Episode 26: Ep26: Cuban maestros, UK Jazz Royalty & James Taylor sings Leonard Cohen

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 stirring big band, psychedelic jazz hip-hop, groovin jazz trio, feel good be-bop swing, jazz-folk ballad, cuban-jazz royalty, classic bop, mellow guitar, vocal funk... Jazz with distinction this week folks with just a hint of hiphop and a dash of funk to exhilarate your spirit!
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[0'0] Neil Swainson - Silver Mine (Fire in the West Tr10 CELLAR LIVE) Renee Rosnes pno Lewis Nash dr Brad Turner tpt Kelly Jefferson tnr Swainson bs/comp
The British Columbia-born bassist, composer and bandleader presents a stirring original set, his first since 1987. Fire in the West is a rare peek into the inner world of a musician who has spent much of his life as a dependently brilliant sideperson for such notable musicians as Woody Shaw, George Shearing and Roberta Gambarini.
[4'12] Jared Schonig - White Out (Two Takes Vol 2: BigBand ANZIC Tr2) Matt Holman cond Jared Schonig dr/comp Jim McNeely arr 9'26
"Schonig has worked extensively as a touring sideman, a session drummer, and a pit engine in Broadway productions like The Color Purple. His two new albums decisively put him forward as a bandleader, with 8 original tunes rendered in both combo and large group settings".
[13'27] Butcher Brown - Unbelievable (BUTCHER BROWN PRESENTS TRIPLE TREY FEATURING TENNISHU AND R4ND4ZZO BIGB4ND CONCORD Tr11) Marcus Tenney tpt sx, Morgan Burrs gtr, Corey Fonville perc, Andrew Randazzo bs, and DJ Harrison keys Notorious BIG (comp) 3'48
Butcher Brown has released forward-thinking and expansive hybrids of jazz and hip-hop since 2013. Today, they have an apt descriptor for their songs: solar music. Drawing inspiration from every sound under the sun, the Richmond, VA band adds elements of funk, soul, and rock to their foundational mix.
[17'12] Leon Dorsey/Mike Clark - Lock It In Your Pocket (Blues On Top JAZZ AVENUE 1 Tr3) Leon Dorsey bs Mike Clark dr Mike LeDonne pno/comp
Veteran drummer Mike Clark and stalwart bassist Leon Lee Dorsey continue their fruitful collaboration with the release of Blues On Top: a swinging, top tier trio.
[21'18] Ted Kooshian: Hubub (Hubub SUMMIT Tr1) Ted Kooshian keys/comp Jeff Lederer tnr John Bailey tpt Dick Sarpola bs Greg Joseph dr
The mix of jazz, pop and humor on Hubub! reflects Kooshian's singular, offbeat sensibility and enthusiastic love for pop culture, represented by evocative dedications to actors Steve McQueen and William Shatner.
[29'57] James Taylor: Coming Back To You (Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen BLUENOTE Tr7 3'40) Bill Frisell gtr Immanuel Wilkins sx Kevin Hays pno Scott Colley bs Nate Smith dr Greg Leisz steel gtr Larry Goldings organ Cohen comp
"like almost everyone in my generation, I venerate Leonard Cohen. As soon as I began seeking out my own musical preferences, Cohen’s songs were among my few favorites and had a major influence on my own progression as a songwriter"
[33'31] Chucho Valdez/Paquito D'Rivera Reunion Sextet - Mambo Influencida (I Missed You Too PAQUITO Tr1 4'10) Diego Urcola tpt tb Dafnis Prieto dr José A. Gola bs Roberto Junior Vizcaino perć Chucho Valdez pno/comp Paquito D'Rivera sx cl
60 years after their initial meeting, the pair has finally reunited to create a monumental new recording. Their I Missed You Too! marks D’Rivera and Valdés’s first recording since they were both members of Cuba’s most influential jazz/fusion ensemble, Irakere.
[37'38] Joe Harriott Quintet feat Phil Seamen dr Pat Smythe pno - Tuesday Morning Swing (Swings High CADILLAC Tr1 4'46) Coleridge Goode bs Joe Harriott sx/comp Stu Hamer tpt
Newly remastered from the vinyl in 1967 saw Joe returning to his hard bop roots on a set that burns with rare light. A top band of British Jazz players including the UK's greatest drummer Phil Seamen, and the sensitive tpt playing of Stu Hamer, create a session that transcends the difficulties of its recording to create a timeless session and one of Joe's very best.
[42'17] Julien Lage - Word for Word (View With A Room BLUENOTE Tr2 3'16) Julien Lage gtr/comp Jorge Roeder bs Dave King dr)
A stunning collection of 10 compelling original compositions, View With A Room sees Lage fulfilling a long-standing goal to “have lush orchestration combined with an organic sense of improvisation and the agility of a small ensemble”.
[45'25] Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra - Sassy (Cellar Live Tr 2 5:03) Steven Feifke pno Bjorn Watson tpt Feat. Kurt Elling, Christopher McBride ( (Bentyne, Bodine, Siegl, Elling comp)
Celebrated pianist, composer, arranger/orchestrator and conductor Steven Feifke joins forces with trumpet titan Bijon Watson in the eponymous debut album of their star-studded new ensemble, the Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra.
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