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Scott Colley

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Scott Colley’s stature as a leading bassist in the field of improvised music is well known, and easily measured. He’s been called “one of the leading bassists of our postbop era, and a composer-bandleader of quietly serious resolve” by The New York Times, while musical colleagues, like saxophonist Joshua Redman, praise him for being “one of the most musical bassists playing today. To me, he seems to have…this natural, intuitive, empathic sense of how to bring the most out of the other musicians and the music he’s playing.” Colley, a three time Grammy nominee, has performed on over 200 recordings, eight of those as bandleader and composer

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Tokyo

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Lisbon Stomp; Pradela; Flight; Roll; Christa's Dream; Diminished and Augmented; Traversia; Strumming; Weill You Wait; Abacus.

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Article: Live Review

Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle

Read "Ravi Coltrane Quartet: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Ravi Coltrane Quartet Jazz Alley Seattle, WA August 21, 2025 I suppose there are still those who attend Ravi Coltrane sets out of curiosity, or some attempt to somehow access the Coltrane legacy in real time. It's true that the son of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane has not been one ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Fabian Dudek, Dan Weiss, Jasper Hoiby & Mazam

Read "Fabian Dudek, Dan Weiss, Jasper Hoiby & Mazam" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


German alto player Fabian Dudek's new This Every Place is an indication that Dudek's forming his own improvisational language, and his album is graced with the presence of Ingrid Laubrock. A definite must listen. There's a similar path followed by the Portuguese quartet, Mazam, on their new Pilgrimage Vol. 2. Drummer Dan Weiss' latest features a ...

Article: Album Review

Scott Colley, Edward Simon, Brian Blade: Three Visitors

Read "Three Visitors" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


È un disco che lascia il segno questo variopinto ritorno di Scott Colley, Edward Simon e Brian Blade con ospiti di rilievo come Chris Potter e Becca Stevens. Ricordiamo che il trio ha debuttato più di un decennio fa, quando incise a nome di Simon Steel House per la ArtistShare. Negli anni passati i ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

NYT Top 10 List, Part 3

Read "NYT Top 10 List, Part 3" reviewed by Patrick Burnette


All lists come to an end at some point (often after ten entries) and this third and final podcast on the New York Times' selections for best jazz albums of 2024 considers the final two entries plus two more 2024 releases which the boys--spoiler alert -like quite as much as the chosen ten. Hummable melodies and ...

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Article: Album Review

Believers: Hard Believer

Read "Hard Believer" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Belief--the cornerstone of conceptual development and the impetus for any pursuit, artistic or otherwise--is central to the shared mission binding guitarist Brad Shepik, bassist Sam Minaie and drummer/percussionist John Hadfield in this aptly titled trio. Through their eponymous 2020 debut--a strong album that flew under the radar due to its pandemic-era release timing--these three established an ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Year, New Releases From Benjie Porecki, Brulez Les Meubles, Remembering Jay Clayton, Marlena Shaw, Angela Bofill & More

Read "New Year, New Releases From Benjie Porecki, Brulez Les Meubles, Remembering Jay Clayton, Marlena Shaw, Angela Bofill & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes includes new releases from Benjie Porecki and Brulez Les Meubles, with birthday shoutouts to Myra Melford, Naama Gheber, James Shipp, Susannah McCorkle, Carol Sudhalter, plus a remembrance of several artists who left us in 2024--Jay Clayton, Marlena Shaw, Angela Bofill and Sergio Mendes. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See ...

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A Beautiful Day

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Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 11:57

Album

Tomorrowland

Label: Enja Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Intricate Drift; 23 Januarys; Congratulations and Condolences; Deeply Us; The Wayward Line; Speak Eddie; Dried Print on Cardboard; Tomorrowland.


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