Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Moon Hoax - Randka Z Androidem (December 14, 2021)

The Band Moon Hoax was created in 2012. Its music combining ear-catching melodies with motoric rhythm section and synthesizers.

Second album by Polish jazz ensemble Moon Hoax.

1. Poranek na Fobosie 05:17
2. Zaburzenia równowagi 05:39
3. Randka z androidem 05:51
4. Zjawy 07:53
5. Budzik 06:26
6. Szuraki 04:59
7. Golden Age 05:45
8. Portal 04:50

Tom Varner - The Swiss Duos (December 2021)

Tom Varner is internationally known as one of the top living pioneers of jazz and improvised music on the French horn, as well as an inventive and passionate composer for his different ensembles, which have featured many jazz legends. Varner has been awarded grants from the NEA, Doris Duke Foundation/Chamber Music America, and the Jack Straw Center. He has fourteen recordings as a leader.

1. Bursting Hymn (with George Gruntz) 01:11
2. Quasimodo (with George Gruntz) 05:22
3. Strong (with Christoph Baumann) 00:59
4. What Is This Thing Called First Strike Capability (with Hans Feigenwinter) 05:07
5. Matisse (with Christoph Baumann) 01:48
6. Palestrina (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:14
7. Big George Blues (with George Gruntz) 05:48
8. Soft (with Gabriela Friedli) 02:52
9. Alien Bug (with Christoph Baumann) 01:39
10. Gabriela (with Gabriela Friedli) 01:20
11. Just Call Me Hans (with Hans Feigenwinter) 07:11
12. Circuits (with Gabriela Friedli) 00:47
13. Johann (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:17
14. Think Of One (with Hans Feigenwinter) 04:01
15. Big Fall (with Gabriela Friedli) 02:52
16. Funny (with Christoph Baumann) 00:51
17. Elegy (with Hans Feigenwinter) 04:41
18. Cool (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:12
19. Play (with Christoph Baumann) 01:56
20. Tom's Prayer (with Hans Feigenwinter) 01:19
21. Summertime (with George Gruntz) 04:10
22. Barbarians (with Christoph Baumann) 01:15
23. It Could Happen To You (with George Gruntz) 02:30
24. Transcendent Hymn (with George Gruntz) 01:08

Tom Varner – The Swiss Duos

Tom Varner with: George Gruntz, Christoph Baumann, Gabriela Friedli, and Hans Feigenwinter

The Pearly Shells - New Hat (December 2021)

On this album we feature our 10 piece Big Band with guest spots from some of our favourite singers from ‘round Melbourne town.

Walking Stick is an Irvin Berlin song suggested to us and sung here by vocalist and piano player Danni Smith. The arrangement is by our sax player Rob Glaesemann.

Rob also did the arrangement for Train, a new song by regular singer and contributor, Julie O’Hara. That’s Julie on vocals.

Hallelujah is of course the L. Cohen classic, sung here by our trumpet player Paul Coyle. The arrangement was cooked up by the band in the studio.

Our drummer/percussionist GG Gray contributed 2 songs to the record, the Latin flavoured Coming Back To You was conceived as a duet. Here the ‘boys” low part is sung by the versatile Mon Shelford and Gav does the girl’s part “in drag”. Suitably kooky arrangement by sax player Dean Hilson.

Yeah Yeah Yeah was written by Louie Prima and Milton Kabak and sung here by Hetty Kate. Our arrangement was based on Peggy Lee’s 1951 recording.
It was Nichaud Fitzgibbon’s suggestion we record the wonderful Whatever Lola Wants from the 1955 musical Damn Yankees. Our version is arranged by our trumpet player Alex Howroyd with Nichaud on vocals and castanets.

Boogie Guarantee is another Julie O’Hara tune which she also arranged for small band. Rob Glaesemann re worked it for our 6 horn lineup, vocal by Julie.

Too Hot for Words features GG Gray as composer, arranger and vocalist. The recording features unusually flute (played by Alex) and vibes (played by GG)

Torture was written by friend of the band and occasional guest vocalist Rob Price who requested we ask Mon Shelford to sing it. Another arrangement by trumpeter Alex Howroyd.

Harmless Boogie is a song idea from bassist Steve Purcell, bought to life in the studio by Julie O’Hara’s vocal, thanks Jules!

The Pearly Shells wish to thank Creative Victoria for awarding us a grant for arranging and composition which helped keep us busy and connected during the Covid lockdown last year. The music on this album is a direct result of that support. cheers Steve Purcell 2021

1. Walking Stick 03:50
2. Train 03:37
3. Hallelujah 04:28
4. Coming back to you 02:28
5. Yeah Yeah Yeah 02:11
6. Whatever Lola Wants 04:17
7. Boogie Guarantee 02:28
8. Too hot for Words 02:27
9. Torture 03:18
10. Harmless Boogie 03:19

On these recordings the The Pearly Shells are:
Dave Allardice - piano, Dai Jukebox Jones - guitar, GG Gray - drums/percussion/vibes, Steve Purcell- double bass/leader, Dean Hilson and Rob Glaesemann - saxes, Adam Simmons- Baritone sax, Paul Coyle, Eamon McNelis and Alex Howroyd - Trumpets and Wes Mowson - Trombone.

With guest vocals by Danni Smith, Julie O’Hara, Mon Shelford, Hetty Kate and Nichaud Fitzgibbon.

Guest musicians: Jason Lui Soon (drums- track 2) Shane Rhyll (guitar tracks 8 & 9) Andy Reed (guitar track 2) Paul Williamson (baritone track 5) Andy Swann (drums track 5)

Mixed by Steve Purcell & GG Gray,

Mastered by Colin Wynne at Thirty Mill.

Cover Art “New Hat” by Marise Maas

Peter John Stoltzman, John Ellis, Dru Heller, Gonzalo Teppa - Spiraling Inward (December 2021)

Stoltzman is a pianist, composer, and educator. He has toured and recorded with Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, made Hip-Hop tracks for Warner Bros., played Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl with his father, clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.

1. Soul of the Matter 07:14
2. McKinley 07:24

Recorded and Mixed at Mighty Fine Productions, Denver CO
Mastered by PJS

Orchestre National de Jazz de Montréal - Under the Influence (December 2021)

Dans la suite Under the Influence que l’Orchestre national de jazz lui a commandée en 2015, Christine Jensen conjugue la voix soyeuse de Sienna Dahlen et toutes les nuances de la palette orchestrale pour rendre hommage aux compositeurs dont les œuvres et le caractère musical ont forgé sa personnalité de saxophoniste, compositrice et chef d’orchestre. La suite commence par une dyade (accord de deux sons) déployée spatialement et prolongée dans le premier hommage, Starbright, sous forme d’intervalles croissants pour saluer Kenny Wheeler, trompettiste londonien né à Toronto. Le deuxième mouvement, To Jan est un choral que Jensen a développé et dédié à la mémoire du regretté pianiste et compositeur Jan Jarczyk, grand Montréalais venu de Cracovie, qui fut son professeur et celui de nombreux membres de l’ONJ à l’université McGill.

Elle dédie à John Coltrane le 3e mouvement, tiré de la sonorité qu’il a créée dans sa pièce Giant Steps. Issu du thème, cet appel à la liberté évoque son audace harmonique et rythmique de compositeur. Dans le 4e mouvement, Sweet Lee, Jensen s’inspire de la structure harmonique de Out of Nowhere un standard qui lui tient à cœur, signé Lee Konitz, et qu’elle a étudié à fond après avoir côtoyé ce dernier. Dans le mouvement final dédié à Wayne Shorter, Jensen s’approprie le style des deux ténors du groupe pour évoquer la liberté en improvisant autour de concepts comme l’espace, la communication et le jeu libre.

Elle conclut élégamment ce survol lumineux d’influents prédécesseurs : « Leurs concepts sonores uniques ont contribué à mon épanouissement , précise-t-elle, et j’espère que chaque mouvement de ma suite contient un fragment de leur caractère. » 

1. Ouverture 01:16
2. Starbright 15:25
3. To Jan 06:20
4. Interlude 01:34
5. Leap 07:55
6. Sweet Lee 05:55
7. Anthem 05:38
8. Chant 07:07

Compositrice, Chef D’orchestre/Composer, Conductor : Christine Jensen
Parolière, Chanteuse/Lyricist, Vocalist : Sienna Dahlen (Melodica sur «Sweet Lee»)

Bois/Woodwinds :
Jean-Pierre Zanella – saxophones
alto et soprano, flûte/alto & soprano
saxophone, flute
Samuel Blais – saxophone alto, flûte,
clarinette/alto saxophone, flute,
clarinet
André Leroux – saxophone ténor,
flûte, clarinette/tenor saxophone,
flute, clarinet
Frank Lozano – saxophone ténor,
clarinette basse/tenor saxophone,
bass clarinet
Alexandre Côté – saxophone baryton,
flûte/baritone saxophone, flute

Trompettes et bugle/Trumpets & flugelhorn :
Aron Doyle
Jocelyn Couture (soliste/lead trumpet)
David Carbonneau
Bill Mahar

Trombones :
Jean-Nicolas Trottier
David Russell Martin
Taylor Donaldson
Trombone Basse/
Bass Trombone
Robert Ellis

Piano :
François Bourassa

Guitare/Guitar :
Steve Raegele

Contrebasse/Contrabass :
Rémi-Jean LeBlanc

Batterie/Drums :
Kevin Warren

Samo Salamon, Cene Resnik & Kristijan Krajnčan - Takt Ars Sessions: Vol. 2 (December 2021)

1. Free I 24:48
2. Free II 27:08
3. Free III 10:52
4. Free IV 13:50

Cene Resnik - tenor sax
Samo Salamon - guitar
Kristijan Krajnčan - drums

Recorded on 11 December 2021 in Maribor as part of the Takt Ars Sessions.
Mixed and mastered by Samo Šalamon.

Jan Carden - Jan Carden's Christmas (December 2021)

1. Jingle Bells 03:39
2. The Christmas Waltz 02:50
3. The Christmas Song 04:26
4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 05:13

Claude Maheu - l'incroyable voyage / such an amazing journey (December 2021)

Claude Maheu est un artiste de jazz contemporain, compositeur, pianiste, flûtiste, saxophoniste et hautboïste. Son oeuvre vise à dépeindre la mélancolie urbaine et la poésie de l'inconnu... 

1. origine/ origin 04:58
2. oracle 04:46
3. viatique / viaticum 05:56
4. énigme / enigma 07:08
5. rencontre / encounter 05:51
6. cartographie / cartography 04:48

Claude Maheu: composition, piano, guitar, flute, saxophone, synthesizer, shakuhachi, clarinet, bass clarinet, duduk.

Jeremy Stein - JSQ! (December 2021)

1. Yechida 04:03
2. Jubilee 05:47
3. Afro-Centric 05:51
4. Journal Entries (Heart in Pieces) 01:28
5. Uncle Bernie 05:17
6. Khooma 02:12
7. Cornelius..! 06:29
8. Journal Entries (Maybe we can start over) 01:10

TEAM JSQ!
Jeremy Stein - Tenor Saxophone
Myles Martin - drums
Jermaine Paul - bass
Jonathan Paik - piano

Jesse Seibold (Indacouch) - recording / mixing / mastering
Artistic Director / Film - Evatt Carrodus

Gunnar Backman / Anders Berg - A COLLABORATION (December 2021)

1. Magically Circus 03:15
2. Molde 04:28
3. Belonging For 03:45
4. Rovje 03:31
5. Wonka 03:39
6. Invitation 06:34
7. Sky 03:36
8. Chant 03:42
9. Beach 03:02
10. Dunes 07:58
11. Adieu 08:57

Music by Gunnar Backman and Anders Berg
Recorded between 2006-2007
Mixed and mastered by Gunnar Backman
Photo by Anders Berg

Pendofsky - Pendofsky Gumolit Premiera Winyla LIVE (December 2021)

Pendofsky- Marcin Pendowski, is a producer, composer and bass player from Poland. His first album"Pendofsky" was awarded with couple prestige awards in Poland. Second album "Gumolit", which has just been released, is recorded on communism-era instruments, which make his sound very unique.

1. Legiony ft Bartek Królik 06:41
2. Stradi ft Robert Szewczuga 05:26
3. Aerogron ft Adam Świerczyński 05:26
4. Partyzanci ft Mietek Jurecki 06:30
5. Stumilowy Las ft Krzysztof Ścierański 07:10
6. Frygiel ft Wojtek Mazolewski 06:20
7. Boso ale w ostrogach ft Filip Sojka 06:14
8. Zemsta ft Wojtek Pilichowski 05:23
9. Kilka pytań o wolność ft Kornel Szczygielski 07:46
10. BIS: Legiony ft Bartek Królik 06:16

Diego Ramos - INSIGHT (December 2021)

INSIGHT

# Es una invitación a romper los límites de nuestra percepción habitual

# Es un viaje sonoro que intenta desarticular el filtro constante del ego

# Es un voto de confianza a la intuición y a las capacidades que cada uno atesora en su interior

1. DAIYA 03:37
2. THE HORSE MUST CHANGE 03:54
3. AVUA 03:45
4. ABRE TODA INMENSIDAD 04:29
5. SALVADOR 04:24
6. KAMIKAZE 05:28
7. INDIVISIBLE 05:32
8. EVELYN 06:41

David Xirgu - bateria
Gorka Benítez - saxo tenor
Thibaud Dufoy - piano y teclado
Pep Colls - bajo fretless
Julio Botti - saxo tenor y soprano
Pablo Selnik - flauta travesera
Guillermo Celano - guitarra
Sebastian Tesouro - violín
Hermeto Pascoal - speech
Marc Sastre - guitarra y voces
Paula Domínguez - voces
Diego Ramos - guitarra, composición, arreglos y producción

Aniol Bestit - mezcla y mastering
Pau Brugada y Jaume Figueres - grabación
Pablo Orcajo - obra original de portada
Oscar Aldama - foto de portada
Joan Garau - diseño de portada y edición de videos
Julià Rocha - cámara y edición de video
Alex Alonso - guitar tech
Evelyn Di Baia - cámara y foto de portada
Grabado en Estudis Ground en Abril de 2021, Cornellà del Terri, Girona

Svobotnik - Ornithogalum Dubium Vol. II (December 2021)

1. St. Lewis blues 06:37
2. Tango 09:21
3. Ash 03:00
4. Absinthe pond 09:50
5. Silencio 06:34

Panos Giotis “Svobotnik” - Guitar
Giorgos Danis - Upright bass
Leandros Fratnik - Drums

All original compositions by Svobotnik except “Silencio” by Rafael Hernández Marín and “St. Lewis Blues” by W. C. Handy

Live recording at Glendora, Athens 2021
Mixing, sound design and mastering by Svobotnik

Giovanni Di Domenico - Nero Assoluto

1. Untitled 17:02
2. Untitled 14:04

Giovanni Di Domenico: Fender Rhodes
Recorded on September 8, 2020 at Outside Inside Studio, Volpago del Montello
Mixed by Matt Bordin and Giovanni Di Domenico
Mastered by Matt Bordin. Drawings by Ericailcane