Chick Corea’s Elektric Band heads up a stellar group of boxed sets. (Photo: Courtesy Candid Records)
Holiday Hits!
Looking for that perfect last-minute gift? There’s plenty to choose from in this year’s edition of the DownBeat Holiday Gift Guide!
For starters, check out these seven great boxed sets from the likes of the Chick Corea Electric…
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’Tis the season. You enjoy Christmas music, but are leery of listening to the same old albums. Bored with, oh, the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas? So, for…
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Between Record Store Day’s still-fresh Black Friday releases and a bevy of reissues and new vinyl releases, there is a wealth of great sounds coming your way. And if you’re…
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Smoke Sessions Records has expanded its growing list of vinyl offerings. In addition to the mammoth five-LP box of guitarist Peter Bernstein (see Boxed Sets article), the label…
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Craft Recordings continues its deep-dive into jazz history with a slew of reissues featuring such brilliant artists as Thelonious Monk, Tito Puente, Wes Montgomery and a legendary…
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BY Michael J. West
Upright bassist Billy Mohler drew inspiration from the Ornette Coleman Quartet in formulating Ultraviolet (his third album with his own chordless trio). But it was their commitment to spontaneity and invention that he channeled, not atonal free-jazz. If…
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BY Ed Enright
On his 10th album as a leader, New York alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo fronts a new quartet featuring organist Brian Charette, drummer Jongkuk Kim and guitarist Andrew Renfroe. They’ve got a definite thing going on from the get-go of Inner Light, an hourlong…
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BY Frank Alkyer
Since his 2011 debut album When the Heart Emerges Glistening (Blue Note), trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire has created music with a deep, soulful thoughtfulness and purpose that stretches boundaries and pulls at the heartstrings. He has done it again…
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BY Michael J. West
Bassist Todd Sickafoose spent the 15 years between his recording debut (2008’s Tiny Resistors) and his newly released album Bear Proof touring with rocker Ani DiFranco and arranging and orchestrating the score for Broadway’s Hadestown. Perhaps that…
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BY Michael J. West
Quite a bit of darkness both inside and outside drummer Mareike Wiening’s personal life went into the music of Reveal, her third recording. But that darkness doesn’t overwhelm the music. At nearly every turn, one finds rays (sometimes more) of hope…
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Latin Percussion has expanded its Discovery series of percussion instruments with the addition of lightweight, tunable Discovery Congas. Made with LP’s HD Shell Construction, the Discovery Congas are built using a high-density plastic shell that offers a bright and punchy tone. The 10-inch and…
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In contrast to more expensive and complicated analog emulation alternatives, the Stylus Lo-Fi pedal from Mojo Hand FX adds vinyl- and tape-style warmth, warble and anomalies to any instrument through simple and intuitive controls. Whether a musician’s goal is to add a rich analog preamp character…
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Ear Trumpet Labs’ all-metal Brass Mic Clip provides a secure, adjustable clamp design for all microphone configurations. The Brass Mic Clip’s all-metal construction features a solid-brass ball hinge, spring and wing nut, ensuring precise positioning with more than 180 degrees of pivot. The cork…
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Don’t miss the delightful debut of the FLAMENKORA trio (Motema 2023), featuring German jazz trumpeter Volker Goetze, Senegalese kora & vocal master Ali Boulo Santo Cissoko, and Madrid flamenco guitarist Alejandro Moreno expertly intertwining their exhilarating traditions to create a new and internationally celebrated sound.
“Magique” JAZZ NEWS (FR) • “Exquisite” –JAZZIZ (US)
“Beautiful” –LONDON JAZZ NEWS (UK) • “100% successful.” –JazzThing (DE)
“More than just an album. It’s a celebration of multiculturalism… a brand new adventure that music lovers across the globe would be remiss not to embark upon.” –STACCATOFY
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