DIW Records
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DIW Records is a Japanese record label. It is a subsidiary label of Disc Union and specializes in jazz
and avant garde music. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records
with John Zorn
.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and avant garde music. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records
Tzadik Records
Tzadik Records is a record label based in New York City specialising in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by the eclectic composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995; Zorn is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases...
with John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
.
Discography
| Catalog | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| DIW-321 | Francisco Mondragon Rio featuring Jaco Pastorius | Natural |
| DIW-335 | Kaoru Abe Kaoru Abe was an influential Japanese avant-garde alto saxophonist, who is often regarded as having the greatest abrasive saxophone sound.He generally performed solo. He was married to the author Izumi Suzuki, and a cousin to singer Kyu Sakamoto. He died of a drug overdose at the age of 29.-References:* Yuko... |
Last Date |
| DIW-349 | Albert Ayler Albert Ayler Albert Ayler was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and composer.Ayler was among the most primal of the free jazz musicians of the 1960s; critic John Litweiler wrote that "never before or since has there been such naked aggression in jazz" He possessed a deep blistering tone—achieved... |
The First Recordings Vol. 2 |
| DIW-356 | Marion Brown Marion Brown Marion Brown was a jazz alto saxophonist and ethnomusicologist. He is most well known as a member of the 1960s avant-garde jazz scene in New York City, playing alongside musicians such as John Coltrane, Archie Shepp, and John Tchicai... |
Live In Japan |
| DIW-359 | Doug Hammond Doug Hammond Doug Hammond is a free funk/avant-garde jazz drummer, professor, composer, poet and producer from Tampa, Florida, U.S.A... |
Spaces |
| DIW-371 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 1 |
| DIW-372 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 2 |
| DIW-373 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 3 |
| DIW-374 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 4 |
| DIW-375 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 5 |
| DIW-376 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 6 |
| DIW-377 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 7 |
| DIW-378 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 8 |
| DIW-379 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 9 |
| DIW-380 | Kaoru Abe | Solo Live At Gaya, Vol. 10 |
| DIW-395 / 8 | Muhal Richard Abrams etc | Interpretations Of Monk (4CD) |
| DIW-400 | James Blood Ulmer - | Are You Glad to Be in America? Are You Glad to Be in America? Are You Glad to Be in America? is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1980 and originally released on the Rough Trade label in the UK in 1980 and the Artists House label in the US in 1981.... |
| DIW-403 | James Blood Ulmer | Tales of Captain Black Tales of Captain Black Tales of Captain Black is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer featuring Ornette Coleman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and Denardo Coleman recorded in 1978 and originally released on the Artists House label.... |
| DIW-415 | Masayuki Takayanagi Masayuki Takayanagi Masayuki 'Jojo' Takayanagi was a Japanese jazz / free improvisation / noise musician. He was active in the Japanese jazz scene from the late 1950s. In the 1960s he formed New Directions , which recorded several albums throughout the 70s... , Kaoru Abe |
Kaitaitekikoukan |
| DIW-416 | Robert Musso Robert Musso Robert Musso is a New York City-based guitarist, composer, engineer, and producer. He is the founder of the independent record label MuWorks as well as the recently launched MussoMusic.com... |
Innermideum |
| DIW-420 | Ground Zero Ground Zero (band) Ground Zero was a Japanese noise/improvisation band during the 1990s led by guitarist and turntablist Yoshihide Otomo that had a large and rotating group of performers with two other regular performers-Musical style:... |
Plays Standards |
| DIW-453 | Toshinori Kondo Toshinori Kondo Toshinori Kondo is an avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. He resides in Tokyo, New York City, and Amsterdam.... |
Nerve Tripper |
| DIW-458 | Kaoru Abe | The Last Recordiung |
| DIW-462 | Ayibobo Ayibobo Ayibobo is a mizik rasin band from New York, New York, USA. Ayibobo is one spelling of a Haitian Kreyòl word that means "amen" or "hallelujah". However, the majority, if not all Christian Haitians refrain from using the word Ayibobo as it is most commonly used among voodoo worshipers on the island... |
Steve Voudou |
| DIW-466 | Willie Oteri | Spiral Out |
| DIW-486 | Tommy Flanagan Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan was an American jazz pianist born in Detroit, Michigan, particularly remembered for his work with Ella Fitzgerald... |
Plays The Music Of Harold Arlen |
| DIW-601 | James Williams James Williams (musician) James Williams was an American jazz pianist.-Biography:Williams began playing piano at age 13, and served as the organist at the Eastern Star Baptist Church in Memphis for six years early in his career. He attended Memphis State University, where he began playing jazz... , Richard Davis, Ronnie Burrage |
I Remember Clifford |
| DIW-602 | Michel Sardaby Trio | Night Blossom |
| DIW-603 | Stanley Cowell Stanley Cowell Stanley Cowell is an American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label. He played with Roland Kirk while studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and later with Marion Brown, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Harold Land, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz... Trio |
Close To You Alone |
| DIW-604 | Ronnie Mathews Ronnie Mathews Ronnie Mathews was a jazz pianist primarily known for his work with other musicians, including Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978 - 1979... Trio |
Dark Before The Dawn |
| DIW-605 | Walter Bishop, Jr. Walter Bishop, Jr. Walter Bishop, Jr. was an American bop and hard bop jazz pianist.He was the son of composer Walter Bishop, Sr.. In high school his friends included Kenny Drew, Sonny Rollins, and Art Taylor... Trio |
What's New |
| DIW-606 | George Cables George Cables George Andrew Cables is a jazz pianist, born November 14, 1944 in New York City.He has played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, and others.His own recordings include the 1980 Cables Vision with Freddie Hubbard among others.... Trio |
Night And Day |
| DIW-607 | Chris Anderson Chris Anderson Chris Anderson may refer to:* Chris Anderson , founder of Future Publishing and curator of the TED Conference* Chris Anderson , author, journalist, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, popularized "The Long Tail"* Chris Anderson , football player, educator, former Vice-Chairman of Aberdeen F.C.*... Trio |
Blues One |
| DIW-608 | Harold Mabern Harold Mabern Harold Mabern is a hard bop and soul jazz pianist.Early in his career, Mabern played in Chicago with Walter Perkins' MJT + 3 in the late 1950s before moving to New York in 1959. Mabern has worked with Jimmy Forrest, Lionel Hampton, the Jazztet , Donald Byrd, Miles Davis , J. J... Trio |
Straight Street |
| DIW-609 | Geoff Keezer Geoff Keezer Geoffrey Keezer, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA on November 20, 1970, is a jazz pianist. Born into a musical family, with both parents teaching music, he began studying piano at the age of three. In 1989, at the age of 18, after completing his first year at the Berklee College of Music,... Trio |
World Music |
| DIW-610 | Rahn Burton Trio | The Poem |
| DIW-611 | Richard Wyands Richard Wyands Richard Wyands is a hard bop pianist best known as a side-man. He began playing in his teens in San Francisco, but later moved to New York City. He worked with Kenny Burrell in the 1960s and also played in Gigi Gryce's quintet... Trio |
The Arrival |
| DIW-612 | Ronnie Mathews Trio | Lament For Love |
| DIW-613 | Memphis Piano Convention | -same- |
| DIW-614 | Harold Mabern Trio | Lookin' On The Bright Side |
| DIW-615 | Jack Wilson Jack Wilson (jazz pianist) Jack Wilson was an American jazz pianist and composer.-Early life:Wilson was born in Chicago on August 3, 1936, moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana at age seven. From 1949-54, he studied piano with Carl Atkinson at the Fort Wayne College of Music... Trio |
In New York |
| DIW-616 | The Contemporary Piano Ensemble | The Key Players |
| DIW-617 | Robert Hurst Robert Hurst Robert Hurst is the president of CTV News. He was senior producer for the newsmagazine W-FIVE for much of the show's existence. In 1983, he won the New York International Gold for Best Documentary.... Trio (feat. Kenny Kirkland Kenny Kirkland Kenneth David “Kenny” Kirkland was an American pianist/keyboardist. He is most often associated with Sting, Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, and Kenny Garrett.... ) |
One For Namesake |
| DIW-618 | Craig Taborn Craig Taborn Craig Taborn is an American keyboardist and composer. Playing piano, organ, and Moog synthesizer, Taborn has worked mostly in jazz, although he also does dark ambient and techno music.... Trio |
-same- |
| DIW-619 | Misha Mengelberg Misha Mengelberg Misha Mengelberg is a Dutch jazz pianist and composer. He won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award in 1961.-Biography:... Trio |
No Idea |
| DIW-620 | David Hazeltine David Hazeltine David Hazeltine is an American jazz pianist.Today a major pianist in the New York and Japan scenes, David Hazeltine has been playing gigs since he was thirteen. He did not seriously consider going into music until right before college. Once he entered into the jazz world he was encouraged by Chet... |
The Classic Trio |
| DIW-621 | Harold Mabern Trio | Mabern's Grooveyard |
| DIW-622 | Harold Mabern Trio | Maya With Love |
| DIW-623 | The James Williams Magical Trio | Awesome |
| DIW-624 | Taylor Eigsti Taylor Eigsti Taylor Eigsti is an American jazz pianist and composer.A former child prodigy, Eigsti started studying piano at age four. He recorded his first album at age 14... Trio |
Taylor's Dream |
| DIW-625 | David Kikoski David Kikoski Dave Kikoski is an exceptional American jazz pianist and keyboardist.Kikoski learned piano from his father and played with him in bars as a teenager... |
Comfortable |
| DIW-626 | Sean Wayland | Colossus Of Rhodes |
| DIW-627 | Helge Lien Trio | Spiral Circle |
| DIW-628 | Mike Nock Mike Nock Mike Nock is a jazz pianist, currently based in Australia. He began studying piano at 11 and by 18 was performing in Australia. He headed a trio that toured England in 1961 and then attended Berklee College of Music... |
Changing Seasons |
| DIW-630 | Helge Lien Trio | Asymmetrics |
| DIW-631 | Hakuei Kim Trio | Open The Green Door |
| DIW-632 | Helge Lien Trio | To The Little Radio |
| DIW-633 | Hakuei Kim Trio | Home Beyond The Cloud |
| DIW-634 | Hakuei Kim Trio | Shadow Of Time |
| DIW-801 | Phalanx Phalanx (band) Phalanx was a jazz quartet featuring guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, drummer Rashied Ali, tenor saxophonist George Adams, and bassist Sirone. They released three albums in the 1980s, two for DIW Records.... |
Original Phalanx |
| DIW-802 | David Murray | Recording N.Y.C. 1986 Recording N.Y.C. 1986 Recording N.Y.C. 1986 is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1986 and features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, James Blood Ulmer and Sunny Murray.-Reception:... |
| DIW-803 | Steve Grossman | Standards |
| DIW-804 | Art Ensemble Of Chicago | Ancient to the Future Ancient to the Future Ancient to the Future: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 1 is a 1987 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago released on the Japanese DIW label... |
| DIW-805 | Sir Roland Hanna | Persia My Dear |
| DIW-807 | Stanley Cowell, Frederick Waits & Buster Williams | We Three |
| DIW-808 | Trio Transition (Reggie Workman Reggie Workman Reginald "Reggie" Workman is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey.... , Freddie Waits Freddie Waits Freddie Douglas Waits was a hard bop and post-bop drummer.He was a member of Max Roach's M'Boom percussion orchestra.... & Mulgrew Miller Mulgrew Miller Mulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist who performs in a number of jazz idioms. He began his career as member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.-Biography:... ) |
Trio Transition |
| DIW-809 | Wilber Morris, David Murray & Dennis Charles | Wilber Force |
| DIW-811 | Steve Grossman | Katonah |
| DIW-812 | John Hicks With David Murray | Sketches of Tokyo Sketches of Tokyo Sketches of Tokyo is an album by John Hicks and David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1986 and features six duo performances by Murray and Hicks.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.-Track listing:... |
| DIW-814 | David Murray | Lovers Lovers (David Murray album) Lovers is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr..-Track listing:... |
| DIW-817 | John Hicks | Inc. 1 |
| DIW-818 | Art Ensemble Of Chicago | Naked |
| DIW-819 | David Murray & Jack DeJohnette | In Our Style In Our Style In Our Style is an album by David Murray and Jack DeJohnette released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1986 and features five duo performances by Murray and DeJohnette with Fred Hopkins joining on two additional numbers.-Reception:... |
| DIW-820 | Takeo Moriyama | Live At Lovely |
| DIW-821 | Lester Bowie's New York Organ Ensemble | The Organizer The Organizer (album) The Organizer is the fourth album Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the first album by his "New York Organ Ensemble". It was released in 1991 and features performances by Bowie, Steve Turre, Amina Claudine Myers James Carter, Phillip Wilson and Famoudou Don Moye.-Reception:The... |
| DIW-823 | John Hicks Quartet featuring Bobby Watson | Naima's Love Song |
| DIW-824 | Sun Ra Sun Ra Sun Ra was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama... Arkestra |
Live At Pit-Inn |
| DIW-825 | Music Revelation Ensemble (feat. James Blood Ulmer & David Murray) | -same- |
| DIW-826 | Phalanx | In Touch |
| DIW-827 | PDB (feat. Jaco Pastorius, Hilam Bullock, Kenwood Dennard) | -same- |
| DIW-828 | John Hicks Trio | East Side Blues |
| DIW-829 | Trio Transition | With Special Guest Oliver Lake |
| DIW-830 | David Murray | Deep River Deep River (David Murray album) Deep River is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features seven quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr..-Reception:... |
| DIW-831 | Essence (feat. Jaco Pastorius) | Last Flight |
| DIW-832 | Art Ensemble Of Chicago | The Alternate Express The Alternate Express The Alternate Express is a 1989 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye.-Reception:... |
| DIW-833 | Geri Allen, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian | Segments |
| DIW-834 | Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy | Serious Fun |
| DIW-835 | Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy | My Way My Way (Lester Bowie album) My Way is the second album Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the fifth album by his "Brass Fantasy" group. It was released in 1990 and features performances by Bowie, Gregory Williams, Frank Lacy, Steve Turre, E. J... |
| DIW-836 | Clifford Jordan Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan was a jazz saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after which he recorded three albums for Blue Note. He also recorded with Horace Silver, J.J. Johnson, Kenny... |
Four Play |
| DIW-837 | Art Ensemble Of Chicago With Amabutho | Art Ensemble of Soweto Art Ensemble of Soweto Art Ensemble of Soweto is a 1990 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Amabutho Male Chorus released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut, and Don Moye with vocals by Elliot Ngubane, Kay Ngwazene,... |
| DIW-838 | Defunkt Defunkt Defunkt is a musical group founded by trombonist/singer Joseph Bowie 1978 in New York, United States, and still active. Their music touches on elements of punk rock, funk and jazz.... |
Heroes |
| DIW-839 | Music Revelation Ensemble (feat. James Blood Ulmer & David Murray) | Elec. Jazz |
| DIW-840 | David Murray | Ballads Ballads (David Murray album) Ballads is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr..-Reception:... |
| DIW-841 | David Murray | Spirituals Spirituals (David Murray album) Spirituals is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features seven quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr..-Reception:... |
| DIW-842 | Art Ensemble Of Chicago & Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy | Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy is a live album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy recorded in February 1990 for the Japanese DIW label... |
| DIW-843 | David Murray feat. McCoy Tyner & Elvin Jones | Special Quartet Special Quartet Special Quartet is an album by David Murray released on the DIW/Columbia label. It was released in 1990 and features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, McCoy Tyner and Elvin Jones.-Reception:... |
| DIW-844 | Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra (feat. Branford Marsalis) | Dream Keeper Dream Keeper Dream Keeper is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden, recorded in 1990 and released by Blue Note Records. The album was nominated for a Grammy award and was voted "Jazz album of the year" in Down Beat magazine's 1991 critic's poll... |
| DIW-845 | James Blood Ulmer | Black and Blues Black and Blues Black and Blues is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1990 and released on the Japanese DIW label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:# "Burning Like Love" - 5:54# "Crying" - 6:12... |
| DIW-846 | Art Ensemble Of Chicago With Cecil Taylor | Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 |
| DIW-847 | Geri Allen, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian | Live At The Village Vanguard |
| DIW-848 | Art Ensemble Of Soweto | America - South Africa America - South Africa America – South Africa is a 1991 album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Amabutho Male Chorus released on the Japanese DIW label in association with Columbia Records... |
| DIW-849 | David Murray Quintet | Remembrances Remembrances Remembrances is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1991 and features seven quintet performances by Murray with Hugh Ragin, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris and Tani Tabbal.-Reception:... |
| DIW-850 | David Murray Quartet | Shakill's Warrior Shakill's Warrior Shakill's Warrior is an album by David Murray released on the DIW/Columbia label. It was released in 1991 and features eight quartet performances by Murray with Stanley Franks, Don Pullen, and Andrew Cyrille.-Reception:... |
| DIW-851 | David Murray Big Band Conducted By Lawrence "Butch" Morris | David Murray Big Band David Murray Big Band David Murray Big Band conducted by Lawrence "Butch" Morris is an album by David Murray released on the DIW/Columbia label. It is the third album to feature his Big Band and was released in 1991 featuring performances by Murray, Hugh Ragin, Graham Haynes, Rasul Siddik, James Zollar, Craig Harris,... |
| DIW-852 | Pink Inc. (feat. Jamaaladeen Tacuma) | -same- |
| DIW-853 | Lester Bowie's New York Organ Ensemble | Funky T. Cool T. Funky T. Cool T. Funky T. Cool T. is the fifth album Lester Bowie recorded for the Japanese DIW label and the second album by his "New York Organ Ensemble". It was released in 1991 and features performances by Bowie, Steve Turre, Amina Claudine Myers James Carter, Phillip Wilson and Famoudou Don Moye.-Reception:The... |
| DIW-854 | Art Ensemble Of Chicago | Dreaming of the Masters Suite Dreaming of the Masters Suite Dreaming of the Masters Suite: Music Inspired by and Dedicated to John Coltrane is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago released on the Japanese DIW label... |
| DIW-855 | Music Revelation Ensemble (feat. James Blood Ulmer & David Murray) | After Dark |
| DIW-856 | David S. Ware David S. Ware David Spencer Ware , is an American jazz saxophonist.Ware grew up in Scotch Plains, New Jersey and graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. He attended the Berklee College of Music and worked in New York City as a cab driver for 14 years, later returning to Scotch Plains to live... |
Flight Of i |
| DIW-857 | Peter Brotzmann, Shoji Hano, Tetsu Yamauchi, Haruhiko Gotsu | Dare Devil |
| DIW-858 | Andrew Cyrille Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille is an avant-garde jazz drummer.Cyrille was born in Brooklyn, New York into a family with a mother from Haiti. He began studying science at St... Quintet |
My Friend Louis |
| DIW-859 | Rinde Eckert (feat. Bill Frisell) | Finding My Way Home |
| DIW-860 | Strata Institute (feat. Steve Coleman & Greg Osby) | Transmigration |
| DIW-861 | David Murray Quartet +1 (feat. Branford Marsalis) | Fast Life |
| DIW-862 | Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society | Raven Roc |
| DIW-863 | Cassandra Wilson (feat. Jean-Paul Bourelly) | Dance to the Drums Again Dance to the Drums Again Dance to the Drums Again is a studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, released in 1992. In a review for Allmusic, Scott Yanow noted that with this album, Wilson was at the "crossroads of her career".-Track listing:... |
| DIW-864 | M-Base Collective (feat. Steve Coleman & Cassandra Wilson) | Anatomy Of A Groove |
| DIW-865 | Steve Coleman & Dave Holland | Phase - Space |
| DIW-866 | David Murray Quartet | Death of a Sideman Death of a Sideman Death of a Sideman is an album by David Murray which was released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1992 and features performances by Murray, Bobby Bradford, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins and Ed Blackwell.-Reception:... |
| DIW-867 | David Murray & Milford Graves | Real Deal Real Deal (album) Real Deal is an album by David Murray and Milford Graves released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1994 and features eight duo performances by Murray and Graves.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:... |
| DIW-868 | James Williams (feat. Joe Henderson) | James Williams Meets The Saxophone Masters |
| DIW-869 | James Blood Ulmer | Blues Preacher Blues Preacher Blues Preacher is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1992 and released on the Japanese DIW label and in the US on Columbia/DIW.-Reception:... |
| DIW-870 | David S. Ware | 3rd Ear Recitation |
| DIW-871 | Geoff Keezer | Other Spheres |
| DIW-872 | Jean-Paul Bourelly & The Blue Wave Bandits | Saints & Sinners |
| DIW-873 | Robert Hurst (feat. Branford Marsalis) | Robert Hurst Presents |
| DIW-874 | Memphis Convention (feat. George Coleman & James Williams) | -same- |
| DIW-875 | James Carter Quartet | JC On The Set |
| DIW-876 | Harold Mabern (feat. Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette) | The Leading Man |
| DIW-877 | Ayibobo | Freestyle |
| DIW-878 | James Blood Ulmer | Harmolodic Guitar with Strings Harmolodic Guitar with Strings Harmolodic Guitar with Strings is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label. The album features Ulmer on guitar with the Indigo String Quartet performing compositions which expand on Ornette Coleman's theory of... |
| DIW-879 | David Murray Octet | Picasso Picasso (album) Picasso is an album by the David Murray Octet released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1993 and features performances by Murray, Rasul Siddik, Hugh Ragin, Craig Harris, James Spaulding, Dave Burrell, Wilber Morris and Tani Tabbal.-Reception:... |
| DIW-880 | David Murray Quartet | Ballads for Bass Clarinet Ballads for Bass Clarinet Ballads for Bass Clarinet is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. Recorded on October 14 and 15, 1991, and released in 1993, the album features six quartet performances by Murray with Idris Muhammad, John Hicks and Ray Drummond.... |
| DIW-881 | David Murray Quartet | Tenors Tenors (album) Tenors is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr..-Reception:... |
| DIW-882 | James Williams | Up To The Minute Blues |
| DIW-883 | Jean-Paul Bourelly & The Bluwave Bandits | Blackadelic-Blu |
| DIW-884 | David Murray Quartet | Shakill's II Shakill's II Shakill's II is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1994 and features eight quartet performances by Murray with Stanley Franks, Don Pullen, and Andrew Cyrille... |
| DIW-885 | Music Revelation Ensemble | In The Name Of... |
| DIW-886 | James Carter Quartet | Jurassic Classics |
| DIW-887 | James Williams Sextet featuring Clark Terry | Talkin' Trash |
| DIW-888 | John Zorn | Masada: Alef Masada: Alef Masada: Alef, also known as Masada 1, is a 1994 album by American jazz composer and saxophonist John Zorn featuring the Masada Quartet performing compositions inspired by Zorn's examination of Jewish culture... |
| DIW-889 | John Zorn | Masada: Beit Masada: Beit Masada: Beit, also known as Masada 2, is a 1995 album by American jazz composer and saxophonist John Zorn. It is the second album of Masada recordings.-Reception:... |
| DIW-890 | John Zorn | Masada: Gimel Masada: Gimel Masada: Gimel, also known as Masada 3, is a 1995 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW label.... |
| DIW-891 | David Murray | The Tip |
| DIW-892 | David S. Ware Quartet | Earthquation |
| DIW-893 | Jean-Paul Bourelly | Tribute To Jimi |
| DIW-894 | David Murray | Jug-A-Lug Jug-A-Lug Jug-A-Lug is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. Recorded in 1994 and released in 1995 the album features performances by Murray with Olu Dara, Robert Irving III, Bobby Broom, Daryl Thompson, Darryl Jones, Toby Williams and Kahil El'Zabar.-Reception:The Allmusic review... |
| DIW-895 | Ronald Shannon Jackson | What Spirit Say |
| DIW-896 | John Patton Quartet | Minor Swing |
| DIW-897 | David Murray Big Band | South Of The Border South of the Border (David Murray album) South of the Border is an album by the David Murray Big Band released on the Japanese DIW label. Recorded in 1992 and released in 1993 the album features performances by Murray, Rasul Siddik, James Zoller, Hugh Ragin, Craig Harris, Frank Lacy, Al Patterson, Vincent Chancey, Kalil Henry, John... |
| DIW-899 | John Zorn | Masada: Hei Masada: Hei Masada: Hei, also known as Masada 5, is a 1995 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn. It is the fifth album of Masada recordings.-Reception:... |
| DIW-900 | John Zorn | Masada: Vav Masada: Vav -Track listing:#"Debir" – 8:02#"Shebuah" – 8:09#"Mikreh" – 3:57#"Tiferet" – 4:05#"Nevalah" – 2:10#"Miktav" – 9:40#"Nashon" – 8:37#"Avelut" – 7:31#"Beer Sheba" – 8:50... |
| DIW-901 | David Murray Quartet | For Aunt Louise For Aunt Louise For Aunt Louise is an album by David Murray which was released on the Japanese DIW label. Recorded in 1993 and released in 1995 the album features performances by Murray, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, and Idris Mohammad.-Reception:... |
| DIW-902 | Marc Ribot | Don't Blame Me Don't Blame Me (album) Don't Blame Me is a 1995 album of solo guitar recorded by Marc Ribot and released on the Japanese DIW label. It features several interpretations of jazz standards, showtunes, and modern jazz compositions as well as three improvisations by Ribot.-Reception:... |
| DIW-903 | Arcana Arcana (band) Arcana is Swedish neoclassical band formed in 1994 and was originally signed to the Cold Meat Industry label.-History:The original band consisted of founder Peter Bjärgö and vocalist Ida Bengtsson... |
The Last Wave The Last Wave (album) -Personnel:*Derek Bailey – guitar*Bill Laswell – bass, production*Tony Williams – drums*John Zorn – assistant production*Kazunori Sugiyama – assistant production*Robert Musso – engineering... |
| DIW-904 | Jamaaladeen Tacuma | Dreamscape |
| DIW-905 | Music Revelation Ensemble | Knights Of Power |
| DIW-906 | David Murray | David Murray/James Newton Quintet David Murray/James Newton Quintet David Murray/James Newton Quintet is an album by David Murray and James Newton released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1996 and features seven quintet performances by Murray and Newton with John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, Billy Hart and Andrew Cyrille.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded... |
| DIW-907 | Rodney Whitaker | Children Of The Light |
| DIW-908 | David Murray | David Murray Quintet with Ray Anderson & Anthony Davis David Murray Quintet David Murray Quintet with Ray Anderson & Anthony Davis is an album by David Murray which was released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1996 and features performances by Murray, Ray Anderson, Anthony Davis, Kenny Davis and Tommy Campbell.... |
| DIW-909 | Lisle Ellis Lisle Ellis Lisle Ellis, is a Canadian composer and bassist who is known for his improvisational style and use of electronics.-Biography:... , Lawrence Ochs, Donald Robinson |
What We Live |
| DIW-910 | James Blood Ulmer | Music Speaks Louder Than Words - Blood Plays Ornette Coleman |
| DIW-912 | Steve Grossman | Hold The Line |
| DIW-913 | Ronald Shannon Jackson | Shannon's House |
| DIW-914 | Vincent Chancey Vincent Chancey Vincent Chancey is an American jazz hornist.Chancey, a French horn player, attended the Southern Illinois University School of Music and then studied under Julius Watkins in New York City... |
Next Mode |
| DIW-915 | John Zorn | Masada: Zayin Masada: Zayin -Track listing:# "Shevet" – 7:58# "Hath-Arob" – 3:24# "Mahshav" – 6:16# "Shamor" – 5:09# "Bacharach" – 1:24# "Otoit" – 3:27# "Nevuah" – 8:22# "Kedem" – 9:55# "Zemer" – 2:14# "Evel" – 5:35# "Tekufah" – 6:59... |
| DIW-916 | David S. Ware | Godspelized |
| DIW-917 | Roberto Ottaviano & Mal Waldron | Black Spirits Are Here Again |
| DIW-918 | Greg Cohen Greg Cohen A native of Los Angeles, bassist Greg Cohen has been playing in various acclaimed music groups since the '60s. He is perhaps best known for his work with John Zorn's Masada quartet; more recently he has been touring with Ornette Coleman, and performed on Coleman's much-praised Sound Grammar... |
Way Low |
| DIW-919 | John Patton Quintet | This One's for Ja This One's for Ja This One's for Ja is an album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1996 and released on the Japanese DIW label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Patton has made one of the rare comebacks in jazz, one that does justice to his... |
| DIW-920 | Dougie Bowne Trio | One Way Elevator |
| DIW-921 | David Murray Quartet | Love And Sorrow |
| DIW-922 | Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra The Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra is a large German jazz ensemble led by Alexander von Schlippenbach. The orchestra performs orchestral jazz and experimental big band music and has included in its ranks such musicians as Misha Mengelberg and Kenny Wheeler... |
Live In Japan 1996 |
| DIW-923 | John Zorn | Masada: Dalet Masada: Dalet Masada: Dalet, also known as Masada 4, is a 1995 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn. It is the fourth album of Masada recordings. The original pressing of this album was never available for retail sale as it was given away by DIW in exchange of the proof of buying the first three... |
| DIW-924 | Michael Weiss Michael Weiss (composer) Michael David Weiss , is a jazz pianist and composer best known for his fifteen year association with saxophonist Johnny Griffin.... Quartet |
Power Station |
| DIW-925 | John Zorn | Masada: Het Masada: Het Masada: Het, also known as Masaday 8, is a 1997 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW label... |
| DIW-926 | Jef Lee Johnson | Communion |
| DIW-927 | Music Revelation Ensemble | Cross Fire |
| DIW-928 | Greg Cohen | Moment To Moment |
| DIW-929 | Rodney Whitaker | Hidden Kingdom |
| DIW-930 | David Murray Quartet | Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen is an album by David Murray which was released on the Japanese DIW label. Recorded in 1996 and released in 1998 the album features performances by Murray, D.D. Jackson, Santi Debriano, and J.T... |
| DIW-931 | Billy Harper Billy Harper Billy Harper is a Jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.-Biography:... |
If Our Hearts Could Only See |
| DIW-932 | James Blood Ulmer | Forbidden Blues Forbidden Blues Forbidden Blues is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1996 and released on the Japanese DIW label in 1998.-Reception:... |
| DIW-933 | John Zorn | Masada: Tet Masada: Tet - Track listing :# "Chayah" – 9:33# "Karet" – 1:56# "Moshav" – 6:50# "Leshem" – 4:36# "Kochot" – 5:15# "Meholalot" – 8:50# "Kedushah" – 6:18# "Ner Tamid" – 4:07# "Acharei Mot" – 9:04# "Jachin" – 5:37* Recorded at Avatar, New York City on April 21, 1997... |
| DIW-934 | Dave Douglas | Moving Portrait Moving Portrait Moving Portrait is the ninth album by trumpeter Dave Douglas. It was released on the Japanese DIW label in 1997 and features performances by Douglas, Bill Carrothers, James Genus and Billy Hart.... |
| DIW-935 | John Zorn | Masada: Yod Masada: Yod Masada: Yod, also known as Masada 10, is a 1998 album by American composer and saxophonist John Zorn released on the Japanese DIW label. It is the tenth album of Masada recordings.-Reception:... |
| DIW-936 | New York Art Quartet New York Art Quartet The New York Art Quartet was a free jazz ensemble made up of saxophonist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, drummer Milford Graves and bassists Lewis Worrell, Reggie Workman and Finn Von Eyben... |
35th Reunion |
| DIW-937 | The James Williams All-Stars | Classic Encounters! |
| DIW-938 | Peter Brotzmann, Keiji Haino, Shoji Hano | Shadows |
| DIW-939 | Lee Konitz | Some New Stuff |
| DIW-940 | Ali Rashied Ali Rashied Ali, born Robert Patterson was an American free jazz and avant-garde jazz drummer best known for playing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life.-Biography:... /Belogenis/Morris Wilber Morris Wilber Morris was an American jazz double bass player and bandleader. He was the brother of the cornetist, composer, and conductor Butch Morris.... |
Live At Tonic |
| DIW-941 | David Kikoski Quintet | The 5 |
| DIW-942 | Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet Yoshihide Otomo is a Japanese composer and multi-instrumentalist.He first came to international prominence in the 1990s as the leader of the noise rock group Ground Zero, and has since worked in a variety of contexts, ranging from free improvisation to noise, jazz, avant-garde and contemporary classical... |
Live |
| DIW-943 | Sumi Junko | Ghin-Ghin Ghira-Ghira |
| DIW-944 | Louie Belogenis | Twice Told Tales |
| DIW-945 | George Robert & Kenny Barron Kenny Barron Kenny Barron , is an American jazz pianist. He is the younger brother of tenor saxophonist Bill Barron, and known for his lyrical, adaptive style.-Biography:... |
Peace |
| DIW-946 | Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Quintet | Tails Out |
| DIW-947 | George Robert feat. Kenny Barron | Soul Searching |
| J-1001 | Masahiro Yoshida, Allen Farnham & Ray Drummond | Uno |