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Particules Sonores

Particules Sonores

Alain Bedard Auguste Quartet
2024-12-09
1
Planet Bluu

Planet Bluu

T. K. Blue
2024-12-05
11
Prayer For What Remains

Prayer For What Remains

Leslie Pintchik
2024-12-02
5
In Norway

In Norway

Bill Evans
2024-11-26
13
Angell & Crane

Angell & Crane

Angell & Crane
2024-11-18
8
Marche Nocturne

Marche Nocturne

Thelonius Garcia
2024-11-14
15
A Light Shining Through

A Light Shining Through

David Friesen
2024-11-12
12
Noir

Noir

Collin Sherman
2024-11-11
18
Whee3trio: In The Wheelhouse

Whee3trio: In The Wheelhouse

Andy Wheelock
2024-10-25
6
A Beautiful Day, Revisited

A Beautiful Day, Revisited

Andrew Hill Sextet Plus Ten
2024-10-21
19
New Moon

New Moon

Arun Ramamurthy Trio
2024-10-16
12
Dog Days Of Summer

Dog Days Of Summer

Satoko Fujii Quartet
2024-10-14
11
Quartets

Quartets

Kevin Sun
2024-10-10
7
Topography (featuring Neil Welch)

Topography (featuring Neil Welch)

Rich Pellegrin
2024-10-08
6
This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters

This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters

Mike Holober
2024-10-01
12
Aloft

Aloft

Bryn Roberts
2024-09-23
11
Golden City

Golden City

Miguel Zenon
2024-09-22
12
In These Hills, Beyond

In These Hills, Beyond

Chad McCullough
2024-09-12
17
Black Bird

Black Bird

Alex Jenkins Trio
2024-09-11
8
Breaking Stretch

Breaking Stretch

Patricia Brennan
2024-09-07
18
Justifiably J.J.

Justifiably J.J.

John Fedchock
2024-09-03
7
Letting Go Of A Dream

Letting Go Of A Dream

Jake Noble
2024-08-24
6
Bounding Line

Bounding Line

Greg Reitan
2024-08-06
12
Sweet Caress

Sweet Caress

Frank Ambrosetti & Strings
2024-08-05
14
Enlightenment - Solid Waves

Enlightenment - Solid Waves

June Yun
2024-07-23
13
Aloft

Aloft

Natsuki Tamura, Satoko Fujii
2024-07-13
7
Suite For Africa

Suite For Africa

Amina Figarova & Matsiko World Orphan Choir
2024-07-12
10
Panoply

Panoply

Denny Zeitlin
2024-07-08
13
It's Time

It's Time

Paul Tobey
2024-07-06
8
A Place Called Home

A Place Called Home

Oddgeir Berg Trio
2024-07-03
16
Vocalise

Vocalise

Dan Dean
2024-06-29
8
A Different Light

A Different Light

Carl Clements
2024-05-29
7
Project Earth: The Blue Chapter

Project Earth: The Blue Chapter

Iris Trio
2024-05-24
12
Evolver

Evolver

Bruno Raberg Tentet
2024-05-20
6
Available Light

Available Light

Daniel Janke Winter Trio
2024-05-08
10
Anger, Commitment and Love

Anger, Commitment and Love

Antonio Flinta
2024-05-04
16
String Planes

String Planes

Collin Sherman
2024-04-18
16
Midpoint Cafe

Midpoint Cafe

Keisuke Kishi
2024-04-15
8
Moab

Moab

Garza / Fawcett / Wojtowicz
2024-04-12
4
Hodges: Front and Center: Vol. Two

Hodges: Front and Center: Vol. Two

Owen Broder
2024-04-10
7
Stay

Stay

Julieta Eugenio
2024-03-31
9
The Mighty Warriors

The Mighty Warriors

Mal Waldron - Steve Lacy
2024-03-26
20
A Canadian Songbook

A Canadian Songbook

Ernesto Cervini's Turboprop
2024-03-23
7
Love Is Passing Thru

Love Is Passing Thru

Roberto Magris
2024-03-18
15
Locrian Skye

Locrian Skye

Dave Solazzo
2024-03-15
8
Blues For Outlaw Hearts

Blues For Outlaw Hearts

John Esposito
2024-03-10
11
Dances Of Freedom

Dances Of Freedom

Samo Salamon
2024-02-21
12
This Light Has No Darkness, Volume 1

This Light Has No Darkness, Volume 1

David Friesen
2024-02-14
6
Traces

Traces

Will Regnier
2024-02-10
7
Jazz Hands

Jazz Hands

Bob James
2024-02-08
9

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Multiple Reviews | 2021-08-03
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