Episode 264: Best of 2023, Part 7

Discovering Jazz

You'll hear a track from John Zorn: Homenaje A Remedios Varo, just one of 14 releases Zorn put out in 2023.

And something from pianist Noah Haidu's Standards album. He has another Standards album coming out in 2024.

Benny Benack II, trumpeter and singer's 3rd album called Third Time's The Charm.

Audrey Ochoa, Edmonton trombonist, and Head of a Mouse.

Then there's Darcy James Argue's Secret Society with Dynamic Maximum Tension. The track is a tribute to Alan Turning and hs role as 'codebreaker'. What are the words and numbers the opening intro is tapping out?

More Canadian artisits with the Newfoundland duo of Florian Hoefner and Dani Oore.

Ellas Kapell, For All We Know---from my favourite album of 2023. A very different rendition of Harry Warren and Al Dubin's 'How Could You'.

I play something from Ricki Lee Jones current jazz album, Pieces of Treasure.

Then there is Avishai Cohen and Abraham Rodriguez, and Iroko. This album features musicians from a number of different countries. Lots of Afro-Caribbean rhythms.

Ryuchi Sakamoto and an album that this great soundtrack writer (Last Emperor, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence) put toggehter as he was dying of cancer.

Lastly, drummer Jonathan Blake and Passage. Made a few reviewer's best of 2023 lists. With David Virelles, Joel Ross, Immanuel Wilkins, and Dezron Douglas.