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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 2nd June 2022
2nd Jun 2022by Joshua Lee
New music from Mats Gustafsson, a reissue of a Bill Evans classic, and the latest instalment of Jazz Is Dead are amongst our picks for new jazz releases this week.
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Shabaka, 'Afrikan Culture'
31st May 2022by Joshua Lee
The London multireedist of Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming fame releases his first full solo project, a short album of meditative woodwind music.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 26th May 2022
26th May 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include the solo artist debut of Shabaka Hutchings, child prodigy Joey Alexander on Mack Avenue, and Ubuntu Music's Aid for Ukraine.
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New and Upcoming Vinyl - May 2022
19th May 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest vinyl issues include 2021 releases from Nishla Smith and Esperanza Spalding, and reissues of classics by Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th May 2022
12th May 2022by Joshua Lee
This week's latest jazz releases include a double-feature from avant-garde guitarist Mary Halvorson, saxophonist Oded Tzur's follow-up to his 2020 record Here Be Dragons, guitarist Gilad Hekselman's Edition Records debut Far Star, and a collection of '70s live recordings by Albert Ayler.
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Anna von Hausswolff, 'Live at Montreux Jazz Festival'
1st May 2022by Joshua Lee
Anna von Hausswolff's spellbinding set at the 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival enjoys a vinyl release on Southern Lord and Pomperipossa Records, making for an excellent introduction to the Swedish pipe organist/singer-songwriter's dark musical world.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 28th April 2022
28th Apr 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz recordings include an album of standards from Tigran Hamasyan, new sounds from April Records, and music from Norwegian pianist Jon Balke inspired by 11th Century Spain.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st April 2022
21st Apr 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include new albums from Soccer96, young jazz quintet Tabloid, trumpeter Tomasz Dąbrowski, and saxophonist Trish Clowes.
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New and Upcoming Vinyl - April 2022
14th Apr 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz vinyl releases include several Blue Note classic reissues from Cassandra Wilson, Hank Mobley and others, as well as recent releases from Chick Corea, Marquis Hill and Gerald Clayton.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 7th April 2022
7th Apr 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest album from Fergus McCreadie, McCoy Tyner with Freddie Hubbard in 1980s Hamburg, and rarities from Tony Oxley are amongst the latest jazz releases this week.
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The Jazz Chart - March 2022
6th Apr 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for March, including new entries from Cécile McLorin Salvant, Melissa Aldana, and a number of albums from our ECM Flash Sale.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 31st March 2022
31st Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
Marquis Hill revisiting his debut recording, Gerald Clayton on Blue Note, and a Dexter Gordon reissue are among the latest jazz releases.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th March 2022
24th Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz recordings at Presto include the newest instalment of Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's Jazz Is Dead series, a long-lost reissue from Brazilian jazz samba player Jose Roberto Bertrami, and a double reissue of late-50s Ornette Coleman.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - April 2022
23rd Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the April 2022 issue include Brad Mehldau's Jacob's Ladder, Danilo Pérez's Crisálida, and a double reissue from Ornette Coleman.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th March 2022
17th Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include the prog rock-influenced Jacob's Ladder by Brad Mehldau, Norwegian guitar trio Boarding Completed, the debut of Dutch jazz vocalist Jessica de Boer, and the first authorised biography of American guitarist Bill Frisell.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th March 2022
10th Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include the latest installation of In Common by Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens, saxophonist Melissa Aldana's Blue Note label debut, and British saxophonist Brandon Allen playing the music of Stanley Turrentine.
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The Jazz Chart - February 2022
7th Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for February, including new entries from Kit Downes, Mark Lockheart, and Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up, 3rd March 2022
3rd Mar 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include an eclectic piano album from Bugge Wesseltoft, jazztronica-meets-Afrobeat from Blue Lab Beats, and a new ECM quartet album from trumpeter Avishai Cohen.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 24th February 2022
24th Feb 2022by Joshua Lee
The latest jazz releases include new sounds from Robert Glasper, vocalist Alma Naidu's debut, and reissues from John Handy and Bill Evans.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - March 2022
23rd Feb 2022by Joshua Lee
Jazzwise Editor's Choices for March 2022 include Chilean saxophonist Melissa Aldana's Blue Note Records debut, experimental new textures from London drums & sax duo Binker & Moses, and Cécile McLorin Salvant's Ghost Song on Nonesuch.