Jazz Recommendations
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd February 2022
3rd Feb 2022
The latest jazz releases include clarinetist Kinan Azmeh with the NDR Bigband, old-school piano and vocal jazz from Savant, and Japanese free jazz reissues from No Business.
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The Jazz Chart - January 2022
1st Feb 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for January, including new entries from Andrea Motis, Ayumi Tanaka, and Albert Ayler.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th January 2022
27th Jan 2022
This week's picks for new jazz records include Immanuel Wilkins' follow-up to 2020's Omega, experimental new recordings from Discus, and the latest releases from Criss Cross Jazz.
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New and Upcoming Vinyl - January 2022
20th Jan 2022
The latest additions to our growing jazz vinyl catalogue include greatest-hits compilations from Glenn Miller and Ella Fitzgerald, reissues of Don Cherry and Johnny Hodges, and early recordings by Charles Mingus.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th January 2022
13th Jan 2022
The latest new jazz releases include an album of solo recordings by pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, a reissue of the controversial Coltrane album "Live" at the Village Vanguard, and the debut release from South London carnival band Kinetika Bloco.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th January 2022
6th Jan 2022
Our pick of the latest jazz releases include instrumental psychedelic soul from Anemoia, reinterpretations of pianist Winifred Atwell, and young trumpeter-vocalist Andrea Motis alongside the WDR Big Band Cologne.
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The Jazz Chart - December 2021
5th Jan 2022
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for December, including new entries from Makaya McCraven, Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Oscar Peterson.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 16th December 2021
16th Dec 2021
Our pick of the latest jazz releases includes new music from John Zorn, archival releases from Ornette Coleman and Archie Shepp, and John Coltrane interpreted by saxophonist Dave Liebman.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Winners 2021
10th Dec 2021
After much deliberation, we are thrilled to reveal our top five Jazz Recordings of the Year.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 9th December 2021
9th Dec 2021
Our picks for the latest jazz releases include new music from Hedvig Mollestad, and archival live recordings from Bud Powell and Oscar Peterson.
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Tokyo Glow: Japanese City Pop Selected by DJ Notoya
7th Dec 2021
Explore the sounds of 1980s Japanese 'city pop', a style that combined the sounds of soft rock, jazz and R&B, on this new compilation from We Want Sounds.
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The Jazz Chart - November 2021
1st Dec 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for November, including new entries from the Bill Charlap Trio, Graham Collier, and Mark Kavuma.
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Jazz Vinyl Round-Up - November 2021
25th Nov 2021
The latest new and upcoming jazz vinyl releases from Blue Note, Groove Replica, 20th Century Masterworks and more...
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - December 2021/January 2022
22nd Nov 2021
Jazzwise Editor's Choices for December include Chick Corea's Akoustic Band, a Village Vanguard set from Christian McBride, and Graham Collier's previously unreleased British Conversations.
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Jazz Recordings of the Year - Finalists 2021
18th Nov 2021
We have the much-enjoyable task of going back through our favourite releases of 2021 - and there were plenty to choose from! Before we announce our top 5 albums of the year, have a read through our 25 finalists, and 10 favourite reissues...
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 18th November 2021
18th Nov 2021
Our picks for the latest jazz releases include Charlie Parker tunes from the SWR Big Band, genre-defying ensemble Eskina's newest record, and Makaya McCraven's reworkings of classic Blue Note recordings.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 11th November 2021
11th Nov 2021
This week's pick of the latest jazz releases include vocal jazz from Australian-born artist Nishla Smith, tributes to the music of Black American women by Melanie Charles on Verve, and reissues of box sets by Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Louis Armstrong.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th November 2021
4th Nov 2021
Recent releases and additions to the Presto Music jazz catalogue include an unreleased live set from Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, a selection of ACT Music’s best bits from the past year, and solo guitar pieces from Matthew Stevens.
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The Jazz Chart - October 2021
3rd Nov 2021
Our 25 best-selling titles across all formats for October, including Craig Taborn and Chick Corea, with Marcin Wasilewski's En attendant remaining our top-seller.
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Graham Collier, 'British Conversations'
1st Nov 2021
Commemorating 10 years since the British jazz composer, bassist and bandleader's passing, My Only Desire Records release his previously unheard 'British Conversations' suite, originally recorded in 1975.
