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Ronnie Foster, 'Reboot'
22nd Jul 2022
Reboot finds Ronnie Foster returning to Blue Note with an irresistable set of originals (and one cover), for his first album in 36 years.
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Emile Parisien, 'Louise'
6th May 2022
Dedicated to the great sculptor Louise Bourgeois, Emile Parisien's latest project is a multi-faceted joy, performed by a truly international group of musicians.
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Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart, 'Perpetual Pendulum'
1st Apr 2022
30 years into their career, Goldings, Bernstein, and Stewart still have new things to say about the organ/guitar/drum trio format.
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Perpetual Pendulum
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart
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Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, 'Cold as Weiss'
25th Feb 2022
Delvon Lamarr and co. deliver a delightful set of old-school organ trio funk, with impressive performances and memorable originals.
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Martin Archer on the history of Discus Music
3rd Feb 2022
We spoke to Martin Archer, label boss over at Discus Music, about his own background in jazz and improvised music, as well as his approach to running a label with a catalogue as diverse as Discus.
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Mark Lockheart, 'Dreamers'
28th Jan 2022
Mark Lockheart and friends take us on a surreal trip with Dreamers, an early standout jazz album for 2022.
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Dreamers
Mark Lockheart
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2021 Goodbyes
7th Jan 2022
A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who died during 2021.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2021
10th Dec 2021
After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Makaya McCraven, 'Deciphering the Message'
3rd Dec 2021
Drummer and bandleader Makaya McCraven creatively samples recordings from Blue Note's vast catalogue, combining recordings by Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter and more with contributions from contemporary artists.
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Kate McGarry, 'What to Wear in the Dark'
12th Nov 2021
Kate McGarry presents a moving selection of twilight songs, drawing generously from the rock and pop canon of the 70s. With an all-star backing band led by guitarist Keith Ganz, What to Wear in the Dark is a timely reminder of how sensitive, yet adventurous, an interpreter McGarry has become.
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Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía - Friday Night in San Francisco
26th Oct 2021
Matt wishes he could be transported back to The Warfield Theatre, 5 December, 1980, as he looks back on one of his favourite records, Friday Night in San Francisco, featuring three of the great guitar maestros on top of their game, making for a breath-taking live record.
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Henry Threadgill Zooid, 'Poof'
8th Oct 2021
Welcome to the strange world of Henry Threadgill's Zooid, where composed structures are brought to life by the groups inimitable approach to improvisation. Matt takes a listen to the group's latest recording, Poof, out now on PI Recordings.
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Vasconcelos Sentimento, 'Furto'
1st Oct 2021
Vasconcelos Sentimento's Furto is a peculiar mix of homemade jazz, Hip Hop and anything he can make a noise out of. It won't be for all tastes, but we like it.
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Journeys In Modern Jazz: Britain
6th Aug 2021
This new compilation explores the rich back-catalogue of recordings from the British jazz explosion, including rare cuts by Kenny Wheeler, Neil Ardley, Mike Westbrook and more. Journeys In Modern Jazz proves to be an excellent primer to Britain's unique jazz sound.
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Wollny / Parisien / Lefebvre / Lillinger - XXXX
9th Jul 2021
Michael Wollny and friends inject some fun into electro-acoustic improv on XXXX, an enjoyably wild, yet coherent, record assembled from live recordings made at Berlin's A-Train club in 2019.
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Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo's Cubano-Bop
5th Jul 2021
The combination of Dizzy Gillespie's bebop with Chano Pozo's Cuban rhythms made for some of the most exciting big band music ever recorded. Matt looks into the story behind these classic cuts.
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Graham Bond Organization - Wade in the Water
26th May 2021
A definitive 4 CD boxset collecting together all of the studio recordings, plus rare live recordings, made by one of finest British rhythm and blues groups of the sixties, The Graham Bond Organization.
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Ellington, Mingus & Roach - Money Jungle
21st Apr 2021
One of the most exciting trio recordings in jazz, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach's Money Jungle is the sound of three super-sized egos thrashing out their differences in the studio.
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Shez Raja - Tales from the Punjab
26th Mar 2021
Master bassist Shez Raja travels to the Indian sub-continent to rediscover his roots and engineer a brilliant meeting between eastern and western schools of improvisation.
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Grammy Winners 2021
15th Mar 2021
Matt introduces the winning jazz albums from this year's ceremony, which took place last night in Los Angeles.
