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One way to win a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album (2006) is to have all-star guests play with a master. Pianist Eddie Palmieri did Listen Here! with his regular smokin' hot band, and interspersed: violinist Regina Carter; tenor saxxers Michael Brecker, David Sanchez; trumpeters Nicholas Payton, Brian Lynch; guitarist John Scofield; bassist Christian McBride. Runs the gamut from slammin' Latin to almost straight-ahead jazz.

Eddie Palmieri, Listen Here!, full album: Spotify link.

 

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Every jazz fan should bone regularly. Acoupla star trombonists have recent albums that are worth a listen.

Steve Turre is one of the most consistently visible, and heard, jazz artists, because he has played in the house band of the US television show Saturday Night Live since 1985. He's released over 20 albums, and his latest is Generations, which refers to his 2nd job as a Julliard School of Music educator since ~2003.

From AllAboutJazz: “Turre's arrangements are always fluid and interesting, creating a backdrop to allow the soloists a foundation to build on.

This band includes his son Orion Turre on drums and the rising stars Wallace Roney, Jr. on trumpet and Isaiah J. Thompson on piano [whose new album, The Power Of The Spirit, was recommended upthread here]. Drummer Lenny White, bassist Buster Williams and saxophonist James Carter are the elders who guest on a few tracks.

It is beautiful to see a player of Turre's stature continue the tradition of passing on his experience, strength and hope to a younger generation.”

Steve Turre, Generations, full album: YouTube link. Spotify link.

Michael Dease is one of the world's eminent trombonists, lending his versatile sound and signature improvisations to over 200 recordings, with ~16 albums as leader. His 2022 release, Best Next Thing, is some solid ensemble jazz. Dease is joined by Alex Sipiagin on trumpet, Rudresh Mahanthappa on alto sax, Renee Rosnes on piano, Boris Kozlov on bass, and Rudy Royston on drums.

AllAboutJazz: “Dease is obviously a musician who keeps evolving in the best way possible. With Best Next Thing, he draws on his influences and allows his band to use their individual talents to help bring his music to a new level.” Dease was a student of Turre at Julliard, to complete the generational link.

Michael Dease, Best Next Thing, full album: YouTube link. Spotify link.

 

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The music streamer service offered this suggestion:

The artist was unfamiliar. This was unexpected:

Hamilton de Holanda Trio, Flying Chicken, full album: YouTube link. Spotify link.

Bandolin (Brazilian mandolin) virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda: has released over 30 albums since 1997; plays Brazilian/Latin jazz, samba and choro; has won 3 Latin Grammies; was nominated 16 more times.

Above is his 2023 release, which obviously starts a bit frenetic, but then relaxes into a wide range of moods. The YouTube link leads to nice, live in the studio performances of 6 of the 8 tunes.

20 Sept. addendum: Flying Chicken was nominated for the Latin Grammy For Best Jazz Album. So, 2 years in a row, keep reading...

His 2022 album, Chabem, with pianist Rubem Dantas and a percussionist, was nominated this year for Latin Grammy Best Jazz Album. Just to prove Hamilton can play it straight, when needed. Michael League, of Snarky Puppy, guests on 3 tracks.

Please thank your streaming service, for the suggestion you took a chance on, because it did not cost $18.95, plus tax/handling/shipping/waiting, for one album, you weren't so sure about in the first place, and probably would have passed-on, and then never learned about, that wonderful musicial artist, half-a-world away...

Hamilton de Holanda, Chabem, full album: YouTube link. Spotify link.

 

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R.I.P. Don Sebesky arranged for hundreds of artists, including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, John Pizzarelli, Michael Buble, Liza Minnelli, Seal, and Prince. 3 Grammy Awards, plus 31 more nominations, 1 Tony Award and 2 nominations, his career began as a trombonist in 1956.

He only released ~12 albums under his own name. A nice one is 1999s Joyful Noise: A Tribute To Duke Ellington. Allmusic is succinct: "Of all the tributes to Ellington, this is the best, a magnum opus to the maestro from a man and his band who are well aware of his grandeur, plus how to play all the right notes." This album won him 2 of his 3 Grammy Awards in 1999: Best Instrumental Composition for "Joyful Noise Suite," and Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Chelsea Bridge."

His 3rd Grammy was also for a big band tribute album of his, 1998s I Remember Bill: A Tribute To Bill Evans. He won Best Instrumental Arrangement for "Waltz for Debby." The YouTube link is the album on one file, with a ~10 minute Bill Evans interview at the end, and sounds fine.

Please join me and say good-bye to a jazz and music industry legend.

Don Sebesky, Joyful Noise: A Tribute To Duke Ellington, full album: YouTube link. Spotify link.

Don Sebesky, I Remember Bill: A Tribute To Bill Evans, full album: YouTube link.

 

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International Jazz Day concerts on YouTube livestream link.

[Post-show addendum: The file won't post as multimedia here, but the link works for the concert replay. Excellent show, luckily drum solo and freeish portions are short. The open/close vocal numbers, with Somi and Dianne Reaves, are really nice. Please enjoy the Jazz Day 2023 concert. ]

From YouTube:

"Watch the International Jazz Day 2023 All-Star Global Concert on April 30 at 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT / 10pm CET!

Herbie Hancock takes viewers on an international tour of sights and sounds showcasing jazz in all its diversity. The concert features performances from Beijing, China; Beirut, Lebanon; Casablanca, Morocco; Johannesburg, South Africa; Marondera, Zimbabwe; Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Vienna, Austria; and Fairbanks, Honolulu, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC, USA.

The live-streamed concert event features performances by some of the world’s most accomplished jazz artists, including Cyrille Aimée (France), Ambrose Akinmusire (USA), Thana Alexa (Croatia), John Beasley (USA), Dee Dee Bridgewater (USA), Bill Charlap (USA), Emmet Cohen (USA), Tom Gansch (Austria), Christian McBride (USA), Sérgio Mendes (Brazil), Marcus Miller (USA), Thandi Ntuli (South Africa), Dianne Reeves (USA), Antonio Sánchez (Mexico), Walter Smith III (USA), Somi (Rwanda) and Mike Stern (USA), among others. Renowned Mbira player Musekiwa Chingodza (Zimbabwe) duets with Oran Etkin (Israel) on baritone clarinet; the Blue Note China Jazz Orchestra joins the Global Concert from Beijing; and JazzWomenAfrica celebrate from Casablanca."

 

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Elise Trouw is a young drummer (24) with a good voice. Very good and studied drummer, very good voice, and she likes to do one person band pieces with looping. Her songwriting and musical persona reflects her young age and career-making in a TikTok world, so I don't find her original lyrics interesting. Hope she follows a healthy and productive long career arc.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgslJ2VwZHVxw-D095WQ3lQ

 

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