NEW RELEASES
MARCH 2016
JAZZ; WORLD MUSIC; BLUES; REGGAE; ROOTS; ROCK/POP; SOUNDTRACKS HARMONIA MUNDI LABELS: DISCOGRAPH / JAZZ VILLAGE / LE CHANT DU MONDE / WORLD VILLAGE
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MICHAEL WOLLNY TRIO @ ACT / Jörg Steinmetz
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RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Klangspuren Collector's Edition CD+DVD
MICHAEL WOLLNY TRIO Live concerts by the Michael Wollny Trio are always experiences to be treasured. These three ideally matched musicians never fail to find fascinating new directions for the music, or to take the listener by surprise. “Klangspuren” captures the sight and the sound of two quite exceptional performances by Wollny's new trio. These sets demonstrate the leaps and bounds by which the group has progressed artistically in the past two years. These two snapshots of the Michael Wollny Trio in live situations show the trio's infinite capacity to “morph in mood and dart this way and that” (Financial Times), to cross styles and epochs, to play at very different levels of intensity. The 2015 CD set features material from the Nachtfahrten album, the DVD from 2014 features material from Weltentraum - timeless music rooted in the here and now.
Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ACT6019-2 Barcode: 614427601926 Price: FULL PRICE Format: CD+DVD Packaging: digipack Michael Wollny - piano Christian Weber - bass Eric Schaefer - drums
View an excerpt of the DVD here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4lKQ9yWr5o Tracklisting: CD: Live in Hamburg, November 2015 1. Questions in a world of blue 3:39 / 2. De desconfort 5:01 / 3. Motette no.1 4:34 / 4. White moon 4:02 / 5. Der wanderer 7:18 / 6. Nacht 7:26 / 7. When the sleeper wakes 6:55 / 8. Nachtfahrten 6:46 / 9. Arséne somnambule 5:14 DVD: Live at 35. Leverkusener Jazztage, November 2014 1. Nacht 4:33 / 2. Phlegma phigter 10:11 / 3. Rufe in der horchenden nacht 8:14 / 4. When the sleeper wakes 6:26 / 5. Gravité 4:33 / 6. Lasse! 7:05 / 7. Engel 7:49 / 8. Little person 5:12
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Tribute to Irakere - Live in Marciac CHUCHO VALDES Four decades ago, Chucho Valdes revolutionized Cuba's musical landscape as leader of the jazz ensemble Irakere, a band whose sound-world and arrangements remain strikingly modern to this day. For forty years, the volcanic energy of the music of Irakere, propelled by dance rhythms and symphonic orchestrations, brought to life a fantasy universe filled with untamed creatures and sounds of mythical drums. Today, at 73, Valdes demonstrates his irrepressible vigor with a re-discovery of original Irakere charts - here entrusted to the young musicians of his new band, the Afro-Cuban Messengers. Not content with reiterating old repertoire, on Tribute to Irakere - Live in Marciac, the master has reinvented and refashioned those charts into wonderful source material for a new generation of musicians. “Lovely. I particularly like the opening track Juana 1600. Well funky!” Mark Coles, BBC
Label: Jazz Village File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 570095/96 Barcode: 3149027006620 Price: FULL PRICE Format: CD+DVD Packaging: digipack Chucho Valdés - piano, arranger, director with Yaroldy Abreu Robles – percussion, vocals Rafael Águila – alto sax Rodney Barreto – drums, vocals Dreiser Durruthy Bombalé – batás, lead vocals Ariel Bringuez – tenor sax Gastón Joya - double bass, vocals Manuel Machado – trumpet Reinaldo Melián - trumpet Carlos Sarduy – trumpet
CD Track listing: 1. Juana 1600 7:57 / 2. Lorena's Tango 8:08 / 3. Congadanza 10:34 / 4. Afro-Comanche 17:56 / 5. Afro-Funk 7:11 / 6. Yansá 17:52 DVD Track listing: 1.Juana 1600 / 2.Tabú / 3.Yansá / 4.Congadanza / 5.Lorena's Tango / 6.Afro-Comanche / 7.Afro-Funk / 8.Bacalao con Pan / 9.Los Caminos Recorded live at Jazz in Marciac, France, August 3rd 2015
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Amorandom AKI RISSANEN Over the last few years Aki Rissanen has quietly been building a name in the international jazz world both as a leader and as a sideman. With Amorandom, he delivers his most definitive work to date. There's a fluidity in his playing and a boldness in his composing that deserves widespread praise and real recognition for one of the finest young European pianists. Amorandom is the work that will introduce Aki Rissenen to the world as a startling new talent. -Finnish pianist and composer who has built a name with his trio and his work with Verneri Pohjola and Dave Liebman -His music combines intelligent, intricate compositions with exciting and pungent execution -The trio first appeared on Edition as part of Verneri Pohjola’s album ‘Bullhorn’ -Aki has recorded seven albums as leader, including two albums for ACT records with Verneri View the album EPK here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6yD3To80M
Label: Edition Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: EDN1067 Barcode: 5065001530791 Price: LOWER FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal Aki Rissanen - piano Antti Lötjönen - bass Teppo Mäkynen - drums
Track listing: 1.Paysages Pas Sages 2.For Rainbows 3.Pulsar 4.Aleatoric 5.Intro to Signettes 6.Signettes 7.For Jimmy Giuffre 8.Intro to Bird Vision 9.Bird Vision 10.Amorandom
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Dark Blue JIM ROTONDI For 20+ years, Rotondi was one of the trumpet heroes of the New York City jazz scene and a musician whose fiery playing and daring solos firmly established him as a torchbearer of the Lee Morgan-Freddie Hubbard-Woody Shaw trumpet tradition. Like so many jazz greats before him, he’s based in Europe now, but he’s still blowing with the same intensity, if not more. His new recording, Dark Blue, uses the importance of place as a central theme and features music inspired by pivotal locations in his career from Europe to New York and beyond. While the title itself doesn’t reference any particular place, it’s a vivid description of this breathtaking music and this spectacular quintet that brings together hard-bop stalwarts David Hazeltine (piano), Joe Locke (vibes), David Wong (bass) and Carl Allen (drums).
Label: Smoke Sessions File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSR1602 Barcode: 888295365581 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Jim Rotondi - trumpet & flugelhorn Joe Locke - vibraphone David Hazeltine - piano & Fender Rhodes David Wong - bass Carl Allen - drums
Track listing: 1. In Graz (Jim Rotondi) 6:43 2. BC (Jim Rotondi) 5:14 3. Biru Kirusai (Jim Rotondi & Eric Alexander) 5:27 4. Dark Blue (Jim Rotondi) 8:00 5. Highline (David Hazeltine) 5:42 6. Pure Imagination (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley) 7:03 7. Monk’s Mood (Thelonious Monk) 7:29 8. Le Crest (Jim Rotondi) 5:35 9. Our Day Will Come (Mort Garson / Bob Hilliard) 6:43 10. Going to the Sun (Jim Rotondi) 6:49
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Piano Tales ENRICO ZANISI Since his debut, Enrico Zanisi has proved to have the makings of a rocketing star, to whom the label of enfant prodige of Italian jazz was soon to become a tight fit. That’s why this piano solo album by Enrico Zanisi, to be released on CAM JAZZ, seems well-timed for an ideal start to a new era in the career of this young pianist. Following three trio albums and several side projects, Piano Tales comes to crown a journey during which the Roman pianist has explored the boundaries of his music but leaving its distinguishing natural grace intact. This recording reveals a brand new Zanisi, more full-fledged but, above all, aware of his potential as songwriter and player. This work consists of eleven tracks, mostly less than four minutes long, a purported collection of musical feelings, more than an actual concept album. It also features more complex pieces with a highly designed improvisational approach. But the prevailing element in a mood accommodating fullness and emptiness, music and silence, is Zanisi’s airy piano-playing, both inexpressible and sharp.
Label: CAM Jazz File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: CAMJ7896-2 Barcode: 8052405141897 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
In young players like him one seldom finds such a clear awareness of one’s own means as well as an already distinct musical personality like his. Though, Zanisi has both of them, unmistakably. Track listing: 1. Ouverture 2. Uma Historia 3. Mirage 4. Cut It Out 5. Mà 6. Palabras 7. Stairs 8. No Truth 9. Morse 10. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most 11. O Du Mein Holder Abendstern
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Alchemy ROBERT MENZEL Robert Menzel is a Berlin-based saxophonist and composer. His music unites the beauty of melody and the courage of free improvisation. He studied at the Dresden College of Music and at the Koninklijk Conservatorium van Brussel with John Ruocco on a scholarship and is the recipient of the Carl Maria von Weber Grant by the City of Dresden. Alchemy is the Saxophonist’s debut album, released on Two Rivers Records. Two Rivers Records was founded as a platform for new artists to release brave, unrestricted new music. Founder Alya Marquardt has curated a roster of contemporary jazz, contemporary classical and alternative world musicians. “The tenor tone was heart-melting, with its slow-burn vibrato” [London Jazz News]
Label: Two Rivers Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: TRR004 Barcode: 5060428630048 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Robert Menzel - tenor sax Clemens Christian Pötzsch - piano Robert Lucaciu - bass Philipp Scholz - drums
Track listing: 1. Wind of Change 2. Kühl und Distanziert 3. The Wall 4. The Stupidity of Modern Man 5. Strange Ways 6. IPM 7. Barbie Girl 8. Grübeln 9. Ich Sehe Nichts 10. Night Song
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
The Complete Carnegie Hall Performances + 6 PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED BONUS TRACKS
BILLIE HOLIDAY This release presents, for the first time ever on a single set, all surviving performances by the great Billie Holiday at Carnegie Hall, covering the years 1946 to 1956. The first CD begins with her most celebrated Carnegie Hall set, taped on November 10, 1956 and released on the album The Essential Billie Holiday -Carnegie Hall Concert (Verve V-8410), followed by all of her other preserved recordings at that venue, some of them only rarely heard. As a bonus, we have added a never before released November 8, 1956 radio show on which Billie recites the lyrics to three of her songs a capella and is interviewed about her upcoming Carnegie Hall concert. The closing bonus, also previously unissued, features Billie a few days after the concert relaxing during a party at Leonard Feather’s home (he’s at the piano), and singing a unique vocal duet with Helen Merrill. INCLUDES 20-PAGE BOOKLET.
Label: Poll Winners Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: PWR27352 Barcode: 8436559460644 Price: MID PRICE Format: 2 CD Packaging: cristal
CD1: 1. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues 2:52 / 2. LADY SINGS THE BLUES 2:38 / 3. IT AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS IF I DO 2:33 / 4. TRAVELIN’ LIGHT with reading 0:44 / 5. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues 2:06 / 6. BILLIE’S BLUES 3:20 / 7. BODY AND SOUL 2:41 / 8. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues 0:55 / 9. DON’T EXPLAIN 2:29 / 10. YESTERDAYS 1:19 / 11. PLEASE DON’T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I’M GONE 1:42 / 12. I’LL BE SEEING YOU 2:28 / 13. Reading from Lady Sings the Blues 2:50 / 14. MY MAN 3:13 / 15. I CRIED FOR YOU 3:08 / 16. FINE AND MELLOW 3:14 / 17. I COVER THE WATERFRONT 3:45 / 18. OH, WHAT A LITTLE MOONLIGHT CAN DO 2:51 / 19. Announcement into ALL OF ME 2:09 / 20. IT AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS IF I DO 2:25 / 21. LOVER COME BACK TO ME 2:06 / 22. MY MAN 2:52 / 23. THEM THERE EYES 2:11 / 24. LOVER MAN 3:10 / 25. STORMY WEATHER 3:41 CD2: 1. Norman Granz announcement 0:17 / 2. LOVER MAN 2:40 / 3. Announcement by Duke Ellington 0:25 / 4. LOVER COME BACK TO ME 1:53 / 5. I COVER THE WATERFRONT 3:47 / 6. MY MAN 3:16 / 7. FINE AND MELLOW 3:43 / 8. THE MAN I LOVE 3:04 / 9. GEE BABY AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU 2:19 / 10. ALL OF ME 1:55 / 11. BILLIE’S BLUES 3:45 / 12. YOU BETTER GO NOW 2:55 / 13. YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY 1:29 / 14. THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE 2:34 / 15. I COVER THE WATERFRONT 3:25 / 16. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO MISS NEW ORLEANS? 2:18 / 17. DON’T EXPLAIN 2:33 / 18. I LOVES YOU PORGY 2:33 / 19. Peacock Alley Show I: Billie Holiday interview 3:02 / 20. Peacock Alley Show II: DON’T EXPLAIN 2:14 / 21. Peacock Alley Show III: FINE AND MELLOW 2:24 / 22. Peacock Alley Show IV: YESTERDAYS / Interview 10:11 / 23. MEDLEY: GHOST OF YESTERDAY into YOU GO TO MY HEAD 7:08
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
L'Eau Vive GUY BÉART The 20th volume in the Le Siecle D'Or (The Golden Age) collection - the ultimate collection of the most famous artists of French Chanson. Guy Béart’s songs dealt with important subjects, such as equality, racism and intolerance. He can be said to be quite naïve, sometimes even almost clumsy, but he never lacked feeling or compassion. Colour is often part of his texts, as if it’s a remnant from his childhood around the Mediterranean. Béart sings with a simple and generous lust for life, always with emotion and tenderness, which makes a stark contrast with the violence of the modern world. And there is indeed a kind of almost fragile delicacy in his lyrics. Where Brassens, Ferré and Nougaro ushered in a marked, forceful kind of virility and where Brel’s poetry failed to find a way to break free of despair, Béart’s work remained fragile, tender, delicate, luminous, warm-hearted, almost maternal, fresh and invigorating.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: World music / France Catalogue No: 2742386/87 Barcode: 3149024238628 Price: BUDGET PRICE Format: 2 CD Packaging: digipack
Track listing: CD 1 1.Qu'on est bien 2'29 / 2.Le Chapeau 2'06 / 3.Bal chez Temporel 2'23 / 4.Laura 2'28 / 5.Chandernagor 1'56 / 6.Il y a plus d'un an 2'32 / 7.Le Quidam 3'07 / 8.L'Obélisque 2'18 / 9.L'Eau vive 2'50 / 10.L'Âne 3'09 / 11.Vous 2'11 / 12.Sérénade à Madame 3'02 / 13.Moitié toi, moitié moi 2'45 / 14.Poste restante 3'02 / 15.Chanson pour ma vieille 2'33 / 16.Le Terrien 2'24 / 17.L'Oxygène 2'04 / 18.Dans 'regrettable' 1'45 / 19.Les Eléphants 3'36 / 20.L'Agent double 2'53 CD 2 1.Printemps sans amour 3'38 / 2.Sac à malices 2'12 / 3.Il n'y a plus d'après 3'10 / 4.En baignoire 3'03 / 5.Grenouille de l'étang 2'55 / 6.Les Pas réunis 3'45 / 7.Grenades, grenades 2'12 / 8.Les Enfants sages 2'55 / 9.Battez-les 2'19 / 10.Ohé ! Du bateau 3'39 / 11.Ne tirez pas sur le diable 2'50 / 12.La Chabraque 3'17 / 13.Ah ! Quelle journée 2'21 / 14.Pierrot la tendresse 2'57 / 15.Le Matin, je m'éveille 2'18 / 16.Le Mariage 3'30 / 17.Les Bras d'Antoine 2'40 / 18.Je ne sais jamais dire non 2'28 / 19.Plus jamais 2'32 / 20.Quand un homme 2'48
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Great Singers of Flamenco Vol.25 CURRO DE UTRERA Each of the Utrera native’s appearances provided an opportunity to marvel at his sturdy, powerful and sonorous voice. For Curro, singing was obviously a way to call forth and express things hidden deep inside him. In his hands, the cante was a vast concept seeming to come from the very depths of his heart, his belly; his very entrails. He stretched his melody out in time, showing he had big lungs and a big heart.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: World music / Spain Catalogue No: 2742388 Barcode: 3149024238826 Price: BUDGET PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal
Track listing: 1.La Hija de la Paula - 19593'36 2.Mi barco velero - 19592'36 3.Los dos por un caminito - 19594'49 4.Martinete - 19590'51 5.Un águila palomera - 19592'47 6.Un espejito de plata - 19593'59 7.Corazón de Leona - 19595'40 8.No soy de esa tierra - 19595'59 9.A la entrada de Lucena - 19593'43 10.Me puse a escribir un día - 19592'13 11.Del convento las campanas - 19592'58 12.Iglesia de Santa Ana - 19595'02 13.Eché un anzuelo a la mar - 19602'26 14.La Gran calle de Alcalá - 19604'31 15.Un toro de pasión - 19604'31 16.Una cordera - 19604'17 17.La Gitana malena - 19602'37 18.Viva el puente del Genil - 19603'40 19.La Nieve por tu cara - 19603'19 20.En el campo hay una flor - 19603'28 21.A visitarte he venido - 19603'21
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Great Singers of Flamenco Vol.26 ROQUE MONTOYA 'JARRITO' Jarrito, more than many others, was just as happy singing fandango, cantes de Las Minas and la buleria. And as for the timbre of Jarrito’s voice… depending on the style, it alternatively prays, implores, interrupts itself, fades into silence, crackles, blazes, drifts off, dwindles into the distance, screams in pain, whispers, murmurs, shrieks, cries… and expresses a thousand other subtle feelings. With his well-stocked ‘bag of tricks’, Jarrito is a genuine walking encyclopedia of flamenco cante.
Label: Le Chant du Monde File Under: World music / Spain Catalogue No: 2742389 Barcode: 3149024238925 Price: BUDGET PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal
Track listing: 1.De noche cuando te veo - 19574'33 2.Te conocí en el quintillo - 19572'43 3.La partía del templao - 19577'44 4.Yo siempre estaré contigo - 19585'10 5.Algeciras - 19583'00 6.La lluvia parece un llanto - 19583'12 7.Cómo recuerdo la Alhambra - 19582'29 8.Darme el candil - 19583'33 9.Los colosos del flamenco - 19594'31 10.La 'Mare' del cante - 19595'13 11.Dedica mi voz - 19602'09 12.Cantares de los romeros - 19602'46 13.Porqué río y porqué canto - 19613'25 14.Brindo a Triana - 19613'07 15.Si el cariño se vendiera - 19613'42 16.Yo vendo unos ojos negros - 19612'17 17.Prima Gabriela - 19622'00 18.Rayo de luna - 19623'56 19.Qué es lo último en perder - 19623'45 20.Tanto dijeron de ti - 19621'58 21.Serrana que te olviara - 19623'30 22.Si vas a san Antolín - 19622'21
RELEASE DATE 4TH MARCH 2016
Delta y Mar VICENTE BÖGEHOLZ & JUANJO MOSALINI A meeting of Argentina and Chile for a mixing of European and South-American sounds. Heir to a Latin musical tradition, Juanjo Mosalini decompartmentalises musical boundaries and makes his instrument, the bandoneon, sing alongside partners as different as Gotan Project or Ophélie Gaillard. With Delta y Mar, he returns to an accomplice going back ten years, the prodigious guitarist Vicente Bögeholz, unveiling written compositions nurtured by their Latin and European influences.
Label: Aparté File Under: World music / Argentina Catalogue No: AP119 Barcode: 3149028077223 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Vicente Bögeholz - guitar Juanjo Mosalini - bandoneon
1. El Puyuyuy 3:36 2. Tango Inside 4:53 3. Delta y Mar 10:17 4. La Cumparsita 5:57 5. Strömungen 2:31 6. Lamento 2:58 7. Spiel der Kräfte 3:10 8. Puerto Varas 4:40 9. El Tigre 7:17 10-12. Tres Encuentros 10:43 13. Milonga de la Tierra 7:53
RELEASE DATE 18TH MARCH 2016
Forevergreens TONBRUKET Considered together, the first three albums of Tonbruket form a consistent trajectory. “Tonbruket”, “Dig It To The End” and “Nubium Swimtrip” are an indivisible whole, in which the band remained true to its vision to take conventional jazz formats and shift them in the direction of instrumental rock music. Before they embarked on their new album, however, the four decided to recharge their creative batteries. Thus their fourth album “Forevergreens” represents a new beginning for Tonbruket. Tonbruket's music has always been uncategorizable by genre, but on “ Forevergreens” they have left even that impalpability behind. Some of the tracks are extremely soft and gentle, romantic, acoustic, jazz-inspired, while others use prog rock as a springboard from which to make the short leap into heavy metal. “Forevergreens” is both the quietest and the loudest of their albums. They have never ventured quite so close to jazz – nor have they strayed quite so far from it. Norwegian pop-diva Ane Brun, who has had Tonbruket as her backing band for a while now, features on two tracks.
Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ACT9811-2 Barcode: 614427981127 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Dan Berglund - double bass Johan Lindström - guitar, pedal steel, keyboards Martin Hederos - piano, synthesizers, violin Andreas Werliin - drums Guests: Ane Brun - spoken word (track 1), vocals (3) Per Texas Johansson - bass clarinet Anna Högberg - baritone saxophone Martin Holm - tenor saxophone (11)
01 Intro (Tonbruket) 0:33 02 Mano Sinistra (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 7:07 03 Sinkadus (Dan Berglund, Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 6:24 04 Tarantella (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 6:22 05 Music For The Sun King (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 5:43 06 The Missing (Andreas Werliin, Martin Hederos & Tonbruket) 4:47 07 Frösön (Martin Hederos & Tonbruket) 4:22 08 Linton (Tonbruket) 5:51 09 First Flight Of A Newbird (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 4:48 10 Passage Europa (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 1:13 11 Polka Oblivion (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 5:18
RELEASE DATE 18TH MARCH 2016
Forevergreens LP TONBRUKET 180gr VINYL LP WITH DOWNLOAD CODE Considered together, the first three albums of Tonbruket form a consistent trajectory. “Tonbruket”, “Dig It To The End” and “Nubium Swimtrip” are an indivisible whole, in which the band remained true to its vision to take conventional jazz formats and shift them in the direction of instrumental rock music. Before they embarked on their new album, however, the four decided to recharge their creative batteries. Thus their fourth album “Forevergreens” represents a new beginning for Tonbruket. Tonbruket's music has always been uncategorizable by genre, but on “ Forevergreens” they have left even that impalpability behind. Some of the tracks are extremely soft and gentle, romantic, acoustic, jazz-inspired, while others use prog rock as a springboard from which to make the short leap into heavy metal. “Forevergreens” is both the quietest and the loudest of their albums. They have never ventured quite so close to jazz – nor have they strayed quite so far from it.
Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ACT9811-1 Barcode: 614427981110 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 LP Dan Berglund - double bass Johan Lindström - guitar, pedal steel, keyboards Martin Hederos - piano, synthesizers, violin Andreas Werliin - drums Guests: Ane Brun - spoken word (track 1), vocals (3) Per Texas Johansson - bass clarinet Anna Högberg - baritone saxophone Martin Holm - tenor saxophone (11)
Norwegian pop-diva Ane Brun, who has had Tonbruket as her backing band for a while now, features on two tracks. Track listing: Side A 1. Intro (Tonbruket) 0:33 2. Mano Sinistra (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 7:07 3. Sinkadus (Dan Berglund, Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 6:24 4. Tarantella (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 6:22 5. Music For The Sun King (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 5:43 Side B 1. The Missing (Andreas Werliin, Martin Hederos & Tonbruket) 4:47 2. Frösön (Martin Hederos & Tonbruket) 4:22 3. Linton (Tonbruket) 5:51 4. First Flight Of A Newbird (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 4:48 5. Passage Europa (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 1:13 6. Polka Oblivion (Johan Lindström & Tonbruket) 5:18
RELEASE DATE 18TH MARCH 2016
Beauty & Truth JOACHIM KÜHN NEW TRIO Joachim Kühn is a German pianist of world class, and a stand-alone figure in European jazz. Though in his early seventies, he shows no sign either of slackening or of surrendering to his age, his musical curiosity is as boundless as ever and his urge to keep creating new music remains undimmed. For “Beauty & Truth” he and producer Siggi Loch made a selection of new Kühn compositions and old pieces, reaching out into unfamiliar repertoire including two tracks by The Doors, two by Krzysztof Komeda, and more by Ornette Coleman, Gershwin and even a reggae tune by Stand High Patrol. It can clearly be heard how much his new trio has energized Kühn. The bass of Chris Jenkins is stentorian and self-assured, yet stoical. It underpins and anchors the band. Drummer Eric Schaefer brings the same multiple virtues to this different context that make him such a success as a stalwart of the Michael Wollny Trio. Kühn's own piano playing is powerful and clear, musically he has a way of going straight to the heart of the matter.
Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ACT9816-2 Barcode: 614427981622 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Joachim Kühn - piano Chris Jennings - bass Eric Schaefer - drums
Track listing: 1. Beauty And Truth (Ornette Coleman) 1:22 2. The End (The Doors) 4:02 3. Because Of Mouloud 3:48 4. Sleep On It (Stand High Patrol) 4:15 5. Intim 2:47 6. Transmitting 6:09 7. Summertime (George Gershwin) 3:23 8. Riders On The Storm (The Doors) 3:35 9. Machineria 3:19 10. Sleep Safe And Warm (Krzysztof Komeda) 2:58 11. Kattorna (Krzysztof Komeda) 3:53 12. Blues For Pablo (Gil Evans) 8:31
RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2016
Bliss ERIC SCHAEFER & THE SHREDZ On “Bliss”, Eric Schaefer and his band The Shredz blend the fusion jazz of the sixties with the jazz dub of the nineties and the club music of today to concoct an explosive musical brew. The Shredz invoke the spirit of the electric Miles Davis sessions. Michael Wollny Trio-drummer Schaefer and bassist John Eckhardt switch back and forth between feverish Bitches Brew Groove, Laswellian Dub fusions and pulsating club sounds. “We wanted to go on a trip together, achieve a kind of trance state,” says Schaefer of the recording process. It is merely the logical continuation of what made Schaefer’s playing so unique from the outset: style and good taste, skills and know-how, complex compositions and improvisatory passion. Rooted in hardcore and matured in jazz, Schaefer plays a range that goes way beyond the scope of any academic colloquium.
Label: ACT Music File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: ACT9818-2 Barcode: 614427981820 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Eric Schaefer - drums, modular synthesizer John-Dennis Renken - trumpet Volker Meitz - keyboards John Eckhardt - bass
“Eric Schaefer is one of the finest young drummers in Europe” Jazzwise Track listing: 1. Abstract Dub 3:56 2. Barber 5:45 3. LongJam 9:10 4. SlomoJam 3:02 5. Oistrakh 5:43 6. No Bottom No Top 6:07 7. ShortJam 5:30 8. Bliss 3:38
RELEASE DATE 18TH MARCH 2016
Abutbul Music OMER AVITAL Born in Israel to a Moroccan father and a Yemenite mother, now living in the U.S., the bassist, composer, bandleader, Omer Avital, is a major force in the New York music scene for over twenty years. Avital's genre-defying ensembles are pushing the boundaries of jazz expression with swing and spiritual sustenance in equal measure. On this new album, recorded in Paris, Avital delivers a strong statement, with a powerful sound, joyful rhythms and oriental melodies that draw on gospel and soul. Avital is continually evolving contemporary jazz, rightly being called one of the most unique musicians of his generation.
Label: Jazz Village File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 570114 Barcode: 3149027006828 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack Omer Avital - double bass Yonathan Avishai - piano Asaf Yuria - tenor and soprano saxophones Alexander Levin - tenor saxophone Ofri Nehemya - drums
Track listing: 1.Muhammad's Market 6:59 2.Three Four8:3 2 3.Afrik8:19 4.New Yemenite Song10:2 6 5.Bed-Stuy7:38 6.Bass Hijaz (intro to Ramat Gan)4:3 3 7.Ramat Gan7:45 8.Ayalat Hen8:57 9.Eser (Middle Eastern Funk)7:01
RELEASE DATE 18TH MARCH 2016
Abutbul Music 2LP OMER AVITAL 180gr VINYL DOUBLE LP IN GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH BONUS TRACKS AND DOWNLOAD CODE Born in Israel to a Moroccan father and a Yemenite mother, now living in the U.S., the bassist-composer-bandleader Omer Avital is a major force in the New York music scene for over twenty years. Avital's genre-defying ensembles are pushing the boundaries of jazz expression with swing and spiritual sustenance in equal measure. On this new album, recorded in Paris, Avital delivers a strong statement, with a powerful sound, joyful rhythms and oriental melodies that draw on gospel and soul. Avital is continually evolving contemporary jazz, rightly being called one of the most unique musicians of his generation.
Label: Jazz Village File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: 33570114/15 Barcode: 3149027004176 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 2 LP Omer Avital - double bass Yonathan Avishai - piano Asaf Yuria - tenor and soprano saxophones Alexander Levin - tenor saxophone Ofri Nehemya - drums
Track listing: Side A 1.Muhammad's Market6:59 2.Three Four8:32 3.Eser (Middle Eastern Funk)7:01 Side B 1.Afrik8:19 2.Bass Hijaz (intro to Ramat Gan)4:33 3.Ramat Gan7:45 Side C 1.New Yemenite Song10:26 2.Ayalat Hen8:57 Side D 1.Bed-Stuy(long version)13:47 2.Zohar Smiles (bonus track)5:22
RELEASE DATE 18TH MARCH 2016
Afro Blue 2LP HAROLD MABERN LIMITED EDITION DELUXE 180gr VINYL DOUBLE LP IN TIP-ON GATEFOLD SLEEVE Harold Mabern’s second release on Smoke Sessions Records, Afro Blue, is a very special recording featuring a truly stellar cast of guest vocalists: Gregory Porter, Norah Jones, Jane Monheit, Kurt Elling, and Alexis Cole. The chemistry of these artists with Harold is extraordinary. Well-known in jazz circles as a consummate accompanist for instrumental soloists, Mabern also has a special gift for sensitive and supportive playing behind singers. It’s something he takes pride in and has been doing since he first hit the stage at Birdland half a century ago with Betty Carter. There is a lot of music and there are a lot of memorable performances on Afro Blue but Mabern’s soulful, blues-driven style is the constant highlight. He is joined by a stellar supporting cast — Jeremy Pelt, Eric Alexander and Steve Turre form a killer horn section while John Webber and Joe Farnsworth complete his reliable rhythm team. Guitarist Peter Bernstein also makes a special appearance on Steely Dan’s “Do It Again.”
Label: Smoke Sessions File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSR1503-1 Barcode: 888295388580 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 2 LP Harold Mabern - piano, with: Gregory Porter - vocals (tracks A2 & A3) Norah Jones - vocals (tracks B1 & B2) Jane Monheit - vocals (tracks B3 & B4) Kurt Elling - vocals (tracks C1, C2 & C3) Alexis Cole - vocals (track C4) Peter Bernstein - guitar (track D1) Jeremy Pelt - trumpet (tracks A1, A2, B1, B3, C1 & C4) Steve Turre - trombone (tracks A2, B1, B3 & C4) Eric Alexander - tenor saxophone (except B2, D1, D2 & D3) John Webber - bass (except B2) Joe Farnsworth - drums (except B2)
"Dazzling vocal artistry, impeccable musicianship, imaginative soloing, and that elusive substance of true synergy focused by the singular vision of a brilliant artist make Afro Blue a truly special experience." Criticaljazz.com Track listing: Side A 1. The Chief 5:07 / 2. Afro Blue 5:25 / 3. The Man from Hyde Park 5:52 Side B 1. Fools Rush In 4:36 / 2. Don’t Misunderstand 4:23 / 3. I’ll Take Romance 3:50 / 4. My One and Only Love 5:38 Side C 1. Billie’s Bounce 4:24 / 2. Portrait of Jennie 5:39 / 3. You Needed Me 4:02 / 4. Such is Life 5:07 Side D 1. Do It Again 5:19 / 2. Mozzin’ 5:50 / 3. Bobby, Benny, Jymie, Lee, Bu 4:29
RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2016
La Boca ALEJANDRA RIBERA Alejandra Ribera is a Paris-based Canadian singer-songwriter, of Argentinian-Scottish heritage - and she manages to bring all that to her music. Her sound is an exotic hybrid of folk, indie, jazz and world music that weaves together a sophisticated range of instrumentation (piano, strings, brass, percussion and guitars) and Ribera’s intoxicating, feverish vocals (in English, French and Spanish). Her influences are cited as Tom Waits, Chavela Vargas, Bjork, Lhasa de Sela and Patsy Cline and comparisons could be made also to the rich, distinctive vocal and unconventional song structures of fellow Canadian songstress Basia Bulat. Tracks such as 'I Want', 'Goodnight Persephone' and 'Satellite' reveal a true artistic integrity and a knack for the pure pop hook, suggesting huge potential in the (somewhat crowded) female singer-songwriter sphere.
Label: Jazz Village File Under: Rock/Pop Catalogue No: 570094 Barcode: 3149027006224 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack
Ribera’s accolades speak for themselves; album track I Want won the ‘Best International Song in English’ award at 2014’s SOCAN Awards in Canada. In the same year, Ribera was crowned ‘Best New Artist’ at both Vancouver and Edmonton Folk Festivals. She has opened for Melody Gardot at the Olympia in Paris and supported Ron Sexsmith and Arthur H. UK press and promotion by Hannah Gould Music PR Radio promotion by Futureproof Alejandra plays her first UK gig on 8th March at Servant Jazz Quarters, London Track listing: 1. La Boca 3:52 2. Goodnight Persephone 4:24 3. No me sigas 2:57 4. Bad again 4:31 5. I Want 5:14 6. Cien Lunas 3:17 7. Mars 4:26 8. Relojes 2:18 9. St. Augustine 4:34 10. Un Cygne, la nuit 6:12 11. 500 Miles 5:12 12. Satellite 5:55
RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2016
Let's Dance PER ODDVAR JOHANSEN Per Oddvar Johansen has played a huge part in Norwegian music over many years and has worked extensively with such ground-breaking figures as Helge Lien, Christian Wallumrød and Petter Wettre. He brings his own imaginative drive to everything he does and his debut album as a leader ‘Let’s Dance’ on Edition Records shines a spotlight on a musician who has deserved the attention for a long time. Let’s Dance is in-demand Norwegian drummer Per Oddvar Johansen’s most mature musical statement yet. Already the veteran of many recordings (including work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell, Adam Baldych and Vigleik Storaas for ECM, ACT, Jazzland, Universal and others), he has assembled this trio with long standing collaborators pianist Helge Lien and avant-garde saxophonist Torben Snekkestad to record an album of his own compositions.
Label: Edition Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: EDN1068 Barcode: 5065001530821 Price: LOWER FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal PER ODDVAR JOHANSEN - drums, violins, vibraphone, guitars, wood percussion & electronics HELGE LIEN - piano TORBEN SNEKKESTAD - saxophones, reed trumpet
Meditative, beautiful, stately and austere, the songs on Let’s Dance are the product of a finely tuned musicianship, developing along an organic and entirely natural and unique path, each intensely satisfying and fulfilling. Per Oddvar’s propulsive rhythms underlie each tune but never attempt to dominate. If there is a dance to be danced it’s a tranquil, dignified and sedate dance – a folk dance celebrating a grave and solemn moment.
Track listing: 1. Let’s Dance 2. No. 7 3. Forest Flower 4. Flying 5. Panorama 6. Uluru (for Anette) 7. Impromptro 8. Families 9. Song M
RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2016
Northern Edition Curated by Fiona Talkington
VARIOUS ARTISTS ‘In all the rough and tumble of today’s music world business Edition Records has emerged as a label with a real sense of identity, a passion for quality, for outstanding musicians and compelling music. Here are my Northern Edition Choices. There’s a bit of a Nordic theme going on! Enjoy!’ FIONA TALKINGTON In April 2008, pianist-composer Dave Stapleton formed Edition Records with photographer Tim Dickeson. Driven by an uncompromising love of music and a quest to release the highest quality music by world-class creative musicians, Edition has developed a formidable reputation as one of Europe’s most innovative and forward-thinking record labels.
Label: Edition Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: EDN1069 Barcode: 5065001530838 Price: LOWER FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: cristal
Recently described as ‘one of the most vital record labels in jazz music’ by the York Post, Edition has released albums by a wealth of international musicians with a particular focus on Scandinavian artists. With Northern Edition BBC radio presenter and authority on all things from the North, Fiona Talkington curates a snapshot of some of the most captivating, meditative, sublime and beautiful music from the Edition catalogue. Track listing: 1. ODDARRANG - The Sage 2. SPIN MARVEL - Dust in Eye Beam 3. MARIUS NESET - Boxing 4. DANIEL HERSKEDAL - The Mistral Noir 5. ALEXI TUOMARILA - Seven Hills 6. PER ODDVAR JOHSANSEN - Let’s Dance 7. MEADOW - Badger 8. PHRONESIS -Eight Hours 9. VERNERI POHJOLA - Cold Blooded 10. DAVE STAPLETON - North Wind 11. DRIFTER - Breathing out my soul 12. DANIEL HERSKEDAL / MARIUS NESET - Neck of the Woods
RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2016
At This Time... STEVE KUHN TRIO On his new recording, At This Time, pianist Steve Kuhn found himself just in the right time and place to record a trio record that feels timeless and truly inspired. The ensemble, which features legendary bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Joey Baron, was happy to find itself in an extended engagement at Birdland Jazz Club in New York in September 2015 and found time to get into the recording studio before heading to Europe on tour. Of course, Kuhn has been one of jazz’s foremost pianists for over half a century. He has been fortunate to accompany some of the most important voices of his generation, including John Coltrane, Sheila Jordan and Kenny Dorham, but it is his work in the trio setting that has been where he has made his name. The material for the recording came from the recent set lists from Birdland. The songs comprise a good mix of standards and a couple of Kuhn penned originals.
Label: Sunnyside Records File Under: Jazz Catalogue No: SSC1436 Barcode: 016728143622 Price: FULL PRICE Format: 1 CD Packaging: digipack STEVE KUHN - piano STEVE SWALLOW - electric bass JOEY BARON - drums
Track listing: 1. MY SHINING HOUR 6:33 2. AH MOORE 9:19 3. THE PAWNBROKER 6:10 4. ALL THE REST IS THE SAME 7:33 5. THE FEELING WITHIN 5:49 6. CAROUSEL 5:51 7. LONELY TOWN 5:47 8. THIS IS NEW 5:45 9. I WAITED FOR YOU 6:02