Κλείνουμε εύσχημα τους λογαριασμούς μας με το 2024, με μερικές ακόμα ανακαλύψεις, όπως πάντα ποιοτικές και ευχάριστες. Δεν ήταν μια σπουδαία χρονιά, και πολύ πιθανόν αυτός να είναι πλέον ο κανόνας, αλλά ας ευχαριστήσουμε τους μουσικούς της τζαζ που έχουν την ικανότητα να αναμετρηθούν με την βαριά ιστορία της και να καταθέσουν την ψυχή τους προσφέροντάς μας στιγμές απόλαυσης. Καλή διασκέδαση!
Ακούστε τη λίστα αναπαραγωγής από τις μουσικές πλατφόρμες:
Πληροφορίες για τα κομμάτια, τα άλμπουμ και τους μουσικούς που συμμετέχουν στη λίστα
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DYKWYD (CARRTOONS Remix)
Ξεκινάμε με το πιο jazzy κομμάτι του EP Solar Music (Remixes) των Butcher Brown, μιας τίμιας πενταμελούς μπάντας με χειροποίητο beat
Barbarous Jape
Μodern fast swing με υποδειγματικά σόλο από την σαξοφωνίστρια Neta Raanan και τον μπασίστα Max Johnson, στο άλμπουμ “I’ll See You Again“. Στα ντραμς και η Eliza Salem
On Different Paths
Latin post-bop με πλούσιο αρμονικό περιεχόμενο, από την άψογη μπάντα Marlon Simon and the Nagual Spirits, που συνεχίζει τη μακρά της πορεία. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες στο Latinjazznet
Folk Devils
Δύο σύγχρονοι τενορίστες με ιδιαίτερη σαφήνεια ιδεών, σε μία παραγωγή της Whirlwind Recordings
Backwards
Το πιο σύνθετο κομμάτι του άλμπουμ Liquid Yellow Portraits από τη μπάντα του μπασίστα Shingo Suzuki, σε ένα κατασταλαγμένο αμάλγαμα neo-soul, rap/hip-hop και new-jazz
Macondo
Από το άλμπουμ Darryl Yokley’s Sound Reformation – Un Mundo en Soledad, μελωδικές λάτιν μουσικές εικόνες που προσπορίζονται από τη μαγεία των 100 Χρόνων Μοναξιάς του Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Timepieces
New age jazz από το νέο EP Possession του παραγωγικότατου πολυοργανίστα Shabaka που ρίχνει το βάρος στα ηχοχρώματα. Λεπτομέρειες στο Pitchfork
Stella By Starlight
Μια εμπνευσμένη Stella σε 6/4, και το σύγχρονο mainstream διατηρεί τη γοητεία του, χάρις στην καλλιτεχνία του έμπειρου πιανίστα και μαέστρου Mario Rusca στο τελευταίο του άλμπουμ 4th Dimension
ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΕΣ ΝΕΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΕΣ ΚΥΚΛΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ
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VOCALISTS
- Al Jarreau & NDR Bigband – Ellington (ACT)
- Kurt Elling , Joey Calderazzo – Wildflowers, Vol. 2 (Edition)
- Janis Siegel , Yaron Gershovsky – The Colors Of My Life
- Sara Serpa – Encounters and Collisions (Biophilia)
Ft. Ingrid Laubrock, Angelica Sanchez, Erik Friedlander - Vanisha Gould – She’s Not Shiny, She’s Not Smooth (Cellar Live)
- Rebecca Kilgore – A Little Taste a Tribute to Dave Frishberg
- Steve Sieck – Crazy That Way
- Arooj Aftab – Night Reign (Verve)
- Jacqui Dankworth – Windmills
- Aubrey Logan – Aubrey Logan & her Bigger than Average Band
- Michael Mayo – Fly
- Aubrey Logan – Aubrey Logan & her Bigger than Average Band
TRUMPETERS
- Eric Vloeimans – Pinkie Binkie, Vol. 2
- Jafar Barron – Freebop
- Dan Rosenboom – The Left Edge
- Gregori Hollis – Now I Know
- Jason Palmer – The Cross Over: Live in Brooklyn
Ft. Mark Turner, Lage Lund, Matt Brewer, Tyshawn Sorey
SAXOPHONISTS, CLARINETISTS, FLUTISTS
- Peter Brotzmann, Vlady Bystrov, Anto Pett – Ranging
- Maik Krahl – The Magic of Consistency (Challenge)
Ft. Seamus Blake, .. - Paul Dunmall – Red Hot Ice (Discus)
- Scott Hamilton – Looking Back (Stunt)
- Jacob Chung – The Sage (Cellar Live)
Ft. Vincent Herring, Joe Farnsworth, .. - Dick De Graaf – Lifeline (ZenneZ)
- Ryoko Ono – THE DAYS (Relative Pitch)
- Ludivine Issambourg – Above the Laws
- Stéphane Guillaume – Impression Stream
Ft. Sedef Erçetin, Antoine Banville, Maria Papapetropoulou - Charles Owens Trio – The Music Tells Us (La Reserve)
- Roscoe Mitchell – One Head Four People (Wide Hive)
- Peter Brötzmann, Paal Nilssen-Love – Butterfly Mushroom (Trost)
- Boney James – Slow Burn (Concord)
Ft. Cory Henry, Marcus Miller, Rick Brown, .. - Jeff Kashiwa – Luminoso
- Jerry Bergonzi – Beantown Ballads (AMM)
- Reddleman – Ways Of Walking
- Joaquín Sosa, Aniel Someillan, Barbaro Crespo aka Machito – Ilú
Ft. Paquito D’ Rivera & Shai Maestro - Benjamin Koppel, Scott Colley, Jacob Karlzon, Magnus Öström – PORTABLE INFINITY
- Roscoe Mitchell – Ao Vivo Jazz na Fábrica: Sustain and Run
- Johannes Enders, Joris Teepe, Billy Hart – The Creator Has a Masterplan B (A Tribute to Pharoah Sanders)
TROBONISTS, TUBISTS
- Dan Blacksberg – The Psychic/Body Sound System (Relative Pitch)
GUITARISTS
- Lionel Loueke & Dave Holland – United (Edition)
- John Hart – Love Is (SteepleChase)
Ft. Kirk Knufke, .. - Jeff Parker ETA IVtet – The Way Out of Easy (International Anthem)
- Oz Noy – Fun One (Criss Cross)
Ft. David Kikoski, Clarence Penn, James Genus - Jim Mullen – For Heaven’s Sake (Stunt)
- Julien Tassin – Wild Around (Challenge)
- Gustav Lundgren, Jorge Rossy, Doug Weiss, Bill McHenry – Stockholm
- Jakob Bro – Taking Turns (ECM)
Ft. Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran, Thomas Morgan, Andrew Cyrille
PIANISTS, KEYBOARDISTS
- Bill Laurance & Michael League – Keeping Company (ACT)
- Omar Sosa – Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums
- Larry Goldings – Live at Smalls (Live) [Cellar Live]
Ft. Peter Bernstein, Bill Stewart - Ran Blake, Emily Mitchell – Deeper Life
- George Cables – I Hear Echoes (HighNote)
- Ethan Iverson – Ethan Iverson: Playfair Sonatas
- M.T.B., Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Peter Bernstein, Larry Grenadier, Bill Stewart – Solid Jackson
- Jacob Karlzon – Winter Stories
- Holman Álvarez – Hidden Objects (Sunnyside)
Ft. Adam O’Farrill, Drew Gress, .. - Rhoda Scott – Ladies & Gentlemen
- Renee Rosnes – Crossing Paths (Smoke)
Ft. John Patitucci, Adam Cruz, Chris Potter, Steve Davis, Edu Lobo, .. - Hermeto Pascoal – Pra você, Ilza
- Pablo Held – Trio Plays Standards
- Jamie Saft Trio, Jamie Saft – Jamie Saft Trio Plays Monk
- Steven Feifke – The Role of the Rhythm Section Vol. II (La Reserve)
- Lisa Hilton – Lucky All Along
- Jon Batiste – Beethoven Blues (Verve)
BASSISTS
- Matt Slocum – Lion Dance (Sunnyside)
Ft. Walter Smith III, Larry Grenadier - Scott Colley, Edward Simon & Brian Blade – Three Visitors (GroundUp)
- Renaud Garcia-Fons – Blue Maqam
- Lars Danielsson, Verneri Pohjola, John Parricelli – Trio (ACT)
- Arild Andersen – Landloper (ECM)
- Ilya Osachuk – The Answer
Ft. Donald Vega, Billy Drummond - Roberto Occhipinti – The Lock Down Sessions
- Elam Friedlander, Abraham Burton, Luis Perdomo, Eric McPherson – Sound-Elements (Cellar)
- Patrick Leavy – Clover
Ft. Marcus Strickland, Ludwig Afonso
DRUMMERS, PERCUSSIONISTS
- Eric Ineke, Tineke Postma, The Eric Ineke Jazzxpress – Swing Street – Plays The Music of Cannonball Adderley
- Thomas Strønen – Relations (ECM)
Ft. Craig Taborn, Chris Potter, Sinikka Langeland, Jorge Rossy - Daniel Humair, Stéphane Kerecki, Vincent Le Quang – Prismes à l’eau
Ft. Samuel Blaser - Ari Hoenig – Tea for three (Fresh Sound New Talent)
- Ken Serio – Brooklyn Oasis
Ft. Ron Carter, ..
BIG BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES
- Mulatu Astatke, Hoodna Orchestra – Tension
- One O’Clock Lab Band – Lab 2024
- Makoto Ozone, No Name Horses – Day 1 (Universal)
- The Amazing Keystone Big Band – Fascinating Rhythm(s) – The Music of George Gershwin
- Fred Pallem, Le Sacre du Tympan – Cartoons, le retour
- John Daversa – Improvisatory Observatory: Live and Raw at The Baked Potato, Exhibit 2 (Blue Canoe)
- Budapest Jazz Orchestra, Tony Lakatos – Storytelling Night: The Music of Daniel Mester
- Ruedi Häusermann – Erste Annäherung
- Ryan Truesdell – Synthesis: The String Quartet Sessions (ArtistShare)
Ft. Sara Caswell, John Hollenbeck, .. - John Hollenbeck, NDR Bigband – Colouring Hockets
- Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Luboš Soukup – Scandinavian Impressions
GROUPS
- Ill Considered, Rob Lewis – Emergence (New Soil)
- The Bad Plus – Complex Emotions (Mack Avenue)
Ft. Ben Monder, Chris Speed - Møborg 2 – Falling Silent (U n i t)
- Painkiller – Samsara (Tzadik)
Ft. John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Mick Harris - Peter Somuah – Highlife (ACT)
- Snarky Puppy – We Like It Here (Remixed + Remastered + Reimagined) [GroundUp]
- John Zorn, Brian Marsella, Jorge Roeder & Ches Smith – Ou Phrontis (Tzadik)
- Out Of/Into, Joel Ross, Gerald Clayton, Kendrick Scott, Matt Brewer & Immanuel Wilkins – Motion I (Blue Note)
BEATS, DJs & PRODUCERS, GROOVES & MOODS, SOUNDTRACKS ..
- Adrian Younge – Adrian Younge Presents Linear Labs: São Paulo
- Stephan Micus – To the Rising Moon (ECM)
- VA – Tru Thoughts 2024 (Tru Thoughts)
- Future Bubblers – Future Bubblers 8.0 (Brownswood)
- Kokoroko – Get The Message (Brownswood)
- Jazz Orkestar HRT – Miron Hauser: Moja Kuba
- The Offline – Les cigales (DeepMatter)
- Phil Dawson Quintet – Don’t Waste Your Ancestors’ Time
- Butcher Brown – Solar Music (Remixes)
- Emile Londonien – Inwards (Naive)
- SHOLTO – Letting Go of Forever
- Children of Fish – Sunrise Paper Punk
- Euglossine – Biggest Part
- Edrix Puzzle – Lotus Blossom
- Leon Phal – Stress Killer (Edition deluxe)
- Ill Considered – UnEvensong (New Soil)
- oreglo – Not Real People DLC (Expanded) [Brownswood]
- Calida Ray – Between Me And Myself
- De-Phazz – presents De-Drums
- Lo Greco Bros, The Man With The Horn, Soulstance – The Electric Sessions
- Olive oil – The Others
- Issiaka Dembele – Mandingjazz
- Lakkshya – Ecstasy
- Skalpel – Recut
- Anna Butterss – Mighty Vertebrate (International Anthem)
- Planetary People – Brace for Impact
FEATURING GREEK ARTISTS (visit jazzlibrary.gr, keepjazzin.gr)
- Savina Yannatou [voc], Floros Floridis, Barry Guy, Ramon Lopez – Kouarteto
- Katerina Adamopoulou [voc] – We’ ll meet again (Jazz Breeze)
- Arbor, Michalis Tsiftsis [g], Yiannis Vagianos [b] – Arbor (PKmusic)
Ft. Yiannis Papadopoulos, Nick Thessalonikefs - Melina Paxinos [comp.]- Amoroso
- Human Touch – Colorblind
Ft. David Lynch, Yiotis Kiourtsoglou, Stavros Lantsias - Tassos Spiliotopoulos – Anamnesis: Compositions for Electric Guitar
- Dimitris Tsakas [as] – Conversation Helps
Ft. Kimon Karoutzos, Alex Drakos Ktistakis - Stefanos Kozanis [p] – Astetismyth
Ft. Katerina Konstantinou, Patsiotis, Nikos Sidirokastritis, ..