Paolo Sapia – Mostly Music (SCCD 33113)

SCCD 33112 Paolo Sapia Quintet “Mostly Music”

SteepleChase Lookout is proud to introduce another new exciting artist, originally from Italy currently New York-based Paolo Sapia who started his professional career as jazz pianist. Paolo changed his instrument to alto saxophone in 2004 and moved to New York City with a scholarship from New York University in 2005. Since then Paolo has studied, performed and recorded in USA with a broad range of musicians including Eric McPherson, Jimmy Cobb, Antonio hart, Kevin Hays, Bob Mover, Jeremy Manasia, Mark Turner, Reggie Workman, Quincy Davis, Sam Harris, Eden Ladin, Marco Panascia, Harold O’Neil, Vincent Herring, Joseph Lepore, Luca Santaniello. Philip Dizack, Peter Zak, Rafal Sarnecki, Joel Holmes, Wayne Escoffery, Reggie Quinerly, Mike Eckroth, Jimmy Owens , among others..

1. Desire (Paolo Sapia)
2. Where Are We Now? (David Bowei)
3. Old Folks (Willard Robison)
4. 621 Willoughby Ave (Paolo Sapia)
5. Don't Follow The Crowd (Bill Lee)
6. Planet P (Paolo Sapia)
7. Stapled Mates (Paolo Sapia)
8. Saudade De Bahia (Dorival Caymmi)
9. On A Clear Day (Burton Lane)
10. Pure Imagination (Anthony Newley)

UPC/EAN: 716043311323

Jason Palmer – Places (SCCD 31780)

SCCD 31780 Jason Palmer Sextet “Places”

Trumpeter/composer Jason Palmer has surprised audiences with each of his new releases full of fresh concept and amazing execution.

This his 4 th release is no exception. All Jason originals here are inspired by the places he has visited during his numerous tours throughout the world including the two towns closest to his heart: his birth place High Point, North Carolina and his current home town near Boston, Roslindale.

Jon Ross of Downbeat remarks of Jason , “ Palmer is an exciting player – achieving pinpoint focus in his attack one minute, turning his concrete bebop lines into caramel, sliding through pitches and bending them to his will the next. If Palmer's music stays close to home, he should go far ."

1. Urban Renewal (for High Point) (Jason Palmer)
2. Falling In (for Guimaraes) (Jason Palmer)
3. Berlin (Jason Palmer)
4. Bern (Jason Palmer)
5. Rising Sign (for Paris) (Jason Palmer)
6. Silver (for Xalapa) (Jason Palmer)
7. American Deceptionalism Part I (for DC) (Jason Palmer)
8. Spirit Song (for Rozzy) (Jason Palmer)
9. American Deceptionalism Part II (Jason Palmer)

UPC/EAN: 716043178025

Olegario Diaz – Basquiat By Night/Day (SCCD 31774)

SCCD 31774 Oregario Diaz Quintet “Basquiat By Night/Day”

Pianist/composer Oregario Diaz, graduate of The Manhattan School of Music with Mater Degree devides his time in his homeland Venezuela and New York performing with his groups. The title song dedicated to the New York-born Haitian pop artist Jean Michel Basquiat reflects Diaz’ deep appreciation of arts. For this his third album Diaz put together a highly cohesive ensemble to paint an attractive collage of joyful music.

Ole Nimand of Jazz Special (DK) commented on Diaz’ previous release “The Skyline Session” SCCD 31753, “….The two tunes from Diaz’ own pen confirm again his compositional talent and his melodias and expressive solos steal the scene….This is a brilliant and stylish presentation of the kind of jazz that is otherwise no longer on the throne these days ….”

1. J. M. Basquiat (Olegario Diaz)
2. Dance Steps (Olegario Diaz)
3. Wayne And Joe (Olegario Diaz)
4. By Night / Day (Olegario Diaz)
5. They Say It’s Wonderful (Irving Berlin)
6. Astoria Years (Olegario Diaz)
7. Trane Station (Olegario Diaz)
8. Try Not To Lose It (Olegario Diaz)
9. Alone At Last (Victor Young)

UPC/EAN: 716043177424

Brian Charette – The Question That Drives Us (SCCD 31784)

SCCD 31784 Brian Charette sextet “The Question That Drives Us”

Brian Charette’s unique, reed-based sextet released their first album “Music For Organ Sextette” (SCCD 31731) in 2012 to a critical and public acclaim.

Dan Bilawsky noted in AAJ : “… On Music For Organ Sextette , Charette weaves a unique and gripping aural tapestry together with a mélange of woodwinds serving as the thread. He channels his energy into creating constructs that benefit from the blending of multiple voices .. . Music For Organ Sextette is an anomaly in the world of organ-centric jazz … Charette challenges the status quo with this one and winds up the victor in every way.”

On this second outing of the Sextet Brian Charette even furthers and deepens his musical universe making this sextet a perfect and permanent formula for its creative founder.

1. Blazinec (Brian Charette)
2. The Question That Drives Us (Brian Charette)
3. Medium Up (Brian Charette)
4. Answer Me (Brian Charette)
5. Labor Day (Brian Charette)
6. Svichkova (Brian Charette)
7. 5th Base (Brian Charette)
8. #9 (Brian Charette)
9. Denge Marenge (Brian Charette)
10. I Came So Far To See You (Brian Charette)
11. Moose The Mooche (Charlie Parker)

UPC/EAN: 716043178421

Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra – Tjak Tjaka Tchicai (SCCD 31777)

SCCD 31777 Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra “Tjak Tjaka Tchikai”

John Tchic ai (1936 – 2012) to whom this CD is dedicated was one of the most celebrated jazz musicians hailing from Europe (Denmark) of our time. Pierre Dørge

owes the considerable part of his musical roots to John Tchicai whose impact on

contemporary jazz is immeasurable.

“ Danish composer-guitarist Pierre Dørge, like Charles Mingus before him, possesses an antic ardor for the striking horn voicings and ruminative soundscapes of Duke Ellington, …. The other signature trait that Dørge’s New Jungle Orchestra semi-big bands have displayed over their 30-plus years of existence is an ability to unleash a cosmopolitan pinwheel of moods, tones and textures .” (Brittania Thompson – JazzTimes on Sketches of India SCCD 31728)

“ Talk about your pan-cultural jazz. What isn’t in here? Pierre Dørge admits all sorts of influences and styles into the music of his New Jungle Orchestra, ..The aesthetic varies widely from tune to tune, and yet it all feels part of the greater whole… .” (Steve Greenlee – JazzTimes on Jazz Is Like a Banana SCCD 31636)

1. How Is The Sunsetrise Up There? (Pierre Dørge)
2. A Rose For Laurent (Pierre Dørge)
3. Dualities (Irene Becker)
4. Mozombo (Pierre Dørge)
5. A Rufous Mot Mot (Pierre Dørge)
6. Jungle Sketches (Jakob Mygind)
7. Tjak Tjaka Tchicai (Pierre Dørge)
8. Largo Lapidarius (John Tchicai)
9. Kera Dorong (Pierre Dørge)
10. Autobahn Tchicai Zwei (Pierre Dørge)
11. Lucianus In Congo (Pierre Dørge)

UPC/EAN: 716043177721

Samo Salamon – 2Alto (SCCD 33112)

SCCD 33112 Samo Salamon Bassless Quartet “2ALTO”

Guitarist Samo Salamon hails from Marigor, Slovenia and splits his work and life between USA and European Continent, though in the last 10 plus years his activities has kept growing and expanding in the USA collecting numerous accolades from critics and public alike.

“ One of the more exciting and inventive improvising artists, Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon’s stylistic modus operandi, coupled with massive chops has earned him prominence within global, progressive-jazz circles . (Glenn Astaria – Jazz Review 2012)

“ Guitarist Samo Salamon is one of those players quietly but fully engaged with moving the music forward .” (Nic Jones, AAJ 2011)

“ The guitarist is the star, though, and he is a star. He is a tremendous player, articulating each note and line with clarity and force, no matter the velocity…to say many things via many means,..without hesitation and with complete artistic conviction…exciting and satisfying .” (George Grella – The Big City 2011)

1. Fairytale (Samo Salamon)
2. Monder Bag (Samo Salamon)
3. Mr. Cynical (Samo Salamon)
4. Second Rain (Samo Salamon)
5. Flux Of Silver (Samo Salamon)
6. Winter Ponds (Samo Salamon)
7. Man Of Mystery (Samo Salamon)
8. Moonless (Samo Salamon)
9. Imperfections (Samo Salamon)
10. Snail Road (Samo Salamon)

UPC/EAN: 716043311224

Ulla Miilmann, Tine Rehling – French Music For Flute And Harp (KON 32345)

Denmark’s leading instrumentalists Ulla Miilmann (flute) and Tine Rehling (harp) joined forces to record a superb collection of late romantic and impressionistic works by an alley of foremost composers of France in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries.

Ulla Miilmann and Tine Rehling began their collaboration as duo in 2007. They have since been dazzling wide range of audiences with their pure and elegant interpretation of repertoire with a significant emphasis on French music.

1. Fantasie, op. 124 (Camille Saint-Saëns)
2. Habanera (Maurice Ravel)
3. Syrinx, op. 129 (Claude Debussy)
4. En bateau (Claude Debussy)
5. Première arabesque, op. 66 (Claude Debussy)
6. Entr’acte (Jacques Ibert)
7. Sicilienne, op. 78 (Gabriel Fauré)
8. Morceau de concours (Gabriel Fauré)
9. Après un rêve, op.7 (Gabriel Fauré)
10. Berceuse, op. 16 (Gabriel Fauré)
11. Trois mouvements perpétuels: assez modéré (Francis Poulenc)
12. Trois mouvements perpétuels: trés modéré (Francis Poulenc)
13. Trois mouvements perpétuels: alerte (Francis Poulenc)

UPC/EAN: 716043234523

Rich Perry – Nocturne (SCCD 31776)

SCCD 31776 Rich Perry Quartet “Nocturne”

Rich Perry’s newest album Nocturne marks the 21 st release in his 21-year-tenure with SteepleChase and for the first time Rich employs guitar (by Nat Radley) instead of piano for his quartet.

Rich Perry still is arguably the best-kept-secret of today’s modern jazz scece inspite of all the talks of admiration by the critics and the fellow musicians such as tenor player David Valdez. To quote Valdez from his blog, “ . . Rich never plays down to the audience, never compromising his advanced harmonic and rhythmic concepts in favor of wide accessibility…. Even though he stays on the cutting edge Rich's sound is always musical and melodic. He just always approaches melodic phrases from an extremely oblique angle. I really can't think of a badder cat that flies so low under the radar… I don't see this changing in the future since fame and fortune are obviously not motivating factors for Mr. Perry .”

1. Autumn Nocturne (Josef Myrow)
2. Cherokee (Ray Noble)
3. Never Let Me Go (Jay Livingston / Ray Evans)
4. Old Folks (Dedate Hill)
5. I've Never Been In Love Before (Frank Loesser)
6. My Little Suede Shoes (Charlie Parker)
7. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Cole Porter)
8. Lotus Blossom (Kenny Dorham)

UPC/EAN: 716043177622

Gregory Tardy – Hope (SCCD 31775)

SCCD 31775 Gregory Tardy Quartet “Hope”

Gregory Tardy’s seventh release on SteepleChase “ Hope ” delivers strong musical and spiritual message to us all. Since his comeback from a three year sabbatical from the music scene Tardy has firmly resumed his place as “ one of the most important saxophonists of his generation ” (Matthew Miller, AAJ).

“… ultimately it’s Tardy’s show. Not only is he arguably the most original of the band’s improvisers, he’s also the most impassioned. His lines are incisive and hard-edged. Even his most fanciful flights are purposeful. His energetic approach consistently lifts the group’s performance to a higher level ….” (Chris Kelsey – JazzTimes on Steps of Faith SCCD 31610 )

1. Jinrikisha (Joe Henderson)
2. A Tree And Its Fruit (Gregory Tardy)
3. Every Life Is Precious (Gregory Tardy)
4. O Come O Come Emmanuel (Traditional)
5. That's All (Bob Haymes)
6. The Cost OF Discipleship (Gregory Tardy)
7. Be Thou My Vision (Traditional)
8. Astral (Craig Brann)
9. Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing (Robert Robertson)
10. Media Indoctrination (Gregory Tardy)
11. My Jesus I Love Thee (Adoniram Gordon)

UPC/EAN: 716043177523

Bob Sands – Out And About (SCCD 33111)

SCCD 33111 Bob Sands Quartet “Out And About”

Saxophonist Bob Sands toured Europe in the 80s with The Lionel Hampton Orchestra and decided to make Madrid, Spain his home in 1992. Born in Manhattan in 1966 Bob started to learn piano at age 5 and saxophone at 9. He graduated from the Eastman School of Music with BA in 1988 and further earned the Master Degree with honors from at the Manhattan School of Music in 1991. He has performed with top jazz artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Mel Lewis, Clark Terry, Ron McClure, among others. In Spain he leads his own group which is presented in this new album and a big band with which he regularly give concerts in Madrid.

1. Toodles (Bob Sands)
2. Now And Again (Bob Sands)
3. It's A Girl (Bob Sands)
4. Just Walk (Bob Sands)
5. Line In Three (Bob Sands)
6. Out And About (Bob Sands)
7. Tail Spin (Bob Sands)
8. My Ideal (Richard Whiting)
9. Dee Gee (Bob Sands)
10. Nobody Else But You (Jerome Kern)
11. Angelica (Duke Ellington)

UPC/EAN: 716043311125