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17th March 2023

New Release Round-up, Jazz New Release Round-Up - 17th March 2023

by Joshua Lee

A black and white photograph of Julian Lage
Julian Lage

The latest new jazz releases include The Layers, guitarist Julian Lage's companion record to his 2022 albumView With a Room, two new ECM albums from the Ralph Alessi Quartet and Bobo Stenson Trio, and Billy Childs in an all-star quartet featuring Ambrose Akinmusire, Scott Colley and Brian Blade.

The Layers

The Layers

Julian Lage

Guitarist Julian Lage releases The Layers, a companion record to 2022's acclaimed View With a Room - six originals recorded during the same sessions with his now well-oiled machine of a trio featuring drummer Dave King (of The Bad Plus) and bassist Jorge Roeder.

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

The Layers

The Layers

Julian Lage

Available Format: Vinyl Record

Sphere

Sphere

Bobo Stenson Trio

The latest album by the celebrated and similarly prolific Bobo Stenson Trio showcases the best parts of this particular group's dynamic; carefully atmospheric arrangements and intertwined - but never overplayed - improvisation.

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

Sphere

Sphere

Bobo Stenson Trio

Available Format: Vinyl Record

It's Always Now

It's Always Now

Ralph Alessi Quartet

Another new ECM album this week is a new quartet recording from trumpeter Ralph Alessi, his fourth for the label. Following up his 2019 album Imaginary Friends, It's Always Now features Alessi alongside an all-new quartet line-up that includes pianist Florian Weber.

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

The Winds of Change

The Winds of Change

Billy Childs

Five-time Grammy Award-winner Billy Childs releases his third album for Mack Avenue Records this week, featuring a solid quartet with trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade playing Childs' five new originals and arrangements of Chick Corea and Kenny Barron.

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC

The Unwinding

The Unwinding

Steve Millhouse

Presenting a unique electric instrument on his SteepleChase debut is Steve Millhouse, who plays a six-string contrabass guitar (an electric bass with extra lower- and higher-tuned strings) alongside trio bandmates Rich Perry on tenor sax and Eric Halvorson on drums.

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Turn Out the Stars

Turn Out the Stars

Mike Richmond

The second new SteepleChase album for the week comes to us from bassist Mike Richmond, playing cello-led interpretations of old standards by Bill Evans, Michel Legrand and Fred Ahlert.

Available Formats: CD, MP3, FLAC

Joshua Lee - Jazz Content

Joshua joined Presto Music shortly after completing his BSc in Psychology, firstly as a member of our shop team and later as a writer covering new jazz releases. His taste in music ranges from jazz to metal, folk to electronica, and he enjoys writing his own music with guitar and electronic synthesisers at home.