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JD Allen, Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) was released on September 26, 2025.

 

"Tenor saxophonist JD Allen had only one goal in mind—to play “pretty”—when he set out to record an album consisting entirely of ballads. He put the brainier aspects of his craft to the side and opted to feed his emotional core, focusing on melody and tone while making a personal expression of empathy for the human race. Allen also took off his composer hat for this project: He draws from a repertoire of classic siren songs (including “Stranger In Paradise,” “Until The Real Thing Comes Along,” “Why Was I Born,” “Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies,” “Put On A Happy Face,” “Gone With The Wind” and others) in a nine-track program that’s presented as a love letter to the listener."

 

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This is an album I'd expect to hear on an episode of Bosch.

 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Sk1Bum said:

JD Allen, Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions) was released on September 26, 2025.

 

 

The more I listen to this, the more I like it.

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The Kate Wyatt Trio, Murmurations was released on October 10, 2025.

 

"On Murmurations, Wyatt’s dynamic compositions are joined by those of Vedady and Hamel, each bringing unique textures and perspectives to the trio’s collective sound. The album also features a fresh, surprising take on the Kurt Weill standard Mack the Knife, highlighting the group’s playful side and inventive spirit."

 

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The Rin Seo Collective, City Suite was released on October 3, 2025.

 

"There is no doubting which metropolis Korean-born composer Rin Seo had in mind when writing City Suite, the panoramic opening salvo and centerpiece on the debut recording by her fourteen-member Rin Seo Collective, as the suite's first movement is titled "The Big Apple." Seo moved to New York City, her present home, after coming to America to study jazz performance and composition at Boston's Berklee College of Music."

 

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