Enrico Rava/The Words and the Days
adminAmazon | 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…
Read MoreJohn Surman/Free and Equal
Amazon | Spotify The title of John Surman’s latest release refers to the fact that the brass ensemble that accompanies Surman and drummer/pianist Jack DeJohnette plays music that is entirely…
Read MoreTrio Beyond/Saudades
Amazon | Spotify Trio Beyond, consisting of Jack DeJohnette, Larry Goldings, and John Scofield, is, in concept at least, a tribute to drummer Tony Williams’ group Lifetime, one of the…
Read MoreSimple Acoustic Trio/Trio
Amazon | Spotify Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewica, and Michal Miskiewicz have been recording on independent Polish record labels as the Simple Acoustic Trio since the mid-1990s, but Trio is their…
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