Ten albums that I have really enjoyed over the past twelve
months. If there is a theme to my selection then it's music that is unafraid of
incorporating the history of jazz into a forward looking approach. Unafraid of
melody with the contrast of dissonance.
Tracks from all these albums can be heard on my 2019
podcasts.
Tobias Wiklund – Where The Spirits Eat (Stunt)
This is Tobias’ debut under his own name, and presents
a quartet of two Swedes and two Danes. Tobias
cornet, Simon Toldam piano, Daniel Fredriksson bass and Lasse Morck drums.
Although the leader is equally adept at trumpet, here he focusses on the
cornet. And you don’t get many brass players spotlighting the cornet in
contemporary jazz. Kirk Knuffke comes to mind, but not many more.
Tobias has recently performed as part of Snorre Kirk's band. And whereas
that ensemble takes a retro stance, here Tobias covers the history from
traditional to free, with ten originals plus two numbers by Louis Armstrong.
From the heartfelt opening to the sombre closure, this is an inventive
album from an excellent quartet.
Paolo Botti & La Fabbrica dei Botti – Lomax
Lives! (Caligola)
Paolo is clearly besotted with the work of the late ethnomusicologist
Alan Lomax and this is not the first of Paolo’s albums to pay homage. 'Lomax
Lives!' features folk songs from Ireland, Italy, Spain, America and Haiti together
with originals and numbers from Jelly Roll Morton and Muddy Waters. Twelve
tracks divided into four medleys.
And Paolo’s no stranger to Jazz Today, having appeared before in small
group, big band and solo settings. His music always captures a mix of
humour and pathos rarely found elsewhere.
Here he splits his time between viola, mandolin, dobro and bowed psaltery.
And he is accompanied by a first class Italian band that he calls La Fabbrica
dei Botti, with the likes of Tony Cattano, Dimitri Grechi Espinoza and Zeno de
Rossi on board. A nonet that sometimes alludes to the Banda tradition of their
Italian homeland.
Magic. A real 'box of chocolates'.
Bite The Gnatze – Good Bike Fair Wheel (Trytone)
Jazz from the Netherlands. An album featuring nine compositions from guitarist, banjo
player Paul Pallesen, incorporating that typically quirky Dutch swing that I
find so appealing. There are also touches of Ellington, contemporary classical
and folk musics.
The band has been together (in one form or another) for over two decades and
I believe this is their 5th outing on record. Alongside Paul, the
current line-up harbours Michel Duijves and Steven Kamperman on reeds, Joost
Buis trombone, Frank van Bommel, keyboards, Meinrad Kneer, bass and Alan Purves
on percussion.
And it’s my second pick featuring banjo. Most definitely an instrument
making a comeback.
Good Bike Fair Wheel is
released by the Trytone collective and was recorded in 2017 and 2018 somewhere
between Amsterdam and Utrecht. The perfect spot for a bit of cycling……
Dave Douglas, Uri Caine & Andrew Cyrille –
Devotion (Greenleaf)
An album
released last May featuring the stellar line-up of Dave Douglas trumpet, Uri Caine piano, and Andrew Cyrille, drums.
All bar one
of the compositions were written by the trumpeter. His devotees include Dizzy
Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams, Carla Bley and the great Italian pianist Franco
D’Andrea, a musician Dave has performed with on many occasions.
I’ve always
enjoyed Dave’s work and to my ears this is possibly his best since the
wonderful septet date 'In Our Lifetime'.
The album harbours a soulful streak throughout with occasional nods to the Big
Easy. It also occasionally borders on freedom creating a tension to proceedings.
And, as is their nature, Uri and Andrew play their socks off!
Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet – Re-Collect (Not Two)
I first encountered Jeb Bishop in the late 90’s as
part of Ken Vandermark’s influential band The Vandermark 5. Since then he has
played significant roles with bands such as the Lucky 7’s, Mike Reed’s People
Places and Things and Eric Hofbauer’s Five Agents (see below). He’s a world
class trombonist adept at both mainstream jazz and free improv.
Here his Flex Quartet stake a claim in the middle ground,
giving us 70+ minutes of stirring freebop, recorded live at The Hungry Brain in
Chicago four years ago. On board are three of that city’s leading lights,
trumpeter Russ Johnson, bassist Jason Roebke and drummer Frank Rosaly.
Jeb provides them with six compositions to get their
teeth into (and fingers, lungs and limbs), allowing plenty of space for
extended improvisation. A fiery set, with the elegant ballad 'Sometimes' providing a peaceful oasis. Stirring stuff.
Eirik Hegdal – Musical Balloon (Particular)
As I’m prone to repeating, some of the most exciting
and creative jazz over the past couple of decades has come from Scandinavia.
One musician who has done his bit is Norwegian saxophonist Eirik Hegdal. Not
only has he led the prestigious Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, but he also fronts
Team Hegdal, a band that has turned up on previous Pete’s Pick listings.
His latest offering Musical Balloon was
commissioned by, and recorded live at the Vossa Jazz Festival in Norway last
year. And it must have been a fun occasion.
The sextet comes across as a mini version of the TJO, retaining the energy
of that larger ensemble and retaining some of its members. Alongside Eirik are
Eivind Lonning on trumpet, Mattias Stahl on vibes, Nils-Olav Johansen on
guitar, banjo (!) and jaunty vocals, Ole Morten Vagen on bass and Jon Falt
drums.
Contemporary jazz with a touch of the circus. Clowns, daredevils, jugglers,
balloons….. they’re all here.
Eric Hofbauer – Book of Water (Creative Nation Music)
Boston-based Eric Hofbauer is a musician who
encompasses the history of jazz guitar in his playing. He references everything
from early blues to Derek Bailey, yet makes it his own. Check out his back
catalogue, particularly his work with drummer Dylan Jack. He also has a
penchant for sizeable projects such as his four album 'Prehistoric Jazz' series
that he recorded with his quintet.
His recent album Book of Water is the first part of a
multi-ensemble project addressing global issues. The album title alludes to the
problem of climate change with composition titles taken from Ralph Waldo
Emerson’s poem 'Water'. A duo album Book of Fire (sadly a major
issue as I write this) is scheduled for release in early 2020.
The music on Book of Water comprises a suite recorded
live in Massachusetts in the spring of 2018, performed by a top rung US band going
by the name Five Agents; Jeb Bishop trombone, Jerry Sabatini, trumpet, Seth
Meicht, tenor sax, Nate McBride, bass, and Curt Newton, drums. They produce music
that is sometimes demanding but also has moments of swing and joyous polyphony.
Serious issues reflected in serious music (…..even though the CD cover shows
the leader being doused in the wet stuff!).
Monk Spent Youth – Monk Spent Youth (F-IRE)
An album that kicks off with a Thelonious
Monk composition played on toy piano! There have been many
takes on the music of TS Monk. Here’s one full of charm.
It comprises sixteen short tracks, featuring music written by, or
inspired by the pianist, from a trio going by the wonderful
name, Monk Spent Youth. It comprises multi-instrumentalist Zac Gvirtzman,
cellist Ben Davis and percussionist, Fred Thomas.
Zac splits his time between various keyboards and bass clarinet, sometimes
performing solo. And the music retains
the wonderful quirkiness of Monk’s compositions.
Colourful stuff. Monk refracted through a prism (rather than
a Sphere?). The whole was recorded, mixed and mastered by Alex Bonney. I wonder how
you mic up a toy piano?
Federica Michisanti Horn Trio – Silent Rides
(Filibusta)
It’s always exciting when you chance
upon a new talent. In this case, bass player Federica Michisanti, and a band she
calls her Horn Trio. And the horns concerned are top reedsman Francesco Bigoni
and trumpeter Francesco Lento.
Federica hails from Rome, where she
was classically trained and this is her 3rd release as leader. So
although I say ‘chance upon a new talent’, I’m clearly behind the times. In
fact Federica won second place in the New Talent Poll last year in the
prestigious Musica Jazz journal.
The sparse instrumentation
on Silent Rides allows plenty of space for the musicians to have their
say. Often, it’s as if you’re overhearing a conversation between colleagues. A
conversation that sometimes turns to heated discussion.
An album released at the end of 2018,
but didn’t come my way until January. Not easy to locate, but worth searching
out. Chamber jazz that incorporates free improv and reveals
its secrets over time.
Petera Sextet – Flashover (Requiem – Lydian Series)
The debut as leader of pianist Dariusz Petera. A
sextet featuring some of the leading protagonists of the thriving Polish jazz
scene; trumpeter Emil Miszk, saxophonist
Maciej Kociński, cellist Krzysztof Lenczowski, bassist Andrzej Święs and
drummer Krzysztof Szmańda.
Seven
originals from Dariusz, beautifully recorded in Lubrza Poland in February 2018. Driving postbop, with occasional touches of
freedom. A striking debut from a band I'm sure would be great to hear live.
As always, there are plenty more I wouldn’t be
without:
Florian Weiss Woodoism – Refugium (Neuklang); Johnny
Hunter – Pale Blue Dot (Northern Contemporary); Jurgen Kupke & Hannes Zerbe
– Alles Hat Seine Zeit (Jazzhausmusik); Tomeka Reid Quartet – Old New
(Cuneiform); Gebhard Ullmann Basement Research – Impromptus and Other Short
Works (WhyPlayJazz); Per Texas Johansson – Strak Pa Himlen Och Stora Hus
(Moserobie); Stahls Trio – Kalltorp Sessions Volume One (Moserobie); Bjorn
Marius Hegge – Ideas (Particular); Baldo Martinez – Cuarteto Europa (Karonte);
Ben Goldberg – Good Day For Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic); Nature Work – Nature
Work (Sunnyside); Ilmiliekki Quartet – Land of Real Men (We Jazz); Isabelle
Olivier & Rez Abbasi – Oasis (Enja Yellowbird); Adalberto Ferrari 3
Ele-Ments – Unstable Watercolors (Dodicilune); Vorwarts Ruckwarts – Rewarding
Environment (Trouble In The East); Daniel Erdmann’s Velvet Revolution – Won’t
Put No Flag Out (BMC); Stephane Belmondo & Sylvain Luc – 2.0 (Naïve);
Mikael Mani Trio – Bobby (Smekkleysa); Lighthouse – Triple Amen (Kopasetic); The
Workshop – More Conversations With The Drum (Onze Heures Onze); Here’s To Us –
Animals, Wild and Tame (Hoob).
Gary Brunton, Simon Goubert & Bojan Z: Next Up
from Night Bus (Juste Une Trace)
Vorwarts Ruckwarts: Rewarding Environment from
Rewarding Environment (Trouble In The East)
Clair-Obscur: The Way of Adapting to Any Human
Being from The Camomille (QFTF)
Isabelle Olivier & Rez Abbasi: Cherry Blossom from
Oasis (Enja Yellowbird)
Joy Ellis: Veteran from Life on Land
(F-IRE)
Joy Ellis: Daffodils from Dwell (Oti-O)
Samba Azul: Mambembe from Samba Azul
(self-released)
Adalberto Ferrari 3 Ele-Ments: Mah from
Unstable Watercolors (Dodicilune)
Sirkis/Bialas IQ: If Pegasus Had One Wing (He
Would Fly In Spirals) from Our New Earth (Moonjune)
Vorwarts Ruckwarts: Sound Is All Around from
Rewarding Environment (Trouble In The East)
Matt Ulery: Nerve from Delicate Charms
(Woolgathering)
Elliot Galvin: Jackfruit from Modern Times
(Edition)
Frode Kjekstad: The Dark Hour from In
Essence (Losen)
Mortality: Mortality from Mortality
(Eclipse)
Gary Brunton, Simon Goubert & Bojan Z: Ready
For Riga from Night Bus (Juste Une Trace)
Harish Raghavan: Newe from Calls For Action
(Whirlwind)
Mike Nock, Hamish Stuart, Julien Wilson & Jonathan
Zwartz: Riverside from This World (Lionsharecords)
Florian Hoefner Trio: Calvary from First Spring (ALMA)
Fredrik Ljungkvist Trio: Flykt from
Atlantis (Moserobie)
Gwilym Simcock: Beautiful Is Our Moment Part II from
Near and Now (ACT)
Gwilym Simcock: You’re My You from Near and
Now (ACT)
Gwilym Simcock: Black Coffee from Blues
Vignette (Basho)
Okidiki: Le Voyage Improbable de L’Insondable
Haruki from When Oki Meets Doki (Linoleum)
Samba Azul: Casa Forte from Samba Azul
(self-released)
Fredrik Ljungkvist Trio: So-do-so-do-re from
Atlantis (Moserobie)
Florian Hoefner Trio: Hound’s Tune from
First Spring (ALMA)
Gebhard Ullmann, Hans Ludemann, Oliver Potratz &
Eric Schaefer: Enge Bewegnung from MikroPULS (Intuition)
Brian Groder Trio: Far Between from
Luminous Arcs (Latham)
Soren Siegumfeldt String Swing: Everybody Knows from
This Is Meschiya Lake (Stunt)
Escape Argot: Allowing (The Pride Question Mark) from
You Me Them (Traumton)
Marilyn Mazur, Fredrik Lundin & Kasper Bai:
Vibe from Maluba Orchestra (Stunt)
Richard Andersson & Immer Grun: Evidence from
What’s New (Hobby Horse)
Theo Ceccaldi Trio: Nin-Nin je T’aime from
Django (Brouhaha)
Lyder Ovreas Roed: The Moon Doesn’t Drink from
The Moon Doesn’t Drink (Jazzland)
Joy Ellis: Pollyanna from Dwell (Oti-O)
Rob Luft: Night Songs from Riser (Edition)
Alice Zawadzki: Superior Virtue from Within
You is a World of Spring (Whirlwind)
Magpie Trio: Autumn Leaves (unreleased)
Jim Rattigan’s Pavillon: Crout’n Confusion from
The Freedom of Movement (Three Worlds)
Fredrik Nordstrom, Palle Danielsson & Fredrik
Rundqvist: Kvarteret Oron from Svensk Standard (El Dingo)
Wojcinski / Szmanda Quartet: Conclusions from
With All Due Respect (Kansas)
Andrea Keller: Do Not Go Gentle from
Transients Vol 2 (self-released)
Aaron Novik: Sunset from Rotterdam
(self-released)
Aaron Novik: Garden from Rotterdam
(self-released)
Joachim Caffonnette Trio: Inner Necessity from
Vers L’Azur Noir (Neuklang)
Intro / Outro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle
Spoon from Toutakoustiks (Blue Note Fr)
Bite The Gnatze: Knorrepot from Good Bike
Fair Wheel (Trytone)
Bowman Trio: Mac Elliot from Persistence
(We Jazz)
Shake Stew: Keep Walkin from Gris Gris
(Traumton)
Harry Bolt: Piece By Piece from Piece By
Piece (Selective)
Rob Luft: Riser from Riser (Edition)
Stan Sulzman & Nikki Iles: My Man’s Gone Now from
Star Dust (Jellymould Jazz)
Elliot Galvin: Change from Modern Times
(Edition)
Marius Neset: Shame Us from Golden Xplosion
(Edition)
Bite The Gnatze: Zonnetje Watertje Windje from
Good Bike Fair Wheel (Trytone)
Zach Brock, Matt Ulery & Jon Deitemyer:
Nightshade from Wonderment (Woolgathering)
Emilia Martensson: Arm Ourselves Against Ourselves
from Loredana (Babel)
Emilia Martensson: Yag Unnar Dig Anda Alt Gott from
Loredana (Babel)
The Workshop: Rebound from More
Conversations With the Drum (Onze Heures Onze)
Resolution 88: Revolutions from Revolutions
(Legere)
Better Than TV: Norway from Song From No
Man’s Land (self-released)
Ezra Weiss Big Band: Blues and the Alternative
Fact from We Limit Not the Truth of God (OA2)
Listen using the widget on the left or HERE
Per Texas Johansson: Borja
Om Igen from Strak Pa Himlen Och Stora Hus (Moserobie). Per Texas
Johansson, reeds; Mattias Stahl, vibraphone, marimba; Konrad Agnas, percussion.
Eric Hofbauer: Well Used, Adorning Joy from
Book of Water (Creative Nation Music). Sethe Meicht, sax; Jeb Bishop, trombone;
Jerry Sabatini, trumpet; Eric Hofbauer, guitar; Nate McBride, bass; Curt
Newton, drums.
Daniel Erdmann’s Velvet Revolution: Won’t Put No
Flag Out from Won’t Put No Flag Out (BMC). Daniel Erdmann, sax; Theo
Ceccaldi, violin, viola; Jim Hart, vibraphone.
Jeppe Zeeberg: Looks Like Noodles To Me from
Universal Disappointment (self-released).Laura Toxvaerd, alto sax; Petter
Hangsel, trombone; Henrik Olsson, guitar; Jeppe Zeeberg, keyboards; Casper
Nyvang Rask and Jeppe Skovbakke, bass; Anders Vestergaard, percussion.
Stephane Belmondo & Sylvain Luc: It’s Real from
2.0 (Naïve). Stephane Belmondo, trumpet; Sylvain Luc, guitar.
Paolo Botti &
La Fabbrica dei Botti: The Cuckoo from
Lomax Lives! (Caligola). Paolo Botti, viola, mandolin, dobro, bowed psaltery;
Gabriele Cancelli, trumpet; Tony Cattano, trombone; Dimitri Grechi Espinosa and
Edoardo Marraffa, reeds; Enrico Tarragnoli, guitar, banjo; Mariangela Tandoi,
accordion; Tito Mangialajo Rantzer, bass; Zeno De Rossi, drums.
Bjorn Marius Hegge: 4th Die Manschen from
Ideas (Particular). Axel Dorner, trumpet; Rudi Mahall, bass clarinet; Havard
Wiik, piano; Bjorn Marius Hegge, bass; Hans Hulbaekmo, drums.
Tomeka Reid Quartet: Ballad from Old New
(Cuneiform). Tomeka Reid, cello; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Jason Roebke, bass;
Tomas Fujiwara, drums.
Eirik Hegdal: Country March Balloon from Musical
Balloon (Particular). Eirik Hegdal, reeds; Eivind Lonning, trumpet; Nils-Olav
Johansen, guitar, banjo, vocals; Mattias Stahl, vibraphone; Ole Morten Vagan,
bass; Jon Falt, drums.
Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet: Sometimes from
Re-Collect (Not Two). Jeb Bishop, trombone; Russ Johnson, trumpet; Jason
Roebke, bass; Frank Rosaly, drums.
Johnny Hunter: Endless Cruelties from Pale Blue Dot (Northern Contemporary). Mark
Hanslip, sax; Gemma Bass, violin; Aby Vuliamy, viola; Michael Bardon, cello; Seth
Bennett, bass; Johnny Hunter, drums.
Isabelle Olivier & Rez Abbasi: My Favourite
Things from Oasis (Enja Yellowbird)
Lyder Ovreas Roed: Chrysanthemums and Crocuses from
The Moon Doesn’t Drink (Jazzland)
Byron Asher: Blues Obligato from Skronch
Music (Sinking City)
Gwilym Simcock & Yuri Goloubev: Antics from
Reverie at Schloss Elmau (ACT)
Camilla George Quartet: Mama Wati from
Isang (Ubuntu Music)
Julia Hulsmann Quartet: Quicksilver from In
Full View (ECM)
Ant Law: Credits from Life I Know (Edition)
Christian Muthspiel & Steve Swallow: Let My
Children Waltz from Simple Songs (In + Out)
Liran Donin’s 1000 Boats: Free from 8 Songs
(Cavalo)
Lisa Hoppe’s Third Reality: Extraterrestrials
Calling Home from The Mighty Unlikely (Jazzhausmusik)
Mike de Souza: Veritas Lux Mea fromSlow Burn (self-released)
Hughes Mayot: Champ D’Insouciance from
L’Abre Rouge (BMC)
Rez Abbasi: Wedding Preparation from A
Throw of Dice by The Silent Ensemble (Whirlwind)
Per Texas Johansson: Borja
Om Igen from Strak Pa Himlen Och Stora Hus (Moserobie)
Tomeka Reid Quartet: Ballad from Old New
(Cuneiform)
Robin Skarin, Malin Wattring, Donovan von Martens
& Christian Jormin: Heartpath from Fabrics (Havtorn)
ICP Orchestra: Rollo 1 from Restless in
Pieces (ICP)
Somersaults: Turdidae from The Numerology
of Birdsong (West Hill)
John Yao’s Triceratops: Triceratops Blues from How
We Do (See Tao)
Relling: A Final Opening from Lower Your
Guard (Ora Fonogram)
Jim Rattigan’s Pavillon: Timbuckthree from
The Freedom of Movement (Three Worlds)
Pigfoot: Isis & Osiris / Dove Sono from
Shuffle (Pokey)
Tomeka Reid Quartet: Wabash Blues from Old
New (Cuneiform)
Longboard: Embrace the Grace from Being
Wild (Yolk)
Petros Klampanis: Irrationality from
Irrationalities (Enja Yellowbird)
Per Texas Johansson: Siffror Och Tecken from
Strak Pa Himlen Och Stora Hus (Moserobie)
The Diagonal: Later That Evening from
Filter (Not Two)
Stephane Belmondo & Sylvain Luc: It’s Real from
2.0 (Naïve)
Stephane Belmondo & Sylvain Luc: Evanescence from
2.0 (Naïve)
Remy Le Boeuf: Mirrors in Your Eyes from
Light as a Word (Outside In Music)
Intro / Outro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle
Spoon from Toutakoosticks (Blue Note Fr)
Kevin Hays & Lionel Loueke: Aziza from
Hope (Edition)
Emil Miszk and the Sonic Syndicate: Solid from
Don’t Hesitate (Alpaka)
Florian Weiss Woodoism: Schichtende from
Refugium (Neuklang)
Nicole Johanntgen: Lebenslust from Solo
(Selmabird)
Zwitschermaschine: Miniatur from Systen For
Us (WhyPlayJazz)
Dominik Bukowski Quartet: Hana from
Transatlantyk (Soliton)
Petter Eldh: Blumer from Presents Koma Saxo
(We Jazz)
Steve Melling & Art Themen: Foot Tappin’ from
Trace Elements (Fuzzy Moon)
Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft: Trinkle Tinkle from
Play Monk & Trane (Ubuntu Music)
Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet: Sometimes from
Re-Collect (Not Two)
Alvin Queen Trio: Sushi from O.P. (Stunt)
Henrik Olsson: Black Tourmaline from Hand
of Benediction (Barefoot)
Ingi Bjarni: Ja I Dag from Tenging (Losen)
Petter Eldh: Koma Tema from Presents Koma
Saxo (We Jazz)
Nicole Johanntgen: Stille Ewigkeit from
Solo (Selmabird)
Elstein 6: Ciervo from Las Formas Cambian
(Kuai Music)
Jamie Saft Quartet: Yesternight from Hidden
Corners (Rare Noise)
Miguel Zenon: Traigo Salsa from Sonero (MielMusic)
Zach Brock, Matt Ulery & Jon Deitemyer:
Wonderment from Wonderment (Woolgathering)
Daniel Erdmann’s Velvet Revolution: Won’t Put No
Flag Out from Won’t Put No Flag Out (BMC)
Jeppe Zeeberg: Looks Like Noodles To Me from
Universal Disappointment (self-released)
Lighthouse: Januari from Triple Amen
(Kopasetic)
Steve Melling & Art Themen: Cranberry Rock from
Trace Elements (Fuzzy Moon)
Dave O’Higgins & Rob Luft: I’ll Wait and Pray from
Play Monk & Trane (Ubuntu)
Harry Bolt: Double Rainbow from Piece By
Piece (Selective)
Christian Muthspiel & Steve Swallow: (F)All
Blues from Simple Songs (In and Out)
Pigfoot: Pusherman from Shuffle (Pokey)
Marco Trabucco: Romanza from Meraki
(Artesuono)
Daniel Erdmann’s Velvet Revolution: Justine from
Won’t Put No Flag Out (BMC)
Kjetil Mulelid Trio: Far Away from What You
Thought Was Home (Rune Grammofon)
Huw V Williams: Vague Means Vague (self-released)
Jeppe Zeeberg: The Temple of Great Ambivalence from
Universal Disappointment (self-released)
Jeb Bishop Flex Quartet: Lungfish from
Re-Collect (Not Two)
Ben Goldberg: A Rhythmia from Good Day for
Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic)
Eric Hofbauer: Water Understands Civilisation Well
from Book of Water (Creative Nation Music)
Monk Spent Youth: Bubu’s Birthday from Monk
Spent Youth (F-IRE)
Monk Spent Youth: Wee See from Monk Spent
Youth (F-IRE)
Monk Spent Youth: Coming On the Hudson from
Monk Spent Youth (F-IRE)
Bartek Halicki Septet: Goralski Blues from
Etnograf (Soliton)
Brun – Courtois – Fincker: Waiting for Sadness from
Les Demons de Tosca, Opus 1 (BMC)
Jo: Halloween ist Doof from Party
(Berthold)
Briotrio: Ein Boks Pa Hylla from Briotrio (AMPMusic and Records)
Sloth Racket: We Decide What’s Next from
Dismantle Yourself (Luminous)
Marco Trabucco: Open Space from Meraki
(Artesuono)
Laura Jurd: Companion Species from Stepping
Back, Jumping In (Edition)
Joao Lencastre’s Communion 3: Baby Pine Tree from
Song(s) of Hope (Clean Feed)
Ben Goldberg: Corpse Pose from Good Day for Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic)
Johnathan Blake: Trope from Trion (GiantStep Arts)
Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller’s Parlour Game:
Play Money from Parlour Game (Royal Potato Family)
The Preacher Men: Chili Dog from Blue (Zennez)
Jonathon Crompton: Dreaming from Intuit
(New Lab)
Jean-Christophe
Cholet & Matthieu Michel: Relax
and Easy from Extended Whispers (Neuklang)
Eirik Hegdal: Country March Balloon from Musical
Balloon (Particular)
Warren Galea: The Labrynth from The Odyssey
(self-released)
Steen Rasmussen
Quintet: Baiao Para Café Central from
Canta (Stunt)
Anders Lonne Gronseth & Multiverse:
Alternative Timelines from Theory of Anything (Pling Music)
Tori Freestone
Trio: El Mar de Nubes from
El Mar de Nubes (Whirlwind)
Laura Jurd: Jumping In from Stepping Back,
Jumping In (Edition)
Yves Robert, Bruno
Chevillon & Cyril Atef: J’ai
Raison, L’Ordinator from Captivate (BMC)
Ernesto Jodos: Ll#10 from La Mirada Detenida (BlueArt)
Francesco Tristano: Neon City from Tokyo Stories
(Sony)
RaaDie: Vast Potential from Vast Potential
(Traumton)
Bjorn Marius Hegge: 4th Die Manschen from
Ideas (Particular)
Jan Harbeck
Quartet: Tangorrus Field from
The Sound The Rhythm (Stunt)
Thomas Dahl &
Court: A Wall from Quilter
(Losen)
Cecilie Grundt Quintet: Contemporary Old School
Part 1 from Contemporary Old School (AMP Music & Records)
Paolo Botti &
La Fabbrica dei Botti: The Cuckoo from
Lomax Lives! (Caligola)
Paolo Botti &
La Fabbrica dei Botti: Merengue from
Lomax Lives! (Caligola)
Jean-Christophe
Cholet & Matthieu Michel: Feu
Follet from Extended Whispers (Neuklang)
Chord Four: Sunny Warrior from California
Avant Garde (self-released)
Jurgen Kupke & Hannes Zerbe: Fur Bela from
Alles Hat Seine Zeit (Jazzhausmusik)
Naomi Moon Siegel: Mama Sanchaba from Live at Earshot
(Slow & Steady)
Pneuma: Trembling / Light from Who Has Seen
the Wind? (Songlines)
Peter Rozsnyoi: Passing from Serenity Prayer (BMC)
Pale Blue Dot: Endless Cruelties (unreleased)
Tree: Dhau from Between a Rock and a Hard
Place (Boomslang)
Sebastian
Mazzalupo & Mazza Quarteto:
Soles from Soles (Kuai)
Marton Juhasz: Strange Glow from Discovery (self-released)
Marton Juhasz: Stino from Discovery (self-released)
Jurgen Kupke & Hannes Zerbe: Part XX from
Alles Hat Seine Zeit (Jazzhausmusik)
RaaDie: Perlentaucher from Vast Potential
(Traumton)
Anders Lonne Gronseth & Multiverse: Inflation from
Theory of Anything (Pling Music)
Partisans: Klact-Oveeseds-Tene / Max from
Nit De Nit (Whirlwind)
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Nature Work: Tah Dazzle from Nature Work
(Sunnyside). Greg Ward, alto sax; Jason Stein, bass clarinet; Eric Revis, bass;
Jim Black, drums.
Tobias Wiklund: Where the Spirits Eat from
Where the Spirits Eat (Stunt). Tobias Wiklund, cornet; Simon Toldam, piano;
Daniel Fredriksson, bass; Lasse Morck, drums.
Gebhard Ullmann’s
Basement Research: 29 Shoes from
Impromptus and Other Short Works (WhyPlayJazz). Gebhard Ullmann, tenor sax;
Steve Swell, trombone; Julian Arguelles, baritone sax, Pascal Niggenkemper,
bass; Gerald Cleaver, drums.
Sylvain Cathala Septet: Entremeles 2 from
Cullinan (Connexe). Sylvain Cathala, tenor sax; Guillaume Orti, alto sax; Bo
Van der Werf, baritone sax; Marc Ducret, guitar; Benjamin Moussay, keyboards;
Sarah Murcia, bass; Christophe Lavergne, drums.
Atomic: Cry
Want from Pet Variations (Odin).
Magnus Broo, trumpet; Fredrik Ljungkvist, clarinet; Havard Wiik, piano;
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, bass; Hans Hulbaekmo, drums.
Irek Wojtczak Quintet: Leczycki from Play
It Again (Fundacja Sluchaj!). Tomasz Dabrowski, trumpet; Irek Wojtczak, tenor
sax; Piotr Mania, piano; Adam Zuchowski, bass; Kuba Staruszkiewicz, drums.
Baldo Martinez:
La Travesia from Cuarteto Europa
(Karonte). Dominic Pifarely, violin; Samuel Blaser, trombone; Baldo Martinez,
bass; Ramon Lopez, drums.
Dave Douglas:
Francis of Anthony from Devotion (Greenleaf). Dave Douglas, trumpet; Uri Caine, piano; Andrew Cyrille, drums.
Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom: Glitter
Wolf from Glitter Wolf (Royal PotatoFamily). Ben Goldberg, clarinet; Kirk Knuffke, cornet; Myra Melford,
piano; Todd Sickafoose, bass; Allison Miller, drums.
Ilmiliekki Quartet:
Twisted Thistle from Land of Real Men
(We Jazz). Verneri Pohjola, trumpet; Tuomo Prattala, piano; Anti Lotjonen,
bass; Olavi Louhivouri, drums.
Jonny Mansfield: T&C’s from Elftet
(Edition)
Tobias Wiklund: Where the Spirits Eat from
Where the Spirits Eat (Stunt)
Guillermo Harriague: Caos Control from
Fotomental (Kuai Music)
Leila Martial’s Baa Box: Nuit Pygmee from
Warm Canto (Laborie Jazz)
Andrea Grossi Blend 3: Iwato from Lubok (WeInsist!)
Andrea Grossi Blend 3: Ru-Bok from Lubok
(We Insist!)
Georg Ruby: Dr. G’s Krautsuppe from Village
Zone (Jazzhausmusik)
Tobias Wiklund: Smoke from Where the
Spirits Eat (Stunt)
Sylvain Cathala Septet: Entremeles 2 from
Cullinan (Connexe)
Gebhard Ullmann’s Basement Research: 29 Shoes from
Impromptus and Other Short Works (WhyPlayJazz)
Masha Art & LRK Trio: Painless from
Anesthesia (Losen)
Andrew McCormack: Belly of the Whale from Graviton:
The Calling (Ubuntu Music)
Kasper Tranberg: Dilation from Strawboss
(ILK)
Verbruggen Fernandes Quintet: 300 Pesoas from
Chasing Penguins (RAT)
Huw Warren Trio: First Love, Last Rites from
Everything In Between (CAM Jazz)
Sebastian Greschuk: La Espera from Paisaje
(Ears & Eyes)
Nature Work: Tah Dazzle from Nature Work
(Sunnyside)
Stahls Trio: Morgon Pa Torpet from Kalltorp
Sessions Volume One (Moserobie)
Irek Wojtczak Quintet: Leczycki from Play
It Again (Fundacja Sluchaj!)
Joost Lijbaart, Sanne Rambags & Bram Stadhouders:
Hjemme from Trinity (Challenge)
Jeff Williams:
Scattershot from Bloom (Whirlwind)
Nick Grinder: Inaction from Farallon
(Outside In Music)
Harvey S & Sheryl Bailey: Saint Nick from
Plucky Strum (Whaling City Sound)
Mark Lockheart: This Much I Know is True from
Days On Earth (Edition)
Liam Noble: Head of Marketing from The Long
Game (Edition)
Nature Work: Hem the Jewels from Nature
Work (Sunnyside)
Linda May Han Oh: Satuit from Aventurine
(Biophilia)
Joost Lijbaart, Sanne Rambags & Bram Stadhouders:
Moksha from Trinity (Challenge)
Stahls Trio: Lennart Jernestrand from
Kalltorp Sessions Volume One (Moserobie)
Trish Clowes:
Arise from Ninety Degrees Gravity
(Basho)
Tom Cawley: Regista from Catenaccio (UbuntuMusic)
Kresten Osgood Quintet: Little Niles from
Plays Jazz (ILK)
(Intro / Outro) Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle
Spoon from Toutakoustics (Blue Note Fr)
Enrico Pieranunzi
& Thomas Fonnesbaek: Wimp from
Blue Waltz (Stunt)
Baldo Martinez
Grupo: Como El Mar from Vientos
Cruzados (Karonte)
Siril Malmedal
Hauge & Jacob Young: I Will from
Last Things (Oslo Session Recordings)
Andrea Keller:
Inside Out from Transients Volume 1
(self-released)
Andrea Keller:
Saint Misha from Transients Volume 1
(self-released)
Q4: Yata Watte
from Uphill Struggle (Hey!Jazz)
OK:KO: Kiipeli
from Syrtti (We Jazz)
Mark Dresser Seven:
Ain’t Nothing But a Cyber Coup & You from
Ain’t Nothing But a Cyber Coup & You (Clean Feed)
Steve Garrett:
Black Sail Hut from Discover and
Endure (Alt Mor)
Moritz von Kleist:
Just a Second from Tonwerkstatt (Jazzhausmusik)
Leonardo Radicchi
Arcadia Trio: In Memory of Idy Diene from
Don’t Call It Justice (Alfa Projects)
Kino Trio: Il
Cielo Sopra Berlino from Il Cielo
Sopra Berlino (Babel)
Alex Jenkins
Quartet: Upward Spiral from Live
@The Clara (self-released)
Holum Trio:
Ostra from Borte (AMP Music andRecords)
Tom Syson:
Soon from Different Coloured Days
(self-released)
The Ed Palermo Big
Band: Laurie Frink from A Lousy
Day in Harlem (Sky Cat)
Dave Douglas:
Francis of Anthony from Devotion
(Greenleaf)
Sara Battaglini,
Federico Pierantoni & Enrico Ronzani: La Dama di Fango from Dalia (Auand)
Sara Battaglini,
Federico Pierantoni & Enrico Ronzani: Flowering of Violets from Dalia (Auand)
Jonas Engel:
Inside a Kennel from Own Your Bones
(Klaeng)
Vein feat.
Norrbotten Big Band: Willi’s Pool from
Symphonic Bop (Double Moon)
Jonathan Gee,
Gaetano Partipilo New Beginnings Quartet: Blackbird (unreleased)
Jonathan Gee Trio:
We See from Dragonfly (ASC)
Jonathan Gee,
Gaetano Partipilo New Beginnings Quartet: Michele (unreleased)
Rachel Musson
& Olie Brice: Longitudinal from
Tapering Arms Point Into the Wind (Weekertoft)
Butcher Brown:
918 from Camden Session (Gearbox)
Dave Douglas:
False Allegiances from Devotion
(Greenleaf)
Vein feat.
Norrbotten Big Band: Under Construction from
Symphonic Bop (Double Moon)
Bangkok Lingo:
Bangkok from Smells / Colours / Noise
(Losen)
Fabian Rucker 5:
Phrenology from Hypocritical Mass
(BMC)
Le Rex: Escape
of the Fire Ants from Escape of the
Fire Ants (Cuneiform)
Atomic: Cry
Want from Pet Variations (Odin)
Anne Mette
Iversen’s Ternion Quartet: Within a Diapason from Invincible Nimbus (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)
Ingi Bjarni Trio:
Fundur from Fundur (Dot Time)
Hofbauer /
Rosenthal Quartet: Courting Madness from
Human Resources (Creative Nation Music)
Chicago Edge
Ensemble: Upstream Brotherhood from
Insidious Anthem (Trost)
Le Rex: Elliot’s
Theme from Escape of the Fire Ants
(Cuneiform)
Q3: Sighting the
Tiger from The Monkey Puzzle Tree (self-released)
Flying Machines:
As Long as it Lasts from Flying
Machines (Pictor)
Ilmiliekki Quartet:
Twisted Thistle from Land of Real Men
(We Jazz)
Stephan Oliva,
Sebastien Boisseau & Tom Rainey: Lonyay Utca from Orbit (Yolk)
Moppa Elliot:
Slab from Jazz Band / Rock Band /
Dance Band (Hot Cup)
Braskiri:
Lament For B from The Couch Principle
(Berthold)
Samantha Boshnack’s
Seismic Belt: Kamchatka from Live
in Santa Monica (Orenda)
Paul Jones Quartet:
Beaten By The Machine from The Process (AMP Music & Records)
Cloudmakers Five:
Cycle Song (For J.T.) from Traveling
Pulse (Whirlwind)
