Spring 2011 - Worlds Records

CRISS CROSS
1331 BRIAN LYNCH AND SPHERES OF INFLUENCE CONCLAVE VOL. 2 The Downside Of Upspeak
• Truth • With A Single Step • Magenta’s Return • Solar • Dance The Way U Want To • One Of Armida •
Blue Friday (Personnel: Yosvany Terry, Manuel Valera, Luques Curtis, Justin Brown, Pedro Martinez) [2010]
A versatile trumpeter able to navigate in both the Jazz and Latin music fields, Grammy Award winner Brian
Lynch is joined byup-and-comers Yosvany Terry on alto, Manuel Valera on piano, with bassist Luques Curtis,
drummer Justin Brown, and percussionist Pedro Martinez make the scene for a diverse set of mainly Lynch
originals. Mixing the Afro-Cuban beat with touches of samba and funk, Lynch comes up with his best concoction
to date of spicy Latin sounds. [Item Code: 66369 CD: $19.00]
1332 REEDS & DEEDS TENOR TIME Omicron • Crying Blues • Tenderly • Make Someone Happy •
Amsterdam After Dark • Isn’t’ It A Lovely Day • R & D Bossa • Rise ‘n’ Shine (Personnel: Eric Alexander,
Grant Stewart, David Hazeltine, John Webber, Joe Farnsworth) [2010] Reuniting for their third outing
under the Reeds and Deeds banner, tenorvsaxophonists Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart lock horns once
more in a spirit of mutual admiration. Joined by the formidable roster of David Hazeltine (piano), John Webber
(bass, and Joe Farnsworth (drums) - Eric’s band mates in the all-star sextet One For All - this two-tenor
front line means business. [Item Code: 66370 CD: $19.00]
1333 STACY DILLARD GOOD AND BAD MEMORIES Pleasant • Can’t Shake It • Over And Over • There’s No Need • Stizzozo • PCH •
West Lexington • Mean Bean (Personnel: Craig Magnano, Orrin Evans, Ryan Berg, Jeremy ‘Bean’ Clemons) [2010] On his Criss Cross debut
tenor saxophonist Stacy Dillard projects the intelligence and fire that have made him a major force in New
York hard core jazz over the last decade. Playing tenor and soprano saxophone with great facility and no
cliches, Dillard leads a strong quintet of young masters - Orrin Evans - piano; Craig Magnano - guitar; Ryan
Berg - bass; Jeremy ‘Bean’ Clemons - drums - through a set of meaty originals, bluesy, soulful, and swinging,
reinforcing his ever-growing stature as a must-hear voice. [Item Code: 66371 CD: $19.00]
1334 YAKOV OKUN TRIO NEW YORK ENCOUNTER Pent-Up Chaos • Kind Bug • SpIllikins • Jitterbug
Waltz • Eric Dolphy’s Tomb • Falling In Love Again • Plain Jane • Giant Steps • Heaven (Personnel:
Ben Street, Billy Drummond) [2010] A major force in Russian jazz since the mid ‘90s, pianist Yakov Okun,
finally places himself on the international stage with his Criss Cross debut, a trio date with world-class bassdrum
team Ben Street and Billy Drummond on which he mixes challenging original material with strong
arrangements and less traveled songbook repertoire and tunes by Sonny Rollins, and Fats Waller.
Code: 66372 CD: $19.00]
DELMARK
594 BRAD GOODE TIGHT LIKE THIS Tight Like This • Changes • Nightingale • Reaching For The Moon • Reverse The Charges • Summary
• Midwestern Autumn • Climbing Out • The River • Bob’s Bounce • Softly, As A Morning Sunrise (Personnel: Adrean Farrugia, Kelly Sill, Anthony
Lee) [2010] Jazz trumpeter Brad Goode is back with his 4th Delmark CD, Tight Like This (yes, the same
“Tight Like This” recorded by Louis Armstrong’s Hot 5). He is accompanied by Adrean Farrugia, piano; Kelly
Sill, bass; Anthony Lee, drums. [Item Code: 65835 CD: $18.00]
596 JOHN BURNETT SWING ORCHESTRA DOWN FOR DOUBLE In The Mood • In A Mellow
Tone • Basically Blues • The Heat’s On • Down For Double • One O’Clock Jump • Wind Machine • West
Side Story • Cottontail • Sing Sing Sing • Out Of Nowhere • The Blues (Personnel: Buddy DeFranco,
Terry Connell, Mike McGrath, Scott Wagstaff, Adam Grossa, Russ Phillips, Justin May, Paul Martin, more)
[2000/2005/2010] 9 of the 12 tracks were recorded live in the Chicago area last year. The John Burnett
Orchestra specializes in all forties style big band swing and current big band jazz charts. John hails from
England and attended the Royal Academy of Music. He is currently morning host of an exciting jazz radio
show on WDCB, Public Radio from the College of DuPage, IL. With guest artist Buddy DeFranco. Also available
West of State Street•East of Harlem (DMK 584). [Item Code: 65937 CD: $18.00]
598 ERNEST DAWKINS NEW HORIZON ENSEMBLE THE PRAIRIE PROPHET Hymn For A Hip King
• Sketches • Balladesque • Mal-Lester • Shades Of The Prairie Prophet • Mesopotamia • Baghdad Boogie
(Personnel: Marquis Hill, Shaun Johnson, Steve Berry, Jeff Parker, Junius Paul, Isaiah Spencer) [2010] In
1978 Ernest Dawkins formed New Horizons Ensemble, a group which today continues to create a sound that showcases their unique combination
of jazz, bebop, swing, and avant garde. The Chicago Tribune describes them as ‘a band with an uncommon versatility that erupts into new
music bursts of dissonance and color. This band can enlighten an audience while enthralling it.’ The Prairie
Prophet is NHE’s fifth Delmark CD and features Ernest Dawkins, saxophone; Steve Berry, trombone; Marquis
Hill, trumpet, Jeff Parker, guitar; Junius Paul, bass; Isaiah Spencer, drums. Contains all new original Ernest
Dawkins compositions. This CD is dedicated to Fred Anderson. [Item Code: 66221 CD: $18.00]
812 GRANA LOUISE GETTIN KINDA ROUGH Stagger Lee • Lead Foot Mama • Where You Been •
Learning How To Cheat On You • Big Dick, M’isipi • Bang Bang Ba-Bang Bang Bang Bang • Gonna Get Cha
• Wet Match • Queen Bee • Back Door Blues • I Can’t Stand The Rain • Hey Joe (Personnel: Tom Holland,
Bill Hargrave, Clarence Scott, Carlos Showers, Bill Syniar) [2009] Internationally recognized Grana Louise
has delighted countless music fans around the world with her outstanding blues performances. Her deep,
rich voice belts out the kind of raw, gut blues that makes your spine tingle and heart ache. Grana performs
at Chicago’s hottest blues clubs including Blue Chicago, Buddy Guy’s Legends, B.L.U.E.S and The Kingston
Mines. Grana has rocked the house at the acclaimed Apollo Theater in New York and festivals from Detroit
to Mexico, Reykjavik to the French Riviera and beyond. CD combines studio and live recordings, brand new
original songs and covers that have been personalized to make them her own. [Item Code: 66222 CD:
$18.00]
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