As usual, it's been a little while since the last Now Playing post. Also as usual, there is a great deal of great new music playing on AccuJazz's channels to let you know about. This most recent batch includes lots of random stuff that has been sent my way as well as music specifically acquired for the Best of 2010 channel. Album titles are links to purchase, and I've listed the AccuJazz channels on which you're most likely to hear each album. Most all new releases are also playing on the Main Channel and the New Releases channel. Why not go ahead and launch the New Releases channel right now as your soundtrack to perusing the blog post?
Various Artists - Everybody Wants to Be a Cat: Disney Jazz, Vol. 1 (Disney)Modern Mainstream, Straight Ahead
Russell Malone - Triple Play (MaxJazz)
Straight Ahead, Guitar, Modern Mainstream, Groove Jazz
Jason Moran - Ten (Blue Note)
Piano, New School, Cutting Edge, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, New York, Best of 2010, Blue Note
Kurt Elling - The Gate (Concord)Vocals, Chicago, Pop Composers, Mellow Jazz
Marcus Miller - A Night in Monte Carlo (Concord)
New School, Live Jazz, Bass, Third Stream
Jeremy Pelt - The Talented Mr. Pelt (HighNote)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, New York, Trumpet
Donny McCaslin - Perpetual Motion (Greenleaf)Saxophone, New School, Cutting Edge, New York, Fusion
Trio of Oz - Trio of Oz (OZmosis)
Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, Pop Composers
Henry Threadgill Zooid - This Brings Us To, Vol. 2 (Pi Recordings)
New School, Avant-Garde, Best of 2010
Noah Preminger - Before the Rain (Palmetto)Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, New York, Avant-Garde, Mellow Jazz
Eric Reed - The Dancing Monk (Savant)
Straight Ahead, Modern Mainstream, Composers: Monk
Jerry Bergonzi - Convergence (Savant)
Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream
Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta - Tirtha (ACT)Guitar, New School, Cutting Edge
Grace Kelly and Phil Woods - The Man With the Hat (Pazz)
Straight Ahead, Saxophone, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Women of Jazz
Jonathan Kreisberg - Shadowless (NFN Music)
Guitar, New School, Modern Mainstream, Fusion
Chantale Gagne - Wisdom of the Water (Self-Released)Straight Ahead, Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Vibes, Women of Jazz
Wayne Wallace - To Hear From There (Patois)
Latin, Modern West Coast, Trombone
Steve Gadd and Friends - Live at Voce (BFM Jazz)
Straight Ahead, Modern Mainstream, Live Jazz, Organ, Drummers, Groove Jazz
Paquito D'Rivera - Panamericana Suite (MCG Jazz)Latin, New School, Live Jazz, Best of 2010
Peter Hum - A Boy's Journey (Self-Released)
Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream
The Microscopic Septet - Friday the 13th: The Micros Play Monk (Cuneiform)
Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York, Best of 2010, Composers: Monk
Marc Ribot - Silent Movies (Pi Recordings)Guitar, Best of 2010, SFJazz
Hristo Vitchev - Perperikon Suite (First Orbit Sounds Music)
Guitar, New School, Modern Mainstream, Modern West Coast
Doug Webb - Renovations (Posi-Tone)
Straight Ahead, Saxophone, Modern Mainstream, Modern West Coast
Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth - Deluxe (Clean Feed)New School, Cutting Edge, New York, Bassists
Nancy Marano - Magic (Laughing Face Productions)
Vocals, Women of Jazz
Chris Speed's Endangered Blood - Endangered Blood (Skirl)
Saxophone, New School, Cutting Edge, New York
Scott Amendola Trio - Lift (Sazi)New School, Cutting Edge, Modern West Coast, Drummers
Matt Nelson - Nostalgiamaniac (Chicago Sessions)
Piano, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Chicago
Ehud Asherie - Organic (Posi-tone)
Straight Ahead, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, New York, Organ
Bizingas - Bizingas (NCM East)New School, Cutting Edge, New York, Avant-Garde
James Moody - Moody 4B (IPO)
Straight Ahead, Saxophone, Best of 2010
Jane Ira Bloom - Wingwalker (Outline)
Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, Women of Jazz
David Cook - Pathway (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York
Joseph Daley Earth Tones Ensemble - The Seven Deadly Sins (JoDa)
New School, Big Band, Third Stream
Mike DiRubbo - Chronos (Posi-Tone)
Straight Ahead, Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York, Organ
Kermit Driscoll - Reveille (Nineteen Eight)Guitar, New School, Cutting Edge, Bassists
Kellylee Evans - Nina (Plus Loin)
Vocals, Mellow Jazz, Women of Jazz
John Geggie - Across the Sky (Plunge)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Bassists
Gutbucket - Flock (Cuneiform)New School, Cutting Edge, New York, Fusion
Kelly Harland - Long Ago and Far Away (Origin)
Vocals, Women of Jazz
Peter Paulsen - Goes Without Saying (SquarePegWorks)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Bassists
Dana Lauren - It's You or No One (Self-Released)Vocals, Emerging Voices
Robert Hurst - Bob Ya Head (Bebop Music)
Fusion, Bassists
Robert Hurst - Unrehurst, Vol. 2 (Bebop Music)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Live Jazz, Bassists
Leslie Pintchik - We're Here to Listen (Pintch Hard)
Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York, Women of Jazz
Steven Lugerner - These Are the Words / Narratives (Self-Released)
New School, Cutting Edge, Emerging Voices, New York, Avant-Garde
Eric Person - The Grand Illusion (Distinction)
Saxophone, New School, Fusion
Plunge - Tin Fish Tango (Immersion)Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, New Orleans, Trombone
Craig Pilo - Just Play (Rue De La Harpe)
Modern West Coast, Drummers, Fusion, Groove Jazz
Nelson Riveros - Camino al Barrio (Nelsongo Music)
Guitar, Latin, Brazilian, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York
Kermit Ruffins - Happy Talk (Basin Street)Vocals, New Orleans, Trumpet
Matt Savage - Welcome Home (Savage Records)
Piano, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices
Undivided - The Passion (W. Zimpel)
European Jazz, Avant-Garde
Jason Stein's Locksmith Isidore - Three Kinds of Happiness (Not Two)New School, Emerging Voices, Chicago, Avant-Garde
Josh Lawrence - Roots (Self-Released)
Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Trumpet, Groove Jazz
Ben Syversen - Cracked Vessel (Self-Released)
New School, Cutting Edge, Emerging Voices, New York, Avant-Garde Jazz
Mostly Other People Do the Killing - Forty Fort (Hot Cup)Cutting Edge, Emerging Voices, Avant-Garde, Best of 2010
Randy Weston - The Storyteller (Motema)
Piano, Latin, Modern Mainstream, Live Jazz, Best of 2010
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): to Billie with Love from Dee Dee (Emarcy)
Vocals, Best of 2010, Women of Jazz
Lorraine Feather - Ages (Jazzed Media)Vocals
Helio Alves - Musica (Jazz Legacy Productions)
Piano, Latin, Brazilian, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York
Pablo Aslan - Tango Grill (Zoho)
Latin, Modern Mainstream, Bassists, Third Stream
John Beasley - Positootly! (Resonance)Straight Ahead, Piano, Modern Mainstream, Modern West Coast
Stanley Clarke - The Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up)
Bassists, Fusion
Jeff Lorber - Now Is the Time (Heads Up)
Fusion, Groove Jazz
Magnetic Ear - Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (Self-Released)New School, New Orleans, Trombone
Hector Martignon - Second Chance (Zoho)
Latin, New School, Modern Mainstream
John McLaughlin - To the One (Abstract Logix)
Guitar, New School, Fusion
John Scofield and the Metropole Orchestra - 54 (Heads Up)Guitar, New School, Modern Mainstream, Big Band
Mingus Big Band - Live at Jazz Standard (Jazz Workshop)
Modern Mainstream, Live Jazz, New York, Big Band
Chucho Valdes - Chucho's Steps (Four Quarters Entertainment)
Latin, New School, Modern Mainstream, Best of 2010, Groove Jazz
Sam Trapchak's Put Together Funny - Lollipopocalypse (Raw Toast Records)New School, Cutting Edge, Emerging Voices, New York
Dan Rufolo Trio - Novelty (Self-Released)
Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, New York
Tal Babitzky - Moments (Self-Released)
New School, Modern Mainstream, European Jazz
The Either Orchestra - Mood Music for Time Travelers (Accurate)New School, Modern Mainstream, Big Band, Best of 2010, Groove Jazz
Phil Hawkins - The Sugarcane Suite (P. Note Music)
Latin, Modern Mainstream, Modern West Coast
Mario Pavone - Arc Suite t/pi t/po (Playscape)
New School, Cutting Edge, New York
Sofia Rei Koutsovitis - Sube Azul (World Village)Vocals, Latin, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York
Mike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys - Betweenwhile (AUM Fidelity)
New School, Emerging Voices, New York, Avant-Garde, Drummers
Scanner with the Post-Modern Jazz Quartet - Blink of an Eye (Thirsty Ear)
Cutting Edge, New York, Avant-Garde, Fusion
James Falzone - Lamentations (Allos Documents)New School, Cutting Edge, Chicago
Jordan Young Group - Jordan Young Group (Self-Released)
Straight Ahead, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York, Organ, Drummers
Arthur Lipner & Nanny Assis - Brazilian Vibes (MalletWorks)
Latin, Brazilian, Vibes
No BS! Brass - No BS! (Self-Released)New School, Cutting Edge, Emerging Voices, Trumpet, Trombone, Fusion, Groove Jazz
Mike Reed's Loose Assembly - Empathetic Parts (482 Music)
Avant-Garde, Chicago
Alison Ruble - Ashland (Origin)
Vocals, Chicago, Pop Composers
Wide Hive Players - Players II Guitar (Wide Hive)Guitar, New School, West Coast, Fusion, Groove Jazz
Patrick Williams - Aurora (ArtistShare)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Modern West Coast, Big Band
Mosaik - Metrization (Self-Released)
Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Vibes, Chicago
