Melissa Aldana – Echoes Of The Inner Prophet (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Melissa Aldana – Echoes Of The Inner Prophet (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 42:53 minutes | 866 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

Melissa Aldana’s 2nd Blue Note album Echoes Of The Inner Prophet is a musical voyage to explore the depth of the spiritual journey. Co-produced by Aldana and Lage Lund, the album features the tenor saxophonist with Lund on guitar, Fabian Almazan on piano, Pablo Menares on bass, and Kush Abadey on drums. The 8-track set of original compositions includes 6 new pieces by Aldana that seek profound truths through introspection, intuition, and self-reflection including the opening title track which is dedicated to Wayne Shorter.

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Melissa Aldana – 12 Stars (2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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Melissa Aldana – 12 Stars (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 45:00 minutes | 905 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Blue Note Records

The GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer is now also part of the Blue Note family as a soloist, having already been heard there in 2020 as a member of the ensemble ARTEMIS. Their Blue Note debut impresses with soulful, complex modern jazz of the first quality and was produced by guitarist Lage Lund. The exquisite quintet is completed by Sullivan Fortner on piano and Fender Rhodes, Kush Abadey on drums and Pablo Menares on bass.
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Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio – Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio – Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:37 minutes | 578 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Concord Jazz

Jazz saxophonist Melissa Aldana is set to release her first record for Concord Jazz on June 24, 2014. The self-titled album Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio is the first recording of the three band mates together – Aldana, bassist Pablo Menares and drummer Francisco Mela. Recorded at Sear Sound Recording Studio in New York, the album consists of originals written by all three band members and includes two covers – the Harry Warren classic “You’re My Everything” and Thelonious Monk’s “Ask Me Now”.

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Melissa Aldana – Visions (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Melissa Aldana – Visions (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:07:34 minutes | 694 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Motema

On her first jazz quartet “Visions”, award-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana connects her work to the legacy of Latina artists who have come before her, creating a pathway for her own expression. Inspired by the life and works of Frida Kahlo, Aldana creates a parallel between her experiences as a female saxophone player in a male-dominated community, and Kahlo’s experiences as a female visual artist working to assert herself in a landscape dominated by men. On her first jazz quartet recording, Aldana adds a new dimension to her sound, resulting in a transformative movement of expression and self-identity.

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