Music - CD

On Cautious Clay's deeply personal Blue Note debut KARPEH, the singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer takes an artistic leap forward with an ambitious yet introspective album about growth, conceptions of intimacy and lineage that reveals a new side of his artistry by delving deeper...

Saxophone master James Carter make his Blue Note debut with James Carter Organ Trio: Live From Newport Jazz—his first new release since 2011. A soulfully robust dispatch from America’s most storied jazz festival, it’s also a follow-up of sorts to his acclaimed 2000 album...

A first-ever official release of Donald Byrd's Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux on what would have been the legendary trumpeter's 90th birthday: December 9, 2022. In July 1973, Blue Note Records headed to Switzerland to showcase several of the label's stars at...

Crystal Silence

At 91 years old, Dave recorded peerless takes on best-known children's songs, beloved standards, and originals as a gift to his grandchildren and as his last studio recording. His playing, ingenuity and integrity, all hallmarks of great Brubeck recordings, are abundantly apparent on this...

Strands

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Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, one of the foremost jazz artists of our time and a pacesetting creative force in music for more than four decades, makes his Blue Note debut with Belonging, a full album reinterpretation of Keith Jarrett's 1974 ECM album of the same...

Eight years after Blue Maqams, Anouar Brahem returns with a poignant project, titled after a line of verse by poet Mahmoud Darwish, which asks "Where should the birds fly, after the last sky?" Graceful chamber pieces for oud, cello, piano and bass subtly address...

Jeff Bradshaw 20

Boros, Zsofia

Andando el Tiempo features new music of wide emotional compass by NEA Jazz Master Carla Bley, and underlines her originality and resourcefulness as a jazz composer. This trio with Sheppard and Swallow has been an ideal vehicle for Carla's writing for more than 20...

Refract

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

Johnathan Blake - "Passage" / Johnathan Blake's new album Passage is a stirring follow-up to acclaimed 2021 label debut Homeward Bound. The drummer and composer reconvened his band Pentad featuring alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, pianist David Virelles, and bassist Dezron Douglas....

Bill Evans Trio - On A Friday Evening - Craft Recordings - Newly discovered live performance by the Bill Evans Trio, featuring Eddie Gomez - bass and Eliot Zigmund - drums. The previously unreleased concert took place on June 20, 1975, at Oil Can...

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, purveyors of American big band, jumpin jazz and blues have a special holiday gift for naughty and nice fans alike. The multiplatinum selling, Grammy nominated band is back with a holiday album entitled It Feels Like Christmas Time, an all...

Tony Bennett

The exquisite piano passages of Bill Evans brought out the absolute best in Bennett when they met in the studio for the first time in '75. Here's the complete classic plus five unissued alternate takes!; they do But Beautiful; Young and Foolish; My Foolish...

Jaymz Bee and his Royal Jelly Orchestra mark their 10th anniversary by getting Seriously Happy. The thirteen songs on this album are playful interpretations of jazz standards along with a brand new composition, "Who Wouldn't Care For You", written and sung by Alex Pangman...

Baritone Madness was formed by Pat Belliveau, Keith O'Rourke, and Gareth Bane to bring the magic of the baritone saxophone to audiences across North America. Baritone Madness is a highly unique configuration; a quintet comprised of three baritone saxophonists as leads, supported by a...

Limited two CD set includes a booklet with photos, liner notes, essays and interviews. Blue Room: The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions in Holland features 2 recordings of Chet Baker at the VARA Studio 2 in Hilversum, the Netherlands for the KRO Radio program Nine...

2023 release. Artemis returns with their second Blue Note album In Real Time, a marvelous follow-up that highlights the improvisational strength of it's members as well as their respective gifts as composers. A dynamic new line-up of the collective features founding members Renee Rosnes...

Vinyl LP pressing. Love In Exile asks you to step inside it's sense of time, to stretch out alongside these delightful & unhurriedly unfolding songs. Profound impact is achieved with minimal instrumentation: Iyer on pianos & electronics, Ismaily on bass & Moog synth &...

aron!'s debut EP `cozy you (and other nice songs)' is a collection of timeless pop jazz songs touching on romance, heartbreak, and life's complexities - all with an inviting warmth and charm. His memorable voice and clever songwriting bring a decidedly modern perspective to...

SOPHISTICATED LADIES', with Canada's greatest female jazz singers paying tribute to the living legend, recording standards like "Smile," "Georgia," and "If You Could See Me Now." Featuring Jill Barber, Sophie Milman, Carol McCartney, Carol Welsman, Emilie-Claire Barlow, Lilly Frost, Molly Johnson, Diana Panton, Barbra...

Echoes Of The Inner Prophet

From 5 After 4 comes six. This highly-acclaimed veteran Toronto contemporary jazz combo makes a welcome return to recording with a sixth album that showcases the sound of four guys playing at the top of their game. The happy outcome is Rome in a...

2010 release from the Canadian quartet. Zeus was born from the musical friendship of Mike O'Brien and Carlin Nicholson. The two Toronto-based musicians have been living on the road for the past few years as the backing band for singer/songwriter and Broken Social Scene...

Years

REFLECTION I

Over the course of three decades as a professional performer, Kaeshammer has developed a style that weaves threads of classical, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie, stride, and piano pop into a signature sound. Kaeshammer has been nominated for seven Juno Awards, has received the West Coast...

EGO

Bruce Cockburn's new release Crowing Ignites is another dazzling instrumental album that will further cement his reputation as both an exceptional composer and a picker with few peers. Unlike Speechless, which included mostly previously recorded tracks, the latest album-Cockburn's 34th-features 11 brand new compositions....

NEW Combo BLUWAVS CD and FLAC FILE

MEGADETH

Megadeth

The band's debut Bridge Nine album, Pebble, is chock full of catchy choruses, intricate guitar work and sugary vocals. The pristine recording was done at the Magpie Cage with producer J Robbins (Hey Mercedes, The Promise Ring, Jawbreaker) and delivers solid tracks that are...

Goodtime Boys