PHAROAH SANDERS dvd - live in san francisco LIST PRICE: $19.98 ITEM NUMBER: 29000 RELEASE DATE: 04.17.07 Evidence Music is proud to announce the new release of a 60 MINUTE DVD of Pharoah Sanders “Live in San Francisco.” Footage for the DVD was shot in 1981 at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall, and at Marin Headlands in 1982. The DVD features Pharoah and his band, which includes Pharoah on tenor sax, John Hicks on piano, Walter Booker on bass and Idris Muhammad on drums. The full band is featured on the tracks Doktor Pitt and Blues for Santa Cruz, while Pharoah hooks up with Paul Arslanian on harmonium for the tune An Abandoned Tunnel. Wrapping up the DVD is a 1982 interview with Herb Wong.  Free shipping on domestic orders of $24.00 or more.       VARIOUS ARTISTS - JAZZ cool jazz - the cocktail hour CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 10.12.04 PRICE: $15.98 DESCRIPTION:  The hour long CD is bursting with cutting edge, sometimes quirky, lounge music, that everyone can enjoy while sipping their favorite cocktail or entertaining. Cool Jazz starts with a laid-back vibe, and with each successive track, it builds a distinctive groove, blending into a cohesive whole, to create a thoroughly enjoyable listening experience. It covers styles from Big Band to Lounge Music, to Latin Salsa and Samba, featuring vocals on 4 of the 13 tracks. JOE BONNER new beginnings CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 06.01.04 PRICE: $11.98 DESCRIPTION:  New Beginnings finds Bonner in a solo setting on acoustic piano and Fender Rhodes. The CD contains the six tracks from the original Theresa Records LP, five of which are Bonner originals and a cover of Thad Jones' A Child Is Born. New Beginnings is a stark and intense work from a committed artist. Babatunde Lea and Phenomena levels of consciousness CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 03.09.04 PRICE: $11.98 DESCRIPTION:  As a group, Babatunde Lea & Phenomena grew out of the early days of the Loft Jazz Association in San Francisco. Like Babatunde himself, the group has an effervescent personality and spirit and an abundance of raw talent that this reissue of the group's 1979 Theresa Records release Levels of Consciousness displays. FORTUNE, HARPER,COWELL, WORKMAN, HART great friends CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 03.04.03 PRICE: $11.98 DESCRIPTION:  Although the term "supergroup" usually brings to mind the likes of Blind Faith and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, it is a word by no means exclusive to the rock world. Saxophonists Billy Harper and Sonny Fortune, pianist Stanley Cowell, bassist Reggie Workman, and drummer Billy Hart got together in the mid-‘80's, did some performances, made one album and, like most supergroups, disbanded after too short a time. Great Friends is that lone album. It has been unavailable in the United States-until now. Not merely good performances, but super. JOHN HICKS john hicks CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 02.18.03 PRICE: $11.98 DESCRIPTION:  John Hicks is a well-schooled pianist, having attended the Berklee School of Music and Lincoln University. Originally from St. Louis, he has now made New York his home. He has been performing since his early 20's, and has worked with the likes of Little Milton, Woody Herman, Pharoah Sanders, Art Blakey, and Betty Carter. This is his fourth album, which was originally released on LP, in 1984 on Theresa Records. Featured are Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, and Walter Booker on bass. This is the first time it has been issued on CD, and includes a bonus track, "Beantown Blues", featuring Idris Muhammad on drums. It is mastered from the original analog tapes and the A/D conversion was at 24 bit using the Pacific Microsonics HDCD encoder. PHAROAH SANDERS live CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 02.18.03 PRICE: $11.98 DESCRIPTION:  Pharoah Sanders started his career as a long-time member of the John Coltrane quintet. This was his fourth album for Theresa Records, which was originally released in 1982. Now available for the first time on CD, it features five live tracks from a tour of the West Coast in 1981, and includes a 21-minute bonus track, Doktor Pitt. It is mastered from the original analog tapes and the A/D conversion was at 24 bit using the Pacific Microsonics HDCD encoder. PHIL UPCHURCH tell the truth! CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 06.12.01 PRICE: $15.98 DESCRIPTION:  This is guitarist Phil Upchurch's twenty-first album, and could be his finest! Since the mid-1960s, Phil Upchurch has played with Herbie Hancock, Aretha Franklin, Dizzy Gillespie, Bo Diddley, Branford Marsalis, Whitney Houston, Grover Washington, Quincy Jones, Smokey Robinson, Stan Getz, The Crusaders, The Staple Singers, Gene Ammons, Rotary Connection, Ray Charles, Chick Corea, Michael Jackson, Al Hirt, Marvin Gaye, Carmen McRae, Donny Hathaway and Curtis Mayfield. Upchurch likes to play popular music in a warm, blues-drenched, jazzy style. Using his regular quartet, which consists of piano, bass, drums, and percussion, he performs instrumental versions of songs as diverse as Steely Dan's "Jack Of Speed," Nat Adderley's "Jive Samba" and LTD's "Back In Love Again." One would be hard-pressed to categorize this music; as one of the world's busiest studio musicians, Upchurch just plays the music he loves. CRAIG BAILEY brooklyn CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 03.27.01 PRICE: $15.98 DESCRIPTION:  "I love this CD! It doesn't overpower you; you can sit back and relax and cool your heels. Very intimate! As usual Craig, you sound beautiful!" –Ray Charles New York-based jazzman Craig Bailey has received many accolades for his brilliant album, Brooklyn. Bailey, veteran alto saxophonist/ flutist/composer is not only known for the groups he has led since1994, but also for the stellar company he keeps. In addition to touring world-wide with his band, Brooklyn, he is also lead alto player for the Ray Charles Band since 1987, and a member of the TanaReid Band. Bailey developed his unique voice as a member of the bands of Tom Harrell, Clifford Jordan, Cab Calloway, Ray Mantilla, Panama Francis, and Charlie Persip. He has also been a soloist with Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers. On this CD, Bailey wanted to use his working group, rather than friends and colleagues. He generally does not dominate the music, preferring an ensemble sound. SUN RA lanquidity CATEGORY: Jazz - jazz RELEASE DATE: 09.26.00 PRICE: $15.98 DESCRIPTION:  Lanquidity is the most valuable of all Sun Ra albums, with vinyl copies selling for more than $400. This 1978 album has become so highly sought-after because it is used by Acid Jazz DJs throughout the world. Liner notes contain focus on Sun Ra's years in Philadelphia. For audiophiles, Evidence has used the HDCD A/D converter to bring this recording to compact disc. A Sun Ra first!