After checking hundreds of new albums, constantly seeking for fresh sound, bold groove, remarkable compositions, original arrangements, nice playing, outstanding soli, or any pretty voice, I can assure that these 22 tunes of the new playlist of modernjazz.gr stand among the best “broad spectrum jazz” tunes of the month! And yet, if something still doesn’t make sense, make sure you are listening to the bass loud and clear. Truth stands there. Enjoy!
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Basic information about featuring albums:
Alfredo Chacón – Caliente Corner
(Latin jazz, Cuban)
Composer, vibraphone and percussion player
Miami, Florida
Feat. Brian Lynch (tp)
Claus Waidtløw – New Beginning
(contemporary jazz)
Denmark
John Bailey – In Real Time
(contemporary jazz, neobop)
New York
John Bailey – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Stacy Dillard – Tenor & Soprano Saxophone, John Hart – Guitar, Cameron Brown – Bass, Victor Lewis – Drums & Cymbals Summit Records
Piotr Wylezol – Human Things (Polish Jazz, vol.79)
(modern jazz)
Pianist, composer
Feat. Dayna Stephens (ts, ss) & Aga Zaryan (voc.)
Nomadic Treasures – Nomadic Treasures
(vocal jazz, fusion, world)
European-based quartet
Irini Konstantinidi – Lyrics/Vocals; Daniele Cappucci, double bass; Joan Terol Amigó, drums; Avi Darash, piano and compositions
Minor Element – Stranger Things Have Happened
(contemporary funk)
West Michigan
9 members fusion band
Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days – El Maquech
(modern jazz, freebop)
Adam O’Farrill (tp), Chad Lefkowitz-Brown (ts), Walter Stinson (b) Zack O’Farrill (dr)
The Breed – Smunchiiez
(“chilled hiphop”, “jazzhop”, “triphop” )
Amsterdam
Tiffany Austin – Unbroken
(vocal jazz)
Tiffany Austin: vocals; Ashlin Parker: trumpet; Mitch Butler: trombone; Teodross Avery: tenor sax; Cyrus Chestnut: piano; Rodney Whitaker: bass; Carl Allen: drums
Pierre Dørge – Soundscapes
(modern jazz)
Denmark
Pierre Dørge (g), Kirk Knuffke (crn), Stephen Riley (ts), Conrad Herwig (trb), Jay Anderson (b), Adam Nussbaum (dr)
Siraj Nuri – HOURS
(neosoul)
Brooklyn, New York
Sara Jane, Orchestra Ipioca – In Mancanza D’aria
(vocal jazz, brazil)
Italy
Tim Garland – Weather Walker
(fusion, classical)
Tim Garland: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone; Pablo Held or Jason Rebello piano; Yuri Goloubev: double bass; Studio 3 Octet: strings
Angelina Jordan, Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps – It’s Magic
(vocal jazz)
Norway
12 y.o. !!!
Nico Gori Swing 10Tet – Swingin’ Hips
(swing)
Italy
Special guests: Stefano Bollani (p), Drusilla Foer (voc)
Mario Cruz – Finding Common Ground
(fusion)
Sax player
Michael Franks – The Music In My Head
(vocal jazz)
“The Urban Music Scene” review
R+R=NOW – Collagically Speaking
(new jazz)
R+R=NOW (‘Reflect’ and ‘Respond’) = Robert Glasper on keyboards, Terrace Martin on synthesizer and vocoder, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah on trumpet, Derrick Hodge on bass, Taylor McFerrin on synth and beatbox, and Justin Tyson on drums
Kristoffer Eikrem, Bendik Baksaas – Duets
(ambient, electronic)
Oslo
Trumpet, keys, electronics
Byron Miller – The Gift Psychobass2
(smooth jazz)
Feat. Kirk Whalum, Walter Beasley, …
Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth
(modal, new jazz, fusion)
JD Allen – Love Stone
(mainstream jazz)
Tenor sax ballads
Some more recent releases that stayed out of the playlist:
- Buster Williams – Audacity
- Jason Palmer (feat. Noah Preminger) – At Wally’s Volume 2
- William Parker – Voices Fall From The Sky
- Black Art Jazz Collective (Wayne Escoffery, Jeremy Pelt..) – Armor of Pride
- Bob Mintzer Big Band, New York Voices – Meeting of Minds (Live)
- Marcus Miller – Laid Black
- Don Braden – Earth Wind and Wonder
- Omer Avital – Qantar
- GoGo Penguin – A Humdrum Star (Deluxe)
* Painting on the cover by ALFRED GOCKEL
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