The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 shows Miles Davis out of shape and his quintet reinventing jazz. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/t...

A previously unreleased live recording of Joe Henderson will be released this spring. It is one of many recent releases by the saxophonist. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/j...

This Coltrane centennial year Impulse records will release more live recordings by John Coltrane made by an avid fan. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/c...

Piano trio jazz rules at this year’s Grammy Awards, and Christian McBride is a two-time winner. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/g...

Trumpeter Milena Casado combines electric and acoustic jazz in a most natural way with a young talented band at Brussels Jazz Festival. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/31/m...

Isaiah Collier Quartet plays a full program of John Coltrane songs at Brussels jazz Festival. It is music full of passion and intensity. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/i...

Craig Taborn continues his experimental journey with cellist Tomeka Reid and percussionist Ches Smith on Dream Archives. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/c...

Chris Potter will release a new album featuring Bill Frisell and violinist Sara Caswell. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/u...

Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland and John Abercrombie blend blues, power rock, and jazz on the first Gateway album. It was released 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/16/g...

Jackie McLean’s One Step Beyond was just that. It introduced Tony Williams and Bobby Hutcherson. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/j...

Roy Hargrove and his band are in top form on Live at KNKX recorded for public radio in 2009 and 2017. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/10/r...

Kris Davis’ new work for piano and string quartet is about the ecological crisis. It sounds mature and aware of the tradition of modern art music. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/k...

Miles Davis Pangea was released in Japan 50 years ago. It took 15 more years until it was released in the US and Europe. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/04/m...

Max Roach’s Percussion Bitter Suite is one of the best jazz albums of the early 1960s. Now it is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/m...

This previously unissued live recording by Roland Kirk finds the energetic multi horn player with his first stable band. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/29/r...

Linda May Oh’s new trio album features two of the most interesting musicians of her generation. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/l...

Keith Jarret’s iconic The Köln Concert turns 50 years and is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/t...

One of McCoy Tyner’s best trio albums turns 50. It finds him reunited with Elvin Jones and Ron Carter. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/m...

This previously unreleased live recording finds the Pres of the saxophonists in good form at the jazz club named after one of his many disciples. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/l...

So many great albums are reissued on vinyl that you almost do not have time to buy and listen to new ones. Here are our top selections from 2025. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/b...

This is the albums which we have enjoyed the most in 2025. It includes a song cycle, an octet for guitar and piano, and a remake of a classic protest album. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/b...

Golden Flower documents two concerts from Sweden by multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef. The one with Kenny Barron on piano shines most brightly. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/g...

Oscar Peterson shines with his pianistic brilliance on a previously unissued collection of live recordings. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/t...

Rahsaan Roland Kirk and his horns of plenty shines brightly on the previously unissued Live at the Village Gate from 1963. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/26/r...

Ingrid Laubrock’s 60 pieces for different duos of singers and instrumentalists is one of this year’s most original albums. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/i...

Believe it by Tony Williams is fusion at its best: energetic and elegant. Now the album turns 50 years. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/b...

Two tenor saxophone greats go head-to-head on Dizzy Gillespie’s 1957 album Sonny Side Up: Sonny Rollins and Stitt. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/t...

Aaron Parks returns to acoustic jazz with his new quartet album with Billy Hart, Ben Street and Ben Solomon. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/a...

Changes I & II is Charles Mingus still on top of his game with a vital band which sounds like pure Mingus. The albums were released 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/c...

Chick Corea’s last performances are now issued. Corea alone at the piano plays compositions by himself and others. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/08/c...

Patricia Brennan’s new album of all original music is a soundscape all of its own. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/02/p...

John Coltrane’s complete 1961 Village Vanguard recordings show the saxophonist restlessly exploring new repertoire in different settings. Now it is reissued on vinyl. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/j...

Keith Jarrett’s Death and the Flower is a low-key affair with his American Quartet which was released 50 years ago. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/k...

One of the greatest jazz musicians from the past 60 years has died. Jack DeJohnette played on seminal albums like Bitches Brew, 80/81, and Song X. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/m...

The previously unissued live album Silver in Seattle shows one of the most talented bands of the mid-1960s: The Horace Silver Quintet with Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/h...

Roy Brooks’ The Free Slave is powerful soul jazz with Woody Shaw which is now reissued. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/r...

Dave Holland Trio with saxophonist Jaleel Shaw and drummer Nasheet Waits is a great live band as they show on their current European tour. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/19/d...

American original Henry Threadgill continues to explore musical roads less travelled: now with an unusually orchestrated octet. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/16/h...

McCoy Tyner pays tribute to his piano heroes and contemporaries on the 25 years old solo album Jazz Roots. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/m...

Charles Mingus made sure his 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival performance was remembered. You can hear it on the reissued Mingus at Monterey. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/m...

Wadada Leo Smith and Sylvie Courvoiser search for unusual sounds and forms on their new duo album. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/w...

New releases and reissues of Miles Davis, Rahsaan Kirk and Lester Young premieres on Record Store Day. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/p...

Clifford Jordan held the acoustic jazz flag high during the fusion era, as the 50 years old Firm Roots illustrates. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/c...

Wayne Shorter was already a mature stylist on his mature debut album as a leader in 1959 with Lee Morgan and Miles Davis’ rhythm section. The album is reissued as part of the Original Jazz Classics series for the first time. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/i...

Keith Jarrett set the standard for pianists in Charles Lloyd’s band. 25 years ago, Brad Mehldau entered the group. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/c...

Don Cherry came well-prepared to his debut album as a leader after long apprenticeship with the major saxophonists of the 1960s. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/d...

The super trio Fieldwork returns with a new album after a 17 year long pause in which they all have established themselves as stars of jazz. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/t...

Ravi Coltrane’s From the Round Box was released 25 years ago. It features an all-star quintet. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/12/r...

John Coltrane was still adding pop songs to his repertoire in 1965 even if they were radically performed. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/j...

Brandford Marsalis interprets Keith Jarrett’s Belonging in its entirety on his likewise titled album. jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/m...