Danielsson / Fresu - Summerwind (ACT MUSIC 2018)

In “Summerwind”, enchanting melodies flow with an instinctive and natural grace and elegance. They develop in long arcs which bring a sense of profundity and contemplation. In a world in constant danger of overheating, Danielsson’s and Fresu’s music is a fresh and soothing breeze.

Lars Danielsson / bass & cello

Paolo Fresu / trumpet & flugelhorn

1 Autumn Leaves ( Joseph Kosma / Johnny Mercer) 04:00

2 Saluto Dardamente ( Paolo Fresu) 02:53

3 Le Matin ( Lars Danielsson) 03:21

4 Stilla Storm ( Lars Danielsson) 02:55

5 Jag lyfter ögat mot himmelen ( Oskar Lindberg / trad. arranged by Lars Danielsson) 04:05

6 Un vestido y un amor ( Fito Páez) 03:53

7 Drexciya ( Paolo Fresu) 01:48

8 Dardusó ( Lars Danielsson & Paolo Fresu) 03:57

9 Stanna Tid ( Lars Danielsson & Paolo Fresu) 03:02

10 Sleep Safe And Warm ( Krzysztof Komeda) 04:24

11 April In Dardegna ( Paolo Fresu) 03:40

12 Amigos ( Lars Danielsson) 02:49

13 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme ( Johann Sebastian Bach / arranged by Lars Danielsson) 03:06

14 Dardodentro ( Paolo Fresu) 02:53

15 De La Solitude Mesurée ( Paolo Fresu) 02:34

Recorded at Nilento Studio, Gothenburg, May 14-15, 2018

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Lars Nilsson

Produced by Siggi Loch

Cover art by Olav Christopher Jenssen: Journal July 30th. 2011 / ACT Art Collection

Youn Sun Nah - essentials (3 CD Box) ACT MUSIC 2018

"This woman is a vocal miracle, absolutely awesome" - ZDF heute journal (DE) "One surprise after another, from a performer, who can turn anything into an art song." - The Times (GB) "One of the most beautiful voices of today's jazz." - Le Figaro (FR)The premium collector's edition of the three pioneering albums at a discounted price. She Moves On LentoSame Girl She Moves OnAn important step in a new musical direction, recorded in New York with an American band: pianist Jamie Saft, together with one of the most sought-after session musicians Brad Jones (bass) and Dan Rieser (drums) built the backing band for Youn Sun Nahs amazing singing. And a special guest on the guitar ensures the jazzy country and folk character of the album: Marc Ribot. In addition to her own compositions, "She Moves On" co...

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Youn Sun Nah / vocals, kalimba, music box, kazoo

Ulf Wakenius / guitars

Lars Danielsson / bass & cello

Vincent Peirani / accordion & accordina

Xavier Desandre-Navarre / percussion

Jamie Saft / Piano, keys

Brad Jones / Acoustic Bass

Dan Rieser / Drums

Marc Ribot / Electric & Acoustic Guitars

1 She Moves On ( ) 50:38

2 Lento ( ) 45:46

3 Same Girl ( ) 47:08

Erna Rot - Angst & Weltschmerz (ACT MUSIC 2018)

Erna Rot's songs to German texts channel not just jazz but also pop, chanson, bluegrass and swing. And what's different about them is that they don't lull the listener, they positively bounce into the ear and stay fixed in the mind.

Erna Rot / vocals & glockenspiel

Simon Doetsch / trumpet, flugelhorn & accordion

Peter Kowal / guitar

Stefan Rey / double bass

Felix Günther / drums

Constantin Krahmer / piano & organ

Joon Laukamp / violin & mandolin

Georg Schaller / flute (10)

1 Angst & Weltschmerz ( Erna Rot) 03:22

2 Ohne Dich ( Erna Rot) 03:11

3 Bochum (Nord) ( Erna Rot) 03:52

4 Gelohnt hat es sich nicht ( Sven Regener) 04:58

5 P wie P ( Erna Rot) 03:51

6 Der Traum ist aus ( Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell / Erna Rot) 05:00

7 Auf der Sonnenseite ( Manfred Krug & André Asriel) 02:49

8 Loreley ( Erna Rot) 03:26

9 Am Gefrierpunkt ( Erna Rot) 04:47

10 Jürgen ( Erna Rot) 02:28

11 Abbitte ( Erna Rot) 05:12

12 Nicht mehr allein ( Erna Rot) 02:45

13 Schiff aus Papier ( Erna Rot) 02:58

14 Still, still, still ( Erna Rot) 03:13

Recorded by Georg Schaller, Cologne

Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann

Produced by Erna Rot

Vincent Peirani: Living Being II - Night Walker (ACT MUSIC 2018)

Vincent Peirani is a jazz musician who is equally at home in world music, or classical music, chanson or pop. Yet what the listener will hear from his new album is that he has transformed the accordion into the baddest of rock 'n' roll axes.

Vincent Peirani / accordion, accordina & voice

Emile Parisien / soprano saxophone

Tony Paeleman / fender rhodes & keys

Julien Herné / electric bass & electric guitar

Yoann Serra / drums

Valentin Liechti / electronics on 12

1 Bang Bang ( Sonny Bono) 03:26

2 Enzo ( Vincent Peirani) 04:29

3 Le Clown Sauveur De La Fête Foraine ( Vincent Peirani) 02:43

4 What Power Art Thou ( Henry Purcell) 05:55

5 Opening ( Vincent Peirani) 03:52

6 Kashmir ( Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham ) 05:41

7 Stairway To Heaven ( Jimmy Page & Robert Plant ) 03:26

8 Night Walker ( Vincent Peirani) 06:55

9 K2000 ( Vincent Peirani) 01:42

10 Falling ( Vincent Peirani) 04:40

11 Unknown Chemistry ( Vincent Peirani) 06:15

12 Smoke & Mirrors ( Vincent Peirani) 04:42

Produced by Vincent Peirani

Recorded by Boris Darley at ICP Studios, Brussels, March 20-23, 2017

Assistant: Paul Edouard Laurendeau

Mixed by Boris Darley and Vincent Peirani at Studio Holy Oak

Mastering by Klaus Scheuermann

Cover art by Olafur Eliasson

NES - Ahlam (ACT MUSIC 2018)

Three languages, three instruments, three artists. One unified musical identity. NES can't be tied down to a specific location. Their music is between traditional Arabic and world music, jazz and pop. "Ahlam" means "dream" in Arabic. The long-held wish of the three NES musicians was to make an internationally released album - a dream which has now quite literally come true.

Nesrine Belmokh / voice & cello (on 3 & 7)

Mathieu Saglio / cello & vocals

David Gadea / percussion

1 Ahlam ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Leïla Guinoun) 04:47

2 You Made It Hard For Me ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh) 03:38

3 Houzni ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh) 04:59

4 Bye Bye ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh) 04:28

5 Allouane ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Leïla Guinoun) 04:55

6 Laisse-Moi Entrer ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh) 03:19

7 The World Is Blue ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh) 04:47

8 Le Temps ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh) 03:42

9 Happy NES ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh) 03:05

10 Prière ( Nesrine Belmokh & Matthieu Saglio / Nesrine Belmokh)

Music composed by Belmokh & Saglio

Produced by NES

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Nicolas Baillard

at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes les Fontaines, France, June 2017

Except cello loops recorded at Cut Records, Valencia, Spain, in January 2017 by Rafa Sánchez

Cover art by Philip Taaffe: Asuka Nimbus, 2013, ACT Art Collection, Berlin

KUU! - Lampedusa Lullaby (ACT MUSIC 2018)

The music on "Lampedusa Lullaby" packs an incredible power. It disturbs, connects, it has a way of getting through to the feet, the head and the soul – and all the same time. KUU! is a band of superlatives. It is an outstanding representation of new European jazz at its most innovative, but also shows on “Lampedusa Lullaby” with razor-sharp precision a way that rock music can function in 2018.

Jelena Kuljić / vocals

Kalle Kalima / guitar

Frank Möbus / guitar

Christian Lillinger / drums

1 Impossible ( Kalle Kalima) 03:54

2 Lampedusa Lullaby ( Kalle Kalima / Essi Kalima) 05:43

3 Scream ( Kalima, Möbus & Lillinger / Kuljic) 04:32

4 On The Mountain ( Kalle Kalima) 04:06

5 Crossing Border In A Milk Truck ( Kalima, Möbus & Lillinger / Kuljic) 07:51

6 About Death ( Kalle Kalima) 03:08

7 My Eyes Are Blind ( Kalle Kalima / Jelena Kuljic) 06:48

8 Thank You Iceland ( Kalima, Möbus & Lillinger / Kuljic) 04:13

9 We Watch Them Fall ( Kalle Kalima) 05:46

Recorded by Zodiaque in Berlin, 2016-2017

Mixed and mastered by Klaus Scheuermann

Produced by the artists

Cover Art: Eri Rama © 2016 “untitled” / Documenta Kassel 2017

courtesy of Galerie Michael Schulz, Berlin

Esbjörn Svensson Trio - e.s.t. songbook Volume 2 (ACT MUSIC 2018)

21 leadsheets for piano - content: dating picnic the chapel good morning susie soho did they ever tell cousteau? what though the way may be long carcrash letter from the leviathan reminiscence of a soul the well-wisher a picture of doris travelling with boris serenade for the renegade definition of a dog strange place for snow o.d.r.i.p. spunky sprawl in my garage somewhere else before brewery of beggars sipping on the solid groundwhere we used to live

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e.s.t. Songbook

Volume II

96 pages

21 e.s.t. works

1 Serenade For The Renegade ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 04:26

2 Strange Place For Snow ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 06:46

3 Spunky Sprawl ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 06:23

4 Carcrash ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:05

5 Somewhere Else Before ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:36

6 Good Morning Susie Soho ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:53

7 Dating ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:32

8 Picnic ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:01

9 The Chapel ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 04:11

10 Definition of a Dog ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 06:04

11 In My Garage ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 04:16

12 O.D.R.I.P ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 08:19

13 sipping on the solid ground ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 04:32

14 where we used to live ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 04:25

15 brewery of beggars ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 08:22

16 Letter From The Leviathan ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 06:56

17 A Picture Of Doris Travelling With Boris ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:40

18 Did They Ever Tell Cousteau? ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 06:02

19 The Well-wisher ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 03:47

20 What Though The Way May Be Long ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 06:20

21 Reminiscence Of A Soul ( Svensson, Esbjörn / Berglund, Dan / Öström, Magnus) 05:45

Emile Parisien Quintet - Sfumato live in Marciac (ACT MUSIC 2018)

Parisien’s “Sfumato” concert at Jazz in Marciac on 8 August 2017 was unforgettable and has been captured for ever on both CD & DVD. His quintet was augmented at this concert by illustrious guests: US trumpet star Wynton Marsalis, French jazz legend Michel Portal and Parisien’s alter ego and long-established duo partner Vincent Peirani. Multi-layered, innovative and experimental, “Sfumato live in Marciac” is packed full of tension, excitement and turbulence. And yet is firmly grounded in jazz, brimming over with playfulness and adventures of improvisation; it is a testament to the intensity and to the magic of live jazz.

Emile Parisien / soprano saxophone

Joachim Kühn / piano

Manu Codjia / guitar

Simon Tailleu / double bass

Mário Costa / drums

Guests:

Wynton Marsalis / trumpet

Vincent Peirani / accordion

Michel Portal / clarinet

1 Le clown tueur de la fête foraine I ( Emile Parisien, Julien Touéry, Ivan Gélugne & Sylvain Darrifourcq) 05:14

2 Le clown tueur de la fête foraine II ( Emile Parisien, Julien Touéry, Ivan Gélugne & Sylvain Darrifourcq) 06:56

3 Le clown tueur de la fête foraine III ( Emile Parisien, Julien Touéry, Ivan Gélugne & Sylvain Darrifourcq) 04:13

4 Temptation Rag ( Henry Lodge) 05:42

5 Transmitting ( Joachim Kühn) 12:43

6 Balladibiza I ( Emile Parisien) 08:22

7 Balladibiza II ( Emile Parisien) 04:56

8 Missing A Page ( Joachim Kühn) 08:09

9 Préambule ( Emile Parisien) 08:00

10 Missing A Page ( Joachim Kühn) 07:47

11 Le clown tueur de la fête foraine I ( Emile Parisien, Julien Touéry, Ivan Gélugne & Sylvain Darrifourcq) 07:39

12 Le clown tueur de la fête foraine II ( Emile Parisien, Julien Touéry, Ivan Gélugne & Sylvain Darrifourcq) 06:54

13 Le clown tueur de la fête foraine III ( Emile Parisien, Julien Touéry, Ivan Gélugne & Sylvain Darrifourcq) 04:16

14 Temptation Rag ( Henry Lodge) 13:38

15 Transmitting ( Joachim Kühn) 12:43

16 Balladibiza I ( Emile Parisien) 08:21

17 Balladibiza II ( Emile Parisien) 04:58

18 Arôme de l’air ( Joachim Kühn) 13:21

19 Poulp ( Emile Parisien) 13:43

Recorded live in concert by Nicolas Djemane at Jazz in Marciac on August 8th, 2017

Mixed by Boris Darley in April 2017

Mastering by Klaus Scheuermann

Produced by Emile Parisien

Video editing by Alice Fave & Nicolas Lecart

Cameras: Florence Pradalier, Cedric Alliot, Ugo Gillino & Mathias Touzeris

Audiovisual director: Jean Marc Birraux

DVD authoring by Platin Media Productions

Jin Jim - Weiße Schatten (ACT MUSIC 2018)

"Vertical lift-off" was how broadcaster NDR described Jin Jim’s rise on the German jazz scene. These words are justified, if one considers the relatively short backstory which now culminates in their ACT debut album “Weiße Schatten” (White Shadows). Their meteoric ascent is based on the innovation which they bring to the music. Latin, jazz and rock all collide here with maximum impact.

Daniel Manrique-Smith / C, alto & bass flutes

Johann May / e-guitar

Ben Tai Trawinski / bass

Nico Stallmann / drums

1 7x7x7 ( Ben Tai Trawinski) 06:08

2 House Of The King ( Jan Akkerman) 04:30

3 Intro Duende ( Daniel Manrique-Smith) 01:13

4 Duende ( Ben Tai Trawinski) 08:58

5 Exploration ( Johann May) 05:57

6 Days Of September ( Johann May) 04:38

7 Dreaming ( Ben Tai Trawinski) 06:49

8 Mankafiza ( Ben Tai Trawinski) 07:20

9 Surface ( Ben Tai Trawinski) 06:40

Daniel Carter / Patrick Holmes / Matthew Putman / Hilliard Greene / Federico Ughi - Telepatia Liquida (577 RECORDS December 7, 2018)

This project is the exciting, unusual and at times unexpected result of five musicians from different backgrounds getting together and making music. This unlikely group that features a scientist on piano and an array of musicians from different places around the world is able to communicate on a level that is not only beyond planning and speech but also rational thought. The resulting music goes from moments that are exquisitely soft to deep juicy grooves. When studied attentively, it’s as if you are entering into the musicians’ collective subconscious. The chemistry of this group is so particular and unique, it is as if the music is being driven by a telepathic understanding, hence the title of their debut album Telepathic Alliances (577 Records, 2017) and this second work, Telepatia Liquida, recorded live at the Forward Festival 2017. 

Daniel Carter, Matthew Putman, and Federico Ughi have been collaborating closely for the last ten years. Their first album, The Gowanus Recordings, was released in 2009. 

Daniel Carter was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Massachusetts. His musical background includes recording and performances with legendary artists such as Sun Ra, Yoko Ono, Cecil Taylor, Living Colour, TEST, Other Dimensions In Music, MMW (Medeski Martin and Wood), Jaco Pastorius, Sonic Youth and many many others. Pianist Matthew Putman grew up in Ohio where he studied classical music and theatre. He is a renowned scientist and educator, best known for his work in nanotechnology, the science of working in extremely small dimensions. Drummer Federico Ughi grew up in Rome, Italy. He has developed his own style through the years, studying with master Ornette Coleman and playing and touring the world with celebrated bands like The Cinematic Orchestra and Blue Foundation. 

The other members of the group are Texas-born clarinet player Patrick Holmes (a brilliant up-and-coming member of the New York downtown scene) and veteran bassist Hilliard Greene, a mainstay of the avant-garde for the last 20 years. He has played with Cecil Taylor, Don Pullen, and Charles Gayle among many others. 

Daniel Carter’s poetry is featured on the inner sleeve of these exclusive limited edition vinyl LPs. 

Daniel Carter - Alto, Tenor and Soprano Saxophones, Trumpet

Patrick Holmes - Clarinet

Matthew Putman - Piano

Hilliard Greene - Bass

Federico Ughi - Drums

1. Deluxe Light

2. Shine-a-town

3. Throne

Limited edition vinyl LP

SIDE ONE

01 Deluxe Light 13:23

SIDE TWO

01 Shine-a-town 7:44

02 Throne 13:23

Introduction by James Keepnews

Recorded live at the Forward Festival 2017

Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, New York

December 8th, 2017

Mixed and mastered by Jeremy Loucas at Sear Sound, New York City

Original recording produced by 577 Records

Front cover photo: Marine fauna, Roman mosaic, National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy

Sleeve photo: Fresco painting, Tomb of the Diver, Paestum, Italy

Graphic design by Sergio Vezzali

All music by Daniel Carter, Patrick Holmes, Matthew Putman, Hilliard Greene (Mountainmoradomusic, BMI) and Federico Ughi (Five Seven Seven Records Music, ASCAP)

Limited edition 300 vinyl LPs

577 Records is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York operating since 2001

Jack DeSalvo / Joel Shapira / Phil Sirois / Tom Cabrera - Westbury Converge (UNSEEN RAIN Records November 2018)

Twin Cities based guitarist Joel Shapira has made many a sojourn to New York City, where he spent his early career studying, shedding and playing, to reconnect with the scene. In recent years he's been coming to record with old friend Jack DeSalvo on the latter's Unseen Rain label. On this session they united with bassist Phil Sirois and drummer Tom Cabrera at Tom's Woodshedd Studio in Westbury, New York for a fiery session of modern jazz classics and a very forward take on some standards for Woodshedd Records.

Jack DeSalvo - guitar

Joel Shapira - guitar

Phil Sirois - double-bass

Tom Cabrera - drums

1. Deluge 09:04

2. Beautiful Love 08:19

3. Bemsha Swing 06:00

4. Blue in Green 07:35

5. Dolphin Dance 07:14

Recorded at Woodshed Studio, Westbury, NY by Christof Ziegenhirte

Edited and mastered at Hutter Studio, Orlando FL by Larry Hutter

Cover painting by Tom Cabrera

design by Qua's Eye Graphix

A Woodshedd production

© 2018 Woodshedd Records

Jack DeSalvo / Dmitry Ishenko / Tom Cabrera - Connoisseurs of Chaos III (UNSEEN RAIN Records November 2018)

These spontaneous pieces emerged while the trio was rehearsing and recording Jack DeSalvo's compositions. Tom Cabrera had the idea to release them as part of the Connoisseurs of Chaos series on Woodshedd. Dmitiry Ishenko's sensitive interplay and flow of ideas integrates nimbly with the longstanding partnership of Cabrera and DeSalvo leaving us with powerful music of great character.

Jack DeSalvo - guitars

Dmitry Ishenko - double-bass

Tom Cabrera - drums, percussion

1. Open I 04:45

2. Open II 10:22

3. Open III 05:27

4. Open IV 07:52

Recorded at Woodshed Studio, Westbury, NY by Christof Ziegenhirte

Edited and mastered at Hutter Studio, Orlando FL by Larry Hutter

Cover painting by Tom Cabrera

design by Qua's Eye Graphix

A Woodshedd production

All music by Jack DeSalvo, Dmitry and Tom Cabrera ℗ © 2018 Woodshedd Records

Rich Rosenthal / Phil Sirois / Tom Cabrera - Connoisseurs of Chaos II (UNSEEN RAIN Records 2018)

This time Connoisseurs of Chaos features the horn-like intensity of Rich Rosenthal's the electric guitar, the deep, soulful double-bass of Boston native Phil Sirois and master percussionist Tom Cabrera on drums.

Rich Rosenthal - guitar

Phil Sirois - double-bass

Tom Cabrera - drums, percussion

1. Piece 1A 06:52

2. Piece 1B 03:06

3. Piece 2A 03:34

4. Piece 2B 07:07

5. Piece 3A 06:25

6. Piece 3B 05:59

7. Piece 4 09:27

8. Piece 5 10:48

9. Piece 6 14:29

Recorded at Woodshed Studio, Westbury, NY by Christof Ziegenhirte

Edited and mastered at Hutter Studio, Orlando FL by Larry Hutter

Cover painting by Tom Cabrera

design by Qua's Eye Graphix

A Woodshedd production

Robi Botos - Old Soul (ROPEADOPE RECORDS November 2018)

DIAMOND 
Dedicated to a dear childhood friend, the pianist/keyboardist András Losó, who was nicknamed gyémánt (Diamond). Unfortunately he passed away very young due to heart disease. Many great memories...I learned a lot from him about playing & music in general. His presence & music brought a lot of joy to many. One of the funniest people ever, too… I incorporated grooves & chord changes that we used to jam on for hours & hours. R.I.P 

BUDAPEST 
A song that contains mixed feelings. A bittersweet tribute to one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Many different experiences there for the first 20 years of my life. Some of the best, but unfortunately some of the harshest ones too. 

OLD SOUL 
Somehow that’s how this tune felt like to me. That’s the title which came to me from the feeling of it. Musically, this track is all over the map. It has many old & soul-oriented influences from Romani, Folk, Baroque Classical to Jazz, Funk, Gospel, Fusion to Motown & more...it all just came out like that. It also paints a musical picture of my journey from old Europe to North America. 

PRAISE 
I used to play in Church a lot. I always try to play the same way I did when I was performing in Church, everytime I am on stage. This song is really a prayer. Praising the One who gave me all good things including music. As my former teacher Jim Blackley said to me: “you are not the doer, you are the instrument”. 

HOPE 
A Latin influenced tune, with a positive outlook. I wrote it shortly after winning the Montreux Jazz festival piano competition with a heart full of new hope. 

DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES 
One of my favourite standards, with a groovy twist. I love old standards & the joy in finding fresh ways of playing them without losing their meanings. 

CALHOUN SQUARE 
A tribute to the one & only Prince. One of the funkiest musicians, multi-instrumentalists & producers who ever lived. He was a musical chameleon. One of the few who knew his craft, kept & respected the tradition, but also brought a totally new thing to the scene. 

Produced by Scott Morin and Robi Botos 

All Compositions : Robi Botos 

except Calhoun Square (Prince) and Days of Wine and Roses (Mancini/Mercer) 

Recorded on Sunday, July 3rd at Planet Studios – Montreal, Canada 

Engineered by Nicolas Roberge at Planet Studios 

Recording Supervised by Dan Cinelli at Planet Studios 

Piano Tuning : Oliver White 

Mixed by John ‘Beetle’ Bailey at The Drive Shed 

Percussion Overdubs Recorded at Sound Lens Studio, Markham, Ontario 

Engineer : Ted Sevdalis // Studio Owner : Lenny Binder 

All audio Mastered by Peter Letros for Wreckhouse Mastering 

Photography : Tracey Nolan 

Art Direction and Design : Simon Paul 

Production Management : Geoff Lang for A440 Entertainment Inc. 

Release Coordination : Celine Peterson and Scott Morin 

Videography in-studio : Cedric Sequerra 

ARTISTS 

Robi Botos : Piano, Keys, Harpejji, Melodica, Percussion 

Larnell Lewis : Drums 

Mike Downes : Acoustic and Electric Bass 

Seamus Blake : Saxophones and EWI 

Featuring Special Guests on Calhoun Square : 

Cory Henry : Hammond B3 Organ 

Ingrid Jensen : Trumpet 

Lionel Loueke : Guitar 

String Section on Budapest and Old Soul : 

Drew Jurecka :Violin 1 

Rebekah Wolkstein : Violin 2 

Shannon Knights : Viola 

Lydia Munchinsky : Cello 

Robi Botos plays Nord keyboards and Yamaha pianos. 

Robi endorses: Roli Ltd, Propellerhead Reason Software, D'addario Canada, Hammond Melodicas, Marcodi Musical Instruments, Native Instruments North America Inc., Erikson Music/Audio, and Jamm Industries 

Larnell Lewis endorses Yamaha Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, and Promark Drumsticks 

Seamus Blake endorses Ted Klum mouthpieces and Roberto’s Winds Reeds

1. Diamond 06:33

2. Budapest 06:58

3. Old Soul 11:35

4. Praise 07:27

5. Hope 06:26

6. Days of Wine 06:39

7. Calhoun Square 07:50

8. A Time to Love 07:00

9. End Of An Era 04:35

Myra Melford - 12 From 25 (FIREHOUSE 12 RECORDS November 2018)

During late March of 2015, I performed a 12 show retrospective at The Stone in NYC, which gave me the chance to revisit many of my projects of the past 25 years. I was joined by all of the original musicians who have played in my groups over the years: from the trio I had convened for the first Knitting Factory tour of Europe in 1990, through to my current quintet, Snowy Egret. 

In the summer of 2015, I released a video from each of the shows on my YouTube Channel. All the videos are presented here in high-definition with surround audio mixed just for this release, along with a previously unreleased documentary about the week of music by filmmakers Gil Corre and Sylvain Luini. Gil and Sylvain did a fantastic job of capturing the marathon week visually, as did Geoff Countryman and his crew with the audio recording. It was an amazing experience for me: to revisit all of that history – the music, the friendships, the memories of being on tour together; to share it with the many wonderful people from all over who came to The Stone to experience it; and to dream about what’s next. 

I’m so grateful to everyone who was part of making this an incredibly rich and fulfilling experience for me! I hope you enjoy the music as much as we enjoyed performing it. 

– Myra Melford 

FEATURING: Duo with Allison Miller; Spindrift with Nicole Mitchell & Tyshawn Sorey; Dialogue with Ben Goldberg; Trio with Mary Halvorson & Miya Masaoka; Be Bread with Cuong Vu, Ben Goldberg, Brandon Ross, Stomu Takeishi & Matt Wilson; Same River, Twice with Dave Douglas, Chris Speed, Erik Friedlander & Michael Sarin; Snowy Egret with Ron Miles, Liberty Ellman, Stomu Takeishi & Ted Poor; Duo with Marty Ehrlich; Myra Melford Trio with Lindsey Horner & Reggie Nicholson

1. Piano Music 08:12

2. Where Everything Is Music 04:40

3. Chorale / 9 + 5 09:18

4. Myra Melford, Miya Masaoka, Mary Halvorson - 8 + 4 05:54

5. I See A Horizon 07:24

6. Yellow Are Crowds Of Flowers II 08:57

7. Two But Live 08:45

8. Bound reBound 06:57

9. The Kitchen 07:40

10. Bound reBound 07:28

11. Be Melting Snow 08:12

12. Daedalus 10:02

Recorded March 24 - 29, 2015

Audio recorded by Geoffrey Countryman, Tyler McDiarmid, and Jonathan Anderson

Video recorded and edited by Gil Corre and Sylvain Luini

Audio mixed and mastered by Nick Lloyd

Graphic Design by Megan Craig

Produced by Myra Melford and Nick Lloyd

Myra Melford's Snowy Egret - The Other Side Of Air (FIREHOUSE 12 RECORDS November 2018)

Bay Area pianist Myra Melford – whom the New Yorker called “a stalwart of the new-jazz movement” – has spent the last three decades making brilliant original music, in equal parts challenging and engaging. She has explored an array of formats, from dynamic solo-piano recitals to deeply interactive small groups and even the swinging grandeur of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. But it’s her quintet Snowy Egret that best defines her artistry in 2018: “I really feel like it’s the vehicle that expresses where I am as a composer, performer and bandleader right now,” she says. Firehouse 12 Records will release The Other Side of Air, this ensemble’s new album, on November 12. 

Premiering live in 2012, with roots that reach back to the mid-’90s, Snowy Egret features Melford alongside four of the most compelling musicians currently working in jazz and the avant-garde: Ron Miles (cornet), Liberty Ellman (guitar), Stomu Takeishi (acoustic bass guitar) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums). The Other Side of Air follows on Snowy Egret’s self-titled Enja/Yellowbird debut, released three years ago to rave reviews.

1. Motion Stop Frame 06:53

2. City of Illusion 08:42

3. Attic 09:26

4. Chorale 04:00

5. Small Thoughts 05:38

6. The Other Side of Air I 03:13

7. The Other Side of Air II 08:41

8. Living Music 10:09

9. Dried Print on Cardboard 04:41

10. Turn & Coda 04:39

Recorded October 14 & 15, 2017 

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by Nick Lloyd 

Layout & Design by Megan Craig 

Produced by Myra Melford 

Co-Produced by Stomu Takeishi & Nick Lloyd

Tyshawn Sorey - Pillars (FIREHOUSE 12 RECORDS 2018)

Renowned far and wide not only as a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist but as a composer-improviser of visionary gifts, Tyshawn Sorey presents his most ambitious recorded project to date with Pillars, a three-CD/two-LP epic that deals in ritual, drone and volatile atmosphere. Pillars is a triptych of seamless composition and improvisation, performed by a top-flight electro-acoustic octet featuring Sorey (conductor, drum set, percussion, trombone, dungchen) alongside Stephen Haynes (trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet, alto horn, small percussion), Ben Gerstein (trombone, melodica), Todd Neufeld (electric and acoustic guitars), Joe Morris (electric guitar, double-bass), Carl Testa (double-bass, electronics), Mark Helias (double-bass) and Zach Rowden (double-bass).

The multivalent sound world of Pillars is beyond category, as inspired by Tibetan ceremonial music as by the extended avant-jazz rituals of Roscoe Mitchell; the African-American experimentalism of Bill Dixon, Butch Morris and Anthony Braxton have also been a keen influence on Sorey, as have been the disparate, trans-Atlantic modernisms of Morton Feldman and Karlheinz Stockhausen. As The New Yorker recently noted, Sorey is “among the most formidable denizens of the in-between zone… An extraordinary talent who can see across the entire musical landscape.” Pillars will be released in full-length triple-CD and digital download versions, as well as in a different, re-edited edition for vinyl double-LP (titled Pillars IV).

Stephen Haynes: trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet, alto horn, small percussion

Ben Gerstein: trombone, melodica

Todd Neufeld: electric and acoustic guitar

Joe Morris: electric guitar, double bass

Carl Testa: double bass, electronics

Mark Helias: double bass

Zach Rowden: double bass

Tyshawn Sorey: conductor, drum set, dungchen, percussion, trombone

1. Pillars I 01:17:15

2. Pillars II 01:15:02

3. Pillars III 01:18:02

Recorded by Greg DiCrosta on July 30 and 31, 2017

Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Nick Lloyd

Graphic Design by Megan Craig

Produced by Tyshawn Sorey

Co-produced by Nick Lloyd

Georg Graewe / Damon Smith / Michael Vatcher - Unhesitating (BALANCE POINT ACOUSTICS November 2018)

Unhesitating indeed! Pianist Georg Graewe, double-bassist Damon Smith, and drummer Michael Vatcher met for the first time at Oktaven Audio studios in Mt. Vernon, New York and dove into this wonderful recording that reflects the best attributes of each player. In its eight or so hours in the studio, this trio not only recorded lots of fine material; it also established a trio sound very different from the previous trio with double-bassist Marcio Mattos.

Georg Graewe - Steinway D piano 

Damon Smith - double bass 

Michael Vatcher - drums 

1. Prelude (Georg Graewe) 04:18

2. Ictus (Carla Bley) 03:58

3. Semaphore #04 (Georg Graewe) 04:21

4. Pointedly Bent 05:21

5. Caught Stillness 02:06

6. Schulerblicke (Georg Graewe) 01:00

7. Nothing Ever Was, Anyway (Annette Peacock) 04:14

8. Barely Curve the Water 02:11

9. Rooms Outlast You 03:45

10. Semaphore #05 (Gerog Grawe) 04:04

11. Rough Fields 06:35

12. Volume of the Moment 08:06

13. Semaphore #06 (Georg Graewe) 03:20

Recorded in Mt. Vernon, NY at Oktaven Audio on February 1, 2018 

Mixed in Houston, TX at Coincident Sound on September 10, 2018 

Mastered in Houston, TX at Coincident Sound on September, 30, 2018

Recording Engineer: Ryan Streber 

Assistant Engineer: Nathan De Brine 

Mixing/Mastering Engineer: Ryan Edwards 

Producer/Executive Producer: Russell Summers 

Graphic Design: Russell Summers 

Musician Photography: Russell Summers 

Cover Photography: László Moholy-Nagy 

Liner Notes: Bill Shoemaker 

© 2018 Estate of László Moholy-Nagy / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York