The Jazz stars shine the week of August 13, 2015 with new releases by 2015 NEA Jazz Master Charles Lloyd ("Wild Man Dance") and Cassandra Wilson ("Coming Forth By Day") among the 12 great new albums being added to the Jazz 88.3 Music Library for your listening pleasure. You can check out the debut of all the new releases each week on The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw, Monday evenings 6-8pm PT and then your favorite Jazz 88.3 Hosts will be adding them to their playlists for YOU to enjoy and learn!
- GLEN ACKERMAN – “GLENIOUS ALIEN LANDSCAPE”
- HARRY ALLEN AND FRIENDS – “FOR GEORGE, COLE AND DUKE”
- DAHI DEVINE – “THE ELEMENT”
- GENE ESS – “ETERNAL MONOMYTH”
- THE LALAMA BROTHERS – “THE CREPUSCULE VARIATIONS (ON SONGS OUR PARENTS GAVE US)”
- CHARLES LLOYD – “WILD MAN DANCE”
- BARNEY McCLURE – “SHOW ME!”
- GLORIA REUBEN – “PERCHANCE TO DREAM”
- GREG RUBY & THE RHYTHM RUNNERS – “WASHINGTON HALL STOMP”
- ADAM SHULMAN SEXTET – “HERE/THERE”
- CASSANDRA WILSON – “COMING FORTH BY DAY”>
- BEN WILLIAMS – “COMING OF AGE”
READ THE FULL ARTICLE for additional listening notes by Jazz 88.3 Music Director Joe Kocherhans....
GLEN ACKERMAN – “GLENIOUS ALIEN LANDSCAPE”
- Joe: Funky grooves, on the progressive side.
HARRY ALLEN AND FRIENDS – “FOR GEORGE, COLE AND DUKE”
- Joe: Saxophonist, leading a quartet/quintet, paying tribute to Gershwin, Porter and Ellington.
DAHI DEVINE – “THE ELEMENT”
- Joe: Saxophonist, leading quartet/quintet, performing straight-ahead originals. One vocal track.
GENE ESS – “ETERNAL MONOMYTH”
- Joe: Guitar, leading a quintet, performing eclectic originals, many with vocalese.
THE LALAMA BROTHERS – “THE CREPUSCULE VARIATIONS (ON SONGS OUR PARENTS GAVE US)”
- Joe: Saxophonist and pianist, in a duet recording of standards, with 7 vocal tracks.
CHARLES LLOYD – “WILD MAN DANCE”
- Joe: Saxophonist, leading a progressive outing, recorded live in Poland.
- Charles Lloyd, Jazz Master, Questing Still (Nate Chinen, NYTimes): "wanting another chance to tell the truth"
BARNEY McCLURE – “SHOW ME!”
- Joe: Organist, leading a big band in straight-ahead, swingin’ charts.
GLORIA REUBEN – “PERCHANCE TO DREAM”
- Joe: Female actress/vocalist performing straight-ahead standards and others.
GREG RUBY & THE RHYTHM RUNNERS – “WASHINGTON HALL STOMP”
- Joe: Sextet, performing in an early swing style.
ADAM SHULMAN SEXTET – “HERE/THERE”
- Joe: Piano-led sextet, performing mostly straight-ahead originals.
CASSANDRA WILSON – “COMING FORTH BY DAY”
- Joe: Female vocalist, paying a unique tribute to Billie Holiday. Mostly ballads, with an electronica feel.
BEN WILLIAMS – “COMING OF AGE”
- Joe: Bassist, leading an eclectic session of straight-ahead, contemporary, rap and more.
