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The Sound Will Tell You

The Sound Will Tell You

Jason Moran
2021-08-17
16
Araminta

Araminta

Harriet Tubman
2017-10-04
23
Afro-Caribbean Mixtape

Afro-Caribbean Mixtape

Nicholas Payton
2017-06-27
15
Backlog

Backlog

Steve Khan
2017-02-24
9
ScratchBop

ScratchBop

LiveHuman
2017-01-28
5
#knowingishalfthebattle

#knowingishalfthebattle

Orrin Evans
2017-01-23
12
No Filter

No Filter

James Brandon Lewis Trio
2017-01-11
8
Real Feels - Live Vol. 1

Real Feels - Live Vol. 1

John Raymond & Real Feels
2016-12-13
8
Altadena

Altadena

Richard Sears
2016-12-09
11
And to the Republic

And to the Republic

ELEW (Eric Lewis)
2016-10-12
10
Twin Talk

Twin Talk

Twin Talk
2016-09-19
12
From Here to There

From Here to There

Wolfgang Schalk
2016-09-11
11
Convergence

Convergence

Warren Wolf
2016-08-20
9
Wonders

Wonders

Faiz Lamouri
2016-08-12
8
Spectre

Spectre

Mike Baggetta
2016-07-24
12
Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri

Amir Seibert
2016-07-04
9
Dark Territory

Dark Territory

Dave Douglas
2016-06-15
9
Behind the Vibration

Behind the Vibration

Rez Abbasi & Junction
2016-05-29
14
Back Home

Back Home

Melissa Aldana
2016-05-06
13
Emily’s D+Evolution

Emily’s D+Evolution

Esperanza Spalding
2016-04-12
18
Never Group

Never Group

Zhenya Strigalev
2016-03-23
16
Work Songs

Work Songs

Jaimeo Brown Transcendence
2016-03-01
12
Shift

Shift

Logan Richardson
2016-02-11
10
Luminosity

Luminosity

Florian Hoefner
2016-02-08
7
Homes

Homes

Gilad Hekselman
2016-01-22
9
Dialogue

Dialogue

Myra Melford + Ben Goldberg
2016-01-20
12
GAïA

GAïA

Lionel Loueke
2015-10-25
6
Shelter of Trees

Shelter of Trees

Ike Sturm + Evergreen
2015-10-20
8
Ye Olde

Ye Olde

Jacob Garchik
2015-10-07
11
The Epic

The Epic

Kamasi Washington
2015-09-30
21
Days

Days

Gabriel Vicéns
2015-09-14
174
Roots

Roots

Tomoko Omura
2015-08-22
8
World's Fair

World's Fair

Julian Lage
2015-07-19
11
High Risk

High Risk

Dave Douglas
2015-06-27
24
Land Grab

Land Grab

Sam Trapchak
2015-06-08
8
The LaFayette Suite

The LaFayette Suite

Laurent Coq / Walter Smith III
2015-05-25
11
In for a Penny, In for a Pound

In for a Penny, In for a Pound

Henry Threadgill Zooid
2015-05-12
12
Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday

Yesterday I Had the Blues: The Music of Billie Holiday

José James
2015-04-21
18
Epicenter

Epicenter

Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth
2015-04-07
13
Fast Future

Fast Future

Donny McCaslin
2015-03-24
23
A Man’s Relationship with His Fragile Area

A Man’s Relationship with His Fragile Area

Tesla Manaf
2015-03-15
11
Mockroot

Mockroot

Tigran Hamasyan
2015-02-26
18
Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Gideon Van Gelder
2014-11-28
10
Subtext

Subtext

Steve Khan
2014-11-16
11
Finish Line

Finish Line

Enoch Lee
2014-11-10
54
Identities Are Changeable

Identities Are Changeable

Miguel Zenon
2014-11-04
15
Rhizome

Rhizome

Fabian Almazan
2014-10-25
11
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller

All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller

Jason Moran
2014-10-03
29
Signal

Signal

Elizabeth Shepherd
2014-09-16
15
Still Casual

Still Casual

Walter Smith III
2014-09-09
24

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Multiple Reviews | 2005-09-23
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Multiple Reviews | 2005-07-19
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Multiple Reviews | 2005-05-15
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Multiple Reviews | 2005-03-31
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Multiple Reviews | 2004-10-14
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