2012-09-10 Adds To The Jazz 88 Music Library

(Veteran tenor saxophonist and his quintet present a mostly straight-ahead collection of all originals). - Savant

(L.A.–based trumpeter leading his working small group with a nice mixture of hard-boppish and slow-grooving tunes.  All originals). – BFMJazz

(Miami virtuoso singer returning with her third full-length solo album, working with co-producer/pianist Mike Levine.  Features an eclectic mix of jazz tunes). – Independent 

(Canadian drummer/composer returns with his follow-up to Canada Day II. A quintet setting, the date offers up eight original modern jazz tunes). - Songlines

(Instrumentalist/composer/bandleader, with a collection of newly written material, and, some new arrangements of some classic tunes too.  The date features special guests Terri Lyne Carrington, John Patitucci, and Dianne Reeves). – Mack Avenue

(Pianist led session recorded live at The Village Vanguard, NYC.  The collection is a double-disc release that has a mix of originals with jazz and Great American Songbook standards). - Palmetto

(Pianist/composer leading a fairly progressive ensemble that operates under the Collective of Improvising Artists (CIA) banner.  All tunes consist of original compositions and arrangements). – Playscape Recordings

PAT MARTINO – “ALONE TOGETHER with BOBBY ROSE” – 

(Recordings from Martino’s personal collection documenting his time spent playing with rhythm guitarist Bobby Rose on their first duet tour together during the summer of 1977.  Tracks are a mix of recordings done at Martino’s home in Philadelphia, and recordings performed in live settings). – High Note

NATIVE SOUL –“ONE MIND” 

(New York based quartet in an all-acoustic format performing collective originals and “new standards” by Stevie Wonder, Lennon-McCartney, and Luther Vandross). – American Showplace

(Guitarist, a mainstay of the New York jazz scene, leads a trio performing dynamic original compositions and the Simon and Garfunkel classic “Scarborough Fair”.  As for As for Nobuki’s sound, take Jim Hall meets Wes Montgomery on their way to a Kenny Burrell show). - Summit