Melbourne-born and London based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Gordon Li, better known as Don Glori, has just released his third LP after “Welcome” (2022) and “Don’t Forget To Have Fun” (2024). “Paper Can’t Wrap Fire” is his first for Mr. Bongo Records. His brilliant mix of Fusion Jazz à la George Duke, Brazilian music, and…
Black Loops is Italian Riccardo Paffetti who has finally released his debut full-length album “Always Moving” on Freerange Records, out since May 9th on double vinyl. The house producer who lives in Berlin has stretched and varied his sound which includes some gut-wrenching soul, funk and disco in addition to his warm and breezy house…
Multi-instrumentalist and multi-talented singer and composer Jordan Lee has finally released his debut album. Known as the co-writer and singer of French 80s funk and boogie sensation Dabeull, (his “Analog Love” LP was recorded on the same console as “Thriller”), Jordan impressed us two years ago with the sensational “Easy”. On “Fighter For Love”, his…
José James is back with a sequel to last year’s brilliant “1978” LP. The eight new tracks were recorded in one take at Dreamland Studio which is an old church close to Woodstock, New York. His band includes his wife Taali on vocals, BIGYUKI on keys, David Ginyard and Kyle Miles on bass, and Jharis…
Chet Baker needs no introduction here but he will probably get some new admirers and fans with this latest 15-song compilation of some of his best-known tunes, recorded by a plethora of young artists from all over the world, to be released this Friday on Decca records. It coincides with the 70th anniversary of his…
19 year old Berlin-based singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Cosmo Lautaro released his second album “AUTONOMIA” last Friday. We’ve already praised his four singles which came out in the last couple of months as a preview. This is really a pretty surprising output for such a young artist since it has a lot of ingredients…
Gina reviewed two previous ECM albums by Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick: “Midwest” from 2015 and “When We Leave” from 2021. For his latest album “Lullaby”, Mathias has worked with fellow ECM musicians Kristjan Randalu from Estonia on piano and Ole Morten Vågan on bass, with new drummer Hans Hulbækmo. And this is another one of…
Chicago-based singer Elaine Dame‘s cover of Donna Summer’s disco classic “Last Dance” is worth the trip alone here. The way she phrases the first words is simply stunning. And she keeps the vulnerability and the strength and the longing of the song for a total of six and a half minutes. She tackles the disco…
Latvian saxophonist and composer Toms Rudzinskis received the annual Latvian Music Records Award for Best Jazz Album of 2024 for “Interception”. The album on Jersika Records, run by Mareks Ameriks, who also produces most of the label’s albums, came out last October and is now finally available on vinyl too. There is this special dynamic…
After two brilliant albums on Edition Records, “Midnight Shelter” (2021) and “Still Life” (2022), both with pianist Romain Collin (who also just released his five-paw reviewed “Dust” LP), singer and songwriter Sachal Vasandani has moved on to Patron Saint International for “Best Life Now”, his seventh album. Produced by the great drummer Nate Smith (we…