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Lizz Wright – Freedom & Surrender
September 4, 2015(Concord Records) Freedom & Surrender is singer Lizz Wright’s return from five years away from the studio. The album is exquisite. The quality of song and presentation is as outstanding as we’ve come ...
Michael Dease – Decisions
September 1, 2015(Posi-Tone) Michael Dease is one of the most inventive and entertaining trombonists on the scene today. Decisions makes that case as strongly as any of his previous works. The range of the material is fantastic. His ...
Bobby Shew – Live 1983
August 28, 2015(Record Label) Lost treasure found. This production was unearthed some 38 years after its recording. Bobby Shew Live 1983 captures the masterful flugelhorn player during a concert with the 19-piece University of ...
Bruce Forman Trio – The Book of Forman: Formanism Volume II
August 25, 2015(B4man-Music) Guitarist Bruce Forman has assembled an outstanding production with his latest effort. The Book of Forman: Formanism Volume II is a fantastic showcase of Forman’s talents as a musician, composer, ...
Mark Christian Miller – Crazy Moon
August 21, 2015(Sliding Jazz Door Productions) Crazy Moon by vocalist Mark Christian Miller is a thoroughly enjoyable listen from start to finish. Working with co-producer Judy Wexler, Miller assembles a collection of timeless ...
Behn Gillece – Mindset
August 14, 2015(Positone) Mindset is a captivating work and the outstanding recording debut of vibraphonist Behn Gillece. The New Jersey-born musician is equal parts virtuoso player and brilliant composer. The production is a ...
Ahmad Jamal – Live in Marciac: August 5th 2014
August 7, 2015(Jazz Village) Ahmad Jamal remains a consummate artist and explorer at 85 years young. Live in Marciac: August 5th 2014 presents the revered pianist in concert before an enthusiastic audience of music lover at the ...
Phonograph Team Project – 3 Steps To 4
August 4, 2015(Phonograph Team Project) Guitarist David Wright of California, drummer Tomasso Monopoli and pianist Gianluca Grasso, both of Italy, met on a social media website for musicians which began the collaboration between ...
Peak Experience Jazz – Live at Lucy’s Place (Vol.1)
July 31, 2015(JoySpring Music) As the old saying goes “…and a good time was had by all”. That’s what it sounds like listening to the Peak Experience Jazz Ensemble, led by bassist Mike Peak on Live at ...
Kenny Werner – The Melody
July 28, 2015(Pirouet) Pirouet marks pianist Kenny Werner’s first recording with his trio in 7 years. The absence is not evidence in the performances here. What it is heard here is Werner’s mastery of the keys and ...