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Jim Hall was a true master of his art form. Uniquities is a collection of never-before-released live performances, which reflects Hall's search for the combination of beauty and a modern approach to music.
This never-before-heard recording of the legendary tenor sax "Little Giant" Johnny Griffin was mastered using an all-analogue signal chain and cut directly from the original tapes recorded at the club by Les Tomkins in 1964.
The Book of Angels project is divided into 32 CDs, led by the artist, which features a diverse set of musicians. The different themes are named after dissident angels. Check out the collection here!
Native Rebel is a label from multi-reed player and cultural instigator Shabka Hutchings. It is a platform for artists to make albums in collaboration with the musician and composer behind Sons of Kemet.
The band name is a nod to the eponymous album by Sonny Rollins from 1962, but the project refuses to sound nostalgic. Every performance leads to completely new music, with every player bringing influences from their generation and background.
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Charles Mingus was a renowned jazz bassist, composer, and leader, known for his powerful tone and rhythm. He drew from a range of musical genres and was heavily influenced by Duke Ellington. Mingus' music often incorporated dissonances and changes in meter and tempo, and he favored dictating parts to his musicians while allowing room for their own ideas. He founded Debut Records and contributed to the Jazz Composers' Workshop, and later founded his own Jazz Workshop repertory group. Some of his key albums include Pithecanthropus Erectus, Mingus Ah Um, Blues and Roots, and The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. .
Founded by record producer Michael Dorbon in 2005, Paris-based jazz label ROGUEART goes against this tendency and allows original, clever and creative artists to express themselves. The label has built a field of expression and discussion, while the artists and musicians honor us with their presence. Their aim is to make artists’ voices available to the public and audible to everyone.
In 2020 Brian Marsella joined the heavy metal organ trio Simulacrum to spawn the astonishing fusion quartet Chaos Magick. This fourth CD in their ever-expanding legacy is a magical collection of instrumental music at its finest. Tighter and wilder than ever, Medeski, Hollenberg, Grohowski, and Marsella perform with a remarkable rapport in this provocative new direction from Downtown alchemist John Zorn, who has been exploring new musical worlds and confounding expectations.