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‘Greyhound Days’ strikes a shared note of spontaneity and intention. Featuring pieces for tenor saxophone and digital keyboard, and accented by traces of additional instruments, these songs sound a fated exchange mutually effortless and expansive. Shiroishi and Kurek were first brought together to record new music for one of BBC...
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Trá Pháidín are an Irish nine piece collective from Conamara, Galway, a wild coastal region of West Ireland where Gaeilge (Irish-Gaelic) remains the first language in areas known as 'An Gaeltacht'. The group are currently lighting up Ireland's underground with their joyful noise, a unique and unpredictable blend of traditional...
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"Whether it's by improvisation in the African-American jazz tradition, or by a village kobza player standing on top of a damn hill - he feels connected to the stars." One of the most politically charged terms of the 20th century, the Iron Curtain was a metaphor for political and cultural...
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One of the most politically charged terms of the 20th century, the Iron Curtain was a metaphor for political and cultural division. In a post-war telegram Winston Churchill referred to the fault line that ran through Europe between East and West as "an Iron Curtain is drawn down upon their...
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Trio by The Mike Taylor Trio is a 1966 album by British jazz pianist Mike Taylor, which features Taylor's distinctive blend of modern jazz with a somewhat melancholic, introspective tone. His trio, which includes Dave Tomlin on bass and Norman Fearon on drums, delivers a tight yet expressive performance with...
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Holy grail rarity and brit jazz gem finally gets reissued by Decca. Pendulum, the stunning debut album by Mike Taylor Quartet, was recorded for legendary British jazz producer Denis Preston at the famed Lansdowne Studios. The album is split between reworked standards arranged by Taylor on Side A (including a...
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Oscar Peterson's Travelin' On: Exclusively for My Friends, Vol. VI on LP. (AAA) Remastered by Grammy-Nominated Mastering Engineer Christoph Stickel. In the final volume of the Exclusively for My Friends series, Oscar Peterson, alongside his colleagues Sam Jones (bass) and Bob Durham (drums), delivers a variety of highlights. The exuberant,...
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Dexter Gordon experienced a career renaissance with his momentous comeback on Blue Note in the early 1960s which produced numerous all-time classic albums. In 1980, producer Michael Cuscuna dug into the vaults to compile Landslide, a collection released as part of the LT Series that was comprised of previously unreleased...
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Chicago-based composer, improviser, multi-media artist and underground legend, Rob Mazurek, joins forces with modular-synth maestro and light magician, Alberto Novello for a blacklight invocation that hurls us out into new and uncharted sound-dimensions. Born of a chance encounter, Alberto Novello and Rob Mazurek's improvised collaboration, Sun Eaters, was recorded in...
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'Formed in Bristol back in 2014 Tezeta were an experimental 8 piece instrumental group effortlessly combining Ethiopian jazz, Afrobeat, prog and improvisation. The band spawned out of the much loved Bloom Collective - a collective of musicians and friends from an experimental corner of the city’s buzzing music scene. Led...
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Jeff Parker’s 2016 album The New Breed was a turning point for both Parker and International Anthem, changing the trajectory of his solo career as well as drawing an abundance of attention to our fresh imprint despite our then very limited catalog. Most importantly though, the album is the first...
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Irreversible Entanglements’s self-titled debut album was originally released in September 2017, and features the first music ever played together by the freshly assembled Philly/NY/DC-based quintet of poet Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother), bassist Luke Stewart, saxophonist Keir Neuringer, trumpeter Aquiles Navarro, and drummer Tcheser Holmes. The explosive collection of improvised...
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Audiopile Review: The second release from Ultraääni this week is from Ville Valavuo, a veteran of the Finnish punk and noise scene with a stacked resume ranging from guitarist, recording technician and visual artist across hundreds of releases. With little indication of his involvement in the world of jazz prior...
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Audiopile Review: A pair of new releases in from Ultraääni Records this week, the Finnish imprint keeping their undeniable hot streak alive. Largely made up of Finnish improv/jazz vets, plus the introduction of the fresh-faced hotshot drummer Veeti Hietala, Phardah further cement the Ultraääni signature of chaining improvisatory free jazz...
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Ad Hoc is the latest offering from Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustav Horneij, under his Organic Pulse Ensemble alias. True to its name, Ad Hoc embraces spontaneity and the art of being in the moment, with each track crafted using a Tascam four-track tape recorder. Playing all the instruments himself, Gustav used...
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Released in 1976, Teddy Lasry’s Escalade is a jewel of jazz fusion and electronic experimentation, blending cosmic synthesizers, hypnotic rhythms and dreamlike atmospheres. A former member of Magma, Teddy Lasry explores a unique musical universe at the crossroads of space jazz and film music. Long out of print, this cult...
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Originally released in 1960 on the Vee-Jay label, Here’s Lee Morgan is Lee Morgan’s 10th album. A collection of 6 Hard-bop cuts, Morgan is backed on the album by Clifford Jordan (tenor sax), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Art Blakey (drums). This new edition of the album is...
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Masterful trio interplay reliant on deeply honed three-way communication and a refined sense of understatement make Fred Hersch’s third recording for ECM an essential entry into the piano trio canon. Hersch tackles a handful of 20th century compositions – spanning from standards to less frequented jazz tunes – as well...
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New Vienna is the fourth concert recording to be released from Keith Jarrett’s final European solo tour. It follows Munich 2016, Budapest Concert and Bordeaux Concert. Why New Vienna? As Jarrett aficionados will know, his discography already includes a legendary Vienna Concert (recorded at the Vienna State Opera) whose music,...
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The email read, "Are you Cory Weeds, the tenor player?" It was from Kevin Gray, who has worked on several mastering projects for my archival record label, Reel to Real. The question struck me as odd—my name is fairly unique, and thankfully, I'm pretty sure there's only one Cory Weeds....
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Patricia Barber’s Modern Cool brought her mainstream success, propelled by her classic version of the Doors’ “Light My Fire.” Touring for this album, Barber played selections from it during her four-night stand at The Jazz Standard in New York. There she was heard by Bruce Lundvall of Blue Note Records,...
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The second TBM spin-off project by the Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio! Vol. 1 is a collection of ballads and standards centered around "Misty." The reunion session was recorded at the legendary TBM engineer Yoshihiko Kannari's private studio. The Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio delivers a soul-stirring performance with Blues For K which showcases...
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Chris Cheek is a refined American saxophonist known for his lush tone and uplifting energy. In addition to his extensive work as a sideman, he established himself as a gifted bandleader, releasing memorable jazz works like I Wish I Knew (FSNT, 1997) and Vine (FSNT, 2000). On Keepers of...
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The first album to hit the shelves after Giant Steps, Coltrane Jazz was recorded in November and December 1959, although one of the eight tracks ("Villiage Blues") was recorded in late 1960. On everything save the aforementioned "Village Blues," Coltrane used the Miles Davis rhythm section of pianist Wynton Kelly,...
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We are pleased to announce the upcoming reissue of “Min Bul”, a milestone of Norwegian rock and jazz, included in the renowned Nurse With Wound list, from the band whose leader was a young Terje Rypdal. Recorded in the Rosenborg studio in September 1970, with Egil Eide as engineer, “Min...
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The 1968 debut album from Norwegian guitar legend Terje Rypdal stands as a significant entry in the late 1960s jazz landscape, exemplifying the transition from psychedelic rock to a more intricate, freeform blend of jazz elements. Collaborating with legendary musicians like Jan Garbarek, Rypdal's work on this album showcases his...
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In this classic account of the new black music of the 1960s and 70s, celebrated photographer and jazz historian Val Wilmer tells the story of how a generation of revolutionary musicians established black music as the true vanguard of American culture. Placing the achievements of artists such as Albert Ayler,...
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Timo Lassy, one of the leading lights in the current generation of Finnish Jazz, releases a new live album with his hard-cooking trio on We Jazz Records. That's Lassy on tenor sax, Ville Herrala on double bass and Jaska Lukkarinen on drums – each member a We Jazz recording solo...
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**1 per customer. Anyone ordering more than 1 copy will have their entire order refunded. A new milestone in contemporary modal/spiritual jazz is born. An overwhelmingly beautiful soundscape of rich emotion and inner energy. The album "Fukushima" by the Tokyo-based sextet led by saxophonist/flutist Shinsuke Fujieda is a truly timeless...
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Celebrate Anthony Braxton’s forthcoming 80th birthday with the Definitive Remastered Edition of his groundbreaking second studio album — a pivotal AACM recording featuring avant-garde legends Leo Smith, Steve McCall, and Leroy Jenkins, now available in a deluxe package with a new essay by jazz specialist Kevin Le Gendre. Saxophonist-composer Anthony...
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In the 1960s, Blue Note’s roster of organists boasted a formidable line-up of leading Hammond B3 practitioners like Jimmy Smith, Big John Patton, Baby Face Willette, and Larry Young each of whom was honing their own distinctive styles on the instrument. The Bronx born Freddie Roach was first introduced to...
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In the 1960s, Blue Note’s roster of organists boasted a formidable line-up of leading Hammond B3 practitioners like Jimmy Smith, Big John Patton, Freddie Roach, and Larry Young each of whom was honing their own distinctive styles on the instrument. The Little Rock born Baby Face Willette debuted his swinging...
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Italian jazz trio Collettivo Immaginario announce the release of their second full-length album, 'Oltreoceano'. Known for their slick sound and energetic live performances, their style is firmly rooted in the jazz tradition of collective improvisation, through which they have developed an agile, kaleidoscopic sound. The trio’s unique fusion of funk,...
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"Embryo meets the world” is a new compilation with previously unreleased Ethno Jazz from 1979/80, recorded on the German band`s trip to Asia and recently discovered in the archives. It includes seven unknown studio sessions from Kabul, Essaouira, Cairo and Athens, produced with members of the Kabul Radio Orchestra or...
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Makaya McCraven’s International Anthem debut 'In The Moment' is the album that properly introduced the then-burgeoning drummer/producer to the world. In many ways, it also laid the groundwork for a working method that both McCraven and the label have returned to again and again over the years: nearly 48 hours...
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GoGo Penguin, the Manchester trio that has inspirationally blended jazz, classical, and electronic influences since forming in 2012, has reached a thrilling moment with their new album, Necessary Fictions. This release finds pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka, and drummer Jon Scott digging deep internally to reach their integral and...
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Growing up in Bulgaria in the late 1990s, brothers Stef and Yavor Lilov were shaped in a myriad of unseen ways by the centuries-old folk music that filtered through their daily lives. It helped mold their creative spirit and inspired them to begin making noise together at a young age,...
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Audiopile Review: Guitarist Mary Halvorson is one of the most vital jazz musicians working today. To an extent, she fits in with the atmospheric vibe of today’s ambient jazz revival. But she’s way too militant to fit any given template or produce anything that settles on being straightforwardly meditative. On...
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This second volume of Miles Davis’ legendary live performance at the Olympia in Paris (October 11, 1960) captures the iconic trumpeter in peak form alongside a stellar quintet: Sonny Stitt, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb. Featuring timeless renditions of “So What” and “’Round About Midnight,” this beautifully restored...
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Blue Note founder Alfred Lion considered Andrew Hill to be a pianist and composer who was every bit as strikingly original and important as Thelonious Monk and began recording Hill with a fervor in 1963. Hill, for his part, did not disappoint. The pianist burst out of the gate with...
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A little-known Boston-born baritone saxophonist, Serge Chaloff was one of the earliest bebop practitioners on his instrument and possessed a remarkable agility and lyricism. He first gained wider recognition as a member of the “Four Brothers” saxophone section in Woody Herman’s band in the late-1940s alongside Stan Getz and Zoot...
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The concept is "Tokyo." The megalopolis is transformed, and the performance is full of sharp sensitivity and creativity. A new dimension of Japanese jazz has been opened here. "It doesn't matter if it doesn't sell, let's make a record that smells of culture. I want Japanese people to make Japanese...
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Known as a then-young Kirk’s more consistent works, 1962’s We Free Kings is a solid balance of bop with complimenting soul, backed by two different rhythm sections - one including Hank Jones (piano) & Wendell Marshall (bass) and the other with Richard Wyands (Piano) & Art Davis (Bass) while Charlie...
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A cosmic fusion of deep funk, interstellar jazz, and avant-garde soundscapes, On Jupiter stands as one of Sun Ra’s most iconic releases. Recorded in 1979 during a prolific period at Variety Arts Studios in New York, this album captures the Arkestra at the height of their creative powers, blending futuristic...
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The finest of straight-ahead “Japanese” jazz, “Toshiyuki Sekine / Strode Road” is finally being reissued on analog vinyl! The original private pressing (1978) of 200 copies was extremely rare, and has been revered by collectors since the dawn of Japanese jazz reevaluation around 2000. “Strode Road,” a bop tune with...
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Alto saxophonist Marion Brown was an initially underrated hero of the jazz avant-garde. It was only after he moved from Atlanta to New York and joined John Coltrane that audiences and critics took notice. Dedicated to discovering the far-reaching possibilities of improvisational expression, Brown possessed a truly lyrical voice. In...
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In Brandee’s own words, “This album is the most vulnerable piece of work to ever come from me. Across ten tracks I navigate the ‘twists and turns’ of a year filled with profound change. Moments of pain, revelation, anger, surrender, and ultimately, renewal. This album is akin to a diary...