timeless
John Coltrane Quartet (JC, tenor saxophone; McCoy Tyner, piano; Jimmy Garrison, bass; Elvin Jones, drums), “Impressions” (J. Coltrane), rec. 12/7/1963, San Francisco (Ralph J. Gleason’s Jazz Casual)
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voices I miss
Prince & The Band,* “Footprints” (Wayne Shorter), live, East Rutherford, New Jersey (soundcheck), 2004
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*Prince (guitar), John Blackwell (drums), Rhonda Smith (bass), Mike Scott (guitar), Renato Neto (keyboards), Chance Howard (keyboards), Greg Boyer (trombone), Maceo Parker (saxophone), Candy Dulfer (saxophone).
what’s new
Ingrid Laubrock (tenor, soprano saxophones) with Brandon Seabrook (electric guitar), Shawn Lovato (bass), Tom Rainey (drums), DoYeon Kim (25-String Gayageum), “Atomic Breath” (I. Laubrock), published today
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what’s new
Marc Ribot Quartet (MR, guitar; Chad Taylor, drums; Briggan Krauss, alto saxophone; Sebastian Steinberg, bass), “Ghost of Sleep” (M. Ribot), published today
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sounds of New York
John Zorn, Masada (JZ, trumpet, composition; Dave Douglas, trumpet; Greg Cohen, bass; Joey Baron, drums), live, New York (Tonic), 1999)
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what’s new
This I could listen to all day.
Joel Ross Quartet (JR, vibraphone; Tyler Bullock, piano; Luca Alemanno, bass; Jeremy Dutton, drums), live, Italy (Perugia), 7/7/26 (published 8/24/26)
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what’s new
Brandon Seabrook Utility Modern (BS, guitar, composition; Bill Frisell, guitar; Rashaan Carter, electric bass; Marcus Gilmore, drums), “The Guitar Is a Weather Event, Even,” published 8/6/26
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what’s new
Joe Lovano’s Paramount Quartet (JL, tenor saxophone; Julian Lage, guitar; Asante Santi Debriano, bass; Will Calhoun, drums), “Fanfare for Unity” (J. Lovano), live, Spain (San Sebastian), July 23, 2026
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Last night, after entering this sound world, I didn’t want to leave.
Christian Wolff (1934-), Mountain Messengers (for piano and orchestra, 2020), live (Nicolas Hodges, piano; Basel Sinfonietta [Ilan Volkov, conductor]), Switzerland (Basel), 1/24/21 (world premiere)
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like nobody else
John Zorn, New Masada Quartet (JZ, alto saxophone, compositions; Julian Lage, guitar; Jorge Roeder, bass; Kenny Wollesen, drums), live, Poland (Poznan), 6/1/26
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