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Forthcoming Jazz CD New Releases

The best of the forthcoming top jazz new releases and the best jazz re-releases, regularly updated.

June 2013

More great releases this month - Lage Lund, David Binney, Orrin Evans, Luis Perdomo ....

Release date: Tuesday June 4th 2013

Lage Lund - Foolhardy (Criss Cross)

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On his third leader release for Criss Cross, guitarist Lage Lund returns to the quartet format that he

Jazz Albums of the Year 2013

The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year

Another great year for innovative jazz, crafted against tough times for the music.

1.             Ravi Coltrane - Spirit Fiction (Blue Note)

2.             Billy Hart - All Our Reasons (ECM)

3.             Keith Jarrett - Sleeper (ECM) 2CD

4.             Kenny Garrett - Seeds From The Underground (

Jazz Albums of the Year 2012

The Top 20 best jazz albums of the past year

Some great new music makes this another great year for innovative jazz.

1.             Keith Jarrett - Rio (ECM) 2CD

2.             Bill Frisell - All We Are Saying.... (Savoy Jazz)

3.             Tom Harrell - Time of the Sun (HighNote)

4.             Charles Lloyd - Athens Concert (ECM) 2CD

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Jazz New Releases - December 2011 / January 2012

New releases and re-releases for December 2011 and January 2012.

December 2011: Some key albums released ahead of the holiday - A 7CD restrospective of Brad Mehldau's The Art of Trio recordings heads the list. But uncharacteristically, many album releases are held over into January.

January 2012: The New Year kicks of with some strong releases - Chick Corea, Charlie Haden, Hank Jones,

Jazz New Releases - October 2011

New releases and re-releases for October 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.

Some good albums this month. The three Criss Cross albums finally make it to release on October 11th and there are new albums by Stefano Battaglia, James Carter and Pat Martino. Meanwhile the long awaited Keith Jarrett album 'Rio' has been put back until November 8th.

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Jazz New Releases - September 2011

New releases and re-releases for September 2011. The best new jazz album releases this month.

Back from their summer break, the jazz record industry moves back into gear with a very strong line up of new releases. Bill Frisell (two), Sony Rollins, Chick Corea, John Scofield, Joey DeFrancesco, Charles Lloyd, 3 good looking Criss-Cross albums, two big band projects (Ron Carter, Christian