If you are interested in any of these recordings, simply click on the title of the work to receive contact information, or use our "Inquiries" form: www.malletjazz.com/inquiry.html Tracks from the CD Rhyme Or Reason are now available online at Apple's iTunes store: click here for link Are you a DJ or Programmer affiliated with a radio station? If you are interested in adding any of Jim's recordings to your playlist, please contact me using our "Inquiries" form: www.malletjazz.com/inquiry.html Rhyme or Reason recorded June-Aug. 1997 recorded at RealMusik Studios - Craig Brandt, engineer all music composed and arranged by James Walker Personnel: James Walker (vb/mba/bells/pan/perc) Ken Gioffre (saxophones) Fareed Haque (gtr) Liam Teague (pan) Robert Chappell (kbd) Craig Brandt (ac. bs/elec. bs) Paul G. Ross (dr/pan) Jeff Stitely (dr) Erik Leckrone (perc) Selections: The Natural Blues For Don Mirage Passport East Shore Rhyme Or Reason Don't Go Second Thoughts Get On The Train Standards "Plus" recorded Oct. 1999 track 2 recorded at Cliffsound Studios - Joel Rosenblatt, engineer other tracks recorded at Malletjazz Studios - James Walker, engineer Personnel: James Walker (vb/dr) Ken Gioffre (saxophones) Robert Aries (pno) Dave Anderson (elec. bs) Dave Daddario (ac. bs) Joel Rosenblatt (dr) Selections: Stella By Starlight What's Your Point? Recorda Me Freddie Freeloader Sophisticated Lady Triste Softly As In A Morning Sunrise Some Day My Prince Will Come Recordings featuring James as a sideman: Tiger On A Leash - Ken Gioffre Personnel: Ken Gioffre, tenor and soprano saxophones; Tom Guarna, guitar; Dave Anderson, bass; Brian Dunne, drum set; James Walker, vibraphone; Compositions (all by Ken Gioffre): Sabertooth; Cloistered; Balance; Hair of the Dog; Manifesto; Do No Harm; Dunne Deal; Three For All; Avant; Sunscream recorded at Abel Productions, Norwalk, CT mixed by Ken Gioffre and Ron Bach at LaMusica One March - Paul G. Ross Personnel (steel pan unless otherwise noted): includes Paul G. Ross, steel pans and drum set; Liam Teague; Mark Smith; Joe Sonnefeldt; James Walker; Lana Wordel; Julie Stephens; Dave Ropinski; Paulette Frazier-Alexis; Ethan O'Connor; Kreg Moorhouse; Kevin Lehman; Glenn Donaldson, bass; Robert James, drum set and percussion Compositions (by Paul G. Ross unless otherwise noted): Diminishing Return; Calypso for Pan (Cliff Alexis); Fall; For The Day; Ron Doe; Yah (Kelvin Pope, arr. Ross); If She Only Knew/Evening Walk; Pan Hip; Realization recorded March 1, 1996 at Boutelle Memorial Concert Hall, DeKalb, IL recorded and mixed by Robert Chappell Wintertide - Michael Branden Personnel: includes Michael Branden, guitars and vocals; Marc Berardo, acoustic guitar and vocals; Chris Berardo, vocals and conga drum; Steve Moore, drums and percussion; Kathy Chiavola, vocals; Dave Pomeroy, bass; Geoff Collins, harmonica; John Knupp, vocals; Briley Allen Branden, vocals and mandolin; Olivia Cadley Branden, vocals and shaker; James Walker, steel pan; Jerry Springer, vocals Compositions (by Michael Branden unless otherwise noted): Wintertide (Michael Branden & Matthew Burke); Ferris Wheel (Michael Branden & Marc Berardo); Chapel In The Canyon; Kauai; Out With The Buffalo; I Can Hear It Calling; Of Poetry And Pendants; Hey, Daddy! (Michael Branden & John C. Knupp); Petronia Street; Still In My Heart; Thunder In The Night; Angels, Elizabeth recorded at Hayloft Studios, Milford, CT Return to Taiwan - The NIU Steel Band Personnel: Northern Illinois University Steel Band, directed by G. Allan O'Connor and Cliff Alexis Liam Teague, soloist Compositions: Mind Yuh Business (Len "Boogsie" Sharpe, arr. Alexis); Four Movements from Water Music (G. F. Handel, arr. Walker/O'Connor); Miss You Like Crazy (Masser, Goffin, & Glass, arr. Alexis); Variations Brasilieras (Robert Chappell); Generation Concerto (Ethan O'Connor); Setembro (Ivan Lins & Gil Peranzzetta, arr. Alexis); Misbehave (Len "Boogsie" Sharpe, arr. Alexis); Medley of Taiwanese Folks Songs:  I. The Train Song  II. White Jasmine Flowers In The Sixth Moon (traditional, arr. O'Connor) recorded and mixed by Robert Chappell