Latest News: Jazz, Recording of the Week
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Recording of the Week,
Elephant9 - Arrival of the New Elders 26th February 2021Jazz-rock trio Elephant9's Arrival of the New Elders is a carefully composed hard-rocking romp, offering a healthy blend of the rawness of rock, the improvisatory chops of jazz and the spacey, outer-space sounds of psychedelia.
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Recording of the Week,
Binker and Moses - Escape the Flames 19th February 2021Saxophone/drum duo Binker Golding and Moses Boyd give us a raw reinterpretation their debut album, 2017's Journey to the Mountain of Forever, in a fiery live recording.
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Recording of the Week,
Jakob Bro - Uma Elmo 12th February 2021Jakob Bro's new trio brings us a more abstracted version of the Danish electric guitarist's sound, with an album that serves as a personal document of his past year.
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Recording of the Week,
Fergus McCreadie - Cairn 5th February 2021Young Scottish pianist, composer and bandleader Fergus McCreadie beats the sophomore slump with a celebration and exploration of his Scottish heritage. Inspired by both modern jazz music and Scottish folk tradition, Cairn is a continually engaging listen.
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Recording of the Week,
Joe Lovano - Garden of Expression 29th January 2021Joe Lovano's second recording under the 'Trio Tapestry' project further hones the controlled, meditative sounds of the project, making for a highly evocative record.
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Recording of the Week,
Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra - The Democracy! Suite 22nd January 2021The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and trumpeter finds inspiration in a tumultuous period for the United States, with a suite that spans many eras of jazz.
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Recording of the Week,
Matchbox Bluesmaster Series - Volumes 1 & 2 15th January 2021Matchbox commences an important archival project with the Bluesmaster series, with Volumes 1 & 2 focussing on country and ragtime blues, and great harp players from the period 1926-1934.
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Recording of the Week,
3M&Co - Start On 8th January 2021The Italian jazz trio channel some early 70s fusion with a pinch of Jaco Pastorius into their modern, funky debut.
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Recording of the Week,
Barbara Thompson at the BBC 30th December 2020A staggering 14 CD collection of saxophonist Barbara Thompson's music, recorded by the BBC over a 21 year period. With a biography due in 2021 this is an ideal introduction to this multi-faceted artist's oeuvre.
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Recording of the Week,
Matthew Tavares & Leland Whitty - January 12th 11th December 2020BADBADNOTGOOD bandmates Matthew Tavares and Leland Whitty team up for a live recording that proves the nu-jazz trailblazers are just as comfortable playing it straight.
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Recording of the Week,
Lewis Wright - The Colour of Intention 4th December 2020British vibraphonist Lewis Wright's The Colour of Intention is a trio session that impresses for both its lyrical flow and the strength of the compositions.
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Recording of the Week,
Dave Brubeck - Lullabies 27th November 2020Josh enjoys Dave Brubeck's final studio recording, an intimate set of Lullabies for solo piano, expressing his deep love for his family.
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Recording of the Week,
Christian Wallumrød Ensemble - Many 20th November 2020A distinctly obtuse collection of musical organisms from Norwegian pianist and composer Christian Wallumrød's Ensemble.
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Recording of the Week,
Elina Duni & Rob Luft - Lost Ships 13th November 2020Lost Ships, a moving series of reflections on loss and displacement by singer Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft, marks a promising first release from the partnership, and sounds perfectly at home on ECM.
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Recording of the Week,
Rick Simpson - Everything All of the Time: Kid A Revisited 5th November 2020On the twentieth anniversary of Radiohead's polarising Kid A, Rick Simpson and co. give it a creative re-interpretation.
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Recording of the Week,
Erlend Apneseth - Fragmentarium 30th October 2020Hardingfele master Erlend Apneseth's Fragmentarium is a brilliantly constructed mix of improvisation and folk music, where tradition rubs shoulders with the modernistic.
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Recording of the Week,
Surprise Chef - Daylight Savings 23rd October 2020As we enter the colder months of the year, Surprise Chef keep it colourful with a slice of sun-soaked jazz-funk, taking cues from psychedelic rock and soul with a DIY ethic.
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Recording of the Week,
Blue Note Re:imagined 16th October 2020The cream of the crop from the UK's vibrant jazz scene find inventive new ways to re-imagine classics from the Blue Note vaults on this varied and entertaining collection.
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Recording of the Week,
Django Bates - Tenacity 9th October 2020Django Bates brings together his Belovèd Trio with the Norrbotten Big Band for a technicolour romp through the Charlie Parker tunes that have inspired Bates throughout his career, making a fitting way to celebrate significant birthday markers for both.
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Recording of the Week,
Jersey Street - Love Rising Up 2nd October 2020Get your dancing shoes on for an irresistible slice of Brit Funk from Manchester's Jersey Street, featuring the smooth vocals of Dawn Zee.