jazz tracks
Track: Graham Costello STRATA – Lyra
Jazz collective Graham Costello STRATA are back with a new single Lyra, taken from their forthcoming Obelisk album. The quartet – composer / drummer Graham Costello, Fergus McCreadie on piano, Joe Williamson on guitar, and Mark Hendry on electric bass, are all based in Glasgow but are making serious waves across the UK Jazz scene. Of the track, Costello says …
Track: Asher Gamedze – Interregnum
South African visionary jazz drummer Asher Gamedze has released a new track, Interregnum, from his forthcoming album Dialetic Soul, out on On The Corner Records on July 10th. The album was recorded live over a period of two days, with Gamedze surrounding himself with renowned musicians – Thembinkosi Mavimbela on bass, Buddy Wells on Tengo …
Track: Kamaal Williams – One More Time
Wu Hen is the second helping of Kamaal Williams self-styled Wu Funk, this time with added strings from Miguel-Atwood Ferguson and Saxophone from Quinn Mason are added to the mix. Of the project Kamaal says “This is a revolution of the mind. A spiritual rebellion. To reach new heights requires separating ourselves from the material …
Track: Derrick Hodge – Not Right Now
Out on June 26th via legendary Jazz label Blue Note is the the third album from bass plater and two time Grammy winner Derrick Hodge. Called Color of Noize it’s an album of substance with Hodge mixing it up with his jazz roots, with hip-hop, soul, spiritual influences and he went old school on the …
Track: Oscar Jerome – Give Back What U Stole From Me
Oscar Jerome sure knows how to build up momentum. Hot on the heels of two recent singles, the glowing soulful ‘Sun for Someone’ and the politically charged ‘Your Saint’, comes a third teaser ‘Give Back What U Stole From Me’. This time around Jerome delivers some super pumped jazz funk, all clipped scat-rap, deep bass …
Track: GoGo Penguin- Don’t Go
The genre defying instrumental trio ‘GoGo Penguin’ have released a further single ‘Don’t Go’ to preview their forthcoming self-titled album, available June 5th via the iconic Blue Note label. Described by bassist Nick Blacka as an attempt ‘to create emotion using the sonorous timbre of the double bass against the prepared piano’ the track drips …
Track: Leron Thomas – Corporate
Trumpet player Leron Thomas has stepped away from his Pan Amsterdam moniker and made a record of his own, in betweeen writing/producing and touring the Iggy Pop album ‘Free’. The album, ‘More Elevator Music’, is out via Lewis Recordings later this year, and from it he’s released a new single, Corporate. Let’s get this straight …
Track: Joshua Crumbly – For Victor
Taken from his forthcoming album Rise, it via Open Book Records on May 15th, is the new single from jazz fusion artist Joshua Crumbly. Called ‘For Victor’ its a homage to former Weather Report bassist Victor Bailey, his former mentor. For Victor is starts with these long languid melodic lines, under which for a start …
Track: Oscar Jerome – Your Saint, plus album news
From the source that keeps providing, the South London nu-jazz scene, comes Oscar Jerome with his highly-anticipated debut album ‘Breathe Deep’ (release date July 10th 2020 via Caroline International). You might know Oscar from his work as guitarist with the spirited afrobeat collective KOKOROKO, another emerging force from the Trinity Laban/ Tomorrow’s Warriors jazz hothouses. …
Track: Lettuce – House of Lett
Out on 8th May is the new album from Lettuce, following on from last years Elevate album that we liked an awful lot here at Backseat Mafia, and ahead of that they’ve released a new single, House of Lett. Of the track, bassist Erick ‘Jesus’ Coomes says “some of us like to freak outwith our beaks out, …