Larry Willis – How Do You Keep The Music Play (SCCD 31312)

SCCD 31312 How Do You Keep The Music Playing ? / Larry Willis Trio

“… Larry Willis plays piano with style, soul and a constant stream of heart .” (Jerome Wilson, Cadence)

“… (This album is) probably the best place to hear Willis’s own playing .” (The Penguin guide to JAZZ)

1. Gloria's step (Scott LaFaro)
2. How do you keep the music playing (Michel Legrand)
3. All of you (Cole Porter)
4. Northwest (Jeff Williams)
5. Slick Rick (Larry Willis)
6. Missing you (Larry Willis)
7. Ezekial saw the wheel (Traditional)
8. Dance cadaverous (Wayne Shorter)
9. Alone together (Arthur Schwartz)

UPC/EAN: 716043131228

Billy Harper – Live On Tour In The Far East, Vol. 1 (SCCD 31311)

SCCD 31311 LIVE on tour in the far east Vol. 1 / Billy Harper Quintet

This “ worthy follow-up to Harper’s previous SteepleChase CD (Destiny Is Yours – SCCD 31260)” (Cadence)

is the first volume of exciting live recordings from his Asian tour. Except for the bass, the line-up is the same as his regular group including fabulous Eddie Henderson on trumpet.

1. I do believe (Billy Harper)
2. Countdown (John Coltrane)
3. Dance in the question (Francesca Tanksley)
4. Insight (Billy Harper)
5. If one could only see (Billy Harper)
6. Croquet ballet (Billy Harper)

UPC/EAN: 716043131129

Von Freeman – Never Let Me Go (SCCD 31310)

SCCD 31310 Never Let Me Go / Von Freeman Quartet

Chicago’s grand tenorman Von Freeman at the age of 72 (b. October 3, 1922 in Chicago) is a respected and most loved elder of the jazz scene in the Windy City. Von has been on producer Nils Winther’s top priority list of the musicians he wanted to record. The dream came true in the late spring of 1992. Von’s powerful tenor is tastefully supported by his regular rhythm section whom he has worked with for many years.

“ This is an excellent introduction to the Chicago style of tenor playing and to four extremely creative musicians at their peaks .” (Cadence)

1. I'll remember April (DePaul/Raye)
2. Never let me go (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans)
3. Alone together (Arthur Schwartz)
4. In my solitude (Duke Ellington)
5. I'll follow you (Roy/Turk)
6. It could happen to you (Jimmy Van Heusen)
7. The end of a love affair (Edward Redding)

UPC/EAN: 716043131020

Ronnie Cuber – Airplay (SCCD 31309)

SCCD 31309 Airplay / Ronnie Cuber Quartet

“ This is Ronnie Cuber’s first CD for SteepleChase …in the capable hands of the SteepleChase organization, Cuber is back making the kind of satisfying music he produced in an earlier era…All but one of the tunes are Cuber originals, and all are joyously funky” (Krin Gabbard, Cadence)

1. Bread and jam (Ronnie Cuber)
2. New Orleans 1951 (Ronnie Cuber)
3. Pit inn (Chip Jackson)
4. One for Hank (Ronnie Cuber)
5. Jazz cumbia (Ronnie Cuber)
6. Passion fruit (Ronnie Cuber)
7. Trane's waltz (Ronnie Cuber)
8. Airplay (Ronnie Cuber)

UPC/EAN: 716043130924

Jeff Williams – Coalescence (SCCD 31308)

SCCD 31308 Coalescence / Jeff Williams Quintet

This is the first leader recording by drummer Jeff Williams whose impressive list of credits includes Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Dave Liebman, Richie Beirach, Dizzy Gillespie among others.

“… The eight themes here are resoundingly free of hard bop cliché or empty rhetoric…throughout, Williams works to make the music unpredictable… Excellent sound .” (The Penguin Guide to Jazz)

1. Eyes of recognition (Jeff Williams)
2. Missing link (Jeff Williams)
3. Skulduggery (Jeff Williams)
4. Dialogue/Coalescence (Jeff Williams)
5. Wondering (Jeff Williams)
6. Debrosses Street (Jeff Williams)
7. Autonomy (Jeff Williams)
8. The messenger (Jeff Williams)

UPC/EAN: 716043130825

Larry Schneider, Andy LaVerne – Bill Evans…Person We Knew (SCCD 31307)

SCCD 31307 Bill Evens..Person We Knew / Larry Schneider & Andy LaVerne

Bill Evans (1929-1980) has been one of the most influential figures on mainstream jazz piano over the past three decades, especially for the younger generation whose formative years were spent in the late 60s and the 70s.

LaVerne having studied first-hand with Evans and Schneider recorded with him over the two years prior to Evans’ death, those two musicians made this recording more than just a tribute but an intriguing chronicle of an extraordinary musical life.

“.. .immortal music interpreted by the two inspiring musicians: a regale of intelligence and emotion …” (Jazz in Time)

1. Re: Person I knew (Bill Evans)
2. 34 skidoo (Bill Evans)
3. Dream gypsy (Veevers)
4. Orbit (Bill Evans)
5. Time remembered (Bill Evans)
6. Show-type tune (Bill Evans)
7. Detour ahead (Carter/Ellis/Frigo)
8. Israel (Johnny Carisi)
9. Elsa (Earl Zindars)
10. Funkallero (Bill Evans)
11. Bill's signature (Bill Evans)

UPC/EAN: 716043130726

Ron McClure – Sunburst (SCCD 31306)

SCCD 31306 Sunburst / Ron McClure Sextet

“ McClure leads a crew of bright, fresh musicians through a program of bright, fresh compositions…The music sparkles throughout …The lines are not simple to start with, yet the sextet roars through them…This is very fine neo-bop, indeed .” (David Dupont, Cadence)

1. Sunburst (Ron McClure)
2. Count your blessings (Ron McClure)
3. No false idols (Conrad Herwig)
4. Renegade (Ron McClure)
5. Scorpitarius (Ron McClure)
6. Ray Charles Ives (LeeAnn Ledgerwood)
7. Her warm touch (Ron McClure)
8. Flannel Tommy gun (Ron McClure)
9. Shorts (Tim Hagans)

UPC/EAN: 716043130627

George Cables – Beyond Forever (SCCD 31305)

SCCD 31305 Beyond Forever / George Cables Quartet

“… (Cables) is a very powerful player. He injects an energy and intensity here that starts with the opening bars of the lead tune and sustains it right through to the album’s closer…You will have a perfectly exciting time enjoying this album. Well recommended .” (Paul B. Matthews, Cadence)

1. Lost dreams (George Cables)
2. Round about midnight (Thelonious Monk)
3. The phantom of the islands (George Cables)
4. Beyond forever (George Cables)
5. I fall in love too easily (Jule Styne)
6. Thermo (Freddie Hubbard)
7. Love song (George Cables)
8. Evidence (Thelonious Monk)
9. Little B's poem (Bobby Hutcherson)

UPC/EAN: 716043130528

Junior Cook – You Leave Me Breathless (SCCD 31304)

SCCD 31304 You Leave Me Breathless / Junior Cook Quintet

“ On this his last date, Junior Cook goes out as he came in and as he’s spent his entire career, blowing deeply felt hard bop. …Everything fits what you’d expect, and the formula results in high quality, though not flashy, music….Cook will be missed, but lovers of solid bop saxophones shouldn’t miss this disk .” (David Dupont, Cadence)

1. Junior's cook (Junior Cook)
2. Envoy (Valery Ponomarev)
3. Warm valley (Duke Ellington)
4. Sweet Lotus lips (Mickey Tucker)
5. Vierd blues (Miles Davis)
6. You leave me breathless (Frederick Hollander)
7. Fiesta español (Cedar Walton)
8. Mr P.C. (John Coltrane)

UPC/EAN: 716043130429

Paul Bley – Paul Plays Carla (SCCD 31303)

SCCD 31303 Paul Bley Plays Carla Bley / Paul Bley Trio

“ …(This CD) features ten pieces by Carla Bley, his former wife, that he has been paying for thirty years but he’s still finding new things in them. Some of these tunes are surprisingly frisky given Bley’s austere reputation…this is another excellent one, edgy, tart and brimming with tension and passion. ” (Jerome Wilson, Cadence)

1. Vashkar (Carla Bley)
2. Floater (Carla Bley)
3. Seven (Carla Bley)
4. Around again (Carla Bley)
5. Ida Lupino (Carla Bley)
6. Turns (Carla Bley)
7. And now the queen (Carla Bley)
8. Ictus (Carla Bley)
9. Olhos de gato (Carla Bley)
10. Donkey (Carla Bley)

UPC/EAN: 716043130320