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Count Basie/Benny Carter
Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Storyville

Ella Fitzgerald/Mildred Bailey
Legendary Radio Broadcasts
Storyville

Sounds of New Orleans
Volume 1
Storyville

Sounds of New Orleans
Volume 2
Storyville
By George W. Harris

Jeff Gauthier Goatette
House Of Return
Cryptogramophone
By George W. Harris

George Kahn
Cover Up
Playing Records
By George W. Harris

Joel Miller
Tantramar
Artist Share
By George W. Harris

Danilo Perez Big Band
Panama Suite
Artist Share
By George W. Harris

Carmela Rappazzo
Joseph City
Studiolarecords.com
By George W. Harris

Calabria Foti
A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
MoCo Records
By George W. Harris

Victor Wooten
Palmestery
Heads Up
By George W. Harris

Brad Mehldau Trio
Live
Nonesuch Records
By George W. Harris

Al Green
Lay It Down
Blue Note Records

Cassandra Wilson
Loverly
Blue Note Records

Wynton Marsalis & Willie Nelson
Two Men With The Blues
Blue Note Records
By George W. Harris

Jonah Jones
At The Embers
Mosaic Singles 17

George Wein
Is Alive And Well In Mexico
Mosaic Singles 18

Lester Young With Count Basie
Classic Columbia, Okeh and Vocalion (1936-1940)
Mosaic Records
By George W. Harris

Rigmor Gustafsson
Alone With You
ACT
By George W. Harris

Paolo Fresu/Richard Galliano/Jan Lundgren
Mare Nostrum
Act
By George W. Harris

Thom Rotella 4-tett
Out Of The Blues
Four Bar Music
By George W. Harris

Lawson Rollins
Infinita
Infinita Records
By George W. Harris

Carly Simon
This Kind Of Love
Hear Music
By George W. Harris

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band@Catalina’s 03.10.08
By George W. Harris

John Pisano with Howard Alden@Spazios 03.04.08
By George W. Harris

Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette@UCLA Royce Hall03.05.08
By George W. Harris

Kat Parra
Azucar De Amor
Patois Records
By George W. Harris

Lionel Loueke
Karibu
Blue Note Records
By George W. Harris

Dianne Reeves
When You Know
Blue Note
By George W. Harris

Milt Jackson and Wes Montgomery
Bags Meets Wes
Riverside Keepnews Collection

Blue Mitchell Sextet
Blue Soul
Riverside Keepnews Collection

Thelonious Monk
Brilliant Corners
Riverside Keepnews Collection
By George W. Harris

Felipe Salles
South American Suite
Curare Records
By George W. Harris

Richard Galliano Quartet featuring Gary Burton
If You Love Me
Cam Jazz
By George W. Harris

Dewey Redman
The Struggle Continues
ECM
By George W. Harris

Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Looking in Retrospective

Sophie Milman@The Bakery 01.29.08
By George W. Harris

David Liebman Group
Blues All Ways
Omni Tone Records
By George W. Harris

Marsha Heydt
One Night
Blue Toucan
By George W.Harris

Dexter Gordon
Live in 63 & 64

JJ Johnson & Kai Winding
Trombone For Two
Mosaic Singles

Doug Munro
Big Boss Bossa Nova 2.0
CMG Records
By George W. Harris

Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra@Pepperdine University 02.02.08
By George W. Harris

The Great Jazz Trio 1977-1978
Objects Appear Closer

Jackie Ryan with Red Holloway@The Bakery01.05.11
By George W. Harris

Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano - Mosaic Select 30


Stacey Kent - Breakfast On the Morning Tram


Thelonious Monk
Live at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival




King Oliver
Off The Record: The Complete 1923 Jazz Band Recordings

“Popsie” NY-Popular Music through the lens of William “Popsie” Randolph
Hal Leonard

Jazz: An Introduction to The History and Legends Behind America’s Music
Bob Blumenthal

Jimmy Heath
Really Big!

Flora Purim
Butterfly Dreams

Howard Alden & Ken Peplowski
Pow Wow
Arbors Records

Harry Allen-Joe Cohn Quartet
Stompin' The Blues
Arbors Records

Buddy De Franco
Charlie Cat 2
Arbors Record

Santana
Multi-Dimensional Warrior
Sony Legacy
By George W. Harris

Jane Ira Bloom
Mental Weather
Outline
By George W. Harris

Gust Spenos Quartet
Swing Theory
Swing Theory LLC
By George W. Harris

Scott Hamilton & Friends
Across the Tracks
Concord
By George W. Harris

Peggy Lee
The Lost ‘40s and ‘50s Capitol Masters
Collector’s Choice Music
By George W. Harris

Theresia Bothe/Peter Croton
I’ll Sing A Song For You
Zah Zah Records

Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet
One Dance Alone
Songlines
By George W. Harris

Marilyn Scott
Every Time We Say Goodbye

Trio Sud
Young and Fine

Tim Hagans
Alone Together

Jon Gordon
Within Worlds
ArtistShare
By George W. Harris

Gene Harris
Live In London



Sonny Rollins
Plays For Bird


Prestige RVG Remasters
By George W. Harris

Freddie Hubbard's 70th birthday bash@Catalina's 03.10.08
By George W. Harris


Dr. Lonnie Smith@The Jazz Bakery 04.02.08
By George W. Harris

Wayne Horvitz and Sweeter Than The Day
A Walk In The Dark

Wayne Horvitz Music
By George W. Harris

Poolplayers
Way Below the Surface


Songlines
By George W. Harris

Kurt Rosenwinkel Group
The Remedy: Live at The Village Vanguard


Nnenna Freelon
Better Than Anything; The Quintessential

Jimmy Smith
At The Baby Grand Vol 1 and 2

Ike Quebec
Blue and Sentimental

Freddie Redd
Shades Of Redd
Blue Note RVG

Wayne Shorter
Sooth Sayer

Giacomo Gates
Luminosity

Susan Krebs & The Soaring Sextet
Jazz Aviary
Greengig Music
By George W. Harris

 



Simon & Garfunkel
Live 1969
Columbia Legacy
By George W. Harris

Sia
Some People Have Real Problems
Hear Music
By George W. Harris

 

Andrew Sterman
The Path To Peace

Otis Taylor
Recapturing The Banjo

Enrico Rava/Stefano Bollani
The Third Man


Anita O’Day
Live in Tokyo ‘63

Chuck Manning
Notes From The Real
The Montreaux Jazz Label
By George W. Harris

Marian McPartland
Twilight World
Concord Records
By George W. Harris

Dream Lucky
Roxane Orgill

Ladysmith BlackMambazo
Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu

Roberta Gambarini/Hank Jones
You Are There
Decca
By George W. Harris

The Puppini Sisters
The Rise and Fall Of Ruby Woo

Fraser Machperson Trio
Live At Puccini’s
Cellar Live
By George W. Harris

Jason Kao Hwang/Edge
Stories Before Me

Oscar Peterson Trio
At Newport
Verve

Dizzy Gillespie
At Newport
Verve

The Colman Hawkins All Stars
At Newport
Verve


Duke Jordan
Flight To Jordan
Blue Note RVG Edition



Ike Quebec
Soul Samba


Wattstax
Stax

Carla Thomas
Live At The Bohemian Caverna
Stax


Respect Yourself/The Stax Records Story
Stax dvd

Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, and others
Live in Norway 1967
Stax dvd


Maceo Parker
Roots & Grooves


Memphis Slim
Boogie Woogie


Memphis Slim and Roosevelt Sykes
Double-Barreled Boogie






Lawson Rollins - Infinita