Vinyl LP pressing. When Oscar Peterson arrived for a two-week engagement at Baker's Keyboard Lounge in Detroit in early August 1960, the pianist's year-old trio, featuring bassist Ray Brown and drummer Ed Thigpen, was ascending to new artistic peaks. Intended at the time as a live album for Verve but never released, the music on 'At Baker's Keyboard Lounge' features remarkable, previously unissued performances, all taped on a single Friday night. No matter the tempo, rhythm, or complexity of the arrangement, the three players breathe as one on these recordings, phrasing as if controlled by a single heartbeat. These new-to-the-world recordings, made in Peterson's prime at the longest continuously operating jazz club in the US, remind you that there will never be anyone else like Oscar Peterson.

Laufey / NIGHT AT THE SYMPHONY

The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band releases Incarnadine, a landmark debut album celebrating the diversity and vitality of Indigenous people in jazz. Led by acclaimed vocalist Julia Keefe (Nez Perce) and featuring a 16-piece ensemble of Native and Indigenous musicians from across Indian Country, the album draws on compositions made famous by 20th-century Indigenous jazz luminaries like Mildred Bailey and Jim Pepper alongside new works by contemporary Indigenous composers. Mali Obomsawin's "Wawasint8da" transforms a Jesuit-translated Abenaki hymn into a haunting exploration of resilience and paradox. Delbert Anderson's three-movement DDAT Suite honors Dine code talkers and sacred tribal landscapes. Rogan Kahale's arrangement of Queen Liliuokalani's "Ku'u Pua i Paoakalani" brings a tender, cinematic sweep to the program. Incarnadine is history, protest, and celebration rolled into one, a necessary and overdue document of a vibrant jazz tradition that has long existed outside the mainstream spotlight. Fans of large ensemble jazz, vocally driven big band recordings, and socially conscious music will find this album both musically thrilling and deeply meaningful.

Braxton hails from west Texas... Lubbock, to be exact. This album is a love letter that pays tribute to his roots and formative years on the Great Plains. The CD, Flashback, contains material that reflects Tom's past through the lens of his contemporary smooth jazz perspective. Family, community, fun, and precious memories are the themes. Genre SMOOTH JAZZ

HEALING SONGS

Exotic Black is a polished smooth jazz release driven by infectious grooves, vibrant melodies, and a refined contemporary sound. Blending jazz sophistication with global influences, the album delivers an inviting, feel-good vibe that connects easily with listeners while maintaining musical depth and elegance.

NOSTALGIA

(2-CD) A double album presenting master percussionist Pierre Favre along with his student and lately partner in a unique percussion dialogue recorded in 1977 and in 2024 after a hiatus of 47 years. The energy and the spirit of this duo is always the same even after 47 years.

From award-winning pianist and educator Jeremy Siskind comes Seeking Balance, a deeply felt acoustic jazz album recorded with a stellar trio featuring bassist Darek Oles and drummer Joe LaBarbera, with special guest vocalist Claire Martin. The album moves fluidly between moody originals-including the title track, a modern meditation on contemporary anxiety, and the pointed "Greedy Capitalism"-and luminous interpretations of songs by Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Bud Powell, Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein, and Ezra Furman. Martin's rich, searching voice anchors four vocal tracks, including the deeply personal original "A Photograph" and a haunting take on Cohen's "Everybody Knows." Produced by Siskind and engineered by Talley Sherwood, with mixing and mastering by James McMillan and Michael Scherchen, Seeking Balance is both intimate and expansive-a record that finds beauty and resilience in the act of holding opposites together. Perfect for fans of Keith Jarrett, Brad Mehldau, and Diana Krall, this album blends lyrical depth, harmonic sophistication, and the warmth of acoustic trio jazz with a contemporary sensibility.

QUIET FLOW

Released in 1982, the album "Waka Juju" marks a return to Afrosound. We hear titles like "Douala Serenade" or "Ma Marie", a tribute to his wife. "Waka juju" is an ode to juju, the traditional Yoruba music that has become Nigeria's most popular style. For the first time on a crystal clear record!

This is the second album by Elektriktus, the moniker of the 70's of Andrea Centazzo in his journey to the Cosmic Rock. All the tracks are from the ICTUS archives remastered and edited for a new exciting album with the vibes of that era. The feeling of Tangerine Dreams, popol Vuh and Other are still there.

With his self-titled new album-out May 8 on Candid Records-Grammy-winning guitarist, producer, and songwriter Matthew Stevens delivers a definitive midcareer mission statement. Long recognized as one of the most thrilling and thoughtful guitarists of his generation, Stevens has built an elite reputation in music, touring and recording with a "who's who" of modern icons, including Esperanza Spalding, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Harvey Mason, and Walter Smith III. On this new release, Stevens steps fully into the spotlight, performing at the absolute peak of his powers. The music seamlessly melds acoustic and electric sonics through a mix of genre-blurring originals and deeply personal covers. The album features a multigenerational cast of musicians, including mentors like Terri Lyne Carrington, personal guitar heroes like Jeff Parker, and rising visionaries such as vibraphonist Joel Ross and vocalists Anna B Savage and Corey King. Co-produced by Stevens alongside Josh Johnson and Eric Doob, the record is the culmination of 20 years of craft. It reflects a period of profound personal and artistic change, ultimately bringing Stevens to "a place of optimism, excitement, and confidence" that signals a bold new chapter for one of jazz's most essential voices.

BURNER

Double vinyl LP pressing. GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist & composer Immanuel Wilkins presents his first-ever live album, a searing 3-volume document of his acclaimed quartet in action at a hallowed NYC jazz shrine - Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard. Wilkins' quartet features Micah Thomas on piano, Ryoma Takenaga on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums.

The Love Unlimited Orchestra were the instrumental voice of Maestro Barry White. Rhapsody in White, the group's debut LP written and produced by BW, was issued in 1974, following his breakthrough solo success the year before. Mostly instrumental, it's highlighted by their No. 1 signature song, "Love's Theme," a.k.a. The launchpad of the 1970s disco movement - but also includes Barry White vocal appearances on the wildly popular LP cuts, "Midnight and You" and "Baby Blues." 140g Limited Edition Black Vinyl

RABBIT HOLE

An improvised music trio (perc, organ, reeds) recorded in the mystic atmosphere of an octagonal church in Bavaria (Germany).

With his self-titled new album-out May 8 on Candid Records-Grammy-winning guitarist, producer, and songwriter Matthew Stevens delivers a definitive midcareer mission statement. Long recognized as one of the most thrilling and thoughtful guitarists of his generation, Stevens has built an elite reputation in music, touring and recording with a "who's who" of modern icons, including Esperanza Spalding, Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, Harvey Mason, and Walter Smith III. On this new release, Stevens steps fully into the spotlight, performing at the absolute peak of his powers. The music seamlessly melds acoustic and electric sonics through a mix of genre-blurring originals and deeply personal covers. The album features a multigenerational cast of musicians, including mentors like Terri Lyne Carrington, personal guitar heroes like Jeff Parker, and rising visionaries such as vibraphonist Joel Ross and vocalists Anna B Savage and Corey King. Co-produced by Stevens alongside Josh Johnson and Eric Doob, the record is the culmination of 20 years of craft. It reflects a period of profound personal and artistic change, ultimately bringing Stevens to "a place of optimism, excitement, and confidence" that signals a bold new chapter for one of jazz's most essential voices.

TEXAS-SIZED BAND

GRAMMY-nominated alto saxophonist & composer Immanuel Wilkins presents his first-ever live album, a searing 3-volume document of his acclaimed quartet in action at a hallowed NYC jazz shrine - Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard. Wilkins' quartet features Micah Thomas on piano, Ryoma Takenaga on bass, and Kweku Sumbry on drums.

DAVVI OKTAVUOHTA: POHJOINEN YHTEYS

Recorded at the Art Sengawa Festival in Tokyo, this album presents the powerful music of Masayo Kiketsu Alto sax, Andrea Centazzo Perc & Elec, Kiyoto Fugjiwara Double Bass in an improvised music suite.

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Intimate is exactly what it's title promises: a quiet, close-up musical conversation shaped by subtlety, warmth, and emotional honesty. On this new album, Andrea Motis reveals her most delicate and refined side, placing her voice at the center while weaving in understated trumpet lines within an intimate acoustic setting.