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10 Albums You Need to Know: September 2023 - JAZZIZ Magazine
From captivating compositions to virtuosic performances, these releases encompass a wide range of styles and showcase the creativity and artistry of today's jazz musicians. Here is our curated selection of ten new jazz albums released this month (September 2023) that you need to know about! Kris...
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AllAboutJazz: “A leading light on the London jazz circuit, multi-instrumentalist Tenderlonious, Ed Cawthorne, also works as a composer, producer and record label owner.
With You Know I Care, he has moved to an acoustic quartet… as a tribute to his jazz heroes who have been a source of inspiration. His partners in this project are pianist Hamish Balfour, bassist Pete Martin and drummer Tim Carnegie. It is the first time Tenderlonious has recorded on alto saxophone, along with his usual flute.
Individually and collectively, all the members of the quartet are on top form, making this a fresh and captivating album.”
This is his ~8th album since 2018.
Tenderlonious, You Know I Care, full album: Spotify link
With You Know I Care, he has moved to an acoustic quartet… as a tribute to his jazz heroes who have been a source of inspiration. His partners in this project are pianist Hamish Balfour, bassist Pete Martin and drummer Tim Carnegie. It is the first time Tenderlonious has recorded on alto saxophone, along with his usual flute.
Individually and collectively, all the members of the quartet are on top form, making this a fresh and captivating album.”
This is his ~8th album since 2018.
Tenderlonious, You Know I Care, full album: Spotify link
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Happy Friday. Time for an album from 1973, 50 years, or a half-century ago.
Allmusic: “The Other Road highlights the jazz side of percussionist Ray Barretto’s musical personality while still maintaining roots in Afro-Cuban and Latin sounds. Road features smooth, classy ensemble playing and inspired soloing from the likes of flutist Art Webb, trumpeters Manny Duran and Roberto Rodriguez.” Guillermo Edghill plays bass and Billy Cobham drums, with others.
This was Barretto’s ~17th of >40 albums as a leader from 1961-2005. Ray won a Grammy with 16 more nominations. Ray played on The Orisha Suite recommended upthread.
Ray Barretto, The Other Road, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Previous 1973s (link upthread): Dave Brubeck We’re All Together Again...; Gato Barbieri Bolivia; Elvin Jones Mr. Jones; Donald Byrd Black Byrd; Dave Liebman 1st Visit; Don Ellis Soaring; Grover Washington Jr. Soul Box; Hank Crawford Wildflower; Ron Carter All Blues; Return to Forever Light As A Feather & Hymn Of The 7th Galaxy; Flora Purim Butterfly Dreams; Steve Grossman Some Shapes To Come; Archie Shepp The Cry Of My People; Dave Holland Conference Of The Birds; Gary Bartz I've Known Rivers...; Joe Henderson Multiple; Don Sebesky Giant Box; Fela Kuti Gentleman; Chuck Mangione Land Of Make Believe; Crusaders 2nd Crusade; Freddie Hubbard Keep Your Soul Together; Weather Report Sweetnighter = 23.
Allmusic: “The Other Road highlights the jazz side of percussionist Ray Barretto’s musical personality while still maintaining roots in Afro-Cuban and Latin sounds. Road features smooth, classy ensemble playing and inspired soloing from the likes of flutist Art Webb, trumpeters Manny Duran and Roberto Rodriguez.” Guillermo Edghill plays bass and Billy Cobham drums, with others.
This was Barretto’s ~17th of >40 albums as a leader from 1961-2005. Ray won a Grammy with 16 more nominations. Ray played on The Orisha Suite recommended upthread.
Ray Barretto, The Other Road, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Previous 1973s (link upthread): Dave Brubeck We’re All Together Again...; Gato Barbieri Bolivia; Elvin Jones Mr. Jones; Donald Byrd Black Byrd; Dave Liebman 1st Visit; Don Ellis Soaring; Grover Washington Jr. Soul Box; Hank Crawford Wildflower; Ron Carter All Blues; Return to Forever Light As A Feather & Hymn Of The 7th Galaxy; Flora Purim Butterfly Dreams; Steve Grossman Some Shapes To Come; Archie Shepp The Cry Of My People; Dave Holland Conference Of The Birds; Gary Bartz I've Known Rivers...; Joe Henderson Multiple; Don Sebesky Giant Box; Fela Kuti Gentleman; Chuck Mangione Land Of Make Believe; Crusaders 2nd Crusade; Freddie Hubbard Keep Your Soul Together; Weather Report Sweetnighter = 23.
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Friday 50, albums from a quarter-century, or 50 years ago, 1973 doubles-up.
Allmusic: “This is one of bandleader/composer/arranger Gil Evans's finest recordings of the 1970s. He expertly blended together acoustic and electronic instruments. Soloists include a young altoist David Sanborn, Howard Johnson on tuba and flügelhorn, and the passionate tenor of Billy Harper. Evans's arrangements are quite inventive and innovative. Rarely would he be so successful in balancing written and improvised (freeish
) sections in his later years.”
This was Evans’ ~8th of ~20 albums from 1957-’87, and was Grammy-nominated. Evans won 4 and was nominated for 9 more Grammys. A good enough live recording to enjoy the nice work by Sanborn and Harper.
David Sanborn’s 2003 album timeagain was recommended upthread.
Gil Evans, Svengali, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Allmusic: “This is one of bandleader/composer/arranger Gil Evans's finest recordings of the 1970s. He expertly blended together acoustic and electronic instruments. Soloists include a young altoist David Sanborn, Howard Johnson on tuba and flügelhorn, and the passionate tenor of Billy Harper. Evans's arrangements are quite inventive and innovative. Rarely would he be so successful in balancing written and improvised (freeish
) sections in his later years.”This was Evans’ ~8th of ~20 albums from 1957-’87, and was Grammy-nominated. Evans won 4 and was nominated for 9 more Grammys. A good enough live recording to enjoy the nice work by Sanborn and Harper.
David Sanborn’s 2003 album timeagain was recommended upthread.
Gil Evans, Svengali, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
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How about a trio of albums from 50 years ago, 1973. Jazz band backed-by-orchestra productions were en vogue. Here’s one by soul jazz tenor sax great Stanley Turrentine.
Allmusic: “The epitome of silky- smooth 70's soul jazz, and possibly the best example of Creed Taylor's vision for the genre. Sympathetic and perfectly mixed large ensemble supporting the core group, with Mr. T's fat soulful tone making for a perfect late night listen. Highly recommended.
The core band is Ron Carter on bass, Eric Gale on guitar, Billy Cobham on drums and Richard Tee on keyboards. Pianist Harold Mabern and drummer Idris Muhammad guest. The orchestra has Randy Brecker on trumpet, Pepper Adams on bari sax and Joe Farrell on tenor sax, among others. A who's who of jazz horn talent.”
This was Turrentine’s ~30th of >50 albums from 1960-’99. FYI, Stanley was ‘Mr. T’ at least 10 years before the ‘A-Team’ television show (1983-’87) and Laurence Tureaud appropriated the term. The video is the title track live, with nice sound, and a comment from Stanley.
See this post above and this post above for links to posts about 25 nice albums from 1973.
Stanley Turrentine, Don’t Mess With Mr. T, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Allmusic: “The epitome of silky- smooth 70's soul jazz, and possibly the best example of Creed Taylor's vision for the genre. Sympathetic and perfectly mixed large ensemble supporting the core group, with Mr. T's fat soulful tone making for a perfect late night listen. Highly recommended.
The core band is Ron Carter on bass, Eric Gale on guitar, Billy Cobham on drums and Richard Tee on keyboards. Pianist Harold Mabern and drummer Idris Muhammad guest. The orchestra has Randy Brecker on trumpet, Pepper Adams on bari sax and Joe Farrell on tenor sax, among others. A who's who of jazz horn talent.”
This was Turrentine’s ~30th of >50 albums from 1960-’99. FYI, Stanley was ‘Mr. T’ at least 10 years before the ‘A-Team’ television show (1983-’87) and Laurence Tureaud appropriated the term. The video is the title track live, with nice sound, and a comment from Stanley.
See this post above and this post above for links to posts about 25 nice albums from 1973.
Stanley Turrentine, Don’t Mess With Mr. T, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Steve Gadd is as underappreciated a musician as can be. Marvelously musical drummer.The Jimmy Smith suggestion above reminded me about 2 new organ-driven albums. Both have nice sax work. One includes drum legend Steve Gadd.
AllAboutJazz: “Whatever the mood or tempo, organist Chris Hazelton fits it like a glove, as do baritone saxophonist Brett Jackson (a real find) and the others, guitarist James Anderson, and drummer John Kizilarmut… Indeed, ‘seductive’ is a word that faithfully describes this album in its entirety.” This is Chris' 5th album since 2016.
Chris Hazelton, After Dark, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
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This one will only consume 35 minutes of your day. JazzView: “Michael Blicher, saxophones; Dan Hemmer, Hammond organ; Steve Gadd, drums… Blicher also composed all the tunes; co-arranged them with Gadd and Hemmer and produced the album. This band has played together for more than ten years, touring extensively and recording three previous albums.” An LP with additional studio tunes is available. The video is a tune from an earlier album.
Gadd played on the Grammy nominated Center Stage, with the WDR Big Band, recommended upthread, with 2 videos. I saw the Gadd Band with organist Joey DeFrancesco (RIP), who also played some flugelhorn, and Ronnie Cuber (RIP) on bari sax. A very nice show.
Blicher Hemmer Gadd, It Will Be Alright, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
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I found a playlist on Spotify that I like. I am sharing it with you. Hope you who use Spotify will also like it:
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Oh yeahh Chucho. His intoxicating driving bass an improvisation (listen too his keyboard play the key/ harmonics are of the scale) comes close to Deep House. Did played this a lot in sets with remarkable results
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1998 was 25 years ago. Wait, what?
The quarter-century, or 25 years ago, 1998, horn-jazz retrospective posted 27 albums now, so ~half-a-year for weekly ‘purchasers.’ Here’s ~half-way favorites, as there’s about the same number of albums to go. Two albums posted Tuesdays should make it by year’s end. FYI, these are all quality jazz. This retrospective posts albums that I enjoy, and rejected those that I did not. YMMV.
Eric Alexander Mode For Mabes might be my favorite, but it’s a tough call. Joanne Brackeen Pink Elephant Magic, Arturo Sandoval Hot House, Sonny Rollins Global Warming, Red Records All-Stars Together Again For The First Time and Gerald Wilson Theme For Monterey are also stand-outs from a strong list.
FYI, here's a link to the post below (to the future) where I discuss the exact same thing about the concurrent albums from 1973 retrospective.
Here’s links to posts upthread about the 27 albums from 1998:
Previous 1998s (link upthread). Grammys: Instrumental, Herbie Hancock Gershwin’s World; Big Band, Count Basie Orch Count Plays Duke; Latin, Arturo Sandoval Hot House. And: Joanne Brackeen Pink Elephant Magic; Don Sebesky I Remember Bill; Erik Truffaz The Dawn; Phil Woods The Rev And I; Charlie Mariano An American In Italy; Joshua Redman Timeless Tales…; David Sanchez Obesion; Patrick Williams Sinatraland; Eric Alexander Mode For Mabes; Maceo Parker Funk Overload; Yellowjackets Club Nocturne; Mark Turner; Brian Blade Fellowship; Bennie Maupin Driving While Black; Julien Lourau City Boom Boom; Poncho Sanchez Afro-Cuban Fantasy; Dave Holland Points Of View; Tom Harrell The Art Of Rhythm; Red Records All Stars Together Again...; Chris Potter Vertigo; Lee Konitz Dialogues; Dave Brubeck So What’s New; Gerald Wilson Theme For Monterey; Sonny Rollins Global Warming.
The quarter-century, or 25 years ago, 1998, horn-jazz retrospective posted 27 albums now, so ~half-a-year for weekly ‘purchasers.’ Here’s ~half-way favorites, as there’s about the same number of albums to go. Two albums posted Tuesdays should make it by year’s end. FYI, these are all quality jazz. This retrospective posts albums that I enjoy, and rejected those that I did not. YMMV.
Eric Alexander Mode For Mabes might be my favorite, but it’s a tough call. Joanne Brackeen Pink Elephant Magic, Arturo Sandoval Hot House, Sonny Rollins Global Warming, Red Records All-Stars Together Again For The First Time and Gerald Wilson Theme For Monterey are also stand-outs from a strong list.
FYI, here's a link to the post below (to the future
) where I discuss the exact same thing about the concurrent albums from 1973 retrospective. Here’s links to posts upthread about the 27 albums from 1998:
Previous 1998s (link upthread). Grammys: Instrumental, Herbie Hancock Gershwin’s World; Big Band, Count Basie Orch Count Plays Duke; Latin, Arturo Sandoval Hot House. And: Joanne Brackeen Pink Elephant Magic; Don Sebesky I Remember Bill; Erik Truffaz The Dawn; Phil Woods The Rev And I; Charlie Mariano An American In Italy; Joshua Redman Timeless Tales…; David Sanchez Obesion; Patrick Williams Sinatraland; Eric Alexander Mode For Mabes; Maceo Parker Funk Overload; Yellowjackets Club Nocturne; Mark Turner; Brian Blade Fellowship; Bennie Maupin Driving While Black; Julien Lourau City Boom Boom; Poncho Sanchez Afro-Cuban Fantasy; Dave Holland Points Of View; Tom Harrell The Art Of Rhythm; Red Records All Stars Together Again...; Chris Potter Vertigo; Lee Konitz Dialogues; Dave Brubeck So What’s New; Gerald Wilson Theme For Monterey; Sonny Rollins Global Warming.
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Here's another album for Tuesday 25, horn-jazz albums from 1998, 25 years or a quarter-century ago.
Allmusic: “In Carterian Fashion, differs from his earlier ones in that James Carter (who switches between tenor, soprano and baritone sax, and bass clarinet) is joined by one of three organists (Henry Butler, Cyrus Chestnut and his regular pianist Craig Taborn) instead of piano. Carter’s... fiery explosions and colorful tonal distortions really stand out.” 8 other players guest throughout the album.
This was James’ ~7th of ~19 albums since 1991, and he’s a busy sideman. This one will probably be on the final favorites from 1998 list. See the post above for links to posts about 27 more fine horn-jazz albums from 1998.
James Carter, In Carterian Fashion, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Allmusic: “In Carterian Fashion, differs from his earlier ones in that James Carter (who switches between tenor, soprano and baritone sax, and bass clarinet) is joined by one of three organists (Henry Butler, Cyrus Chestnut and his regular pianist Craig Taborn) instead of piano. Carter’s... fiery explosions and colorful tonal distortions really stand out.” 8 other players guest throughout the album.
This was James’ ~7th of ~19 albums since 1991, and he’s a busy sideman. This one will probably be on the final favorites from 1998 list. See the post above for links to posts about 27 more fine horn-jazz albums from 1998.
James Carter, In Carterian Fashion, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
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How about another nice album from 1998, 25 years or a half-century ago.
Allmusic: “The inventive drummer Roy Haynes sets a few fires on this exciting disc, Praise. With full brass complement by David Sanchez on tenor, Kenny Garrett on alto and soprano, and Graham Hayes on flugelhorn and cornet, Roy Haynes lays a textured and complex rhythm… The various band configurations, from drum solo to trio to septet, make for a varied and colorful album.” Dwayne Burno plays bass and Dave Kikoski piano.
This was his ~25th of >35 albums as a leader since 1954. His 2004 album Fountain Of Youth was recommended upthread, with a video. See the 2 posts above for abuncha more really nice horn-jazz albums from 1998.
Roy Haynes, Praise, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Allmusic: “The inventive drummer Roy Haynes sets a few fires on this exciting disc, Praise. With full brass complement by David Sanchez on tenor, Kenny Garrett on alto and soprano, and Graham Hayes on flugelhorn and cornet, Roy Haynes lays a textured and complex rhythm… The various band configurations, from drum solo to trio to septet, make for a varied and colorful album.” Dwayne Burno plays bass and Dave Kikoski piano.
This was his ~25th of >35 albums as a leader since 1954. His 2004 album Fountain Of Youth was recommended upthread, with a video. See the 2 posts above for abuncha more really nice horn-jazz albums from 1998.
Roy Haynes, Praise, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
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Here's some new music, after all that 'old' stuff I recommended above.
JWVibe: “What started out as a conversation between two top Latin pianists about a fresh way to collaborate evolved into a high-octane battle of the bands blowout. A collection that fuses alternately sultry and boisterous pieces, tastefully and dynamically arranged by the Cuban based Santiago Big Band, led by Marcos A. Fernandez, and the NYC based Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, led by Arturo O’Farrill. A full immersion into the 12 tracks yields a sense of spirited yet meaningful, tempo shifting conversations between the ensembles.”
Pianist Arturo O'Farrill's recent album, Fandango at the Wall in New York, recommended upthread with 2 videos, won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. This is his ~18th album release, since 1999, with now ~6 Grammy wins and 3 more nominations. He played on Michael Mossman's The Orisha Suite, recommended upthread.
Santiago Big Band & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Santiago Brooklyn Santiago, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
JWVibe: “What started out as a conversation between two top Latin pianists about a fresh way to collaborate evolved into a high-octane battle of the bands blowout. A collection that fuses alternately sultry and boisterous pieces, tastefully and dynamically arranged by the Cuban based Santiago Big Band, led by Marcos A. Fernandez, and the NYC based Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, led by Arturo O’Farrill. A full immersion into the 12 tracks yields a sense of spirited yet meaningful, tempo shifting conversations between the ensembles.”
Pianist Arturo O'Farrill's recent album, Fandango at the Wall in New York, recommended upthread with 2 videos, won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. This is his ~18th album release, since 1999, with now ~6 Grammy wins and 3 more nominations. He played on Michael Mossman's The Orisha Suite, recommended upthread.
Santiago Big Band & Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Santiago Brooklyn Santiago, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
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Here's another fun new album.
JazzSensibilities: “In Rule of Thirds, saxophonist Alex Weitz isn’t alone in his pursuit of musical expression; he’s joined by his entrusted quartet: pianist Tal Cohen, bassist Ben Tiberio, and drummer Michael Piolet, and guest artists… Together, they craft a sound that’s not only reflective of today’s modern colors and structures, but also rooted in the jazz traditions.”
This is Alex’s ~3rd album since 2019. He is a producer of the “Live At Emmett’s Place” YouTube jazz streams. The YT link has 7 of the 9 songs performed live in the studio. The video below is the 1st album tune, with Emmett Cohen on piano.
Alex Weitz, Rule Of Thirds, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
JazzSensibilities: “In Rule of Thirds, saxophonist Alex Weitz isn’t alone in his pursuit of musical expression; he’s joined by his entrusted quartet: pianist Tal Cohen, bassist Ben Tiberio, and drummer Michael Piolet, and guest artists… Together, they craft a sound that’s not only reflective of today’s modern colors and structures, but also rooted in the jazz traditions.”
This is Alex’s ~3rd album since 2019. He is a producer of the “Live At Emmett’s Place” YouTube jazz streams. The YT link has 7 of the 9 songs performed live in the studio. The video below is the 1st album tune, with Emmett Cohen on piano.
Alex Weitz, Rule Of Thirds, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link
