INNERrOUTe Honored on the NOTABLE 2015 RELEASES W. Royal Stokes | Author, critic, jazz historian
NOTABLE 2015 RELEASES
Tiffany Austin, Nothing But Soul (Con Alma Music)
Michael Blum, Commitment (Michael Blum Music)
Dan Brubeck, Celebrating the Music & Lyrics of Dave & Iola (Blue Forest Records)
Dheepa Chari, Patchwork (DheepaChari.com)
Shareef Clayton, North & South (Harlem River Records)
Anat Cohen, Luminosa (Anzic Records)
Steve Coleman & Council of Balance, Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Joseph Daley Warren Smith Scott Robinson, The Tuba Trio Chronicles (Joda Music Records)
Mary Foster Conklin, Photographs (MockTurtle Music)
Connie Crothers Quartet, Deep Friendship (New Artists Records)
Laurie Dapice, Parting the Veil (LaurieDapice.com)
Caroline Davis, Doors: Chicago Storylines (ears & eyes Records)
Dahi Divine, The Element (dahidivine.com)
Sinne Eeg and Thomas Fonnesbaek, Eeg – Fonnesbaek (Stunt Records)
Eli & The Hot Six, Contemporary Classic Jazz Live (Delmark)
Laszlo Gardony, Life In Real Time (Sunnyside Records)
Michael Gibbs & the NDR Bigband, In My View (CUNEIFORM RECORDS)
Rhiannon Giddens, Tomorrow Is My Turn (Nonesuch Records)
Marty Grosz Meets the Fat Babies, Diga Diga Doo (Delmark)
The H2 Big Band, It Could Happen (Origin Records)
Jeff Hamilton Trio, Great American Songs – Through the Years (Capri Records Ltd)
Rich Halley 4 and Michael Vlatkovich, Eleven (Pine Eagle Records)
Scott Hamilton and Jeff Hamilton, Live In Bern (Capri Records Ltd)
Lafayette Harris Jr, Bend to the Light (Airmen Records)
Christian Howes, American Spirit (Resonance Records)
INNERrOUTe, Fourmation (Planet Arts Recordings)
Eugenie Jones, Come Out Swingin’ (Open Mic Records)
Emma Larsson, Sing To The Sky (Origin Records)
Ingrid Laubrock, Ubatuba (Firehouse 12 Records)
Jennifer Leitham, Mood (S)Wings (Sinistral Records)
Roberto Magris Trio & Herb Geller, An Evening With Herb Geller & the Roberto Magris Trio (Jmood Records)
Gillian Margot, Black Butterfly (Hipnotic Records)
Susie Meissner, Tea for Two (Lydian Jazz Records, LLC)
Billy Mintz, The 2 Bass Band . . . Live (Thirteenth Note Records)
Bob Mintzer Big Band, Get Up! (MCG Jazz)
Mipso, Old Time Reverie (Robust Records)
Wes Montgomery, In the Beginning (Resonance Records)
Jack Mouse & Scott Robinson with Janice Borla, Three Story Sandbox (Tall Grass Records)
Luis Munoz, Voz (Pelin Music)
Buell Neidlinger and Marty Krystall, Criss Cross – Live at the Red Sea (K2B2 Records)
Larry Novak Trio, Invitation (Delmark)
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Cuba: The Conversation Continues (Motema Music)
Dion Parson & 21st Century Band, St. Thomas (United Jazz International, LLC)
Lisa Parrott, Round Tripper (Serious Niceness Records)
Cristina Pato, Latina (Sunnyside Records)
Roberta Piket, Emanation: Solo 2 (Thirteenth Note Records)
Bucky Pizzarelli, Renaissance: A Journey From Classical to Jazz (Arbors Records)
Reggie Quinerly, Invictus (Redefinition Music)
Gloria Reuben, Perchance To Dream (MCG Jazz)
Cheryl Richards, Adam Caine & Nick Lyons, If Not for You (New Artists Records)
Scott Robinson Julian Thayer, ? (ScienSonic Recordings)
Pete Rodriguez, El Conde Negro (Destiny Records)
Molly Ryan, Let’s Fly Away (MollyRyan.com)
Matthew Shipp Mat Walerian Duo Live at Okuden, Uppercut (Esp Disk Ltd.)
Deborah Shulman, My Heart’s in the Wind (Summit Records)
Sonny Simmons, Reincarnation (Arhoolie Records)
Daniel Smith, Jazz Suite for Bassoon (Summit Records)
The Spanish Donkey Raoul (RareNoise Records)
Norbert Stein Pata Messengers Play Rainer Maria Rilke, Das Karussell (Pata Music)
Lew Tabackin, Soundscapes (Lewtabackin.com)
Sweet Sue Terry and Friends, Live at the Deer Head Inn (Deer Head Records)
Ryan Truesdell Presents Gil Evans Project: Live at Jazz Standard, Lines of Color (ArtistShare)
Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours, Spirit Warrior (Picaro Records)
The Weave, Knowledge Porridge (TheWeavemusic.com)
Carrie Wicks, Maybe (Oa2 Records)
Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Clyde Alves, Megan Fairchild, Alysha Umphress, Elizabeth Stanley, On the Town: New Broadway Cast Recording (PS Classics)
Tiffany Austin, Nothing But Soul (Con Alma Music)
Michael Blum, Commitment (Michael Blum Music)
Dan Brubeck, Celebrating the Music & Lyrics of Dave & Iola (Blue Forest Records)
Dheepa Chari, Patchwork (DheepaChari.com)
Shareef Clayton, North & South (Harlem River Records)
Anat Cohen, Luminosa (Anzic Records)
Steve Coleman & Council of Balance, Synovial Joints (Pi Recordings)
Joseph Daley Warren Smith Scott Robinson, The Tuba Trio Chronicles (Joda Music Records)
Mary Foster Conklin, Photographs (MockTurtle Music)
Connie Crothers Quartet, Deep Friendship (New Artists Records)
Laurie Dapice, Parting the Veil (LaurieDapice.com)
Caroline Davis, Doors: Chicago Storylines (ears & eyes Records)
Dahi Divine, The Element (dahidivine.com)
Sinne Eeg and Thomas Fonnesbaek, Eeg – Fonnesbaek (Stunt Records)
Eli & The Hot Six, Contemporary Classic Jazz Live (Delmark)
Laszlo Gardony, Life In Real Time (Sunnyside Records)
Michael Gibbs & the NDR Bigband, In My View (CUNEIFORM RECORDS)
Rhiannon Giddens, Tomorrow Is My Turn (Nonesuch Records)
Marty Grosz Meets the Fat Babies, Diga Diga Doo (Delmark)
The H2 Big Band, It Could Happen (Origin Records)
Jeff Hamilton Trio, Great American Songs – Through the Years (Capri Records Ltd)
Rich Halley 4 and Michael Vlatkovich, Eleven (Pine Eagle Records)
Scott Hamilton and Jeff Hamilton, Live In Bern (Capri Records Ltd)
Lafayette Harris Jr, Bend to the Light (Airmen Records)
Christian Howes, American Spirit (Resonance Records)
INNERrOUTe, Fourmation (Planet Arts Recordings)
Eugenie Jones, Come Out Swingin’ (Open Mic Records)
Emma Larsson, Sing To The Sky (Origin Records)
Ingrid Laubrock, Ubatuba (Firehouse 12 Records)
Jennifer Leitham, Mood (S)Wings (Sinistral Records)
Roberto Magris Trio & Herb Geller, An Evening With Herb Geller & the Roberto Magris Trio (Jmood Records)
Gillian Margot, Black Butterfly (Hipnotic Records)
Susie Meissner, Tea for Two (Lydian Jazz Records, LLC)
Billy Mintz, The 2 Bass Band . . . Live (Thirteenth Note Records)
Bob Mintzer Big Band, Get Up! (MCG Jazz)
Mipso, Old Time Reverie (Robust Records)
Wes Montgomery, In the Beginning (Resonance Records)
Jack Mouse & Scott Robinson with Janice Borla, Three Story Sandbox (Tall Grass Records)
Luis Munoz, Voz (Pelin Music)
Buell Neidlinger and Marty Krystall, Criss Cross – Live at the Red Sea (K2B2 Records)
Larry Novak Trio, Invitation (Delmark)
Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Cuba: The Conversation Continues (Motema Music)
Dion Parson & 21st Century Band, St. Thomas (United Jazz International, LLC)
Lisa Parrott, Round Tripper (Serious Niceness Records)
Cristina Pato, Latina (Sunnyside Records)
Roberta Piket, Emanation: Solo 2 (Thirteenth Note Records)
Bucky Pizzarelli, Renaissance: A Journey From Classical to Jazz (Arbors Records)
Reggie Quinerly, Invictus (Redefinition Music)
Gloria Reuben, Perchance To Dream (MCG Jazz)
Cheryl Richards, Adam Caine & Nick Lyons, If Not for You (New Artists Records)
Scott Robinson Julian Thayer, ? (ScienSonic Recordings)
Pete Rodriguez, El Conde Negro (Destiny Records)
Molly Ryan, Let’s Fly Away (MollyRyan.com)
Matthew Shipp Mat Walerian Duo Live at Okuden, Uppercut (Esp Disk Ltd.)
Deborah Shulman, My Heart’s in the Wind (Summit Records)
Sonny Simmons, Reincarnation (Arhoolie Records)
Daniel Smith, Jazz Suite for Bassoon (Summit Records)
The Spanish Donkey Raoul (RareNoise Records)
Norbert Stein Pata Messengers Play Rainer Maria Rilke, Das Karussell (Pata Music)
Lew Tabackin, Soundscapes (Lewtabackin.com)
Sweet Sue Terry and Friends, Live at the Deer Head Inn (Deer Head Records)
Ryan Truesdell Presents Gil Evans Project: Live at Jazz Standard, Lines of Color (ArtistShare)
Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours, Spirit Warrior (Picaro Records)
The Weave, Knowledge Porridge (TheWeavemusic.com)
Carrie Wicks, Maybe (Oa2 Records)
Tony Yazbeck, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Clyde Alves, Megan Fairchild, Alysha Umphress, Elizabeth Stanley, On the Town: New Broadway Cast Recording (PS Classics)