A Jazz Thread

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‘Snow In May’ from tenor saxophonist Sophie Alour’s 2007 album ‘Uncaged’, with Sebastien Martel guitar, Laurent Coq electric piano, Yoni Zelnik bass and Karl Jannuska drums.

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The title track from pianist Ivo Neame’s 2009 album ‘Caught In The Light Of Day’, with Jim Hart vibraphone, Jasper Hoiby bass and James Maddren drums.

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‘Space Jam’ from the 1999 album ‘The Future Ain’t The Same As It Used To Be’ by Neon Phusion (Kaidi Tatham, Alex Phountzi and Orin Walters).

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The P’taah remix of the 2000 single ‘Adore’ by I:Cube (DJ Nicolas Chaix), featuring Lee Venters drums and Terrance Downs vocals.

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An appropriate opener this morning, given that it's something most of us will be doing this weekend. The title track from the 2003 album ‘Staring At The Sun’ by P’taah (DJ/producer Chris Brann), featuring Julius Speed keyboards, Sylvia Gordon bass/vocals and Dee Parks percussion/programming.

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‘Believe It Or Not’ from tenor saxophonist Mark Lockheart’s 2009 album ‘In Deep’, with Dave Proseman trumpet, Liam Noble piano, Jasper Hoiby bass and Dave Smith drums.

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‘The Shadow Side’ from the Ralph Alessi Quartet’s 2023 ECM album ‘It’s Always Now’, with Alessi on trumpet, Florian Weber piano, Banz Oester bass and Gerry Hemingway drums.

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‘Moria’ from pianist David Six's 2023 album ‘Dances With The Ghosts Quartet’. This version, recorded live in 2020, features Mario Rom trumpet, Clemens Sainitzer violoncello and Lukas Konig drums, all of whom bar Sainitzer reprise their roles on the album.

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‘Gates Of Madrid’ from tenor saxophonist Walt Weiskopf’s 2015 album ‘Open Road’, with Peter Zak piano, Mike Karn bass and Steve Fidyk drums.

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‘Transcendence’ from the E.J Strickland Quintet’s 2015 album ‘The Undying Vision’, with Jaleel Shaw alto saxophone, Marcus Strickland tenor saxophone, Luis Perdomo piano, Linda May Han Oh bass and E.J Strickland drums.

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‘Triple Water’ from baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian’s 2018 album ‘Bliss’, with Alexa Tarantino alto saxophone, Robert Rodriguez piano, Christian McBride bass and EJ Strickland drums.

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The title track from the 2019 album ‘Phaedrus’ by saxophonist Julian Arguelles, with John Taylor piano, Mick Hutton bass and Martin France drums.

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‘Semente’ from bassist Joe Martins’ 2009 album ‘Not By Chance’, with Chris Potter tenor saxophone, Brad Mehldau piano and Marcus Gilmore drums.

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‘Skookum’ from the 2010 album ‘Catch Me’ by Neon Quartet – Kit Downes piano, Stan Sulzmann tenor saxophone, Jim Hart vibraphone and Tim Giles drums.

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‘Will You Still Be There’ from pianist Lorenzo De Finti’s 2023 album ‘Lullabies |from An Unknown Time’ with Fabrizio Bosso on trumpet.

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‘Parenthese’ from the Julie Campiche Quartet’s 2022 album ‘You Matter’, with Campiche on harp and vocals, Leo Fumagalli saxophones, Manu Hagmann bass and Clemens Kuratle drums.

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‘Naive’ from bassist Lars Danielsson’s 2006 album ‘Melange Bleu’, with Bugge Wesseltoft piano, Gustav Ljunggren pedal steel guitar and Jon Christensen drums.

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‘Seven Sons Of Bjorn’ from the 2012 album ‘Fanfares’ by GoGo Penguin – Chris Illingworth piano, Grant Russell bass and Rob Turner drums.

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‘Simple Things’ from Meraki’s self-titled 2020 debut album, featuring Jacky Naylor piano, Nick Jurd bass and Jonathan Silk drums.

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‘Des Nude Soul’ from vibraphonist Roy Ayers’ 1973 album ‘Virgo Red’, with Harry Whitaker electric piano, Dennis heaven guitar, David Johnson bass, Dennis Davis drums, Adrian Dey percussion and Chano O’Ferral percussion.

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‘Mother Africa’ from Santana’s 1973 album ‘Welcome’, with Carlos Santana on bass guitar and kalimba, Jules Broussard soprano saxophone, Richard Kermode electric piano, Tom Coster organ, Michael Shrieve drums, Armando Peraza congas and Jose ‘Chepito’ Areas timbales.

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gjw, agreed this period of Coltrane is in the stellar regions. The Village Vanguard recordings are indeed incredible, all of them. This new set comes from a different venue, not to be confused, The Village Gate.

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‘Mirror Image’ from the 2019 album ‘Never More Hear’ by trombonist Michael Dease, with Steve Wilson alto saxophone, Renee Rosnes piano, Gerald Cannon bass and Lewis Nash drums.

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‘Sprites’ from saxophonist Jon Irabagon’s 2015 album ‘Behind The Sky’, with Luis Perdomo piano, Yagushi Nakamara bass and Rudy Royston drums.

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‘More Than Revenge’ from pianist Kuba Stankiewicz’s 2012 album ‘Spaces’, with Maciej Sikala soprano saxophone, Wojciech Pulcyn bass and Sebastien Frankiewicz drums.