Multi-Grammy nominated vocal artist Nnenna Freelon is back, delivering her eleventh album after a decade-long hiatus from the studio. With Time Traveler, she offers a celebration of love and a prayer of hope for those living with loss. The sessions for the album stretched over two years, between 2018 and 2020, coinciding with the loss of Freelon's ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
With feelings of profound loss over the direction of the world in the last several years, Los Angeles vocalist Cathy Segal-Garcia found herself searching back through songs from the '60's & '70s - another period of existential uncertainty. The songwriters of the day spoke to those conditions, offering hopes ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
Chicago-based tenor saxophonist Carlos Vega taps into the energy of the hard bop movement of the late 50s, with this quintet session that channels the vision of Art Blakey's iconic Jazz Messengers. Filtering Blakey's forward thrusting style through his Puerto Rican heritage and extensive time spent with latin and salsa bands in his native Miami, Vega's ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
Saxophonist and composer Amit Friedman is a guiding light in the Israeli jazz scene. His inspiringly lyrical compositions are arranged with his group of master musicians in mind and are rooted solidly in the jazz tradition, along with rich influences of the Middle East interwoven throughout. In the liner notes to ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Now entering its third decade as an ensemble, Hagiga's founder, saxophonist Alon Farber looked to Eddie Harris's "Freedom Jazz Dance" as inspiration and a theme for their 4th recording, Reflecting on Freedom. Hagiga revels in the diversity of musical flavors and colors that make up the "Israeli soundtrack." With an exciting three horn frontline - reminiscent of ....
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Based in the East Bay, vocalist Karen Marguth found her calling in jazz while living in Fresno, CA through the early 2000s. California's Central Valley sustains a surprisingly thriving jazz community and it was there that Marguth earned national renown with her four jazz albums, featuring the tight circle of musicians she surrounded herself with....
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
With Metamorphosis, the soaring Chicago guitarist presents a new set of melodically rich compositions, exquisitely brought to life by the towering talents of pianist Richie Beirach, bassist Steve Rodby and drummer Paul Wertico. Their distinctive musical voices coalesce with Moulder's explorations of personal, cultural and spiritual transformations to ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
On the cusp of modernism: This first symphonic recording featuring Kent Nagano and "his" orchestra is devoted to the highly charged period at the turning point between Romanticism and Modernism. While we see Franz Schubert as progressive and ahead of his time, with Anton Webern, especially in his early works, the Romantic tradition can still clearly be heard. ...
Composer: Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Anton Webern (1883-1945), Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Orchestral
One has come to expect the unexpected from multi-talented artist Dan Dean. In the midst of a successful forty year career as a bassist, composer, producer and recording engineer, Dean has in recent years delved into classical vocal works. What began as a project for electric bass and orchestra, 2017's Songs Without Words evolved into a ...
Composer: Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), Aaron Copland (1900-1990), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847), Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Neo-R'n'B shooting star Arlo Parks, who first caused a sensation in 2018 with her song "Cola", currently combines modern indie pop melodies with authentic, emotional and profound lyrics, performed by a soft soprano voice, like no other. The British artist addresses mental health issues as well as queer sexuality. From specific moments and experiences, ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
"Walk and talk" is Karl Olandersson´s fourth album on Stockholm Jazz Records. It contains 8 songs, all composed by Karl. We get to experience a wide range from vulnerable and fragile to confident and powerful, all delivered with swing, dynamic range, melodic accuracy and interaction of the highest class. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Spot the Difference (Deluxe Edition)
"Spot the Difference" is a 2010 album by the British new wave group Squeeze. It is the band's thirteenth studio album and consists entirely of new recordings of older Squeeze songs. The songs are arranged as similarly as possible to the original recordings, being done in such a way to invite the listener to 'spot the difference'. ...
Genre: Alternative
Subgenre: New Wave
The Norwegian Sivert Høyem is perhaps not yet very well known here. His recently released EP "Roses of Neurosis" will certainly change that. The five impressive songs are mid-tempo with beautiful melodies that are cleverly arranged. And Sivert Høyem has perhaps the best male voice in all of Scandinavian pop music. The melancholic and sophisticated ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Pianist and composer Christian Wallumrød releases a sequel to the album Pianokammer from 2015. The album is a deep dive into Wallumrød's interpretation of solo piano, sometimes with a sophisticated and distinct electronic environment. Text by Ivar Grydeland: For as long as I can remember, Christian Wallumrød's piano touch has done ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Claudio Filippini is back again on the music scene with a new album with a strong sonic impact, encapsulating all his musical poetics. Symphonic and reflective sonorities coexist in perfect balance with funk, groove, improvisation and electronics, catapulting the listener into a surreal picture that constantly changes over the ..
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The nine-track album is a gorgeous and delicate affair with perfectly poised structures of soul and pop. When it comes to music, it’s still a pleasure to enjoy in a physical form, and every year more and more people are (re)discovering the joy of a turntable. Playing records is a remarkably cathartic process and Tingsek’s soothing ...
Genre: R&B
Subgenre: Soul
"Big Colors" is the 18th studio album by Ryan Adams and represents a striking change of direction compared to the last album "Wednesdays". It is an upbeat record with lots of drums, guitars and synthesiser, which spectacularly captures the vibe of the 1980s and was produced together with Don Was and Beatriz Artola. ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Adult Alternative
EXPLORER is a melodic progressive thematic art rock album by new Swedish group Sonic Desolution. There's a bit of classic prog reflecting on the different phases and insights of life across eight chapters. Three main vocalists cover the wide range of dynamics of each ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Modern Rock
Mammoth WVH is the debut, self-titled album of Mammoth WVH – the band created by Wolfgang Van Halen. This collection includes the chart topping new single, "Distance” plus “Don’t Back Down,” “Epiphany,” “Mammoth” and more. At the beginning of 2015, Wolf broke ground on what would become Mammoth WVH ...
Genre: Rock
Subgenre: Hard Rock
Max Kutner, Eric Klerks and Andrew Niven, virtuosos all, were all also schooled in playful virtuosity, sprung rhythms, and no-holds-barred experimentation while playing in one or both of two of the great legacy bands of progressive music: The Grandmothers of Invention, who specialize in the reinvention of the Frank Zappa/Mothers ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
