Mike Allen - Jazz saxophonist and composer.

In-store
Within Canada, distribution via major record stores is handled by Warner Music Canada. Some stores will stock the CDs (usually the most recent releases) while others require ordering through their catalogue. Pacific Music Marketing Ltd distributes the more recent releases to some select independent record shops in the southern British Columbia area.

Buying online
This is for many the most convenient and least expensive way to obtain any one of my albums. Clicking on the appropriate "Buy The CD" link below will navigate you to Pacific Music Marketing Ltd's online e-store - easy to use, and reliable!

Digital downloads
Music from the albums below is now widely available for download: eMusic, iTunes, Naptster/AOL MusicNow, MusicGremlin, Amazon.com, YahooMusic, and Zune.

Thank you for your interest.

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"Trancendent Duets"
(Coastal Jazz & Blues Society)

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Threads • Almus/Warner (ALM14202) • 2007

Separate Beings
Offhand
Back On Track
Juaziero
Unmistakably Monk
January
Sheep Island
Endemic
Is It Ever Enough?
Breaking

Review

Mike Allen (alto & tenor saxophones)
George McFetridge(piano)

"Give it up for 604! We’re on the map, baby!"
(Guy MacPherson )

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Vancouver • Almus/Warner (ALM14302) • 2007

A City In Love
Peyton's Gastown Walkabout
Walk In The Rain*
Grouse Grind
There Were Fireworks (I Do Recall)*
Robson Strut
Restless Night*
Christmas Without Snow*
The Wise Heron Of English Bay
Inlet Outlook

Review

Mike Allen (tenor saxophone)
Chris Gestrin (piano)
Adam Thomas (bass and vocals*)
Julian MacDonough (drums)

"#1 Canadian Jazz Album Of 2005"
(Doug Fischer, Ottawa Citizen)

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Love One Another • Almus/Warner (ALM14062) • 2005

Her Ascendancy
The Power Of Observation
Luna Crescente
In A World Of Their Own
The Best For Me
Same Old Feeling
Something For Tony
Love One Another

Review

Mike Allen (tenor saxophone)
Bruno Hubert (piano)
Sean Cronin (bass)
Julian MacDonough (drums)

"25 Best Pacific Northwest Jazz Albums of 2004"
(Jim Wilke, KPLU/Public Radio Int)

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Fearless • Almus/Warner (ALM12552) • 2004

Fearless
The Man
Let Your Heart Sing
John Robbins
Crystallized
Until It's Over
From A Different Angle
Mingus Jump

Review

Mike Allen (tenor, alto and soprano saxes)
George McFetridge (piano)
Julian MacDonough (drums)
Paul Rushka (bass) all tracks except 5, 7
Adam Thomas (bass) tracks 5, 7

"Outstanding Jazz Recording 2003"
(Western Canadian Music Awards)

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Dialectic • Almus/Warner (ALM11092) • 2003

Nette's Cept
Simone
Everytime We Say Goodbye
Bessie's Blues
One Side of a Circle
'Round Midnight
Until It's Over
Wiser Than I
Your Kind Brings Joy

Review

Mike Allen (tenor, soprano saxophone)
Julian MacDonough (drums)
Paul Rushka (bass)

Read the feature review
article by David Orthmann on
ALL ABOUT JAZZ.com

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Change Is • Maximum Jazz MAX0065 • 2000

Love Walked In
The Difference Between Us
Falling From Grace
Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
Your Time Will Come
Donna Maria
One Up Man Ship
At The Mark
Blues Almighty
Streetcar Named Desire

Review

Mike Allen (tenor saxophone)
Darren Radtke (bass)
Dave Robbins (drums)

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One Side of a Circle • Almus Jazz CD003 • 1999

Live To Know
Profit And Suffering
For Andre
Everything You Are
Rollins 'Roots
One Side Of A Circle
The Unthinkable
A Friendly Imposition

Review

Mike Allen (tenor saxophone)
Bill Coon (guitar)
Darren Radtke (bass)
Brad Turner (trumpet & flugelhorn)
Jill Townsend (trombone)
Dave Say (tenor saxophone)
Miles Black (piano)
Dave Robbins (drums)

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One Step Closer • Almus Jazz CD002 • 1997

One Step Closer
I Hear a Rhapsody
Switchback
Invitation
Morning on Carmine Street
Milestones
Body and Soul
Down the Line

Review

Mike Allen (tenor saxophone)
Brad Turner (trumpet & flugelhorn)
Miles Black (piano)
André Lachance (bass)
Dylan van der Schyff (drums)

Quintet / Quartet • Almus Jazz CD001 • 1995

One Side of a Circle
Luna Crescente
Blues on the Corner
Then There Was You
Something For Tony
'Nette's Cept
Wiser Than I
Your Kind Brings Joy
In a World of Their Own

Review

Quintet
Mike Allen (tenor saxophone)
Benoit Charest (guitar)
Tilden Webb (piano)
Alec Walkington (bass)
Dave Robbins (drums)

Quartet
Mike Allen (tenor saxophone)
David Grott (trombone)
Doug Weiss (bass)
Marc Miralta (drums)

Mike Allen also appears on the following recordings:

Mike Rud - Live From Lotusland - Sessions from CBC Vancouver Cellar Live CL 041605 (2005)
Dave Robbins - At The Mark Independent (2002)
Various Artists - Maximum Jazz Presents Live At The Cellar Maximum CD-7101 (2001)
Sonny Greenwich - Fragments Of A Memory - Cornerstone CD-116 (2001)
Bruce Nielsen Band - Up For the Count (2001)
Christine Duncan - Live at the Vogue CDCD-01 (1997)
Kathy Kidd and Kongo Mambo - Yemaya Suite Low Rider Records CD-0044 (1996)
Pete Magadini On Drums - Then To Now - Justin Time JTR 8447-2 (1992)
Sonny Greenwich - Standard Idioms Kleo CD-001 (1991)
Vikrama - Experience (Live In Montreal) Unity CD-135 (1990)
Pete Magadini Quintet - Night Dreamers featuring Mike Allen Timeless SJP 317 (1989)
Vikrama - Hands On Unity CD-105 (1988)