Latest News: Jazz, Recording of the Week
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Recording of the Week,
Ivo Neame & Jim Hart - Multiverse 21st February 2020Ivo Neame and Jim Hart set the controls for the heart of the sun on the terrific Multiverse project.
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Recording of the Week,
Majid Bekkas - Magic Spirit Quartet 7th February 2020Magic Spirit Quartet finds Majid Bekkas channelling the Gnawa music of his Moroccan homeland to create a powerful collision of world and jazz music.
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Recording of the Week,
Peter Beets & the Henk Meutgeert New Jazz Orchestra 24th January 2020An impressive set from The Netherlands, with pianist Peter Beets and The Henk Meutgeert New Jazz Orchestra romping through dazzling arrangements of classical music and standards.
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Recording of the Week,
Dave Brubeck Quartet at Oberlin & Wilshire-Ebell 13th January 2020Two classic Dave Brubeck Quartet concerts from 1953 find the pianist, with saxophonist Paul Desmond, forging the sound that would soon sell a million albums.
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Recording of the Week,
Kit Downes - Dreamlife of Debris 29th November 2019Finding inspiration in W.G. Sebald's novel The Rings of Saturn, Kit Downes's second album for ECM demonstrates his unique approach to the church organ with a brilliantly atmospheric suite of pieces.
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Recording of the Week,
Eri Yamamoto's Goshu Ondo Suite 15th November 2019Composer/pianist Eri Yamamoto weaves magic in this choral jazz odyssey, drawing on the Japanese tradition of Goshu Ondo, the dance song, in a vivid collaboration between her trio and Choral Chameleon.
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Recording of the Week,
Jeff Goldblum - I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This 8th November 2019Jeff Goldblum's second album is an enjoyable romp through the standards, with a little help from his star-studded friends.
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Recording of the Week,
Holland / Hussain / Potter - Good Hope 30th October 2019A nuanced meeting of minds - tabla master Zakir Hussain meets bassist Dave Holland and saxophonist Chris Potter for a joyful collaboration that rewards close listening.
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Recording of the Week,
Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble 18th October 2019Released 25 years after Officium, Remember Me, My Dear is the final album recorded by saxophonist Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble.
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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Recording of the Week,
Tubby Hayes Quartet - Grits, Beans And Greens 30th July 2019One of the most exciting archive discoveries of recent times, after 50 years on the shelf Grits, Beans And Greens is everything Tubby Hayes worshippers had hoped for, and it already sounds like a classic.
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Recording of the Week,
Laura Jurd - Stepping Back, Jumping In 23rd July 2019Stepping Back, Jumping In is a sharp, witty and exciting new album from one of the powerhouses of UK jazz, Laura Jurd. Is it too soon to call her our own Carla Bley?
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Recording of the Week,
JD Allen - Barracoon 16th July 2019A fiery yet satisfying album from JD Allen, marking the 400th anniversary of the start of slavery in America.
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Recording of the Week,
Rabbia/Petrella/Aarset - Lost River 9th July 2019Matt enjoys an aquatic deep listening experience with Michele Rabbia, Gianluca Petrella and Eivind Aarset on the evocative Lost River from ECM, a well deserved Recording of the Week.
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Recording of the Week,
Steve Davis - Correlations 2nd July 2019A fine new album from trombonist Steve Davis and his sextet, mainly featuring his own instantly catchy compositions, some of which could become jazz favourites.