All titles listed are CD-Format Recordings. Selected recordings will be available on Super Audio CD.
Jay Anderson
Local Color, CD-507
Next Exit, CD-490
The Lynne Arriale Trio
The Eyes Have It, CD-502
When You Listen, CD-511
With Words Unspoken, CD-518
One of my favorites—J-10)
Billy Barber
Lighthouse, CD-455
Shades of Gray, CD-445
Joe Beck & Ali Ryerson
Alto, CD-521**
Back to Beck, CD-464
Friends, CD-446
The Journey, CD-481
Relaxin', CD-444
Shelly Berg
The Joy, CD-3002
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