Penguin Guide to Jazz:
3.5-Star Records in 9th Edition


Note: These lists are [not] believed to be complete. The sort order has changed slightly between editions, so we use the more recent (9th Edition). Whole artist diffs are noted in red for drops, blue for adds.

Artist Title 8th Ed. 9th Ed.
Greg Abate Bop Lives! [96, Blue Chip]   ***(*)
  Horace Is Here [04, Koko Jazz]   ***(*)
Ahmed Abdullah Liquid Magic [87, Silkheart]   ***(*)
John Abercrombie Structures [Chesky]   ****
  The Third Quartet [06, ECM]   ****
Satoko Fujii Toward 'To West' [98, Enja]   ****
  In Krakow, in November [05, Not Two]   ***(*)
  Fujin Raijin [06, Victo]   ***(*)
Stephane Furic The Twitter Machine [92, Soul Note]   ***(*)
  Crossing Brooklyn Ferry [95, Soul Note]   ***(*)
Furt Dead or Alive [02-04, Matchless]   ****
  Omnivm [05-06, Matchless]   ****
Joel Futterman Vision in Time [89, Silkheart]   ***(*)
  Nickeldorf Konfrontation [95, Silkheart]   ***(*)
  Qui? [95, Silkheart]   ***(*)
Richard Galliano Blow Up/Concerts [96, Dreyfus]   ****
  New York Tango [97, Dreyfus]   ***(*)
  Luz Negro [06, Milan]   ***(*)
  If You Love Me (L'Hymne de L'Amour) [06, Cam Jazz]   ****
Christoph Gallio Tiegel [81, Atavistic Unheard Music]   ***(*)
Jim Galloway Music in My Life [73-78 Sackville]   ***(*)
Hal Galper Reach Out [76, Steeplechase]   ***(*)
  Children of the Night [78, Double Time]   ***(*)
  Furious Rubato [06, Origin]   ***(*)
  Fugue State [97, Clue Chip Jazz]   ***(*)
Slava (Vyacheslav) Ganelin On Stage . . . Backstage [93, Leo]   ***(*)
  Live in Lugano [06, Not Two]   ****
Vincent Gardner The Good Book: Chapter One [06, Steeplechase]   ****
Erroll Garner Erroll Garner 1954 [54, Classics]   ***(*)
Carlos Garnett Under Nubian Skies [97, HighNote]   ***(*)
  Moon Shadow [99, Savant]   ***(*)
Kenny Garrett Beyond the Wall [Nonesuch]   ****
Christian Garrick Four Spirits [01, Flying Blue]   ***(*)
  At the Dimming of the Day [06, Flying Blue]   ***(*)
  Homage to Grappelli [07, Flying Blue]   ***(*)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen The Unforgettable NHØP Trio Live [99-05, ACT]   ****
Anthony Ortega Afternoon in Paris [66-05, Hatology]   ****
Mike Osborne Outback [70, Future Music]   ****
  Shapes [72, FMR]   ****
  All Night Long [74, Ogun]   ****
  Border Crossing/Marcel's Muse [74-77, Ogun]   ****
Roberto Ottaviano Pow Wow [04, Splasc(h)]   ***(*)
Ovary Lodge Ovary Lodge [75, Ogun]   ***(*)
Vardan Ovsepian Aragast [06, Fresh Sound New Talent]   ***(*)
Tony Oxley The Baptised Traveller [69, Columbia]   ****
  Four Compositions for Sextet [70, Columbia]   ***(*)
  Alan Davie Music Workshop [74-75, ADMW]   ****
Pago Libre Stepping Out [05, Leo]   ****
  Shooting Stars and Traffic Lights [94, Leo]   ***(*)
Marty Paich The Picasso of Big Band Jazz [57, Candid]   ***(*)
  A Jazz Band Ball [57, VSOP]   ***(*)
Jeff Palmer Abracadabra [87, Soul Note]   ***(*)
  Ease On [92, Audioquest]   ****
  Island Universe [94, Soul Note]   ****
Evan Parker Crossing the River [06, Psi]   ****
  Zafiro [06, Maya]   ****
  Abbey Road Duos [06, Treader]   ***(*)
  A Glancing Blow [06, Clean Feed]   ****
  Live at Roulette [06, Animul]   ***(*)
William Parker Fractured Dimensions [99, FMP]   ***(*)
  Luc's Lantern [05, Thirsty Ear]   ***(*)
  For Percy Heath [05, Victo]   ****
  Corn Meal Dance [07, AUM Fidelity]   ****
  Volume 2: Summer Snow [05, AUM Fidelity]   ***(*)
Horace Parlan Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan: Original Soundtrack [99, Cope]   ***(*)
Stefan Pasborg Toxikum [Ilk 4]   ***(*)
  Triplepoint [Ilk 7]   ***(*)
Big John Patton Accent on the Blues [69, Blue Note]   ***(*)
Mario Pavone Boom [Playscape]   ****
  Deez to Blues [Playscape]   ****
Michel Petrucciani The Complete Concert in Germany [97, Dreyfus]   ****
  Notes 'n' Notes [85, Owl]   ***(*)
  Cold Blues [85, Owl]   ***(*)
Oscar Pettiford Nonet & Octet 1954-1955 [54-55, Fresh Sound]   ****
  Complete Big Band Studio Recordings [56-57, Lone Hill]   ****
Enrico Pieranunzi Live in Japan [04, CAM Jazz]   ****
  Ballads [04, CAM Jazz]   ****
Howard Riley Angle [68-69, Columbia]   ***(*)
  The Day Will Come [70, Columbia]   ****
  Flight [71, Future Music]   ****
  Wishing on the Moon [95, Future Music]   ***(*)
  Descending Circles [95, Blueprint]   ****
  Classics (Live) [96, Slam]   ***(*)
  Short Stories (Volume Two) [04-06, Slam]   ****
  Two Is One [05, Emanem]   ***(*)
  Air Play [00, Slam]   ***(*)
ROVA Juke Box Suite [06, Not Two]   ****
Keith Rowe A Dimension of Perfectly Ordinary Reality [89, Matchless]   ****
  Duos for Doris [02, Erstwhile]   ****
John Russell Birthdays [96, Emanem]   ****
  The Second Sky [01, Emanem]   ***(*)
  Analekta [04-06, Emanem]   ****
Paul Rutherford Solo in Berlin 1975 [75, Emanem]   ***(*)
  The Zone [06, KCD]   ****
Samo Salamon Government Cheese [04, Fresh Sound New Talent]   ****
A.K. Salim The Modern Sounds of A.K. Salim: Complete Savoy Recordings 1957-1958 [57-58, Fresh Sound 474]   ***(*)
Alexander von Schlippenbach Piano Solo: Twelve Tone Tales - Volumes 1 & 2 [05, Intakt]   ****
Maria Schneider Sky Blue [07, ArtistShare]   ****
Rob Schneiderman Back in Town [04, Reservoir]   ***(*)
Ian Smith K3 [03, Bruce's Fingers]   ***(*)
Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith Procession of the Great Ancestry [83, Chief]   ***(*)
  Wisdom in Time [06, Intakt]   ****
Jabbo Smith Hot Jazz in the Twenties: Volumes 1 & 2 [28-30, Collectables]   ***(*)
Dr Lonnie Smith Jungle Soul [05, Palmetto]   ***(*)
Roger Smith The Butterfly & the Bee [04, Emanem]   ****
Tommy Smith Misty Morning and No Time [94, Linn]   ***(*)
The Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra Exploration [07, Spartacus]   ***(*)
Warren Smith Composers Workshop Ensemble [68-82, Claves]   ***(*)


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