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Jazz Content Curator with emphasis on where jazz has been, where it is now, and where it will go. Recognized ERP and EAM Consultant, Free Thinker, Avid Reader, Actor, Writer, Humanist!
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If you haven't heard the music of saxophonist Martin Archer's Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere, music that has been described as "Alice Coltrane meets Sun Ra", here you go. Came across them in 2012 with their debut release, and now, Theta Seven is the 7th & final release
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A Blessing In Azure
YouTube video by Orchestra of the Upper Atmosphere - Topic
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February 12, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Vensuzuelian born, now Uk based guitarist Aleph Aguiar swings, sways, and sashays on this his smoking new Latin Post Bop release Sugar on my Blackbeans with Quentin Collins-flugelhorn, Liam Dunachie-Hammond B3 organ, Will Fry-Percussion, and Shane Forbes-Drums...
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Panspermia
YouTube video by Aleph Aguiar - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Simply Beautiful...
From the stellar 10th Post Bop release by saxophonist Wayne Shorter - Adam's Apple - with the equally stellar cast of pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Joe Chambers.
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Teru (Rudy Van Gelder Edition/2000 Digital Remaster/24 Bit Mastering)
YouTube video by Wayne Shorter - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 9:52 PM
From the superb 2006 album Larry Coryell / Miroslav Vitous Quartet: ...ironically its a duo album with Coryell on guitar and Vitous on acoustic bass, with inspiration from late great pianist Bill Evans, and his legendary Village Vanguard Trio bassist Scott La Faro
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The Peacocks
YouTube video by Larry Coryell - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The 1979 ECM album Will captured the atmospheric aesthetic of #ECM exquisitely with this magical release by guitarist Terje Rypdal, with bassist Miroslav Vitous and drummer Jack DeJohnette. DeJohnette's cymbal work is a thing of beauty....
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Sunrise
YouTube video by Terje Rypdal - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
A splendid Trio reimagination of the Wayne Shorter tune written for Miles Davis by drummer Antonio Sanchez from this 2015 Three Times Tree, where he has 3 duo teams join in...for this one, Christian McBride on bass and John Scofield
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Fall
YouTube video by Antonio Sánchez - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
If you have never heard the eclectic Australian improvisational Trio The Necks, here you go...Long form explorations which merge post-bop with minimalist improvised jazz creates a cacophony of colors and textures that never seek to surprise from the 2023 Travels
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Signal
YouTube video by The Necks - Topic
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February 11, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Simply Beautiful....
From the Italian jazz scene...
Pianist Antonio Farao's superb 2015 Boundaries and this reimagination of the Herbie Hancock standard with
Mauro Negri: Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Martin Gjakonovsky: Double Bass
Mauro Beggio: Drums
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Maiden Voyage
YouTube video by Antonio Faraò - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
From the outstanding 1978 Remembrance by a very tall Elvin Jones with:
drums - Elvin Jones
tenor saxophone and soprano - Pat LaBarbera
tenor saxophone and soprano - Michael Stuart
guitar - Roland Prince
bass - Andy McCloud III
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Little Lady
YouTube video by Elvin Jones - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
From "Trumpet Summit" album, where Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard AND Dizzy Gillespie are all together with the Oscar Peterson group of Ray Brown-B, Joe Pass-G, and Bobby Dorham-D on the 1980 The Alternate Blues....
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Alternate Two
YouTube video by Clark Terry - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
WOW!
While the album River: The Joni Letters was Herbie Hancock's homage to Joni Mitchell, there was this instrumental, an rewire of a tune Herbie and tenor Wayne Shorter did years before with Miles Davis with Dave Holland (bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums), Lionel Loueke (guitar)
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Nefertiti
YouTube video by Herbie Hancock - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
While most people think of Ralph Towner as a guitarist from his solo albums and his exquisite work with one of the early jazz fusion consorts, the eclectic group Oregon, on his 1973 solo release Diary, he show off his piano chops on this sublime tone poem he wrote in '71.
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The Silence Of A Candle
YouTube video by Ralph Towner - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A moody and mysterious beauty inhabits this tune from the outstanding sophomore new release I Thought I Was Ready by Israeli tenor saxophonist, composer and educator Asaf Harris with , Guy Moskovich – piano, Omri Ever Hadani – double bass, David Sirkis – drums
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Langa Grove
YouTube video by Asaf Harris - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Something to warm up the coldest of nights...
From the 2002 Under The Radar jewel by vibraphonist Matthias Lupri - Same Time Twice - with...
Kurt Rosenwinkel-Guitar
Mark Turner - Saxes
Ruben Rogers - Bass
Gregory Hutchinson - Drums..
The radiant beauty of "Jade"
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Jade
YouTube video by Matthias Lupri - Topic
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February 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
An exquisite blend of early 20th-century French classical music and contemporary jazz was offered up on the sublime 2020 release The Melodic Line by the eclectic Trio Reverso which includes trombonist Ryan Keberle, pianist Frank Woeste, and cellist Vincent Courtois
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L'Arlequin lunaire
YouTube video by Frank Woeste - Topic
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February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
And in a sense aren't we all Lost Nomads? ;)
Recorded LIVE The Cockpit, London as part of the EFG London Jazz Festival in November 2013, power Trio Phronesis with Life To Everything:
Jasper Høiby-B
Ivo Neame-P
Anton Eger-D
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Song for Lost Nomads
YouTube video by Phronesis - Topic
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February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
When drummer Anton Eger could not make the recording dates, Copenhagen-born, London-based bassist Jasper Høiby brought in drummer Mark Guiliana to round out Høiby's Phronesis aloing with pianist Ivo Neame. Many felt that Guiliana's forceful propulsion made the music "Alive"
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Blue Inspiration
YouTube video by Phronesis - Topic
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February 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
While people knew guitarist Ralph Towner from work with Oregon, it was this 1975 #ECM album that showed off his skills as a composer with A-List Euro cast of
Jan Garbarek – tenor and soprano , flute
Eberhard Weber – bass, cello
Jon Christensen – drums, percussion
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Ralph Towner - Oceanus
YouTube video by Cesar Carmen
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February 8, 2026 at 9:48 PM
For those having a lazy Sunday....here you go....
Copenhagen-based pianist and composer Søren Bebe with a LIVE Studio of the title track from his exquisite new release Gratitude with Kasper Tagel – double bass, Knut Finsrud – drums...
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Gratitude (single) by Søren Bebe Trio
YouTube video by Søren Bebe Trio
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February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Oscar and the Pres making magic...
From the sublime 1954 The President Plays With The Oscar Petersen Trio
Lester Young – tenor saxophone
Oscar Peterson – piano
Barney Kessel – guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
J. C. Heard - drums
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There Will Never Be Another You
YouTube video by Lester Young - Topic
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February 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
While pianist Bill Evans often wrote songs for family members, like "Waltz for Debby" Niece) & "For Harry" (Brother), this tune was not written for Gary, it was written by Gary McFarland ..from the '81 You Must Believe In spring with Eddie Gomez-B & Eliot Zigmund-D
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Bill Evans - Gary’s Theme (Official Remastered Audio)
YouTube video by Bill Evans
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February 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Written as a commissioned piece for a Wedding, the late pianist Ellis Marsalis exquisitely captures the magic of first meetings; whether it be a spouse, the birth of a child, a old friend, a beloved pet...its the same magic...from his 1994 Whistle Stop
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When We First Met
YouTube video by Ellis Marsalis - Topic
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February 8, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
If you have not seen the movie Round Midnight starring Dexter Gordon who is amazing as a US expat over in Paris, then you really should, for Gordon's performance, the story, but also because Herbie Hancock wrote the Oscar winning score and Wayne Shorter was magic
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The Peacocks
YouTube video by Herbie Hancock - Topic
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February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The Old Lions of jazz were so very special...
So are the Young Lions of Jazz...
And if you have never heard the amazing talent that is pianist Jacob Koller, crank up that second cup of coffee and get lost in this sublime rewire of this Erroll Garner tune..
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Misty - Jazz Piano Arrangement with Sheet Music by Jacob Koller
YouTube video by Jacob Koller / The Mad Arranger (Jacob Koller)
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February 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM