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Various Artists: A New Awakening: Adventures in British Jazz 1966-1971

Read "A New Awakening: Adventures in British Jazz 1966-1971" reviewed by Peter Jones


Throughout the 1950s (and beyond), modernist British jazz musicians were in thrall to the American bebop stars they had been trying to emulate since the late 1940s. It was the pinnacle to which they aspired, and gradually their efforts lifted the overall standard of UK jazz. But by the early 1960s, the international success ...

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Various Artists: Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation

Read "Scarborough Jazz Festival Present: 2024 Live Festival Compilation" reviewed by Neil Duggan


In the late 1960s, record labels introduced inexpensive compilation albums that typically focused on specific genres. These collections strategically paired established artists with emerging talents. By doing so, they offered listeners an accessible entry point to discover multiple artists within a particular scene--essentially functioning as an early form of playlist. While such musical curation now primarily ...

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Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024

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Kattt Atchley: Late Night Phone Call

Read "Late Night Phone Call" reviewed by Glenn Astarita


Edgetone Records' 2-CD Late Night Phone Call is framed around a melody created by vocalist/improviser Kattt Atchley. More than just a collection of experimental tracks; it is a sonic journey through the depths of the human psyche, a late-night conversation with the subconscious. The album's eclectic blend of styles, from the haunting electronic landscapes to the ...

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Various Artists: Live at the M/Darbnīca Vol.1

Read "Live at the M/Darbnīca Vol.1" reviewed by Vitalijus Gailius


In 2017 a boom happened in Latvian and Baltic jazz history with the coming of Jersika Records, an independent jazz and improvised music record label. Since then, the Riga-based label has been delivering top-notch music records each year. Focusing mainly on Latvian musicians and bands with occasionally occurring exceptions such as Estonia-based American trumpeter Jason Hunter ...

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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2023

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2023" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


If it is true that, like The Police once put it, “when the world is going down you make the best of what's still around," then throughout 2023 jazz fans were better off than most other social groups. In a year in which everyday news brought ever more inconceivable disappointments, jazz musicians, labels, festivals and venues ...

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Article: Top Ten List

The Ten Best Jazz Christmas Albums Of All Time

Read "The Ten Best  Jazz Christmas Albums Of All Time" reviewed by Peter J. Hoetjes


As temperatures drop and days grow short, Winter is once again upon us. For those looking to listen to the sounds of the season without resorting to December's relentless slew of glossy, generic cash-grabs, jazz can be a breath of fresh, wintry air. You won't find (many) singers on this list, since most people already know ...

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Various Artists: Glucklich V1: A Collection Of Brazilian Flavours From The Past And Present

Read "Glucklich V1: A Collection Of Brazilian Flavours From The Past And Present" reviewed by Chris May


Collectors of Brazilian popular music from the mid and late twentieth century, who do not have the time or resources to visit the country for a spell of crate digging, can turn to European and Japanese DJs who do the digging for them, releasing their finds on compilation albums. In 2023, most of those crates have ...

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Various Artists: Hip Holland Hip

Read "Hip Holland Hip" reviewed by Chris May


This carefully curated disc is subtitled Modern Jazz Classics 1950-1970 and is a collection of tracks recorded by Dutch musicians and released in the Netherlands mostly in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Few of the musicians other than a sprinkling of American guest artists such as Herbie Mann and Art Farmer will ...


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