Jazz & Improvised

Crossing Paths

Ensemble Liaison and the Tony Gould Trio take turns across the programme: each piece is heard first in a scored reading, then in an improvised jazz response that opens the same melodic and harmonic material to fresh colour.

Jazz Music Series (set)

The five volumes of John Sangster's Jazz Music Series are available individually or together as a set at a reduced price.

Jazz Music Series, Vol. 5: Ripper

The fifth and final volume in John Sangster’s jazz series of suites, written for a lively little orchestra that gathers some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians around his vibraphone writing.

Jazz Music Series, Vol. 4: Take That

Volume four of John Sangster’s Jazz Music Series finds his “lively little orchestra” of leading Australian jazz players in a ten-movement suite of wit, swing and colour.

Jazz Music Series, Vol. 3: Steady Lads

Third in John Sangster’s series of suites for a lively little orchestra of some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians: ten pieces of small big-band writing with Sangster on vibraphone.

Jazz Music Series, Vol. 2: Requiem (for a loved one)

Volume 2 of five suites by John Sangster, played by his fine small orchestra of leading Australian jazz musicians. A 1980 requiem for Janice Patricia Byrnes, nicknamed Bo Diddley.

Jazz Music Series, Vol. 1: Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Doo-wup

As John Sangster put it, "Here is the first in a series of Suites written for this lively little orchestra, a gathering that includes some of Australia's finest jazz musicians."

Peaceful

John Sangster's Peaceful gathers nine quiet jazz pieces for tenor saxophone, flutes, acoustic guitar, electric piano, vibraphone, marimba and percussion. The mood is contemplative, with room for gentle improvisation.

The Art of Melody

Jazz legends Tony Gould (piano) and Graeme Lyall (saxophone) offer superb readings of well-known standards, joined by Ben Robertson on double bass and Joe Batrouney on drums.

Spirit Wind

Flautist Derek Jones presents seven free-flowing improvisations inspired by a universal spirit shared across musical cultures, layering flute lines over synthesiser soundscapes, drones and deep gamelan-like bells.

Tony Gould on the Art of Creative Music

This is a tribute to revered Australian pianist, praised educator and musical thinker Dr Tony Gould, Australia’s first professor of jazz. It comprises an audio CD and bonus one-hour video DVD documentary.

McGann LIVE 81 / 83

Live recordings of Australian alto saxophonist Bernie McGann from two celebrated concerts: three originals with Chuck Yates in Sydney in 1981, and standards with the Ted Vining Trio in Melbourne in 1983.

Atmospheros

The Christopher Young Quartet presents ten new pieces by Young and the group, spanning atmosphere, hard bop and free collective improvisation.

Our Favourite Things

The Ted Vining Trio’s first studio album since bassist Barry Buckley’s death in 2006. With Gareth Hill now on bass, Bob Sedergreen and Ted recorded standards and originals after their August 2015 south-east Australian tour.

For Ever

The idea for this recording came about after the Alan Lee Quartet reunion concert on the closing night of the 2014 Stonnington Festival in Melbourne, which saw the vibraphonist in collaboration with old friends Ted Vining, Tony Gould and Derek Capewell.

2 Pinots 2 Pales and 2 Hours – TNT

Two pinots, two pales and two hours later, with little discussion and no rehearsal, five spontaneous improvisations and three standards were captured with the ease that only comes when three dedicated jazz musicians meet solely to make music.

Fluteman

John Sangster wrote the score for the little-known 1982 Australian film Fluteman. Led by Don Burrows on flute, with eight other jazz players, the music makes wonderful listening quite apart from the picture.

Seasons of Love

A jazz trio, string orchestra and guest soloists join vocalists Gian Slater and Eddie Perfect. Graeme Lyall’s rich arrangements refresh Great American Songbook standards and other stage and screen favourites.

Such a Sky

Such a Sky gathers live Salon performances from the Melbourne Recital Centre. Cellist Imogen Manins and pianist Tony Gould are joined by Slava Grigoryan, David Jones, Gian Slater, Riley Lee and Eugene Ughetti.

The Cello and the Mockingbird

Improvisations on beautiful melodies from cellist Imogen Manins with pianist Tony Gould and percussionist David Jones. Their second trio album gathers film themes, standards and original sketches, shaped in the studio through open improvisation.

Kinetic Conversations

A set of free improvisations by composer–pianist Keith Humble and American double-bass virtuoso Bertram Turetzky, taped in 1986. Two new-music pioneers meet in spontaneous, high-energy dialogue for piano and bass.

Brood Groove

"One of the most rewarding sessions I've recorded for Jazztrack. Maybe the stars aligned that day... the musicians really listening and responding to each other. It's music that surprises and explores."

The Lucky Ones

This solo piano collection gathers old and new standards, original pieces, film music and three works composed spontaneously at the keyboard, capturing Gould’s playing and ideas at a particular moment in life.

Home

Pianist Tony Gould and singer Emma Gilmartin offer intimate voice-and-piano readings of cherished songs, including three Gould originals, centred on home, family and childhood memory.

Bossa Eyes

Laid-back jazz vocals drift over bossa and samba grooves in a programme inspired by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Familiar standards sit beside originals on an acoustically open set that favours space, lyric and a gentle Latin pulse.

Uttered Nonsense (The Owl and the Pussycat)

Uttered Nonsense (The Owl and the Pussycat) sets eight Edward Lear poems, spoken with grave poise by Ivan Smith, among fourteen instrumental jazz pieces drawn from the Nonsense Books. Sangster’s large Australian ensemble answers the verse with playful colour.

In Memoriam

In Memoriam centres on John Lewis’s four-hand concert piece of that name, heard here in a world-premiere two-piano version. Martial Solal’s Suite for two pianos is likewise a first recording, framed by shorter works and improvisations from Tony Gould and David Ward-Steinman.

Music of John Lewis

John Lewis's music joins romantic and classical lines with blues and jazz. Written for the Modern Jazz Quartet, these chamber-jazz pieces are freshly taken up by Alan Lee (vibraharp), Jo Abbott (piano), Ivan Rosa (bass) and Ben Hendry (drums).

Songe

Emma Gilmartin’s follow-up to her collaboration with Tony Gould, Tomorrow, just you wait and see, is a poised jazz vocal set: standards, two of her own songs, and a clear, understated delivery.

For Elvin...

This live set captures a real night with the long-running Ted Vining Trio: Ted Vining on drums, Bob Sedergreen on piano and Barry Buckley on bass. Guitarist Stephen Magnusson makes a special guest appearance on two tracks.

Place

When Aaron Choulai was only twenty-one, Paul Grabowsky called this debut “a milestone in Australian jazz”. The disc presents original compositions recorded in a New York studio with leading American players.

Jacinta's Song

ARIA-winning pianist Andrea Keller, guitarist Steve Magnusson and percussionist Peter Neville join multi-saxophonist and composer Jenny Game-Lopata on Jacinta's Song, a set of original works for the Jenny Game Ensemble.

Prism

Years in the making, Tabula Rasa’s debut Prism blends thought-provoking lyrics with a strikingly original mix of classical, Celtic and jazz, coloured by Spanish influences and Brazilian rhythms.

McJad Goes Organic

Those who knew the Melbourne jazz scene of the 1970s will fondly remember McJad, the free-improvising duo of trumpeter Keith Hounslow and pianist Tony Gould. This double CD pairs a new pipe-organ session with a bonus reissue of their original LPs: a true collector's item.

Southeast

Southeast is the debut recording of the Baartz Freeman Sextet: original jazz that draws freely on West African, New Orleans, Cuban and New York currents in a warm, open contemporary language.

Tomorrow, just you wait and see

Pianist Tony Gould and vocalist Emma Gilmartin share a programme of standards and originals, shaped as first-take, spontaneously conceived duets. Favourites sit beside less familiar songs, all chosen for melodic beauty and meaning.

Little Wing: Standards Inspired by Angels

Tried-and-true jazz standards fashioned around the theme of angels. Vocalist Debra Blaquiere is joined by award-winning pianist Joe Chindamo and bassist Philip Rex.

africussia

Innovative ensemble d'volv, formed in 1999, pairs electric, steel-string and nylon-string guitars in original works drawing on Spain, Ireland, contemporary art music, blues and jazz.

From Within

Move's ARIA-nominated jazz duo returns to the studio for a long-awaited second album. The repertoire ranges further than before, lifting the energy of the spirited pieces and deepening the expression of the gentler ones.

The Last Will and Testament of John Sangster

Tony Gould, Len Barnard, Graeme Lyall and friends honour one of Australia's unsung jazz heroes. These final Sangster scores, played by leading colleagues, form a warm and fitting tribute.

Landscapes of Middle Earth

The fourth and final volume in Move’s restored reissue of John Sangster’s jazz-inspired Tolkien cycle. First a late-1970s double LP, Landscapes of Middle Earth reached CD in 2006.

The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 3

The third volume of John Sangster's classic jazz epic after J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. First issued by EMI as a double LP more than twenty-five years earlier, this ambitious Australian trilogy reaches CD for the first time here.

The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 2

The second volume of John Sangster's classic jazz epic on The Lord of the Rings. First issued by EMI as a double LP more than twenty-five years earlier, this music reaches CD for the first time in this Move reissue.

The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1

Not Howard Shore's film score, but Australian jazz and film composer John Sangster's ambitious 1970s musical portrait of Tolkien's characters and events, restored here on a double CD more than twenty-five years after the original EMI LPs.

River Story

Jazz pianist Tony Gould joins Australian guitarist and composer Peter Petrucci for a programme of originals and standards, shaped by spontaneous duo interplay rather than fixed arrangements.

Nardoo

Nardoo weave original improvisations from jazz, ethnic and medieval strands. Zana Clarke and Peter Biffin play new and traditional wind and string instruments on this debut of haunting, cross-cultural duo music.

The Tony Gould Quartet: Live in Concert

Captured live in concert, this album of well-known and much-loved jazz pieces features the acclaimed pianist Tony Gould and Graeme Lyall, one of Australia’s greatest saxophonists.

Unanimity

Two grand pianos, one disc: Bob Sedergreen and Tony Gould, leading Australian jazz improvisers, in a rare live duo of spontaneous piano performance.

Just For The Record

Renowned jazz singer Linda Cable gathers moody ballads and up-tempo standards in a polished set that moves from cool and slinky to full swing.

Spirit of the Rainbow

Tony Gould’s sensitive, imaginative piano meets Brian Brown’s passionate flute, haunting pan pipes and saxophone. Some themes were written for the duo; others grow from spontaneous improvisation.

Ya-de-ya

A laid-back nightclub scene, a smoothed-out jazz band, and Linda Cable’s strong voice pouring down like silver: this classic LP from the Melbourne jazz singer gathers seven original songs in that polished club mood.

Wildflowers

Composed in 1984, Wildflowers blends sounds of the Australian bush with free jazz. Across nine tracks the music is liberated from any obligation to fashion or idiom.

Gould Plays Gould

Some of Australia's finest players of spontaneous, improvised music show their talents on this disc, compiled from two earlier LPs. Original pieces by Tony Gould, directed and conducted by John Sangster.

Fika

Fika is the second album from crossover ensemble Elysian Fields: music shaped for the Swedish custom of gathering with friends over coffee, conversation and something sweet to share.

Jazz-Funk

Funk Engine, formed in 2013 by Sydney Conservatorium jazz graduates, returns with a tight, danceable set that revives jazz-funk for a new generation.

What should I say

Australia’s only electric viola da gamba band, Elysian Fields joins Jenny Eriksson with jazz colleagues Matt Keegan and Matt McMahon in new repertoire that sets Renaissance verse beside contemporary improvisation.

Barefoot in the Sky

Barefoot in the Sky fuses ancient and contemporary practice: rhythmic and melodic, organic and electronic, choral and tribal. It moves through enough moods for several albums, in a vein the artists call ambient space-world jazz.

Just A Dreamer

Linda Cable’s 1997 Move EP gathers five original songs in a jazz-vocal vein, led by the title track.

Are you dancing too?

The Rose and the Willow

Saxophone and piano rebuild Piazzolla, Ginastera and Guastavino from bare elements, treating improvisation as equal partner so both instruments share the musical weight.

Now and Then

Although he first came to prominence on the jazz scene a half century ago, Ornette Coleman still scares people. But his compositions, rooted as they were in classic blues, have long appealed to jazz listeners of every stripe.

About Time

Drummer Mark Lockett's debut About Time gathers a strong Melbourne jazz front line for modern standards and one original, telling fresh stories in the spirit of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

Quirky

Melbourne saxophonist Pete Mitchell’s debut with his quartet and guests: ten original jazz pieces that swing from funky grooves to ballads, samba and sly humour.

Love Rhapsody

Emma Sidney’s debut jazz album Love Rhapsody traces love in every mood, from triumph to loss. Standards sit beside three of her own songs, sung with swing, Latin colour and intimate ballad feeling.

titlewave

On their first Move disc, titlewave, Loco Tempo – vocalist Colleen Hunt and pianist/arranger Rick Freeman – are joined by a first-rate jazz combo, including guitarist Mark Viggiani and trombonist Jordan Murray, in standards chosen for their timeless quality.

A Sense of Wonder

After several years of musical involvement in television, radio and film, Alwyn and Laurie Lewis decided to change direction and concentrate on songwriting. Here is the result: eleven new songs.

Meditation

John Sangster’s Meditation, first issued on vinyl around 1980, is an ethereal set of flute, wind-chime and marimba textures. Over three long pieces the music builds a serene, otherworldly atmosphere meant for quiet listening.

Christmas Around the Piano

Tony Gould offers reflective improvised solo-piano versions of familiar Christmas songs and carols. Played without hurry and coloured by personal memory, each tune is treated as living music rather than seasonal decoration alone.

Women He's Undressed

Cezary Skubiszewski's soundtrack for the documentary on Australian costume designer and three-time Oscar winner Orry-Kelly is full of variety. It ranges across popular twentieth-century styles, with never a dull moment.

Old Wine, New Bottles

Floyd Williams and JANUS illustrate the cross-fertilisation of folk, popular and jazz idioms within classical music. The premise was to play early music of the 14th–16th centuries on modern instruments, free of purist historical constraints.

More Bizarre or baRock

"The hottest, hippest harpsichord in the world today," said one critic of the best-selling Bizarre or baRock. Melbourne harpsichordist Elizabeth Anderson returns with the long-awaited sequel.

In the Time of Sakura: The Piano Music of Mike Nock

Michael Kieran Harvey plays twenty-seven fully notated piano pieces by Mike Nock. Eclectic in range, they draw on long-standing repertoire and new work written for this collection, a sonic diary shaped by jazz, classical and personal influence.

The Rage in Placid Lake (Original Soundtrack)

Bossa nova meets hip hop on this soundtrack by the award-winning Australian composer of Two Hands, Bootmen and After the Deluge – Cezary Skubiszewski – complete with bonus remixes by the Melbourne outfit Jacket.

Bizarre or baRock

Elizabeth Anderson explores harpsichord music across four centuries: from Conceição’s raw 17th-century battle piece and traditional Baroque repertoire to jazz, blues, Gershwin and the Beatles with drums and bass. Weird, wild, wacky and wonderful – you’ve never heard the harpsichord like this.

WindSong

Eric Klay brings his bass trombone centre-stage in a varied selection of stylish classic, contemporary, and big band pieces.

Chronicle: Orchestral Music of Tony Gould

The definition of the word “chronicle” — put briefly “a record of events” — aptly fits this recording. Chronicle forms an inspiring record of musical events in the life of Tony Gould, one of Australia’s most creative musicians and composers.

Listen to the Band, Vol. 1

It has been apparent for some time that of all the children’s records available, many styles of music have been neglected. That gap is the reason this series was begun.

Clay Music

Four Melbourne composer-performers as LIME open the 1985 national ceramic conference on Judy Lorraine’s pottery and their own handmade percussion—glass Flagong, marimbas, Farmarimba and plumbaphone.

Move Two Mix: Music for the Contemporary Church

Move Two Mix gathers religious songs and hymns with music by Jim Minchin, marrying familiar sacred texts to jazz- and folk-inflected settings. First issued in 1968, this pioneering Melbourne recording brought contemporary idioms into church worship.