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"DOUBLE UP FOR £1.00" Early SLAM CD releases offered at £1.00 each.
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SPECIAL OFFERS More short term offers will be appearing in the Special Offers box (see top right) ~ and they still earn the 15% discount in multi purchases. Mal Waldron ~ Max Roach Double CD now £9.00 .
"THE AFTERLIFE"
You may notice the new box on this page, upper right. Through digital downloading we can again offer the music on those early SLAM CDs which have been out of print, some for more than 10 years. All these CDs are now available for digital download through all main digital stores. Click on the CD you are interested in and it takes you to a direct link to Amazon, itunes and eMusic .... or check out your favourite store.
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NEWS:
After September this year there are no more CD releases scheduled for SLAM. Previous releases will continue to be available as detailed in the catalogue pages. Thank you to all our artists and supporters over the past 32 years ... please keep in touch.
2021 New Releases:
" CEDRUS LIBANI " SLAMCD 5102 Barcode: 5028386717522
HackOut! ~ Manuel Caliumi alto saxophone, Luca Zennaro guitar and Riccardo Cocetti drums .
"COXHILL ’85." SLAMCD 2114 Barcode: Lol Coxhill Soprano and sopranino saxophones.
"LOVELAND" SLAMCD 335 Barcode: 5028386716822
GEORGE HASLAM - baritone sax, tarogato. STEFANO PASTOR electric violin, kalimba. JAN FAIX synthesizer, melodica. JOZEF LÁSKA upright bass, bass guitar. JAN ŠIKL drums
October 2020 New ReleaseOur new October releases are now available in the catalogue.
Lamps, Clocks and Towers SLAMCD 334 Barcode: 5028386715825
FREETIME George Haslam Tarogato
Aida Mujačič Piano and Voice
Jozef Láska Contrabass and Bass Guitar.
Steve Hubback Percussion
Usiskin/Oliver DUO SLAMCD 2113.
BARCODE 5028386716723
Max Oliver Electric Cello
Ollie Usiskin Drums
July 2020 New Releases Our 4 new April releases are now scheduled for release on 31July. These are available in the catalogue ~ click on the covers (right), details also available in SLAMOGRAM.
A Room For You SLAMCD 2112
" Breadcrumb Trio SLAMCD 599
"Ajuda" SLAMCD 5100
"INVISIBLE WAR" SLAMCD 5101
"MORE LISTENING, MORE HEARING" SLAMCD 2109 Barcode: 5028386713326 Howard Riley Solo Piano.
" LOCKED" SLAMCD 2110 Barcode: 5028386713623 Bruce Coates saxophones, Barry Edwards guitar, Trevor Lines bass, Ed Gauden drums. R ecorded live at The Hermon Chapel, Oswestry, 18 April 2019.
John eats Bacon with Francis in the CageSLAMCD 2111 Barcode: 5028386713722 Perlin Noise: Irene Kepl – violin, Stephanie Schoiswohl - alto sax, Villy Paraskevopoulos – piano, Alessandro Vicard – contrabass, Mark Holub - drums.
2019 October releases.
"New Jersey Freebie" SLAMCD 596 Barcode 5028386712121
Jimmy Bennington - drums
Steve Cohn - piano (vocals)
Ed Schuller - bass (vocals #6)
"Any Morning" SLAMCD 598 Barcode: 5028386713227
Giancarlo Mazzů guitar
Luciano Troja piano
2019 July releases.
"ANCIENT AND MODERN" SLAMCD 332 BARCODE: 5028386711124
GEORGE HASLAM, BARITONE AND ALTO SAXES, TAROGATO.
STEVE COHN, PIANO, SHAKUHACHI, HICHIRIKI, SHOFAR.
STEVE KERSHAW, DOUBLE BASS.
"LETHE" SLAMCD 333 BARCODE: 5028386712022
NIKOLAS SKORDAS, SOP & TENOR SAXES, TAROGATO, FLUTES.
GEORGE HASLAM, TAROGATO ALTO SAX, ZITHER.
WITH GUEST SOPHIA KOROXENOU, VOICE.
‘Live Constructions Volume 2’ SLAMCD 597 BARCODE: 5028386711926
DANIEL CARTER, SAXOPHONES AND TRUMPET
JULIAN PRIESTER, TROMBONE
DAVID HANEY, PIANO
ADAM LANE, BASS
REGGIE SYLVESTER, DRUMS
FACING INFINITY " Barcode 5028386710127
ON Duet
Nikolas Skordas soprano sax, tarogato, traditional flutes.
Alexandros Aivaliotis shakuhachi, hocchicu.
With guest Sophia Koroxenou.
ON A CLOUD SLAMCD 595 Barcode 5028386710926
Diana Torti - voice
Sabino de Bari - classical guitar
2018
JULY RELEASES: ‘The Way I Play’ SLAMCD 2107. Barcode 5028386708223 Jazz standards by Esmond Selwyn, solo guitar ~ great stuff.
'Live Constructions' SLAMCD 589 Barcode: 5028386707820
Daniel Carter Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone
Hilliard Greene Bass
David Haney Piano
‘Hot & Fresh’ SLAMCD 590 Barcode: 5028386707929
LEGS 4et
Stefano Maimone Electric Bass & Effects
Luigi Rinaldi Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Bass Clarinet
Enrico Smiderle Drum & Percussions
Gabriele Carbone Piano, Synth, Hammond, Vocoder
" Listen to Hear " SLAMCD 2106 Barcode: 5028386706724
Howard Riley Solo Piano. Recorded 12 September 2017 at Porcupine Studios, London.
Howard has been a regular and productive recording artist on SLAM since the very early days of 1990. In fact his discography includes 16 SLAM CDs. In his solo recordings he has always shown a preference for the short tracks, which he has on occasion referred to as his ‘Short Stories’. This, his latest studio session, is very much of that character, with 17 tracks of around 3 and 4 minutes – plus, as is not uncommon, the inclusion of a jazz standard, in this case a couple of takes on ‘April in Paris’.
"Listening to the music on this CD is to hear, in an almost Dickensian flow of characterisation, much of the history not just of jazz but of 20th century music, plus some Romanticism, plus some Baroque, flowing past. Riley in his pomp is also a music historian…. Precious moments" Brian Morton.
" Three Way Conversations " SLAMCD 580 Barcode: 5028386700326
Glen Hall, Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute, Bass Flute; Bernie Koenig, Drums, Vibes; M.J. Idzerda, Electric Keyboard.
Improvised duo and trio ‘conversations’ by the Canadian musicians, recorded in London, Ontario, Canada 2016.
" Albany Park " SLAMCD 587 Barcode: 5028386705628
Jimmy Bennington, Drums; Steve Cohn, Piano, Vocals, Shakuhachi.
Recorded in Chicago, as part of the 'colour and sound house concert series'.
Albany Park is a follow up to Jimmy Bennington’s earlier release 'No Lunch in Hackensack' (Unseen Rain Records) with New Jersey based piano veteran Steve Cohn.
" Signals From The Mind " SLAMCD 588Barcode:5028386707424
HBH Trio with Julian Priester
David Haney, Piano; David Bajda, Acoustic Guitar; Jorge Hernaez, Acoustic Bass. Guest ~ Julian Priester, Trombone.
"Signals From The Mind" is the second SLAM CD by HBH Trio, this time featuring special guest Chicagoan trombonist Julian Priester, a long time colleague of David Haney.
Latest release for October 2017
LUCIA IANIELLO "LIVE AT ACUTO JAZZ" SLAMCD 585 Lucia Ianniello C trumpet and objects; Diana Torti voice; Andrea Polinelli soprano & alto saxophones flute; Paolo Tombolesi keyboards; Cristina Patrizi electric bass.
"ANATMA" SLAMCD 586 Rohan Dasgupta (Sitar), Luigi Di Chiappari (Piano), Riccardo Di Fiandra (Ac. Bass), Daniele Di Pentima (Drums).
"GLOWERING FIGS" SLAMCD 2104 Dave Fowler (drums), Ivor Kallin (upright electric bass/vocal), Jerry Wigens (guitar)
New releases for May 2017
"Floating Orange" SLAMCD 578
Szilárd Mezei – Jon Hemmersam Duo
"Eastern Shadows" SLAMCD 581
DIMITAR LIOLEV QUARTET
"Ships and Shepherds" SLAMCD 582
Alex Maguire and Nikolas Skordas Duo
"ACTIONREACTION 1" SLAMCD 583
PIPPO LIONNI
New releases for January 2017
Q SESSIONSSLAMCD 576
David Haney piano; Jorge Hernaez bass; David Bagda, guitar
Nem füstöl a zentaji gyár kéményeSLAMCD 579
SZILÁRD MEZEI TÚL A TISZÁN INNEN ENSEMBLE
MAHA SAMADHISLAMCD 2105
PAUL DUNMALL BRASS PROJECT
New releases for September 2016
"UNDERGROUND UNDERGROUND" SLAMCD 2101 Paul Dunmall Quartet Paul Dunmall saxophone, Howard Cottle saxophone, Olie Brice bass, Tony Bianco drums.
"Hymns for Robots" SLAMCD 2103 UNschooLED Mark Hanslip tenor sax, Barry Edwards guitar, Ed Gauden drums.
"Canzoni in scatola (Songs in a Box)" SLAMCD 573 TONI GERMANI QUARTET Toni Germani, alto sax and vocal; Giovanni Ceccarelli, piano; Mauro Gargano, double bass; Patrick Goraguer, drums.
"STRADE" SLAMCD 574 STRADE Giovanni Ferri – alto saxophone; Mirco Ballabene – double bass, electronics; Mirco Bindelli – drums, percussions
"Of strings and bridges" SLAMCD 577 ‘MU’ Adriano Lanzi - amplified acoustic guitar, effects Federica Vecchio – cello
New releases for May 2016
"Maresia"SLAMCD 331 BARCODE 5028386633020 George Haslam (Clarinet and Tarogato), Mario Rua (Drums)
"Subjects and Structures"SLAMCD 2102 BARCODE: 5028386636229
Six-In-One: Bruce Coates sopranino, soprano saxes, Paul Dunmall tenor Sax, Corey Mwamba vibraphone and recorder, Walt Shaw percussion and electronics, Seth Bennett bass, Mark Sanders drums.
"Under a Different Sky"SLAMCD 570 BARCODE 5028386635925
Leonid Vintskevich (piano), Steve Kershaw (bass), Nick Vintskevich(saxes).
"Duets of a Fool"SLAMCD 571 BARCODE 5028386636021
Sebastiano Dessanay double bass with guests
"PEGASYS"SLAMCD 572 BARCODE 5028386636120 DOUBLE CD,
Errico De Fabritiis (alto sax), Biagio Orlandi (soprano sax, tenor sax),
Francesco Lo Cascio (vibraphone), Gianfranco Tedeschi (double bass), Cristiano De Fabritiis (drums).
New releases for January 2016
Derengé/DawnSLAMCD 565 Barcode: 5999883043172 Double CD. Compositions of György Szabados played by The Grencsó Open Collective. István Grencsó reeds, Máté Pozsár piano, Róbert Benkö bass, Szilveszter Miklós pcn. With Guests Szilárd Mezei, Ádám Meggtes, Ábel Fazekas and Gergö Kovás.
Stix and StonesSLAMCD 567 Barcode: 5028386633833 Pianist David Haney in a series of duets with some of his favourite drummers: Bernard Purdie, Han Bennink, Giovanni Barcello, Marvin "Bugalu" Smith and Jimmy Bennington.
MORE STEPSSLAMCD 568 Barcode: 5028386634720 Jorge Cabadas Solo guitar
Fehér virág / White FlowerSLAMCD 569 Barcode: 5028386634829 Szilárd Mezei Flute & Strings Trio ~ Szilárd MEZEI – viola, kaval, Svetlana NOVAKOVIĆ – flute, Maja RADOVANLIJA – acoustic guitar
September 2015
"R & B" SLAMCD 2100 Jaki Byard and Howard Riley amazing 1985 live recording, never before released.
"OI DIALOGOI" SLAMCD 555 I Giganti Della Montagna Ferdinando D'Urso saxophone Lorenzo Paesani piano and Federico Sconosciuto cello.
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"MAINTENANT" SLAMCD 566 Lucia Ianniello Bb and C trumpet, flugelhorn, effects and objects; Diana Torti voice; Giuseppe La Spina guitars; Paolo Tombolesi keyboards, acoustic bass and percussion
NEW RELEASES JULY 2015.
HOMAGE TO COLTRANESLAMCD 296 Barcode: 5028386632320
Paul Dunmall tenor saxophone, flute, saxello; Tony Bianco drums.
PRIMOSLAMCD 564 Barcode: 5028386632924
By IMPROGRESSIVE~Alberto Popolla (clarinets) and Errico Defabritiis (saxophones)
NEW RELEASES APRIL 2015.
The Spirit FarmSLAMCD 299. BARCODE 5028386630623 Adam Fairhall
SUITE OF DREAMSSLAMCD 330 BARCODE 5028386033028 The OxJaMS Trio
Tracce Di Canti – Traces Of ChantsSLAMCD 562 Barcode: 5028386630524 Triologos
Tasting BeautySLAMCD 563 Barcode: 5028386630722 Giancarlo Mazzú, guitar; Luciano Troja, piano.
NEW RELEASES FEBRUARY 2015.
"Anomic Aphasia" SLAMCD 559. BARCODE 5028386628323
Han-earl Park Quartet: Han-earl Park: guitar,Catherine Sikora: tenor and soprano saxophones, Nick Didkovsky: guitar (tracks 1 & 5), Josh Sinton: baritone saxophone & bass clarinet (tracks 2, 3 & 4)
"Beginner's State Of Mind"SLAMCD 561. BARCODE 5028386628422
Paolo Porta Trio: Paolo Porta : tenor sax; Alessandro Maiorino: bass; Alessandro Minetto: drums.
Porta is quite a star on tenor.
NEW RELEASES JANUARY 2015.
"Taschendrache" SLAMCD 298. BARCODE 5028386029823
Irene Kepl violin and electronics; Mark Holub drums.
"Sides" SLAMCD 557. BARCODE 5028386055723
Erika Dagnino Trio
Erika Dagnino poetry, voice; Ken Filiano double bass, effects; Satoshi Takeishi percussion.
"Vampyroteuthis Infernalis" SLAMCD 558. BARCODE 5028386155829
Luiz Moretto Quintet
Luiz Moretto – violin & rabeca; Alípio C Neto – tenor & soprano saxophone, Brazilian bells, whistles; Francesco Lo Cascio – vibraphone, percussion; Gianfranco Tedeschi – double bass;
Marco Ariano – drums, percussion.
"Waiting for Injection" SLAMCD 560. BARCODE 5028386056027
ClockWork Groove
Alessia Serina Pinto: Soprano and Tenor Sax; Ferdinando D'Urso: Alto and Baritone Sax, Piano; Marco Pometti: Guitars; Davide Giovanni Pometti: Double Bass and Electric Bass;
Luigi Perticone: Drums.
DIGITAL RELEASE ONLY:
"The Middle Half"SLAMDA 287 is an album on digital release only, all SLAM CDs are available by digital download from all digital stores;this new CD will be our first aimed specifically at digital sales. It is not available through our distributors, a limited number of hard copies are available direct from SLAM; these are professionally 'burned' copies, not pressed CDs.
The CD is called "The Middle Half" by The Esmond Selwyn Hammond Organ Trio, comprising Esmond Selwyn Guitar, John-Paul Gard Hammond Organ and Robin Jones Drums. The music is a collection of 8 extremely swinging standards, Sandu, On Green Dolphin Street, Darn That Dream, Mr PC, Yardbird Suite, Sunny, Taking A Chance On Love and I Hear A Rhapsody.
"SEVEN STOPS TO HEAVEN" SLAMCD 297.
BARCODE 5028386029724
Robin Jonesďż½½ LATIN UNDERGROUND.
Robin Jones percussion, Gavin Broom trumpet, Nick Walker saxophone, Chris Kibble piano, Jonny Gee bass, Marc Cecil percussion.