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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th August 2022
4th Aug 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include a reissue of Dave Holland's seminal Conference of the Birds, London collective Kokoroko's Could We Be More, and Italian library music-inspired tunes from Lorenzo Morresi & Tenderlonious.
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The Jazz Chart - July 2022
1st Aug 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for July, including new entries from Jasmine Myra, Steve Baker and Gard Nilssen.
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Blind Spot, 'Frontmirror'
29th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
The guitar-led jazz trio bring formless ambient and psychedelic blues rock sounds to their JazzSick Records debut, led by up-and-coming axeman Philipp Wisser.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th July 2022
28th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
This week's pick of new jazz releases includes the debut of young nu-jazz duo DOMi & JD BECK, two archival releases of MPS Records, and reissues from Marcus Miller.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - August 2022
26th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the August 2022 issue include London collective Kokoroko's debut album, ACT Music's Charles Mingus centenary concert, and Steve Tibbetts' Hellbound Train anthology.
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J Jazz and Beyond: Favourites from Barely Breaking Even (BBE) Music
24th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
We take a look at some of our favourite jazz releases from British independent label Barely Breaking Even, from their J Jazz Masterclass series to archival reissues and new music from current artists.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st July 2022
21st Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include debut albums from London multi-instrumentalist DoomCannon, American-born, Prague-based vocalist Allison Wheeler, and the Swiss Jazz Ambassadors, as well as a few retrospectives and reissues.
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Weather Report, 'Heavy Weather'
19th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
At a time when jazz fusion was beginning to fall out of favour, Weather Report's now-seminal seventh album rejuvenated the style by embracing popular music, making it one of the most commercially-successful fusion records of the time but also one of the most fun to revisit.
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Jasmine Myra, 'Horizons'
15th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
The Leeds-based saxophonist makes a confident debut on Gondwana Records, showcasing her keen ear for melody, texture and mood with the emotionally-charged Horizons.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th July 2022
14th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include organist Ronnie Foster's return to Blue Note, Gard Nilssen's bandleading debut on ECM, and new duos from Sachal Vasandani and Romain Collin.
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Barbara Thompson MBE (1944-2022)
13th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
The British saxophonist, known for her contributions to the '70s English jazz scene as well as her extensive session and composition work, has died aged 77.
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Essential recordings from Mack Avenue Music Group
12th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
We recommend some of our favourite artists from the past and present roster of Detroit's finest jazz label, Mack Avenue Music Group.
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The Jazz Chart - June 2022
10th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for June, including Bill Evans, Steve Davis and Charles Lloyd.
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Steve Baker, 'Tonic'
8th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
Seasoned media composer Steve Baker makes his full-length solo debut with Tonic, featuring a fifteen-piece jazz band plus full studio orchestra, with contributions from Mark Lockheart and Laura Jurd.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th July 2022
7th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
This week's picks for the latest jazz releases include a Steve Tibbetts retrospective, Trombone Shorty, and Kjetil Mulelid's piano trio.
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Hellbound Train: An Anthology
Steve Tibbetts (guitar, percussion, piano, bouzouki, lithophone, dobro, tape realization), Marc Anderson (conga, percussion, drums, drum), Claudia Schmidt (voice), Rhea Valentine (voice), Jim Anton (double bass), Eric Anderson (double bass), Marcus Wise (percussion, tabla), Mike Olson (synthesizer), Bob Hughes (double bass), Tim Wienhold (percussion), Steve Cochrane (tabla), Michelle Kinney (cello, pipe)
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1960's Impulse: Essential Mainstream Jazz
5th Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
We take a look back at some of our favourite mainstream jazz releases from the early Impulse! Records catalogue - from Shirley Scott, to Duke Ellington and Gil Evans.
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Latest Jazz Reissues from Waxtime In Color - July 2022
2nd Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
We take a look at some of the new and upcoming vinyl issues from Waxtime In Color.
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Charles Lloyd, 'Trios: Chapel'
1st Jul 2022by Joshua Lee
The first in Charles Lloyd's 'trio of trios' series sees him teaming up with the indominable duo of Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th June 2022
30th Jun 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz recordings include new albums from Binker Golding, Kirk Knuffke and Nduduzo Makhathini.
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In the Spirit of Ntu
Nduduzo Makhathini (music production, piano), Linda Sikhakhane (saxophone), Robin Kock (trumpet), Gontse Makhene (percussion), Steven de Souza (bass guitar), Dane Paris (drums), Omagugu (vocalist), Jaleel Shaw (saxophone), Anna Widauer (vocalist)
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The New Wave of Jazz: Free and Avant-Garde Sounds of 1960's Impulse! Records
27th Jun 2022by Joshua Lee
We take a look back at the first decade of Impulse! Records' influential output, and recommend some of our favourites from groundbreaking artists exploring free, avant-garde and spiritual jazz sounds.
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John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders (tenor saxophone), John Tchicai (alto saxophone), Marion Brown (alto saxophone), Dewey Johnson (trumpet), Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone), Elvin Jones (drums), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (upright bass), Art Davis (upright bass)
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