tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135880152024-03-13T12:31:11.748+00:00100 Greatest Jazz AlbumsReviews of the 100 greatest jazz albums, jazz new releases, jazz linksSeb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-9243772343090972752014-01-08T18:01:00.000+00:002017-10-16T10:59:06.888+00:00100 Greatest Jazz Albums, the home of great jazz100 Greatest Jazz Albums brings you the best jazz, highlighting the great jazz albums, selecting the best of the jazz CD and MP3 new releases.
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Best jazz sellers on the amazon Top 100 jazz charts (Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-49713395761611838462014-01-08T18:00:00.000+00:002014-01-08T18:20:15.175+00:00Jazz Albums of the Year 2014 The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year
Yet another great year for innovative jazz, crafted against tough times for the music.
1. Joshua Redman - Walking Shadows (Nonesuch)
2. Tom Harrell - Colors Of A Dream (HighNote)
3. &Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-46102926554618998502013-03-11T15:00:00.000+00:002017-04-27T17:30:46.883+00:00Jazz CD New ReleasesThe best of the forthcoming top jazz new releases and the best jazz re-releases, regularly updated.
May 2017
New releases by Alex Sipiagin, David Kikoski, Steve Davis
Release date: May 19th 2017
Alex Sipiagin - Moments Captured (Criss Cross)
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Moments Captured is trumpeter Alex Sipiagin's third Criss Cross date to feature a three-horn lineup, after Equilibrium in 2004 andSeb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-3809369043202516402013-01-26T15:54:00.002+00:002013-01-26T17:06:06.844+00:00Jazz Albums of the Year 2013 The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year
Another great year for innovative jazz, crafted against tough times for the music.
1. Ravi Coltrane - Spirit Fiction (Blue Note)
2. Billy Hart - All Our Reasons (ECM)
3. KeithSeb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-63123668403751748262011-12-28T13:19:00.021+00:002013-01-26T17:06:50.216+00:00Jazz Albums of the Year 2012 The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year
Some great new music makes this another great year for innovative jazz.
1. Keith Jarrett - Rio (ECM) 2CD
2. Bill Frisell - All We Are Saying.... (Savoy Jazz)
3. Tom Harrell - Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-53506657228481892862011-12-17T13:19:00.000+00:002013-01-26T17:07:24.657+00:00Jazz New Releases - December 2011 / January 2012
New releases and re-releases for December 2011 and January 2012.
December 2011: Some key albums released ahead of the holiday - A 7CD restrospective of Brad Mehldau's The Art of Trio recordings heads the list. But uncharacteristically, many album releases are held over into January.
January 2012: The New Year kicks of with some strong releases - Chick Corea, Charlie Haden, Hank Jones, Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-49817314871095923182011-10-23T13:08:00.002+00:002013-01-26T17:07:46.583+00:00Jazz New Releases - October 2011
New releases and re-releases for October 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.
Some good albums this month. The three Criss Cross albums finally make it to release on October 11th and there are new albums by Stefano Battaglia, James Carter and Pat Martino. Meanwhile the long awaited Keith Jarrett album 'Rio' has been put back until November 8th.
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New releases and re-releases for September 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.
Back from their summer break, the jazz record industry moves back into gear with a very strong line up of new releases. Bill Frisell (two), Sony Rollins, Chick Corea, John Scofield, Joey DeFrancesco, Charles Lloyd, 3 good looking Criss-Cross albums, two big band projects (Ron Carter, Christian Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-72406057601607327092011-07-09T13:10:00.002+00:002013-01-26T17:08:44.831+00:00Jazz New Releases - July 2011
New releases and re-releases for July 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.
Not as strong as last month, but some good releases nonetheless. New discs from Curtis Fuller, Eric Harland, Phil Catherine, Paul Motian, Cedar Walton and Phil Woods and Bill Mays - and an interesting re-release of Charlie Christian's epoch making guitar playing. Oh, and a big Abstract Logix 2CD live Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-15213472874918785792011-06-12T11:09:00.004+00:002013-01-26T17:08:58.257+00:00Jazz New Releases June 2011
New releases and re-releases for May 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.
An even better month ahead for jazz! New discs by Pat Metheny, Chic Corea, Larry Carlton, Gary Burton, Branford Marsalis, Hiromi, Craig Taborn, David Sanchez, Christian Scott, Tim Berne....... and rediscovered 'new' material from John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Weather Report!
More details on the above Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-20676830145414688812011-05-08T13:19:00.003+00:002013-01-26T17:09:17.133+00:00Jazz New releases May 2011
New releases and re-releases for May 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.
A good month ahead for jazz! New discs by Brad Mehldau, Steve Khan, Larry Goldings (re-release), Alex Sipiagin, Mike Moreno, Danny Grissett, David Binney, Marc Copland, Eliane Elias, Jim Snidero, Larry Goldings and Tom Harrell - and more live sets from Smalls.......
More details on the above releases Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-2392710776066343502011-04-01T13:49:00.001+00:002013-01-26T17:09:31.711+00:00Jazz New Releases -April 2011
New releases and re-releases for April 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.
An interesting month with key releases from Terrell Stafford, Joe Locke, Walt Weiskopf (with Renee Rosnes), Paul Motian and Eric Alexander.
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Tuesday February 1st 2011
Marcus Miller - A Night in Monte Carlo (Concord)
Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-58729750354885544852011-03-06T13:19:00.001+00:002013-01-26T17:09:48.666+00:00Brad Mehldau - Live In Marciac album review
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Recorded live August 2nd 2006 at Jazz in Marciac, Marciac, France
Release date: February 28th 2011
Availability: CD+DVD, MP3 Download
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When Keith Jarrett recorded 'The Koln Concert' for ECM in 1975, he did so under less than ideal circumstances. The wrong piano (a baby grand) was set on stage for him to play, one that he disliked and came close to refusing Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-48498780898549437312011-02-13T13:19:00.001+00:002013-01-26T17:10:32.547+00:00Hank Jones – Trio with Mads Vinding and Al Foster album review StoryvilleRecording date: March 19th 1991 at Focus Recording, Copenhagen, Denmark Re-release date: February 8th 2011Availabilty: CD, MP3 downloadamazon CDThe death of Hank Jones (in May 2010) focuses the mind on his great contribution to jazz with recordings spanning a 70 year period. He was there in New York in the 40s at the start of bop, as wikipedia records:'He worked with John Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-39940311571358876732011-01-30T13:00:00.001+00:002013-01-26T17:11:22.942+00:00Jazz New Releases - February 2011
New releases and re-releases for February 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month. And some good hard bop re-releases
Some really good looking jazz new releases coming up this month. Look out for new releases by Marcus Miller, Kurt Elling and Brad Mehldau plus a good clutch of new albums from Criss Cross and Savant. Oh, and a new Miles Davis live album!
More details on the above Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-24980595262967607402011-01-29T13:01:00.000+00:002013-01-26T17:11:44.835+00:00Joe Lovano US Five - Bird Songs album review
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Release date: January 11th 2011
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Joe Lovano, recognised now as one of the main bearers of the flame of the jazz tradition, turns his attention to Charlie Parker.
The band features two drummers (Otis Brown III and Francisco Mela), Esperanza Spalding (bass) and James Weidman (piano) in addition to Joe Lovano (Tenor sax).
The Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-29519990918171141632010-12-31T13:19:00.001+00:002013-01-26T17:12:02.222+00:00Jazz New Releases - January 2011
New releases and re-releases for January 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month. And some good hard bop re-releases
Some really good looking jazz new releases coming up this month. Look out for the second batch of releases in the excellent series 'Live At Smalls- Jimmy Greene, Peter Bernstein, Ari Hoenig, Ben Woolfe, Spike Wilner, Omer Avital. And new albums from Mike DiRubbo and Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-91417115416624770312010-12-28T13:03:00.016+00:002013-01-26T17:12:28.403+00:00Jazz Albums of the Year 2011 The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year.
Some great new music makes this one of the best years in recent times for innovative jazz.
1. Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden - Jasmine (ECM) Review
2. Tom Harrell - Roman Nights (HighNote) Review
3.  Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-5591720072924214512010-12-25T20:07:00.008+00:002013-01-26T17:13:17.446+00:00Chad McCullough / Michal Vanoucek - The Sky Cries Album review. Trumpeter Chad McCullough teams up with Slovakian pianist Michal Vanoucek in a breakthrough album of innovative jazzOriginRecorded at Robert Lang Studios, Seattle WA on 23rd October 2009Release date: October 19th 2010Availability: CD, MP3 DownloadAs in last year's excellent 'Dark Wood, Dark Water', Chad McCullough teams up with saxophonist Mark Taylor – also featured on Randy Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-32369294231529899572010-12-02T08:19:00.002+00:002013-01-26T17:13:34.413+00:00Jazz New Releases - December 2010
New releases and re-releases for December 2010. The best new jazz album releases this month. And some good hard bop re-releases
Not a great month for new jazz releases - the jazz labels put out what they were planning for the Holiday season in November. But there are some good hard bop re-releases which, if you don't know them, are a real treat. And Charlie Haden pops up with an interesting Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-22425647314948127592010-11-07T11:18:00.007+00:002013-01-26T17:14:53.376+00:00George Coleman - Amsterdam After Dark Album review. The great jazz sax player George Coleman on the top of his game in an impressive live date from 1978
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Recording date: December 29th 1978 at Sound Ideas Studio, New York City
Re-release date: October 29th 2010
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George Coleman came out on the wrong end of a misunderstanding with Tony Williams, according to Miles Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-44004296504401498952010-10-31T19:55:00.003+00:002013-01-26T17:15:12.868+00:00Jazz New Releases - November 2010
New releases and re-releases for November 2010. Best jazz album releases this month with particular interest in Dave Brubeck (who is 90 this year)
A good month with some great jazz releases. The interest in Dave Brubeck (who is 90 this year) continues with a number of good value multi CD re-releases and repackages of his music. Elsewhere ECM continues to pursue excellence in European jazz withSeb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-54104009737386562552010-10-20T13:00:00.002+00:002013-01-26T17:16:18.820+00:00Forthcoming jazz CD new releases -ArchiveHere is an archive of earlier Forthcoming Jazz CD new releases.......
May 2010
Re-release date: Tuesday May 11th 2010
Bobby Hutcherson "Total Eclipse" (Zoom)
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Release date: Tuesday May 11th 2010
Yotam "Resonance" (Jazz Legacy)
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Release date: Tuesday May 18th 2010
Jake Hertzog "Patterns" (Buckyball)
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Release date: Tuesday May 18th 2010
Alex Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-58227155375421479972010-10-17T12:01:00.007+00:002013-01-26T17:16:43.786+00:00Randy Halberstadt - Flash Point Album review. Excellent jazz new release from Origin Records featuring a great line up and original compositions
Origin
Recorded at Avast Studios, Seattle on 30th / 31st January 2010
Release date: September 21st 2010
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Seattle-based pianist Randy Halberstadt's second release for Origin offers three attractive dimensions to his music as performer and composer.Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13588015.post-76935806644775356472010-10-10T18:48:00.006+00:002013-01-26T17:17:03.556+00:00Jim Rotondi - 1000 Rainbows Album review. Posi-Tone continues its run of great run of innovative straight ahead jazz jazz albums with this excellent line up.
Posi-Tone
Release date: August 3rd 2010
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Jim Rotondi's third Posi-Tone release presents the best of the label's attempt to keep straight ahead mainstream jazz at the forefront. The band - Jim Rotondi (trumpet), Joe Locke (Seb Kirbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04720899736319301356noreply@blogger.com0