A Jazz Thread

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‘Clues Blues’ from Jordan Rakei’s 2017 album ‘Wallflower’, with Rakei on vocals, keyboards and bass, Wayne Francis alto/tenor saxophones, Ahmad Dayes trombone, Jim Macrae drums and Ernesto Marichales percussion.

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‘Desire’ from Allysha Joy’s 2021 album ‘Acadie:Raw’, with Joy on vocals and keyboards, Henry Hicks bass, Ziggy Zeitgeist drums and Danika Smith background vocals.

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‘Notes On A History’ from the 2013 EP ‘Colours’ by singer Nia Andrews, with Deron Johnson keyboards/bass/programming.

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‘In Spite Of’ from ‘60/40’ the 2004 album by Gabor Juhasz (guitar/oud/tambour) and Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet/keyboards, with Helen Davies on harp.

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‘Giske’ from the 2016 album ‘In November’ by trumpeter Joshua Trinidad, with Jacob Young guitar and Stale Liavik Solberg drums.

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‘Elegia’ from tenor saxophonist Joakim Berghall’s 2013 album ‘Dialogues 1’, with pianist Iro Haarla.

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The title track from German band Smoke’s 1973 album ‘Everything’, featuring Nardy Dedman on alto saxophone and bass clarinet, Woodi Webb vibraphone, Curtis Clark electric piano, Danny Daniels organ, Bobb Bragg bass, Akira Tana drums and Garry Griffith congas.

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The title track from drummer Ed Thigpen’s 1974 album 'Action-Re-Atcion' (the second of two albums that he recorded in Denmark in 1973/74). This one features Palle Mikkelborg on trumpet, Lennart Aberg tenor saxophone, Kjell Ohman electric piano, Mads Vinding bass, Sabu Martinez congas and Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro percussion.

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From Tony Williams’ 1980 album ‘Play Or Die’, this is ‘Lawra’, a re-titled and re-worked version of ‘There Comes A Time’ from the 1971 ‘Ego’ album. With the underrated Tom Grant on electric piano, Patrick O’Hara bass and Williams on drums and vocals.

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‘Clouds’ from Dayna Stephens’ 2017 album ‘Gratitude’, with Stephens on tenor saxophone, EWI synthesizer, keyboards and bass, accompanied by Eric Harland on drums.

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‘Canto Triste’ from the 2018 album ‘No Old Rain’ by the Rogerio Boccato Quarteto - Dan Blake tenor/soprano saxophones, Nando Michelin electric piano, Jay Anderson bass and Rogério Boccato drums/percussion.

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‘Black Narcissus’ from ‘Lattice’, the 2018 album by trombonist James Hall, with Jamie Baum flute, Sharel Cassity alto saxophone, Deanna Witkowski electric piano, Tom DiCarlo bass and Allan Mednard: drums.

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‘Joy’ from the self-titled 1977 album by Gerry Niewood and Timepiece, featuring Niewood on soprano saxophone, Dave Samuels vibraphone, Michel Donato bass and Ron Davis drums.

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‘Seventy Fourth Ave.’ from drummer Pete Magadini’s 1975 album ‘Polyrhythm’, with Don Menza flute and soprano saxophone, George Duke electric piano and Dave Young bass.

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‘Crossover’ from pianist Joe Haider’s 1974 album ‘Reconciliation’, with Ack van Rooyen flugelhorn, Andy Scherrer tenor saxophone, Gunter Lenz bass and Todd Canedy drums.

[Tony C]

This is getting a little bit of 6Music airplay at the moment. I liked Ezra Collective’s album from a couple of years ago and this is along the same lines.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VCFD3pgXmi0

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John Klemmer’s ‘Free Soul’ currently being played on Huey Morgan’s excellent Saturday morning radio show. Very good, too.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4MqammLrhnI

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‘Blue Streams’ from Icelandic vocalist/pianist Anna Greta Siguroardottir’s 2021 album ‘Nightjar In The Northern Sky’, with Skuli Sverrisson bass and Einar Scheving drums.

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‘Dialogo En La Noche’ from the 2022 ECM album ‘Hafla’ by Jon Balke’s Siwan, featuring Balke on keyboards/electronics, Mona Boutchebak vocals/kwitra, Derya Turkan kemence, Bjarte Eike baroque violin, Helge Norbakken percussion, Pedram Khavar Zamini tombak, Per Buhre vocals/viola.

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‘Night’ from the 2020 album ‘All The Dreams’ by Sara Serpa (vocals/piano) and Andre Matos guitar/bass), with Pete Rende synthesizer and Billy Mintz drums/percussion.

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’At Midnight’ from pianist Rita Marcotulli’s 1992 album ‘Night Caller’, with Nils Petter Molvaer trumpet, Tore Brunborg tenor saxophone, Michel Benita bass and Jon Christensen drums.

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The title track from tenor saxophonist Jurgen Hagenlocher’s 2009 album ‘Confusion’, with Alex Sipiagin trumpet, Thomas Bauser organ, Dano Halder guitar and Jorg Eckel drums.

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‘Ghost Ship’ from bassist Ben Allison’s 2017 album ‘Layers Of The City’, with Jeremy Pelt trumpet, Steve Cardenas guitar, Frank Kimbrough pian and Allan Mednard drums.

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‘Milk Of The Moon’ from Ron Oswanski’s 2012 album ‘December’s Moon’, with Oswanski on organ, John Abercrombie guitar, Tim Ries soprano saxophone, John Patitucci bass and Ian Froman drums.

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‘For My Mother’ from trumpeter Piotr Wojtasik’s 2007 album ‘Circles’, with Francois Theberge tenor saxophone, Andrzej Jagodzinski piano, Jean-Jaques Avenel bass and John Betsch drums.