Thomas DeVinko, Ben Monder & Sean Conly - 30217 (2017)

1. Greytone 4:08

2. King Standard 5:55

3. Doctor Blood Shot 5:15

4. The Hermit Is the Star 5:18

5. Gnarls Bukowski 5:43

6. Brooklyn Grandmas 5:53

7. Fiend the Queenn 2:37

8. Quarter Stones 4:09

Ben Monder, guitar

Sean Conly, double bass

Thomas DeVinko, drums

Your Christmas Gift From Verve Records!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas! Kick off your holiday with a few of our favorite Christmas albums.

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

A swingin' Christmas and a jazzy new year - that's what this joyous 1960 Ella LP brings you. She sings (and swings) "Jingle Bells," "Sleigh Ride," "Winter Wonderland," and more!

Diana Krall’s Christmas Songs

Christmas Songs is an uplifting collection of seasonal favorites featuring swinging big band arrangements by John Clayton and several tracks for quartet, including string arrangements by Johnny Mandel. The album was produced by the late Tommy LiPuma and Diana Krall.

Sound of Christmas

Legendary jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis’ Christmas release incorporates all of your favorite holiday standards.  His virtuosic, harmonically-elegant takes on these classics makes for the perfect gift for any jazz fan in your life.

Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra - Weapons of Mass Distraction (2017)

“The cleverly titled Weapons of Mass Distraction firmly establishes the Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra has a signification addition to today’s big band scene and a group that deserves wider recognition at the international level.” Ed Enright, Downbeat Review (Editor’s Pick) December 2017

“Andrew Linham certainly knows how to write a good tune. This is music to warm you and lift you spirit. Weapons of Mass Distraction as a title for an album begs all sorts of puns, but it is sufficient to say this is an enjoyable, memorable, accessible album that deserves to be heard.”

Ian Maund, SandyBrownJazz November 2017

I am so excited to share with you the brand new big band album ‘Weapons of Mass Distraction’ as performed by the Andrew Linham Jazz Orchestra. Full of eleven original tunes by saxophonist Andrew Linham this exciting collection of contemporary jazz compositions is OUT NOW for you to listen to again and again.


Order your album today through PAYPAL by clicking on the link below where you will be directed to a secure site. Then I’ll post you one through the lovely snail mail! How old school indeed.

Saxes: Tommy Andrews, Phil Meadows, Riley Stone Lonergan, Jonny Chung, Andrew Linham

Trumpets: Barney Lowe, Miguel Gorodi, Sam Warner, Matt Roberts

Trombones: Rosie Turton, Tom Green, Chris Saunders, Barney Medland

Rhythm Section: Tom Millar (piano), Rich Perks (guitar), Andrew Robb (bass), Dave Ingamells (drums)

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Airelle Besson - Aïrés (ALPHA CLASSICS / OUTHERE MUSIC FRANCE 2017)

Édouard Ferlet a déjà emprunté les chemins de traverse pour le label Alpha puisqu’avec Violaine Cochard, il a signé en 2015 « Plucked Unplucked », album mélangeant piano et clavecin : belle réussite qui fera bientôt des petits. Le contrebassiste Stéphane Kerecki a signé plusieurs albums pour Outhere, dont « Nouvelle Vague », récompensé aux Victoires de la Musique. La carrière de la trompettiste Airelle Besson est en pleine explosion depuis 2015, année où elle a reçu à la fois le Prix Django Reinhardt de l’Académie du Jazz et la Révélation des Victoires du Jazz. Ces trois jazzmen et woman se sont rencontrés, ils ont décidé de créer un trio pour croiser leur univers et leurs envies. 

Voici le fruit de leur première année de compagnonnage, un programme qui présente des compositions de chacun d’eux, un album aux couleurs jazz, mais dont plusieurs plages sont directement inspirées de grand standards du classique, comme « Es is Vollbracht » de la Passion selon St Jean de Bach, les Pavanes de Ravel et de Fauré, la Valse sentimentale de Tchaïkovski ou la Danse du Sabre de Khatchatourian qu’on devine derrière les « Stances du Sabre »… Le raffinement des compositions et du jeu, le sens de l’écoute des musiciens sont sources de plaisir et de plénitude.

1. Es ist vollbracht 5:17

2. Infinité 4:40

3. Pavane pour une infante défunte 5:24

4. Soon 5:16

5. Manarola 5:41

6. L'histoire d'un enfant de Saint-Agil 6:48

7. Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No.6 3:27

8. Windfall 5:17

9. Les stances du sabre 4:01

10. Pavane, Op.50 4:32

11. Indemne 4:28

12. Résonance 6:29

Airelle Besson, trumpet

Edouard Ferlet, piano

Stéphane Kerecki, double bass

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