The effects and the after-effects of the covid pandemic is a recurring theme in some of this weeks collection of new releases. That such a world-changing and harrowing episode in our history should lead to the production of a variety of ground-breaking music is perhaps a testament to the human race’s indomitable spirit and perhaps gives us hope for a brighter future in these challenging times. In addition to the new music there are re-issues of classic albums by Charlie Rouse and Pepper Adams. PLAYLIST Dave Douglas “Announcement : Vigilance” from Alloy (Greenleaf) 00:00 Michael Wolff “Quarantine Blues” from Sunny Day (Sunnyside Records) 04:02 JC Sanford’s EQ “Purple Spring” from Denki (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records) 10:08 Josh Lawrence “Boo Boo’s Birthday” from Still We Dream (Posi-tone Records) 19:23 Nick Finzer “Again and Again” from The Jazz Orchestra Volume 1 (Outside In Music) 24:05 Noah Young “Raines” from Noah (Self Released) 33:02 Trio of Bloom “Unreal Light” from Trio of Bloom (Pyroclastic Records) 36:25 Dave Damiani & The No Vacancy Orchestra Featuring Grant Geissman & Benny Benack III “Feels So Good” from Feels So Good (Hard Knocks Records) 43:17 Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura “Kusunoki” from Ki (Libra Records) 50:46 Charlie Rouse “Clove and Cinnamon (Cravo E Canela)” from Cinnamon Flower (Resonance Records) 1:00:28 Pepper Adams Quintet “Baubles, Bangles, and Beads” from Pepper Adams Quintet (GAMMAUT) 1:08:53 The Waitiki 7 “Lucero (live)” from Exotica Reborn: In Studio and Live at House Without A Key (Waitiki International LLC) 1:17:19 Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine “Pineapple Mango” from Unexpected Guests (TallMan Productions) 1:24:41 Yoko Yates “Spirits of the Night” from Eternal Moments (Banka Records) 1:29:32 Marisa Balistreri “Curve Veloci” from Curve Veloci (Self Released) 1:36:35 Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet “Polka” from Live Spirit I (WMQ Records) 1:39:30