recommended jazz

[ Convivium Records / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 8 March, 2010

Kat Edmonson, from Austin, Texas, has been called, "memorable and contagious" by NPR and, "the most promising American jazz singer to come along since Cassandra Wilson", The Boston Globe.

Growing up in Houston, Edmonson credits her mother for getting her acquainted with the Great American Songbook through records and movies played at home: from musicals with...

[ ECM / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 22 February, 2010

In this beautiful duo album by two of Italy's most creative musicians, roles are frequently overturned, as lyrical percussion shades into electronics and texture turns to melody. Stefano Battaglia reminds us that the piano is also a percussion instrument and Michele Rabbia is sensitive to all the tonal implications of drums and cymbals.

The musicians play...

[ Verve Records / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 15 February, 2010

"Among the great saxophonists of the past four decades," says one Rolling Stone writer, "David Sanborn has earned an identity all his own. He's jazz, he's funk, he's soul, he's pop, he's blues, he's rock. Most remarkably, he excels in each of these genres with a voice that is both forceful and tender, sensuous and subtle."

With 'Only Everything', the second...

[ Verve Records / 2 CD/DVD ]

Release Date: Monday, 1 February, 2010

Diana Krall's 12th album 'Quiet Nights' is one of her most successful to date. This Deluxe Edition features a Bonus DVD with 7 tracks recorded live in March 2009 for Spanish television, plus a spectacular performance of the classic "Makin' Whoopee" by Diana, Elvis Costello and Elton John.

Diana Krall weaves together a sensuous blend of ballads and bossa novas...

[ Universal Music / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 1 February, 2010

With the release of 'My One and Only Thrill' in 2009 Melody Gardot established herself as a leading female vocalist. This Special Edition features a Bonus CD, 'Live from Paris' -- featuring five extra songs recorded at a radio concert in 2009.

Amazing though it is, the story of how Melody Gardot overcame the effects of a near-fatal accident to become one...

[ Linn Records / CD ]

Release Date: Monday, 30 November, 2009

Britain's leading female jazz singer Claire Martin returns with her 12th album, 'A Modern Art'.

"Martin's voice sounds richer and her delivery more relaxed than before, and if one or two of the Latin grooves and sumptuous textures occasionally give the set a smooth jazz quality, its title track's sentiment resists. The continuing refinement of this elegant...