Superklang - Superklang (July 2021 Umlaut Records)

…Then they both stopped on the side of the road…

While dusting their coats to remove the dust of the path, they looked back towards the fertile meadows from which they had picked flowers. Already fifteen years playing together! Sylvain Lemêtre and Frédéric Aurier, trained in classical school, committed to the contemporary cause, curious of musics from around the world, Fred and Sylvain wanted to write the score that would resemble them. Interpreters, composers and improvisers, they gathered the seeds that they had patiently grown : musical theater and electro pop, bourrées with five or seven beats, Ligeti and Machaut, what is below as well as what is above…They grabbed the zarb and the violin, the nyckelharpa, the frame drum and the Tibetan bowls, they also found on the mound a threaded rod and a Newtonian pendulum : SuperKlang was born!

They then turned their gaze forward... the horizon was far away... they set off again!

1. Fred et moi (Bonjour) 01:42

2. Trois Totems 05:32

3. Horloge 1 01:36

4. Sucre d'Orge 05:21

5. Retro passacaille 04:50

6. Rage de Danse 03:00

7. Horloge 2 01:35

8. Sans Additif 07:13

9. Horloge 3 01:40

10. Retour aux Chazeaux 05:41

11. Sylvain et moi (Au revoir) 02:06

Frédéric Aurier : violin, nyckelharpa and voice

Sylvain Lemêtre : zarb, percussions and voice

Compositions : Frédéric Aurier - Sylvain Lemêtre

Sound engeneering and mastering : Adrian' Bourget

Recorded in July 2020 at Studio l’Artscène

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Thomas Agergaard Quartet - Green Cities (July 2021)

Classic Jazz with a nordic approach

1. JIVE 05:24

2. RING FREE 05:54

3. STELLA BY STARLIGHT 07:59

4. GREEN CITIES 05:11

5. THIS MORNING 05:04

6. RUNNING AROUND THE BLOCK 04:46

7. DO WALK 05:22

8. ASK YOURSELF 05:34

9. THE GREAT BELONING 06:11

Thomas Agergaard: Tenor sax

Lars Jansson: Piano

Anders Kjellberg: Drums

Lennart Ginman: Double bass

All compositions by Thomas Agergaard except Stella by Starlight By Victor Jung and The Great Belonging By Lars Jansson

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Matías Formica / Jonatan Schenone - Aislados (2021 Numeral)

Although this music is a photo, it reflects the creative process in the middle of 2020. This project arises as an excuse to travel the global pandemic in a creative way.

During eight months of introspection, a lot of study, many compositions and no space to test them, I propose to Jona (almost a neighbor), that we prepare a duet album with my compositions where the hierarchy of improvisations give identity to each of the music. .

And so, building this transition, we achieved for several months: AISLADOS.

This work is the result of trying to capture a language generated at this time, experimentation and exploration, in addition to the years of shared music, friendship and understanding.

The album is made up of his own compositions (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 Formica) and free improvisations (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8,10).

1. Big Fish 05:48

2. Impropia 01:46

3. Elegía de un imaginario 08:43

4. Improbable 02:25

5. Aislados 09:09

6. Improductivo 01:35

7. Ludus 06:31

8. Improrrogable 01:20

9. Ishiro 06:49

10. Improperios 02:23

11. Narcisa 05:38

Matías Formica - tenor and alto sax, flute and alto flute. Composition

Jonatan Schenone - doublebass

Recorded 27th of february and 13th of march, in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires. 2021

Recording, mixing and mastering - Pablo Formica

Photo - Jorge Formica

Cover art - Jorge Vimercati

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Asaf Sirkis - Solar Flash (July 15, 2021)

The new album SOLAR FLASH celebrates music from drummer Asaf Sirkis and a stellar line-up consisting of British keyboardist extraordinaire Gary Husband, Scottish bassist Kevin Glasgow, Israeli-born Asaf Sirkis on drums with special guests: Polish vocalist Sylwia Bialas and U.S.A-born guitarist Mark Wingfield.

Expect some haunting ‘outer space’ electro-acoustic sounds with a wide range of dynamics ranging from Erik-Satie-like gentle ballads all the way to high energy electric Prog-jazz-improv and everything in between.

In the words of Mr. Robert Wyatt:

“I’ve known Asaf’s gifts for years, certainly enough to say that as far as I can see, there’s NOTHING he can’t do when he puts his mind to it.

Of course on this innovative record his kit skills just keep expanding but what really gets to me here are his ethereal, haunting compositions, which take the soloists into uncharted territories, guiding them but allowing them freedom to dip and dive through their solos in their own sympathetically idiosyncratic ways.

So this is a remarkable recording which, with its very distinct individual voices, has nevertheless the feel of a single living organism: Quite a combination!”

1. Kinship 06:35

2. Under The Ice 05:44

3. Aquila 05:20

4. Polish Suite, part one 04:06

5. Polish Suite, part two 04:06

6. For Eric 08:57

7. Solar Flash 06:05

8. Polish Suite, part three 04:57

GARY HUSBAND, PIANO, KEYBOARDS

KEVIN GLASGOW, ELECTRIC BASS

ASAF SIRKIS, DRUMS, CROTALES

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS:

SYLWIA BIALAS, VOCALS (TRACKS 1, 3 & 4)

MARK WINGFIELD, GUITAR (3, 5 & 8)

ALL COMPOSITIONS BY ASAF SIRKIS

© 2021 ASAF SIRKIS

RECORDED AT LA CASAMURADA STUDIOS (SPAIN)

MIXED BY CHRISTOPH REISS (GERMANY)

MASTERED BY ALEX KLEBL AT MARELL MUSIC GROUP (GERMANY)

COVER ARTWORK BY SYLWIA BIALAS

STONEDBIRD PRODUCTIONS ALBUM CREATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH MOONJUNE RECORDS

SERIAL NUMBER: MJR117

*FOR ERIC IS DEDICATED TO DRUMMER ERIC KAMAU GRAVATT

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Lorraina Marro - Love Is For All Time (July 15, 2021)

A delightful singer from Los Angeles, on Love Is For All Time, Lorraina Marro performs a set of standards from the jazz, r&b and Latin music worlds.

Joined by a jazz sextet with pianist Steve Rawlins, guitarist Grant Geissman, trumpeter Dr. Bobby Rodriguez, and Rickey Woodard on tenor saxophone, Lorraina Marro sings a well-rounded set of swingers and ballads.

Lorraina Marro is a powerful singer with an attractive high voice. She puts plenty of feeling into the lyrics that she interprets and has a style all her own that was originally inspired by Nancy Wilson.

On Love Is For All Time, she chose songs that deal with love on all different levels. “The promise of new love, loss of love, sassy kind of love, and love for other people in general; I’ve experienced it all. I’ve lived long enough to sing about my own truth.” For this special project, she performs with a top-notch group of top Los Angeles-based musicians. Pianist Steve Rawlins, bassist Jennifer Leitham, drummer Steve Pemberton form the core trio and are joined by three guest soloists: tenor-saxophonist Rickey Woodard, trumpeter Dr. Bobby Rodriguez, and guitarist Grant Geissman

The singer interprets such numbers as a Latinized “Stairway To The Stars,” the swinging “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes” (which has a fine tradeoff by Woodard and Rodriguez), a playful “My Baby Just Cares For Me,” and her heartfelt interpretation of “When The World Turns Blue.” She sings in Spanish during “Viajera del Rio,” sounds joyful on the Billie Holiday-associated “I Wished On The Moon,” and concludes the program by effectively vocalizing in both Spanish and English on “Yesterday I Heard The Rain.”

Lorraina Marro was born and raised in Los Angeles. She loved to sing as a child and, in addition to Nancy Wilson, she credits Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughan and Linda Ronstadt as some of her early influences and inspirations. She performed standards on her recording debut You Must Believe In Spring and followed it up with Mixed Emotions, a set in which she wrote the lyrics for all nine songs. In her career Ms. Marro has performed at many of Los Angeles’ top venues (including creating a tribute to Nancy Wilson at Catalina Bar & Grill), in New York (the Metropolitan Room and Danny’s Skylight Room), and Las Vegas.

A vocalist who has the maturity and depth to fully understand the words that she sings, Lorraina Marro is in top form throughout Love Is For All Time, her finest recording to date.

Lorraina Marro was named one of L.A.’s Jazz & Blues Living Legend Honorees in 2015. Living Legend’s “JazZabration” was created to celebrate International Jazz Day and to annually select artists that have dedicated 25+ years of their life to Jazz or Blues.

1. Stairway to the Stars (Mitchell Parish, Matt Malneck and Frank Signorelli) 3:53

2. I’m Not Alone (Ivan Guimaraes Lins, Victor Martins and Will Jennings) 4:55

3. The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Jerry Brainin and Buddy Bernier) 4:02

4. Rain Sometimes (Arthur Hamilton) 4:57

5. My Baby Just Cares For Me (Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn) 4:19

6. Viajera Del Rio (Manuel Yanez) 4:28

7. When the World Turns Blue (Joe Sample and Will Jennings) 4:43

8. People (Bob Merrill and Jule Styne) 4:19

9. I Wished on the Moon (Dorothy Parker and Ralph Rainger) 4:01

10. Esta Tarde Vi Llover (Yesterday I Heard the Rain) (Armando Manzanero) 4:21

Lorraina Marro – voice

Steve Rawlins – piano

Jennifer Leitham – bass

Grant Geissman – guitar

Steve Pemberton – drums

Dr. Bobby Rodriguez – trumpet

Rickey Woodard – tenor saxophone

www.lorrainamarro.com

Mototeru Takagi Quartet - Live at Little John, Yokohama 1999 (July 15, 2021 NoBusiness Records)

1. Yokohama Iseazaki Town 40:37

2. Yokohama Yamashita Town 12:06

3. Yokohama Yamate Town 20:34

Improvised & composed by Mototeru Takagi, Susumu Kongo, Nao Takeuchi and Shota Koyama

Recorded live on the 25th September, 1999 at LITTLE JOHN, Yokohama, Japan by Susumu Kongo and Nao Takeuchi

Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios

Design by Oskaras Anosovas

Cover photo by Mitsuo Jofu 上不三雄

Booklet photos - Shota Koyama by Yutaka Narasaki 楢崎 豊 / Nao Takeuchi courtesy of Papillon / Mototeru Takagi by Mitsuo Jofu 上不三雄

Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi 末冨健夫 (Chap Chap Records)

Release cordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)

Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

Mototeru Takagi 高木元輝 - tenor saxophone

Susumu Kongo 金剛督 - tenor saxophone

Nao Takeuchi 竹内直 - tenor saxophone, flute, bass clarinet

Shota Koyama 小山彰太 - drums

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Itaru Oki Quartet - Live at Jazz Spot Combo 1975 (July 15, 2021 NoBusiness Records)

1. Combo Session 1 14:00

2. Combo Session 2 17:05

3. Combo Session 3 05:49

4. Combo Session 4 17:11

5. Combo Session 5 15:15

Improvised and composed by Itaru Oki, Yoshiaki Fujikawa, Keiki Midorikawa and Hozumi Tanaka

Recorded live on the 7th December, 1975 at JAZZ SPOT COMBO, Fukuoka City, Japan by　Heihachiro Arita 有田平八郎 (cassette tape)

Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios

Design by Oskaras Anosovas

Cover photo by Tatsuo Minami南達雄

Booklet photos by Tatsuo Minami 南 達雄and Heihachiro Arita / 有田平八郎

Liner noto by Akira Saito齊藤聡

Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Takeo Suetomi 末冨健夫 (Chap Chap Records)

Release cordinator - Kenny Inaoka (Jazz Tokyo)

Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

Itaru Oki 沖至 - trumpet, flute

Yoshiaki Fujikawa 藤川義明 - alto saxophone, flute

Keiki Midorikawa 翠川敬基 - bass

Hozumi Tanaka 田中保積 - drums

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Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio & Alexander von Schlippenbach - The Field (July 15, 2021 NoBusiness Records)

1. The Field 56:10

Recorded by Valdas Karpuška at the Vilnius Jazz Festival, Vilnius, October 18th, 2019

Mixed by Joaquim Monte and Rodrigo Amado

Mastered by David Zuchowski

Produced by Rodrigo Amado and Danas Mikailionis

Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

Cover photo by Rodrigo Amado

Inlay photo by Vytautas Suslavičius

Design by Rodrigo Amado

Rodrigo Amado - tenor saxophone

Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano

Miguel Mira - cello

Gabriel Ferrandini - drums

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Szilárd Mezei Tubass Quintet - Rested Turquoise (July 15, 2021 NoBusiness Records)

1. Hep 34 11:50

2. Hep 26 12:51

3. Hep 33 G 15:44

4. Osaka Blues 08:51

5. Pihent Türkiz / Rested Turquoise 14:02

6. Hep 31 ½ 07:50

7. Simfle Sonk 07:56

Recorded on 21-22nd August, 2018, KCNS, Novi Sad, Serbia

Recording engineer - Lazar Živanac.

Mixed and mastered by Szilárd Mezei & Lazar Živanac

Liner notes by Alexander Hawkins

Cover graphic by Erzsébet Mezei

Photo by Aleksandar Stojković

Design by Oskaras Anosovas

Produced by Danas Mikailionis

Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

Ervin Malina - double bass (right)

Ernő Hock - double bass (left)

Kornél Pápista - tuba (center)

Zoltán Csányi - double bass (left middle)

Szilárd Mezei - double bass (right middle)

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Joel Futterman - Creation Series (July 15, 2021 NoBusiness Records)

1. CD1 - Part One 22:04

2. CD1 - Part Two 32:19

3. CD1 - Part Three 17:26

4. CD2 - Part One 38:13

5. CD2 - Part Two 37:57

6. CD3 - Part One 32:07

7. CD3 - Part Two 13:44

8. CD3 - Part Three 11:47

9. CD3 - Part Four 01:32

10. CD4 - Part One 32:57

11. CD4 - Part Two 19:10

12. CD4 - Part Three 03:19

13. CD4 - Part Four 01:52

14. CD5 - Part One 36:15

15. CD5 - Part Two 32:11

All compositions by Joel Futterman (BMI)

Recording engineer Dr. Benjamin Tomassetti

Recorded at the Paradise Studio, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Each track is complete unedited first-take and is in the orderi n which it was recorded.

Photos by Michael Wilderman

Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios

Design by Oskaras Anosovas

Producer - Danas Mikailionis

Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

Joel Futterman - piano, curved soprano saxophone

CD 1 - VOLUME ONE

1. Part One 22:06

2. Part Two 32:21

3. Part Three 17:29

Recorded 16th June, 2008

CD 2 - VOLUME TWO

1. Part One 38:18

2. Part Two 37:57

Recorded 14th August, 2008

CD 3 - VOLUME THREE

1. Part One 32:10

2. Part Two 13:48

3. Part Three 11:50

4. Part Four 1:36

Recorded 1st September, 2008

CD 4 - VOLUME FOUR

1. Part One 32:57

2. Part Two 19:10

3. Part Three 3:17

4. Part Four 1:52

Recorded 10th November, 2008

CD 5 - VOLUME FIVE

1. Part One 36:15

2. Part Two 32:10

Recorded 27th December, 2008

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Total Music Association - Walpurgisnacht (July 15, 2021 NoBusiness Records)

1. Walpurgisnacht 17:03

2. Incubus-Succubus-Pestilentia 13:34

3. Improvisation 21:20

Track 1-2 originally self-released by Hans-Jörg Hussong and the band members with the catalogue no. T.M.A.001 in 1971

Track 3 previously unissued

Transferred and remastered from the original tape. Tape transfer by Wolfgang Obrecht at Tonstudio RichArt, Munich

Original Cover Design by Manfred Vogel

Design by Oskaras Anosovas

Remastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMAstudios

Photography of the musicians by Konstanze Vollmer

Produced by Danas Mikailionis and Ernst Nebhuth

Co-producer - Valerij Anosov

Liner Notes by Hans-Jörg Hussong / Liner Notes (translation) - Ernst Nebhuth, Alfons Mader

Track 1-2

Andreas Boje - trombone

Wilfried Eichhorn - bass clarinet & tenor saxophone

Hans-Jörg Hussong - baritone & soprano saxophone, composition

Erich Schröder - viola

Helmut Zimmer - piano

Matthias Boje - double bass

Rudi Theilmann - drums

Recorded by Martin Wieland on July 17, 1971 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, Germany

Track 3

Hans-Jörg Hussong, baritone, tenor and alto saxophone

Matthias Boje, double bass

Willi Schneider, drums

Recorded July 3, 1988 at Finest Song studio in Hamm, Westfalen, Germany

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