A covers Ja lot of musical territory,Z andZ many of its varied styles are represented here. Stride piano from the 1920s rubs shoulders with swing from the 1940s, classic combo sounds from the 1950s, salsa-flavored dance music, and recently created pieces that stretch the very boundaries of jazz. All of these were recorded by "Prof." Keith O. Johnson, some live, some in studios, some in concert halls with superb acoustics – always with his own microphones, cables and electronics. The earliest was done with his first hand-built analogue tape recorder sporting three channels; the most recent with cutting-edge high-resolution digital technology. We hope you'll find much to enjoy in this generous overview of RR's constantly-growing catalogue of jazz. 1 RHEE WAAHNEE (B. Dillard) The Red Norvo Quintet from The Forward Look, RR-8 recorded live, 1957 Red Norvo, vibes; Jimmy Wyble, guitar Jerry Dodgion, reeds; Red Wooten, bass John Markham, drums 2 I'M GOIN’ TO SEE MY MA (Fats Waller) Dick Hyman, piano from Dick Hyman Plays Fats Waller, RR-33 3 TRIBUTE TO DOLLAR BRAND (Donna Viscuso) The Blazing Redheads from Crazed Women, RR-41 Donna Viscuso, reeds; Klaudia Promessi, saxophone; Danielle Dowers, drums; Michaelle Goerlitz, percussion 4 NOTHIN’ TO DO BLUES (Mike Garson) from Wind Beneath My Wings, need photo RR-121 (a compilation for Sping, 2010) Mike Garson, piano; Brian Bromberg, bass Billy Mintz, drums; Bob Shephard, saxophone Rick Zunigar, guitar; Bob Summers, trumpet 5 I WANT A LITTLE GIRL (Murray Mincher & Billy Moll) Clark Terry, trumpet & vocal Bob Lark / DePaul University Big Band from The Chicago Sessions, RR-111 6 YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY / MOTEN SWING (W. Donaldson / B. & B. Moten) From The Age of Swing, RR-59 Dick Hyman, piano; Milt Hinton, bass Butch Miles, drums; Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar Urbie Green, trombone; Frank Wess, saxophone Joe Wilder, trumpet, Joe Temperley, baritone sax 7 O VAZIO (Jim Brock & Doug Hawthorne) from Tropic Affair, RR-31 Jim Brock, percussion; Ted Howe, piano John Sharp, guitar; Jon Thornton, trumpet Glenn Kawamoto, bass; Donnie Marshall, drums Tim Gordon, winds; Jerry Goodman, accordion Beverly Botsford, percussion 8 I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART (Duke Ellington) Dick Hyman, piano from Dick Hyman Plays Duke Ellington (RR-50) 9 I HOPE GABRIEL LIKES MY MUSIC (Dave Franklin) from Swing Is Here, RR-72 Dick Hyman, piano; Jay Leonhart, bass Butch Miles, drums; Peter Appleyard, vibes Randy Sandke, trumpet; Frank Wess, saxophone Ken Peplowski, clarinet 10 LULLABYE (Paul Mehling) The Hot Club of San Francisco featuring David Grisman, mandolin from Yerba Buena Bounce, RR-109 Paul Mehling, guitar; Evan Price, violin; Ari Munkres, bass Jeff Magidson/Jason Vanderford, rhythm guitars Seth Asarno, bandoneon 11 IN A MIST (Bix Beiderbecke) Dick Hyman, piano from Thinking About Bix, RR-116 12 JORDAN (Van Manakas) from Letters From The Equator, RR-56 Van Manakas, guitar; Jim Brock, percussion Rick Dior, drums; Gary Marcus, keyboards Steve Kim, bass; Phil Thompson, winds Alan Kaufman, accordion Additional Jazz Tittles on RR Dick Hyman In Recital -RR-84HDCD This solo outing captures Hyman’s brilliant improvisations on jazz standards, stride classics and an original tune available nowhere else! Recorded on a Boesendorfer Imperial Concert Grand, this release sets new standards for exciting, realistic piano sound. Blazing Redheads RR-26 Their debut album of off-the-wall originals. “They certainly kindle the urge to dance...wonderfully funky...state-of-the-art sound.” –Stereophile Three-Way Mirror –Airto Moreira / Flora Purim / Joe Farrell RR-24 A multi-faceted statement by these important artists, this is also a tribute to the late reed master Joe Farrell. It covers a lot of ground, from tuneful Brazilian toe-tappers to free-form, wailing bebop. Features guitarist Jose Neto. “...Authenticity and musical richness in every bar.” –Stereophile Serendipity –Mike Garson / Stanley Clarke / Jim Walker RR-20 Super-versatile pianist Mike Garson...Doing what he loves best, with all-star acoustic backup, he made this set in 1986, and it became a long-running audiophile hit. Included are a number of standards, Garson originals and a group improv. If you like good jazz and missed this, don’t hestitate. Mike Garson’s Jazz Hat RR-114 Mike Garson / Eric Marienthal/ Brian Bromberg / Ralph Humphries Everyone at RR thinks this is one of our finest jazz productions. Recorded acoustically at the Oxnard, California, Civic Auditorium, Mike Garson’s Jazz Hat was captured in three-dimensional, high-resolution HDCD sound by RR’s resident guru, “Prof.” Keith Johnson, recipient of seven GRAMMY® nominations for engineering. Recent Classical Releases “How could you not enjoy this disc? The sound has the clarity, timbral fidelity, floor- shaking dynamic range, and spatial reality that we’ve come to expect from Reference. The performances are first-rate...this CD offers playing of prodigious quality—and no one who purchases it will be disappointed. Strongly recommended.” –Peter J. Rabinowitz, Fanfare Fan’s piano textures are worth hearing in themselves, for he is an exceptionally fluent, lyrical player with a fine sense of mystery in the slow movements of the piano sonatas by Ginastera and Barber...The result is a program that alternates very gracefully between simpler and more complicated pieces; the music almost seems to breathe and ruminate on the nature of Americanness...With fine engineering, this is a masterful performance.” –All Music Guide The Kansas City Symphony on RR “In a brilliant display of orchestral power and poetry from the country’s heartland, Michael Stern leads the Kansas City Symphony in an all-Britten programme that speaks eloquently ...As always with this great audiophile label, the skill and commitment of Reference’s recording team need to be accorded special recognition...the sound is better than being in the hall: rich in detail, gold in colour and equal to any volume.” –Laurence Vittes, Gramophone “The Sibelius music for the shipwreck and storm is almost Wagnerian. The Kansas City players sound the equal of one of the Top Five U.S. orchestras, and RR has presented them in the best possible two-channel sonics. The packaging is also very classy. Nice to see a rare new recording of a U.S. orchestra made in the U.S. by a U.S. record label!” –John Sunier, Audiophile Audition.