World of Jazz 786

This playlist of all new releases offers a sophisticated journey through the expansive landscape of contemporary and classic jazz, seamlessly transitioning between structured elegance and avant-garde exploration. Listeners are invited to traverse a sonic terrain that ranges from intimate, tradition-steeped trio performances and lush big band arrangements to the more challenging, textural fringes of free improvisation. Whether grounded by melodic warmth or propelled by experimental rhythmic structures, the collection captures a broad spectrum of instrumental dialogue, celebrating both the quiet precision of the acoustic form and the vibrant energy of spontaneous, collaborative creation. PLAYLIST Walter Smith III “Casual-Lee” from Twio Vol. 2 (Blue Note Records) 00:00 Gilad Barakan “Unsettled” from Unsettled (Elza One Records) 06:28 LDL - Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, Thomas Lehn - the eerie glow of jellyfish - part B-C” from the eerie glow of jellyfish  (Relative Pitch Records) 13:26 Dave Harrington, Max Jaffe, Patrick Shiroishi “Fractal Hash” from Making Colors (AKP Recordings) 30:00 Filippo Sala “Martin P” from Maree (Aut Records) 35:28  John Beasley & SWR Big Band “Invisible Piano” from Invisible Piano (o-tone music) 43:39  Zhengtao Pan “Childhood (Feat. Rufus Reid)” from Day By Day (Outside In Music) 51:00  Oscar Peterson Trio  “Sposin’” from The Oscar Peterson Trio At Baker’s Keyboard Lounge : The Complete Recordings (Verve Records) 59:26  Jason Stein, Damon Smith, Adam Shead “Spot Tavern - Lafayette, IN (set 2b)” from Five Nights in the Midwest (Irritable Mystic Records) 1:05:47  La Otra Band “Fendril” frpm La Otra Jam Vol. 2 (Aut Records) 1:16:46  Dietrichs “Badhu” from Live Badhu (Relative Pitch Records) 1:29:59