"Making the simple complicated is commonplace; Making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity."     - Charles Mingus

"JAZZ ... It can be Rhapsody in Blue,   It can be smooth moves...   It can be Miles Davis   feeling Kind of Blue;   Whether it's the rough edge   of John Scofield's guitar   or the smooth percussion   of Peter Erskine...   It is what it is ...  JAZZ!"       - Mark D McKinley

JOHN ABERCROMBIE JAY ANDERSON RAY ANDERSON ASTRAL PROJECT BRIAN AUGER COUNT BASIE WARREN BERNHARDT ZACK BROCK BOBBY BROOM	RAY BROWN DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET ANDRE BUSH RON CARTER PATRICK CHARLES CHROMA - FILM JEFF COFFIN & MU'TET ALEXIS COLE	JOHN COLTRANE CHICK COREA LARRY CORYELL MILES DAVIS KJ DENHERT DENON JAZZ AL DI MEOLA PETER ERSKINE BILL EVANS	GIL EVANS DAN FAEHNLE RICKY FORD BILL FRISELL TONY FRUSCELLA GATEWAY EDDIE GOMEZ MARIO GRIGOROV CHARLIE HADEN	MATT HAIMOVITZ ORVILLE HAMMOND HERBIE HANCOCK JOE HENDERSON MONIKA HERZIG RUSS HEWITT PHILIP HIGH AHMAD JAMAL ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM
KEVIN PETER JONES NORA JONES ELISABETH KONTOMANOU BIREI LAGRENE TONY LAKATOS NGUYEN LE LEXINGTON JAZZ PROJECT JOE LOVANO MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA	PHIL MARKOWITZ STEVE MASAKOWSKI KATE McGARRY JOHN McLAUGHLIN MILES FROM INDIA CHARLES MINGUS CHIELI MINUCCI THELONIOUS MONK JACQUI NAYLOR	ADAM NUSSBAUM JACO PASTORIUS OSCAR PETERSON JESSIE LAINE POWELL PUNCH BROTHERS HART RAMSEY LENORE RAPHAEL SONNY ROLLINS JOHN SCOFIELD	TERRY SILVERLIGHT UFFE STEEN MIKE STERN STEVE SWALLOW ARTIE TRAUM TUNNELS McCOY TYNER WEATHER REPORT MARK WHITFIELD	CASSANDRA WILSON RACHEL Z

:::::::: Tactics

(1997)  * * * * 1  Sweet Sixteen 2  Last Waltz 3  Bo Diddy 4  You And The Night And The Music 5  Chumbida 6  Dear Rain 7  Mr. Magoo 8  Long Ago And Far Away Featuring... Dan Wall: Organ Adam Nussbaum: Drums

:::::::: Cat 'n' Mouse

(2002)  * * * * 1  A Nice Idea 2  Convolution 3  String Thing 4  Soundtrack 5  Third Stream Samba 6  On The Loose 7  Stop & Go 8  Show Of Hands w/ Mark Feldman: Violin Joey Baron: Drums Marc Johnson: Double Bass

:::::::: Next Exit

(1992)  * * * *   1  Inside Line   2  Next Exit   3  The Third Rail   4  Days on End   5  Will Call   6  Slo' Mo'   7  Times Change   8  Sound Mind   9  In July 10  With Whom?

PHOTO Jazz Page Associations;     ADAM NUSSBAUM     PHIL MARKOWITZ

::::::::: Local Color

(1994)  * * * * * 1  Local Color 2  Downtime 3  On This Day 4  Big Sky 5  Third Stone From The Sun 6  Most Folks 7  What's Going On 8  At Sundown 9  Go Figure

MUSICIANS: Jay Anderson Dave Witham Jeff Hirshfield Tim Hagans Billy Drewes

- Bass - Keyboard - Drums - Trumpet - Reeds

1  Flying Home (6:36)   2  Perdido  (4:59)   3  How High The Moon  (5:32)   4  Night Train  (5:00)   5  Oone O'Clock Jump (4:50)   6  Swingin' At The Tower (5:11)   7  Tuxedo Junction  (3:13)   8  Moonlight Serenade  (3:33)   9  Chattanooga Choo Choo (2:39) 10  At Last (2:39) 11  Little Brown Jug (2:34)

12  Serenade In Blue  (2:56) 13  Sunrise Serenade  (2:54) 14 In The Mood  (3:05) 15 I Know Why (3:00) 16  Volga Boatman (2:54) 17  Elmer's Tune  (3:05) 18 Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider (2:38) 19  Stardust  (3:12) 20  Harlem Nocturne (3:11) 21  Tenderly  (2:40) 22  Man With A Horn  (2:30)

Tracks #1-6 from "Jam Session At The Tower" (Capitol T-749)     - Recorded in Hollywood, CA, on February 29 & March 3, 1956 Tracks #7-22 from "I Remember Glenn Miller" (Capitol T-746)     - Recorded in Hollywood, CA, between 1950, 1953 & 1956     Ray Anthony - trumpet & leader     Conrad Gozzo, John Audino - trumpet     Dick Nash, Ray Sims, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson - trombone     Med Flory, Georgie Auld, Bill Usselton, Leo Anthony - saxophones     Paul Smith, Buddy Cole - piano    Don Simpson - bass     Alvin Stoller, Mel Lewis, Larry Bunker - drums     Arrangements by Billy May & George Williams

1  Open Space   2  Too Close For Comfort   3  Down Time   4  Cowboy Bill   5  Dark Sage   6  Delicately   7  Second Thoughts   8  Saint Paul   9  Nowhere To Hide

PHOTO

1  Whenever you're Ready   2  Happiness Is Just Around the Bend   3  Light on the Path   4  Compared to What   5  Inner City Blues   6  Voices of Other Times BONUS TRACKS;   7  Happiness Is Just Around the Bend [alternate]   8  Whenever you're Ready [alternate]   9  Inner City Blues [alternate] 10  Voices of Other Times [alternate]

Brian Auger Jack Mills Barry Dean Mirza Al Sharif Steve Ferrone

- Keyboards - Guitar - Bass - Timbales - Drums

Disc One...       1  April In Paris   3:48       2  Corner Pocket   5:15       3  Didn't you?   4:44       4  Sweetie Cakes   3:59       5  Magic   3:08

6  Shiny Stockings   5:15   7  What Am I Here For?   3:21   8  Manbo Inn   3:25   9  Midgets   3:14 10  Dinner With Friends   3:04

Disc Two...       1  The Kid From Red Bank   2:40       2  Duet   4:11       3  After Supper   3:25       4  Flight Of The Foo Birds   3:25       5  Double-O   2:46       6  Teddy The Toad   3:18

7  Whirly-Bird   3:50   8  Midnight Blue   4:27   9  Splanky   3:35   10  Fantail   2:56   11  Li'l Darlin'   4:48

1  Everytime We Say Goodbye 2  Stone Ground 3  Some Other Spring 4  Cordoblgia 5  Reflections 6  Tuzz's Shadow

7  Re: Person I Knew   8  My Funny Valentine   9  The Gift 10  Catwalk 11 A Prayer For My family

MUSICIANS: Warren Bernhardt Jay Anderson Jeff Hirshfield Chuck Loeb Bob Mintzer

- Piano - Bass - Drums - Guitar - Saxophone

1  Now I know 2  Common Ground 3  Turn 4 Winter Transition

5  The Coffee Achiever 6  Solitary Candle 7  Low Sco 8  Mister Shaw

1  Can't Buy Me Love   2  Where is the Love?   3  Little Rascals Theme   4  Coming Home   5  Blues for Modern Man

6  Superstar   7  Smile   8  Wichita Lineman   9  you and the Night and the Music 10  Waiting and Waiting

1  Squeeze Me 2 I Want To Be Happy 3  Heartstrings 4  Blues For Ray 5  Fly Me To The Moon 6  The Song Is You

7  Little Darlin'   8  Blues For Junior   9 Tangerine 10  My Funny Valentine 11  Blues For Wes 12  Soulful Spirit

1  Blue Rondo A La Turk 2  Strange Meadow Lark 3  Take Five 4  Three To Get Ready 5  Kathy's Waltz 6  Everybody's Jumpin' 7  Pick Up Sticks

The Dave Brubeck Quartet     Dave Brubeck - piano     Paul Desmond - alto saxophone     Eugene Wright - bass     Joe Morello - drums

1  Degree of Difficulty   2  Start From Silence, part one   3  You Are Who You Love   4  New Born

5  Start From Silence, part two   6  An Even Three   7  (Hand in the) Cookie Jar   8  Start From Silence, part three   9  We Have Never Seen the Absolute End...yet 10  You Are Who You Love (solo version)

1  Blues For D.P.   2  My Romance   3  Airgin   4  Quiet Times   5  Summertime   6 I Fall In Love Too Easily   7  For Toddlers Only   8  Sweet Lorraine

Ron Carter, bass           Herb Ellis, guitar           Kenny Barron, piano

1  Code Noir   2  Kush   3  Jean-Mchel   4  Makandel   (Interlude)   5  Cité Soleil   6  Crazy   7  Breathe   8  When The Love Is Gone   9  Charlene           Kevin Toney, Everette Harp           Wayne Linsey, Johnny Britt

... additional info coming soon!

1  Prelude to Music on The Edge 2  Fanfare For the Common Man 3  Overture 4  Lessons 5  True Confessions 6  Glazed

7  Pwotege Nou   8  Squids   9  Concerto De Aranjuez 10  La Verite 11  Afterwords 12  Upside Downside

The film features Mike Stern, Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, Dennis Chambers, Mino Cinelu, Jon Herington, Mark Ledford, Mark Egan, and Jim Beard

1  A Half Sleep   2  U Don't Say   3  Lucky 13   4  Backin' Up   5  8 Bit Goggles

6  Slow Glass   7  Loueke   8  Low Spark   9  Ride (Redux) 10  Beautiful Flower     PHOTOS

Jeff Coffin & The Mu'tet are a welcome addition on the scene - presenting intellegent compositions of pure inspiration.    - Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

1  Joy To The World   2  Jeanette Isabella/The Call   3  God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen   4  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing   5  Rise Up, Shepherd, And Follow   6  Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas   7  Christmas Time Is Here (prelude)   8  Christmas Time Is Here   9  What Child Is This 10  O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 11  Away In A Manger 12  Silent Night 13  Happiest Christmas 14  Jesus Is The Best Part Of Christmas

"It's my sincere wish that the music on this album will touch you and inspire you to do more loving and giving, more baking, visiting and singing this Christmas and in those to come.  The greatest gift is the real and everlasting Christmas gift: Jesus Christ, Spirit Devine, proof of God's love for Humankind.  To quote my favorite Christmas song-- May the ones you love be near you, that's the happiest Christmas of all."    - Alexis Cole

October 13, 2009 INTERVIEW with jazz vocalist Alexis Cole

The Greatest Gift-- a collection of old and newer favorites that blend elements of jazz and world influences.  Alexis Cole provides smooth and commanding vocals to this inspired Christmas release.  The CD offers a nice mix of soft jazz styles that intertwine music and vocals with a sense of peace and well-being.  Consider, if you will... such a good feeling could easily transfer directly onto the listener.     - Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source] The Greatest Gift - enhanced music CD includes two videos that document this collaborative benefit project.

Disc 1    1  Straight Street  6:19    3  Chronic Blues  8:14

4  Bakai  8:42    5  Violets for Your Furs  6:17    6 Time Was  7:29    7 I Hear a Rhapsody  6:03    8  Trane's Slo Blues  6:06    9  Slowtrane  7:20  10  Like Someone in Love  5:00  11  I Love You  5:31 Disc 2    1  You Leave Me Breathless  7:25    2  Bass Blues  7:48    3  Soft Lights and Sweet Music  4:44    4  Traneing In  12:36    5  Slow Dance  5:29    6  Lush Life  14:03    7  The Believer  13:50    8  Nakatini Serenade  11:01

Disc 3    1  Come Rain or Come Shine  8:47    2  Lover  7:58    3  Russian Lullaby  5:36    4  Theme for Ernie  4:59    5  You Say You Care  6:17    6  Good Bait  12:10    7  I Want to Talk About You  10:57    8  Rise 'N Shine  7:16    9  I See Your Face Before Me  9:56 Disc 4    1 If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You  9:22    2  Little Melonae  14:06    3 By the Numbers  12:02    4  Black Pearls  13:13    5  Lover Come Back to Me  7:28    6  Sweet Sapphire Blues  18:13

Disc 5    1  Spring Is Here  6:56    2  Invitation  10:23    3  I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All  7:04    4  Love Thy Neighbor  9:24    5  Don't Take Your Love from Me  9:16    6  Stardust  10:43    7  My Ideal  7:36    8 I'll Get By  8:09 Disc 6    1  Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?  5:14    2  Then I'll Be Tired of You  9:30    3  Something I Dreamed Last Night  10:51    4  Bahia  6:17    5  Goldsboro Express  4:46    6  Time After Time  7:43

1 One World Over [Prologue] 2  Time Warp 3  The Wish 4  Tenor Cadenza 5  Terrain 6  Arndok's Grave Chick Corea - Piano Bob Berg - Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax

7  Bass Intro To Discovery   8  Discovery   9  Piano Intro To New Life 10  New Life 11  One World Over John Patitucci - Acoustic Bass Gary Novak - Drums

Time Warp is also available on VHS ... (if you can find it).  The studio session allows the viewer to experience the composition's landscape unfold through the talents of four extraordinary musicians.     - Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

1 North Africa 2  Moseb the Executioner 3  Queen Tedmur 4  Three Ghouls 5  Kings & Queens 6  City of Brass 7  Planes of Existence 8  Kalimba 9  Concierto de Aranjuez / Spain

Chick Corea & Touchstone     Chick Corea - Yamaha CF III & Motif 8 ES, Percussion, Palmas     Jorge Pardo - C Flute, Soprano sax, Alto Flute & Palmas     Carles Benavent - Bass & Palmas     Ruben Dantas - Percussion, Kalimba & Palmas     Tom Brechtlein - Drums & Palmas     Hossam Ramzy - Egyptian Tabla     Auxi Fernandez - Flamenco Dance & Palmas     Tomasito Moreno Romero - Flamenco Dance & Palmas

:::::::: Tricycles	(2003)  * * * * * 1  Immer Geradeaus 2  Dragon Gate 3  Good Citizen 4  Tricycles 5  Stable Fantasy	PHOTO   6  Spaces Revisited   7  Round Midnight   8  Three Way Split   9  Well You Needn't 10  She's Leaving Home	:::::::: Larry Coryell: Guitar :::::::: Mark Egan: Bass :::::::: Paul Wertico: Drums
:::::::: The Power Trio        - Live in Chicago	(2003)  * * * * 1  Spoken Intro 2  Autumn Leaves 3  Black Orpheus 4  Love Is Here to Stay 5  Star Eyes	6  Something 7  Bumpin' on Sunset 8  Good Citizen Swallow 9  Bag's Groove	:::::::: Larry Coryell: Guitar :::::::: Larry Gray: Bass :::::::: Paul Wertico: Drums

Kind of Blue

(original release 1959 ) * * * * * 1  So What 2  Freddie Freeloader 3 Blue In Green 4  All Blues 5  Flamenco Sketches 6 Flamenco Sketches     (alternate take)

THE PLAYERS Miles Davis Julian "Cannonball" Adderley John Coltrane Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans Paul Chambers Jimmy Cobb

- Trumpet - Alto saxophone - Tenor saxophone - Piano - Double bass - Drums

Bitches Brew

(original release1969 )  * * * * * DISC ONE     1  Pharoh's dance     2  Bitches Brew DISC TWO     1  Spanish Key     2  John McLaughlin     3  Miles Runs the Voodoo Down     4  Sanctuary     5  Feio  (bonus track)

Miles Davis John McLaughlin Airto Moreira Khalil Balakrishna Bihari Sharma Bennie Maupin Steve Grossman, Wayne Shorter Larry Young Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul

- Trumpet - Guitar - Berimbau, cuica - Sitar - Tambura, tabla - Bass clarinet - Soprano saxophone - Celesta, electric piano, organ - Eelectric piano

Dave Holland Harvey Brooks Billy Cobham Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White Jumma Santos Don Alias

- Bass instrument, bass guitar - Bass guitar - Drums, triangle - Drums - Congas, percussion - Congas

Music from the Bitches Brew recording sessions aren't for the [faint of heart] in the context of music exploration.  These sessions were a provocative exercise in music development.  Miles Davis sought to broaden the scope of his ambitions, abilities, compositions, and pushed conventional jazz boundaries.  The exercise expressed Miles' passion for jazz and developed a new art form within music - a fusion of musician and music that discovered another dimension within sound, structure, and improvisation.  Notice the musicians that joined Miles Davis for this innovative experience and then consider the breadth of their collective and individual works in the years that followed.  Miles Davis' Bitches Brew influenced an entire era of fusion-based compositions that redefined one segment of the jazz genre.   (c) 2009  Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

Birth of the Cool

(original release1949 )  * * * * *   1  Move   2  Jeru   3  Moon Dreams   4  Venus De Milo   5  Budo   6  Deception   7  Godchild   8  Boplicity   9  Rocker    10 Israel 11  Rouge    12  Darn That Dream

Miles Davis Kai Winding J.J. Johnson Junior Collins Sandy Siegelstein John Barber Lee Konitz Gerry Mulligan

- Trumpet - Trombone - Trombone - French horn - French horn - Tuba - Alto sax - Baritone sax

Al Haig John Lewis Joe Shulman Nelson Boyd Al McKibbon Kenny Clarke Max Roach Kenny Hagood

- Piano - Piano - Bass - Bass - Bass - Drums - Drums - Vocals

Miles Davis: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions 4 Disc Box Set

(2006)  * * * * * Disc  1   1  Stablemates   2  How Am I To Know   3  Just Squeeze Me   4  There Is No Greater Love   5  The Theme   6  S'posin'   7 In Your Own Sweet Way   8  Diane   9  Trane's Blues 10  Something I Dreamed Last Night

Disc  2   1  It Could Happen To You   2  Woody'n You   3  Ahmad's Blues   4  Surrey With The Fringe On Top   5  It Never Entered My Mind   6  When I Fall In Love   7  Salt Peanuts   8  Four   9  The Theme (Take 1) 10  The Theme (Take 2) 11  If I Were A Bell 12  Well 13  You Needn't

Disc  3 1 'Round Midnigt 2  Half Nelson 3  You're My Everything 4 I Could Write A Book 5  Airegin 6  Tune Up 7  When Lights Are Low 8  Blues By Five 9  My Funny Valentine

Disc  4 The Tonight Show with Steve Allen     11/17/1955: Steve Allen Introduction     Max Is Making Wax     Steve Allen Introduction     It Never Entered My Mind The Blue Note Philadelphia 12/08/1956:     Tune Up     Walkin' Café Bohemia, New York City 05/17/1958:     Four     Bye Bye Blackbird     Walkin'     Two Bass Hit

Disc One... 1  Concierto de Aranjuez  (Adagio) (Alternate Ending)   16:24 2  Will O' the Wisp  (Master)   3:51 3  The Pan Piper  (Album Version)   3:59 4  Saeta  (Album Version)   5:04 5  Solea  (Master)   12:21 6  Song of Our Country  (Take 14)   3:22 7  (CD-Rom Track)     Disc Two... 8  The Maids of Cádiz   3:48

9  Concierto de Aranjuez  (Adagio)  (Rehearsal Take, Incomplete)   7:24 10  Concierto de Aranjuez  (Adagio) (Alternate Take, Pt. 1)   12:06 11  Concierto de Aranjuez  (Adagio)  (Alternate Take, Pt. 2)   3:35 12  Concierto de Aranjuez  (Adagio)  (Alternate Ending)   1:04 13  The Pan Piper  (Take 1)   3:13 14  Song of Our Country  (Take 9, w/o Intro)   3:00 15  Song of Our Country  (Take 14, Slower Tempo, w/o Intro)   3:10 16  Saeta  (Full Version of Master)   6:03 17  Concierto de Aranjuez  (Adagio) (Live)   17:07 18  Teo (Album Version)   9:33

The 50th Anniversary 2-CD Deluxe Set features the original album plus over an hour of bonus material-- including the only piece ever performed live by Miles with legendary collaborator Gil evans.  New liner notes by Grammy-winning performer/composer/historian Gubther Schuller.  Bonus digital booklet includes producer notes and Nat Hentoff's February 1960 Hi-Fi/Stereo Review article describing the November 15, 1959 recording session.

DISC ONE 1  Spanish Key 19:44 2  All Blues  9:21 3  Ife (Fast)  8:41 4  In A Silent Way (Intro)  2:33 5  It's About That Time  10:00 6  Jean Pierre  11:36 DISC TWO 1  So What  8:09 2  Miles Runs The Voodoo Down  9:03 3  Blue In Green  13:07

4  Great Expectations (Orange Lady)  8:39 5  Ife (Slow)  14:11 6  Miles From India  6:53     Gary Bartz - saxophones     Ron Carter - bass     Jimmy Cobb - drums     Chick Corea - keyboards     Pete Cosey - guitars     Adam Holzman - keyboards     Robert Irving III - keyboards     Dave Liebman - saxophone     John McLaughlin - guitars

Indian artists: Louiz Banks - keyboards Gino Banks - drums   American-born   Rudresh Mahanthappa - alto saxophone Ravi Chari - sitar Vikku Vinayakram - ghatam V. Selvaganesh - khanjira U. Shrinivas - electric mandolin Brij Narain - sarod

Dilshad Khan - sarangi Sridhar Parthasarathy - mridangam Ranjit Barot - drums Taufiq Qureshi and A. Sivamani     - percussion Kala Ramnath - Carnatic violin Rakesh Chaurasia - flute Shankar Mahadevan     - Indian classical vocals Sikkil Gurucharan     - Indian classical vocals

1  Shadow Of Your Smile  3:58 2  Alfie  3:33 3  Pennies From Heaven  3:16 4  Shadow Of Your Smile (Bonus)  4:22 5  Let It Go  4:20 6  Smoke on the Water  4:15 7 Choose Your Weapon  4:44 8  Help!  4:12 9  Chanson Baz Bar  3:20

Featuring;    K.J. Denhert - vocals, guitar,    guitars, background vocals    Ralph Farriss, Dorothy Lawson    - strings    Manu Koch, Etienne Satdwyjk    - piano, keyboards    François Moutin - acoustic bass    Mamadou Ba - electric bass    Ray Levier, Koko Jones - percussion

"Most inventive is Denhert's vibrantly soulful re-imagining of Deep Purple's 'Smoke on the Water,' served up with plenty of Joni Mitchell relish." - JazzTimes (p.64) "Album No. 9: KJ Denhert & Company shine like a lighthouse, casting a bright beam across the jazz genre."  - (c) 2011 Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

1  Enzo's Intro   1:01   2  I Got Time   6:44   3  He's Not Coming Home   4:35   4  Little Problems   6:21   5  All These Things   4:18   6  August Clown   5:41   7  Violet   6:29   8  I Like your Face   5:53   9  Message In A Bottle   9:51 10  Ticket To Ride   7:30 11  Over The Rainbow   6:07 12  KJ's Thanks - WMN Groove Out   3:23

Featuring;     Bennet Paster - Keys     Ray Levier - Drums     Mamadou Ba - Bass     John Caban - Guitar     Aaron Heick - Sax

There are too many good things to write about this CD - I'll be brief:  "Dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz" is an extraordinary live recording that moves the listener.   Denhert's superb vocals are accompanied by her supporting band of top-notch musicians - NY Unit.   "Dal Vivo a Umbria Jazz" brings KJ Denhert and band into your home for an intimate concert.  The spirit of live sessions recorded in 2007 during her jazz residency in Italy is now available for all to experience.     - (c) 2008 Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

1  Aqua De Beber   6:00   2  My Dear Heart    6:49   3  My Love is Complete    3:53   4  Love Moves On    6:34   5  When You Smile    3:28   6  Open Your Heart    5:19   7  Tupelo Honey    6:33   8  Infinite Na-Na    4:39   9  Eleanor Rigby    5:37 10  So Many Reasons    5:53

Urban Folk and Jazz Artists:     KJ Denhert - guitar, vocals     Adam Falcon - guitar, vocals

"Essentially it is a live recording - a moment in time in a dynamic process of discovery.  There is something so exciting about recording a song that is new or one that becomes new with the addition of another player. Make no mistake it is a risky kind of recording."   - KJ Denhert "Denhert and Falcon together - art in motion. A masterpiece!"     - (c) 2010 Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

1  Little Problems   2  Lucky Seven   3  Over The Rainbow   4  He's Not Coming Home   5  What's My Name I: Not Your Problem   6  What's My Name II: Dog Eared Photograph   7  What's My Name III   8  I Got Time   9  Beautiful 10  Man as a Man 11  Sad Song 12  Rivera - Recorded Live at Bose

Disc 1   1  It's Magic - Sonny Stitt   2  Always And Forever - Charles Earland   3  Stormy Weather - Woody Shaw   4  Samba Dubois - Phil Woods   5  I Wish I Knew - Red Garland   6  Blue In Green - Wallace Roney   7  Summertime - Duke Jordan   8  My Funny Valentine - Morgana King   9  Never Never Land - Bud Shank 10  Yesterdays - Larry Coryell 11 Dreams - James Moody 12 Moon Mist - Ricky Ford

Disc 2   1  Kiss - Hubert Laws   2  All My Life - Marian McPartland   3  You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Sam Jones   4  My Romance - Houston Person   5  Golden Lotus - Kenny Barron   6  My Old Flame - Darrell Grant   7  Road Song - Pat Martino   8  It Could Happen To You - Kenny Burrell   9  When You Wish Upon A Star - The Drummonds 10  Round Midnight - Hank Jones 11  Del Valle - Bobby Hutcherson 12  Moments - Elaine Elias

1 South bound traveller 2  Embrace 3  Kiss My Axe 4 Morocco 5  Gigi's Playtime Rhyme      (interlude No 1) 6  One Night Last June 7  Phantom

8  Erotic interlude        (interlude No 2)   9  Global safari 10 Interlude 11  Purple Orchids 12  Prophet (interlude no.4) 13  Oriana (September 24, 1988)

:::::::: World Sinfonia

(1991)  * * * * *   1  Perpetual Emotion   2  Orient Blue   3  Tango Suite Part I   4  Tango Suite Part III   5  Falling Grace   6  Last Tango For Astor   7  No Mystery   8  Lustrine   9  Little cathedral 10  La Cathedral

1  San Marco 2  Turquoise 3  Odyssey 4  Tao 5  Azucar 6  Sanctuary 7  Hypnose 8 Red Moon

9  Cry For You 10  Just Three Words 11  Tempest 12  Storm Off-Shore 13  Black Pearls 14  Africana Suite 15  San Marco (Vecchio) 16  Untitled

1  Terraces 2  For The Time Being 3 If Only I Had Known 4  Evansong 5  Page 172 6  Liten Visa Till Karin

7  Bulgaria   8  Ambleside   9  Phrase One 10  Palle's Headache 11  Pieds-en-l'air

	Track List...   1 I Love You   2 Five   3 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)   4 Conception   5 Easy Living   6 Displacement   7 Speak Low   8 Waltz For Derby   9 Our Delight	10 My Romance 11 Minority 12 Young And Foolish 13 Lucky To Be Me 14 Night And Day 15 Epilogue 16 Tenderly 17 Peace Piece 18 What Is There To Say? 19 Oleo	Classic Bill Evans    19 tracks feature over 75 minutes of music...    including the composition, "Peace Piece"
:::::::: Bill Evans Trio	- Koln Concert 1976 Track List...   1 Time Remembered   2 In Your Own Sweet Way   3 Sareen Jurer   4 Morning Glory   5 34 Skidoo   6 Sugar Plum   7 Turn Out The Stars	(2005) * * * *   8 How My Heart Sings *   9 Time remembered * 10 Twelve Toned Tune * * (tracks 1-7 were recorded    June 9, 1976 for German radio) * (tracks 8-10 were recorded    February 1972 in Milan, Italy)	Personnel (tracks 1-7)     Bill Evans - piano, Eddie Gomez - bass     Eliot Zigmund - drums Personnel (tracks 8-10)     Bill Evans - piano, Eddie Gomez - bass     Marty Morell - drums

Track List... 1  Priestess 2  Short Visit 3 Lunar Eclipse 4  Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress, Then Blue Silk Musicians...     Gil Evans - piano     George Adams - tenor saxophone     Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone     John Trevor Clark - french horn

Susan Evans - drums Howard Johnson - tuba James Knepper - trombone Pete Levin - synthesizer, clavinet Keith Loving - guitar Steve Neil - bass Marvin Peterson - trumpet Ernie Royal - trumpet David Sanborn - alto saxophone Lew Soloff - trumpet and piccolo trumpet Robert Stewart - tuba

1  Ohio Lunch   2 I Wished on the Moon   3  Hand   4  One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else   5  Last Time I Saw You   6 Domination   7  Rosetta   8  Caminhos Cruzados   9  Brigas Nunca Mais (No More Fighting) 10  Confession 11  Touch of Your Lips

On stage, the Dan Faehnle Quartet is solid entertainment.  Fanehnle's guitar prowess is supported by excellent musicians whose personalities and sense of timing are given generous space to shine during each selection.  Faehnle's guitar work implies a rather frantic approach to jazz as he maneuvers the fretboard with confidence, precision and ease.  However, Faehnle is equally skilled in the use of restraint when playing the more traditional jazz standards and ballads.     - Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

:::::::: Ebony Rhapsody

(1989)  * * * * 1  Ebony Rhapsody 2  Mon Amour 3 Independence Blues 4  Mirror Man 5 In A Sentimental Mood 6  Setting Sun Blues 7 Broadway 8  Red, Crack, And Blue Jaki Byard, Milt Hinton, Ben Riley

:::::::: Manhattan Blues

(1990)  * * * * 1  In Walked Bud 2 Misty 3  Ode To Crispus Attucks 4  Portrait Of Mingus 5  Bop Nouveau 6  My Little Strayhorn 7  Manhattan Blues 8  Land Preserved 9  Half Nelson

DISC ONE 1  Heard It Through The Grapevine 2 Blues for Los Angeles 3  Shenandoah 4  Boubacar 5  Pipe Down 6  A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

DISC TWO   1  My Man's Gone Now   2  Days of Wine and Roses   3  You Can Run   4  Ron Carter   5  Interlude   6  Goodnight Irene   7  Vanguard   8  People   9  Crazy 10  Tennessee Flat Top Box

1  Tony's Blues 2  Darn That Dream 3  Tangerine 4  Loopadoo 5  P.U. Stomp 6  Scrapple From The Apple 7  Night Train 8  Night In Tunisia 9  Lover Man     Hank Jones - piano     Wendell Marshall - bass

Shadow Wilson - drums Herb Geller - alto sax Phil Urso - tenor sax Gene Allen - baritone sax Bill Triglia - piano Red Mitchell - bass Howie Mann - drums Phil Woods - alto sax Bill Keck - guitar Paul Chambers - bass Roy Hall - drums

1  Blue Bells 2  Roundup Time 3  Get Happy 4  Dear Old Stockhol 5  Pernod 6  Foo's 7  Flues 8  Oh Yeah 9  Little Orgg

10  Out Of Nowhere 11  Flues  (Bonus Track) 12  Little Orgg  (Bonus Track) 13  Out Of Nowhere  (Bonus Track) Featuring;     Tony Fruscella     Stan Getz     Chick Maures

1  I'll Be Seeing You 2  Muy 3  Metropolitan Blues 4  Raintree Country 5  Salt 6  His Master's Voice 7  Old Hat 8  Blue Serenade 9  Let's Play The Blues

Featuring;     Tony Fruscella - trumpet     Allen Eager - tenor sax     Danny Bank - baritone sax     Chauncey Welsch - trombone     Bill Anthony - bass     Junior Bradley - drums

1  Homecoming 2  Waltz New 3  Modern Times 4  Calypso Falto 5  Short Cut 6  How's Never 7  In Your Arms 8  7th D 9  Oneness

:::::::: (Modern Jazz)... Featuring John Abercrombie - guitarist, :::::::: Dave Holland - double bass,  Jack DeJohnette - drums

1  Street Smart   2  Lorenzo   3  I'caramba   4  It Was You All Along   5  Blues Period

6  Double Entendre   7  Carmen's Song   8  Bella Horizonte   9  Besame Mucho

ALL MUSIC -  . . . After studying at Juilliard, Gomez played with Rufus Jones' sextet, Marian McPartland (1964), Paul Bley (1964-1965), Giuseppe Logan, Gerry Mulligan, and Gary McFarland, among others. Gomez came to fame during his long period with the Bill Evans Trio (1966-1977). He has since worked in a countless number of settings, including filling in for Charles Mingus (1978) and with Steps Ahead (1979-1984), Benny Wallace, Joanne Brackeen, Jack DeJohnette, Chick Corea, and in commercial settings as a studio musician. Eddie Gomez has recorded as a leader for Columbia, ProJazz, and Stretch.      -  by Scott Yanow

1  Cubon Soil, Cubon Sun   2  I See   3  Ice Hotel   4  Every Little Movement   5  Paris To Cuba   6  Magic Circus   7  Snake Eyes   8  Before She Walked Away   9  Ice Hotel (piano version) 10 Three Dozen Roses

Piano, Farfisa, Rhodes, Synths, Accordian, Vibes, Hammond B3, Cello Sample:  Mario Grigorov Guitar:  Peter Calo, Ben Butler, Jerome Harris, Marvin Sewell, Brother Robert Bass:  Jeff Hill, Francois Moutin, Jerome Harris Trumpet:  Jim Hanes, Richard Boulger Vocals:  Melissa Newman Percussion:  Alfredo Hidrovo, Jerry Krenach, Bill Dobrow Soprano Sax:  Sam Newsome Drums: Jerry Krenach, Mario Grigorov, Bill Dobrow Violin:  Jonathan Dinklage, Entcho Todorov Lap Steel Guitar:  Bill Chesley

Paris To Cuba interprets Mario Grigorov's memories of Paris while paying homage to Cuban influences.  The upbeat recording transports listeners from place to place through intriguing styles and textures.  Grigorov's compositions provide a sensual blend of instrumental and vocal tracks featuring singer Melissa Newman.  Paris To Cuba cultivates a sense of intimacy for the ears with spirited and melodic soundscapes... it's stylish jazz with a twist of summer!     (c) 2009 Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

1  En la Orilla Mundo (At The Edge of the World) 2  Noche de Rondo (Night of Wandering) 3  Nocturnal 4  Moonlight (Claro de Luna) 5  Yo sin (Me without You) 6  No Te Empenes Mas (Don't Try Anymore)

7  Transparance   8  El Ciego (The Blind)   9  Nightfall 10  Tres Palabras (Three Words) 11  Contigo en la Distancia / En Nosotros (With You in the Distance/In Us)

1  Open Country Joy  (by John Mc Laughlin) 5:57        featuring John McLaughlin: electric guitar 2  Half Nelson  (by Miles Davis)  3:24 3  W.R.U.  (by Ornette Coleman)  3:37        featuring Matt Wilson: drums 4  Blues In A Minor  (by John Lewis)  7:00 5  Meeting of the Spirits  (by John McLaughlin)  8:29        featuring Matt Wilson: drums, Jan Jarczyk: keyboards

6  Blood Count (by Billy Strayhorn)  6:39 7  Triptych  (by David Sanford)  5:24 8  Liza  (by George Gershwin)  2:38 9  Haitian Fight Song  (by Charles Mingus)  7:57        Total Disc Time: 51:04

New release from Matt Haimovitz's all-cello ensemble, Uccello. The title references John McLaughlin's composition of the same name. McLaughlin is the guest soloist on the CD's opening track, Open Country Joy.  "Meeting Of The Spirits" features Haimovitz inspired renditions of nine compositions by notable names in jazz - Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, John McLaughlin, Charles Mingus, Billy Strayhorn, John Lewis, David Sanford, and  a George Gershwin tune. Celloist Matt Haimovitz is a talent to be reckoned with - making impressive contributions to the world of music.    (c) 2010 Mark D McKinley   (Mark's Online Music Source)

1  Everybody's Song But My Own 2  Autumn Leaves 3  Around Noon 4  Sugerloaf at Twilight 5  People make The World Go 'Round 6  SKJ

Orville Hammand - Piano Tyrone Wheeler - Bass Jason Tiemann - Drums Tripp Bratton - Guest Percussionist (3, 5)

We returned to Lexington in January and I was encouraged to repeat the Carnegie Hall performance for our audiences in the Bluegrass state.  This is a snapshot of that event.  We have tried to capture the energy of our interactions in this recording.  The disc represents the trio playing in the spirit of the moment -- a component of live performance.       - Orville Hammond      2001

1  One Finger Snap (1999 Digital Remaster) 2 Oliloqui Valley (1999 Digital Remaster) 3  Cantaloupe Island (1999 Digital Remaster) 4  The Egg (1999 Digital Remaster) 5  One Finger Snap (1999 Digital Remaster)   [alternate take - bonus track] 6  Oliloqui Valley (1999 Digital Remaster)   [alternate take - bonus track]           Herbie Hancock  -  Piano           Freddie Hubbard -  Trumpet           Ron Carter  -  Bass           Tony Williams  -  Drums

So Near, So Far... Musings For Miles

(1993) * * * * *   1  Miles Ahead   2  Joshua   3  Pfrancing   4  Flamenco Sketches   5  Milestones   6  Teo   7  Swing Spring   8  Circle   9  Side Car 10  So Near, So Far

Joe Henderson - Tenor Saxophone John Scofield - Guitar Dave Holland - Bass Al Foster - Drums

State Of The Tenor Volumes 1 & 2

(1986) * * * * * Disc One     1  Beatrice     2  Friday the Thirteenth     3  Happy Reunion     4  Loose Change     5 Ask Me Now     6 Isotope     7  Stella by Starlight Joe Henderson Ron Carter Al Foster

Disc Two     1  Boo Boo's Birthday     2  Cheryl     3  Y Ya La Quiero     4  Soulville     5  Portrait     6  The Bead Game     7  All the Things You Are - Tenor Saxophone - Bass - Drums

1  Plenty of Nothingl   2  Mosquitos   3  The Cat That Stole The Moon   4  In a Nutshell   5  Song for Argentina   6  istop   7  Royals   8  Oh Muddy Waters   9  2-Way Mirror 10  A Total Non-Impossibility 11  Peaceful Piece 12  The Whole World In Her Hands

Monika Herzig - piano Linda Oh - bass Anna Butterss - bass Jennifer Vincent - cello, bass Arianna Fanning - drums Mayra Casales - percussion Leni Stern - guitar Jane Bunnett - soprano sax, flute Jamie Baum - flute Lakecia Benjamin - alto sax Reut Regev - trombone

1  Bajo El Sol   2  Lydia   3  Palma De Mallorca   4  Tranquillo   5  Inger   6  The Pampas   7  El Beso   8  Simatai (View From the Great Wall)   9  Ojos Bonitos 10  Byzantine

* star rating will be assigned as soon as the entire CD has been reviewed ... ... additional info on this new release is coming soon

1  Mud House   2  nRezonance   3  Plazma Vortex   4  HighperTrybe   5  Marine Biology   6  Wavicles   7  Ocean to Ocean   8  Yaktoon

9  And the River Flows 10  Moth and Flame 11  Microcosm 12  The Travelers 13  Random Flakes 14  Comet Boy 15  It's A Jungle 16  Starlight Reflections

The rhythmic heart of creativity and innovation can be heard resonating above the corporate music labels if you'll pause... and really listen.  Artist and composer Philip High is taking music to the next level with the release of his debut CD, HighperTrybe.  High has developed an original style, all his own, yet his passion for playing evokes subtle homage to the influences of Scofield, DiMeola, Hedges and Towner.  All original compositions range from cerebral atmospheres to jazz inflections combining spontaneous loop samples with textures of world music.

The sounds that resonate from his electric nylon string classical guitar create a sophisticated blend of unique fret-work and high tech.  High has mastered the allurement of restraint and timing-- each song, pulling the listener into the mood of the composition.  Several songs on HyperTrybe would translate into visual images deserving of museum space.  The inventive techniques showcased on HyperTrybe range from tastefully incorporated percussion to playing selective strings with a rosined sliver of bamboo.  Amongst the many tracks worthy of special mention are... Marine Biology, Ocean to Ocean, Moth and Flame, And the River Flows, Comet Boy, Starlight Reflections, and Wavicles.  HighperTrybe deserves your attention.  To accurately appreciate the abilities of this talented composer and musician, just buying HyperTrybe may not be enough... visit the Philip High Website and watch for live performance updates on his music calendar. (c) 2005 Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

:::::::: Digital Works

(original release, 1985) * * * *   1  Poinciana   2  But Not For Me   3  Midnight Sun   4  Footprints   5  Once Upon a Time   6  One   7  Costa   8  Misty   9  Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) 10  Biencavo 11  Time For Love 12 Wave

Ahmad Jamal - Piano Larry Ball - Bass Herlin Riley - Drums Iraj Lashkary - Percussion

:::::::: But Not For Me

(original release, 1958) * * * * 1  But Not For Me 2  Surrey With the Fringe on Top 3  Moonlight in Vermont 4  Music, Music, Music! (Put Another Nickel in) 5  No Greater Love 6  Poinciana 7  Woody'n You 8  What's New Ahmad Jamal - Piano Israel Crosby - Bass Vernell Fournier - Drums

1  Corcovado     Guest Vocals: Elis Regina 2  Amor Em Paz 3  Insensatez     Guest Musicians: Luiz Bonfa, Stan Getz, Maria Toledo 4  Vivo Sonhando     Guest Musicians: Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto 5  Desafinado     Guest Musician: Joe Henderson 6  Dindi     Guest Musician: Astrud Gilberto 7  Chansong

8  O Morrow Nao Tem Vez       Guest Musicians: Stan Getz, Luiz Bonfa   9  Para Machucar Meu Coracao       Guest Musicians: Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto 10  Anos Dourados 11  Meditation 12  Luiza 13  Inutil Paisagem       Guest Vocals: Elis Regina

1  Modaji   2  Gumshoe   3  Katie   4  Going Down Slow   5  Big Country (West Coast)   6  Doggie Determination   7  Flat Top   8  Piece of Cake   9  Twilight Glow 10  Can't We Elope 11  The Zone 12 Matinee Idol

Magnetic Journey     Kevin Peter Jones drums & percussion     Russell Ferrante Rhodes, piano, keyboards, strings, Hammond B3     Jimmy Haslip bass     Scott Ambush bass     Eric Marienthal saxophone     Eddie Baccus, Jr. saxophone     Mike Miller guitars

Kevin Peter Jones offers the listener a fun journey through compositions written by Dave Grusin, Russell Ferrante, Mike Miller, Bela Fleck, and others.  Relaxed and confident in his own abilities, drummer Jones never demands the spotlight while providing the rhythmic heartbeat that allow his cohorts to sparkle on every track.  The use of such restraint on a personal project serves as testament to Jones' talents, artistry, and appreciation of music.  The Bela Fleck and the Flecktones composition, Big Country (West Coast), gives Hislap's bass an opportunity to shine.  Ferrante's contributions on the ivories are well documented throughout the recording.  Miller's fretwork on Can't We Elope suggests homage to guitarist Wes Montgomery.  Along with Marienthal and the rest of the crew, Kevin Peter Jones' Magnetic Journey is an enjoyable listening experience.      (c) 2010 Mark D McKinley [Mark's Online Music Source]

Feels Like Home	::::::::  (2004)   1  Sunrise   2  What Am I to You?   3  Those Sweet Words   4  Carnival Town   5  In the Morning   6  Be Here to Love Me   7  Creepin' In	8  Toes   9  Humble Me 10  Above Ground 11  The Long Way Home 12  The Prettiest Thing 13  Don't Miss You At All	Norah Jones captured the hearts of music fans and the music community with her February 26, 2002 debut release Come Away With Me.  Norah’s soulful vocals and delicate piano playing suggested a confidence and restraint not usually found in a performer her age.  Come Away With Me contains fourteen tracks -- each selection supporting the other.  The CD is brilliantly arranged for an attentive listener -- evoking moods of an era when life and music were far less complicated.
Come Away With Me	::::::::  (2002)  * * * * 1 Don't KNow Why 2  Seven Years 3  Cold Cold Heart 4  Feelin' the Same Way 5  Come Away With Me 6  Shoot the Moon 7  Turn Me On	8  Lonestar   9  I've Got to See You Again 10  Painter Song 11  One Flight Down 12  Nightingale 13  The Long Day is Over 14  The Nearness of You	Come Away With Me offers refreshing optimism that good music can remain both current and reflective regardless of its decade of origin.  It is this blending of old standards and newer originals that invite appreciative, even varied audiences to contemplate further explorations of roots and jazz music.   Come Away With Me sparks further enjoyment with each listen.  The musicians appearing on Jones' debut effort demonstrate remarkable talent -- providing additional depth, richness, and textures to the recording.

Guitarist Jesse Harris composed five of the songs featured on Come Away With Me including Grammy winning Song of the Year, Don’t Know Why.  The mellow vibrato guitar accompanied The Long Day is Over, was co-written by Jesse Harris and Norah Jones.  Bass player Lee Alexander contributes four note worthy compositions to the recording -- Seven Years, Feelin’ the Same Way, Lonestar and a song co-written with J.C. Hopkins titled Painter Song.  Alexander’s songs prove to be custom tailored to Ms Jones' style of delivery.  Come Away With Me also features a credible version of the Hoagy Carmichael and Ned Washington standard, The Nearness of You.  Norah Jones' intriguing rendition of Hank Williams’ Cold Cold Heart transforms the country classic into a new jazz standard.    (c) 2003 Mark's Online Music Source

1  Cold Cold Heart   2  Nightingale   3  One Flight Down   4  Seven Years   5  Feelin' the Same Way   6  Comes Love   7  Something is Calling You   8  Come Away With Me

9  What Am I to You? 10 Painter Song 11  Lonestar 12  I've Got to See You Again 13  Bessie Smith 14 Don't Know Why 15 Tennessee Waltz

1  Siren Song 2  A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing 3  Come Sunday 4  At Last 5  Summer 6  A Time for Love 7  Dreams of Gold 8  Farewell 9 I Put a Spell on You

Invited by the Arsenal in Metz and accompanied on this occasion by the Lorraine National Orchestra, Elisabeth Kontomanou goes back to the great standards that made the history of Jazz.  The rythm section and the orchestra brilliantly carry and magnify the captivating voice of the "Great Lady" of Jazz. In perpetual search to "approach" and to "touch" Jazz, she offers us with this recorded concert sublime and rare instants of music and emotions. An album that will surely stand the test of time.

"I have never touched jazz, nor have I seen it.  Only through its echo have I been able to catch sight of it, but every day of my life, I will try and get closer."   - Elisabeth Kontomanou Of Greek and African origin, singer Elisabeth Kontomanou has worked with musicians on both the European and American scenes: Leon Parker, Ari Hoenig, John Scofield, Jean-Michel Pilc, Michel Legrand, Mike Stern, Jon Hicks (RIP) and Alain Jean-Marie to name a few.  She first gained recognition at French 'Concours de La Defense' and was nominated for a Django d'Or Award in 1999.

:::::::: Standards

(1992) * * * * *   1  C'Est Si Bon   2  Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise   3  Days of Wine and Roses   4  Stella by Starlight   5  Smile   6  Autumn Leaves Bireli Lagrene: Niels Henning Orsted Pederson: Andre Ceccarelli: Dominique Di Piazza:

7  Teach Me Tonight   8  Donna Lee   9  Body and Soul 10  Ornithology 11  How Insensitive (Insensatez) 12  Nuages guitar bass drums electric bass on "Nuages"

:::::::: Foreign Affairs

(1990) * * * * * 1  Timothee 2 Josef 3  Rue De Pierre (Pt. IV) 4  Jack Rabbit 5  Foreign Affairs Bireli Lagrene: Koono: Jeff Andrews: Jurgen Attig: Dennis Chambers: Café:

6  Passing Through the Night   7  Senegal   8  Rue De pierre (Part III)   9 St. Jean 10 I Can't Get Started guitar, electric bass, vocals keyboards electric bass & fretless bass fretless bass (Josef) drums percussion