Below is a list of all Jazz titles released in the last 120 days.
Aaron Parks
Little Big III (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 18/Oct/2024 ] Pianist and composer Aaron Parks returns to Blue Note Records - where he released his influential 2008 album, Invisible Cinema - with Little Big III, the third studio album from his acclaimed band Little Big, featuring guitarist Greg Tuohey, bassist... |
Alice Coltrane
Eternity (LP) [ Antarctica Starts Here / LP - released 27/Sep/2024 ] Released in 1976, Eternity was Alice Coltrane's first album for Warner Bros. after eight wondrous records on Impulse! Combining the drones and textures of India, the gospel and R&B of her Detroit youth and the dissonance of modern classical... |
Alice Zawadzki Fred Thomas Misha Mullov-Abbado
Za Gorami [ Ecm / CD - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Vocalist and violinist Alice Zawadzki, pianist Fred Thomas (who also plays the vielle and drums here) and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado present a rare alchemy on their trio debut, fusing folk idioms from a multitude of sources with free flowing... |
Annette Peacock
An Acrobats Heart (Luminessence Series) (LP) [ ECM / 2 LP - released 8/Nov/2024 ] "Incomparable" is what the German weekly paper Die Zeit called this album on its release in the year 2000, before going on to describe the music as follows: "A high, warm voice sings fragile songs, Annette Peacock accompanies herself on the grand... |
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
A Night In Tunisia Blue Note Classic (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 18/Oct/2024 ] One of the greatest line-ups of drummer Art Blakey's hard bop finishing school The Jazz Messengers coalesced in 1960 when tenor saxophonist Wayne Shorter joined trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Bobby Timmons, and bassist Jymie Merritt for the recording... |
Avishai Cohen Quartet
Ashes To Gold [ ECM / CD - released 11/Oct/2024 ] In blazing form, the trumpeter from Tel Aviv responds to the turbulent spirit of a troubled time, leading his dedicated band through a five-part suite that runs the gamut of emotions, by turns hopeful, despairing, outraged and profoundly melancholic.... |
Cameron Pearce
Progression [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 1/Nov/2024 ] Featuring Ingrid Jensen and Symposium Brass, composer/trumpet player Cameron Pearce says this about his excellent Rattle debut: "I started this project by considering how I might compose for a brass ensemble and soloist by drawing inspiration from... |
Charles Lloyd
The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow [ Blue Note / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Unsettled by the state of the world in 2020, Charles Lloyd began conceiving of a musical offering in the form of a new studio recording featuring a new band, a quartet that would be a first-time convening of four distinctive voices with the legendary... |
Chris Bangs
Dream World (LP) [ Acid Jazz / LP - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Acid jazz pioneer Chris Bangs returns with a brand new album for 2024, following his early-2023 release 'Firebird', and 2022's collaboration with Mick Talbot, 'Back To Business'. His latest long-player 'Dream World' is set for release on the Acid... |
Chris Bangs
Dream World (LP) [ Acid Jazz / LP - released 20/Sep/2024 ] Acid jazz pioneer Chris Bangs returns with a brand new album for 2024, following his early-2023 release 'Firebird', and 2022's collaboration with Mick Talbot, 'Back To Business'. His latest long-player 'Dream World' is set for release on the Acid... |
Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret, Julian Sartorius
Samares [ ECM / CD - released 15/Nov/2024 ] The signature-lyricism and melancholy of Colin Vallon's compositions as well as his trio's understated three-way interaction remain magically intact on Samares. Yet, much has evolved in the sound of the Swiss pianist's group since their last record... |
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Time Out (LP) [ Legacy / LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] The Dave Brubeck Quartet's definitive 1959 jazz album Time Out, available on 180g Black Vinyl. Time Out includes distinctive classics such as "Take Five," "Blue Rondo A La Turk," "Strange Meadow Lark," and is a must have in any record... |
Dexter Gordon
Gettin' Around Blue Note Classic (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 15/Nov/2024 ] The suave saxophone master Dexter Gordon had been living in Europe for several years when he returned to the U.S. for a brief stay during which he entered Van Gelder Studio to record what would be his final Blue Note album, Gettin' Around, in 1965.... |
Diana Krall
Only Trust Your Heart (LP) [ Verve / LP - released 15/Nov/2024 ] Only Trust Your Heart, Diana Krall's second album and major label debut, is available for the first time on vinyl. Featuring tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and bassists Ray Brown and Christian McBride, along with drummer Lewis Nash, it... |
Donald Byrd
Royal Flush Blue Note Classic (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 18/Oct/2024 ] Donald Byrd was off to the races after joining the Blue Note roster in 1958 and had fully hit his hard bop stride by 1961 when he laid down his excellent album Royal Flush. Joining the trumpeter was a state-of-the-art rhythm section featuring a young... |
Dr Tree
Dr Tree (Limited Edition LP) [ WallenBink / 2 LP - released 4/Oct/2024 ] Originally released in 1976, this highly sought-after local album has been reissued as a limited edition double LP by WallenBink, a UK-based independent record label dedicated to issuing the finest in jazz and beyond. |
Duke Pearson
Wahoo Blue Note Classic (LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 15/Nov/2024 ] Blue Note MVP Duke Pearson was a versatile presence on the label from the late-1950s thru the early 1970s, contributing in myriad ways to numerous classic albums as a pianist, bandleader, sideman, composer, arranger, and producer. After recording a... |
Grant Green
Idle Moments (Blue Note 85 Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Time and troubles seem to melt away during the 15 enrapturing minutes of Idle Moments, the opening track of Grant Green's sublime 1963 album of the same name. As the piece unhurriedly unfurls all the unique colors of the ensemble present themselves... |
Harry Beckett
The Modern Sound of Harry Beckett (LP) [ On-U Sound Records / LP - released 11/Oct/2024 ] First time vinyl edition of the 2008 album by the much-missed Harry Beckett, a Barbados-born trumpet player who became a key figure in the UK and European jazz scene. |
Herbie Hancock
Maiden Voyage (Blue Note 85 Classic LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 8/Nov/2024 ] Even by the high-water marks set by Herbie Hancock's tremendous 1960s output for Blue Note, 1965's Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist's career. Hancock is joined by his Miles David Quintet bandmates,... |