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23 Jul

[ July the 30th, 2021 release on Not Two records: Barry Altschul’s The 3dom Factor – Long Tall Sunshine ]

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release date: 30.07.2021 on Not Two

“Altschul remains a master drummer and bandleader. Long Tall Sunshine pulls off a delightful paradox: it combines in-your-face vigor with subtlety, probing free improvisations with appealing compositions.” – Michael Ullman, Arts Fuse

“And so this album goes: surprise after surprise…Clearly one of the most exciting jazz recordings ever made!” – Lynn Bayley, Art Music Lounge

On The Long Tall Sunshine,  Not Two, reconvenes Altschul’s adventurous group. Three, as those of us who grew up on Schoolhouse Rock will remember, truly is a magic number. It’s enshrined in the name of The 3dom Factor, the astounding trio led by legendary drummer/improviser Barry Altschul for the last decade or so. That sobriquet reflects the vital importance of all three voices in the band: not only Altschul’s powerful, ever-inquisitive drumming, but the tirelessly venturesome saxophone playing of Jon Irabagon and the acrobatic muscularity of bass great Joe Fonda.

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14 Jul

[ Pianist/Composer Fred Hersch earns multiple DownBeat Critics Poll accolades, tours Europe, and announces new album ]

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Fred Hersch: Refuge, due out January 7, 2022 via Palmetto Records, features Hersch with Drew Gress, Jochen Rueckert & The Hudson String Quartet

“Fred Hersch belongs to the jazz piano aristocracy, that small elite called to leave a lasting mark.” –  Louis-Julien Nicolaou, Télérama, June 2021

“Fred Hersch is always on target. Right in the heart. By playing ‘Songs from Home.’ Fred Hersch makes Bal Blomet his home. The audience’s silence is worthy of that of the forest that surrounds the house where this album was recorded…. Fred Hersch makes the piano sing…. The public does not want to leave. Fred Hersch either.” – Guillaume Lagrée, Le jars jase jazz, June 2021

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12 Jul

[ July the 16th, 2021 release on Brass Tonic Records: Sarah Wilson – Kaleidoscope ]

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release date: 16.07.2021 via Brass Tonic Records

”…one of the most intriguing and promising composers and trumpeters on the contemporary music scene.“ – Derk Richardson, San Francisco Chronicle

At its best music is an act of generosity that flows from creative camaraderie. Slated for release on July 16, 2021 via Brass Tonic Records, Sarah Wilson’s third album Kaleidoscope results from that kind of rarefied communion. The San Francisco Bay Area trumpeter, vocalist, and composer wrote and recorded the music in a spirit of gratitude inspired by some of the key figures in her creative life. She’s joined by a nonpareil cast of improvisers, including pianist Myra Melford, drummer Matt Wilson, violinist Charles Burnham, bassist Jerome Harris, and guitarist John Schott. 

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08 Jul

[ July the 16th, 2021 release via Origin Records: Scott Reeves Quintet – The Alchemist ]

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release date: 16.07.2021 via Origin Records

The Alchemist, due out July 16, 2021 via Origin Records, rescues a brilliant 2005 performance by the masterful Scott Reeves Quintet, featuring Russ Spiegel, Mike Holober, Howard Britz, Andy Watson, and Reeves on alto flugelhorn, alto valve trombone and electronics

“[Scott Reeves’] compositions are sophisticated yet accessible, his arrangements scrupulously burnished and invariably engaging.” – Jack Bowers, All About Jazz

 “[The quintet’s] sound slips out of the ‘standard’ description, with its atmosphere of adventure and edgy energy, and an approach that more than hints at the avant-garde in a way that perhaps Jackie McLean did on his ’60s Blue Note recordings… [Reeves’] solos are spirited and spontaneous.”

– Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

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01 Jul

[ July the 9th, 2021 release via Libra Records: Natsuki Tamura’s Koki Solo ]

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release date: 09.07.2021

“Tamura tempers his avant-garde antics with an innate lyricism.” — Steve Smith, Time Out New York

“You’ll never fit trumpeter Natsuki Tamura into any pre-fab category, he creates his own, then pulls you into them with him.”—Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz 

“Captured on disc is an artist who is technically brilliant, academically and classically trained, but as free as a sudden thunderstorm that appears out of nowhere and rains profusely onto the outdoor bandstand.  Instead of running from the storm, we sit in rapt attention, and get soaked in his jazz lyricism and daring creativity.  No one even opens an umbrella as the elephants come stampeding towards us.” – Dee Dee McNeil, Musicalmemoir’s Blog

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20 Jun

[ June the 25th, 2021 release/reissue via Strut Records: Sun RA – Languidity – Definitive Edition ]

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release date: 25.06.2021 via Strut Records

a spookily addictive five act play on words, bottling Sun Ra’s otherworldly allure in an intoxicatingly palatable suspension  ★ ★ ★ ★  MOJO

Blank’s original earthier mix offers invaluable fresh perspective on this relatively accessible slip-road onto Ra’s teeming spaceways  ★ ★ ★ ★  RECORD COLLECTOR

Swirling psych funk jazz from the cosmos’s favourite son 8/10  UNCUT

Like James Brown on Saturn  THE WIRE

 “Enter the sober, tranquil chambers of the next moment. Soft angles of lights into space, chords of blue and gold. Melting impressions of liquid dreams.”   Michael Ray, Sun Ra Arkestra

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18 Jun

[ June the 25th,2021 release via Crammed Discs: NOVA MATERIA – Xpujil ,Made To Measure Vol.45 ]

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release date: 25.06.2021 via Crammed Discs

 

Xpujil (pronounced “ex-poo-khil”) is a single, 40-minute immersive piece which takes the listener on a sonic journey through an organic and shifting world. An album which blurs the limits between music, field recording and psycho-acoustic trance. NOVA MATERIA XPUJIL (MTM Vol. 45 vinyl, digital & CD) out June 25, 2021 on Crammed Discs.

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15 Jun

[ 25th of June, 2021 release via Jazzland Recordings: Maridalen ]

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release date: 25.06.2021 via Jazzland Recordings 

“At once modern and sepia-toned, Maridalen is an immersive low-end dreamworld that distils distant Nordic jazz variants into a singular vision…. a powerful sedative, washing blues away.”
★★★★  Jazz Album Of The Month MOJO

“It sounds delicate and beautiful, and it comes from a place with depth in it. A place reserved for music.” Aftenposten (NO) 5/6

“…just the kind of happiness pill we need right now.” Ruben Gran, NRK P3 (NO)

“Something as good as this does not come along every day. Make your day with Maridalen. You won’t regret it. Not for a moment.” Steven Graham, Marlbank (UK) 5/6

“A noble threesome, they make good things happen slowly with a style that nods to finely sculpted film scores, high on atmosphere and low on theatrics.” 

Gareth Thompson, Allaboutjazz

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12 Jun

[ June the 18th, 2021 release via Capri Records: The Mark Masters Ensemble – Masters & Baron Meet Blanton & Webster ]

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release date: 18.06.2021 via Capri Records

“Mark Masters is an accomplished arranger who comes up with hip, unusual ideas for jazz concerts and recordings.” – Thomas Conrad, JazzTimes

“Masters paints complex, intricate, detailed jazz landscapes, and he has always invited some of the most adventurous and innovative players into his ensemble.”
– Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz

Featuring veteran trombonist Art Baron, the last trombonist hired by Ellington himself in 1973, the album presents arranger/bandleader Masters‘ fresh, contemporary re-interpretations of Ellington’s iconic 1940-1942 work, when his orchestra featured bassist Jimmie Blanton and tenor sax master Ben Webster.

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