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Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life
25th Jan 2021
Pat Metheny's debut studio recording featured a blending of ECM-style jazz, fusion and Americana sounds, proving the young guitarist was already a force to be reckoned with.
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Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra - The Democracy! Suite
22nd Jan 2021
The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trumpeter finds inspiration in a tumultuous period for the United States, with a suite that spans many eras of jazz.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st January 2021
21st Jan 2021
Highlights this week include Will Glaser's Climbing in Circles, Arthur Hnatek Trio's Static, a mash-up of jazz and consort music, and Soweto-based Urab Village's Udondolo
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Herbie Mann - Push Push
18th Jan 2021
Herbie Mann's embracing of funk and rock music wasn't met with the kindest words, but the funk-jazz crossover is just as deserving of a classic status as Miles Davis' similar experiments in the 1970's.
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Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Volumes 1 & 2
15th Jan 2021
Matchbox commences an important archival project with the Bluesmaster series, with Volumes 1 & 2 focussing on country and ragtime blues, and great harp players from the period 1926-1934.
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Papa Harvey Hull (vocals), Long "Cleve" Reed (vocals), Long Cleve Reed (vocals), Richard "Rabbit" Brown, Buddy Boy Hawkins, Bo Weavil Jackson, William Moore, Stephen Tarter, Harry Gay, Bayless Rose, Willie Walker, Sam Brooks, Peg Leg Howell, Eddie Anthony, Jim Hill (vocals), Alger "Texas" Alexander (vocals), Lonnie Johnson (guitar)
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 14th January 2021
14th Jan 2021
New vinyl from Keith Jarrett, a compilation of mid-2000s nu jazz from Brotherly, and an unearthed live recording from Dexter Gordon's time in Copenhagen.
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Alice Coltrane - Ptah, the El Daoud
11th Jan 2021
An early entry in Alice Coltrane's bandleading discography, Ptah, the El Daoud, sees the renowned harpist explore the spiritual sounds from her collaboration with her late husband. However, Alice remains a voice of her own.
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3M&Co - Start On
8th Jan 2021
The Italian jazz trio channel some early 70s fusion with a pinch of Jaco Pastorius into their modern, funky debut.
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Jazz Vinyl Round-Up - 6th January
6th Jan 2021
This week's latest additions to the Presto Jazz vinyl catalogue include nu-jazz versions of Sun Ra classics, a television score from Kamasi Washington, and a live set from veteran drummer Jeff Williams.
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2020 Jazz Goodbyes
4th Jan 2021
A short tribute to remember some of the jazz musicians we lost in 2020.
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Eugene Wright (1923-2020)
4th Jan 2021
The last surviving member of the classic Dave Brubeck Quartet lineup, bassist Eugene Wright, has passed away aged 97.
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Barbara Thompson at the BBC
30th Dec 2020
A staggering 14 CD collection of saxophonist Barbara Thompson's music, recorded by the BBC over a 21 year period. With a biography due in 2021 this is an ideal introduction to this multi-faceted artist's oeuvre.
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Per Oddvar Johansen on finding inspiration in isolation
22nd Dec 2020
We sat down with Presto Award-winner, drummer Per Oddvar Johansen, to discuss his latest album The Quiet Cormorant, as well as his compositional process and hopeful plans for next year.
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Jazzwise Albums of the Year 2020
17th Dec 2020
Jazzwise reveal their favourite new albums of 2020 with a selection reflecting just how exciting the current jazz scene is, with newer artists vying with the old guard.
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Jazz Hi-Res Round-Up - 17th December 2020
17th Dec 2020
Josh lends an ear to some recent hi-res new releases, including British saxophonist Chris Potter, Nels Cline's improv band, GoGo Penguin, and Rebekka Bakken’s Winter Nights.
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Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - January 12th
11th Dec 2020
BADBADNOTGOOD bandmates Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty team up for a live recording that proves the nu-jazz trailblazers are just as comfortable playing it straight.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year 2020
10th Dec 2020
After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
10th Dec 2020
Billie Holiday was just a couple months away from her 43rd birthday when she entered Columbia Records’ 30th Street Studio on February 18, 1958 to record her troubled late masterpiece Lady in Satin, as heart-breaking today as it was then.
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Lewis Wright - The Colour of Intention
4th Dec 2020
British vibraphonist Lewis Wright's The Colour of Intention is a trio session that impresses for both its lyrical flow and the strength of the compositions.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th December 2020
4th Dec 2020
The latest jazz new releases, incuding a 6-LP boxset from Avishai Cohen, and an epic Keith Tippett orchestral commission.
