In our first video live stream, we discuss the 10 Albums You Need To Know for March 2020. A deep study of the bebop and classical guitar masters, explosive liberation-oriented music, a previously unreleased collaboration between two legends of African music and a long-awaited tribute to Duke Ellington — all that and much more in this month’s list.
Here are the albums appearing in this month’s video:
Kenny Barron/Dave Holland Trio featuring Johnathan Blake, Without Deception (Dare2) BUY HERE
Pasquale Grasso, Solo Masterpieces (Sony Masterworks)
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Al Di Meola, Across the Universe (earMUSIC)
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Shabaka & The Ancestors, We Are Sent Here By History (Impulse!)
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Lennie Tristano, The Duo Sessions (Dot Time)
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Irreversible Entanglements, Who Sent You? (International Anthem/Don Giovanni)
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Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, Rejoice (World Circuit)
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Avishai Cohen, Big Vicious (ECM)
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Béla Fleck and Toumani Diabaté, The Ripple Effect (Craft)
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Kandace Springs, The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note)
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BONUS: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Black Brown & Beige (Blue Engine)
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