New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 21st July 2022
This week's new release round-up includes the debut albums of London-based solo artist DoomCannon on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label, American-born/Prague-based vocalist Allison Wheeler on Ubuntu Music, and Bern-based five-piece Swiss Jazz Ambassadors. Also included are reisses and retrospectives from Frank Sinatra, John Coltrane, Freddie Slack and Hot Lips Page.
California-born, Prague-based vocalist/songwriter Allison Wheeler also makes her debut this week on Ubuntu Music, with spacious compositions that cite other female vocalists as diverse as Regina Spektor, Norma Winstone and Fiona Apple as inspirations.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
After the Storm is the debut record of the Swiss Jazz Ambassadors, an international five-piece brought together in the capital city of Bern by their mutual love of contemporary jazz music.
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
If you're after some light-hearted classic vocal jazz, look no further than this double reissue of Frank Sinatra's Come Fly With Me and Come Dance With Me, reissued on 20th Century Masterworks with a 28-page booklet and special liner notes.
Available Format: CD
Come Fly With Me is also available on limited edition blue vinyl (please note this issue does not include Come Dance With Me).
Available Format: Vinyl Record
Another excellent reissue this month is the massively overlooked Coltrane, reissued on a vibrant green pressing and featuring two bonus tracks from the same sessions.
Available Format: Vinyl Record
A career-long retrospective of Hot Lips Page, the American trumpeter-vocalist known for his fiery technique, comes courtesy of Retrospective this month, featuring over 2 and a half hours of recordings from the late '20s to early '50s.
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC
Another double-disc retrospective from Acrobat chronicles the solo career of swing pianist Freddie Slack, featuring singles from his time as a solo bandleader and with the Will Bradley Orchestra.
Available Format: 2 CDs
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