Pyramid is an album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California in 1974 featuring performances by Adderley's Quintet with Nat Adderley, Hal Galper, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy with guest appearances by Phil Upchurch, George Duke, and Jimmy Jones.

When ”Linger Awhile“ was released in September 2022, the international press was enthusiastic and in February 2023 Samara Joy scored twice at the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony: with ”Linger Awhile“ she not only secured the trophy for the best jazz vocal album of the year, but also surprisingly also secured the cross-genre award for the ”Best New Artist".

The first question that comes to mind when listening to the new album by pianist Markus Becker is: “Can you do that?” Becker has taken Beethoven’s music on board, and not to perform it as close to the original as possible.

SOMM Recordings is pleased to announce a musical journey around the four nations of the United Kingdom with Folk Songs of the British Isles.

In the last decade, a number of important manuscripts have been discovered in the archives of Genoa, including the Messa solenne by Saverio Mercadante.

Abilene is a classical-fusion ensemble which takes its eclectic musical inspiration from the colorful, chic, and contemporary city they call home — Miami.

Sylvie Courvoisier is often viewed as a jazz pianist because her oeuvre is so fundamentally grounded in her profound skills as an improvisor. However, astute listeners realize quickly that she brings the touch and outlook of classical pianism to her work and indeed, the music of Messiaen, Bach, Ligeti and Stravinsky lie deep in her musical memory bank alongside Monk, Mengelberg, Bley and Taylor.

Recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in November 2021 to celebrate its 40th anniversary; the iconic album 'Non Stop Erotic Cabaret in its entirety plus hits, rarities and new tracks.

The sophomore album from Early James, Strange Time To Be Alive is the sound of an artist sublimely out of step with the world. With all the charmed eccentricity of a true poet, the Alabama-bred singer/songwriter takes in the endless absurdity he sees around him, then alchemizes his unease into a glorious patchwork of musical idioms: forsaken blues and contemplative folk songs, brooding murder ballads and lovestruck piano tunes.

Over the course of the six pieces on the album, bvdub’s signature melodic richness is on full display - beautiful and spine-tingling passages create huge expanses that engulf you entirely - and the range of dynamics is astonishing. From soft and peaceful to overwhelmingly powerful - this is music to take you to the deepest places - made by an enigmatic and special artist with an uncompromising vision.

Azar Lawrence’s third solo album People Moving was released in 1976 on Prestige Records.

West Side Story is a jazz album by pianist André Previn and his trio. Previn, along with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Red Mitchell, chose eight compositions from the original score of the Leonard Bernstein musical West Side Story and re-arranged them in a jazz style.

Bay Area singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Lindsay Olsen is the mind behind the warped and magical project Salami Rose Joe Louis. Drawing from her studies in planetary sciences, she creates a unique experience: exploring ideas of multiverses and climate change through the lens of a fictional post-apocalyptic keyboard-toting earthling with a flashlight, a can of cashews and a hopeful optimism. Melding influences from jazz, rock and hip-hop – Shuggie Otis, Captain Beefheart, Stereolab, and R. Stevie Moore – she creates a unique blend of experimental galaxy sounds with jazz influenced vocals and keys.

With the release of "Heartwood" Lawson Rollins offers a melodically rich and rhythmically exhilarating set of songs that showcase his soulful connection to the guitar and his passion for unbridled six string acoustic artistry.

"Out Of The Business" is the second album by the Hamburg melodic hard rock band Bad Sister. The album from 1991 is one of the classics of the AOR genre, was not available on CD for years and was traded as a rarity. After the success of the current album "Where Will You Go" (2022), the band's classic now comes - remastered and with a bonus track. At the end of the 1980s, the band attracted attention with their debut album "Heartbreaker" (1989) - finest classic rock, AOR and melodic rock, in the style of Heart, Journey, Foreigner, Giant, Survivor and others.