For those who are not aware YET, Portuguese CLEAN FEED is one of those record labels which are working as a chronicles of the real changes taking place in the Jazz, and Creative music Avantgarde, in general. This is absolutely priceless work they do, similar to what Labels like, Swiss HAT HUT, (Hathut encompasses the labels hat ART, hatOLOGY, and hat NOIR) and INTAKT are doing. German ECM, JazzWERK or TRAUMTON. American TZADIK, CIMP, AUM Fidelity or Atavistic. French Label Bleu or NATO. British EMANEM, Leo Records, SLAM or INCUS. I can go on and on for long and still miss many who contributed into that titanic work. What matters is that, WE, listeners are aware of them and support them actively by buying their recordings and supporting artist which are going to be A Tomorrow TITANS!
[ October 20th, 2023 release on Clean Feed Records: Aruán Ortiz with Don Byron, Lester St. Louis, Pheeroan akLaff, Mtume Gant – Pastor’s Paradox ]
Cuban-born, Brooklyn-based pianist, composer and conceptualist Aruán Ortiz celebrates his 50th birthday year with the release of Pastor’s Paradox, his stirring new album drawing on the power and structure of Martin Luther King’s words. Out October 20, 2023 on Clean Feed Records, the album features Ortiz with clarinetist Don Byron, cellists Lester St. Louis and Yves Dhar, drummer Pheeroan akLaff, and spoken word artist Mtume Gant.
[ 31 March, 2023 release via Kabell Records: Wadada Leo Smith’s Orange Wave Electric Ensemble – Fire Illuminations ]
release date: 31.03.2023 via Kabell Records.
Legendary trumpeter/composer Wadada Leo Smith debuts his new ensemble Orange Wave Electric with an exhilarating new digital album Fire Illuminations, available March 31, 2023 via Kabell Records. Joining Smith are an electric band with guitarists Nels Cline, Brandon Ross and Lamar Smith; bassists Bill Laswell and Melvin Gibbs; electronic musician Hardedge; percussionist Mauro Refosco; and drummer Pheeroan akLaff.
“Wadada Leo Smith has played an outsize role in American experimental music for the last 50 years.” – Seth Colter Walls, New York Times
“In a half-century of recording, [Wadada Leo Smith] has never stopped exploring the parameters of the form and instrument.” – Karl Ackermann, All About Jazz
[ June the 17th, 202 realizes via TUM Records: Wadada Leo Smith’s year-long celebration of his 80th birthday, following 4th and 5th boxes: String Quartets Nos. 1-12 & Emerald Duets ]
release date: 19.11.2021
TUM Records continuous celebrating Wadada Leo Smith’s 80th Birthday Year!
As part of the conclusion of its celebration of the 80th Anniversary of Wadada Leo Smith, TUM Records brings out the most extensive release of Smith’s recorded output to date, String Quartets Nos. 1-12. It is a seven-CD boxed set recorded by RedKoral Quartet and special guests comprising the first 12 of Smith’s string quartets and The Emerald Duets is a five-CD boxed set that includes Smith’s collaborations with four leading drummers of our time, Pheeroan akLaff, Andrew Cyrille, Han Bennink and Jack DeJohnette