Eighteen tracks that stood out from the harvest of the somewhat unfairly screened last months of 2022 make up our established, diverse music program. And so, life goes on with undiminished interest, at its normal, modern pace.
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All about the albums taking part in our playlist:
Dierk Peters – Spring
Genre: Modern jazz, post-bop
Label: Sunnyside Records
Place: New York
Reviews: MakingAScene, JazzTrail
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Original compositions with interesting textures and solos by vibraphonist Dierk Peters (Hamburg, Germany), and his group, featuring Adam O’Farrill: tr, Caleb Wheeler Curtis: as, Walter Stinson: b, Buz Donald: dr
Blue Lab Beats – Jazztronica (Live at Late Night Jazz Royal Albert Hall)
Genre: Afrobeat, hip hop, jazz-hop, neo-soul
Label: Blue Adventure / Decca Records France
Place: London
Reviews: MarlBank
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
A live with a lot of energy, from the producers Blue Lab Beats and a full line up: Emmavie (voc), Jackson Mathod (tp), Xvngo (sax), David Mrakpor (kbd, g), Namali Kwaten (DrM), The Multi Storey Orchestra
Tito Carrillo – Urbanessence
Genre: Latin jazz
Label: Origin Records
Place: Chicago
Reviews: LatinJazzNet, OriginArts
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Trumpeter Tito Carillo “channels and celebrates the black music traditions from the three Americas through this set of 10 original compositions”.
Featuring Troy Roberts (ss, ts), Ben Lewis (p), Clark Sommers (b), Jay Sawyer (dr), Victor Gonzalez (perc)
Stefano Travaglini & Achille Succi – Book of Innocence
Genre: Contemporary jazz
Label: Notami Jazz
Place:
Reviews: AllAboutJazz
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Contemporary lyrical duet with virtuosic flourishes, by pianist Stefano Travaglini and saxophonist Achille Succi
Sisters of Invention – Sisterhood
Genre: Vocal jazz, pop
Label: Oh Yeah Records
Place: Sweden
Reviews:
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Sisters Malin and Karolina Almgren do everything on their own with quite a bit of success!
VA – Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen
Genre: Vocal jazz
Label: Blue Note Records
Place: USA
Reviews: BlueNote, AllMusic
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
A Blue Note tribute to Leonard Cohen, featuring famous singers Norah Jones, Peter Gabriel, Gregory Porter, Sarah McLachlan, Luciana Souza, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Mavis Staples, David Gray, Nathaniel Rateliff and a stellar group with Bill Frisell (g), Immanuel Wilkins (as), Kevin Hays (p), Scott Colley (b), Nate Smith (dr) and guests
Nicole McCabe – Landscapes
Genre: Modern jazz, post-bop
Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Place: Los Angeles
Reviews: FreshSoundRecords
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
On her sophomore album, remarkable saxophonist Nicole McCabe speaks the modern jazz language nicely, together with Paul Cornish (p), Logan Kane (b) and Myles Martin (dr)
MATTERS UNKNOWN – We Aren’t Just
Genre: Urban jazz, beats, hip-hop, afro-jazz, soul/funk
Label: New Soil
Place: London, UK
Reviews: JazzWise
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Emphatic black grooves, by multi-instrumentalist & producer Jonny Enser and many collaborators
Angel Roman and Mambo Blue – Festive Interplay
Genre: Latin jazz
Label: 3497575 Records DK
Place: USA
Reviews: LatinJazzNet, AllAboutJazz
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
A Latin jazz band with open horizons, from bassist Angel Roman
Jacob Collier – Never Gonna Be Alone (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)
Genre: R&B, pop
Label: Hajanga Records
Place:
Reviews:
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
A single from awesome Jacob Collier and his guests, on a tender ballad of the era
LIUN + The Science Fiction Band – Lily of the Nile
Genre: Vocal jazz, fusion
Label: Heartcore Records
Place: Berlin, DE
Reviews: HeartcoreRecords
Listen: Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
LIUN (Lucia Cadotsch: voc / Wanja Slavin: sax, synths) reinterpret their electronic pieces, this time with an acoustic ten-piece ensemble
Yaroslav Likhachev Quartet – Occasional Sketches
Genre: Modern jazz, free-bop
Label: Clean Feed Records
Place: Cologne, DE
Reviews: JazzTrail
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Skillful and inventive, saxophonist Yaroslav Likhachev and his quartet improvise on complex forms
Funky DL – The In and Out of Love Tape
Genre: Hip-hop, rap, jazz-hop, beats
Label: Washington Classics
Place: London
Reviews:
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Romantic and realist at the same time, producer Funky DL is inspired by Valentine’s Day
Karolina – All Rivers
Genre: Hip-hop, beats, “urban” jazz
Label: Tru Thoughts
Place: Israel
Reviews:
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Η Karolina (Keren Avratz) dresses her jazzy songs in a modern twist. Featuring Avishai Cohen (tr), Rejoicer (dr, b, synths), Aviv Cohen (dr), Jenny Penkin (lyrics, voc)
Electric Beethoven – Hear No Evil
Genre: Fusion, funk-rock, crossover classical
Label: Color Red
Place: Denver, USA
Reviews: GratefulWeb, JazzTimes
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Electro-funk version of Ludwig Van Beethoven’s compositions by bassist Reed Mathis and his company
Chino Corvalán – Endless Era
Genre: Contemporary jazz, beats, fusion, electronica
Label: Urban Waves Records
Place: Brussels
Reviews: UKVibe, OsoTao
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Fusion with refreshing tendencies from Paraguayan bassist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Chino Corvalán, with the help of Telemakus (p), Ted Taforo (saxes) and others
Charlotte Dos Santos – Morfo
Genre: r&b/neo-soul
Label: Because Music Ltd.
Place: Norway
Reviews: PopMatters, NPR
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
Pleasant songs from Brazil rooted Charlotte Dos Santos with the nice, girlish voice
Silvan Strauss – FACING
Genre: Hip-hop, beats, “urban contemporary music”
Label: Kabul Fire Records
Place: Hamburg, Germany
Reviews: Bleep
Listen: Bandcamp, Deezer, Spotify, Youtube
“Lo-fi beatscapes and experimental, jazz rooted electronics”, by acclaimed drummer and producer Silvan Strauss. featuring Joe Armon-Jones
More New Releases
(from well-known artists and labels, and others of interest)
VOCALISTS
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Carmen Lundy – Fade To Black(ft. Curtis Lundy, Wallace Roney Jr., Camille Thurman, ..)
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Camille Bertault, Brussels Jazz Orchestra – Gainsbourg
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Carmen Souza – Interconnectedness (Galileo)
- Eliane Elias (voc, p) – Quietude
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Maggie Nicols – Are You Ready?
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Kristin Berardi – The Light and the Dark (Earshift)(ft. Ingrid Jensen, Troy Roberts, Jerome Jennings, ..)
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Matt Dusk – Sinatra, Vol. 2
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Sara Gazarek – Vanity
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Judy Niemack – What’s Love? (Sunnyside)(ft. Peter Bernstein, Sullivan Fortner, Doug Weiss, Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander)
TRUMPETERS
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Nicholas Payton – The Couch Sessions (Smoke Sessions)(Buster Williams, Lenny White)
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Dave Douglas Quintet – Songs of Ascent: Book 1 – Degrees (Greenleaf)(Jon Irabagon, Matt Mitchell, Linda May Han Oh, Rudy Royston)
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Eric Jacobson – Discover (Origin)
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Matthew Halsall – Changing Earth (Gondwana)
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Joe Magnarelli – New York Osaka Junction (SteepleChase)(ft. Gary Smulyan, Rudy Royston, ..)
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Eric Vloeimans – Wild Port of Europe
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Martti Vesala Soundpost Quintet – Landmarks
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Hermon Mehari – Asmara
SAXOPHONISTS, CLARINETISTS, FLUTISTS
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Bobby Watson – Back Home in Kansas City (Smoke Sessions)(Jeremy Pelt, Cyrus Chestnut, Curtis Lundy, Victor Jones, Carmen Lundy)
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Seamus Blake – New York Factor vol 1(David Kikoski, Alex Claffy, Bill Stewart, Victor Lewis)
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James Brandon Lewis – CLIFFS
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Marius Neset Happy (ACT)
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Dave Liebman – Trust and Honesty (Newvelle)
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Charles Lloyd – Trios: Sacred Thread (Blue Note)(Julian Lage, Zakir Hussain)
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Rich Perry – Everything Happens (SteepleChase)(ft. Gary Versace, ..)
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Houston Person – Reminiscing at Rudy’s (HighNote)
(ft. Russell Malone, Lewis Nash, ..) -
Anat Cohen (cl) – Quartetinho
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Denis Gäbel – The Good Spirits, Pt. 2 (Mons)(Sebastian Sternal, Reuben Rogers, Clarence Penn)
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Tim Berne, Matt Mitchell – One More, Please (Intakt)
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Rebecca Trescher (cl) – Silent Landscapes (Yellowbird)
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Ivo Perelman, Joe Morris – Elliptic Time (Mahakala)
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Nestor Torres (fl) & Corey Allen (arr) – Dominican Suite
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Courtney Pine – Spirituality
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Eric Séva – Adeo
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Candy Dulfer – We Never Stop
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Gilad Atzmon – Danny Boy
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Gary Smulyan – Tadd’s All, Folks
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Dave O’Higgins, Luft – Pluto (Ubuntu)
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Charles Owens Quartet – Golden Moments (La Reserve)
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DMITRY BAEVSKY – Kids’ Time (Fresh Sound New Talent)
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T.K. Blue – Wise Eyes of the Elders(ft. Eric Reed, Randy Brecker, Stefon Harris, Lonnie Plaxico, Jeff “Tain” Watts, ..)
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Michael Marcus – Abstractions in Lime Caverns (ESP Disk’)(Frank Lacy, Tarus Mateen, Jay Rosen)
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Toshiyuki Honda – SONGS OF THE MILKY WAY
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Edgar Abraham – Edgar Abraham La Maquina(ft. Miguel Zenon, ..)
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Leo P – Comin’ Up Aces (Shanachie)
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Wil Swindler’s Elevenet – Space Bugs (Live) (OA2)(ft. Peter Sommer, Ben Markley, ..)
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Sakina Abdou – Goodbye Ground (Relative Pitch)
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Dave Sewelson, William Parker, Steve Hirsh – The Gate (Mahakala)
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Christoph Grab – Blossom(ft. Ralph Alessi, ..)
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Stephanie Lottermoser – In-Dependence (Jazzline)
TROMBONISTS, TUBISTS
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Marshall Gilkes – Cyclic Journey(Aaron Parks, Linda May Han Oh, Johnathan Blake)
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Matthias Muche, Jeb Bishop, Matthias Muller – From A to B (Jazzwerkstatt)
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Chris Glassman – Living the Dream(Ulysses Owens Jr., Sharel Cassity, Rodney Whitaker, Bill Cunliffe Jr., Steve Davis)
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Reginald Chapman – East Williamsburg Sessions (Fresh Selects)
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Matt Marantz – Sonoran (Fresh Sound New Talent)
(ft. Mark Ferber, ..)
GUITARISTS
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Kurt Rosenwinkel – Berlin Baritone
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Mike Moreno – Standards from Film (Criss Cross)
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Gilles Grethen Quartet – State of Mind (Double Moon)
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Jakob Bro, Joe Lovano – Once Around the Room: A Tribute to Paul Motian (ECM)
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Ant Law & Alex Hitchcock (ts) – Same Moon In The Same World (Outside in Music)(Joel Ross, Shai Maestro, Linda May Han, Jasper Høiby, Ben Williams, Eric Harland, Jeff Ballard, Kendrick Scott, Sun-Mi Hong, Tim Garland)
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Dirk Mündelein – Standards? Standards! – The Art Of Solo Jazz Guitar
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Evgeny Pobozhiy – Elements For Peace(Matt Brewer, Antonio Sánchez, Ben Wendel, Aaron Parks)
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Stéphane Rault, Dominique Pifarély – HEPTA
PIANISTS, KEYBOARDISTS
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John Escreet – Seismic Shift (Whirlwind)(ft. Sirius Quartet, ..)
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Jacob Collier – Piano Ballads – Live From The Djesse World Tour 2022 (Decca)
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Emmet Cohen – Uptown in Orbit (Mack Avenue)
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Marialy Pacheco – Reload
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Eliane Elias – Quietude
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Esbjörn Svensson – HOME.S. (ACT)
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Eyrie – Eyriesii
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Michael Wollny Trio – Ghosts (ACT)
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Matthew Shipp Trio – World Construct (ESP Disk’)
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Amina Figarova – If Barrels Could Talk
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Landæus Trio – A Crisis of Perception (Clean Feed)
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Yelena Eckemoff – Colors Live at Kito Bremen
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Jason Yeager – Unstuck In Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite (Sunnyside)(ft. Lucas Pino, Miguel Zenon, ..)
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George Colligan – King’s Dream
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Lisa Hilton – Paradise Cove
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Chihiro Yamanaka – Today Is Another Day (Blue Note)
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Laszlo Gardony – Close Connection (Sunnyside)
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Marc Copland Quartet – Someday
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Jasper Van’t Hof / Paul Heller Group – Conversations
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Hey Rim Jeon – Groovitude(Terri Lyne Carrington, Yoron Israel)
BASSISTS
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Rufus Reid – Celebration (Sunnyside)
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John Patitucci – John Patitucci Trio: Live in Italy(Chris Potter, Brian Blade)
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Ron Carter – Finding the Right Notes(ft. WDR Big Band, Stanley Clarke, Bill Frisell, Jon Batiste, Christian McBride, ..)
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Don Glori – Welcome
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Dezron Douglas – ATALAYA (International Anthem)
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Alexander Claffy – Music from Big Orange (Celler Live)
(ft. Randy Brecker, Seamus Blake, David Kikoski, ..) -
Arild Andersen Group – Affirmation (ECM)(ft. Marius Neset, ..)
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Lincoln Goines –The Art of the Bass Choir (Origin)(ft. John Patitucci, Tom Kennedy, Victor Wooten, ..)
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Rodney Whitaker – Oasis: The Music of Gregg Hill (Origin)(ft. Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, ..)
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Santi Debriano – Ashanti
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Géraud Portal 4tet – Zinneke (Outnote)(ft. Jacky Terrasson, ..)
DRUMMERS, PERCUSSIONISTS
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Mark Guiliana – the sound of listening (Edition)(Jason Rigby, Chris Morrissey, Shai Maestro)
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Jeff “Tain” Watts – Misterioso(Mark Turner, Orlando le Fleming)
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Tyshawn Sorey – The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism (Live) (Pi)(Greg Osby, Aaron Diehl, Russell Hall)
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Billy Cobham – Drum ‘N’ Voice, Vol. 5
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Gunter Baby Sommer & Raymond Macdonald – Sounds, Songs & Other Noises (Clean Feed)
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Harvie S, Roni Ben-Hur – Wondering (Dot Time)
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Duduka Da Fonseca – Yes!!! (Sunnyside)
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Tom Skinner – Voices of Bishara (Brownswood)(ft. Nubya Garcia, Shabaka Hutchings, ..)
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Iago Fernández – Luzada (Fresh Sound New Talent)(Mark Turner, Joris Roelofs, David Virelles,Ben, Street)
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Florian Arbenz – Conversation #8: Ablaze(ft. Wolfgang Puschnig, ..)
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Gregor Lisser – Zero on the Floor
VIBRAPHONISTS
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Karl Berger – Heart is a Melody (Stunt)(Kirk Knuffke, Jay Anderson, Matt Wilson)
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Jay Hoggard – Raise Your Spirit Consciousness
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Jason Yeager – Unstuck In Time: The Kurt Vonnegut Suite (Sunnyside)
(ft. Miguel Zenón, Lucas Pino, ..)
VIOLINISTS, CELLISTS
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Erik Friedlander (vlc) – A Queens’ firefly
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Maurizio Lomartire – Side C
HARMONICISTS, ACCORDIONISTS, BANDONEONISTS
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Cordeone – Latchi raïsa
BIG BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, ENSEMBLES
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Sun Ra Arkestra – Living Sky
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WDR Big Band, Johan Horlen, Luigi Grasso – Birth of a Bird
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Mingus Big Band – The Charles Mingus Centennial Sessions
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National Youth Jazz Orchestra – She Said
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The BvR Flamenco Big Band – Del Rio a la Mar (ZenneZ)
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Fine Arts Big Band – Minos. Die Flucht aus dem Labyrinth
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Fred Pallem (b), Le Sacre du Tympan – “X”
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Sant Andreu Jazz Band – Jazzing 12 (Vol.1)
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Sant Andreu Jazz Band – Jazzing 12 (Vol.2 Jazz Party Celebration 15 Years)
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Lydian Sound Orchestra, Riccardo Brazzale, David Murray – No More Wrong Mistakes (This Is Our Music)
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Ted Davies and Friends – Trail Rider
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Fredrik Lundin – It Takes All Kinds to Make a World
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JAZZ’ON PARMA ORCHESTRA – Sound Landscapes
GROUPS
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Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille – Two Centuries
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VA – Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (Blue Note)(Norah Jones, Peter, Gabriel, Gregory Porter, Immanuel Wilkins, Luciana Souza, James Taylor,
Iggy Pop, Bill Frisell, ..) -
Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Garrett Saracho – Garrett Saracho JID015
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Butcher Brown – Butcher Brown Presents Triple Trey (Instrumentals) (Concord)
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Portico Quartet – Terrain (Extended) – Live in Studio One: An Abbey Road 90th Session ( Gondwana)
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Ezra Collective – Where I’m Meant To Be
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The Modern Jazz Trio – Community Standards(amm)(ft. Rick Margitsa)
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Neo-Balkan Ensemble – David Evan Jones: Fast & Odd – Neo-Balkan Jazz and Concert Music
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Hidden Orchestra – Archipelago (Source Materials) (Tru Thoughts)
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Gathering in Jazz – Straight Road (amm)(ft. Claus Waidtløw, Anders Mogensen, ..)
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Kansas Smitty’s – We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
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Cabaret Rocher Octet – to pa ri ti
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FUSK – Absurd Enthusiasm
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Underground Canopy – Uncut Gems
BEATS, DJs & PRODUCERS, GROOVES & MOODS, SOUNDTRACKS ..
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Robert Glasper – Black Radio III (Supreme Edition)
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Ibrahim Maalouf – Reste un peu (Bande originale du film)
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Ludovic Bource – Le Petit Nicolas (Bande originale du film)
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Funky DL – The In and Out of Love Tape
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Skalpel – Origins
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Duval Timothy – Meeting with a Judas Tree
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Gilles Peterson, Lionel Lueke – HH Reimagined (Edition)
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Funmilayo Afrobeat Orquestra – Funmilayo
GREEK ARTISTS
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Tassos Spiliotopoulos (G) – Ballad for a New World
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Billy Pod (DR) – Quintessence (Puzzlemusik)
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Apostolos Leventopoulos (G) – After the Spirit
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Vagelis Stefanopoulos (Kbd) – Meditations
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Kyriakos Sfetsas – Smog (1974/2022)