Record Labels
Shelly Manne | “My Fair Lady”
Craft Recordings Releases Shelly Manne & His Friends’ My Fair Lady as Part of the Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series Available now on vinyl and hi-res digital The extensive rollout, which continues Craft Recordings’ celebration of the storied jazz label, also includes titles by Ornette Coleman, Art Farmer, Curtis Counce and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Each album features lacquers cut from…
Read MoreJohn Scofield | “Uncle John’s Band”
Guitarist John Scofield is at His Most Freewheeling on Uncle John’s Band The Double Album Includes Songs by The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein and More Scofield’s Far-Reaching Original Compositions are Swing, Funk and Folk-Inflected Featuring Bassist Vicente Archer and Drummer Bill Stewart Available October 13 via ECM Named for…
Read MoreBill Cunliffe | “Rainforests”
Jazz Pianist, Composer and Grammy Award-Winning Arranger Bill Cunliffe’s Three-Part Composition Rainforests Celebrates the Tropical Mangroves Performed by the Temple University Studio Orchestra with Terell Stafford, Dick Oatts, Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, Mike Boone and Justin Faulkner Conducted by José Luis Domínguez Available on Digital Platforms on September 8 via BCM+D Records While jazz pianist, composer…
Read MoreSinikka Langeland | “Wind and Sun”
Sinikka Langeland’s Wind and Sun is Rooted in Folk Forms but Wide-Open in its Perspectives it Demands Featuring All-Norwegian All-Star Constellation of Players Including Trumpeter Mathias Eick, Saxophonist Trygve Seim, Bassist Mats Eilersten and Drummer Thomas Strønen “Being in a room with Sinikka Langeland is like being charmed into a northern forest under a night sky. Her…
Read MoreSam First Records
Los Angeles Jazz Venue Sam First Launches Sam First Records with New Albums by Pianists Justin Kauflin and Josh Nelson, and Drummer Joe La Barbera Available Today on Vinyl and Digital Platforms Pianist Rachel Eckroth’s Humanoid Will be Available in October and Jeff Babko, Tim Lefebvre and Mark Guiliana’s Clam City Will Follow in November Since opening in 2017, Sam First has become Los Angeles’…
Read MoreWolfgang Muthspiel | “Dance of the Elders” | ECM
Guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and His Working Trio of Bassist Scott Colley and Drummer Brian Blade Reach a New Creative Peak on Dance of the Elders The Album Showcases Muthspiel’s Writing and Approach to Jazz, Which is Heavily Folk-Induced but Equally Inspired by Classical Music Available September 29 via ECM Wolfgang Muthspiel and his working trio with Scott Colley on…
Read MoreECM Hi-Res Reissues
ECM Records Continues its Series of Hi-Res Reissues From its Early Analog Era This Summer’s Batch of Digitalized Hi-Res Releases Includes Seminal Albums by Jan Garbarek, Chick Corea, Thomasz Stanko, Jack DeJohnette, Eberhard Weber, Paul Motian, Ralph Towner, Egberto Gismonti and Many More Available Today ECM Records continues its series of Hi-Res reissues from its early…
Read MoreMaciej Obara | “Frozen Silence”
Frozen Silence is the Third ECM Release From Alto Saxophonist Maciej Obara’s Polish-Norwegian Quartet Featuring Pianist Dominik Wania, Bassist Ole Morten Vågan and Drummer Gard Nilssen Available September 8 via ECM Frozen Silence is the third ECM release from alto saxophonist Maciej Obara’s Polish-Norwegian quartet, bringing the story forward from Unloved and Three Crowns, recordings which confirmed the ensemble’s standing as…
Read MoreEddie Henderson | “Witness to History”
Trumpet Legend Eddie Henderson Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of His Debut Album with a Stunning New Recording Reflecting on His Musical Evolution Witness To History, Due out September 15 via Smoke Sessions Records, Features Pianist George Cables, Saxophonist Donald Harrison, Bassist Gerald Cannon and Drummers Lenny White and Mike Clark If it hadn’t already been used…
Read MoreSam First Records
Los Angeles Jazz Venue Sam First Launches Sam First Records with New Albums by Justin Kauflin, Josh Nelson, Joe La Barbera, Rachel Eckroth and Clam City (Jeff Babko, Tim Lefebvre and Mark Guiliana) Recorded Live at Sam First Since opening in 2017, Sam First has become Los Angeles’ leading jazz club for world-class modern, eclectic, and straight-ahead…
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