Jazz Today Playlist: 22nd April 2012

Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things: Sharon from Clean on the Corner (482 Music)

TOPP Quartet: Balance from Kadmos (Gligg)
RGG: Around Again from One (self-released)

Vincent Mondy Quartet: SDF from Ethnocentric (Laborie)

Co Streiff-Russ Johnson Quartet: Short Outbreak from In Circles (Intakt)

Ola Kvernberg: Liarbird from Liarbird (Jazzland)

Jonas Kullhammar Quartet: October is a Long Time Too from Fran Och Med Herr Jonas Kullhammar (Moserobie)

Devin Gray: Talking with Hands from Dirigo Rataplan (Skirl)

Partikel: Oojimaflip from Partikel (self-released)

RGG: Spring Walk from One (self-released)

Maciej Obara Quartet: Hidden from Equilibrium (self-released)

Toufic Farroukh: The Last Scene from Cinema Beyrouth (Enja)

Atomic: Panama from Here Comes Everybody (Jazzland)

Mike Reed’s People, Places & Things: Where the Story Ends from Clean on the Corner (482 Music)

Ozone: Poinciana from This is C’Est La Vie (BMC)

Jazz Today Online Playlist: Spring 2012

IEP 4tet: Gascons Laveurs from Behin Bat Zen... (self-released). Sebastien ‘Iep’ Arruti, trombone; Alain Coyral, baritone saxophone; Timo Metzemakers, bass; Didier Ottaviani, drums.

Hybrid 10tet: Cuba, North Rhine Westphalia from On the Move (BBB). Michiel Braam, piano; Carl Ludwig Hubsch, tuba; Nils Wogram, trombone; Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet; Pieter Douma, bass guitar; Dirk-Peter Kolsch, drums; Maria-Paula Majoor and Daniel Torrico Menacho, violins; Karsten Kliejer, viola; Arno van der Vuurst, cello.

Friends & Neighbors: Sounds from Above from No Beat Policy (Ora Fonogram). Thomas Johansson, trumpet; Andre Roligheten, tenor saxophone; Oscar Gronberg, piano; Jon Rune Strom, bass; Tollef Ostvang, drums.

Duck Baker Trio: Opening the Eyes of Love from Amnesia in Trastevere (Les Cousins). Duck Baker, guitar; Alex Ward, clarinet; Joe Williamson, bass.

Tania Gill: Magpie from Bolger Station (Barnyard). Tania Gill, piano; Lina Allemano, trumpet; Clinton Ryder, bass; Jean Martin, drums.

Simone Guiducci: Lentament Mademoiselle from Django New Directions (TRJ). Simone Guiducci, guitar; Emanuele Parrini, violin; Achille Succi, clarinet; Mauro ‘Otto’ Ottolini, trombone; Danilo Gallo, bass; Zeno De Rossi, drums.

Joel Forrester / Phillip Johnston: Bunny Boy from Live at the Hillside Club (Asynchronous). Joel Forrester, piano; Phillip Johnston, soprano saxophone.

Maciej Fortuna Quartet: Lost Keys from Lost Keys (self-released). Maciej Fortuna, trumpet; Przemyslaw Raminiak, piano; Frank Parker, bass; Andrzei Swies, drums.

Suga Dairo: Pure Rain from No Shozo II (Pony Canyon). Tony Chanty, vocals; Suga Dairo, piano; Hikaru Toho, bass; ‘unknown’ drums.

TOPP Quartet: For Ornette from Kadmos (Gligg). Christof Thewes, trombone; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Jan Oestreich, bass; Peter Perfido, drums.

Jazz Today Playlist: 8th April 2012

Simcock / Garland / Sirkis: Space Junk from Lighthouse (ACT)

Stylus Q: Bounce from Stylus Q (Abeat)
Ulrich Drechsler Trio: Hidden Persuasion from Beyond Words (Enja Yellowbird)
Steve Lehman Trio: Moment’s Notice from Dialect Fluorescent (Pi)
Dave Stapleton: Unity from Flight (Edition)
Aerophone: Five Characters (in search of an exit) from Aerophone (Fresh Sound New Talent)
Misja Fitzgerald-Michel: Fruit Tree from Time of No Reply (NoFormat)
Simcock / Garland / Sirkis: Above the Sun from Lighthouse (ACT)
Jeremy Pelt: What’s Wrong is Right from Soul (HighNote)
Tobias Preisig: Waldspaziergang from Flowing Mood (Obliqsound)
Trichotomy: Chase from The Gentle War (Naim)
Devin Gray: Downtime from Dirigo Rataplan (Skirl)
Nils Wogram’s Nostalgia: Friday the 13^th from Sturm & Drang (NWOG)
Hayden Powell: Jasper from The Attic (Inner Ear)
Marty Ehrlich’s Rites Quartet: The Gravedigger’s Respite from Frog Leg Logic (Clean Feed)
Dave Stapleton: Henryk Part II from Flight (Edition)
Duck Baker Trio: Waltz with Mary’s Smile from The Waltz Lesson (Les Cousins)
TOPP Quartet: For Ornette from Kadmos (Gligg)

Jazz Today Playlist: 25th March 2012

Kristoffer Kompen: Roasted Duck from Short Stories of Happiness (Schmell)

Duck Baker Trio: Opening the Eyes of Love from Amnesia in Trastevere (Les Cousins)
Noah Preminger: Before the Rain from Before the Rain (Palmetto)
IPA: Open Call from It’s a Delicate Thing (Bolage)
Helge Lien Trio: Natsukashii from Natsukashii (Ozella Music)
Melody Gardot: Love Me Like a River Does from Worrisome Heart (Universal)
Marcello Benetti: Supuesto Blue from Supuesto Blue (Caligola)
Eder: Klabautermands Laengselen from Und Was ist Mit Mir? (WhyPlayJazz)
Duck Baker Trio: Night Shift from Amnesia in Trastevere (Les Cousins)
Tim Berne: Scanners from Snakeoil (ECM)
Bo Jacobsen: Midnat from Spirit (Gateway Music)
Stefan Schultze Large Ensemble: Run from Run (Double Moon)
Aquarium: The Treasure Chest from Aquarium (Babel)
IPA: Tredjemann from It’s a Delicate Thing (Bolage)
Toufic Farroukh: No Brain No Pain from Cinema Beyrouth (Enja)
Eri Yamamoto Trio: Night Shadows from The Next Page (AUM Fidelity)
Silke Eberhard Trio: Leptosomen from What a Beauty Being (Jazzwerkstatt)
Misja Fitzgerald-Michel: Know from Time of No Reply (No Format)

Jazz Today Playlist: Mar 11th 2011

The Microscopic Septet: Friday the Thirteenth from Friday the Thirteenth (Cuneiform)
Joel Forrester & Phillip Johnston: Bunny Boy from Live at the Hillside Club (Asynchronous)
Jorg Schippa: Vergissmeinnicht from Unbeding T (Konnex)
Vijay Iyer Trio: Little Pocket Size Demons from Accelerando (ACT)
Tania Gill: Magpie from Bolger Station (Barnyard)
Tania Gill: Paso from Bolger Station (Barnyard)
Bassx3: Ornette’s Closet from Transatlantic (Leo)
Delirium: Sunspots from Green Side Up (ILK)
Jeremy Pelt: Sweet Rita Suite Part 2: Her Soul from Soul (HighNote)
Michael Wollny’s [em]: Cembalo Manifeszt from Wasted and Wanted (ACT)
Jason Stein Quartet: Lennie Bird from The Story This Time (Delmark)
Ken Aldcroft: In the Kitchen from Home (Trio)
Marshall Gilkes: Downtime from Sound Stories (Alternate Side)
Maciej Fortuna Quartet: Lost Keys from Lost Keys (self-released)
Marty Ehrlich’s Rites Quartet: Ballade from Frog Leg Logic (Clean Feed)
Eddie Daniels & Roger Kellaway: Capriccio Twighlight from Live at the Library of Congress (IPO)
Ken Aldcroft: Home from Home (Trio)
Vijay Iyer Trio: mmmhmm from Accelerando (ACT)
Blue Notes: Funk Dem Dudu from Before the Wind Changes (Ogun)

Jazz Today Playlist: 26th Feb 2011

IEP 4tet: Gascons Laveurs from Behin Bat Zen (IEP)
Ola Kvernberg: Wintermelon from Liarbird (Jazzland)
Daniel Erdmann & Samuel Rohrer: M39 – Route to Bishkek from How to Catch a Cloud (Intakt)Simone Guiducci: Diminishing Blackness from Django New Directions (TRJ)
Simone Guiducci: Lentament Mademoiselle from Django New Directions (TRJ)
Michael Moore Quintet: Whistleblower from Rotterdam (Ramboy)
The Resonance Ensemble: The Pier from Kafka in Flight (Not Two)
Espen Eriksen Trio: In the Woods from You Had Me at Goodbye (Rune Grammofon)
Wurzel aus C: Blank Secret from Wurzel aus C (Konnex)
Mahieux “Family Life” Quartet: Flip from Peaux D’Ames (Circum-Disc)
NIQU: Hurt from 27 (Unit)
Paul Hartsaw Quintet: Horatio Hornrose from Circuitses (Metastablesound)
Marshall Gilkes: Slashes from Sound Stories (Alternate Side Records)
Ola Kvernberg: Vilje from Liarbird (Jazzland)
Vortex Foundation Big Band: Vejer de la Frontera from Charybdis (Babel)
IEP 4tet: Grand-Pere ‘El Jano’ from Behin Bat Zen (IEP)
IEP 4tet: Grand-Mere from Behin Bat Zen (IEP)

Jazz Today Playlist: 12th Feb 2012

Verneri Pohjola Quartet: Thunderous Thoughts from Ancient History (ACT)
Friends & Neighbors: Sounds from Above from No Beat Policy (Ora Fonogram)
Phronesis: Walking Dark from Walking Dark (Edition)
The Clarinet Trio: Waters from 4 (Leo)
The Clarinet Trio: Kleine Figuren #1 from 4 (Leo)
Eyolf Dale: Prolleprep from Hotel Interludes (Curling Legs)
The Clare Fischer Big Band: The Duke from Thesaurus (Atlantic / Koch)
Clare Fischer: Basic Blues from Blues Trilogy (Discovery)
Bhamra / Shave / Parricelli: Machair to Myrrh I from Postcards from Home (Keda)
Bhamra / Shave / Parricelli: Machair to Myrrh II from Postcards from Home (Keda)
Friends & Neighbors: Dolph Me from No Beat Policy (Ora Fonogram)
Wood Ensemble: Il Sogno del Lotto from Live at Knulp (Palomar)
Marc Muellbauers’s Kaleidoscope: Sugarhill Shuffle from Journeyman (Jazzhausmusik)
Hank Roberts: Cayuga from Everything is Alive (Winter & Winter)
L14,16: What is this Thing Called Love? from Phlogistone (Nagel Heyer)
Kristoffer Kompen: Summer Dreams from Short Stories of Happiness (Schmell)
Oran Etkin: It Don’t Mean a Thing from Kelenia (Motema)
Silvio Cadotsch: Odem from Odem (Unit)
Phronesis: American Jesus from Walking Dark (Edition)