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The Clifford Brown & Max Roach Quintet - Clifford Brown & Max Roach
31st Oct 2024
Clifford Brown and Max Roach's self-titled album, released in 1954, marked a pivotal moment in jazz history. Featuring Brown's virtuosic trumpet and Roach's innovative drumming, the album exemplifies the spirit of hard bop at its finest.
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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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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 25th October 2024
25th Oct 2024
New releases from Paul Dunmall & Kevin Figes, BADBADNOTGOOD, Glen Manby, John Gibbon Trio, Faz Tempo, Stefan Schöler, Danilo Pérez, Bohuslän Big Band, and a rarity from Sphere.
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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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Immanuel Wilkins - Blues Blood
18th Oct 2024
The talented young saxophonist’s latest Blue Note album is his first to feature vocal guests, delving into themes of identity, culture and the African-American experience.
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Immanuel Wilkins (altosaxophone, saxophone, vocalist, synthesizer), June McDoom (vocalist), Yaw Agyeman (vocalist), Ganavya (vocalist), Micah Thomas (piano, organ), Rick Rosato (bass), Kweku Sumbry (drumkit), Esi Sumbry (vocalist), Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocalist), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Chris Dave (drumkit)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th October 2024
18th Oct 2024
This week's highlights include albums from Aaron Parks, Josephine Davies, Pentadox, Sidsel Endresen, Jan Bang, and Erik Honore, Guy Davis, and vinyl reissues for Sun Ra, Donald Byrd, and Art Blakey.
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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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Samara Joy - Portrait
11th Oct 2024
With her most intimate collection of songs to date, the three-time Grammy Award-winning American chanteuse unveils a captivating new album that, for the first time, combines timeless standards with original songwriting.
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Samara Joy (vocalist), Jason Charos (trumpet, flugelhorn, recordingarranger), David Mason (altosaxophone, flute, recordingarranger), Kendric McCallister (tenorsaxophone, recordingarranger), Donavan Austin (trombone, recordingarranger), Conor Rohrer (piano), Felix Moseholm (bass), Evan Sherman (drumkit, recordingarranger)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 11th October 2024
11th Oct 2024
This week’s jazz releases include Immanuel Wilkins exploring themes of heritage, whilst Ashley Henry blends introspective lyrics and lush jazz melodies. Ilario Ferrari's offers a fusion of styles, Joe Sanders gives us genre-blending compositions, and there's a refreshing reunion between Oscar Peterson and Herb Ellis.
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Immanuel Wilkins (altosaxophone, saxophone, vocalist, synthesizer), June McDoom (vocalist), Yaw Agyeman (vocalist), Ganavya (vocalist), Micah Thomas (piano, organ), Rick Rosato (bass), Kweku Sumbry (drumkit), Esi Sumbry (vocalist), Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocalist), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Chris Dave (drumkit)
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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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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th October 2024
4th Oct 2024
This week's highlights include Michael Mayo's versatile Fly, Dario Miranda's chamber jazz in La Dormiente, Ben Wendel's vibrant live album Understory, and David Preston's Purple/Black Volume 2.
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Art Blakey - Moanin'
3rd Oct 2024
The passing of saxophonist Benny Golson, who was the last surviving musician to play on Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers’ iconic recording Moanin’ in 1958, invites us to reflect on his masterful role in shaping the group’s timeless sound.
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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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Odyssey
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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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th September 2024
27th Sep 2024
This week's new releases range from Antonio Dayyani’s melancholic Trop Op to Rick Panzer’s jazz dance classic. Walter Smith III’s modern jazz, Laura Jurd’s avant-garde brass, and Tenderlonious' Indian fusion highlight the boundary-pushing creativity in contemporary music.
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Neil Cowley on soul music, going viral, and his evolving creative journey
26th Sep 2024
After exploring solo piano and electronic music, British bandleader Neil Cowley came to a deeper understanding of the human connection within his jazz trio. Now, he reflects on reforming the group after a seven-year break.
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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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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 20th September 2024
20th Sep 2024
Highlights this week include Nubya Garcia's gorgeous Odyssey, Markus Harm's cosmic Out in Space... and seeing as he's taken into the cosmos let's give Sun Ra's Jazz in Silhouette another spin.
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Odyssey
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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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.
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Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
16th Aug 2024
Meshell Ndegeocello's celebration of the Harlem-born writer and civil rights activist is both an homage and a call to action, urging listeners to engage with Baldwin’s ideas and the urgent social issues which they address.
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Meshell Ndegeocello
