LIVE AT MEZZROW

SOUND-ELEMENTS

I'M OLD FASHIONED

COOKIN' IN THE COUVE

Charles Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1942 and moved with his family to New York City when he was 10. During his childhood, his grandmother gave him his first horn, a cornet he had coveted. Tolliver was attending Howard University in the early 1960s as a pharmacy major, when he decided to pursue music as a career and return home to New York City. He came to prominence in 1964, playing and recording on Jackie McLean's Blue Note albums. In 1971, Tolliver and Stanley Cowell founded Strata-East Records, and Tolliver released many albums and collaborations on Strata-East.

Live at Captain's Cabin is a newly discovered gem from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that finds Music Inc in absolutely fine form at a club called the Captain's Cabin. Playing mostly original music from Tolliver the band let's loose in the live setting. In his words The players I had, John Hicks, Clint Houston, and Cliff Barbaro. I just let them go do their thing and I didn't rein them in so we could have some pretty wild renditions of things, which if I were to do it now with a different rhythm section, it would sound different. It would be different. But I think that 50 something years ago that we were just expressing the exuberance of playing together and being on the road and the songs that I composed at that time, a few of them I still play, are completely different. This recording is an incredible document from an amazing band that was continually pushing boundaries.

Double CD. Previously unissued live recording from 1973 Remastered audio transferred from the original tape reels Includes extensive booklet with rare photo, and essay by renowned writer Angelika Beener, an interview with Tolliver by Jeremy Pelt and more!

TIPPIN

YOU BETTER BET

Vinyl LP pressing. NYC bass wizard Alexander Claffy brings his favorite musicians back to hallowed Philly ground on this live album recorded at Chris' Jazz where he has played since he was 14. A full circle moment captured on tape, across two nights. This is the first of two volumes of live experimentation featuring the stellar lineup of Seamus Blake, Kevin Hays, Bill Stewart, Jaleel Shaw and Sean Jones.

ALIVE IN PHILADELPHIA 1

DUOS

HERE WE GO

After many years of working to synthesize voice and trumpet, Bria Skonberg has chosen to explore them both individually. Her new album on Cellar Music is the first of those explorations - ' Brass'. For Juno award winner Skonberg studying the trumpet has been a true labor of love. Through precision, power, style, and/or subtlety, this collection of songs and arrangements is a celebration of her favorite elements of playing the trumpet. Her trio of Luther Allison, Eric Wheeler and Darrian Douglas provides a highly swinging, steady yet versatile foundation for the project. The trumpet is ultimately an extension of Bria Skonberg's voice, and the beauty of instrumental music is it can often express emotions without words. As with previous projects, Skonberg finds a way forward by building on the past - writing a number for pioneer brass instrumentalist Dolly Jones, as well as featured future trailblazer Kellin Hanas.

SAMBA TONTO

'Around the World With U' is the sophomore release by Ulysses Owens Jr. Produced by Owens for Cellar Music, 'Around the World With U' finds the Grammy Award-winning drummer, producer, and educator together again with his ensemble Generation Y. Following 2024's A New Beat, Owens and Generation y build, and in many ways move beyond their debut, aiming toward their proverbial North Star: The Jazz Messengers, Art Blakey's prodigious and ever-shifting ensemble who set a high bar in committing more than 100 albums - both live and studio productions - to tape. Although Generation y has only just begun to establish it's recording legacy, A New Beat put both the ambition and potential of Owens' ensemble on full display. And in the short time between their freshman and sophomore recordings, members of Gen y ascended to new levels. Around the World with U features Erena Terakubo on Alto Saxophone, Anthony Hervey on Trumpet and Tyler Bullock on piano (both former Juilliard students of Owens'); Yasushi Nakamura on bass, who was a student with Ulysses at Juilliard within the Inaugural first years of the jazz studies program. Lastly Nanami Haruta on trombone joins the quintet on the tunes "Road Life" and "Little Girl Power" who was a product of the Seiko Jazz Camp which was created by Ulysses Owens Jr., Takeshi Ohbayashi, and Tomoki Sassa in 2016 due to their previous relationships through the band New Century Jazz Quintet. 'Around the World with U' finds Owens' band brimming with confidence earned during long stretches of global touring. There's a new and singular synergy that's evident from the album's first notes. "Gen y now has some street credit," Owens says of the band's evident assuredness. Owens says the band was motivated to push their music forward, after two years in which the group released it's debut, toured the globe, and went viral with a cover of Nirvana's alt-rock masterpiece "Heart Shaped Box."

OCTOBER SONGS

MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY

POLKA DOTS AND RAY BANS

REFLECTIONS

GOODBYE STRAWBERRY HILL

VOLUME

WHISKY SCENTED KISSES

WHISKY SCENTED KISSES

DYNASTY

Saxophonist from The Roots, seen nightly on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Ian Hendrickson-Smith stretches out with a soulful and blues drenched outing. 'The Lowdown' features an all-star New York rhythm section featuring Rick Germanson on piano, John Webber on bass and Joe Farnsworth on drums. Joining Ian on the front line is tenor saxophonist Cory Weeds. New York City based saxophonist and flutist Ian Hendrickson-Smith is mostly noted for his remarkable tone, soulful approach and blues driven melodies. Equally adept on all the saxophones, Ian stays very busy doing what he loves and loves staying busy! From 2004 to 2010, Hendrickson-Smith maintained an intense recording and touring schedule as a member of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. Hendrickson-Smith's extensive recording experience includes the release of eleven jazz records as a leader. Hendrickson-Smith has worked and/or recorded with: Dr Lonnie Smith, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, Al Green, Lady Gaga, Ed Sheeran, Rufus Wainright, The Roots, Bob Dylan, Celine Dion, Phish, Mofro, Queen Latifah, Robbie Williams, Boyz 2 Men, St Vincent, The Heavy, Michael Buble, The Charles Mingus Big Band Workshop, Phillip Harper, Etta Jones, David Hazeltine, Danny Moore, The J.B.'s (Fred Wesley and Pee Wee Ellis), Adam Scone, Lee Fields, David Sanborn, Sturgill Simpson and more.

Conceiving her 2020 debut album, vocalist Naama Gheber summoned inspiration from an intimate life on the New York bandstand. Among tapering red curtains, maple bar tops, snares and brushes, the Be'er Sheva-born artist nightly explored selections from the canon of American standards with her fellow artists - music that would become the centerpiece for Dearly Beloved.