Louis Hayes – Una Max (SCCD 31263)

SCCD 31263 Una Max / Louis Hayes Sextet

Master drummer and band leader Louis Hayes (b. May 31, 1937 in Detroit) moved to New York in 1956 to replace Art Taylor in the Horace Silver Quintet and since then he has played with host of top names like Cannonball Adderley, Oscar Peterson, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, etc.

“.. .This particular sextet …affords us the chance to hear six contemporary masters at something near the top of their game….timeless excellence …” (Jazz Journal)

1. El cid (Clint Houston)
2. Ibis (Kenny Barron)
3. You don't know what love is (DePaul/Raye)
4. Geri (Clint Houston)
5. Una max (Louis Hayes/Clint Houston)
6. Saudade (Clint Houston)
7. Ruthie's heart (Charles Tolliver)

UPC/EAN: 716043126323

Ron McClure – McJolt (SCCD 31262)

SCCD 31262 McJolt / Ron McClure Quartet

“.. .a varied and frequently satisfying date by four masters of the art .” ( Jazz Journal )

1. McJolt (Richie Beirach)
2. Broken dreams (Ron McClure)
3. Secret Love (Sammy Fain)
4. Elm (Richie Beirach)
5. All blues (Miles Davis)
6. Solar (Miles Davis)
7. Beautiful love (Victor Young)
8. Nardis (Bill Evans)
9. Stella by starlight (Victor Young)

UPC/EAN: 716043126224

Andy LaVerne, Dave Samuels – Fountainhead (SCCD 31261)

SCCD 31261 Fountainhead / Andy LaVerne & Dave Samuels

Pianist Andy LaVerne (b. New York, Dec. 4, 1947) has made some quite intriguing duo recordings since his recording debut on SteepleChase in 1977. This CD with vibraphonist Dave Samuels of Spyro Gyra may belong to the realm of “New Age” jazz. Though “New Age” is synonymous with “boring” for many, don’t be alarmed because

“ LaVerne and Samuels are two inventive musicians…clearly know what they are doing and their skill is unquestionable …”(Jazz Journal)

and the dialogue between the two is “ un discours plein de sensibilité et de joliesse. A découvrir .” (Revue du Jazz Rhône Alpes)

1. All the things you are (Jerome Kern)
2. Severe clear (Andy LaVerne)
3. ATB (Andy LaVerne)
4. Come to me (Andy LaVerne)
5. My Asian land (Dave Samuels)
6. ECB (Dave Samuels)
7. Fountainhead (Andy LaVerne)
8. Round corners (Dave Samuels)
9. Summer night (Harry Warren)
10. Waiting for you (Dave Samuels)
11. How deep is the ocean (Irving Berlin)

UPC/EAN: 716043126125

Billy Harper – Destiny Is Yours (SCCD 31260)

SCCD 31260 Destiny Is Yours / Billy Harper Quintet

Billy Harper (b. Houston, Jan. 17, 1943) is no doubt one of the most prominent figures in today’s jazz scene. He rose to his stardom through his stints with Gil Evans’ Orchestra, Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and The Thad Jones- Mel Lewis Orchestra. Harper started leading his own group in the late 70s and has been touring all over the world with his group since.

French magazine COMPACT described this CD as “ a real treasure which will bring you pleasure till the last day of your life .”

1. Destiny is yours (Billy Harper)
2. East-west exodus (Billy Harper)
3. Dance in the question (Billy Harper)
4. My funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers)
5. The one that makes the rain stop (Billy Harper)
6. If only one could see (Billy Harper)
7. Groove from heaven (Billy Harper)

UPC/EAN: 716043126026

Paul Bley – Bebop (SCCD 31259)

SCCD 31259 Bebop / Paul Bley Trio

“… Far from a nostalgia album, or an easy ride for soloist and sidemen, Bebop is a taxingly inventive and constantly surprising run through a dozen kenspeckle bop tunes…This is one of the finest piano trio records of the last ten years – or the next, depending on how you view its revisionism.” (The Penguin Guide to JAZZ)

1. Now's the time (Charlie Parker)
2. My little suede shoes (Charlie Parker)
3. Ornithology (Paul Bley)
4. A night in Tunesia (Dizzy Gillespie)
5. Don't blame me (Jimmy McHugh)
6. The theme (Traditional)
7. Bebop (Dizzy Gillespie)
8. Ladybird (Tadd Dameron)
9. Tenderly (Hoagy Carmichael)
10. Steeplechase (Charlie Parker)
11. Barbados (Charlie Parker)
12. 52nd Street theme (Thelonious Monk)

UPC/EAN: 716043125920

Mickey Tucker – Blues In Five Dimentions (SCCD 31258)

SCCD 31258 Blues In Five Dimensions / Mickey Tucker Quartet

“… this is an album that can be recommended to all fans of swinging piano and guitar .” ( Jazz Journal )

1. Nica's dream (Horace Silver)
2. Grand ma, petite ma (Ted Dunbar)
3. A nice clean machine for Pedro (Ted Dunbar)
4. Synapse II (Reggie Workman)
5. Jam 'n' boogie (Benny Golson)
6. Blues in five dimensions (Mickey Tucker)
7. Bushman (John Stubblefield)

UPC/EAN: 716043125821

Joe Locke – Present Tense (SCCD 31257)

SCCD 31257 Present Tense / Joe Locke Quintet

This is the first leader album of vibist Joe Locke (b. March 18, 1959 in Palo Alto, California) on SteepleChase.

Joe began playing drums and piano at age 8, studying at the Eastman School of Music and switched to vibes at age 13. He started his professional career at age 17 touring with the Spider martin Quintet.

He moved to New York in 1981 and since then he has been one of the leading figures of the scene.

“.. .a musician from whom I am sure we will hear more .” (Jazz Journal)

1. Masada/Summer night (Danny Walinsky/Harry Warren)
2. The good life (J. Reardon/Sacha Distel)
3. Present tense (Joe Locke)
4. All of you (Cole Porter)
5. Heart of nowhere (Joe Locke)
6. You say you care (Jule Styne)
7. Beatrice Rose (Joe Locke)
8. Smoke and mirrors (Joe Locke)

UPC/EAN: 716043125722

Jim McNeely – Winds Of Change (SCCD 31256)

SCCD 31256 Winds Of Change / Jim McNeely Trio

“ This must be one of the finest piano trio albums I’ve heard, well, since the last by Jim McNeely…His musical sensitivity and sophistication make this album a constant joy .” (Andy Hamilton, Wire)

1. Winds of change (Jim McNeely)
2. Too true to be good (Jim McNeely)
3. Power gap (Jim McNeely)
4. Yours and mine (Thad Jones)
5. All or nothing at all (Lawrence/Altman)
6. Quietude (Thad Jones)
7. Brooder's waltz (Jim McNeely)
8. Bye-ya (Thelonious Monk)

UPC/EAN: 716043125623

Tete Montoliu – Lush Life (SCCD 31216)

SCCD 31216 Lush Life / Tete Montoliu

“ Listen to the superb interaction between a man and his piano in the utmost sublimity…Montoliu shares the same pulse, sincerity, talent with his illustrious predecessors Art Tatum and Earl Hines …” (Pierre Steve, The Lion)

1. Airegin (Sonny Rollins)
2. You don't know what love is (DePaul/Raye)
3. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern)
4. Lush life (Billy Strayhorn)
5. Margareta (Perry Robinson)
6. Dia involvidabli (Tete Montoliu)
7. Margareta (Perry Robinson)
8. Willow weep for me (Ann Ronell)
9. Imagination (Jimmy Van Heusen)

UPC/EAN: 716043121625

Joe Bonner – Devotion (SCCD 31182)

SCCD 31182 Devotion / Joe Bonner

“.. .an impressive modernist…The solo record is rather intense and inward-looking …” (The Penguin Guide to JAZZ)

1. A tale of two cities (Joe Bonner)
2. Devotion (Joe Bonner)
3. Gone with the wind (Wrubel/Magidson)
4. Flat-top (Joe Bonner)
5. Song for Cathy (Joe Bonner)
6. Come Sunday (Duke Ellington)
7. Epistophy (Thelonious Monk)
8. Getting you off my mind (Joe Bonner)
9. Wild is the wind (Ned Washington)

UPC/EAN: 716043118229