After the invention of the saxophone about 180 years ago, it has been hugely successful in certain musical styles, but never really established itself in the symphony orchestra.

In the finest tradition of BBE Music’s J Jazz Masterclass Series, we have a real obscurity of quality to savour.

The Consent of Sound and Meaning opens with the declamatory A Fanfare for Diebenkorn for three trumpets, all played by loadbang’s Andy Kozar.

Klare Diktion und sensibles Textverständnis sind die herausragenden Qualitäten des Baritons Christopher Jung, heißt es in einer Rezension des Online-Magazins "Klassik heute" zu seiner bemerkenswerten ersten Liederaufnahme, die vor drei Jahren auf einem Album des Rostocker Labels PASCHENrecords erschien.

I Robot was produced and engineered by Alan Parsons at Abbey Road Studios and is an audiophile's dream recording. Transferred on an all-tube cutting system from the original 1/4" analog master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

"Imaginary Cities", an album of great power and expressive range, is the recording premiere of saxophonist Chris Potter’s new Underground Orchestra. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his long-established Underground quartet – with Adam Rogers, Craig Taborn and Nate Smith – now joined by two bassists, a string quartet, and Potter’s old comrade from Dave Holland Quintet days, vibes and marimba virtuoso Steve Nelson.

One of the 60’s greatest live jazz recordings, "Ugetsu" documents a blistering 1963 live set by the legendary Jazz Messengers at Birdland. Blakey is joined by an allstar team of jazz legends: Wayne Shorter, Cedar Walton, Curtis Fuller, Freddie Hubbard, and Reggie Workman.

Isaac Delusion are a quartet currently hailing from Paris, they love the 70s, and they make music that's instantly recognizable thanks to singer Loic's rich and florid tones. After several EP releases, the French band has finally perfected their craft with their very first, self-titled album, "Isaac Delusion".

Hailed as "a deeply natural songwriter" (The New Yorker) who "defies expectations in his own way" (Time) and "Gen X's most famous absurdist" (Blender), Beck is the single most inventive and eclectic figure to emerge from the '90s altertnative revolution. In an era obsessed with junk culture, Beck seamlessly blends pop, folk, hop-hop, indie/underground and electronica with the end result being an authentically uncategorizable musical style that nevertheless has sold millions of records and scored multiple Grammy awards.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and six-time GRAMMY-winner Dr. John is New Orleans' most prominent living musical icon. The embodiment of his hometown's freewheeling creative spirit and multiple musical traditions, he's built a visionary, idiosyncratic body of work that's deeply rooted in the Crescent City's myriad Blues, R&B, Jazz and Rock 'N' Roll traditions. So it's fitting that Dr. John's debut on Concord Records, "Ske-Dat-De-Dat…The Spirit Of Satch", pays heartfelt tribute to another larger-than-life New Orleans legend: the seminal trumpeter and vocalist Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, whose musical innovations created the template for 20th-century jazz, and whose playful attitude and life-embracing spirit made him a beloved figure whose worldwide appeal transcended music.