Betty Carter - At The Village Vanguard, 1970

1. By the Bend of the River 1:52
2. Ego 3:04
3. Body and Soul 5:21
4. Heart and Soul 3:30
5. The Surrey With the Fringe on Top 7:38
6. Girl Talk 4:20
7. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 2:08
8. All the Things You Are :59
9. I Could Write a Book 2:18
10. The Sun Died 5:31
11. Please Do Something 3:03

Betty Carter - Vocals
Norman Simmons - Piano
Lyle Atkinson - Bass
Al Harewood - Drums

AMG:
"Betty Carter's remarkable early-'70s LPs were initially available only on her own poorly distributed label. This live date captured Carter when her voice was its most pliable, her delivery in full bloom and her range and power at their peak. She could scat with a fury and rhythmic intensity that were almost magical, then turn a slow tune like "The Sun Died" or "Body and Soul" into a showcase by emphasizing key lyrics, subtly changing each stanza, or increasing the pace at an unexpected moment. This deserves full attention, as it represents Betty Carter still evolving and perfecting her matchless technique."


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James Taylor Quartet (UK) - The Money Spyder, 1987

1 The Money Spyder 3:48
2 One Way Street 2:25
3 Car Chase 2:48
4 The Spiral Staircase 2:14
5 Mr. Cool's Dream 3:46
6 A Real Mean Time 1:07
7 The Onion Club 3:04
8 The Stroll 3:14
9 Los Cuevos Pablo 2:47
10 Midnight Stomp [The New Rhumba] 3:47
11 Buzy Bee 4:22
12 In the Park 3:39

James Taylor - Hammond Organ
David Taylor - Guitar
Allan Crockford - Bass
Simon "Wolf" Howard - Drums

AMG:
"Constructed as a mock soundtrack, The Money Spyder does a good, convincing job at capturing the flavor of '60s spy flicks with its blend of jazzy rhythms, swelling Hammond organs, and dark, tasty guitar licks. The group gets a Booker T. & the MG's-meets-the Ventures sound on this set of instrumentals, with some Lalo Schifrin and film noir jazz thrown in the blender. Marketed as part of Hollywood Records' Acid Jazz line, it could catch the coattails of the lounge/space-age pop revival as well (though the JTQ have been doing this sort of stuff for years)."

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Dizzy Gillespie - Dizzy, 1975

1 Lover, Come Back to Me 16:43
2 What's New? 12:13
3 Cherokee 11:01

Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet
Milt Jackson - Vibraphone
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Sax (Tenor)
Johnny Griffin - Sax (Tenor)
Tommy Flanagan - Piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Bass
Mickey Roker - Drums
Norman Granz - Producer

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Serge Gainsbourg (France) - Du jazz dans le ravin, 1958-1964

1. Angoisse
2. Du Jazz Dans le Ravin
3. Requim pour un Twister
4. Chez les Yé-Yé
5. Black March
6. Black Trombone
7. Ce Mortel Ennui
8. Générique
9. Coco and Co.
10. Intoxicated Man
11. Elaeudanla Téïtéïa
12. Le Talkie-Walkie
13. Some Small Chance
14. Quand Tu T'Y Mets (When You Go for It)
15. La Fille au Rasoir
16. Quand Mon 6'35 Me Fait les Yeux Doux
17. Fugue
18. Machins Choses (What's His Name)
19. Negative Blues
20. Wake Me at Five

Serge Gainsbourg - piano, voix
Elek Bacsik - guitare electrique
Michel Gaudry - contrebasse
Alain Goraguer - arrangements et direction d'orchestre


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Ella Fitzgerald - Like Someone In Love, 1957

1 There's a Lull in My Life 3:23
2 More Than You Know 3:14
3 What Will I Tell My Heart? 3:27
4 I Never Had a Chance 2:44
5 Close Your Eyes 2:54
6 We'll Be Together Again 3:18
7 Then I'll Be Tired of You 3:10
8 Like Someone in Love 3:07
9 Midnight Sun 3:54
10 I Thought About You 2:51
11 You're Blasé 3:55
12 Night Wind 3:16
13 What's New? 3:04
14 Hurry Home 4:37
15 How Long Has This Been Going On? 5:48

Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
Stan Getz - Sax (Tenor)
Ted Nash - Sax (Alto)
Frank DeVol - Conductor
Norman Granz - Producer

AMG:
"Ella Fitzgerald was accompanied by an orchestra arranged by Frank DeVol for this fine studio session; the CD reissue has been augmented by four selections recorded a month later. Most of the songs are veteran standards, Stan Getz's warm tenor helps out on four tunes, and — although this is not an essential release — her voice was so strong and appealing during this era that all of her recordings from the mid- to late '50s are enjoyable and easily recommended."

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Kathryn Moses - Kathryn Moses, 1976

1. I Met A Special Man
2. Oleo
3. My Romance
4. Midnight
5. Ready Or Not
6. Touch Me
7. Prince Charming's Brother
8. Midmorning

Kathryn Moses - Flute
Ed Bickert - Guitar
Gary Williamson - Piano
Rick Homme - Bass
Terry Clarke - Drums
Marty Morrell - Percussion
Barbara Mcdougal - Violin
Adell Armin - Violin
Paul Armin - Viola
Dick Armin - Cello

CanadianJazzArchive:
"KATHRYN MOSES (flutist, saxophonist, vocalist, bandleader, composer, arranger) was born in 1943 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. She was already a promising classical flutist when she began to play with the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra when she was just 20 years old, but four years later, moved to Canada to be with her husband and fellow musician, trumpeter Ted Moses.

Kathryn’s career quickly took off in Toronto where she immediately became immersed in the city’s vibrant jazz and folk scene, notably recording and playing with important talents including Bruce Cockburn and Murray McLaughlin. She originally played in the Ted Moses Quintet led by her husband, but in 1975, launched her own successful Quartet and Quintet.

Moses performed with both The National Ballet and Winnipeg Symphony Orchestras, recorded widely on albums by dozens of other artists, and composed and played on hundreds of film scores. The Kathryn Moses Quartet (with Rob Piltch on guitar, David Piltch on bass, and Claude Ranger on drums) were featured in concert during the “Sound of Toronto Jazz” Series at the Ontario Science Centre on January 23, 1978. She continues to perform and compose from her home in Toronto today."

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T-Square & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Japan) - Harmony, 1993

1. Tomorrow's Affair Rockoon
2. Play For You Human
3. Banana Rockoon?
4. Memories Of Alice
5. Human
6. Good-By Blue Wind Melody Go Round
7. Rainbow
8. Tomorrow's Affair (Reprise) Rockoon

Masahiro Andoh - Guitar
Hirotaka Izumi - Piano,Celesta
Hiroyuki Noritake - Drums, Percussion
Mitsuru Sudoh - Bass
Masato Honda - Saxophones, Whistle

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Sun Ra - Sun Song (Jazz by Sun Ra), 1956

1. Brainville 4:29
2. A Call for All Demons 4:30
3. Transitions 3:40
4. Possession 5:00
5. Street Named Hell 3:55
6. Lullaby for Realville 4:40
7. Future 3:15
8. New Horizons 3:05
9. Fall Off the Log 4:00
10. Sun Song 3:40

Sun Ra - Organ, Piano
John Gilmore - Percussion, Sax (Tenor)
James Scales - Sax (Alto)
Pat Patrick - Sax (Baritone), Bells
David Young - Trumpet, Bells
Arthur Hoyle - Trumpet, Bells
Julian Priester - Trombone, Chimes
Wilburn Green - Guitar (Bass), Tambourine
Richard Evans - Bass
Robert Barry - Drums, Bells
James Herndon - Timbales, Bells, Tympani

AMG:
"This essential title is also available under the moniker of Sun Song (1956). Regardless of name, this long-player contains some of Sun Ra's most complex, yet accessible efforts. Ra had been an active performer since the late 1940s, recording with his various combos or "Arkestra(s)" as Ra dubbed them. Since this was the first widely distributed platter that the artist cut, it is often erroneously referred to as his debut. The tracks were documented by then-unknown Tom Wilson. If the name rings a bell, it may be because Wilson would go on to produce such rock luminaries as Frank Zappa, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, and the Velvet Underground, among others. Ra's highly arithmetical approach to bop was initially discounted by noted jazz critic Nat Hentoff as "repetitious," with phrases "built merely on riffs with little development." In retrospect, however, it is obvious there is much more going on here. Among the musical innovations woven into the up-tempo "Brainville" and "Transition," are advanced time signatures coupled with harmonic scales based on Ra's mathematical equations. Not to be missed is the lush elegance within the delicate, if not intricate arrangements heard on "Possession," as well as the equally involved "Sun Song" -- both of which take on an air of sophistication in their deceptive simplicity. Ra's original LP jacket comments can be found within the liner notes of the Sun Song compact disc. This is noteworthy as one of the rare occasions that Sun Ra sought to explain not only his influences, but his methods of composition and modes of execution as well. As referred to above, Jazz by Sun Ra is arguably the most accessible work in the Sun Ra catalog, as well as one of the most thoroughly and repeatedly listenable."


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Anita O'Day - Once Upon A Summertime, 1963

1. Sweet Georgia Brown 2:56
2. Love for Sale 3:12
3. 'S Wonderful 3:09
4. They Can't Take That Away from Me 1:46
5. Boogie Blues 4:34
6. Tea for Two 5:33
7. Once upon a Summertime 2:02
8. The Girl from Ipanema 2:50
9. Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? 4:24
10. Night and Day 1:59
11. Anita's Blues 3:35
12. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 2:34

Anita O'Day - Vocals
Ray Dewey - Piano
Kirk Lightsey - Piano
Stan Tracy - Piano
Red Wooten - Bass
George Morrow - Bass
Lennie Bush - Bass
John Poole - Drums

AMG:
"This album is definitely a transitional one for Anita O'Day. Four of the dozen performances are taken from June 1963. Her trio joins the singer on four of her "hits" ("Sweet Georgia Brown," "Boogie Blues," "Tea for Two" and "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"), which were O'Day's final recordings until 1970 due to personal problems. The remainder of this set is from 1975-76, with several trios backing O'Day on a repertoire dominated by swing standards. Although her voice was not as young, O'Day was still in good form at that point, making this album a worthwhile acquisition for her fans."


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Sonny Stitt - Live at the Left Bank, 1971

1 Deuces Wild 8:16
2 Samba de Orpheus 5:55
3 Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) 6:29
4 Cry Me a River 5:03
5 John Brown's Body 10:13
6 The Shadow of Your Smile 6:30
7 Blues Up and Down 7:07

Sonny Stitt — Electric Saxophone
Don Patterson — Organ
Billy James — Drums

AMG:
"The second of two premier releases from Label M and the archives of The Left Bank Jazz Society of Baltimore, MD (along with My Foolish Heart from Stan Getz). One of Sonny Stitt's many performances for The Left Bank was recorded in March 1971 and is the source of this set. Stitt's electric saxophone, of course, is the main attraction. And while the treatment of the instrument scuttles some of its tone, with Stitt at the mouthpiece (he was the first to record the instrument, back in 1966), the electric tenor sax is more than just a novelty. The traditional "John Brown's Body" proves to be the set's highlight."


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Jackie & Roy - Lovesick, 1966

1. Lovesick 3:21
2. Samba Triste 2:19
3. Mimosa and Me 3:19
4. Quiet Nights (Corcovado) 3:41
5. Such a Lonely Girl Am I 3:40
6. A Big Beautiful Ball 2:10
7. Let's Begin 3:10
8. I Wonder What's the Matter With Me 2:13
9. If You Could See Me Now 3:08
10. Mountain Greenery 2:19
11. You Really Started Something 3:32
12. The World Is Your Balloon 2:36

Jackie Cain - Vocals
Roy Kral - Piano, Vocals
Don Payne - Bass
Donald MacDonald - Drums

AMG:
"With Lovesick, Jackie Cain and Roy Kral produced an album that had every bit as much optimism and flower-powered innocence as did any album coming out of San Francisco in the summer of love. But this is decidedly not folk-rock or rock music -- it's vocal jazz of the highest degree. It is high-spirited, sexy, life-affirming, sometimes silly, but always wonderful. Jackie Cain proves what a fine singer she is, and Roy Kral shows what a fine pianist he is. Their vocal harmonies are every bit as irresistible as those of Simon & Garfunkel, with the added ingredients of swing and scat thrown in. The duo and their rhythm section truly sound like they are having "A Big Beautiful Ball.""


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