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Jazz Pianist Mal Waldron’s ‘Mal/2’ Gets Loving Reissue Treatment

Jazz Pianist Mal Waldron’s ‘Mal/2’ Gets Loving Reissue Treatment

Mal Waldron’s Mal/2 vinyl reissue is a handsome package that perfectly captures the late, great jazz pianist just as he was starting his 40-plus-year roll.

Bill Evans Trio’s ‘Waltz for Debby’ Gets Pristine Vinyl Reissue

Bill Evans Trio’s ‘Waltz for Debby’ Gets Pristine Vinyl Reissue

One of the legendary Bill Evans Trio’s seminal recordings is back in circulation, with stunning sound quality and faithfully reproduced artwork.

Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, and Jack DeJohnette Are ‘Live at Ronnie Scott’s’

Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, and Jack DeJohnette Are ‘Live at Ronnie Scott’s’

Legendary pianist Bill Evans with a trio not often recorded with Eddie Gomez on bass and Jack DeJohnette on drums live in London's famed club.

Futureshock: Herbie Hancock and the Body Politics of Pop

Futureshock: Herbie Hancock and the Body Politics of Pop

A classically trained jazz pianist who spent five years with the Miles Davis Quintet, Herbie Hancock is also a practising Buddhist whose ideas about transcending the body are realized in his funky cyborg "Rockit" video.

John Surman’s ‘Invisible Threads’ Is Music for Quiet Spaces

John Surman’s ‘Invisible Threads’ Is Music for Quiet Spaces

John Surman's trio create a space where a listener can drift along without getting tired. There's an energy to the playing that lifts one into a pleasant state and a good-humor to the enterprise as a whole.

Various Artists: Spiritual Jazz: Esoteric, Modal, and Deep Jazz from the Underground 1968-1977

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