More music from recordings released this year, as I pick and choose from a few records that interest me.

One of my favourites is through a new label called Le Coq records, and it features Bill Cunlifee, John Patitucci, and Vinnie Colaiuta. That same label also has one simply called “Presents the Jazz All Stars”, and I play an interesting ‘funky’ version of Caravan, sung by Andy James.

Two Canadian recordings are also included, one by Vancouver’s Cory Weeds and the other by Juno award winning singer from Montreal, Dominique Fils-Aime.

You’ll also hear

-trombonist Michael Dease,

-a reissue of the first album by Roseanne Vitro,

-Leon Lee Dorsey with the last recording by Harold Mabern,

-a beautiful solo guitar piece by Diego Figueiredo,

A Bob Dorough composition by Mark Winkler and David Benoit,

-David Kikoski with Boris Kazlov,

-Eric Reed, and

-The Steve Feifke Big Band with Veronica Swift on vocal.