The proceeding is to suggest that while the jazz world is indeed grateful for Holland's continued prominence and regular recording activity, somehow his most recent affairs just don't seem to have the same freshness and titillation as we seemed to find in such gems as Seeds of Time, The Razor's Edge, and Extensions. Of his most recent ECM dates, Prime Directive is certainly the strongest of the lot, but it too can suffer at times from a nagging sense of one-dimensionality. The opening title cut is indicative of Holland's modus operandi, with lots of dense collective improvisation over a bass vamp before yielding to a string of individual solos. "Looking Up" throws everything into the pot, starting with an odd-metered head that eventually settles into a waltz tempo, only to then be spelled by an up swing tempo in four.
Personnel: Dave Holland- bass; Chris Potter- soprano, alto, & tenor saxophones; Robin Eubanks- trombone; Steve Nelson- vibes & marimba; Billy Kilson- drums

This book covers many topics that are crucial to military planning but often receive only passing mention in histories or briefings. Collins, a former Army officer, stresses land geography, but he does not stint oceans, the atmosphere, or interplanetary space. His discussions of urban areas are too brief, given the increasing amount of large-scale violence in cities since the end of World War II.

In recent years, libertarian impulses have increasingly influenced national and economic debates, from welfare reform to efforts to curtail affirmative action. Murray N. Rothbard's classic The Ethics of Liberty stands as one of the most rigorous and philosophically sophisticated expositions of the libertarian political position.
What distinguishes Rothbard's book is the manner in which it roots the case for freedom in the concept of natural rights and applies it to a host of practical problems. An economist by profession, Rothbard here proves himself equally at home with philosophy. And while his conclusions are radical--that a social order that strictly adheres to the rights of private property must exclude the institutionalized violence inherent in the state--his applications of libertarian principles prove surprisingly practical for a host of social dilemmas, solutions to which have eluded alternative traditions.
The Ethics of Liberty authoritatively established the anarcho-capitalist economic system as the most viable and the only principled option for a social order based on freedom. This edition is newly indexed and includes a new introduction that takes special note of the Robert Nozick-Rothbard controversies.

The federal government, in the name of fighting a war on terrorism, has acquired comprehensive and wide-ranging new surveillance and law enforcement powers. While many of the new measures reflect legitimate concerns and the elusive nature of the terrorist threat, Stephen J. Schulhofer argues that others needlessly sacrifice important freedoms and might end up hampering, rather than advancing, the government's anti-terrorist efforts. He points out that many of these new powers are not limited to terrorism cases, are not at all relevant to international terror cases, or do not require suspicion of any kind that the person being investigated is involved in criminal activity. And often, he notes, the executive branch can exercise these new powers unilaterally, without the supervisory control and judicial oversight that were taken for granted until September 11.

The Citizen’s Almanac is a publication developed for new citizens. It includes information on U.S. civic history, rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship, biographical details on prominent foreign-born Americans, landmark decisions of the Supreme Court, presidential speeches on citizenship, and several of our founding documents including the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Is the saxophone a classical or a popular instrument? An irrelevant question for master saxophonist Arno Bornkamp. He can let his instrument mourn with melancholy, and scream with laughter. This 2-CD set contains a wide variety of works either originally written for the saxophone, or arranged for it. CD 1 contains works for saxophone and orchestra from France (where the saxophone enjoys a great popularity), CD 2 is for saxophone and piano.

John Harle, saxophone
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Neville Marriner
These two recent releases are not only both entitled Saxophone Concertos, but they have three pieces in common (as well as additional unique works). What can this mean? That a poltergeist of musical coincidence is lurking among us? That interest in classical saxophone works is growing? That the repertoire for classical saxophone works so is small and that they're so short, they can fit on one CD?

A big band explosion from the world's most celebrated alto saxophonist!
Celebration! marks the first recording on which Phil Woods has led a big band of his own design. The annual Celebration of the Arts (COTA) Festival is, likewise, the brainchild of Woods and lead trombonist Rick Chamberlain, founded in 1978. The members of the Festival Orchestra come from their native Eastern Pennsylvania environs to join their leader in a hard-driving testimonial to the fact that, in Phil's words: "Jazz is international - but it's also local." Augmented here by the members of Woods' quintet, it's also terrific.

Review by Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Altoist Phil Woods and his 1996 quintet (which includes trumpeter Brian Lynch, pianist Bill Charlap, bassist Steve Gilmore and drummer Bill Goodwin) jam on six lengthy numbers on this live performance from Denver. Highlights include the exciting up-tempo "Blues For K.B.," George Wallington's classic "Godchild" and Benny Carter's relaxed "Walkin' Thing." With Lynch (who successfully keeps up with Woods) and Charlap contributing some fine solos, Phil Woods has come up with another highly recommended and creative combo date that keeps the spirit of bop alive while avoiding the cliches.

This is the first in a series of books and audio/video recordings which describe a simple and pragmatic approach to improvisation. While focusing on the jazz idiom, the techniques discussed are applicable to many styles of music and all instruments, be it rock guitar, jazz saxophone, or the solos of the fusion keyboardist. The system presented in this volume offers a tangible pathway to inside the creative imagination by getting inside harmony, inside the changes. Chord changes are included for C Concert, B flat and E flat instruments. In addition the book includes transposed examples for all instruments (C treble clef, B flat, E flat and bass clef). The accompanying recording has been designed for use in conjunction with each of the chapter assignments. There are nine tunes for you to play along with, each played at a slow and then medium tempo featuring Garry Dial on piano, Dave Santoro on bass and Alan Dawson on drums, plus 12 demonstration tracks performed by the author on piano and/or tenor saxophone.

557 Jazz Standards - Swing to bop in C Real Book Sheet Music Score.

A New Approach to Jazz Improvisation. Sammy Nestico's charts have been played by more high school, college, and professional big bands than anyone else's. Here's your chance to become intimately familiar with these tunes.

Pianist Hersch and six-stringer Frisell have created intimate music here. Picture a scene: the two players stroll down the avenue in lively conversation, sometimes talking at the same time, each with his own flurry of commentary on a topic of truly mutual understanding. Now press play on your CD player and listen to the soundtrack.
"Someday My Prince" opens with an exciting air of suspense as Frisell holds a syncopated drone line over Hersch's gentle chords. It glows with melodicism. Full of fun, the duo captures the composer's whimsical spirit well in their treatment of "Blue Monk." Here and elsewhere, Frisell's 2-string ideas are colorful and pungent. Add their take on "Yesterdays" to the ever-growing list of genius interpretations of this Kern tune. While the Sun Ra and Art Tatum versions still shine just as brightly, this one romps like a juicy storybook. A collection of standards full of spontaneity, agility and friendship.

Personnel: Igor Butman (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Randy Brecker (trumpet); Chick Corea (piano); Stefon Harris (vibraphone); John Patitucci (bass guitar); Jack DeJohnette (drums).
Generally regarded as the Russian Wynton Marsalis, saxophonist Igor Butman's new release, Magic Land, features ten recordings of popular cartoon themes from his native country. With an all-star band including Chick Corea on piano, drummer Jack DeJohnette, bassist John Papitucci, Randy Brecker on Trumpet and Stefon Harris on vibes, Magic Land shows off both Butman's incredible skills as well as his playful side. As Jack DeJohnette, who also produced the album, writes in the liner notes, "I like Igor's tone, sound, Energy. I listened to the music and I thought it's an interesting concept for recording. This cartoon music is part of the Russian culture. It has a historical value as well...People will see cartoon feelings through some of the pieces, but also see the different jazz approach that musicians bring".

Идея записать музыку из мультфильмов и детских фильмов с лучшими американскими джазовыми музыкантами родилась у Игоря Бутмана несколько лет назад: смотря вместе с сыном мультфильмы, Игорь обратил внимание, что в зарубежных и советских мультиках, например, в «Ну, погоди!», часто использовались джазовые мелодии.
Всё началось в 1999 году: записав саундтрек к фильму Александра Абдулова «Бременские музыканты», Игорь начал исполнять на концертах композицию «Луч солнца золотого» Геннадия Гладкова. Затем он записал её в студии со своим квартетом и включил в диск «Пророчество», вышедший на лейбле Universal Russia в 2003 году.
Стать продюсером своего нового альбома «Весёлые Истории» Игорь попросил легендарного барабанщика Джека ДеДжонетта, который и собрал этот потрясающий состав музыкантов: пианиста Чика Кориа , трубача Рэнди Бреккера, басиста Джона Патитуччи и вибрафониста Стефона Харриса.

Library of Musicians Jazz Fakebook sheet music.
On the cover in small print it says:
This collection of popular music has been compiled to furnish a compact library of the most requested songs for professional musicians and is not intended for sale to the general public.