James Brandon Lewis is on the top of the international jazz world and is considered one of the most influential voices incontemporary jazz. With a powerful, direct tenor saxophone sound and lyrical depth in both his solos and compositions, he makes a tremendous impact - especially with his quartet. Omni is the sixth album by the acclaimed James Brandon Lewis Quartet featuring Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones, and Chad Taylor. Over the past decade, this outstanding group has been an integral part of Lewis's concept of "Molecular Systematic Music," which initially revolved around six or seven-note scales, evolved into a twelve-tone system, and continues to expand. With Omni, the concept grows to include further elements and reveals, among other things, a musical gesture that could be called "twelve-tone gospel." Omni is arguably James Brandon Lewis's most personal statement to date and once again demonstrates the mastery of the individual musicians in a group brimming with internal dialogue and collective creativity. "A sermon without words" is how Kevin Le Gendre titles the liner notes, and concludes "What we find here is spiritual music in it's purest form."
Tracklist:
Omnipotent
The Sermon
Fire in my Bones
Testify
Omniscient
Call to Worship
Line Upon Line
Spirit of the living God
Omnipresent
UPC: 7640120194574Label: Intakt RecordsRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: CD
The Breaks, a brand-new powerhouse trio of Robert Walter (Greyboy Allstars), Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds), and Stanton Moore (Galactic). Rooted in the tradition of late-'60s organ trios and hard-hitting boogaloo, The Breaks pushes the sound forward with deep-pocket rhythms, tight arrangements, and fearless improvisation. Eddie Roberts' sharp, melodic guitar work dances effortlessly over Stanton Moore's explosive New Orleans-infused drum grooves, while Robert Walter's signature Hammond organ tones tie it all together with grit and soul. Between them, they've logged countless tours, recorded landmark albums, and collaborated with a who's-who of the modern jam, funk, and jazz worlds. But in The Breaks, the chemistry feels spontaneous- three kindred spirits locking into a groove and letting it ride. "Even though this is a new band, there are years of history between us," says Walter. "These are two of my favorite musicians and two of my closest friends. I'm also a huge fan of both Eddie and Stanton. It's so easy and fun to play music with these people. It's likeputting on a pair of well broken in comfortable shoes.
Tracklist:
Hasheesh
Snowballers
Scapegoats
Goldilocks
Party Like a Rich Kid
Blood Cover
Offsides
Inheritance Powder
UPC: 199874720883Label: Color RedRelease Date: 7.17.26Format: CD
Ah, Les Vaches! Is the 12th Bushman's Revenge album. The title means Ah, the cows, which supposedly were the dying words of the great composer, eccentric, and all around hero to the band, Erik Satie. The band started out in 2003, and made their first record 20 years ago. So yeah, it's been a minute! So what's new? Well, they have a New member, the one and only Tor Egil Kreken - bass player, session ace, and all 'round musician?extraordinaire. The songs were mainly inspired by an assortment of friends, pets and other critters - living or otherwise. And we hope you'll take them for a spin, and in your own time, maybe even clap, sing or dance along to this ungodly racket! Please enjoy!"
Tracklist:
Unholy Ghost
Velkommen Til Gards
And Gullit Was His Name-O
RÃ¥dyrparet
Purple Rain
One Small Misstep For Man, One Giant Mistake For Mankind
Bram
Barbara
Pauseakvariet
I Am A Ghost Now
UPC: 7073317004217Label: Is It Jazz? RecordsRelease Date: 7.3.26Format: CD
Muse Master Edition Series: a run of masterpiece reissues from the historic Muse Records catalog. Remastered & Cut AAA directly from the original analog tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. Includes a booklet with newly written liner notes by Mike Flynn and Barney Fields with rare photograph by Raymond Ross. UPC: 198704939563Label: Time TravelerRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: CD
Recorded on a cold January night in 2013 in Copenhagen, Into the Storm brings together renowned Danish pianist Carsten Dahl with one of the most formidable rhythm sections in modern jazz, American bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. Across nine tracks consisting of a mix of, the trio delivers a masterclass in trust, shared pulse and fearless improvisation. Into the Storm will be released on Storyville Records on March 6, 2026.The concert was part of a series of one-off encounters pairing leading American jazz musicians with Danish artists, an approach rooted in Copenhagen's unique jazz history. From 1959 onward, the legendary Jazzhus Montmartre became a second home to figures such as Dexter Gordon, Kenny Drew, Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Oscar Pettiford, and Johnny Griffin. Their presence helped shape generations of Danish jazz musicians and forged a lasting bond between American jazz and Copenhagen.Carsten Dahl stands as one of the most significant figures of the post-Montmartre generation. A central voice in Danish and European jazz, Dahl combines profound respect for the tradition with a restless, exploratory spirit. His playing is marked by a highly dynamic touch, sudden shifts in density, and a willingness to let form emerge in the moment. Dahl's musical upbringing under drummer Ed Thigpen, who settled in Copenhagen in 1972 and mentored many young Danish musicians, gave him deep roots in swing, form, and interaction.Jazz history is defined by great rhythm teams, Ray Brown & Ed Thigpen, Ron Carter & Tony Williams, NHOP & Alex Riel among them. In our time, Reuben Rogers and Gregory Hutchinson stand firmly in that lineage. Rogers' sound draws deeply from the Oscar Pettiford school: grounded, resonant and melodically rich. Hutchinson's musical DNA was shaped through his work with Betty Carter and in Ray Brown's trio. Together, they share a rare, almost telepathic connection and an elastic sense of time that lifts everything around them. On Into the Storm, their interplay doesn't simply support the piano, it actively shapes the music's direction.Dahl moves constantly between control and abandon, shaping the music in real time with hard swing giving way to lyrical ballads, spontaneous structures and daring transitions. Throughout, his close musical dialogue with Rogers and Hutchinson reinforces the sense of discovery. The rhythm section's deep groove and unshakeable internal time keep the music grounded, even at it's most adventurous.Captured in a single winter night in Copenhagen, Into the Storm displays Carsten Dahl's unpredictable swing meeting the drive and authority of Rogers and Hutchinson. A perfect example of jazz as a living art form: rooted in tradition, shaped by risk, and realized through the rare trust shared between three musicians listening as deeply as they play. UPC: 717101854424Label: Storyville RecordsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
With Every Breath I Take is Cécile McLorin Salvant’s first with orchestra. It features The Netherlands’ Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley. Salvant and the ensemble perform timeless songs newly arranged by composer and bandleader Darcy James Argue. Salvant, who has performed with orchestras regularly over the last decade-and-a-half and intended to make an album with one sooner in her career, but logistics and her abundant creative ideas led to other new projects intervening. Having finally found time to make this album, With Every Breath I Take is a different sort of record than it might have been even ten years ago.
“It is a rare opportunity to be able to make an album at this scale, which has been a dream of mine for many years,” Salvant says. UPC: 075597896121Label: NonesuchRelease Date: 6.26.26Format: CD
Cecile Licad plays piano music by Scott JoplinScott Joplin (1868-1917), along with James Scott and Joseph Lamb, forms what are often called the "three B's" of classic ragtime. While hundreds of ragtime composers were active at the turn of the twentieth century - many of them itinerant African American pianists performing largely unnotated rags throughout the Missouri Valley states - it was Joplin who brought the genre into a fully realized, notated art form. These pianists, almost all male and rarely formally trained, were brilliant improvisers who earned their livelihoods in the so-called "tenderloin districts". Often referred to as "professors", they formed a vibrant musical network that fueled the ragtime craze from roughly 1890 until World War I. Joplin himself stood apart. Born in Texarkana shortly after the Civil War to a formerly enslaved father and a freeborn mother from Kentucky, he showed early musical promise and received formal instruction from a Czech-Jewish immigrant teacher. Joplin's respect for disciplined musical training - and his sense of obligation to the genre - shaped the course of ragtime history UPC: 5709499101001Label: Danacord RecordsRelease Date: 7.17.26Format: CD
Following an extensive international tour, Cedar Walton and his quartet entered the studio in December 1980 at the height of their collective powers. The Maestro captures a band forged on the road-refined, intuitive, and deeply connected-delivering performances that balance precision with spontaneity. At the center is Walton's unmistakable voice as a composer and pianist, blending blues-rooted swing with harmonic depth and lyrical clarity. The program moves effortlessly between Walton originals and timeless standards, each rendered with elegance and purpose. A defining highlight is the presence of Abbey Lincoln, whose intimate and expressive vocal performances add a profound emotional dimension to the recording. Her collaboration with Walton elevates the title track into a poignant tribute that resonates beyond the moment. Featuring a masterful ensemble-Bob Berg (tenor saxophone), David Williams (bass), and Billy Higgins (drums)-The Maestro stands as a document of a working band at it's peak: cohesive, dynamic, and deeply rooted in the jazz tradition. Digitally remastered in 2026, this reissue restores a vital chapter in Cedar Walton's legacy with renewed clarity and presence.
Tracklist:
The Maestro 4:58 (Cedar Walton)
Rhythm-A-Ning 6:38 (Thelonious Monk)
Not in Love 3:30 (Cedar Walton)
Sabi 6:22 (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque)
A Sentimental Mood 6:50 (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills)
Blue Monk 4:49 (Thelonious Monk)
Castles 4:49 (Cedar Walton)
On the Trail 3:40 (Ferde Grofe)
UPC: 686647334403Label: Squatty Roo RecordsRelease Date: 7.3.26Format: CD
Charles Lloyd pays homage to his dear friend and longtime collaborator Zakir Hussain with Sangam & Friends, an extraordinary document of the deep musical camaraderie between the legendary saxophonist/flutist and master tablaist along with their Sangam trio mate drummer Eric Harland. The album is built around studio recordings made in Mumbai in 2009 for an album that was begun but never completed featuring an expanded ensemble with Carnatic singer Vijay Prakash, Rakesh Chaurasia on bansuri, Sabir Khan on sarangi, Ranjit Barot on keyboard, and Niladri Kumar on sitar.
Tracklist:
Clear the Dust
The Blessing
Jai Ganga
Tagore [Live From Santa Barbara, CA / 2014]
Bharati’s Dance, Tempo Divine
Eternal Dreamer
Sam on the Ganges
UPC: 199957662239Label: Blue Note RecordsRelease Date: 7.24.26Format: CD
The debut album from trumpeter and Strata-East co-founder Charles Tolliver. Charles assembles a who's who of jazz royalty - Gary Bartz, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Joe Chambers - backing the 26-year-old composer, showcasing his unmatched creativity and control of his instrument. Remixed by Charles to enhance the original intent of the recording, this edition features audio cut directly from the original analog tapes.
Tracklist:
Earl's World
Peace With Myself
Right Now
Household of Saud
Lil's Paradise
Paper Man
UPC: 708857196821Label: Strata-east RecordsRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: CD
Chick Corea - Sometime Ago: Live In Germany 1972A long-lost treasure from one of the most creative periods of Chick Corea's life, finally available in its entirety.Step into Radio Bremen's legendary Sendesaal and experience an intimate, breathtaking solo performance by Chick Corea at the height of his artistic development. This newly restored double CD, recorded on October 29, 1972, captures an evening that was both musically daring and deeply personal. An evening when Corea's warmth, imagination, and virtuosity filled one of Europe's best acoustic halls.This concert from the archives of Radio Bremen documents a defining moment: Corea was 31 years old and moved fluidly between different musical worlds. Fresh from Piano Improvisations, shortly before Return to Forever, and in search of new creative partnerships with artists such as Gary Burton and Stan Getz. This performance condenses all that energy into two captivating sets.Throughout the program, Corea transforms the grand piano into a storyteller. He expands pieces like "Noon Song" far beyond their studio versions, combining rhythmic fire with lyrical beauty and shifting effortlessly from romantic introspection to Latin-infused exuberance. He revisits early gems like "Children's Song No. 1," explores Wayne Shorter's "Masqualero," and even allows himself to be inspired by a free improvisation influenced by Jonathan Livingston Seagull.What makes this recording so extraordinary is not just the repertoire. Corea speaks to the audience, tells stories, and invites listeners into his creative world. As music journalist Arne Schumacher recalls in the liner notes: "The beauty and warmth that unfolded from the piano and filled the room was overwhelming. I was spellbound."CHICK COREA / SOME TIME AGO: LIVE IN GERMANY 1972
Tracklist:
Interlude: Noon Song (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Noon Song (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: Song for Sally (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Song for Sally (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: Masqualero (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Masqualero (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: Children's Song No. 1 (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Children's Song No. 1 (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: What Game Shall We Play Today (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
What Game Shall We Play Today (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: Crystal Silence (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Crystal Silence (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: Sometime Ago (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Sometime Ago (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
Interlude: La Fiesta (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
La Fiesta (Live @ Radio Bremen Broadcasting Hall October 29, 1972, Bremen (Germany))
UPC: 885513123121Label: MoosicusRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Out the Door
Choro Para Oscar
Awakening
Minority
Coastal Mist
Digging
Reverence
Letters for Millie
In My Mind
Like Someone in Love
Illumination
UPC: 823675375828Label: Chronograph RecordsRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: CD
Jazz trumpeter Chris Coull and his quartet are joined by acclaimed singer Imogen Ryall in a wonderful selection of music from George Gershwin's opera Porgy & Bess. The numbers from this opera have truly crossed over into other genres of music - many are jazz standards, and some have been covered by pop and rock artists. The Coull Quartet and Imogen Ryall deliver superbly crafted and poised interpretations of this great and perennially popular music. UPC: 5061094590094Label: Rubicon JazzRelease Date: 5.29.26Format: CD
Jazz saxophonist Chris Fagan, previously heard on the CDs by Pony Boy All-Star Big Band and The Young Lizards, jumps headfirst into the Brazilian bio-sphere, with a Brazilian rhythm section, recorded in Rio de Janeiro.
Tracklist:
Adivinhaçao - Fortune Telling
Conte Mais - Tell Me More
Ondas - Waves
Com Amigos Ao Meu Lado - with Friends at My Side
Eu Me Lembro - I Remember
Chegando Atrasado - Arriving Late
Uncooked Nerves
Que Será (A Flor Da Pele)
UPC: 060325019224Label: Pony BoyRelease Date: 5.15.26Format: CD
On June 19, Storyville Records releases Between Then and Now, a new trio album by acclaimed American pianist Christian Sands, joined by Danish bassist Thomas Fonnesbaek and Swedish drummer Rasmus Kihlberg. An international collaboration that captures contemporary jazz at the intersection of American tradition and Nordic musical sensibility.The album features 9 tracks, balancing original compositions by Sands and Fonnesbaek with inspired reinterpretations of jazz standards and classic repertoire by Bobby Timmons, Richard Rodgers, Luiz Bonfa, and John Coltrane. Recorded in the spirit of Copenhagen's jazz tradition it presents jazz as both a living art form of the present and a dialogue with it's past, hence the title Between Then and Now.The collaboration grew from Sands' relationship with the Copenhagen jazz scene, initiated when former Montmartre musical director Christian Brorsen discovered him online and invited him to Denmark. Like earlier generations of American jazz musicians, including Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon, Sands quickly became a compelling presence in Copenhagen, where attentive listening and subtle interplay guide every performance. Over the years he has been a frequent guest in Denmark and loved by the audience here.Together, the trio represents a truly international jazz language. Sands is celebrated for his virtuosic piano playing, rich harmonic imagination, and improvisational energy. Fonnesbaek, one of Europe's leading bassists, offers melodic clarity and technical brilliance shaped by the Danish jazz tradition, while Kihlberg contributes a refined rhythmic approach marked by elegance, precision and responsiveness. Together they have a compelling sound of openness yet you always feel the classic American jazz tradition in the music. This is modern American/Scandinavian music, not just jazz.Listen to Sands' inventive arrangement of Giant Leaves, which merges John Coltrane's Giant Steps with Joseph Kosma's Autumn Leaves, served as a tribute to legendary Danish drummer Alex Riel, who influenced both Sands and generations of jazz musicians in Europe.Original compositions such as Sands' Where Children Still Play and Where the Light Settles, and Fonnesbaek's Searching in Sahara reveal the trio's lyrical and exploratory approach. The Nordic hymn Til ungdommen (To the Youth/Kringsatt av Fiender) is another beautiful example of how this trio sound together. Enjoy this contemporary recording with three of the most interesting musicians on the Scandinavian and American jazz scene right now. UPC: 717101854622Label: Storyville RecordsRelease Date: 6.19.26Format: CD
Chicago bassist and composer Christopher Dammann's 'Dead Words' is a collection of spiritual contrafacts tracing a line from bebop through free jazz into the present. Featuring Jim Baker, James Davis, Jon Irabagon, and Mike Reed, the album balances deep swing, open improvisation, and compositional rigor in a bold personal statement rooted in Chicago's creative music tradition.
Tracklist:
Montrose B
Untitled
White Gladis
Two Themes For Improvisation
This is an Unraveling
UPC: 199891504268Label: Shifting ParadigmRelease Date: 7.17.26Format: CD
Through the ages, several people from moustachioed party boat troubadours to jazz elite like Jimmy Smith/McGriff and Shirley Scott have wielded the power of the electric organ to hypnotize listeners. Now, taking all the possible cues from these musical heavyweights, and breaking through the musical sound barrier to organ-ize your mind comes Mr. Sophisticated Fingers.Together with the ever-faithful Cold Diamond & Mink this mystical key stroker rephrases ten of the greatest hits from Emilia Sisco's debut album "Introducing" in a unique lyrical style. In Organ-ized's Slow Dance & Soul album these songs continue for further greatness.
Tracklist:
Walk With Me
I Wish I Was Yours
Dreaming Of Love So Divine
I Can't Go On
When I Fall In Love
It's Too Late
Light It Up With Your Smile
Let My Soul Catch Fire
Is It True Baby
I Dream That You Stay
UPC: 617308054101Label: Timmion RecordsRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: CD
For more than three decades, trombonist Conrad Herwig has worked the sweet spot where modern jazz meets Afro-Caribbean fire, building his acclaimed Latin Side of... series into one of the most distinctive runs in contemporary jazz. Forged in the company of masters like Eddie Palmieri, Mario Bauzá, and Tito Puente, Herwig brings authority and imagination to the bandstand. Now he takes on The Latin Side of Chick Corea, celebrating a composer whose music thrives on motion, color, and cross-cultural spark. Drawing from Corea's catalog, from early landmarks like the albums Tones for Joan's Bones and Now He Sings, Now He Sobs to the electric energy of Return to Forever, Herwig and co-arranger Bill O'Connell dive in with bold ideas and a fearless approach, reshaping the material with a sure feel for where it comes from and where it can go. Pieces like "Spain," "500 Miles High," and "Windows" ride a deep groove, opening fresh pathways while keeping their melodic impact front and center. With a crack ensemble featuring Craig Handy, Alex Norris, and a rhythm section that locks in and lifts off, Herwig leads performances that are tight, driving, and full of attitude. This is no reverent retread. It is living, breathing music that engages and excites. The series here hits another high mark, the conversation growing deeper, richer, and more compelling.
Tracklist:
Matrix
500 Miles High
Tones for Joan's Bones
Guijira
Humpty Dumpty
Windows
Litha
The Brain
Crystal Silence
Spain
UPC: 633842223421Label: SavantRelease Date: 7.3.26Format: CD
Danny Raycraft's Live at Cafe Ornithology captures the energy, spontaneity, and deep swing of a rising tenor saxophone voice performing in one of New York City's premier jazz venues. Recorded live in Brooklyn, this intimate quartet session showcases Raycraft's soulful, hard-swinging approach to the tenor saxophone, rooted firmly in the traditions of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Billy Harper, and the musical philosophy of Mulgrew Miller. A graduate of William Paterson University, where he studied with jazz masters Vince Herring, Rich Perry, Harold Mabern, and Mulgrew Miller, Raycraft brings a deep understanding of the jazz tradition while maintaining a personal and contemporary voice. Backed by an exceptional rhythm section featuring the ever-edgy Oscar Williams II on piano, backed by veterans Gandharva Earl Sauls on bass, and drummer Mark Johnson, the quartet delivers inspired performances of beloved standards and modern jazz classics.The repertoire ranges from the Broadway charm of "If I Were a Bell" and "I've Never Been in Love Before" to Freddie Hubbard's enduring masterpiece "Up Jumped Spring," alongside heartfelt interpretations of "My Ship," "I'll Remember April," and "Just You, Just Me." Throughout the recording, Raycraft demonstrates the qualities that have earned praise from fellow musicians and audiences alike: a sound that is both soulful and swinging. Live at Cafe Ornithology is a snapshot of a young artist carrying forward the straight-ahead jazz tradition while adding his own voice to the continuing story of New York jazz.
Tracklist:
If I Were A Bell
Up Jumped Spring
I Want To Talk About You
I've Never Been In Love Before
I'll Remember April
My Ship
Just You, Just Me
UPC: 686647334809Label: Soul Kid JazzRelease Date: 8.14.26Format: CD
The Weather Channel is the new instrumental album from Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer. It follows his 2010 solo debut, In Search of Black Judas. The record features a venerable lineup of heavy-hitters from the jazz world, including the likes of John Medeski, Ben Perowsky, Jack DeJohnette, and Karl Berger, among others. The tracklist includes nine new compositions, as well as new interpretations of two Bad Brains classics.
Tracklist:
Sacred Love II
August
Loves Harmony
Re-Ignition II
Rights
Rights Dub
End Finity
Punkbomba
Daisy
Rock Love
Just Around the Corner
Rights
UPC: 711574981915Label: Org MusicRelease Date: 7.17.26Format: CD
Dasha Beets brings back the music where it should be. She handpicks the most captivating songs inthe history of jazz and bundles them into a set that covers all from profound swing till the crystalclear blend of heavenlysounds. The lyrics handle deep emotions and intriguing schemes and settings, while Dasha is delivering her own message, one of courage and consolation. Her singing andperformances can be found as complete as can be, both abstract and concrete, sweet and fierce, intimate and open, calm and exciting. The music from the American songbook comes back to life andbecomes more than ever eloquent and touching. Dasha her strong romanticism is combined with apowerful energy, based on a life that has known many upsand downs, and through which music hasbeen the ever present lead, just like the melodies on this album full of highlights. UPC: 6153224241286Label: Magic Ball Jazz Rec.Release Date: 7.3.26Format: CD
Echoes of the Unknown is the debut album by German drummer and composer David Giesel-a modern jazz statement built on trust, attentive interplay, and the courage to let music unfold in real time. Recorded live as a band in one room at Jazzcampus Studio Basel (Jan 9-10, 2026) and co-produced with mentor Paulo Almeida, the album treats uncertainty as fuel: play first, understand later-an approach that turns instinct into form and risk into clarity.Leading an international quartet with Albin Ormegard, Moritz Langmaier (piano/keys) and Thomas Fuller, Giesel shapes a sound world where groove and modern harmony meet openness and space-drawing on contemporary jazz aesthetics while absorbing subtle rock/indie edges. Most pieces are Giesel originals, complemented by one composition each from Ormegard and Langmaier, reflecting the group's shared voice. At the album's center, "Moods" opens a reflective window that includes spoken word by Dae Bryant, anchoring the record's human, hopeful core. The result is a vibrant, deeply personal snapshot: four musicians listening hard, moving as one, and inviting the listener into the mystery-where familiarity meets discovery. UPC: 608917147728Label: Double MoonRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Denise Donatelli returns to Savant Records with Take My Breath Away, a celebratory new recording that finds the multi-GRAMMYr nominated vocalist bringing together contemporary songcraft, Brazilian music, her acclaimed jazz stylings and intimate balladry in a program as deeply personal as it is musically expansive. Long admired for her warm, expressive tone and interpretive depth, Donatelli once again joins forces with longtime collaborator, pianist and arranger Geoffrey Keezer, whose imaginative settings provide an ideal framework for her artistry. Recorded in New York with a stellar ensemble including Ron Blake, Donny McCaslin, Chien Chien Lu, Yotam Silberstein, and background vocals from Arnold McCuller, Take My Breath Away moves effortlessly from the sophisticated swing of "How Little We Know" to the luminous string quintet textures of James Taylor's "You and I Again," Antonio Jobim's "This Happy Madness" and the reflective beauty of Irving Berlin's "How Deep Is the Ocean." Donatelli and Keezer's collaborative approach unifies these varied musical landscapes into a recording of remarkable warmth and emotional clarity. At once adventurous, intimate and quietly triumphant, Take My Breath Away celebrates resilience, artistry and the enduring power of great songs beautifully sung.
Tracklist:
Go
You and I Again
(How Little It Matters) How Little We Know
Summer's Gone Again
As If You Read My Mind
This Happy Madness
Brazilian Love Affair
Time Alone
Take My Breath Away
How Deep Is the Ocean
UPC: 633842221427Label: SavantRelease Date: 8.14.26Format: CD
This album chronicles some more of my favorite adventures in the areas of acoustic piano trio, solo piano, and electro-acoustic duo. George Marsh, drums and Mel Graves, bass were co-explorers beginning in 1968 when I began a decade long foray into multi-genre electro-acoustic music. It was a treat to re-unite with them as an acoustic piano trio in this 2003 concert. "It Could Happen To You" employs shifting time signatures, mostly in 7/4 with moves into 4/4; a vamp to stretch out on; and a final modulation for spice. "Body and Soul" begins with a freely improvised piano introduction, followed by a reharmonized and modulated melody. I love the collaborative exploration of these great old standards.Three solo piano studio pieces focusing on Cole Porter follow. Once I re-familiarized myself with the tunes, and explored some possibilities of reharmonization and approach, I stepped out of the way of the music and allowed myself to be surprised. "I Love You" ended up at a moderately brisk pace with episodes in half time; "Night And Day" as a slow rumba; and "It Was Just One Of Those Things" as an extensive exploration involving several tempos. The third section of the album is devoted to the continuing electro-acoustic duo exploration of spontaneous composition with drummer- percussionist George Marsh which began in 2014. Our almost telepathic rapport has continued to evolve, along with our instrumentation. My incorporation of SWAM orchestral software and George's addition of the Roland Electronic Drums have greatly enriched our galactic palette. There was no pre-planning on any of these pieces. On a few occasions, when we ran out of appendages, a bit of orchestration is over-dubbed. The titles came after, in an attempt to capture at least some experience of the performance.
Tracklist:
It Could Happen to You
Body and Soul
I Love You
Night and Day
It Was Just One of Those Things
Search
Game on!
Surveillance
Conclave
Armageddon
Mutation
Call to Arms
UPC: 016728181624Label: SunnysideRelease Date: 7.31.26Format: CD
Em Julho is the second album by singer Elsa Johanna Mohr and guitarist Flavio Nunes, following their 2023 debut Passadinha. Recorded in Bonn in August 2025, the album brings together Brazilian classics and original songs in an intimate, warm setting shaped by voice, guitar, and subtle rhythmic detail. The repertoire moves from "agua de Coco" and "Tico-Tico no Fuba" to Mohr's own compositions, including "Beijo da Lua," "Jaguar," and the title track "Em Julho."Drawing on Mohr's deep connection to Brazilian language and culture and Nunes's virtuosic seven-string guitar playing, Em Julho blends Música Popular Brasileira, singer-songwriter intimacy, and jazz-inflected elegance. The result is a musical summer of warmth, longing, and Brazilian joie de vivre light, lyrical, and transportive. UPC: 608917148428Label: Double MoonRelease Date: 7.17.26Format: CD
Eric Harland has been described as the most "in-demand drummer" of his generation, and the numbers tell the story. Harland has appeared on over 500 albums, earned multiple Grammy nominations, and is consistently recognized by major music press publications. Beyond the quantity is the quality and the breadth; Eric Harland has experienced music in many forms, in many cultures, in real time. Eric Harland's process continues with 'Vipassana II,' an observation-based, self-exploratory journey, rooting the mind and body together in order to dissolve mental impurities and chaos. The desired result is to discover a balanced mind, full of love and compassion, for yourself and the rest of the world. In writing and playing this music, Eric was able to deepen the interconnection between mind and body. "The 'Vipassana' series is a musical exploratory expression of living this life enveloped by a strong musical culture and community. The good, the bad, the relaxed. It's all processed within these notes and rhythms, which is carried out by me and a handful of close friends, also on their own roads to self-discovery." - Eric Harland
Tracklist:
Ghosted
Tron
Duo
Jean ; Ranata
Twisted Fate
Nascente
Mine vs Mind
Matrix Matters
UPC: 824296040980Label: RopeadopeRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: CD
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