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”
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…
Read MoreJoe 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…
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