Beautiful Swimmers from Washington D.C. present a brilliant tribute mix to Don Cherry, the multi-instrumentalist best known for playing the cornet & pocket trumpet with the likes of John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. Whether this is an introduction to his vast catalogue of “world” jazz recordings or just a new way of hearing some of [...]
Sun Ra – Space Is The Place Full Movie
Space Is the Place is an 82-minute film made in 1972 and released in 1974. It was produced by Jim Newman, directed by John Coney, written by Sun Ra, Joshua Smith and features Sun Raand his Arkestra. A soundtrack for the film was released on Evidence Records.
Sun [...]
Wildflowers The New York Loft Jazz Sessions Sampler
The Wildflower grows naturally, developing in its own time according to the laws of its own inner nature. Life outside the greenhouse can be harsh, but somehow it survives, bursting forth with ever renewed vitality and conviction. Jazz is by its very nature a music of improvisation…Therefore of invention…Therefore [...]
Gilles Peterson, Stuart Baker and Soul Jazz Books have put out some great books the past couple years.
In 2009 they released the great Freedom, Rhythm & Sound, which is around 200 pages of rare, private press and obscure Free Jazz album covers. The years span 1965-‘83, through the Civil Rights movement, much of the music [...]
Archie Shepp – Dollar Brand – Duet
Two different styles of two gifted musicians are combined in this album are engraved in Tokyo by Archie Shepp and Dollar Brand in June 1978. While Shepp was staying in Tokyo during his concert tour in Japan, Brand came to Japan specifically for this recording session and the two met [...]
Tomasz Stanko – Music 81 – Polish Jazz Volume 69
A1 – Alusta
A2 – Daada
B1 – Bushka
B2 – Third Heavy Ballad
B3 – Ahuha
Tomasz Stanko – Trumpet
Stawomir Kulpowicz – Piano
Czestaw Bartkowski – Drums
Witold Szczurek – Bass
Recorded in Warsaw 1982
Recording engineers – A. Sasin, A. Lupa
Sleeve Design – M. Karewicz
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Zbigniew Namyslowski – Winobranie – Polish Jazz Volume 33
A1 – Winobranie – Wine Forest
Jak Nie Ma Szmalu To Jest Jest Laz – No Dough, No Kicks
A2 – Nie Mniei Niz 5% – Not Less Than Five Per Cent
A3 – Gogoszary
B1 – Pierwsza Przymiarka – First Take
B2 – Ballada Na Grzadzie – Ballad On The Roost
B3 [...]
Michael Zwerin – Not Much Noise
W powodzi halaslwych nazw I halaslwych stylow pojawienie sie na estradzie zespolu grajcego spokojna, stonowan, a nawet subteln w nastroju muzykç jest niewtpiiwym ewenementem. Powiedzialbym, w pewnym stopniu szokuje. Dzisiaj, kiedy na przestrzeni jednego zaledwie po. kolenia obsiadly nas tranzystory, kasetofony i dyskoteki, odrobina cichej muzyki jest wytchnieniem. Dia I nnych zaskoczeniem. [...]
Czeslaw Bartkowski – Drum Dream
CzesIaw "MaIy” Bartkowski urodzit sie na tyle dawno, ze miat jeszcze okazje terminowac w radosnym okresie jazzu beztroskiego, do którego najlepiej pasowato twierdzenie iz nie jest wazne CO, lecz JAK sie gra. Ta do znudzenia powtarzana formulka jest niby dalej aktualna, ale trudno si opaed wraeniu, e aktuaIno& ta zafraca stopniowo [...]
The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Fanfare For Warriors LP
WE dearly give this music
to the brothers
all over the planet
who have fought
for the freedom
of our people
who have given their lives
that Black men women and children
may grow into a world
free For All of us.
to them peace power love
and may the Master [...]
