Record Labels
Joe Farnsworth | “In What Direction Are You Headed” | Available May 19 via Smoke Sessions Records
Drummer Joe Farnsworth Sets Out on a Bold New Path in Answer to the Question In What Direction Are You Headed? Farnsworth’s Third Album for Smoke Sessions Records, Due Out May 19, 2023, Features a Stellar All-Star Quintet with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Immanuel Wilkins, Robert Hurst and Julius Rodriguez Drummer Joe Farnsworth has honed his estimable skills behind…
Read MoreBilly Childs | “The Winds of Change” | Available Now via Mack Avenue Records
On The Winds of Change, Five-Time GRAMMY® Award Winner and 16-Time GRAMMY® Nominee Billy Childs Leads a Dream Quartet Featuring Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, Bassist Scott Colley and Drummer Brian Blade Much of the Music on The Winds of Change Is Inspired by Film Noir and Nostalgia for the Los Angeles of Childs’ Youth Available Now via Mack Avenue…
Read MoreAvailable Today, New ECM Releases by Bobo Stenson Trio, Ralph Alessi Quartet and Ralph Towner
New ECM Releases by Bobo Stenson Trio, Ralph Alessi Quartet and Ralph Towner Available Today Bobo Stenson Trio | Sphere | March 17, 2023 The Bobo Stenson Trio’s ability of covering far-reaching idioms and wide-ranging repertoire within the scope of their personal diction has become both hallmark and custom, inspiring The New York Times to say the pianist “makes sublime piano-trio…
Read MorePilc Moutin Hoenig | “YOU Are The Song” | Available May 12 via Justin Time Records
Pianist Jean-Michel Pilc, Bassist François Moutin and Drummer Ari Hoenig Team Up Again on YOU Are The Song, the Trio’s First Album in Twelve Years The Album Was Recorded Without Any Preparation and Includes Only First Takes Available May 12 via Justin Time Records “This remarkably intuitive trio has the ability to collectively bend the…
Read MoreJazz Singer Allison Adams Tucker Releases “1999,” the Third EP in Her “RETRO Trilogy”
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 April 14 on Allegato Music “Less a musical diary than a memoir written for a younger self with sympathy and intelligence,…
Read MoreEric Reed | “Black, Brown, and Blue”
Pianist/Composer Eric Reed Celebrates the Music of Black and Brown Composers on His Deeply Personal New Album Black, Brown, and Blue The Album, Available Today on Smoke Sessions Records, Features a Brilliant New Trio with Bassist Luca Alemanno and Drummer Reggie Quinerly “It takes a few listens and some concentration but what emerges is a powerful,…
Read MoreKeith Jarrett | “Book of Ways”
ECM Reissues Keith Jarrett’s Book of Ways The 2-CD Comes in New Packaging with High Quality Paper Sleeves and Gold Embossed Lettering Available Tomorrow Book of Ways was recorded on the 14th of July 1986 in Ludwigsburg. Rather amazing is the great variety of sound and rhythm – Keith Jarrett played alternately one or two instruments simultaneously. Beyond unmistakeable…
Read MoreECM Luminescence Vinyl Series
ECM Launches Luminessence, its New Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series, on April 28 with Kenny Wheeler’s Gnu High and Nana Vasconcelos’s Saudades The Series Includes Jewels of the Label’s Deep Catalogue That Have Been Long out of Print or Never Been Available on Vinyl in Elegant, High-Quality Editions Cut from the Original Masters Made in Europe Analogue Production Wherever Possible Luminessence, ECM’s new audiophile vinyl-reissue…
Read MoreBuster Williams | “Unalome” | Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records
Legendary Bassist/Composer Buster Williams Celebrates 80 Years (and Counting) Along a Path to Musical Enlightenment on his Stunning New Album Unalome Available Today via Smoke Sessions Records, It Features Vocalist Jean Baylor, Saxophonist Bruce Williams, Vibraphonist Stefon Harris, Pianist George Colligan, and Drummer Lenny White “Soulful and spirited with superb originals.” — The Times (UK) Stream Tracks…
Read MoreIn+Out Vinyl Releases
IN+OUT Records Continues its Vinyl Release Program with Reissues by Ron Carter & Richard Galliano, Larry Coryell, Roberta Gambarini and Paul Kuhn All Four Albums, Which are Available Now, are Made with 180-gram Black Virgin Vinyl and Pressed at Germany’s Premium Pressing Plant Optimal Media Albums Include High Quality Glossy Finished Gatefold Covers and Poly-lined…
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