Check out all the new releases to the Jazz 88 Music Library the week of February 22, 2016! Tune in all week for New Jazz Music specially selected by your Jazz 88 on-air hosts. Tune into The New Jazz Thing with Vince Outlaw (Airing: Tuesday, Midnight-2am; On-Demand Immediately After) for 2 hours of all New Jazz Music and Jazz News.
- GOGO PENGUIN – “MAN MADE OBJECT”
- JOSEPH HOWELL – “TIME MADE TO SWING”
- THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA – “ALL MY YESTERDAYS”
- GRACE KELLY – “TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT”
- JULIAN LAGE – “ARCLIGHT”
- DANIELA MERCURY – “VIRTUAL VINYL”
- ARK OVRUTSKI QUINTET – “INTERSECTION”
- KEN PEPLOWSKI – “ENRAPTURE”
- CURTIS ROBINSON (“THE DOCTOR”) – “DANCING IN THE STREET”
- HENRY ROBINETT – “I HAVE KNOWN MOUNTAINS”
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GOGO PENGUIN – “MAN MADE OBJECT” (Piano trio, with some edgy, but not wildly progressive sounds).
JOSEPH HOWELL – “TIME MADE TO SWING” (Clarinetist, with a straight-ahead collection of jazz tunes and standards).
THAD JONES / MEL LEWIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA – “ALL MY YESTERDAYS” (Legendary big band, with their earliest recordings at the Village Vanguard).
GRACE KELLY – “TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT” (Saxophonist, leading an edgy, somewhat electronic session of originals and others).
JULIAN LAGE – “ARCLIGHT” (Guitarist, leading a trio, in an edgy collection of originals).
DANIELA MERCURY – “VIRTUAL VINYL” (Brazilian vocals, with a contemporary production value).
ARK OVRUTSKI QUINTET – “INTERSECTION” (Ukrainian bassist, performing a collection of jazz tunes and band originals).
KEN PEPLOWSKI – “ENRAPTURE” (Clarinetist/saxophonist, leading a quartet, with an interesting mix of material).
CURTIS ROBINSON (“THE DOCTOR”) – “DANCING IN THE STREET” (Guitarist, paying tribute to Motown).
HENRY ROBINETT – “I HAVE KNOWN MOUNTAINS” (Guitarist, leading a variety of ensembles, performing mostly originals).
