What to expect in Jazz this month? This is our July 2021 Selection of albums already released or to be released this month (What to Wait For?). Albums – or EPs, or Singles – that got our full attention and should be worth your time.

A playlist with one track per selected album is available at the end of the post.

Selection July 2021

Two CDs for more than two hours of live music, recorded during two festivals last year: ‘Artacts in Tyrol’, Austria, and ‘Jazz Cerkno’ in Slovenia. Two incredible musicians, and one amazing album.

Hamid Drake: drums, voice; Ingrid Schmoliner: piano, voice
Release date July 1, 2021

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“The wonderful thing about music is that you put the headphones on, and you are all in the same room.”
—John McLaughlin

This is true for isolated musicians recording together while spread around the globe, but also for isolated listeners starving for live music.

John McLaughlin: guitar, guitar synth, piano; Roger Rossignol: piano; Ranjit Barot: drums, konokol; Jean Michel. ‘Kiki’ Aublette: drums, bass; Vinnie Colaiuta: drums; Nicolas Viccaro: drums; Julian Siegel: tenor sax; Etienne MBappe: bass; Gary Husband: drums, piano; Sam Burgess: bass; Jerome Regard: bass; Oz Ezzeldin: piano
Release date July 1, 2021

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Dramatic, relaxing, and beautiful as a Norwegian fjord.

Daniel Herskedal: tuba and bass trumpet; Eyolf Dale: piano and celesta; Helge Andreas Norbakken: drums and marimba
Release date July 2, 2021

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“The way temporality functions in Hindustani music has greatly shaped how I approach adorning time with rhythm.”
—Keshav Batish

Binaries in Cycle is a digest of new proposals, ideas, and intentions, yet it is deeply rooted in modern jazz. Read our full post review here: Keshav Batish – Binaries in Cycle

Keshav Batish: drum set; Shay Salhov: alto saxophone; Lucas Hahn: piano; Aron Caceres: double bass.
Release date July 9, 2021

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The 11 tracks—all originals by Giovanni Guidi—are so clearly evoking all the facets of Gato Barbieri’s music, you may wonder if it is not ultimately covers. A beautiful tribute.

Giovanni Guidi: piano and Fender Rhodes; James Brandon Lewis: tenor sax; Gianluca Petrella: trombone; Brandon Lopez: double bass; Chad Taylor: drums & percussions; Francisco Mela: drums & percussions
Released date July 9, 2021

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Dave McMurray “returns with Grateful Deadication, a cover album that turns one of the most celebrated catalogs in rock songwriting into a vehicle for his own jazz expression.”
—Blue Note

Dave McMurray: tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, keyboards, percussion; Ibrahim Jones: bass; Don Was: bass (3); Jeff Canady: drums; Jay Lane: drums (3); Wayne Gerard: guitar; Bob Weir: guitar (3); Greg Leisz: guitar (3); Larry Fratangelo; percussion; Sowande Keita: percussion (2); Maurice O’Neal: keyboards & organ; Jeff Chimenti: keyboards (3); Luis Resto: piano (1, 5); Bettye LaVette: vocals (3); Herschel Boone: vocals (7)
Release date July 16, 2021

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“Mayan Space Station is William’s first electric guitar trio album. The unparalleled rhythmic firmament created by Parker & Cleaver is matched by Mendoza in full flight. This is cosmic multi-hued blues, perfect for space and time travel.”
— AUM Fidelity

Read our dedicated post: William Parker – Mayan Space Station

William Parker: bass, compositions; Ava Mendoza: electric guitar; Gerald Cleaver: drums
Release date July 23, 2021

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“The music on this album is a tribute to the flow of rhythm as melody and pulsation. Laced with the joy and the bounce, the dance and the heartbeat. Giving a nod to all the music that has ever passed through us..”
— William Parker

William Parker: bass, trombonium, shakuhachi, compositions; Daniel Carter: trumpet, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet, flute; Hamid Drake: drums
Release date July 23, 2021

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“A life change allowed Hank Roberts to undertake one of the most meaningful projects in his life. The journey may have begun as a move to New York City, but it evolved into something deeper, the fostering of new friendships and a new, collection of music. Science of Love is a testament to Roberts’s craft, perseverance, and ability to propel the power of love through music. “
— Sunnyside Records

Hank Roberts: cello; Brian Drye: trombone; Dana Lyn: violin; Mike McGinnis: clarinet, soprano saxophone; Jacob Sacks: piano; Vinnie Sperrazza: drums.
Release date July 23, 2021

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“6 discs of one-bar compositions by pianist-composer Matt Mitchell and percussionist-composer Kate Gentile, designed to incite inventive, multi-directional improvisation.” It will be sure intense and we are so impatient to discover the entire release!

Kate Gentile: compositions, drums & percussion; Matt Mitchell: compositions, piano, modular synthesizer, Prophet-6, MicroFreak & electronics; Kim Cass: acoustic & electroacoustic bass; Ben Gerstein: trombone; Jon Irabagon: tenor, mezzo-soprano, sopranino, soprillo, mezzo-soprano saxophones, alto clarinet; Davy Lazar: trumpet, piccolo trumpet & cornet; Mat Maneri: viola; Ava Mendoza: guitar; Matt Nelson: tenor & alto saxophones; Brandon Seabrook: guitar & tenor banjo.
Release date July 9, 2021

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New Releases – July 2021 – Albums List:

• Hamid Drake, Ingrid Schmoliner – Awon Ona (Klanggalerie)
• John McLaughlin – Liberation Time (Abstract Logix)
• Daniel Herskedal – Harbour (Edition Records)
• Keshav Batish – Binaries in Cycle (Self-released)
• Giovanni Guidi – Ojos de Gato (Cam Jazz)
• Dave McMurray – Grateful Deadication (Blue Note)
• William Parker – Mayan Space Station (AUM Fidelity)
• William Parker – Painters Winter (AUM Fidelity)
• Hank Roberts Sextet – Science of Love (Sunnyside Records)
• Matt Mitchell & Kate Gentile – Snark Horse (Pi Recordings)

+1 extra review:

• Archie the Goldfish – Water & Light (Self-released)

Discover the Best of Jazz – Year 2021 full post.

Playlist

Listen to those tracks on our Spotify playlist “2021 (so far”).

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