JOHN TAYLOR “Close to Mars”
ARTIST
John Taylor
ALBUM TITLE
"Close to Mars"
LABEL
CamJazz
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This previously unreleased 2006 recording, likely from the same sessions as Giulia’s Thursdays, offers another chapter in John Taylor’s luminous...
HACKOUT! “Cortado”
ARTIST
Hackout!
ALBUM TITLE
"Cortado"
LABEL
Caligola
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Difficult to categorize—and all the better for it—Cortado is a bold statement of intent from the HackOut! trio. There are elements of jazz-rock,...
BRÖTZMANN/BYSTROV/PETT “Ranging”
ARTIST
Brötzmann/Bystrov/Pett
ALBUM TITLE
"Ranging"
LABEL
Jazzwerkstatt
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This 2017 performance captures Peter Brötzmann in dialogue with two equally committed free improvisers—Russian multi-reedist Vlady Bystrov and Estonian pianist Anto Pett—at the...
GADALETA/VANCHERI/FIORAVANTI “Fluet”
ARTIST
Gadaleta/Vancheri/Fioravanti
ALBUM TITLE
"Fluet"
LABEL
Dodicilune
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Fluet is music in motion—fluid, shape-shifting, and rich in texture. Marta Gadaleta's voice, versatile and theatrical, traverses languages, techniques, and expressive registers, dissecting...
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THE FURY “Live in Brooklyn”
ARTIST
The Fury
ALBUM TITLE
"Live in Brooklyn"
LABEL
Giant Step Arts
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While their name nods to Faulkner and Shakespeare, The Fury play with control, restraint, and architectural rigor. This...
JASON PALMER “The Cross Over – Live in Brooklyn”
ARTIST
Jason Palmer
ALBUM TITLE
"The Cross Over - Live in Brooklyn"
LABEL
Giant Step Arts
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Jason Palmer opens this formidable double album unaccompanied—an emblem of his deeply personal yet...
JEREMY PELT “Woven”
ARTIST
Jeremy Pelt
ALBUM TITLE
"Woven"
LABEL
HighNote
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Pelt opens with Invention, a metaphysical prologue where his electronically treated trumpet engages in spectral dialogue with Jalen Baker’s vibraphone. Then comes...
AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE “Honey from a Winter Stone”
ARTIST
Ambrose Akinmusire
ALBUM TITLE
"Honey from a Winter Stone"
LABEL
Nonesuch
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Akinmusire’s trumpet, underscored by the melancholic filigree of Sam Harris’s piano, introduces Muffles Scream—a track that envelopes the...
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AVISHAI COHEN “Ashes to Gold”
ARTIST
Avishai Cohen
ALBUM TITLE
"Ashes to Gold"
LABEL
ECM
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A confirmation – and a step closer to the hour of true feeling. With his sixth release for ECM, Avishai...
FRANÇOIS COUTURIER / DOMINIQUE PIFARÉLY “Preludes and Songs”
ARTIST
François Couturier / Dominique Pifarély
ALBUM TITLE
"Preludes and Songs"
LABEL
ECM
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The piano–violin duo is a classic format – at least on paper – and it has appeared...