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Brand New Life

Time And Space is a new compilation of jazz recordings by the prolific composer, arranger, producer and musician Jimmy Wisner, who has worked with some of the biggest names in the business including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Carly Simon, Brigitte Bardot, Judy Collins, Neil...

2022 release. Alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins follows-up his acclaimed debut, Omega, with another striking album featuring his remarkable quartet with pianist Micah Thomas, bassist Daryl Johns, and drummer Kweku Sumbry, plus appearances by flutist Elena Pinderhughes and the Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble. It consists...

White, Peter

15 classics from legendary Stax label out of Memphis. Track Listing:Side 1: Green Onions (Booker T. & the MGs), Hold On! I'm Comin' (Sam & Dave), Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd), Soul Man (Sam & Dave), (Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay (Otis...

VARIOUS ARTISTS - NUMBER ONE JAZZ CHRISTMAS ALBUM - 2 CD SET

Legendary labels Blue Note Records and Decca Records team up again to release the 2nd volume in acclaimed Blue Note Re:imagined series which features the most exciting young talents of the U.K. scene reworking classic Blue Note tracks by Donald Byrd, Grant Green, Wayne...

The Birth Of Bop: The Savoy 10-Inch LP Collection[2 CD] - The Birth of Bop is a new collection celebrating the enduring legacy of Savoy Records Bop catalog spanning 1944-1949. It is presented in both 5x 10" Vinyl and 2-CD formats with audio restoration...

New Orleans musicians laid the cornerstone for a large swath of American music, and Allen Toussaint is among the citys most gifted players. He now returns with his latest album, SONGBOOK.

The first official release of previously-unissued live Cal Tjader music in nearly 20 years. A collection of previously unissued live recordings of the iconic vibraphonist Cal Tjader from 6 different performances at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle from 1963-1967 capturing. This 2-CD set...

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Litania: Music Of Krzysztof Komeda

Arguably Sinatra’s greatest ballads album, Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely, has been newly mixed in stereo by Larry Walsh at Capitol Studios for an expanded 60th Anniversary Edition released by Capitol/UMe and Frank Sinatra Enterprises

Leading off with a string-soaked rendition of that Screamin' Jay Hawkins title classic, this 1965 Mercury LP is a Nina Simone pop perfection. Also here: Gimme Some; Feeling Good; One September Day; Take Care of Business, and more.

The project was formed in early 2016, leading to their debut album later that year `Wisdom of Elders'; a document of sessions combining Hutchings with a group of South African jazz musicians he'd long admired.

Lorraine Segato

Over the course of his astounding career, acclaimed singer-songwriter, Seal, has sold over 50 million albums globally. Now this iconic voice is tackling timeless songs with a collection of stunning versions of standards. Standards will release on November 10 and will include hit tracks...

UNCLE JOHN'S BAND(2CD)

Louis Sclavis's 13th ECM recording finds the French clarinetist drawing inspiration from two sources - the street art of Ernest Pignon-Ernest, and the interpretive originality of a splendid new quartet. In the Sclavis group, gifted bassist Murcia and expressive drummer Lavergne join pianist and...

Schuur,Diane ~ Midnight Recording now for a couple decades, Diane Schuur's singing has matured with age. She now fills out her middle and lower registers in ways that enhance her formidable beginnings. Over the years she's moved easily from small combos to large and...

Multi-instrumentalist / vocalist S. Carey (a core member of Bon Iver) collaborates with the sublime trumpeter John Raymond. Shadowlands intertwines songwriting and improvisation, the best of the indie world and jazz. In addition, Shadowlands features the Australian singer Gordi (recently also featured with Bon...

JOHN RUTTER SONGBO(2CD)

Discovered by Wynton Marsalis, Hargrove made his solo debut in 1990 on Novus/RCA; he made his Verve Records debut in 1994 and had recorded eight albums for the venerable label, including 2006's double release, DISTRACTIONS featuring the contemporary funk/jazz sounds of the RH Factor,...

Acclaimed vibraphonist Joel Ross returns with the release of his remarkable album nublues, a collection of ballads and blues as seen through the lens of one of the most creative modern jazz groups featuring Immanuel Wilkins, Jeremy Corren, Kanoa Mendenhall, and Jeremy Dutton, as...

Sonny Rollins -"Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums" - Go West!: The Contemporary Records Albums combines legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins' two studio albums for Lester Koenig's Contemporary Records (Way Out West, Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders) with a third disc, Contemporary Alternate...

A Night At The Village Vanguard (The Complete Masters / 2LP)

Supergroup members: guitarist Joe Bonamassa, drummer Tal Bergman (Billy Idol, Joe Bonamassa, LL Cool J, Rod Stewart), bassist Mike Merritt (The Basic Cable Band on Conan), guitarist Ron DeJesus (Planet Funk, Groove vol 1), and keyboardist Renato Neto (Prince) the sound of Rock Candy...

Buddy Rich

The Buddy Rich estate releases Birdland, a collection of never before released and exclusive tracks recorded by band member and engineer Alan Gauvin at the peak of Buddy's career in the mid 70s with his band Killer Force. Featured in the film Whiplash, this...

DRUMS OF AVILA

It's Always Now

The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions of Ike Quebec collects a phenomenal body of work produced between 1959-62 by a key player in the Blue Note Story. The saxophonist had recorded for Blue Note and served as a talent scout in the 1940s before...

Revelator

I had an epiphany last night. I was offstage, listening to Michael Phillips take his solo. Here's one man breathing into an instrument, and the whole room feels alive. It made me want to rise up to that level when I came back onstage."...

Acclaimed saxophonist composer/bandleader Phil Dwyer terms Changing Seasons "my most ambitious project yet, without a doubt." That's saying something, given his resume and adventurous spirit. Changing Seasons is a compelling violin concerto, featuring internationally renowned violin virtuoso Mark Fewer that bridges the jazz and...