Kurt Elling Secrets Are the Best Stories LP (Vinyl)
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& lt;p & gt;Secrets Are The Best Stories is the album from acclaimed vocalist and Grammy-winning artist Kurt Elling featuring renowned pianist Danilo P & amp;#233;rez. Secrets Are The Best Stories is set to be a career-defining album for Kurt, confirming his trajectory on a new and evolving path of artistic excellence, and further exploring the passion and the messages, political, personal, that inspire him. Here, Elling adds evocative new lyrics to compositions by greats like P & amp;#233;rez's iconic collaborator Wayne Shorter, late fusion bass genius Jaco Pastorius, and visionary composer/arranger Vince Mendoza, and to pieces from P & amp;#233;rez's own catalogue. Along with his own compelling narratives, Elling adapts the works of contemporary poets Franz Wright and Robert Bly, the 19th century abolitionist poet Frances E.W. Harper and Nobel-winning author Toni Morrison.
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Ever since Kurt Elling burst on to the global scene 25 years ago, he has been developing the sound and command of his vocal instrument into one of the most recognizable in the music. A combination of richness in intent, of soulfulness and of signature expression define him as an artist. Secrets Are The Best Stories translates an artistic vision of history, mystery, and storytelling into a musical message both singular and deep.
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Chris Potter There Is A Tide LP (Vinyl)
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& lt;p & gt;It's a year no one will forget, a year in which the global lockdown was shared by all, and yet experienced in a million different ways. For Chris Potter, a musician who has been on the road continuously since the 1990s, whose raison d' & amp;#234;tre is playing
live, lockdown presented both a challenge and an opportunity. It's a tribute to his creativity, personal integrity and huge musical talent that Chris was able to take on this challenge and make something unbelievably fresh from the opportunity. Starting
in May 2020, as the Black Lives Matter movement was kicking off (reflected in the track 'I Had A Dream'), Chris set out to create something alone, to express his reaction to these chaotic times. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;Playing each and every instrument: piano, keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, drums, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute, percussion, samples and of course saxophones, Chris took just six weeks to complete the whole process. & lt;/p & gt;
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Various instruments float in and out of the mix before falling into tight unisons on the buoyant and engaging opening track, 'I Had a Dream.' The song features Potter channeling his inner Sonny Rollins on a potent, melodic improvisation on tenor before he summons up Shorter on a soaring soprano solo in the second half of the piece. The African-flavored 12/8 'Mother of Waters,' which has him laying down an entrancing groove on kalimba, Fender Rhodes, and juju-inspired guitar lines, serves as a launching pad for a smoking soprano solo while the angular funk of 'Rising Over You' has him ripping on soprano and tenor saxes. Other highlights include his bass clarinet and flute showcase, 'Drop Your Anchor Down,' the guitar-driven 'Beneath the Waves,' and the mellow lullaby, 'Rest Your Head.'
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Ben Wendel High Heart LP (Vinyl)
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& lt;p & gt;High Heart is the fifth album by Ben Wendel. Interest in the US saxophonist and composer has surged in recent years, and the new album is a definitive statement of where he stands in his career and as one of the finest musicians of his generation. The
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By incorporating Michael Mayo's wordless vocals into the mix and including two superb keyboardists, Shai Maestro and Gerald Clayton, Wendel creates an ethereal backdrop for his brawny tenor to sail over, as on the stirring title track, the ominous 'Fearsome'
and the minimalist and moody 'Darling.' Wendel's tenor lays out entirely on the atmospheric 'Less' and the hymn-like 'Traveler.' But he flaunts raging chops on the edgy, angular, chops-busting workout 'Burning Bright,' the suite-like 'Kindly,' and
the kinetic funk-fusion of 'Drawn Away,' all of which have him locked in tight, tricky unisons with Mayo's voice.
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& lt;p & gt;New Gospel Revisited is the new album from the fearless and formidable American composer and trumpeter Marquis Hill. A live recording that revisits and reinterprets his debut 2012 album New Gospel, this time round employing a band of super-heavyweight
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& lt;p & gt;Marquis Hill's rise over the last few years has been striking and there's no letting up. Since winning the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Composition award he has demonstrated full command of his art and built a reputation for synthesizing
what he describes as the essential elements of the African-American creative heritage including contemporary and classic jazz, hip-hop, R & amp;B, house and neo-soul. Now, his sights are set even higher. New Gospel Revisited is an extraordinary live recording
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Chris Potter Sunrise Reprise LP (Maroon Marbled Vinyl)
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& lt;p & gt;A world-class soloist, accomplished composer and formidable bandleader, saxophonist Chris Potter has emerged as a leading light of his generation. & lt;/p & gt;
& lt;p & gt;A potent improvisor and the youngest musician ever to win Denmark's Jazzpar Prize, Potter's impressive discography includes 15 albums as a leader and sideman appearances on over 100 albums. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for his solo work on & quot;In
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& lt;p & gt;Since bursting onto the New York scene in 1989 as an 18-year-old prodigy with bebop icon Red Rodney (who himself had played as a young man alongside the legendary Charlie Parker), Potter has steered a steady course of growth as an instrumentalist and
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drummer Jack DeJohnette and guitarist John Scofield), 1998's Vertigo, 2001's Gratitude and 2002's Traveling Mercies showed a penchant for risk-taking and genre-bending. & quot;For me, it just seemed like a way of opening up the music to some different things
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& lt;p & gt;For more than two decades, Potter's limitless creativity, effortless virtuosity and vibrant sense of swing has wowed critics, musicians and fans alike, who cite him as one of the most influential saxophonists and inventive improvisers of the modern day,
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