Jazz

Highlighting an extraordinary guitar trio at the height of their powers in one of jazz’s most... 

Space Flight was the debut recording by the mysterious organist Sam Lazar. Issued on Argo in 1960, it features guitar... 

Several times in his career star alto-saxophone soloist Johnny Hodges struck out on his own, only to return each time... 

- The Look of Love is a lush, cinematic collection of ballads and bossa nova tunes, produced by Tommy LiPuma, and... 

Night Lights is a captivating jazz masterwork from the incredible Gerry Mulligan catalog. Originally released in 1963, this captivating album... 

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On their Impulse debut album, Washington DC’s experimental jazz punk trio the Messthetics... 

- Limited edition 180gm pressing of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers’ original... 

Alfred Lion’s inspired idea to pair tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine with The Three Sounds—the trio featuring... 

Tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley was at the peak of his powers throughout the early 1960s as he produced a staggering run of hard bop classics including... 

The outsized sounds emerging from the Excelsior Mill organ captured here constitute a unique chapter... 

Growing from Angles 6 in 2007, to Angles 9 in 2012, and culminating in a 12-piece ensemble in 2022, the Swedish, groove-based... 

Elevating, uplifting and beautifully arranged. Jasmine Myra's sophomore album Rising builds on the success of her breakthrough album Horizons to... 

9-piece powerhouse Nubiyan Twist embark on a fresh musical odyssey with their vibrant fourth album 'Find Your Flame’. Over 12-track the... 

Steph Richards has already made quite a name for herself in the worlds of avant garde music and creative jazz. She has recorded for Relative... 

SticklerPhonics explores a world of brass ‘n’ skin on debut album Technicolor Ghost Parade featuring drummer... 

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Since 2014, drummer/bandleader Robert Sput Searight and percussionist Nate Werth have led an incredible collective of musicians brought... 

In its ten-year history, the Jazzrausch Bigband has established itself as an institution that makes the impossible possible: jazz... 

A series of dark, warm string chords opens the curtain on a vista of spaciousness and great sonic... 

With “daring and visionary spirit”, to quote a Downbeat review from the year... 

“Destined to go down in history as a jazz classic” was the verdict... 

Drummer Gard Nilssen’s ECM leader debut follows acclaimed recordings for the label with the Maciej Obara Quartet and... 

For the follow-up of his ECM-leader-debut La traversée, French saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave expands his trio of German... 

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A striking musical rapport between Norwegian trumpeter Arve Henriksen and Dutch pianist Harmen Fraanje is palpable in the duo’s quietly... 

Josh Johnson’s Unusual Object is a world of sound. His fantastically processed saxophone & subtle samples & grooves give this work... 

Their previous album Arrival of The New Elders presented a more varied and reflective trio, still as groovy as ever, but more structured and... 

One of the true masterpieces in the Verve catalogue, Kenny Burrell's Guitar Forms features unforgettable... 

Recorded in 1955 for producer Tom Wilson’s short-lived Boston-based label Transition Records, Byrd’s Eye View was trumpeter Donald... 

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson was a defining feature of the sound of Blue Note Records throughout the 1960s, equally at home in... 

Turning his attention to dance for his latest album, Fearless Movement out this May on Young, Kamasi Washington resumes... 

Turning his attention to dance for his latest album, Fearless Movement out this May on Young, Kamasi Washington resumes... 

In contrast to her classic Songbook albums for Verve, this 1961 date captures the essence of Ella Fitzgerald as... 

The second in our Mr Bongo series opening the vault on classic recordings from the fabled Groove Merchant Records catalogue. This time the... 

After putting down the saxophone, the instrument he has become synonymous with, Shabaka returns with his first full... 

Recorded in 1977 and now reissued in ECM’s audiophile Luminessence vinyl series, the debut album of... 

The Jazzanians are a multi-racial jazz ensemble from 1988 Apartheid South Africa. The restored and remastered historical album, 'We... 

The new album „5/5/9“ by bassist and composer André Nendza (ECHO award winner 2012) offers 16 tracks in three different line-ups (two... 

A STYLISH SELECTION OF JAZZ-FUNK FROM JAPANESE LABEL ELECTRIC BIRD, SELECTED BY... 

Anyone interested in hearing Stanley Turrentine go beyond the Blue Note should definitely pick up Sugar; a soulful, deep and chugging record... 

Guitarist Grant Green joins organist Gloria Coleman and drummer Pola Roberts on this satisfying... 

Led by drummer and bandleader Chico Hamilton, The Dealer features appearance from Archie Shepp, Charles Lloyd and, notably, the... 

Laufey is Los Angeles-based singer, composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose jazz songs are about young love and self-discovery. Raised... 

Composer, singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Laufey continues her story by writing and recording Bewitched, her second... 

Released in 1956 as the debut album by the Miles Davis Quintet, “Miles” features a combination of pop and jazz standards. Originally... 

• Groovy was the third album to be released by acclaimed jazz drummer Red Garland. Originally released on Prestige Records in 1957 this... 

The crystalline sound of Bobby Hutcherson’s vibraphone was an essential element of a broad range of Blue Note albums throughout the... 

Following the release of his 1965 masterpiece Maiden Voyage, the brilliant pianist Herbie Hancock wouldn’t record his Blue Note... 

Mostly improvised by clarinettist Scott, backed by Hozan Yamamoto and Shinichi Yuize — on the Japanese instruments... 

A singular album from the jazz guitarist — more well-known for his later period funk records — Fisher grooves here with a... 

Melissa Aldana’s 2nd Blue Note album Echoes Of The Inner Prophet is a musical voyage to explore the depth of the spiritual... 

Guitarist Bill Frisell’s new double LP Orchestras documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for Frisell’s long-standing... 

Mysterious, dramatic and alluring, Luminessence comes from a peak period in the creative association between Keith Jarrett and... 

Jazz master Chick Corea’s unconventional vision of a classical performance shines through in... 

"The Night is The Night is the ambitious follow-up to singer, pianist and composer Rotem... 

A musician of poise and precision who has been a noted composer, performer and recording artist... 

'Altera Vita' is the first studio album by World renowned multi-award winning artists Tony Kofi (tenor saxophone) and Alina Bzhezhinska (harp) as... 

Williams was one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, but she was also a victim of geography. Her technical brilliance, complete... 

In July of 1960, in protest against what they considered the failings of the jazz scene... 

The Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins had already recorded three Blue Note studio dates for Alfred Lion—Sonny Rollins, Sonny... 

Taylor on bass, and Roy Brooks on drums. The core of the band had been together since 1959 and recorded hard bop classics like Finger... 

The precocious and prodigious drummer and composer Tony Williams had already joined the Miles Davis Quintet and participated in numerous landmark... 

- Alice Coltrane’s “The Carnegie Hall Concert” is a previously unreleased recording... 

Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage returns with Speak To Me, his remarkable 4th release for Blue Note Records following his acclaimed album View... 

Blue Note legends like Grant Green, Horace Silver, and Jimmy Smith often looked to the church for musical inspiration, but trumpeter Donald... 

The legendary trumpeter Miles Davis was still near the beginning of his storied career when he cut the three sessions that comprise his Blue... 

Freddie Hubbard's fusion jazz of Red Clay is something that the younger generations within jazz and hip hop admire and aspire to. The... 

In the dynamic landscape of contemporary jazz, Scottish pianist and composer Fergus McCreadie has carved a remarkable niche. Since 2021, his... 

Madlib and Karriem Riggins are Jahari Massamba Unit, a collaboration between two beacons of modern music joined by an unwavering passion... 

Proudly presenting a new series of Mr Bongo reissues exploring the incredible back catalogue of... 

Colin Curtis is back! with another finely curated selection of the best Jazz Dance Fusion records he... 

February 2nd marks the release of Liv Andrea Hauge Trio's first studio album, "Ville Blomster" (Wild Flowers). The trio's debut... 

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Fire! have always been about finding the essence by getting to the core of the music. Their 8th album sees the trio - for the first time on record - stripped... 

'Anthropometricks' captures Trio HLK's evolution since its debut release, 'Standard Time', and subsequent extensive international touring. The... 

SKYLLUMINA represents a new evolution of London-based, Italian-born composer, bassist, and... 

SKYLLUMINA represents a new evolution of London-based, Italian-born composer, bassist, and vocalist Ruth Goller. Goller is known for... 

Celebrating 50 years of Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic... 

Acclaimed vibraphonist Joel Ross returns with his remarkable fourth Blue Note release nublues, an album of blues and ballads as refracted through... 

Pianist-composer Vijay Iyer follows his 2021 ECM disc Uneasy - the first to showcase his trio featuring bassist Linda... 

'Precipice' takes Ill Considered back to their improvisational roots. Idris Rahman, Emre Ramazanoglu & Liran Donin operate as one to create... 

Tzadik is proud to present Asterisms, a beautiful and exploratory instrumental project by Sean Ono Lennon, one of the most creative and...