2017

Asmussen Svend Quartet: Fiddler supreme [Vinyl LP]

Ginsburg Amanda: Jag har funderat på en sak [Vinyl LP]

Volym 3 i serien med live-upptagningar från jazzklubben Stampen i Gamla Stan i Stockholm.<br/><br/>Arne Domnérus, altsaxofon; Lars Erstrand, vibrafon; <br/>Bengt Hallberg, piano; <br/>Georg Riedel, bas; <br/>Egil Johansen, trummor.

British pianist Django Bates returns to ECM with one of his very finest constellations, the trio Belovèd, with Swedish bassist Petter Eldh and Danish drummer Peter Bruun, and an aptly named album, "The Study of Touch". All three musicians are highly individual players, subtly challenging the conventions of the jazz piano trio. The group came together a decade ago when Bates was teaching at Copenhagen's Rhythmic Music Conservatory. The shared work has included inspired reconstructions of pieces associated with Charlie Parker - a formative influence for both Bates and bassist Eldh - and in this new album, Parker's tune "Passport" is set amid Django originals, and played with respect, contemporary sensibility and joy. Some of Django's own tunes here - such as "Senza Bitterness", "Sadness All The Way Down" and "We Are Not Lost, We Are Simply Finding Our Way" have become core pieces in Belovèd's repertoire, continually remodeled by this trio of improvisers. Bates' composing and arranging skills are much in evidence, along with his freewheeling, free-flowing virtuosic melodic sense. The terse, percussive edge of Petter Eldh's bass provides momentum and drummer Peter Bruun details the music with an almost painterly touch. In the crowded world of the piano trio, Belovèd has developed a sound all its own. "The Study of Touch" was recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in June 2016, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

Bruford: Feels good to me 1978 (Remixed) [Digipack / CD + DVD]

Under en längre tid har bandet haft en idé om att tolka och hylla en av husgudarna, det legendariska jazzfusionbandet Weather Report. De har valt ut låtar som inte är de mest uppenbara hittarna utan snarare musik som de kände både utmanade bandet och samspelade med det Oddjobska soundet och svänget. Musiken är hämtad från deras kanske mest kreativa period 1974-1978. nominerat till Grammis för bästa jazz 2017. Släpps på limiterad 10" färgad vinyl.

Hancock Herbie: Broadcast vollection 1973-83 [8 CD]