Record Labels
Orrin Evans | “The Red Door” | Available June 16 via Smoke Sessions Records
Pianist Orrin Evans Opens The Red Door With a Stellar New Album That Celebrates Taking Musical and Personal Chances, Due Out June 16, 2023, via Smoke Sessions All-Star Date Featuring Nicholas Payton, Gary Thomas, Robert Hurst, Marvin “Smitty” Smith With Special Guests Buster Williams, Larry McKenna, Gene Jackson, the Late Wallace Roney and Vocalists Jazzmeia Horn, Sy…
Read MoreJazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Releases “RETRO Trilogy,” a Collection of Three EPs
On RETRO Trilogy, Jazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Zeroes in on the Three Decades of Her Evolved Freedom of Musical Expression: the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s “1977,” “1988” and “1999” Available Now Full-Length Album RETRO Trilogy Available Now on Allegato Music “Less a musical diary than a memoir written for a younger self with sympathy and intelligence, Retro…
Read MoreWayne Escoffery | “Like Minds” | Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records
Saxophonist/Composer Wayne Escoffery Celebrates the Chemistry Shared by His Closest Musical Collaborators on Like Minds Available Today on Smoke Sessions Records, Like Minds Features Gregory Porter, Tom Harrell and Mike Moreno Joining Escoffery’s Quartet with David Kikoski, Ugonna Okegwo and Mark Whitfield, Jr. Album-Release Shows at Smoke Jazz Club Thursday, April 20 Through Sunday, April 23 “Like…
Read MoreTerell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Dick Oatts, Bruce Barth, Mike Boone and Justin Faulkner Pay Tribute to Philadelphia’s Iconic Jazz Composers on “Fly With the Wind”
Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Dick Oatts, Bruce Barth, Mike Boone and Justin Faulkner Pay Tribute to Philadelphia’s Iconic Jazz Composers on Fly With the Wind Available Tomorrow on BCM+D Records, the Second Outing by the All-star Temple Jazz Sextet Features Tunes by John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Heath and Lee Morgan The Same Lineup Will Join…
Read MoreSenri Oe | “Class of ’88”
Japanese Pop Singer-Songwriter Turned Jazz Pianist Senri Oe Revisits His Superstar Past on His Joyous New Piano Trio Album Class of ’88 Reimagines Oe’s ‘80s and ‘90s Hits Alongside His New Originals in a Jazz Trio Setting with Bassist Matt Clohesy and Drummer Ross Pederson Due Out June 30 via PND and Sony Music Masterworks Ever wondered what would happen if Justin…
Read MoreJoe Lovano | “Our Daily Bread”
Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry Extends its Spacious and Lyrical Approach, With Deep Listening and Intense Focus on its Third Album, Our Daily Bread Featuring Pianist Marilyn Crispell and Drummer Carmen Castaldi Available May 5 via ECM The third album from Joe Lovano’s Trio Tapestry extends its spacious and lyrical approach, with deep listening and intense focus. “Our Daily…
Read MoreThe Birth of Bop (LP/CD)
Craft Recording Celebrates the Enduring Legacy of Savoy Records and the Revolutionary Bebop Era with The Birth of Bop Featuring Seminal Tracks From Many of the Genre’s Pioneers, Including Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Milt Jackson, Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro and More Featuring Painstaking Recreations of the Five 10-Inch LP Compilations That Were Originally Released by…
Read MoreChristine Jensen | “Day Moon”
Saxophonist, Composer and Conductor Christine Jensen, Regarded as One of Canada’s Most Compelling Jazz Artists, Releases Day Moon The Ten Compositions are at Turns, Melancholic and Ebullient, Sober and Playful Available June 16 via Justin Time Records “Jensen writes in three dimensions, with a quiet kind of authority that makes the many elements cohere. Wayne Shorter,…
Read MoreDominic Miller | “Vagabond” | ECM
Guitarist Dominic Miller, a Long-Time Member of Sting’s Band, Releases Vagabond, His Third Album for ECM Vagabond Might Prove His Most Poetic Tale to Date, as He Creates Striking Melancholy Textures Fronting a Quartet with Pianist Jacob Karlzon, Bassist Nicolas Fiszman and Drummer Ziv Ravitz Available April 21 via ECM Dominic Miller has been called “a great, serene…
Read MoreCraft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds Announce Seven New Titles for Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series
CRAFT RECORDINGS AND ACOUSTIC SOUNDS PROUDLY ANNOUNCE SEVEN NEW TITLES FOR ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY RECORDS ACOUSTIC SOUNDS SERIES The extensive rollout, which continues Craft Recordings’ celebration of the storied jazz label, includes titles by André Previn, Ornette Coleman, Art Farmer, Leroy Vinnegar, Curtis Counce and Phineas Newborn, Jr. Each album features lacquers cut from the original master tapes (AAA) by Bernie Grundman and is pressed…
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