The Rainer Böhm sextet in Switzerland
A priority listen from the BIrd's Eye in Basel for the autumn
Jamie Safir, Momentism, Chill Tone **** recommended
Manchesterism is about hope. As too on another planet is Momentism. Exiled Manc pianist Jamie Safir doesn't defer from grasping its essence.
Linda May Han Oh & Melissa Aldana, Beneath Lifted Skies, Biophilia ***1/2
Deep duetting into bebop. But the originals and improv blended in are just as interesting.
Acclaimed Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson Dies at the Age of 70
The jazz world mourns the death of a great singer
Mathias Heise and Pelle von Bülow, Repertoire, Storyville ***1/2
Touching with an innocent sorcery to its mood and melodicism
TRACK OF THE WEEK Carla Bley classic Lawns streams drawn from Andy Sheppard trio’s Salt Catchers
Drummerless, the album features eight new Sheppard compositions plus the Bley piece, 'Lawns'
Adam Bałdych European Quartet, Endless, ACT ****
Not at all an elephant in the room, but does the unusually strung together Endless have enough jazz to it?
Finding A New Voice + Great Vibes
Laura Lawton emerges plus Gig of the Month coming up is Steve Nelson at the Pizza on Thursday
Gretchen Parlato, The Wise Ones, Edition Records *****
The Wise Ones doesn't disappoint in the slightest
Kurt Elling and Yellowjackets are in their element
Jazz meteorology that's an el niño of a ride. Another of the year's top live albums
Punkt. Vrt. Plastik, Kompress, Intakt ***1/2
The drought of quality avant piano trio albums is over. Drink the sweet rain
The sound of Tony Bennett and Bill Evans touched upon by Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson and Marc Copland
An album that sounds more like a jazz album than a country one starts a weekend of new listening
Hey, Laura – It’s You Again
A new version of 'You Again' turns the lamp down low
Jim McNeely with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band, Expeditions, Sunnyside **** recommended
Luck out. Listen up. It's a trip
Ayumi Tanaka, Thomas Morgan, Thomas Strønen, Windflower, ECM ***1/2
Does Windflower stand out enough in a crowded field?
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