PHOTOS
BIO
from PaulWertico.com:
Hailed in the press as “One of the most versatile and musical drummers in music today”, Paul Wertico was born January 5, 1953 in Chicago. He gained worldwide recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1983 to 2001. During his tenure with Metheny, Wertico played on ten recordings and four videos, appeared on numerous television shows, and frequently toured around the world. He also won seven Grammy Awards (for “Best Jazz Fusion Performance,” “Best Contemporary Jazz Performance,” and “Best Rock Instrumental Performance”), magazine polls, and received several gold records.
In recent years, Wertico has continued to tour and perform around the world, as well as around the Chicago metropolitan area, where he is based. This led to the creation of his own band (the Paul Wertico Trio) and collaborations with jazz notables such as Larry Coryell, Kurt Elling, and Jeff Berlin. These collaborations enabled Wertico to be featured on group recordings in a variety of musical genres, and also gave him an opportunity to produce records. In 2009, Wertico’s trio joined forces with Marbin, which consisted of Israeli musicians Danny Markovitch (saxophone) and Dani Rabin (guitar). The group performed as Paul Wertico’s Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance, and recorded an album for the Chicago Sessions label that received accolades from publications such as the Chicago Tribune, DRUM!, and Modern Drummer. Wertico’s current group is Wertico Cain & Gray, featuring multi-instrumentalists David Cain and Larry Gray. A 2013 recording by Wertico Cain & Gray, entitled Sound Portraits, won “Best Live Performance Album” in the 13th Annual Independent Music Awards (2014).
When not touring, Wertico divides his career doing session work, producing, composing, and leading his own groups, as well as teaching. Among the musicians with whom he has played are Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Sam Rivers, Bob Mintzer, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Jay McShann, Herbie Mann, Randy Brecker, Jerry Goodman, Ramsey Lewis, David Bowie, Charlie Haden, George Coleman, Diane Schuur, Nelson Riddle, Sonny Fortune, Ken Nordine, Tierney Sutton, and many others. Wertico is a member of the Larry Coryell Power Trio. From 2000 to 2007, he was a member of the platinum-record-winning Polish progressive rock band, SBB. He is also the inventor of TUBZ, made by Pro-Mark (who also makes the “Paul Wertico Signature Drum Stick”), as well as a new independently manufactured signature product called “Paul Wertico’s Acousticx”.
Wertico played drums on Paul Winter’s 1990 Grammy-nominated release, Earth: Voices Of A Planet. He has also played on and produced a number of CDs for artists, including vocalist Kurt Elling’s 1995 Grammy-nominated release, Close Your Eyes, as well as Elling’s 1997 Grammy-nominated release, The Messenger, 1998 Grammy-nominated release, This Time It’s Love, and 2003 Grammy-nominated release, Man In The Air.
Wertico has performed in all 50 states and in more than 60 countries. His playing has been compared to that of an “Impressionist painter,” while he has also been described as “an inspired madman,” “a restless innovator,” “a true legend of jazz drums,” “a master of drumming insanity,” and “a genius of the sticks.” In 2004, Wertico was named a “Chicagoan of the Year” by the Chicago Tribune, and he has also been recommended by that newspaper and the Chicago Sun-Times for multiple album-of-the-year awards. In addition to Wertico’s awards as a member of the Pat Metheny Group, he was voted “Fusion Drummer Of The Year” in DRUM! magazine’s readers poll and placed in the top five in the electric-jazz category in Modern Drummer magazine’s readers polls. Wertico has appeared on the covers of Drum Tracks, Modern Drummer, Chicago Jazz, Percussioni (Italy), Belgo Beat (Belgium), PerQsja (Poland) and Bateristas al Sur (South America). In 2010, the Cape Breton International Drum Festival awarded him with a “Life Time Achievement Award” for his “Major Contribution To The World Of Drumming & Education,” and he also received the Montréal Drum Fest’s coveted career recognition award. In addition, as Musical Director for the crowdsourced TV video series, Inventing The Future, Paul was nominated for a 2012-2013 Emmy Award in the “Outstanding Achievement In Interactivity” category by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Midwest Chapter. Paul also hosted his own radio show, Paul Wertico’s Wild World of Jazz, from 2010 to 2012.
Wertico is also extremely active in the field of education. In addition to teaching drums privately for 45 years, he is an Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts, and he also headed the school’s Jazz & Contemporary Music Studies program for five years. He also served on the faculty of the percussion and jazz-studies programs at the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois for 16 years, and also taught at the Bloom School of Jazz in Chicago for several years. He has written educational articles for magazines such as Modern Drummer, DRUM!, Drums & Drumming, Drum Tracks, and DownBeat, and for Musician.com. He also serves on the advisory board of Modern Drummer, and was one of MD’s 2011 Pro-Panelists. Wertico is serving his fifth term on the Board of Governors of The Recording Academy Chicago Chapter of NARAS (the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences), as well as serving on both the Advisory Board and the Education Committee of The Jazz Institute of Chicago.
Wertico has performed numerous drum clinics and master classes at universities, high schools, and music stores in the U.S. and around the world, including Drummers Collective in NYC, Percussion Institute of Technology in LA, North Texas State University, and the University of Miami, as well as Musicians Institute in England, Drummers Institute in Germany, Università della Musica in Italy, Escuela de Música de Buenos Aires in Argentina, and the Rimon School of Jazz in Israel. He has been a featured clinician/soloist at numerous international drum festivals including Canada’s Cape Breton International Drum Festival and the Montréal Drum Fest, Uruguay’s Montevideo Drum Festival, the CrossDrumming International Festival of Percussive Arts in Poland, the Mendoza International Drum Festival in Argentina, the Percussion Camp International Percussion Festival in Greece, and the First International Drummers Week in Venezuela, as well as at schools and festivals in New Zealand, Chile, Mexico, Russia, Hungary, France, Sweden, Ireland, and Spain. He also performed at the 1994, 1999 & 2002 Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, the 1997 Modern Drummer Drum Festival (and appeared in videos of two of those events), and the 2005, 2013 & 2014 Chicago Drum Shows. Wertico is featured on the Drum Workshop videos, The American Dream II, and The American Dream III. He has released two instructional videos: Fine-Tuning Your Performance and Paul Wertico’s Drum Philosophy — the latter (that is also available on DVD), was named “One of the best drum videos of the last 25 years” by Modern Drummer magazine.
Wertico’s debut CD as a leader, The Yin And The Yout, received a four-star rating in DownBeat magazine. His 1998 trio CD, Live In Warsaw!, received 41⁄2 stars from DownBeat and featured guitarist John Moulder and bassist Eric Hochberg. The trio’s 2000 studio recording, entitled Don’t Be Scared Anymore, received reviews of “This album is like the soundtrack to the world’s coolest vacation” from All About Jazz and “Jazz-rock in the truest sense” from All Music Guide. Wertico’s 2004 CD, StereoNucleosis, was released to extremely positive reviews. The Chicago Tribune wrote: “A brilliant release – Wertico shows a thrilling disregard for stylistic boundaries. StereoNucleosis is one of the most intelligent, creative and alluring percussion recordings of the past decade. Wertico reaffirms his position among the most restlessly inventive drummers working today.” All Music Guide reported: “Wertico and his players have done something wonderful and rare: they’ve actually created something not only different, but also truly new.” LA Weekly wrote: “His recent records, such as 2000’s Don’t Be Scared Anymore and the new StereoNucleosis are stunning examples of the electronic, rhythmic and intellectual directions jazz could be going.” Wertico’s 2006 CD, Another Side, was released on the audiophile Naim Label; it was described as “a brilliant collaborative effort between these three uniquely talented musicians.”
His 2010 CD, Impressions Of A City, featuring his band, Paul Wertico’s Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance, has been described in reviews as “One of the most impressively spontaneous albums you’ll find on this planet – or any other”; “Haunting and memorable…an engaging musical experiment and one that is highly unique.”; “This is musical narrative at its finest. A fanfare for the common (and mechanically exploited) 21st century man and woman.”; “Sometimes beautiful, other times tense or just plain spooky, Impressions Of A City ought to go some way toward correcting the dubious reputation of avant-garde music.”; “A wildly unpredictable journey into one man’s apparently inexhaustible sonic imagination.”; and DownBeat magazine gave it 41⁄2 stars, listed it as one its “Best CDs of 2010”, and wrote “What makes the music work is not only that Wertico is not content to just “play it straight” as a drummer but that his skills as a conceptualist/leader may even be greater. A heads-up for all budding drummers (check out Wertico’s inventive pause of a solo on “My Side Of The Story”) who would like to hear and create music that goes beyond just keeping time.” This band also released a live in concert DVD, entitled Live From SPACE, that has been reviewed by the Chicago Examiner as “More than setting tones, moods, and the stage for future, like-minded experimentation, these talented musicians have managed to also push the limits of what jazz can be, while entertaining a wider form of audience.”; and thiszine.org wrote “For Wertico fans, this DVD is a must have, showcasing innovative, finely tuned jazz talent. For new fans of modern jazz, this would be a staple, and a great place to start before your journey backwards.”
Wertico has also released numerous recordings as co-leader: a self-titled LP, Earwax Control, and a live Earwax Control CD entitled, Number Two Live; a self-titled LP, Spontaneous Composition; a drum/percussion duo CD (with Gregg Bendian) entitled BANG!; a double-guitar/double-drum three-CD set (with Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny and Bendian) entitled The Sign Of 4; and two piano/bass/drums trio CDs (with Laurence Hobgood and Brian Torff) entitled Union and State Of The Union.
In 2007, Wertico and Brian Peters released their CD, Ampersand, which Drummerszone.com called “Simply a musical masterpiece” and Classic Drummer magazine described as “one of the most ambitious records ever released. Recorded over a period of four years, it documents a completely new approach to combine elements of both Rock and Jazz music while resulting in a very listenable and captivating final product.” That same year he released Jazz Impressions 1 with pianist Silvano Monasterios and bassist Mark Egan. Chicago Jazz magazine wrote: “From the first note of Jazz Impressions 1, you know you’re in for something interesting and different. What these three do with that format, however, is nothing short of breathtaking.”
His latest releases include a DVD & CD by David Cain & Paul Wertico entitled Feast For The Senses; a CD by Paul Wertico & Frank Catalano entitled Topics Of Conversation; a CD by Fabrizio Mocata, Gianmarco Scaglia & Paul Wertico entitled Free The Opera!; a DVD & award-winning CD by Wertico Cain & Gray entitled Sound Portraits; and a second CD by Wertico Cain & Gray entitled Out In SPACE.
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Don’t Be Scared Anymore: by the Paul Wertico Trio
INTERVIEWS
DISCOGRAPHY
from PaulWertico.com:
AS LEADER:
Impressions Of A City – Paul Wertico’s Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance – (Chicago Sessions) – See Reviews – To Order CD, MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Another Side – Paul Wertico Trio – (The Naim Label) – See Reviews – To Order CD, CD Quality, MP3 320, Hi Definition, and Super Hi Definition files
StereoNucleosis – WERTICO – (A440 Music Group) – About “StereoNucleosis” – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Don’t Be Scared Anymore – Paul Wertico Trio – (Premonition Records) – About “Don’t Be Scared Anymore” – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Live In Warsaw! – Paul Wertico Trio – (Igmod Records) – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
The Yin And The Yout – Paul Wertico – (Intuition Records) (veraBra Records) (Canyon International Records) – See Reviews – To Order
AS CO-LEADER:
Free The Opera! – Fabrizio Mocata, Gianmarco Scaglia & Paul Wertico – (RAM Records) – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Topics Of Conversation – Paul Wertico & Frank Catalano – (Blue Sky Fable) – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Feast For The Senses – David Cain & Paul Wertico – (UMEDIA Studios) – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Ampersand – Brian Peters & Paul Wertico – (Rat Howl Ricords) – See Reviews – To Order CD, MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Jazz Impressions 1 – Silvano Monasterios, Mark Egan & Paul Wertico – (Dogleg Music) – See Reviews – To Order
BANG! – Paul Wertico & Gregg Bendian – (Truemedia Jazzworks) – See Reviews – To Order
The Sign Of 4 – Derek Bailey, Pat Metheny, Gregg Bendian & Paul Wertico – (Knitting Factory Works) – See Reviews – To Order
Jump-Solo – Jack Scott & Paul Wertico – (SW Records)
WITH WERTICO CAIN & GRAY:
Organic Architecture – Wertico Cain & Gray (Paul Wertico, David Cain & Larry Gray) – (UMEDIA Studios) – To Order CD, MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Out In SPACE – Wertico Cain & Gray (Paul Wertico, David Cain & Larry Gray) – (UMEDIA Studios) – See Reviews – To Order CD, MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Sound Portraits – Wertico Cain & Gray (Paul Wertico, David Cain & Larry Gray) – (UMEDIA Studios) – 2014 Independent Music Award Winner (for Best Live Performance Album) – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
WITH UNION:
Union – Union (Laurence Hobgood, Brian Torff & Paul Wertico) – (Naim Audio) – See Reviews – To Order CD, CD Quality, MP3 320, Hi Definition, and Super Hi Definition files
State Of The Union – Union (Laurence Hobgood, Brian Torff & Paul Wertico) – (Naim Audio) – See Reviews – To Order CD, CD Quality, MP3 320, Hi Definition, and Super Hi Definition files
WITH EARWAX CONTROL:
Earwax Control – Earwax Control (Gordon James, Jeff Czech & Paul Wertico) – (Depot Records) – 1990 NARAS “ORA” (Outrageous Recording Award) Winner – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
Number 2 Live (previously 2 LIVE) – Earwax Control (Gordon James, Jeff Czech & Paul Wertico) – (Naim Audio) – See Reviews – To Order MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files
WITH SPONTANEOUS COMPOSITION:
Spontaneous Composition – Spontaneous Composition (Rich Corpolongo, Doug Lofstrom & Paul Wertico) – (Spoco Records) – See Reviews – To Order
WITH SBB:
Good bye! – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (Moskito Records)
The Golden Harp – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (SBB Records)
TRIO Live Tournee 2001 – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (Silesia Records)
Nastroje – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (Jazz’n’Java Records)
Anthology 1974-2004 [22 CD Box Set] – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (Metal Mind Productions) – Platinum Record Award (Poland)
ODLOT Live 2004 – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (Silesia Records)
New Century – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (Metal Mind Productions)
Live In Theatre 2005 – SBB (Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos & Paul Wertico) – (Metal Mind Productions)
WITH THE PAT METHENY GROUP:
First Circle – Pat Metheny Group – (ECM Records) – 1984 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Jazz Fusion Performance)
The Falcon And The Snowman – Pat Metheny Group – (EMI Records) – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featuring the hit “This Is Not America” by David Bowie and the Pat Metheny Group
Still Life (Talking) – Pat Metheny Group – (Geffen Records) – 1987 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Jazz Fusion Performance) + Gold Record Award (USA)
Letter From Home – Pat Metheny Group – (Geffen Records) – 1989 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Jazz Fusion Performance) + Gold Record Award (USA)
The Road To You – Pat Metheny Group – (Geffen Records) – 1993 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance)
We Live Here – Pat Metheny Group – (Geffen Records) – 1995 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance) + Gold Record Award (Italy)
Quartet – Pat Metheny Group – (Geffen Records)
Imaginary Day – Pat Metheny Group – (Warner Bros. Records) – 1998 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance: Imaginary Day) – 1998 Grammy Award Winner (Best Rock Instrumental Performance: “Roots Of Coincidence”) – 1998 Grammy Award Nominee (Best Pop Instrumental Performance: “Follow Me”)
WITH PAT METHENY:
Secret Story – Pat Metheny – (Geffen Records) – 1992 Grammy Award Winner (for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance) + Gold Record Award (USA)
Selected Recordings – Pat Metheny – (ECM Records)
WITH MARBIN:
Breaking The Cycle – Marbin – (MoonJune Records)
Last Chapter Of Dreaming – Marbin – (MoonJune Records)
WITH SCOTT EARL HOLMAN:
He Will Be Immanuel – Scott Earl Holman Group – (Crumblehead Records)
Faith & Works – Scott Earl Holman Trio – (Crumblehead Records)
Ode – Scott Earl Holman Quartet – (Crumblehead Records)
WITH PAUL WINTER:
Earth: Voices Of A Planet – Paul Winter – (Living Music Records) – 1990 Grammy Award Nominee (for Best New Age Performance)
Anthems – Paul Winter – (Living Music Records)
Earth Music – Paul Winter Consort – (Living Music Records)
WITH KURT ELLING:
Close Your Eyes – Kurt Elling – (Blue Note Records) – 1995 Grammy Award Nominee (for Best Vocal Jazz Performance)
The Messenger – Kurt Elling – (Blue Note Records) – 1997 Grammy Award Nominee (for Best Vocal Jazz Performance)
This Time It’s Love – Kurt Elling – (Blue Note Records) – 1998 Grammy Award Nominee (for Best Vocal Jazz Performance)
Man In The Air – Kurt Elling – (Blue Note Records) – 2003 Grammy Award Nominee (for Best Vocal Jazz Performance)
WITH JOHN MOULDER:
Awakening – John Moulder – (Mo-Tonal Records)
Through The Open Door – John Moulder – (Mo-Tonal Records)
Trinity – John Moulder – (Origin Records)
Bifröst – John Moulder – (Origin Records)
The Eleventh Hour: Live At The Green Mill – John Moulder Quintet – (Origin Records)
WITH LARRY CORYELL:
The Power Trio Live In Chicago – Larry Coryell – (HighNote Records)
Tricycles – Larry Coryell Trio – (Favored Nations Records) (In+Out Records)
Impressions – The Larry Coryell Organ Trio – (Chesky Records)
The Virtuoso Guitar Of Larry Coryell – Prime Picks – Larry Coryell – (HighNote Records)
Aurora Coryellis – Larry Coryell – (Purple Pyramid Records)
WITH BOBBY LEWIS:
Inside This Song – Bobby Lewis – (Southport Records)
Passion Flower – Bobby Lewis – (Southport Records)
Here I Go Again – Bobby Lewis – (Southport Records)
Flugel Gourmet – Bobby Lewis – (Southport Records)
Just Havin’ Some Fun – Bobby Lewis – (Southport Records)
WITH KEN NORDINE:
Triple Talk – Ken Nordine – (Snail Records)
Grandson Of Word Jazz – Ken Nordine – (Snail Records)
Ear Package – Ken Nordine – (Snail Records)
Upper Limbo – Ken Nordine – (Grateful Dead Records)
Transparent Mask – Ken Nordine – (Asphodel Records)
Bits & Pieces Of Word Jazz (From The Quirky Frontal Lobes Of Ken Nordine) – Ken Nordine – (Snail Records)
WITH TERRY CALLIER:
I Don’t Want To See Myself Without You – Terry Callier – (Acid Jazz Records)
TimePeace – Terry Callier – (Verve Forecast Records)
Lifetime – Terry Callier – (Blue Thumb Records)
Life Lessons – Terry Callier – (Demon Music Group)
WITH SIMON & BARD:
Musaic – Simon & Bard – (Flying Fish Records)
Tear It Up – Simon & Bard Group – (Flying Fish Records)
The Enormous Radio – Simon & Bard Group – (Flying Fish Records)
WITH NIELS LAN DOKY:
Asian Sessions – Niels Lan Doky – (Emarcy/Universal Music)
haitek haiku – Niels Lan Doky – (Emarcy/Universal Music)
WITH VANGELIS KATSOULIS:
Silent Voyage – Vangelis Katsoulis – (Libra Music)
An Unbearably Short Glance – Vangelis Katsoulis – (Libra Music)
The Exile Of Dreams – Vangelis Katsoulis – (Blue Note Records)
WITH APOSTOLIS ANTHIMOS:
Days We Can’t Forget – Apostolis Anthimos – (Gowi Records) (Jazz’n’Java Records)
Back To The North – Apostolis Anthimos – (Metal Mind Productions)
WITH OTHERS:
don’t worry, be haRpy – Isabelle Olivier – (Enja Records)
London House Blues – Bob Mamet Trio – (BluJazz Records)
Forever Astor – Mario Parmisano – (Parmi Music)
Griffith Park – Willa Moore – (Land O’Fools Music)
Talk About The Girl – Carrie McDowell – (cSharp Consulting Ltd.)
Guerreros De Luz – Frank Quintero – (Switch Enterprises)
Do You Hear What I Hear – Lisa McClowry – (World Stage International Records)
History Of Jazz Piano – Steve Behr and The Behrcats – (BK Records)
After Dark – Patxi Pascual – (A.B.T. Records)
Tico Mystico – Liam O’Connor – (LOC Records)
I Feel The Spirit – Walt Cunningham Jr. – (One Soul in Prosperity)
Wakefulness – Jim Trompeter – (JT Records)
My World – Alberto Mizrahi – (Craig N’ Co.)
Thousand Miles – Julio Awad – (SGAE “Global Jazz”)
Circle – Piotr Wojtasik – (SOJazz Records)
Passport – Matt Geraghty Project – (MGP Records)
Best Of Bowie – David Bowie – (EMI Records)
It’s About The Music – Jill Jensen & Jack Grassel – (Frozen Sky Records)
Later – Synergy – (NeXtep)
Uncommon Denominator – Mike Phillips – (Hidden Beach Recordings)
Acoustic Privacy – Insout – (TRP Music)
nadaquedeclarar – Frontera Cero – (La Flamenca Records)
Live At The Green Mill – Frank Catalano – (Delmark Records)
Tales Of The Water – Anthony Plessas – (OtterSong Records)
Upper Palette – Tom Mac – (Mac Group Productions)
Under The Moon – Barbara Sfraga – (A440 Music Group)
Surrender To Love – Kindred The Family Soul – (Hidden Beach Recordings)
SuperChatarraEspéshal – Gillespi – (Ultradeforme Records)
Nous Icons – Lefteris Christofis – (Blue Note Records)
Harmonica Jazz – Howard Levy – (Tall Thin Records)
Just Found Joy – Rich Corpolongo Quartet Plus Two – (Delmark Records)
Gaucho Batuta – Frank Kvinge – (Batuta Records)
Collage – Andre Caporaso – (Blue Room Records)
Pandora’s Pocket – Rex Richardson – (Igmod Records)
Steam – John Williams – (Green Linnet Records)
Cat’s Cradle – Tom Gullion – (Naim Audio)
Angel On A Stone Wall – Paul Halley – (Living Music Records)
Arms Around You – Eugene Friesen – (Living Music Records)
Sleeping Giant – Don Bennett – (Southport Records)
Cookin’ For You – Eddie Marshall – (Song-o-sau’rus Records)
Shock Of The New – Brad Goode – (Delmark Records)
Getting Hooked On – Rich Fudoli – (Phonogragh Records)
Walk Me To The War – Andrew Calhoun – (Flying Fish Records)
On The Future Of Aviation – Jerry Goodman – (Private Music)
On The First – Hanako Takami – (East West Japan Records)
Live For The Moment – Willy Schwarz – (Clearspot/EFA)
Watermelon Sugar – Watermelon Sugar – (Tin Mad Dog Records)
Stay With It – Rob Ryndak – (Southport Records)
Faithful Over A Few Things – Walt Cunningham Jr. – (One Soul in Prosperity)
La Zona Blanca – Pat Belliveau – (Pabco Music)
Usually/Always – Fred Simon – (Windham Hill Records)
ad halom – Shakshuka – (Shakshuka Records)
Inner Drive – Frank Gregory – (Valley Vue Records)
Green Things – Dave Gordon – (Sparrow Sound Design)
Good To You – Amy Levin – (July Records)
Jazz Inside Out – Guy Fricano – (Forever Jazz Records)
The Jazz Dance Workout – Giordano Technique – (Orion High Fidelity)
The Ultimate Christmas – The Chicago Hitmen – (Kimber K)
Luminescence – Michael Smith – (Shmo Records)
Everybody Needs It – Ellen McIlwaine – (Blind Pig Records) – Winner of the 1982 National Association of Independent Record Distributors’ “Best Rock Record Award”
The Sun Rises Late Here – Paul Berliner and KUDU – (Flying Fish Records)
CHILDREN’S RECORDS:
Songs For The Swing Set – Allegra Rosenberg & Talia Wertico – (RAW Records)
The Magical Makeilah – The Beth Emet Youth Choir – (BE Records)
More Hebrew In Song – Ronit Ben-Arie – (RBA Records)
Music Is Magic – Peggy Pascal & Jill Hearn – (Sweet Punkin Productions)
Children’s Record – Fred Koch – (Red Rover Records)
Sniggles, Squirrels, And Chicken Pox: Volume One – Miss Jackie – (Miss Jackie Music)
The Whistling Pig Presents Songs From The Heart – Doctor Doug & Bobbie Stuart – (Whistling Pig Records)
COLLECTOR’S CD’S:
Paul Wertico’s Greatest Hits – Vol. 1 – Paul Wertico – To Order
A Chicago Jazz Tour – (Collection/w others) – Paul Wertico Trio – (Big Chicago Records)
Jazz á go-go #A-008 (Collection/w others) – Paul Wertico Trio – (Jazz á go-go) – See Info
MD Hot Trax (Collection/w others) – Paul Wertico Trio – (Modern Drummer) – See Info
Pro-Mark Collector’s Edition Vol. II (Collection/w others) – (Pro-Mark) – See Info
Pro-Mark Collector’s Edition Vol. III (Collection/w others) – (Pro-Mark) – See Info
Pro-Mark Collector’s Edition Vol. 4 (Collection/w others) – (Pro-Mark) – See Info
DW 30th Anniversary Collection (Collection/w others) – (Drum Workshop)
COMPILATION RECORDINGS:
Chicago Rapid Transit / Grooves ’99 – (Collection/w others) – Terry Callier – (NoVo Records)
A Chicago Jazz Tour – (Collection/w others) – Kurt Elling – (Big Chicago Records)
Women Who Swing Chicago – (Collection/w others) – Jackie Allen – (Big Chicago Records)
Jazz Central Station Global Jazz Poll Winners, Vol. 1 – (Collection/w others) – Pat Metheny Group – (Encoded Music)
Bob Belden’s Shades of Blue – (Collection/w others) – Kurt Elling – (Blue Note Records)
Montreal Jazz Festival – (Collection/w others) – Pat Metheny Group – (Image Entertainment)
Sanctuary: 20 Years of Windham Hill – (Collection/w others) – Fred Simon – (Windham Hill Records)
True Stereo – (Collection/w others) – Union – (The Naim Label)
The Chicago Music Scene – (Collection/w others) – Jackie Allen – (Big Chicago Records)
A Musical History Of The Decade 1980 – 1990 – (Collection/w others) – Pat Metheny Group – (Geffen Records)
Esquire Jazz Collection: Crosstown Traffic – (Collection/w others) – Kurt Elling – (Blue Note Records)
The Sampler 1 – (Collection/w others) – Union – (The Naim Label)
The Sampler 2 – (Collection/w others) – Union – (The Naim Label)
The Sampler 3 – (Collection/w others) – Union – (The Naim Label)
The Sampler 6 – (Collection/w others) – Paul Wertico Trio – (The Naim Label)
Blue Box, Vol. 2: Finest Jazz Vocalists – (Collection/w others) – Kurt Elling – (Emi Int’l)
Blue Note Years, Vol. 7: Blue Note Now & Then – (Collection/w others) – Kurt Elling – (Blue Note Records)
Howard Mandel’s Future Jazz – (Collection/w others) – Pat Metheny/Derek Bailey/Gregg Bendian/Paul Wertico – (Knitting Factory)
Yasukuni Terashima Presents For Jazz Audio Fans Only Vol. 3 – (Collection/w others) – Scott Earl Holman Trio
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