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Duo album by pianist Umberto Petrin and Jean-Luc Cappozzo (trumpet, flugelhorn), released by Soul Note in 2007: their own pieces alongside Stella By Starlight and 'Round About Midnight.

Quintet album by saxophonist John Tchicai and guitarist Garrison Fewell with Tino Tracanna (soprano and tenor sax), Paolino Dalla Porta (bass) and Massimo Manzi (drums), released by Soul Note in 2005: composed pieces alternating with improvised duos …

Quartet of saxophonists Maurizio Giammarco and David Liebman (tenor and soprano), bassist Furio Di Castri and drummer Daniel Humair, recorded live at the Big Mama club in Rome on 26 and 27 January 2000.

Second Soul Note album of Gebhard Ullmann's Basement Research quartet, with Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax), Drew Gress (bass) and Phil Haynes (drums), recorded at Tedesco Studios, New Jersey, on 2 and 3 May 1997. Eight Ullmann compositions.

Giorgio Gaslini directs the Grande Orchestra Nazionale Di Jazz live in Piazza Santo Stefano, Milan, on 22 August 1992 (plus one track from Alpheus, Rome, 4 December 1992), in pieces by Gaslini, Tommaso, D'Andrea, Rosa, Pieranunzi and Rava.

David Liebman (soprano sax, wooden flute) with the Gunnar Mossblad Ensemble (Steve Wilson, Tom Christensen, Dave Riekenberg, Chris Hanning): eight pieces on the times of day and the seasons, recorded at Bennett Studios, Englewood, NJ, on 22 November …

Duo of pianist Borah Bergman and saxophonist Roscoe Mitchell (alto and soprano): four tracks recorded live in Bolzano on 30 June 1995 and two at Seltzer Sound, New York, on 19 December 1994. Liner notes by Art Lange.

Totally improvised session by pianist Nobu Stowe and sound designer Lee Pembleton, with Perry Robinson (clarinet), Blaise Siwula (tenor sax), Ross Bonadonna (reeds, guitar) and John McLellan (drums) in duos to quintets. Closes with Round Midnight. So…

Roberto Ottaviano (soprano and alto sax) in trio with Giorgio Vendola (bass) and Roberto Dani (drums), recorded live at the Tel Aviv Museum of Modern Art on 22 and 23 November 2001. Pieces by Steve Lacy, Thelonious Monk and Carla Bley.

Live duo of pianist Borah Bergman and saxophonist Oliver Lake (alto and soprano), recorded at the Knitting Factory on 8 July 1997. Five long improvised pieces, produced by Bergman, liner notes by Bill Shoemaker.

Debut album of bassist Drew Gress's quartet Jagged Sky, with David Binney (alto sax), Ben Monder (guitar) and Kenny Wollesen (drums), recorded at Sound On Sound, New York, on 4 and 5 August 1997. Nine Gress originals and two Bartok Mikrokosmos pieces…

Gianluigi Trovesi Octet album recorded at Studio 7, Milan, on 29 to 31 May 1996: two suites built on the medieval song L'Homme Armé and a Dufay Kyrie, Ellington's Mood Indigo, a Dolphy dedication and five tango miniatures.

Joe Morris (guitar) with Mat Maneri (violin), Nate McBride (bass) and Curt Newton (drums), recorded at The Outpost, Stoughton, Massachusetts, on August 22, 1995. Seven Morris compositions.

Giorgio Gaslini's jazz opera on the Othello story, text by Vittorio Franchini, with Arturo Testa, Bernardo Lanzetti and others, three rappers and the Grande Orchestra Jazz conducted by Gaslini. Recorded at Logic Studio, Milan, July 1-2, 1996.

The European Music Orchestra, a big band conducted by Claudio Fasoli (tenor and soprano sax), with guests Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn) and Aldo Romano (drums), recorded at FARM studio, Cessalto, January and February 1994.

Tiziana Ghiglioni (voice) sings songs by Giorgio Gaslini, who arranges and conducts a string ensemble with harp, bass and drums. Recorded at Mu Rec Studio, Milan, January 9-12 and February 1-6, 1995.

David Liebman (soprano sax, wooden flute) with Phil Markowitz (piano), Vic Juris (guitar), Tony Marino (bass), Jamey Haddad (drums), recorded at Red Rock Studios, Saylorsburg, PA, in May 1994. Pieces for his daughter Lydia, who sings the last track.

Solo percussion album by Chico Hamilton (drums, tympani, slapaphone, tambourine, gong, vocals), recorded at Master Sound Astoria, New York, on March 27-28 and April 2, 1993. Ten short pieces.

Giorgio Gaslini Globo Quartet (Gaslini piano, Daniele Di Gregorio vibraphone and marimba, Roberto Bonati bass, Giampiero Prina drums) with Moe-Moe Yee on Burmese harp, recorded at Mu Rec Studio, Milan, January 11-15, 1994.

Tom Varner (French horn) with Ed Jackson (alto sax), Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax), Drew Gress (bass), Tom Rainey (drums), plus Pete McCann (guitar) and Dominique Eade (voice), recorded at Tedesco Studios, New Jersey, March 5-6, 1996.

Quartet album by pianist Guido Manusardi with Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax), Dave Santoro (bass) and Victor Lewis (drums), released by Soul Note in 1996. Nine tracks, including two takes of Laura.

Live quintet set recorded at The Hobbit, Portland, Oregon, on June 25, 1987: David Friesen (bass), Mal Waldron (piano), Julian Priester (trombone), Jim Pepper (tenor sax), Eddie Moore (drums), playing three long standards.

Stéphane Furic (bass, compositions) with Chris Cheek, Andrew D'Angelo, Jens Winther, Per Arne Glorvigen, Jim Black, Patrick Goraguer and Gaby Arnon, recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, in April 1995. Titles drawn from Walt Whitman.

Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures with Ali Jihad Racy, Ralph Jones, Susan Allen, Kevin Eubanks and Hannah Rudolph, recorded at Stagg Street Studios, Los Angeles, on 5 and 6 March 1994.

Rob Brown (alto sax) with William Parker (bass) and Jackson Krall (drums), recorded at Tom Tedesco's Studio, New Jersey, on 22 July 1993. Six Brown compositions.

Chico Hamilton and Euphoria (Eric Person, alto sax and flute; Cary DeNigris, acoustic guitar; Kenny Davis, bass) play seven Eric Dolphy compositions and two Hamilton pieces. Soul Note, 1994.

Song cycle by Nancy Harrow, based on a Willa Cather novel, sung with Vernel Bagneris, with Phil Woods, Dick Katz (piano, arrangements), Ray Drummond and Ben Riley. Recorded at Sear Sound, New York, in June and November 1993.

Andrew Cyrille (drums) with James Newton (flute), Anthony Cox (bass) and Alix Pascal (acoustic guitar), recorded at Sear Sound, New York, on 8 and 9 May 1993. Two compositions by each member.

Trio of Michael Formanek (bass), Tim Berne (alto and baritone sax) and Jeff Hirshfield (drums), recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, 26 to 28 October 1992. Eight pieces by Formanek and Berne, liner notes by John Zorn.

Tiziana Ghiglioni (vocals), Enrico Rava (trumpet) and Mal Waldron (piano) in ten standards, recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, on 25 July and 1 August 1989, without bass or drums.

Craig Harris (trombone, didgeridoo, vocals) with John Stubblefield, Hamiet Bluiett, Darrell Grant, Bill White, Calvin Jones and Tony Lewis, recorded at Sear Sound, New York, on 24 and 25 June 1993. All compositions by Harris, centred on the seven-par…

Lee Konitz (alto sax) and Peggy Stern (piano) with Vic Juris, Harvie Swartz, Jeff Williams and Guilherme Franco, recorded at Sear Sound, New York, on 13 and 14 January 1992. Fifteen pieces, most of them by Stern.

Chico Hamilton (drums) in trio with Eric Person (alto, soprano and sopranino sax) and Cary DeNigris (guitar), recorded at Master Sound Astoria, New York, in May 1992. Nine pieces by the three players.

Michael Marcus (reeds, including stritch and manzello) with Ted Daniel (trumpet), Steve Swell (trombone), Fred Hopkins and William Parker (bass), Denis Charles and Sadiq Abdu Shahid (drums), recorded at Sear Sound, New York, on September 7-8, 1993.

Chico Hamilton (drums, vocals) and Euphoria: Eric Person (alto and soprano sax), Cary DeNigris (guitar) and Reggie Washington (bass), recorded at Manhattan Center Studios, New York, in December 1990. Six band originals plus Alone Together and Tickle …

Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax, alto clarinet) with Ted Dunbar (guitar), Clint Houston (bass) and Ben Riley (drums), recorded at Sear Sound, New York, on October 2 and 3, 1992. Seven Bluiett pieces plus tunes by Mingus, Julius Hemphill, Houston and Dun…

Singer Nancy Harrow with Dick Katz (piano, arrangements), Ray Drummond (bass), Ben Riley (drums) and Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn, vocal), recorded at Giant Sound, New York, between November 1990 and January 1991. Fourteen standards and originals…

Second Soul Note album by Stéphane Furic's quartet with Chris Cheek (tenor and soprano sax), Patrick Goraguer (piano) and Jim Black (drums), recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, on May 12-14, 1992. Eight pieces, including Prince's Diamonds And Pearls…

Giorgio Gaslini Quintet with Roberto Ottaviano and Claudio Fasoli (saxophones), Bruno Tommaso (bass) and Giampiero Prina (drums), recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, on October 6-7, 1987. Seven Gaslini pieces and Jelly Roll Morton's Chicago Breakdow…

Billy Bang (violin) with Sun Ra (piano, synthesizer), John Ore (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums), recorded at Sear Sound, New York, on September 20-22, 1992. Stuff Smith originals and standards, in what the annotator calls Ra's last studio session.