World of Jazz 784

The continuum of exploration in the world of jazz runs through this set of fourteen releases, twelve of them brand new. Jazz keeps pressing at its own boundaries while drawing structure and ideas from other musical forms, the result is a playlist that moves cleanly between contrasting approaches. The closing track is presented as a tribute to Don Cherry, yet its energy and scale echo electric‑period Miles Davis, a timely reminder of his influence in his centenary year PLAYLIST Nicolas Mycio “Shadow Puppets” from Please Plant Flowers (Self Released) 12:30 Jasper Høiby’s 3Elements “The Sound Air Makes” from Conversations of Hope (Edition Records) 19:19 Daggerboard, Henry Franklin, and, Mike Clark “Street Sheik” from  Daggerboard, The Skipper And Mike Clark (Wild Hive Records) 25:27 Matthew Wright “Cracked Glaze (excerpt)” from Cracked Glaze (False Walls) 33:13 Luis Nacht and Camila Nebbia “El abrazo” from Noche y Niebla (ears&eyes) 44:56 Asher Gamedze “Air” from A Semblance :  Of Return (Northern Spy Records) 52:21 Yvonne Rogers “Mismatch” from Button Jar (Pyroclastic Records) 58:53 Arnold Ludvig “I Feel Better” from Live At Maggies ‘18 (Tutl Records) 1:03:31 Rémi Cormier “Unbothered” from Rich State Of Mind (Self Released) 1:17:49 Niklas Lukassen “Karma” from Still Waters (Heartcore Records) 1:23:01 Vincent Thekal Quintet “Tanya” from Straight Ahead (Jazz’halo Records) 1:30:04 Wadada Leo Smith’s Organic “Don Cherry’s Electric Sonic Garden -For Don Cherry” from  Heart’s Reflections (Cuneiform Records) 1:41:04