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We continue with the festival month and live recordings: Stu Goldberg - An imposing piano trio album! The Chicago Jazz Giants - hard-swinging classics played by musicians who lived the music. The Band - Another very special album of creative ...

Summer comes and the festival season starts. Therefore we present two festival live recordings from the beginning of the 70's. First the Heidelberger Jazz Tage '73. This amazing constellation of groups ranges from traditional to modern through fusion and experimental. ...

While Alphonse Mouzon is uniting the Jazzrock cream of the cream on „In Search Of A Dream“ Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland with their “All Smiles” and Don Ellis with his “Soaring” show us the state of the art ...

In 1970, three of Europe’s leading first-wave Avant-gardists united to form the New Jazz Trio. They personified the evolution of modern jazz into the realm of a freer more exploratory direction. German trumpeter Manfred Schoof felt at home with the ...

The next digital re-issues are two albums from the 70's. First a beautifully recorded and played album by Fatty George with a vibrant authenticity. The music digs deep into the Chicago jazz tradition. And second a classic MPS Records album ...

This time we have got one selected MPS Records digital release: Volker Kriegel - Topical Harvest. Eight of the ten compositions are Kriegel’s, and the music is imprinted with his signature: sinuous melodies and exciting solos over a foundation of ...

Digital MPS Records re-issues: A classic MPS Records Big Band album by Count Basie and a rare duo album by the great Marian McPartland. Out today! Count Basie And His Orchestra - Basic Basie //1969 Marian McPartland - ...

China Moses is the narrator of the night; her new album Nightintales shines a fascinating light on her journey through night time’s terrain. She conjures up images and moods with her warm, astonishingly flexible alto voice, as figures and ...