Latest News: Jazz
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Recording of the Week,
O'Higgins & Luft Play Monk & Trane 4th October 2019Some albums are an enjoyable challenge, some are pure joy from start to finish, and Dave O'Higgins and Rob Luft's tribute to Monk and Coltrane on the Ubuntu label is firmly in the latter category.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 4th October 2019 4th October 2019A couple of this week's releases draw inspiration from classical models, and do it convincingly! There's also further proof of talent coming out of London at the moment, and Matt manages to slip some Japanese noise under the radar because it's on a jazz label. Happy days.
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Interview,
Gwilym Simcock 2nd October 2019Matt talks to pianist Gwilym Simcock about his latest album Near and Now, and the album's live London debut at King's Place.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 27th September 2019 27th September 2019Abdullah Ibrahim leads a strong brace of new releases this week, with excellent offerings from ECM, Edition, Conchord Records and Enja.
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Announcement,
New international delivery charges & shipping options 25th September 2019Chris introduces some updates to our delivery options for orders being shipped outside the UK.
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Recording of the Week,
Golden Valley is Now 20th September 2019Childhood friends, all of whom are now improvising superstars in their own rights, come together to make a noise closer to blissed out pop than jazz. Matt gets over excited.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 20th September 2019 20th September 2019Some edifying releases out this week, from blissed-out jazz- pop, Bach-goes-jazz, Garner gets mangled and a Bill Evans documentary.
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Classic Recordings,
The World of Cecil Taylor 19th September 2019A snapshot of Cecil Taylor on the cusp of breaking free from all conventions, The World of Cecil Taylor is the sound those very conventions being stress tested in the jazz lab, with a young Archie Shepp doing his best to keep up.
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Recording of the Week,
This is Mainstream! 13th September 2019A terrific compilation unearthing some gems from producer Bob Shad's Mainstream Records imprint, and including artists as diverse as Stanley Clark and Sarah Vaughan.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 13th September 2019 13th September 2019This week's releases include new albums from Matt Olson, Frode Haltli, and Charlie Apicelli plus a selection of vinyl re-issues on Blue Note.
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Classic Recordings,
Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea 10th September 2019Erroll Garner's Concert by the Sea is a hardy perennial that became one of the best selling jazz albums of all time. An expanded edition was issued in 2015, finally allowing us to savour in full that magical September evening in 1955 at the Sunset School, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 6th September 2019 6th September 2019Two excellent releases from Norwegian label Odin are floating Matt's boat this week.
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Recording of the Week,
Michael Janisch - Worlds Collide 6th September 2019Worlds Collide in order to create brave new ones on Michael Janisch's highly enjoyable new album.
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Classic Recordings,
Joe Henderson - Inner Urge 4th September 2019One of the tenor players most enduring sessions, Inner Urge has lost none of its freshness over the past 50 years.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 30th August 2019 30th August 2019A brace of Impulse! vinyl reissues have caught Matt's eye this week.
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Recording of the Week,
Veronica Swift - Confessions 30th August 2019Veronica Swift's assured debut album Confessions is an enjoyable showcase for an exciting new jazz vocalist, with excellent support from some of New York's finest players.
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Artist Profile,
Jelly Roll Morton 21st August 2019Matt explores Jelly Roll Morton's recordings both as a solo pianist and with the Red Hot Peppers group.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 16th August 2019 16th August 2019A couple of standout vocal releases from Jazzmeia Horn and Bryony Jarman-Pinto are the highlights this week. Matt also revisits some not-strictly-jazz but still improvised releases that remind him of his youth.
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New Release Round-up,
Jazz New Release Round-Up - 9th August 2019 9th August 2019Stopping off in NY for some Latin jazz and R&B, we then head towards Scandinavia for Norwegian double bass and Swedish folk mixed with jazz.
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Recording of the Week,
Jon Batiste - Anatomy of Angels 7th August 2019Anyone who has seen 'The Late Show' will recognise Jon Batiste, but there is much more to him than being Stephen Colbert's musical side-kick, as he proves on the engrossing live set from New York's Village Vanguard.