New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th November 2022
The latest crop of jazz releases include saxophonist Charles Lloyd's final entry in his 'Trio of Trios' series, this time featuring guitarist Julian Lage and percussionist Zakir Hussain on the more world music-inspired Sacred Thread, while the WDR Big Band Cologne's live recording of the Charlie Parker centenary releases on Jazzline as Birth of a Bird. There's a new entry into the Jazz Is Dead series with Chicano-jazz legend Garrett Saracho, and Barely Breaking Even add to their ongoing J-Jazz series with Yasuhiro Kohno's 1985 album Song of Island.
WDR Big Band Cologne, with long-time conductor Michael Abene and featuring alto saxophonists Johan Hörlén and Luigi Grasso, celebrate the Charlie Parker centenary with a special live performance at the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne. Bird's bebop tunes re-contextualised for big band include the classic 'Yardbird Suite', 'Chi-Chi' and 'My Little Suede Shoes'.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Available Formats: Vinyl Record, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
South Korean-born, Amsterdam-based drummer Sun-Mi Hong and her quintet make their debut on Edition Records with her third full-length record, Third Page: Resonance, the latest in her line of albums chronicling her life as an artist.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
The final album of Charles Lloyd's 'Trio of Trios' project, Sacred Thread features the saxophonist playing alongside guitarist Julian Lage and percussionist Zakir Hussain; far from the more bop-influenced sounds of Ocean and Chapel, Sacred Thread has this trio drawing more on world music sounds.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Available Formats: Vinyl Record, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
The latest in Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad's Jazz Is Dead series sees the duo bringing on-board Chicano-jazz composer and instrumentalist Garrett Saracho, who recently enjoyed a resurgence of interest online in his out-of-print record En Medio, for his first recorded music in decades.
Available Format: CD
Available Format: Vinyl Record
American guitarist John Scofield's latest album, the purely solo-recorded and self-titled John Scofield, releases this Friday on vinyl.
Available Format: Vinyl Record
Originally recorded in 1985, Song of Island is the third album by pianist Yasuhiro Kohno with his trio, and was only released as a limited pressing on ASCAP Records in Japan. Re-released in Barely Breaking Even's ongoing 'J-Jazz' series, Song of Island enjoys a reissue with a full reproduction of the original album cover, translated original sleeve notes and additional materials including an interview with Yasuhiro Kohno.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Available Formats: Vinyl Record, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
A reissue on Essential Jazz Classics, multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef's Eastern Sounds was originally released in 1961, and continues Lateef's exploration into fusing hard bop with Middle Eastern traditional music - bassist Ernie Farrow even takes up the Afghan 'Rubab' instrument, while Lateef plays the (admittedly not Middle Eastern) Chinese globular flute, the xun.
Available Format: CD
German saxophonist, singer and composer Stephanie Lottermoser's latest album makes use of clean, catchy melodies and tidy arrangements to explore her own aspirations for independence and finding her voice across eleven original tunes.
Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Joshua Lee - Jazz Content
