Ron Miles, without making a bunch of loud, weird noises, has become one of the most eloquently unique trumpet players of the last twenty years. You May Also Like: Ron Miles – ‘I Am a Man’ (2017) Ron Miles – ‘Rainbow Sign’ (2020)
With Our Path to This Moment, composer, arranger and pianist Ezra Weiss takes to the big band format in grand, full style. You May Also Like: Dan Weiss Starebaby – ‘Natural Selection’ (2020) Dan Weiss Trio – ‘Dedication’ (2022)
Mike McCarthy, a Phoenixville, Pennsyvania-based pianist, isn’t what he at first seems. He begins here with a series of contemplative runs, punctuated ever so briefly by these twinkling asides, recalling nothing so much as the nostalgic sweep of Vince Guaraldi You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp Trio – Piano SongRead More
Recorded live in the studio with a core six-piece band, Morrison’s 34th album — and his return to Blue Note — perhaps unsurprisingly has a jazzier atmosphere You May Also Like: Kansas, “With This Heart” from The Prelude Implicit (2016): One Track Mind
From its vampy cover image to titles like “There Ain’t No Sweet Man that’s Worth the Salt of My Tears,” this album has the look and feel of a liberated woman pushing back — and hard — against convention. You May Also Like: Diana Krall’s Sweetly Erotic ‘Quiet Nights’ WasRead More
In the liner notes for Old Stories by Italian bassist and composer Giordano Grossi, the narrator cautions listeners not to get so hung up on “technique” or a “’serious’ introduction about chords and rhythms.” You May Also Like: Maciek Pysz and Gianluca Corona – London Stories (2017)
Jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter has the blues, or at least his version of such things, on this new song. You May Also Like: Rob Dixon Trio, with Charlie Hunter and Mike Clark – Coast To Crossroads (2018)
When Chicago-based trumpeter/cornetist Rob Mazurek decided to dig deeper and absorb the rich and festive melodies of Brazilian music, he didn’t do so by merely listening to a bunch of Jobim records You May Also Like: Rob Mazurek’s Black Cube Marriage – Astral Cube (2017)
Steve Gadd takes us inside mythical sessions with Paul Simon, Paul McCartney and Steely Dan.
Turns out, this was one funky ship that ran ashore. Our latest Desert Island Disc lists focus on 1970s fusion, and top vote-getters included Herbie Hancock’s thunderously groove-filled 1973 triumph Head Hunters. You May Also Like: Return to Forever’s Surprise ‘Returns’ Smartly Focused on the Past Chick Corea (1941-2021): AnRead More
