American music journalist and liner notes author. He used to be contributing editor of the Boston Globe, West Coast editor of Down Beat, writer for the Hollywood Reporter and Hollywood Citizen-News.
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Jim Self
InnerPlay
2005, CD, Album, Basset Hound Records, 
Phil Kelly & The NW Prevailing Winds*
Convergence Zone
2003, CD, Origin Records, ,
, Big Band
Gerald Wilson Orchestra
New York New Sound
2003
Lalo Schifrin
Mission: Anthology
1994
Ike Isaacs
At The Pied Piper
1992, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Post Bop
Herb Jeffries & The Karen Hernandez Trio
I've Got The World On A String
1989, CD, Album, Discovery Records
The Bob Summers Quintet*
Joy Spring - A Tribute To Clifford Brown
1988, CD, Discovery Records,
Clare Fischer
Waltz
1988, CD, Comp, Discovery Records, ,
, Big Band
Warne Marsh Groups*
Noteworthy
1988, CD, Album, Discovery Records
Buddy DeFranco / Terry Gibbs Quintet
Holiday For Swing
1988
Tom Talbert Septet
Things As They Are
1988,
Joe Sardaro
Joe Sardaro Singing "Lost In The Stars"
1986, LP, Album, Catch My Drift Productions, ,
, Vocal/Cool Jazz
Nashville Jazz Machine
Where's Eli
1985, LP, AM-PM Records
Doug Sertl Big Band Featuring Nick Brignola
Groovin'
1985, LP, Album, Discovery Records, ,
, Big Band
Buddy Childers Big Band
Just Buddy's
1985, CD, ,
, Big Band
Bob Magnusson Quintet* Featuring Hubert Laws, Bobby Shew, Peter Sprague And Billy Mintz
Song For Janet Lee
1985
Gerald Wilson Orchestra Of The 80's
Calafia
1985
Oscar Peterson
The Oscar Peterson Collection
1984, Cass, Comp, RE, Verve Records
Scheer Music
Rappin' It Up
1982
The Jeff Hamilton Quintet
Indiana
1982
Jon Nagourney Quintet
Jon Nagourney Quintet
1981, LP, Jazz Chronicles, Jazz Chronicles
The LA4*
Montage
1981
Ray Linn And The Chicago Stompers With Mary Ann McCall
Empty Suit Blues
1981
Clare Fischer Big Band
Duality
1980, LP, Album, Discovery Records
Shelly Manne Jazz Quartet
Interpretations Of Bach And Mozart
1980
Lorez Alexandria
A Woman Knows
1979, LP, Album, Trend (3)
Frank Marocco Featuring Reeds By Ray Pizzi
Jazz Accordion
1979, LP, Album, Discovery Records, Discovery Records,
Bob Cooper
Tenor Sax Jazz Impressions
1979, LP, Album, Ltd, Dir, Trend (3), ,
, Cool Jazz
Grover Mitchell
Meet Grover Mitchell
1979, LP, Album, Jazz Chronicles, ,
, Big Band
Ray Bryant Trio
All Blues
1978, Vinyl, ,
, Piano Blues
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain's Jazz Reunion
1977, Vinyl,
The Vigs, Tommy*, Roger*, Mia*
"Somebody Loves Me"
1976, LP, Album, Dobre Records, ,
, Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock/Soul-Jazz/Soul
Father Tom Vaughn
Joyful Jazz
1976, Vinyl, 
,
, Cool Jazz
The California State University, Northridge Jazz Ensemble
Dizzyland Jazz Ensemble '74
1974, LP, Album, Custom Fidelity
Stan Getz & Bill Evans
Previously Unreleased Recordings
1974, Vinyl, ,
, Post Bop/Modal/Cool Jazz
Gil Evans Orch.*, Kenny Burrell & Phil Woods
Previously Unreleased Recordings
1974
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt (Previously Unreleased Recordings)
1974
Clark Terry & Bob Brookmeyer
Previously Unreleased Recordings
1974, Vinyl, ,
, Bop
Mike Vax Big Band* Featuring Art Pepper
Evil Eyes
1973, LP, Artco, ,
, Big Band
Buddy Rich
The Monster
1973, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
, Hard Bop/Big Band
Ella Fitzgerald
The History Of Ella Fitzgerald
1973, 2x Vinyl, ,
, Easy Listening/Swing
The Teddy Wilson Trio* And The Gerry Mulligan Quartet*
The Newport Years Volume II
1973
Herbie Mann
Et Tu Fluté
1973, ,
, Cool Jazz/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz
Oscar Peterson Trio* With Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt, Jo Jones
The Newport Years Volume III
1973
Henry Mancini
Visions Of Eight (Music From The Original Sound Track)
1973
Archie & Edith
Side By Side
1973, Vinyl Gatefold; Unipak, ,
, Dialogue/Comedy
Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones, All-Stars*
The Newport Years Volume IV
1973
Count Basie , With Jimmy Rushing, Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Jo Jones, Roy Eldridge
The Newport Years Volume VI
1973,
Cal Tjader
Doxy
1973, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Latin Jazz
Frank Flynn
Jazz You Can Understand
1972, LP, Album, Jucu Records
Henry Mancini And His Orchestra
Music From The TV Series "The Mancini Generation"
1972, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Space-Age/Big Band/Easy Listening/Soundtrack
Jimmy Smith
Bluesmith
1972, ,
, Soul-Jazz
Jimmy Smith
The History Of Jimmy Smith
1972
Gene Ammons / Sonny Stitt
Prime Cuts
1972, 2x Vinyl Gatefold , ,
, Soul-Jazz
Stan Getz
The History Of Stan Getz
1972
Oscar Peterson
The Oscar Peterson Collection
1972, ,
, Bop/Easy Listening/Hard Bop/Big Band
Jimmy Smith
I'm Gon' Git Myself Together
1971
Joe Pass
Better Days
1971, Vinyl, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Easy Listening
John Barry
Revisited
1971
The Advancement
The Advancement
1970
Lalo Schifrin
More Mission: Impossible
1969
Liverpool Five
Arrive
1966
Frankie Carle
The Tropical Style Of Frankie Carle
1966, ,
, Easy Listening/Pacific/Exotica
Tommy Leonetti
Trombones, Guitars And Me
1966
Frankie Carle, His Piano And Orchestra*
The Latin Style Of Frankie Carle
1966
Norman Luboff Choir
Blues - Right Now!
1965, Vinyl, ,
, Choral
The Orchestra* And Chorus Of Henry Mancini*
Dear Heart And Other Songs About Love
1965
The Limeliters
London Concert
1965
Peter Brady
An Exciting New Voice On The Move
1965, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal
The Shelly Manne Quintet And Big Band
Manne-That's Gershwin!
1965, Vinyl, ,
, Big Band/Cool Jazz
Ed Ames
My Kind Of Songs
1965
Henry Mancini
The Latin Sound Of Henry Mancini
1965, Vinyl, ,
, Easy Listening
John Gary
A Little Bit Of Heaven
1965, Vinyl, ,
, Vocal/Easy Listening
Glenn Yarbrough
One More Round
1964
Ed Ames
The Ed Ames Album
1964
The Limeliters
Leave It To The Limeliters
1964
Peter Nero
Peter Nero Plays Songs You Won't Forget
1964
Wes Montgomery
Starportrait Of Wes Montgomery
The Three Sounds
Three Moods