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SPRING 2018 Unreleased HANK JONES TRIO with Mads Vinding & Shelly Manne KEITH JARRETT TRIO Recorded in 1998 His first concert “After the Fall” PAUL GONSALVES Two long-unavailable LPs on the new Phono Records release WES MONTGOMERY His one and only concert in Paris 1965 from Resonance Records SERGE CHALOFF On a quartet set .... and unreleased!! TCB Plenty of New Releases in stock: Swiss Radio Days Collection Maceo Parker, Gary Smulyan, Willie Jones III, Dave Liebman, OFFER Richie Beirach, Lonnie Smith, Before 12,99€ Walter Smith III, Ornette Coleman, Maria Schneider .... and many more NOW 9,99€ www.jazzmessengers.com Your Jazz Record Store • Open 24 hours - 365 days IMPORTANT Please note that some items may not be available temporarily. It could be that we have ran out of stock and we are about to receive more or that it has not been released yet. We aim to restock on all the articles displayed here and to maintain them available for our customers. 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He produced this album, Ever subtle and transcendent pianist/composer Danko and his 5th release to portray Chet Baker as he might write a his congenial co-players Jay Anderson and Jeff Hirshfield book about the great artist. are unfolding a unique universe of improvising in and on Olegario Diaz (p) Alex Sipiagin (tp, flhn) SLC - 150914 / 14,99€ the recognizable repertoire to pleasant surprises SLC - 151766 / 14,99€ Seamus Blake (ts) Scott Colley (b) Bill Stewart (d) WJ3 Records Jazzline UPCOMING HIGHLY RECOMMENDED END OF APRIL MY POINT IS ... RECOMMENDED FIRE DIGIPACK EDITION Over the years, the name of Willie Jones III has really beco- Without any doubt, this is an absolute all-star cast: The ex- me one that makes us want to stop and check out a record ceptional saxophonist Dave Liebman, together with Jack – and this time around, not only does the set feature Jones’ DeJohnette, Dave Holland, and Kenny Werner. 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Featuring Tim Green, a unique event to take place: the meeting of Antonio Sanchez Ben Williams, and McClenty Hunter. on drums, Vince Mendoza as conductor and arranger and the WDR Big Band. Two invaluable CDs packed with everything you may dream when you are about to listen to such a stellar DRJ - 151878 / 14,99€ ITF - 151996 / 16,99€ Big Band that is conducted by a genius like Mendoza and plays music by an undisputed giant like Sanchez. UPCOMING Dot Time END OF APRIL Steeplechase VALENTINE’S DAY HIGHLY 1964. LIVE ! RECOMMENDED alternatiVE CONTRAFACTS In 1963 Ben Webster moved to New York with a renewed energy. He was seen sitting in with Duke Ellington and be- HIGHLY coming the spontaneous pianist for Gerry Mulligan’s Concert RECOMMENDED Baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan Band. This recording captures just one such night. Ben’s si- brings here his trademark “contrafacts” demen, Dave Frishberg, Richard Davis and Grady Tate were (a music making method that shares the more than twenty years his junior, but the language they sha- chord progressions with other compositions) approach red was trans-generational. Webster spent the remaining nine to this first SteepleChase leader outing challenging us years of his life living and playing in Europe. This is one of his (maybe?) to guess the tunes he is employing. DRJ - 151756 / 13,99€ last great performances in the USA. SLC - 151767 / 14,99€ Mack Avenue DIGIPACK EDITION Jackpot MY INSPIRATION MODERN LORE + MY PARADE OF GOLDEN FAVORITES “Modern Lore” finds Lage playfully flipping the script he PLUS 1 BONUS TRACK followed on his acclaimed 2016 Mack Avenue debut, “Arclight”. 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