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The Harry Smith B-Sides

The Harry Smith B-Sides

Various Artists
2021-02-28
4
Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music

Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World's Music

Various Artists
2021-02-25
5
John Lee Hooker: Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1949-1952

John Lee Hooker: Documenting the Sensation Recordings 1949-1952

John Lee Hooker
2020-06-15
8
Fresh Demons

Fresh Demons

Tim Stine Trio
2020-06-07
9
Live in Schauburg, Bremen, Germany, 1983

Live in Schauburg, Bremen, Germany, 1983

Lee Konitz
2020-04-28
12
Variaciones

Variaciones

Javier Subatin
2020-04-13
10
Déjà Vu: The Arista Recordings (1979-1994)

Déjà Vu: The Arista Recordings (1979-1994)

Dionne Warwick
2020-04-10
3
C.M. Musictrain

C.M. Musictrain

Carsten Meinert
2020-04-07
9
Utopia

Utopia

Bremer/McCoy
2020-02-29
7
The Weather Up There

The Weather Up There

Jeremy Cunningham
2020-02-22
7
Alice's Wonderland

Alice's Wonderland

Daniel Schläppi/Marc Copland
2019-11-05
8
All is Dream

All is Dream

Mercury Rev
2019-10-18
4
Blues Kings of Baton Rouge

Blues Kings of Baton Rouge

Various Artists
2019-08-31
3
The Bakersfield Sound

The Bakersfield Sound

Various Artists
2019-08-31
3
Get Carter

Get Carter

Roy Budd
2019-08-26
5
Change

Change

Mette Juul
2019-08-07
8
Sacred Kind of Love: The Columbia Recordings

Sacred Kind of Love: The Columbia Recordings

Grover Washington Jr.
2019-07-19
4
Keys & Strings

Keys & Strings

Jakob Dinesen
2019-06-29
3
Blue Waltz - Live at Gustavs

Blue Waltz - Live at Gustavs

Enrico Pieranunzi / Thomas Fonnesbæk
2019-06-25
7
Special

Special

Toft-Olsen
2019-06-18
29
The Sound The Rhythm

The Sound The Rhythm

Jan Harbeck Quartet
2019-06-10
9
Oh Really!? / Do I Know You? / Trout Steel / Places I know / The Machine Gun Co. With Mike Cooper

Oh Really!? / Do I Know You? / Trout Steel / Places I know / The Machine Gun Co. With Mike Cooper

Mike Cooper
2019-05-28
4
Caldera / Sky Islands

Caldera / Sky Islands

Caldera
2019-05-25
5
Pamela Polland / Have You Heard The One About The Gas Station Attendant?

Pamela Polland / Have You Heard The One About The Gas Station Attendant?

Pamela Polland
2019-05-24
10
Nexus

Nexus

Soundscape Orchestra
2019-05-23
6
A Language of My Own

A Language of My Own

Jakob Buchanan
2019-05-15
8
Worldwide

Worldwide

Walt Weiskopf European Quartet
2019-05-14
3
The Next Tomorrow Is Yesterday

The Next Tomorrow Is Yesterday

Jesse Byrom-Carter
2019-05-09
3
Where the Spirits Eat

Where the Spirits Eat

Tobias Wiklund
2019-05-06
15
Theia

Theia

Maureen Choi Quartet
2019-04-27
10
LE10 18-05

LE10 18-05

Raphael Malfliet
2019-04-22
3
After the Rain: A Night for Coltrane

After the Rain: A Night for Coltrane

Teodross Avery
2019-04-21
10
Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection

Pete Seeger
2019-04-20
4
Gathered

Gathered

Howe Gelb
2019-04-16
5
Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Various Artists
2019-04-13
4
The Social Power of Music

The Social Power of Music

Various Artists
2019-03-30
5
Hr & Fru OrgelDuo Travels the World

Hr & Fru OrgelDuo Travels the World

OrgelDuo
2019-03-13
5
Omhu

Omhu

Simon Toldam Trio
2019-02-21
4
An Article from Life

An Article from Life

Lefty Frizzell
2018-11-09
5
Village Life

Village Life

Klaus Nørgaard
2018-10-31
5
Moments Before

Moments Before

Gabriel Naïm Amor
2018-09-22
5
Sweet Beyond Witness

Sweet Beyond Witness

Eliot Cardinaux
2018-09-03
4
Rumble at Waikiki. The John Blair Anthology

Rumble at Waikiki. The John Blair Anthology

John Blair
2018-08-27
4
Vidas Simples

Vidas Simples

Juan Bayon
2018-08-19
4
Four

Four

Toft-Olsen
2018-08-05
32
Los Vínculos

Los Vínculos

Paula Shocron
2018-08-01
4
Ectotrophia

Ectotrophia

Happy Rhodes
2018-07-05
5
Autotelic

Autotelic

Javier Subatin
2018-07-01
5
Kiss Your Darlings

Kiss Your Darlings

I Think You Are Awesome
2018-06-27
33
Lake of Light: Compositions for AquaSonics

Lake of Light: Compositions for AquaSonics

William Parker
2018-06-24
10
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Read "Kazzrie Jaxen: The Impulse of Creation"

Kazzrie Jaxen: The Impulse of Creation

Interview | 2023-05-26
6
Read "Mary Lou Williams: Into the Zone of Music"

Mary Lou Williams: Into the Zone of Music

Profile | 2023-01-23
8
Read "Misty: The Music of Johnny Mathis"

Misty: The Music of Johnny Mathis

Book Excerpts | 2022-12-07
6
Read "Michael A. Levy: From Piano to iPad"

Michael A. Levy: From Piano to iPad

Interview | 2022-08-26
5
Read "Cheryl Richards: Another Spring, Another Song"

Cheryl Richards: Another Spring, Another Song

Interview | 2022-08-09
10
Read "Aarhus Jazz Festival 2022"

Aarhus Jazz Festival 2022

Live Review | 2022-07-20
5
Read "Jakob Sørensen: A New Path for the Nordic Sound"

Jakob Sørensen: A New Path for the Nordic Sound

Interview | 2022-07-08
10
Read "Barbara Carroll: Barbara’s Piano"

Barbara Carroll: Barbara’s Piano

Profile | 2022-07-03
6
Read "Hazel Scott: Swing and Silence"

Hazel Scott: Swing and Silence

Profile | 2022-06-23
7
Read "The Art of ILK"

The Art of ILK

Multiple Reviews | 2020-12-26
5
Read "The Funky Side of Sonorama"

The Funky Side of Sonorama

Multiple Reviews | 2020-05-26
3
Read "Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho"

Voice of the Eagle: The Enigma of Robbie Basho

Film Review | 2020-05-24
4
Read "In the Heart of Nature: Køs and Mare Berger"

In the Heart of Nature: Køs and Mare Berger

Multiple Reviews | 2020-04-29
6
Read "Steve Dawson: Finding the Secret of a Song"

Steve Dawson: Finding the Secret of a Song

Interview | 2020-04-10
9
Read "Charles Rumback: Singing Structures of Rhythm"

Charles Rumback: Singing Structures of Rhythm

Interview | 2020-04-02
6
Read "American Beauty: Musical Treasures on Tompkins Square"

American Beauty: Musical Treasures on Tompkins Square

Multiple Reviews | 2020-02-21
4
Read "Mette Juul: Finding the Musical Sanctuary of Change"

Mette Juul: Finding the Musical Sanctuary of Change

Interview | 2020-01-31
22
Read "Astral Spirits: Lifting the Spirit of Jazz"

Astral Spirits: Lifting the Spirit of Jazz

Record Label Profile | 2019-11-04
10
Read "Jazz in the Key of Japan: The J Jazz Masterclass Series on BBE"

Jazz in the Key of Japan: The J Jazz Masterclass Series on BBE

Multiple Reviews | 2019-10-10
7
Read "John Law: The Re-Creations Trilogy"

John Law: The Re-Creations Trilogy

Multiple Reviews | 2019-10-07
6
Read "Carolina Shout and Whisper"

Carolina Shout and Whisper

Jazz Fiction | 2019-09-25
9
Read "Lyrical Stories in Music: Jakob Dinesen & Jean-Sebastian Simonoviez, FLOW and Michael Vincent Waller"

Lyrical Stories in Music: Jakob Dinesen & Jean-Sebastian...

Multiple Reviews | 2019-09-18
6
Read "Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest 2019"

Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest 2019

Live Review | 2019-07-17
3
Read "Shambhu: Soothing Guitar for Stressful Times"

Shambhu: Soothing Guitar for Stressful Times

Interview | 2019-07-14
31
Read "Living for a Song: Country Singers and Songwriters on BGO"

Living for a Song: Country Singers and Songwriters on BGO

Multiple Reviews | 2019-07-14
2
Read "Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me"

Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me

Film Review | 2019-07-14
4
Read "Aspen Edities: The Album as a Work of Art"

Aspen Edities: The Album as a Work of Art

Record Label Profile | 2019-07-09
14
Read "International Anthem: The Beat of the Past, Present and Future"

International Anthem: The Beat of the Past, Present and Future

Multiple Reviews | 2019-07-04
8
Read "Jazz at the Edge of New Age"

Jazz at the Edge of New Age

Multiple Reviews | 2019-06-26
11
Read "Earth Songs: Music after the Age of the Anthropocene"

Earth Songs: Music after the Age of the Anthropocene

Multiple Reviews | 2019-06-17
8
Read "Introducing Reel to Real Records"

Introducing Reel to Real Records

Multiple Reviews | 2019-04-09
6
Read "Harold Danko: His Own Sound, His Own Time"

Harold Danko: His Own Sound, His Own Time

Interview | 2019-04-08
8
Read "CTI on BGO, Part 2"

CTI on BGO, Part 2

Multiple Reviews | 2019-04-03
4
Read "Last Song for Valentine Part 4-4: My Funny Valentine"

Last Song for Valentine Part 4-4: My Funny Valentine

Jazz Fiction | 2019-03-03
5
Read "Last Song for Valentine Part 3-4: Blue in Green"

Last Song for Valentine Part 3-4: Blue in Green

Jazz Fiction | 2019-03-01
5
Read "Last Song for Valentine Part 2-4: New York is Full of Lonely People"

Last Song for Valentine Part 2-4: New York is Full of Lonely...

Jazz Fiction | 2019-02-27
7
Read "Cooper-Moore: Catharsis and Creation in Community Spirit"

Cooper-Moore: Catharsis and Creation in Community Spirit

Interview | 2019-02-26
11
Read "Last Song for Valentine, Part 1-4: Dancing in the Dark"

Last Song for Valentine, Part 1-4: Dancing in the Dark

Jazz Fiction | 2019-02-26
8
Read "Stefan Pasborg: A Drummer’s World of Vinyl"

Stefan Pasborg: A Drummer’s World of Vinyl

Multiple Reviews | 2019-02-05
6
Read "Jazz is Mod: An Introduction to the Mod Jazz Series"

Jazz is Mod: An Introduction to the Mod Jazz Series

Multiple Reviews | 2018-11-16
5
Read "Festival Jazz International Rotterdam 2018"

Festival Jazz International Rotterdam 2018

Live Review | 2018-11-01
3
Read "Singer/songwriters from the Shadows: Jay Bolotin and Ted Lucas"

Singer/songwriters from the Shadows: Jay Bolotin and Ted Lucas

Multiple Reviews | 2018-10-25
4
Read "Jacob Anderskov: Into the Mystery"

Jacob Anderskov: Into the Mystery

Multiple Reviews | 2018-10-22
3
Read "CTI on BGO"

CTI on BGO

Multiple Reviews | 2018-10-17
6
Read "Hubro: Making Room for Marginalized Music"

Hubro: Making Room for Marginalized Music

Record Label Profile | 2018-08-27
13
Read "Huw Warren: Global Music from a Local Perspective"

Huw Warren: Global Music from a Local Perspective

Interview | 2018-08-20
6
Read "Origin Records: Creating Opportunities and Community"

Origin Records: Creating Opportunities and Community

Record Label Profile | 2018-07-30
20
Read "Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest in Copenhagen"

Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest in Copenhagen

Live Review | 2018-07-12
5
Read "The Song Poetry of William Parker"

The Song Poetry of William Parker

Multiple Reviews | 2018-06-19
4
Read "Kasper Staub: Slow Music for Fast Times"

Kasper Staub: Slow Music for Fast Times

Multiple Reviews | 2018-06-13
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Read "Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2010"

Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2010

Live Review | 2010-07-26
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Read "Paula Shocron: Paths to a New Sound"

Paula Shocron: Paths to a New Sound

Interview | 2018-02-19
12
Read "Chad Taylor: Myths and Music Education"

Chad Taylor: Myths and Music Education

Interview | 2018-04-09
14
Read "ears&eyes Records: From Chicago to the World"

ears&eyes Records: From Chicago to the World

Record Label Profile | 2017-06-22
17
Read "Origin Records: Creating Opportunities and Community"

Origin Records: Creating Opportunities and Community

Record Label Profile | 2018-07-30
20
Read "Kuai Music: Moving Jazz Forward Collectively"

Kuai Music: Moving Jazz Forward Collectively

Record Label Profile | 2015-07-10
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Read "Hubro: Making Room for Marginalized Music"

Hubro: Making Room for Marginalized Music

Record Label Profile | 2018-08-27
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Read "Todd Neufeld: Transcending the Limits of Sound"

Todd Neufeld: Transcending the Limits of Sound

Interview | 2017-09-07
12
Read "7Dreams: The Story of a Country, a Friendship and a Sound"

7Dreams: The Story of a Country, a Friendship and a Sound

Record Label Profile | 2015-01-28
14
Read "Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit"

Inner Circle Music: Creativity and Community Spirit

Record Label Profile | 2016-02-17
30
Read "The Sophisticated World of Schema Records"

The Sophisticated World of Schema Records

Record Label Profile | 2015-01-16
10
Read "Huw Warren: Global Music from a Local Perspective"

Huw Warren: Global Music from a Local Perspective

Interview | 2018-08-20
6
Read "Hot Tone Music: Creating Great Music of Today"

Hot Tone Music: Creating Great Music of Today

Record Label Profile | 2014-03-12
14
Read "Krzysztof Komeda: Poet of the Piano"

Krzysztof Komeda: Poet of the Piano

Profile | 2009-05-27
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Read "The Word is Beat: Jazz, Poetry & the Beat Generation"

The Word is Beat: Jazz, Poetry & the Beat Generation

From Far and Wide | 2015-08-12
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Read "Schema Rearward: The Reward of Visiting the Past"

Schema Rearward: The Reward of Visiting the Past

Record Label Profile | 2015-01-19
9
Read "Cooper-Moore: Catharsis and Creation in Community Spirit"

Cooper-Moore: Catharsis and Creation in Community Spirit

Interview | 2019-02-26
11
Read "Harold Danko: His Own Sound, His Own Time"

Harold Danko: His Own Sound, His Own Time

Interview | 2019-04-08
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Read "Words and Music: Why Liner Notes Matter"

Words and Music: Why Liner Notes Matter

What is Jazz? | 2016-09-19
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Read "Requiem"

Komeda Project: Requiem

Album Review | 2009-11-04
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Read "Pablo Diaz: Drumming Life"

Pablo Diaz: Drumming Life

Interview | 2017-08-22
3
Read "Festival Jazz International Rotterdam 2018"

Festival Jazz International Rotterdam 2018

Live Review | 2018-11-01
3
Read "Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest in Copenhagen"

Summer Jazz and Fringe Jazz Fest in Copenhagen

Live Review | 2018-07-12
5
Read "Jakob Bro: Searching for Beauty Through Sound"

Jakob Bro: Searching for Beauty Through Sound

Profile | 2012-07-31
3
Read "Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2009"

Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2009

Live Review | 2009-07-21
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Read "Contemporary Jazz in Denmark: Different Sounds, Different Scenes"

Contemporary Jazz in Denmark: Different Sounds, Different Scenes

From Far and Wide | 2009-01-06
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Read "John Law: Deeper into the Music"

John Law: Deeper into the Music

Interview | 2009-11-04
1,488
Read "Losen Records: New Norwegian Sounds"

Losen Records: New Norwegian Sounds

Record Label Profile | 2013-09-03
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Read "Dot Time Records: Placing the Artist in the Center"

Dot Time Records: Placing the Artist in the Center

Record Label Profile | 2013-07-02
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Read "In the Moment"

Makaya McCraven: In the Moment

Album Review | 2015-02-03
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Read "Last Song for Valentine, Part 1-4: Dancing in the Dark"

Last Song for Valentine, Part 1-4: Dancing in the Dark

Jazz Fiction | 2019-02-26
8
Read "Last Song for Valentine Part 3-4: Blue in Green"

Last Song for Valentine Part 3-4: Blue in Green

Jazz Fiction | 2019-03-01
5
Read "Last Song for Valentine Part 4-4: My Funny Valentine"

Last Song for Valentine Part 4-4: My Funny Valentine

Jazz Fiction | 2019-03-03
5
Read "Last Song for Valentine Part 2-4: New York is Full of Lonely People"

Last Song for Valentine Part 2-4: New York is Full of Lonely People

Jazz Fiction | 2019-02-27
7
Read "The New Breed"

Jeff Parker: The New Breed

Album Review | 2016-06-04
11
Read "Sonorama: Putting the Past in the Future"

Sonorama: Putting the Past in the Future

Record Label Profile | 2014-03-05
9
Read "Jeff Parker: Reinventing Tradition"

Jeff Parker: Reinventing Tradition

Interview | 2016-09-20
10
Read "Dear Someone"

Anders Christensen Trio: Dear Someone

Album Review | 2009-11-03
488
Read "Shambhu: Soothing Guitar for Stressful Times"

Shambhu: Soothing Guitar for Stressful Times

Interview | 2019-07-14
31
Read "Aspen Edities: The Album as a Work of Art"

Aspen Edities: The Album as a Work of Art

Record Label Profile | 2019-07-09
14
Read "Accurate Records: Growing Out of Boston"

Accurate Records: Growing Out of Boston

Record Label Profile | 2011-02-03
808
Read "Dreyfus Records: Crossing Continents with Music"

Dreyfus Records: Crossing Continents with Music

Record Label Profile | 2010-08-26
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Read "Two Sides of Marc Copland: Quartet and Solo"

Two Sides of Marc Copland: Quartet and Solo

Multiple Reviews | 2018-02-25
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Read "ACT: 20 Years of Magical Music"

ACT: 20 Years of Magical Music

Record Label Profile | 2012-09-17
8
Read "A Selection of Jazz on Sonorama"

A Selection of Jazz on Sonorama

Multiple Reviews | 2018-03-18
5
Read "Jazzhus Montmartre: The Legend Continues"

Jazzhus Montmartre: The Legend Continues

From Far and Wide | 2010-05-13
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Read "JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2018"

JazzNorway in a Nutshell 2018

Live Review | 2018-06-02
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Read "Ozella Music: Nordic Beauty and Beyond"

Ozella Music: Nordic Beauty and Beyond

Record Label Profile | 2012-10-01
9
Read "The Eclectic Sounds of ears&eyes"

The Eclectic Sounds of ears&eyes

Multiple Reviews | 2018-03-27
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Read "Jakob Baekgaard's Best Releases of 2017"

Jakob Baekgaard's Best Releases of 2017

Year in Review | 2017-12-28
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