Bob Schulz - Bob Schulz & His Frisco Jazz Band - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim (still known as Dollar Brand at the time this recording was first made) joined forces with several well-known figures in avant-garde jazz, including trumpeter Don Cherry and baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett, for this 1978 session. As a result, not all of the music is the hypnotic, very rhythmic music that he is known for. Following the outstanding but brief opener, InchSister Rosie,Inch during which the leader sticks exclusively to playing soprano sax, the sound changes dramatically. InchJabulani (Joy)Inch starts off promising enough, but quickly segues into an energetic but dull atonal group improvisation. InchHajj (Journey)Inch also opens with a hypnotic piano vamp that adopts a bit of a Middle Eastern flavor with a call and response between Talib Rhynie's oboe and the rest of the band, though it doesn't always hold one's interest, as it is stretched to nearly 22 minutes. Avant-garde fans will want to check this unusual date in Abdullah Ibrahim's sizable discography.

Clarinetist/soprano saxophonist Bob Wilber is joined by special guest Sidney Bechet, one of the most famous soprano saxophonists in the history of New Orleans jazz, on this recording from 1949. Joining them are trumpeter Henry Goodwin, trombonist Jimmy Archey, pianist Dick Well stood, bassist Pops Foster and Tommy Bedford on drums. Sidney sings on the first six tracks of this CD and the tracks are Without a Home, Box Car Shorty, Waste No Tears, I'm Through, Goodbye, Love Me with a Feeling, the Broken Windmill, Coal Black Shine, Sweet Georgia Brown, the Mooche, When the Saints Go Marching In, Zig Zag and Limehouse Blues.

Bob Crosby - Volume 1 [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/01/2003