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Song of the Day: Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O – Umkhumbi kaMa
Johannesburg multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Jiyane (SPAZA: UPRIZE!) releases a new song Umkhumbi kaMa, the first single from long-awaited debut LP UMDALI. The album will be released on 12th November via Mushroom Hour Half Hour. Malcolm Jiyane is a generous sideman and…
Song of the Day: Adrian Quesada, Brownout, Tomar Williams – Funky Chick
Grammy Award-winning producer and member of Black Pumas, Adrian Quesada releases a new funky cover of The Majestics Funky Chick features Brownout and Tomar Williams (of Tomar and the FCs), an R&B and soul singer from Austin. The song is…
Song of the Day: Jim Funnell’s Word Out, Umberto Echo – Lesser Vice
A piano trio Jim Funnell's Word Out collaborates with Umberto Echo on a fantastic new dub jazz single Lesser Vice. Lesser Vice is a Jamaican-inspired psychedelic ode to what 20th-century philosopher Alan Watts coined the "element of irreducible rascality". As the…
Song of the Day: Thiago França – Cheia De Manias
Thiago França & A Espetacular Charanga do França released a new killer album The Importance of Being Espetacular with a massive track Cheia De Manias. A Espetacular Charanga do França is a São Paulo-based carnival collective and brass band that…
Song of the Day: Byron The Aquarius – Universal Insanity
Byron the Aquarius shares a new jazz dance banger Universal Insanity, ahead of the new album release. The New Beginning LP drops October 8th via Shall Not Fade. Byron the Aquarius (aka Byron Blaylock), is an accomplished keys player and…
Album Picks: Dan Berkson – Dialogues [Freestyle Records]
California-based jazz pianist and composer Dan Berkson release his solo album Dialogues via Freestyle Records. Dan Berkson is a California-based jazz pianist, composer, and electronic music producer originally hailing from Chicago, a long-time resident of London, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire alum.…
Album Picks: Shay Hazan Quintet – Nuff Headlines [Chant Records]
Tel Aviv bassist and composer Shay Hazan release his new album Nuff Headlines with his Shay Hazan Quintet via Chant Records. Bassist and composer Shay Hazan is a mainstay on the vibrant Tel Aviv jazz scene. His versatile bass playing can…
Album Picks: Timo Lassy Trio [We Jazz]
Tenor saxophonist Timo Lassy, one of Finland's leading jazz artists, is back with a new album release Trio on We Jazz Records. The album introduces Lassy's new combo with bassist Ville Herrala and drummer Jaska Lukkarinen – both We Jazz…
Wax in the Attic: Lee Morgan – Live at the Lighthouse [Capitol Records Blue Note Records]
Lee Morgan Live at the Lighthouse is an expansive collection that presents for the very first time all 12 sets of music the legendary trumpeter’s quintet with saxophonist Bennie Maupin, pianist Harold Mabern, bassist Jymie Merritt, and drummer Mickey Roker recorded during their historic engagement…
THE BEST JAZZ ALBUMS 2021 (SO FAR)
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Jazz albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite Jazz albums of 2021. 01. Marcos Resende & Index Marcos Resende & Index [FarOut] This…
THE BEST FUNK ALBUMS 2021 so far
The Wicked Sound favorite Funk albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite Funk albums of 2021. 01. The Bamboos Hard Up [Pacific Theatre Records] On The Bamboos tenth…
THE BEST SOUL ALBUMS 2021 (SO FAR)
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Soul, Neo-Soul and R'n'B albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite Soul albums of 2021. 01. Jon Batiste We Are [Decca] WE…
THE BEST BEATS ALBUMS 2021 (SO FAR)
The Wicked Sound favorite / best Beats, Instrumental Hip Hop albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite Beats albums of 2021. 01. Jazz Spastiks Camera of Sound [Jazz Plastic] …
THE BEST REISSUES 2021 (SO FAR)
Here is the selection of The Wicked Sound favourite / best reissues, historical releases, and lost albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite Reissues of 2021. 01. Marcos Resende &…
THE BEST COMPILATIONS 2021 (SO FAR)
Here is the selection of The Wicked Sound favorite / best compilation albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite Compilations of 2021. 01. VA Indaba Is [Brownswood Recordings] Brownswood…
THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS 2021 (SO FAR)
01. Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen Live Recordings 2019-2020 [WeJazz] The dynamic duo of tenor saxophonist Timo Lassy and drummer Teppo Mäkynen return with a double LP of live recordings captured in 2019 and 2020. The We Jazz Records release Live Recordings 2019-2020 follows the duo's…
THE BEST EP 2021 (SO FAR)
The Wicked Sound favorite / best EP albums of 2021 (so far): Have a look at end of the year The Wicked Sound favorite EP albums of 2021. 01. Tamil Rogeon Son Of Nyx [Soul Bank Music] Melbourne-based, jazz violist/violinist…
Song of the Day: Blue Reality Quartet – Love Exists Everywhere
Michael Marcus, Joe McPhee, Jay Rosen & Warren Smith as a Blue Reality Quartet released a self-titled album full of wonderful music, like the first single Love Exists Everywhere. In 2018, jazz musician extraordinaire Michael Marcus got an invite to…
Fresh sounds: First Beige feat Allysha Joy – Sudden Weight
Brisbane-based band First Beige presents their new track Sudden Weight featuring astonishing Allysha Joy. The infectious new track is jam-packed with syncopated rhythms, jazzy undertones, and prominent house grooves and vocal harmonisation, combining to create the funky dance floor rhythms…
Fresh sounds: Bram Weijters’ Crazy Men – Nineteen Seventy Fourths
Belgian band Bram Weijters' Crazy Men released a new single Nineteen Seventy Fourths ahead of the album release. Continuing their obsession with premium experimental jazz-rock, The Return (released 27th August) takes further inspiration from the period with 14 reworking’s of compositions from artists…
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