We’ve been waiting for this one for a while - finally here. Following 2021’s Not For Now (Worm Discs), corto.alto presents Bad With Names, a 12-track opus of contemporary, unconventional and groovy jazz. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, corto.alto is the brainchild of the multi-talented award-winning artist Liam Shortall - a genre-defying producer melding a wide range of influences from hip hop, broken beat, electronica, dub, and punk into a unique sonic tapestry, all underpinned by a profound jazz sensibility.

Accompanied by some of the finest talents in the Scottish and UK Jazz scene, including Fergus McCreadie, Graham Costello, Johnny Woodham and more, Shortall goes on to deliver an energetic, melodic and sentimental piece, with each track being a little universe of details to explore and sway to. A captivating exploration of the realm between improvisation and electronica, featuring a truly stellar lineup and sound production. Released by New Soil and available on vinyl, Bad With Names is one of many wonderful ways of how jazz music sounds in 2023.

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