Playlist - Dec14th 2014

Paul Giallorenzo’s Gitgo: Roscoe Far I from Force Majeure (Delmark)

Elliot Galvin Trio: Blues from Dreamland (Chaos Collective)
Whahay: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat from Whahay (Babel)
Friends & Neighbors: Bolehogda from Hymn for a Hungry Nation (Clean Feed)
Grzegorz Karnas Trio feat. Miklos Lukacs: The Ballad of Revenge from Vanga (BMC)
Jacob Anderskov: Spring in B from Strings, Percussion & Piano (ILK)
Ron Miles: Circuit Rider from Circuit Rider (Enja Yellowbird)
Benoit Delbecq Unit: Yompa from Now’s the Time III (Babel)
Ken Aldcroft’s Convergence Ensemble: Section IV from Tangent - For Eric Dolphy (Trio)
Emanuele Parrini: Rosmosis from Are You Ready? (Rudi)
The Grip: Nails from Celebrate (Slowfoot)
Max Nagl, Herwig Gradischnig, Peter Herbert & Michael Vatcher: Dragged a Comb Across My Head from A Day in My Life (Handsemmel / Cracked Anegg)
Jacob Anderskov: Waldhorn from Strings, Percussion & Piano (ILK)
Tineke Postma & Greg Osby: Facets from Sonic Halo (Challenge)
Side A: The Measure of the Height from In the Abstract (Not Two)
Sandra Hempel 4-tett: Lagrima from Licht Aus (Unit)
Brass Danse Orchestra: Un Poco Tango from La Danse du Souffle (Yolk)

 

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Playlist - Nov 30th 2014

Piotr Lemanczyk Quartet North: Baltic Dance from Baltic Dance (Soliton)

Mediums: Mediums from Mediums (Label LaBuissonne)
Porta Palace Collective: Old Fashioned from Porta Palace Collective (Rudi)
Havard Wiik, Michael Thieke & Antonio Borghini: 29 from Der Lange Schatten (Lost Opportunities)
New Crosscurrents 6: Crosscurrent from Live Bimhuis Amsterdam (Driff)
Federico Casagrande: Maybe Not This Time from At The End of The Day (CAM Jazz)
Admiral Awesome: Untitled Bornesang from Makeout Music for Modern Lovers! (Gateway)
Bela Szakcsi Lakatos: Soul Bell (We Are All Brothers) from Climate Change (BMC)
Achim Kaufmann & Michael Moore: The Happenings from Furthermore (Ramboy)
Stan Tracey Quintet: Bouncing Bertha from The Flying Pig (Resteamed)
Jean-Marc Foltz: Kalasasaya from Viracochas (VisionFugitive)
Jean-Marc Foltz: Qhapaq Nan from Viracochas (Vision Fugitive)
Wadada Leo Smith: Lake Erie from The Great Lakes Suites (TUM)
Max Nagl, Herwig Gradischnig, Peter Herbert & Michael Vatcher: After Hours from A Day in My Life (Handsemmel /Cracked Anegg)
Maciej Fortuna Trio: For Alice from At Home (Fortuna Music)
Admiral Awesome: Chanson l’Amour de la Suede from Makeout Music for Modern Lovers! (Gateway)

Playlist - Nov 16th 2014

Sun Trio: Old Devil’s Boogie from In the Dreamworld (CAM Jazz)

Viktor Toth Arura Trio: Remember the Hatseller from The Present (BMC)
Nels Cline & Julian Lage: Whispers from Eve from Room (Mack Avenue)
Nels Cline & Julian Lage: Odd End from Room (Mack Avenue)
Girls in Airports: Kaikoura from Kaikoura (GatewayMusic)
Olie Brice Quintet: The Old Yedidia from Immune to Clockwork (Multikulti Project)
Brass Danse Orchestra: Milonga de me Amore from La Danse du Souffle (Yolk)
Arun Ghosh: Sufi Stomp from A South Asian Suite (Camoci)
Cloudmakers Trio: Angular Momentum from Abstract Forces (Whirlwind Recordings)
Viktor Toth Arura Trio: The Cat and the Moon from The Present (BMC)
Piero Bittolo Bon & Jump the Shark: Schrodinger’s Sofa Bed from Iuvenes, Doom + Sumus (El Gallo Rojo)
Mediums: La Femme Sans Corps from Mediums (LabelLa Buissonne)
For Free Hands: Meeting of Good Thoughts from Kaleidoscope Freedom (Laika)
Sun Trio: Sightseeing from In the Dreamworld (CAM Jazz)
Ron Miles: Two Kinds of Blues from Circuit Rider (Enja Yellowbird)
Estafest: Eno Supo from Eno Supo (Challenge)
Louis Moholo-Moholo Quartet: Angel-Nomali from 4 Blokes (Ogun)

 

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Jazz Today Online - Autumn 2014

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Tom Rainey: Secret Love from Obbligato (Intakt). Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Ingrid Laubrock, saxophone; Kris Davis, piano; Drew Gress, bass; Tom Rainey, drums.

Vertigo Trombone Quartet: Noir from Developing Good Habits (NWOG). Nils Wogram, Andreas Tschopp & Bernhard Bamert, trombones; Jan Schreiner, bass trombone.

Folk Tassignon: Melanie from Dancing on the Rim (NRW). Sophie Tassignon, vocals; Susanne Folk, reeds; Lothar Ohlmeier, bass clarinet; Andreas Waelti, bass.

Nick Malcolm Quartet: There’s Lead in their Pencils from Beyond These Voices (Green Eyes). Nick Malcolm, trumpet; Alexander Hawkins, piano; Olie Brice, bass; Mark Whitlam, drums + Corey Mwamba, vibraphone.

Le Migou: Lapin de Garenne from Le Migou (Grolektif Productions). Thibaut Fontana, saxophone; Emmanuelle Legros, trumpet; Quentin Andreoulis, violin; Aela Gourvennec, cello; Nicolas Frache, guitar; Pierre Gibbe, bass.

Joakim Berghall: Withdrawn from Dialogues 1 (BoulderMusic). Joakim Berghall, saxophone; Joona Toivanen, piano.

Matt Ulery: Black Squirrel  from In the Ivory (Greenleaf Music). Rob Clearfield, piano; Zach Brock, violin; Matt Ulery, bass; Jon Deitemyer, drums + Eighth Blackbird ensemble.

Lode Vercampt & Bart Maris: Pedor from Krommekeer (El Negocito). Lode Vercampt, cello; Bart Maris, trumpet.

Piotr Damasiewicz Quartet: Sonus from Mnemotaksja (Fortune). Piotr Damasiewicz, trumpet; Gerard Lebik, saxophone; Maciej Garbowski, bass; Wojciech Romanowski, drums.

Paul Grabowsky Sextet: Paradise from The Bitter Suite (ABC). Jamie Oehlers & Andrew Robson, saxophones; James Greening, trombone; Paul Grabowsky, piano; Cameron Undy, bass; Simon Barker, drums.

Playlist - Nov 2nd 2014

Johannes Enders: Mellowtonin from Mellowtonin (EnjaYellowbird)

ICP Orchestra: Lavoro / Moten Swing from East of the Sun (ICP)
Lode Vercampt & Bart Maris: Pedor from Krommekeer (El Negocito)
Ken Thomson & Slow / Fast: We Are Not All in This Together from Settle (NCM East)
Side A: BMC from In the Abstract (Not Two)
Anthony Pirog, Michael Formanek & Ches Smith: I’m Not Coming Home from Palo Colorado Dream (Cuneiform)
The Grip: Acorn from Celebrate (Slowfoot)
Lode Vercampt & Bart Maris: Roe from Krommekeer (El Negocito)
Alan Broadbent & the NDR Big Band: Sonata for Swee’ Pee from America the Beautiful (Jan Matthies)
Antonio Sanchez: Leviathan from Three Times Three (CAMJazz)
Klas Nevrin Ensemble: Quasi-Flamenco from Live at Lederman (Found You Recordings)
Hyperactive Kid: Herbst from 3 (Jazzwerkstatt)
L’Hijaz’ Car: Istanbul, sur ma derive Asiatique from L’Hijaz’ Car (Buda Musique)
Leszek Mozdzer, Lars Danielsson & Zohar Fresco: KarMa Party from Polska (ACT)
Frank Kimbrough: Afternoon in Paris from Quartet (Palmetto)

Playlist - October 19th 2014

Rita Marcotulli & Luciano Biondini: Aritmia from La Strada Invisible (ACT)

Paul Rogers, Robin Fincker & Fabien Duscombs: Better Git It in Your Soul from Whahay (Mr. Morezon / Babel)
Maak: Propiac from Nine (WERF)
Ola Kvernberg Trio: North from Northern Tapes (Jazzland)
Antonio Sanchez: Rooney and Vinski from Three Times Three (CAM Jazz)
Nicola Lancerotti’s Skin: T.T.F.K.A.C. from Lux (self-released)
Jim Rattigan, Thomas Gould & Liam Noble: Off the Rails from Triplicity (Pavillon)
Jim Rattigan, Thomas Gould & Liam Noble: Jacaranda from Triplicity (Pavillon)
Paragon: East to West from Cerca (Jellymould Jazz)
Helga Plankensteiner: Loo from Plankton (Jazzwerkstatt)
Robert Mitchell’s Panacea: Essence from The Cusp (Edition)
Phil Haynes, David Liebman & Drew Gress: Blues for Israel from No Fast Food – In Concert (Corner Store Jazz)
Ezra Weiss Sextet: The Five AM Strut from Before You Know It (Roark)
Emile Parisien Quartet: Les Flics de la Police from Spezial Snack (ACT)
Rita Marcotulli & Luciano Biondini: Yin & Yang from La Strada Invisible (ACT)

 

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Playlist - October 5th 2014

Matt Pavolka: Acid Metacognition from The Horns Band (Fresh Sound New Talent)

Brooklyn Jazz Underground: 1898 from A Portrait of Brooklyn (BJU)
Joakim Berghall: Withdrawn from Dialogues 1 (BoulderMusic)
Fabio Sartori, Marco Colonna & Cristiano Calcagnile: Arlequin from (In)Obediens (Rudi)
Sam Eagles Quartet: We Were Meant to Be from Next Beginning (F-IRE Presents)
Tunto: Stalking Music from Huvi (Aani)
Tunto: Midnight Music from Huvi (Aani)
Christina Fuchs: Haiku from No Tango 2 (Wizmar)
Dominic J Marshall Trio: Enter the Void from Spirit Speech (Origin)
Robin Phillips: Billie’s Bounce from Sing, Play, For Pleasure (RepMusic)
Iori Trio: Remnants from Iori Trio (Konnex)
Brooklyn Jazz Underground: JV from A Portrait of Brooklyn (BJU)
Jacky Molard Quartet: Si Verias from Suites (Innacor)
Piotr Damasiewicz Quartet: Mnemotaksja from Mnemotaksja (ForTune)
Enrico Intra & Enrico Pieranunzi: Blue Etude 1 from Bluestop Live (Alfa Music)
La Marmite Infernale: La Chasse a la Grosse Bete from Le Cauchemar D’Hector (ARFI)
Sam Eagles Quartet: 50 Pound Friendship from Next Beginning (F-IRE Presents)

 

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Playlist - Sept 21st 2014

Tom Rainey: Secret Love from Obbligato (Intakt)

Esben Brandt Kvartet feat. Fredrik Ljungkvist: Beauty at the End from Silence and Sound (Gateway Music)
Kalle Kalima & K-18: El Padre from Bunuel de Jour (TUM)
Alan Broadbent: Django from Just One of Those Things (Edition Longplay)
Hanna Paulsberg Concept: Hemulen from Song for Josia (Ora Fonogram)
Branco Stoysin: Amber from Alone (Sun Recordings)
Jason Roebke Octet: Dirt Cheap from High / Red / Center (Delmark)
Philipp van Endert Trio: Moebious from Presence (JazzSick)
Partisans: Flip the Sneck from Swamp (Whirlwind)
Brian Groder Trio: Hexadox from Reflexology (Latham)
Matt Ulery: Sweet Bitter from In the Ivory (Greenleaf Music)
Kalle Kalima & K-18: Belle de Jour from Bunuel de Jour (TUM)
Giancarlo Tossani Synapser feat. Ralph Alessi: Newswok from Newswok (Auand)
Kasper Tom & Jacob Anderskov: Rouge from Chroma (Barefoot)
Kasper Tom & Jacob Anderskov: Na Tagbok Sa from Chroma (Barefoot)
Robin Verheyen NY Quartet: RR from Trinity (52creations)
Alon Nechushtan: Pome(grenades) from Venture Bound (Enja)

 

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Playlist - September 7th 2014

Stefan Orins Trio: Initiales VV from Liv (Circum-Disc)

Mike Reed’s People Places & Things: Marshall’s Birthday from Second Cities: Volume 1 (482 Music)
Le Migou: Lapin de Garenne from Le Migou (Grolektif Productions)
The David Ullmann 8: Papaya from Corduroy (LittleSky)
Vinnie Sperrazza: Plainchant from Apocryphal (LoyalLabel)
Sebastian Zawadzki: Eclipse of Shadows from Luminescence (Fortune)
Juan Garcia-Herreros (Snow Owl): Senor CP from Normas (Inner Circle Music)
Hayden Chisholm, Matt Penman & Jochen Ruckert: How the Ghost of You Clings from Nearness Live (MoontowerFoundation)
Chris Ingham Quartet: Baltimore Oriole from Hoagy (DownHomeRecords)
Too Noisy Fish: Amen Yourself / Ultratonic from Fast Easy Sick (RAT)
Le Migou: Lafayette from Le Migou (Grolektif Productions)
Bram Stadhouders & the Netherlands Chamber Choir: Heraldorr from Henosis (Challenge)
Nick Malcolm Quartet: There’s Lead in their Pencils from Beyond These Voices (Green Eyes)
Bomata: Nuit Blanche from Aromes d’Ailleurs (Malasartes Musique)
Reto Suhner Quartet: 80’s from Bird’s Eye (Live Life)
Adam Baldych & Yaron Herman: Quo Vadis from The New Tradition (ACT)
Nick Malcolm Quartet: Sidereal from Beyond These Voices (Green Eyes)
The Microscopic Septet: ? from Manhattan Moonrise (Cuneiform)

 

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Playlist - August 24th 2014

Joakim Berghall: Portland from Dialogues 1 (BoulderMusic)

Russ Johnson: Lithosphere from Meeting Point (RelayRecordings)
Swallow, Talmor, Nussbaum: You Go to My Head from Singular Curves (Auand)
Kvintetten Som Sprangdes: Oh Sole Mio Jag Gar Pa Bio from Svanger Sa Det Svartnar (Found You Recordings)
Matt Ulery: Black Squirrel  from In the Ivory (Greenleaf Music)
Christoph Irniger Trio: Gowanus Canal from Gowanus Canal (Intakt)
Christoph Irniger Trio: Airplane Mode from Gowanus Canal (Intakt)
Jan Lundgren Trio: Man in the Fog from Flowers of Sendai (Bee Jazz)
Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit: Lost Opportunities from For the Blue Notes (Ogun)
Partisans: Icicle Architects from Swamp (Whirlwind)
JC Sanford Orchestra: Your Word Alone from Views from the Inside (Whirlwind)
Z3: Map from Pale Fire (WhyPlayJazz)
Ross Martin, Max Johnson & Jeff Davis: Poughkeepsie Ridge from Big Eyed Rabbit (Not Two)
Jeff Colella & Putter Smith: All Blues from Lotus Blossom (AJI)
Steve Lehman Octet: Beyond All Limits from Mise en Abime (Pi Recordings)
Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things: Shotgun Wedding from Second Cities: Volume 1 (482 Music)
Swallow, Talmor, Nussbaum: Warp from Singular Curves (Auand)

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Playlist - June 27th 2014

Dave Douglas & Uri Caine: Ham Fist from Present Joys (Greenleaf Music)

Dejan Terzic: SC158 from Melanoia (Enja)
Alexander Hawkins: Hope Step the Lava Flow from Song Singular (Babel)
Morais & Martin Fondse Project: A Fabrica from Talisma (bkdisk)
Matt Bauder & Day in Pictures: Rule of Thirds from Nightshades (Clean Feed)
Z3: Poly from Pale Fire (WhyPlayJazz)
The Little Band from Gingerland: Now Here / Nowhere from Sir Prise (Cracked Anegg)
Paul Grabowsky Sextet: Paradise from The Bitter Suite (ABC)
Dave Douglas & Uri Caine: Soar Away from Present Joys (Greenleaf Music)
JD Allen: Jack’s Glass from Bloom (Savant)
JD Allen: Stardust from Bloom (Savant)
Torbjorn Zetterberg och Den Stora Fragen: 1+1=1 from Torbjorn Zetterberg och Den Stora Fragen (Moserobie)
Daniel Goyone: Goyone Blues from Goyone Blues (Hevhetia)
Daniel Goyone: I Loves You Porgy from Goyone Blues (Hevhetia)
Collapse: Lump from Bal Folk (Igloo)
Airkraft: Double Entry from Pyongyang Express (FMR)
Busnoys: Walking to Himmelvanger from Weaving the Spell (TallGuy)
Airkraft: Golden Cirkel from Pyongyang Express (FMR)
Lorenzo Capello: Rammendi Ancor? from Dagli Appendini Alla Anti (OrangeHome)

Playlist - July 13th 2014

David Venitucci Trio: Pele-Mele from Travelling (Enja Yellowbird)

Fred Hersch Trio: West Virginia Rose from Floating (Palmetto)
Fred Hersch Trio: Home Fries from Floating (Palmetto)
Brian Groder Trio: Some Other Where from Reflexology (Latham)
Folk Tassignon: Melanie from Dancing on the Rim (NRW)
Busnoys: Shadowdance from Weaving the Spell (TallGuy)
Andrew McCormack: Prospect Park from First Light (Edition)
Marius Neset & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra: In the Ring from Lion (ACT)
Kristian Borring: Arcade Coffee Shop from Urban Novel (Jellymould Jazz)
Andy Bowie Quartet: Blues in C (unreleased)
Pulcinella: Ni Vu Ni Connu from Bestiole (EnjaYellowbird)
Lucky Dog: The Real All of Me from Lucky Dog (FreshSound New Talent)
Keller’s 10: New Work from Two (Unit)
Obara International: 7up from Live at Manggha (Fortune)
Dominik Wania Trio: Noctuelles from Ravel (Fortune)
Ty Citerman: (Conversation with) Ghosts from Bop Kabbalah (Tzadik)
Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos: Etude No 2 from Jazz Composers Forum (Tone of a Pitch)

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Mauro Gargano’s Mo’ Avast Band: Orange from Mo’ Avast (Note Sonanti). Francesco Bearzatti and Stephan Mercier, reeds; Mauro Gargano, bass; Fabrice Moreau, drums.

Slowfox: Dark And from The Wood (Jazzwerkstatt). Sebastian Gramss, bass; Hayden Chisholm, saxophone; Philip Zoubek, piano.

Slowfox: Are Lovely from The Wood (Jazzwerkstatt). Sebastian Gramss, bass; Hayden Chisholm, saxophone; Philip Zoubek, piano.

McCormack & Yarde Duo (feat. Elysian Quartet): Ob’s 1^st Adventure from Juntos (Joy and Ears). Andrew McCormack, piano; Jason Yarde, saxophone; Emma Smith and Jennymay Logan, violins; Laura Moody, cello; Vince Sipprell, viola.

Hayden Powell: Roots and Stems from Roots and Stems (Periskop). Hayden Powell, trumpet; Eyolf Dale, piano; Jo Skaansar, bass.

Daniele Cavallanti & The Brotherhood Creative Trance Music Ensemble: Things Ain’t What They Used To Be from Faces and Tales (Rudi). Daniele Cavallanti, Carlo Actis Dato and Gianluigi Trovesi, reeds; Luca Calabrese, trumpet; Lauro Rossi, trombone; Emanuele Parrini, violin; Fabrizio Puglisi, piano; Andrea di Biase and Silvia Bolognesi, bass; Tiziano Tonini, drums.

Moker: Tsunami Blues from Overstroomd (WERF). Jordi Grognard, reeds; Bart Maris, trumpet; Mathias van de Wiele, guitar; Lieven van Pee, bass; Giovanni Barcella, drums.

Benjamin Weidekamp Quartett: Ausgerechnet Latin from Seriell, Nicht Serios (WhyPlayJazz). Benjamin Weidekamp and Uli Kempendorff, reeds; Ronny Graupe, guitar; Christian Marien, drums.

Rich Halley 4: The Wisdom of Rocks from The Wisdom of Rocks (Pine Eagle). Rich Halley, saxophone; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone; Clyde Reed, bass; Carson Halley, drums.

Quartet Kocomabe: Keimzelle from Blues in a Box (Wismart). Gabriel Coburger, saxophone; Rudi Mahall, bass clarinet; Detlev Beier, bass; Heinrich Kobberling, drums.

Playlist - June 29th 2014

Fiorini / Houben Quartet: Sweet Yellow Jen from Bees and Bumblebees (Igloo)

Vertigo Trombone Quartet: Noir from Developing Good Habits (NWOG)
Diego Barber & Craig Taborn: Im Park from Tales (Sunnyside)
McCormack & Yarde Duo (feat. Elysian Quartet): Ob’s 1^st Adventure from Juntos (Joy And Ears)
Piotr Damasiewicz Quartet: Sonus from Mnemotaksja (Fortune)
Ideal Bread: Wish from Beating the Teens (Cuneiform)
Ideal Bread: The Uh Uh Uh from Beating the Teens (Cuneiform)
Branco Stoysin: Behind the Clouds, There’s the Sun from Alone (Sun Recordings)
Ben Goldberg, Adam Levy & Smith Dobson: Criss Cross from Worry Later (BAG Productions)
Chris Garrick & John Etheridge: Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me from At the Dimming of the Day (Flying Blue Whale)
Black Top: (part of) Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner from #One (Babel)
Roberto Zanetti Trio (feat Pietro Tonolo): Big Apple from Minor Time (Dodicilune)
Gato Libre: Gato from Dudu (Libra)
Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow & Bobby Previte: Blue Shuffle from The New Standard (RareNoiseRecords)
McCormack & Yarde Duo (feat. Elysian Quartet): Little Door from Juntos (Joy And Ears)
Quartet Kocomabe: Keimzelle from Blues in a Box (Wismart)
Vertigo Trombone Quartet: Klagelied from Developing Good Habits (NWOG)
Paulo Fresu Quintet: Chiaro from 30! (Tuk Music)

Playlist - June 15th 2014

Iiro Rantala String Trio: Hard Score from Anyone with a Heart (ACT)

Benjamin Weidekamp Quartett: Ausgerechnet Latin from Seriell, Nicht Serios (WhyPlayJazz)
Calefax (feat. Eric Vloeimans): Blue in Green from On The Spot (Buzz)
Tim Garland: The Perth Flight from Songs to the North Sky (Edition)
Tim Garland: Dawnbreakers from Songs to the North Sky (Edition)
Hayden Powell: Bassclarinetteblues from Roots and Stems (Periskop)
Massot-Florizoone-Horbaczewski: Vero from Balades Ephemeres (AventuraMusica)
The Little Band from Gingerland: Sir Prise from Sir Prise (Cracked Anegg)
Ben Goldberg, Adam Levy & Smith Dobson: Crepuscule with Nellie from Worry Later (BAG Productions)
Emilia Martensson: Black Narcissus from Ana (Babel)
Rich Halley 4: The Wisdom of Rocks from The Wisdom of Rocks (Pine Eagle)
Massimo de Mattia Quartet: Lands Beyond from Hypermodernism (Rudi)
Andy Biskin’s Ibid: Just Like Me from Act Necessary (Strudelmedia)
Juhani Aaltonen: All the Birds from To Future Memories (TUM)
Daniel Smith: Better Get Hit in Your Soul from Smokin’ Hot Bassoon Blues (Summit)
Juhani Aaltonen: Ursula  from To Future Memories (TUM)
Jamie Saft, Steve Swallow & Bobby Previte: Clarissa from The New Standard (RareNoiseRecords)
Tommy Andrews Quintet: The Crux from The Crux (Jellymould Jazz)

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Playlist - June 1st 2014

Kapok: Americana from Kapok (Buzz)

Snorre Kirk: On Late Nights from Blues Modernism (Calibrated Music)
Trifolia: Nagual from Le Refuge (self-released)
Christine Jensen Jazz Orchestra: Blue Yonder from Habitat (Justin Time)
Phronesis: Herne Hill from Life to Everything (Edition)
Kathrin Pechlof Trio: Imaginarium from Imaginarium (Pirouet)
Kapok: Arcadia from Kapok (Buzz)
Johanna Borchert: Lillies from Orchestre Ideal (WhyPlayJazz)
Clark Tracey Sextet: 5 Bellies from Current Climate (TenToTen)
Slowfox: Dark And from The Wood (Jazzwerkstatt)
Slowfox: Are Lovely from The Wood (Jazzwerkstatt)
Nils Wogram’s Root 70 with Strings: Seeing the New in the Old from Riomar (NWOG)
Kaja Draksler: Delicious Irony from The Lives of Many Others (Clean Feed)
The Vampires: Beautiful Decay from Tiro (Earshift)
Trifolia: Envol from Le Refuge (self-released)
Christian Lillinger’s Grund: Perspectiven from Second Reason (Clean Feed)
Estafest: Eno Supo from Eno Supo (Challenge)

Playlist - May 4th 2014

Michael Jaeger & Kerouac: Dance Around in Your Bones from Dance Around in Your Bones (Intakt)

Eric Revis: Son Seals from In Memory Of Things Yet Seen (Clean Feed)
Hayden Powell: Roots and Stems from Roots and Stems (Periskop)
Alan Broadbent & the NDR Bigband: Sonata for Swee’Pea from America the Beautiful (Jan Matthies)
Schultze Ehwald Duo: Alow and Aloft from Grasp (WhyPlayJazz)
Julian Arguelles: Unopened Letter from Circularity (CAMJazz)
Max Johnson: No 48, Living in Harmony from The Prisoner (No Business)
Danny Fox Trio: Confederates from Wide Eyed (Hot Cup)
Andrew Hadro: Give from For Us, The Living (ToneRogue)
Motif: Baksheesh from Facienda (Jazzland)
Cathala Durand Vaillant: Evening Star from Live au Sunset (Connexe)
Daniele Cavallanti & The Brotherhood Creative Trance Music Ensemble: African Flower from Faces and Tales (Rudi)
Rachel Cohen: Riggins Higgins? from Halftime (Whirlwind)
Schultze Ehwald Duo: Koln from Grasp (WhyPlayJazz)
Michael Jaeger & Kerouac: Apfelklappe from Dance Around in Your Bones (Intakt)

Playlist - April 20th 2014

Mauro Gargano’s Mo’ Avast Band: Orange from Mo’ Avast (Note Sonanti)

Tyler Blanton: Breaking Through the Clouds from Gotham (Ottimo Music)
Erik Friedlander: 28 Gasoline Stations from Nighthawks (Skipstone)
Erik Friedlander: Hopper’s Blue House from Nighthawks (Skipstone)
Nicolas Folmer: Volcano from Sphere (Cristal)
Emilia Martensson: Everything Put Together Falls Apart from Ana (Babel)
Ronny Graupe’s Spoom: As They Are from As They Are (Shoebill Music)
Field: Druffi from Let Me Go With You (Unit)
Gwilym Simcock & Yuri Goloubev: Antics from Reverie at Schloss Elmau (ACT)
Gilad Atzmon & The Orient House Ensemble: Scarborough from Songs of the Metropolis (World Village)
Yuri Goloubev: Bagatelle #2 from Titanic for a Bike (Caligola)
Rachel Eckroth: Gold from Let Go (Virgo Sun)
Lena Bloch: Baby Suite from Feathery (Thirteenth Note)
Dave Douglas, Chet Doxas, Steve Swallow & Jim Doxas: Old Church, New Paint from Riverside (Greenleaf Music)
Dave Douglas, Chet Doxas, Steve Swallow & Jim Doxas: Handwritten Letter from Riverside (Greenleaf Music)

Playlist - April 6th 2014

Jon Irabagon: Vestiges from It Takes All Kinds (Jazzwerkstatt)

Emanuele Parrini: Mixolidian Dance from Viaggio Al Centro Del Violino: Vol 1 (Rudi)
Daniele Cavallanti & The Brotherhood Creative Trance Music Ensemble: Things Ain’t What They Used To Be from Faces and Tales (Rudi)
KUU!: Against Winter from Sex Gegen Essen (Shoebill Music)
Julian Arguelles: Circularity from Circularity (CAMJazz)
Curtis Hasselbring: Stereo Jack’s Bluegrass J’s from Number Stations (Cuneiform)
Shahin Novrasli: Insomnia from Bayati (Bee Jazz)
Cecilia Persson: Halvhalt from Open Rein (Hoob Jazz)
Cecilia Persson: Open Rein from Open Rein (Hoob Jazz)
Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic: Tango Loco from Duo Art: Creating Magic (ACT)
Ingrid Feniger Grupo: Maleza from Maleza (self-released)
Robin Phillips: Don’t Get Scared from Sing. Play....for Pleasure (REPMusic)
Phronesis: Urban Control from Life to Everything (Edition)
Achim Kaufmann & Michael Moore: Wildflower from Furthermore (Ramboy)
Hanuman: The Margin from Soundhousing (Leo)
Samo Salamon & The Slovene Philharmonic String Chamber Orchestra: Hebe from Free Strings: Orchestrology (KGSOF)
William Parker Quartet: One for Horace from Live in Wroclove (ForTune)

Playlist - March 9th 2014

Jason Anick: Stomped Out from Tipping Point (MagicFiddle Music)

Phronesis: Behind Bars from Life to Everything (Edition)
Nils Landgren: Another Kind of Blue from Eternal Beauty (ACT)
Hanuman: Bhurma Dreams from Soundhousing (Leo)
The Ed Palermo Big Band: Let’s Reproduce from Oh No! Not Jazz!! (Cuneiform)
Raymond MacDonald & Marilyn Crispell: Longing from Parallel Moments (Babel)
Moker: Krakke Mikkel from Overstroomd (W.E.R.F)
Moker: Tsunami Blues from Overstroomd (W.E.R.F)
Emilia Martensson: Black Narcissus from Ana (Babel)
Kit Downes: Outlawed from Light from Old Stars (Basho)
John Hollenbeck, Alban Darche, Sebastien Boisseau & Samuel Blaser: No D from JASS (Yolk)
Alban Darche’s L’Orphicube: Miramas Reggae from Perception Instantanee (Yolk)
Jason Anick: Maryandra from Tipping Point (Magic Fiddle Music)
Julien Wilson: Wine and Water from This Is Always (Lionsharecords)
The Ed Palermo Big Band: Chung’s Revenge from Oh No! Not Jazz!! (Cuneiform)
Alexander Hawkins Ensemble: Step Wide, Step Deep / Space of Time Danced Thru from Step Wide, Step Deep (Babel)

Jazz Today Online - Winter 2014

Didier Levallet Quintet: Antigone’s Choice from Voix Croisees (Evidence / Fremeaux Associes). Airelle Besson, trumpet; Sylvaine Helary, flute; Celine Bonacina, Saxophone; Didier Levallet, bass; Francois Laizeau, drums.

Gretchen Parlato: Within Me from Live in NYC (ObliqSound). Gretchen Parlato, vocals; Taylor Eigsti, piano; Alan Hampton, bass; Mark Guiliana, drums.

Eric Vloeimans’ Oliver’s Cinema: Prince Henri from Oliver’s Cinema (Buzz / Challenge). Eric Vloeimans, trumpet; Tuur Florizoone, accordion; Jorg Brinkmann, cello.

Petr Cancura: Those Were the Times from Down Home (RootsToBoot Music). Petr Cancura, banjo; Kirk Knuffke, cornet; Brian Drye, trombone; Garth Stevenson, bass; Richie Barshay, drums.

Mark Perrenoud Trio: Nymphaes Blues from Vestry Lamento (Double Moon).  Mark Perrenoud, piano; Marco Muller, bass; Cyril Regamy, drums.

Comanda Barabba: Fireman Breakfast from Jazz Resistant (Rudi). Tim Trevor-Briscoe and Christian Ferlaino, reeds; Nicola Guazzaloca, piano; Luca Bernard, bass; Gaetano Alfonsi, drums.

Motian Sickness: Arabesque from For The Love of Sarah (Grizzley Music). Matt Maneri, viola; Jamie Masefield, mandolin; John Hebert, bass; Jeff Cosgrove, drums.

Steinar Raknes Quartet: Passion Island from Live in Tokyo (Reckless). John Pal Inderberg, saxophone; Erlend Slettevoll, piano; Steinar Raknes, bass; Hakon Mjaset Johansen, drums.

Drye & Drye: Precious Silver from Open Letter (NCMEast): Brian Drye, trombone; Howard Drye, baritone saxophone; Mike McGinnis, reeds; Jeff Hermanson, trumpet; Dan Fabricatore, bass; Vinnie Sperrazza, drums.

Playlist - Feb 23rd 2014

Ted Nash Big Band: Fire from Chakra (Plastic Sax)

Michael Wollny Trio: In Heaven from Weltenraum (ACT)
Mats Aleklint Quartet: Braxen from Mats Aleklint Quartet (Moserobie)
Hat & Beard: Reflections from Reflections (TrioRecords)
Drye & Drye: Precious Silver from Open Letter (NCMEast)
John Taylor: Phrase the Second from In Two Minds (CAM Jazz)
Pixel: Be Mine from We Are Small Pixels (Cuneiform)
Eric Vloeiman’s Oliver’s Cinema: Fellini’s Waltz from Oliver’s Cinema (Buzz / Challenge)
Matt Wilson Quartet + John Medeski: Some Assembly Required from Gathering Call (Palmetto)
Michael Wollny Trio: Lasse! from Weltenraum (ACT)
Max Johnson Trio: Don Wrinkles from The Invisible Trio (Fresh Sound New Talent)
Harris Eisenstadt: Especially Preposterous Assertions from Golden State (Songlines)
Hat & Beard: Off Minor from Reflections (Trio Records)
Dominic Lash Quartet: Halt the Busterman from Opabinia (Babel)
Olivier Boge: Inner Chant from The World Begins Today (Naive)
Drye & Drye: Blues for Jimmy from Open Letter (NCM East)
Emil Strandberg: Changes from Works (Found YouRecordings)
Nick Smart’s Trogon: Tower Casa from Tower Casa (Babel)
Shahin Novrasli: Nocturne for Natavan from Bayati (BeeJazz)