All About Jazz — Here are five new jazz albums that were released over the past month or so that are worth giving a listen to. 1. Jasmine by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden (ECM Records, May 25, 2010) CLICK HERE TO BUY Jasmine marks Keith Jarrett's first recorded... more info

Guardian Music — AR Rahmen, Staff Benda Bilili, Céu, Nitin Sawhney, Radioclit - file under pop?Staff Benda Bilili, magnificent survivors singing at the top of their voices about a harsh, strange world and the implacable undermining of all that sustains reason and sa... more info

Guardian Music — Sinikka Langeland (vocals, kantele), Lars Anders Tomter (viola), Kåre Nordstoga (organ)(ECM)This collection of Norwegian folk songs devoted to the Virgin Mary is another unexpected gem from ECM, which pioneered recordings by Keith Jarrett, Arvo Pär... more info

Guardian Music — Admired by Radiohead, friend of Godard, Manfred Eicher is the founder of ECM, one of the most successful jazz labels in the world. He tells Richard Williams how he has survived the virtual disintegration of the music industryOn his desk lie a John Ch... more info

All About Jazz — 1 3 2 Dr. Lonnie Smith Spiral (Palmetto) 229 199 +30 3 62 1 5 2 7 3 Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden Jasmine (ECM) 186 160 +26 2 59 2 5 3 6 5 Brad Mehldau Highway Rider (Nonesuch) 169 161 +8 1 54 3 12 3 4 1... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jolly Joker said... # Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady [1933-1937] # Miles Davis - Bitches Brew [1970/1999 reissue] # Miles Davis - The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 [6CD] # T-Bone Walker - Funky Town [1969] # Phil Lesh & Friends - Love Will See You Through ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Walker said... A Break From The Norm (2001)- tracks sampled by Fatboy Slim... Thanks FC http://burningaquarium.blogspot.com Only Good Song said... John Entwistle Band - Music From Van Pires - 2000 http://onlygoodsong.blogspot.com Buns O'Plenty said... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Given Keith Jarrett's decades-long tradition of either performing solo or with his “Standards” trio of Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, the simple fact that the mercurial pianist recorded with a new collaborator is newsworthy. Of course, when th... more info

All About Jazz — Music can be hypnotic when it is sufficiently unlike normal human behavior and discourse as to make you uncomfortable and engage your judgment. That is to say music that isn't obviously lyrical or evocative or romantic, or any particular mood; mus... more info

All About Jazz — By PicoIf blogs had been around in the late 70s or the 80s I wouldn't have thought for a second to write about Keith Jarrett's watershed album The Koln Concert, because every jazz enthusiast with a computer keyboard and a Blogger account would have a... more info