A very mixed bag of great music this week, including debuts of new albums by Matt Mitchell, Montreal saxophonist Aaron Leaney, master saxophonist Dave Liebman, the duo of saxophonist Marc Jufer and pianist Stefan Aeby from Switzerland, an intriguing debut from the trio Nite Bjuti and the totally unpredictable Anti Rubber Brain Factory from France.
00:00 Damien Brassart Quartet * Plume – Self-released * Noire Comme La Pupille * Belgium
07:22 Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble * Spirit Gatherer – Spiritmuse * Degi Degi * USA
15:20 Host speaks
17:33 Matt Mitchell * Oblong Aplomb – Out Of Your Head * Blinkered Hoopla * USA
26:52 Tobia Bondesan & Giovanni Maier * Live In Pisa – Fonterossa * Jungle Ballad * Italy
33:25 Anthony Branker * What Place Can Be For Us? – Origin * What Place Can Be For Us? * USA
41:50 10-32-K * The Law Of Vibration – Self-released * RB * USA
50:59 Host speaks
53:07 Anti-Rubber Brain Factory * Musiques de Rêves et de Démences – Le Fondeur De Son * Don’t Blame Me * France
1:00:13 SPOS * Now SPOS! – Phonogram Unit * Apologise * Portugal
1:06:19 Host speaks
1:08:42 Wadada Leo Smith * Fire Illuminations – Kabell * Muhammad Ali & George Forman Rumble In Zaire Africa * USA
1:17:06 Wadada Leo Smith * Fire Illuminations – Kabell * Muhammad Ali’s Spiritual Horizon * USA
1:20:53 Yamabiko Quartet * Yamabiko Quartet – Nemu * Sandrinella * Germany
1:27:38 Ziv Taubenfeld’s Full Sun * Out Of The Beast Came Honey – Clean Feed * Moon Doctor * Netherlands
1:35:32 Ben Monder * Amphorae – ECM * Oh What A Beautiful Morning * USA
1:40:46 Wayne Shorter * Speak No Evil – Blue Note * Infant Eyes * USA
1:47:37 Oriol Roca Trio * Live At Jazz Cava – Underpool * What’s The Point * Spain
1:54:02 Aaron Leaney & Jacques Thouin * Lockdown – Astral Spirits * Every Child * Canada
1:59:51 Host speaks
2:00:35 Charlie Mariano * Helen 12 Trees – MPS * Parvarti’s Dance * Germany
2:08:03 Host speaks
2:09:19 Dave Liebman * Live At Small’s – Cellar Jazz * The Beginning * USA
2:24:05 Dark Horse * Listen – We Jazz * Fri Form * Sweden
2:29:48 Soojung Lee * Four Seasons – Self-released * Autumn Wind * So. Korea
2:37:13 Host speaks
2:38:28 Nite Bjuti * Nite Bjuti – Whirlwind * Speech & Silence * USA
2:43:50 Aruan Ortiz Trio * Serranias Sketchbook For Piano Trio – Intakt * Los Tres Golpes * USA
2:52:01 Host speaks
2:53:14 Marc Jufer * Both – Ranunkel * Like Waves * Switzerland