
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 AheadRussell Malone -
Triple Play (MaxJazz)
Straight Ahead, Guitar, Modern Mainstream, Groove JazzJason 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 JazzMarcus Miller -
A Night in Monte Carlo (Concord)
New School, Live Jazz, Bass, Third StreamJeremy 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, FusionTrio of Oz -
Trio of Oz (OZmosis)
Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, Pop ComposersHenry 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 JazzEric Reed -
The Dancing Monk (Savant)
Straight Ahead, Modern Mainstream, Composers: MonkJerry Bergonzi -
Convergence (Savant)
Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream
Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta -
Tirtha (ACT)
Guitar, New School, Cutting EdgeGrace Kelly and Phil Woods -
The Man With the Hat (Pazz)
Straight Ahead, Saxophone, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Women of JazzJonathan 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 JazzWayne Wallace -
To Hear From There (Patois)
Latin, Modern West Coast, TromboneSteve 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 2010Peter Hum -
A Boy's Journey (Self-Released)
Piano, New School, Modern MainstreamThe 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, SFJazzHristo Vitchev -
Perperikon Suite (First Orbit Sounds Music)
Guitar, New School, Modern Mainstream, Modern West CoastDoug 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, BassistsNancy Marano -
Magic (Laughing Face Productions)
Vocals, Women of JazzChris 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, DrummersMatt Nelson -
Nostalgiamaniac (Chicago Sessions)
Piano, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, ChicagoEhud Asherie -
Organic (Posi-tone)
Straight Ahead, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, New York, Organ
Bizingas -
Bizingas (NCM East)
New School, Cutting Edge, New York, Avant-GardeJames Moody -
Moody 4B (IPO)
Straight Ahead, Saxophone, Best of 2010Jane Ira Bloom -
Wingwalker (Outline)
Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, Women of Jazz
David Cook -
Pathway (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)
Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, New YorkJoseph Daley Earth Tones Ensemble -
The Seven Deadly Sins (JoDa)
New School, Big Band, Third StreamMike DiRubbo -
Chronos (Posi-Tone)
Straight Ahead, Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York, Organ
Kermit Driscoll -
Reveille (Nineteen Eight)
Guitar, New School, Cutting Edge, BassistsKellylee Evans -
Nina (Plus Loin)
Vocals, Mellow Jazz, Women of JazzJohn Geggie -
Across the Sky (Plunge)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Bassists
Gutbucket -
Flock (Cuneiform)
New School, Cutting Edge, New York, FusionKelly Harland -
Long Ago and Far Away (Origin)
Vocals, Women of JazzPeter Paulsen -
Goes Without Saying (SquarePegWorks)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Bassists
Dana Lauren -
It's You or No One (Self-Released)
Vocals, Emerging VoicesRobert Hurst -
Bob Ya Head (Bebop Music)
Fusion, BassistsRobert 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 JazzSteven Lugerner -
These Are the Words / Narratives (Self-Released)
New School, Cutting Edge, Emerging Voices, New York, Avant-GardeEric Person -
The Grand Illusion (Distinction)
Saxophone, New School, Fusion
Plunge -
Tin Fish Tango (Immersion)
Saxophone, New School, Modern Mainstream, New Orleans, TromboneCraig Pilo -
Just Play (Rue De La Harpe)
Modern West Coast, Drummers, Fusion, Groove JazzNelson Riveros -
Camino al Barrio (Nelsongo Music)
Guitar, Latin, Brazilian, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York
Kermit Ruffins -
Happy Talk (Basin Street)
Vocals, New Orleans, TrumpetMatt Savage -
Welcome Home (Savage Records)
Piano, Modern Mainstream, Emerging VoicesUndivided -
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-GardeJosh Lawrence -
Roots (Self-Released)
Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Trumpet, Groove JazzBen 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 2010Randy Weston -
The Storyteller (Motema)
Piano, Latin, Modern Mainstream, Live Jazz, Best of 2010Dee 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)
VocalsHelio Alves -
Musica (Jazz Legacy Productions)
Piano, Latin, Brazilian, New School, Modern Mainstream, New YorkPablo Aslan -
Tango Grill (Zoho)
Latin, Modern Mainstream, Bassists, Third Stream
John Beasley -
Positootly! (Resonance)
Straight Ahead, Piano, Modern Mainstream, Modern West CoastStanley Clarke -
The Stanley Clarke Band (Heads Up)
Bassists, FusionJeff Lorber -
Now Is the Time (Heads Up)
Fusion, Groove Jazz
Magnetic Ear -
Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (Self-Released)
New School, New Orleans, TromboneHector Martignon -
Second Chance (Zoho)
Latin, New School, Modern MainstreamJohn 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 BandMingus Big Band -
Live at Jazz Standard (Jazz Workshop)
Modern Mainstream, Live Jazz, New York, Big BandChucho 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 YorkDan Rufolo Trio -
Novelty (Self-Released)
Piano, New School, Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, New YorkTal 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 JazzPhil Hawkins -
The Sugarcane Suite (P. Note Music)
Latin, Modern Mainstream, Modern West CoastMario 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 YorkMike Pride's From Bacteria to Boys -
Betweenwhile (AUM Fidelity)
New School, Emerging Voices, New York, Avant-Garde, DrummersScanner 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, ChicagoJordan Young Group -
Jordan Young Group (Self-Released)
Straight Ahead, New School, Modern Mainstream, New York, Organ, DrummersArthur 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, ChicagoAlison Ruble -
Ashland (Origin)
Vocals, Chicago, Pop Composers
Wide Hive Players -
Players II Guitar (Wide Hive)
Guitar, New School, West Coast, Fusion, Groove JazzPatrick Williams -
Aurora (ArtistShare)
New School, Modern Mainstream, Modern West Coast, Big BandMosaik -
Metrization (Self-Released)
Modern Mainstream, Emerging Voices, Vibes, Chicago