Latest News: Jazz, Recording of the Week
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Recording of the Week,
Mike Westbrook - Live 1972 8th December 2023Rounding off its golden anniversary year, Cadillac Records goes out the same way it began with this exemplary live recording captured in 1972 as a surefire sign of things to come.
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Recording of the Week,
Oscar Peterson Trio - Con Alma: Live in Lugano, 1964 1st December 2023This previously unheard recording of the Oscar Peterson Trio performing live in Switzerland at the height of their creative peak is being released for the first time.
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Recording of the Week,
J.D. Allen III - THIS 24th November 2023The American saxophinist ignites his UK-based trio of drummer Gwilym Jones and electronics effects wizard Alex Bonney for a record that truly defies conventions.
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Recording of the Week,
Alex Hitchcock - Dream Band: Live in London 17th November 2023The prodigious young saxophonist and bandleader reconnects with a host of musicians he initially found common ground with before the lockdown, resulting in this bedazzling multi-lineup live album consisting of three nights' shows recorded at London's Vortex Jazz Club.
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Recording of the Week,
Erik Truffaz - Clap! 10th November 2023The Swiss-French trumpeter applies a fresh reel of film for the second part of his cinematic Blue Note odyssey.
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Recording of the Week,
Nils Petter Molvær & Norwegian Radio Orchestra - Certainty of Tides 3rd November 2023The oracle of Nordic jazz reimagines several of his previous compositions in a new light with the immense support of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.
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Recording of the Week,
corto.alto - Bad With Names 27th October 2023The young Scottish newcomer hits it out of the park with his brilliantly fresh debut record that features some of Glasgow's finest players.
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Recording of the Week,
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter - SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree 20th October 2023Elling and Hunter reprise their immaculate partnership for this funky elixir of an album, reigniting their untouchable groove as they showcase tunes from Joni Mitchell and Ornette Coleman.
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Recording of the Week,
Hiromi - Sonicwonderland 13th October 2023The Japanese piano princess stuns with her impressive and down-to-earth new group, straddling both electric and acoustic worlds with equal fervour and technical skill.
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Recording of the Week,
Espen Eriksen Trio with Andy Sheppard - As Good As It Gets 6th October 2023This warmly reliable quartet continues to expand, with the synergy between the core trio and its regular addition of saxophonist Sheppard having cemented itself as one of jazz's strongest working relationships around.
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Recording of the Week,
Wolfgang Muthspiel - Dance of the Elders 29th September 2023The Austrian guitarist's sophomore outing with previous sidemen Scott Colley and Brian Blade proves to be a winning formula in this symmetrical slice of electric and acoustic enchantment.
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Recording of the Week,
Joshua Redman - where are we 22nd September 2023For his latest album, the American saxman seeks to refine our understanding of our own place and surroundings in a compelling thematic journey across the United States.
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Recording of the Week,
Matthew Halsall - An Ever Changing View 15th September 2023Inspired by stunning landscapes and sea views, the new album from the Gondwana-boss and trumpeter is a richly immersive and soothing listening experience.
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Recording of the Week,
Irreversible Entanglements - Protect Your Light 8th September 2023Embarking on this, their fourth impressive studio release - and first on a major label - the American free jazz collective deliver a rousing mixture of socially-charged spoken word and non-stop musical heat.
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Recording of the Week,
Alfredo Rodríguez - Coral Way 1st September 2023The Cuban-born pianist brings the party for a festive gathering in celebration of Miami's Latino culture and communal identity.
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Recording of the Week,
Tenderlonious - You Know I Care 25th August 2023This compelling new album from the lynchpin of the London jazz scene is a heartening gesture complete with old-school gems.
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Recording of the Week,
Johnathan Blake - Passage 18th August 2023The established drummer's second solo foray on Blue Note is absolutely brimming with subdued emotion and charm, as he and his fortified quintet serve a life-affirming tribute to his late father.
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Recording of the Week,
Nite Bjuti - Nite Bjuti 11th August 2023The New York-based trio emerge for an experimental album of spine-tingling nature, augmenting their multi-disciplinary approach by drawing on such enigmatic themes as Afrofuturism and Haitian Voudou.
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Recording of the Week,
Matt Carter Octet - Read Between The Lines 4th August 2023A recent conservatoire graduate, the young bandleader's exciting debut continues to affirm the healthy state of the incoming generation of UK jazz artists.
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Recording of the Week,
Beverly Glenn-Copeland - The Ones Ahead 28th July 2023For his latest album, which comes almost two decades after his last studio release, Glenn-Copeland reflects on the miracle of his newfound recognition as well as coming to terms with life's difficulties in a soothing, soulful manner.