Nine Winds Records P.O. Box 10082 Beverly Hills. California 90213 213 465-4651 -SOUND CHOICE GROSS, JOHN;PUTTER SMITH, LARRY KOONSE:. Three Play CO ~• Ptay n John GIOSs on ano, 111 Md "'11. Putter Sm11 on bass and Lany, Koonse on gular. For the most ;-, m r8COl'd worics quire wet • • mosay a Yfll'f mallow -.... jazz reconi This Is espedalty true when Gross ptays 1he ftuta. When he plays the teno, it sooods lb .Ill Hal and Ron carter practicing in a room r.ext 10 Atthie Shepp. (Nine Winds Reco,ds. ·PO BOX 10082. Beve.-y His.. CA 90213r--BnJce Christen.wa BERTRAM TURETZKY, VINNY GOLIA: - , Intersections CD - Tlnlzky ls wal known as a performer m&Vant-iarde lllJSic for cbA>le bass and has ~ a book on modem bass techniques. Golia ii. fine wooct.md perfonner. and ~ poser. il1ersections is a set of 11.pieces to, bass o, ·som&tmes 2 basses and wind(s). This is especially good for the ,__ bass playilg 1>w Golia shines as we11. lNile ~ BOX 10082, Beverly His.. CA 902-f3)-8ruce a ·wm NEW ORCHESTRA WORKSHOP: The Future Is Now CD JOEY SELLERS JAZZ AGGREGATION: Something for Nothing CD This CO is a t&al showcase for Seller's compcsitlonal and arranging skils both ol which are prod"igious. He h~ wr'-!~ ~rar~nenb for Ihe Tonight Show Orchestra and these pieces have that kind of brassy showmanshi). Thi pieces are all well played and lhe soloists are file. Bruce Fowter P'aYs ii the band but unfortunately was alowed only one solo. One ~h poinl of lhe group is lhe frie playing d Kil Akagi on piano. (Nile Winds Records, PO BOX 10082, BsY· erly Hits., CA 90213)--&Jce Christensen - . LUNAR ADVENTURES: AIJve ~ Seattle cri S•itlsd •Bect,o.Acoustic Tral Sounds In lht Ttadllal d tht·TwenlJ--Fna Canuy.• Rljt fl0m lhl get-go, lheseiolkl c;,ana 'ligtll II JR wilJt" tUical·bw Um ti1tw MOctcs you Mf or SW86pl-yoi, ~ -and-carries you lb,g fo, a,, ~ lq rid8 .d '1onic ~ a . • Equ,i)ped wlh string bass. drums, tledric gutar and saxq>hcne, the sound they creaie is ful ol aurp,ises. Each manter deli't'ers a unique txhl>iion m~ abilties. but wnar is-grsat about this gnq,· ii the way they l0ff1) together. l sounds &q they IIM a g,vat time and i's a pleasure to heat inl~en p1ay;,s communlcale thei talerC To desctt>e the 1J1JSic, ierms Oki •g1obar or '"World" and two ·avant ~ do oome up, but ., ~ ~ 20 years WOtth ol Ameri:an modem jm. The kind mJazz that buit1s on tradtion and keeps on looking for new ways d g&aing ptayed. (Nine Winds Records, PO BOX 1els d.. la New Ochestra WOtkshcp as \"./el ~ vami.~ \l::1~1M'l'f iffl. pnwlscn. The NOW was o,vanlzed ii 1877 bf I lffllll 9KM4> of v ~ roosidans. Rlf)ied moct, bf"' a.cago MCM and the Woocmtodl Cl&aM .._ Suda. NOW now consms of nine lllJsi:iaw COf1')0S8rl 1nc:uq some original nari>ers. One thing does stand out abcu al of 1hl ~Ions aisplayad on 1his disk. Thn Is dailla slrud1n as wall as conrnunication wilhin each piece. Thia two elements keep Iha lisatning lnlerastlng and e,urtamg. I believe this i'8lease Wl1 S8fV8 b pu,pose in creating damand kif more. (Nine Winds Records, PO BOX 10052, B8Ywty Hill" CA 90213)--Mchaet Courter rLiwll.U, PAUL; LISLE ELLIS: Both Sides of the Same Mirror CO Pu Prrnley on piano and marinba and Usie Bis on bass spa,1de on lhis cfiglaly f8COfded CO wih nea,ty 60 nitu• ol ~ free jazz P'aYi'O- These 1WO man inlaraa wlh lhl blm8ndoul ,asponsivenessthaf comasfram~ 11>gedafot «Ml' 15 yea,s. Haling ftom Vanccwsar, "'1dl, 11> CORq ID the nonnative Iner notes, has I !plnlf doc» "maradjazz acane. lheSI two ha\18 managad IQ . . arOllld quta • b l ~ wlh 118 lkes mSIM Lacy, c«i ~ Ind Kamy WhNlar. Map ilspiralions IDr the u C0ffll 'l,am Ta,tar and Jinmy l ~ Mi>gus, Monk and --- • : wa1 • Dabus!J and Glenn Gc,ujd_ 8gl1 ma. nrni adl . Jl8 Clflinall, wlh 1w Gn8 CIMll"baing I ~ allllladid * WISion d Hendrix's "Thid Slone From The Sun•, whidl PftN8S tta acoustic piano and bass are psychedllc 1001s n lhl ,Vfll hands. This ii no "aasr listeni,g" jazz - this ii and chalengilgl'/ deep muse lhal should ~ ID · pw Vancower on !he ~ map. (Nine Winds A8COfdi, PO BOX 10082, Bewrty Hills., CA 90213>--Ed BlomcJ,ill •anae