Stu Loseby
With Love & Respect

Brown Bag BBSL02

Release date: December 22, 2004

Stu Loseby - tenor sax
Miles Black - piano
Russ Botten - bass
Blaine Wikjord - drums
Don Fraser - drums
Themba Tana - percussion
Tony Chamberlist - percussion
Glenda Rae - vocal

Lament For Mr. G.
Living In A Dream
This Jug's For You
Early Stan
Just A Simple Toon
A Messenger For Blakey
Reflections On Soul

Recorded November 15, 2004 at "The House Of Love" (aka Carltone Studio) Produced by Stu Loseby, Miles Black, & Tony Chamberlist

"With Love & Respect" is a dedication to individuals who have influenced Stu personally and musically, with particular attention to his late wife (and jazz singer) Sheila Davis Loseby, his great friend, pianist Linton Garner, and his just lost Uncle Jack Tait. The compositions pay homage to these, and others, including Gene Ammons, Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, and John Coltrane. The recording is warm and friendly, with an intentional bias towards the great Van Gelder Blue Note recordings of the 50's and early 60's.

Tony Genge
Blues Walk

RoadHouse Route 18

Release date: September, 2004

Tony Genge – piano
Kieran Overs – bass
Terry O’Mahoney – drums

Modal Mood
Surrey With The Fringe On Top
Away Falls My Heart
What Is This Thing Called Love
Old Folks
West Coast Groove
The Blues Walk
Little Waltz
DK’s Dilemma
Moanin’
The P.C. Blues

Recorded by Kieran Overs, Antigonish, NS, November 28th 2000
Mastered by Pat Coleman with engineer Rick Salt, Nanaimo, June 2004

One room with just two microphones captures three great players on four Genge originals and seven other tunes you’ve heard before. But not quite like this. Each track rolls off the block with the unprepossessing calm authority of one of those classic ‘50s Miles rhythm sections. In the pocket and in no great hurry. Pretty strange, maybe, for a pianist who took formal classes at State University of NY in Buffalo from modern American composer Morton Feldman, the guy who uses indeterminacy, and graphic notation like the hocket instead of regular dots, to create an abstract music form compatible with the world of painters like Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. But far less surprising, perhaps, when you know he has published studies of both Wynton Kelly and Red Garland, and enjoyed an earlier career grooving it up on Hammond B3 with various Soul and R’n’B revues touring around western Canada way back in the days when there used to be a working circuit.

An established cross-border postmodernist composer, Professor Anthony Genge teaches C20th analysis, music history and performance, classical and jazz, at Saint Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.

Blues Walk is Tony with his roots showing.

Tasty, transparent, relaxed and unshowy, the trio is a dream.

http://www.roadhouserecords.ca/albums/BluesWalk.html

Brent Jarvis
Sequences

RoadHouse Route 19

Release date: November, 2004

Brent Jarvis – piano
Pat Coleman – guitar
Ken Lister – bass
Buff Allen – drums

The Upside of Down
Sequences
Tramonto
A & B &
Igrejinha (Little Church)
You Must Believe In Spring
Polaris
Ruckless
Aurora

Recorded February 2004
Bell Block Sound, Victoria
Produced by Brent Jarvis
Mixed by Rick Salt
Executive Producers – Pat Coleman, Colin Lazzerini

There are two wonderful solo piano pieces on this CD that are enough to make you wish for more, but “Sequences” is most definitely a group performance – like all my favourite recordings.

There’s a steady burn driving all the tracks here – even the ballads – the excitement of new music and a powerful commitment to making now happen. Great players with ears wide open, coming fresh to bright modern compositions, tunes that succeed brilliantly as platforms for improvisation, full of unexpected dark chords, pure melodic shapes, and contrary elements that develop independently.

Jarvis says that getting to work through Jim McNeely charts (of New York’s Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) had a big impact on the way he writes. And for me, the angularity and cool attack he’s built into these lovely small-group concepts is also reminiscent of Chick Corea .

His own approach to carving an improvisation through the pieces, if I were to make further comparisons, carries assured echoes of a lineage reflecting his respectful studies of Bill Evans, Richie Beirach, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, and the englishman John Taylor. But you can hear he has his own “thing” and a real individualistic approach to form and harmony. And, listening to the fun they have, it seems impossible to imagine a finer more supportive choice of accompanying musicians than the RoadHouse rhythm section of Coleman, Lister and Allen.

Everyone loved the session. And it shows.

A uniquely personal project that sets a great precedent for things to come.

Pay attention to Brent Jarvis.

http://www.roadhouserecords.ca/albums/Sequences.html

Brad Turner Trio
Question The Answer

Maximum MAX16392

Release date: November 25, 2004

Brad Turner, piano
Darren Radtke, bass
Bernie Arai, drums
Tia Turner, vocal on "Crazy"

Lucie from Prague
Me, Myself and I
Iris
Ideas
There's No Telling Why (for Vicki and Chas)
Question the Answer
The Star Crossed Lovers
Crazy
Penguins (for Evan end Theo)

All compositions by Brad Turner ® SOCAN Except "The Star Crossed Lovers" by Duke Ellington And "Crazy" by Willie Nelson

Recorded at Turtle Recording Studios
White Rock, B.Q, Jan 19-21, 2004
Recorded and mixed by Shawn Pierce
Mixed at MX Solutibns Inc., Vancouver
Mastered by Brad Turner
for Groundhog Recordings
Photography: Jessica Eaton
Design: Richard Chapman

After performing together for some seven years now, the Brad Turner Trio releases their highly anticipated and very first recording - Question the Answer. The trio features Brad Turner on piano, Darren Radtke on bass and Bernie Arai on drums. A beautifully produced effort by Brad himself, Question the Answer not only shines with Brad's wonderful musicianship, it also showcases his naturally gifted ability as a composer.

Brad Turner web site

Ralph Eppel
Gravity Boots

New Orchestra Records NOR 011

Release date: November 15, 2004

Disk A
Track 1
Ralph Eppel: trombone, trumpet,
Gregg Simpson: drums,
Tony Wilson: guitar,
Danny Parker: bass,
Oldrich Zitek: sx

Track 2
Ralph Eppel, Gregg Simpson, Tony Wilson, Danny Parker

Track 3
Ralph Eppel, Gregg Simpson, Tony Wilson, Danny Parker, Gordon Koch: vibes

Track 4/5/6
Ralph Eppel, Gregg Simpson, Tony Wilson, James Young: bs, Rob Armus: sx

Disk B
Ralph Eppel, Gregg Simpson, Tony Wilson, Paul Blaney: bass

DISK A
1 Slow Curve
2 Homeward Bound
3 Pounds of Stuff
4/5 Dittieo
6 Gravity Boots

DISK B
1 Ring the Bell
2 Toujour L’amour
3 So Real
4 Press Is On

Various recording dates, 1990's Vancouver.

Ralph Eppel web site

Soultrax
Trippin' On Track One

Independant release

Release date: November 11, 2004

Brad Turner (trumpet)
Dave Say (tenor sax)
Rod Murray (trombone)
Randal Stoll (drums)
Brian Newcombe (electric bass)
Olaf DeShield (guitar/vocals)
Fran Jare (organ/piano/vocal)

1) I Just Wanna Make Love To You
2) Trippin' On Track One
3) Strut
4) O.G.D.- The Road Song
5) Escape In Blue

Recorded: Nov. 2003, Riverside Recording, Xntrik Productions, Vancouver.
Mastered: January 2004
Engineer: Dwayne Harder

A vibrant synthesis of funky to fusion, soul to sizzlin’ solos, earthy to R&B exhilaration. The stunning quintet of super-talents amalgamates exuberance of brass gems, Brad Turner, Dave Say with Olaf DeShield on guitar and Fran Jare on organ - a hot, sweet, but marcato accent that makes their music as infectious on stage as their new C.D., “Trippin’ On Track One”.

Sunship Jazz Ensemble

Blue Minor Records 121 2004A

Release date: October, 2004

Ross Barrett (tenor sax, flute, keyboard)
Bruce Freedman (tenor sax)
Richard Anstey (soprano sax)
Alan Sharpe (guitar)
Clyde Reed (bass)
Gregg Simpson (drums)

1. Mesopotamia
2. Atlantis Rising
3. Inca
4. Great Wall of China
5. African Village
6. Green Apple Quickstep
7. Birds of a Feather
8. Stop Stop
9. Nest of the Wounded Crow

Recorded: #1-8: 1975, #9: 1971
#1-4 CBC Studio 'A',Vancouver, #5-9: various studios in Vancouver.

The Sunship Ensemble, which formed in 1974, was a group in tune with its times. The incorporation of world music, drawn from many cultures, was evident in many celebrated jazz groups of the early 1970s. Their music reflected the Afro-Latin influences of the times, but Sunship Ensemble incorporated even more extended free form improvisations than most other fusion groups of the time. Although international in outlook, the group played a regionally-based music, influenced by the west coast, rainforest environment.

Some of the material for this CD was previously released on a 1975 CBC Transcription Recording, entitled Pacific Rim, produced by George Laverock, including several originals by Alan Sharpe and one piece entitled Great Wall of China, written by the Montreal-born pianist, Rick Kitaeff whose group in Japan at the time, Electric Ninja, shared the CBC album with the Sunship Ensemble. To reflect the Pacific Rim theme, the groups each did a composition by their counterpart across the Pacific.

Orders: www.blueminor-records.com
For local orders: Neptoon Records, 3561 Main Street, Vancouver
or www.greggsimpson.com/CDOrdering.html

Ryga / Rosnes Quartet
Deep Cove

CBC Records TRCD 3012

Release date: September 1, 2004

Campbell Ryga (alto, soprano saxophone)
Renee Rosnes (piano)
Neil Swainson (bass)
Rudy Petschauer (drums)

1) For Norma and George
2) Deep Cove
3) Not Yet Here
4) Dave's Chant
5) We See
6) Manhattan Rain
7) One for Boone
8) Air Dancing
9) While We're Young

Produced by Claire Lawrence
Recorded September 15, 16, 2003
CBC Studio 2, Vancouver, BC.

This is truly a stellar group of players consisting of some of the finest musicians to ever come from Canada’s west coast.

RENEE ROSNES has lived in New York for many years and has become one of the busiest and most sought after players in the city. She has impeccable technique and a beauty and depth of musicality that place her in the highest echelon of today’s jazz pianists.

CAMPBELL RYGA has long been recognized as a leader on alto and soprano saxophone. He has a total understanding of harmony, great time and a gentle, pure sound that contributes greatly to the relaxed feeling of this music.

NEIL SWAINSON and RUDY PETSCHAUER are a perfect rhythm section, always playing what the music demands but always finding ways to contribute excitement and beauty to whatever is going on.

This is a band that sounds like a band. They are all seasoned players who know exactly how they want to play and, most importantly, they have the ability to make the music their own, regardless of the composer.

This is music that will always sound new.

Buy from CBC Shop Online

Alan Matheson Nonet
Intrada

AMCD-0604

Release date: August 28, 2004

Alan Matheson (cornet,flugelhorn, piano*)
Dawn Haylett (french horn)
Rob McKenzie (trombone)
Steve Toren (tuba)
Julia Nolan (soprano, alto saxes)
Dave Branter (clarinet, soprano, alto and tenor saxes)
Chris Sigerson (piano)
Russ Botten (bass)
Craig Scott (drums, vibraphone*)

1) Open Letter To Mingus
2) Jackson Square
3) Ballad
4) Sisu
5) Pas-De-Deux - "Three Pieces For Soprano Saxophone"
6) Intrada
7) Blues *
8) Allegro
9) White Nights
10) Ionasphere
11) White Nights
12) From Monday On (Harry Barris/Bing Crosby-composers, Matty Malneck, arranger; adapted by Alan Matheson)

All compositions and arrangements by Alan Matheson (except as noted)

Recorded 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2000
CBC Studio 2, Vancouver, BC.

"This CD provides an overview of my work over the last several years and features different sizes of ensemble on almost every track, ranging from the nonet (9-pieces), septet, quintet and trio. The musicians in the nonet are active in almost every aspect of the Vancouver music scene from big band jazz to the symphony orchestra. "Intrada" is currently on sale at A&B Sound (Seymour St.,Vancouver,Victoria and Nanaimo), Sikora's Records (Vancouver), Fascinating Rhythm (Nanaimo) and Digelius Records (Helsinki, Finland).

New Orchestra Quintet
Up 'Til Now

New Orchestra Records 010 (Double CD)

Release date: July 20, 2004

Paul Cram - woodwinds
Ralph Eppel - brass
Paul Plimley - piano
Lisle Ellis - bass
Gregg Simpson - drums

Disc One:
1.Public Nuance (Simpson) 13:15
2.Ba Doo Da (NOQ) 18:44
3.Giant Steps Out (Coltrane) 17:22
4.Blues on Pluto (Simpson) 14:43
5.Even Daylight (Plimley) 8:42

Disc Two:
1.10 x 10 (Ellis) 10:42*
2.Up ‘Til Now (NOQ) 13:02*
3.Terminal Shift (Eppel) 11:03*
4.Delicate Chestnut Roll (Plimley) 15:27*
5.Systematics (Ellis) 6:56
6.Free Delivery (Cram) 9:55
7.Compressed Remnants (Cram) 1:12

Recorded in Vancouver: November, 1977, May, 1978.

"The New Orchestra Quintet was formed in 1977. Their debut concert was at the U.B.C. Concert Hall in 1978, also the year of their first recording sessions at PSI Chord Studios in Vancouver. The group went on to form the New Orchestra Workshop Society, which included the C.O.R.D. Orchestra, who collaborated with vibraphonist, Karl Berger, and Sessione Milano, with flutist Don Druick. The group recorded the original LP, Up ‘Til Now, in 1979. The players went on to form many other ensembles that continue to tour and record in Canada and internationally until today." - Gregg Simpson, 2004

Review Excerpts:
The New Orchestra Quintet is the strongest thing I’ve heard coming out of Canada.
- Milo Fine, Cadence Magazine, 1980

Up ‘Til Now presents conceptual and structural risks, abrupt juxtapositions and flaring tangents
- Bill Shoemaker, Coda Magazine,1980.

Up ‘Til Now far outstripped Canadian records in 1980.
- Mark Miller, Globe and Mail, 1982.

http://www.greggsimpson.com/CDOrdering

Mike Allen Trio
Fearless

Almus ALM12552

Release date: July 10, 2004

Mike Allen (tenor, alto and soprano saxes)
Julian MacDonough (drums)
Paul Rushka (bass) all tracks except 5, 7
Adam Thomas (bass) tracks 5, 7
George McFetridge - piano

1. Fearless
2. The Man
3. Let Your Heart Sing
4. John Robbins
5. Crystallized
6. Until It's Over
7. From A Different Angle
8. Mingus Jump

Recorded at The Factory, Vancouver, March, 2004.

On his new CD "Fearless" renowned jazz saxophonist Mike Allen teams his award winning trio (Outstanding Jazz Recording 2003, Western Canadian Music Awards) with the unique harmonic approach of pianist George McFetridge to produce a beautifully lush recording of swinging original music.

Mike Allen web site

Jon Bentley Quintet
Motions

Independent/ DVR 002

Release date: June 30, 2004

Jon Bentley - saxophones
Brad Turner - trumpet
Chris Gestrin - piano
André Lachance, bass
Bernie Arai - drums

1. Storytime
2. Stakeout 3451
3. Queen of the Box Office
4. The Low Road
5. Remembering Chris
6. Prepared
7. Undertones
8. Leytonstone
9. Infinite Justice
10. Full Circle
11. Heyoke Part III
12. Motions

Recorded at Nelson Sound, March 23, 2004

Recorded at Nelson Sound on March 23, 2004, "Motions" is the debut release of the Jon Bentley Quintet. It is dedicated to the memory of great bassist Chris Nelson. It was released independently during the Vancouver Jazz Festival on June 30/ 2004 at the Jon Bentley Quintet performance at CBC Studio One Jazz.

Full mp3 track and purchase at http://cellarlive.com

Peggy Lee Band
Worlds Apart

Spool SPL124

Release date: June 30, 2004

Brad Turner - trumpet
Jeremey Berkman - trombone
Peggy Lee - cello
Tony Wilson - electric and acoustic guitar
Ron Samworth - electric and acoustic guitar
Andre Lachance - electric & acoustic bass
Dylan Van Der Schyff - drums

1. Worlds Apart
2. Soft Scrape
3. Retracing 2
4. Spells
5. First Spin
6. Old One Knows
7. Beekeepers Club
8. A Door
9. Lookout

Recorded in Vancouver, April 13th, 2004.

Doe Bender
A Story of Love

Independent

Release date: June 26, 2004

Doe Bender - Vocals, Producer
Steve Bagnell - reeds
Dave Phyall - guitar
Rob Goddard - keyboard, trumpet
Mark Bender - bass
Matt Bender - percussion

1. What a Wonderful World
2. A Foggy Day
3. Corcovado
4. Out of Nowhere
5. Nearness of You
6. All The Things You Are
7. My Funny Valentine
8. Just The Two of Us
9. The Man I Love
10. All Of Me
11. At Last

Recorded Feb - Mar 2004 - Turtle Recording
Studio

"A Story Of Love", is warm and inviting. The songs are romantic and approachable, delicately supported by piano or guitar, acoustic bass, and percussion. The song list contains jazz standards as well as pop set in smooth jazz arrangements.

http://www.doebender.com

Glenna Powrie
Rhythm of Humanity

Glenna Powrie Productions 11622

Release date: June 16, 2004

Glenna Powrie - lead vocal, keyboards
Campell Ryga - soprano sax
Simon Jarrett - guitar
Billy Mendoza - guitar
Gary Foote - bass
Don Powrie - drums
Joeseph "Pepe" Danza - percussion
and others

1. What You See is What You Get
2. Might Be India
3. Crazy
4. Walk in the Rain
5. Don't Shoot the Alien
6. Every Eye
7. Why
8. Have You Changed
9. Something About You
10. Glass Castle of Dreams
11. Riding on the Tundra
12. Rythym of Humanity

Recorded 2004, Greenhouse Studios, Burnaby and On the Ball Studios, Vancouver

http://www.glennapowrie.com

Stu Loseby
On a Lighter Note

Independent

Release date: June 15, 2004

Stu Loseby - tenor sax
Miles Black - keyboard, key bass
Tony Chamberlist - percussion

1. Make Me a memory
2. Back at the Chicken Shack
3. When You're Smiling
4. Besame Mucho
5. East of the Sun
6. Wonderful World

Recorded at Brown Bag Studio, White Rock, BC, June 2003.

"In June 2003 Tony and Miles asked me to lay down some tracks aimed at a wider audience. This is not for the hardcore jazz fans but is good playing and makes you feel good. Miles Black's solo (using a vibes setting) on the keyboard on East of The Sun is worth the cost of the entire CD. He is a wonderful musician and can play anything and everything called for. Tony Chamberlist's percussion work is great, making it all happen. As for myself I'm my usual laid back self but I mean everything I play. The vocals are for fun. It's good to have a laugh." - Stu Loseby

For ordering information contact brownbag@mindless.com

Douglas/Sclavis/Lee/van der Schyff
Bow River Falls

Premonition Records 90765

Release date: June 12, 2004

Dave Douglas, trumpet
Louis Sclavis, clarinet & bass clarinet
Peggy Lee, cello
Dylan van der Schyff, drums & laptop

1. Blinks
2. Bow River Falls
3. Fete Forraine
4. Window
5. Maputo
6. Petals
7. Retracing 2
8. Dernier Regards/Vol
9. Woman at Point Zero
10. Dark Water
11. Paradox

Recorded in Banff, Alberta, June 2003.

So little can be said about music without trampling it underfoot. In music we escape the real world. For as long as the music lasts we live in the sound, in a world that has no physical existence. Conversely, music also brings us more into the world by pointing out the mysteries in life and human experience. Why are we here? What are our relationships to each other? How do we handle ourselves? What is universal truth? I feel that what can be said about music merely helps to put it in a context. Here is some information about the human side of this recording, and about how Bow River Falls came about.

This was a true meeting of musicians. First brought together as a quartet by Ken Pickering at the Vancouver Jazz Festival in 1998, each of us subsequently met up in various situations, none documented on record. Louis invited me a few times to join his remarkable quintet in France. Peggy and Dylan, central to the vital creative music scene in Vancouver, both joined a project that I call Mountain Passages. Our first gig involved a hike to 9,000 feet in the Italian Dolomites. Needless to say, there was no recording equipment available.

When pianist Kenny Werner offered me the job as director of the Banff Workshop in 2002, Peggy and Dylan were the first two musicians I called to join the faculty. It was amazing to spend a few weeks with them and their sons Curtis and Dexter in the dry mountain air of Banff National Park. With the generous help of the French consulate, we were also able to bring Louis to participate in the workshop.

One of the most unexpected surprises at Banff is the existence, within all that wildness (bears, elk, etc.), of a state of the art recording studio. With the assistance of Banff Audio Department, we took an afternoon to put this recording together.
It was agreed that all of us would contribute compositions and conceptions, making the project truly a cooperative effort. Though we did rehearse, these readings of each other’s pieces retain a comfortable, spontaneous feeling. The instrumentation gave us an opportunity to add one of my favorite pieces by the great Steve Lacy, the catchy and infectious Blinks. Dylan’s addition of laptop computer to his drum kit on several pieces seems to blend naturally with the acoustic instruments, while creating an otherworldly atmosphere on the title track, on Window, and elsewhere.

Some of these pieces appear elsewhere in our discographies — for me, that heightens the uniqueness of this meeting. From disparate parts of the globe, united in a remote location, for a few hours, the language of music overcomes all boundaries in communication.

Premonition Records web site

Rabnett 5
reclamation

Maximum Jazz max14812

Release date: July 1, 2004

Kiyoshi Elkuf - tenor Sax
Mike Kennedy - double bass
Ian Cox - piano
Dan Gaucher - drum kit
Rich Rabnett - guitar

1. My Share
2. Slippery
3. Silent Partner
4. Word (s)
5. Fallopian Tube
6. D & D
7. Are We There Yet? *
8. Hot Run (for Pete Crompton)

Recorded Feb. 17th 2004 at the Western Front by Brad Turner for Groundhog recordings, except * Aug. 2003 at The Cellar, Vancouver.

This is the second release on Maximum from one of the city's few working jazz bands playing original music. The band continues to explore freedom, creativity, and groove in these 8 new tracks.

Rabnett 5 web site

Crash
The Doctor is In

Cellar Live 090603

Release date: June 15, 2004

Dr. Lonnie Smith - Hammond B3 Organ
Cory Weeds - alto saxophone
Jerry Cook - tenor saxophone
Dave Sikula - guitar
Mark Humeniuk - bass
Bernie Arai - drums

Nick's Kick
Lonnie's Commentary
Lonnie's Blues
Lonnie's Commentary
Play It Back
Your Mama's Got A Complex
Scream
Sideman
Love Bowl

Recorded by Chris Gestrin live at the Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club, Vancouver, BC, September 6, 2003.

Cellar Live is proud to announce the release of the new Crash CD featuring special guest, Hammond B3 Organ legend, Dr. Lonnie Smith. Recorded live, the CD features six Lonnie Smith originals including hits such as Play It Back, Love Bowl and Scream. Nick's Kick is the lone Crash original on the CD. This is some funky stuff!!!

Crash web site

Phil Dwyer
Let Me Tell You About My Day

DJW 001

Release date: June 1, 2004

Phil Dwyer - tenor/soprano sax
Alan Jones - drums
Rodney Whitaker - bass

1 - Afternoon in Paris
2 - Narcolypso (Dwyer)
3 - The Black Beer (Jones)
4 - Refuge (Jones)
5 - I Can't Believe that You're in Love with me
6 - Two White Heads (Dwyer)
7 - Thangs (Dwyer)
8 - Camp Whitaker (Dwyer)
9 - Airegin
10 - Winter Moon (Whitaker)
11 - For Garrison
12 - Let me tell you about my day

Recorded at CBC Toronto Studio 211 September 2003. Engineered and Mixed by Todd Fraracci
Produced by Alan Jones and Phil Dwyer.

The trio of Phil Dwyer, Alan Jones, and Rodney Whitaker brings together three wonderfully gifted musicians from varied backgrounds through a mutual love of hard-swinging and joyous acoustic jazz. This saxophone/bass/drums trio draws its inspiration from the greats of the music, and they infuse everything they play with a huge dose of creative energy.

“Dwyer, Whitaker, Jones swinging hard at the Senator” . . . “top ten moments in Canadian jazz 2003”
- Globe and Mail

Phil Dwyer web site

Kate Hammett-Vaughan Quintet
Eclipse

Maximum Jazz 14782

Release date: April 3, 2004

Kate Hammett-Vaughan - voice
Chris Gestrin - piano
Jim Pinchin - tenor sax
André Lachance - bass
Tom Foster - drums

1. All or Nothing At All
2. For The Roses
3. Eclipse
4. Falling In Love With Love
5. Tatamagouche Tango
6. I Didn¹t Know What Time It Was
7. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
8. This Is New

Recorded live at the Cellar Restaurant and Jazz Club, Vancouver, BC, April 11-12, 2003.

Eclipse ...a collection of classic tunes and little known gems by Charles Mingus, Joni Mitchell, Rodgers and Hart, and more ...

"Hammett-Vaughan speaks jazz so fluently it must be her native tongue . . . (she has) a subtle vocabulary which is virtuosic in its eloquence." Stephen Pedersen, Chronicle Herald (Halifax)

"Hammett-Vaughan has a highly personal style . . . a micro-stylist who remembers a songs macro impact." Earshot Jazz (Seattle)

Kate Hammett-Vaughan web site

Mike Herriott Sextet
Unto the Breach

Roadhouse Records - Route 17

Release date: March 2004

Mike Herriott - trumpet, flugelhorn & trombone
Dennis Esson - trombone
Campbell Ryga - saxophones
Ross Taggart - piano
Ken Lister - bass
Blaine Wikjord - drums

Cartoon Cat
Lurch Steps
Not At All Like You
TV Lunch
Raskolnikov's Lament
Joe Beam
Do Not
Can He Wheel Her
Unto the Breach
5000 Miles Away

Recorded at CBC Vancouver, May 8 2002 and May 19 2003.

Roadhouse Records web page

Tony Wilson
Horseplay

Shire Editions CD002

Release date: February 11, 2004

Masa Anzai - alto saxophone & electronics
Travis Baker - acoustic bass
Skye Brooks - drums & percussion
J.P. Carter - trumpet, cornet, electronics
Tony Wilson - guitar, loops, kalimba

Shire Editions,
Deaf Cat Lane,
The Shire,
Homby Island, British Columbia,
Canada V0R LZ0

1. For Freddie Stone #2 - Tony Wilson
2. Saturn - Sun Ra
3. Prelude - Tony Wilson
4. Everbody's Got Something To Hide - Lennon & McCartney
5. Prayer - Tony Wilson
6. Folding Stars/Is This Music? - Anzoi, Baker, Brooks, Carter, Wilson
7. Horseplay - by Tony Wilson
8. For le Son'y Ra - Anzai, Baker, Brooks, Carter, Wilson
9. Chenrezig - Don Cherry
10. Outer Space Plateau - Sun Ra
11. Zig Zag - Ornette Coleman
12. Case For The Bass - Travis Baker
13. Three Miniatures - Tony Wilson
14. Scorched Earth - Tony Wilson
15. Radio - Tony Wilson

Recorded, mixed and mastered by John Raham at Ogre Studios, June/August 2003

Lorraine Foster
Compositions by Musicians

Jazzlink 1239-1

Release date: February 15, 2004

Lorraine Foster - vocals
Miles Black, piano
Rene Worst, bass
Oliver Gannon, guitar

I Want to be a Sideman
Corcovado
Do You Miss New York?
Early Autumn
And the Angels Sing
Summer Me, Winter Me
Travelin' Light
Ballad of Pearly Sue
The Nearness of You
Saint Thomas
Memories of You
Secret of Life

Recorded at Blue Wave Productions, Vancouver BC, September 6, 2003

Lorraine's third album is a tribute to the musicians who wrote the songs, Dave Frishberg, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Michel LeGrand, Eubie Blake, et al, featuring three of Vancouver's own outstanding and extremely talented musicians; Miles Black, Rene Worst and Oliver Gannon.

Lorraine Foster's web site

Lorne Kellett
Family Treasures

Release date: December 25, 2003

Alex Dean - Sax / Flute
Kevin Turcotte - Trumpet / Flugel
Terry Promane - Trombone
Lorne Kellett - Piano / Arrangements
Steve Wallace - Bass
Barry Elmes - Drums

Tootsie
Trish
The Elmes Shuffle
Pick Yourself Up
Reflections
The Molson Dance
Waltz for Margaret & Bud
Drown in my own Tears
But Not Here
Wail

Recorded at Reaction Studios, Toronto. July 14, 15, 2003. Produced by Barry Elmes.

A collection of original compositions mixed with jazz classics and standards arranged by Lorne Kellett for trio, quartet, quintet and septet. Produced by Barry Elmes, this CD features some top Toronto talent in a well recorded session.

Jillian Lebeck
Living in Pieces

Talie Records TR1111

Release date: December 20, 2003

Jillian Lebeck - piano/fender rhodes/vocals ( 2, 5, 8 )
André Lachance - acoustic bass
Paul Townsend - drums
Brad Turner - trumpet/flugelhorn ( 3, 5, 7, 8 )
Jon Bentley - tenor saxophone ( 4, 7, 8 )

1 Longing for Longing
2 You've Changed
3 For Chris, On a Sunday
4 Missing
5 Everest
6 Today
7 Then, Now
8 Sally Ann
9 The Unexpected

Recorded at The Basement, Vancouver BC, April 18, 19, and May10, 2003.

Debut CD by multi-talented singer, pianist and composer, Jillian Lebeck.

Jillian Lebeck web site

Ian McDougall Sextet
Nights in Vancouver

Cellar Live CL031003

Release date: October 3, 2003

Ian McDougall - trombone
Oliver Gannon - guitar
Ron Johnston - piano
Ross Taggart - tenor sax
André Lachance - bass
Craig Scott - drums

A Night In Tunisia
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Barb's Blues
September
Crazy Rhythm
Lament For Somone
Mc Not Mac and 2 L's

Recorded in November 1 and 2, 2002 at The Cellar, Vancouver, BC by Brad Turner and Cory Weeds. Produced by Ian McDougall.

Cellar Live web site

In 3's
In 3's

Copperspine Records cps-777

Release date: September 20, 2003

Shawn Killaly: Acoustic & electric drums
Kristian Naso: Trumpet, keys
Alvaro Rojas: Guitar, bass, chapman stick

Pastiche, Pastiche, Pastiche
Assume The Position
Slappy
Snaggletooth
Dramatic Fatigue
Weightless
Problems With Polyester
The Division Between Darkness & light
El Commandante
Red Pill

Recorded in June 2003 @ Dream Theory Studios (Gordon Breckenridge). Mixed in July 2003 @ Smilin' Buddha Enjoyment Complex (Brodie Smith, Bryan Seely). Mastered in August 2003 @ Suite Sound Labs (Jamie Sitar).

In 3's is a groove-based collective with a genre-bending bite. Electric jazz, art-rock & a healthy dose of punk attitude figure highly on the bands to do list. An energetic live show has cemented their reputation as a band to watch for on the scene.

In 3's web site

Mary Barry
These Days

Aurora 1001/ 8 21228 80064 3

Release date: September 15, 2003

Mary Barry - voice, compositions
Miles Black - piano, keyboards, guitar, accordion,
        background vocals
Jesse Zubot - violin, mandolin
Graham Ord - saxophones
Rick Kilburn - acoustic Bass
Craig Scott - drums

These Days
Pourquoi C'est Comme Ca
Looking For A Genie
Another Time
You're In My Skin
Running Away
All of My Dreams
Runaway Refugee
La Chanteuse De Blues
Forever Bound
January
If I Say Good-Bye

Recorded Riverside Studio, Vancouver, BC
May-July, 2003

…classy, yet filled with soulful wisdom, These Days is representative of Mary Barry's incomparable skill in composing and emotive vocal quality; with songs that swing, charge en francais, drift light and airy, and above all, speak to you like a song should. - Rick Bailey, The Sunday Independent.

…evocative narratives deliciously married to the recording's moody soundscape. - Joseph Blake, The Victoria Times Colonist

… a gold mine of nuggets for collectors of original jazz and blues. - John Holmes, The Evening Telegram

…a versatile, expressive voice that strikes the heart of whatever song she is performing. - Robert Reid, The Kitchner-Waterloo Record

… the arranging and instrumentation create perfect moods and scenery behind Mary's words, drawing upon both European and South American influences…on top of honest lyric writing, beautifully sung melodies and flawless playing, the production is excellent….the lady can definitely sing the blues. - Kirk Newhook, The Measure

Mary Barry web site

Pat Coleman
Blue Comedy

RoadHouse Records - route 16

Release date: September 12, 2003

Pat Coleman - guitar
Monik Nordine - sax
Ken Lister - bass
Buff Allen - drums

Hawk of May 1
Bela By Bartok 1
Falling Grace 2
Deja Vu 1
Mr. Lister 1
For Heaven's Sake 2
Re-Write 1
Blue Comedy 2
Thing 1

1 - Recorded at CBC Vancouver May 15, 2002
2 - Recorded Brother 12 Studio June 16 and 20, 2002

Great Uncles of the Revolution
Blow the House Down

Black Hen Music BHCD14192

Release date: September 9, 2003

Black Hen Music web site

Miranda Sage
Moon Tiger

Boathouse Records BHR-CD017

Release date: August 1, 2003

Hugh Fraser - piano and trombone
Don Thompson - piano and bass
Campbell Ryga - saxophone
Ken Lister - bass
Dave Robbins - drums
Jack Duncan - percussion

Island Man
Close Your Eyes
Fly Me to The Moon
A Flower is A Lovesome Thing
Full Moon
Moon Tiger
Moon And Sand
I Thought About You
You and the Night and the Music
Orchids in the Moonlight
That's Fall
Some Other Time
Lullaby
A Grove of Trees
Slow Hot Wind

Recorded September 30 and October 1, 2002 at Riverside Recording, Burnaby, BC

Moon Tiger is a collection of original tunes and jazz standards with a common theme of sensual languor and steamy tropical nights. From the cool, free floating beauty of Hugh Fraser and Miranda Sage's collaboration "Island Man" through to the torrid passion of Henry Mancini's "Slow Hot Wind", Moon Tiger provides a perfect vehicle for Miranda's expressive three-octave voice to deliver every emotion from yearning to lust, and every quality from sweet high purity to sultry come-hither worldliness. It is a voice made for capturing hearts.

"A savvy mix of tunes, tempos and ensembles sung with clear and efforless delivery by Miranda Sage." Neil Ritchie, CBC Radio

Miranda Sage web site

Laura Crema
Almost Blue

Maximum Jazz 7609814162

Release date: July 1, 2003

Laura Crema - vocals
Kenny Werner - piano
Miles Black - piano
David Restivo - piano
Owen Howard - drums
Kodi Hutchinson - bass
Mike Lent - bass
Paul Rushka - bass
William Galison - harmonica
Randy Halberstat - piano

Almost Blue
All of You
Young and Foolish
Like Someone In Love
Stormy Weather
From This Moment On
Comes Love
I Remember You
In Love In Vain
The Meaning of the Blues

Recorded in Banff, Alberta at the Banff Centre for the Arts and in Vancouver, British Columbia at Blue Wave Studios.

World-renowned jazz philosopher and pianist, Kenny Werner confirms his faith in Crema's talent as do other phenomenal musicians David Restivo and Miles Black, all who guest on the album.

You won't find it hard to believe that this stunning Vancouver native is not only impressing musicians but also artists from all realms. The Canada Council's even honored Crema with their prestigious "Emergence" Award for her work in the interdisciplinary arts.

Laura Crema web site

Metalwood
Chronic

Blue Thumb/Verve Music Group

Release date: June 2003

Brad Turner - trumpet / keyboards
Mike Murley - saxophone
Chris Tarry - bass
Ian Froman - drums

Metalwood web site

Denzal Sinclaire
Denzal Sinclaire

Label Number

Release date: May 27, 2003

Bruno Hubert - piano
Reuben Rogers - bass
Gregory Hutchinson - drums

Denzal Sinclaire web site

Karin Plato
The State of Bliss

Stikjazz Music KVP4444

Release date: May 2003

Karin Plato - vocals
Campbell Ryga - sax
Darren Radtke - bass
Dave Robbins - drums
Ross Taggart - piano
Ken Lister - bass
Craig Scott - drums
Bill Coon - guitar
Bob Murphy - piano
Lou Mastroianni - piano
Steve Holy - bass
Tom Foster - drums
Denis Esson - trombone
Bill Abbot - sax
Brad Turner - flugel horn

The State Of Bliss is Karin Plato's fifth independent release. Produced by Torben Oxbol, it features Karin's singing standards and originals with three different rhythm sections. Guest vocalist Denzal Sinclaire appears on two duets with Karin.

Word on the new release by the critics:

"Karin Plato is a marvellous Canadian jazz singer who has staked out unique terrain for herself. She combines sophisticated song writing with careful investigation into the jazz standard tradition". EJAZZNEWS.COM

"Singer Plato is hip and slick, never following obvious vocal routes, which is why the Vancouver-based warbler's latest disc of 13 songs (including six of her own) is a delight". THE TORONTO STAR

"It is always a pleasure to listen to a new release by jazz vocalist Karin Plato. In her latest collection, THE STATE OF BLISS, she is in topnotch form and her phrasing as always is perfectly matched with fine accompanying musicians and great song selections. Her voice is, as always, perfectly suited to jazz, and she sings up a grand entertainment in THE STATE OF BLISS". THE JAZZREVIEW

"Vancouver jazz vocalist Karin Plato has a warm, welcoming voice that invites you into a song. This happens time and again on The State of Bliss, Plato's latest recording". THE VANCOUVER SUN

Karin Plato web site

Mike Allen
dialectic

Almus ALM11092

Release date: April 2003

Mike Allen - tenor, soprano saxophone
Julian MacDonough - drums
Paul Rushka - bass

Winner, Outstanding Jazz Recording 2003, Western Canadian Music Awards

Over the course of six albums as leader, appearances on recordings by major jazz artists like Sonny Greenwich, Pete Magadini, Dave Robbins, and others, and two major national tours, Mike Allen continues his evolution as one of the leading modern voices in jazz.

Steeped in the tradition of great saxophone-led groups by Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, DIALECTIC is a joyous romp through a balanced set of well-known jazz standards and memorable original tunes.

Mike Allen web site

Jill Townsend Big Band
tales from the sea

Pagetown Records PTCD0001

Release date: March 2003

Jill Townsend - Composer, Arranger & Conductor
Campbell Ryga - Alto Sax, Soprano Sax
Jack Stafford - Alto Sax, Flute, Clarinet
Ross Taggart - Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Clarinet
Mike Allen - Tenor Sax
Chris Startup - Baritone Sax, Bass Clarinet
Dennis Esson - Trombone
Rod Murray - Trombone
Jeremy Berkman - Trombone
Neil Nicholson - Bass Trombone
Paul Baron - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Derry Byrne - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Brad Turner Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Robin Shier - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Bill Coon - Guitar
André Lachance - Bass
Dave Robbins - Drums

Jill Townsend web site

Bill Coon Trio
Speakeasy

Pagetown Records PTCD0002

Release date: March 2003

Bill Coon - guitar
Darren Radtke - bass
Dave Robbins - drums
Ross Taggart - tenor saxophone on Alone Together, Aperçu, TBA, In the Moment

Bill Coon web site

Anna Lyman
It's Lush

ALM 0201

Release date: Nov 23, 2002

Anna Lyman - vocals
Walter Martella - trumpet
Walter Martella - piano
Rick Kilburn - bass
Keith Copeland - drums

Anna Lyman web site