The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time OutTakes

From the Brubeck Editions Bandcamp site: “Brubeck Editions is a new label run by Dave Brubeck’s family. The goal of Brubeck Editions is to create new, officially authorized releases of great music featuring Dave Brubeck and his many musical collaborators.” “Previously Unreleased Takes from the Original 1959 Sessions – Time OutTakes, the Continue Reading

Various Artists – Hip Holland Hip : Modern Jazz In The Netherlands 1950 – 1970

The Netherlands is a country so incredibly rich with music, yet they do an awful jon promoting it.  Welcome, then, to the wild world of Dutch jazz, courtesy of Belgian label Sdban Records. From the release’s Bandcamp site: “Delve into the Dutch jazz scene of the 1950s and 1960s with Continue Reading

Cathrine Legardh, Sigurdur Flosason – Stilhed & Storm

Nordic jazz tends to be very warm in my experience.  This collection of original tunes by Danish singer Cathrine Legardh and her sparring partner on this album, alto saxophonist Sigurður Flosason, make an album with songs of love, live and even dogs.  It’s a mellow listen, something hotter than cool Continue Reading