Catch Up

In this episode Caro is joined by pianist Fred Hersch, whose solo-debut for ECM Records, “Silent, Listening”, was recorded in Lugano, in 2023 and produced by Manfred Eicher.

In the conversation, Fred talks about the close collaboration with Manfred Eicher, the serendipity of life and how special this album is to him.

Nate Smith, Kiefer, CARRTOONS, Kenny Beats – The Leak [Fathers] {Blue Note}
Meshell Ndgeocello – Don’t Look Any Further (with Lianne La Havas)
Matthew Herbert, Herbert, Momoko Gill – Someone Like You [Clay (Bonus Edition)] {Strut Records}
Jordan Rakei – Enemies [Promise] {Fontana Records}
Erica Tucceri – Flute Trip {Deep Matter Records}
Marla Kether – Reverse (feat. Sofia Grant) {Strut Records}
Christ-Stephane Boizi – The Sustainer Of My Faith ft. Rube Fox, Jonny Mansfield) [The Sustainer Of My Faith]
Kolakale – Darkness – The Ankh
Sarah Tandy – Pressure ft. K.O.G
Don Glori – Sundancer {Mr.Bongo}
Namas – Eleven {Tonight}
Kiefer – Memory Bomb feat.Walter Smith III, Flanafi, Shibo {Blue Note}
corto.alto – APRIL feat.anaiis [NOBLEHILL] {Ninja Tune}
Summers Sons, C.Tappin – Balance {Deep Matter Records}

This week an “off the shelves” vinyl special.

Robert Watson – Fuller Love {All Because of You}
Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers – Along Came Betty {Buhaina}
Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Jujuman {I’ve Known Rivers and Other Bodies}
Eddie Russ – See the Light {See the Light}
Working Week – Venceremos {Jazz Dance Special 12″ Edition}
Rainer Brüninghaus – Stufen {Freigeweht}
Bakida Carroll – Kaki {Shows and Reflections}
District Six – Leave My Name at the Door {Leave My Name at the Door}
Dudu Pukwana’s Zila – Zila {Live at the 100 Club 1981}
Jim Pepper – Witchi Tia To {Comin’ and Goin’}
Don Cherry – Alphabet City {Home Boy}
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Bright Moments {Kirkatron}
Hilton Ruiz – Origin {Steppin’ in to Beauty}
Herb Geller with Mark Murphy – The Power of a Smile {Rhyme and Reason}
John Payne / Louis Levin Band – Dreams / Zone 9 {John Payne / Louis Levin Band}
Barry Miles – Woodstock {White Heat}
Jeff Lorber Fusion – Black Ice {Soft Space}
Stan Getz – Captain Marvel {Captain Marvel}

FONVILLE X FRIBUSH – What’d You Say
Grant Green ft Larry Young 2 – I Wish You Love
Prime ft Peter Johnstone – When In Rome
The Isabelle Bodenseh Quartet – Part IV – Kantilene
Larry Young – If
The Soul City 3 – Jan Jan
Larry Young – Trip Merchant
The Nigel Price Organ Trio – Splash The Cash

Ramsey Lewis – Seventh Fold {Salongo LP}
CJP Band – Freedom {Supa Jams}
Ronnie Laws – Never Be The Same {Pressure Sensitive LP}
Benny Sings – You Love Me {22 Durnham Dew LP}
Horace Silver – Old Mother Nature {Total Response LP}
Homeboy Sandman & Jack Splash – Natural Hue {Resonance Frequency LP}
O’Donel Levy – Playhouse {Simba LP}
Kiefer, Cartoons, Erick the Architect, Tony Stone – New Levels, New Devils {Memory Bomb LP}
David Newman – Foxy Brown {Newmanism LP}
Way Dynamic – The Goose is Loose {So Familiar LP}
David Newman – The Clincher {Captain Buckles LP}
Freddie Hubbard – This Is It {Ride Like the Wind LP}
ATCQ – The Remedy {The Jam EP Vol 4}
Erykah Badu x The Alchemist – Witch Doctor
Andre Cymone – Kelly’s Eyes {Living in The New Wave LP}
Homeboy Sandman & Jack Splash – Take Time {Resonance Frequency LP}
The Cool Notes – Come On Back to Me {Have a Good Forever LP}
Keiyaa – Take It {Instrumental}
RAH Band – Float {Mystery LP}
Way Dynamic – Evening Star {Massive Shoe LP}
Key-Matic – Breaking in Space {12”}
Ayanna Witter-Johnson – Blue {New Roots LP}
Rare Silk – New York Afternoon {New Weave LP}
Keiyaa – Devotions {Hooke’s Law LP}
Al Jared – Distracted {This Time LP}
Kokoroko – Da Du Dah ft Nyron Higor {Nome Mix}

Klan – Epidemia Euforii {Mrowisko}
Big Band Katowice – Czarownik {Music For My Friends}
NOVI – Torpedo {Torpedo}
Bemibem – Podaruj mi Trochę Słońca {Bemowe Frazy}
Krzysztof Komeda – Knife In The Water {Cul-De-Sac & Knife In The Water}
Komeda Quintet – Kattorna {Astigmatic}
Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski – Safari Raid {Polish Jazz Vol. 19}
Wojciech Karolak – Why Not Samba {Go Right}
Omasta – Cornerstone {Jazz Report From The Hood}
hoshii & Kuba Więcek – Love Therapy Pt. 2 {Her Name Was Yumi}
Błoto + Ion D – Komfort / Confort {Atmosfera}

Slow Tiger – Eleven in Six {Slow Tiger}
Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition – Ahmad the Terrible {Album Album}
Chad Taylor Trio – Resistance {The Daily Biological}
Nebbia / Muruaga / Bäckström / Mustonen Quartet – Fogradient {Freefalling Latitude}
Jon Irabagon – Graceful Exit {Server Farm}
Krishna Goineau / Javier Hernando – Craquements {Revenir}
Tony Orzano / Bryan Rohmer / Jeremy Wexler – Spring Wind {Balloons on Grass}
Savant Flaneur – Hocketus {Hocketus}
Felix Alexander Lybeck – släpar allting hem {Friends & Neighbors Vol. 1–3 by We Jazz Records}
Om – Fast Line {Südpol}
Henry Cow – Die Kunst Der Orgel (Erk Gah extract) {The Henry Cow Box Redux: Volume 8 – Bremen}
Gal & The Love Supreme Arkestra – Village on the Ocean Cliff {Retiro Espiritual}
Tamar Osborn – Raw {Varier: Berlin}
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe – After the Storm 3 {After the Storm}
Sylvaine Hélary – Après la pluie {Glowing Life}
Sunny Murray – Complete Affection {An Even Break (Never Give a Sucker)}
Moola – marut {Moola}
John Lindberg / Albert Mangelsdorff / Eric Watson – Dodging Bullets {Dodging Bullets}
Mats Gustafsson and Kimmo Pohjonen – slow down the beating {Two Balls Are Enough}
Nick Mazzarella – Sacred Soil {Siena Sessions}
Pulverize The Sound – Downtick {Black}
Ben Goldberg / Matt Hollenberg / John Hébert / Hamir Atwal – Frenzy in Four {Just What You Thought You Wanted}
Cecil Taylor – 3 Phasis (4) {3 Phasis}
Norberto Lobo & Ananta Roosens – Kiss & Ride = Dangerous {Earthlings}
Michael Formanek/Tim Berne/Craig Taborn/Gerald Cleaver – The Rub And Spare Change {The Rub And Spare Change}
Alawari – Flimmer {Alawari}

Orchestra Mambo International – Flauta Pa’ Ti {Apuntalo!}
Richie Bastar – Mambo Pa’ Kako
Kako y su Orquesta – La Cazuela {Kako}
Supermambo – Isla Bella {Supermambo}
Maite Hontele feat Alain Perez – El Cañangazo {Cuba Linda}
Grupo Niche – Buenaventura y Caney {Querer Es Poder}
Ray Barretto – Margie {Tremendo Trio}
Eddie Torres & His Mambo Kings – Dance City {Dance City}
Orchestra Mambo International – Llegó Mi Gente Ya {Apuntalo!}
Juan Formell y Los Van Van – Ven Ven Ven {Cheapeando}
Charlie Pla y su Orquesta Razon – Mi Barrio Pobre {Campana Pa’ To Los Barrios}
Caberita y sus Ideas – Sobre Salsa {Sobre Salsa}
Chano Martinez Sextet – Gunga Din {A Bailar Señores}

John Coltrane – Locomotion
Andrew Hill – Pumpkin
Bobby Hutcherson – Rojo
Johnny Griffin – I’m Glad There Is You
Chick Corea – Matrix
Dexter Gordon – Soul Sister
Wayne Shorter – Adam’s Apple
Joe Henderson – Blue Bossa
Sonny Clark – Speak Low