Nicholas Payton has released a new album, Relaxin’ with Nick, on which he plays keyboards and trumpet. We featured a track from the album in our Weekly Discover Playlist for October 28. (Photo: Courtesy the artist)
As writer Whitney Balliett once said, “Jazz is the sound of surprise.” Our Weekly Discover playlist will take your ears to new places with the latest sounds from your favorite artists — and some you should definitely get to know. Catch up on albums that came out over the weekend, newly released singles and other tunes that may have flown under your radar. Stream now on Spotify or on your favorite music service using the links below.
Jazz is a Four-Letter Word
Nicholas Payton
Relaxin’ with Nick
Britches Blue
Randy Brecker, Ada Rovatti
SACRED BOND – BRECKER PLAYS ROVATTI
I Concentrate On You
Kenny Dorham
Swedish Sessions 1964
The Great Romancer – Brooklyn
Puss N Boots
Dear Santa…
Avail
The Bad Plus
Activate Infinity
Teach Me Tonight
Clarolyn Maier, Dave Koz, Tom Grant
Teach Me Tonight
Mirror Image
Matt Herskowitz
Mirror Image
Listen Up
Jeff Denson, Romain Pilon, Brian Blade
Between Two Worlds
Misty
Laszlo Gardony
La Marseillaise
The Tide Is High
Handmade Moments, Cyrille Aimée
The Tide Is High
Stablemates
Joshua Breakstone, Eliot Zigmund, Martin Wind
Children of Art
Mr. P.L.
Andy Ballantyne, Adrean Farrugia, Neil Swainson, Terry Clarke
Play on Words
Fado da Invejosa (feat. John Beasley & Metropole Orkes)
Maria Mendes, John Beasley, Metropole Orkes
Close to Me