New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 1st September 2022
The latest picks for our jazz release round-up include a new recording by the Julia Hülsmann Quartet on ECM and trombonist Dave Sear's debut on Ubutnu Music, as well as a live bootleg collection of early-'80s Miles Davis and a recording of Roland Kirk at Ronnie Scott's in 1963.
Julia Hülsmann follows up her 2019 record Not Far From Here with the very same quartet on The Next Door, a collection of largely original compositions inspired equally by '60s modal jazz and contemporary styles.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
This rare live recording enjoys a loving reissue from Gearbox Records, featuring Roland Kirk playing with a trio of local British musicians; Stan Tracey, Malcolm Cecil and Ronnie Stephenson.
Available Format: CD
Available Format: Vinyl Record
British trombonist Dave Sear pens a personal work, drawing on his lifelong experiences with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, on his debut album I Always Thought my Thoughts Were Me.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
This 3-CD (or 2-LP) bootleg collection focuses on a divisive point in Miles' career, when he began to experiment with the smoother, more electronic-led sounds of popular music, collected across almost 4 hours of unreleased material. Sidemen on these recordings also include the likes of John McLaughlin, J.J. Johnson, Al Foster, John Scofield and Mike Stern.
Available Format: 3 CDs
Available Format: 2 Vinyl Records
Originally recorded in 1990, this is a solo recording by French pianist Michel Petrucciani - considered one of the finest of his generation despite suffering from a genetic disease - reissued by Storyville Records. Petrucciani can be heard here playing not only original compositions but also works by Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington, capping the set off with a thirteen-minute medley.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
This 3-CD set of Charles Mingus compiles the most celebrated and influential recordings recorded in a short four-year period; Pithecanthropus Erectus, The Clown, Blues and Roots, and Mingus Ah Um all make appearances with bonus tracks from the same recording sessions.
Available Format: 3 CDs
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