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This 2016 album earned a Latin Grammy Best Jazz Album nomination. AllAboutJazz: “Pianist Antonio Adolfo's vibrant and compelling Tropical Infinito re-emphasizes the musical magic of a well-balanced rhythm and horn section.” Antonio leads a crew of top-notch Brazilian musicians.

Adolfo has ~5 more Latin Grammy plus ~2 more regular Grammy nominations, and has released ~35 albums since 1964. This guy’s been active since Getz/Gilberto, and he released a new album this year! His 2022 album, Octet And Originals, was recommended upthread here, with 3 nice videos.

Antonio Adolfo, Tropical Infinito, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

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Saxophonist Felipe Salles' latest album Home Is Here was recommended recently upthread. The YouTube link to the playlist of each song performed live in the studio, which was incomplete at the time of the recommendation, is now complete with all of the videos now finished. Here's the link: Felipe Salles Home Is Here video playlist. The album and the videos are really nice. Here's the original recommendation, and also check out Felipe's 2022 album, Tiyo's Songs Of Life, also recommended upthread.

AllAboutJazz: “....Tenor saxophonist and composer Felipe Salles… had extensive conversations with each of the guest musicians…. before composing the pieces on which each would be featured. The result is a polychromatic, adventurous album that allows Salles' multidimensionality as a composer to flourish. And with top-shelf guests such as saxophonists Melissa Aldana and Paquito D'Rivera, and trumpeter Nadje Noordhuis in the lineup, the results are as fulfilling as one would expect.”

This is Felipe’s ~10th album since 2004. His 2022 release Tiyo’s Songs Of Life, was recommended upthread here.

The entire album is performed live in the studio, YouTube video playlist, with some songs still to be added to complete the full album. Here's the tune with Paquito D'Rivera. It's a bit long, but hey, can you ever have too much Paquito? Please enjoy s'more nice, new, jazz.

Felipe Salles, Home Is Here, full album: YouTube link. Spotify link.

 

[Multicore]

Mary Halvorson & Noël Akchoté​

I'm not so keen on some of the albums I heard where Halvorson is a jazz band leader but I like this a lot. Akchoté is a kinda hero of mine.

 

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[MoreWatts]

Here’s another post for ‘Friday 50’, albums from 50 years ago, or 1973. Previously (link to upthread): Dave Brubeck We’re All Together Again...; Gato Barbieri Bolivia; Elvin Jones Mr. Jones; Donald Byrd Black Byrd.

Saxophonist/flutist Dave Liebman has over 250 albums in a lead role. 1973 gave us his 2nd release, First Visit, with pianist Richard Breibach, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Jack DeJohnette. Goes a bit free at times, but what Holland/DeJohnette, and, well, Liebman release doesn’t? Dave also played on Mr. Jones, above. Please enjoy a solid, early release, from a prolific jazz master.

Dave Liebman, First Visit, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

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AllAboutJazz: “Duncan Eagles, the tenor saxophonist in Partikel wrote 7 originals, for Narrations, his 2nd album as leader. He is joined by fellow Partikel member Max Luthert on bass, Polish pianist Tomasz Bura, and Portuguese drummer Zoe Pascal.

Eagles plays with a full tone, dry, controlled and melodic throughout. There are strong themes in each tune and Luthert and Pascal relentlessly build an array of fresh grooves and textures to compliment each track. Narrations is an accomplished album of versatile, open and appealing contemporary jazz that is well worth hearing.”

From an album released a half-century ago, to one released 2 months ago. That's jazz.

Duncan Eagles, Narrations, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

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LatinJazzNet: “On his debut album Impressions, with The Latinbaum Jazz Ensemble, Israel Tanenbaum not only shows why he is so much in-demand for film and score projects, but just how he wields his craftsmanship into a singular artform.”

Tanenbaum on keyboards and John Benitez on bass anchor the show, and an army of guests move through to complete the boisterous album. Israel has produced >50 and played on >100 albums, since the mid 80s, but this is his personal debut album. Based on this, he can't stop now...

Jazz is dead, huh? Here’s 4 recent debut album posts: Mthunzi Mvubu, The 1st Gospel; A Plane To Catch, Moko Jumbie; Margherita Fava, Tatatu; Sultan Stevenson, Faithful One.

Israel Tanenbaum & The Latinbaum Jazz Ensemble, Impressions, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

 

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Here’s the 2007 Grammy for Latin Jazz Album winner, the Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project Simpatico. This’ll drive away the blues.

Allmusic: “Sonically, Simpatico is probably the finest work that Lynch has to his credit. There's a good deal of stylistic variety, which keeps the group out of the Latin jazz-mambo rut. The tunes breathe, and the exchanges between players are interesting, fresh and constant.”

Trombonist Conrad Herwig, saxxists Greg Tardy and Phil Woods, bassist Boris Koslov and drummer Dafnis Prieto help.

Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project, Simpatico, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

[DarrylG]

 

[MoreWatts]

Time for another Tuesday 25, albums from a quarter-century ago, 1998.

Saxophonist Joshua Redman released his ~8th album in 1998, Timeless Tales (For Changing Times). Brad Mehldau (piano), Larry Grenadier (bass) and Brian Blade (drums) complete the ‘technically faultless band’. A mix of old and ‘new’ standards. A solid, dynamic, selection from his discography.

Previously (link to upthread). Grammy Best Album for: 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 (For Changing Times), full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

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AllAboutJazz: “A Little Optimism, trombonist Brendan Lanighan believes, can often go a long way. That is the essential message of the Lanighan Octet's debut recording, a pleasurable pastiche of mostly original compositions… An ardent and colorful debut by a talented group of musicians who play with focus and enthusiasm.”

Jazz is dead? Here’s 5 recent debut album posts: Mthunzi Mvubu, The 1st Gospel; A Plane To Catch, Moko Jumbie; Margherita Fava, Tatatu; Sultan Stevenson, Faithful One; Israel Tanenbaum Impressions.

Brendan Lanighan Octet, A Little Optimism, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

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BestOfJazz: “Besides being one of the most in-demand bassists in the modern-jazz realm, Grammy winner Linda May Han Oh slowly but surely manages to develop her own universe through her projects as a leader and composer. The Glass Hours… is so uniquely Oh. Thanks to her personal touch and creativity, she delivers a superb album.

Linda May Han Oh: electric and acoustic bass, voice; Mark Turner: tenor saxophone; Sara Serpa: voice; Fabian Almazan: piano, electronics; Obed Calvaire: drums.”

Linda played on this year's Grammy Best Instrumental Jazz Album, drummer Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Standards Vol. 1, recommended upthread. This is her ~6th album since 2009. The video is a live album tune.

Linda May Han Oh, The Glass Hours, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

 

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SomethingElse!: “Featuring Guido Spannocchi on saxes, Ruth Goller on bass, Danny Keane on piano, and Pete Adam Hill on drums, Live at Porgy & Bess, Vienna, is engaging jazz music at its best… The tracks are originals, and the attraction of this music is how it is firmly embedded in tradition yet has a strong connection with the present.”

Guido is Vienna born and London based. This is his ~5th album since 2017. Nice recording of a tenor sax quartet show.

Guido Spannocchi, Live At Porgy & Bess, Vienna, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

[MoreWatts]

Here’s Friday 50, albums from 50 years ago, or 1973. Time for some big band. Trumpeter Don Ellis released ~35 albums from 1960 to 1978, many of them big band and film scores, e.g. the 1971 Oscar Best Film ‘French Connection’, which earned him a Grammy.

Allmusic: “Ellis' Soaring orchestra has 7 brass (& tuba), 4 strong woodwind players, a string quartet, and an enlarged six-piece rhythm section that includes keyboardist Milcho Leviev. Ellis composed 4 of the 8 tunes." The album earned a Grammy nomination.

Sadly, this was the last album before a heart attack curtailed his career, and eventually his life in 1978. This is good big band, by a composer/arranger at the top of his game.

Previously (links to upthread): Dave Brubeck We’re All Together Again...; Gato Barbieri Bolivia; Elvin Jones Mr. Jones; Donald Byrd Black Byrd; Dave Liebman First Visit.

Don Ellis, Soaring, full album: YouTube link ; Spotify link

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

 

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