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With Dysnomia, the Brooklyn-based group Dawn of Midi abandons improvisation in favour of composition, utilising sophisticated rhythmic structures from North and West African folk traditions to weave a sonic tapestry of trance-inducing grooves. From close up one may see only dots, but when stepping...
London-based electronic producer Ryan Lee West is notable for making synthesisers sound both human and atmospheric under the moniker Rival Consoles. Shying away from creating all of his sounds on the laptop, he instead molds and shapes his melodies on his Prophet, Moog Voyager and tape delay, the...
The work of Karin Krog may be unfamiliar to much of the world, but in her native Norway and Scandinavia at large, she's practically a household name. This says much about the local enthusiasm for post-bop jazz but also about the tyranny of distribution: until 1994, Krog's albums weren't available...
Dudley Moore's musical score to "30 Is A Dangerous Age, Cynthia" is original and eclectic. The music is very much a product of its time, and while written specifically for the film, stands brilliantly on its own in this CD, the first legitimate release since the original 1969 London Records LP....
Masayoshi Fujita, the Berlin-based Japanese vibraphone player, also known under his alias el fog came to the attention of label founder Robert Raths a few years ago. Not only because the vibraphone is an intriguing instrument, but also the way Masayoshi treats his instrument and draws ethereal and...
Canada's powerhouse afro / latin / soul / jazz collective, The Souljazz Orchestra, surface with a hard-hitting new album for Autumn 2015, Resistance, resuming their link-up with Strut Records. "We approached this album with a fresh ear," explains bandleader Pierre Chrétien. "We were keen to build...
A collection of nine reworks crafted by fans and selected by Nils himself form the ‘Screws Reworked' re-issue, also featuring his original ‘Screws' The 2012 album ‘Screws' by Nils Frahm, was the result of inspiration from his fans and friends while he recovered from an unfortunate accident, which...
The debut album by the Hidden Jazz Quartett is bringing on something special. „Coming with a strong flow, and continue to grow," Gang Starr said in „Jazz Thing", and that's exactly what „Raw & Cooked" is about. Here we have it: A group of fantastic players, a strong idea of what the music should...
Dweezil Zappa has returned to his musical roots with his new CD release Via Zammata'. Fusing analog tape and tube guitar amps alongside surprising instruments such as fretless guitar and the oud, Zappa draws you into his intimate, and multifarious musical world. Armed with unexpected vocal...
This studio album by the Brazilian superstar singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and bon vivant Ed Motta is produced by Kemau Kenyatta (Gregory Porter). His epic production features an all-star cast of West Coast musicians, including Patrice Rushen and Greg Phillinganes (keyboards), Hubert Laws...
NNA Tapes is proud to present Secret Meeting, the collaboration of Travis Laplante (tenor saxophone) and Peter Evans (trumpet). Laplante and Evans are each devoted to creating multidimensional improvisational spaces, pushing their instruments to the edge in the service of a musical experience that...
3 CD SET FEATURING CLASSIC LIVE RECORDINGS FROM MILES DAVIS With enthusiasm for the music of Miles Davis stretching way further than that for any other Jazz musician who ever produced a note, and the new bio-pic movie about Miles life creating even more interest, the time could not be better for...
Following 2014's Marshall Allen compilation, 'In the Orbit Of Ra' and 2015's Gilles Peterson-curated 'To Those Of Earth… And Other Worlds', Strut and Art Yard join forces once more for the first release anywhere of 'In Some Far Place: Roma'77' pressed on a limited edition two cd set. First issue of...
Strut presents a definitive collection of recordings from one of Tanzania's most revered bands of the early 1970s, Sunburst. Covering their output from 1973 to 1976, this first retrospective features their singles for the Moto Moto and TFC labels, their sole album, ‘Ave Africa' and an unreleased...
Tam Tam Tam Reimagined is the second album to come from Gilles Peterson's Sonzeira project. Overseen by the legendary DJ and record collector, this second album picks up where the first one left off. Where Brasil Bam Bam Bam brought together the allstars of Brazilian music, this album focuses on a...
Soul Jazz Records' new Nigeria Freedom Sounds! Features a stunning selection of material spotlighting the vibrant musical scene in Nigeria at the start of the 1960s. With a wealth of musical and cultural history and newly independent from Britain, Nigerian music during this era was complex, diverse...
It's the year 2016 and David Hanke, widely recognized under his moniker Renegades Of Jazz, is back with his third full-on longplay effort entitled ‘Moyo Wangu'. After his conceptual and darker approach to his last album ‘Paradise Lost' released in 2015, we see Renegades Of Jazz explore the world of...
This collection celebrates the early career of a pioneering artist, one who has constantly challenged the very definition of what constitutes Jazz music, a unique performer and singer who has brought Jazz to a much wider audience. - The Essential Early Recordings by Cleo Laine (CD)
Chet Baker - Live In London (2CD) A stunning unreleased Chet Baker session from 1983 recorded with a great UK trio. Remastered and released with permisison from the Chet Baker Estate. For six evenings, from 28th March to 2nd April 1983, the John Horler Trio rhythm section supported the legendary...
‘Future Standards' sees him fulfil a long time aspiration to play jazz standards. Inspired by the classics, his piano songs have found a clearer shape as "future standards" but have always been a central element to his creativity. Sitting neatly against his huge back catalogue of solo records,...