The latest jazz releases of the week include Enrico Rava and Craig Taborn on ECM, Nordic folk and atmospheric pedal steel sounds from Hubro and American vocalist Kurt Elling’s funk-inspired SuperBlue.
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Enrico Rava
Recorded live at the 2019 Middelheim Festival in Antwerp, Italian flugelhornist Enrico Rava’s latest album features a group of young improvisers - Rava being known as something of a mentor for the young generation of Italian jazz players - covering material from Rava’s earliest recordings like 1978’s Enrico Rava Quartet, right up to 2015’s Wild Dance.
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 48 kHz, 24 bit)
Shadow Plays
Craig Taborn
Over a decade since his solo piano album Avenging Angel - also released on ECM - American jazz pianist Craig Taborn’s latest album Shadow Plays was recorded in early March 2020 as another solo concert; a decade more refined in his approach, Shadow Plays is a totally improvised set of diverse music.
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 96 kHz, 24 bit)
Phantasmagoria, or A Different Kind of Journey
Eivind Aarset
Joined by his quartet of Wetle Holte, Erland Dahlen and Audun Erlien, electric guitarist Eivind Aarset’s latest record builds on his established sound of pseudo-ambient jazz music and heavily manipulated electric guitar.
Available formats: CD, Download & Streaming (up to 44.1 kHz, 24 bit)
Live at Jazz Spot Combo 1975
Itaru Oki Quartet
From Lithuanian record label NoBusiness - the same folks behind the Sam Rivers archive series - comes this reissue from Japanese trumpeter Itaru Oki. A live recording from Jazz Spot Combo in Fukuoka, Japan, the improvised set was originally recorded straight to cassette, and this reissue comes complete with a photo booklet and liner notes.
Available format: CD
