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    #51
    Another from MPS - New Zealand born pianist Mike Nock’s ‘Wax Planet’ from ‘Between Or Beyond’ (1971) with Eddie Marshall drums and Ron McClure bass.
     

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      #52
      Finally, the title track from the late George Duke’s 1973 MPS album ‘The Inner Source’, with Luis Gasca flugelhorn/trumpet, Jerome Richardson saxophones, John Heard bass and Dick Berk drums.
       

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        #53
        Trumpet player and band-leader Terence Blanchard, a New Orleans native, was commissioned by Spike Lee to write and record the score for his 2006 documentary on Hurricane Katrina. A year later Blanchard assembled elements of that score, added a couple more songs and re-recorded it with an orchestra and his quintet (who each wrote a new piece for the album as well). It was released as 'A Tale Of God's Will (A Requiem For Katrina)' on Blue Note in 2007. This is 'Levees'.
         
        Last edited by gjw100; 12-07-2020, 06:09.

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          #54
          That same year, another New Orleans-born trumpet player called Christian Scott also released an album - 'Anthem' - documenting his own response to the hurricane and its aftermath. It's a more pared back sound than Blanchard's, but no less emotional. Interestingly, it features pianist Aaron Parks who also played on 'A Tale of God's Will'. This is 'Katrina's Eyes'...
           

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            #55
            Here's a bandcamp link and blurb about Jaimie Branch. I like some of this release and other parts are less enjoyable for me.

            A mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene and an active recent addition to the New York scene, Jaimie Branch is an avant-garde trumpeter known for her “ghostly sounds," says The New York Times, and for "sucker punching" crowds straight from the jump off, says Time Out. Her classical training and “unique voice capable of transforming every ensemble of which she is a part” (Jazz Right Now) has contributed to a wide range of projects not only in jazz but also punk, noise, indie rock, electronic and hip-hop. Branch’s work as a composer and a producer, as well as a sideman for the likes of William Parker, Matana Roberts, TV on the Radio and Spoon, is all on display in her debut record Fly or Die – a dynamic 35-minute ride that dares listeners to open their minds to music that knows no genre, no gender, no limits.

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              #56
              Jaimie Branch is great.

              gjw100, don't think I've ever heard a New Zealand player before. Thank a lot for that.

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                #57
                Tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman's 2005 album 'Momentum' was something of a departure from his usual post-bop style, a funky, groove-based affair with organist/keyboard player Sam Yahel featured prominently. This is 'Greasy G', with Yahel, bassist Meshell Ndegeocello, drummer Brian Blade and guitarist Eric Krasno from Soulive.
                 

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                  #58
                  Guitarist John Scofield first came to prominence with the sadly short-lived Billy Cobham / George Duke band in the mid 70's, and played with Miles Davis for several years following the trumpeter's comeback in 1980. He's an extremely versatile player, comfortable in a number of styles whilst having a very distinctive tone that makes him instantly recognisable. This is 'Snap Crackle And Pop' from the 'Uberjam' album, with Avi Bortnick rhythm guitar and samples, Adam Deitch drums and Jesse Murphy bass.
                   

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                    #59
                    My earlier mention of Miles Davis in the 1980's reminded me of what might be the great 'lost' Miles album of that period - 'Aura' from 1989. It rarely seems to get a mention but I think it ranks amongst his very best. Written and orchestrated by Danish trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, it featured the Danish Radio Big Band, a number of prominent Scandinavian jazz musicians including Kenneth Knudsen, Bo Stief and Marilyn Mazur, plus John McLaughlin back on a Miles album for the first time since the early 70's. This is 'Orange'.
                     

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                      #60
                      A sax/piano/drums trio is fairly unusual, but in 2012 pianist Gwilym Simcock, saxophonist Tim Garland and drummer Asaf Sirkis pulled it off to great effect on the album 'Lighthouse' (ACT records).
                      This is Garland's 'Wind On The Water'.
                       

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                        #61
                        Tim Garland's 2014 album 'Songs To The North Sky' was a fusion of jazz and classical styles, recorded with the Royal Northern Sinfonia Strings, John Patitucci bass and Asaf Sirkis again on drums/percussion. Here's 'Tyne Song'.
                         

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                          #62
                          Vocalist and mainstay of the Build An Ark collective Dwight Trible has a style and delivery that would have been right at home on the spiritual jazz recordings of the late 60's and early 70's. This is 'John Coltrane' from the 'Living Water' album released in 2004..
                           

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                            #63
                            The 'Canterbury scene' bands of the late 60's and early 70's (Caravan, Soft Machine, Hatfield & The North, Matching Mole, National Health, Gong, etc) were usually badged as Prog Rock. Many of them, although not necessarily playing in a typical jazz-rock fusion style, very definitely had a foot in both camps, and Soft Machine probably more than most. This is 'Pigling Bland' from their 'Fifth' album (1972), with founder members Mike Ratledge keyboards and Hugh Hopper bass, plus drummer John Marshall and saxophonist Elton Dean (the inspiration of course for 'Elton' when Reg Dwight decided that his own name didn't quite cut it).
                             

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                              #64
                              A selection of Brazilian jazz this evening.

                              First up is virtuoso bassist and vocalist Ebinho Cardoso. This is 'Vendaval' from his 2010 album 'Cerrado'.
                               

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                                #65
                                Percussionist Airto Moreira played with Miles Davis, Weather Report and the first incarnation of Chick Corea's Return To Forever, alongside his wife, singer Flora Purim. This is 'Time's Lie' from Flora's 1976 album 'Open Your Eyes You Can Fly' featuring the pair of them alongside George Duke keyboards, Alphonso Johnson bass, Ndugu Chancler drums, David Amaro guitar and Hermeto Pascoal flute.
                                 

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                                  #66
                                  Formed in 1973 by Jose Roberto Bertrami keyboards, Alex Malheiros bass and Ivan Conti drums/percussion, Azymuth have over 30 studio albums to their credit, the last released in 2016. Some might remember them for their single 'Jazz Carnival', which was a minor hit in the UK in 1979.

                                  This is 'Somewhere In Brazil' from the 1983 album 'Rapid Transit'.
                                   

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                                    #67
                                    Finally, pianist Cesar Camargo Mariano, a veteran of the Brazilian jazz scene whose first album was released in 1964. This is 'Metropole' from his 1978 album 'Sao Paulo - Brazil'.
                                     

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                                      #68
                                      'The Dragon Of Katkavaara' from trumpeter Verneri Pohjola's 2017 album 'Pekka', named after his late father, Pekka Pohjola, bass player with legendary Finnish Prog rockers Wigwam on their first three albums.
                                       

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                                        #69
                                        The title track from Norwegian bassist Mats Eilertsen's 2011 album 'Skydive', featuring Tore Brunborg saxophone, Thomas Dahl guitar and Alexi Tuomarila piano.
                                         

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                                          #70
                                          Keyboard player Bugge Wesseltoft was at the forefront of the Norwegian 'nu jazz' movement of the late 90's and early 00's. This is 'Change' from his 2001 album 'New Conception Of Jazz: Moving' - a tune that I first heard Gilles Peterson play on the radio and loved immediately. Unfortunately I didn't catch who it was by and it wasn't until several months later that I bought the album following a review in 'Jazzwise' magazine and was delighted to find 'Change' on there. It takes a little while to get going, but stick with it - the groove is infectious.
                                           

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                                            #71
                                            'Tradewinds' from the 1974 album 'Proceed With Caution' by guitarist Calvin Keys, with Charles Owens saxophones. Oscar Brashear trumpet, Kirk Lightsey electric piano, Henry Franklin bass and Ndugu Chancler drums.
                                             

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                                              #72
                                              Bassist Henry Franklin's own album from 1974, 'The Skipper At Home' shared the same record label, Black Jazz, and many of the same personnel as the Calvin Keys album that he played on that same year, with Oscar Brashear, Charles Owens, Ndugu Chancler and Kirk Lightsey (here playing flute) alongside Al Hall trombone, David Durrah piano and Kenny Clymas guitar. This is 'Soft Spirit'.
                                               

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                                                #73
                                                Prior to joining Weather Report in 1970, Czech-born bassist Miroslav Vitous recorded his first solo album 'Infinite Search' with an all-star line-up of Herbie Hancock electric piano, John McLaughlin guitar, Joe Henderson tenor saxophone and Jack DeJohnette drums. This is 'When Face Gets Pale'
                                                 

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                                                  #74
                                                  I first heard trumpeter Jon Hassell on David Sylvian's 'Brilliant Trees' album and was captivated by the unique sound that he achieves on his instrument. His own albums, of which there are some 20 or so, are equally absorbing. This is a live performance of 'Last Night The Moon Came' from his 2009 album 'Last Night the Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street'. This performance features Eivind Aarset on guitar/electronics, Jan Bang samples/electronics and Keire-Eddine M'Kachiche violin.
                                                   

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                                                    #75
                                                    Another Eivind Aarset / Jan Bang collaboration with a trumpeter - 'Pink Cherry Trees' from the 'The Height Of The Reeds', an album that they recorded in 2018 with Norwegian Arve Henriksen.
                                                     

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