Here's one you probably haven't heard of...

Ascent by Tyler Rix

It's a new recording and he's new too. I've only heard of him through work. But you can hear a taste of him at www.tylerrix.com

 

The Moe Koffman Quintet Plays:




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alto: beat-up Vito w/elastic bands, duct tape and garbage twist ties
mpc: Vandoren optimum al3 (for my non-classical tone)
reeds: Rico orangebox 3's

 

The Moe Koffman Quintet Plays:

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alto: beat-up Vito w/elastic bands, duct tape and garbage twist ties
mpc: Vandoren optimum al3 (for my non-classical tone)
reeds: Rico orangebox 3's

Wow! I haven't heard that name since "Swingin' Shepard Blues" came out 50 years ago!

I really didn't expect to hear it from a hip-hop guy. Wonders!

 

Matt Otto: Q Trio Volume 1
http://ottojazz.wordpress.com/category/albums/q-trio-vol-1/

 

I've been listening to the two volume "best of" by Jimmy Preston on Collectibles. Preston's great on alto--a kind of mixture of Cleanhead, Bullmoose Jackson, and Earl Bostic--but the real diamond in the rough here is the tenor player: Benny Golson! He honks and struts through these sets like a pure bar-walker. This one is a must for Philadelphians!

Similarly, the Rusty Bryant America's Greatest Rock and Roll cd with the Carolyn Club band. This is it!

Rory

ps. the Jimmy Preston cds are available for free legal download at www.spiralfrog.com

 

"Night Train" by The Oscar Peterson Trio. A standard album in most folks collection. Blues playing of the highest order. No saxophone included.

 

One Two Three - by French Tenor player, now residing in New York, Jerome Sabbagh.
Great album of standards in a pianoless trio.

 

I've long considered myself an amateur "Kirkophile" and I thought I'd heard all the Rahsaan Roland Kirk records but a good friend of mine recently turned me on to a lovely find: Rip Rig and Panic w/ Kirk on tenor, manzello, stritch, etc.; the incredible Jaki Byard (!) on piano; Richard Davis, bass; and Elvin Jones on drums. 7 tunes, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder in 1965.

As a bonus (didn't even know this until the CD arrived) it comes packaged with a second album from '67, also recorded by Van Gelder, called Now please don't you cry beautiful Edith featuring Kirk on tenor, stritch, manzello and flute; Lonnie Liston Smith, piano; Richard Boykins, bass; and Grady Tate, drums.

Both are great records but Rip Rig and Panic is really rippin'. Elvin Jones is unbelievable on this date and he and Kirk just feed off each other perfectly. Kirk, as always, is a wonder to behold from the gorgeous ballads to his patented wild two and three horns at once harmony playing, to the audacious minute long seemingly breath-free runs, to the humorous quotes popping into solos at the most unexpected times... brilliant.

- from EmArcy records.

 

Antone Harris

http://cdbaby.com/cd/ahq

 

David Sills "Green"

 

How about the two Bob Mover records from the early 80's on Xandu.

In The True Tradition
Things Unseen

Fantastic playing.

 

Lee Konitz -- Figure and Spirit -- with Ted Brown on tenor and the late great Albert Dailey on Piano. Title track is a really nice line on Body and Soul.

 

Jimmy Giuffre - 7 Pieces
Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh
Mats Gustafsson - Windows (The Music of Steve Lacy)

 

Ballades for Saxophone and Orchestra-Theodore Kerkezos with the London Philharmonic. Not Jazz, but some great classical Sax IMO. I particularly enjoy the Piazzolla Tango Suite and Iturralde's Czardas.

 

Loren Stillman -- Art of the Trio Vol. 1 -- The freshest take on standards you are likely to hear for a looooong time. He was 23 when he recorded it.

 

Hank Mobley: Workout
Hank Mobley: Another Workout
Cannonball Adderly: Cannonball Takes Charge

Good stuff, all three

 

Currently listening to aforementioned Slighty Askew by Chris Bowden. Ace.

Some others in my ears:

Led Bib's 'Sizewell Tea'
Bennie Maupin's 'Early Reflections'
Ned Rothenberg's 'Intervals'
and my retro find of the past month is Noah Howard's 'At Judson Hall'

On a less sax oriented bent, Auktyon' 'Girls Sing' is fun.

 

Jeff Decker -- I'll Know

 

I'm a big fan of Don Dixon. Not jazz.

Nothing too obscure on the mp3 player at the moment.

 

Wow lots of new names. Great information. Thanks!

 

Luther Hughes and the Cannonball-Coltrane Project: "Second Helping".
excellent playing by Glen Cashman (tenor) and Bruce Babad (alto)

Jackie Ryan: "You and the Night and the Music"
Some Red Holloway on here, and I just love Jackie's singing.

Joe DeRenzo: "Core Beliefs"
In the interest of full disclosure let me say that Joe (the drummer/leader) is an old friend. But I just love this recording! Nice sax content in tracks with Bob Mintzer and Glen Berger.

You can sample this on iTunes. The "Umbria Suites (I, II, and III)" are wonderful. Russell Ferante adapted Keith Jarrett solo improvs for the band, with some tasty Mintzer playing. And check out "She's A Woman", the Lennon/McCartney tune. Glen Berger plays on this one and it's got a Ramsey Lewis kinda groove. The song gives me happy feet every time I listen to it! I really think this tune deserves some radio exposure in the contemporary jazz world out there. Overall, wonderful ensemble work on this recording.

Charlie

 

Bob Reynolds-Can't Wait for Perfect

Great young player. On the road w/ John Mayer and a great jazz player too.

He also plays with Jonah Smith, which brings up the CD I've been giving a listen to the last couple of weeks, Beneath the Underdog by Jonah Smith. All last summer the guitarist in my rock group would put this CD on while we were setting up and it just stuck on me so I had to get it. Reynolds is featured quite a bit and Smith's sound is quite refreshing given the style.

 

Dave Pietro - "Standard Wonder"

 

Phil Dwyer - Sax Summit. 7 great players all at once!
Phil Dwyer - One Take Volume II (CD and DVD of the session this tune was recorded on)
Phil Dwyer - Let Me Tell You About My Day
Tubby Hayes - Late Spot at Scott's
Tubby Hayes - Down in the Village
Mike Downes - Forces
Ross Taggart - Ross Taggart & Co
Hugh Fraser - Looking Up
Veji - V
Veji - Big Works

 

A few:

Bennie Maupin -- PENUMBRA
Sam Yahel Trio -- TRUTH & BEAUTY w/ Josh Redman & Brian Blade
John Pattitucci -- LINE BY LINE w/ Chris Potter et al
Bob Brookmeyer Quartet -- SMALL BAND a/k/a LIVE AT SANDY'S -- No sax but a desert island disk
Yosvany Terry Cabrera -- METAMORPHOSIS

. . . all on EMusic . . .

 

Bob Brookmeyer Quartet -- SMALL BAND a/k/a LIVE AT SANDY'S -- No sax but a desert island disk

Agreed. Top shelf Brookmeyer and some of the best Jack Wilkins on record/CD

 

Yannick Rieu - Saint Gervais.....new clive trio album from one of the most distinctive tenorists around.
Marc Mommaas - Balance - Great Tenor/Piano Duo album from one of the greatest players around today.