The Jazz Workshop #2

[The Modernist]

http://www.clashmusic.com/features/uk-jazz-is-killing-it-right-now

Interesting, I'll check out those links. Is there anything you'd recommend?

I did check out the first one which didn't seem much different to what Bukem and the rest of 'em were doing 20 years ago or so. I quite like that sort of thing, but I'd call it neither new or jazz.

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I’m checking the links out myself but the sounds are more analogue/faux-organic to my ears.

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Sonny Rollins on Retiring His Sax, His Legacy, and the Secret to Life

http://www.vulture.com/2017/12/jazz-ico ... egacy.html

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https://eremiterecords.bandcamp.com/alb ... motherland

[Spec]

My top 40 jazz releases of 2017

1. Ambrose Akinmusire – A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard
2. Charles Lloyd – Passin’ Thru
3. Leo Richardson Quartet – The Chase
4. Helge Lien Trio – Guzuguzu
5. Colin Vallon Trio - Danse
6. Vijay Iyer Sextet – Far From Over
7. Girls in Airports - Live
8. Mark Guilana - Jersey
9. Sean Jones – Live From Jazz At The Bistro
10. Shelly Berg and David Finck – The Deep
11. Melanie De Biasio – Lillies
12. Richie Beirach & Gregor Huebner – Live at Birdland New York
13. Misha Mullov-Abbado – Cross Platform Interchange
14. Jan Lundgren – Postdamer Platz
15. Terence Blanchard – The Comedian (OST)
16. Tommy Smith – Embodying The Light
17. Julia Hulsmann Trio – Sooner and Later
18. Tomasz Stanko New Quartet – December Avenue
19. Alexi Tuomarila - Kingdom
20. Christian McBride Big Band – Bringin’ It
21. Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio – Brothers
22. Denys Baptiste – The Late Trane
23. The Necks – Unfold
24. Tom Rainey Obbligato - Float Upstream
25. Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr – Landed in Brooklyn
26. Mammal Hands – Shadow Work
27. Kamasi Washington – Harmony of Difference
28. Binker and Moses – Journey To The Mountain of Forever
29. Dieter Ilg – B-A-C-H
30. Zara McFarlane – Arise
31. Chris Potter – The Dreamer is the Dream
32. Lars Danielsson – Libretto III
33. Verneri Pohjola - Pekka
34. Avishai Cohen Quartet – Cross My Palm With Silver
35. Joey Alexander – Joey. Monk. Live!
36. Youn Sun Nah – She Moves On
37. Phronesis – The Behemoth
38. Shanin Novrasli - Emanation
39. Scott DuBois – Autumn Wind
40. Trichotomy – Trichotomy

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Jazz writer, social historian, acclaimed photographer: over six decades, Val Wilmer has become “a world figure in the history of African-American musical culture”. What drives her?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05zx20c

As Serious As Your Life reissued too

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Serious-Your-L ... dpSrc=srch

[fange]

I need to get that, cheers gashy.

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https://www.allaboutjazz.com/your-queen ... ?width=768

New Sons of Kemet (on Impulse!)

[fange]

Just finished Baby-Face Willette's Behind The 8 Ball, now playing Big John Patton...



Groove-tastic.

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The latest in Jazzman’s Spiritual Jazz series

https://spiritualjazz.bandcamp.com/albu ... japan-pt-1

Seems to be a thing, BBE just put this out (compiled by Britjazz resurrectionist Tony Higgins)

https://www.bbemusic.com/artist/tony-higgins/

https://bbemusic.bandcamp.com/album/j-j ... -1969-1984


Oof!

[fange]

Terribly grainy footage, but fascinating stuff and the sound is decent...



Horace Silver & Lee Morgan plus a crack back-up band on 'Soul' TV Show.

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The Trio - Green Walnut

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Hank Mobley - The Morning After



Lee Morgan, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.