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    Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog is set to release YRU Still Here? on April 27. The band includes drummer Ches Smith (left), bassist Shahzad Ismaily and guitarist Ribot.

    News, First Listen, Marc Ribot, Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith

    Feb 22, 2018 9:00 AM

    Premiere: Hear a New Track From Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog

    Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog is set to issue a new album that makes clear the bandleader’s opinion of the nation’s current…

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    The mono version of Sonny Rollins’ Way Out West was issued in 1957, with the stereo version of the album coming out the following year. A reissued set marks the latter’s 60th anniversary.

    News, First Listen, Sonny Rollins, Ray Brown

    Feb 16, 2018 9:35 AM

    Premiere: Hear a Track From Rollins’ ‘Way Out West’ Reissue

    Sixty years ago, the stereo version of saxophonist Sonny Rollins’ Way Out West was released.

    On the album, which…

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    Nolatet’s No Revenge Necessary is due out April 27 on Royal Potato Family.

    News, First Listen, Brian Haas

    Feb 15, 2018 9:51 AM

    Premiere: Hear a New Cut From Nolatet, ‘Black Sheep’

    The boozy “Black Sheep” is the lead single off Nolatet’s pending full-length, No Revenge Necessary. Its video debuts…

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    Vincent Herring’s new album, Hard Times, is due out Nov. 3 on Smoke Sessions Records

    First Listen, Vincent Herring

    Oct 13, 2017 11:44 AM

    Preview Track from Vincent Herring’s New Album ‘Hard Times’

    With Hard Times, his third release for Smoke Sessions Records, master saxophonist Vincent Herring offers a musical…

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    Doug Beavers will release a new album, Art Of The Arrangement, on Aug. 25.

    First Listen, Doug Beavers

    Jul 25, 2017 2:14 PM

    Preview Doug Beavers’ New Album, a Salute to Arrangers

    Trombonists are the unsung heroes of the jazz world. Though the instrument may not grace as many frontlines as it did…

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