New Releases Heard Now On Jazz from Gallery 41

There are two new releases from Resonance Records:

Jaco Pastorius
"Truth, Liberty & Soul: Live In NYC / The Complete 1982 Jazz Alive! Recording"

Recorded at Avery Fisher Hall in NYC June 27, 1982 as part of George Wein's Kool Jazz Festival.

The profound bass playing of Jaco Pastorius with a big band that includes Toots Thielemans, Peter Erskine, Bob Mintzer, Randy Brecker, Othello Molineaux, Frank Wess, Howard Johnson and many other great players.  A 2-disc release accompanied with a 96 page booklet containing historical photos, interviews, etc. 

Wynton Kelly Trio with Wes Montgomery
"Smokin' in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse"

Recorded in 1966, an previously unreleased live set featuring guitarist Wes Montgomery with Wynton Kelly on piano, Ron McClure on bass and drummer Jimmy Cobb.  This new Resonance release also contains a 40 page booklet with liner notes and rare historical photos by Lee Tanner, Chuck Stewart, Tom Copi and others; essays by Pat Metheny, Zev Feldman, and others.

New from Fuzzy Music:

Peter Erskine New Trio

"In Praise Of Shadows"

This is the 2nd cd from the Peter Erskine New Trio featuring Peter's incredible drumming along with his nephew Damian Erskine on bass and Vardan Ovsepian on keyboards.

New from Manfred Eicher's ECM label:

Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet

"December Avenue"

Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko with Reuben Rogers on bass, David Virelles playing piano and Detroit drummer Gerald Cleaver.

Chris Potter

"The Dreamer Is The Dream"

This is saxophonist Chris Potter's 3rd ECM release as a leader presenting his new quartet that includes pianist David Virelles, bassist Joe Martin and drummer Marcus Gilmore.

Avishai Cohen

"Cross My Palm With Silver"

On his 2nd ECM release trumpeter Avishai Cohen introduces a program of new pieces with Yonathan Avishai, Barak Mori and Nasheet Waits.  The synergy and telepathic interplay among the players is magical.

From Blue Note Records:

Trombone Shorty

"Parking Lot Symphony"

Trombone Shorty's Blue Note debut captures the spirit and the essence of The Big Easy, 70's Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop and R&B.

From Concord Jazz:

Chick Corea

"The Musician" (3 cd/blu-ray)

A true box set, an incredible package that includes a full-length documentary film produces as a retrospective of Chick's amazing career, his life, and music collaborators.  The 3 discs of audio cover all of Chick's iconic bands, compositions and artistic partnerships all recorded live over the course of a month at the Blue Note in NYC.

This is just a handful of the many new additions to our library, there is just too many to list them all here.  There is also new music from Diana Krall, Nicholas Payton, Ignacio Berroa, Ray Mantilla, Cedar Walton, and the list continues.

Jazz from Gallery 41 is streaming 24/7 and later this month we are resuming our live shows from our studios nestled in the Berkeley Hills overlooking the San Francisco Bay.  Visit our web site, or right here on our blog, for the updated broadcast schedule.  But by all means, come on by and share the music with us whenever you can.