Review: Fresh from delivering killer dancefloor jazz covers of classics cuts by Galaxy 2 Galaxy and Avicii (really), Japanese trio Polyplus deliver a fine sequel to last year's Good Luck Sound Tracks EP. They go for the dancefloor jugular from the off, wrapping snaking sax solos, fuzzy guitar licks and elongated solos around a breathlessly rapid punk-funk groove on 'Massive', before fusing Brit-Funk and sweat-soaked jazz-rock on 'Speedy Gold'. This hybrid jazz-funk/rock sound continues on 'Ranki 2025' (whose heavy beats and memorable piano riffs nods to classic house). Elsewhere, 'Ocean Breeze' re-frames wide-eyed city-pop as jaunty jazz-funk and 'Natural Born' is a drum solo-sporting slab of jazz-rock/jazz-fusion insanity straight from the top drawer.

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A Paradise In The Hold (CD)

Night Time Stories

Cat: ALNCD 77. Rel: 27 Feb 25

She Stands On The Shore

A Paradise In The Hold

Mermaids' Tears

Her Light

Al Naddaha

Dancing Barefoot

Into The Night

Though My Eyes Go To Sleep My Heart Does Not Forget You

To The Lonely Sea

Waiting For The Dawn

Review: British-Bahrani composer and trumpeter Yazz Ahmed has long been one of the most unique artists within the UK jazz scene, frequently producing music that draws on the Arabic side of her heritage (she even went as far as commissioning a unique 'quarter-tone' flugelhorn in order to play 'blue notes' not found in Western jazz and classical music). Even so, A Paradise In The Hold - her first studio album for nearly six years - is a startling concoction. Drawing influence from ambient, dub and electronica as well as jazz and Arabic music, it features Ahmed's first compositions for voice. Frequently haunting, immersive, and quietly exotic, the album sits in a unique sonic space that's never less than beguiling and intoxicating. Award nominations await!

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A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole (CD)

International Anthem US

Cat: IARC 90CD. Rel: 06 Mar 25

Oh My Actual Days

Thank You My Pain

Invincibility

Form A V

A Paper Man

Who Are You Telling, Gus

Prayer For My Sovereign Dignity

Kuzushi

Salty Road Dogs Victory Anthem

Too True

That Was My Garden

Review: Alabaster DePlume's latest album is a meditation on self-worth and healing, drawing from his poetry book Looking for My Value: Prologue to a Blade, he crafts 11 tracks that feel deeply personal yet universal. His saxophone, sometimes fluid, sometimes jagged, acts as both voice and emphasis on the likes of opener 'Oh My Actual Days' swells with sax and Macie Stewart's ghostly strings, a slow march toward reckoning. 'Thank You My Pain' turns its mantra-like refrain into a rhythmic meditation on discomfort. 'Invincibility' lifts into choral release, a breath after holding under water. The instrumental 'Prayer for My Sovereign Dignity' is an anthem for self-possession, while 'Form a V' channels the discipline of jiu-jitsu, inviting confrontation. Unlike his past, more improvisation-led works, this is tightly composed, arranged and produced by DePlume himself - and the result is direct, unflinching and deeply felt.

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Chicago To New York (CD)

Cellar Live Canada

Cat: CELV 507242. Rel: 07 Apr 25

Afro Blue

Wise One

This Is Always

Only The Lonely

Hittin' The Jug

The Lamp Is Low

Angel Eyes

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Arboresque (CD)

Blue Note

Cat: 752855 3. Rel: 27 Feb 25

The Smile Of The Snake

Komorebi

Sights Unseen

Petrichor

Footprints

Olive Branch

What The World Needs Now Is Love

Little Cranberry

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Tension (CD)

Batov

Cat: BTR 103CD. Rel: 13 Feb 25

Tension

Major

Hatula

Yashan

Delilah

Dung Gate

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Quartet Music Vol I & Vol II: Lumisong/Kardamon Fall (2xCD)

Out Of Your Head US

Cat: OUTOOYH 025031CD. Rel: 07 Apr 25

#63 (Settled) (CD1: Quartet music Vol I - Lumisong)

Mister Coftee Is A Front

NME

Hexway Liner

Kardamon Fall (CD2: Quartet music Vol II - Kardamon Fall)

Trinite

Manners

Avrils

Voies

Bobulated

Mind Fondue

The Angel Fold

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The Complete Timeless Albums Collection (7xCD box set (soundfiles not avaliable))

Music On CD

Cat: MOCCD 14507. Rel: 20 Mar 25

Everything Happens To Me (CD1)

Mr B (CD2)

Live In Rosenheim (CD3)

Sings Again (CD4)

As Time Goes By (Love Songs) (CD5)

Cool Cat (CD6)

There'll Never Be Another You (CD7)

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Picture Of Heath (Japanese Edition) (UHQ-CD with obi-strip)

Pacific Jazz

Cat: UCCQ 9781. Rel: 28 Mar 25

Picture Of Heath

CTA

For Minors Only

Tynan Tyme

For Miles & Miles

Resonant Emotions

Minor-Yours

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Portraits (CD)

ACT

Cat: ACT 90622. Rel: 27 Mar 25

Genesis

Canon

Tree Of Knowledge

Protest Song

Code

Litany

Passion

Lullaby For Ulma Family

River

Depths Of The Earth

Vision (Talking To Jesus)

Hamsa

Prelude

Whispers

Relief

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Skrifum (CD)

ECM

Cat: 750685 7. Rel: 06 Mar 25

Sparks

Traces

Lines

Streaks

Lanes

Strand

Stripes

Ductus

Rifts

Calligraphic

Syllables

Kitabat

Skrifum

Tegaki

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Fantome (CD)

Outside In US

Cat: OUIA 25012. Rel: 21 Mar 25

Ummg

Khan Younis

Zenith

Worst Person In The World

Construction

Private Investigation

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Just (CD)

ECM

Cat: 754529 5. Rel: 27 Feb 25

Showdown

Layla Joy

Aviation

Chamber Music

South Hampton

Just

Billy's Waltz

Bo Brussels

Naaj

Top Of The Middle

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Kinetic (CD)

Sdban Ultra Belgium

Cat: SDBANUCD 40. Rel: 11 Feb 25

Kinetic

Monkey System (feat Meskerem Mees)

Underwave

Synesthetic

Violet Drift

Conundrums

Particles

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Mosaic (remastered) (UHQ-CD with obi-strip)

Blue Note

Cat: 589038 6. Rel: 28 Feb 25

Mosaic (8:14)

Down Under (5:22)

Children Of The Night (8:53)

Arabia (8:57)

Crisis (8:22)

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Overjoyed Through The Noise (CD)

Mello Music Group US

Cat: CDMMG 00194. Rel: 25 Feb 25

Doom

Never Be Another

Overjoyed Through The Noise

What You Won't Do

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Jazz At Berlin Philharmonic XV (CD)

ACT

Cat: ACT 80042. Rel: 27 Mar 25

Prelude La Traviata

Caruso

All'inizio

Musetta Waltz

June

Va, Pensiero

Te Voglio Bene Assaje

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After The Last Sky (CD)

ECM

Cat: 753428 7. Rel: 25 Mar 25

Remembering Hind (1:46)

After The Last Sky (5:36)

Endless Wandering (8:05)

The Eternal Olive Tree (8:34)

Awake (4:05)

In The Shade Of Your Eyes (4:22)

Dancing Under The Meteorites (4:19)

The Sweet Oranges Of Jaffa (7:06)

Never Forget (7:47)

Edward Said's Reverie (2:59)

Vague (3:19)

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The Quartet (2xCD)

Otoroku

Cat: ROKU 033CD. Rel: 27 Mar 25

Part 1 (CD 1)

Part 2

Part 1 (CD 2)

Part 2

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Butterfly Mushroom (CD)

Trost Austria

Cat: TR 247. Rel: 17 Mar 25

Boot Licking, Boots Kickin

Ride The Bar

Frozen Nose, Melting Toes

Bubble Butt Trouble

Spill The Beans & Tell The Truth

Strain My Taters

Chicken Shit Bingo

Ye Gods & Little Fishes

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Slow Drag (remastered) (UHQ-CD with obi-strip)

Blue Note

Cat: 589039 1. Rel: 27 Feb 25

Slow Drag (9:36)

Secret Love (3:56)

Book's Bossa (6:52)

Jelly Roll (5:08)

The Loner (6:09)

My Ideal (6:22)

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The Jazz Funk Collection (Japanese Edition) (3xCD with obi-strip)

Ultra Vybe Japan

Cat: CDSOL 71886. Rel: 10 Feb 25

Donald Byrd - "Lansana's Priestess"

Donald Byrd - "Black Byrd "

Donald Byrd - "Love's So Far Away "

Donald Byrd - "Witch Hunt "

Donald Byrd - "Flight-Time "

The Blackbyrds - "Blackbyrd's Theme "

The Blackbyrds - "Do It, Fluid "

The Blackbyrds - "Walking In Rhythm "

Donald Byrd - "Dominoes "

The Blackbyrds - "Rock Creek Park "

Donald Byrd - "Change (Makes You Want To Hustle) "

The Blackbyrds - "Happy Music "

Donald Byrd - "Stepping Into Tomorrow "

Donald Byrd - "Wind Parade "

The Blackbyrds - "Flying High "

The Blackbyrds - "Hash & Eggs "

Donald Byrd - "Think Twice " (feat Kay Haith)

The Blackbyrds - "Cornbread"

Donald Byrd - "(Fallin' Like) Dominoes" (live At The Roxy)

Donald Byrd - "Science Funktion "

The Blackbyrds - "Time Is Movin' "

Donald Byrd - "Dance Band "

Donald Byrd - "Dancing In The Street "

The Blackbyrds - "Party Land "

Donald Byrd - "Onward 'Til Morning "

The Blackbyrds - "Supernatural Feeling "

The Blackbyrds - "Street Games "

The Blackbyrds - "Lookin' Ahead "

Donald Byrd - "Thank You For Funking Up My Life "

Donald Byrd - "Have You Heard The News "

Donald Byrd - "Giving It Up "

Donald Byrd - "Pretty Baby "

Donald Byrd - "I Love You "

Donald Byrd - "Love Has Come Around "

Donald Byrd - "I Feel Like Loving You Today "

Donald Byrd - "I Love Your Love "

Donald Byrd - "Sexy Dancer" (12" version)

Donald Byrd - "Star Trippin' " (12" version)

The Blackbyrds - "Gut Level " (bonus track)

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You Don't Know Jack! (CD)

Cellar Live Canada

Cat: CM 041424. Rel: 12 Feb 25

Early America

Jolly Black Giant

You Don't Know Jack!

630 In The Morning

Microcosmic Orbit

Have You Met Joan

Why'd You Have To Go And Lie To Me Boy

I Like A Big Schnazolle

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Actions (reissue) (CD)

Intuition US

Cat: INT 36062. Rel: 25 Feb 25

Humus - The Life Exploring Force

Sita Rama Encores

Actions For Free Jazz Orchestra

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Consentrik Quartet (CD)

Blue Note

Cat: 756020 7. Rel: 13 Mar 25

The Returning Angel

The 23

Surplus

Slipping Into Something

Allende

House Of Steam

Inner Wall

Satomi

The Bag

Down Close

Question Marks (The Spot)

Time Of No Sirens

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Live In New York 1976 (CD)

Off Beat

Cat: OFBCD 5009. Rel: 20 Mar 25

Prelude (Tryin' & Cryin')

Crosswinds

Pan Handler

Floop De Loop

East Bay

Band Intros

Earthlings

Echidna's Arf

Someday Space Lady

Feel Tzina

And So

Uncle Remus

Involuntary Bliss

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The Ancients (2xCD)

Aguirre Belgium

Cat: ZORN 112CD. Rel: 28 Feb 25

2023-05-12 Set II (2220 Arts & Archive, Los Angeles) (22:18)

2023-05-13 Set I (22:48)

2023-05-13 Set II (22:44)

2023-05-15 Set I (The Chapel, San Francisco) (23:10)

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Xi (CD)

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Cat: REPUK 1498. Rel: 27 Mar 25

Not Getting Through

Gypsy

English Garden Suite

Ain't Gonna Moan

Nowhere To Be Found

Won't Be Satisfied

No More Second Chances

Out Into The Fields

Hunters

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Transmissions: Live At The BBC (6xCD)

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Cat: REPUK 1481. Rel: 21 Feb 25

The Road She Walked Before (Top Gear: 19th January 1969)

Backwater Blues (Top Gear: 19th January 1969)

A Winter Shade Of Powell (Top Gear: 19th January 1969)

Walking In The Park (Symonds On Sunday: 16th March 1969)

Interview With Jon Hiseman (Symonds On Sunday: 16th March 1969)

Beware The Ideas Of March (Symonds On Sunday: 16th March 1969)

Plenty Hard Luck (Symonds On Sunday: 16th March 1969)

Elegy (Johnnie Walker: 24th May 1969)

Walking In The Park (Johnnie Walker: 24th May 1969)

Butty's Blues (Johnnie Walker: 24th May 1969)

I Can't Live Without You (Johnnie Walker: 24th May 1969)

Elegy (Top Gear: 6th July 1969)

The Grass Is Greener (Top Gear: 6th July 1969)

Hiseman's Condensed History Of Mankind (Top Gear: 6th July 1969)

February's Valentyne (Top Gear: 6th July 1969)

Elegy (Symonds On Sunday: 20th July 1969)

The Road She Walked Before (Symonds On Sunday: 20th July 1969)

Walking In The Park (Symonds On Sunday: 20th July 1969)

Butty's Blues (Symonds On Sunday: 20th July 1969)

Elegy (take 1 radio 1 Jazz Workshop: 17th July 1969)

I Can't Live Without You (radio 1 Jazz Workshop: 17th July 1969)

Walking In The Park (radio 1 Jazz Workshop: 17th July 1969)

Those About To Die (take 1 radio 1 Jazz Workshop: 17th July 1969)

Butty's Blues (take 1 radio 1 Jazz Workshop: 17th July 1969)

Mandarin (radio 1 Jazz Workshop: 17th July 1969)

The Grass Is Greener (radio 1 Jazz Workshop: 17th July 1969)

Interview With Dick Heckstall-smith (Top Gear: 22nd November 1969)

Lost Angeles (Top Gear: 22nd November 1969)

Arthur's Moustache (Top Gear: 22nd November 1969)

Jumping Off The Sun (Unknown Session: Late 1969/Early 1970)

Theme For An Imaginary Western (Unknown Session: Late 1969/Early 1970)

Take Me Back To Doomsday (Unknown Session: Late 1969/Early 1970)

Lost Angeles (Partial Unknown Session: Late 1969/Early 1970)

Angle (Unknown Session: Late 1969/Early 1970)

The Machine Demands A Sacrifice (Unknown Session: Late 1969/Early 1970)

Lost Angeles (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Introduction: John Peel (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Downhill & Shadows (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Introduction: John Peel (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Theme For An Imaginary Western (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Introduction: John Peel (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

The Machine Demands A Sacrifice (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Introduction: John Peel (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Walking In The Park (John Peel's Sunday Concert: 8th March 1970)

Brig Out Your Dead (Sounds Of The 70's: 7th April 1970)

Time Lament (Sounds Of The 70's: 7th April 1970)

Daughter Of Time (Sounds Of The 70's: 7th April 1970)