Archive for the Jazz Category
Doug Carn “Adam’s Apple” (Black Jazz)
Doug Carn’s fourth album for the Oakland, CA-based Black Jazz label, originally released in 1974. Carn plays electric piano, organ and moog. Includes a cover of Earth, Wind and Fire’s “Mighty Mighty” and a new version of Weather Report’s “Sanctuary.” This is a 1998 reissue.
The New York Contemporary Five “Live At Koncertsal, Copenhagen 1963” (Alternative Fox)
New York Contemporary Five: Live at Koncertsal, Copenhagen, 17.10.1963. The short-lived quintet known as the New York Contemporary Five had a lasting impact on the free jazz movement. It was formed in 1962 with trumpeter Don Cherry, who had been working with free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman; tenor saxophonist Archie […]
Alberto Baldan Bembo “L’Amica Di Mia Madre” (Sonor Music)
Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Alberto Baldan Bembo’sL’Amica Di Mia Madre, originally released in 1975. This spellbinding soundtrack by the cult maestro Baldan Bembo is another exotica jewel from the Italian film music golden era. Original music for the erotic drama movie L’amica Di Mia Madre starring Barbara […]
Damon Locks Black Monument Ensemble “Where Future Unfolds” (International Anthem)
Where Future Unfolds is a new work spirited by Chicago-based sound & visual artist Damon Locks. Starting as a solo sound collage piece (where Locks pulled samples from Civil Rights era speeches and recordings to create an improvisational pallet for performance on his drum machine), over 4 years the project […]
Abstract Orchestra “Madvillain Vol. 1” (ATA)
Coming off the back of their successful album of J Dilla interpretations (and a single with Dilla’s younger brother, Illa J), this time Abstract Orchestra focuses on MF DOOM and Madlib’s collaborative work as Madvillan. Led by Saxophonist Rob Mitchell, the UK group explores jazz, TV soundtracks and film scores, […]
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah “Ancestral Recall” (Ropeadope)
Ancestral Recall seeks to de-colonialize sound; to revise history by creating a sonic tapestry illuminating the harmony within rhythm and obliterating the previous context. Rather than bring rhythm into his sound, Adjuah begins with Rhythm, sampling West African, Indian, and other cultural rhythms and interweaving live drumming in the studio. […]
Sphere “Inside Ourselves” (180 Proof)
Perhaps Larry Nozero’s single most-recognizable contribution to popular music is the soprano sax solo on Marvin Gaye’s seminal, “What’s Going On,” the title track and tone-setter for one of soul music’s most successful, not to mention conceptual, recordings. Like so many talented reedmen before him, Nozero received instruction from Detroit’s […]
Resavoir “Resavoir” (International Anthem)
Riding the ripples of their debut single “Escalator” (which BBC’s Gilles Peterson called “a winner,” and Supreme Standards’ Tina Edwards likened to “Radiohead on a Jazz trip”), Chicago collective Resavoir return with their first full length effort. The self-titled album presents a juicy suite of elegantly-orchestrated lo-fi jazz instrumentals germinated […]
Joel Ross “Kingmaker” (Blue Note)
Impressive debut album from an incredible young artist who has been omnipresent on acclaimed recent albums by Makaya McCraven (Universal Beings), Walter Smith III (In Common), Marquis Hill (Modern Flows, Vol. 2), and James Francies (Flight). Milt Jackson was a formative influence, Bobby Hutcherson passed him some sage advice, and […]
Baroque Jazz Trio “Baroque Jazz Trio” (Souffle Contenu)
Souffle Continu Records present a reissue of Baroque Jazz Trio’s self-titled album, original released on Saravah in 1970. Mixing Baroque, free-jazz, and world music, the unique album of the Baroque Jazz Trio (which is in fact 3/5 of the Bach Modern Quintet) is a difficult-to-label sound object which is far […]
Phrydderichs Phaelda “Bruchstuecke” (Note On A Journey)
Even those of you who are already familiar with our label’s concept of rediscovering music which has unjustifiably been lost, overlooked or forgotten will be surprised by the reissue of the six-track-record ‘Bruchstuecke’ LP by Free-Jazz artists Phrydderichs Phaelda. This band was a short living school band project of the […]
Albert Ayler “Recorded In Stockholm, October 25th 1962” (Alternative Fox)
On this double album, the Albert Ayler Trio consisted of Ayler, bassist Torbjörn Hultcrantz and drummer Sune Spångberg; four dissonant songs from their live performance on 24 October 1962 would be issued on the Bird Notes label in Sweden as ‘Something Different!!!!!!’ and reissued overseas as the first edition of […]
Rubba “In Motion” (Farfalla)
Published in 1980, the ‘In Motion: Modern Progressive Group Sounds Played By Rubba’ LP and its minimalistic and utilitarian red record cover which contains 13 tracks, mainly composed by Joachim “Giordano” Sherylee and was never reissued since then. This record became cult over time; the hip-hop world seized it in […]
John Sangster “The Trip” (Blank)
A great vinyl reissue of a wonderful 1967 exotica/lounge/jazz LP by Australian cult musician, composer and arranger JOHN SANGSTER. ‘The Trip’ is an all-cover affair. A mixed bag of pop hits of the day, from the likes of Bob Dylan, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, with Brazilian bossa nova, […]
John Sangster “The Joker Is Wild” (Blank)
A great vinyl reissue of a wonderful 1968 exotica/lounge/jazz LP by Australian cult musician, composer and arranger JOHN SANGSTER. On his second album you’ll find cover versions of classic songs s.a. ‘Love Is Blue’, ‘What Now, My Love?’ and ‘A Day In The Life’, combined with tunes from a.o. Cuba, […]
Heikki Sarmanto “Flowers In The Water” (Svart)
Limited 50th anniversary reissue of Sarmanto’s first album from 1969. Black vinyl, limited to 500 copies.
Schlippenbach Quartet “Three Nails Left” (Cien Fuegos)
This album was originally released on FMP in 1975. Remastered by Martin Siewert in 2019. Side A: recorded live at 3rd Jazz Festival Moers June 2nd, 1974 by Michael Krause. Side B: recorded live at the Quartier Latin Berlin, February 2nd, 1975 by Jost Gebers with the FMP Mobile Recording […]
Nate Morgan “Journey In Nigritia” (Outernational)
Outernational Sounds present the first legitimate vinyl reissue of Nate Morgan’s Journey Into Nigritia, originally release in 1983. A major statement from a crucial figure on the Los Angeles jazz underground — Journey Into Nigritia is pianist Nate Morgan’s spiritualized deep jazz classic. How many 16-year-olds would have the confidence […]
Os Seis Em Ponto “Os Seis Em Ponto” (Vampisoul)
Vampisoul present a reissue of Os Seis Em Ponto’s self-titled album, originally released in 1964. Francis Hime has been a fundamental artist of Brazilian music since the mid-1960s. He began to play the piano when he was only six years old and in 1963 he started working with Vinicius de […]
Alessandro Alessandroni “Spontaneous” (Four Flies)
Maybe the best Alessandroni’s album ever. A true holy-grail which we can consider nowadays as the rarest LP from the king of Italian libraries. Jazz, mellow-funk, downtempo breaks, and incredible rock blends, make this record a refined portrait of the 70’s American way of life, viewed through the fully Italian […]
Johnny Griffin “Introducing” (Blue Note)
The tenor sax legend’s 1957 Blue Note debut. Recorded at the (original) Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey, on 17th April 1956. Featuring a top-drawer backing band of Wynton Kelly (piano), Curley Russell (bass) and Max Roach (drums). Griffin’s composition ‘Mil Dew’ is one of the most intense album-openers in […]
Medline “A Quest Called Tribe” (My Bags)
A Quest Called Tribe begins with a series of portraits drawn by Stéphane Carricondo in 2017 dedicated to Hip-Hop legends. As close partner in art Medline proposed to create a soundtrack for them, and first interpreting ATCQ’s classics with elements of the past, present and future. The best way to […]
Chano Pozo “Rumbero Mayor” (Grosso!)
Grosso! Recordings present Rumbero Mayor: An Overview of the Legendary Afro-Cuban Conguero That Changed Latin Music and Jazz Forever, a collection featuring Chana Pozo. Some tracks have been remastered and restored and some are presented on vinyl after many years. Format and selection designed for DJs, collectors, and general public. […]
Manu Dibango “African Voodoo” (Hot Casa)
Hot Casa present a reissue of Manu Dibango’s African Voodoo, originally released in 1972. A fantastic and rare album by the Afro soul maestro. These files were recorded in 1971 at Pathé-Marconi studio (Boulogne-Billancourt) for professional sound illustration intended for the cinema, television, and advertising. At the time, jazz musicians […]