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Georg RingsgwandlWoanders (Jubiläumsausgabe inkl. Bonus-Tracks)
“Woanders” is Georg Ringsgwandl’s 10th studio album, which was first released in September 2016. Featuring tracks such as “Sitz di her”, “Oberpfalz”, “Dorf” and “Woanders” – which have established themselves as classics in Ringsgwandl’s repertoire over the last 10 years – this album has become one of the most successful and finest in the Bavarian singer-songwriter’s career. The constant demand for ‘Woanders’ meant that the CD had not been available for regular purchase for some time. To mark the ...more

New releases November 2026

KCXP20142 BluRay
Rock  Progressive62.99 EUROKing Crimson2014 (THE COMPLETE US TOUR) (2 BluRay)The 2014 US tour marked the point at which the final major chapter in Crimson’s history began to take shape in the public eye. With a line-up featuring three drummers at the forefront, a sound emerged that transformed the old classics into a vibrant repertoire characterised by raw power and subtle details. The album brings together the entire 2014 US tour, comprising 19 concerts across two Blu-ray ... more
APEBDA520CD/BluRay
Rock  Psychedelic27.98 EUROXTCPsurroundabout Ride (CD/Blu-Ray - Dolby Atmos edition)The combination of the strength of the original material and recordings, the capabilities of Dolby Atmos, coupled with Steven Wilson’s passion for this material and his experience as a mixer of Atmos releases, takes the album on yet more journeys through the audio cosmos. The musical experiments of the mid-1960s, as reinterpreted by XTC in the 1980s, may finally have found their ultimate form of expression ... more
SPR122CD
Jazz  Blues17.98 EURODr. WillOne For The RoadThe man is a cult figure. Dr Will, with his powerful voice, buffalo-tooth necklace and feathered top hat, could have stepped straight out of a Tarantino film. But the bloke is the real deal – an entertainer and a gentleman. A miracle doctor who wanders between heaven and hell. For his tenth full-length album, Dr Will invited his band, The Wizards, to the renowned Downhill Studio in Munich. The tracks ... more
OSR-32095CD
World Music  Portugal  Fado19.98 EUROHana KogureLUZJapanese singer-songwriter Hana Kogure presents her fourth album, *LUZ* – a gently luminous work that blends her own songs, Portuguese influences and intimate acoustic soundscapes into a deeply personal musical landscape. ‘LUZ’ (Portuguese for ‘light’) symbolically reflects the emotional atmosphere of the entire album: a gentle yet unwavering light found in memories, journeys, longings and the little ... more
SFW40274CD
World Music  USA  Folk17.98 EUROCharlie ParrRooming HouseIn this reflection, Charlie Parr introduces the characters from his new album *Rooming House*, a conceptual folk opera that traces the lives of people in the Midwest through his quiet, raw, deeply rooted and empathetic blues. These are songs of lost memories and hardship, but they also tell of spontaneous gestures of kindness and neighbourly help and support. Together with the acclaimed drummer Dave ... more
35104422CD
Jazz  Gypsy Swing17.98 EUROAlexander KranichCoco Schumann Songbook
SFDD26018LP
Rock  Alternative23.98 EUROMobile Ethnic MinorityIt's Me, Mario Vol. 1 (LP)Mario’s music breaks all our modern rules. It is the complete opposite of fast, loud, dense and technology-driven. Sound, silence and lyrics complement each other perfectly, gently enveloping you like a pleasant breeze. Everything is played by hand and, of course, AI-free. You get the feeling that Mario is sitting right next to you. Listening to this record is like spending time with a friend. Mario ... more
LBW021CD
World Music  Italien17.98 EURORenzo RuggieroPrisma Vol. IThe multi-instrumentalist, composer and musicologist Renzo Ruggiero is releasing his new solo album, *PRISMA Vol. 1*, on Liburia Records World. After more than 25 years devoted to early music and traditional music, Ruggiero presents a deeply personal work that combines contemporary composition with the rich musical heritage of various cultures. In doing so, Renzo Ruggiero takes listeners on a compelling ... more
LVF1080CD
Jazz  Blues17.98 EUROHarrell 'young Rell' DavenportYoung Rell
MMJ404CD
Jazz  Blues17.98 EURORick VitoSlidemaster
SMT-850CD
Jazz  Allgemein16.98 EUROWDR Big Band & Sean JonesJagged Edges & Elegant Lines: The Music of Ayn Inserto
REDR1233532CD
Jazz  Allgemein20.98 EUROChet BakerShineChet Baker was a top-notch jazz musician,the creator of a uniqueand personal poetics,an interpreter who did not wallow in his owntorments but who also knew how to take lessintrospective paths, including a superfine andvery lively swing.Chet Baker’s music had characteristics of itsown. Of a bebop nature in the fast pieces, hehad in solos that complex and pulsating waythat characterized this style. He ... more
REDR123369-2CD
Jazz  Allgemein19.98 EUROPaul BleyRamblin'1966, the year in which Ramblin’ was recorded – now finally available and ‘restored to its former glory’, putting an end to fans’ anxieties about getting their hands on a copy – marked a major turning point for the American pianist: for the first time, he included three of the six tracks composed by his new wife Annette Peacock (Both, Albert’s Love Them and Touching) and just one by his now exwife ... more
REDR123367-2CD
Jazz  Allgemein19.98 EUROTommy FlanaganSo In LoveThere is more of the history of jazz and 20thcenturymusic in this record than in anyeducational anthology. In Milan, where herecorded the album with two old friends, Reidand Heath, Flanagan recounts his journeythrough jazz with joy and melancholy. Andbetween a tribute to Thad Jones and one toCole Porter, he seems to ask his muses (Tatum,Monk, Jones): is there a place for me?We say yes.This music, a ... more
REDR123367-1LP
Jazz  Allgemein47.98 EUROTommy FlanaganSo In Love (LP)There is more of the history of jazz and 20thcentury music in this record than in any educational anthology. In Milan, where he recorded the album with two old friends, Reid and Heath, Flanagan recounts his journey through jazz with joy and melancholy. And between a tribute to Thad Jones and one to Cole Porter, he seems to ask his muses (Tatum, Monk, Jones): is there a place for me? We say yes.This ... more
SSC1814CD
Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROKirk Knuffke & Thommy Andersson & Marilyn CrispellPaintbrushThe communal act of improvisation shared between artists of deep understanding and appreciation can be truly breathtaking. In early 2024, longtime friends and collaborators cornetist Kirk Knuffke and bassist Thommy Andersson invited the legendary pianist/improviser Marilyn Crispell to perform with them and capture some of that magic. Meeting in Crispell’s haunts of Upstate New York, the trio recorded ... more
SSC1775CD
Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROLucian Ban ElevationRush“Rush” is the third album by Lucian Ban & Elevation and Ban’s twelfth release on this label. The quartet – comprising saxophonist Abraham Burton, bassist John Hébert and drummer Eric McPherson – looks back on a career spanning almost two decades and follows on from “Songs from Afar”, which was voted Album of the Year in the 2016 “Downbeat” critics’ poll. On *Rush*, Ban’s original compositions bring ... more
SSC1795CD
Jazz  Big Band17.98 EUROFrankfurt Radio Big BandJim McNeely ExpeditionsIn 2025, the jazz world lost one of its beloved talents in the arts of composing and arranging with the passing of Jim McNeely. But before he left, McNeely completed and recorded a suite of original music for his long time favored collaborative ensemble, the Frankfurt Radio Big Band. Expeditions is quite a journey, as the music suggests adventures through sound for individual musicians that McNeely ... more
SSC1808CD
Jazz  Big Band17.98 EUROGaia Wilmer Large EnsembleParabólico - Reflections on Gilberto Gil Vol. 1Gaia Wilmer’s music draws on Brazilian traditions while staying rooted in contemporary jazz and improvisation. Her Large Ensemble has toured in Brazil and performed at Lincoln Center. A key part of Gaia’s projects is reworking music by Brazilian composers such as Egberto Gismonti, Caetano Veloso, and Gilberto Gil in Parabólico. Gilberto Gil the Brazilian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and ... more
LRCD2603CD
Jazz  Contemporary19.98 EUROTommy FlanaganMade In DublinMADE IN DUBLIN is a previously unreleased studio album by American pianist Tommy Flanagan, recorded in Dublin and featuring local drumming legend John Wadham and a young New York bass player, Lindsey Horner."A must for anyone likes jazz piano, bebop, standards or simply music" BeBop Spoken HereThe recording was an impromptu session suggested by John Wadham following a concert the trio gave in August ... more
SSC1817CD
Jazz  Piano Solo17.98 EUROBenny GreenRenovationFor more than four decades, Benny Green has been celebrated as one of jazz’s de nitive trio pianists. With Renovation, his  rst live solo piano recording, Green embraces the freedom of the unaccompanied format while drawing on a lifetime of experience along side Betty Carter, Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard, Ray Brown, and Oscar Peterson. Recorded live at Dizzy’s Club in New York City, the 13-track program ... more
ezz-thetics1071CD
Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROSophie Hassfurther KaleidoscopeEmpathyAfter the pandemic, everything seemed frozen, stuck, exhausted. The Viennese saxophoniste Sophie Hassfurther felt an urge to break this condition apart and reassemble it, like a kaleidoscope: shapes and colors shift into one another, forming new patterns and structures, to gain a different perspec tive, a new sense of place. During this period, she was influenced by authors such as bell hooks (All ... more
SSC1800CD
Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EUROCameron BrownRemembranceBrown created a band in his own image. These mid-career pros – alto, baritone, and soprano saxophonist Lisa Parrott; tenor and soprano saxophonist Jason Rigby; trumpeter Russ Johnson; drummer Tony Je erson – have internalized the leader’s sagacious relationship to the jazz tradition. Loose and limber, the band slides easily between standard harmony and free improvisation, often bathing in the sunlight ... more
SSC1802CD
Jazz  Allgemein17.98 EURODouglas J. CuomoSeven LimbsSeven Limbs is composer Douglas J. Cuomo's second major collaboration with the saxophone giant Joe Lovano. Inspired by a specific meditation from Cuomo’s Buddhist practice, this sixty minute piece features Lovano playing a part that is almost entirely improvised, accompanied by a string quartet (The Overlook), playing a part that is completely notated. The piece is a consummate blending of classical ... more

News

  • 10/6/2026The World Music Charts Europe with Marcos CollWith "Ronsel" Berlin-based harmonica virtuoso Marcos Coll — originally from Galicia — presents his new album, which entered the WMCE charts in October. Building on his previous album, Nómade, Coll continues his musical journey, once again blending traditional Iberian sounds with modern arrangements and his distinctive harmonica style. The title 'Ronsel' – Galician for the wake left by a ship as it glides through the water – symbolises memories, origins, and the path that everyone traces through life. ...moreLatest release
    World Music  Spanien
    Marcos CollRonsel GMC122 CD
  • 10/1/2026The nominations for the German Record Critics’ Award in the fourth quarterThe PdSK jury has announced its longlist for the final quarter of the year. In the 'Grenzgänge' and 'Jazz II' categories, the Reza Askari ROAR Quintet has been nominated for 'xAYb v8v dYAx'. Also nominated in the ‘Jazz II’ category is the album Peace Anthems, featuring Qasim Naqvi, Taylor Deupree, Wadada Leo Smith and Kit Downes, among others. In the traditional ethnic music category, the jury has shortlisted Bayati-Isfahan Dastgah (Lost Classical Repertoire of Azerbaijan) by Elkhan Mansurov, Remembrance of a Forgotten Path by Kudsi Ergüner, Tristan Driessens and Yiorgos Bereris, Morgondimma by Maria Kalaniemi, and Pegno d'ammore by Pino Ruffo and Amaryllis. In the Folk and Singer-Songwriter category, Pino Ruffo and Amaryllis's 'Pegno d'ammore' and 'O fiuro tòs krifò' are in the running for an award. ...more
  • 9/7/2026Klaus Koenig’s 90th birthdayPianist Klaus König celebrates his 90th birthday on 13 October. From the 1960s onwards, he worked as a sound engineer at Radio Studio Zürich, where he formed the legendary Jazz Live Trio with Peter Frei and Peter Schmidlin. Together, they accompanied numerous world-renowned soloists. Koenig has always sought to write and play his own music as independently as possible from prevailing trends and styles. He will celebrate with a concert on 18 October at Moods in Zurich. To mark this special occasion, the TCB label is releasing a remastered reprint of concert, Life at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1973. ...more
  • 9/4/2026The nominations for the German Record Critics’ AwardThe PdSK jury has announced its longlist for the current quarter. In the 'Grenzgänge' category, Flute'n'Bass (Stephanie Wagner and Norbert Dömling) have been nominated for 'Elektrolyte'. In the ‘World Music’ category, Souad Massi has been nominated for Zagate. Maria Kalaniemi and Pekko Käppi have been nominated in two categories for their album Tåreportens Pärla/Tears to Pearls: 'Traditional Ethnic Music' and 'Folk and Singer-Songwriter'. Also in the running in the ‘Traditional Ethnic Music’ category are the Nubras Ensemble with ‘Nubras’, Stefano Valla & Daniele Scurati with ‘Instabasua’, and Brigan & Torgeir Vassvik with ‘Voci di mare e di vento’. The jury 'Folk and Singer-Songwriter' nominated Cara's album 'Our Ship Is Ready'. ...more

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