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Big Boss Bossa Nova 2.0

Doug Munro
"Big Boss Bossa Nova 2.0"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Crazy Rhythm

Mike Walbridge's
Chicago Footwarmers
feat. Kim Cusak
"Crazy Rhythm"
New Delmark CD review

Elixir

Marilyn Mazur
Jan Garbarek
"Elixir"
New ECM CD review
by Brad Walseth

Concerto & Rhapsody

Joseph Ashley
Harmonica Soloist
"Concerto & Rhapsody"
Unusual new CD review

Breathing Space

Ben Paterson Trio
"Breathing Space"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Book of Velocities

Jon Balke
"Book of Velocities"
New CD review
by Brad Walseth

Blues Twilight

Richard Boulger
"Blues Twilight"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Dr. Midnight

Sabertooth
"Dr. Midnight
Live at the Green Mill"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Legends & Mentors

Avery Sharpe
"Legends & Mentors"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

The Welcoming

Tony Do Rosario
"The Welcoming"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Panorama

Hans Glawishnig
"Panorama"
New CD review
by Brad Walseth

Familiar Espionage

Algernon
"Familiar Espionage"
New Jazz CD review
by Brad Walseth

It's Not Easy

Joanie Pallatto
"It's Not Easy"
New CD review

The Third Man

Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani
"The Third Man"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Sky Blue

Maria Schneider Orchestra
"Sky Blue"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Voices

Marc Copland
Gary Peacock & Paul Motion
NY Recordings Vol. 2 - 'Voices'
New Jazz CD review

Music for the New Millenium

Cindy Blackman
"Music for the New Millenium"
New CD review by Wade Vonasek

John Ricci

John Ricci
"Holding Time"
New CD review

Diggin' In

Matt Young
"Diggin' In"
New Review of
Local Bassist's CD

Zeeland

Jon Zeeman
"Zeeland"
CD review by Brad Walseth

Depth of Emotion

Ed Saindon & Dave Liebman
"Depth of Emotion"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Round and Round

Rob Denty
"Round and Round"
New CD review
by Brad Walseth

JKHN

Jason Kao Hwang
"Stories Before Within"
New Jazz CD review
by Brad Walseth

Jacintha Goes to Hollywood

"Jacintha Goes to Hollywood"
New CD Review
by Brad Walseth

Strings to Your Heart

Pedro Alfonso
"Strings to Your Heart"
New Jazz CD review
by Brad Walseth

Future Day

David Finck Quartet
"Future Day"
New CD review
by Brad Walseth

The Struggle Continues

Dewey Redman Quartet
"The Struggle Continues"
ECM Re-Release
New CD Review

Real Emotional

Curtis Stigers
"Real Emotional"
New Jazz CD review
by Brad Walseth

Wire & Wood

Tim Seisser
"Wire & Wood"
New CD review
by Brad Walseth

Nordic Disruption

NYNDK
"Nordic Disruption"
New Jazz CD review
by Brad Walseth

Toys of Men

Stanley Clarke
"The Toys of Men"
New CD Review
by Wade Vonasek

Something Still Cool

Elli Fordyce
"Something Still Cool"
New Jazz CD review
by Brad Walseth

Magnetic Flux

Zing!
"Magnetic Flux"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

South of Everywhere

Jonathan Kreisberg
"South of Everywhere"
New CD Review by Brad Walseth

Nature Boy

Brad Goode
"Nature Boy"
New CD Review

A Morning in Paris

Sathima Bea Benjamin
"A Morning in Paris"
CD review by Brad Walseth

Messin' Around Blues

Jimmy Blythe
Messin' Around Blues
CD Review by Brad Walseth

ashia

Ashia
"Pay to Be Loved"
New CD Review

Spiral Sky

David Joel Quartet
"Spiral Sky"
New CD Review by Brad Walseth

Jewel in the Lotus

Bennie Maupin
"The Jewel in the Lotus"
ECM Rerelease
CD review by Brad Walseth

Strange News from Mars

Jon Larsen
"Strange News from Mars"
Zappa-influenced jazz
New CD Review

Top 10

Jazzchicago's
Top Jazz Albums of 2007

Big Picture

Trio M
"Big Picture"
New CD Review
by Brad Walseth

Sync

Craig Yaremko
"Sync"
New CD Review
by Brad Walseth

If Dreams Come True

Carolyn Leaonhart
Wayne Escoffery
"If Dreams Come True"
New CD Review

Alpery Yilmaz

Alper Yilmaz
Clashes
New CD Review
by Wade Vonasek

Mike Dease Clarity

Michael Dease
"Clarity"
New CD Review
by Brad Walseth

We Are All From Somewhere Else

Rob Mazurek
Exploding Star Orchestra
"We Are All From Somewhere Else"
CD Review by Brad Walseth

Song For Anyone

Chris Potter
"Song For Anyone"
CD Review by Brad Walseth

Abbey Sings Abbey

Abbey Lincoln
"Abbey Sings Abbey"
Jazz Matriarch looks back in song
CD Review by Brad Walseth

A Song in Jazz

Debbie Poryes Trio
"A Song in Jazz"
New piano jazz discovery
CD Review by Brad Walseth

Black Unstoppable

Nicole Mitchell
"Black Unstoppable"
DVD & CD Review
by Brad Walseth

Christmas Present

Boney James
"Christmas Present"
Veteran smooth sax player
CD Review by James Walker, Jr.

Peter White Christmas

"Peter White Christmas"
with Rick Braun & Mindi Abair"Christmas
Smooth Jazz holiday music
CD Review by James Walker, Jr.

In Case You Missed It

Marlon Simon
& the Nagual Spirits
"In Case You Missed It"
Latin Jazz CD Review by Wade Vonasek

Brown Street

Josef Zawinul
"Brown Street"
Big Band Arrangements of
Zawinul classics
New CD review

A Tale of God's Will

Terence Blanchard
"A Tale of God's Will"
New Orleans trumpeter's
requiem for Katrina
Jazz CD Review by Brad Walseth

Dear Miles

Ron Carter
"Dear Miles"
Legendary bassist pays tribute
to his former bandleader
Jazz CD Review by Brad Walseth

Pilgrimage

Michael Brecker
"Pilgrimage"
Revered Saxophonist's
Final Recording Reviewed

Ari Brown - Live at the Green Mill

Ari Brown
"Live at the Green Mill"
Hot new Delmark DVD & CD
Review by Brad Walseth

Follow the Red Line

Chris Potter
"Follow the Red Line"
Young tenor star live
at the Village Vanguard
New Jazz CD Review

The Crooked Line

Nathan Eklund Group
"The Crooked Line"
Jazz Cd Review

From the Plantation to the Penitentiary

Wynton Marsalis
"From the Plantation to the Penitentiary"
Review of this Incendiary CD
by Brad Walseth

Solo in Mondsee

Paul Bley
"Solo in Mondsee"
The master piano improvisor returns
Jazz CD Review by Brad Walseth

Jazz Spirit

Willie Pickens
"Jazz Spirit Vol. 1 & 2"
Jazz Hymns & Spirituals
CD Review by Brad Walseth

Double Standards

Vocalist Dane Vannatter
"Double Standards"
Jazz CD Review by Brad Walseth

When The Night is New

Abigail Riccards
"When The Night is New"
CD Review by Brad Walseth

The Free Project

Keith Javors
"The Free Project"
Jazz CD Review by Brad Walseth

The Song Within

Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise
"The Song Within"
New CD Review by Brad Walseth

Intersections

Roberta Duchak
"Intersections"
New CD Review by Brad Walseth

Spark

Marty Erlich
& Myra Melford
"Spark"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

My Foolish Heart

Keith Jarrett
Jack DeJohnette, Gary Peacock
"My Foolish Heart"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Soul and Science

Chris Greene Quartet
"Soul & Science, Vol. 1"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Braggtown

Branford Marsalis
"Braggtown"
Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Mirror

Miles Okazaki
"Mirror"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Soulio

Chicago's own
"Soulio"
New Soul Jazz Cd Review

Passing Images

Frode Haltli
"Passing Images"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Con Alma

Mark Weinstein
"Con Alma"
New Cd Review

Starflowers

Sinikka Langeland
"Starflowers"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Instant Groove

Bobby Lewis
"Instant Groove"
New Jazz Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Mistico

Charlie Hunter
"Mistico"
New Cd Review by Wade Vonasek

$Angles of Refraction$
James Davis Quintet
"Angles of Refraction"
New Cd Review of this local group

Maplewood Ave

Jimmy Bruno
"Maplewood Avenue"
New Jazz Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Painting Time

Tom Teasley
"Painting Time"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Playground

Manu Katché
"Playground"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

The Enchantment

Chick Corea & Bela Fleck
"The Enchantment"
New Cd Review by Wade Vonasek

River: The Joni Letters

"River: The Joni Letters"
Herbie Hancock pays Tribute to
Joni Mitchell
Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Sun Set

Linda Ciofalo
"Sun Set"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Trio of Doom

"Trio of Doom"
Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams &
John McLaughlin live in Havana
Cd Review by Wade Vonasek

At Last

Lauren White
"At Last"
New Jazz Cd Review by Wade Vonasek

Trio West

Trio West
"Plays Holiday Songs"
Just in time for the holidays
Jazz CD Review by Brad Walseth

Wonderful Discovery

"Wonderful Discovery"
Arturo O' Farrill plays
the Music of Eugene Marlow
New Cd Review

Paghel Meshugah

"Paghel Meshugah -
The Loco Love Music of
Eric Alabaster
New Jazz Cd Review

Hi-Lo Split

Mark Antoine
"Hi-Lo Split"
New Cd Review by Anders McGraw

Word Project

Sam Sadigursky
"The Word Project"
Poetry meets Jazz
New Cd Review

Passport

Matt Geraghty Project
"Passport"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

NY Sessions

Lisa Hilton
"The New York Sessions"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Out in the Cold

Perry Danos Sings
The Songs of Bob Levy
"Out in the Cold"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

The In Side Out

Michele Rosewoman
& Quintessence
"The In Side Out"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Blue Sonata

Chieko Yano
"Blue Sonata"
New Jazz Cd Review by Brad Walseth

In Pursuit

Donny McCaslin
"In Pursuit"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Sangha

Rob Garcia
"Sangha"
New Cd Review by Wade Vonasek

Ready Everyday

Keefe Jackson's
Fast Citizens
"Ready Everyday"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Pelican Crossing

Blue Jar
"Pelican Crossing"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Eberhard Weber

Eberhard Weber
"Stages of a Long Journey"
New Cd From the Legend

Nut'n but a Groove

Ronnie Rathers
"Nut 'n but a Groove"
New Cd Review

Hurly Burly

Joan Stiles
"Hurly Burly"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

AYA

Misha Piatigorsky
"AYA"
New Jazz Cd Review by Wade Vonasek

Tom Gavornik
"A Long Time Ago"
New Cd Review by Brad Walseth

Russ Spiegel
"Chimera"
New Cd Review by Wade Vonasek

Universal Syncopations

Miroslav Vitous
"Universal Syncopations"
New CD review by Brad Walseth

Bobby Sanabria

Bobby Sanabria
"Big Band Urban Folktales"
Cd Review

ONE KISS

Dennise Neill
"One Kiss" is not enough
Jazz Cd Review

Ryan Keberle

Ryan Keberle
"Double Quartet"
Cd Review

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