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Brad Mehldau Trio

$22.95 – Compact disc / Nonesuch Music

Such is the esteem in which Mehldau is currently held, he and his trio are the subject of a rare double-page spread live review in the latest (March) issue of Mojo. In that review, writer David Fricke says : "Mehldau is ... Buy or find out more 


Radio Music Society
Esperanza Spalding

$19.95 – Compact disc / Concord Jazz

This is Esperanza's 4th album release in her music career. She is already a highly respected artist amongst her peers, but since being the first Jazz artist to win the 2011 Grammy for Best New Artist beating Florence, Mu... Buy or find out more 



Come Sunday
Charlie Haden & Hank Jones

$22.95 – Compact disc / Emarcy Records

  1. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
  2. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
  3. Down By The Riverside
  4. Going Home
  5. Blessed Assurance
  6. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
  7. Bringing In The Sheaves
  8. Deep River
  9. Give Me That Old Time Religion
  10. Sweet Hour of Pr...

The Well
Tord Gustavsen Quartet

$29.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Two years after “Restored, Returned” introduced this line-up and with extensive touring behind them, on “The Well” the four musicians of the Gustavsen Quartet really blossom as a band in a programme of new tunes by Tord.... Buy or find out more 



Mindset
The Necks

$24.95 – Compact disc / Fish Of Milk

24 years and 16 albums into an estimable career, The Necks present two engrossing longform tracks, comprising their first major release since 2009s 'Silverwater'. On 'Mindset' Jazz, drone and electronic soundscaping coal... Buy or find out more 


 

Rio
Keith Jarrett

$39.95$34.95 – Compact disc /

Almost exactly forty years ago, Keith Jarrett’s association with ECM began with the recording of a solo piano album. “Facing You” (1971) was soon followed by the initiation of the solo concerts, evenings of piano improvi... Buy or find out more 



Sun Signs
Monique diMattina

$24.95 – Compact disc / Jazzhead Records

Australian/New York musician Monique diMattina leads a triple life as a jazz/roots singer songwriter, ballet mother/cake-baker and composer of exquisitely crafted piano miniatures. Sun SIgns displays her third personalit... Buy or find out more 


Navidad De Los Andes
Saluzzi, Dino & Anja Lechner & Felix Saluzzi

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Cellist Anja Lechner and clarinet and sax man Felix Saluzzi both appeared as soloists on Dino’s orchestral recording “El Encuentro” in 2009, a shared pleasure in the work leading to the formation of the present trio, a g... Buy or find out more 



All We Are Saying: The Lennon Sessions
Bill Frisell

$24.95 – Compact disc / Savoy Records

"The most innovative and influential jazz guitarist of the last 25 years" The Wall Street Journal

In a career spanning more than 30 years and over 200 recordings, including more than 35 albums of his own, guitarist, comp... Buy or find out more 


Orvieto
Chick Corea & Stefano Bollani

$24.95 – Compact disc /

Chick Corea and Stefano Bollani, both stars of their instruments for their generations, combine their considerable talents for this first recorded collaboration, a document of a most spirited gig in Orvieto's Teatro Manc... Buy or find out more 



Spellbound
Lee Mcallistair

$21.95 – Compact disc /

Lee launches her first album of entirely original jazz songs, entitled 'Spellbound'; The album features long-time collaborators Mark Simeon Ferguson on piano, Mike Bevan on guitar and Lyndon Gray on bass, with guest guit... Buy or find out more 


Anyone Who Had A Heart
Joe Chindamo

$29.95 – Compact disc / Jazzhead

Joe Chindamo is a captivating musician of the highest calibre and with the extent of back catalogue releases astounding as it is, certainly a force to be reckoned with. Jazzhead are now thrilled to announce the reissue r... Buy or find out more 



What's It All About
Pat Metheny

$24.95 – Compact disc / Nonesuch Music

Pat Metheny releases What's It All About - a solo acoustic album from guitarist and composer Pat Metheny - on June 24. After nearly 40 recordings under his name, this marks the first time there is not a single Metheny co... Buy or find out more 


Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Artists Various

$19.99 – Compact disc /

These melancholy melodies are designed for the broken-hearted to kiss away those blues, with classic songs about romance gone awry, cheating cads and the one that got away. But songs of hope and promise are also included... Buy or find out more 



Timeline
Yellowjackets

$27.95 – Compact disc /

For longtime Yellowjackets fans, the new album arrives as a confirmation and extension of the high expectations for this band. For new listeners, it's an ideal introduction. Timeline is the band's 21st official recording... Buy or find out more 


Lost City
Delecca Anton Quartet

$29.95 – Compact disc /

Jazzhead are excited to announce Lost City, the latest release from the Anton Delecca Quartet. Featuring eight compositions by Delecca and one by Will Poskitt (Blues Bungle) which range from complex rhythmic and harmonic... Buy or find out more 



Gate
Kurt Elling

$14.95 – Compact disc / Concord Jazz

The Gate is the Ellings follow up to his Grammy Winning Dedicated to You, many naming it his strongest of albums and perhaps the finest of his career. Produced by Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan), The Ga... Buy or find out more 


Three's Company
James Morrison

$24.95 – Compact disc /

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Modern Folk
Vince Jones

$29.95 – Compact disc /

If there was one voice in Australian jazz more recognized than any other, it would be that of Vince Jones. Our leading vocalist, interpreter, trumpet player and composer has entertained and informed us for decades with h... Buy or find out more 


Bitches Brew (Vinyl)
Miles Davis

$43.95 – Vinyl lp / Sony

Among the most controversial recordings in the history of jazz, BITCHES BREW was Miles Davis' shot across the bow of jazz insularity, a bold statement about jazz's ability to draw upon elements of popular culture, withou... Buy or find out more 



Bitches Brew
Miles Davis

$14.95 – Compact disc / Cbs International

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Bitches Brew (40th Anniversary Deluxe CD/DVD Edition)
Miles Davis

$149.95 – Compact disc / Sony

Recorded at the end of a tumultuous decade (August 1969), Miles Davis' Bitches Brewreflected the chaos and beauty of a society stretched (and stressed) to its breaking point. This genre-bending, barrier-smashing double L... Buy or find out more 



Chiaroscuro
Ralph Towner and Paolo Fresu

$32.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Ralph Towner, guitarist extraordinaire, an ECM artist since 1972, is joined here by Italian trumpet star & multi-award winner Paolo Fresu, making his label debut for ECM. Bright melodies and subtle colours prevail on... Buy or find out more 


Orchestrion
Pat Metheny

$27.95 – Compact disc / Nonesuch Music

"Now," says Pat Metheny, "nearly 10 years into the new century, it feels like time to try to create something particularly connected to the reality of this unique period in time." What he's come up with, Orchestrion, is ... Buy or find out more 



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Restored, Returned
Tord Gustavsen Ensemble

$32.95$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

After a trilogy of highly successful trio albums (“Changing Places”, “The Ground”, “Being There”), Tord Gustavsen branches off in new directions. His new band adds two players familiar to ECM listeners – bassist Mats Eil... Buy or find out more 


Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Frock

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Classics

Australian jazz phenomenon Frock brings its signature mix of passion, energy and humour to loving interpretations of classic tunes by songwriting giants Don Walker, Neil Finn and Nick Cave. Rediscovered via Frock’s disti... Buy or find out more 



Jacques Loussier Plays Bach: The 50th Anniversary Recording
Jacques Loussier Trio

$24.95 – Compact disc / Telarc Records

Jacques Loussier Trio Celebrates a Half-Centruy of Classical-Jazz Innovation

The 1950s were one of the most experimental periods in the history of jazz. In the wake of the big-band era of World War II and the late 1940s,... Buy or find out more 


The Bright Mississippi
Allen Toussaint

$29.95 – Compact disc / Nonesuch Music

Nonesuch Records releases The Bright Mississippi, Allen Toussaint’s first solo album in more than a decade, on April 21, 2009. Produced by friend and frequent collaborator Joe Henry, the record includes songs by jazz gre... Buy or find out more 



Holon
Nik Bartsch's Ronin

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

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Standards And Ballads
Wynton Marsalis

$24.95 – Compact disc / Sony

Drawing from previous Columbia albums that were originally released between 1983 and 1999, this compilation serves as a best of collection when it comes to jazz’s traditional partnership with the romantic song. It’s a lo... Buy or find out more 



The Way Of The World
Mose Allison

$0.00 – Compact disc / Anti

Mose Allison's first record after a 12 year holiday proves to be a sensation. Sticking to the classic and much-loved Mose sound, Allison adds youth with vibrant young musicians. Renowned producer Joe Henry puts the glory... Buy or find out more 


Feels Like Spring
James Morrison and the Idea Of North

$26.95 – Compact disc / Abc Jazz

So smitten with the incredible vocal harmonies of Quartet ‘The Idea Of North’, superstar Aussie musician James Morrison decided he’d record an album with them.James and The Idea Of North’s first collaboration ‘Feels Like... Buy or find out more 



Jasmine
Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Jasmine marks Keith Jarrett's first recorded collaboration in decades other than with his standards trio, and reunites him with the great bassist Charlie Haden, a close partner until the mid-seventies. Intimate, spontane... Buy or find out more 


Bitches Brew (40th Anniversary Legacy Edition)
Miles Davis

$34.95 – Compact disc / Sony

Recorded at the end of a tumultuous decade (August 1969), Miles Davis' Bitches Brewreflected the chaos and beauty of a society stretched (and stressed) to its breaking point. This genre-bending, barrier-smashing double L... Buy or find out more 



Stories Yet To Tell
Norma Winstone, Klaus Gesing, Glauco Venier

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

The return of the Grammy-nominated, Academie du Jazz Prize-winning trio that gave us “Distances”, with another revelatory programme. As both singer and lyricist Norma has few contemporary peers: her words seem to float u... Buy or find out more 


Llyrìa
Nik Bärtsch´s Ronin

$0.00 – Compact disc / Ecm

The third album from one of the most exciting young European bands, “Llyrìa” follows on from “Stoa” and “Holon”, the recordings that established Swiss band Ronin on the international scene. Leader Nik Bärtsch’s “modular”... Buy or find out more 



On A Clear Day
Jamie Oehlers and Paul Grabowsky

$29.95 – Compact disc / Jazzhead

On A Clear Day is the much anticipated album of jazz standards from two of Australia’s most widely recognised jazz exports, Jamie Oehlers and Paul Grabowsky.

These highly esteemed and creative voices use their exceptio... Buy or find out more 


Mirror
Charles Lloyd Quartet

$24.95 – Compact disc /

Charles Lloyd tenor and alto saxophone, voice; Jason Moran piano; Reuben Rogers double-bass; Eric Harland drums, voice

Charles Lloyd has always led exceptional bands, and this is one of the finest. Following on from the ... Buy or find out more 



This Way Out
Peter Petrucci

$29.95 – Compact disc /

A superb new quartet comprising four of Australia's top jazz musicians. Guitarist Peter Petrucci has a mellifluous, round tone and relaxed approach, concealing one of the finest techniques in the world. He's joined by Sa... Buy or find out more 


Remembrance
Ketil Bjornstad

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

A stellar first release from a new trio of Norwegian jazz veterans, led by one of the most consistently creative and popular figures on the ECM roster over the last two decades, pianist Ketil Bjornstad. Drummer Jon Chris... Buy or find out more 



Abu Nawas Rhapsody
Dhafer Youssef

$26.95 – Compact disc / Jazzland

Acclaimed for his fusion of world music with jazz, vocalist and oud player Dhafer Youssef now focuses more on the acoustic side of jazz with an exciting new quartet that includes pianist Tigran Hamasyan, bassist Chris Je... Buy or find out more 


January
Marcin Wasilewski Trio

$24.95 – Compact disc / Ecm

Beautiful new trio cd from Tomasz Stanko's band of youngsters. Used to be known as the Simple Acoustic Trio. Great stuff and probably the first time any cd on ECM has a cover of a song by Prince. Buy or find out more 



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