Episode 25: Ep25: The Bad Plus are back minus piano! A Danish jazz legend + acid jazz funk from Scotland

Courtney Pine Global Jazz

Courtney’s playing refreshingly cool new jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to! Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun, including many of the artists introducing their own tracks! This wk All-star contemporary jazz, latin swing, mellow keyboard grooves, underground hip-hop, refreshing bop, acid-jazz funk opus, jazz fusion quartet,
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[0'50] Brian Landrus - Canopy of Trees (Red List: Music Dedicated to the Preservation of Our Endangered Species PALMETTO Tr 1) Brian Landrus cl, comp Ryan Keberle tb Geoffrey Keezer keys Nir Felder gtr Ron Blake tnr Jaleel Shaw alto Lonnie Plaxico bs John Hadfield perc Steve Roach tpt Rudy Royston dr Corey King vc
Dedicated to the preservation of our Endangered Species - this is an all-star lineup with beautiful clarinet from Brian!
[45'01] Christian Jacob - The Hipper They Are The Harder They Fall (Saunders) New Jazz Standards Vol5 The Music of Carl Saunders SELF RELEASE Tr4 Christian Jacob pno Darek Oles bs Joe LaBarbera dr
Handpicked by multi-Grammy nominated, Christian Jacob from Carl Saunders New Jazz Standards ‘book’ of over 300 tunes, this is Vol 5 of Carl Saunders’ heralded “New Jazz Standards” series - played brilliantly by Christian and his strong supporting cast.
[8'46] Kibrom Birhane - Merkato (Here and There FLYING CARPET Tr1)
Kibrom Birhane Keys Krar perc Nadav Peled gtr Randal Fisher sx Fabio Santana tb Glenn Holdaway tpt Kahlil Cummings perc Jake Najor dr Dave Pinewood bs
"The future of Ethiopian Jazz" right here - Having absorbed thousand year old Ethiopian orthodox chanting as a child, while expertly acquainting himself with the traditional instruments of the region, Kibrom has focused his diverse musical talents studying past Ethiopian Jazz legends from the 1970s with modern day contemporaries while continuing to reach new depths and discovery.

[13'52] Ella Fitzgerald - Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) Ella at the Hollywood Bowl – The Irving Berlin Songbook VERVE Tr6 Ella Fitzgerald vc with the Paul Weston Orchestra
Unreleased live concert of Ella performing songs from her beloved Irving Berlin songbook with a full orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, recently discovered in Norman Granz's private collection.
[32'03] Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone – Gas Akap (Xabu: The Unseen Tr4) Gaston Bandimic vc (Wolof) HPrizm vc (English) Steve Lehman alto/comp Maciek Lasserre sop Damion Reid dr
Sélébéyone means “intersection” in Wolof: groundbreaking work with shifting rhythms and state of the art sound design exploring spirituality and mysticism through the lens of experimental music.
[20'08] Antonio Sanchez – Mi Palabra (Bad Hombre Vol II Tr3) Ana Tijoux vc Sanchez dr/comp
“Bad Hombre” is drummer Antonio's alter-ego, where he plays virtually all the instruments while adding his compositional, production and percussion talents to “shift” the song to new realms while still leaving its essence intact.
[24'03] Ole Matthiessen – Ikke Noget Endnu (Nothing Yet) Social Distancing Blues SUNDANCE DK Tr6
Henrik Bolberg tpt Jan zum Vohrde alto Bob Rockwell tnr Ole Matthiessen pno/comp Rune Fog-Nielsen bs Ole Streenberg dr
Ole is a living legend in Danish jazz! Beautiful contemporary jazz borne out of lockdown.

[28'39] Nimbus Sextet feat Nathanial Cross – Forward Thinker (Forward Thinker ACID JAZZ Tr2) Euan Allardice tpt Michael Butcher sx Honza Kourimsky gtr Stephen Jack bs Alex Palmer dr Nichols/Dixon/Stevens/Palmer comp
Major Scottish acid jazz talent this multi-national contemp jazz outfit fuses their jazz, world, hip-hop and funk influences uniquely into a strong melodic blend that has set them apart from their contemporaries.

[36'36] The Bad Plus – Motivations II (The Bad Plus EDITION Tr1) Reid Anderson bs/comp Dave King dr Ben Monder gtr Chris Speed sx/cl
Twenty-one years after making their landmark debut as a genre exploding piano-bass-drums trio, the always adventurous group have reinvented themselves as a dynamic quartet.
[41'57] Laura Anglade & Sam Kirmayer: Venez Donc Chez Moi (Venez Donc Chez Moi Justin Time Tr1)
Laura Anglade vc Sam Kirmayer gtr
Laura Anglade is a young Toronto-based jazz vocalist originally from Brousse-Le-Chateau, a small village in the south of France and raised in Connecticut, she is influenced by her parents’ gypsy jazz & classical backgrounds.

[44'29] UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra: En Tut (Ronka) Fresh From Finland Cadillac Tr1 Soloist Manuel Dunkel, sx Kirmo Lintinen cond
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Finland specialised in jazz and new rhythm-oriented music. The big band of 16 musicians plays about 100 concerts every year in Finland and abroad.

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