11th+25th March Jazz and World New Releases

JAZZ & WORLD MUSIC NEW RELEASES RELEASE DATE 11th / 25th MARCH 2013 CALL OFF: 1st / 15th MARCH 2013

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RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2013

%LUGV MARIUS NESET With his new album, Birds, Marius Neset has taken a giant leap forward and produced an album that not only impresses but will place him on the verge of becoming one of most exciting artists to emerge this decade. Its predecessor, Golden Xplosion (2011), led to the saxophonist and composer becoming one of the most talked about newcomers on the European jazz scene. Described by Terje Mosnes (Dagbladet, Norway) as “the most talented Norwegian saxophonist since Jan Garbarek in the 1960s”. The album and subsequent live dates led to a virtually unprecedented outpouring of FIVE STAR reviews from the UK jazz press.

Birds is a further development of Marius Neset as a performer and bandleader - and what a band, featuring the stellar line-up of pianist Ivo Neame, vibest Jim Hart, bassist Jasper Høiby and drummer Anton Eger. There are elements of Stravinsky, Charles Ives, Steve Reich, Wayne Shorter, Django Bates and Michael Brecker, but most of all you can hear Neset’s original voice as he takes you through eleven compositions each with their own distinctive visual character. It is the perfect showcase of his brilliance as an inspirational and inspired composer. The stage is set...

Label: Edition Records File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R ('1 Barcode: 5065001530449 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Marius Neset - tenor and soprano saxophones Ivo Neame - piano Jim Hart - vibes Jasper Høiby - bass Anton Eger -drums

Selected Press for Golden Xplosion (EDN1027): “As powerful, skilful and idiomatically varied on stage as he is on record, Neset is a resounding talent”. GUARDIAN “Restlessly virtuosic writing and playing…the album begins to look like a masterpiece”. METRO “Neset has produced a stonking debut demonstrating a fully formed musical personality over 11 original compositions."

INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY “There is plenty on Golden Xplosion to suggest that Neset is well-equipped to be massive in the future”. BBC MUSIC UK TOUR DATES: April 17 - Barnstaple North Devon Festival 21 - Cambridge Modern Jazz Club 22/23 - London Pizza Express Jazz Club 24 - Halifax Dean Clough 25 - Manchester Band on the Wall 26 - Liverpool Capstone Theatre 27 - Clitheroe Grand Theatre May 1 - Birmingham MAC Arts 2 - Bristol St George's Hall 3 - Cheltenham Jazz Festival

RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2013

%DONDQ 5HJJDH MAHALA RAI BANDA The funkiest of all Romanian bands are Mahala Rai Banda. This Bucharest-based band have mixed Funk and Latin flavours into furious brass groove and torn up stages across the world. In 2009, on their acclaimed album "Ghetto Blasters", Mahala Rai Banda cut "Balkan Reggae", a lovely, swinging instrumental that showed how Eastern cymbaloms, violins, accordions and trumpets could embrace a very Caribbean flavour. “Balkan Reggae� found Mahala Rai Banda paying homage to their soul brothers in Jamaica. In the year that Jamaica celebrated 50 years of independence MRB embraced their Jamaican musical brethren by inviting several top Dub remixers like Mad Professor, Jstar and Nick Manasseh to give their Romanian Reggae tune a sonic turbo charge.

Balkan Reggae remixed by

Label: Asphalt Tango Records File Under: World music / Reggae &DWDORJXH 1R &'$75 Barcode: 4047179748629 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack

1. Nick Manasseh feat. Gregory Fabulous 3:48 2. Jstar 3:34 3. La Cherga feat. Adisa Zvekic 4:08 4. Mad Professor 3:34 5. G-Vibes feat. Errol Linton 3:44 6. Vibronics 3:20 7. Koby Israelite feat. Annique 3:46 8. Kanka 3:43 9. Kyle Sicarius 3:44

RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2013

%DONDQ 5HJJDH /3 MAHALA RAI BANDA The funkiest of all Romanian bands are Mahala Rai Banda. This Bucharest-based band have mixed Funk and Latin flavours into furious brass groove and torn up stages across the world. In 2009, on their acclaimed album "Ghetto Blasters", Mahala Rai Banda cut "Balkan Reggae", a lovely, swinging instrumental that showed how Eastern cymbaloms, violins, accordions and trumpets could embrace a very Caribbean flavour. “Balkan Reggae� found Mahala Rai Banda paying homage to their soul brothers in Jamaica. In the year that Jamaica celebrated 50 years of independence MRB embraced their Jamaican musical brethren by inviting several top Dub remixers like Mad Professor, Jstar and Nick Manasseh to give their Romanian Reggae tune a sonic turbo charge.

Balkan Reggae remixed by

Label: Asphalt Tango Records File Under: World music / Reggae &DWDORJXH 1R /3$75 Barcode: 4047179748612 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 LP

SIDE A 1.Nick Manasseh feat. Gregory Fabulous 3:48 2.La Cherga feat. Adisa Zvekic 4:08 3.G-Vibes feat. Errol Linton 3:44 4.Koby Israelite feat. Annique 3:46 5.Kyle Sicarius 3:44 SIDE B 1.Jstar 3:34 2.Mad Professor 3:34 3.Vibronics 3:20 4.Kanka 3:43

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

7KH 9LHZ )URP +HUH KYLE EASTWOOD For his new album, the American bassist and composer embraces a musical heritage which goes back to the soundtrack of his youth, when he not only listened to Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Miles Davis, but went backstage at concerts with his father to meet all these great artists... Jazz is his passion, a passion which first flourished playing in the company of such masters as Ray Brown, Lennie Niehaus and Buell Neidlinger.

Eastwood went on to produce a wonderful series of albums for the Candid label, whilst also composing music for several of his dad's films including Letters from Iwo Jima and Gran Torino. Now that he has joined Jazz Village, he has affirmed his love for all things French by bringing his loyal band of eager young Brits to record at La Buissonne, one of France's best modern studios. Dynamic, bursting with powerful grooves and innovative melodies, The View From Here reveals the eclectic music of a musician of his time, a band leader, a virtuoso and an exceptional composer: Kyle Eastwood.

Label: Jazz Village File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R Barcode: 3149027001724 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Kyle Eastwood - bass, electric bass Graeme Blevins - tenor and soprano sax Quentin Collins - trumpet, flugelhorn Andrew McCormack - piano, electric piano Martyn Kaine - drums

- Kyle Eastwood played two tracks from the album live on Channel 4's Abbey Road Studios: In Session with VW Beetle on 29 Nov 2012 - National TV interviews (tbc) on Sky News 'Sunrise' and Channel 4’s brand new daytime show 'What’s Cooking' - extensive coverage in national and specialist press and radio Track listing: 1. From Rio To Havana 6'01 / 2. For M.E. 4'43 / 3. The View From Here 7'16 / 4. Sirocco 6'40 / 5. Luxor 8'29 / 6. Une Nuit Au Sénégal 6'01 / 7. The Way Home 6'02 / 8. The Promise 5'22 / 9. Mistral 4'53 / 10. Summer Gone 4'48 / 11. Route De La Buissonne 5'18 Tour dates: 16 Feb - Norwich Playhouse 30 April - Eastleigh The Concorde Club 01 May - Milton Keynes The Stables 02 May - Wimborne The Tivoli Theatre 03 May - Lincoln Drill Hall 04 May - Leamington Spa Royal Spa Centre 03-08 June - London Ronnie Scott's residency 09 June - Evesham The Regal Cinema

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

3ODFHV AQUARIUM In the follow-up to their 2011 acclaimed self-titled debut album, Aquarium again lures us deep into a melodious grove with Places. Spacious and finely textured, with long single-note runs, delicious solos and rolling rhythms, Places showcases the ensemble sound and deft soloing of these dazzling players, each distinguished in other projects and together as Aquarium since 2008, in the 9 compositions by leader Sam Leak.

Exhibiting a striking melodic sensibility which allows eloquent engagement by each of the musicians, Sam composed the pieces over the last two years around meetings with people, incidents and situations, from a London mugging in Catherine Grove, through Milan to the clamour and beauty of Marrakech. Leak cites a love of the music of Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley, Lee Konitz and the Liberation Music Orchestra for the clarity of its intent.

Label: JellyMould File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R -0 -- Barcode: 0700220652835 Price: UPPER MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Sam Leak - piano, composition James Allsopp - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet Calum Gourlay - bass Joshua Blackmore - drums

"Sam Leak is one of the brightest young stars in the jazz piano galaxy, a heavenly improviser and a brilliant prospect for the future."

Helen Mayhew – JazzFM

Track listing: 1. Places 2. Marrakech 3. Milan 4. Scribbles and Scrawls 5. February 6. Clutter 7. Catherine Grove 8. Daybreak 9. Bonus Track: Milan (Live) Tour: 10 March - Pizza Express, London 07 April - Seven Arts Centre, Leeds 09 April - The Spotted Dog, Digbeth, Birmingham 10 April - Dempseys, Cardiff 24 April - The Geldart, Cambridge 01 May - The Lescar Hotel, Sheffield 30 May - LAUNCH - The Vortex, London 19-21 July - Marlborough Jazz Festival 12 Sept - Soundcellar, The Blue Boar, Poole

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

6XQVHW 6XQULVH IN THE COUNTRY Pianist Morten Qvenild started the In The Country trio in 2003, with Roger Arntzen on the bass and Pal Hausken on the drums – two fellow former students from the Oslo music academy. The trio played reams of concerts in over 20 countries over the last 13 years and has been awarded the �Best Norwegian Young Jazz Artists� in the mid 00´s. After four internationally renowned Norwegian albums, his ACT debut "Sunset Sunrise" now proves that he has achieved a masterful reconciliation between tradition and experiment, between individuality and communal listening experience, between jazz and pop, in a way that has never been heard before.

Even when Qvenild digitally distorts and extends the sound of the grand piano it's not because he wants to test the extremes. It all remains natural, grounded by a calm pulse and melodious despite all complexity. Qvenild is a master of reduction, who can carve out the kernel of a melody in elongated, dynamic, rhythmic and improvisatorial climaxes like few others – and then transform that kernel into something completely new again.

Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $&7 Barcode: 614427954824 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Morten Qvenild / hyper grand piano, electronics Roger Arntzen / double bass, electronics PĂĽl Hausken / drums, percussion, vibraphone, electronics

01 Birch Song 8:08 02 Derrick 7:52 03 Stanley Park 10:43 04 Silverspring 6:28 05 Steelpants 6:02 06 The Fluke, A Whales Tail 7:12 07 Sunset Sunrise 10:55 08 December Song 7:56

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

6XQVHW 6XQULVH /3 IN THE COUNTRY VINYL LP VERSION Pianist Morten Qvenild started the In The Country trio in 2003, with Roger Arntzen on the bass and Pal Hausken on the drums – two fellow former students from the Oslo music academy. The trio played reams of concerts in over 20 countries over the last 13 years and has been awarded the �Best Norwegian Young Jazz Artists� in the mid 00´s. After four internationally renowned Norwegian albums, his ACT debut "Sunset Sunrise" now proves that he has achieved a masterful reconciliation between tradition and experiment, between individuality and communal listening experience, between jazz and pop, in a way that has never been heard before.

Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $&7 Barcode: 614427954817 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP Morten Qvenild - hyper grand piano, electronics Roger Arntzen - double bass, electronics PĂĽl Hausken - drums, percussion, vibraphone, electronics

Even when Qvenild digitally distorts and extends the sound of the grand piano it's not because he wants to test the extremes. It all remains natural, grounded by a calm pulse and melodious despite all complexity. Qvenild is a master of reduction, who can carve out the kernel of a melody in elongated, dynamic, rhythmic and improvisatorial climaxes like few others – and then transform that kernel into something completely new again.

Side A 01 Birch Song (LP Edit) 6:24 02 Derrick 7:52 03 Stanley Park 10:43 Side B 01 Steelpants 6:02 02 Sunset Sunrise 10:55 03 December Song 7:56

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

6LON 5RDG KLAUS PAIER & ASJA VALCIC After four years of working together as a duo, and hundreds of concerts, accordionist Klaus Paier and cellist Asja Valcic decided it was time to make a sequel for their first album Ă Deux. The result is called “Silk Roadâ€? and it is not just any record, but rather the convincing result of a harmonious and intense co-operation of two adventurous explorers, who both fully master their instruments as well as complement each other perfectly.

It has South American (e.g. “Celtango") as well as South and East European sounds (e.g. “Ayer�), peaceful ballads, cheerful blues songs (“Song is Blue�) and rhythmic up-tempo pieces, such as Paier’s “Whirlwind“ or Valcic’s “Stirring Summer Storm“ that live up to their names. Paier will continue creating new sounds as a solo artist as well in various assembles – Valcic will carry on with the revolutionary radio.string.quartet.vienna and will soon appear in a trio with her ACT colleagues and masters of improvisation Iiro Rantala and Adam Baldych. But time and again these two kindred spirits will come together and compose further musical road movies beyond conventional ways.

Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $&7 Barcode: 614427953827 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Klaus Paier / accordion, bandoneon Asja Valcic / cello

01 Ayer 4:24 02 Just A Day 4:38 03 Silk Road 7:48 04 Song Is Blue 4:28 05 Walz For Mama 4:56 06 Whirlwind 4:18 07 Night Walk 4:38 08 Troubadour 3:38 09 Stirring Summer Storm 3:40 10 Celtango 4:25 11 How Roses Are (dedicated to Frank Marocco) 4:25 All music composed by Klaus Paier, except 5, 7 & 9 by Asja Valcic

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

+HDUW RI WKH 0DWWHU /3 WOLFGANG HAFFNER DOUBLE VINYL LP The title of Wolfgang Haffner's latest album, Heart of the Matter, is definitely more than just a play on words: As Germany's most highly decorated drummer, including the 2010 Echo Jazz award, his profession has been "a matter of the heart" ever since the tender age of 18 when he played in Albert Mangelsdorff's band. Since then he has gone on to play with countless international stars and recorded on over 400 albums but only since he started recording his own albums as an ACT artist has he felt close to the heart of the matter. As Haffner puts it, "I don't see myself as just a drummer anymore, but as a universal musician. I compose, arrange, seek out and enter worlds of sound. That is my thing."

Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $&7 Barcode: 614427953513 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 2 LP Wolfgang Haffner / drums, programming, backing voc. (6) Dominic Miller / acoustic guitar, e-guitar (4) Sebastian Studnitzky / trumpet, keys, backing voc.

Eythor Gunnarsson / fender rhodes, piano, synth Nicolas Fiszman / bass Bruno Müller / e-guitar (1, 3, 8) Special Guests: Götz Alsmann / accordion (5); Till Brönner / flugelhorn (9); Magnus Lindgren / clarinet (2); Chuck Loeb / e-guitar (6, 9); Thomas Quasthoff / vocals (8); Céline Rudolph / vocals (2); Shovell / vocals (3), percussion (3, 6)

Heart of the Matter is a logical continuation of the path that Haffner took with his previous albums Shapes, Acoustic Shapes and Round Silence. Once again it is about organic, calm music with a strong groove and substantial melodies full of colour and space.

Side 1 01 Nacho 6:08 02 Bing 7:07 03 Luna (Wolfgang Haffner / Andrew Lovell) 5:56 Side 2 01 Dom 6:30 02 Between A Smile And A Tear 5:06 03 Leo 7:09 Side 3 01 Hello (Lionel Richie) 4:17 02 Melodia del viento 4:12 03 Here´s To Life (Artie Butler) 5:52 04 Island Life 4:59 Side 4 [The Remixes] 01 Luna [in da house Ricardo Villalobos Remix] 12:58 02 Bing [Julian Haffner Remix] 6:20

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

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ROLAND KIRK / ROY HAYNES 2 LPs on 1 CD Two amazing quartet albums featuring Roland Kirk and Roy Haynes. Haynes plays on half of Kirk’s LP Domino (Mercury SR60748), while the saxophonist is heard throughout Haynes’ entire album Out of the Afternoon (Impulse AS-23). These were the first two recorded collaborations between Kirk and Haynes, who would collaborate on two more albums in 1968 and 1976. An alternate version of “Domino�, the title track of our first LP, with Haynes on drums instead of Henry Duncan, has been added as a bonus. Includes a 16-page booklet!

Label: American Jazz Classics File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $-& Barcode: 8436542012935 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal ROLAND KIRK, tenor sax, stritch, manzello, C-flute, nose flute & siren whistle ROY HAYNES, drums (except where indicated) with: 1-6: Andrew Hill (p), Vernon Martin (b), Henry Duncan (d). 7-10: Wynton Kelly (p), Vernon Martin (b). 11: Same as 7-10, except Herbie Hancock (p), replaces Kelly. 12-18: Tommy Flanagan (p), Henry Grimes (b).

1 DOMINO 3:16 2 MEETING ON TERMINI’S CORNER 3:41 3 TIME 3:13 4 LAMENT 3:40 5 A STRITCH IN TIME 5:06 6 3-IN-1 WITHOUT THE OIL 2:35 7 GET OUT OF TOWN 4:49 8 ROLANDO 3:47 9 I BELIEVE IN YOU 4:26 10 E.D. 2:21 11 DOMINO [alternate version] 4:03 12 MOON RAY 6:41 13 FLY ME TO THE MOON 6:40 14 RAOUL 6:01 15 SNAP CRACKLE 4:11 16 IF I SHO ULD LOSE YOU 5:49 17 LONG WHARF 4:42 18 SOME OTHER SPRING 3:29 Total Time: 78:39

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

'MDQJR STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI QUARTET Stéphane Grappelli's complete 1962 album Django (Barclay F84089), featuring the exceptional jazz violinist in a quartet format with the backing of guitar, bass and drums. A homage to his ex-partner Django Reinhardt, who had died in 1953, this LP contains Grappelli’s only existing version of the classic John Lewis composition “Django”.

As a bonus, the label has added nine extra quartet performances by the violinist. Four of these tracks feature Grappelli playing Django Reinhardt’s compositions with Henri Crolla on guitar, while another one showcases Stéphane with Django’s brother, Joseph, on guitar. The last four tunes were recorded live and appear here for the first time ever on CD. They include two further versions of Reinhardt’s most famous composition, “Nuages”, which was also included on the primary LP. Includes 12-page booklet.

Label: American Jazz Classics File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $-& Barcode: 8436542012942 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal STÉPHANE GRAPPELLI, violin PIERRE CAVALLI, guitar GUY PEDERSEN, bass DANIEL HUMAIR, drums Paris, France, March 7, 8 & 9, 1962.

01 DJANGO 5:00 02 NUAGES 4:29 03 ALABAMY BOUND 3:34 04 YOU BETTER GO NOW 2:55 05 LE TIEN 3:23 06 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE 3:37 07 MINOR SWING 4:05 08 DAPHNÉ 3:22 09 SOFT WINDS 3:43 10 MAKIN’ WHOOPEE 3:33 11 HOW ABOUT YOU? 3:39 12 PENT-UP HOUSE 3:31 13 SWING 39 2:57 14 BELLEVILLE 2:56 15 MANOIR DE MES RÊVES 3:48 16 DJANGOLOGY 2:44 17 OUI POUR VOUS REVOIR 2:31 18 NUAGES [Live #1] 3:56 ++ 19 HOW HIGH THE MOON [Live] 6:01 ++ 20 PARISIAN THOROUGHFARE [Live] 5:00 ++ 21 NUAGES [Live #2] 3:33 ++ Total Time: 78:26

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

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THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET The complete original LP Monk’s Dream (Columbia CS8765), which marks Thelonious Monk’s first LP for Columbia, and which became his best-selling album ever. It features the pianist/composer performing a combination of his own tunes and his favorite standards, which he made his own. He is backed here by his classic quartet featuring Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, John Ore on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums.

As a bonus, the label has added a program consisting of his first studio versions of most of the tunes from the album, some of them dating from a decade earlier, plus a 1961 live solo piano version of “Body and Soul” –a song he first recorded in the studio on Monk’s Dream. Includes a 12-page booklet.

Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 3:5 Barcode: 8436542012881 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal THELONIOUS MONK, piano CHARLIE ROUSE, tenor sax JOHN ORE, bass FRANKIE DUNLOP, drums *BONUS TRACKS: 9, 12 & 13: Thelonious Monk (p), Gary Mapp (b), Art Blakey (d).

11, 14: Thelonious Monk (unaccompanied piano).

10: Ernie Henry (as), Sonny Rollins (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Max Roach (d).

1 MONK’S DREAM 6:28 2 BODY AND SOUL [solo piano] 4:30 3 BRIGHT MISSISSIPPI 8:38 4 FIVE SPOT BLUES 3:16 5 BLUE BOLIVAR BLUES 7:33 6 JUST A GIGOLO [solo piano] 2:29 7 BYE-YA 5:24 8 SWEET AND LOVELY 7:52 9 MONK’S DREAM [original trio version, 1952] 3:05 * 10 BLUE BOLIVAR BLUES [original 1956 quintet version] 13:25 * 11 JUST A GIGOLO [solo piano; original 1954 version] 3:00 * 12 BYE-YA [original trio version, 1952] 2:45 * 13 SWEET AND LOVELY [original trio version, 1952] 3:33 * 14 BODY AND SOUL [solo piano; live in 1961] 4:48 * Total Time: 76:52

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

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SONNY ROLLINS The complete original LP The Bridge (RCA Victor LPM2527), which marks Sonny Rollins’ first album after his three-year long self-imposed musical exile. It was all recorded in a piano-less quartet format, with Jim Hall on guitar, plus Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Ben Riley on drums (replaced by Harry T. Saunders on just one track). The other two studio tunes recorded by the quartet in 1962, and two alternate versions of songs from the LP taped at Ralph J. Gleason’s “Jazz Casual” TV show shortly after making the album have been added as a bonus. Includes a 12-page booklet.

Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 3:5 Barcode: 8436542012898 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal SONNY ROLLINS tenor saxophone JIM HALL guitar On all tracks, plus: On 1-4 & 6: Bob Cranshaw (bass), Ben Riley (drums).

On 5: Bob Cranshaw (bass), Harry T. Saunders (drums).

Original ***** Downbeat review: “At the risk of being unable to give Rollins a higher numerical rating when he surpasses this album (and I have every confidence that he will) this set still has to be placed in the superlative class.” (Ira Gitler) 1 WITHOUT A SONG 7:29 2 WHERE ARE YOU? 5:12 3 JOHN S. 7:43 4 THE BRIDGE 5:59 5 GOD BLESS THE CHILD 7:29 6 YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME 6:51 7 IF EVER I WOULD LEAVE YOU 12:04 * 8 THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES 9:12 * 9 THE BRIDGE [alternate version] 5:17 * 10 GOD BLESS THE CHILD [alternate version] 5:49 * Total Time: 73:10

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

*R $ 6ZLQJLQ $IIDLU DEXTER GORDON ALL OF THE QUARTET RECORDINGS OF DEXTER GORDON WITH SONNY CLARK ON PIANO!!

Two complete consecutive 1962 masterpieces by the great Dexter Gordon: Go! (Blue Note BST84112) and A Swingin’ Affair (Blue Note BST84133). Both albums were made in the course of the same week and with the exact same quartet, which consisted of Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums. Gordon wouldn’t record another session with this same formation. Clark died in January of 1963 at the age of 31. Includes 16-page booklet.

Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 3:5 Barcode: 8436542012904 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax SONNY CLARK, piano BUTCH WARREN, bass BILLY HIGGINS, drums Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, August 27 (tracks 1-6) & August 29 (tracks 7-12), 1962.

01 CHEESE CAKE 6:33 02 I GUESS I’LL HANG MY TEARS OUT TO DRY 5:22 03 SECOND BALCONY JUMP 7:05 04 LOVE FOR SALE 7:37 05 WHERE ARE YOU? 5:21 06 THREE O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING 5:41 07 SOY CALIFA 6:29 08 DON’T EXPLAIN 6:07 09 YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM 6:34 10 THE BACKBONE 6:49 11 UNTIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG 6:50 12 McSPLIVENS 5:43 Total Time: 76:16

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

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DUKE ELLINGTON / CHARLES MINGUS / MAX ROACH The complete original album Money Jungle (United Artists UAS15017), which was the only trio collaboration of Duke Ellington with Charles Mingus and Max Roach. Both youngsters greatly admired Duke. Ellington himself briefly featured Roach in his band during the early 1950s, and expressed on multiple occasions his appreciation for Mingus’ compositions. Most of the repertoire here was especially composed for the date, while the only old tunes they recorded were “Warm Valley”, “Caravan”, and “Solitude”. As a bonus, this edition also offers for comparison, studio orchestral versions of the latter two songs performed by the Ellington band. Includes a 12-page booklet.

Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 3:5 Barcode: 8436542012911 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Duke Ellington, piano Charles Mingus, bass Max Roach, drums New York, September 17, 1962. *BONUS TRACKS: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Original ***** Downbeat review: “Duke Ellington continues to be a most unpredictable and amazing musician. This album is astonishing – this is Ellington the soloist in some of the fastest company around. I’ve never heard Ellington play as he does on this album; Mingus and Roach, especially Mingus, push him so strongly that one can almost hear Ellington show them who’s the boss –and he dominates both of them, which is no mean accomplishment. Like I said, Duke Ellington is an amazing musician.” (Don DeMicheal) 1 MONEY JUNGLE 5:31 2 FLEURETTE AFRICAINE 3:35 3 VERY SPECIAL 4:26 4 WARM VALLEY 3:32 5 WIG WISE 3:21 6 CARAVAN 4:13 7 SOLITUDE 5:33 8 SWITCH BLADE 5:24 9 A LITTLE MAX (PARFAIT) 3:00 10 REM BLUES 4:18 11 BACKWARD COUNTRY BOY BLUES 6:33 12 SOLITUDE [alt tk] 4:45 13 SOLITUDE [orchestral version 1] 4:43* 14 SOLITUDE [orchestral version 2] 8:27* 15 CARAVAN [orchestral version] 6:08* Total Time: 73:35

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

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OSCAR PETERSON TRIO 2 LPs on 1 CD Two classic albums by the Oscar Peterson Trio with Ray Brown and Ed Thigpen in their entirety: West Side Story (Verve V6-8454), which features the group playing the wonderful Leonard Bernstein charts, and Affinity (Verve V6-8516), a collection of delightful standards. As a bonus, the label has added a rare version of “Yesterdays� which completes the Affinity sessions and has only been previously issued on a long out of print Japanese compilation. This is the first time this track ever appears in the context of its original sessions. Includes 16-page booklet.

Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 3:5 Barcode: 8436542012928 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal OSCAR PETERSON, piano RAY BROWN, bass ED THIGPEN, drums

Original ***** Downbeat review of WEST SIDE STORY: “Well, what you gonna do? O.P., Ray, and Ed have done it again. There have been superb sets by this trio in the past, and this matches, if not surpasses, their best to date. It is an organization, in intelligence of conception, and, to be sure, in wild and joyous jazz creativity that their West Side Story turns out to be the happiest of tales.� (John A. Tynan) 01) SOMETHING’S COMING 3:56 02) SOMEWHERE 5:35 03) JET SONG 7:48 04) TONIGHT 4:36 05) MARIA 4:54 06) I FEEL PRETTY 4:29 07) REPRISE 3:57 08) WALTZ FOR DEBBIE 5:55 09) TANGERINE 4:33 10) GRAVY WALTZ 4:29 11) THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG 4:46 12) BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS 4:15 13) SIX AND FOUR 7:05 14) I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU 3:47 15) YOURS IS MY HEART ALONE 5:41 16) YESTERDAYS 3:17* Total Time: 79:09

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&ODURVFXUR ANAT COHEN Anat Cohen – celebrated the world over for her expressive virtuosity on clarinet and saxophone, not to mention the sheer joie de vivre in her charismatic stage presence – presents the latest record of her evolution with Claroscuro, her sixth album as a bandleader.

Claroscuro takes its title from the Spanish word describing the play of light and shade (chiaroscuro in Italian). The album ranges from deliciously buoyant dances to darkly lyrical ballads, with live-in-the-studio spontaneity a priority; moreover, Claroscuro showcases Cohen’s fluency in a global set of styles, from the creolized chanson of New Orleans and the evergreen swing of an Artie Shaw tune to African grooves and Brazilian choro, samba and more. Cohen was joined in the studio by her ace working band – pianist Jason Lindner, double--‐bassist Joe Martin and drummer Daniel Freedman – as well as special guests: trombonist/vocalist Wycliffe Gordon, percussionist Gilmar Gomes and star clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera.

Label: Anzic File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $1= Barcode: 896434001634 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Anat Cohen - saxophone, clarinet Jason Lindner - piano Joe Martin - bass Daniel Freedman - drums special guests: Wycliffe Gordon - trombone, vocals Gilmar Gomes - percussion Paquito D’Rivera - clarinet

Anat Cohen Quartet - Pizza Express, Soho, London 20th March Track listing: 01. Anat's Dance 02. La Vie en Rose 03. All Brothers 04. As Rosas Nao Falam 05. Nightmare 06. Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser 07. And the World Weeps 08. Olha Maria 09. Kick Off 10. Um x Zero 11. The Wedding

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7ULYHQL ,, AVISHAI COHEN Trumpeter Avishai Cohen, voted a Rising Star in this year’s DownBeat Critics Poll, releases Triveni II his second album with the Triveni band – his bold, electrifying trio with double-bassist Omer Avital and drummer Nasheet Waits. Triveni II is the follow-up to Introducing Triveni, which New York City Jazz Record called “easily one of the best jazz recordings of 2010.” Both albums were recorded in the same blockbuster two-day session in Brooklyn, with Triveni II featuring not only exciting originals by Cohen but inspired interpretations of tunes by Dizzy Gillespie, Charles Mingus, Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman. Sparks fly on each of the 10 viscerally recorded tracks as Cohen, Avital and Waits engage in interplay that is as fleet as it is muscular, as progressive as it is full of soul.

"This Avishai is a brilliant left-field trumpeter with a great gift for melody...a great trumpet-trio recording that stands comparison with more famous saxophone-led forebears." **** Jazzwise

Label: Anzic File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $1= Barcode: 896434001603 Price: FULL PRICEFULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Avishai Cohen - trumpet Omer Avital - bass Nasheet Waits - drums

Track listing: 1. Safety Land 09:40 2. BR Story 04:38 3. November 30th 05:50 4. Music News 02:39 5. Willow Weep For Me 02:53 6. Woody 'n' You 03:57 7. Portrait 07:44 8. Get Blue 04:37 9. Follow The Sound 02:15 10. Art Deco (Alt. Take) 08:14

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6XLWHV )URP 7KH (DVW OMER AVITAL This release documents the Omer Avital Quintet (with Avishai Cohen, Joel Frahm, Daniel Freedman and Omer Klein) at the end of their acclaimed month-long 2006 Smalls Jazz Club residency. Recorded in one day in a bare-bones studio, the music is energetic, raw and direct. The middle-eastern and Moroccan influenced compositions - all penned by Avital provide the perfect vehicle for the rhythmic complexity and lyrical power the cast is known for. It has taken a long while for this material to get released but judging by the empathy clearly shared by the musicians, the outstanding musicianship and the sheer joy that permeates these songs, it was worth the wait.

"...a deep organic fusion of Middle Eastern and North African music with current cutting-edge jazz...incantatory melodies and throbbing rhythmic patterns that are foreign until you feel their universal human celebration..."

Jazz Times

Label: Anzic File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R $1= Barcode: 896434001566 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Avishai Cohen - trumpet Joel Frahm - tenor saxophone Omer Klein - piano Omer Avital - bass Daniel Freedman - drums

Track listing: 1. Free Forever 09:12 2. Suite of the East 10:40 3. Song for Peace 14:49 4. The Mountain Top 12:13 5. Sinai Memories 05:36 6. The Abutbuls 10:57 7. Bass Meditation 05:38

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6RQJV , /LNH $ /RW JOHN HOLLENBECK Composer/percussionist John Hollenbeck has developed a unique voice as a composer and arranger for large ensembles. On his new recording, Songs I Like A Lot, Hollenbeck has taken seven personally loved songs written by other songwriters and arranged them for the esteemed Frankfurt Radio Big Band along with vocalists Theo Bleckmann and Kate McGarry. The eclectic program includes Hollenbeck’s expansive takes on music by Jimmy Webb, Imogen Heap and Queen.

Hollenbeck is a composer of music uncategorizable beyond the fact of being always identifiably his. A conceptualist able to translate the traditions of jazz and new music into a fresh, eclectic, forward-looking language of his own invention, intellectually rewarding yet ever accessibly vibrant. A drummer and percussionist possessed of a playful versatility and a virtuosic wit. Most of all, a musical thinker – whether putting pen to paper or conjuring spontaneous sound – allergic to repetition, forever seeking to surprise himself and his audiences.

Label: Sunnyside File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 66& Barcode: 016728133920 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack John Hollenbeck - percussion Theo Bleckmann - vocals Kate McGarry - vocals Gary Versace - piano + Frankfurt Radio Big Band and special guests

Track listing: Wichita Lineman - 8:13 Canvas - 5:26 The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress - 14:34 Man of Constant Sorrow - 11:24 All My Life - 9:35 Bicycle Race - 5:40 FallsLake - 7:36 Chapel Flies - 6:41

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0DJLF %HDQV BENNY GREEN Benny Green possesses the history of jazz at his fingertips. Combine mastery of keyboard technique with decades of real world experience playing with no one less than the most celebrated artists of the last half century, and it’s no wonder Green has been hailed as perhaps the most exciting, hard-swinging, hard-bop, pianist to ever emerge from Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers.

After a short stint with Bobby Watson, Green worked with Betty Carter between 1983 and 1987. Afterwards, at the age of twenty-four, Benny Green joined Art Blakey’s band. He remained a Jazz Messenger through late 1989, at which point he began working with Freddie Hubbard’s quintet. In 1993 Green replaced Gene Harris in Ray Brown’s Trio, working with the veteran bass player until 1997. From 1997 on, Benny resumed his freelance career, leading his own trios, accompanying singers like Diana Krall, and concentrating in his solo piano performances.

Label: Sunnyside File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 66& Barcode: 016728133821 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Benny Green - piano Peter Washington - bass Kenny Washington - drums

As a leader of his own groups, Benny’s recording career began with Criss Cross, then he made seven albums for Blue Note before moving to Telarc for six more titles, including the acclaimed Oscar & Benny with Oscar Peterson. Now signed to Sunnyside Green presents his latest trio recording with the Washingtons (unrelated), Peter and Kenny: "They understand what I'm reaching for...I compose with them in mind. It's a tremendous pleasure to play with these gentlemen, and I feel that they bring out my best."

Track listing: Benny's Crib - 4:20 Kenny Drew - 7:01 Flying Saucer - 3:46 Jackie McLean - 4:49 Vanished - 5:39 Harold Land - 4:14 Magic Beans - 5:37 Paraphrase - 5:43 La Portuguesa - 4:45 Further Away - 6:40

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, YH %HHQ 5LQJLQJ <RX DAVE KING The Bad Plus drummer Dave King joins forces with two other Minneapolis jazz heroes for I’ve Been Ringing You, a brand new release on Sunnyside Records. Sunnyside’s website describes the new release thus: “[Dave King’s] involvement with the popular progressive trios The Bad Plus and Happy Apple have helped to boost King's reputation as a composer and performer, albeit with some controversy concerning these groups' relevance to the jazz tradition. Partially in an attempt to silence these critics, King has recorded an album of jazz standards performed by a trio of unquestionably superb jazz luminaries. I've Been Ringing You brings the talents of pianist Bill Carrothers and bassist Billy Peterson together with King's expansive and expressive palette for a truly remarkable musical statement.”

Label: Sunnyside File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 66& Barcode: 016728133623 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Dave King - drums, cymbals, waterphone Bill Carrothers - piano Billy Peterson - acoustic bass

"King’s subtle shifts of timbre and momentum are all the more engrossing for being so beautifully captured (the album was recorded at “a little church in Minnesota,” per the album credits). We can hear the leader shift in his seat, flick on his snares, swipe his hands or other objects across the skins and create worlds of intimate detail. The big piano sound brings every lingering nuance of Carrothers’ harmonies into striking relief." - New York City Jazz Record Track listing: Goodbye - 5:06 Lonely Woman - 5:17 So In Love - 6:15 Autumn Serenade - 4:45 If I Should Lose You - 6:01 People Will Say We\'re In Love - 3:26 This Nearly Was Mine - 4:32 I\'ve Been Ringing You - 3:38

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0LJUDWLRQV CRISTINA PATO "I play the Gaita, the Galician Bagpipe, and the piano, two instruments that represent two very different ways of understanding music; two instruments that represent two completely different traditions; and two very different facets of my personality represented in this new album.

Migrations is purely and simply the result of years of searching for my own voice and my place as an artist. It is the synthesis of my classical training, my visceral connection to Galician popular music and my career in world music.

Migration is a concept closely related to my culture, my family and my life. The idea of objects and people finding their space in another place without losing their identity serves here as the metaphor of my own way of finding a musical language that would honor my roots, my instincts, my education and all the beautiful things I have learned from other artists in my personal journey....My personal and musical migration and all the things that, migrating, have constantly changed the path I was supposed to follow and made me create my own way...."

Label: Sunnyside File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 66& Barcode: 016728133425 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Cristina Pato - bagpipes, piano, flute, vocals, tambourine Victor Prieto - accordion; Edward Perez - double bass; Eric Doob - drums; Edmar Castañeda harp; John Hadfield - percussion; Colin Jacobsen - violin; Emilio Solla - piano; Sandeep Das - tabla; Xan Padrón - bouzouki; Mike Block - cello; Roberto Comesaña - accordion; Suso Vaamonde - bagpipes

Cristina Pato Track listing: Muiñeira for Cristina - 5:03 Muiñeira de Carmen - 4:46 Blue In Green - 4:10 Dindi - 5:02 Gaitango (A Cristina Pato) - 4:15 Remain Alert - 3:55 Rosiña - 4:06 Jota de Pontevedra - 5:09 Pandeirada Bestia - 3:11 Mala Entraña Ou O Pasodobre De Paderne - 2:37

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/D 3HXU 'X 9LGH BILL McHENRY The year 2012 marks a milestone for saxophonist Bill McHenry: He will have lived and worked as a musician in New York City for twenty years. Those years have been spent developing and collaborating, thus shaping McHenry into a unique voice. McHenryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new recording La Peur du Vide is a summation of where he currently stands musically.

To accomplish the task, McHenry enlisted an ensemble made up of three tremendous talents: pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis and legendary drummer Andrew Cyrille. To best capture the energy of the ensemble, the decision was made to record the group live at the Village Vanguard.

On La Peur du Vide, Bill McHenry presents a new ensemble that should be heralded. Each member has established himself as an important voice on his respective instrument and - together - have the sound of an astounding, well-established group. A perfect representation of what McHenry has been able to achieve during his impressive career.

Label: Sunnyside File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 66& Barcode: 016728133128 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Bill McHenry - tenor saxophone Orrin Evans - piano Eric Revis - bass Andrew Cyrille - drums

Track Listing: Siglo XX - 10:03 Today - 3:07 Recognition - 3:53 In Sight - 9:49 La Peur du Vide - 8:32 Trillard - 13:39

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6DQWLDULFDQ %OXHV 6XLWH ARUAN ORTIZ Cuban folk culture presents a melting pot of traditions originating from locations throughout Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. This combination has been celebrated for decades through a multitude of art forms, most notably music and dance. Cuban composer/pianist Aruan Ortiz offers a new musical score for ballet entitled Santiarican Blues Suite that encapsulates the essence of the cultural developments of the Oriente province of Cuba from the early exposure of Afro-Caribbean music of the slaves to its more cosmopolitan mélange.

The Suite blends contemporary classical with forms of Afro-Haitian music dating back to the 19th century. The compositions of the Suite are based on the African minuet form that originated in Haiti and has become a standard musical format in Oriente (aka tumba francesa). There are five separate movements that each present a unique Afro-Cuban style.

Label: Sunnyside File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R 66& Barcode: 016728130226 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Aruán Ortiz - piano Katya Mihailova - piano Zoe Hillengas - flute Francisco Salazar - violin Luis Casals - violin Machiko Ozawa - violin Samuel Marchan - viola Brian Sanders - cello Pedro Giraudo - bass Anthony Morris - bass Mauricio Herrera - percussion

The Suite is a moving tribute to an amazing cultural legacy that was made possible by the blending of music and dance of the Haitian-African and Western-Spanish traditions.

“The Suite is full of mystery...this cocktail of world music and avant garde flavors is both imaginative and at times captivating." - ****1/2 Down Beat Track list: 1. Diaspora 7.48 2. Pal Monte 8.41 3. San Pascual Bailón 3.13 4. Sagrado 4.24 5. Jubilee/Comparsa 11.12

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'HVHUWLFR PAOLO FRESU DEVIL QUARTET Paolo Fresu is today one of the most famous jazz trumpeters, one of the most awarded and one of the most sensible and generous. His sound and music is clear, brilliant and joyful, directly inspired by his masters, Miles Davis & Chet Baker.

No doubt that Paolo Fresu is a major actor and founder of the European Jazz nouvelle Vague creating a very sophisticated and sensual music. As a front artist he began his carrier with his historical Quintet 23 years ago and then with his Paolo Fresu Devil Quartet since 2004, with three fantastic musicians and close friends: Bebo Ferra (guitar), Paolino Dalla Porta (doublebass) et Stefano Bagnoli (drums).

All compositions are signed by the members of the band except a captivating version of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction opening the album and a poignant version of Blame It On My Youth. The complicity of the fours musicians is perceptible in each composition. They are one in everything, creating together a contagious feeling thus giving to their audience a double sentiment of serenity and jubilation.

Label: bonsai File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R %21 Barcode: 3149028033625 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Paolo Fresu - trumpet, bugle Bebo Ferra - guitar Paolino Dalla Porta - bass Stefano Bagnoli - drums

Track listing: 1 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 6'21 2 La Follia Italiana 7'57 3 Ambre 5'25 4 All Items 6'45 5 Blame It On My Youth 3'55 6 Desertico 5'50 7 Suite For The Devil 4'18 8 Poetto's Sky 6'23 9 Voci Oltre 5'32 10 Young Forever 2'56 11 Ninna Nanna Per Andrea 4'10 12 Inno Alla Vita 3'55

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/LYH DW WKH 9LOODJH 9DQJXDUG ENRICO PIERANUNZI CAM Jazz presents the live recording of a recent concert in New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village Vanguard by one of its major artists, Enrico Pieranunzi. With him on stage in the historic club are two friends from previous adventures: Marc Johnson on bass and Paul Motian on drums. Hence the great empathy that is felt immediately among the musicians, an extraordinary understanding that goes far beyond the mere fact of music.

It is no â&#x20AC;&#x153;newsâ&#x20AC;? that Pieranunzi plays so beautifully with the class and originality that has made him one of the best pianists in the world today. His style, which at the same time is rigorous and imaginative, is the result of an innate talent but also of many years of intense study. It is one that is instantly recognizable, and his language finds in Johnson and Motian two ideal interlocutors; two artists who not only interact as equals, but enrich the conversation with their extraordinary skill.

Label: CAM Jazz File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R &$0- Barcode: 8052405140807 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Enrico Pieranunzi - piano Marc Johnson - bass Paul Motian - drums

The repertoire is simply beautiful: four compositions by Pieranunzi (including a sweet "Pensive Fragments") and four standards ("I mean you" by Thelonious Monk, "My Funny Valentine" by Rodgers and Hart, "Subconscious Lee" by Lee Konitz and "La Dolce Vita" by Nino Rota) which complete a puzzle where Pieranunziâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compositions fit perfectly alongside those of some great jazz masters.

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/LIH 9DULDWLRQV ENRICO ZANISI TRIO In 2007, Zanisi (then aged 17) left everyone amazed by his performance at the prestigious Massimo Urbani Awards, and five years later his growth process continues to impress and characterize his work.

For his first work published on CAM Jazz, Zanisi summons two more members of the Nineties: drummer Alessandro Paternesi and bassist Joe Rehmer, two musicians who are spoken about continuously in Italy, so it’s not coincidental that the most successful stars on the peninsula search them out for their projects. In this “Life Variations” album, Zanisi brings out a musical vision of great personality; he knows the language of tradition and does not disregard moods arriving from northern Europe.

And CAM Jazz once again was intelligent and farsighted to meet this challenge, because you can be sure that within just a few years Enrico Zanisi will become one of the greatest pianist on the international jazz scene.

Label: CAM Jazz File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R &$0- Barcode: 8052405140678 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Enrico Zanisi - piano Joe Rehmer - bass Alessandro Paternesi - drums

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&RQWLQXRXV %HDW REZ ABBASI TRIO In 2010, Abbasi reconvened his group Invocation to record his Enja debut Suno Suno. The album was included on multiple top ten lists of 2011.

As a response to Invocation, with its extended ensemble and highly complex compositions, Abbasi felt the need to do a more intimate project. His new trio was formed and it includes long time cohorts, bassist, John Hebert (Andrew Hill) and drummer, Satoshi Takeishi (Eliane Elias). Continuous Beat is Abbasi’s first trio outing and the results are brimming with adventure and subtlety. Along with his cutting edge compositions, the trio reinterprets Monk’s "Off Minor", Jarrett’s "The Cure" and others, using guitar electronic manipulation. As he states. “I wanted to excite the listener with a new guitar trio experience. One that retains the warmth of the established trio sound but also employs electronics in order to expand the timbral pallet, especially for the melodies. Ultimately, this approach not only gives clarity to the solos but also keeps the listener’s aural sense stimulated.”

Label: Enja/MW File Under: Jazz &DWDORJXH 1R (1- Barcode: 063757959120 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Rez Abbasi - guitars John Hébert - bass Satoshi Takeishi - drums

Voted #2 “Rising Star” guitarist in Down Beat’s 2012 esteemed Critic’s Poll, Rez Abbasi’s star is indeed shining bright.

“An amazing guitarist... unique and beautiful music - and best of all - very original....I’m really impressed.” Pat Metheny "Producing so vivid a music that it can almost be tasted, Abbasi sounds like no one who has gone before him. His compositions are sheer genius..." All About Jazz Track listing: 1. Introduction 02:33 / 2. Divided Attention 04:29 / 3. Major Major 07:17 / 4. Rivalry 07:47 / 5. Itexture 05:52 / 6. The Cure 08:46 / 7. Off Minor 07:11 / 8. Back Skin 06:00 / 9. Star Spangled Banner 02:29 Total time: 52'24

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Failure in Wonderland MONIKA ROSCHER BIGBAND German guitarist Monika Roscher and her Bigband manage to defy virtually every musical expectation normally associated with a traditional big band line up. Whoever is thinking of swing in the spirit of Count Basie or Duke Ellington is flat out wrong. Roscher’s compositions may be firmly rooted in Jazz regarding spacious harmonizations and extensive improvisational parts. But her attention to aural texture and the emotionally accessible, pictorial vividness of her music suggest a deep connection with contemporary artists attributed to the indie, electronic and triphop scene. Taking her own musical experience as a starting point Monika Roscher thus creates a synthesis of different styles that neither feels contrived nor calculating.

Press reactions have been enormous since then – alongside many others two of Germany’s biggest newspapers, the Süddeutsche Zeitung and Zeit Online, were in awe of the band’s musical achievement. They won't be the last. “…a big band like there has never been before…she can hit hard like a rock’n'roll queen…” Süddeutsche Zeitung

Label: Enja/MW File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ENJ95852 Barcode: 063757958529 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack

Track listing: 1. Failure In Wonderland 07:24 / 2. Future3 05:26 / 3. Irrlicht 08:21 / 4. Wüste 10:30 / 5. Die Parade 06:40 / 6. Human Machines 03:23 / 7. Schnee Aus Venedig 08:58 / 8. When I Fall In Love 09:16 / 9. Nacht 03:35 Total time: 63'33

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Exploring the Vibe REUT REGEV'S R*TIME Born and raised in Israel, Trombonist, composer and bandleader Reut Regev started shaping her impressive reputation on the Jazz scene at a young age. Later, after serving in Israel’s army band as first trombonist and soloist, Reut made her way to NYC, joining her drummer, and now husband, Igal Foni.

Reut has been living and creating music in NYC for over a decade, collaborating, recording and touring with some of the finest musicians in various fields, including Latin, Klezmer, Rock, Blues, Jazz, contemporary classical and improvised music. Anthony Braxton, Frank London, Butch Morris, Joe Bataan, Firewater, Elliott Sharp, Dave Douglas, Metropolitan Klezmer, Hazmat Modine and many more have picked Reut as their Trombonist of Choice for tours, recordings and other projects.

Label: Enja/MW File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ENJ95892 Barcode: 063757958925 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Reut Regev - Trombones Jean Paul Bourelly - Guitar Mark Peterson - Bass Igal Foni - Drums

Reut's debut album was well-received (“Breathtakingly expansive and unabashedly modern” AllAboutJazz) and now it is time for her second album, a quartet recording with guitar master Jean Paul Bourelly and Mark Peterson on electric and acoustic bass.

Track listing: 1. Drama Maybe Drama 10:21 / 2. Breaking The Silence 03:33 / 3. Montenegro 10:08 / 4. Ilha Bela 03:50 / 5. Madeleine Forever 09:09 / 6. Blue Llamas 08:45 / 7. Hashed In 01:26 / 8. Great Pretender 06:40 / 9. OK OJ 03:20 / 10. Raw Way 06:38 / 11. New Beginning 08:40 Total time: 72'30

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Art Of The Duo PHILIP CATHERINE & NIELS-HENNING ORSTED PEDERSEN A summit meeting between Niels-Henning Ă&#x2DC;rsted Pedersen, one of the most widely recorded and universally respected bassists in jazz history, and guitarist Philip Catherine, an almost equally revered guitarist and perhaps the foremost keeper of Django Reinhardt's gypsy-jazz flame in his generation. Re-released in the Enja Jazz Classics mid-price series.

Label: Enja/HW File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ENJ9210 Barcode: 767522921021 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Philip Catherine - guitar Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass

1. TWICE A WEEK 2. MY FOOLISH HEART 3. STELLA BY STARLIGHT 4. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE 5. THE PUZZLE 6. I SHOULD CARE 7. JANET 8. AIR POWER / DANCING GIRLS

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Giant Steps TOMMY FLANAGAN Flanagan played with some of the biggest names in jazz including J.J. Johnson, Miles Davis, Booker Little, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Jim Hall...One of his most significant recordings was with John Coltrane on the wildly influential recording Giant Steps. This superb small ensemble session from 1988 is his beautiful tribute to John Coltrane.

Re-released in the Enja Jazz Classics mid-price series.

1. Mr. P.C. 2. Central PArk West 3. Syeeda's Song Flute 4. Cousin Mary 5. Naima 6. Giant Steps

Label: Enja/HW File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ENJ9212 Barcode: 767522921229 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Tommy Flanagan - piano George Mraz - bass Al Foster - drums

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Live At The Jazz Showcase In Chicago Vol.1 HAMPTON HAWES Hampton Hawes legendary pianist who played with Dexter Gordon, Charles Mingus and Charlie Parker teams up with bassist Cecil McBee and drummer Roy Haynes for lengthy renditions of "Stella by Starlight," Charlie Parker's "Bluebird," the pianist's "Spanish Moods" and "St. Thomas." Although Hawes resisted any avant-garde influences, his playing on this date often finds him stretching himself past bebop and he is heard throughout in prime form inspired by his excellent rhythm section. Re-released in the Enja Jazz Classics mid-price series.

Label: Enja/HW File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ENJ9213 Barcode: 767522921328 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Hampton Hawes - piano Cecil McBee - bass Roy Haynes - drums

1. Stella By Starlight 2. Bluebird 3. Spanish Moods 4. St. Thomas

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Dig a Ditch and Get In GAIL BRAND & MORGAN GUBERMAN The second release from the 'regardless' label and 2nd release from Gail Brand and Morgan Guberman. The CD comes in a simple card slip case with artwork by the 'regardless' artist Brian Bushell.

Gail is a trombonist & composer of edgy jazz and improvised music & is front woman of the Gail Brand Sextet. She also works in two enduring duos with drummer Mark Sanders & US vocal crazy man Morgan Guberman. Seen about the place with Mark Sanders, Evan Parker, Lol Coxhill, Phil Minton & Maggie Nichols, Martin Hathaway, Billy Jenkins, Veryan Weston & many others. Gail appeared in both series of Stewart Lee's BBC2 TV show Comedy Vehicle, playing her trombone to a national audience. Improv jazz comedy!

Label: Regardless File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: R02 Barcode: 5030243171026 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Gail Brand - trombone Morgan Guberman - voice, gong

Morgan Guberman is a vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist who resides in the Sierra Nevada mountains in the U.S.A. Current projects include chopping wood, organic gardening, and prepping for the end of the world. "As a vocalist, Guberman is completely off-the-wall: an all-around performer, he shouts, screams, admonishes, buzzes and drones in a way that brings to mind both Phil Minton and the round-the-corner rambling crazy man." Francois Couture Track listing: 1. skoo skash 05:16 2. sweeties 07:00 3. monkey bean 05:03 4. ain't got no dog 04:22 5. moose eyes 06:49 6. wobbly joe bob 03:58 7. talk to the elders about it 09:40 8. ream around the ring ring 05:59 9. let him rest 07:30

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Touching ERIC ALEXANDER It may have been Charlie Parker's alto that first brought the saxophone into the elite jazz club previously occupied by the trumpet, piano and drums but today it is certainly the tenor sax that has equaled them in popularity and, in many ways become jazz's “glory instrument.” Thought of as hard driving and masculine thanks to the pioneering work of Trane and others of his ilk, the instrument also has a softer side and is perfectly suited to rendering tunes at a slower tick of the metronome with sensitivity and tenderness. Eric Alexander makes his first foray on HighNote Records into the hallowed halls of the “ballad record,” and joins the ranks of such tenor balladeers as Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Houston Person, Dexter Gordon, Stanley Turrentine, Hank Mobley and countless others.

Label: High Note File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: HCD7248 Barcode: 632375724825 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Eric Alexander - tenor sax Harold Mabern - piano Jon Webber - bass Joe Farnsworth - drums

But this is not your mother's ballad record. Eric has avoided the “Body and Soul's” of the past and selected an interesting and varied program of music that will interest and please even the most seasoned of jazz collectors. From “Dinner for One Please, James,” a duet with Harold Mabern's two-fisted piano stylings, to Trane's “Central Park West,” the art of the ballad elicits from Eric Alexander , that paragon of assertiveness, a thoughtful sensitivity that is all the more effective for being so surprising.

TRACKS: Touching • Gone Too Soon • The Way She Makes Me Feel • Dinner for One Please, James • Central Park West • I’m Glad There Is You • The September of My Years • Oh Girl

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

Miles Tones Giacomo Gates Sings The Music of Miles Davis

GIACOMO GATES Betty Carter was a jazz singer, she also scatted. Billie Holiday was a jazz singer and she never scatted. There is, however, a small cadre of artists who could both sing and scat with aplomb. A short list might include, Sheila Jordan, Jon Hendricks, Eddie Jefferson, Mark Murphy and, the vocalist currently under scrutiny, Giacomo Gates. Here, performing music written by and associated with Miles Davis, Gates gives us the best of all possible worlds: a bit of syllabic scatting, some Hendricks-inspired singing of instrumental lines and a lot of his mellifluous baritone voice. Gates proves, as he did with his historic Gil Scott-Heron recording, that great music is not bound to the instrument on which it was created and that it loses neither import nor content when refracted through the prism of superb musicianship. Though there are notable contributions from pianist John di Martino, laying down some tasty changes, and Freddie Hendrix sounding quite Miles-like in his muted utterances, this disc is all about Giacomo Gates joyously creating music both carefully rehearsed and on the spot while all the time spreading that joy to his audience.

Label: Savant File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SCD2124 Barcode: 633842212425 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Giacomo Gates - vocals Freddie Hendrix - trumpet John di Martino - piano Dave Stryker - guitar Lonnie Plaxico - bass Vincent Ector - drums

TRACKS: All Blues • Be-Bop Lives (Boplicity) • Four • 'Round Midnight • I Fall in Love Too Easily • 'Long Come Tutu • Milestones • You're My Everything • So What • Walkin'

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Blues From Elsewhere KOBY ISRAELITE With four releases on legendary John Zorn’s alt-Jewish label Tzadik, the words that trip easily off the tongue about Koby Israelite are ‘maverick’, ‘genius’, ‘prolific’, ‘avant-garde’, ‘impossible to categorise’. And yet this Israeli-born South Londoner - whose musical journey took him from classical piano to jazz then speed metal drumming, and, on being reluctantly dragged to concerts by Romanian Gypsies Taraf de Haidouks, to a Road-to-Damascus experience of the accordion as an instrument of desire.

Multi-instrumentalist Koby plays all over the world. This nomadic existence isn’t just a physical thing – his music travels, journeys and explores as well. A rich audio tapestry tells the tale of where he has been and what he has learnt to play.

Whether it’s Blues meets Balkan, Country meets Klezmer, Rock’n’Roll meets Rai, Koby makes more connections than an intercontinental train. Special guests: Mor Karbasi, Tigran, Annique and more.

Label: Asphalt Tango Records File Under: World music / Israel Catalogue No: CDATR3513 Barcode: 4047179747721 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Koby Israelite - Accordion, Drums, Percussion, Guitars, Electric Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Clarinet, Soprano & Sopranino sax, Piano, Keyboards, Flute, Vocals Special guests: Yaron Stavi - Bass (except 7, 10, 16) Annique - Vocals (on 2 & 7); Mor Karbasi Vocals (on 12); Bamba - Vocals (on 15) Tigran Aleksanyan - Duduk, Clarinet (on 12 & 16) Ofir Gal -Electric Guitar (on 12) John Telfer - Tenor Sax (on 15)

Track listing: 1. Johnny has no cash no more 1:48 / 2. Why don't you take my brain and sell it to the night? (feat. Annique) 2:16 / 3.

Blues from elsewhere (suite part 1) 3:50 / 4. Accordion is the new guitar (suite part 2) 2:42 / 5. The dreams thief (suite part 3) 3:35 / 6. Crayfish Hora (suite part 4) 3:02 / 7. Subterranean Homesick Blues (feat.Annique) 3:07 / 8. East of Nashville 3:08 / 9. Bulgarian Boogie 4:10 / 10. Rural Ghost 2:18 / 11. My way the right way 4:08 / 12. Lemi Evke (feat.

Mor Karbasi) 4:51 / 13. Peckham Rai 3:20 / 14. Two Colonels 4:16 / 15. Just Cliches 2:39 / 16. Kashmir (Bonus track) 5:22

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

Blues From Elsewhere LP KOBY ISRAELITE With four releases on legendary John Zorn’s alt-Jewish label Tzadik, the words that trip easily off the tongue about Koby Israelite are ‘maverick’, ‘genius’, ‘prolific’, ‘avant-garde’, ‘impossible to categorise’. And yet this Israeli-born South Londoner - whose musical journey took him from classical piano to jazz then speed metal drumming, and, on being reluctantly dragged to concerts by Romanian Gypsies Taraf de Haidouks, to a Road-to-Damascus experience of the accordion as an instrument of desire.

Multi-instrumentalist Koby plays all over the world. This nomadic existence isn’t just a physical thing – his music travels, journeys and explores as well. A rich audio tapestry tells the tale of where he has been and what he has learnt to play.

Whether it’s Blues meets Balkan, Country meets Klezmer, Rock’n’Roll meets Rai, Koby makes more connections than an intercontinental train. Special guests: Mor Karbasi, Tigran, Annique and more.

Label: Asphalt Tango Records File Under: World music / Israel Catalogue No: LPATR3613 Barcode: 4047179747714 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP

Side A 1.Johnny has no cash no more 1:48 2.Why don't you take my brain and sell it to the night? 2:16 3.Blues from elsewhere (suite part 1) 3:50 4.Accordion is the new guitar (Suite part 2) 2:42 5.The dreams thief (Suite part 3) 3:35 6.Crayfish Hora (Suite part 4) 3 :02 7.Subterranean Homesick Blues 3:07 8.Rural Ghost 2:18 Side B 1.East of Nashville 3:08 2.Bulgarian Boogie 4:10 3.My way the right way 4:08 4.Lemi Evke 4:51 5.Peckham Rai 3:20 6.Just Cliches 2:39

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

At Peace LP BALLAKÉ SISSOKO VINYL VERSION OF THE ACCLAIMED NEW ALBUM In 2009, in the depths of the Malian night, Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal recorded the stripped down dialogues of “Chamber Music”. The album collected rave reviews and became an instant classic. But Ballaké Sissoko isn’t in the business of sequels. “I didn’t want to do Chamber Music all over again, confirmed Ballaké Sissoko, I wanted to work in its continuation.”

“At Peace” relies on the strong bond that unites its actors, but it is also an adventurous record, full of chance encounters and acrobatics. The peace displayed in the album is the peace of the brave, of musicians who aren’t afraid to rub shoulders with the unexpected and unprecedented. Three of the nine tracks are solo kora, the others feature some or all of the Special Guests: Vincent Segal (cello), Aboubacar Diabaté (12-string guitar), Moussa Diabaté (guitar) and Fassery Diabaté (balafon).

Label: No Format!

File Under: World music / Mali Catalogue No: NOF211 Barcode: 3298494630057 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP

* Ballaké Sissoko is one of the foremost kora players in world music * made his breakthrough on 'New Ancient Strings' With Toumani Diabate. Has also made albums with Taj Mahal and Ludovic Einaudi * appeared on BBC TVs The Culture Show with Vincent Segal * played several high profile gigs with 'Chamber Music' - Barbican, London Jazz Festival, WOMAD etc * Album of 2012 in The African Report magazine/website * UK PR by Sally Reeves (World Circuit etc) - confirmed reviews to run in: Guardian, Telegraph, Financial Times, Evening Standard, MOJO, Jazzwise, Songlines (Top of the World award). Features to run in Sunday Times and Songlines. More press and radio to be confirmed.

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

Corsica - Guitars and Mandolins BARTHY RAFFO Born into a well-known musical family in Corsica, Barthy Raffo leads an international career accompanying singers such as Juliette Greco, Enrico Macias, Serge Reggiani and Guy Marchand. He has never forgotten his roots and here he presents a musical anthology tat will delight everyone, especially those who love the beautiful island of Corsica.

Label: Air Mail Music File Under: World music / France Catalogue No: SA141241 Barcode: 3700089412417 Price: BUDGET PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

Romanian Gypsies ROMMALES Wild rhythms, melodies showing a wide variety of influences, a touch of nostalgia. The playing of these four Romanian masters of virtuosity is lively, yet languorous. Their music is rich in syncopation, with most brilliant bowing.

Label: Air Mail Music File Under: World music / Romania Catalogue No: SA141242 Barcode: 3700089412424 Price: BUDGET PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Costel Pandelescu - cymbalom Adrian Belu - violin Iulian Badoi - accordion Gabriel Vacariu - bass

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

Black Notes Oil Musician, DJ and producer, Lionel Corsini aka Oil was one of the spearheads of Troublemakers, a pioneering entity on the made-in-France house scene with releases on legendary labels Guidance and Blue Note. He's been dj-ing for a while, touring with the greatest names including Laurent Garnier, Gilles Peterson, Kruder & Dorfmeister. After the Troublemakers adventure back in 2005, he took on project after project with talented musicians such as Stefano Di Battista, Julien Lourau, Vincent SĂŠgal, SĂŠbastien Martel, Sandra N'Kake, Magic Malik and Jules Bikoko, to name but a few. He also visited 39 countries of Africa and Central America for the nomadic Ashes To Machines project with Jeff Sharel. A deep-set groove in which he would plant the needle of his future work. And so we're back to this first record, a singular collection fed by the many pleasant and less pleasant twists and turns that brought it about.

Label: Discograph File Under: Dance / World/France Catalogue No: 6149882 Barcode: 3700426917278 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Bernard Menu, bass Nasser Soltani, percussion Rola Gamana, percussion Featuring: Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious), Reggie Gibson Magic Malik Sam Karpienia (Dupain)

Black Notes is a notebook packed with stories so that none can be forgotten. The record's title already gives away a great deal about this soundtrack: autobiographical between the lines, a series of sequence shots filled with narrative breaks and rhythmic explosions, a script peopled with capital voices. Like the score to a film in black and black, reflecting a need to return to the roots of groove to achieve a sound both dense and minimal, sultry and arid. Black Notes, the black keys on the keyboard, the lowest ones. And, above all, Great Black Music: blues, jazz, funk, soul and house, as well as the whole African experience. It took Oil three years to complete the record alone, working, unraveling and reworking it all in his studio. And thus, at the controls, Oil invented new ways of creating oldschool groove with a retro-futuristic grain: samples took a back seat but the "virtual" editing technique remained key. More than an introduction, Black Notes is a statement of intent: the most somber of subjects, the most sober of beats, back to the origins of groove as the best way of looking to the future.

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

B BEAT ASSAILANT Beat Assailant, the soul brother from Georgia USA, shuffles his repertoire and revisits on his own terms the originality of hip hop culture. This fourth album, "B", is something else, rather a definitively brazen endeavor, clearly breaking away from the earlier releases, full speed ahead.

There goes the once flattering but unspecific tag of jazzy-hip-hop-live-soul-electro kind of music. "B" shines a light on Adam Turner, the person and artist, who tore down what he had successfully built with his first three albums. A very brave full 180 flip, just when the trend in hip hop was to do more organic, than electronic, the MC swims against the tide.

Atlanta, indeed, the black Mecca, the maker of champions, standing tall on the American scene for over a decade (Outkast, Cee-Lo Green, Ludacris, Lil'Jon, T.I.) is his hometown, central in the notorious Dirty South. Beat Assailant approves the heritage with pride. After all is "B" not the most hip hop album he has ever made or the most faithful testimony to that golden era ?

Label: Discograph File Under: Hip Hop / World/France Catalogue No: 6149862 Barcode: 3700426917261 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Beat Assailant Oxmo Puccino Irfane

So there it is, by blending all this, Beat Assailant starts an audacious return to the foundations, an album where references to hip hop classics, lingers over every track, where the music recalls the finest hours from LA, Queens, Chicago and the great Atlanta. At the center of it all, Beat Assailant juggles with flow diversity and gripping writing, but copies or sounds like no one.

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

From The Inside SHAOLIN TEMPLE DEFENDERS As honourable heirs to the 60's & 70's Soul Funk movement, the Shaolin Temple Defenders stay true to this tradition while extending their influences towards current musical moods. After 10 years touring around the world and recording four albums, the band from Bordeaux has grown to become world-renowned with a real connoisseurs’ audience.

Although their music is deeply inspired by 60&#8242;s & 70&#8242;s Rhythm n’ Blues, they have developed their own musical identity, ranging from Raw Funk to Sweet Soul.

This is best shown by their new album, ‘From The Inside’, which discloses a more modern and more personal aspect of their musical world. Constantly evolving, the Shaolin Temple Defenders have now pushed the limits of their own music, thanks notably to their association with the gifted Patchworks (Mr President, Mr Day…). Indeed, the funky monks have taken time to meditate in the temple of Soul and to perfect the mastery of their art.

Label: Soulbeats File Under: Soul Catalogue No: SBR018 Barcode: 3149028023725 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Mickey Fourcade : Drums Jérémy Ortal : Bass Pierre Petit : Guitar Cédric Lacaze : Organ and Flute Laure Fréjacques : Trumpet Vincent Le Fort : Saxophones Brother Lion : Lead vocals & Tambourine Henry Rollier : Sound Engineer

Twelve original songs which display their love for the Memphis Soul style (Let Your Love Shine On me, Spirit Of The South…), their taste for Northern Soul-oriented tunes (Our Love Will Live Forever, Give & Take…) and their appetite for the recent releases of one of New York's finest contemporary labels, Daptone (Blue Shades, Do You Remember…). And an exceptional remake of the famous Carl Douglas’ hit Kung Fu Fighting is thrown in for good measure.

The band are no strangers to the UK (and all their lyrics are in English), recording a session for Craig Charles (BBC 6 Music) and touring in May 2011 to support their previous release Take It Slow.

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

From The Inside LP SHAOLIN TEMPLE DEFENDERS VINYL VERION OF THE ALBUM As honourable heirs to the 60's & 70's Soul Funk movement, the Shaolin Temple Defenders stay true to this tradition while extending their influences towards current musical moods. After 10 years touring around the world and recording four albums, the band from Bordeaux has grown to become world-renowned with a real connoisseurs’ audience.

Although their music is deeply inspired by 60&#8242;s & 70&#8242;s Rhythm n’ Blues, they have developed their own musical identity, ranging from Raw Funk to Sweet Soul.

This is best shown by their new album, ‘From The Inside’, which discloses a more modern and more personal aspect of their musical world. Constantly evolving, the Shaolin Temple Defenders have now pushed the limits of their own music, thanks notably to their association with the gifted Patchworks (Mr President, Mr Day…). Indeed, the funky monks have taken time to meditate in the temple of Soul and to perfect the mastery of their art.

Label: Soulbeats File Under: Soul Catalogue No: SBR019 Barcode: 3149028000276 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP Mickey Fourcade : Drums Jérémy Ortal : Bass Pierre Petit : Guitar Cédric Lacaze : Organ and Flute Laure Fréjacques : Trumpet Vincent Le Fort : Saxophones Brother Lion : Lead vocals & Tambourine Henry Rollier : Sound Engineer

Twelve original songs which display their love for the Memphis Soul style (Let Your Love Shine On me, Spirit Of The South…), their taste for Northern Soul-oriented tunes (Our Love Will Live Forever, Give & Take…) and their appetite for the recent releases of one of New York's finest contemporary labels, Daptone (Blue Shades, Do You Remember…). And an exceptional remake of the famous Carl Douglas’ hit Kung Fu Fighting is thrown in for good measure.

The band are no strangers to the UK (and all their lyrics are in English), recording a session for Craig Charles (BBC 6 Music) and touring in May 2011 to support their previous release Take It Slow.

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

Reggae Cookin' THE ROCKIN' PREACHERS The head cook, Pierre Petit – aka “The Preacherman” – well known as guitarist with the Shaolin Temple Defenders, throws himself fully into his passion for Jamaican music. Inviting similarly enthusiastic musicians to embellish his dish, he adapts the old Rocksteady & early-Reggae recipes to give a flavour of 60&#8242;s and 70&#8242;s Jamaica (The Pioneers, Ken Boothe, The Ethiopians, The Heptones, The Wailers…). Together, they prepare a feast of an album preaching love and everyday life.

With a drop of Soul, Reggae-flavoured arrangements, and catchy harmonies spiced up by chanted tunes in the spirit of classic Soul trios, The Rockin’ Preachers return to traditional and authentic reggae.

Enjoy it while it’s hot!

Label: Soulbeats File Under: Reggae Catalogue No: SBR024 Barcode: 3149028000672 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP

RELEASE DATE 11TH MARCH 2013

All The Way Home NAVACROSS Essex band Navacross release their eagerly awaited second album. The band are becoming well known amongst fans of Americana/roots rock/heritage music, with their blend of original songs which utilise frameworks based on rock and blues to form instantly memorable songs.

Superb musicians performing excellent compositions in the great rock and roll lineage, they have recently been compared to The Band and Gomez, illustrious company indeed! The quartet are famed for their incendiary live shows and the launch concert for the album has been sold out for weeks. The ten songs on the album form an excellent and cohesive whole and the many styles utilised form a homogenous flow, with the help of the excellent producer Peter Crisp.

NavaCross gigs:

Label: Hi4Head Records File Under: Rock Catalogue No: HFHCD012 Barcode: 0610696078124 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack

FEBRUARY 2013 Friday 8th Feb – Trent FM, Nottingham; then The Lion, Basford Saturday 9th Feb – Somewhere in York venue TBC Friday 15th Feb – Soundhouse @ the Bull, Crouch Street, Colchester Tuesday 19th Feb – Railway Hotel, Southend

Dean Baker - vocals Noel Gander - guitar, harmonica, vocals Mike Skinner - guitar, bass, banjo, vocals Andrew Pilgrim - drums, percussion

JUNE 2013 Sunday 30th June – Leigh Folk Festival

MARCH 2013 Friday 8th March – Radio Wey, Chertsey