Sonny Rollins, who at the time of writing is still alive at the age of 94, is one of the giants of modern jazz, and along with John Coltrane, perhaps the most influential personality as far as the tenor saxophone in jazz is concerned.So long and varied has his stellar career been that it is […]
Agharta was recorded on the afternoon in 1975, at one of two concerts Miles Davis performed at the Osaka Festival Hall in Japan. He performed with his septet—flautist and saxophonist Sonny Fortune, bassist Michael Henderson, drummer Al Foster, percussionist James Mtume, guitarist Reggie Lucas, and Pete Cosey, who played guitar, synthesizer, and percussion. Produced and […]
6 CD After independently leaving The Spencer Davis Group in late 1968, organist and singer Eddie Hardin and drummer Pete York got back together a few months later to work as that most intriguing of late Sixties rock music concepts: the power duo. • Self-described as “the world’s smallest big band”, Hardin & York’s two-man […]
Collection of great Jazz instrumentals, featuring Dave Brubeck Quartet, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis Quartet, Cannonball Adderley & Bill Evans and many more. – 1 –
In the late 60s jazz was at a turning point. Soul music had taken much of its black audience and rock’s intellectualisation was eating up its support amongst college students. The usual story told is that jazz split between those who went out and those who tried to make people dance. The story is more […]
Limited edition deluxe hard-cover 92-page book plus audio CD of Kind Of Blue, plus 4 bonus tracks Kind Of Blue was trumpeter Miles Davis all-time best seller and one of the most (if not the very most) revered albums in jazz history. In this book, renowned Penguin Guide to Jazz and BBC writer Brian Morton […]
LP – This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Technology Inc. (RTI), and packaged in a deluxe tip-on jacket. The Kingston, Jamaica born trumpeter Dizzy Reece moved to London at age 17 and […]
Takin’ Off was pianist Herbie Hancock’s (born in Chicago on April 12, 1940; he is 79 at this writing) first album under his own name. All of the compositions are by the leader, who is backed by such stars as Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins. The album includes one of Hancock’s […]
– 1 – 1. Cream – I Feel Free 2. Buffalo Springfield – For What Its Worth 3. The Chiffons – Hes So Fine 4. Davie Jones With the King Bees – Liza Jane 5. Canned Heat – Going Up the Country 6. Sandie Shaw – Long Live Love 7. The Delfonics – Didnt I […]
Miles Davis’ quintet was formed in 1955 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest combos in jazz history. Each of its members were individual creative forces that could have easily been leaders. “Philly Joe and Red Garland were the same age,” explained Miles in his autobiography, “about three years older than I was. […]
