CHARLES LLOYD “Figure in Blue”
ARTIST
Charles Lloyd
ALBUM TITLE
"Figure in Blue"
LABEL
Blue Note
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The music remains suspended, almost floating, in an atmosphere of shared intimacy. It is fitting that Lloyd chose Figure...
BRAD MEHLDAU “Ride into the Sun”
ARTIST
Brad Mehldau
ALBUM TITLE
"Ride into the Sun"
LABEL
Nonesuch
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While this latest project was hardly necessary to confirm Mehldau’s absolute freedom of thought and action in shaping his...
DON WAS & THE PAN-DETROIT ENSEMBLE “Groove in the Face of Adversity”
ARTIST
Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble
ALBUM TITLE
"Groove in the Face of Adversity"
LABEL
Mack Avenue
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Detroit is a city that has lost everything: industry, prosperity, security, and...
Highest to Lowest: Spike Lee’s Soulless Noir
The final scene of Spike Lee’s new film, Highest 2 Lowest — available on Apple TV since 5 September — encapsulates the film’s entire...
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TILL BRÖNNER “Italia”
ARTIST
Till Brönner
ALBUM TITLE
"Italia"
LABEL
earMUSIC
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This album unfolds with the fluidity and atmosphere of cinema. Each track feels like a scene – love lingering in narrow alleyways,...
MATTHIEU DONARIER “Coastline”
ARTIST
Matthieu Donarier
ALBUM TITLE
"Coastline"
LABEL
Yolk Music
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The influence of Steve Lacy permeates this recording, which is explicitly dedicated to him – though it consists entirely of original...
DAVE LIEBMAN / BILLY HART / ADAM RUDOLPH “Beingness”
ARTIST
Dave Liebman / Billy Hart / Adam Rudolph
ALBUM TITLE
"Beingness"
LABEL
Meta / Defkaz
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This album stems from two concerts held at The Stone two years ago. Conceived...
HAKAN BAŞAR “Maiden Voyage”
ARTIST
Hakan Başar
ALBUM TITLE
"Maiden Voyage"
LABEL
Red Records
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First of all, the title is perfect: Maiden Voyage, like Herbie Hancock’s iconic composition – track six on this...
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ELTON DEAN “Seven for Lee Variations”
ARTIST
Elton Dean
ALBUM TITLE
"Seven for Lee Variations"
LABEL
British Progressive Jazz
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The British Progressive Jazz label continues its admirable excavation of key documents from the fertile British jazz...
DOOOM ORCHESTRA “Our Sea Lies Within II”
ARTIST
Dooom Orchestra
ALBUM TITLE
"Our Sea Lies Within II"
LABEL
Aut Records
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Recorded during the same sessions as the first volume, this album is the sequel to the striking...