and Gudrun and Manon stayed in Berlin to form Matador with Beate Bartel

there’s a flip side: whenever an artist seems to ride on sunshine

jazz-like drumming of Steve Lamos

” Channeling their stew of personal-canon heroes while drawing inspiration from contemporaries like Alvvays and Courtney Barnett

Schmidt as well as Koye Berry alongside entrancing vibraphone and percussion patterns from Sarah Hennies push tracks toward ecstatic and melodic peaks

AHMAD JAMAL - The Essence Part One DLP Japan and Gudrun and Manon stayedReleased in 1995, this standout album from Ahmad Jamal arrived like a jolt of fresh air at a time when jazz was weighed down by imitation and conservatism. Where many young players were busy cloning the greats Tyner, Evans, Hancock Jamal offered something utterly his own. After a pair of underwhelming Telarc releases in the early 90s, Jamal returned reinvigorated, delivering what may be his strongest album of the decade. Backed by trusted