Latest News: Jazz, Recording of the Week
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Recording of the Week,
Arild Andersen / Daniel Sommer / Rob Luft - As Time Passes 17th May 2024An impromptu meeting between this trio of gifted musicians perfectly combines their international skillsets into an ambient sonic package greater than the sum of its parts, in what marks the first chapter of an ongoing trilogy for the upcoming Danish drummer.
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Recording of the Week,
Gregory Groover Jr. - Lovabye 10th May 2024The new recording from the tenor saxophonist, bandleader and educator (and his first album on Criss Cross) consists of an emotive series of original compositions and is supported by a stellar cast of players.
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Recording of the Week,
Jasmine Myra - Rising 2nd May 2024The Leeds-based musician's sophomore album is a convincing reminder of her skills as bandleader, composer and soloist... Expanding on a message of quiet strength and resilience, this unique talent is truly coming into her own.
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Recording of the Week,
Charlie Pyne Quartet - Nature is a Mother 26th April 2024This nurturing second album from the double bassist and vocalist is a beaming ray of sunshine, with uplifting songs that herald the coming of spring.
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Recording of the Week,
Ill Considered - Precipice 19th April 2024The London-based trio return to their stripped back roots, combining riotous free improvisation and deep grooves.
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Recording of the Week,
Alice Coltrane - The Carnegie Hall Concert 12th April 2024Only previously released in unofficial capacities, this definitive recording of a 1971 benefit concert features an all-star lineup of spiritual jazz heroes.
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Recording of the Week,
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tony Kofi - Altera Vita 5th April 2024An engrossing ambiance, beautiful pieces and spirited performances make for a recording augmented with a certain otherworldliness from these two close-knit musical partners.
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Recording of the Week,
Michiel Stekelenburg - Catharsis 27th March 2024Guitarist / composer Michiel Stekelenburg takes us on a moving journey through his deepest inner emotions, looking for resolution and closure for himself, and offering up a compelling long player for us all to enjoy.
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Recording of the Week,
Trish Clowes & Ross Stanley - Journey To Where 22nd March 2024Recorded live at Wigmore Hall in 2021, this collaboration between saxophonist and pianist is a charmingly sophisticated affair containing as many pleasingly interwoven musical references as you care to mention.
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Recording of the Week,
FIRE! - Testament 1st March 2024The raucous Scandinavian trio go back to basics, tearing up the rulebook and starting all over again in the expressionistic fashion they know best!
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Recording of the Week,
Joel Ross - nublues 23rd February 2024On his exceptional fourth album for Blue Note, the vibraphonist explores the ins-and-outs of the blues with the help of a fresh mindset and an equally reflective band.
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Recording of the Week,
Vijay Iyer Trio - Compassion 16th February 2024Exploding with musical ideas that move in all-encompassing harmony with one another, the faithful trio reunite in perhaps the first great release of this year.
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Recording of the Week,
Mary Halvorson - Cloudward 9th February 2024The guitarist's third album for the Nonesuch label sees the radical improviser hone her signature brand of free-form jazz into a refined and accessible end result, all the while remaining wildly unpredictable.
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Recording of the Week,
Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel - The Room 2nd February 2024This intimate meeting of two musical minds results in a congruously flowing dialogue between their different languages, cultures and philosophies.
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Recording of the Week,
Keyon Harrold - Foreverland 26th January 2024This uplifting album from the widely-acclaimed 'mugician' plants the latest flag in the ground at the intersection of jazz, hip-hop and R&B with the help of a stellar supporting cast.
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Recording of the Week,
Tony Kofi Quartet - Plays Monk 19th January 2024A new release on the twentieth anniversary of Kofi's original recording makes for a perfect introduction to the unpredictable jazz genius. Misterioso!
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Recording of the Week,
Henri Texier - An Indian's Life 12th January 2024The outstanding French double bassist delivers an atmospheric set prompted by his lifelong appreciation of Native American culture as well as the friends and inspirations he's lost along the way.
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Recording of the Week,
Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel - A Lovesome Thing 5th January 2024A live recording of the sole performance from this stellar pairing is both tender and poignant, and is almost certainly destined to become a future classic.
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Recording of the Week,
Nikki Iles & NDR Big Band - Face to Face 22nd December 2023This collaborative album between two of the most impressive voices in their respective fields marks the crowning moment of an intensely busy work period— and their symbiotic relationship simply bursts off the page.
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Recording of the Week,
Ambrose Akinmusire - Owl Song 15th December 2023The American trumpeter's eleventh hour album, his first in an upcoming hat-trick for Nonesuch, is a delicately-balanced blend of embalming trio sorcery.