Unanswered

CIMP 331 Byard Lancaster (Afro flute, alto, soprano, & tenor saxophones, voice, bells, whistles) 4tet with Ed Crockett (bass) Bert Harris (bass) Harold E. Smith (drums, conch, didjeridoo)
Pam Africa

• Inspired by the African family (of Philadelphia), Pam Africa offers up one of Byard Lancaster's more realized, powerful, and rewarding recordings. A mixture of standards and originals, the ten cuts bring together the musical grouping of two basses and percussion. This captures Byard at the top of his abilities and represents one-half of a very special time. Recorded April 11, 2005.
  • Pam Africa - Softly As In a Morning Sunrise - Capetown - I’m an Old Cowhand - Blue Train - Magic Zone - Mr. P.C. - A Tropical Satellite - Bye Bye Blackbird - Justified Sacrifice

CIMP 330: Prince Lasha (clarinet, flute, alto & soprano saxophones, piccolo) & Odean Pope (tenor saxophone) Trio with Tyrone Brown (bass) - Craig McIver (drums)
The Mystery of Prince Lasha

• Prince Lasha returns to the recording scene. Fifty years ago, the Texas sax man and schoolmate of Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, and Charlie Moffett was part of the original cast of new music improvisers. Here he's in the company of Odean Pope and his trio—a formidable group by themselves. As the Producer's Notes encourage, "Enjoy the music and the adjustments it might bring." Recorded April 5, 2005
  • Coleman Captain Hornblower - Many, many, many, many Miles Away - Selmer - Dinka man Warrior - Eric Dolphy - John the Gospel - Prince Lasha - Book of John - Divine message

CIMP 329: Chris Kelsey (soprano saxophone) Trio with Francois Grillot (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Wishing You Were Here

• Kelsey is back after a couple years' hiatus and he hasn't lost any of his power, intensity, or considerable compositional skills. He remains one of the most distinct and intense soprano sax men around. Listen and evaluate for yourself. Recorded March 23 & 24, 2005
  • Jam Session - Sea Cricket - Truculent - Misquotate - Spright - Unoriginally Titled - Pop, Grunt, Squeal - Postcard

CIMP 328: Trio-X: Joe McPhee (tenor sax, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Jay Rose (drums)
Moods: Playing with the Elements

• Trio-X is one of the premier improvising groups in the world. Quick to hit the sweet spot and take it from there. Their recordings are never without honesty and purpose. This is their seventh recording and the joy and challenge just gets better and better. Recorded Oct. 20 & 21, 2004.
  
  • Sienna Sun - Wegatchie Run - Burning Wood - Dedicated to You, Joe - Stella by Starlight - In Evidence - Lonely Woman - Short Eyes - Legacy (Celebrating Bill Dixon’s October Revolution of 1964) - Voices - A Valentine in the Fog of War

CIMP 327: Jay Rosen (drums)
Songs for Samuel

• When is a drum solo release more than just listening to a solo drummer? When it's a release by Jay Rosen. Inspired by the recent death of his father, this 12-part suite is both heartfelt and hip. Jay's been working toward this for about a decade. He's made a believer out of us and now he'll make a believer out of you. Fun for the whole family. Or, go for your own private pleasure. Recorded March 21, 2005
  • Songs for Samuel Parts 1 - 12

CIMP 326: Stephen Gauci (tenor saxophone) Trio - Todd Nicholson (bass) - Jeremy Carlstedt (drums)
First, Keep Quiet

• Already heralded as a new and exciting voice, tenor saxist Stephen Gauci is front and center with compositions, concepts, and executions that, if nothing else, are clearly not the same old same old. There are lots of "new" names out there - this is one worth hearing. You have our word. Recorded March 3 & 4, 2005
  • First Keep Quiet - Neither Free Nor Bound - Otolarynology - What’s New - Better Wake Up Now - From The First, Not A Thing Is - Mighty Jerem-I - This - Emptiness - The Reaper - Thy Daily Grinder

CIMP 325 Adam Lane (bass) Trio feat. Vinny Golia (soprano & tenor saxes) and Vijay Anderson (drums)
Zero Degree Music

• Adam Lane has quickly established himself as a musician of depth and quality through a small but exceptional group of recordings. And here is another outstanding effort. This is not just a trio: it is three well integrated artists playing music that will satisfy the most demanding listeners. And for fans of Vinny Golia, this is arguably some of his most dynamic sax playing on record. Recorded February 24 & 25, 2005.
  • To Avenue X - Spin with the EARth - In our time - Intonations for Being - Clouds - The Genius of El Segundo (for Lynn Johnston) - Dance - Relaxing with Vinny

CIMP 324 Avram Fefer (tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute) - Michael Bisio (bass) duo
Painting Breath, Stoking Fire

• Avram Fefer constructed this 12-part suite and the duet offers up a full canvas of music as it pushes and keeps everything inventive & musical and the listener's interest & attention. A small group but full listening. Recorded January 18, 2005.
  • Suite for 2005: Ancestral Voices - BC Reverie / Inner Child - Love (Keepin' on) / Rio Largo y Sinuoso - Miss Understood / Glide / Rumblings (ear to the ground) / Happy Go Lucky - City Life / Tipping Point - Love (Keepin' on)

CIMP 323 Michael Bisio (bass) Quartet - Avram Fefer (alto, sop, & tenor saxes, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute) - Stephen Gauci (tenor sax) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Connections

• Michael Bisio, the highly respected Pacific West Coast bassist/composer, put together these compositions specifically for this reed and rhythm quartet. Wonderful music which contains the composition "Basic Deconstruction"?a piece that captures an event we believe is unique in recording history. That's a teaser to get you to listen. That aside, this music stands on its own. Recorded January 17 & 18, 2005.
  • Blue State - Basic Deconstruction - History of a Mystery - Swa Swu Swi - Zephyr - Drum Thing - Sometimes I Feel - Zephyr

CIMP 322 Khan Jamal (vibes) Quintet - Byard Lancaster (alto sax) - Grachan Moncur III (trombone, voice) - Dylan Taylor (bass) - Dwight James (drums)
Black Awareness

• Khan Jamal's outings are always clearly drawn and conceptualized. Here the distinct vibest brings along long-time associates to share in the fun and fascination of the music's exposition. An unexpected event comes on the last track ("Sonny's Back) when Grachan Moncur offers up an ad-libbed vocal. Another distinctly Jamalian outing. Recorded January 10 & 11, 2005.
  • One Comes First - Riff Raff - Believe - Black Awareness - Nubian Queen - Bloom - Sonny's Back Pt. 1 & Pt. 2

CIMP 321 David Taylor (bass tbn) - Steve Swell (tbn) Quintet with Billy Bang (violin) - Tomas Ulrich (cel) - Ken Filiano (bass)
Not Just....

• Gad. Two trombones and strings! But when the trombones are Dave Taylor and Steve Swell and the strings are Bang, Ulrich, and Filiano, you know this is going to be fun. A five-sided circle that is everything you'd expect from this meeting of fertile musical minds. Over 270 cumulative years in the making, its listening pleasures should last easily that long. Recorded January 5 & 6, 2005.
  • ETA-Now - SOFAR channel - String Theory - 3 Moon Skies Are Not Rare/ Interplanetary Stroll Time - NOT JUST - Down Home - Vamps Dance - Lament - Hoppy Daze is Here Again

CIMP 320 Trio-X: Joe McPhee (tenor sax) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
The Sugar Hill Suite

• The latest from Trio-X has as its centerpiece "The Sugar Hill Suite," an exceptionally beautifully-structured 16-minute improv that is a stunning example of Trio-X's skills and the genius of the genre. Recorded October 19, 2004.
  • For Agusta Savage - Triple Play (For Jillian, Grace, & Dominic) - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Drop Me Off in Harlem - The Sugar Hill Suite (For Samuel Rosen) - Little Sunflower - Monk’s Waltz - Goin’ Home

CIMP 319 John Gunther (bass clarinet, soprano & tenor sax) Trio with Leo Huppert (bass), Jay Rosen (drums)
In This World

• This trio has been the core for John Gunther's previous four CIMP discs. For this date they return to the original trio root of 1997 and boldly address eight Gunther originals including the hippest cowboy type tune (that's also it's title) to come off the range in many a moon. Tucked in among the always memorable Gunther compositions is one by Monk ("Ruby My Dear"). Recorded October 13, 2004.
  • Sneaky Blues - Another Stroll - Marksman - Ruby My Dear - Get the Low Down - Cowboy Type Tune - Waltz for Paige - In This World - Anthem for Hope

• There may be better known guitarists but none of them get to the heart of an improvisation better than Ken Wessel. A sideman on other CIMP sessions, we've been waiting for him to stand up and do his own date. The anticipation is justified as you'll hear on this mostly original music which also includes "I Remember You" and "Softly As In a Morning Sunrise." Recorded September 9 & 10, 2004.
  • I Remember You - Jawboning - Behind the Mirror - Softly as in a Morning Sunrise - Sunset - Collectivity - Diminutive Innuendos.

CIMP 317 Marc Pompe (vcl) with Curt Warren (guitar) - Nick Tountas (bass) Rusty Jones (drums)
Lost in the Stars

• Marc Pompe is a Jazz singer. At 68 years this is only his third release and it's on CIMP, so you know he must be the real thing. Backed by a trio equal to his hipness, he makes memorable Pompe interpretations of 14 Jazz standards and 1 original. Hip, tender, and poignant: another original voice. Recorded August 30 & 31, 2004.
  • Lucky to Be Me - You’re My Thrill - I Didn’t Know About You - Footprints - Estate - Corner Pocket - New York State of Mind - The Wine of May - Dança del Sol - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me - Well You Needn’t - The Night Has a Thousand Eyes - Rumplestiltskin - Hi-Fly - Lost in the Stars.

CIMP 316 Burton Greene (piano) & Roy Campbell (trumpets) Quartet with Adam Lane (bass), Lou Grassi (drums)
Isms Out

• Playing the music of Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Ali Akbar Khan, and its own originals, the Burton Greene-Roy Campbell 4tet goes pretty straight ahead but without compromise as four strong instrumental voices document their music following an East Coast tour. The expressions and themes are exceptional. It's been almost two decades since Burton recorded in quartet and over 30 years since he recorded with trumpet. This is Roy's first recording with Burton. Recorded June 29, 2004.
  • Booker’s Lament - Careful - Carnival of Mother Kali - Brother Yusef - Burty’s Boudoir Bump...Bop - Angels of Sirius - Epilogue.

CIMP 315 Gebhard Ullmann (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet) - Steve Swell (trombone) Quartet with Hilliard Greene (bass) - Barry Altschul (drums)
Desert Songs & Other Landscapes

• Gebhard Ullmann, whose formidable European reputation has yet to find its match in North America, joins with Steve Swell - one of the most inventive, active, and touring trombonists on the creative improvised music scene - for a program that reflects the travels (and travails?) of their lives. And with Barry Altschul and Hill Greene handling the rhythm, you know there's no featherbedding on this road trip. Recorded June 22 & 23, 2004.
• Box Set - Flutist With Hat And Shoe - Seven 9-8 - Camel's Gait/Desert Sands Part 1 - Under The Other - Desert... Bleue... East.

CIMP 314 Mary Anne Driscoll (piano) & Paul Murphy (drums)
Inside Out

• This musical partnership goes back over 30 years and it shows. This is a remarkably precise and explosive post Bop duo. These 16 tracks explore a number of themes, colors, and passions. It invites close-listening scrutiny as the more you listen the more you will be impressed. Recorded at Gilbert Recital Hall, Canton, NY, June 15, 2004.
  • Point of Reference - High Street - The Footbridge - Elene - Cymbalism - Thea - Out There - Byron’s Tune - Sonny - New Way - Off the Top - Inside Out - Quick Study - Another Way - Fair Trade - Epilogue.

CIMP 313 Lou Grassi (drums, percussion) Quartet with Rob Brown (alto saxophone) Ken Filiano (bass) - Herb Robertson (trumpet, pocket trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn)
Avanti Galoppi

• Lou Grassi knows how to pick 'em and mix 'em. Here he renews his associations with 3 of the most powerful music personalities on the scene, but united for the first time in the recorded spotlight. Seven cuts especially composed and prepared for the occasion. Everyone has a feature and there's plenty of style and form to study and enjoy. Recorded June 8, 2004.
  • Underground Elevation - Avanti Galoppi - Dancing Shadows - Lake George - Ballad of 9/11 - Squatting Women - Willie B.

CIMP 312 Marco Eneidi (alto saxophone) - Lisle Ellis (bass) - Peter Valsamis (drums)
American Roadwork

• Here's a power trio in approach and imagination. Eleven originals join the Blues classic, "Baby, Please Don't Go." Edgy music at its best. Recorded May 17 & 18, 2004.
  • Baby, Please Don’t Go - Dreamt Up Blues #6 Pt.2 - News Blues - Contractual Obligation Blues - Shock and Awe Shucks - Dreamt Up Blues #3 - American Roadwork - Dreamt Up Blues #6 Pt.1 - Dreamt Up Blues #5 - Nine - Vienna Blues - Short & Clean.

CIMP 311 John O’Gallagher (alto & soprano saxophones) - Masa Kamaguchi (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Rules of Invisibility Vol.2

• The follow-up to the critically acclaimed "Rules of Invisibility Vol.1." John O'Gallagher, is a thinking man's saxist. This was a highly productive and creative time in The Spirit Room during which lightning literally struck, and it's all captured on this volume of 9 constructions and deconstructions. Recorded February 3 & 4, 2004.
  • Bouncin’ Billie (take 1) - Later, Bird - Don’t Move - Borneo - Olo’s - Together - Post Adriatic Sea - Premonition - Bouncin’ Billie (take 2).

CIMP 310
Scott Rosenberg (tenor sax) - Todd Margasak (cornet) - Kyle Hernandez (bass) - Tim Daisy (drums)
Blood

• This quartet debuted in 1999 (Cadence Jazz Records 1135) and this second recording updates its intricate and unpredictable music. Here is a classic pianoless quartet that can evoke a sense of Ornette & Don Cherry with a slight essence of Chet in the mix. But the 9 non-traditional compositions give these musical talents plenty of space to exercise their own post Bop personalities. Recorded May 10 & 11, 2004.
  • TDY - Califa - ADSTDR - OHS II - A1 - JTY - RRMTRRM - DRR - HMNQR

CIMP 309
Chris Kelsey (soprano saxophone) - Steve Swell (trombone) - Francois Grillot (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Renewel

• Chris Kelsey is back and he's lost none of his passion nor intensity and continues to be one of the strongest and most original soprano sax voices on the scene. Here's a chance for listeners to hear now what critics will still be raving about in 15 years. Tough stuff. Recorded April 7, 2004.
  • A Romp in the Dark - Charlie Parker's Last Will and Testament - Reason Excluded - Enough / No Tell - E and Me.

CIMP 308
James Finn (tenor saxophone) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Warren Smith (drums)
Faith in a Seed

• James Finn is no young lion, but this is just his second recording. His first (Cadence Jazz Records 1170) met with strong critical acclaim often mixed with the skepticism of "Is this a fluke?" Well, CIMP now has recorded him and there's no chance of foolin' in the mix. This will only confirm that the power and flow of ideas from the dynamic tenor man is no fluke. Prepare to deal with Mr. Finn and this master rhythm section as he builds musical moments. Recorded March 16 & 17, 2004.
  • Faith in a Seed - Struggling to See the Sun - Willing Through Darkness - A Weathered Spirit Resolute - All the Love Shining On - Bright Leaves Yellow and Green - With a Pocket Full of Sundrops - Walking With Angels.

CIMP 307
David Taylor (trombone, bass trombone, voice) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Morning Moon

• Dave Taylor returns once more to surprise, amuse, and inspire the listener. This is a surprise ball of creative muse and broad range of musical delights to savor. Well utilized musical minds, treat yourself to this concert. Recorded March 11 & 12, 2004.
  • Morning Moon (Elohai N'Shomo) - Tammuz - Exercitium Bassorum Cum Rhythmo - Night Shades - Mazooma - Kislev - Kislev (Nuch a Mul) - Very Old Dance - Bred in Bithynia - Suite dans l'esprit de ce qu'il avait avant: Un Parcours Capricieux / Un Prelude Sportif / Bruler - Oh Lord, Please Don't Let Them Drop that Atomic Bomb on Me.

CIMP 306
Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre (tenor saxophone) - Adam Lane (bass) - Jesse Dulman (tuba) - Ravish Momin (drums)
Paths to Glory

• Kalaparush & The Light have, over the past 3 years, put forth one of the most distinct group sounds of the new millennium. After 3 recordings solidifying that group sound, they join forces with the soulful power of Adam Lane's bass. This was such a success there was discussion about incorporating the bassist into the group whole. What a novel way to grow a group. Who knows? At this rate, 15 years from now it could be Kalaparush & The Light Big Band. If so, it all started here. Recorded March 4 & 5, 2004.
  • Dream Of... - Dance - Date - Suite for My Mother - Five #2 - Five #1 - Let Us All Relax - Confirmation.

CIMP 305 Patrick Brennan: Sonic Openings Under Pressure (Steve Swell, tbn; Hilliard Greene, b; Newman Taylor Baker, d)
The Drum is Honor Enough

• Listening to Patrick Brennan's music is a bit like looking at a bowl that has been shattered and reassembled but whose fit isn't quite right?you know what it is when looking at it, but it requires some reassessment to take it all in. Extensive Artist and Producer Notes may take you one listen just to get through, another listen to digest, but by the third listen the joy and genius of this concert should be evident. A valuable addition to this veteran's slight but growing discography. Recorded February 17 & 18, 2004.
  • hot red - shadow doin' - rough hue - drums not bombs - permeations gumvindaboloo (section 1) - permeations gumvindaboloo (section 2) - permeations gumvindaboloo (section 3) - permeations gumvindaboloo (section 4).

CIMP 304 John O'Gallagher (alto & soprano saxes) - Masa Kamaguchi (b) - Jay Rosen (d)
Rules of Invisibility Vol.1

• Flowing music circuitously arrived at with almost a minimalist coloring marks the listening experience of this nowhere-to-hide trio. The music here brings up to date a deconstructive tradition pioneered by the likes of Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh 50 years ago. Free associative, fluid, and hip. Recorded February 3, 2004.
  • Invisibility - Leakey's Bag - It's Very Deep - Folksong - Titans Stride - Point Time - I Love You Two - You Ain't All That.

CIMP 303 Odean Pope (tenor sax) Quartet - Carl Grubbs (alto sax) - Tyrone Brown (b) - Craig McIver (d)
Two Dreams

• Odean Pope is a master, arguably one of a handful of great tenor saxists on the scene today. Always up for the challenge, there is nothing casual or throwawy on a Pope/CIMP encounter and this one is no exception. Hard, thoughtful, and clearly defined, this is classic Bop of the post Bop era. Recorded January 22, 2004.
  • Turn Me Loose - The Foliage - Quick - Two Dreams - Seed of the Land - Fifth House - AnDar - Lines for Four.

CIMP 302 Ernie Krivda (tenor sax) - Dominick Farinacci (tpt) - Bob Fraser (g) - Kurt Kotheimer (b) - Carmen Intorre (d)
Plays Ernie Krivda Vol. 2

• Volume 2 of Krivda Plays Krivda - still one of the most identifiable tenor stylists in Jazz. If after all these years you don't know Ernie's music?get to it. This is a fine place to start. Recorded July 24 & 25, 2003.
  • Beauchamp Ride - Irv's at Midnight - Three Legged Dance - Dele - Passage - A Winter's Waltz.

CIMP 301 Jimmy Halperin (soprano & tenor saxophones) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Jay Rosen
Joy & Gravitas

• Jimmy Halperin has made very few records over the past 30 years and, while new, this sounds like nothing he's done before. Here it gets physical with some of the Jazz liturgy turning it every which way. If you're a fan of tunes like "Tunisia," "Don't Explain," "'Round Midnight," etc., but tired of hearing them, this release will refresh in its new and unafraid perspective. Recorded January 14 & 15, 2004.
  • Night in Tunisia - Witch Hunt - Voyage - Love for Sale - My Funny Valentine - Plazma - Don't Explain (take 1) - Naima - Don't Explain (take 2) - Spanish Castle Magic - 'Round Midnight.

CIMP 300 Harris Eisenstadt (drums) Quintet with Andy Laster (clarinet, baritone saxophone) - Roy Campbell (trumpet, pocket trumpet, flugelhorn) - Paul Smoker (trumpet) - Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet)
Jalolu

• Perhaps this material might be thought of as composition: improvised composition or structured instant composition. The leader mapped out this session for close to a year before its formal execution, and the results are both quirky and comfortable. Recorded Oct. 27 & 28, 2003
  • Boogie On Lenjeno - Seruba (take 2) - Mwindo - Go (for Adam Rudolph) - Jumpin In (for Eric Dolphy) - Seruba (take 1) - Ahimsa (Non-Violence) #2 - Jumpin In (for Eric Dolphy) (take 2)

CIMP 299 Devorah Day (vocals) & Dominic Duval (bass)
Standard

• Here is a starkly original Jazz singer, a true Jazz singer who will grab you with her originality and hold you with her unpredictability. With just Dominic Duval's bass accompaniment, there's nowhere to hide over the program of 9 standards and 2 originals. And with talent like this, there is no need to hide. Recorded Oct. 20 & 21, 2003.
  • Tenderly - Them There Eyes - Being Green - Good Morning Heartache - Just One of Those Things - Yesterday - Four Dees - Dindi - Come Closer - When Sunny Gets Blue - Ain’t Misbehavin’

CIMP 298 Jazz Composers Alliance Orchestra. Hiroaki Honshuku (flute) - Jim Hobbs (alto sax) - Jeremy Udden (alto sax) - Phil Scarff (tenor & soprano sax) - Hans Indigo (bari sax) - Mike Peipman (trumpet) - Keiichi Hashimoto (trumpet) - Jim Mosher (French horn) - Bob Pilkington (trombone) - David Harris (trombone, composer/conductor) - Jim Gray (tuba) - Richie Barshay (drums) - Winnie Dahlgren (vibes) - Soo-Jung Kae (piano) - Takaaki Masuko (percussion) - Rick McLaughlin (bass) - Norm Zocher (guitar) - Laura Andel (composer/conductor) - Darrell Katz (composer/cond., dir. of Jazz Composers Alliance) - Ken Schaphorst (composer/conductor) - Warren Senders (composer/conductor)
Celebration of the Spirit

• Here is an incredible combination: a big band full of exciting soloists playing the compositions of 5 composers recorded in real stereo, the CIMP way - with clarity, space and accurate dynamics. Everything about this recording will excite. You'll have to hear it to believe it. Recorded at The Tsai Performance Center at Boston University, Boston, MA October 5, 2003.
  • How to Say Goodbye - Elegies and Recollections: In Memory of Dorothy Carter, 1935-2003 - Ice Time - Toscar - Industrial Hearts - Nodes - Th-Outward

CIMP 297 William Gagliardi (tenor & soprano saxophones) Quintet with John Carlson (trumpet) - Ken Wessel (guitar) - Dave Hofstra (bass) - Lou Grassi - (drums)
Hear and Now

• People still marvel at Bill Gagliardi's talent and why they've never heard of him for his first 50 years. Well, here is part 2 of CIMP 291 to give them more to marvel at. Recorded July 7 & 8, 2003.
  • Soul ain’t got no bones - Forgettaboutit - Surfin’ the Tigrus - Where is Trane - They is You - Wu Wei Baby - Exaltation

CIMP 296 Paul Dunmall (soprano & tenor saxophones, Border bagpipes) - Paul Rogers (A.I.L. bass) - Kevin Norton (drums)
Go Forth Duck

• Volume 2 of this great trio. CIMP 289 gave you the first part of this encounter and here is the second part. A breath-taking encounter. Recorded May 20, 2003.
  • Go Forth Duck - Come Back Weirdness Day - I Am Not a Van (Ofocals)

CIMP 295 Mark Dresser (bass) - Ray Anderson (trombone)
Nine Songs Together

• Here’s a fun combination that produces so much from so little. Thirteen tracks that, as the Producer’s Notes point out “is really a set of assured inventions, deftly handled and masterfully performed. Humor, joy,hipness?” Recorded September 25 & 26, 2003.
  • One Plate - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free - Ekoneni - Taps for Jackie - Slipinstyle - The Five Outer Planets: Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune - Pluto - The Feast of Love - Insistent - I’m Confessin’ That I Love You

CIMP 294 Odean Pope (tenor saxophone) - Khan Jamal (vibraphone) - Arthur Harper (bass) - Allen Nelson (drums)
Nothing Is Wrong

• It shouldn’t be hard for Odean Pope and Khan Jamal to make distinctive music as they are both distinctive voices. Here they are joined by 2 other Philadelphia-based veterans and a sum total of about 160 years of experience for a program of originals that should tell you that nothing is wrong but more importantly everything is right. Recorded August 13 & 14, 2003.
  • Almost Like Me Part II - Nothing is Wrong - Three - The Spirit Room (take 3) - The Magnificent One - The Rhythm Thang - Voice - The Spirit Room (take 1)

CIMP 293 Ernie Krivda (tenor saxophone) - Dominick Farinacci (trumpet) - Bob Fraser (guitar) - Kurt Kotheimer (bass) - Carmen Intorre (drums)
Plays Ernie Krivda

• Ernie Krivda, one of the most distinctive saxophone stylists, plays Ernie Krivda, one of the most distinctive Jazz composers. Ernie Krivda is the complete artist and is an instantly recognizable stylist. If after 30 years on the scene you still have not tasted his treats, this is a good place to begin. Recorded July 24 & 25, 2003.
  • Blue Hokum - Passage - The Jerry Turn - Beauty Passing - The Bebop Interlude - Panhandle Hook

CIMP 292 Steve Swell (trombone) - Will Connell (alto sax, flute, bass clarinet) - Roy Campbell (trumpet, flute) - Charles Burnham (violin) - Francois Grillot (bass) - Kevin Norton (percussion)
Suite for Players, Listeners and other Dreamer

• Over the 8 years Steve Swell has been recording for CIMP, he has produced a little less than a dozen projects, all of them distinct and purposeful. This latest effort may be his most ambitious to date, a large scale work that retains the intimacy and personality of a smaller work with the power and impact of the larger concept. A solid statement from a trombonist now considered to be a major talent on the post Bop, creative improvised music scene. Recorded July 16 & 17, 2003.
  • Prelude to a Prelude - Groove Merchants of Redwood - Outside Inn - Calling All Travelers- Wildflowers Grow Along This Highway Too - Sailing Home - Giving Thanks Once Again - Validation

CIMP 291 William Gagliardi (tenor saxophone, thumbpiano) - John Carlson (trumpet) - Ken Wessel (guitar) - Dave Hofstra (bass) - Lou Grassi (drums)
NHLAHLA

• Saxman/composer Gagliardi waited over 50 years to make his first recording (CIMP 242), a date which was met with critical acclaim and a sense of “Where has this artist been hiding?” Now he reunited the quartet and adds trumpeter John Carlson for another quirky and dynamic concert of 7 new Gagliardi compositions. Recorded July 7 & 8, 2003.
  • Nhlahla - Henderson - The Loneliest Monk - Glitches in the Sky - Walking the Bar - Hearthstone Conference - The Oracle of Pat Riot

CIMP 290 Charles Eubanks (piano)
Birds of Baghdad

• This is Charles’ follow-up to his award-nominated first solo recording (CIMP 250). Over the 9 tracks here, Charles explores only 3 standards (Trinkle Tinkle/ Dig/ Cup Bearers) mixed in with his soulfully probing original narratives. Recorded June 24, 2003, Canton, NY.
  • Landscape (take 3) - Making Overtures (My Motives/ Pensiveness/ Solace) - Trinkle Tinkle - Dig - How Deep is the Ocean - Cup Bearers (Dedicated to Tommy Flanagan) - Birds of Baghdad - Roadmap to Swing - Landscape (take 4)

CIMP 289 Paul Dunmall (soprano & tenor saxes) - Paul Rogers (A.I.L. bass) - Kevin Norton (drums, vibes)
Rylickolum: For Your Pleasure

• This trio (all masters of spontaneous improvisation) is a case of strength on strength. It’s about development, listening, communication, and content. And it’s all here on 3 extended originals that will hold the listeners and reward their listening. Recorded May 19, 2003, Rossie, NY.
  • Rylickolum - Villaka - Indokeluka

CIMP 288 Tom Abbs (bass, tuba) - Brian Settles (tenor sax, flute) - Okkyung Lee (cello) - Chad Taylor (drums, vibes)
Conscription

• Form and finesse are what this music exposed. Tom Abbs is becoming a force in the NYC area, but his talents are on a world scale. As this recording demonstrates, even at the beginning of a career, Tom Abbs is producing distinctive music. Recorded April 21 & 22, 2003, Rossie, NY.
  • Redundant Triangulation - Diametric Escalation - Conscription - Turbulence - Dichotomy - Hypertension - Anti-torpidity - Reconciled Dissolution

CIMP 287 Luther Thomas (alto sax) - Ethan Mann - (guitar) - Brian Smith (bass) - Cliff Barbaro (drums)
Leave It to Luther

• The distinct energized sound of Luther Thomas is all over the 9 cuts on this CD which includes "Groovin' High," "Body & Soul," and "'Round Midnight." Unexpected is the presence of Ethan Mann’s hip and complementary guitar work. Like Luther, this music is irrepressible. Recorded April 15, 2003, Rossie, NY.
  • Leave It To Luther - Belona - Tatjana - Body and Soul - Groovin' High - Luther's Theme - Nova Zembla - Up South - 'Round Midnight

CIMP 286 Avram Fefer (tenor & soprano saxes, clarinet, bass clarinet) - Ken Filiano (bass) - Tomas Ulrich (cello) - Jay Rosen (drums)
Shades of the Muse

• A strong player, a discriminating musician and a talented composer, this is just one of a handful of releases Avram Fefer has committed to lead during the run of his career. Here he is in the exhilarating company of the power strings of Ken Filiano and Tomas Ulrich, arguably two of the boldest improvising string players on the scene. Holding it all down is Jay Rosen, the remarkably instinctive and sensitive drummer. Recorded April 7 & 8, 2003, Rossie, NY.
  • Shepp in Wolves' Clothing - Love Crept In (Again) - Gates of Baghdad - Oblique Departures - Brother Ibrahim - BC Reverie - Sacred Passage (for Syma)

CIMP 285 Steve Swell’s (trombone) New York BrassWood Trio (AKA Poets of the Now) with Tom Abbs (bass/tuba) and Geoff Mann (drums/cornet)
Still in Movement

• Steve Swell calls this his New York BrassWood Trio; we’re not sure why. What the trio offers is a chance for Steve to offer up some of his compositional delights along with the technical and improvising pleasures of this hip little trio. Another distinctive Steve Swell-led recording. Recorded March 10 & 11, 2003.
  • Moon Gem - Twilight in the Wilderness (for Frederic Church) - Walking the Ashcroft - Dance of the Stratonauts - Zoron - Raura - Nimbus Suite - Transitory Nature of Shapes Colors and Other Real and Unreal Experience - Sky Poem.

CIMP 284 FAB: Joe Fonda (bass), Barry Altschul (drums), Billy Bang (violin)
Transforming the Space

• FAB: the acronym for Fonda-Altschul-Bang is just that. Joe Fonda writes this is “one of the most enjoyable recording sessions I have done.” The spirits were in the house and CIMP captured it all; we even left in a bit of good-natured banter among the trio. A fun fest by FAB. Recorded February 17 & 18, 2003.
  • Be Out S’cool - The Softness of Light - For Papa Jo, Klook & Philly Too - Tales from Da Bronx - Song for My Mother - Coligno Battatta.

CIMP 283 Trio-X: Joe McPhee (alto & tenor saxes), Dominic Duval (bass), Jay Rosen (drums)
Journey

• Every Trio-X recording is different and an occasion for anticipation as to where these 3 creative forces will journey. Their 5th release, this is only the second in studio. And when the studio is the acclaimed Spirit Room, you know you’re going to hear the richness of the instruments and the subtleties of dynamic interplay at its best. A goody from a group acclaimed by one critic as the more dynamic combo in creative improvised music today. Recorded February 6 & 7, 2003.
  • Episode 1. That Was/This Is - Episode 2. Journey - Episode 3. Jaywalkin’ - Episode 4. Blue Moves - Episode 5. Autograph - Episode 6. Everything In Nothing Flat - Episode 7. For Charles Moffett - Episode 8. Rossie 2 Step - Episode 9. Albert’s Alto - Episode 10. Amazing Grace.

CIMP 282 Andrew Lamb (tenor sax, mismaar) Trio with Tom Abbs (bass, tuba) - Andrei Strobert (drums)
The Pilgrimage

• Andrew Lamb has one of the more nontraditional approaches to this music. Perhaps it’s the influence of Kalaparush, one of his teachers. Born in 1958, this is just Andrew’s second release, and it’s a finely measured set: 10 originals that will engage the rhythms of both your mind and body. Discover this fine saxman on this meaty outing. Recorded January 20 & 21, 2003.
  • Ludicrous Ridiculous - The Adventures of a Trained Brush - The Pilgrimage - Voices of the Voiceless- Contractions - Mask of the Black Lamb - Circus Avenue - I Dream of a Love Son - Harvest of Sorts - Transition A1.

CIMP 281 Adam Lane (bass) & John Tchicai (bass clarinet, tenor sax)
DOS

• Here is a chance to hear the talents of Adam Lane and John Tchicai up close. Warm, inventive, and personal, the 10 original tracks will transport you with their imaginative and fun excursions. Many people feel Mr. Tchicai is playing with renewed vigor and fire these past couple of years. This should confirm that belief. Recorded October 2 & 3, 2002.
  • To Avenue X - Free - Birthday Song - Cycles - Even the Stars Were Sad (Elegy for Karl with K) - For Kowald - Olingo - Goro Tokimune - Peace - John and Johnny Riding the Clouds Over Big Sur.

CIMP 280 Kevin Norton (drums, vibes) Quartet w/ Roy Campbell (trumpet, flugelhorn) - Tomas Ulrich (cello) - Hill Greene (bass)
The Dream Catcher (for Wilber Morris)

• Four master improvisers meet to pay tribute to Wilber Morris on a set of exceptional originals by Kevin Norton and Wilber Morris. Mellow and lyrical/hard-blowing and lyrical, this is a heart-felt and musically memorable set of music for brass, strings, and percussion. A date with real definition. Recorded January 6 & 7, 2003, The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY.
  • Translator - The Dream Catcher - Confluence - Resolved - The Archer - Night Light - That Story About FREEDOM! - Conversion Factor - Paradigm Shift - P.C.O.P. - Melancholy

CIMP 279 Dylan Taylor (bass, cello) - Kelly Meashey (voice)
Songs of Living

• Hey, if you don't like vocal dates 'cause they die after just one listening, then check this out - it's incredible! And if you like vocals but not avant, this will challenge you, yet is still very accessible. Included with the standards/non-originals are 2 Dylan Taylor compositions so poignant and personal that one almost feels as though they are an intruder just by listening. If you matter-of-factly discount vocalists, give this one a try - it should make you re-evaluate your comfort (or is that your discomfort?) zone. Recorded October 30 & 31, 2002, The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY.
  • Straighten Up and Fly Right - Willow Weep for Me - Valerie - Simple Gifts/Ode to Joy - Blue Monk - Joy Spring - Losing You - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - White Rabbit - Mood Indigo - Doodlin' - Freedom Jazz Dance

CIMP 278 John Tchicai (tenor sax, bass clarinet) - Pierre Dorge (guitar) - Lou Grassi (drums)
Hope is Bright Green Up North

• When John Tchicai was the featured guest on Lou Grassi's Po Band recording (CIMP 262), they had such a good time that John decided this would be a good combination to pair up with his long-time associate Pierre Dorge. Dorge is best known (and justifiably so) for leading the New Jungle Orchestra. Here you get a good listen to the instrumentalists in a small group setting. One would expect John and Pierre to debut their own compositions, but the big surprise is that this recording marks Lou's compositional debut. Let's hear it for the drummer. Recorded October 1 & 2, 2002, The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY.
  • Farewell Wilber - Biciclo - Loop for Susan R. - 3 + 2 - Ballad of 9/11 - News from Lou - Sumolle - Time to Stretch - Claira to Claremont

CIMP 277 Lucian Ban (piano) & Alex Harding (baritone sax) Quintet w/ Erik Torrente (alto sax) - Chris Dahlgren (bass) - Damion Reid (drums)
Premonition

• This is a follow-up to Lucian and Alex's soulful duo outing (CIMP 274). Here the focus is on Lucian's fine compositions and the interplay between the horns and rhythm. Fresh faces and fresh music from the Bop/post Bop world. Recorded August 9, 2002, Gilbert Recital Hall, Canton, NY.
  • Harmology - Serenade for Andrew - At Last - Premonition - Mutiny - Chakra - Collision Theory

CIMP 276 Elliott Levin (tenor sax, curved soprano, flute) - Marshall Allen (alto sax, clarinet) - Tyrone Hill (trombone) Quintet w/ Howard Cooper (bass) - Ed Watkins (d)
Opportunities & Advantages

• Check out that front line. Levin: one of the most robust tenor stylists around. Allen: the legendary sax man whose short-circuited improvisations are too infrequently featured in small combos. Hill: an inventive lyrical trombonist with a distinct sound. Put them together with longtime buddies Cooper and Watkins and you have simpatico and a fun date. Real music, warm and challenging. Philadelphia Pride indeed! Recorded September 24 & 25, 2002, The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY.
  • March on Cumberland St. (take 2) - To See You Again - See Minor Run - Trio Number One - Space Station - Gruff - High Society Hill Street Blues - On in Onondaga - Tone - Day of Blowing - March on Cumberland Street (take 1)

CIMP 275 Frank Lowe (sax) Quartet with Dominic Duval (bass), Michael Carvin (drums), Bern Nix (guitar)
Lowedown & Blue

• This is Frank Lowe's fourth CIMP session and we think this one captures the tender soul of this tenor stylist. Recorded just days before Frank had to have lung surgery, this concert finds him ironically more robust than usual. But, in essence, it is a quintessential Lowe concert: full of the compositional and playing quirks which mark his best work. A real stylist with giving, unselfish support from a great rhythm grouping. Recorded September 16, 2002.
• Dewey's Tune - Who Does She Hope To Be - Four or Less - Lowe-down & Blue - Riff Raff - Waiting in Sorrow - Crazy - Little Rock's Lament - Zoomtipski - Cherryco - Thabo - Candu

CIMP 274 Lucian Ban (p) & Alex Harding (bari sax) Duo
Somethin' Holy

• Those who have Alex's first trio recording (CIMP 246) will notice that he plays, in part, the music of Lucian Ban. Now composer/pianist and baritone saxman come together in duo. The ambience of this date is reflective of Wilber Morris, whose spirit is referenced and imbues this session with a moving, soulful profile. It's a low-down uplifting concert, and beautifully expressive. Recorded August 8, 2002.
  • Invocation for Wilber - Drifting - Somethin' Holy - Resonance - Time for Trane/Night on Earth - African Blutopia - African Flower

CIMP 273 Carl Grubbs (sax) Quartet with Odean Pope (sax), Chris Sullivan (b), Newman Taylor Baker (drums)
Stepping Around the Giant

• The liner notes tell the whole story about this date. Suffice it to say, those who have been waiting 30 years to hear the promise of Carl Grubbs to be met will have to look no further than this emotionally charged session. And if you're an Odean Pope fan, this is cause for a double amen. This was a very special occasion for all involved and it translates to the listener. Recorded July 30 & 31, 2002.
  • Stepping Around the Giant - Betty Jo and David - Sax Talk II - July - Sax Talk - Kai's Mood - Four - Two Fellas

CIMP 272 Ursel Schlicht (p) - Steve Swell (tbn) Quartet with Tom Abbs (bass/tuba), Geoff Mann (drums/trumpet)
Poets of the Now

• For Schlicht and Swell, this is a follow-up to their very exciting Sound Quest recording on Cadence Jazz Records. Here the group moves more into composed structures with Ms. Schlicht, in particular, showing a softer side. But make no mistakes - this is post-Bop creative improvised music, and yet another fresh look at Steve Swell whose growing reputation is finally catching up to his talents. Form, variety, and passion combine here for meaty listening. Recorded July 18, 2002.
  • Poets of the Now - 12/2 - Han Bennink - Bluesy - Barbara Ellen - Ursel Surveying the Scene - Orbicularis Oris

CIMP 271 David Wertman (bass) - Charlie Kohlhase (sax) - Lou Grassi (drums)
NorthCountry Pie

• Kohlhase and Grassi are familiar names to improvised listeners, but bassist David Wertman has been off the creative improvised recording scene since the 1980s. And there are enough bass features that you'll see he's a talent with more than journeyman abilities. Fresh music from fresh personalities, accessible but still demanding. Recorded June 17 & 18, 2002.
  • Sky - Straight Talk - Pig Pie - Wise One - Sweet Pie - Morning Improv - Grace - R&D #2 - Mysteries of Bird Migration

• This trio date is a follow-up to Alex's "FreeFlow" recording (CIMP 246), but here the emphasis is on standards, opening with Alex's "Invocation" to the spirit of fellow Motowner and bari player, Pepper Adams. It's a Jazz date all the way: the power of Alex Harding's baritone sax in the company of the celebrated rhythm team of Duval & Rosen. Recorded June 6 & 7, 2002.
  • Invocation - Bolivia - Dolphin Dance - Goodbye Porkpie Hat - Julian - Eternal Triangle - Lament - You Don't Know What Love Is - Jitterbug Waltz - Alex's Goodbye

• Dave Taylor is a legend among trombonists. The King of the Bass Trombone, he's been on hundreds of commercial recordings. What many don't realize is that Dave's creative improvised impulses are mighty but largely untapped. Here he shows that his technique can go head to head with his imagination and everyone benefits. This tour de force ends with a wonderful take on "Home On the Range." Recorded May 9 & 10, 2002.
• Double Tear - I'm Not Cool, Too! - Leisured Enfilade - Tri-Tiered Timbred Tribute To a Muse - To Amuse(Ette) - Psyamba - To Rahsaan - Portrait Take One: Do You Have Stigmata From Your Alma Mater - Portrait Take Two: Within - You're Not Cool! - Very Distant Voices - Whirligig - Hurdly-Gertie (Musette) - Om On De Range

• This date is essentially a "brother's" narrative of growing up in America from the pre- WWII years. It's a story funny, funky, and poignant, and delivered with improvised surroundings which suggest some parallels to the collaboration between Charles Mingus and Jean Shephard on "The Clown." A good tale, well told with outstanding improvisations. Recorded April 23 & 24, 2002.
  • Darby Hicks Overture - The Bronx - "Don't get your feet wet" - Hitchin' on a trolley car - 1940-1949 Painful "Hip" Recollections - 1950-1969 "Hip" Wyandanch Recollections - I am the Lord - 1970-1989 Rhythmic "Hip" Recollections - 1990-The Millennium: Soulful Hip Recollections - Now I know there'd be an enemy among us... - Duke Ellington wrote a song... - So to close... - Darby Hicks Finale

• Khan reunites with a group of old friends and colleagues on this remarkable session of composition and energy. Khan Jamal is one of the most distinctive voices in creative music in both sound and compositional substance. This is his first recording in 5 years and only his second in 13. He's careful and deliberate about his music but presents for the listener finished, fully-formed, and wonderfully listenable adventures in music. This concert offers music accessible to a broad range of tastes but remains always uncompromising in its delivery and statement. Recorded March 18 & 19, 2002.
  • Odean - Just Us - Principle - Balafon Dance - Summertime - African Rhythm Tongues - nobody know de trouble I see - One for Hamp

CIMP 266 Matt Lavelle (trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet, bass clarinet) Quartet with Ras Moshe (tenor saxophone), Francois Grillot (bass), and Lou Grassi (drums)

Handling the Moment

• This release presents the Matt Lavelle Quartet. A touch of avant, of Ra, of funk and Blues, this group defines its own self with a set of 8 tracks that are both inside and out, but always within the CIMP perimeter of good music - without qualification. Recorded March 4 & 5, 2002.
  • Amadou's Passage - The Kitchen - Creator School - Chant 1 - Chant 2 - Roy Campbell - Mars and Aries - The 5 Faces

• The John O'Gallagher Quartet. Yet another debut by an artist with notable instrumental and compositional talents. Over a year in preparation, this session was recorded at the end of a short tour by the group and is notable for the connectedness of the 2-sax frontline and the group as a whole. With liner notes that clearly illuminate the chronology and background of the session, it's a fine companion to music that is both muscular and, at times, hauntingly beautiful. Fresh faces, fresh music.
  • Golden Ruby - Hydraulics - Things Have Changed - Plain Air - Triple T - Homunculus - Gravity - Indonesian Folk Song - Song

• Eight cuts of coherent and inspired improvisations that will reward close listening with inspiration and renewal of energy. Creative improvised chamber music.
  • The Nowness of Pure Potentiality - The Spirit of Aspirations Beyond - The Heart of Intention and Desire - The Essence of Cause and Effect - The Effects of Selfless Giving - The Effects of Right Effort - The Effects of Purposeful Detachment - The Moment of Being the Sound

• This is bassist Adam Lane's third release. His first 2 offered a thunderous view of his writing/arranging work for larger groups. Again, the listener is treated to Adam Lane's compositional abilities, and, in addition, is better able to hear his instrumental abilities, well-exposed over the 6 tracks. In this all-star company there's no place to hide and Adam proves he's up to the company he keeps.
  • Intonations for Being - In the center of the earth, looking for Mike - House of Elegant - Without Being - It happened to us naturally - The Band Is

• The latest from Lou Grassi's PoBand. This time the guest artist is John Tchicai. This concert by the PoBand is unique for a number of reasons (besides the always-fresh improvisations and presence of guest John Tchicai) in that, for the first time it deals with a compositional framework; Art Baron joins the band; and, sadly, this was the late Wilber Morris' last outing with the band that he helped establish in 1995. Thankfully, Wilber's spirit and voice (instrumentally and vocally) is well represented on the date. Eight wondrous cuts.
  • Daddy No Mana - Yolo's Bayou - Drunk & Happy - Tidens Tand - Oxbow Incident - Stealing Beauty Pt.1 - Stealing Beauty Pt.2 - Red Sky in Morning

• Dominic Duval's String & Brass Ensemble brings together Joe McPhee Steve Swell, Tom Varner, Tomas Ulrich, and Jason Hwang in a stirring reflection on traditional and improvised music inspired not just by the memories of Dominic's late wife and 9/11, but also by the whole quilt that is the American Spirit.
  • America - Tomastom -'Round Midnight - Hackeysack - Amazing Grace - A Little Fun Thing - Jomanik Duphee - Tutti's Coda - Plumbing the Lines pt.1 - Plumbing the Lines pt.2 - Goodnight Meditation - Low and Down - America (take 2)

• Three veteran characters bring together their musical perspectives voiced in the dadaist/avant vocabulary of improvised music. Ten tracks display a wide variety of approaches, textures, tempos and coloring and include a unique interpretation of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.
  • Omama McGowran – Of Whores and Pebbles – Bondly Yours – Impossible no Eggs! – Why? – Down the Rabbit-hole – Franz Schubird – Beware the Jabberwock – Alice Dancing at the Wonderland – Out of the hole

• Guionnet & Perraud are a remarkable duo: in early 2000 they began developing the strategy of an hour's continuous duologue of instant composition. And, except for that strategy, there are no preconceived structures on this set. It asks a lot of the musicians and demands a lot of the listener. Music without a net that will sustain your listening.
  • Heur

• Joe Rosenberg writes and executes music of real substance. Within his sensical structure he allows a rich organic development to take place and unfold naturally. This is a no-fat concert and it will reward discriminant listening.
  • Jean-Truc: take 1 – Nouvelle Afrique – a la Carte – On Three – Calx – Version Two – Jean-Truc: take 2

• Joe McPhee's Bluette returns for a set inspired by Paul Robeson. Referencing some of the events and music of Robeson, this episodic material of both original and traditional music spreads over 7 tracks in a moving journey.
  • Episode I: Renaissance - Harlem Spiritual
  • Episode II: Peekskill(1949) - 1st Movement :Prelude , 2nd Movement: August 27th, 3rd Movement: September 4th
  • Episode III: For Paul - Here I Stand, At The Peace Arch
  • Episode IV: Water Boy/ Deep River/ Ol' Man River

• Integrating material from a broad idiomatic range including Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Randy Newman, Jimi Hendrix, Ornette Coleman, Claude Thornhill, Albert Ayler and others, vocalist extraordinaire Mary LaRose leads a strong improvising quartet. Out of the tradition but clearly of today and tomorrow, this is music as challenging as it is sensual.
  • Reincarnation of a Lovebird – Same Girl – Sometimes I'm Happy – Straight Up and Down – What Reason Could I Give – Farmer's Market – Hyperballad – I'm Beginning to See the Light – Snowfall – The Wind Cries Mary – The Very Thought of You – Sadness (for Kim) – Love Cry

• This is Volume 2 of the impressive debut from saxman Steve Lehman and his quintet: Volume 2, not leftovers; you know CIMP would never compromise the music. In this case, it is music out of the Jackie McLean – Anthony Braxton tradition, but roots, not retreads. Recorded May 14 & 15, 2001.
  • Rison – OCN – One Down, One Up – Mr. King - Symbol

• This is an intense and dense set of improvised music bringing together 2 visceral reedmen on a program of originals and improvs. Music with mainstream sensibilities but served up with an avant passion. Recorded August 27 & 28, 2001.
  • She’s Gone – Fren Z – East Side – Dreaming Ghosts – Open for Grabs – Ships – Winken - Stormwatch

• Musicality and inventiveness are what you get when you put together a trio of two of the leading creative improvising trumpeters led by this gifted drummer. Eleven cuts including Jay’s tributes to Billy Higgins and Katherine Duval. Recorded August 7, 2001.
  • transcendence – system(s) – flair-up – solarity – D and B Core – grace through courage – de-coded – the others – supports – torrentials – jaropean dance

• Here’s something for the lovers of standards and vocals: T.J. Graham, backed only by the sensitive artistry of guitarist Rory Stuart. It takes guts to record a vocal record with our audiophile demands: there’s no place to hide, no “fix” in the mix. Recorded July 23 and 24, 2001.
  • Ooh, Baby Baby – O Barquinho – I Love You for Sentimental Reasons – What a Little Moonlight Can Do – Thanks for the Memories – Stompin’ at the Savoy – Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Secret Love – The Look of Love – You’re Looking at Me – East of the Sun and West of the Moon – Good Morning Heartache – The Folks Who Live on the Hill – Blue is the Color of My Broken Heart – You Go To My Head – Cry Me a River – That’s All

• This is surely one of pianist Burton Greene’s most playful and lyrical outings. A very engaging program with the formidable bassist Mark Dresser serving as both foundation and backboard to this delightful recording. Recorded July 19, 2001.
  • Peace Beyond Conflict – Digitalville – South Florida Summer Odyssey – One for Burton – Give Blood, Give Love – Gnat Dance – Shuffle Boil – Bass and Piano Strings Orchestra – After-Gnat – Peace Beyond Conflict

• Charles Eubanks, veteran of the 60's Motown studios, respected sideman in bands and on recordings of Oliver Lake, Dewey Redman, Kevin Eubanks, etc., has never recorded as a leader prior to this. Now the world at large gets to hear why Mr. Eubanks, a musician's musician, is so highly respected. Here is the musing of a true Jazz eclectic in a style that may at times suggest a range from Jimmy Yancey to Mal Waldron and beyond. Narrative and impressionistic, he sounds like no other in a program as accessible as it is adventurous. Recorded June 19, 2001.
  • Nocturnal Falls - Sand Prints - Ra-shied - Cops-spots - Ask Me Now - Heart Strong - Count Down - Donna Lee - Sippin' at Bells - Fortune Teller - Time Out - Tiago - Ants.com

• Noted for establishing the Boulder Creative Music Ensemble in the mid-80's, composer, arranger, and tenor saxman Fred Hess takes a rare excursion outside of that role to expose his compositions and sax in a dynamic quartet. If Mr. Hess' previous activities have missed your attention, this release should put him in your sights. It's one of his best (we might even immodestly suggest that it is his best) to date. Recorded June 11 & 12, 2001.
  • Cruise - JHM - Changing Spectra - Going There - Joe Said - Circles Squares and Stars - Good Question

• Denman Maroney's acoustic piano and prepared piano reach a perfect co-existence and integration on this duet with multi reedist Ned Rothenberg. A combination of exciting improvs and compositions, this is music that is mature, expert and soul-warming while still challenging the intellect. New music, new maturity. Recorded June 5, 2001.
  • Saw - Jug - Plank - Plane - Crab - Skeleton - Feet - Ham - Drill

• Kalaparush Maurice McIntyre, after almost a half century in music, has been documented on only a handful of sessions as leader or sideman. Even amid these, this offering is unique in its instrumentation and the obtuse melodies of this whistle-able yet angular music. 10 cuts, 10 ponderables. Recorded May 29 & 30, 2001.
  • Boston Baked Beans/Florida Sam/The Seminole - MMMAHJAE - Baby Babasin - Arrival of the Midnight Sun - Antoinette - Antoinette, take 2 - Kalaparush and The Light - My Girl Comes to See Me All the Time - Respectful Anarchy - Homeless Alcoholic Female Vietnam Vet Who Once Played the Sax - Big John Coltrane/Indian Man - Boston Baked Beans/Florida Sam/The Seminole take 4.

• The debut album for this Detroit native. Alex Harding's baritone comes out of the tradition of Harry Carney, Leo Parker, and Pepper Adams and roars into today in its own funky way. He huffs and he puffs and he almost blows the CIMP house down. Recorded May 22 & 23, 2001.
  • Harmology - Chakra - Blues for Oscar & Masa - Blues Diffusion - Om Becomes You - Easy - Chelsea Bridge - Spirit Take My Hand

• Steve Lehman is atypical of most CIMP artists in that he is young but typical in that he has a clear understanding of what he wants to express. A student of both Jackie McLean and Anthony Braxton, he leads a hard blowing set of notable originals and a refreshing visit into the land of 21st century hard bop. Recorded May 14 & 15, 2001.
  • Panther - Orbits - Action - Lasers - Le Roi - Structural Fire

• On her debut recording as leader, Rosi Hertlein is more than a violinist, she proves to also be an arranger and organizer of improvised sound that combines pastoral subtlety and flow with thoughtful Free improvisation. This is an atypical dynamic with the sextet working within the ambiance and structure of a group sound or coordinate. Recorded April 23 & 24, 2001.
  • The Year of Death - The Arrow of Time - Broken Wheel Bop - Two Letters I'll Keep - Ripe, Sweet, Rapture - Paramour - Melancholia - Hold Your Breath - Five Forms - Not In My Name (Year of Death Circle) - The Unsung

• Two reeds and three African percussionists on nine original Braxton compositions. It is a challenging format and a synthesis of much of Anthony Braxton's artistic personality of the past 30 years. Challenging and rewarding listening. Recorded March 12 & 13, 2001.
  • Composition No. 295 - Composition No. 300 - Composition No. 299 - Composition No. 294 - Composition No. 297 - Composition No. 293 - Composition No. 298 - Composition No. 296 - Composition No. 300 (take 2)

• William Gagliardi leads a tasty hard bop come free bop session featuring his notable compositions and the inspired front line mix of the leader's torqued sax with the flying inventiveness of Kenny Wessel's hard body guitar. Listen to this date and you ask yourself why is this this man's first release in 54 years. Recorded Feb. 20 & 21, 2001.
  • Encryptic Hip Bob (that he is) - Oli-skt. Wombfire - Too dry for tears - Rootlessness - 125th & Broadway Aum'n in - Good lookin' popular Extemporaneous Combustion - Bill & his friends Free Jazz $1.99 a lb. - Ear of the behearer - Eagles fly for Bow Hay, ya, hay, ya - Sunshine, bright smiles

• An arresting convergence of 4 distinct tones and tempers produces lean improvs rich in statement and flow, purpose and musicality. Recorded Feb. 8 & 9, 2001.
  • Shadows Knight - Biting Through - Expectation - Whale Booty Stomp - Kinetic Pimp - Ode To Blind Joe Death - Over - Opium 2 - Climbing To The Zoot Base - Oklahoma Sprawl - Whisper - New Years Eve

• A harmolodic and multi-rhythmic synthesis to a set of originals that are visceral and spiny but also emotionally resolving in their cross grain interplay. Recorded February 1 & 2, 2001.
  • Repaying Debts of Gratitude - Scrupulosity - The World of Endurance Is the Land of Tranquil Light - Transcend and Triumph - Truth & Reconciliation - The Next Time I See You - Ndura (the forest is our father & mother)

• You’ve never heard Byard and Odean like this before. Gutsy, brash, and a complement of opposites pushed and grounded by the rhythm section – a gathering and reunion of Philadelphia friends with fresh and memorable compositions to boot. Recorded January 23 & 24, 2001.
  • People From Zimbabwe - Philly in 3 Part II - F25 - Miss Ann - Suite for Two - Sanctuary Blessing - McCoy T - Collage - Blues for a Beautiful Brother - Looking Out - Ballad for Sabina - Cogency

• The trio presents a program of music by Miles Davis, Monk, Wayne Shorter and originals and serves to introduce the power saxwork of Bob Celusak - one listen and you'll wonder, as we did, why this talent, after 30 some years playing, is only now being recorded. A free-bop trio of considerable power and substance. Recorded January 15 & 16, 2001
  • O/R - Nardis - CIMPly Da Blues - This Loving Thing - I Mean You - December 19, 2000 (for Milt Hinton) - Walking the Dogma - Thoughts of the Iron Monkey - Footprints - Suite in Three Parts: a. He Ain't Gonna Make It; b. Take My Equation (please); c. Ray (times two)

• Following up his trio's well received debut recording on Cadence Jazz Records, reedman Avram Fefer brings the dynamic trombone of Steve Swell into the mix and the quartet addresses 7 original compositions, including the title track, a particularly evocative and lyrical ballad. Interplay, composition, depth, and complexity all propel this to a dynamic listen. Recorded Jan. 11 & 12, 2001
  • Loss (for Flo) - Ripple - Cycle of Fits - Lucille's Gemini Dream - Going Nowhere Fast - Heavenly Places - African Interlude

• Anthony Braxton addresses the music of Andrew Hill in a loving and adventurous journey. A notable addition to the Braxton discography executed by individuals of note, or destined to be of note. Recorded May 23 & 24, 2000.
  • New Monastery - Pinnacle - Dedication - Euterpe - Tail Feather - Calliope - Pax - Symmetry - Refuge

• Expect the unexpected when Anthony and Alex improvise around and with the spoken word using a variety of ad lib strategies, a snapshot of its time but universal in its implications, each listening will make you re-evaluate the possibilities of ephemera and randomness and the creative process. Recorded October 30 & 31, 2000.
  • Composition No. 281 - Composition No. 282 - Composition No. 282 (part 2) - Composition No. 280 - Composition No. 283 - Composition No. 281 (part 2)

• The interacting ideas mix with the gentler jockeying of directions in this artful exploration of 3 musical souls: post bop music that is both challenging and accessible, and always hip. Recorded September 26 & 27, 2000.
  • Two - Four - Five - Six - Nine - Ten - Eleven - Coda - Cadence

• Original compositions of complexity and movement dismantled and redirected by 3 outstanding storytellers. Recorded September 18 & 19, 2000.
  • Open Season - Mirabile Dictu - Elegy (for Lester Bowie) - See How They Run - Peccadillos - The Meaning of the Blues

• If you have not been charmed and captivated by Mr. Gunther's 3 previous CIMPs, you won't like this either, because it's just more wonderful compositions exposed by a very together and long lasting group. Recorded September 6 & 7, 2000.
  • Yes, My Name is É - Aotzi No-Otz (Song of Victory) - Nino & Kiva - Mbira Music - Birthday Blues - Brilliancy Medley - Catch of the Day - Temporal Spasms (in which past memories are framed in a familiar tune never heard) - Monk's Mood - Anthem - Hymn - Bait and Tackle

• A free improv date of great variety and precision. CIMP has captured the extraordinary percussionist (and very credible pianist, but that's another story) in a definitive session. Precise, clear and melodic avant music. Recorded August 23 & 24, 2000.
  • Seismic plant - Some blowing - Name detune - Pacham - Memory materialized - Elastic sympathy - Implosion vortex - Limit of error - Body elicited - Scream - Final blast

• Certainly one of Dave Burrell's finest recordings, a notable mix of standards and originals including an unforgettable essay on Shortnin' Bread. Recorded August 9, 2000.
  • Never Let Me Go - Struttin' with Some Barbeque - Samba Rondo (Imagine the Dancers) - You Go To My Head - Dear Mr. Roach - Shortnin' Bread - With a Little Time - Caravan - Blue Moon - The Crave - Lost Waltz - Giant Steps

• CIMP revisits Ms. Fujiyama who moves closer into the so-called jazz idiom while retaining her special touch and Japanese roots. Recorded August 1, 2000.
  • Synaesthesis 1 - Synaesthesis 2 - Mr. Kim - Mellow Time - Whirl - If words* - Repetition - Re-entry - Sadness is.

• A bass drum duo hard to imagine but a dedicated listen will make you a believer, the trip is worth the effort. Recorded July 31, 2000.
  • AfroAmerind - Wisdom of Procreation - Chazz - Sketches of (Delilah) - NYC - In Distant Tongues - OK, In Five Minutes/Wee - Shimuzu Doll - Reflection on Hip Hop

• The PoBand strikes again, this time the guest is Joseph Jarman who shares this journey into the unknown but compelling world of inventive music. Recorded June 12 & 13, 2000.
  • Rhythm Rules - Airplay - Po Jar - Zephyr - Making Points - A Quiet Little Bop Piece

• The equal companion to Large Music 1, CIMP 219. Recorded March 6 & 7, 2000.
  • Gwendolyn the Cat - Hold On, Hold On - Arcing - Barefoot and Bassist - Monk Key Business - Tangram

• A concert adventure into the Jazz compositions of Wayne Shorter (1), Billy Lester (1), George Coleman (2), and Andrew Hill (6). A notable new quartet making notable music on notable compositions by notable composers. Recorded May 22 & 23, 2000.
  • Virgo - New Arrival - McNeil Island - Black Monday - C Bop - Pumpkin - Alfred - Griots - No Doubt - Lo Joe

• 17 cuts put it all together and you have A Good Place To Start. Rosella Washington is blessed with a rich and emotive voice and she has the ability to make a song her own. Tyrone Brown is a lyrical, soulful bassist. Together they celebrate the music of Gershwin, Jobim, Strayhorn, Shorter, Rollins, Kern, and others. With Bill Meek adds percussion on 2 tunes. Recorded May 9 & 10, 2000.
  • Someone to Watch Over Me - If You Never Come To Me - Deep River - With Open Eyes - When I Fall In Love - Lush Life - Ellingtonia II - Foot Prints - Autumn Leaves - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - They Can't Take That Away From Me - Betcha By Golly - Dindi - At Last - St. Thomas - All The Things You Are - El Monte

• A follow up to the first (CIMP 190) session with Trio Plus, augmented by Steve Swell's trombone. This recording also focuses on both Ori Kaplan's catchy compositions and the energized interplay of the group's outward swing. Recorded May 1 and 2, 2000.
  • Dawn - Air - Delirium - Ictus - Embrio - Henry's Fall - Hazy Dazy on Mars - Stll Calm

• This is a phenomenal recording of a single take of a single improvised excursion between Herb Robertson and Phil Haynes. A riveting tour de force, a singular listen and a milestone in the careers of these 2 master improvisers. Recorded February 29, 2000.
  • Ritual Part 1 - Ritual Part 2 - Ritual Part 3 - Ritual Part 4

• If you heard the duo concert (CIMP 212) of trombonists Conny Bauer and Nils Wogram, you will NOT know what to expect from this trio outing. The program of eleven inventions is a rich, varied and remarkably broad adventure in improvisation. Recorded September 14, 1999
  • dark one - getting started - country ballad - beat - Duet K D - Duet N D - Interruptet Repetitions - Thoughtful, Furious, Fast - Latin Tap - Guelphian Ballad - tahw ew evirts rof

• Much has transpired since Kahil El'Zabar and David Murray's first pairing on record back in the 1980's. Kahil's strong sense of community and the musical telepathy he feels with David Murray are displayed throughout this concert. Just a duo, with nowhere to hide. Like all CIMP dates, recorded live and direct to 2 tracks with no fades, no splices, no dubs; just musical talent and integrity. Recorded March 28 & 29, 2000.
  • Ryan's Groove - Serendipitous Journey - Far Too Long - Upsy Daisey - Noodle Doodle, take 2 - Kelcey's Mysterious Oasis - Noodle Doodle, take 3 - Junction Function - One World Family

• As melodic as a classic hard bop date and as spontaneous as improvised artistry gets, this is Part One of a killer session featuring this very collective and supportive group producing very large music. Recorded March 6, 2000.
  • Coast West - Up In Evan's Room - I Have None - Soluble - Beverly

• Original music, by Robertson and Haynes, presented especially for this occasion. Music which will continue to reward repeated listening, not out of familiarity or a reliance on tried and true cliché, but out of the richness of its structure and invention. Recorded Feb. 28 & 29, 2000.
  • Kiss Principal - Inner-lude - Brooklyn-Berlin - Intending Heart - Chompin' at the Bit - Waltz for Gerr

• Ken Simon displays a serenity and lyricism that has until now been out of the forefront of his dynamic sax work. Extended playing over two Simon originals along with one composition each from Jerome Kern and John Coltrane makes for great concert listening and heralds the return of drum master Barry Altschul to the recording scene. Recorded Feb. 21 & 22, 2000.
  • Sun-Modes - Syeeda's Song Flute - No Contact - Yesterdays

• The Resonance Impeders are, if nothing else, quirky in composition, delivery and arrangement. After 4 years together they deliver a coordinated music that is both rich in humor and rhythm and packs an emotional punch. No joking. Good listening. Recorded Feb. 7 & 8, 2000.
  • Say then but the two gone - Till dim go - ant farming cousin - they had fallen into space and swung along in the dance of the constellations - Lip Embalmment - All that dies gladly dies - Alone to be seen - preying since first said on foresaid remains - Nor to evil

• A solo bass recording that is a celebration of the heart and mind. Enjoyable either in close dedicated listening or in more ephemeral surroundings, either way it's a joy. There is nothing tedious about this flowering of invention as it moves seemlessly over a dozen offerings. Recorded January 19 & 20, 2000.
  • Goodbye Porkpie Hat - Improv Con Electo - Gloria's Step - A Little Heart - Snowflake - Improv off It Never Entered My Mind - Law Years - Sinif - Improv off I Can't Get Started - New Day - Improv off In a Sentimental Mood - Improv off Inchworm

• A session that can be seen as a modern field recording as the concert clearly shows the evolutionary steps that bring about the wonders of Creative Improvised Music. The 10 tracks, issued in the order in which they were played, are as instructive as they are enjoyable. A unique unfolding. Recorded January 5, 2000.
  • Bye Bye Blackbird - Blue Monk - Pimpin' Ain't Easy - The Estranged Man of Color in the Little Red House - Lester Leaps In - Headless Blues in F - Bop Off the Top - Just a Closer Walk With Thee - Luther's Amen

Straight Lines Skewed

• From the Bay Area, three veteran but emerging giants of the creative improvising scene. Together they bring some 60 years of collective, and often connected, experience for a dynamic program of 12 structured but completely improvised statements in a very satisfying contrast of sound coloring and passion. Recorded Oct. 18 & 19, 1999.
  • Kindling - Fianco - Brush Up - Slide - Back Alley - Slice of the Line - Cerca - Blue Abstraction - Camminare - If It Doesn't ... Monday Morning - Wet Paint - Tondo - Jump

• Konrad Bauer is acknowledged as one of the post-Mangelsdorff fathers of the improvised trombone. Nils Wogram, young enough to be his son, is quickly rising in the ranks, from inside music music to outside music. The setting: a trombone duo. The strategy: extemporaneous improvisation. The results: 16 tracks of rewarding invention with the usual clear CIMP dynamic detailing that the listener can either follow from one side or the other, or just enjoy the whole in a concert of joyful interaction. Recorded Sept. 12 & 13, 1999.
  • good morning folks - right in your face - are you shy? - wild turkey - standing in the sittingroom - fat free - the trail - more pie! - cookies for the listener - the hummingbird - don't move- the no no - northern lights - the three legged cat - serious fun

• Jay Rosen, sensitive and dynamic drummer on many fine CIMP sessions, steps out for his debut as a leader and it's impressive. Leading a bassless quartet made up of some of today's most dymnamic players, he not only lifts and drives some intense music but manages to integrate his dynamics in both a supportive and take-charge way. Rosen with Golia, Smoker, and Whitecage: a gutsy move with wondrous results. Recorded Sept. 1 & 2, 1999.
  • Intro Please - Blue Suede Moon - Ah Stenato! - Pia Misses Moe - Drum Hands - Good Morning - Two Points Made - Smokin' Valves

• Ehran Elisha likes to write in long form. The center of this release is The Lowedown, a 4 part piece which traverses many paths on its way to a satisfying conclusion. The two other tunes are duets between Bill Lowe and Elisha. Recorded August 9 & 10, 1999.
  • What Do We Know - The Lowedown: A Kinetic Music Suite: a. Ibidi, b. Thank You For Coming To Lowe's, c. Summer Soul, d. Loose Juice - Placemat Histories

• An extension of CIMP 199, the band pours its collective heart into a soulful program. Recorded March 17 & 18, 1999.
  • Deep River - Deep Sheep - Nancy - No Greater Love - Strangers In a Strange Land - Ferocious Beauty - Deep Sleep - Get That Name - We Just Think It

• Pointillistic free Jazz by 4 masters of control. Marsh and Wright are veteran undergound masters, for decades more legend than heard. Their partners here are 2 emerging stars of the avant-garde in a riveting quartet perspective of avant chamber jazz. Recorded August 8 & 9, 1999.
  • Opening - So Very Much Doubled and Very Much Combined - Transfixed - A Tongue Does the Undoing - Something Else - Brennschluss - The Darkest Corner, the Most Conspicuous - No New Nest in Which to Settle - Strung into the Apollonian Dream - On False Guidance in Things Past - Finish

• Sun Ra's legendary right hand alto man, Marshall Allen, meets Lou Grassi's PoBand in an extemporaneous musical outing that freely references everything from the late night blues to other galaxies. Recorded May 10 & 11, 1999.
  • Bird Symphony - (Midnight) Blues - Soft Winds - LouRa

• The mate to CIMP 200. Four Philly greats deliver 7 originals after kicking things off with a well-known Sun Ra classic. Recorded March 29 & 30, 1999.
  • We're Living in a Space Age - R.O.D. - Revolving Door - The Long March - Soul-Etude - PGC Blues (take 2) - PGC Blues (take 3)

• Melodic, funky, visceral and totally distinct - about what you'd expect from this unique gathering of important improvising giants.
  • Space of No Pain, take 2 - Katon - Silent Observations - At Play In the Fields of the Lord - Contrary Motion - The Power - Moment's Resolution - A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' - Alternate Tuning - Space of No Pain, take 3 - Vocal Improv

• This is the real thing when it comes to instant improvisation of passion and coordination.
  • Chant One - We Don't - Nonau - Highrise - Fortu Sicksninenine B - The Wall - Gamoud - Sink

• This is the fifth CIMP session that Steve Swell has led, and each has its own distinct ambience. This release features a chamber setting on eleven blended originals. Could this mark the mellowing of a trombone monster?
  • Early Light's First Shimmering - Primordial Muse - Acoustic Rumble - Consume This - Come On In, The Music's Fine - Enigma In Tone Colors - Storm Hopping - Where the Dew Glistens - Concerning the Spiritual in Kandinsky - Under the Peripheral - With the Shove Comes a Push

• Pianist John Bickerton likes to call his music Open Music. We'd call it lyrical, impressionistic and moving; something of a hybrid with runners to both Keith Jarrett and Cecil Taylor. Here at a concert grand, Mr. Bickerton is joined by Rashid Bakr and Wilber Morris on nine original and connective compositions.
  • Intertwined - Turning Point - Chorale - Full Circle - Obsession - Open Landscapes - Strands/Braids - Maps - Generators

• This is hot chamber Jazz in which the musicians extend their imaginations in a beautiful blend of brass, strings, and percussion over 15 catchy compositions.
  • Carla Blake - Hemoglobin - For Thomas Chapin - Genius Envy - Neo Neo - Mini for Tomas - Spit It Out - Northern Lights - Space Ballad - Meditation Sketch - Louless - Lopey Part 1 - Lopey Part 2 - Lopey Part 3 - Unbearable Being of Lightness

• Elliott Levin's powerful sax combines with the distinct sounds of Tyrone Hill's trombone for a program of six distinctive compositions. Four longtime players on the Philadelphia improvising music scene present music with wit and swagger. Recorded March 29 & 30, 1999.
  • Brisk - Multiphonics Dream - Theatre on the Double - Nicole's Dance - Undiluted - Relativity

• Emotionally rich while still mentally challenging, Joe McPhee's Bluette references the spiritual side with stunning improvisations suggesting a classic in the making. Recorded March 17 & 18, 1999.
  • Deep River - People Get Ready - God Bless the Child - Birmingham Sunday / Come Sunday - Asdtral Spirits - Just A Closer Walk With Thee

• Joe Fonda's quintet explores the long form in improvising music. The title track isa multi-sectional piece that lasts over 27 minutes in its episodic tale inspired by the medicine wheel. Recorded March 10 & 11, 1999.
  • Next Step - Full Circle Suite - It's Good to Know You - To Bob's House - Deconstructed Borrowed Time

• Detroit native, New York City resident Blaise Siwula has been on the scene for a number of years. He brings a fully formed voice, working in an original improvised language. 8 originals along with dynamic execution and uncompromised artistry make a memorial statement from this power trio. Recorded March 1 & 2, 1999.
  • Tendencies In Tandem - Mom's Garden - Trawler - My Dad's a Really Nice Fella - Take Me to the Factory House - What Monk - Strange - Circle Down

• Dom Minasi returns after almost 25 years of recorded silence with a recording of his very original guitar. A controversial guitar stylist, Minasi's original darkly rhythmic attack is wonderfully captured on a program of standards and 5 originals. Recorded Feb. 22 & 23, 1999.
  • Angel Eyes - In a Quarter Tone - Ode to Eric - All the Things You Are - Ballad for Carol - Calypso in the Fourth Dimension - Bass Relief - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

• This group executs a fresh hybrid of improvising music which references then encompasses everything from chamber music to country and western. 8 catchy and intricate originals paired with 2 standards. Recorded February 15 & 16, 1999.

• El Judio Demostro Calidad - One for Bill - Taxidermy - Curve - Have You Met Miss Jones? - Knee High in Poke and Sumac - You've Made Your Bed - Walk Through This World With Me - Eyeball

• Bruce Eisenbeil's music builds from enharmonic clusters into larger harmonies, from discord that becomes one with the whole, from the seemingly random that unveils a logic, producing music ranging from high abstraction to vivid imagery. Recorded February 11 & 12, 1999.
  • Wildflowers - Caesar - Woman With a Handful of Rain - Prelude - Habeus Corpus - Chris V. Paradise - In Memory of A.D. (High Relief) - Crucifixion - Blue Poles

• Mark Whitecage is one of the premier improvisors of his generation and, in this configuration, he and Mateen suggest the Al and Zoot of post-Bop music. The group operates from an exceptional level of intellect and instinct, truly living up to the disc's name. Recorded February 2, 1999.
  • The Brook - Green St. Rundown - Lake Effect - Well, You Needn't

• NAM presents a program of memorable but rarely played compositions interpreted with a control and burn that speaks both of today's passion and pulse and the maturing legacy of the loft generation. Recorded January 18 & 19, 1999.
  • Magwalandini - Blues for Barbara Jean - Sketch - Serenade for Marion Brown - Naima - Song of Tenderness - Song of Time/Shaka Zulu

• A deeply deliberative duo collaboration between these two veterans of the creative improvising music scene. Complex, sometimes torturous, the music here is a journey of discovery and a celebration of the emotion of life through music. Recorded January 12, 1999.
  • Three Four vs. Four Four - Full Moon in the Village - Opal - Nea Politan Minor Pt. 2 - Changes - Early On - Me and You - Tempo - Chances

Realms

• A forceful trip into the melodic world of post bop / free bop music. Recorded January 6 & 7, 1999.
  • Compass - Drift - Phase In - Realms - To Whom - Green Jean - Open Ceilings - Altering Modes - Dusk - Be'er

Free Range Rat

• Fresh and disruptive, engaging Bop and Free Bop - hard play and fun over a program of originals, 4 Sun Ra and 1 Ellington tunes. Recorded Oct. 20 & 21, 1998.
  • Love In Outer Space - Range Rat Ramble - Petrified Creatures - Play4A - Where Do You Hide When You Hear Me? - Angel Race - I Dearly Surrender - If You Came From Nowhere Here - African Flower - The Satellites Are Spinning - Spiritual Ending

BMN Trio: You See What We're Sayin'?

• Spirituality and deep emotions with a profound scope and feeling by these spontaneous music masters. Recorded October 12, 1998.
  • Goodbye Mr. Charles - Mothers & Fathers - Forecasts - Everything Falls Into Place

• 15 inventive cuts on the first recording of a duo that's known each other for many years - originals plus 3 Monk and 1 Roscoe Mitchell tune. Recorded Sept. 28 &29, 1998.
  • Crepuscule With Nellie - bucket-a-blood - Misterioso - saunter, walk, amble: a. elsewise, b. far elseway, c. blootzway, d. sweet flat - Misterioso - ornithine - teletropic - Expression - Nonaah - precipining (a/b) - Chronology - backAtchya

• Wonderfully abstract interpretations from the great American song book. Recorded Sept. 22 & 23, 1998.
  • Beyond the Blue Horizon - Poinciana - You Better Go Now - By Myself - Speak Low - Stormy Weather/When the Sun Comes Out

• The debut of a very much in-tune trio whose musical improvisations reference the entire range of the Jazz tradition from time to no-time. Logical and coherent. Recorded September 14 & 15, 1998.
  • Passage - In the One - The Bojy Dance - 110 Bridge St. - Relations - Lunch in Lowville - Hither and Hence - Which Way Out - For Bugalu - Forward Recalling - Pyramid Lake - Malestrom - The Cube - Journey

• Steve Swell with a nifty little post-bop trio that includes the rarely heard veteran Will Connell. These players have known each other for more than two decades and these eight tracks open up some fine conversant and stimulating exchanges. Recorded August 3 & 4, 1998.
  • Labor's Daze - Folk Tune - Cosmo Crater - Saved As One - BA-1 - Let's Go Right Ahead - Atmospheel, stage 2 - Soul Traveler Con Fuego

• The beautiful lyrical designs of Joe McPhee's soprano sax are dynamically met by the brilliant rhythm section. Among a program of highlights are the 4 part Watermelon Suite and a tour de force on My Funny Valentine. recorded May 26 & 27, 1998.
  • Points - The Watermelon Suite (parts 1 through 4) - Wecotdo (parts 1 and 2) - Soundboard Safari - Solero - A Ballad In Their Own Way - Putter Piece - My Funny Valentine

• Pianist Burton Greene's Trio presents a lively eclectic set of music ranging from contemporary rags to free form improvisation, all gloriously captured in audiophile real sound. Recorded July 30, 1998.
  • Light Blue - What's Your Jones? - Tilo Akandita Brikama - Lennie Lives - Frag-u-meant? - Mississippi Clarence - That's What I Meant - Hey Pithy, Can You Thropt the Erectus?

• With an ambiance of Ballads and Blues, this is a wonderful pairing of tenor sax and bass, beautifully recorded in audiophile sound. The sound sculptures stand out in bold relief, presenting music both demanding and accessible. recorded July 20 & 21, 1998.
  • Step Up - Series Series - Augh Oh - Legato - Sass Bolo - Zantackin Down - Call Separation - Sitting In - Senortolo / Back By The Bay

• The second day of the session that introduced these two masters to one another, with a topnotch rhythm section (the first day is CIMP 171). The program ranges from standards to originals - a fascinating encounter. Recorded March 17, 1998.
  • Yesterday's Flowers - Well, You Needn't - Opus Springtime - Something About J.C. - Duval Calling - East of South - My Funny Valentine - Altobatics

• This duo, first recorded on CIMP 127, returns to the Spirit Room for further explorations of their muses - a duo redo. Recorded July 6 & 7, 1998
  • Makeover Makeover - Kind of a Ballad - Duosalbosity 2 - Something Different - Gracie's Amazing - Undulation - Denis & Charles

• The second volume continuing CIMP 173. An ad hoc gathering of 7 of the best creative improvising artists around. Lots of surprises here for both the players and listeners - solid music, always on the edge. Recorded May 26 & 27, 1998.
  • Endorpher - Fractals.5 - Finding Strength - Zee Zoning - Joe's Idea - Standard - Tex Ako - Wow Wow II

• Hugh Ragin and Marc Sabatella have been working in duo situations since 1991. Their intuitive interplay and bold use of space create music of great dynamism and impressionism. With Marc playing a Steinway concert grand in duets with Hugh's perfectly pitched trumpet, this recording is an audiophile stunner as well as music of real quality and depth. recorded June 23, 1998.
  • Gallery - Feel the Sunshine - Harmonic Architecture

• Highly acclaimed for his compositions, John Gunther has assembled a beautifully coordinated quintet for an investigation of the long form. The music here is loaded with memorable themes, wonderful transitions and emotive expositions and shifts of time, jumps and moods. Absolute delight for a broad range of critical tastes. Recorded June 12, 1998.
  • I. Above: Speonk - Deja Vu - Matter (of Choice) - Country Waltz - Chant 1
  • II. Now: Bwee-Aahh - Intransit
  • III. Colemanation - Goin' Inside That Batcave - Nick's First Lullabye - Folk Song - Chant 2

• Tenor sax man, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre was one of the founding members of Chicago's AACM. Infrequently recorded, this is his first release in over 18 years. His mature delivery and individual sense of construction are well supported here by Pheeroan Ak'Laff and Mike Logan. Recorded June 2 & 3, 1998.
  • Kalaparush's Blues Changes - Leah's Song - Painting 9 - Denise's Song/Orbit Stroll - John's Tune - Dream Of - - - Metamorphosis 34

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CIMP 173 Peter Kowald (bass) - Joe McPhee (reeds) - Mark Whitecage (reeds) - Paul Smoker (trumpet) - David Prentice (violin) - Dominic Duval (bass) - Jay Rosen (drums)
CIMPhonia 1998 Part 1

• An ad hoc gathering of 7 of the best creative improvising artists around. This is Part 1 of the first of what could prove to be annual CIMPhonic gatherings in the Spirirt Room. Lots of surprises here for both the players and the listeners - solid music, always on the edge. Recorded May 26 & 27, 1998.
  • Estrus - Good Clean Fun - Sterono - Looking For Space - Making Space - Hello Alto - Bo Peep - With No Song

• Charlei Kohlhase has held this group together since1989 and it shows. In this case, familiarity has bred strength but also the ability to take chances and succeed. Distinctive compositions, fun and joy mark this wonderful outing. Recorded March 25 & 26, 1998.
  • One Second Please - Dancing On My Bedpost - The International Wingo Conspiracy - Julius - Lovebucket's Laundryland - Pannonica/Cambridge Street - Mirrors - Pollo Con Rollo

• Marshall Allen, although recording since the 1950's and now almost 75 years old, has never released a recording as leader - until now. Best known as a pillar of the Sun Ra band for over 40 years, here he is joined by fellow sax veteran Mark Whitecage, bassist Dominic Duval, and drummer Luqman Ali. The program ranges from standards to originals on this fascinating encounter. Recorded March 16, 1998.
  • Mr. Whitecage, Meet Mr. Allen - Out of Nowhere - When You Wish Upon A Star - Star Wishing - Fly Me To The Moon - Albatross - Seven and a Half Steps

• Pucci Amanda Jhones is a strong, fresh and highly original Jazz singer. She has had a profound effect on people first encountering her; hip and accessible yet empowered with a real individuality. Recorded March 11 & 12, 1998.
  • Wild is the Wind - I Could Have Danced All Night - Porgy - Morning - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - The More I See You - That Sunday - I Got A Lot of Living to Do - The Nearness of You - Yesterdays - Beatrice's Song/Chinatown

• Saxophonist Bob Magnuson and drummer Lou Grassi go head to head in duo and produce not only exciting improvisations but a CD that has a wide variety of ambiance. Powerful and sensitive, this is music naked in its presentation and very successful in its strategies. There's no net and it's a beautiful flight. Recorded March 3 & 4, 1998.
  • Habla - Striker - I'm Over Here, Lover - Zip City - Retune - Humble Rumble - Higher Plains - Sid's Boy - Subway Ride - You, love

• Guitarist David White deals with a genre, bop, in a fresh way. White's work is notable for its original material and agitating arrangements. After you've been wowed by these qualities, prepare to be blown away by the dynamic inventions of the individuals in the group. Recorded Feb 23 & 24, 1998.
  • Rascar Capac - For About & Because - As If - Love Thy Neighbor - The Basic Assumption - Double Double - Book of Masks

• The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is one of the veteran improvising ensembles. The group's open approach, which ranges from free intensities to original adaptations of more traditional music/standards has, at its heart, an infectious rhythm base which makes the group satisfying to a wide range of Jazz tastes. Arguably their finest recording. Recorded Feb. 16 & 17, 1998.
  • Papa's Bounce - Dance'm - Song of Myself - Blue Rwanda - Spirit Dancer - Indestructible Consciousness - Sunshine Serenade

• The Ehran Elisha group presents a dense conceptual brand of improvising music which is as powerful for all of its individual statements as it is for the totality of its design. The Kicker is a 4 part intense structural free improv which can take your breath away. Recorded Feb. 12, 1998.
  • The Kicker: A Kinetic Music Suite: Winter Motion - Leo Soul - The Kicker - Outrising

• Guitarist Andrew Cheshire comes from a Tal Farlow lineage. Here is a driving, warm, and very inventive bopster who references the tradition and doesn't try to clone it. 8 tracks, with a mixture of ballads and swingers, originals and standards make up a fine demanding inside session. With Jay Rosen on drums and Dominic Duval at the bass, you know there's no coasting. Recorded Jan. 26 & 27, 1998.
  • Footprints - December Ballad - Inner Urge - Variations On Nardis - All Blues - Tenderly - El Nino Winter - Body & Soul

• Chris Dahlgren music is fun compositionally, drawing on catchy, sometimes even childlike, themes. Light themes, but probing thematic developments are offered up by the profound improvising of this lightly hip post bop trio augmented by the singular sound of Briggan Krauss' sax. Recorded Oct. 29 & 30, 1997.
  • Pennies - Noodle March - Extrapolation of an Elongation - Close But No Tomorrow (3) - Sum Total (1) - Sum Total (2) - John - Tumble Tumble - Trolls - Outback Bob - Skate - Boo/dha - 13/20-61 - Close But No Tomorrow (1)

• Besides being a fine tenor player, John Gunther is arguably one of the best composers since Horace Silver and Cedar Walton. Joined here by his regular quartet, they spiritedly display 10 wonderful new compositions along with Monk's 'Crepuscule With Nellie.' Recorded Sept. 16 & 17, 1997.
  • Three Are We (1) - Jung & the Restless - The Collective - Pablo - Booboo Joins the Circus - Uncle Arnie - Crepuscule With Nellie - Sound Byte - Axis Mundi - The Healing Song - Three Are We (2)

• A brilliant post-bop/impressionistic Joseph Scianni at the Steinway Concert Grand in duets with 4 challenging individuals. Included is a delightfully rich and original imterpreatation of Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore." Recorded June 20, 1997.
  • Fizz - Black Tie Occasion - View From the Penthouse - Blue Stuff - Moon Flower - Urban Aria - Well Cooked - Ox Bow Saga - Don't Get Around Much Anymore - River Run - Postcard From Sicily - Men In Hats - Class Reunion

Scratching the Surface

• The Rob Brown and Lou Grassi Quartet is an intense group offering post bop music which is thematically solid in form and composition and heady in its chewy improvisations. And, even with a two man sax line, this music offers excellent deliniation of line and beautiful audio definition of its sound. Recorded October 6 & 7, 1997.
  • The Arc - Stray Arrow - A Hatful - Clean Sweep - 3 Rings - Triangle - Procession - Unitarians

• The Thomas Borgmann Trio meeting the legendary Peter Brötzmann is a joining of muscle and mind on what amounts to an all-star quartet. Listening carefully to one another and still being respectful as well as challenging. This is a riveting set of extended ideas passionately stated. Recorded Sept. 23, 1997.
  • Stalker Songs Part 1 - Stalker Songs Part 2

• Frode Gjerstad is a dynamic Norwegian saxman obviously unafraid of the unknown; actually, he embraces it. On this strong quartet date, he matches his aptitudes with Wilber Morris, Newman Baker, and the (legendary?) avant garde trumpeter, Bobby Bradford. They've never sounded better, this is music of emotional and cerebral power. Recorded Sept. 15 & 16, 1997.
  • Through the Woods - Frodiodi - J7 - LA-Stavanger - X-mas Cards - Pip - The Smell of Autumn

• A side of Arthur Blythe and David Eyges never heard before. A program of 16 originals which explore what might be called the folk blues form. Catchy, rhythmic, and searching, it's a wonderful juxtaposition of lightness of spirit and depth of soul. Recorded August 11 & 12, 1998.
  • The John & the Sam - Gee's Minor Mood - Calling Mr. Blythe - American Forms 2 - Warne Waltz - Eleven + Six - Prayer - Worker Bee - Something Like You - N Double Flat - My Sun Ra - Today's Blues - Randy Andy - No Solitude - Jig Tag - Encore

• With this, his other, quartet, Mark Whitecage extends his Jazz lines with counterpoint and humor. Both Whitecage and Mateen present a fresh facet of their sound and soul over a program of 'Oleo' and six originals. Recorded July 21, 1998.
  • Murmurings - Ballard - Drum Reso - A Salt of the Earth - Joe's Groove - Oleo - No Samba

• One of the best free ensembles working today. The seven tracks range in length from under 3 to over 17 minutes in length. Out of nothing, substantial music is developed, remarkable fresh and free of fat and fill. It's what can happen in the hands of veterans well versed in the discipline of the art. No faking here. Recorded July 16 & 17, 1997.
  • Mo' Po Part A - Mo' Po Part B - Mo' Po Part C - We Too - Air Play - Train Ride - Timepiece

• Mark Whitecage has been a highly respected and inordinately creative NYC area improvisor for decades. Joseph Scianni is a legendary pianist almost unrecorded over the past 40 years. On this program they intermix their respective groups and explore the harmonies and tonalities of the music. The listening rewards are great as they fly without a net, with only their genius and musical sensibilities to support them. Recorded June 20, 1997.
  • August Wind - Office People - Dangerous Neighborhood - Moonlight and Martinis - Through the Tunnel - Broadway Two Step - Not Chet - Mozambique

• Long time Sun Ra trombonist Tyrone Hill makes his debut as a leader and brings along much-longer-time Sun Ra-ite Marshall Allen in a featured role for a program that mixes the music of Sun Ra with standards and originals. Recorded June 30 & July 1, 1997.
  • Angels and Demons At Play - Galactic Dance - My One and Only Love - Journey to Birmingham - Interstellar Lowways - Your Guess Is As Good As Mine - Lush Life - Discipline 27

• Although Elliott Levin is a veteran high energy free tenor sax player, this is, remarkably, the first recording to feature this Philadelphian's music. Supported by two bassists and propelled by the late Denis Charles' drumming, this is Free Jazz that is both visceral and intelligent. Recorded June 24 & 25, 1997.
  • The Psychopathology of Everyday Life - Feast Or Famine - Lady Lord's Audacious Space - (fresh) AIR-TOR-us - Burning Flames - Hi-Speed-Lines

• Ahmed Abdullah's first release in ten years is a well-conceived and executed dedication to the late Charles Moffett, his colleague of many years. Cody Moffett took over his father's drum seat (and drums) for this eclectic and charming program of 9 tunes (La Vie En Rose and I'll Be Seeing You along with standards and traditional music. Recorded June 17 & 18, 1997.
  • Amanpondo - Brazil One - Song of the Force take 4 - Deja's View - Song of the Holy Warrior - La Vie En Rose - Song of Love - I'll Be Seeing You - Song of the Force take 2

• David Bindman, former student of Bill Dixon and active tenor player on the new music scene, makes his leadership debut here. The trio bears down with a compelling intensity on a program of 10 compositions ranging from Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz" to fresh originals from the narrative to the abstract. Recorded July 9 & 10, 1997.
  • Imaginings - Gadzo - Fast Line Fast Lane - Tie Me Sufre (Te-eh Meh Sufreh) - Wierd Blues - Narrative Two - Peace - Jitterbug Waltz - Hits - Narrative Four

• A joyous romp with 3 of Chicago's finest veterans. This is carefully crafted music with considerable attention to detail and full committment to exploration. Recorded June 10, 1997.
  • From Whence It Came - Jitterbug Junction - One for John - The Sweet Nectar of Cacophony - Ash'E - This Little Light of Mine

• The power of Steve Swell and the joy of his improvisations are equal to the fertile playing of Mark Whitecage's reeds. Strength against strength, this is powerful Jazz. Recorded May 22 & 23, 1997.
  • For Henry Darger - Callisto - The I Refuse Blues - Io - Moons of Jupiter - Europa - The Human Touch - Ganymede - (be) Conversational

• A rare mating of the cerebral and the emotional. This quintet extemporizes off of minimal structure and creates music full of unexpected mental twists and emotional turns. Recorded May 22 & 23, 1997.
  • Irreversible Blues - Gathering the Ancestors - 3 for John - Summoning - Arista Africanapata - Moment In Time - Stone Soup - Initiation - The Natural Thing

• Claude Lawrence owes as much to the tradition of the classic sax as to the classic Ornette Coleman. This trio has been together for almost 20 years but this is their first recording. Recorded April 30, 1997.
  • Shake Up the World - Been There - Villa Fortuna - The Clock - Over Manhattan - Southside Saturday Night - Lifestyles - Slant Flying - When Its Over - Last Stop - Mysterious

• Part 2 of the Rudd Trio's eclectic explorations of previously unrecorded Herbie Nichols compositions. Recorded Nov. 18 & 19, 1997.
  • Ina - Some Wandering Bushmen - Strange City - Forest Floor - Tee Dum Tee Dee - Dream Time - Old 52nd Street Rag - Vacation Blues

• Luther Thomas reunites with his St. Louis growing up buddies to visit their roots and exercise their rights to swing and have fun on this original program. Recorded April 2 & 3, 1997.
  • Alto Gladness - Here We Go - 38 Special - Saxcrobatic Fanatic - Baseball (Star Spangled Banner) - Forever My Love - Basketball - Basketball 3 on 3 - Precious Grace

• Bruce Eisenbeil brings a new aesthetic to the guitar. Nine original compositions show there is still room for a fresh and original approach to the instrument. Recorded March 27, 1997.
  • Oak Tree - King of Comedy - Rising Lake - Hermitage of Xzeng Xzu - The Flapper - In Retrospect - Mercury - Soundcape 2 - Confessions

• Khan Jamal's first recording in the 90's, backed by strings and percussion. Adventurous interpretations of originals and standards. Recorded March 24, 1997.
  • Professor Bill (lewis) - Whisper Sweet - Sphere - Blue Monk - Six + Seven Equals Thirteen - Another Kind of Blue - Witch Doctor's Son - Return From Exile - Four On Three - 'Round About Midnight

• Like a modern, hip Herman Herd playing Monk, Stitt, Timmons, & Lee Morgan. Sandwiched around delicate drum solos. Recorded March 17 & 18, 1997.
  • Ranthropology - Eternal Triangle - lack of EVIDENCE - It's not what you think - Our Man Higgins - Self Portrait - Crepuscule With Nellie - 10 Little Indians - A Little Busy - Cubrazil - God damn uncle sam - Eternal Triangle - Storm

• Totally improvised, this astounding recording blurs the lines between "Jazz" and "Classical" music. Recorded Feb. 26 & 27, 1997.
  • Four Deadly Sins - Fifth Amendment - Quiet (Through the Storm) - Third Planet From the Sun - Quarter Panel - Death Scream - Short Line - Strung Out in Redwood - Dancing in the Seats - Discovering America - Feel the Pulse

• Three survivors of the classic Free Jazz scene collaborate openly and freely with no holds barred. Recorded March 20, 1997.
  • Sunrise - One for Mo - Confiding In Us - Thick and Thin - Truth Be Told - Sea of Japan - Expansive Thoughts - Falasha - Nightbirds In Paris - Cardinal Flight

• Chris Kelsey plays the soprano sax exclusively and he already shows a distinct style. His compositions ae challenging and his playing playing intense. Original post-bop music. Recorded March 5 & 6, 1997.
  • The Saxophonist of the Sorrowfull Countenance - Whereupon the Saxophonist Finds a Pair of New Squires - The Story of the Rocking Horse in Sansabelt Pants - The Revenge of the Herd (or the Flock, if You Prefer) - The Pitiful Tale of a Battle to the Death That Ended in a Draw - The Adventure In Which Our Hero Banged His Head Against the Wall Repeatedly - Sophia Loren Lives on East Third Street - Twelve-tone Song For My Father

• Frank Lowe pays tribute to many of the spirits of improvising music and lays down 16 cuts in a refined, pure Lowe. Recorded Feb. 19 & 20, 1997.
  • Moffett's Second Line - Little Melonae - Aisha's Exit - What If I - Vision Blue - Conversation - Please Send Me Someone to Love - Motion Focus - Softly As in a Morning Sunrise - Alfie's Theme - Addiction Ain't Fiction - The Blessing - Law Years - Lowe-ology - Dream State - Bobbo's Face

• You've never heard a wedding band like this totally ad-libbed one. These bass/drums duos are completely extemporized as they reference compositions like "Amazing Grace', "Dolphin Dance", "Evidence", and free play around with a number of others. Recorded Jan. 28 & 29, 1997.
  • Together Alone - Isotope - Variations 'round Ten - Night Music Becomes You - Evidence - Amazing Grace - Amazing Grace (pizzicato) - Basic Naima - Star By Cellar Light - Dolphin Dance

• John Gunther comes out of the Sonny Rollins tradition of direct and melodic saxmen. 9 driving and fun originals capped off by a tenor solo outing on "Stardust". Recorded Jan. 27 & 28, 1997.
  • Tribe-Ka - Happy B-day Mr. C - Living Room - Permission Granted - Home Sweet Home - Marksman - Lines - Us - Stroll - Stardust

• This is Brandon Evans' debut and it exposes a brilliant instrumentalist and arranger, mature in his concepts. Recorded Jan. 13 & 14, 1997.
  • Triptych - Ellipsis 1 section a - Ellipsis 1 section b - Bow Blows - Blue Book 19-20

• Guitarist Rory Stuart meets the Brazilian blower in this totally ad lib set which includes highly original readings of Auld Lang Syne and In a Sentimental Mood. Recorded Oct. 10, 1996.
  • Waiting for Plugs - Drips - October Rains - Auld Lang Syne - Auld Lang Syne Blues - Pelican Pose - Summer Ballad - Bobaba Dubaa - In a Sentimental Mood - Ivocation

• Roswell Rudd pays tribute to his old partner and friend in this eclectic interpretation of previously unheard compositions by Herbie Nichols. Expect the unexpected. Recorded Nov. 18 & 19, 1996.
  • Freudian Frolics - Valse Macabre - Jamaica - Prancin' Peretty Women - Karna Kanji - One Twilight - Passing Thoughts

• The second half (see CIMP 115) of this inspired grouping on a program of soriginals by Charles Tyler, Eric Dolphy, and Joe McPhee. Recorded June 1 & 2, 1996.
  • Something Sweet, Something Tender - Consider the Alternative - Double Ten - E.P. - Dark Doings - There Was a Flower Near Napoli - Not Absolute

• An all-star group tackles, with verve, 6 challenging originals and arrangements from one of the finest Free Bop saxophonists working today. Recorded Nov. 6 & 7. 1996.
  • The Next Time I See You - Prayer and Action - Lotus On the Nile - The Quest - Where the Sky Meets the Earth - Flash of the Spirit

• Joseph Scianni first recorded for Savoy in 1963. He was avant garde then and he's still pushing the boundaries. This is the solo section of a fabulous concert (the trio sides are CIMP 122) and the two are his first recordings in 30 years. Recorded July 23, 1996.
  • Luv Ya Judy - Crude Mood - Night People - Seeds of Anxiety - Foul Play - Toxic Fragrance - Organically Grown - Amazon

• Enlightened music remarkably rich in ideas and composition combined in a hot intensity of uncompromised high-energy playing. Recorded Oct 30 & 31, 1996.
  • Sometimes It's Easy - Nebbia - Ynori/Lobmag - Nailenrac - Kites in Kommen

• A power trio that plays free music with clarity, precision, logic, and remarkable energy. Recorded Oct. 13, 1996.
  • Positive Charge / Negative Release - Upper Atmosphere - African Rain Dance - Red Sprites and Blue Jets - Morning Dew

• West Coast bassist Bisio and the renaissance man McPhee began working together in the mid-90's. The compatability is such that by 1996 they were able to turn this classic encounter into a brilliantly warm and chewy session. Recorded Sept. 18 & 19, 1996.
  • Lonely Woman - Blue Monk - Here's that Rainy Day - Running Out of Time - Malachi - Going Home - Walking Out - Lonely Woman, take 2

• Ivo Perelman leads a dynamic, free rhythmic improvised session. Recorded Oct 9 & 10, 1996.
  • Dom for John - Whole Light - Going On - Slaves of Job - Quasi - Mike Fight - Boom Boom - Intimacy - Caribe - Take Five Sol

• Lee Shaw is out of the tradition of Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson. What marks her work is an enthusiasm, swing, and over-all effervescence which is unsupressable. Add to this the fine bop sensibilities of her rhythm section and you have an everfresh program of standards and exceptional Shaw originals. Recorded Sept. 16, 1996.
  • Firebird - Foots - Algo Triste - Fats - Holiday - They Can't Take That Away From Me - I Won't Dance - Seminole - Voyage

• A program of notable original compositions executed with the careful power which marks so much of this saxman's past work. Recorded August 12, 1996.
  • You & Me (take 3) - El Monte - Collective Voices - B.P. Express - Zest - Free Spirit - Bassically Karr - Fourth House - Klook - Nun Stop - Love Segments - You & Me (take 4)

• The Saxtet not only plays with drive and conviction, but contributes some memorable compositions and arrangements in a contemporary hybrid of improvised musics from the 30's to the 90's. Recorded August 2 & 3, 1996.
  • Freezing Lightning (take 3) - Thumb Under - There's No Business Like Jazz Business - Unpredictable You - Nonchalant - The Supply/The Demand - I Got Rid of Them - Freezing Lightning (take 1)

• An historic and musically magical occasion. This is Mr. Scianni's first recording in over 30 years. A contemporary of Cecil Taylor, Joseph Scianni presents compelling music with this brilliant free trio. Recorded July 23, 1996.
  • Big Onion - Cry Softly - Road Under Construction - Three's a Crowd - Sticks and Strings - Mango Tango - Ruins of Time - Night & Day - As Time Goes By - Honeysuckle Rose - Fists of Thunder - Fast Food

• This trio had been working together for many years before this set, and that strength of understanding is evident as they navigate the compositions and expose their churning strength. Recorded July 16, 1996
  • Bob's Visceral Approach - Without a Gate - The Scream - The Brink - Fine's Fault Was No Felon - Skelterfugue - The High Point of This Dichotomy - Meet Me in Saint Louis - On Short Notice - Quan-Yin - Knots - Nuts for Newes - Flow To Riverrun

• An amazing, real time, single take session that brilliantly captures an inspired encounter, recorded outside and in concert with the natural ambience of the breezes, the birds, and the bugs. Recorded June 2, 1996.
  • Haiku (For Makoto Sato)
  • Part 1 Dawn - Part 2 The Centipede - Part 3 The Edge of Wetness - It Sings
  • The Garden (For Cecil Taylor) - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
  • Conference With the Birds (For Dave Holland) - Part 1 - Part 2
  • Dusk (For Susan Rusch)
  • Drops (For Carmen McRae & Betty Carter)

• The distinctive sax work of Mark Whitecage leads a concert of excursions of freely improvised chamber music. A beautiful and inventive set. Recorded July 13 & 14, 1996.
  • Bright Ideas - Greice - Tripplepee - Feathers - MJTD Blues - Watershed Blues - Caged No More - One More Once

• This is an intense set by veterans who pull no punches. Sonny answers his critics. Watchout: improvisation at full strength. Recorded May 4, 1996.
  • Judgement Day - Monk Mania - Sponge Garden - Waltz For Josette - The Call For Old Sirus -Augmentation

• Object Relations is just that. Excellent composition, arrangement, and improvisation by the Quintet. Living bop; not a retread. Recorded June 18 & 19, `1996
  • A Dream Where Nothing Happens - Jay's Lament - Serial Living - Lovely Rita - When - Woman Holding Balance - My Shining Hour

• State of the art trombone from two generations of masters. Warm, wonderful, and wild - it confirms why Steve Swell and Roswell Rudd are in a league of their own. Trombonemanship of the highest order and energy. Recorded June 14 & 15, 1996.
  • Fruition - Moves - Out And About - Start Up - Walking the Dog - A Painting - Diesel Dots for Ryan & Kelcey

• The fertile mind of Joe McPhee connects with these veteran improvisors in duos, trios, and quartet. Magic music of the moment. Recorded June 1 & 2, 1996
  • Loweville - What We Do - Memorium - For Panama, Parts 1 & 2 - Up, Over, and Out - July the 13th - Not Yet - Trading Space

• A delightful collection of the sounds of surprise. A hybrid of the best of the American and English spontaneous creative improvised music scenes in a brilliant display. Recorded May 15 & 16, 1996
  • Frames of Mind - Diagonals - Frogger's Lament - Gong - Ella's Dance - Flitters - Panade - Bach Goes to Redwood - For Breakfast I Eat

• Music that transcends its own improvising brilliance and reveals levels of inspiration rarely encountered. Recorded April 9, 1996
  • Manhattan Rejects - Geraldine's Dream - Nuclear Fission - In The Arena - Phrazaronics - Lost Village of Um' Tombey - Cosmosomatics

• A highly emotive and driving set of original Jazz music, rich in post-bop vocabulary, while maintaining an ambiance of traditional Midwestern sound. Recorded April 6, 1996
  • Swimming Lake Oliver - BoBopBoLuBo - Tag (You're It) - Don't Tell - As If It Were Love - Straight No Tonic - Kool Aid - Spirits' Roost la Rusch - For Don C.

• A long-time collaboration beautifully realized in a program of totally improvised music. A stirring example of lyrical Free Improvisation. Recorded March 8 & 9, 1996
  • The First in his Field - Lido - How can he still be selling cars on TV? - Dynamic for Wilimena Fergerson - Three Nite Exit - Neon Appointment

• Deconstructed standards and originals. Strength and inspiration from self-imposed limits within an unrestrained and free musical situation.
  • High Wire Act - Deep Purple - Slipped Disc - Magik Act - Violent Slaughter - Flag Day - Human Cannon - Hunting For the Fox - Mom Food Then Rio

• Billy Bang and his violin unveil a musical soul owing as much to Stuff Smith as to John Coltrane, while displaying the passionate lyricism of one of today's most dynamic improvisors. Recorded Feb. 28, 1996.
  • Tanko-Bushi - Spirits Gathering - Pent Up House - Das Ist Fur Dich - Know Your Enemy - Softly As In a Morning Sunrise - My Funny Valentine - Blues in E

• Remarkably intuitive interplay. Inventive, surprising, and playful freely improvised music. Endless riches for attentive listeners. Recorded Feb. 16 & 17, 1996.
  • The History of Jazz is Replete with Anomolies - Charlie Parker Did Not Want To Be Worshipped Like a God - The Last Note Has Yet to Be Spoken - Sedition Builds Tradition - Bill Clinton Digs Stan Getz - The Best Things in Jazz Are Free - Cage Was Occasionally Wrong - An Afterthought

• Drawn from the work of Strayhorn, Ellington, Monk, and others, Billy Pierce and Chris McCann in a delightful program. Bop with guts. Feb. 14,15, 1996.
  • Village Greene - Chelsea Bridge - Pumpkin's Delight - 49th Street - Beatrice - Chuck's Groove - Gypsy Without a Song - Farewell to Dogma - Epistrophy

• Highly respected as a musician's musician on the New York Scene since the 1960s, Mark Whitecage leads a joyful, adventurous trip through 7 originals. Recorded Jan. 20, 1996.
  • Bass Stick - Free For Once - Electric Wonder - Calypso - Two Horn Tango - Rebate - Harry's Fox

• The leader's original music with its complex themes and tempo shifts here combines with explosive improvisations from some of the world's finest creative artists. Jan. 5, 1996
  • Current - Riff(t)s - After Chomaklou Was a Desert - Herald Days - Walken - Running.

• Mature tenor sax work, carrying a tremendous pathos brought on by memories of friends past, closing with a solo "Body and Soul". Nov. 18 & 19, 1995.
  • Impression - Soul of Fortune - Bethera - Nothing But Love - Don One 1 - Don One 2 - Happy House - For Louie - Art Deco -Body & Soul

• Captures the brilliant rapport and juxtaposition of the trio, while showcasing Bobby Zankel's powerful writing and orchestration. Substantive music from this NY-Philly New Music scene veteran. Nov. 5, 1995.
  • Something Up Her Sleeve - A Sword Is Useless in the Hands of a Coward - Circles - Human Flowers -Polishing the Jewel

• The mellow side of the veteran tenor man, one of Jazz's most individual and underappreciated voices, an original stylist and a fine composer with a distinct sound. Sept. 11 & 12, 1995.
  • Sarah's Theme - Interlude 1 (Musing On a Bass Stick) - Stella By Starlight - Interlude 2 (A Winter's Tale) - Pacific Echoes - Interlude 3 (Appalachian Summer) - Ernokee

• A magnificent set of collective improvisations from one of the most demanding and inventive groups active today. Recorded June 18, 1995.
  • Not Yet - The Masks - Craig's Story - Pedal (for Warren) - Then Paul saw the Snake (for Susan)