Below is a list of all Jazz titles released in the last 120 days.
Albert Ayler
In Greenwich Village (LP) [ Superior Viaduct / LP - released 6/Sep/2024 ] In the mid-'60s, Albert Ayler found himself at the center of major transformations within jazz. On his albums for ESP-Disk', his delivery was radically aggressive and his tone blistering-aiming for something beyond the New Thing. His music would be... |
Jaubi
A Sound Heart [ Riaz Records / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] For Pakistan's JAUBI, "A Sound Heart" is the next chapter for the collective both sonically and spiritually, which follows on from their critically acclaimed debut album "Nafs At Peace" (Top 10 Global albums in The Guardian, Best of 2021 albums in... |
Nala Sinephro
Endlessness [ Warp / CD - released 6/Sep/2024 ] Endlessness is a deep dive into the cycle of existence. The 45-minute album delicately spans 10 tracks with a continuous arpeggio playing throughout, creating an expansive, mesmerising celebration of life cycles and rebirth. Following Sinephro's... |
Nala Sinephro
Endlessness (LP) [ Warp / 2 LP - released 6/Sep/2024 ] Endlessness is a deep dive into the cycle of existence. The 45-minute album delicately spans 10 tracks with a continuous arpeggio playing throughout, creating an expansive, mesmerising celebration of life cycles and rebirth. Following Sinephro's... |
Chet Baker
In Paris (The Barclay Sessions), Volume 1 (LP) [ Decca France / LP - released 30/Aug/2024 ] To mark what would have been the 95th birthday of Chet Baker, Decca Records France presents high quality reissues on 180gm vinyl of the three original Chet Baker in Paris albums released on Barclay in 1955 and 1956. These are the first represses on... |
Chet Baker
In Paris (The Barclay Sessions), Volume 2 (LP) [ Decca France / LP - released 30/Aug/2024 ] To mark what would have been the 95th birthday of Chet Baker, Decca Records France presents high quality reissues on 180gm vinyl of the three original Chet Baker in Paris albums released on Barclay in 1955 and 1956. These are the first represses on... |
Chet Baker
In Paris (The Barclay Sessions), Volume 3 (LP) [ Decca France / LP - released 30/Aug/2024 ] To mark what would have been the 95th birthday of Chet Baker, Decca Records France presents high quality reissues on 180gm vinyl of the three original Chet Baker in Paris albums released on Barclay in 1955 and 1956. These are the first represses on... |
Lucian Ban, Mat Maneri
Transylvanian Dance [ ECM / CD - released 30/Aug/2024 ] On their second ECM duo album Romanian pianist Lucian Ban and US violist Mat Maneri find fresh inspiration as they follow the trail of Béla Bartók, revisiting the folk music that spurred the imagination of the great Hungarian composer who, in the... |
Charlie Parker
Ornithology: The Best Of Bird [ Concord / CD - released 23/Aug/2024 ] "Ornithology: The Best of Bird" is a new collection bringing together 11 cuts from legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. Designed as an introduction to this influential artist, it covers Bird's prime Savoy Records years between 1945 and 1953,... |
Charlie Parker
Ornithology: The Best Of Bird (LP) [ Concord / LP - released 23/Aug/2024 ] "Ornithology: The Best of Bird" is a new collection bringing together 11 cuts from legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. Designed as an introduction to this influential artist, it covers Bird's prime Savoy Records years between 1945 and 1953,... |
Diana Krall
When I Look In Your Eyes (Limited Edition LP) [ Verve / 2 LP - released 23/Aug/2024 ] If artistry is about growth, then count Diana Krall as one of jazz's consummate artists. When I Look In Your Eyes is yet another step ahead for the vocalist/pianist. This gorgeous Verve release breaks away from the standard piano trio setting of her... |
Bill Charlap Trio
And Then Again: Live From The Village Vanguard (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 16/Aug/2024 ] After 27 years and nearly 20 albums, it still bears repeating that Bill Charlap is one of the great jazz piano players, and that his trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington is one of the great working jazz groups of our day.... |
Gary Burton Quartet
The New Quartet (LP) [ ECM Luminessence Series / LP - released 9/Aug/2024 ] Born in 1943 and raised in Indiana, Gary Burton taught himself to play the vibraphone and, at the age of 17, made his recording debut in Nashville, Tennessee, with guitarists Hank Garland and Chet Atkins. Two years later, Burton left his studies at... |
Joe Armon-Jones
Ceasefire [ Aquarii Records / 12in - released 9/Aug/2024 ] Joe Armon-Jones returns with Ceasefire, the second in a series of dub releases on his own Aquarii label, following the release of 'Wrong Side of Town' featuring Hak Baker earlier this year. This time Joe teams up with legendary reggae deejay... |
Meshell Ndegeocello
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin [ Blue Note (USA) / CD - released 9/Aug/2024 ] Meshell Ndegeocello's 2nd Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin pays homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin. Ndegeocello's transformative music and collaborative spirit ignites this genre-bending work that is at... |
Nathan Haines
Notes (Double LP) [ Loop / 2 LP - released 9/Aug/2024 ] Nathan Haines is a masterful saxophonist, producer and DJ who has successfully fused jazz with elements of dance music over the last 30 years. With a prolific output ranging from fully analogue jazz to electronic dance music, Nathan Haines is a... |
Wayne Shorter
Speak No Evil Blue Note 85 Classic (Blue LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 9/Aug/2024 ] On his third date for Blue Note within a year, Wayne Shorter changed the bands that played on both Night Dreamer and Juju and came up with not only another winner, but also managed to give critics and jazz fans a different look at him as a... |
Pat Metheny
Bright Size Life (Luminessence Series LP) [ ECM / LP - released 2/Aug/2024 ] Pat Metheny had debuted at ECM as a member of Gary Burton's band on the album Ring in 1974, but Bright Size Life, his first studio recording as a leader, was the album that decisively put him on the map as a bright new force, with something fresh to... |
Cliff Jordan
Cliff Craft (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 19/Jul/2024 ] Saxophonist Clifford Jordan blew in from Chicago in 1957 with a series of excellent Blue Note dates including Cliff Craft featuring Art Farmer on trumpet, Sonny Clark on piano, George Tucker on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. The set included Jordan... |
Thad Jones
The Magnificent Thad Jones (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 19/Jul/2024 ] The Magnificent Thad Jones is widely regarded as the greatest small group recording of the trumpeter's career. The 1956 date featured Billy Mitchell on tenor saxophone, Barry Harris on piano, Percy Heath on bass, and Max Roach on drums and is... |