Guillermo Klein - Los Guachos V (2016)

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For 20 years, Guillermo Klein has been creating some of the most singular and exciting music for his highly adept 11-piece ensemble, Los Guachos. His compositional style has been evolving over the years, though always utilizing elements of jazz, folkloric music of his native Argentina, rock and modern classical music. Klein’s musical voice has established a number of unique composing concepts. His new recording, Guachos V, heralds his use of a new method: symmetries. To highlight this work, Klein has created two suites, Suite Indiana and Suite Jazmin, that use familiar works of the jazz canon and his own material reworked using mirroring, inversions and retrogrades of harmonies and melodies to create new compositions. Klein celebrates this anniversary by doing what he does best, presenting new, challenging, but tremendously gripping and rhythmically attractive, music.

1. Suite Indiana - Back Home Again 03:44
2. Suite Indiana - Donna Lee
3. Suite Indiana - Patria Espiral
4. Suite Jazmin - Symmetry I
5. Suite Jazmin - Si No Sabes 4/4 04:40
6. Suite Jazmin - Si No Sabes 9/8
7. Suite Jazmin - Burrito Hill Mirror
8. Suite Jazmin - Human Feel Mirror
9. Suite Jazmin - Jazmin
10.Symmetry II (Si No Sabes Que No Sabes)
11.Ashes 02:20
12.Quemando Velas
    

Ben Monder - guitar
Bill McHenry - tenor sax
Chris Cheek - soprano, tenor & baritone sax
Diego Urcola - trumpet, trombone
Fernando Huergo - electric bass
Guillermo Klein - piano
Jeff Ballard - drums
Miguel Zenon - alto sax
Richard Nant - percussion, trumpet
Sandro Tomasi - trombone
Taylor Haskins - trumpet, flugelhorn 

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Bart Defoort Quintet - Inner Waves (2016)

Label: W.E.R.F.

Source: Jazz Around

Après « Moving » (en quartet avec Erik Vermeulen au piano), « The Lizzard Game » (avec déjà Hans Van Oost à la guitare) et « Short Stories On Our Journey » (en quintet avec le saxophonsite italien Emanuele Cisi et Ron Van Rossum au piano), voici le quatrième album personnel de Bart Defoort. Pour ce nouvel album WERF, le saxophoniste ténor du Brussels Jazz Orchestra et complice de Diederik Wissels pour l’album Streams a réuni un quintet.  Au piano, Ewout Pierreux, le compagnon de Tutu Puoane (albums « Breathe », « Ilanga » et Bert Joris and Tutu: « Live at De Roma ») et membre du Tuesday Night Orchestra. A la guitare, Hans Van Oost, l’un des membres de l’équipe réunie par Fabien Degryse pour un Hommage à René Thomas mais aussi membre du quintet de Koen Nyset du trio de Johan Vandendriessche. A la contrebasse, Christophe Devisscher, qui a longtemps fait partie du quartet du vibraphoniste Pascal Schumacher (« Bang My Can », « Here We Gong ») et vient d’enregistrer à son nom « A Fischeman’s Tale », avec Frank Deruyter au saxophone. A la batterie, Tony Vitacolonna, actuel batteur du BJO (« The Music of Enrico Pieranunzi », « Brel » avec David Linx) et fondateur de DelVita avec le tromboniste Peter Delannoye. Au répertoire, une nouvelle série de compositions originales : huit du leader et Still du guitariste. De longues plages de 6 à 9 minutes qui laissent de larges espaces pour les solos : guitare sur Late Night Drive ou Still, piano sur No More Church et Late Night Drive. Tout au long de l’album, on retrouve la sonorité ronde et chaleureuse du ténor, que ce soit sur tempo rapide (Bright Side, Make That Move, Inner Waves avec ce thème exposé à trois, sax-guitare-batterie, avant que n’interviennent piano et contrebasse), sur des ballades à la mélodie langoureuse (No More Chruch, Too Late To Tell You, Still) ou sur un mid tempo volontiers bluesy (Late Night Drive, Light Red To Dark Blue, The Yearning Song avec une intro piano-contrebasse). Du travail d’orfèvre.  Claude Loxhay 

01. Late Night Drive 07:03
02. Light Red to Dark Blue 07:14
03. No More Church 08:24
04. Bright Side 09:24
05. The Yearning Song 07:11
06. Make That Move 05:45
07. Too Late to Tell You 07:01
08. Inner Waves 06:26
09. Still 06:10

Bart Defoort - saxophone
Ewout Pierreux - piano
Hans Van Oost - guitare
Christophe Devisscher - contrebasse
Tony Vitacolonna - batterie

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Chris Parker Trio - Blue Print (2016)

Label: Nunoise Records

Source: Cdbaby

Born in Chicago, Chris was playing drums at age three and began performing his first professional gigs at eleven. At nineteen, Parker began recording and touring with blues great Paul Butterfield and then broke into the New York studio scene in 1970,doing records, movie scores and filling the drum chair at Saturday Night Live.

Toph, as friends know him, recorded platinum, gold and Grammy winning albums and CDs with many artists,including the original Brecker Brothers, Bob Dylan, Cher, Natalie Cole, Donald Fagen, Ashford and Simpson, Aretha Franklin, Freddie Hubbard, James Brown, Salt ‘n’ Pepa, Stuff, Miles Davis, Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, Michael Franks, Lionel Hampton,Eddie Palmieri,Gato Barbieri,Ivan Lins,Jane Duboc,Billie Holiday,Tony Bennett,Jon Secada,Don Covay and Quincy Jones who has written liner notes for the latest cd,”Blue Print.”

Currently leading his own band ,the Chris Parker Trio with Kyoko Oyobe,piano and Ameen Saleem,bass,Parker has just recorded “Blue Print,” a new cd dedicated to Arif Mardin and produced by Arif’s son, Joe.This new work features Randy Brecker,on three tracks as well as Parker’s original compositions.

 1. Opus De Tophe
2. You Be My Baby
3. Ballad
4. Filthy McNasty
5. Blue Print
6. First Days
7. Counting Sheep
8. Of Two Minds
9. Duomo
10. Choice

Chris Parker
Kyoko Oyobe
Ameen Saleem
Michael O'Brien

With special guest:

Randy Brecker - trumpet

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Jack Dejohnette - In Movement (2016)

Label: ECM

Source: Allaboutjazz - Karl Ackermann

There is something of the "six degrees of separation" theory at work in this newly formed trio, led loosely, by the great Jack DeJohnette. The drummer/multi-instrumentalist works in the company of saxophonist Ravi Coltrane whose lineage is well known, and bassist/electronic artist Matthew Garrison whose father Jimmy Garrison was the bassist in John Coltrane's classic quartet. And, of course, DeJohnette, early in his career, played with the fathers of both of his trio mates.

In Movement opens with an extended and stunning version of the senior Coltrane's "Alabama." While the trio loses none of the original version's emotional impact, they nevertheless take a fresh approach with the addition of restrained electronics and Ravi Coltrane's quietly surging tenor. The title track, one of two compositions where all three trio members share writing credits, again features a soaring performance from Coltrane, this time on soprano sax. A transformative take on the Miles Davis/Bill Evans "Blue in Green" includes some fine piano work from DeJohnette, a talent for which he's often under-recognized.

What may seem like an unusual entry on In Movement is the Earth, Wind & Fire song, "Serpentine Fire." DeJohnette, however, had worked with the legendary R&B group leader Maurice White in an early DeJohnette trio where the leader played piano and White was the drummer. DeJohnette's "Lydia,"—written for his wife—is slow and atmospheric and a perfect counter for the more frenetic "Rashied," a DeJohnette/R. Coltrane composition that sees the saxophonist blazing through improvisations set to DeJohnette's blistering pace. The drummer's own "Soulful Ballad" is just that, with DeJohnette back on piano and Coltrane turning in a quietly moving performance.

DeJohnette, in a 2011 NEA Jazz Master interview with The Smithsonian, described playing with John Coltrane as a ..."physical and spiritual experience...." When looking at the veteran artist's variety of output in the past twelve months, including Made in Chicago (ECM Records, 2015) and the fifty-year old Bill Evans Trio discovery, Some Other Time: The Lost Session From the Black Forest (Resonance Records, 2016), it is evident that DeJohnette is as much the source as the recipient of those qualities. As a drummer he runs the gamut from refined, light touches to visceral spontaneity. He finds perfect band mates in the always erudite and appealing playing of Ravi Coltrane and the refined musicality of Garrison. In Movement begs for a follow-up.  

1. Alabama
2. In Movement
3. Two Jimmys
4. Blue In Green
5. Serpentine Fire
6. Lydia
7. Rashied
8. Soulful Ballad

Jack DeJohnette (drums, piano, electronic percussion)
Ravi Coltrane (tenor, soprano and sopranino saxophones)
Matthew Garrison (electric bass, electronics)

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Ermis Michail Quintet - Minor Change (2016)

Label: Sels Released

Source: Ermis Michail

Ermis Michail was born at 1988, he started playing the guitar at the age of 14. In 2008 he was accepted at the Rotterdam Conservatory (Jazz Department). He performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 2010 as a member of the Rotterdam Big Band. In 2011 he finished his Bachelor degree in Music (Jazz Guitar) with honors. In 2012 Ermis Michail won the 1st prize at “The Nicolas Economou Foundation (NEF) Scholarship Competition”. In 2014 he finished his Master’s degree in Jazz Guitar at the Rotterdam Conservatory (Codarts). In 2016 he released his debut album with his original compositions "Minor Change".
He is currently teaching jazz guitar at the University of Nicosia while performing in various projects as a leader and a sideman at venues all over Cyprus, Greece, the UK and the Netherlands.

 

1. Fifty One
2. Turning Around
3. Coincidence
4. Out of the Blue
5. Introducing
6. Lady Spring
7. New Orleans
8. Minor Change

Ermis Michail - guitar
Thomas Lumley - tenor saxophone
Andreas Panteli - piano
Marijn van de Ven - double bass
Luis Mora - drums 

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Billy Kilson Trio - Descension Rising (2016)

Label: Self Released

Source: Cdbaby

Billy Kilson has assembled a team of all-stars. Joined on bass, legendary Buster Williams along with Billy's long time friend also the highly acclaimed Bassist, James Genus. Rounding off the trio is the Pianist, Henry Hey, his formal BK Groove colleague.
After a decade plus with touring with Chris Botti, this is the debut recording of The Billy Kilson Trio inspired by his Jazz roots, Walter Davis Jr and Ahmad Jamal. Descension Rising - 復活 is an artistic display of Billy’s journey from his early days to his time with the Dave Holland Quintet.


CLARESESSNCE 　
This is a song written by Dave Holland for his late wife, Clare. The performance here is to pay homage to Dave and his lovely wife Clare.

STABLEMATES
This was one of Billy's audition tunes he played for Walter Davis Jr. Here Billy is paying homage to Walter and one of his favorite drummers Philly Joe Jones.　

A DYING BREED　
The inspiration for this composition are from the strength of those who have suffered and fallen yet will not quit. After Billy's personal hardship due to the illness in his family, it was the will of many who have had similar trials and tribulations that pulled him through.

PIKTOR’S METAMORPHOSIS 　
Billy's recently deceased friend, Bob Belden, introduced this album ”Transformation (The Speed Of Love)" to him. In the midst of Billy's metamorphosis, this song was quite profound .

PEE WEE
This tune is simply an homage to Tony Williams. It is very rare that a musician's instrumental skills match their compositional skills. Pee Wee is Billy's favorite Tony Williams composition.

…for MISS JENNY 　
"Miss Jenny" was one of Billy's Mom’s nickname. Before every gig his Mom would always would say “play pretty for the people”. Each of Billy's recordings, he performs and composes a mallet drum solo for her.

DOLPHIN DANCE
Although this is a song written by Herbie Hancock, Billy is channeling his days with Ahmad Jamal by playing his arrangement of this beautiful composition.

RIM-THA-MA-NING 　
This is a solo piece inspired by one of the many drum videos by Lenny Nelson. He was and still is a mentor to Billy. Lenny also studied with his teacher, Alan Dawson.

YOU’VE GOT IT BAD GIRL 　
Two of America's greatest composers, Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock. This performance is inspired by Herbie Hancock’s arrangement of You’ve Got it Bad Girl.

MILDAMA
This performance is paying homage to Max Roach and Billy's teacher Alan Dawson. Alan and Max has continued to inspire each and everyone of Billy's drum solos.  

1. Claressence
2. Stablemates
3. A Dying Breed
4. Piktor's Metamorphosis
5. Pee Wee
6. ...For Miss Jenny
7. Dolphin Dance
8. Rim-Tha-Ma-Ning
9. You've Got It Bad Girl
10. Mildama

Billy Kilson - drums
Buster Williams - bass
James Genus - bass
Henry Hey - piano 

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JASPER HØIBY - Fellow Creatures, THE NEW ALBUM (EDITION RECORDS)

JASPER HØIBY

'Fellow Creatures'

THE NEW ALBUM

“..fusing the infectious grooves of a Phronesis rhythm section with the off-kilter hooks of Polar Bear.” LONDON JAZZ

JASPER HØIBY double bass, composer

MARK LOCKHEART saxophone

LAURA JURD trumpet

WILL BARRY piano

CORRIE DICK drums

OUT 15th JULY 2016

Pre-order 1 of 100 limited edition signed and numbered CDs

Watch 'Fellow Creatures' album trailer

Fellow Creatures is the first new venture for Jasper’s own music since his formation of Phronesis in 2005, and as such will be hugely anticipated in jazz circles. The music embodies a strong sense of groove and an optimistic and driving energy, which combines with atmospheric textures and contrapuntal rhythms, leading Jazzwise to describe the band as “masters of evolving melody”.

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Patrick Shiroishi's Black Sun Sutra - Anfinsen's Landmark (2016) CREATIVE SOURCES RECORDINGS

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Patrick Shiroishi's Black Sun Sutra - Anfinsen's Landmark (2016)

Released April 18, 2016 

Noah Guevara - Guitar 

Robert Magill - Tenor Saxophone 

Ken Moore - Double Bass 

Sergio Sanchez - Drums 

Patrick Shiroishi - Alto & Baritone Saxophones

1. Human Suffering 08:09

2. Don't Truth Me and I Won't Truth You 06:41

3. Athialowi 06:06

4. Stand Up and Lose Your Name and Become One 06:34

5. Esteemer 04:34

Recorded live at the Church of the Epiphany in Oakpark, CA on the 23rd of August, 2015. 

Produced, Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by Felix Salazar 

Titled by Amandeep Brar 

Artwork & Design by Nisa Karnsomport 

Dedicated to Ayumi Nancy Tashiro & Harry Asayoshi Shigetomi 

This album was made possible with the generous support of James Hall, Tommy Jordan, Martin Fleischmann, Jay Wilcox, Rev. Melissa McCarthy, Brian Driscoll, Jonathan Silberman & Kelly Coats. This binaural recording was made with a Neumann KU-100 "Fritz" courtesy of James Hall at Jawbone. 

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Luís Barrigas - Songs With and Without Words (2016) SINTOMA RECORDS

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Luís Barrigas - Songs With and Without Words (2016) 

Para este projecto Luís Barrigas escreveu música que tivesse como ponto de partida um conceito de canções com e sem palavras. Nesta música consegue-se identificar a presença da música clássica, do jazz e da música tradicional portuguesa que encontram um espaço comum. Cada canção é uma viagem de cores e imaginários presentes em lugares e pessoas, de histórias que podem ser de qualquer ouvinte. Música para ser ouvida cantada e pertencer ao público. 

For this project Luís Barrigas wrote music the starting point of which was a concept of songs with and without words. In this music we can identify the presence of classical music, jazz and traditional Portuguese music which come together in a common space. Each song is a journey of colours and of the imagination present in places and people, of stories for any listener. Music that can be heard, sung and belong to the public.

Released April 21, 2016 

01. Just go with it 06:10

02. Song without words I - Les Nymphes 04:49

03. Manhã 06:40

04. Song without words II - Bond Street 04:42

05. Emergir 06:37

06. Song without words III - No song at all 02:11

07. Song without words IV - Dove song 07:50

08. Sweet curly song 05:30

09. Song without words V - O Esotérico 04:57

10. Agora vou-me deitare 04:28

Luís Barrigas - piano 

Desidério Lázaro, João Capinha - saxes 

Guida de Palma, Sofia Vitória, João David Almeida - voices 

Mário Franco - doublebass 

Alexandre Alves - drums

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Oscar Alvarez Rifbjerg - ¡Rómpelo! (2016) GATEWAY MUSIC

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Oscar Alvarez Rifbjerg - ¡Rómpelo! (2016)

Oscar Alvarez Rifbjerg is about to release his first record “Rómpelo”, which he has made as a tribute to his famous grandfather, the great writer and poet Klaus Rifbjerg. The music is based on Oscar Alvarez Rifbjerg’s childhood in Seville and his upbringing with jazz, flamenco and poetry. The stage is set for an exciting and varied evening of jazz and poetry, tinged with the power and ferocity of flamenco, performed by four exciting and talented musicians.

Oscar Alvarez Rifbjerg udgiver nu sin første plade Rómpelo, som er en hyldest til hans berømte farfar, den store forfatter og poet Klaus Rifbjerg. Musikken tager sit udgangspunkt i Oscar Alvarez Rifbjergs opvækst i Sevilla og hans opvækst med jazz, flamenco og poesi. Der er lagt op til en medrivende og afvekslende aften i jazzens og poesiens tegn, farvet af flamencoens kraft og vildskab – fremført af fire meget spændende og talentfulde musikere.

Gustavo Rey (vocal/SP)

Oscar Alvarez Rifbjerg (piano/DK)

Emil Brun (bass/DK)

Johan Kolsut (drums/SE)

1. Villa Dolores

2. A La Vera

3. El Río, El Castillo, Los Pinos

4. Tu Magia (feat. Juan Manuel Álvarez)

5. Rif (for My Grandfather)

6. ¡Rómpelo!

7. Mírate, Arrímate

8. That Red Profile

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Martin Perret's L'Anderer - Don't Try You Are (2016) QFTF

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Martin Perret's L'Anderer - Don't Try You Are (2016)

Martin Perret’s music investigates the murder of a mysterious man in an indefinite country just after the war. The location and the time are never explicit. L’Anderer is a stranger, a loner, its the brother Grimm by way of Kafka. It’s the telestic soundtrack to a story of unspeakable evil, darkness and human decay.

Lost In Time I

Warkeepers

Seuls Contre Tous

Killer Bees

Lost In Time II

Killer Drones

Sarajevo

Martin Perret drums, composition

Marie Kruttli piano

Sebastian Strinning tenor saxophone

Franziska Staubli guitar

Elio Amberg tenor saxophone

Martina Berther bass

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Playlist for Tom Ossana / Dane Brewer – The Thin Edge – May 11, 2016 MST 7:00 to 9:00p.m.

http://www.kzmu.org/listen.m3u ~ Use this link to access the show online.

It took seven years for Impulse to release Coltrane's "Saturn" from 1974's Interstellar Space, recorded four months before his death. Largely inaccessible to mainstream ears, the outing is a favorite among Coltrane devotees and young gun artists. We'll hear 1:30 minutes from this duet featuring Rashied Ali's drums by way of introducing us to the cover from Brandon Lee Lewis' Lux Hermetica (KemArtS 2016). Next is the most accessible of Coltrane's compositions, "Equinox", from his 1960 Atlantic Coltrane's Sound featuring an unusually subdued solo from pianist McCoy Tyner. Brand new from INTAKT RECORDS In Motion, Richard Poole/Marilyn Crispell/Gary Peacock conclude this half-hour with an easy-to-follow free-jazz rendition of the mutually improvised "Ahzân".

Murray, Allen & Carrington Power Trio - Perfection (Motema 2016) kicks off the second half with "For Fr. Peter O'brien" featuring the leaders' tenor/piano/drums. Brit favorite, Dan Whieldon Trio, follows with a cover of Miles' Nardis (Sidran spelled backwards) from his ASC Records release, Positive Changes. French bassist, Florent Nisse, is next with "H Code" from his 2014 Moose Aux Mages featuring the tenor sax of Chris Cheek and the guitar of Jakob Bro. Miles Davis brings this half to a close with an uptempo take on Raye and DePaul's "I'll Remember April" featuring Davis' muted trumpet, Moffatt favorite Davey Schildkraut's alto and Horace Silver's piano from a 1954 Prestige pressing, Blue Haze.

Aaron Parks, Thomas Fonnesbaek, Karsten Bagge - Groovements (Stunt Records 2016), a piano trio, gets the third half started with a cover of Cedar Walton's "Bolivia". Paolo Fresu & Omar Sosa tackle Peter Gabriel's "What Lies Ahead" from their new Tûk Music release Eros. Paolo's trumpet and Omar's piano are backed by the members of Quartetto Alborada. French percussionist Manu Katché performs the title track from his Anteprima Productions 2016 release, Unstatic, featuring Tore Brunborg's tenor and Jim Watson's piano. Dublin's The Kevin Brady Trio concludes this half with a romantic take on Arnheim and Tobias' "Sweet and Lovely" from the Irish drummer's 2016 LRP Music release, Common Ground. Bill Carrothers' piano is impressive.

The Songbook Sessions - Ella Fitzgerald (Emerald City Records 2016) gets romance started with Jane Monheit's cover of Rodgers and Hart's "Where or When" featuring the retro-sounding trumpet of Nicholas Payton. Thanks to Juan Duran Uña, we'll hear Bill Evans' take on Wright and Lewis' "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" from Bill's 1968 Some Other Time featuring DeJohnette on the drums and Eddie Gomez on the bass. For some unfathomable reason the next number made me think of the British Bulldog, Winston Churchill and his relationship with his wife, Clementine, his "Pussy cat". Giovanni Francesca's Rame from Auand Records last year is that number, and the tune is "Tuba" featuring, along with the guitarist, Fabrizio Bosso on trumpet.

Also from Juan, we'll hear Jobim's Aguas de Março from Getz & Gilberto's '76. Getz plays the tenor and João Gilberto sings and plays the guitar. One of my all-time favorite vocalists was Mary Ann McCall, Downbeat magazine vocalist of the year back in the late forties. She will cover Ellis/Carter/Friego's "Detour Ahead" with Woody Herman's Third Herd. Award-winning vocalist in her own right, Nnenna Freelon brings this half-hour seduction to a close covering Shapiro/Campbell/Connelly's 1929 hit, "If I Had You" from her 2003 Concord Live.

TOM OSSANA

Let's have some fun!

A special thanks to KZMU's Music Director, Serah Mead and the troops @ RoJ for their help putting the show together: Agenor (BRA), Chris do Brasil (BRA), Domi & Victor (SPA), GAB (BEL), JR (SPA), Javi (SPA), Jazzzz61 (SPA), Lira (BRA), Luisa, Menos Que un Perro (ARG), Marcos (BRA), Melokan (VEN), Raz (ISR) and Sonia (SPA). Also friend, Raul Boeira, the Brazilian based in Passo Fundo and Spain's Javier Carrete.