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Oded Tzur: Isabela (CD: ECM)Oded Tzur: Isabela (CD: ECM)
On his second release for ECM New York-based saxophonist Oded Tzur introduces a heightened sense of urgency and a conceptually augmented approach to his distinctive voice, weaving one underlying musical idea through a series of elaborate and impassioned designs. The quartet’s lineup is unchanged from 2020’s Here Be Dragons and the group’s interplay has grown even more expressive in the meantime. Throughout Isabela the saxophonist and his collaborators – pianist Nitai Hershkovits, Petros Klampanis on bass and rhythm conjurer Johnathan Blake – apply their subtle dialect in a more intense space, exploring the nuances and colors of Oded’s self-fashioned raga in a suite-like sequence of quiet meditations and powerful exclamations. The remarkable session was captured in Lugano’s Auditorio Stelio Molo in September 2021 and produced by Manfred Eicher. (ECM Records) 


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Gerald Clayton: Happening - Live At The Village Vanguard (CD: Blue Note)
Pianist Gerald Clayton makes his Blue Note debut with Happening: Live At The Village Vanguard, a fitting name for what this dynamic quintet with alto saxophonist Logan Richardson, tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Marcus Gilmore captures on stage any given night. Recorded at the legendary NYC jazz club, a longtime sacred space for the music, the band conjures the spirits of the room on this set of clayton originals and standards. (Blue Note Records) 


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Gerald Clayton: Happening - Live At The Village Vanguard (CD: Blue Note)


Ron MIles: Rainbow Sign (CD: Blue Note)Ron MIles: Rainbow Sign (CD: Blue Note)
Cornetist and composer Ron Miles makes his Blue Note debut with Rainbow Sign, the follow-up to his widely acclaimed 2017 album I Am A Man, which reconvenes the same remarkable band featuring pianist Jason Moran, guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Thomas Morgan, and drummer Brian Blade. Miles wrote most of Rainbow Sign as his father was passing away in the summer of 2018, and the album is both a loving dedication and a riveting spiritual document that scores the journey from Earth to eternal peace. (Blue Note) 


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Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio: Angels Around (CD: Heartcore)
Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio - Angels Around traverses new musical frontiers in the standard jazz idiom. While Rosenwinkel, Hutchinson, and Deidda embody and emote the rich traditions of jazz at its purest form, make no mistake, this music is thoroughly contemporary, focused, and for the here and now. (Proper Music) 


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Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio: Angels Around (CD: Heartcore)


Connie Han: Iron Starlet (CD: Mack Avenue)Connie Han: Iron Starlet (CD: Mack Avenue)
 


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Nicholas Payton: Relaxin' With Nick (CD: Smoke Sessions, 2 CDs)
Jazz iconoclast Nicholas Payton's new recording Relaxin’ With Nick brings the experience of witnessing Payton’s unparalleled live performances directly to the listener. Payton has evolved a singular approach to live performance, wedding his breathtaking voice on the trumpet to his own accompaniment on piano and Fender Rhodes. On this double album, he is joined by the renowned rhythm section of bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington for a stellar set captured at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. It features Payton’s original compositions and a few well-chosen standards, all highlighting the virtuosic musicianship and thrilling camaraderie discovered together on the club’s intimate stage in front of an enraptured audience. (Smoke Sessions) 


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Nicholas Payton: Relaxin' With Nick (CD: Smoke Sessions, 2 CDs)


Tom Harrell: Infinity (CD: Highnote)Tom Harrell: Infinity (CD: Highnote)
For this HighNote release, featuring a razor-sharp quintet with saxophonist Mark Turner and guitarist Charles Altura, Tom Harrell & company combine complex compositions, seductive rhythms, advanced harmonic concepts, vibrant solos and sheer inspiration in an album which transcends the jazz idiom. (Proper Music) 


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Marcus Strickland: People Of The Sun (CD: Blue Note)
On his thrilling new LP, People of the Sun, Marcus Strickland blazes a trail fully at the helm of his music—performing, writing, and producing with his outrageously able Twi-Life band on deck—even as he sonically and socially traces the African diaspora from present to past in an effort to unpack his identity. The result is an album that's busy and beautiful, inventive and contemplative, an amalgam of influences from West Africa (griot culture, Afrobeat, percussion) and America (post-bop, funk-soul, beat music) performed in the key of revelation. (Blue Note Records) 


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Marcus Strickland: People Of The Sun (CD: Blue Note)


Steve Hobbs: Tribute To Bobby (CD: Challenge)Steve Hobbs: Tribute To Bobby (CD: Challenge)
This album by Steve Hobbs is a beautiful tribute to Bobby Hutcherson."Steve Hobbs has long been one of the most talented, if underrated vibraphonists around" Scott Yanow, Jazz Times Hobbs is joined on the album by an all-star group consisting of Adam Kolker (saxophones), Bill O'Connell (piano), Peter Washington (bass) and John Riley (drums).

The recording is centred mostly around cutting edge originals by Hobbs encompassing modern mainstream examples of post-bop, Latin, Funk, Calypso, and more, arranged and performed with the typical creative and hard edged energy you are used to hearing on his past New York Recordings. Hobbs centered the music around marimba, dedicating the recording to his mentor and late friend Bobby Hutcherson. 


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Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra: Without A Trace (CD: Origin)
'Without a Trace', the new album from Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra, features Steve Wilson & Carolyn Leonhart.

New York composer, trombonist & alto flugelhornist Scott Reeves' Jazz Orchestra has been hard at work since 2008, but it was only in 2016 with the release of the group's debut recording, "Portraits and Places," that a wider audience was offered a peek at Reeves' broad and sophisticated talents. With outstanding New York musicians, including saxophonists Steve Wilson and Tim Armacost, pianist Jim Ridl and vocalist Carolyn Leonhart, Scott's music offers an inspired approach to big band writing, combining a contemporary harmonic palette and non-traditional forms with infectious, swinging grooves and great soloing by world-class jazz artists. "Without a Trace" features arrangements of standards such as Kurt Weill's "Speak Low," and "All or Nothing At All," along with Wayne Shorter's "Juju", and then four Reeves originals, including "Something for Thad," a tribute to the great Thad Jones.

"...a keen ear for melody, harmony and counterpoint...his compositions are sophisticated yet accessible, his arrangements scrupulously burnished and invariably engaging." - ALL ABOUT JAZZ. (Proper Music) 


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Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra: Without A Trace (CD: Origin)


Alan Ferber Big Band: Jigsaw (CD: Sunnyside)Alan Ferber Big Band: Jigsaw (CD: Sunnyside)
 


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Ben Markley Big Band: Clockwise- The Music Of Cedar Walton (CD: OA2)
 


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Ben Markley Big Band: Clockwise- The Music Of Cedar Walton (CD: OA2)


Ben Markley Quartet: Basic Economy (CD: OA2)Ben Markley Quartet: Basic Economy (CD: OA2)
As the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed Big Band recording, "Clockwise: The Music of Cedar Walton," pianist Ben Markley presents this spirited and thoroughly modern quartet session of original compositions, featuring alto saxophone great Greg Osby. (Proper Music) 


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Ben Markley Quartet: Slow Play (CD: OA2)
For Ben Markley's fourth recording, the fleet pianist/composer teams with New York tenor saxophone great Joel Frahm for a dynamic set of modern jazz originals. Though written specifically with the band of Frahm, drummer Jim White, and bassist Marty Kenny in mind, Markley continually finds inspiration from significant influences in his musical life, most notably Cedar Walton, Chick Corea and Bill Evans. With engaging and elevating support from Kenney and White, Markley and Frahm pop on the boogaloo "'Mon Back," strike a Jazz Messengers-esque pose on the grooving "Return of Catboy," and strut on the half-time funk of the title tune. "Frahm's playing bubbles over with ear-catching inventiveness and a robust, positive feeling." Ottawa Citizen. (Proper Music) 


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Ben Markley Quartet: Slow Play (CD: OA2)


Jarod Bufe: New Spaces (CD: OA2)Jarod Bufe: New Spaces (CD: OA2)
'New Spaces' is saxophonist Jarod Bufe's Quartet's debut album on OA2 Records. The album features all original material, composed by Bufe. With an ongoing residency at Chicago's famed Fitzgerald's over the last 5 years, saxophonist Jarod Bufe took the opportunity to develop a body of new compositions while honing an intuitive group aesthetic with this band of top-flight Chicago artists. Written during a period of life changes, Bufe's tunes convey all the emotions that implies, but through the creative rhythmic vitality generated by drummer Jon Deitemyer and bassist Matt Ulery, the feeling of hope and of the ongoing search is never lost. Guitarist Tim Stine's improvisatory approach with surprising, unfurling lines, beside his understated chordal accompanying of Bufe's tradition-rich lyricism, defines this very personal and conversational session. (Proper Music) 


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DE3: Live At Maxwell's (CD: Sunnyside)
Two relaxed sessions Steve Maxwell’s Drum Shop in Midtown New York City featuring Duane Eubanks with a trio made up of mainstays from his Quintet, namely bassist Dezron Douglas and drummer Eric McPherson. Live At Maxwell’s is one of those special recordings where the musicians get to let it hang out. This loosening of artistic inhibitions is what makes this recording special. The compositions on the recording are great vehicles for the ensemble to stretch out on. Most of the pieces stem from the pen of Eubanks. Douglas also provides an original and the trio improvises a couple pieces extemporaneously. Stepping away from the constraints of the typical studio album, DE3 has delivered a fantastic recording of nuance, interplay and personality on Live At Maxwell’s. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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DE3: Live At Maxwell's (CD: Sunnyside)


David Chesky & Jazz In The New Harmonic Quintet: Primal Scream (CD: Chesky)David Chesky & Jazz In The New Harmonic Quintet: Primal Scream (CD: Chesky)
Once again pianist/composer David Chesky courts a dark, masterful muse on this second recording by his Jazz in the New Harmonic quintet. The noirish atmosphere prevails from his first dissonant stabs at the keyboard with cool solos from veteran jazz artists Javon Jackson and Jeremy Pelt, while Peter Washington and Billy Drummond lock down the time. This is a different kind of cool jazz, one that grooves along steadily. Close your eyes and you can feel the pulse of the New York streets colliding with 21st century ethereal classical harmony.

Part of the Chesky Binaural + Series, all recorded with a single microphone, the band appears right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording. (Chesky Records) 


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Powerhouse: In An Ambient Way (CD: Chesky)
POWERHOUSE is a jazz super group that set its sights on interpreting Miles Davis’ groundbreaking album In A Silent Way using modern recording technology and sonic textures as a contribution to the improvisation. Not only is the texture of the room taken into consideration for the choice of music, but also the prime placement of each instrument within the matrix of the captured sound, all of which added to the input of inspiration that makes the music more alive and interactive.

This recording embraces many elements of the jazz world: the perpetual idea of using technology to improve the world around you that Miles Davis made so clear; the continuation of the generational passing of knowledge through actual living situations; the spontaneous nature of improvised music; and, above all, the desire to discover new things, to improve, develop and add a new dimension to the listening experience for all lovers of music.

Part of the Chesky Binaural + Series, all recorded with a single microphone, the duo appears right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording. (Chesky Records) 


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Powerhouse: In An Ambient Way (CD: Chesky)


Lynne Arriale Trio: Give Us These Days (CD: Challenge)Lynne Arriale Trio: Give Us These Days (CD: Challenge)
 


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Lynne Arriale Trio: Chimes Of Freedom (CD: Challenge)
'Chimes of Freedom' is Lynne Arriale's second album on Challenge Records and her 15th as a leader. Lynne is joined by renowned musicians, Dutch bassist/co-producer Jasper Somsen, drummer, E.J. Strickland, and guest vocalist, K.J. Denhert. In Chimes, her most passionate artistic statement to date, Lynne reflects on freedom, cultural diversity, and her wish that all refugee families may reach an inclusive safe harbour among the democratic nations of the world. This remarkable collection features seven of Lynne's original, deeply personal works. (Proper Music) 


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Lynne Arriale Trio: Chimes Of Freedom (CD: Challenge)


Lynne Arriale Trio: The Lights Are Always On (CD: Challenge)Lynne Arriale Trio: The Lights Are Always On (CD: Challenge)
The Lights Are Always On is pianist/composer Lynne Arriale's 16th album as leader, and her third recording on Challenge Records International. Lynne's original music is a suite of compositions that reflect the world-wide, life-changing events of the past two years. Several of the pieces are named in honor of heroes around the world, including those who served as caregivers on the front lines of the COVID pandemic and as defenders of democracy. On this session Lynne is joined by bassist/co-producer Jasper Somsen and drummer E.J. Strickland, both outstanding, in-demand musicians on the international jazz scene. The trio creates the sort of engrossing musical conversation that has become a trademark of Lynne's groups. (Proper Music) 


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Lynne Arriale Trio: Being Human (CD: Challenge)
Being Human, pianist-composer Lynne Arriale's 17th album as a leader, is her fourth for Challenge Records International. Joining Lynne are bassist Alon Near and drummer Lukasz Zyta in a suite of original compositions that explores life-affirming facets of humankind. Being Human is dedicated to the things that define our better nature, and to those individuals, whether celebrated or unsung, who personify them.

"I wrote this suite in response to the division and turmoil in our world. The music focuses on qualities we all share; that define our humanity. I hope this album will be uplifting and convey a sense of unity and optimism. The dedications reflect my admiration for those who I feel personify the traits that inspired the music." Lynne Arriale (Proper Music) 


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Lynne Arriale Trio: Being Human (CD: Challenge)


Joey Alexander: My Favourite Things (CD: Motema)Joey Alexander: My Favourite Things (CD: Motema)
Jazz piano wunderkind Joey Alexander releases his highly anticipated debut album 'My Favorite Things', produced by Grammy-winning producer Jason Olaine, on the Harlem based label Motéma Music.

The album finds Alexander playing everything from Coltrane to Rodgers and Hammerstein with a deft touch, adventurous spirit and improvisatory verve. Accompanying Joey on the album are bassist Larry Grenadier (Stan Getz, Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny) and two-time Grammy-winning drummer Ulysses Owens Jr. (Kurt Elling, Wynton Marsalis, Christian McBride) as well as three talented young players from the New York scene: Russell Hall (bass), Sammy Miller (drums) and trumpeter Alphonso Horne (LCJO, Marcus Roberts). (Proper Music) 


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Joey Alexander: Countdown (CD: Motema)
The highly-anticipated sophomore album by twice Grammy-nominated piano prodigy Joey Alexander, showcases his remarkable development as a contemporary jazz bandleader and talent as a composer. Featuring bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Ulysses Owens Jr., saxophonist Chris Potter joins the trio for an extended exploration of Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage". (Proper Music) 


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Joey Alexander: Countdown (CD: Motema)


Joey Alexander: Continuance (CD: Mack Avenue)Joey Alexander: Continuance (CD: Mack Avenue)
Pianist/composer Joey Alexander's 7th album, Continuance, is the story of a critically acclaimed artist at the peak of his creativity, not only as a bandleader but as a celebrated composer. At 20-years-old, Alexander has gathered his touring band consisting of Kris Funn (bass) and John Davis (drums) to translate their unique improvisation on the stage to the studio with the help of trumpeter Theo Croker. Featuring five newly written original compositions and breathtaking renditions of "I Can't Make You Love Me" (made famous by Bonnie Raitt) and the popular hymn "Great Is Thy Faithfulness," Alexander's bound to make waves on a global level. (Proper Music) 


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Justin Kauflin: Dedication (CD: Jazz Village)
Produced by Quincy Jones, Dedication is the Jazz Village debut by piano prodigy Justin Kauflin. The album features twelve original compositions by Kauflin. His style embodies without being derivative the "quiet fire" lyricism of Bill Evans (whom Kauflin credits as his "biggest influence at age 14"), the nimble and mercurial qualities of Bud Powell, the genial melodiousness of Herbie Hancock and a bit of Dave Brubeck's gregarious percussiveness. Kauflin's side men on the album are Billy Williams on drums, Chris Smith on bass, Matt Stevens on guitar and Etan Haziza on nylon guitar. Kauflin is also the subject of the award-winning documentary Keep On Keepin' On, which chronicles his mentorship and friendship with the legendary musician and teacher Clark Terry. The film won Best New Documentary Director and the Heineken Audience Award at New York's prestigious Tribeca Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Boulder Film Festival. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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Justin Kauflin: Dedication (CD: Jazz Village)


Eric Alexander: Chicago Fire (CD: Highnote)Eric Alexander: Chicago Fire (CD: Highnote)
There's an old saying that a great jazz musician never plays a song the same way once. That could certainly be said of Eric Alexander. One of the busiest players in jazz yet his playing is as imaginative as ever, with the ideas pouring out of his horn. His harmonic inventiveness is exceptional and he'll run the changes at such length at times that you wonder if he'll resolve everything in time and end up back on the beat but he always does. He has a big, full, sound, and a ferocious technique, with access to the full range of his instrument, all under super-human control. Both the Bird and the Sonny Rollins legacies have been thoroughly internalized but here Eric explores the repertoire of another school of tenor playing the Chicagoans. With long-time collaborators Harold Mabern, John Webber and Joe Farnsworth Eric gives the nod to some Windy City players who helped shape the sound of jazz for decades Eddie Harris, Von Freeman and others. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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Eric Alexander: Song Of No Regrets (CD: Highnote)
 


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Eric Alexander: Song Of No Regrets (CD: Highnote)


Eric Alexander: With Strings (CD: Highnote)Eric Alexander: With Strings (CD: Highnote)
Eric Alexander’s prowess on the tenor saxophone, his unimpeachable virtuosity and technical skill, is obvious to anyone who has paid attention to his fluent and stirring work over the past three decades. His reputation as a hard blowing jazz gladiator has stood him well with fellow musicians and loyal listeners. Admired and enjoyed for his exceptional powers, Alexander is a model of mainstream jazz expertise. However, on his latest HighNote recording Eric,backed by three of his favorite colleagues and the lush sounds of a string orchestra, brings his lyrical side to the fore.

“I wanted to get straight into the beauty of a song, always putting the melody first,” Alexander states about his expressed intentions for the album. “Improvisations are the icing on the cake.” With the fruition of this dream project Alexander has again succeeded in proving that his long obvious gifts as a player are equalled by his respect for the gift of song. (Proper Music) 


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Eric Alexander: A New Beginning (CD: Highnote)
As difficult times often beget new beginnings, the COVID-19 quagmire gave birth to alto saxophonist Eric Alexander. To some, a tenor-to-alto switch may not seem to be a newsworthy matter, but for the initiated it's the stuff of headlines. An inveterate tenor at the apex of the scene for more than three decades, Eric put the alto away in his teen years and never looked back.

"But with the dearth of opportunities to play during the pandemic, I started to work on it," he confesses. After successfully pitching the idea of using his second saxophone-with-strings project as a debut on alto, the present recording is quite simply astounding. Working with his regular rhythm section and adding ace string arrangements, this altoist delivers one revelatory performance after another. (Proper Music) 


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Eric Alexander: A New Beginning (CD: Highnote)


Will Calhoun: Life In This World (CD: Motema)Will Calhoun: Life In This World (CD: Motema)
As the iconic band Living Colour celebrates 25 years of rock and roll, their legendary drummer Will Calhoun dives deep into his jazz roots on a vibrant and varied set with fellow legends Ron Carter, Donald Harrison, Wallace Roney, Marc Cary and Charnett Moffett. (Motema Music) 


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Chris Potter: Underground (CD: EmArcy)
 


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Chris Potter: Underground (CD: EmArcy)


Chris Potter: The Sirens (CD: ECM)Chris Potter: The Sirens (CD: ECM)
“The Sirens” is acclaimed saxophonist Chris Potter’s ECM debut as a leader, an album of mood and melody inspired by The Odyssey – both its epic atmosphere and its timeless humanity. Potter – who has featured on many ECM albums by Dave Holland and Steve Swallow, as well as making a profound contribution to the contemporary classic “Lost in a Dream” with Paul Motian and Jason Moran – has composed a cycle of irresistible songs without words. These pieces are conveyed by a subtly virtuosic, strikingly textured band: with Potter on tenor and soprano saxophones and bass clarinet, plus Craig Taborn (piano), David Virelles (prepared piano, celeste, harmonium), Larry Grenadier (double bass) and Eric Harland (drums). Potter declaims lyrical lines over the dynamically inventive rhythm section, as colouristic keyboards shimmer like stars in the night sky. (ECM Records) 


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Chris Potter Underground Orchestra: Imaginary Cities (CD: ECM)
Imaginary Cities is the recording premiere of saxophonist Chris Potter’s new Underground Orchestra. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his long-established Underground quartet – with Adam Rogers, Craig Taborn and Nate Smith – now joined by two bassists, a string quartet, and Potter’s old comrade from Dave Holland Quintet days, vibes and marimba man Steve Nelson. The title composition is a suite, panoramic in its reach, with movements subtitled “Compassion”, “Dualities”, “Disintegration” and “Rebuilding”. The scope of the work, and its contrasting moods and thematic development, inspire some of Potter’s finest playing. His saxes fly high above his idealized cityscapes or launch into dialogues or group improvising with its gifted inhabitants. Four further pieces – “Lament”, “Firefly”, “Sky” and “Shadow Self” – extend the feeling of the suite, successfully combining both tightly written material and very open areas involving all members of the orchestra. References are multi-idiomatic and multicultural, and Potter, who counts Charlie Parker with Strings amongst his formative enthusiasms, had Arabic and Indian string sections in mind, as well as contemporary composition, when shaping this material. Imaginary Cities was recorded in December 2013 in New York’s Avatar Studio and produced by Manfred Eicher. Release of the album is followed by US performances with the Underground Orchestra in New York and San Francisco. (ECM Records) 


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Chris Potter Underground Orchestra: Imaginary Cities (CD: ECM)


Chris Potter: The Dreamer Is The Dream (CD: ECM)Chris Potter: The Dreamer Is The Dream (CD: ECM)

For his third ECM release as a leader, Chris Potter presents a new acoustic quartet that naturally blends melodic rhapsody with rhythmic muscle. The group includes superlative musicians well known to followers of ECM’s many recordings from New York over the past decade: keyboardist David Virelles, bassist Joe Martin and drummer Marcus Gilmore, who each shine in addition to the leader on multiple horns. The Dreamer Is the Dream features Potter on tenor saxophone – the instrument that has made him one of the most admired players of his generation – in the striking opener “Heart in Hand” and such album highlights as “Yasodhara,” as well as on soprano sax (“Memory and Desire”) and bass clarinet (the title track). Potter is an artist who “employs his considerable technique in service of music rather than spectacle,” says The New Yorker, and his composing develops in texture and atmosphere with every album. Along with his previous ECM releases, Imaginary Cities and The Sirens, he has appeared on some of the label’s most acclaimed discs, including Paul Motian’s classic Lost in a Dream and Dave Holland’s Grammy Award-winning What Goes Around. (ECM Records) 


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David Virelles: Continuum (CD: Pi Recordings)
One of the most in-demand pianists in jazz, Cuban-born pianist David Virelles makes his Pi Recordings debut with Continuum, a collaborative effort with bassist Ben Street (Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel), legendary drummer Andrew Cyrille (David Murray, Cecil Taylor) and Cuban folkloric percussionist/poet Román Díaz. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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David Virelles: Continuum (CD: Pi Recordings)


Christian McBride: Conversations With Christian (CD: Mack Avenue)Christian McBride: Conversations With Christian (CD: Mack Avenue)
‘Conversations with Christian’ sees the acclaimed bassist perform 13 unique duets with an array of stars from the pop, jazz and world music scenes, including vocalists Sting, Angélique Kidjo and Dee Dee Bridgewater plus jazz stars Chick Corea, George Duke, Hank Jones and Roy Hargrove, amongst others.

The 39-year-old maestro places himself in the forefront on a duet apiece with "13 of my closest musical friends and cohorts" - singers Angélique Kidjo, Sting and Dee Dee Bridgewater; pianists George Duke, Eddie Palmieri and Chick Corea, as well as Dr. Billy Taylor and Hank Jones (who both passed away in 2010); violinist Regina Carter; trumpeter Roy Hargrove; guitarist Russell Malone; tenor saxophonist Ron Blake; and actress Gina Gershon. In the process, McBride unleashes the full measure of his already legendary skills, crafting as complete a portrait of his diverse interests - different variations of the blues and African-American church experience, bebop, the American Songbook, Latin music, free jazz, even comedy - as he has ever presented. (Proper Music) 


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Christian McBride: The Movement Revisited (CD: Mack Avenue)
The Movement, Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Cultural Icons is culminating documentation of a richly inspired piece - lauding four key figures of the Civil Rights Movement: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali. Marshalling his ever-sharpening skills as a composer, arranger, conductor, musician and lyricist, McBride has created a historically and culturally illuminating five-part suite for an 18-piece big band, chorus and narrators that places the motivating forces as well as the goals of the Civil Rights Movement within a powerfully relevant artistic context. It is a one-from-the-heart project McBride was, apparently, destined to undertake. This recording of The Movement, Revisited marks the addition of a fifth movement, "Apotheosis," which acknowledges the election of Barack Obama as the first African American President of the United States. (Proper Music) 


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Christian McBride: The Movement Revisited (CD: Mack Avenue)


Christian McBride Big Band: For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver (CD: Mack Avenue)Christian McBride Big Band: For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver (CD: Mack Avenue)
Christian McBride solidifies his role as the champion of the past, present and future of jazz with his GRAMMY® Award-winning Big Band's new album in tribute to Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery and Oliver Nelson. Featuring special guests Joey DeFrancesco and Mark Whitfield, "For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver" honours the historical legacy of the jazz legends who shaped the soul of music for generations to come. (Proper Music) 


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Cyrus Chestnut: Kaleidoscope (CD: Highnote)
For this recording Cyrus Chestnut has arranged eight compositions by the classical composers W.A. Mozart, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Eric Satie, taking the classical themes through a series of rhythmic and harmonic turns and twists and subjecting them to a wildly innovative series of transformations.

The jazz piano trio, a specialism with its own lineage and admirers, is currently alive and well thanks to the artists such as those here on 'Kaleidoscope'. A keyboard master such as Cyrus Chestnut can imbue this tried-and-true format - whose practitioners range from Jelly Roll Morton to Robert Glasper - with a relevance for today's listeners and expand its parameters without losing sight of its historic past.

Through it all Cyrus Chestnut emerges as a multi-faceted artist who, using the venerable jazz piano trio format, can refract the past through his own imagination and create something new which is always fresh and exciting. (Proper Music) 


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Cyrus Chestnut: Kaleidoscope (CD: Highnote)


Vince Mendoza: Nights On Earth (CD: Art Of Groove)Vince Mendoza: Nights On Earth (CD: Art Of Groove)
Acclaimed arranger-conductor and 6-times Grammy winner Vince Mendoza assembles an all-star cast for ‘Nights on Earth’ his first album of originals in 13 years! The album features John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Joe Lovano, Bob Mintzer, Larry Goldings, Kenny Werner and Christian McBride, plus others.

After a remarkably productive decade which saw him writing stellar orchestral arrangements for recordings by Bjork, Melody Gardot, Sting and Joni Mitchell (he won Grammy Awards for his contributions to her ‘Both Sides Now’ in 2000 and ‘Travelogue’ in 2003), Vince Mendoza has shifted focus back to his own compositions for the first time in 13 years. On this eagerly-awaited followup to ‘Epiphany’, Mendoza recruited an all-star cast of long time collaborators like guitarists John Abercrombie, John Scofield and Nguyen Le, drummer Peter Erskine, percussionist Luis Conte, organist Larry Goldings, steel drummer Andy Narell, pianists Kenny Werner and Alan Pasqua, plus saxophonists Bob Mintzer and Joe Lovano.

He is also joined by such new friends as Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza, Malian kora player and singer Tom Diakite, young American jazz stars in bassist Christian McBride, drummer Greg Hutchinson and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. Along with members of the Metropole Orkest, the Dutch ensemble that Mendoza has presided over as chief conductor for the past six years, they bring to life these evocative pieces that flow directly from the composer’s heart to his pen. His most personal and compelling project to date, ‘Nights on Earth’ is yet another crowning achievement in the career of the acclaimed composer-arranger-conductor. (Proper Note) 


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Terri Lyne Carrington: TLC & Friends (CD: Candid)
An early snapshot of an extraordinary musician at a young age, TLC & Friends was recorded in October 1981 when Terri Lyne Carrington was only 16 years old - Now a 4 time Grammy winning, NEA Jazz Master, composer, activist, and educator, this album, being widely released for the first time, gives us a glimpse of the incredibly talented and influential inter-disciplined artist during her first record session and as band leader no less. (Proper Music) 


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Terri Lyne Carrington: TLC & Friends (CD: Candid)


Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project (CD: Concord)Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project (CD: Concord)
‘The Mosaic Project’ sees Terri Lyne Carrington assemble an all-female cast that includes some of the most prominent female jazz artists of the last few decades: Esperanza Spalding, Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cassandra Wilson, Patrice Rushen and Geri Allen amongst others. (Proper Note) 


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Terri Lyne Carrington: The ACT Years (CD: ACT)
Terri Lyne Carrington is one of the world’s most-sought after drummers and one of jazz’s leading female media figures. This compilation includes tracks from Carrington's two ACT albums as a leader, and from Nguyen Le's Jimi Hendrix tribute album Purple, on which she played in Le's quartet. Musicians featuring on the repertoire include Wallace Roney, Greg Osby, Meshell Ndegeocello, Terence Blanchard, Herbie Hancock, Gary Thomas, Kevin Eubanks and many more. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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Terri Lyne Carrington: The ACT Years (CD: ACT)


Wallace Roney: A Place In Time (CD: Highnote)Wallace Roney: A Place In Time (CD: Highnote)
With the Grammy-winning composer/pianist Patrice Rushen on hand with guest reedman Gary Bartz and Wallace Roney's sidemen of choice, Ben Solomon, tenor sax, Buster Williams, bass and Lenny White, drums, the musicians on 'A Place in Time' deliver a blisteringly accomplished and creative session. (Proper Music) 


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Jon Iragabon: The Observer (CD: Concord)
The Observer, is saxophonist and composer Jon Irabagon’s newest offering. Winning the 2008 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition has afforded Irabagon the opportunity to assemble a dream-team of musicians, including the stellar rhythm section of pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Victor Lewis. This combo of familiar players is augmented by extraordinary trumpeter Nicholas Payton on two tracks, while pianist Bertha Hope provides gorgeous accompaniment to one of her late husband, Elmo Hope’s compositions. Along with veteran producer Don Sickler and engineering wizard Rudy Van Gelder, Irabagon and company have crafted a statement of power and beauty replete with twists and turns, a diverse but cohesive collection sure to please jazz aficionados and new fans alike. (Concord Jazz) 


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Jon Iragabon: The Observer (CD: Concord)


Cindy Blackman: Another Lifetime (CD: Four Quarters)Cindy Blackman: Another Lifetime (CD: Four Quarters)
‘Another Lifetime’ is Cindy Blackman’s tribute to her mentor, Tony Williams, one of the greatest drummers of all time. The album features some of the most exciting tracks from the eclectic recordings of Tony Williams' Lifetime, a band which featured some of the seminal and most influential jazz and rock musicians of the era. Helping Cindy is an all-star line-up, including Joe Lovano, Mike Stern, Doug Carne, Vernon Reid, Patrice Rushen, Benny Reitveld and others. (Proper Note) 


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Robert Glasper: Double Booked (CD: Blue Note)
Pianist Robert Glasper presents both sides of his musical persona with Double-Booked, his third album for Blue Note Records. The album bridges Glasper's parallel careers as the leader of an acclaimed jazz trio and a first-call sideman with hip-hop artists such as Mos Def, Q Tip and The Roots. Moving nimbly from the acoustic Robert Glasper Trio to the hip-hop fusion Robert Glasper Experiment, the young keyboardist puts his versatility front and center. Special guests on the album include vocalist Bilal and a cameo appearance from rapper Mos Def. (Blue Note Records) 


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Robert Glasper: Double Booked (CD: Blue Note)


Danny Grissett: Form (CD: Criss Cross)Danny Grissett: Form (CD: Criss Cross)
A sparkling pianist as well as a fine budding composer, Danny Grissett's star has been on the rise lately and he's a favorite accompanist to a growing body of leaders including trumpeters Jim Rotondi, Jeremy Pelt, and Tom Harrell.

He returns for his third Criss Cross release and moves beyond the trio format to feature tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, trombonist Steve Davis and newcomer Ambrose Akinmusire on trumpet. Grissett puts his stamp on all the material including updates on Herbie Hancock's King Cobra, and Monk's Ugly Beauty. His originals are also cut from a regal cloth of originality, with bassist Vicente Archer and drummer Kendrick Scott responsive to the pianist's every move. (Criss Cross Jazz) 


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Danny Grissett: The In-Between (CD: Criss Cross)
Pianist Danny Grissett is joined on 'The In-Between' by tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III, an acquaintance since both attended the Thelonious Monk Institute in the early noughties, bassist Vicente Archer, a partner of long-standing and the great drummer Bill Stewart. Grissett offers a mix of five originals, four personalized standards, and a lovely ballad by his wife. (Proper Music) 


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Danny Grissett: The In-Between (CD: Criss Cross)


Danny Grissett: Remembrance (CD: Savant)Danny Grissett: Remembrance (CD: Savant)
 


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The Power Quintet: High Art (CD: HighNote)
This post-bop supergroup, which has honed its rapport on tour in Europe, consists of the trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, the vibraphonist Steve Nelson, the pianist Danny Grissett, the bassist Peter Washington and the drummer Bill Stewart.

What puts the POW in The Power Quintet is the fact that here we have like-minded, virtuoso musicians who have decided to collaborate and perform new and stimulating music. 'High Art' is a perfect example of what happens when artists with shared histories, a dedication towards performing creative music, and the willingness to be team players join forces.

The band cooks up a swinging brew of mostly original tunes with a decidedly post-hard-bop influence. Throughout the session the band delivered high energy, immaculate, yet often daring variations on the contemporary but 'feel good' compositions of Messrs Pelt, Grissett and Stewart. (Proper Music) 


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The Power Quintet: High Art (CD: HighNote)


Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band: Season Of Changes (CD: Verve)Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band: Season Of Changes (CD: Verve)
Season of Changes is the third album and first Verve release by Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band, the visionary ensemble that matches renowned drummer/composer Blade with the formidable talents of pianist and composer Jon Cowherd, Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar), Chris Thomas (bass), Myron Walden (alto saxophone, bass clarinet) and Melvin Butler (tenor saxophone).

The album features nine moving new works by Blade and Cowherd, and offers a compelling distillation of the compositional eloquence and collective chemistry that have made Blade and his longtime bandmates one of contemporary jazz's most respected ensembles.

True to its title, Season of Changes (produced by Blade and Cowherd) finds the players pursuing their collective muse into emotionally evocative new territory. The album opens with the gently striking "Rubylou's Lullaby," one of the album's six Blade compositions, followed by Cowherd's driving, multi-movement "Return of the Prodigal Son," which showcases Rosenwinkel's stellar guitar work and Butler's emotive tenor. The title track is a modern epic that reveals Cowherd's depth and growth as a composer, as well as his ability to write for the band's collective expression. Another highlight is "Most Precious One" and its companion piece "Most Precious One (Prodigy)." The former starts off with Thomas' steady bass mantra, and then transitions into a more layered, beat-driven performance of the composition. The album closes with the Blade composition "Omni," which features Walden's soaring alto. (Verve Music Group) 


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Hank Roberts: Green (CD: Winter & Winter)
 


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Hank Roberts: Green (CD: Winter & Winter)


Gerald Cleaver: Gerald Cleaver's Detroit (CD: Fresh Sound New Talent)Gerald Cleaver: Gerald Cleaver's Detroit (CD: Fresh Sound New Talent)
 


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Kenny Garrett: Beyond The Wall (CD: Nonesuch)
 


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Kenny Garrett: Beyond The Wall (CD: Nonesuch)


Kenny Garrett: Seeds From The Underground (CD: Mack Avenue)Kenny Garrett: Seeds From The Underground (CD: Mack Avenue)
Star saxophonist Kenny Garrett’s new album ‘Seeds from the Underground’, is a powerful return to the straight-ahead, acoustic quartet format that showcases his extraordinary abilities.

For Garrett, ‘Seeds from the Underground’ is a special recording. It consists solely of original compositions, and is truly a homage to those who have inspired and influenced him, both personally and musically. "All of these songs are dedicated to someone," says Garrett. "And the 'seeds' have been planted, directly or indirectly, by people who have been instrumental in my development." Among them are Jackie McLean, Roy Haynes, Marcus Belgrave, Keith Jarrett and Christian Laviso. (Proper Note) 


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Kenny Garrett: Pushing The World Away (CD: Mack Avenue)
'Pushing the World Away', Kenny Garrett's seventeenth album as a leader, captures him at the peak of his creative abilities, both as a saxophonist and as a composer. Garrett pays tribute to a number of his influences - friends and heroes that include Chick Corea ("Hey, Chick"), Chucho Valdés ("Chucho's Mambo"), Sonny Rollins ("J'Ouvert") and Garrett's musical confidant and album co-producer, Donald Brown ("Brother Brown").

Mentored himself by Art Blakey and Miles Davis Garrett feels it his duty to carry on that tradition by encouraging young talent. So he drew on a wide pool of musicians on this session, newcomers as well as older hands. In addition to regular quintet member Donald Brown the other two pianists he used, Vernell Brown and Benito Gonzalez, are both graduates of the informal Kenny Garrett School of Music. The drummers include McClenty Hunter, Marcus Baylor and Mark Whitfield Jr. and the featured percussionist Rudy Bird has now been added to Garrett's working group. (ProperNote) 


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Kenny Garrett: Pushing The World Away (CD: Mack Avenue)


Kenny Garrett: Do Your Dance (CD: Mack Avenue)Kenny Garrett: Do Your Dance (CD: Mack Avenue)
 


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Kenny Garrett: Sounds From The Ancestors (CD: Mack Avenue)
Composer/saxophonist Kenny Garrett emerged as a distinctive voice on the national scene in 1978 with an undisputed aptitude for emotive melodic phrasing that led him to collaborations with Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey and Miles Davis. With Sounds from the Ancestors, Garrett remembers the spirit of the sounds of African ancestors from church services, recited prayers, songs from the work fields, Yoruban chants and African drums, alongside tributes to Roy Hargrove and two drum pioneers - Art Blakey and Tony Allen - who all looked into the past to influence the future sound and evolution of jazz. (Proper Music) 


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Kenny Garrett: Sounds From The Ancestors (CD: Mack Avenue)


Chris Botti: When I Fall In Love (CD: Columbia)Chris Botti: When I Fall In Love (CD: Columbia)
 


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Chris Botti: Vol.1 (CD: Blue Note)
One of the most popular instrumentalists in the world, trumpeter Chris Botti gets back to the jazz essence of his artistry on his Blue Note debut Vol. 1 featuring beautiful new ballad renditions of standards including “Old Folks,” “My Funny Valentine,” “Someday My Prince Will Come” & “Blue In Green” as well as a cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You” and the vocal feature “Paris” with John Splithoff. The album was produced by David Foster and also features performances by violinist Joshua Bell, pianist Taylor Eigsti, guitarist Gilad Hekselman, drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, and others. (Blue Note Records) 


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Chris Botti: Vol.1 (CD: Blue Note)


Chris Botti: Vol.1 (Vinyl LP: Blue Note)Chris Botti: Vol.1 (Vinyl LP: Blue Note)

180g vinyl pressing. 


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Ravi Coltrane: In Flux (CD: Savoy Jazz- US Import)
 


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Ravi Coltrane: In Flux (CD: Savoy Jazz- US Import)


Ravi Coltrane: Spirit Fiction (CD: Blue Note)Ravi Coltrane: Spirit Fiction (CD: Blue Note)
 


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Terence Blanchard: Flow (CD: Blue Note)
 


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Terence Blanchard: Flow (CD: Blue Note)


Terence Blanchard feat. The E-Collective: Live (CD: Blue Note)Terence Blanchard feat. The E-Collective: Live (CD: Blue Note)
 


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Terence Blanchard: Absence (CD: Blue Note)
The acclaimed trumpeter and composer returns with album of music written and inspired by jazz legend Wayne Shorter. Featuring Blanchard's band E-Collective with pianist Fabian Almazan, guitarist Charles Altura, bassist David Ginyard & drummer Oscar Seaton, and the Turtle Island String Quartet. In addition to Shorter classics including 'Fall' and 'Diana,' the album presents new band member originals dedicated to Shorter. (Universal Music) 


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Terence Blanchard: Absence (CD: Blue Note)


Mingus Big Band: Live In Time (CD: Dreyfus Jazz, 2 CDs)Mingus Big Band: Live In Time (CD: Dreyfus Jazz, 2 CDs)
 


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Mingus Big Band/ Orchestra/ Dynasty: I Am Three (CD: EmArcy)
 


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Mingus Big Band/ Orchestra/ Dynasty: I Am Three (CD: EmArcy)


Joshua Redman: Freedom In The Groove (CD: Warner Bros)Joshua Redman: Freedom In The Groove (CD: Warner Bros)
 


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Joshua Redman: Wish (CD: Warner Bros- US Import)
 


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Joshua Redman: Wish (CD: Warner Bros- US Import)


Joshua Redman Elastic Band: Momentum (CD: Nonesuch)Joshua Redman Elastic Band: Momentum (CD: Nonesuch)
The new album by the acclaimed saxophonist's Elastic Band (organist Sam Yahel, drummers Brian Blade and Jeff Ballard), featuring guest appearances by Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Guestlove (Roots), bassist Me'Shell NdegeOcello, SF Jazz Collective trumpeter Nicholas Payton, vibraphonist Stefon Harris and guitars Jeff Parker, Eric Krasno, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Peter Bernstein. (Warner Jazz) 


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Joshua Redman: Back East (CD: Nonesuch)
 


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Joshua Redman: Back East (CD: Nonesuch)


Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows (CD: Nonesuch)Joshua Redman: Walking Shadows (CD: Nonesuch)
Saxophonist Joshua Redman’s Walking Shadows comprises 12 ballads and is Redman’s first recording to include an orchestral ensemble, which plays on many of the tracks. It was produced by Redman’s friend and frequent collaborator Brad Mehldau. The record’s core ensemble is a quartet featuring Mehldau, Larry Grenadier, and Brian Blade—all frequent collaborators of Redman’s over the years. Dan Coleman conducts on the orchestral tracks. Walking Shadows includes original tunes from both Redman and Mehldau along with works by a wide range of composers such as John Mayer and Pino Palladino; Kern and Hammerstein; and Lennon and McCartney.  


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Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau: Nearness (CD: Nonesuch)
Nearness is a selection of duets from long-time friends and collaborators' Redman & Mehldau and their first duo album, recorded live during their recent European tour. Brad Mehldau first came to prominence as a member Joshua Redman's quartet in the 1990s before becoming a bandleader himself. The pair first reunited in 2010 when Redman was featured on Mehldau's album Highway Rider. In 2013, Mehldau was featured as a performer and producer on Redman's Walking Shadows. "It's like one of those friendships where you don't see someone for a long stretch and then you fall right back where you left off," Mehldau told the Ottawa Citizen when he and Redman performed at the city's jazz festival in 2011. According to the Citizen's Peter Hum, these two friends are 'among the most potent and influential jazz instrumentalists of their generation, and what Mehldau calls 'picking up' is in fact world-class improvising before rapt audiences.' 


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Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau: Nearness (CD: Nonesuch)


Joshua Redman: Still Dreaming (CD: Nonesuch)Joshua Redman: Still Dreaming (CD: Nonesuch)
Saxophonist and composer Joshua Redman is joined by drummer Brian Blade, bassist Scott Colley, and trumpeter Ron Miles for Still Dreaming, an album inspired by his father Dewey Redman's 1976-1987 band, Old and New Dreams. Along with the senior Redman, Old and New Dreams featured an all-star lineup of Ornette Coleman collaborators - cornetist Don Cherry, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Ed Blackwell - who continued pushing musical boundaries as they had with Coleman even after their former bandleader moved in a new direction.

The Still Dreaming ensemble performed a series of critically praised international dates in 2017. The Columbus Dispatch said, 'Whether exploring the limits of improvisation or establishing an emotional tone, the group… relied on a dialogue based on listening, respect, and generosity… Its emotional travel was the result of the intuition shared by all four musicians. That dialogue, after all, was at the center of Coleman's innovations.' (Warner Music) 


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Joshua Redman Quartet: Come What May (CD: Nonesuch)
Mr. Redman's place is secure as one of the most effusive and engaging tenor saxophonists in straight-ahead jazz. He appears here with three longtime compatriots- the pianist Aaron Goldberg, the bassist Reuben Rogers and the drummer Gregory Hutchinson - all well attuned to his language of elastic tenacity. (Warner Music) 


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Joshua Redman Quartet: Come What May (CD: Nonesuch)


Redman, Mehldau, McBride & Blade: Round Again (CD: Nonesuch)Redman, Mehldau, McBride & Blade: Round Again (CD: Nonesuch)
The members of the original Joshua Redman Quartet—Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums)—reunite with the release of RoundAgain, the group’s first recording since 1994’s MoodSwing. The album features seven newly composed songs: three from Redman, two from Mehldau, and one each from McBride and Blade. "A flawless effort," excaims NPR. "Each one of them is at the very top of his game now." (Nonesuch Records) 


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Redman, Mehldau, McBride & Blade : Long Gone (CD: Nonesuch)
The members of the legendary original 1990s Joshua Redman Quartet - Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums) - reunited after twenty-six years for 2020's RoundAgain; they return now with LongGone, featuring six original songs by Redman. (Warner Music) 


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Redman, Mehldau, McBride & Blade : Long Gone (CD: Nonesuch)


Greg Burk Trio: Checking In (CD: Soul Note)Greg Burk Trio: Checking In (CD: Soul Note)
Checking In features ten original tracks that range from melodically seductive to entirely free composed tone poems, all meant to utilize not only Burk's range of composing and playing experience, but the specific personalities and abilities of each musician in the trio. (gregburk.com).

With Jon Robinson (bass) & Bob Moses (drums). 


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Greg Burk: Ivy Trio (CD: 482 Music)
 


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Greg Burk: Ivy Trio (CD: 482 Music)


Greg Burk: The Detroit Songbook (CD: Steeplechase)Greg Burk: The Detroit Songbook (CD: Steeplechase)
 


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Greg Burk: Clean Spring (CD: Steeplechase Lookout)
 


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Greg Burk: Clean Spring (CD: Steeplechase Lookout)


Kyle Eastwood: Paris Blue (CD: Candid)Kyle Eastwood: Paris Blue (CD: Candid)
 


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Kyle Eastwood: Now (CD: Candid)
Kyle is the son of the Oscar winning actor/director Clint Eastwood and is now an esteemed bass player and band leader. Now is the follow up to his first Candid recording, the critically acclaimed 'Paris Blue'.

This new release is a mix of upbeat vocal tracks, which feature the voice and compositional expertise of Ben Cullum (brother and songwriter to Jamie Cullum) and a collection of chilled sleek contemporary jazz instrumentals. Any of the three vocal tracks that feature Ben could be a hit, balancing well the soulful sound of Ben's voice against that of Kyle's bass. Michael Stevens also features on vocals with the breathtakingly dream-like rendition of Sting's classic "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".

This record is a collaboration which reads like a who's who of the current British pop/jazz scene. It features the BBC British Jazz Award winning pianist Andrew McCormack with Ralph Salmins on drums, who has worked with everyone from Madonna to Macy Gray, and ace London musicians Graeme Flowers and Dave O'Higgins on trumpet and tenor saxophone respectively. (Proper Music) 


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Kyle Eastwood: Now (CD: Candid)


Kyle Eastwood: Metropolitan (CD: Candid)Kyle Eastwood: Metropolitan (CD: Candid)
Aiming to stay true to his roots as a live musician Kyle set out with this record to capture the sound which his band has toured all over the world. Along with producer and long time collaborator Michael Stevens (with whom he has written film scores for block busters such as Changeling and Gran Tarino), Kyle was eager to make a record which had an energy and spirit all of it’s own. To achieve this Kyle and Michael sought the help of Erin Davis (son of the legendary Miles) who came on board to co-produce the album.

Metropolitain was recorded live in the back streets of Paris at Studio Feber, a tiny, wood-panelled studio suggested to Kyle by guest pianist on the album Eric Legnini. Kyle splits his time between Paris and LA but Paris seemed an appropriate spiritual home for this project. Perhaps because it gave Kyle access to such an incredible batch of top quality musicians. As well as Legnini the album sees collaborations with cutting edge French pop vocalist Camille, German trumpet superstar Till Brönner and French drummer and current trailblazer Manu Katché. (Proper Music) 


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Kyle Eastwood: Songs From The Chateau (CD: Candid)
 


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Kyle Eastwood: Songs From The Chateau (CD: Candid)


Kyle Eastwood: The View From Here (CD: Jazz Village)Kyle Eastwood: The View From Here (CD: Jazz Village)
For his new album, the American bassist and composer embraces a musical heritage which goes back to the soundtrack of his youth, when he not only listened to Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Miles Davis, but went backstage at concerts with his father to meet all these great artists... Jazz is his passion, a passion which first flourished playing in the company of such masters as Ray Brown, Lennie Niehaus and Buell Neidlinger.

Eastwood went on to produce a wonderful series of albums for the Candid label, whilst also composing music for several of his dad's films including Letters from Iwo Jima and Gran Torino. Now that he has joined Jazz Village, he has affirmed his love for all things French by bringing his loyal band of eager young Brits to record at La Buissonne, one of France's best modern studios. Dynamic, bursting with powerful grooves and innovative melodies, The View From Here reveals the eclectic music of a musician of his time, a band leader, a virtuoso and an exceptional composer: Kyle Eastwood. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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Kyle Eastwood: Time Pieces (CD: Jazz Village)
Time Pieces, the new album by double-bass player Kyle Eastwood, is a musical self-portrait. Organized around the quintet's often collective compositions, Eastwood offers a couple of covers (Herbie Hancock and Horace Silver) that show his passion for lyrical hard bop, and a fresh interpretation of one of his compositions for the cinema one of the main focal points of Eastwood's career. Full of melodic elegance and a sustained sense of groove, Time Pieces puts us right at the heart of a modern, contemporary jazz songbook. Eastwood is joined by Brandon Allen on sax, Quentin Collins on trumpet and flugelhorn, Andre McCormack on piano and drummer Ernesto Simpson. (Harmonia Mundi) 


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Kyle Eastwood: Time Pieces (CD: Jazz Village)


Harry Connick Jr: Other Hours- Connick On Piano 1 (CD: Marsalis Music)Harry Connick Jr: Other Hours- Connick On Piano 1 (CD: Marsalis Music)
 


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Chris Cheek & The Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues Cruise (CD: Fresh Sound New Talent)
 


Price:  £17.99 

Chris Cheek & The Brad Mehldau Trio: Blues Cruise (CD: Fresh Sound New Talent)

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