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Nic Jones
Nic Jones hasn't been the same since he first heard the Art Ensemble Of Chicago and Anthony Braxton's quartet with Kenny Wheeler around 40 years ago. He lives in Oxfordshire, quietly and curiously.
Bobby Watson: Appointment In Milano
One of Blakey's last altoists showed his musicality and good taste in company with a sympathetic Italian trio in Italy in 1985
Ron Caines / Martin Archer Axis: Blutopia
In a largely avant-garde setting, one player, drummer Johnny Hunter, hints at something close to a rarefied strain of swing
Dara Starr Tucker: Dara Starr Tucker
The American singer's soulful but undemonstrative style conveys a sincerity that might find her a place in today's saturated jazz scene
Trevor Tomkins’ Sextant: For Future Reference
Previously unreleased music from the late British drummer, effectively his leader debut, features Jimmy Hastings, John Horler and Phil Lee
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Rex Stewart: Trumpet In Spades
While inevitably influenced by Armstrong, the trumpeter quietly carved out his own style, heard here in a selection from 1930-1959
Pat Healy: Sings Just Before Dawn
Fresh Sound brings another briefly prominent but high-quality singer back to our attention, simultaneously shining light on early Paul Bley
Jacob Anderskov: Emerald
Sextet including cello and viola produces music of brooding intensity that reminds on occasion of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble
Danielle Wertz: Other Side
NYC-based singer produces an album of intense, dreamlike music coloured with jazz solos recalling players from Adderley to Metheny
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Lizzie Thomas: Duo Encounters
NYC singer reinvents standards in a series of duets with Ron Carter, Rossano Sportiello, Russell Malone, Wayne Escoffery and others
Bill Evans: Treasures
The pianist is heard in solo, trio and orchestral formats in previously unreleased recordings held by Danish producer Ole Matthiessen
Walter Smith III: Back To Casual
Restrained album from the saxophonist includes an interpretation of Kate Bush that deftly avoids descending into aural wallpaper
Giorgio Gomelsky ‘For Your Love’
Appreciation of the impresario is short on jazz detail but shows the gulf between the 60s and the culturally superficial, shallow present
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