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Our collaborators review around 40 records every month. It doesn’t matter to us if the artists are established or emerging, or if they have a label behind them or are self-produced. The only parameter we follow is quality for our readers.
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MICHELE POLGA “Doors”
ARTIST
Michele Polga
ALBUM TITLE
"Doors"
LABEL
Red Records
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Red Records’ revitalization continues with impressive results. Alongside landmark reissues, the label has released new works of artistic weight—Doors, by Vicenza-born...
TOMMASO PERAZZO – MARCELLO CARDILLO “Portrait of a Moment”
ARTIST
Tommaso Perazzo - Marcello Cardillo feat. Buster Williams
ALBUM TITLE
"Portrait of a Moment"
LABEL
Red Records
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Red Records continues to spotlight both historic figures and emerging talents, thanks...
VIJAY IYER & WADADA LEO SMITH “Defiant Life”
ARTIST
Vijay Iyer & Wadada Leo Smith
ALBUM TITLE
"Defiant Life"
LABEL
ECM
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Much has changed since Iyer and Smith's 2016 ECM debut A Cosmic Rhythm with Each Stroke, and...
JAMES BRANDON LEWIS “Apple Cores”
ARTIST
James Brandon Lewis
ALBUM TITLE
"Apple Cores"
LABEL
ANTI-Records
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Lewis’s prolific and diversified output—across labels and projects—testifies to the range and vitality of an artist of extraordinary charisma and...
GERRY MULLIGAN “Nocturne”
ARTIST
Gerry Mulligan
ALBUM TITLE
"Nocturne"
LABEL
Red Records
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This newly released live recording from 1992, refreshingly free of concert redundancies, provides a valuable occasion to revisit Mulligan’s post-golden-age career....
NELS CLINE “Consentrik Quartet”
ARTIST
Nels Cline
ALBUM TITLE
"Consentrik Quartet"
LABEL
Blue Note Records
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Cline's multifaceted artistry—marked by an extraordinary eclecticism—defies summary. His constant pursuit of the unexpected has led him, once again...
FLAVIO ZANUTTINI & ZLATKO KAUCIC “Peace In Space”
ARTIST
Flavio Zanuttini & Zlatko Kaučič
TITLE
"Peace In Space"
LABEL
Folderol
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Zanuttini is known for his collaborations with Francesco Cusa & The Assassins, Piero Bittolo Bon, and Giovanni Maier....
SILKE EBERHARD “Being-A-Ning”
ARTIST
Silke Eberhard
ALBUM TITLE
«Being-A-Ning»
LABEL
Intakt
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In a century short on enlightenment, Silke Eberhard reminds us—through her music—that we must renew our faith in both reason and play,...
PHIL HAYNES «Transition[s]» e «Return to Electric»
Phil Haynes & Ben Monder
Transition
Ben Monder (guitar)
Phil Haynes (drums and percussion)
New York, June 4–6, 2024
Phil Haynes
Return to Electric
Steve...
STEFANO BEDETTI “Fragile”
Stefano Bedetti
Fragile
Encore Music, encore-music.it
Stefano Bedetti (tenor saxophone), Yazan Greselin (piano, keyboards, percussion), Francesco Angiuli (bass), Lorenza Ciscognetti (drums)
Riccione, September 26–27,...