Best CDs of 2006
Friday 1 December 2006 23:30-1:00 (Radio 3)
Critics John Fordham and Steve Shepherd join Jez Nelson for a rundown of some of the best jazz releases of 2006.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
Presenter: Jez Nelson
Producer: Robert Abel
Assistant Producer: Peggy Sutton
Artist Lost Brother: Assif Tsahar (tenor sax, bass clarinet), Cooper-Moore (ashimba, twanger, diddley-bow), Hamid Drake (drum set, tablas, frame drum)
Track Title Departure
Composer Cooper Moore / Hamid Drake / Assif Tsahar
Album Title Lost Brother
Label Hopscotch Records
Cat No. Hop 33
Artist Joe Lovano Ensemble: Joe Lovano (Aulochrome, tenor sax, alto clarinet), Tim Hagans (trumpet), Barry Ries (trumpet), Larry Farrell (trombone), Steve Slagle (alto saxophone & flute), George Garzone (tenor saxophone), Ralph Lalama (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Gary Smulyan (baritone saxophone), John Hicks (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), Lewis Nash (drums)
Track Title The Fire Prophets (from the suite Streams of Expression)
Composer Joe Lovano
Album Title Streams of Expression
Label Blue Note
Cat No. 0946 3 41092 2 2
Artist Stephen Riley (tenor & soprano saxophone, alto clarinet) with Neal Caine (bass) & Greg Hutchinson (drums)
Track Title JuJu
Composer Wayne Shorter
Album Title Inside Out
Label SteepleChase
Cat No. SCCD 31584
Artist Andrew Hill (piano) with Charles Tolliver (trumpet), Greg Tardy (tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet), John Hebert (bass), Eric McPherson (drums)
Track Title Time Lines
Composer Andrew Hill
Album Title Time Lines
Label Blue Note
Cat No. 0946 3 35170 2 8V
Artist Branford Marsalis Quartet: Branford Marsalis (saxophones), Joey Calderazzo (piano), Eric Revis (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
Track Title Black Elk Speaks
Composer Eric Revis
Album Title Braggtown
Label Marsalis Music
Cat No. 0874946000420
Artist John Taylor (piano) with Martin France (drums) and Palle Danielsson (bass)
Track Title Fable
Composer John Taylor
Album Title Angel of the Presence
Label CamJazz
Cat No. CAMJ 7778-2
Artist Evan Parker (saxophone)
Track Title The Burden of Time
Composer Evan Parker
Album Title Time Lapse
Label Tzadik
Cat No. TZ 8026
Artist Ornette Coleman (saxophone, violin & trumpet) with Denardo Coleman (drums & percussion), Greg Cohen (bass) & Tony Falanga (bass)
Track Title Matador
Composer Ornette Coleman
Album Title Sound Grammar
Label Sound Grammar
Cat No. SG001
Jez, Steve and John each pick a "luxury item"
Weather Report - Forecast: Tomorrow (3CD Box Set + DVD)
Released by SonyBMG
Miles Davis - The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 (6CD Box Set)
Released by SonyBMG
The House That Trane Built: The Story Of Impulse Records by Ashley Kahn
Published by Granta
Jazz, Giants and Journeys - Herman Leonard photo book
Published by Scala
Artist John Tchicai (saxophones) with John Coxon (electric guitar, piano, samples, harpsichord, cymbals, bowls), Mark Sanders (drums & percussion), Ashley Wales (samples, trumpet, bass drum, steel bowls, percussion, bowed cymbal)
Track Title Hymn
Composer John Tchicai / John Coxon
Album Title John Tchicai with Strings
Label Treader
Cat No. trd005
