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Meshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real Book
23rd Jun 2023
For her debut outing on Blue Note, the acclaimed musician returns with the help of various special guests for an album entrenched in deep feeling and emotional resonance.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 23rd June 2023
23rd Jun 2023
This week's round-up includes new releases from Dexter Gordon, Roscoe Mitchell, Klaus Koenig and Orrin Evans. There's also some experimental Norwegian folk from Nils Økland & Sigbjørn Apeland whilst Maia Wackernagel presents an album of solo keyboard music.
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Charles Mingus - Changes: The Complete 1970s Atlantic Recordings
21st Jun 2023
Celebrating the centenary of one of jazz’s most formidable personalities, this boxed set gathers all seven studio releases from the master’s overlooked final years as bandleader.
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Elina Duni & Rob Luft - A Time To Remember
16th Jun 2023
Reprising their established ECM-outfit, musical partners Elina Duni and Rob Luft return for a comforting blend of intimately-delivered poetry and Albanian folk song.
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A Time to Remember
Elina Duni & Rob Luft
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 16th June 2023
16th Jun 2023
This week's round-up features new releases from Pat Metheny, Marquis Hill and Caesar Frazier. Plus, there's a debut recording from guitarist Steve Banks as well as vocalist Gabriela Garrubo.
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Bright(est) Moments
14th Jun 2023
We explore the work of the iconoclastic multi-instrumentalist over the course of his intensely active career on the jazz scene.
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Oh Yeah
Charles Mingus (piano), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (flute), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Dannie Richmond (drums), Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Rahsaan Roland Kirk (saxophone), Jimmie Knepper (trombone), Doug Watkins (bass)
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Magnus Öström Group - A Room For Travellers
9th Jun 2023
The former e.s.t.-drummer returns with a clear and passionate rendering of his frustration with mankind’s lack of respect for nature.
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Jazz New Release Round-up - 9th June 2023
9th Jun 2023
This week's roundup highlights releases from Jonny Greenwood & Dudu Tassa and Cecilie Strange. There's a reissue of Sphere and Wynton Marsalis' latest orchestral work receives its first release. Plus, the latest compilation from the eclectic DJ Luke Una.
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Astrud Gilberto (1940-2023)
8th Jun 2023
The Brazillian chanteuse, synonymous with the bossa nova craze of the 1960s, has died aged 83.
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Latin Jazz - Part Two
7th Jun 2023
In the second part of our Jazz Genre Guide, we explore the ecstatic rhythms of salsa before reflecting on the fusion stylings of Return To Forever and noting several contemporary performers who are crushing it on the current scene.
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Jazzwise Editor's Choices - June 2023
7th Jun 2023
Jazzwise Editor's Choices from the June 2023 issue include new music from ARTEMIS, Donny McCaslin, Joe Lovano, Magnus Öström, Snazzback, David Preston, Peter Brötzmann, Native Dancer and Brandee Younger, as well as an archive reissue from the Stan Tracey Quartet.
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Joshua Jaswon - Polar Waters
2nd Jun 2023
Having moved to Berlin and formed his own ensemble, UK-born composer and saxophonist Joshua Jaswon's Polar Waters is a compelling album that combines jazz, poetry and song to memorable effect.
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New Release Round-up - 2nd June 2023
2nd Jun 2023
This week's new releases include straight-ahead trio efforts from Kenny Barron and David Hazeltine, a stellar album from Peter Somuah and a full-length Sun Ra soundtrack. Plus, there's some groove-infused 70's funk and an atmospheric solo performance from Evan Parker.
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Joy - Joy (1976)
26th May 2023
Our featured recording this week is a reissue of the sole album from Joy, a post-bop outfit that exemplified the vibrant musical cross-pollination taking place during the mid-70s British jazz scene.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 26th May 2023
26th May 2023
This week's round-up highlights a straight-ahead release from Linley Hamilton plus a Scandinavian outfit's take on Milton Nascimento. Also featured are the guitar-piano duo Heinen & Kitchman, some rare funky Latin jazz, a piece of classical crossover and the new album from folk legend Shirley Collins.
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Latin Jazz - Part One
23rd May 2023
Our latest Jazz Genre Guide explores some of the essential recordings made amongst the early years of Latin Jazz as musicians took influence from the rich cultures of Cuba and Brazil during the post-war period.
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South Of The Border: The Verve Latin-Jazz Sides
Charlie Parker, Machito Orchestra, Machito And His Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Roy Haynes (drums), Luis Miranda (conga), Teddy Kotick (upright bass), Walter Bishop, Jr. (piano), Jose Mangual (bongos), Charlie Parker Sextet, Charlie Parker Septet, Flip Phillips
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 19th May 2023
19th May 2023
This week sees a new spiritual jazz release from New Zealand and a live recording from tenor titan George Coleman. Two guitar-trio albums come from Nordic ECM-exponent Jacob Young plus the Berlin-based newcomer Gur Liraz. Also, Hermeto Pascoal's bombastious debut receives a reissue for the first time in over four decades!
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Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke - Lean In
19th May 2023
A welcome return from two contemporary jazz greats, whose individual styles combine to create a sincere blend of emotional clarity and kinship.
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Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
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Kasper Tranberg - Nobody's Heart
12th May 2023
Our pick this week is an immaculately emotive and detail-laden album from a trio headed by the Danish trumpeter.
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Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th May 2023
12th May 2023
This week's new releases see several high-profile collaborations between musicians and cultures from as far as Mali & Iran, Puerto Rico & Israel, Poland & Pakistan and Britain & Croatia.
