Paul Motian/rarum XVI
adminAmazon | Spotify Paul Motian has proven to be one of jazz music’s most long-lasting drummers, a performer who has never gone out of style quite simply because his style…
Read MoreTomasz Stanko/rarum XVII
Amazon | Spotify Tomasz Stanko’s :rarum collection demonstrates that while he has always possessed the soul of a lyrical minimalist, those tendencies have sometimes been colored by a restlessness bordering…
Read MoreEberhard Weber/rarum XVIII
Amazon | Spotify Eberhard Weber plays a lot of different kinds of music, but chamber jazz isn't one of them. People throw around the term ‘chamber jazz’ in reference to…
Read MoreEnrico Rava/The Words and the Days
Amazon | Spotify Enrico Rava’s new ECM release, The Words and the Days, is a showcase for his mature, warm trumpet sound that takes up where his most recent releases,…
Read MoreTerje Rypdal/Vossabrygg
Amazon | Spotify Terje Rypdal’s Vossabrygg op.84 is a stunning piece of work, because not only does the Norwegian guitarist and his stellar supporting cast of Nordic jazz luminaries manage…
Read MoreThe Source/The Source
Amazon | Spotify Norwegian musical cooperative is how many writers have defined The Source, and the description has its aptness—the group of musicians at the core of the group have…
Read MoreTomasz Stanko Quintet/Dark Eyes
Amazon | Spotify Veteran Polish trumpet player Tomasz Stanko has a well-deserved reputation for finding and nurturing good young talent. His previous band, Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz, and Michal Miskiewicz,…
Read MoreTomasz Stanko Quartet/Lontano
Amazon | Spotify Tomasz Stanko and his current group featuring pianist Marcin Wasilewski, bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz, and drummer Michal Miskiewicz confirm with Lontano that they are among the best, sharpest,…
Read MoreTomasz Stanko Quartet/Suspended Night
Amazon | Spotify Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the best European jazz trumpet players around and the new Tomasz Stanko Quartet stands ready…
Read MoreBobo Stenson/Goodbye
Amazon | Spotify Scandanavia has long been fertile land for jazz listeners and musicians alike. In the 1960s musicians like Mezz Mezzrow, Bud Freeman, Johnny Griffin, and Dexter Gordon found…
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