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Here are 337 albums we recommend
from the world of music beyond Brazil.


Not Sure CD cover.
The Jones Factor
not sure
01 – Not sure
02 – Sail away
03 – Patience song (donut shop)
04 – The look of love
05 – She don't need no boujee bed
06 – High wire
07 – Sarah's song
08 – Rex on the ride home
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Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session CD cover.
Dave Stryker
Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session
01 – Van Gelder's place
02 – Blue fire
03 – The fool on the hill
04 – Dexterity
05 – Waiting for Ruby
06 – Back and forth
07 – The folks who live on the hill
08 – Every dark st.
09 – Summer night
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Would'a...Could'a...Should'a... CD cover.
Peter Paulsen TurksHeadKnot Quintet
Would'a...Could'a...Should'a...
01 – Ask me now
02 – More importantly...how are you?
03 – Fine-feathered
04 – Ball & claw
05 – Twilight curtain call
06 – Take a break
07 – Maker of birdhouses
08 – Inner chambers
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How About You? CD cover.
Jeff Dingler
How About You?
01 – How about you?
02 – I let a song go out of my heart
03 – Dewey Square
04 – Embraceable you
05 – Joevial
06 – Estate
07 – Lullaby of the leaves
08 – Moon river
09 – It's only a paper moon
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Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 CD cover.
Ted Rosenthal Trio
Classics Reimagined: Impromp2
01 – Waltz in C-sharp minor
02 – Slavonic dance
03 – Mazurka in A minor
04 – The old castle
05 – Vocalise
06 – Allegretto from symphony no. 3
07 – “Pathetique” sonata, 2nd movement
08 – “Pathetique” sonata, 3rd movement
09 – Salut d'amour
10 – Je te veux
11 – Waltz in A-flat
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Paris After Dark CD cover.
Sacha Boutros
Paris After Dark
01 – Je reviens te chercher
02 – Si tu vois ma mère
03 – Ne me quitte pas/I'm a fool to want you
04 – April in Paris
05 – Et si tu n'existais pas
06 – La javanaise
07 – Smile
08 – Love in Portofino
09 – In the still of the night
10 – La belle vie
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Jimbo Ross, So Do It
Josie Falbo, Kickin' It
Steve Houghton Group, And Then Some
Ashley Maher, Tree to Tree
Irving Flores Afro-Cuban Jazz Sextet, Armando mi Conga
Socrates Garcia Latin Jazz Orchestra, Shadows of Tomorrow
Roger Glenn, My Latin Heart
Jim Witzel Quartet, Very Early: Remembering Bill Evans
Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Unexpected Guests
Gino Amato, Latin Crossroads 2
Steve Allee Big Band, Full Circle
Mike Freeman ZonaVibe, Circles in a Yellow Room
Ron Rieder, Día Precioso!
Dave Bass, Trio Nuevo, Vol. 2
The Count Basie Orchestra with Deborah Silver, Basie Rocks!
Los Angeles Improvisation Ensemble, Insubordinate Lunar Transgessions
Marilyn Kleinberg, Let Your Heart Lead the Way
Mitch Towne, Refuge
Patricio Morales, La Tierra Canta
Various, Salsa de la Bahia, Vol. 3: Renegade Queens
De Pavel a Pavel, De Pavel a Pavel
Steve Allee Big Band, Naptown Sound
Marcus McLaurine, Tributes: A Life Celebration
Alan Chaubert, Just the Three of Us
La Banda Ramirez, Lizzie's Lounge
Liz Cole, I Want to Be Happy
Dave Stryker, Stryker with Strings Goes to the Movies
Brent Laidler, Hidden Gems
Benjie Porecki, All that Matters
Noel Okimoto, Hō'ihi

From 2024
Entre Amigos, Entre Amigos
Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet, Secret Message
Steve Allee, Zebra Stories
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble 1, Let the Good Times Roll
Music Soup Organ Trio, Upbeat Mood
Gunhild Carling Big Band, Jazz is My Lifestyle!
Maria Schafer, Here for You
Pony Boy All-Star Big Band, This is Now
Gino Amato, Latin Crossroads
Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra, Things Will Pass
Alexis Cole and the Taipei Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Republic: Taiwan, the United States, and the Freedom of Swing
Natalie Jacob, Sooner or Later
Brian Landrus, Brian Landrus Plays Ellington & Strayhorn
Karen Mack, Catch & Keep
Amber Weekes, A Lady with a Song: Amber Weekes Celebrates Nancy Wilson
Isrea Butler, Congo Lament
Kiki Valera, Vacilón Santiaguero
Chad Edwards, Wyoming Roads
Carl Clements, A Different Light
Nancy Erickson Lamont, Through the Passages
Jazz at the Ballroom, Flying High: Big Band Canaries Who Soared
Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Smoke in the Sky
Foreign Affair Trio, Sous Le Vent
Håkon Skogstad, 8 Concepts of Tango
Tony Monaco Trio, Over and Over
Albare, Beyond Belief
Lori Bell Quartet, Recorda Me: Remembering Joe Henderson
Doug MacDonald, Sextet Session
The Rob Dixon/Steve Allee Quintet, Standards Deluxe
Rose Mallett, Dreams Realized
Antonio Gavrila, Tango Suite Buenos Aires
The Dave Stryker Trio with Bob Mintzer, Groove Street

From 2023
Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Carol of the Bells
Russ Spiegel, Caribbean Blue
Defne Şahin, HOPE
Constantine Alexander, FIRETET
Audrey Silver, Oklahoma
The Jim Self & John Chiodini Quintet, Touch and Go
Joel Styzens, Resonance
Bowmanville, Bowmanville
Kavita Shah, Cape Verdean Blues
Arina Fujiwara, Neon
Debbie Spring, Tocamos
Sixth Street All Stars, Everybody
Matt Rollings Trio, The Valentine Sessions
Todd Mosby, Land of Enchantment
Gaea Schell, In Your Own Sweet Way
The Santiago Big Band & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Santiago Brooklyn Santiagog
Gabriel Espinosa, Bossas and Boleros
JOI Jazz Orchestra, A JOIful NoiZZ
Noshir Mody, A Love Song
Edward Simon featuring Magos Herrera, Femeninas: Songs of Latin American Women
Buselli/Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, The Gennett Suite
Israel Tanenbaum & The Latinbaum Jazz Ensemble, Impressions
Tomas Janzon, Nomadic
Marc Jordan, Waiting for the Sun to Rise
The Las Vegas Boneheads, Sixty and Still Cookin’
Michael Rabinowitz, Next Chapter
Doug MacDonald, Big Band Extravaganza
The Dave Stryker Trio, Prime
Skip Grasso, Becoming

From 2022
David Bloom/Cliff Colnot, Shadow of a Soul
Mathieu Soucy, Recollecting
Akiko Aoki, Pure Imagination
Loren Daniels, Ticket to Ride
Doug MacDonald, I'll See You in My Dreams
Ana Nelson, Bridges
Russ Hewitt, Chasing Horizons
Dave Slonaker Big Band, Convergency
TriTone Asylum, The Hideaway Sessions
Xiomara Torres, La Voz del Mar
Jimmy Branly Trio, The Meeting
Bill Ortiz, Points of View
Evan Drybread, Tiger Tail
Angel Roman & Mambo Blue, Festive Interplay
Jo Harrop, The Heart Wants
Brent Laidler, Wouldn't Be Here Without You
Jorge Garcia with Richie Cole, Dedicated to You
Juan Carlos Quintero, Table for Five!
Steve Slagle, Ballads: Into the Heart of It
The Matt Gordy Jazz Tonite Sextet, Be With Me
Hope Diamond, Awaken
Dave Stryker, As We Are

From 2021
Dawn Derow, My Ship: Songs from 1941
Edward Simon, Solo Live
Steve Million, What I Meant to Say
Steve Million featuring Sarah Marie Young, JazzWords
Flippo Music, Tao Tunes
Amber Weekes, 'Round Midnight Re-Imagined
Dave Flippo, Dedications — Jazz from Planet Flippo
Joanie Pallatto, My Original Plan
Steve Slagle, Nascentia
Shunia, Shunia
Dave Stryker, Baker's Circle
Larry Newcomb Quartet, Love, Dad

From 2020
Jorge Garcia, Crossover
Steve Slagle Trio, Alive in Harlem
Event Horizon Jazz Quartet, Event Horizon
Dave Stryker with Bob Mintzer and the WDR Big Band, Blue Soul
John Finbury, Quatro
The Tnek Jazz Quintet, Plays the Music of Sam Jones
Sultans of String, Refuge
Artists for Peace and Justice, Let the Rhythm Lead: Haiti Song Summit Vol. 1
Jake Shimabukuro Trio, Jake Shimabukuro Trio
Amber Weekes, Pure Imagination
Christopher Hollyday & Telepathy, Dialogue

From 2019
Dave Stryker, Eight Track Christmas
Tomas Janzon, 130th & Lenox
Tom Wright's Cat and Mouse Quartet, Notes from the Journey
Dave Miller Trio, Just Imagine
Gretje Angell, In Any Key
Moy Eng and Wayne Wallace, The Blue Hour
Luke Gillespie, Moving Mists
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, The Rhythm of Invention
Rebekah Victoria, Songs of the Decades
Rebecca DuMaine and the Dave Miller Combo, Chez Nous
Ron Davis, Symphronica Upfront
Mario Alberto Silva, Pan-American Sonata
Cristina Morrison, Impredecible: Voces de Mujer
Yamit and the Vinyl Blvd, Ain't Misbehavin'
Dave Stryker, Eight Track III
Tom McDermott, Tom McDermott Meets Scott Joplin
Steve Slagle, Spirit Calls
Rocky Dawuni, Beats of Zion

From 2018
Malou Beauvoir, Spiritwalker
Gabriel Espinosa, Nostalgias De Mi Vida
Jack Mouse Group, Intimate Adversary
Susan Palma-Nidel, Lisboa à Solta
Christopher Hollyday, Telepathy
Kent Miller Quartet, Sunday Evenin'
Afro-Cuban All Stars, A Toda Cuba le Gusta
El Eco featuring Guillermo Nojechowicz, Two Worlds
Rachel Caswell, We're All in the Dance
Vivian Lee, Let's Talk about Love
Daniel Binelli and Pedro H. da Silva, Tango Fado Duo
LehCats, Movement to Egalitaria
Jupiter & Okwess, Kinsonic
Angélique Kidjo, Remain in Light
Chancha Via Circuito, Bienaventuranza

Frank Russell, Influences: A Tribute to Bass Guitar in Jazz
Elements, The Alchemy
Laura Walls, Olori Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival
Jared Gold, Reemergence
McClenty Hunter Jr., The Groove Hunter
Jeff Denson, Outside My Window
Tom Bruner, Homage to a Hero: Tom Bruner Plays the Ballads of Wes Montgomery
Stanton Kessler, Skywatcher
El Eco with Guillermo Nojechowicz, Puerto de Buenos Aires 1933

From 2017
Steve Slagle, Dedication
The Kent Miller Quartet, Minor Step
Blanche Blacke, Out to Sea
Bob Ferrel, Bob Ferrel's Jazztopian Dream
Nestor Torres, Jazz Flute Traditions
Dave Stryker, Strykin' Ahead
Jen Siukola, Lighthouse Reverie
The Liberation Music Collective, Rebel Portraiture
Brent Laidler, No Matter Where Noir
Typhanie Monique, Call It Magic
Larry Newcomb Quartet with Bucky Pizzarelli, Living Tribute
David Finck, Low Standards
Doug Munro and La Pompe Attack, The Harry Warren Songbook
Jim Buennig, It's Like This
Jihye Lee Orchestra, April

From 2016
Chris Rogers, Voyage Home
Steve Slagle, Alto Manhattan
Misha, Dreaming With Eyes Wide Awake
Zarabande, El Toro
Greg Diamond, Avenida Graham
Albert Marquès Trio, Live in the South Bronx
Buselli-Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, Basically Baker Vol. 2
Gabriel Espinosa, Songs of Bacharach and Manzanero
Black Olive Jazz, Exotica
Ray Obiedo, Latin Jazz Project vol. 1
Little Johnny Rivero, Music in Me
Dave Stryker, Eight Track II
Tom McCormick, South Beat
Daniela Schächter, Vanheusenism: A Tribute to Jimmy Van Heusen
Nána Simopoulos, Skins
Jeff Denson Quartet, Concentric Circles
Terceto Kali, Terceto Kali
Hector Martignon's Banda Grande, The Big Band Theory
Julio Botti, Sax to Tango
Charlie Apicella & Iron City, Payin' the Cost to Be the Boss
Phyllis Blanford, Edgewalker
Professor Cunningham and his Old School, The Rhythm Method
Fred Fried, Core Four & More
The Dave Flippo Trio, Life on Mars
Fahir Atakoğlu, Live at Umbria Jazz
Manhattan Camerata, Tango Fado Project
Fernando Huergo, Hashtag
Letizia Gambi, Blue Monday
La Orquesta Sinfonietta, Canto América
Sultans of String, Subcontinental Drift

From 2015
The Stryker/Slagle Band (Expanded), Routes
Karrin Allyson, Many a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein
Ramana Vieira, Fado da Vida
Kim Nazarian, Some Morning
Robert Irving III-Generations, Our Space in Time
Ed Calle & Mamblue, Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue
Nano Stern, Mil 500 Vueltas
Hannah Burgé, Green River Sessions
Dawan Muhammad, Gatekeepers Blues
Peter Paulsen Trio, A Few Thoughts
The Liberation Music Collective, Siglo XXI
Larry Newcomb Quartet, LIVE Intentionally!
César Orozco & Kamarata Jazz, No Limits for Tumbao
Jeff Denson Trio and Lee Konitz, Jeff Denson Trio and Lee Konitz
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, Intercambio
Samuel Torres Group, Forced Displacement
George Freeman & Chico Freeman, All in the Family
Christian Finger, Ananda
Perry Beekman, S'Wonderful: Perry Beekman Sings and Plays Gershwin
Mark Weinstein, In Jerusalem
Nils Fischer & Timbazo, Rumberos a Montón
Steve Johns, Family
Edsel Gómez, Road to Udaipur
Dawan Muhammad, Consider the Source
Frankye Kelly, Swingin' Blue
Pedro Giraudo Big Band, Cuentos
Chris Washburne & The SYOTOS Band, Low Ridin'
Dave Stryker, Messin' with Mister T
Rachel Caswell, All I Know: Duets with Dave Stryker and Jeremy Allen
Kevin Stout & Brian Booth, Color Country
Pascalito Neostalgia Trio, Citizen Chanteur Live in NYC
Pascalito Neostalgia Quartet, Forbidden Colours Live Bennett Session
Hot Club of the Americas, Federico Britos presents Hot Club of the Americas
Dawan Muhammad/Billy Higgins Sextet, Smoke Signal
Calvin Keys, Close Enough for Love
V-A Virginia Schenck, Interior Notions
Alex Conde, Descarga for Monk
The Phil Chester Group, Open Door Samba
Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet — with Richie Cole, Vocal Madness

From 2014
Tom Graf, Smokin'
Jason Paul Curtis with Swinglab & Swing Machine, Lovers Holiday
Phil Bowler & Pocket Jungle, Phil Bowler & Pocket Jungle
Phil Brown & The New Arts Jazztet, Arkadia
Marc Pompe, Monk's Dream
Various, Salsa de la Bahia, Vol. 2: Hoy y Ayer
James Leary, Together
Kevin Cline, Make Up Your Mind
Ritmos Unidos, Ritmos Unidos
Afro Bop Alliance, Angel Eyes
Mitch Shiner and the BloomingTones Big Band, Fly
Dawan Muhammad, Preachin to the Choir
Ann Reynolds/ Clave Gringa, Para Cuba Con Amor
Dee Bell & Marcos Silva, Silva • Bell • Elation
Alex García's AfroMantra, This Side of Mestizaje
Jason Paul Curtis, Faux Bourgeois Café
Charlie Apicella & Iron City, Big Boss
Barbara Ween, Detour Ahead
Perry Beekman, Bewitched: Perry Beekman Sings and Plays Rodgers & Hart
Kate Ross, People Make the World Go Round
Mary Anne Anderson with Doug MacDonald, Rendezvous
Sharon Marie Cline, This Is Where I Wanna Be
Judy Philbin & Adam Levine, Keeping It Simple
Carol Fredette, No Sad Songs for Me
Mike Bardash Quintet, Polygon
Janice Borla Group, Promises to Burn
Adam Smale, Out of the Blue
The Larry Gelb Trio, The Love Song of Ian Ops
Barbara Levy Daniels, Love Lost and Found
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica Quartet, Where Here Meets There

From 2013
Francesca Simone, Playground
Professor Cunningham & His Old School, Professor Cunningham & His Old School
Alí Bello, Connection Caracas – New York
Various, Salsa de la Bahia, Vol. 1
Arturo O'Farrill and The Chico O'Farrill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Final Night at Birdland
Paul Carlon, La Rumba is a Lovesome Thing
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet, Latin Jazz – Jazz Latin
Clotilde Rullaud, In Extremis
Perry Beekman, So in Love
Julio Botti, Tango Nostalgias
Michelle Pollace, New Beginning
María Márquez, Tonada

From 2012
Rob Parton Big Band, We'll Be Together Again
The O'Farrill Brothers Band, Sensing Flight
Bob Arthurs & Steve LaMattina, Jazz for Svetlana
The Paul Winter Sextet, Count Me In — 1962 & 1963
Jesse Cook, The Blue Guitar Sessions
Andrea Brachfeld, Lady of the Island
Greg Duncan, Chicago, Barcelona Connections
Greg Skaff, 116th & Park
David Bixler, The Nearest Exit May Be Inside Your Head
Melvin Taylor, Beyond the Burning Guitar
Natalie Cressman & Secret Garden, Unfolding
Kat Parra, ¡Las Aventuras de Pasión!
Susan Palma-Nidel, Elegante
Monday Michiru, Soulception
Rodrigo y Gabriela and C.U.B.A., Area 52

From 2011
Florencia Ruiz, Luz de la Noche/ Light of the Night
Karrin Allyson, 'Round Midnight
Eliane Amherd, Now and From Now On
Charito, Heal the World
Roger Davidson & David Finck, Umbrellas & Sunshine: The Music of Michel Legrand
Bobby Matos Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble, Beautiful as the Moon
Issac Delgado, L-O-V-E
Toots Thielemans, The Live Takes, Vol. 1
Jacob Melchior, It's About Time
Jermaine Landsberger & Paulo Morello, Hammond Eggs
Raúl Jaurena & His Tango Orchestra, Fuerza Milonguera
Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, Sube Azul