Latest News: Jazz
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Recording of the Week,
Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Red Lips, Knuckles and Bones 10th May 2019Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen delivers a moving album of her own material, genre hopping from jazz to americana with style and humour, despite personal losses that inspired many of the songs.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 10th May 2019 10th May 2019A brief roundup of the week's jazz new releases, including a DVD of the Thelonious Monk Quartet in 1963.
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Classic Recordings,
Miles Davis - Milestones 8th May 2019One of the pinnacles of hard-bop, Milestones showcases some of the finest musicians at work in the fifties - John Coltrane, Julian `Cannonball' Adderley, Red Garland, Paul Chambers, and Jo Jones, as well as Miles Davis's first steps into modal jazz.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 3rd May 2019 3rd May 2019Matt goes through some of the weeks notable releases, including Alan Broadbent's finger poppin' piano trio, the exciting South African / Swiss group Skyjack, explores the mysteries of the Stone Soup and the VEIN Trio's orchestral manoeuvres.
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Recording of the Week,
Claire Martin 2nd May 2019Claire Martin celebrates her twentieth album in style with this collection of modern day standards recorded with her Swedish trio.
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Recording of the Week,
Trish Clowes - Ninety Degrees Gravity 26th April 2019A vivid and compelling new album from Trish Clowes' quartet My Iris, Matt has been enjoying the sci-fi mind-flip that is Ninety Degrees Gravity on Basho Records.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 26th April 2019 26th April 2019Aside from Recording of the Week, Trish Clowes excellent Ninety Degrees Gravity , this week Gwilym Simcock unviels his second solo piano album, Claire Martin takes on Mister Mr (or is it Mr Mister, on Mr Mr even?) amongst others, Hubro reissue Ketil Bjornstd's early solo albums on vinyl, evocactive explorations from Kino Trio and Sam Rivers' masterpiece Contours on vinyl.
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Classic Recordings,
Sonny Rollins - The Bridge 25th April 2019In 1959 Sonny Rollins decided he needed a break in order to grow as a musician and left the New York music scene. After two years of practising every day on the Williamsburg Bridge, accompanied only by the cry of seagulls and trains rolling by, he returned with this terrific album.
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Recording of the Week,
Elliot Galvin - Modern Times 19th April 2019My Recording of the Week is Elliot Galvin's hugely enjoyable Modern Times. I recently chatted with Elliot about his inspiration for recording direct to vinyl.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 19th April 19th April 2019Plenty to get excited about this week - not least Eliott Galvin’s Modern Times my Recording of the Week plus Sheila Jordan, Wes Montgomery, Polly Gibbons, Hamds on Strings and Angelique Kidjo.
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Classic Recordings,
Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds 18th April 2019A conference of the finest players on the free music scene in the early seventies, Matt argues that Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds is one of the great seventies jazz albums.
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Recording of the Week,
Herlin Riley Perpetual Optimism 12th April 2019Matt is buzzing off Herlin Riley's Perpetual Optimism. This addictive new album is our Recording of the Week - read on to find out why.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 12th April 2019 12th April 2019Matt assesses the week's new jazz releases, with quality releases from Herlin Riley, Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Releases Roundup - 5th April 2019 5th April 2019A quick look at some of the week's jazz new releases, and a varied bunch it is too...
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Recording of the Week,
Orbit Folks 5th April 2019Bright and breezy jazz fusions on the latest album from globetrotting bassist Martijn Vanbuel and his group Orbit Folks.
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Classic Recordings,
Ellington at Newport 1956 3rd April 2019Let us journey back to the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956, to witness a demoralised Ellington Band find its mojo in realtime, thanks to a storming Paul Gonsalves solo that runs for 27 choruses, and caused a mini-riot.
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Recording of the Week,
Daniel Herskedal - Voyage 29th March 2019Matt takes a Voyage with Daniel Herskedal, a vivid series of seafaring tone poems for tuba, bass trumpet, viola, oud, piano and bass.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 29th March 2019 29th March 2019From long-lost Japanese jazz-fusion to tasteful interpretations of swing era tunes, there's a varied bunch of new releases out this week.
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Classic Recordings,
Desmond & Mulligan - Two of a Mind 28th March 2019Matt winds down to urbane warriors Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan's Two of a Mind.
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Recording of the Week,
Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn 22nd March 2019Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn take the road less travelled on this fascinating document of a live concert from Budapest on ECM.