The Chosen One

The Chosen One – James Allsopp – Stars and Sand (Vibe Collide)

After Finn Peter’s long-awaited return Stargazers was our Chosen One last week, our final selection of the year comes from another excellent returning UK sax-man James Allsopp. On ‘Stars And…

The Chosen One – Stargazers – Stargazers (Night Dreamer)

Recorded direct to disk for the excellent Netherlands based Night Dreamer label, this project sees the long-awaited return of saxophonist and flute player Finn Peters. After a lengthy sabbatical Finn…

The Chosen One – Fergus Quill – ¡Let’s Break Things! (Trash City Records)

We LOVE Ferg. His Imaginary Big Band is a joy to behold. An antidote to the bullshit and greyness that sometimes overwhelms us all. His One Jazz radio show is…

The Chosen One – Michal Baranski – No Return No Karma [Polish Jazz, Vol. 90, Warner Music] #2

Five years after the release of his critically acclaimed and Fryderyk Award-winning debut Masovian Mantra, double bassist, composer and producer Michał Barański returns with a brand new project – the album No Return No…

The Chosen One – Finding Ways (Sebastian Rochford)- Finding Ways (Edition)

Sebastian Rochford is a singular force in British music, an extraordinary drummer, composer, and producer. His work with the iconic group Polar Bear helped redefine the boundaries of jazz and…

The Chosen One – Emma Rawicz- Inkyra (ACT)

A sparkling new set of music from a young saxophonist who pushes herself both in her approach to the instrument and her writing. The band features Emma’s working band with…

The Chosen One – Patricia Brennan – Of The Near and Far (Pyroclastic)

Using the constellations as her inspiration composer, vibraphonist and marimba player Patricia Brennan gazes skyward and delivers a fantastical set of music. You may have noticed there’s been a bunch…

The Chosen One – Laura Jurd – Rites and Revelations (New Soil)

It was clear from her early albums as a leader and particularly with the band Dinosaur, for which she wrote most of the music, that Laura Jurd was already shaping…

The Chosen One – Charles Lloyd – Figure in Blue (Blue Note)

We are blessed to live in a time when a master jazz musician like Charles Lloyd walks among us. At the age of 87 he still tours regularly and seems…

The Chosen One – Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu Plays Mulatu

This is a beautiful record from a man who over the last few decades has won a rightful place in the hearts of many a global jazz fan. Mulatu…

The Chosen One – Trio of Bloom – Trio of Bloom (Pyroclastic)

If you’ve been listening to One Jazz at all over the last month you may have heard the magnificent “Queen King” from this album. An Afrobeat meets jazz-psych freakout…

The Chosen One – Brigitte Beraha and Lucid Dreamers – Teasing Reflections

Teasing Reflections is the third album by Lucid Dreamers, the ensemble led by vocalist and composer Brigitte Beraha, featuring George Crowley (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, electronics), Alcyona Mick (piano,…