His second album from 1969, "Young at Heart" is a solo piano free improvisation (30 min.), while "Wise in Time" is a quintet w. The first recording of Henry Threadgill, also feat. Leo Smith, Lester Lashley & Thurman Barker.

Ari carries on two traditions, the Chicago tough tenor tradition & the AACM tradition, melding them into his own voice on 8 original compositions.

Jazz pianist Jodie Christian is a Chicago legend. Performing nationally and internationally since 1948, he has led his own groups and performed with Lester Young, Johnny Griffin, Coleman Hawkins, Gene Ammons, Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris, Sonny Rollins, Roscoe Mitchell, and Jack DeJohnette. Originally released in 1994 this CD features Roscoe Mitchell, Art Porter, Paul McKeeLarry Gray, Ernie Adams, Vincent Davis, George Hughes, & special guest vocalist Francine Griffin. (Previously deleted:7/1/07. Original release date:5/20/94) "[A] highly eclectic set of standards and originals, integrating disparate sensibilities into a scintillating whole that argues against the compartmentalization of jazz better than any critic could." - 4 1/2 stars - Down Beat.

Avant garde jazz 1972.

Alto sax man w. The Erskine Hawkins Alumni, Haywood Henry, Bob Range, Bobby Johnson, Sammy Lowe, Julian Dash, Duke Anderson, Leroy Kirkland, Lee Stanfield, Joe Murphy +.

Fleet facility on four horns and a pleasant voice equal a strongly swinging album by Betty O'Hara, a member of the all-woman big band Maiden Voyage and co-leader of the Jazz Birds female quintet. A woman for all sounds and tempos, she proves herself equally adept on trumpet, trombone. Double bell euphonium and flugelhorn, including several dubbed duets. Three vocals add another dimension, as do a pair of trio selections by pianist Johnny Varro, bassist Monty Corb and drummer Gene Estes. - JazzTimes. (Previously deleted:4/1/06. Original release date:3/22/95)

Franz is one of the few active musicians who was there when jazz was an infant. He's been playing professionally for more than 70 years and is one of the great tenor sax players of all time. His clarinet skills are also tremendous - one night he filled in for George Lewis for a gig at Chicago's Red Arrow club which resulted in a ten year stint. Franz has worked with Roy Eldridge, Fats Waller, Fletcher Henderson, Cootie Williams. They have a large & loyal following all over the U.S. as a leading exponent of West Coast traditional jazz.

The title refers to the first Chicago jazz clarinetist Volly DeFaut, a former member of the famous New Orleans Rhythm Kings, who also recorded with Jelly Roll Morton, Muggsy Spanier and the Gene Goldkette Orchestra. Russian-born jazz pianist Art Hodes is the leader for these 1972 recordings which also feature Truck Parham, bass; Barrett Deems, drums; and on two songs Nappy Trottier, trumpet and George Brunis, trombone. Volly DeFaut passed away in 1973 making these his very last recordings. (Previously deleted:12/1/04. Original release date:7/22/93)

Cecil Payne (Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, J.J. Johnson, Illinois Jacquet, Randy Weston+)-bari sax & fl, w. Eric Alexander-ts, Harold Mabern-pno, John Ore-bs, Joe Farnsworth-dms, special guest Freddie Hubbard.

W. Ron Friedman & others.

Tenor saxophonist with pianist Varro's trio: Ray Leatherwood-bass & Gene Estes-drums.

1989 live and studio recordings from tenor saxophonist Ed Petersen. Upward Spiral was recorded before Ed relocated from Chicago to teach jazz saxophone at University of New Orleans in 1994. This was Ed's first of three Delmark CDs. Their cohesiveness and level of excitement is obvious. Upward Spiral features eight original Petersen compositions opening with the burning, hard bop "Probably". with Fareed Haque (guitar), Brad Williams (piano), Rob Amster (bass), Jeff Stitely (drums). (Previously deleted: 6/1/05. Original release date: 6/90)

Art Hodes' career as a pianist (and journalist) started in the 1920s & continued into the 1990s - eight decades! He recorded for Decca, Mercury, as well as what he liked to call "the modest labels." These blues-drenched solo piano performances celebrate the music of jazz' greats, many of who Art knew well, including Louis Armstrong. Part of Delmark's Euphonic series, this album was recorded in 1976 & 1978. 13 of the 15 songs are previously unissued performances.

W. brother Von Freeman, produced by Michael Cuscuna, Dec. '93 release date.

Recorded in a classic woodfloor dance hall, this album features traditional New Orleans style jazz at it's best, feat. Charlie DeVore, Jim Klippert, Mike Carrell, Bill Evans & Donald Berg.