Contemporary Jazz
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An adept at solo recitals (his Facing You for ECM in 1970 was a strong harbinger), he began a series of in-concert recitals for Manfred Eicher’s label that attracted acclaim and increasing public... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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An adept at solo recitals (his Facing You for ECM in 1970 was a strong harbinger), he began a series of in-concert recitals for Manfred Eicher’s label that attracted acclaim and increasing public... —
Awards:
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Black to the Future
RecommendedSons of Kemet (group), Joshua Idehen (vocals), Eddie Hick (drums), Steve Williamson (tenor saxophone), Tom Skinner (drums), Theon Cross (tuba), Shabaka Hutchings (woodwinds), Moor Mother (vocals), Angel Bat Dawid (vocals), Kojey Radical (vocals), Lianne La Havas (vocals), D Double E (vocals), Cassie...
Black to the Future is a staggering achievement. Musically and culturally, Sons of Kemet not only holistically conceive of a future, they begin to create one right now. —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, June 2021
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Presto Recording of the Week, 14th May 2021
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, May 2021
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Downbeat, Editor's Pick, June 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2021
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Stereogum, Best Jazz Albums of 2021
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New. Eternal Child
Avishai Cohen (bass, musician, piano), Eviatar Slivnik (musician, drums), Itay Simhovich (musician, piano), Jeff Ballard (musician, drums)
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Black Codes (From The Underground)
RecommendedWynton Marsalis (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (tenor saxophone), Jeff Tain Watts (drums), Kenny Kirkland (piano), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone), Charnett Moffett (bass)
Black Codes marks the time in young Wynton’s career when he moved from being a Blakey/Hancock prodigy and started to stake out his own ground. —
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group
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Grammy Awards, 29th Awards (1986), Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Check out Neath Beat if you like music that sounds like nothing else, while also seeming as if it's been there all along. —
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The unconventional instrumentation - three horns, violin, Bill Frisell on guitar, a pianoless rhythm section - is explained by Potter's wish to evoke an ad hoc town band and is strikingly effective,... —
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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If there is one complaint about this beguiling, driving outing, it's that after its 44-minute running time, Gogo Penguin's "magic in motion" aesthetic is so beautifully articulated in this immersive,... —
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Presto Recording of the Week, 12th June 2020
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, June 2020
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Jazz FM, 25 Best Jazz Albums of 2020
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