The present and the past collide in this twelve release set of new albums. The first five featured tracks are from recently recorded material demonstrating the best modern jazz can offer. The remaining seven tracks are historical recordings, never before released, from the Elemental and Resonance labels for Record Store Day 2026. All of these capture the excitement of live jazz through the sixties, seventies and eighties and feature some of the best musicians from those three decades.
PLAYLIST
- Joe Fiedler’s Big Sackbut “Journey to Bowerbird” from Journey to Bowerbird (Multiphonics Music) 00:00
- Billy Childs “Carefree” from Triumvirate (Mack Avenue Records) 07:46
- Maria Grand “Guerrero Hundido” from Both Sides (Lilaila Records) 14:57
- Emily Rach Beisel “Her Still Singing Limbs” from Sumptuous Branching (Amalgam) 20:39
- Ensemble Infini “Opus II” from Volume ∞ (Cellar Music) 27:43
- Cecil Taylor Unit “Fragments Of A Dedication To Duke Ellington - Afternoon Set Part 1” from Fragments, The Complete 1969 Salle Pleyel Concerts (Elemental Music) 34:33
- Bill Evans “Who Can I Turn To” from At The BBC (Elemental Music) 54:33
- Michel Petrucciani “Nardis” from Kuumbwa (Elemental Music) 1:00:09
- Joe Henderson “Relaxin at Camarillo” from Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:10:34
- Ahmad Jamal “Prelude To A Kiss” from At The Jazz Showcase : Live in Chicago (Resonance Records) 1:18:14
- Mal Waldron “Stella By Starlight” from Stardust & Starlight: At the Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:27:41
- Yusef Lateef “Yusef’s Mood” from Alight Upon The Lake : Live At The Jazz Showcase (Resonance Records) 1:38:50