Dan Nimmer Trio / Modern Day Blues
Young and talented pianist's 4th CD from Venus Records is full of swinging interpretations of the jazz composers' songbook and standards. With David Wang and Pete van Nostrand. (Rec. 2009)

Bill Charlap / I'm Old Fashioned
Swing Journal Gold Disc! One of the best jazz pianists of our time, Bill Charlap's latest release from Venus Records is a drum-less trio date with Peter Bernstein (g) and Peter Washington (b)! (Rec. 2009)

Grant Stewart / St. Thomas - Plays Sonny Rollins
The tenor saxophonist who carries on the great tradition pays tribute to his most influential idol in this great album, which is undoubtedly Stewart's best recorded efforts in his career! With David Hazeltine (p), Peter Washington (b) and Phil Stewart (ds). (Rec. 2010)

Tizian Jost Trio / We Will Meet Again
German pianist's fourth release from Atelier Sawano showcases his uplifting sense of swing and stylistic versatility, featuring many compositions by great jazz pianists. (Rec. 2009)

Tonu Naissoo Trio / Blue Pearl
Estonia's star jazz pianist's seventh release from Atelier Sawano is another winning trio recording, featuring attractive compositions by Kenny Barron, Michel Petrucciani and Keith Jarrett! (Rec. 2009)

Thomas Savy / French Suite
Young French bass clarinet player Thomas Savy went to New York and recorded this thrilling piano-less trio album with Bill Stewart (ds) and Scott Colley (b). A gutsy masterpiece! (Rec. 2009)

Keisuke Ohta & Bill Mays / Blue Rondo a la Turk
Japanese violinist and American jazz pianist join forces to create spontaneous, swinging and inspired music. Their chemistry and joy of making music together is palpable! (Rec. 2009)

Jesse van Ruller / Chamber Tones
One of the best jazz guitarists in Europe, the Netherlands' Jesse van Ruller's first leader album in more than 3 years is an intimate and surprisingly "quiet" musical conversation with clarinetist Joris Roelofs and bassist Clemens van der Feen. (Rec. 2009)

Dena DeRose The December 2nd Quartet / Stars
The all-star band consisting of Dena DeRose (p, vo), Dominick Farinacci (tp), Ray Drummond (b) and Akira Tana (ds) welcomed special guest Benny Green (p) to record this wonderful collection of songs with a theme of stars, the moon and the future. Great romantic jazz elevated by superb musicianship! (Rel. 2010)

Benny Green KBS Trio / What Am I Here For [HQCD]
Swing Journal Gold Disc! Pianist Benny Green's brand-new trio with Satoshi Inoue (g) and Ken Kaneko (b) swings hard with lots of flair, reminding us of the great Oscar Peterson Trio. Sound quality of this HQCD is also superb!