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RELEASE DATE 22ND JUNE 2015
Akö BLICK BASSY Blick Bassy’s stunning and original debut for pioneering French label Nø Førmat! Composed and performed by Blick Bassy, accompanied by a unique ensemble of guitar, banjo, cello and trombone, Akö’s eleven sparklingly original tracks are a musical revelation. Remarkable then, to consider that these are recordings that were never intended for release. Bassy’s original idea was to get together with the cellist Clément Petit and trombonist Fidel Fourneyron to record a few songs in homage to his longtime hero Skip James. By chance, the studio they hired was directly below the offices of Nø Førmat!, the innovative French label run by Laurent Bizot, who happened to hear the results of this unlikely yet inspired musical alchemy and promptly signed them up.
Label: No Format! File Under: World music / Cameroon Catalogue No: NOF28 Barcode: 3298494630125 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
Sung in Bassa, a language and tradition that he has long championed, Bassy sings of the village he grew up in rural Cameroon - drawing connections between the itinerant musicians of his childhood with journeyman blues legend Skip James. While the influence of the Malian folk of Ali Farka Toure can be detected on Tell Me and Mama, and the complex melodic patterns betray his Cameroonian roots throughout, this is an album that makes subtle references to a musical palette that ranges from the Gypsy Swing flavours of Wap Do Wap to the sparse and haunting singer songwriter classic in the making Ndjèl. * 'KIKI' CHOSEN BY APPLE FOR WORLDWIDE TV / WEB ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR iPHONE 6 Click here and check the cricket film... http://www.apple.com/iphone/world-gallery/films/ * airplay on 6 Music (Gideon Coe, Lauren Laverne), World on 3, Late Junction * confirmed reviews in Mojo, Uncut, Songlines, with further print and online coverage tbc * UK gigs are in the pipeline for autumn 2015 "It's just stunning. so many great songs on the album" Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 Music "Beautifully quirky." Mary Ann Kennedy, BBC Radio 3 Track listing: 1. Aké 3:33 / 2. Kiki 1:57 / 3. Wap Do Wap 2:15 / 4. Loñ 3:00 / 5. Tell Me 4:19 / 6. One Love 2:49 / 7. SJ 0:46 / 8. Mama 2:04 / 9. Ndjé Yèm 3:16 / 10. Moût 2:22 / 11. Ndjèl 3:28
RELEASE DATE 22ND JUNE 2015
Akö LP BLICK BASSY VINYL LP WITH MP3 DOWNLOAD CODE Blick Bassy’s stunning and original debut for pioneering French label Nø Førmat! Composed and performed by Blick Bassy, accompanied by a unique ensemble of guitar, banjo, cello and trombone, Akö’s eleven sparklingly original tracks are a musical revelation. Remarkable then, to consider that these are recordings that were never intended for release. Bassy’s original idea was to get together with the cellist Clément Petit and trombonist Fidel Fourneyron to record a few songs in homage to his longtime hero Skip James. By chance, the studio they hired was directly below the offices of Nø Førmat!, the innovative French label run by Laurent Bizot, who happened to hear the results of this unlikely yet inspired musical alchemy and promptly signed them up.
Label: No Format! File Under: World music / Cameroon Catalogue No: NOF281 Barcode: 3700398713694 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP
Sung in Bassa, a language and tradition that he has long championed, Bassy sings of the village he grew up in rural Cameroon - drawing connections between the itinerant musicians of his childhood with journeyman blues legend Skip James. While the influence of the Malian folk of Ali Farka Toure can be detected on Tell Me and Mama, and the complex melodic patterns betray his Cameroonian roots throughout, this is an album that makes subtle references to a musical palette that ranges from the Gypsy Swing flavours of Wap Do Wap to the sparse and haunting singer songwriter classic in the making Ndjèl. * 'KIKI' CHOSEN BY APPLE FOR WORLDWIDE TV / WEB ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FOR iPHONE 6 Click here and check the cricket film... http://www.apple.com/iphone/world-gallery/films/ * airplay on 6 Music (Gideon Coe, Lauren Laverne), World on 3, Late Junction * confirmed reviews in Mojo, Uncut, Songlines, with further print and online coverage tbc * UK gigs are in the pipeline for autumn 2015 "It's just stunning. so many great songs on the album" Lauren Laverne, BBC Radio 6 Music "Beautifully quirky." Mary Ann Kennedy, BBC Radio 3 Track listing: Side A 1. Aké 3:33 / 2. Kiki 1:57 / 3. Wap Do Wap 2:15 / 4. Loñ 3:00 / 5. Tell Me 4:19 Side B 1. One Love 2:49 / 2. SJ 0:46 / 3. Mama 2:04 / 4. Ndjé Yèm 3:16 / 5. Moût 2:22 / 6. Ndjèl 3:28
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Rebirth EP LES AMBASSADEURS Some bands score a few hits, some change the face of music and some end up defining a whole era. Les Ambassadeurs did all three. During their decade and half of existence, from 1970 to 1985, this West African supergroup wrote and rewrote the rule book for the Manding pop that was to achieve global success during the ‘world music’ boom of the 1980s and 1990s. They forged a new sound out of the dreams and tensions of post-Independence West Africa: socialism, pan-Africanism, black pride, authenticité, salsa, jazz, soul, rock’n’roll and the ancient art of the griots. They gave the Malian everyman and everywomen a chance to reconcile their instinctive pride in West Africa’s illustrious past with their equally instinctive desire to be fully engaged in the modern world. “Above all”, says Salif Keita, Les Ambassadeurs’ most famous ‘son’, “they taught Malians to love their own music.”
Label: World Village File Under: World music / Mali Catalogue No: 479113 Barcode: 3149026011823 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Salif Keita - vocals Cheik Tidiane Seck - keyboards Idrissa Soumaoro - keyboards, vocals (track 2) Modibo Kone - percussion Mamadou Kone - calabash Sékou Diabaté - bass Aminata Dante - backing vocals Arouna Samake - n'goni Ousmane Kouyaté - guitar Bah Kouyaté - backing vocals Robin Hopcraft, Idris Rahman, Harry Brown horn section Saleem Raman - drums
The reunion of Les Ambassadeurs in 2014 was a banner headline long dreamt of by Malians, West Africans and lovers of African music the world over. Les Ambassadeurs deliver proof that Malian musicians, given the right conditions and support, can create truly revolutionary music. That’s exactly what happened back in those salad days in the 1970s when Les Ambassadeurs were the pride of Mali and West Africa, and that’s what will happen again if the country can face its demons, heal its fractured soul and get back to the business of creating conditions in which music and culture can flourish. (Notes by Andy Morgan) - A truly legendary band, featuring original members Salif Keita, Cheik Tidiane Seck, Idrissa Soumaoro - The band toured Europe last summer, including UK appearances as WOMAD headliners and at the Barbican - These new studio recordings, new versions of classic hits, were made in Paris during the tour - Produced by Nick Gold and Leon Brichard - Sleeve notes by author and Mali specialist Andy Morgan - The band's 2014 release on Sterns was voted "Compilation/Reissue of the Year" in the Froots poll Track listing: 1.Mali Denou (Salif Keita)4:40 2.Tiecolomba Hé(Idrissa Soumaoro)5:01 3.Seydou (Salif Keita)5:20 4.4V (Manfila Kanté)5:15
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Live in Marciac - August 5th 2014 AHMAD JAMAL Picture Marciac, during a sultry evening in early August, 2014. Like every year, this little town in the Gers region has been turned into the worldwide capital of jazz for a month and under the marquee Ahmad Jamal is stepping out onto the stage with his three fellow musicians. This time, it’s the double bass player Reginald Veal’s turn to set the tempo with a marvellous new track, Sunday Afternoon, which prolongs the magic of the albums Blue Moon and Saturday Morning. The band is in great shape and seems more than ever to function by telepathy. Majestically, Ahmad Jamal bestows upon us a wonderful, intense shot of groove; aside his own compositions, which fill the playlist for most of his set, he gives a nod to Cole Porter and Horace Silver, who has just died and to whom he makes a double tribute, both playing his famous track Strollin' and dedicating a new piece, Silver, to him. The group sounds better than ever, and their pianist has reached the highest echelons of genius. The audience drinks it all in, as we all can today, thanks to this unmissable double album which is a feast both for our ears and our eyes.
Label: Jazz Village File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 570078/79 Barcode: 3149027005326 Price: FULL PRICE Format: CD + DVD Packaging: digipack Ahmad Jamal - piano Reginald Veal - bass Herman Riley - drums Manolo Badrena - percussion
Track listing: 1. Sunday Afternoon 11:59 2. The Shout 5:03 3. Dynamo 8:10 4. The Gypsy 5:38 5. Strollin' 6:25 6. Silver 8:07 7. All Of You 5:17 8. Blue Moon 9:35 9. Autumn Rain 12:37 Total time 72:58 The DVD contains one extra track Morning Mist. Total time 83:36.
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Tricko KIT DOWNES Diving into the space between the organised and the disorganised, Mercury Music Prize nominated composer and pianist, Kit Downes, pulls together the lyricism and big-beat of his favourite minimalists, the imagination and intensity of his favourite modern jazz composers, ballads from nearby circling ice-cream vans and his own light-footed approach to improvisation in this – his new ensemble, Tricko. Downes (piano and composition) is joined by Lucy Railton (cello - curator and creator of London Contemporary Music Festival and Klammer Klang) forming a pairing that is at once both dark and detailed, colourful and contemplative. There is nonetheless a quiet power to Downes new ensemble and something truly magical as they conjure a rich, deceptively simple, but deeply complex and always lyrical musical world uniquely their own.
Label: Coup Perdu File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: CPCD003 Barcode: 0797776024537 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Kit Downes - piano, organ Lucy Railton - cello
* Tricko concert broadcast on BBC Jazz on 3, 8th June * airplay on Jamie Cullum show, Late Junction (Max Reinhardt) * reviews in Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Jazzwise, Jazz Journal, Record Collector and more tbc
Track listing: 1. Jinn 2. Alliri 3. Waira 4. Tricko 5. Ihno 6. Arkane 7. Helkalen
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Spleen SMADJ Smadj, the shaman of oud, uses acoustics and technology to shape a superb musical jigsaw whose charm arises from an affectionate marriage between tradition(s) and modernity. Reflections of the blues, fado, tango, flamenco and Arabic classical music all weave through the music. Jean-Pierre Smadja, aka Smadj, was raised by Tunisian parents in the suburbs of Paris. Smadj developed an early obsession with combining jazz and Arabic music together. His fusion of global influences and Parisian jazz funk expresses an extraordinary breadth of influences, from oriental to Brazilian music, to jazz, funk and soul. He makes his Jazz Village debut his latest album, Spleen, recorded over a period of five years 2010-15. Smadj utiltises acoustic oud, electric oud and electronics on the album, which also features guest appearances by BallakĂŠ Sissoko, Ibrahim Maalouf and Bojan Z among others.
Label: Jazz Village File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 570064 Barcode: 3149027004923 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
"I was thrilled to work on these themes dear to my heart: nostalgia, exile, melancholy, the blues, in short... spleen." Smadj Track listing: 1. Zakari 5:38 2. SmaDJibe 3:58 3. Jailbreak 3:51 4. Variation sur un Thème 4:11 5. Ya Hmama 3:13 6. The End 4:29 7. Cham3a 3:08 8. The B of the Desert 3:37 9. Mwasha 4:08 10. Solution 5:47 11. Tendre Bal 6:16
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Juneteenth STANLEY COWELL Juneteenth is a traditional festival of freedom for African Americans. The name comes from a date, June 19, 1865, the day blacks in Texas learned that slavery was abolished. Inspired by the upcoming 150th anniversary of the festival, American jazz pianist Stanley Cowell first created the suite for piano recorded here, and then went on to create a work on the same theme for orchestra, choir and electronics. Cowell, currently a professor at Rutgers, has worked with many jazz greats including Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz.
Label: Vision Fugitive File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: VF313010 Barcode: 3149028069129 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Stanley Cowell - piano
Track listing: 1. We Shall 2 3'29 2. Introduction 1'20 3. Proclamation 2'04 4. Reality Dreams Echoes 2'42 5. Anticipation of the Coming of 3'11 6. Commentary on Strange Fruit 6'57 7. Nostalgia for Homelands 4'47 8. Proclamation Interruptions 2'53 9. Darkness Transforming 2'04 10. Finale 3'48 11. Resolution 1'04 12. Ask Him 3'20 13. Juneteenth Recollections 17'25
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Mingus Sings KU-UMBA FRANK LACY & MINGUS BIG BAND MINGUS TUNES - INCLUDING TWO NEVER BEFORE RECORDED - WITH LYRICS BY MINGUS HIMSELF, AND BY JONI MITCHELL, ELVIS COSTELLO, SUE MINGUS AND MORE Charles Mingus was a composer whose music spoke volumes without words. It was a rare thing to hear lyrics along with his highly wrought and incredibly emotive compositions, though Mingus had the heart of a poet, as can be seen in his song titles alone. However, there were projects where Mingus added lyrics to his compositional voice, using either his poetry or that of others. On Ku-umba Frank Lacy and Mingus Big Band’s Mingus Sings, the tremendous repertory ensemble directed by Mingus’s widow, Sue Mingus, has recorded an album of pieces that put vocals front and center, led in part by the triumphant voice of Ku-umba Frank Lacy.
Label: Sunnyside Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSC1407 Barcode: 016728140720 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Frank Lacy - vocals Jack Walrath, Alex Norris, Lew Soloff - trumpet Craig Handy, Wayne Escoffery, Ronnie Cuber, Alex Foster, Abraham Burton, Brandon Wright saxophones Conrad Herwig, Coleman Hughes, Earl McIntyre - trombone Helen Sung, David Kikoski - piano Mike Richmond, Boris Kozlov - bass Donald Edwards - drums
Of course, Mingus was best known as a composer, not a lyricist. He did write a number of pieces utilizing his own fine lyrics; four of them are presented here: “Weird Nightmare,” “Eclipse,” “Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love,” and “Portrait.” The lyrics to the remainder of his pieces come from a handful of extraordinary talents. Four pieces come from Mingus’s collaboration with the great singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell, while two have lyrics written by rock and roll legend Elvis Costello. The poetry of Langston Hughes accompanies “Consider Me” from the 1958 recording, The Weary Blues , that Hughes made with Mingus. Two Mingus compositions are recorded here for the first time - “Dizzy Profile” and "Noonlight". Track listing: 1. Consider Me 4:24 2. Dizzy Profile 4:39 3. Weird Nightmare 5:09 4. Portrait 7:21 5. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 7:10 6. Sweet Sucker Dance 7:24 7. Invisible Lady 7:04 8. Duke Ellington's Sound of Love 4:55 9. Dry Cleaner from Des Moines 3:30 10. Noonlight 5:30 11. Chair in the Sky 6:19 12. Eclipse 5:19
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Songs We Like a Lot JOHN HOLLENBECK How to follow-up a Grammy-nominated album disarmingly called Songs I Like a Lot? By broadening the canvas and releasing Songs We Like a Lot, of course. John Hollenbeck returns after the triumph of Songs I Like a Lot, accompanied again by vocalists Kate McGarry and Theo Bleckmann, and pianist Uri Caine, with an expanded palette and even more robust sonic transformations, encompassing everything from Burt Bacharach to the poetry of Kenneth Patchen, from Cyndi Lauper to a deconstructed version of Daft Punk's “Get Lucky.” A combination of indelible pop tunes and his own compositions, Songs We Like a Lot is propelled throughout by Hollenbeck’s creative arrangements for the Frankfurt Radio Bigband.
Label: Sunnyside Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSC1412 Barcode: 016728141222 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack John Hollenbeck - arranger, conductor Theo Bleckmann - voice Kate McGarry - voice Uri Caine - piano, organ Gary Versace - melodica, organ Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Track listing: 1. How Can I Keep From Singing 9:21 2. True Colours 9:50 3. Constant Conversation 7:38 4. Close To You 7:58 5. Get Lucky Manifesto 2:48 6. The Snow Is Deep On The Ground 11:19 7. Up, Up And Away 8:17
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Rebel Flames CANTO GENERÀL featuring LOUIS MOHOLO-MOHOLO Recorded live in Italy and France in 2007, “Rebel Flames” brings together the veteran South African drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo with members of the Italian modular group Canto Generàl. The programme includes compositions by Keith Tippett, Mongezi Feza, Dudu Pukwana and Harry Miller.
Label: Ogun Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: OGCD044 Barcode: 5020675572416 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Pino Minafra - trumpet, flugelhorn, voice Roberto Ottaviano - saxophones Livio Minafra - piano Roberto Bellatalla - bass Louis Moholo-Moholo - drums
Track listing: 1. Intro To A Song (Livio Minafra – Roberto Ottaviano) 4:04 2. A Song – excerpt from Frames (Keith Tippett) 6:41 3. Orange Grove (Harry Miller) 12:04 4. Angel Normali (Dudu Pukwana) 10:23 5. Thoughts To Geoff (Keith Tippett) 8:32 6. Dedicated to Mingus (Keith Tippett) 4:06 7. Rebel Flames (Livio Minafra – Roberto Ottaviano – Pino Minafra) 2.56 8. You Ain’t Gonna Know Me ’Cos You Think You Know Me (Mongezi Feza) 6:50
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Oh Yeah Ho PAPANOSH The timeless spirit of Charles Mingus looms large in the music of Papanosh, who bring saxophonist Roy Nathanson into their intoxicating collision of headlong rhythms and surprising melody — all the way from south west France by way of downtown New York. (London Jazz Festival) With significant space devoted to groove, to pulsation, to dance, to jazz, the Papanosh musicians bring a breath of freshness to the notion of Imaginary Folklore, yet keeping in mind the de-compartmentalized art of an Art Ensemble of Chicago. This band offers a music that is as explosive in its result as it is coherent in its conception: a music full of imagination, of joyful and improvised risk takings, of tender or merry smiles, of climate ruptures, all for a kaleidoscope of unique sensations and feelings. (Jazzahead)
Label: YellowBird File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: YEB7753 Barcode: 767522775327 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Raphaël Quenehen - alto, tenor and sopranino saxophones, vocals Quentin Ghomari - trumpet Sébastien Palis - piano, wurlitzer, Hammond, vocals Thibault Cellier - bass Jérémie Piazza - drums with: Roy Nathanson - alto & baritone saxophones, spoken word Fidel Fourneyron - trombone
Track listing: 1. Los Mariachis 16:37 2. Canon / Snow Day 9:18 3. Peggy's Blue Skylight / Cancion Mixteca 8:48 4. Flamingo 3:00 5. Gibril the Clown 7:11 6. Funeral Boogaloo 8:57 7. Cumbia and Jazz Fusion 9:41
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Standards Plus One PAUL MOTIAN This is the third release in the Winter & Winter Jubilee Edition, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the eclectic German label. In the '80s Paul Motian asked Stefan Winter and Hiroshi Itsuno (from Polydor K.K.), whether they would be interested in producing with him new interpretations of well-known and less known pieces from musicals. This was the beginning of the 'Paul Motian On Broadway' recordings, a series of albums which is considered an important milestone of unique interpretations of famous jazz standards. Stefan Winter, who ultimately recorded over 25 albums with Motian, selected seven standards and one original composition for the compilation Standards plus One, works which have been of special significance for Motian in his life.
Label: Winter&Winter File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 910223-2 Barcode: 025091022328 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Paul Motian - drums Joe Lovano - tenor saxophone Bill Frisell - electric guitar Charlie Haden - acoustic bass Lee Konitz - soprano and alto saxophone (2, 6)
Time Out magazine (USA) chose Paul Motian as The Essential New York Jazz Icon: "If you were surveying the NYC jazz scene in the late '50s, you might have pegged Paul Motian merely as a masterful accompanist, citing his role in pianist Bill Evans's celebrated trio. Five decades on, though, the drummer seems more rightly classified as a shaman. The bands he leads brush up against familiar jazz stylings, but always radiate a palpable sense of mystery and creeping abstraction. (He loves bringing along virtuoso sidemen, young and old, to revel in the weirdness.)." Track listing: 1. They Didn't Believe Me [Jerome Kern] 4:18 2. How Deep Is The Ocean [Irving Berlin] 6:49 3. You And the Night And the Music [Arthur Schwarz] 5:32 4. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart [Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin] 7:56 5. Someone To Watch Over Me [George Gershwin] 9:19 6. Just One Of Those Things [Cole Porter] 6:14 7. It Might As Well Be Spring [Richard Rodgers] 5:52 8. It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago [Paul Motian] 8:47
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Chai Party ALYA MARQUARDT & THE SHAMASH ENSEMBLE Alya Marquardt is a singer, songwriter and pianist. Originally from Iraq and brought up in London, her music is infused with influences from Iraqi folk song to jazz, hip hop and electronica. A multi-talented and industrious lady, Alya is making waves on the UK jazz scene not only with her debut album, but with the fledgling Two Rivers Records label that she founded and runs, and with two more groups Alula and Sawa, with whom she sings. In addition to classical performance (she trained as a mezzo soprano with the former lead soprano at the Bolshoi opera in Moscow), she performed for several years with the Alya Marquardt Quintet before forming a 10-piece ensemble called Shamash which here presents its debut album. This project incorporates improvised sessions, new arrangements of old Iraqi folk songs and original music in a modern frame. The ensemble includes musicians with a love for Middle Eastern, Jewish and Balkan music as well as electronic production and human beatbox. Alya featured on BBC News 'Middle East Beats' (March 2015).
Label: Two Rivers Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: TRR001 Barcode: 5060428630017 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
"Magical new music. Stunning." Chris Philips, Jazz FM Track listing: 1. Chi Mali Wali 2. Foug El Nakhal 3. Baba 4. Hatha Mou Ansaf Minek 5. Dr M. 6. Choubi 7. Michael 8. Ahwak 9. White Ribbon 10. Khadri El Chai
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Live at the Ridgeway CALUM GOURLAY The London-based Glaswegian has made quite an impact on the UK jazz scene in recent years, with the Kit Downes Trio and the Tommy Smith Group, and alongside John Scofield, Sheila Jordan and Kurt Elling. For his debut album, on new label Two Rivers Records, Gourlay makes the bold move of stepping out with a solo bass album - extraordinary arrangements of jazz standards and his own compositions which demonstrate an enormous repertoire of sounds and skills. "It's not often enough that a recording focused only on solo double bass appears." **** Jazzwise "Gourlay’s note accuracy, unshakeable rhythmic sense and ability to follow a melodic line whenever possible make this a thoroughly enjoyable experience." The Jazz Breakfast
Label: Two Rivers Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: TRR002 Barcode: 5060428630024 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Calum Gourlay - solo bass
"Gourlay retains a strong melodic focus throughout, his technical ability is unquestioned and overall these performances are commendably absorbing and accessible." The Jazz Mann Track listing: 1. Ramblin' (Ornette Coleman) 2. Chairman Mao (Charlie Haden) 3. Rhythm-a-ning (Thelonious Monk) 4. Monk's Mood (Thelonious Monk) 5. What is This Thing Called Life? (Calum Gourlay) 6. Hendrix (Calum Gourlay) 7. Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) 8. Solitude (Duke Ellington)
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Somersaults Olie BRICE / Tobias DELIUS / Mark SANDERS Long-time ICP Orchestra stalwart Tobias Delius joins the formidable UK rhythm tandem of Olie Brice and Mark Sanders on a slow-burning album of avant jazz. Texturally rich and sonically adventurous, the three tracks herein provide an engrossing listen. The track titles are taken from workds by the Canadian poet Anne Carson. "This is definitely a trio to watch out for, one with a bright future." ****1/2 All About Jazz
Track listing: 1. "Travel all day on trains and bring a lot of books" 10:17 2. "bones shake like sticks" 6:48 3. "like a creature let loose in a room" 31:35
Label: Two Rivers Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: TRR003 Barcode: 5060428630031 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Tobias Delius - tenor sax, clarinet Olie Brice - bass Mark Sanders - drums
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
In Good Company GEORGE CABLES When the classical composer Paul Dukas wrote, “In every beautiful work, it is the man the work expresses that counts first and foremost,” he could not have known he was describing the art of George Cables. One of the world’s greatest jazz pianists - one who helped define the sound of the instrument as we know it today – Cables has been making unostentatious music at the keyboard for decades. In Good Company, though focusing on people Cables knew in the past is not a tribute album, but rather a series of personal reminiscences from the keyboard. It looks back in time for its inspiration, but not in its musical vocabulary for George Cables’ playing remains as fresh and as surprising as the front page of tomorrow’s newspaper. On display in every track are those wonderful turns of phrases, interesting voicings and that gorgeous tone which characterizes Cables’ playing. With musical compadres Essiet Essiet and Victor Lewis, Cables explores the music of Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, John Hicks and offers a couple of his own intensely interesting compositions.
Label: High Note File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: HCD7275 Barcode: 632375727529 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal George Cables - piano Essiet Essiet - bass Victor Lewis - drums
Track listing: 1. After the Morning 2. Mr. Anonymouse 3. Naima's Love Song 4. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 5. Lotus Blossom 6. Love You Madly 7. EVC 8. Lush Life 9. Voyage 10. Day Dream
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Imaginary World SAMMY FIGUEROA Grammy nominee percussionist Sammy Figueroa has done it again with another outstanding Latin jazz album, combining sophistication and beauty with swinging rhythms on a variety of percussion instruments. Venezuelan composer/musicians Silvano Monasterios (piano) and Gabriel Vivas (bass) have created brilliant compositions that embrace Figueroa's ever-creative rhythmical conversation. Joined by star horn players Troy Roberts (sax) and Alex Pope Norris (trumpet), plus one of today's finest young drummers, David Chiverton, the musicianship level is astounding. This album, Figueroa's fourth, displays a musical maturity and sense of inventiveness unparalleled on the current Latin jazz scene.
Label: Savant File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SCD2151 Barcode: 633842215129 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Sammy Figueroa - percussion Silvano Monasterios - piano Gabriel Vivas - bass Troy Roberts - saxophone Alex Pope Norris - trumpet David Chiverton - drums Special Guests: Chico Pinheiro - guitar Cisco Dimas - trumpet
Track listing: 1. Bittersweet 2. Waiting for You 3. He Didn’t Know 4. Flow of the Universe 5. The Jumping Blue Jay 6. Imaginary World 7. Alegria 8. Mysterious Energy 9. Cuidado
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Squaring the Circle CLAUDIO FILIPPINI TRIO Claudio Filippini is back with his latest studio-recorded album, as a celebration of the 10-year artistic partnership with his trio including Luca Bulgarelli on double bass and Marcello Di Leonardo on drums. “Squaring The Circle” unfolds out of a revisitation of a number of standards that were chosen and performed from a different point of view. After just a three-day recording session of 50 tunes picked at random out of that huge treasure chest of the US jazz repertory, Filippini’s trio decided to make an album out of those tracks that could serve as fertile ground for plotting each trio member’s improvisations and, above all, reveal the trio’s way of playing with notes. This resulted in an album rich in nuances and charm, revealing a powerful empathy among the trio-mates, who show an undisputable command of their own instruments as well as that playful, easy mood rather uncommon in recordings of this kind.
Label: CAM Jazz File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: CAMJ7888-2 Barcode: 8052405141613 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Claudio Filippini - piano, keyboards Luca Bulgarelli - bass Marcello Di Leonardo - drums
If at times Filippini delights in upsetting harmony and altering pieces radically (as is the case with Impressions), at other times compositions remain unchanged, though striking in the impulsive urgency of their performance (Autumn Leaves, Jitterbug Waltz). There are tracks with a more classical flavour here (I Didn’t Know What Time It Was) alternating with those enhanced through a skilful, moderate use of electronics (‘Round Midnight, Stolen Moments). Filippini’s fine arrangements and unique touch in refined piano-playing make this all-standards album a timeless, ever-elegant nugget. He carries out a two-fold job, straddling tradition and innovation: on the one hand he draws on standards, on the other hand he includes hints at electronic and psychedelic music. An exquisite work, meticulously thought out, though with a directness and freshness that are fully conveyed by the excellent interplay of the three musicians. Track listing: 1. Impressions (J. Coltrane) 5:53 2. Autumn Leaves (F. Prévert - J. Kosma) 4 :55 3. ‘Round Midnight (B. Hanighen - T. Monk - C. Williams) 7:59 4. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (L. Hart - R. Rodgers) 4:32 5. Moon River (J. Mercer - H. Mancini) 5:19 6. Stolen Moments (O. Nelson) 4:00 7. Jitterbug Waltz (F. Waller) 6:09 8. A Night In Tunisia (D. Gillespie) 6:15 9. What A Wonderful World (B. Thiele - G. D. Weiss) 7:06
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Book of Ballads + Something to Swing About + 3 Bonus Tracks
CARMEN McRAE 2LPs on 1CD The complete original Carmen McRae LP Book of Ballads (Kapp KL-1117), which showcases the singer performing a selection of beautiful ballads backed by an orchestra conducted by Frank Hunter. Another complete LP by the singer for the same label, Something to Swing About (Kapp KL-1168) has been added here as a bonus, as well as three songs from the same period that originally appeared on single 78 rpm discs. Includes 16-page booklet.
Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: PWR27340 Barcode: 8436542019125 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal CARMEN McRAE, vocals Orchestra conducted & arranged by FRANK HUNTER Including Don Abney (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Charlie Smith (d). New York, December 1 & 2, 1958.
Track listing: 1. BY MYSELF 3:16 / 2. THE THRILL IS GONE 3:58 / 3. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? 4:09 / 4. DO YOU KNOW WHY? 2:56 / 5. MY ROMANCE 3:57 / 6. ISN’T IT ROMANTIC? 3:05 / 7. IF LOVE IS GOOD TO ME 3:34 / 8. WHEN I FALL IN LOVE 3:51 / 9. PLEASE BE KIND 3:19 / 10. HE WAS TOO GOOD TO ME 2:46 / 11. ANGEL EYES 2:46 / 12. SOMETHING I DREAMED LAST NIGHT 4:03 / 13. THREE LITTLE WORDS 1:54 / 14. I COULDN’T CARE LESS 2:28 / 15. THAT’S FOR ME 2:49 / 16. (HOW LITTLE IT MATTERS) HOW LITTLE WE KNOW 2:32 / 17. YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS 2:42 / 18. IT’S LOVE 2:59 / 19. LOVE IS A SIMPLE THING 2:07 / 20. COMES LOVE 2:47 / 21. A SLEEPIN’ BEE 2:31 / 22. I SEE YOUR FACE BEFORE ME 2:24 / 23. ALONE TOGETHER 2:22 / 24. FALLING IN LOVE WITH LOVE 2:14 / 25. WHICH WAY IS LOVE? 2:36 / 26. PLAY FOR KEEPS 2:39 / 27. TALK TO ME 2:38
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
The Modern Jazz Quartet + 8 Bonus Tracks
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET 2 LPs on 1 CD The Modern Jazz Quartet’s classic eponymous album The Modern Jazz Quartet (Atlantic LP1265) in its entirety. A rare and long out of print live performance at Birdland by the same group, taped the previous year and including versions of two songs from the album (“Bags’ Groove” and “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”) has been added here as a bonus. Includes 16-page booklet.
Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: PWR27341 Barcode: 8436542019316 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal John Lewis - piano Milt Jackson - vibes Percy Heath - bass Connie Kay - drums
Track listing: 1. MEDLEY 10:17 a). THEY SAY IT’S WONDERFUL b). HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN? c). I DON’T STAND A GHOST OF A CHANCE WITH YOU d). MY OLD FLAME e). BODY AND SOUL 2. BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA 6:57 3. LA RONDE: DRUMS (featuring Connie Kay) 2:13 4. A NIGHT IN TUNISIA 6:11 5. YESTERDAYS 5:12 6. BAGS’ GROOVE 5:45 7. BADEN-BADEN 4:05 8. TWO DEGREES EAST, THREE DEGREES WEST 4:47 9. BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA 4:35 10. ANGEL EYES [incomplete] 0:35 11. BLUESOLOGY 4:26 12. GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN 4:58 13. DELAUNEY’S DILEMMA 3:27 14. OH BESS, WHERE’S MY BESS? 3:49 15. BAGS’ GROOVE 4:46 New York, April 5, 1957
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
At Wilshere-Ebell DAVE BRUBECK & PAUL DESMOND 2 LPs on 1 CD The complete original LP Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond at Wilshire-Ebell (Fantasy LP3249), consisting of one of various live performances by the Dave Brubeck Quartet taped at colleges during the mid fifties. As a bonus, we have added another complete Brubeck Fantasy album from the same period, Jazz at the Black Hawk (Fantasy 3-210), which despite its title, was recorded at a variety of different venues.
Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: PWR27342 Barcode: 8436542019323 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Paul Desmond - alto sax Dave Brubeck - piano Ron Crotty - bass Lloyd Davis - drums
Track listing: 1. I’LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN 7:54 2. LET’S FALL IN LOVE 4:37 3. STARDUST 6:32 4. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE 6:54 5. WHY DO I LOVE YOU? 2:44 6. TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS 8:08 7. JEEPERS CREEPERS 7:28* 8. BLUE MOON 8:10* 9. LET’S FALL IN LOVE 7:16* 10. TROLLEY SONG 3:24* 11. TROLLEY SONG [rehearsal] 2:17* 12. MY HEART STOOD STILL 3:26* 13. I MAY BE WRONG 2:56* 14. ON A LITTLE STREET IN SINGAPORE 2:42* Live at Wilshire-Ebell College, Los Angeles, June 20, 1953. * *Bonus album (7-14): Jazz at the Black Hawk (various locations 1952-53)
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Have Trumpet, Will Excite! + 6 Bonus Tracks
DIZZY GILLESPIE The complete Dizzy Gillespie studio LP Have Trumpet, Will Excite! (Verve MGV S-8313), made by the outstanding 1959 Gillespie Quintet with Junior Mance and Les Spann. Two additional tunes and the only existing four alternate takes from the sessions have been added here as a bonus.
Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: PWR27343 Barcode: 8436542019330 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet & vocals Junior Mance - piano Les Spann - guitar & flute Sam Jones - bass Lex Humphries - drums Johnny Hodges - alto saxophone (track 9) Francisco “Chino” Pozo - congas (track 5)
Track listing: 1. MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY 6:02 2. MY MAN 4:19 3. MOONGLOW 6:25 4. ST. LOUIS BLUES 5:54 5. WOODY’N YOU 6:24 6. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS 7:16 7. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE 3:27 8. I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY (IN THE FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE) 6:35 9. SQUATTY ROO 7:28* 10. OO-SHOO-BE-DOO-BE 3:26* 11. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE [alt tk 1] 3:24* 12. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE [alt tk 2] 3:26* 13. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE [alt tk 3] 3:27* 14. I FOUND A MILLION DOLLAR BABY (IN THE FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE) [alt tk] 6:41* New York, February 17-20, 1959 *BONUS TRACKS: From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Dreamy + The Divine One + 2 Bonus Tracks
SARAH VAUGHAN 2 LPs on 1 CD Two complete original albums which find Sarah Vaughan swinging in the company of the Jimmy Jones Orchestra: Dreamy (Roulette SR52046), and The Divine One (Roulette SR52060). Both LPs feature the great Harry “Sweets” Edison backing Vaughan on trumpet. As a bonus, we have added two songs from the period originally issued by Roulette on a single 78 rpm disc. Includes 16-page booklet.
Label: American Jazz Classics File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: AJC99122 Barcode: 8436542019170 Price: MID PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal SARAH VAUGHAN, vocals on all tracks, with: Orchestra arranged & conducted by JIMMY JONES 1-12: Dreamy Feat. Harry “Sweets” Edison (tp), Ronnell Bright (p, celeste), Barry Galbraith (g), Richard Davis or George Duvivier (b), Percy Brice (d), among others. Bell Sound Studios, New York, April 1960. 13-24: The Divine One Featuring Harry “Sweets” Edison & Jimmy Jones (p), among others. Capitol Studios, New York, October 1960.
Track listing: 1. DREAMY 3:00 / 2. HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE 2:57 / 3. THE MORE I SEE YOU 3:10 / 4. I’LL BE SEEING YOU 2:57 / 5. STAR EYES 3:03 / 6. YOU’VE CHANGED 3:39 / 7. TREES 3:05 / 8. WHY WAS I BORN? 2:33 / 9. MY IDEAL 3:00 / 10. CRAZY HE CALLS ME 3:12 / 11. STORMY WEATHER 3:33 / 12. MOON OVER MIAMI 2:34 / 13. HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES? 2:23 / 14. AIN’T NO USE 3:55 / 15. EVERY TIME I SEE YOU 3:03 / 16. YOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAM 2:22 / 17. GLOOMY SUNDAY 3:28 / 18 WHAT DO YOU SEE IN HER 2:53 / 19. JUMP FOR JOY 2:29 / 20. WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS GONE 2:20 / 21. I’M GONNA LAUGH YOU OUT OF MY LIFE 2:52 / 22. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS 2:35 / 23. SOMEBODY ELSE’S DREAM 2:26 / 24. TROUBLE IS A MAN 3:20 / 25. SERENATA 2:43 / 26. LET’S 2:24
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Warm! LP + 2 Bonus Tracks
CLIFFORD BROWN LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs 180 gram VINYL – AUDIOPHILE PRESSING INCLUDES FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD
Label: Jazz Wax File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: JWR4569 Barcode: 8436542018777 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP CLIFFORD BROWN, trumpet on all tracks, plus: On A1, A2 & B1: Stu Williamson (v-tb), Zoot Sims (ts), Bob Gordon (bar), Russ Freeman (p), Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne (d), Jack Montrose (arr). On A3-A5 & B2-B5: Same personnel except Carson Smith (b) replaces Mondragon.
The multiple studio recording sessions Clifford Brown made during his brief career show both his prolific capacity and the high respect his fellow musicians and the recording industry had for his talents and reliability. Even Charlie Parker expressed his enthusiasm to Brownie after hearing him play. “To me, the name of Clifford Brown will always remain synonymous with the very essence of musical and moral maturity”, wrote Quincy Jones in Down Beat magazine in 1956, the week after Brown died in a car accident at the age of twenty-five. “This name”, continued Jones, “will stand as a symbol of the ideals every young jazz musician should strive to attain. This name also represents a musician who had intelligent understanding and awareness of social, moral, and economic problems which constantly confuse the jazz musician, sometimes to the point of hopeless rebellion.” Track listing: SIDE A: 1 JOY SPRING (Clifford Brown) 3:16 2 FINDERS KEEPERS (Jack Montrose) 3:52 3 GONE WITH THE WIND (Herbert Magidson-Allie Wrubel) 3:40 4 BLUEBERRY HILL (Al Lewis-Vincent Rose-Larry Stock) 3:16 5 GONE WITH THE WIND (Herbert Magidson-Allie Wrubel) [alternate take] 2:58* SIDE B: 1 DAHOUD (Clifford Brown) 4:13 2 TINY CAPERS (Clifford Brown) 4:16 3 BONES FOR JONES (Clifford Brown) 4:15 4 BONES FOR ZOOT (Russ Freeman) 4:21 5 TINY CAPERS (Clifford Brown) [alternate take] 2:59 * *BONUS TRACKS: From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Mister Bean Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 6
COLEMAN HAWKINS The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742416/18 Barcode: 3149024241628 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 75'58" - 77'59" - 76'34" / 54 tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Rattle & Roll Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 8
BENNY GOODMAN The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742422/24 Barcode: 3149024242229 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 76'11" - 77'16" - 76'54" / 69 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Misty Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 20
ERROLL GARNER The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742458/60 Barcode: 3149024245824 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 75'32" - 75'15" - 77'31" / 60 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Blues March Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 16
ART BLAKEY The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742446/48 Barcode: 3149024244629 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 77'36" - 76'44" - 75'42" / 34 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Dancin' in the Dark Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 9
ART TATUM The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742425/27 Barcode: 3149024242526 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 75'49" - 77'09" - 76'56" / 52 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Mean To Me Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 22
SARAH VAUGHAN The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742464/66 Barcode: 3149024246425 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 74'56" - 77'28" - 76'23" / 74 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Rosetta Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 17
NAT KING COLE The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742449/51 Barcode: 3149024244926 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 77'45" - 77'15" - 77'05" / 79 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Nameless Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 23
OSCAR PETERSON The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742467/69 Barcode: 3149024246722 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 77'51" - 76'58" - 75'41" / 64 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
The Thrill Is Gone Jazz Characters New Series Vol. 26
CHET BAKER The final 9 titles in the 30-volume JAZZ CHARACTERS NEW SERIES are released. JAZZ CHARACTERS, the authoritative collection launched in 2004, is celebrating its tenth year with the release of the expanded Jazz Characters New Series. From Louis Armstrong to John Coltrane, the collection invites you to discover the work of the great men and women who made jazz history; the pioneers of the greatest musical adventure of the twentieth century. Released as 4-panel digipacks, each volume of the new collection includes 3 CDs (nearly 4 hours of listening) and is accompanied by a 40-page booklet containing biographies and notes in French and English, with original photos and illustrations. Each artist’s contribution has been enriched by a fresh selection of essential tracks covering a period that goes well beyond the previous edition of the series. The first 21 volumes of this prestigious 30-volume collection were released in 2014.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 2742476/78 Barcode: 3149024247620 Price: MID PRICE Format: 3 CD Packaging: digipack
3 CD / 74'33" - 77'23" - 75'11" / 63 Tracks
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
North India PANDIT BALARAM PATHAK Pandit Balaram Pathak is acknowledged as one of the very greatest artists in North Indian music. Pathak (1923-1991) was the creator of a unique style of sitar playing - one of particular melodic refinement, sweetness of tone and use of harmonics - and has been cited as an influence by successive generations of sitar players. Not as well known outside India as Ravi Shankar or Vilyat Khan, this is largely due to Pathak having only made two LPs, both long deleted. This 1986 Radio France recording (originally released by Ocora in 1987) thus fills a glaring void in the history of recorded sitar music. The album features three ragas, with tabla and tanpura accompaniment.
Label: Radio France File Under: World music / India Catalogue No: C581672 Barcode: 3149028071627 Price: LOWER FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
Track listing: Raga Bilaskhani Todi 1. Alap, Jod 7:55 2. Gata (Rudra Tala) 13:25 Raga Kinari Bhairavi 3. Alap, Jod, Jhala 19:15 4. Gat (Drut Tintala)4:30 Raga Misra Pilu 5. Alap, Jod 15:50 6. Gat (Sitarkhani, Adha) 6:25
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
Pachamama Coronada LA BELLE IMAGE Modelling themselves on the street 'banda' of South America, this lively French brass crew - 20+ musicians strong - style their music as Fanfare Latino Roots, performing a repertoire of Colombian and Andean traditional tunes combining the power of brass with the sensuality and joie de vivre of Latin dance. This exuberant brew is showcased with joyous effect on this recording, which stems from a music and dance street show created by the band in 2013, also entitled Pachamama Coronada.
Label: Playasound File Under: World music / Latin Catalogue No: PS66433 Barcode: 3700089664335 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal
Track listing: 1. Navidad Negra 1:23 2. Mi Manguelito 3:33 3. La Guane単a 4:59 4. Tres Clarinetes 3:40 5. El curuchupa 3:28 6. Veinte de enero 3:58 7. La trucha del Titicaca 3:34 8. Camote Amarillo 3:08 9. Navidad Negra 3:17 10. Pajarillo Triste 2:43 11. Tres Golpes 3:19 12. La Ripia 3:16 13. Findingo 1:58 14. Si tu me olvidas 2:38 15. El Toro Viejo 2:14 16. Hanacpachap Cuissicuinin 1:39 17. Ese lunarcito 6:28
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
The French Sessions DUBMATIX Toronto-born Dubmatix is now firmly established as one of the top reggae producers in the world. Whether as a producer, live performer, remixer, radio show presenter, soundtrack composer etc it is fair to say no-one has done more for Canadian reggae than Dubmatix. He found a global audience with his breakout album of 2008 “Renegade Rocker� that earned him rave reviews & praise in the UK from musical pioneers Don Letts and Dermott Hussey. Guests appearing with Dubmatix have included artists of the calibre of Eek-a-Mouse, Big Youth, Tenor Fly, Ranking Joe, U Roy, Tippa Irie, Mighty Diamonds and Anthony B.
Label: Soulbeats File Under: Reggae Catalogue No: SBR077 Barcode: 3149028073126 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
For his latest opus, The French Sessions, Dubmatix has chosen a self-explanatory title. Over the course of 200 gigs all around France Dubmatix met with and witnessed the growth of an entire generation of French MC's, toasters and singers. Recognising the massive impact dub, reggae and sound system are enjoying in France, Dubmatix sought to harness the talents of this new homegrown generation of artists in France. A beautiful and original combination to discover, the energic and positive The French Sessions symbolizes the country's thriving reggae scene, as mentored by the one and only Dubmatix. UK dates: 13/16 August - Boomtown 4/6 September - One Love Festival Track listing: 1. Dangerous (ft Guive & Taiwan MC) 3:47 2. African Brothers (ft S'Kaya) 4:00 3. Dub & Ragga (ft Jah Jah Man) 3:32 4. Fais Tourner (ft Volodia) 3:17 5. Crisis (ft Patko) 4:28 6. Are You Ready? - Reggae Sun Ska (ft LMK & Volodia) 3:28 7. Mercedes (ft Tribuman) 3:43 8. So Bad (ft LMK) 3:50 9. We Run The Game (ft Face-T) 3:22 10. Let The Good Time Roll (ft Jr Yellam) 3:32 11. Africa (ft Joe Pilgrim) 4:03
RELEASE DATE 29TH JUNE 2015
The French Sessions LP DUBMATIX VINYL VERSION OF THE NEW ALBUM Toronto-born Dubmatix is now firmly established as one of the top reggae producers in the world. Whether as a producer, live performer, remixer, radio show presenter, soundtrack composer etc it is fair to say no-one has done more for Canadian reggae than Dubmatix. He found a global audience with his breakout album of 2008 “Renegade Rocker� that earned him rave reviews & praise in the UK from musical pioneers Don Letts and Dermott Hussey. Guests appearing with Dubmatix have included artists of the calibre of Eek-a-Mouse, Big Youth, Tenor Fly, Ranking Joe, U Roy, Tippa Irie, Mighty Diamonds and Anthony B.
Label: Soulbeats File Under: Reggae Catalogue No: SBR078 Barcode: 3149028003376 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP
For his latest opus, The French Sessions, Dubmatix has chosen a self-explanatory title. Over the course of 200 gigs all around France Dubmatix met with and witnessed the growth of an entire generation of French MC's, toasters and singers. Recognising the massive impact dub, reggae and sound system are enjoying in France, Dubmatix sought to harness the talents of this new homegrown generation of artists in France. A beautiful and original combination to discover, the energic and positive The French Sessions symbolizes the country's thriving reggae scene, as mentored by the one and only Dubmatix. UK dates: 13/16 August - Boomtown 4/6 September - One Love Festival Track listing: Side A / 1. Dangerous (ft Guive & Taiwan MC) 3:47 2. African Brothers (ft S'Kaya) 4:00 3. Dub & Ragga (ft Jah Jah Man) 3:32 4. Fais Tourner (ft Volodia) 3:17 5. Crisis (ft Patko) 4:28 Side B / 1. Are You Ready? - Reggae Sun Ska (ft LMK & Volodia) 3:28 2. Mercedes (ft Tribuman) 3:43 3. So Bad (ft LMK) 3:50 4. We Run The Game (ft Face-T) 3:22 5. Let The Good Time Roll (ft Jr Yellam) 3:32 6. Africa (ft Joe Pilgrim) 4:03