JAZZ ON JAZZ CASH BOX JAZZ ALBUMS the way, Miles's long-awaited Title, Artist, Label, Number, Distributor double-album collaboration with . w w Danish trumpeter (and Miles lover) = Available on Compact Disc |_ q L O Palle Mikkelborg will be out on • = Platinum (RIA.^ Certified) w C w c Columbia (yes, Columbia) this fall. O = Gold (RIAA Certified) Or so they tell me (but I've heard SIMPLE PLEASURES 4 4 03 THE IMMIGRANTS 22 3 this before). D BOBBY MCFERRIN THE ZAWINUL SYNDICATE THEM THERE CTI'S - Epic has (EMI- Manhattan E 1-48059) (Columbia FC 40969) AND YOU KNOW THAT 2 12 21 GO 18 38 just quietly put out another batch of B KIRK WHALUM HIROSHIMA (Epic FE 40679) (Columbia FC CTI CD-only reissues. They are 40812) 22 COLLABORATION 17 44 3 DIANE REEVES 1 26 GEORGE BENSON/EARL KLUGH Stanley Turrentine's Don't Mess DIANE REEVES (Warner Bros. 25580-1) (Blue Note BLT 46906) With Mister T, Astrud Gilberto With 23 KALEIDOSCOPE 25 13 KILIMANJARO 13 4 MIKE METHENY 80! - BUI Cosby wheeled the cake on stage at Stanley Turrentine, Freddie THE RIPPINGTONS (MCA/Impulse 42023) (Passport Jazz PJ 88042) N.Y.'s Town Hall during last month's Hubbard's Sky Dive, George Benson 24 DUOTONESa 24 88 5 GRP SUPER UVE IN 3 9 KENNY G. (Arista AL8 8427) WBGO-FM all-star salute to Lionel In Concert, Benson and Joe Farrell's CONCERT 25 WALTER BEASLEY 27 8 ^.Zampton's 80th birthday. DAVE GRUSIN. LEE RITENOUR WALTER BEASLEY well-named Benson & Farrell, Paul CHICK COREA. DIANE SCHUUR (Polydor/PG 833866-1) TOM SCOTT(GRP GRA -1-1650) Desmond's Skylark, Hubert Laws's 26 DANCING IN THE DARK 28 5 UKE'S PLACES - Mer- 6 DIANE SCHUUR a THE 5 32 SONNY ROLLINS Afro-Classic, MUt Jackson's Olinga, (Milestone M-9155) I cer Ellington was at the COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA and four compilations: CTI Masters (GRP GR 1039) 27 LONGDISTANCE 23 7 I M Smithsonian Insitution TRIBUTE TO COUNT BASIE 7 12 RICARDO SILVEIRA of the Guitar, CTI Masters of the Q (Verve Forcast/ Polygram 835 054-2) ™ on April 26th to formally GENE HARRIS ALL-STAR BIG BAND Saxophone, Classics in Jazz and Fire (Concord CJ 337) El EARLY SPRING 32 2 present the museum with more ALPHONSE MOUZON Into Music Volume 4, a sampler. 8 MARSALIS STANDARD TIME (Optimism OP 6002)) than 6,000 musical documents and VOL 1 6 34 TIME ADAM'S APPLE Adam WYNTON MARSALIS ^ AND TIDE 31 6 artifacts that belonged to his father, (Columbia FC 40461) BASIA (Epic BFE 40767/E.P. A.) Makowicz, the Polish-bom pianist Duke Ellington. We're talking 9 RENAISSANCE 8 28 El THATSPECIAL 33 2 who lately records for RCA Novus, BRANFORD MARSALIS PART OF ME scrapbooks, photos, letters, scores, (Columbia FC 40711) ONAJE ALLAN GUMBS is about to star in an imusual four- (Zebra/MCA 42120) concert programs, taped inter- IQ EVERYNIGHTLIVE 12 28 night concert series at the Weill AT VINE ST EQ EASILY SUP INTO 34 2 views, etc. The Duke Ellington Col- Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, May JOE WILLIAMS ANOTHER WORLD lection will (Verve/Polygram 833236) HENRy THREADGILL become an important (RCA/Novus 3025- 18-21. The first night will feature 11 STILL LIFE (TALKING) 11 41 1-R) part of the National Museum of PAT METHENY GROUP ESI JASIL BRA2Z 35 2 the music of Irving Berlin, with (Geffen GHS 24145) HERBIE MANN > American History's growing jazz Cecil McBee, Charlie Haden and 12 BRASIL 9 21 (RBI/Moss Music Group RBIR 401) collection. Three days later, on THE MANHAHAN TRANSFER 33 THEVILLIAGE 26 23 A1 Foster joining in; the second will (Atlantic 81803) what would have been Duke's 89th HENRy BUTLER team Adam with the Chester String 13 JUST BETWEEN US 10 21 (MCA/Impulse 2-8023) birthday, Manhattan celebrated GERALD ALBRIGHT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY DEBUT Quartet, and Foster and Haden; the (Atlontic 81813) E3 Duke Ellington Day. Borough DAVID BENOIT(GRP GR 1047) third will feature Benny Carter, in 14 NORTHERN LIGHTS 14 9 Ea BASIC BLYTHE DEBUT president David Dinkins (whose DAN SIEGEL ARTHUR BLYTHE an evening of his own compositions (CBS Associated BFZ 44026/E. P.A.) (Columbia 40884) son-in-law is jazz vibraphonist Jay (with Makowicz and Foster); and 15 JOY RYDER IS 10 36 SIESTA 29 20 Hoggard) made the proclamation WAYNE SHORTER ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE the closer will have John Blake join- (Columbia FC 44110) SOUNDTRACK and a big birthday party was held at 16 THE BEST 16 MILES DAVIS/MARCUS MILLER ing Makowicz, Mcl^ and Foster to VERY OF 10 (Warner Bros. 25655) •he future site of the Duke Ellington GEORGE HOWARD VOL 1 37 "jam on standards." (TBA TBAC 233) THE NEXT DAY 30 4 Memorial (the northeast corner of LENI STERN BOPPING AROUND - Dmm- irl LOUD JAH 19 3 (Possprort Jazz PJ 88035) Central Park). JOHN SCOFIELD 38 mer Andrew Cyrille is Soviet (Gramovlslon 18-8801-1) CELEBRATION 38 8 HI-DE-HI-DE-HI-DE-HO - PAQUITO RIVERA Union-bound for a series of duets nil JOHN PABTUCa 20 5 (Columbia FC 44077) There's a welcome trend going on JOHN PATITUCCI (GRP GR 1049) with Russian percussionist 39 STEPPIN’UP 40 17 here. In the past year we've had TIME IN PLACE 21 3 HANK CRAWFORD/JIMMY MCGRIFF Vladimir Tarosov. They'll be beat- MIKE STERN (Allantic 81840) (Milestone M-9153) concerts celebrating the 80th 40 ing their skins in Moscow, MICHAEL BRECKER 36 52 birthdays of Benny Carter, (MCA/Impulse 5980) Leningrad, Riga and Vilnius from atephane Grappelli and Liondn June 2 - 19. ..Columbia has just is- Hampton (see photo above). Now, sued (on CD and cassette only) a 13- FEATURE PICKS not to be outdone. Cab Calloway's JAZZ track jazz sampler called, simply going to don those white tails and - enough. Perspectives: The Columbia DESTINY'S SONG & THE IMAGE OF LIVING COLORS - Dave Samuels celebrate his 80th birthday (which - - - Jazz Sampler. ..Soundwings has PURSUANCE Courtney Pine Antil- MCA 42144 Producer: Jay Be- was last December) with two gala les AN 8725 - Producer Delfeayo Mar- ckenstein signed drummer Roland Vazquez, nights at Carnegie Hall, May 26 & salis The contemporary vibesman's first whose album should be in the stores 27. Calloway will be joined by his A tough Coltraneish album from a solo album since he's been a member of as we speak.. .The Nanette Bearden band, such alumni as Dizzy Gil- tough Coltraneish young British Spyro Gyra is a refreshing, upbeat Contemporary Dance Theatre will saxophonist who, despite the hype, fusion affair with a distinctive Carib- lespie, Doc Cheatham, Panama premiere their "Homage to Mary seems to be the real thing. Strong tenor bean tinge. Francis, Eddie Barefield and Milt - Lou" (Mary Lou Williams that is), blowing. REFLECTIONS - George Howard Hinton, his daughter Chris, the during their May 26 - 29 season at ANDY SHEPPARD - Antilles/New MCA 42145 - Producer: George dancing-and-singing Williams NY City College's Aaron Davis Directions 90692 - Producer: Steve Howard Brothers and Nicholas Brothers Swallow Rhythmic, easy-on-the-ears light Hall; they will ^so honor the 90th (yep, the Nicholas Brothers), Benny Would you believe yet another solid funk/fusion from a soprano birthday of jazz bandleader Andy Carter, David Sanborn, and who British post-bop saxophonist? Yes- saxophonist with a proven sales and Kirk during their engage- airplay record. ’knows who else. Now let me teU sireebob! Randy Bredcer shares the ment.. .Wynton Marsalis will be front line. BROTHERS FOR LIFE - Earl Turbin- you 'bout Minnie the Moocher... releasing his next album in the sum- MAJOR CHANGES - Frank Morgan ton Featuring Willie Tee - Rounder MILES ON THE GO - Miles mer, a live double-volume pack- and the McCoy Tyner Trio - Contem- 2064 - Producer: Ron Levy Davis is out of the hospital and back j age.. .New York's Jazztrack series, at porary C-14039 - Producer Richard Rounder's "Modem New Orleans i on the road, fronting an "extravan- Greenwich Village's Greenwich Bock Masters Series" makes a pit-stop in that j^ganza of lights and soimd" (that's House, has two more performances A musical lovematch. The silken city's active post-bop jazz scene for this the press release speaking). Miles'll bebop altoist and the mode-cnmching meeting of two of the toughest veterans planned this season: Mulgrew pianist in town: brothers Turbin ton (sax) and ; be schlepping all this stuff to (not to mention Louis Hayes and Miller's Wingspan (May 14) and Australia and New Zealand (where Avery Sharp>e) bum, bum, bum. Tee (keyboards). the premiere of a new work by SEPTEMBER BALLADS - Mark Mur- EVERY STEP OF THE WAY - David he is now), Hawaii, many points on Ntzoke Shange, "I Heard Eric Dol- phy - Milestone M-9154 - Producer. Benoit - GRP 1047 - Producers: Jeffrey ' the American mainland, many phy In His Eyes" (June 4 «Sc 5). Larry Dunlap Weber, David Benoit points in Europe, Turkey, Tokyo, Lee The veteran jazz vocalist puts his uni- Melodic, radio-bound jazz fusion Brazil, it. Jeske you name And to think que stamp on a slate of pretty, contem- from the star keyboardist /composer. that just a few years ago, the guy porary tunes (from Chick Corea to Peter wouldn't even leave his house. By Allen to Pat Metheny). Cash Box May 7, 1988 15.