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Aaron Parks & Little Big - Little Big III
25th Oct 2024
Pianist and composer Aaron Parks returns with the third iteration of his band Little Big, marking his return to Blue Note Records. Parks continues to expand and deepen his music, describing this album as “the most focused album Little Big has recorded—the most distilled down to the essence.”
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Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
24th Oct 2024
The landmark 1959 jazz album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet is renowned for its innovative yet tuneful use of unusual time signatures. Featuring the iconic title-track the album blends jazz and classical elements, challenging rhythmic norms.
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Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
17th Oct 2024
The third collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans produced the masterly Sketches of Spain, an expansive album with flavours of flamenco and classical orchestration, and still regarded as a transformative album in jazz history.
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Jazz at Massey Hall with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach, & Charles Mingus
10th Oct 2024
Billed as ‘The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever’ Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus and Max Roach came together for one night only. Recorded live in Toronto at Massey Hall, on May 15th 1953, the quintet were captured into jazz folklore. A historic performance that featured titans of the jazz world, it would be the first and last time this quintet shared the stage.
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Tord Gustavsen Trio - Seeing
4th Oct 2024
Tord Gustavsen's 'Seeing' blends jazz, folk, and classical traditions into a deeply satisfying experience. Joined by Steinar Raknes and Jarle Vespestad, Gustavsen crafts serene, structured compositions that emphasize subtle interplay, minimalist beauty, and emotionally resonant performances.
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Nubya Garcia - Odyssey
27th Sep 2024
Nubya Garcia's long awaited new album showcases her evolution through jazz, R&B, and dub. Collaborations with Joe Armon-Jones and Esperanza Spalding add depth, while tracks like 'The Seer' blend danceable rhythms with box-fresh improvisations.
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Esperanza Spalding (vocals), Nubya Garcia (music production, tenor saxophone), Chineke! Orchestra (strings), Joe Armon-Jones (piano, keyboards), Daniel Casimir (double bass), Sam Jones (drums), Jansen Santana (percussion), Richie (vocals), Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet, flugelhorn), Rosie Turton (trombone), Georgia Anne Muldrow (vocals), James Douglas (cello)
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Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas & Misha Mullov-Abbado - Za Górami
20th Sep 2024
A remarkably nuanced and moving collection of songs from across the globe from vocalist Alice Zawadzki, in trio with Fred Thomas and Misha Mullov-Abbado.
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Orlando le Fleming & Romantic Funk - Wandering Talk
13th Sep 2024
Bassist and composer Orlando le Fleming's band Romantic Funk fully delivers on the promise of the first two albums with Wandering Talk, a varied collection of le Fleming orignals, played with dazzling virtuosity by the likes of Tom Cawley (piano/keys), James Maddren (drums), Nathaniel Facey (saxophone) and Philip Dizack (trumpet)... plus a very starry guest vocalist.
