Studio Session: Ferenc Nemeth Triumph

Drummer Ferenc Nemeth leads a trio featuring Lionel Loueke and Chris Cheek.  Hear them perform music from Nemeth’s recording, Triumph,  on The Checkout. Recorded November 5, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Ferenc Nemeth – drums
Lionel Loueke – guitar
Chris Cheek – saxophones

Set List:
Triumph
Joy
Sorrow and Wishful Thinking

All compositions by Ferenc Nemeth

Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Jazz Composers Collective

Members of the Jazz Composers Collective reunite for their 20th Anniversary.  Hear them perform in this WBGO session for The Checkout. Recorded October 5, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Ted Nash – tenor saxophone and flute
Michael Blake – tenor saxophone
Ron Horton – trumpet
Frank Kimbrough – piano
Ben Allison – bass
Allison Miller – drums

Set List:
Swiss Cheese D (Allison)
Mauritania (Blake)
Ida’s Spoons (Nash)

Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Ed Cherry Trio

Guitarist Ed Cherry brings an organ trio to The Checkout to play music from his recording, It’s All Good (Posi-Tone). Recorded October 12, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Ed Cherry – guitar
Pat Bianchi – Hammond organ
Chris Beck – drums

Set List:
Cristo Redentor (Donald Byrd)
Edda (Wayne Shorter)
Peace (Horace Silver)

Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Neil Cowley Trio

The Neil Cowley trio performs music from The Face of Mount Molehill (Naim Jazz) on The Checkout. Recorded October 11, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Neil Cowley – piano
Rex Horan – bass
Evan Jenkins – drums

Set List:
The Face of Mount Molehill
La Porte
Hope Machine
Fable

All compositions by Neil Cowley
Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Philip Dizack Quintet

Trumpeter Philip Dizack brings his quintet to The Checkout to play music from the new recording, End of an Era (Truth Revolution Records). Recorded September 7, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Philip Dizack – trumpet
Jake Saslow – tenor saxophone
Eden Ladin – piano
Linda Oh – bass
Justin Brown – drums

Set List:
Book of Stones
Forest Walker
Grow

All compositions by Philip Dizack
Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Daniel Freedman

Drummer Daniel Freedman brings an ensemble cast to The Checkout to play music from Bamako By Bus (Anzic). Recorded June 22, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Daniel Freedman – drums
Lionel Loueke – guitar/vocals
Anat Cohen – clarinet/soprano saxophone
Aviahai Cohen – trumpet/effects
Jason Lindner – piano/Fender Rhodes
Omer Avital – bass
Gilmar Gomes – percussion

Set List:
Bamako By Bus
All Brothers
Elegba Wa
Alona

All compositions by Daniel Freedman
Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Jerome Sabbagh Quartet

Saxophonist Jerome Sabbagh brings his quartet to The Checkout to play music from a new recording, Plugged In (Bee Jazz). Recorded June 18, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Jerome Sabbagh – tenor saxophone
Pete Rende – Fender Rhodes, effects
Patrice Blanchard – electric bass
Rudy Royston – drums

Set List:
Drive
Minor
City Dawn

All compositions by Jerome Sabbagh

Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Davy Mooney Quartet

Davy Mooney brings his quartet to The Checkout to play music from his new recording, Perrier Street (Sunnyside). Recorded May 28, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Davy Mooney – guitar, vocals
John Ellis – tenor saxophone
Matt Clohesy – bass
Mark Ferber – drums

Set List:
Perrier Street
Once Was True
Central Supply

All compositions by Davy Mooney

Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Jared Gold Trio

Jared Gold brings his organ trio to The Checkout to play music from his Posi-Tone recordings. Recorded May 23, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Jared Gold – Hammond organ
Dave Stryker – guitar
Vince Ector – drums

Set List:
Preachin’ (Jared Gold)
You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (Stevie Wonder)
Black (Cedar Walton)
Pro Zeca (Victor Assis Brasil)

Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes

Studio Session: Mike Moreno Quintet

Guitarist Mike Moreno performs music from Another Way (World Culture Music) for The Checkout. Recorded March 27, 2012 at WBGO.

Personnel:
Mike Moreno – guitar
Randy Ingram – piano
Chris Dingman – vibraphone
Matt Brewer – bass
Ted Poor – drums

Set List:
The Mariner
Another Way
The Spinning Wheel
The Fifth Element

All compositions by Mike Moreno

Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes