Europe Jazz Media Chart

Jan Granlie, salt-peanuts.eu

Eric Dolphy: Musical Prophet – The Expanded 1963 New York Studio Sessions, Resonance

 

Christine Stephan, JAZZTHETIK

Sunna Gunlaugs: Ancestry, Galileo

 

Viktor Bensusan, jazzdergisi.com

Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra: The Capitol Studio Sessions, Decca

 

Henning Bolte, Written in Music

Aviva Endean: cinder : ember : ashes, Sofa Music

Astonishing solo-album of Melbourne musician Aviva Endean for clarinet, bass clarinet, contrabass clarinet, whistle, timpani, voice and effects.
Operating on the edge of instrumental sound and breathing, Endean’s rich and mesmerizing music is a transcending affair all through of beautiful musical engravings morphing into and in open space. The music has a rare quality of concrete abstractness full of shimmering, dazzling tonalities, sub-melodic traces and vocal qualities. Endean’s music provides unusual as natural sounds. It speaks directly to listeners’ imagination and feelings, can even evoke trance effects.

 

Cim Meyer, Jazz Special

Stefan Pasborg: Solo, limited edition vinyl 10 inch lp

As he says: ”No overdubs, no backtracks. Only the sound of sticks, skin and metal objects. 100% improvised in the moment.”

 

Lars Mossefinn, Dag og tid

Building Instrument: Mangelen min, Hubro

 

Axel Stinshoff, Jazz thing

Makaya McCraven: Universal Beings, International Anthem

 

Luca Vitali, Giornale della Musica

Paolo Angeli: 22:22 free Radiohead, ReR Megacorp

 

Madli-Liis Parts, Muusika

Shai Maestro: The Dream Thief, ECM

 

Paweł Brodowski, Jazz Forum

Aga Zaryan: What Christmas Means to Me, Centrala

A collection of jazzed-up Christmas songs from the top Polish jazz singer Aga Zaryan, who is joined on three of the 11 pieces by the husky voice of special guest Freddy Cole. Tasteful arrangements by pianist Michał Tokaj for Aga’s European Jazz Sextet and the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (except Bob Dorough’s Blue Xmas (To Whom It May Concern) arranged by Gil Evans).

 

Mike Flynn, Jazzwise

Chris Potter: Circuits, Edition

 

Anna Filipieva, Jazz.Ru

Oleg Grymov Quintet: Masala Life, Fancy Music

Never too late to start one's career as a leader, even if you are 42, an esteemed soloist in Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra (arguably the oldest existing big band on Earth,) and an in-demand instrumentalist on alto and soprano saxes, clarinet, bass clarinet, and flute. It turns out Oleg Grymov is all that, plus has at least one album's worth of delightful, tricky, and adventurous originals, brilliantly performed by his Moscow-based quintet.