Jazz New Releases
Jazz New Releases
Below is a list of all Jazz titles released in the last 120 days.
Displaying items 1 to 20 of 42
Enrico Rava, Fearless Five with Joe Lovano
Corners [ ECM / CD - released 16/Oct/2026 ] For Corners, Italian trumpeter and long-time label-companion Enrico Rava has once again surrounded himself with a new generation of Italian players eager to defy the paradigm. As a collective they call themselves the Fearless Five - an... |
Jackie Mclean
Swing, Swang, Swingin' (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 16/Oct/2026 ] Recorded in 1959, Jackie McLean's second Blue Note album 'Swing, Swang, Swingin'' fully delivered on the album title's emphatic promise with the alto saxophonist blowing with gusto through a joyful set of standards in a quartet featuring Walter... |
Jan Garbarek
Rites (LP) [ ECM Luminessence Series / 2 LP - released 16/Oct/2026 ] "This is the best work for some time from one of the most individual and innovative of all contemporary jazz musicians. Garbarek is one of the few performers to have a completely distinctive sound and style and, regardless of trends, has steadfastly... |
Joe Kaptein
Live at The Upside Down Lounge Vol.1 (LP) [ Holiday Records / LP - released 16/Oct/2026 ] Music First and Jandal Records are delighted to present "Live at The Upside Down Lounge Vol.1" by Joe Kaptein, one of the hottest talents in the NZ Jazz scene. Recorded live at Goblin in the heart of Ponsonby on 26 May, the album features Hank... |
Lou Donaldson
Sunny Side Up (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 16/Oct/2026 ] A quintessential Blue Note hard bop outing, Lou Donaldson's 1960 album 'Sunny Side Up' presented a winsome program of swinging standards and bluesy originals given deeply felt performances by a quintet with trumpeter Bill Hardman, pianist Horace... |
Nina Simone
Verve Remixed // Nina Simone (LP) [ Verve / LP - released 16/Oct/2026 ] After a run of impactful singles that have introduced Nina Simone's timeless catalog to new audiences, 'Verve Remixed // Nina Simone' arrives as the complete collection of the groundbreaking series. Bringing together every remix from the campaign,... |
Charles Mingus
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (Verve Essentials LP) [ Verve / LP - released 9/Oct/2026 ] Say it as many times as you'd like: one of Charles Mingus' last great works as a bandleader is a must-hear, no matter how familiar you are with his extraordinary songbook. 1964's 'Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus', released on the Impulse! label,... |
John Coltrane
Ballads (Verve Essentials LP) [ Verve / LP - released 9/Oct/2026 ] John Coltrane's time with Impulse! Records was highlighted by the conscious-altering original work of albums like 'A Love Supreme' and 'Ascension'. But Ballads, released in 1963, proved Trane could make any repertoire his own - even time-worn... |
Stan Getz, João Gilberto
Getz / Gilberto (Verve Essentials LP) [ Verve / LP - released 9/Oct/2026 ] From the shores of Rio de Janiero, the sound of bossa nova changed the way the world heard jazz in the 1960s. Arguably the finest record of its kind, 1964's 'Getz/Gilberto' marked a meeting of the minds between Stan Getz, one of America's top jazz... |
John Coltrane
Coltrane 100 - Selections From 1951-1967 (6LP Box Set) [ Rhino / 6 LP - released 2/Oct/2026 ] A cross-label career spanning compilation to celebrate the 100th birthday of jazz legend John Coltrane. This is the first truly comprehensive career overview on the accomplished musician and bandleader to date, including early compositions from 1951... |
John Coltrane
John Coltrane 100 - Highlights From 1957-1964 [ Rhino / CD - released 2/Oct/2026 ] Drawing from the larger career spanning 6LP box, comes a shorter/sweeter collection featuring just the highlights! These are the quintessential compositions and timeless classics that shaped Coltrane's career and influence. |
John Coltrane
John Coltrane 100 - Highlights From 1957-1964 (LP) [ Rhino / 2 LP - released 2/Oct/2026 ] Drawing from the larger career spanning 6LP box, comes a shorter/sweeter collection featuring just the highlights! These are the quintessential compositions and timeless classics that shaped Coltrane's career and influence. |
Meshell Ndegeocello
Synonym [ Blue Note / CD - released 2/Oct/2026 ] With her 3rd Blue Note album Synonym, Meshell Ndegeocello presents a remarkable album of duets on classic songs that are known, loved, and diverse in tone, "genre", intent, and BPM. This is an album about joy, love, selfhood, individual... |
Eric Dolphy
Out To Lunch (Blue Note Essentials LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 25/Sep/2026 ] In February 1964, Eric Dolphy assembled a formidable quintet of modern jazz visionaries with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Bobby Hutcherson on vibraphone, Richard Davis on bass, and Tony Williams on drums, and headed into Rudy Van Gelder's studio to... |
Grant Green
Idle Moments (Blue Note Essentials LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 25/Sep/2026 ] Time and troubles seem to melt away during the 15 enrapturing minutes of "Idle Moments," the opening track of Grant Green's sublime 1963 album Idle Moments. As the piece unhurriedly unfurls all the unique colors of the ensemble present themselves... |
John Coltrane
Blue Train (Blue Note Essentials Limited Edition LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 25/Sep/2026 ] On September 15, 1957, John Coltrane went into Rudy Van Gelder's living room studio in Hackensack, New Jersey and recorded his first great masterpiece: Blue Train. It would be the legendary saxophonist's sole album as a leader for Blue Note, a... |
Kenny Burrell
Midnight Blue (Blue Note Essentials LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 25/Sep/2026 ] Guitarist Kenny Burrell debuted on Blue Note Records in 1956 and over the following 7 years made a series of excellent albums for the label that culminated with his masterwork Midnight Blue. Recorded in 1963, the album waded deep into the blues,... |
Wayne Shorter
Speak No Evil (Blue Note Essentials LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 25/Sep/2026 ] 1964 was one of the most momentous years in the musical life of Wayne Shorter. Early in the year the saxophonist was still a member of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, appearing on classic Blue Note albums like Free for All and Indestructible.... |
Eddie Gale
Black Rhythm Happening (Blue Note Classic Vinyl LP) [ Blue Note / LP - released 18/Sep/2026 ] Following his striking debut 'Ghetto Music', the radical trumpeter Eddie Gale presented an extension of that vision on 1969's 'Black Rhythm Happening'. Joining the Noble Gale Musicians & Singers are guests including saxophonist Jimmy Lyons, and... |
DANIELE DI BONAVENTURA / ENZO FAVATA / MARCELLO PEGHIN
Ritornare Enzo Favata, Quintetto Atlantico [ ECM / CD - released 18/Sep/2026 ] Enzo Favata's Atlantico quintet explores the musical space where jazz, chamber music dynamics and improvisation meet - never predictable, but with a strong sense of direction grounded in vast musical backgrounds, including the multitude of... |
