Jazz

Wolfgang Muthspiel and his trio with Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums goes into its third recording venture swinging, setting the stage for what may be the group's most adventurous trio recording. As has become custom, Wolfgang alternates between acoustic and...

I LOVE LIFE even when I'm hurting, the new album from Dave McMurray, is an affirmation of his indomitable spirit. It's also a celebration of the love that he has for his hometown, and for the many Detroit musicians with which he's collaborated, including...

Alts 'N Outs: The Other Side of Blue Note is a compilation of alternate takes & outtakes from iconic Blue Note sessions by Cannonball Adderley, Grant Green, Wayne Shorter, Art Blakey, Jimmy Smith & Sonny Clark. Available on 180g black vinyl.

There's a rare acoustic alchemy at play in Time Is A Blind Guide. At times, the group's three string instruments make up a firm trio-unit that enters into thoughtful dialog with piano and percussion, but for the most part, the group's pulse works as...

The Greek duo of lyra player Sokratis Sinopoulos and pianist Yannis Kirimkiridis's first studio statement is a deep well of inspired musical dialogs that cross the idiomatic space between European folk tradition and chamber-jazz seamlessly. This is the first time the duo is heard...

The striking cover image of an abandoned swing illuminated against a field of glittering stars makes a compelling visual metaphor for the music on Close. "Music is a twilight language," Steve Tibbetts confirms. "The job is to translate some shadow into sound." On his...

Guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland, two of jazz's contemporary masters, have played together over the years in contexts including projects with Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson and a spirited co-led band with Joe Lovano and Al Foster. Memories of Home is their...

Wolfgang Muthspiel and his trio with Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums goes into its third recording venture swinging, setting the stage for what may be the group's most adventurous trio recording. As has become custom, Wolfgang alternates between acoustic and...

Not For Lack Of Trying explores dodie's journey with mental health over the last decade. "I have only been able to deal with parts of life in bite-size pieces. These songs are packaged reflections of those pieces - exploring heartbreak, yearning for meaning, and...

Not For Lack Of Trying explores dodie's journey with mental health over the last decade. "I have only been able to deal with parts of life in bite-size pieces. These songs are packaged reflections of those pieces - exploring heartbreak, yearning for meaning, and...

Legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd convened a new trio of musical explorers with Jason Moran on piano and Marvin Sewell on guitar for his 87th birthday concert at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara and immediately brought them into the studio to record his remarkable...

Legendary saxophonist Charles Lloyd convened a new trio of musical explorers with Jason Moran on piano and Marvin Sewell on guitar for his 87th birthday concert at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara and immediately brought them into the studio to record his remarkable...

Pianist and composer Aaron Parks expands his trio with bassist Ben Street and drummer Billy Hart into a quartet with the addition of tenor saxophonist Ben Solomon on his luminous third Blue Note album, By All Means. Although Parks has made his band Little...

Pianist and composer Aaron Parks expands his trio with bassist Ben Street and drummer Billy Hart into a quartet with the addition of tenor saxophonist Ben Solomon on his luminous third Blue Note album, By All Means. Although Parks has made his band Little...

Celebrating the 60th anniversary of John Coltrane's masterpiece, A Love Supreme is presented in its mono mix for the first time in over 50 years. Faithfully mastered from the original analog tapes by Ryan K. Smith, pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI and housed...

Recorded in 1967 as her second album for Capitol Records, Ella's focus solely on sacred hymns was quite the juxtaposition from her "Swinging Christmas" album on Verve earlier in the decade. Working with conductor Ralph Carmichael and his orchestra, Fitzgerald faithfully takes on classics...

Recorded in late 1954 and early 1955, this set marks the pinnacle of what some called the "most definitive bop group of the era" until Clifford Brown's fatal car accident in 1956. The second of four albums Brown and Max Roach made together, Clifford...

Now back on vinyl for the first time in 20 years, with the series' inaugural project Verve Remixed, we hear what happens when Masters at Work meet Nina Simone, and dZihan & Kamien take on Billie Holiday. Experience the interpretations of renowned remixers with...

LA LOM's Thalia Hall concert marked a milestone for them. Starting from small LA bars and going to sold-out shows nationwide, the band brought dance-floor energy to a packed Chicago theater. The night featured unreleased originals, debut LP tracks and classic cumbia covers -...

Under the guidance of Norman Granz, Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan collaborate for the first time as the primary horns on Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi. Recorded in 1957, this record offers the unique opportunity to listen to the two jazz stars trade instruments...

Percussion Bitter Sweet, released in 1961 on Impulse! Records, is one of preeminent jazz drummer Max Roach's most politically charged and musically expansive recordings. Recorded over two days in September 1960 at Universal Studios in Chicago, the record reflects Roach's deepening engagement with themes...

Released in 1966 on Verve Records, Jimmy & Wes (The Dynamic Duo), captures the only full-length studio collaboration between organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery. Produced by Creed Taylor and arranged by Oliver Nelson, Jimmy & Wes brought together two of jazz's most...

Focus, recorded at Webster Hall in New York City and released in 1961 on Verve Records, stands as a singular entry in saxophonist Stan Getz's discography. Focus pairs Getz's expressive tenor saxophone with a string orchestra conducted by Hershy Kay. Getz's parts were entirely...

Sonny Side Up, released in 1959 on Verve Records, is the masterful studio collaboration between trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and tenor saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt. Recorded in December 1957 with producer Norman Granz, the album brings together three of modern jazz's most distinctive...

A groundbreaking new album featuring 12 never-before-heard Frank Sinatra arrangements, brought to life by Grammy-nominated artist Seth MacFarlane, and a 70-piece orchestra comprised of all-star players from Los Angeles and London at the coveted Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, CA. The album includes...

The gadabout - a carefree pleasure-seeker who is always in motion, seeking out fun no matter the circumstances. In the end, more than just the title track was impacted by that fortuitous word of the day. "The album reflects the journey - the search...

A 'two-for' release of Frank Sinatra's two Reprise albums, featuring Frank Sinatra fronting the Count Basie band, the album `It Might As Well Be Swing,' and the Duke Ellington Orchestra on their collaborative LP, 'Francis A. & Edward K.' Includes rare photos along with...

The Koln Concert 2-LP / gatefold sleeve / booklet / printed signature - the groundbreaking recording of Keith Jarrett's improvised solo concert at the Cologne opera house - has attained legendary status since it's 1975 release. An iconic album and an essential document of...

A groundbreaking new album featuring 12 never-before-heard Frank Sinatra arrangements, brought to life by Grammy-nominated artist Seth MacFarlane, and a 70-piece orchestra comprised of all-star players from Los Angeles and London at the coveted Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, CA. The album includes...

With so much virtuosity living inside bassist Gary Peacock and guitarist Ralph Towner, one might expect from this duo a showcase of lively showmanship. And while this is most certainly at it's heart, on the whole we are given an understated album recorded out...

Introducing a new piano trio from Norway, Tord Gustavsen's young group - already making waves in the Far North where "Changing Places" has soared into the pop charts - is telling new stories within the framework of the jazz tradition. This is music that...

Joshua Redman's second Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, is a collection of original compositions that serves as the introduction of his new quartet, featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris and drummer Nazir Ebo, which formed as a working band for the world...

Joshua Redman's second Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, is a collection of original compositions that serves as the introduction of his new quartet, featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris and drummer Nazir Ebo, which formed as a working band for the world...

New Vienna is the fourth concert recording to be released from Keith Jarrett's final European solo tour. It follows Munich 2016, Budapest Concert and Bordeaux Concert. Keith Jarrett's 2016 return to the Austrian capital brought the flames of inspiration to another historic location with...

You're Exaggerating! features Cornish with the rhythm tandem of bassist Joshua Crumbly and drummer Jonathan Pinson, performing nine original compositions, most of them inspired by personal memories, reflections and idols. Helmed by a generous, uplifting bandleader, the trio chops up and reinvents the groove...

You're Exaggerating! features Cornish with the rhythm tandem of bassist Joshua Crumbly and drummer Jonathan Pinson, performing nine original compositions, most of them inspired by personal memories, reflections and idols. Helmed by a generous, uplifting bandleader, the trio chops up and reinvents the groove...

Openness Trio is the debut album by a unique collective comprised of guitarist and producer Nate Mercereau, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and percussionist Carlos Nin~o. Free-thinking creators who bring a depth of experience from wide-ranging collaborations with the likes of Andre 3000, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kamasi...

Openness Trio is the debut album by a unique collective comprised of guitarist and producer Nate Mercereau, saxophonist Josh Johnson, and percussionist Carlos Nin~o. Free-thinking creators who bring a depth of experience from wide-ranging collaborations with the likes of Andre 3000, Meshell Ndegeocello, Kamasi...

Recorded in two sessions just a few months after working on A Love Supreme, this album makes for a perfect introduction to Coltrane's final period as a leader. Though Art Davis plays second bass on "Nature Boy," the classic quartet of Coltrane with McCoy...

Known as a then-young Kirk's more consistent works, 1962's We Free Kings is a solid balance of bop with complimenting soul, backed by two different rhythm sections - one including Hank Jones (piano) and Wendell Marshall (bass), and the other with Richard Wyands (piano)...

Recorded in five sessions over 1956/1957 and released in 1958, this 12-track affair is loaded with the classic standards from Berlin, Ellington, Gershwin and more. Though some claimed Billie Holiday was beyond her peak at this point, it was Miles Davis who countered that...

Anchored in the idea that, despite all obstacles, the human experience casts a net of possibilities, Defiant Life - Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith's second duo recording for ECM - proves a profound meditation on the human condition and both the suffering and...

For The Love Of It All is more than trumpeter and composer Brandon Woody's recording debut; it is a manifesto, a ritual, a hymn to the enduring power of love. Joined by his band Upendo - Troy Long (piano, organ, Rhodes, keyboards), Quincy Phillips...

Musical messages from Oslo, New York, Basel and Lugano - recorded between 2018 and 2022 - are juxtaposed and recombined on an absorbing recording that features Norwegian drummer Thomas Stronen solo and in a series of duets. With such partners as Craig Taborn, Chris...

Tracklisting SIDE A: Silver Lining – Joel Culpepper That Old Feeling - Eloise I’m Old Fashioned - Sarah Kang I Get Along Without You - Hohnen Ford There Will Never Be Another You - Matilda Mann Old Devil Moon - dodie It’s Always You...

Chet Baker Re:imagined, a collection of songs recorded by a varied selection of international talent to celebrate the legacy of one of the most unique, charismatic and influential figures in the history of jazz. Released to mark the 70th anniversary of seminal album Chet...

Chet Baker Re:imagined, a collection of songs recorded by a varied selection of international talent to celebrate the legacy of one of the most unique, charismatic and influential figures in the history of jazz. Released to mark the 70th anniversary of seminal album Chet...