New Sounds Plus Older Live Performances
World of Jazz 718
This show includes some fascinating new releases from contemporary artists combined with previously unavailable older live material from some of the legends of Jazz. To close we have a memorable live performance by David Murray from 1977.
SHOW AUDIO
PLAYLIST
Show Intro 00:00
Out Of/Into "Aspiring To Normalcy" from Motion I (Blue Note) 00:28
Ivo Perelman's São Paulo Creative 4 "Planetary Nebula" from Supernova (Tratore) 12:10
Emily Remler "Moanin'" from Cookin' At The Queens - Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988 (Resonance) 23:46
Miles Davis Quintet "Walkin'" from Miles in France 1963 & 1964 - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8 (Columbia) 33:31
Sun Ra "Tapestry From An Asteroid" from Lights on A Satellite: Live at The Left Bank (Resonance) 49:45
Cédric Hanriot "Spring Bloom" from Time Is A Color Vol. 2 - A Luminous World (Morphosis Arts) 1:02:31
Alain Bédard Auguste Quartet "A Goose Story" from Particules Sonores (Effendi) 1:08:42
Emily Remler "All Blues" from Cookin' At The Queens - Live in Las Vegas 1984 & 1988 (Resonance) 1:17:46
Miles Davis Quintet"All Of You" from Miles in France 1963 & 1964 - The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8 (Columbia) 1:30:56
Bill Evans "Emily" from In Norway : The Kongsberg Concert (Elemental Music) 1:46:59
James Brandon Lewis "Five Spots To Caravan" from Apple Cores (Anti-) 1:52:12
David Murray "Bechet's Bounce" from Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club (India Navigation) 1:56:23
SHOW NOTES
Out Of/Into
The history of Blue Note Records is defined by a seamless blend of tradition and innovation. From the advent of hard bop to the label’s knack for elevating the greatest young talent in jazz, the Blue Note story has unfolded over the past 85 years with equal regard for jazz’s past and its future. Out Of/Into, the all-star collective that began its life earlier this year as the Blue Note Quintet in celebration of the label’s 85th anniversary, is a profound embodiment of the label’s ethos, presenting state-of-the-art music and musicians—pianist Gerald Clayton, alto saxophonist Immanuel Wilkins, vibraphonist Joel Ross, drummer Kendrick Scott, and bassist Matt Brewer—while also honoUring Blue Note’s rich legacy. Or as Ross puts it, “The way the collective keeps the Blue Note legacy going is by unapologetically being true to ourselves.” Their remarkable debut album is an inspired set presenting seven original works by the band members that was captured in the midst of the group’s marathon tour of 2024. All of these compositions are brilliant vehicles for improvisation that were thoroughly explored and developed during nearly 40 live engagements at some of the nation’s finest concert halls. “With such a long time on the road, it was really nice to reach as far as possible,” says Wilkins. The featured track Brewer’s contribution, “Aspiring to Normalcy,” flows with challenging abstraction, and serves as a reminder of Blue Note’s serious and underrated devotion to jazz’s most adventurous strains. As the bassist explains, anything he writes, whether or not it’s part of an explicit Blue Note tribute, is influenced by the label. As it has for all self-respecting jazz musicians, the sound of Blue Note has simply been in the air throughout his life. “My parents played a lot of Blue Note records at home when I was a kid,” he says, “so I honestly can’t remember a time when I didn’t hear those albums. That has had a profound impact on the way I hear music now.”
Ivo Perelman's São Paulo Creative 4
If I am counting correctly this new album is the ninth release by the ever busy Perelman this year. It was recorded in Brazil in July 2022. All of his releases are unique in their own way this one follows that trend comprising a four horn line up with Ivo, Livio Tragtenberg, Rogério Costa, and, Manu Falleiros. It is a totally improvised set.
Emily Remler
Resonance Records with the first release in 34 years from the unsung jazz guitar great who tragically died on May 4, 1990 at the age of 32. Culled from a previously unreleased collection of performances that were broadcast on KNPR Las Vegas in 1984 and 1988 as part of Alan Grant’s weekly radio program, “4 Queens Jazz Night from Las Vegas,” Cookin’ at the Queens captures Remler in quartet performances with pianist Cocho Arbe, bassist Carson Smith and drummer Tom Montgomery (1984) and trio performances with bassist Carson Smith and drummer John Pisci (1988). Taped live at the 4 Queens Hotel and Casino in the old part of the Vegas strip, these stunning performances by Remler reveal her abiding love of her personal guitar hero Wes Montgomery and other influential players like Pat Martino and George Benson. Taken as a whole, they represent some of Emily’s most scintillating, swinging, exploratory, unrestrained and inspired playing ever. Two tracks are featured on the show.
Miles Davis Quintet
Columbia continue to produce these well crafted box sets of Miles work. This time they concentrate on the period where Davis was in transition between his more traditional approach to the exciting “second great quartet” phase. The box set includes five performances featuring over four hours of unreleased live music. The performances were recorded in Antibes in 1963 and Paris in 1964, and feature backing from George Coleman, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. Again two tracks are featured on the show.
Sun Ra
More live material from Resonance with a blazing set of previously unissued 1978 concert recordings by Sun Ra and his Myth Science Cosmo Swing Arkestra, as a limited two-LP set on Black Friday, November 29 also be released as a two-CD set on December 6. Co-produced by Zev Feldman and Sun Ra archivist Michael D. Anderson (who also played drums at the concert), the newly unearthed live session is an exciting successor to Sun Ra at the Showcase: Live in Chicago, another archival find that Feldman issued on his Jazz Detective imprint for Record Store Day this April. Ra’s big band is heard in blistering form — playing a repertoire ranging from space age jazz to interpretations of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and jazz standards by Fletcher Henderson, Miles Davis, and Tadd Dameron. A dynamic 12-track set recorded at a show mounted by the Left Bank Jazz Society at the Famous Ballroom in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 23, 1978. Those recordings are augmented by two tracks captured at the concert and featured in the classic 1980 film Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise by the acclaimed music filmmaker Robert Mugge, who also provided images for the new package.
Cédric Hanriot
Time is Color Vol. 2 is the new body of work from the versatile polymath Hanriot. A key contributor to multiple projects, collaborating with luminaries such as Herbie Hancock, Robert Glasper and Terri Lyne Carrington to name just a few, he has developed a reputation as an in-demand pianist, sound designer, composer and arranger, drafted in to provide unique enhancements to a truly diverse range of successful musical projects. The roots of Hanriot’s new work flourish within the modern jazz idiom. Tracks on the album such as “Comforting Glow” carry echoes of Bill Evans, while other songs embrace hip-hop, funk, soul and electronica. “A Luminous World Part 2” is a high-impact number featuring US vocalist Tony Moreau, while “Ego Chase” features head-nod verses from renowned UK saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch. Further wordplay is contributed by American MC’s JSWISS and Charles X, while saxophonist and singer Braxton Cook adds some sweet soul vibes to proceedings. More magic is created on “La Source” and “La Barque Du Temps” via French narrations from Arthur H and Cyrielle Clair, while Swiss trumpeter Erik Truffaz (Blue Note), provides a great top line on “A Luminous World Part 1.” With outstanding contributions from each special guest, not to mention excellent performances from Hanriot’s core trio of Bertrand Beruard on bass and Antonin Violot on drums, the album is woven together by Hanriot’s phenomenal ability on piano, Fender Rhodes and analog synths.
Alain Bédard Auguste Quartet
Mario Allard on saxophones; Marie-Fatima Rudolf on piano; Alain Bédard on double bass and Michel Lambert on drums. For two decades now, Montreal bassist Bédard has led this Quartet. After 6 albums and a series of tours that have taken them to every continent on the planet, the band is back with an exciting new album. The band has played an important role in Canadian jazz history – particularly in the band’s native province of Quebec. This latest release is part of a series of events planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Effendi Records, the label Bédard founded, and one of the finest imprints in Canadian jazz history. The album not only showcases the beautiful playing of all four band members, but also features their compositions as well: from Bédard’s ode to a friend’s favourite perfume Profumo Chaneleone; to Marie Fatima Rudolf’s Terrain Neutre, a wish for a more understanding world; to Lambert’s A Goose Story, a musical narrative about a hooded character caught mid-heist; Particles Sonores is a rich collection of new music by an air tight ensemble.
Bill Evans
This latest Evans archival find by the team at Elemental Music, produced for release by the award-winning “Jazz Detective” Zev Feldman, is being issued in cooperation with the Bill Evans Estate. The package includes a rare interview with Evans conducted by Norwegian critic and impresario Randi Hultin at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival; new interviews with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Marty Morell, members of the pianist’s longest-lived trio, who supported him at the festival; an interview with Norwegian pianist Roy Hellvin, who was in the audience at the performance; reflections on Evans’ art by pianists Aaron Parks, Craig Taborn, and Eliane Elias; and concert photographs by Arthur Sand. The Kongsberg appearance on June 26, 1970, found the Evans trio in especially stirring form. The pianist — who had recently begun to wean himself off a longtime addiction to heroin in a supervised methadone program — was especially sensitive to his audience’s tastes, and brought a fresh energy to his repertoire.
James Brandon Lewis
Titled 'Apple Cores' and drawing on inspiration from Jazz theorist Amiri Bakara and trumpeter Don Cherry, the new album from Lewis was recorded in two fully improvised sessions and will come out on February 7, 2025. Featured track 'Five Spots to Caravan” is a multi-layered reference to Don Cherry’s creative arc and travels as a musician, and it nods to New York’s famed Five Spot where Ornette Coleman made his New York City debut in the fall of 1959 alongside Cherry. The “caravan” in the song’s title is a reference to the Caravan of Dreams performing arts center in Coleman’s hometown, Fort Worth, Texas.
David Murray
A live performance by Murray, trumpeter Lester Bowie, bassist Fred Hopkins and drummer Phillip Wilson recorded in concert at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club, NYC on New Years Eve 1977.