Bill Evans Archive
Bill Evans – The Sesjun Radio Shows (2 CDs) – 60:58/66:28 – Out Of The Blue /T2 Entertainment
This 1979 concert is a compelling recording of a jazz icon.
“Jazz” – Compilation with a dozen jazz legends [TrackList below] – Putumayo World Music: “Women of Jazz” – Compilation with ten great female jazz voices – Putumayo World Music
Two of the several fine jazz-oriented compilations on this label.
Chantale Gagné – Wisdom Of The Water
An appealing offering from a new Canadian pianist.

Brad Mehldau, solo p. – Live in Marciac – DVD + 2 CDs – Nonesuch Brad Mehldau – Highway Rider – 2 CDs – Nonesuch
Mehldau plays not only his many original compositions and jazz standards but also special jazz arrangements of pop music, such as The Beatles, Radiohead, Nick Drake and Paul Simon.
Blues and the Abstract Truth – Impulse!/Analogue Productions/Universal
This is one of the most essential modern jazz recordings, right up there in Kind of Blue territory.