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2019 Starts with a Jazz Blast! Part 2

By LUDOVICO GRANVASSU | Mondo Jazz
February 12, 2019
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Last week we dived deep in some of the best new releases of 2019. Two hours were not enough so this week we continue our quest for fascinating new jazz out there... and we'll branch out a bit going into releases that came out at the end of 2018 as well. Many of the albums we're going to listen to are debut albums and quite a few of them are from abroad, especially from the prolific Italian scene. Check for yourself why this is going to be remembered as a very prolific period for creative jazz!

Happy listening!

Ben Allison "Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00
Angel Bat Dawid "London" from The Oracle (International Anthem) 0:17
Host talks 3:02
Znap "Nachtaktiv" from Homo Digitalis (Listen Closely) 5:10
Wing Walker Orchestra "Look Around" from Hazel (Ears & Eyes) 10:16
Francesco Diodati's Yellow Squid "Simple Lights" from Never the Same (Auand) 15:51
Host talks 24:14
The Swinging Santas "Happy Ymas" from Jingle Sells (Auand) 26:06
John Medeski's Mad Skillet "The Golden Lady" from Mad Skillet (Indirecto) 34:48
Giacomo Tantillo 4et "Spottino" from Water Trumpet (Self-produced) 39:13
Host talks 45:29
Atomic "Karin's Mode" from Pet Variations (Odin) 48:12
Lars Danielsson, Paolo Fresu "Dardodentro" from Summerwind (ACT) 54:20
Shirley Smart "Hegel's Muse" from Long Story Short (33Xtreme) 57:07
Host talks 1:04:42
Resavoir "Escalator (Demo Version)" from Escalator -EP (International Anthem) 1:06:23
Jeff Ballard "YEAH PETE!" from Fairgrounds (Edition) 1:09:09
Armo "Queen Mother" from Queen Mother (System Dialing) 1:14:40
Host talks 1:17:41
Tiziano Tononi & The Ornettians "The Money Jungle Won't Kill Us" from Forms and Sounds -AIR SCULPTURES (Felmay) 1:19:21
Jon Lundbom & Big Five Chord "Prednisone" from Harder on the Outside (Hot Cup) 1:26:16
Host talks 1:33:01
Guillaume Perret "A Certain Trip 2" from 16 Levers de Soleil (La Vingt-Cinquième Heure) 1:34:39
Anton Eger "Sugaruzd +++ pT" from Æ (Edition) 1:38:38
Kassa Overall "My Friend" from Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz (Self-released) 1:43:18
Wendy Eisenberg "Parataxis" from The Machinic Unconscious (Tzadik) 1:47:54
Host talks 1:55:19
Marco Cappelli Acoustic Trio & The NesbØ Project "Bat Hunt" from Norwegian Landscapes (Da Vinci) 2:00:03

Photo credit: Leslie Frempong.

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