Willard Jenkins
New Releases:
- Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 (Concord)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Okeh)
- Johnathan Blake Trion (Giant Step Arts)
- George Cables I’m All Smiles (HighNote)
- Monty Alexander Wareika Hill (RastaMonk Vibrations) (MACD)
- Linda May Han Oh Aventurine (Biophilia)
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
- Kenyatta Beasley Septet The Frank Foster Songbook (Art vs. Transit)
- T.K. Blue The Rhythms Continue (JaJa)
- Vanessa Rubin The Dream Is You (Nibur)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- John Coltrane 1963: New Directions (Impulse!)
- Cannonball Adderley Swingin’ in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1967 (Reel to Real)
- Gil Evans Orchestra Hidden Treasures/Monday Nights (Deko)
Martin Johnson
New Releases:
- Tomeka Reid Old New (Cuneiform)
- Steve Lehman Trio + Craig Taborn The People I Love (Pi)
- Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Ahmad Jamal Ballades (Jazz Village)
- Chris Lightcap SuperBigmouth (Pyroclastic)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago We Are on the Edge (Pi)
- Kassa Overall Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz (Kassa Overall)
- Jaimie Branch Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Noah Preminger Preminger Plays Preminger (Newvelle)
- Larry Grenadier The Gleaners (ECM)
Historical:
- Eric Dolphy: Musical Prophet: The Expanded New York 1963 Sessions (Resonance)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance)
- The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (ECM)
- Baby Face Willette Face to Face (Blue Note)
Mike Joyce
New Releases:
- Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry (ECM)
- Julian Lage Love Hurts (Mack Avenue)
- Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 (Concord)
- Dave Douglas/Uri Caine/Andrew Cyrille Devotion (Greenleaf)
- Ethan Iverson Quartet with Tom Harrell Common Practice (ECM)
- Lage Lund Terrible Animals (Criss Cross Jazz)
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra Ámbar (Sony Masterworks)
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
- Eliane Elias Love Stories (Concord)
- Ben Monder Day After Day (Sunnyside)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Miles Davis The Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note/UMe)
- Kenny Barron/Mulgrew Miller The Art of Piano Duo-Live (Groovin’ High/Sunnyside)
Matthew Kassel
New Releases:
- Joel Ross KingMaker (Blue Note)
- Fabian Almazan Trio This Land Abounds With Life (Biophilia)
- Jan Garbarek/The Hilliard Ensemble Remember Me, My Dear (ECM)
- Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos Cristal (Sunnyside)
- Nérija Blume (Domino)
- Aaron Goldberg At the Edge of the World (Sunnyside)
- Brad Mehldau Finding Gabriel (Nonesuch)
- Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons (Pyroclastic)
- Vijay Iyer/Craig Taborn The Transitory Poems (ECM)
- Chano Dominguez and Hadar Noiberg Paramus (Sunnyside)
Historical:
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Wes Montgomery Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings (Resonance)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Jeanne Lee/Ran Blake The Newest Sound You Never Heard (A-Side)
- Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance)
Bill Meredith
New Releases:
- Scott Henderson People Mover (Scott Henderson)
- Oz Noy Booga Looga Loo (Abstract Logix)
- Dave Liebman/Jeff Coffin/Victor Wooten/Chester Thompson/Chris Walters/James DaSilva On the Corner Live! The Music of Miles Davis (Ear Up)
- Steve Khan Patchwork (Tone Center)
- Brad Mehldau Finding Gabriel (Nonesuch)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh)
- Gregory Porter One Night Only — Live at Royal Albert Hall (Blue Note)
- Fred Hersch & WDR Big Band Begin Again (Palmetto)
- Christian McBride Christian McBride’s New Jawn (Mack Avenue/Brother Mister)
- The Bad Plus Activate Infinity (Edition)
Historical:
- Michel Petrucciani Trio One Night in Karlsruhe (SWR Jazzhaus)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Louis Armstrong Live in Europe (Dot Time)
- Gil Evans Orchestra Hidden Treasures: Monday Nights, Vol. 1 (Bopper Spock Suns)
- Duke Ellington Uppsala 1971 (Storyville)
Ken Micallef
New Releases:
- Branford Marsalis Quartet The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh)
- Joel Ross KingMaker (Blue Note)
- Kendrick Scott Oracle A Wall Becomes a Bridge (Blue Note)
- Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science Waiting Game (Motéma)
- Ezra Collective You Can’t Steal My Joy (Enter the Jungle)
- Snarky Puppy Immigrance (GroundUp)
- Joe Lovano Trio Tapestry (ECM)
- Jaimie Branch Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Quiana Lynell A Little Love (Concord)
- Julia Hülsmann Quartet Not Far from Here
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance)
- Stanley Turrentine Hustlin’ (Tone Poet)
- Bill Evans Evans in England (Resonance)
- Keith Jarrett Munich 2016 (ECM)
Mac Randall
New Releases:
- Camila Meza & the Nectar Orchestra Ámbar (Sony Masterworks)
- Bill Frisell/Thomas Morgan Epistrophy (ECM)
- Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter Good Hope (Edition)
- The Bad Plus Activate Infinity (Edition)
- Cyrille Aimée Move On (Mack Avenue)
- Jenny Scheinman and Allison Miller’s Parlour Game Parlour Game (Royal Potato Family)
- Jazzmeia Horn Love and Liberation (Concord)
- Melissa Aldana Visions (Motéma)
- Joel Ross KingMaker (Blue Note)
- Christian McBride Christian McBride’s New Jawn (Mack Avenue/Brother Mister)
Historical:
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Wes Montgomery Back on Indiana Avenue: The Carroll DeCamp Recordings (Resonance)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Kenny Barron & Mulgrew Miller The Art of Piano Duo – Live (Groovin’ High/Sunnyside)
Britt Robson
New Releases:
- Jaimie Branch Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- Linda May Han Oh Aventurine (Biophilia)
- Spaza Spaza (Mushroom Hour/Half Hour)
- James Carter Organ Trio Live from Newport Jazz (Blue Note)
- Mario Pavone’s Dialect Trio Philosophy (Clean Feed)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (OKeh)
- Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter Good Hope (Edition)
- Miho Hazama Dancer in Nowhere (Sunnyside)
- Ralph Alessi Imaginary Friends (ECM)
- Alex Sipiagin NoFo Skies (Blue Room)
Historical:
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Various Artists The Art Ensemble of Chicago and Associated Ensembles (ECM)
- Cannonball Adderley Swingin’ in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966-1967 (Reel to Real)
Mike Shanley
New Releases:
- Nature Work Nature Work (Sunnyside)
- Ben Goldberg Good Day for Cloud Fishing (Pyroclastic)
- Tyshawn Sorey/Marilyn Crispell The Adornment of Time (Pi)
- Anthony Braxton Quartet (New Haven) 2014 (Firehouse 12)
- Ralph Alessi Imaginary Friends (ECM)
- Dave Douglas Engage (Greenleaf)
- Russ Lossing Motion Music (Sunnyside)
- Matthew Shipp Trio Signature (ESP)
- Taylor Ho Bynum 9-Tette The Ambiguity Manifesto (Firehouse 12)
- Art Ensemble of Chicago We Are on the Edge (Pi)
Historical:
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Johnny Costa Plays Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Jazz (Omnivore)
Jeff Tamarkin
New Releases:
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
- Quiana Lynell A Little Love (Concord Jazz)
- Joey DeFrancesco In the Key of the Universe (Mack Avenue)
- Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science Waiting Game (Motéma)
- Bill Frisell Harmony (Blue Note)
- Enrico Rava/Joe Lovano Roma (ECM)
- Dave Holland/Zakir Hussain/Chris Potter Good Hope (Edition)
- Anat Cohen Tentet Triple Helix (Anzic)
- George Benson Walking to New Orleans (Provogue)
- Music From the Original Soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis Bolden (Blue Engine)
Historical:
- John Coltrane Blue World (Impulse!)
- Nat King Cole Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (Resonance)
- Eric Dolphy Musical Prophet: The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions (Resonance)
- Stan Getz Getz at the Gate (Verve)
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
Chris J. Walker
New Releases:
- Tom Harrell Infinity (HighNote)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet The Secret Between the Shadow & the Soul (OKeh)
- Miguel Zenón Sonero: The Music of Ismael Rivera (Miel)
- Fred Hersch & the WDR Big Band Begin Again (Palmetto)
- Poncho Sanchez Trane’s Delight (Concord Picante)
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band A Tuba to Cuba (Sub Pop)
- Veronica Swift Confessions (Mack Avenue)
- Abdullah Ibrahim The Balance (Gearbox)
- Sara Gazarek Thirsty Ghost (MRI)
- Santana Africa Speaks (Concord)
Historical:
- Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Smithsonian Folkways)
- Betty Carter The Music Never Stops (Blue Engine)
- Art Pepper Promise Kept: The Complete Artist House Recordings (Omnivore)
- Franklin Kiermyer Solomon’s Daughter (Dot Time)
- Miles Davis Rubberband (Warner Bros./Rhino)
Michael J. West
New Releases:
- Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah Ancestral Recall (Ropeadope)
- Matana Roberts COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis (Constellation)
- Miho Hazama Dancer in Nowhere (Sunnyside)
- Marilyn Mazur Marilyn Mazur’s Shamania (RareNoise)
- Matthew Shipp Trio Invites Nicole Mitchell All Things Are (Rogue Arts)
- Joel Ross KingMaker (Blue Note)
- Ben Monder Day After Day (Sunnyside)
- Jaimie Branch Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise (International Anthem)
- James Brandon Lewis An UnRuly Manifesto (Relative Pitch)
- Chick Corea/Christian McBride/Brian Blade Trilogy 2 (Concord Jazz)
- Brian Krock Liddle (Outside In)
