July 26, 2021
A consortium of jazz labels – Blue Note, Concord, Mack Avenue, Nonesuch, and Verve – has joined forces for Relief, an all-star compilation of previously unreleased music to be issued on LP, CD and digitally on September 24, aiding the Jazz Foundation of America’s ongoing efforts to aid musicians affected by the international shutdown of venues and other performance opportunities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-order on the JFA Store.
All net proceeds from the package – comprising studio and live tracks by top-flight jazz artists – will benefit the JFA’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund, established in the spring of 2020 after the pandemic ground the music industry to a sudden, catastrophic halt.
The track listing for Relief is as follows:
- IRMA and LEO | “back to who” feat. Esperanza Spalding and Leo Genovese | 4:41
- Christian McBride | “Brother Malcolm” | 4:47
- Cécile McLorin Salvant | “Easy Come, Easy Go Blues” | 2:32
- Kenny Garrett | “Joe Hen’s Waltz” | 8:07
- Jon Batiste | “Sweet Lorraine” | 3:52
- Hiromi | “Green Tea Farm” [2020 version] | 7:52
- Joshua Redman | “Facts” feat. Ron Miles, Scott Colley, Brian Blade | 3:39
- Charles Lloyd & Kindred Spirits | “Lift Every Voice and Sing” | [live] 8:26
- Herbie Hancock | “Gingerbread Boy” [live] feat. Wallace Roney, Jimmy Heath, Buster Williams, Albert “Tootie” Heath | 6:54
