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Perfection: Gerry Mulligan - Night Lights (1963)
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
If all Gerry Mulligan had composed and recorded was the song Night Lights, he'd be extraordinary. The impossibly beautiful and hypnotic ballad appeared on his 1963 album of the same name. To make the track even more compelling, Mulligan plays piano, not baritone saxophone, and he was accompanied by Art Farmer (flhrn), Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb), Jim Hall (g), Bill Crow (b) and Dave Bailey (d). Here's Gerry Mulligan's Nigh Lights; do yourself a favor and set the clip to loop, ...
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Two Exciting New Releases From Pianist Andrew Nixon
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Andrew Nixon
Following up his two trio albums with Nixon, Croft, and Goretti (In Congruence, 2021 and Outside Agitators, 2024), pianist and composer Andrew Nixon has put forth a new piano/bass duo album along with bassist James Benders, titled Rough Edges. The style here is at times very free and at times very structured, with six new original compositions joining two spontaneous improvisations. From Andrew Nixon: “This is a wonderfully unique recording. I love these pieces and James (Benders) gave them exactly ...
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Patrick Zimmerli Announces May 16 Release Of His Stirring New Album 'Songs Of Innocence,' The First Release On Emergence Music Productions
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AMT Public Relations
EMP Label Launch Party and Songs of Innocence Album Release Show: May 17 at the Blue Gallery in NYC Patrick Zimmerli has announced the May 16 release of his 14th leader album of his original music, Songs of Innocence, the debut recording on his new label EMP (Emergence Music Productions), founded alongside producer and polymath Harold Bott, Jr. The acclaimed composer-saxophonist reconvenes his dynamic trio featuring pianist Kevin Hays and percussionist Satoshi Takeishi. A sophisticated yet approachable collection, Songs ...
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Andrea Brachfeld New Release 'Walking The Bar' Features Bill O'connell, Harvie S, Jason Tiemann
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Welcome to Andrea Brachfeld’s latest single project, Walking the Bar featuring the members of her band, Insight, with Bill O'Connell on piano, Harvie S on bass, and Jason Tiemann on the drums. This single was recorded in January of 2024 at Trading 8’s studio in Paramus, New Jersey. The story behind the creation of this composition is described by Andrea: I was at a bar and started to hear some music in my head. When I got home I wrote ...
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Backgrounder: Remo Rau - Evening at Cafe Africana
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Zurich's Club Africana was a stronghold of modern Swiss jazz in the early 1960s, featuring musicians such as Abdullah Ibrahim, Chris McGregor and Dudu Pukwana. The club's program director, Remo Rau, a vibraphonist, also led a house-band quartet that consisted of Remo Rau (vib), Renato Anselmi (p), Roger Dannhauer (b) and Alex Bally (d). In May 1960, the quartet's performance at the club was recorded by RR, a Swiss private label. The recording—The Remo Rau Quartet: An Evening at the ...
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Saxophonist-composer Jordan VanHemert Draws Inspiration From Petersonal And Cultural Adversities On His New Album 'Survival Of The Fittest,' Set For May 16 Release By Origin Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Tenor saxophonist and composer Jordan VanHemert considers the twin poles of adversity and resilience with Survival of the Fittest, arriving May 16 on Origin Records. VanHemert’s fifth release as a leader, the album of post-bop jazz finds him leading a sextet with a jaw-dropping all-star lineup: trumpeter Terell Stafford, trombonist Michael Dease, pianist Helen Sung, bassist Rodney Whitaker, and drummer Lewis Nash. While in a broader sense it’s part of a sequence of recordings that explore VanHemert’s identity and struggles ...
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Seasoned Blues-Rock Enclave The Tasty Kings Team Up With Blondie Chaplin For Confident All-Star Laden LP
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1888 Media
Founded by songwriter/musician, Andrew Morse, NYC-based group The Tasty Kings take flight on Native Tongue, their third full-length album (Stand Clear Music), this one with vocalist Blondie Chaplin, a six-decade journeyman from South Africa who’s toured/performed with The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, Rick Danko, Jeff Beck, Brian Wilson and many more. Several other Stones’ alum join the fray as Darryl Jones and Charley Drayton lay down an unmistakable groove. Also along for the ride are Charlie Sexton ...
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Exciting New Free Improvisation Album Release By Billie Davies
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Cobra Basement
A new album release by drummer Billie Davies, Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz). A retrospective of never before released music created during a 6 year period, 82 minutes of Free Improvisation, Beyond Jazz, Avant-garde in the key of Jazz music. To be released and distributed thanks to ReverbNation and Bandcamp on April 20, 2025. All of Billie Davies' music is improvisational. A conversation between musicians, a joint emotional expression inspired by a certain common feeling, thought or perspective that ...
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