Phelan Burgoyne - Yazgol / An anthology of previously unrecorded compositions by Paul Motian (October 1, 2021)

An anthology of previously unrecorded compositions by Paul Motian

1. Uhm Hum 05:02

2. Riff Raff 04:30

3. Night 06:33

4. Tacho 02:13

5. Tangram 02:52

6. Sidetracked 01:15

7. Carnival 04:04

8. Zimbabwe 04:48

9. Prairie Avenue Cowboy 01:40

10. Wonderful One 05:41

11. Untitled 1. 03:23

12. Tales of the Unexpected 02:15

13. Armenian Melody (Piano) 02:39

14. If Its Not One Thing, Its Another 01:29

15. Sam Brown 03:56

16. Untitled 2. 04:34

17. The Hymn 02:18

18. Oleevio 00:34

19. Benny D. 03:39

20. Uptown Walk 03:51

21. September 03:16

22. Armenian Melody (Duduk) 02:26

Phelan Burgoyne - drums, percussion (1,2,3,78,9,10,16,19,20)

Kit Downes - piano (4,5,6,12,13)

Larry Grenadier - double bass (11)

Zac Gvirtzman - clarinets, tenor saxophone, accordion, duduk, piano (7,16,17,18,22)

Rob Luft - electric guitar (1,2,3,8,9,10,19,20)

Nicolas Masson - tenor saxophone (21)

Martin Speake - alto saxophone (1,2,3,8,9,10,19,20)

Fred Thomas - double bass, tenor banjo - (7,14,16,17)

Tal Yahalom - classical guitar (15)

Mixed and mastered by Gardar Edvaldsson

Design by Phelan Burgoyne - Paul Motian Passport Photo March 1975 ©Paul Motian Archive

PREORDER

Elina Duni - Lost Ships (ECM Records)

 

Elina Duni and Rob Luft’s programme of songs of love and exile has been gathering momentum since 2017, when the Albanian-Swiss singer and the British guitarist began their collaboration. Along the way the duo has been augmented by distinguished guests, with Swiss flugelhornist Matthieu Michel and UK pianist/percussionist Fred Thomas here making significant contributions to the overarching concept. The migration crisis, a theme explored on Elina’s Partir album, is again a central issue, so too ecological concerns. Material is drawn from many sources: “There are songs that touch upon past influences, with the sound of Albania and Mediterranean folklore ever-present. We wanted to explore other musical roots, too: timeless jazz ballads, French chanson, American folk song…” The broad range of music addressed runs from traditional pieces to original compositions, via songs made famous by Frank Sinatra and Charles Aznavour. Lost Ships was recorded at Studios la Buissonne in the South of France in February 2020.

1. BELLA CI DORMI (Traditional) 06:52

2. BRIGHTON (Elina Duni, Rob Luft) 05:44

3. I’M A FOOL TO WANT YOU (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf , Joel Herron) 04:27

4. NUMB (Elina Duni, Rob Luft) 06:32

5. LOST SHIPS (Elina Duni, Rob Luft) 05:22

6. THE WAYFARING STRANGER (Traditional) 05:12

7. FLYING KITES (Elina Duni, Rob Luft) 04:52

8. LUX (Elina Duni, Rob Luft) 05:21

9. KUR MË DEL NË DERË (Traditional) 04:09

10. N’AT ZAMAN (Traditional) 04:26

11. EMPTY STREET (Elina Duni, Rob Luft) 01:52

12. HIER ENCORE (Charles Aznavour) 03:44

Elina Duni: Voice

Rob Luft: Guitar

Fred Thomas: Piano, Drums

Matthieu Michel: Flugelhorn

CONCERTS

March 12

Elina Duni/Rob Luft Zum Hut Uster Switzerland

March 13

Elina Duni / Rob Luft Le Singe Bienne Switzerland

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Rob Luft - Debut Album released on 28th July (EDITION RECORDS)

ROB LUFT - ‘Riser’

The wunderkind, London based guitarist and winner

of the Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize, Rob Luft delivers one

of the best debut records in many years.

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ROB LUFT guitar

JOE WRIGHT tenor saxophone

JOE WEBB hammond organ, piano and harmonium

TOM McCREDIE bass

CORRIE DICK drums

Riser is the new album from London-born award-winning guitarist Rob Luft. A musician of incredible talent, depth and maturity, Rob Luft is set to become a name to remember. At only 23 years of age his proficiency as a guitarist and composer embodies a level of musicianship and vision well beyond his years. A winner of the prestigious Kenny Wheeler Music Prize as well as placing second in The 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition, Rob is already garnering praise from critics across Europe. The UK’s Jazzwise Magazine has highlighted his “obvious star quality” and Riser is an album that stands up to scrutiny as one of the finest debut records in many years in the burgeoning creative current UK Jazz scene.

Listen to 'Slow Potion' and his dedication to Derek Bailey

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DJANGO BATES

Saluting Sgt. Pepper

OUT 7th July

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The totally irrepressible creativity and ever-unconventional spirit of Django Bates reimagines the seminal Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

DENYS BAPTISTE
The Late Trane

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"Reimagining 10 such works takes guts, vision and an all-star backing band, all of which British master saxophonist Denys Baptiste is blessed with here." LONDON EVENING STANDARD

ROB LUFT
Riser

OUT 28th July

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Award-winning and London-based guitarist Rob Luft delivers one of the best debut records in many years.

STUART McCALLUM
City Live (digital only)

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City Live is the new 5 track EP from ex-Cinematic Orchestra bringing together his long term collaborators drummer Richard Spaven, Bassist Robin Mullarkey and Ivo Neame on keyboards as well as special guest singer JP Cooper.

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A defining moment in Finnish culture, Pekka reinterprets the music of Verneri's late father Pekka Pohjola. A remarkable album.

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The sophisticated genre-bending all-star trio returns in Sept 2017 with Instinct, an album that showcases the sheer brilliance, interplay and depth of musicianship of three of the most celebrated and adhered Jazz musicians in Europe.

Big Bad Wolf - Pond Life (2017)

Big Bad Wolf is a London based band featuring washy guitars, ambient vocals, brassy hooks and deep grooves…

...this distinctive sound arises largely from the band's consistently egalitarian process of group composition, where all 4 members are present from conception to completion of each song. Starting each writing session by recording an open-ended group improvisation, they then listen back, pick out the best ideas and then develop them into intricate and concise pieces of music. Big Bad Wolf have developed a unique way to bridge the gap between improvised music and contemporary pop/rock styles. All four band members have a strong grounding in jazz from their studies on the prestigious jazz course at the Royal Academy of Music and at Leeds College of Music. From this background, the band strives to constantly push the boundaries and blur the edges of the genre through a wealth of influences, from Bjork to Derek Bailey, brought to the table by each member to the group. From the band’s first experimentations in late 2014 there has always been a primary focus on the instrumental blend within the slightly unconventional line up (trombone, guitar, bass VI and drums) and how to work that into forging an individual, contemporary sound whilst still honouring the improvisational element of the jazz tradition. 

Big Bad Wolf are proud recipients of a Help Musicians UK Development Grant and are also winners of the 2015 Zealous X Music Category

"I really like the kind of combination of lazy trombone and darting guitar riffs" - Jez Nelson, BBC Radio 3 (Jazz On 3)

1. Canary 05:16

2. Flats In Dagenham 06:08

3. Frog 06:14

4. Quiet Coach 09:16

5. Hopkins' Choice 04:32

6. Grassfish 07:28

7. Pond Life 06:02

8. The Plight Of The Typewriter 07:42

OWEN DAWSON (TROMBONE)

ROB LUFT (GUITAR)

MICHAEL DE SOUZA (BASS VI)

JAY DAVIS (DRUMS)

TOUR

Rob Luft - Winner of the sixth “Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize” (EDITION RECORDS)

Edition Records and the Royal Academy of Music are 

pleased to announce that the 2016 winner of the sixth

 “Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize” is the outstanding

 guitarist and composer Rob Luft.

The Kenny Wheeler Jazz Prize is awarded each year to a young artist who demonstrates excellence in both performance and composition, selected from all graduating jazz musicians at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London. The prize includes release of the artist's proposed recording on the Edition record label: Rob, the sixth recipient of this major award will release his album in 2017, he follows in the footsteps of the highly acclaimed previous winners; saxophonist Josh Arcoleo in 2011, trumpeter Reuben Fowler in 2012, vocalist Lauren Kinsella in 2013, bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado in 2014, and Ralph Wyld in 2015 – whose album is due for release later this year.

The judging panel – Edition Records boss Dave Stapleton, the Academy’s Head of Jazz Nick Smart together with Evan Parker, saxophonist and lifelong collaborator of the late Wheeler – met in June to decide the winner.

Evan Parker said: ‘This year’s discussions were more intense than ever.  The standard of musicianship and originality of creative vision that have become the hallmark of the Kenny Wheeler Prize winners were achieved by many of the entrants so that, inevitably, other considerations came in to help us make our final choice. Rob Luft convinced us that not only was he a great improvising guitarist, but his written material, arrangements and leadership seemed to inspire the other members of his group to play their best. Our final decision was unanimous.’

Edition Records boss Dave Stapleton also commented: ‘In this sixth year of the Kenny Wheeler prize, the wealth of talent emerging from the Academy’s Jazz course continues to astound us on the panel. It is an exciting and encouraging indication of just how strong the future looks for the jazz scene, especially at a time when the recording industry is evolving so dynamically. It was in this spirit that the music and guitar playing of Rob Luft shone through. He is already a remarkably experienced and accomplished musician, and he presented a clear vision that was particularly coherent with both the legacy of Kenny’s own aesthetic, and with Edition’s artistic direction. Rob’s own musical direction combined with his gifts as an instrumentalist and composer, will no doubt provide huge value to the strength of the European Jazz Scene in the future and we look forward to sharing Rob’s journey on releasing his debut album.’

Rob Luft said: ‘To be the recipient of the 2016 Kenny Wheeler Prize means a great deal to me, as it gives me the chance to work alongside Edition Records in making my debut album recording. This represents a golden opportunity for me to think artistically and creatively about my music at a time when it is increasingly challenging for young jazz musicians to do so.’

ABOUT ROB LUFT

Rob Luft, an award-winning 22-year-old musician from London, has been described as one of the UK’s most prominent and talented young contemporary jazz guitarists. Praised by The Times for a run of recent performances at Ronnie Scott’s, Rob has been tipped ‘to achieve great things in the future’.

Having joined NYJO at the age of 15, Rob then went on to study on the jazz programme at the Royal Academy of Music. Subsequently, he co-founded the tango quintet The Deco Ensemble, with whom he has released one album, ‘Encuentro’ (2015), featuring the music of Argentinian composers such as Astor Piazzolla. With this group alone, Rob has performed in The National Philharmonic (Warsaw), The Purcell Room (London), Salle Cortot (Paris), Ministry of Culture (Bratislava), Palazzo Brancaccio (Rome), as well as in many other major European cities. Other concert highlights include performances with artists including Django Bates and Loose Tubes, Eddie Parker’s “Mister Vertigo”, Stan Sulzmann, Gregory Porter, Hamish Stuart and Liane Carroll.

Rob is a member of Byron Wallen’s “Four Corners”, Martin Speake’s “Mafarowi” and Enzo Zirilli’s “Zirobop”. He received the Second Prize in The 2016 Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition. He also is the recipient of the 2015 Peter Whittingham Award as part of two collective ensembles – Patchwork Jazz Orchestra and jazz-rock quartet Big Bad Wolf. He appears on Liane Carroll’s latest release on Linn Records (Seaside – 2015), Brazilian singer Luna Cohen’s new album on the Catalonian independent label Temps Record (November Sky – 2016), and the debut album from Enzo Zirilli on Milanese label UR Records (Zirobop – 2015).

‘Guitarist Rob Luft is a player the jazz scene will certainly be hearing plenty from’.

John Fordham, The Guardian

‘Obvious Star Quality’.

Jazzwise Magazine

‘Boundless Technique’.

Lee Ritenour

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