Jazz Recommendations
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Scandinavian Ice and American Fire: A Tale of Two Belongings
The saxophonist's Blue Note debut honours the recording that introduced Keith Jarrett’s ‘European Quartet’ to the world in 1974. But how do the two stack up against each other today?
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Evan Parker - The Heraclitean Two-Step etc.
The saxophonist’s newly released 4-CD box set showcases three decades of recordings, blending past and present with his signature improvisational mastery, including a rare 1994 solo performance and fresh explorations inspired by Heraclitus' philosophy of constant change.
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Blue Notes in Block Quotes: Highlights from the Tone Poet Series
We unpack the latest boutique vinyl offerings from Blue Note Records' Tone Poet Series, including some which may have slipped under your radar.
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Alain Goraguer - La Planète Sauvage
The late French arranger's jazz-funk score for this psychedelic cult classic is as fantastic and trippy as the animated film itself.
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk, 'Live at Ronnie Scott's 1963'
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.
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Shabaka, 'Afrikan Culture'
The London multireedist of Sons of Kemet and The Comet Is Coming fame releases his first full solo project, a short album of meditative woodwind music.
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Anna von Hausswolff, 'Live at Montreux Jazz Festival'
Anna von Hausswolff's spellbinding set at the 2018 Montreux Jazz Festival enjoys a vinyl release on Southern Lord and Pomperipossa Records, making for an excellent introduction to the Swedish pipe organist/singer-songwriter's dark musical world.
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Tokyo Glow: Japanese City Pop Selected by DJ Notoya
Explore the sounds of 1980s Japanese 'city pop', a style that combined the sounds of soft rock, jazz and R&B, on this new compilation from We Want Sounds.
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Graham Collier, 'British Conversations'
Commemorating 10 years since the British jazz composer, bassist and bandleader's passing, My Only Desire Records release his previously unheard 'British Conversations' suite, originally recorded in 1975.
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Jaubi - Nafs at Peace
After a prolific year of small releases, the Lahore, Pakistan quartet make their full-length debut on Astigmatic Records, straddling North Indian classical music, hip-hop and improvised jazz.
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Early works from The Comet Is Coming repressed on vinyl
The cosmic jazz trio's first three releases - Prophecy, Channel the Spirits, and Death to the Planet - are made available again on vinyl from The Leaf Label.
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Squarepusher - Feed Me Weird Things
The mind-melting debut from one of the UK's most influential electronic acts gets a deluxe reissue courtesy of Warp Records on its 25th anniversary.
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Graham Bond Organization - Wade in the Water
A definitive 4 CD boxset collecting together all of the studio recordings, plus rare live recordings, made by one of finest British rhythm and blues groups of the sixties, The Graham Bond Organization.
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Miles Davis - The Lost Quintet
A rare recording of the short-lived 1969 Miles Davis Quintet that featured Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland, taking no prisoners on stage in Rotterdam.
