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Joe Locke – Lay Down My Heart (Blues and Ballads – Vol. 1) – MotemaPublished on April 23, 2013
Exquisite mood music…
Laszlo Gardony, piano – Clarity – SunnysideGregg Kallor, piano – A Single Noon – Single NoonPublished on April 21, 2013
Two solo piano, sort-of-jazz efforts; the second one a winner.
Christian McBride + Inside Straight – People Music – Mack AvenuePublished on April 17, 2013
A harmonically knowledgeable band with a shared sense of promise.
Living by Lanterns – New Myth/Old Science – CuneiformPublished on April 13, 2013
Sun Ra’s legacy becomes the basis for new, original compositions.
Mark Weinstein – Todo Corazon, The Tango Album – JazzheadsJulio Botti – Tango Nostalgias – ZohoPublished on April 13, 2013
A pair of nuevo tango jazz-influenced tango collections.
Eliane Elias – I Thought About You (A Tribute To Chet Baker) – Concord MusicPublished on April 13, 2013
An inspired sampling of some of Chet Baker’s work.
Aaron Diehl – The Bespoke Man’s Narrative – Mack Avenue RecordsPublished on April 13, 2013
In a debut release, Aaron Diehl is the real deal.
Al Thompson, Jr. – City Mainstream – AlcalgarPublished on April 08, 2013
An unknown keyboardist reveals his penchant for urban music.
Lionel Belmondo Trio Plays European Standards – b Flat DiscographSwing 39 Quartet – Entre deux tours (World Gypsy Jazz) – WGJPublished on April 03, 2013
Discs demonstrating two distinctively European approaches to jazz.
Bennett Paster – Relentless Pursuit of the Beautiful – self-releasedPublished on April 01, 2013
Not the search for an aesthetic pleasure, but for inner beauty.