17th march specialities new releases

SPECIALITIES NEW RELEASES release date: 17th MARCH 2017

HEADS OF STATE

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RELEASE DATE 17TH MARCH 2017

Four In One HEADS OF STATE Heads of State made their debut in 2015 with Search for Peace, recorded just months after they played together for the first time as a quartet at Smoke Jazz Club in New York City. Now, with another year of playing together under their collective belts (on top of the nearly five decades of relationships shared by the various members), they return with a magnificent new album Four in One. The title comes from the lesser-known Thelonious Monk composition that opens the record, but it also succinctly captures the group’s growing spirit and identity that have been forged by an all-star band that was originally meant to be just a one-off. “We’re trying as best as we know how to establish our own identity,” Willis explains, “and not sound like a jam session band.” Given the impeccable taste and wealth of experience of all four members, there was very little chance of a “jam session” sensibility emerging in any case, but in the short time they’ve been working together the Heads of State have developed a lithe and lively group sound that’s equal parts burning and elegant, sharp-edged and gregarious.

Label: Smoke Sessions File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSR1702 Barcode: 888295533577 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Gary Bartz - alto & soprano saxophones Larry Willis - piano David Williams - bass Al Foster - drums

“It's hard to imagine a jazz supergroup more formidable than this one… Impassioned, hard-swinging excellence is guaranteed.” – Time Out New York Track listing: 1. Four in One (Thelonious Monk) 7:18 2. And He Called Himself a Messenger (Gary Bartz) 4:26 3. Dance Cadaverous (Wayne Shorter) 10:03 4. Moose the Mooche (Charlie Parker) 5:33 5. Aloysius (Al Foster) 6:33 6. The Day You Said Goodbye (Larry Willis) 7:53 7. Milestones (John Lewis) 4:32 8. Keep the Master in Mind (David Williams) 6:59 9. Someone to Watch Over Me (George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin) 8:10 10. Sippin’ at Bells (Miles Davis) 4:02 11. Freedom Jazz Dance (Eddie Harris) 6:34

RELEASE DATE 17TH MARCH 2017

When I Fall In Love The Ballad Collection

VARIOUS ARTISTS When I Fall in Love: The Ballad Collection, features some of the most powerful and poignant moments from the Smoke Sessions catalog. These romantic ballad selections include moving performances from piano greats like Harold Mabern, Larry Willis, Cyrus Chestnut, Eric Reed, Orrin Evans, Mike LeDonne, and Xavier Davis. There are legendary instrumentalists like Gary Bartz, Javon Jackson, Steve Turre, Vincent Herring, Eric Alexander, Steve Davis and a special vocal turn by Jane Monheit. This thematic program will delight everyone from the hardcore fan to the newcomer looking for an introduction to jazz.

Label: Smoke Sessions File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSR1701 Barcode: 888295365659 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack

Track listing: 1. The Nearness of You 7:04 - Harold Mabern Trio 2. Polka Dots and Moonbeams 8:17 - Cyrus Chestnut Trio 3. When I Fall In Love 8:30 - Javon Jackson Quartet 4. Naima’s Love Song 14:29 - Cyrus Chestnut Trio 5. Una Mujer Elegante 3:50 - Eric Reed Quartet 6. Quietude 5:30 - Steve Turre Quintet 7. My One and Only Love 5:38 - Harold Mabern Quartet featuring Jane Monheit 8. The Gypsy 7:26 - Vincent Herring Quartet 9. There Will Never Be Another You 5:47 - Steve Davis Quartet 10. Crazy She Call Me 9:29 - Heads of State

RELEASE DATE 17TH MARCH 2017

New Spring Live at the Village Vanguard

ENRICO PIERANUNZI QUARTET A second live recording from the fabled NY club for the great Italian pianist whose work has been so admirably documented by Cam Jazz. For this engagement in April 2015, Enrico Pieranunzi played in quartet with Donny McCaslin on sax, Scott Colley on double bass and Clarence Penn on drums.

Label: CAM Jazz File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: CAMJ79092 Barcode: 8052405142351 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Enrico Pieranunzi - piano Donny McCaslin - tenor sax Scott Colley - bass Clarence Penn - drums

This is a modern, internationally-oriented jazz, entirely featuring original tracks, except for the standard “I Hear A Rhapsody”, and resulting from the interplay among four real jazz giants, who skillfully blend their forceful personalities into excellent music. The Vanguard is the shrine of American jazz and here, in the amazing harmonies and unexpected melodies of Pieranunzi’s superb, creative piano, you can feel it throbbing. You can imagine Scott Colley filling that small historic stage with his double bass, grinding out rhythms and weaving passionate, moving melodies. You can picture the audience captivated by the scratchy voice of Donny McCaslin’s saxophone that soars with soft phrases and mingles with Clarence Penn’s rich, full drumming. “New Spring” is ever-evolving music with an immediate impact on the listeners’ emotions, a definitive record of a beguiling April night in New York.

Track listing: 1. Amsterdam Avenue 7:22 2. New Spring 6:55 3. Out Of The Void 9:16 4. Permutation 8:58 5. Loveward 7:53 6. I Hear A Rhapsody 9:36 7. The Waver 10:40

RELEASE DATE 17TH MARCH 2017

L'éternel Féminin Complete Studio Recordings 1950-1962

JULIETTE GRÉCO This 5CD set presents Juliette Gréco's complete studio recordings from the period 1950-1962 - 127 tracks in a 12-panel digipack with a 40-page illustrated booklet including Eng/Fr text.

After five long years of war and deprivation Paris was in full effervescence, and the young Juliette Gréco joined the groups of young night-owls who would stay out till dawn in Saint Germain's atmospheric jazz clubs and cabarets. In 1947 a new club called Le Tabou opened its doors on the rue Dauphine - this smoke-filled dive was to become a veritable legend of the Left Bank scene, providing a meeting-point for young bohemians, as well as a host of famous musicians and artists. Gréco also made it her local haunt and before long her face began to be featured on countless magazine covers, accompanying articles documenting the new 'Bohemian' craze sweeping through post-war Paris.

Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: World music / France Catalogue No: 274268589 Barcode: 3149024268526 Price: MID PRICE Format: 5 CD Packaging: digipack

A career was launched which encompassed stage and screen but most famously as a singer - Gréco was to become without doubt the most successful and cherished chanteuse in France since Edith Piaf. From her first session in June 1950 through to her most recent album, a Jacques Brel tribute in 2013 (recorded at the age of 86), Gréco has stamped her mark on the French and international music scene, all the while retaining a strongly politicised humanitarian streak.

RELEASE DATE 17TH MARCH 2017

Yokohama CYRIUS Cyrius is a singer, composer and teacher, born in Tlemcen (Algeria) to a Spanish family, he emigrated to France in 1962.

Cyrius works slowly, and that’s all to the good, since he’s back after a decade with a collection of new compositions that draw their inspiration from Argentinian folklore, the raucous guitars of Milonga, chacarera melodies and the boot stamping of Malambo, chamamé and iconoclastic tangos in French and Spanish. Yokohama is the story of a musical journey without motion. Cyrius’ new compositions needed time to find the right musical format and, unlike his Cuban albums, things eventually came together not through travel but through encounters in Paris. It was all about the chemistry and the blending. This is a project which took time to mature, drawing its inspiration from multiple sources and involving faithful friends and incredible new contacts, such as the brilliant string arranger, Samuel Strouk.

Label: World Village File Under: World music / France Catalogue No: WVF479119 Barcode: 3149026012325 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack

Track listing: 1. Beau Petit Pays 4:00 2. Oranie 4:27 3. Cinquante-Neuf 3:59 4. Yokohama 4:51 5. Fille De Glace 3:44 6. Merci a la Vie 4:43 7. Forget Me Not 3:34 8. Le Mot 4:56 9. Rue de la Mare 3:40 10. Miss Milonga 4:06 11. Baise M'encor 4:38