Tom Harrell – Infinity (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Tom Harrell – Infinity (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:05:56 minutes | 743 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © HighNote Records

Tom Harrell is a master at making his trumpet sound pure, clear and graceful in a manner like no one else. When he plays, he projects an intense feeling of well-being and engages in inspired and lively improvisations. On his latest record, Harrell has invited Mark Turner on the saxophone (another incredible sound), Charles Altura on electric and acoustic guitar, Ben Street on bass, and Johnathan Blake on drums. Along with this wonderful band, the trumpet player reminds us that he is not only one of the most touching soloists of his generation, but also a famous composer and a precise band leader, collaborative and always listening to his companions. At 72 years old, Harrell teaches us a lesson in jazz perfection. The harmonic and melodic whole he creates on the record should not come as a surprise for anyone aware of Harrell’s background. Band member with Woody Herman, Horace Silver and Phil Woods, sidemen with George Russell, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan and Charlie Haden, Tom Harrell has recorded more than thirty albums since the end of the 1970’s. – Max Dembo

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Tobias Lindstad Collective – Kismet (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Tobias Lindstad Collective - Kismet (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Tobias Lindstad Collective – Kismet (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 32:20 minutes | 643 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Losen Records

There seem to be few subjects that do not interest my friend Tobias Lindstad. He is well-versed in literature, art, and philosophy, he throws himself into debates with an open mind and has kept his fascination for the mysteries of the universe. Above all, he displays a nearly all-encompassing appetite for good music in the most diverse genres. He never stops finding inspiration in classical and modern chamber music, in cool jazz and free-form improvisation, in avantgarde rock, in folk music, and in subtle pop melodies; really, he finds inspiration in all kinds of beautiful, strange, challenging and/or alluring music. However, his curious and open attitude as a listener does not lead to musical restlessness or lack of focus in his own compositional process, but rather to exploration and immersion. He holds on to his chosen musical ideas as if they were ships on a long sea voyage, always wondering where they will lead him next, and which new musical worlds he will discover along the way. And since patience is just as important a part of his personality as curiosity, Tobias Lindstad’s musical voyages of discovery usually continue for a very long time, nearly 30 years in some instances. This record is the culmination – so far – of this process of exploration.
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Triosence – Giulia (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Triosence - Giulia (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Triosence – Giulia (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 57:02 minutes | 980 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Masterworks – Sony Music

The new faces of German Jazz: This is how the German magazine stern referred to triosence, the trio formed in 1999 by Bernhard Schüler (piano), Omar Rodriguez Calvo (bass) and Tobias Schulte (drums).

Since their debut album, “First Enchantment”, released in 2002, triosence has been praised by the music press all around the world. The trio has been acclaimed as one of the most successful jazz imports and as “the piano trio that changed our impression of the ‘stiff German jazz’.” ¹

triosence has performed all over the world, with tours in Germany, the United States, Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, France, Spain, Norway, The Netherlands, Turkey, Lebanon, Romania, Albania and many more.
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Sylvie Courvoisier – Searching for the Disappeared Hour (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sylvie Courvoisier – Searching for the Disappeared Hour (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:25 minutes | 1,04 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pyroclastic Records

Even though they’re often neighbors in the rhythm section, piano and guitar are not typically a good fit for jazz duets. Some of that has to do with the difference between an electrically amplified instrument and a percussive acoustic one, and some with the fact that the close voicings pianists favor are difficult on guitar, while the open voicings guitarists love don’t easily translate to piano.

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Shirley Horn – Live at the 4 Queens (2016) DSF DSD128

Shirley Horn – Live at the 4 Queens (2016)
DSF Stereo DSD128, 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time – 54:54 minutes | 4,37 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download – Source: nativeDSDmusic | Booklet, Front Cover | © 2xHD/Resonance Records

The first previously unreleased music by Shirley Horn in nearly a decade was recorded live at the 4 Queens Hotel in Las Vegas in May 1988 and feature Horn’s longtime trio, bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams. The set was recorded by KNPR radio for a syndicated jazz show and captures the angora-voiced jazz singer and pianist at the very beginning of her resurgence on the jazz scene. Renowned for her inimitable ability to negotiate melodies and lyrics at an exquisitely unhurried pace, Horn applies her unique alchemy to classic and contemporary songs: when she sings a song, she changes the way it’s heard forever.

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Thierry Lang – Walk With Me (Heritage Project Vol. 2) (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Thierry Lang – Walk With Me (Heritage Project Vol. 2) (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 56:48 minutes | 622 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music GmbH

The Swiss pianist and composer, Thierry Lang, was born on the 16th December 1956 in the small town of Romont in the canton of Fribourg. He started learning piano at the age of 5 and by 7 years old had decided to make piano his career. He excelled in classical piano studies until the age of 21 while at the same time developing a passion for jazz. As a fifteen year old, he first heard the pianist Bill Evans who would influence his thinking for many years to come. Inspired by this music, Thierry Lang found the perfect link between classical and piano jazz which rapidly became the characteristic of his own musical expression. As a talented composer with a great sense of melody, he rapidly established himself as a master in this domain. In 1986, he gave concerts with various jazz groups in Switzerland playing alongside numerous local and foreign musicians from different musical backgrounds. He gained further experience as a professional through accompanying musicians of diverse styles including Blues, BeBop and Mainstream. In 1987, he created his first trio through which he was able to share his brilliant technique and strong sense of melody with a wider public, who began to recognize the characteristic features of his musical signature. In 1988, his trio, already famous at a national level, was invited to accompany the world famous harmonica player Toots Thielemans.

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Scott LaFaro – Pieces Of Jade (2009/2017) DSF DSD128 + Hi-Res FLAC

Scott LaFaro – Pieces Of Jade (2009/2017)
DSD128 (.dsf) 1 bit/5,6 MHz | Time – 37:06 minutes | 2,93 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 37:06 minutes | 578 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Source: HDTracks | Digital booklet | Genre: Jazz | © 2xHD

Scott LaFaro was one of the twentieth century’s most influential jazz musicians. During his tragically short life, Scott LaFaro quickly developed into one of the most advanced bassists around, competing with Charlie Haden and Charles Mingus. He emphasized high notes, could play with great speed, and his interplay with Bill Evans in their trio was mutually stimulating and influential. Best known for his landmark recordings with Bill Evans, LaFaro played bass a mere seven years before his life and career were cut short by an automobile accident when he was only 25 years old, his sudden death causing a major shock to the jazz world.

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Steve Coleman – Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (The Embedded Sets) (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Steve Coleman – Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. 1 (The Embedded Sets) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:32:33 minutes | 3,19 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Pi Recordings

Alto saxophonist Steve Coleman’s Live at the Village Vanguard, Vol. I (The Embedded Sets) is his first live release in over 15 years. It captures his band Five Elements in two joyous sets at the historic New York venue where some of the most famous jazz recording from the likes of John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Bill Evans have been made. Coleman’s personal history is tied deeply with the club: One of the main reasons he moved to New York City from Chicago was for the opportunity to play in the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, of which he was a member from 1978 to 1980. After playing there with singer Abbey Lincoln in 1984, there followed a hiatus of over 30 years before he was invited to perform at the club as a leader in 2015. Since then, he has led his band Five Elements at the Vanguard every year, including these two sets recorded in May, 2017.

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AMC Trio – Following The Light (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

AMC Trio – Following The Light (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 45:45 minutes | 560 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jazzline

The Slovak trio AMC presents their new album “Following The Light” with Randy Brecker and creates an original, genre-spanning sound with their compositions beyond traditional jazz. Influenced by their roots, the album tells its own musical stories with soulful melodies and remains true to the unmistakable style of the trio.

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Stéphane Kerecki, John Taylor – Patience (2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Stéphane Kerecki, John Taylor – Patience (2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:44 minutes | 783 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Zig-Zag Territoires

For jazz musicians, the duo of piano and double bass is a perilous exercise in tightrope-walking, reserved for enthusiasts of extreme refinement, those who like to dance on the edge of abysses. Its alchemy is mysterious. By releasing the account of his brief encounter with John Taylor, Stéphane Kerecki does more than merely delight music-lovers; he proves once again that jazz cannot exist without sometimes flirting with the void.

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Stefano Battaglia – Pelagos (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Stefano Battaglia – Pelagos (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:12:06 minutes | 1,90 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ECM

Manfred Eicher’s strong personal involvement in the production of every album released under his ECM label is well documented. In Stefano Battaglia’s Pelagos, the Munich guru went as far as rearranging the Milanese pianist’s sessions. Combining piano and prepared piano (sometimes simultaneously!), these recordings of original compositions, spontaneous improvisations and traditional Arabic songs were captured both live in a concert venue and during intimate sessions at the Fazioli Concert Hall in Sacile, Italy, in May 2016. Thus in retrospect Eicher rearranged them to − in his own terms −“inject them with a new fantastic form, based on a completely renewed dramaturgy.” The eclecticism of the material, as well as its sheer weight (over two hours and ten minutes of music!) make this a truly impressive work. And the use of the word “dramaturgy” suits it rather well. Regardless, one journeys through Pelagos in one sitting, sometimes being caught off guard by a few twists and surprises. A feeling owed, no doubt, to the founder of ECM. As for Battaglia, he draws from his wide range of influences (Paul Bley, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett) to offer us a rather varied style, in perfect osmosis with the play, of which he is both the author and the main character. A great solo piano album.

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Slava Kantcheff & Andreas Keller – Keys & Sticks (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Slava Kantcheff & Andreas Keller – Keys & Sticks (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:09 minutes | 580 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Solo Musica

The pianist Slava Kantcheff and the percussionist Andreas Keller set new standards with their extraordinary project: “Two Worlds – One Vision”. When the two artists met for the first time, it was immediately clear: Kantcheff & Keller, piano & drums, two musical worlds, have a common vision: Keys & Sticks can play together. With a great deal of imagination and mutual inspiration, Kantcheff & Keller create an incomparable sound in their musical interplay that does not yet exist and harmonise on their instruments until the Grand Final.

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Simon Oslender – About Time (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Simon Oslender – About Time (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:03:43 minutes | 697 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Leopard

The debut album from 21-year-old German keyboard phenomenon Simon Oslender. Despite his young age he is already a member of the Bill Evans band, Wolfgang Haffner band and has worked with Randy Brecker. ‘About Time’ features his regular band plus special guests Evans and Brecker. The album also includes keyboardist and producer Ricky Peterson, vibraphonist Christopher Dell, guitarist Hanno Busch, percussionist Roland Peil and the vocalists Peter Fessler and Cosmo Klein. This is a brilliant debut that is released at the right time in his career. A large-scale party that moves seamlessly between funk, jazz, fusion, soul, blues and pop.

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Sébastien Boisseau, Stephan Oliva, Tom Rainey – Orbit (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Sébastien Boisseau, Stephan Oliva, Tom Rainey – Orbit (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 52:57 minutes | 921 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Yolk

Oliva, Rainey, Boisseau are the international trio known as ‘Orbit’. In astronomy, an orbit is the trajectory of a star. In anatomy, it is the cavity of the cranium in which the eye and all its appendages can be found. Perhaps the pianist Stéphan Oliva, the drummer Tom Rainey and the bassist Sébastien Boisseau aim to combine the two into music? Who knows. What is certain, is the trajectory of their impeccably tight – but never bland – jazz. Oliva’s well-renowned impressionist piano, that draws inspiration from the likes of Bill Evans and Lennie Tristano, brings the calm as well as the storm. This cinema fan (he has revisited many film scores) is at one here with rhythms as versatile as himself. The balance is perfect between these three men. Oliva never steals the limelight and each works to refine their lyricism with elegance; rife with unexpected twists and very personal improvisations. – Max Dembo

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Shirley Horn – Live at the 4 Queens (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Shirley Horn – Live at the 4 Queens (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 54:54 minutes | 1,91 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2xHD – Resonance Records

The first previously unreleased music by Shirley Horn in nearly a decade was recorded live at the 4 Queens Hotel in Las Vegas in May 1988 and feature Horn’s longtime trio, bassist Charles Ables and drummer Steve Williams. The set was recorded by KNPR radio for a syndicated jazz show and captures the angora-voiced jazz singer and pianist at the very beginning of her resurgence on the jazz scene. Renowned for her inimitable ability to negotiate melodies and lyrics at an exquisitely unhurried pace, Horn applies her unique alchemy to classic and contemporary songs: when she sings a song, she changes the way it’s heard forever.

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