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 […]
Africa Calling Harbour (Song For Elizabeth) Love Takes All People Of The Loon Stand Anthem The Ones Ahead Prince Caspians Dream Lakeland Angel No Other Beverly-Glenn Copeland announces ‘The Ones Ahead’ – his first new album in 20 years with Africa Calling out July 28th 2023 via Transgressive Records. Africa Calling premieres at Mary Annes […]
Bertrand Tavernier directs this drama starring Dexter Gordon as Dale Turner, a brilliant saxophonist who is addicted to alcohol and drugs. He leaves America for Paris where he befriends young Frenchman Francis Borler (Francois Cluzet) who takes him in and tries to help him overcome his destructive habits. The cast also includes Lonette McKee, Gabrielle […]
BLACK FRIDAY 2023 2 LP Record Store Day Black Friday 2023 (UK & EUROPE) exclusive release. Limited 180g Deluxe DOUBLE Vinyl Edition (1000 copies) with obi strip. Non-Returnable. Rare unearthed Dutch recordings from 1970. Featuring an all-star line-up. FIRST TIME ON VINYL Tenor saxophonist Ben Webster (born Kansas City, 1909) needs little introduction, Webster is […]
2 LP “The new compilation Great Moments With… showcases the remarkable moments of Chet Bakers career, featuring both his vocals and trumpet work. It spans his final five and a half years, during which he collaborated closely with the Wim Wigt Timeless Records agency in the Netherlands. The album includes a mix of bebop and […]
Tracklist 1. She Loves Me 2. Walking With Ur Smile 3. U Already Know 4. The Right Place (feat. Teira) 5. Home Calling 6. These Things Will Come To Be 7. Tell Me One More Time 8. Someday 9. I Feel Better 10. Song For The Lonely Blurb Swedish producer DJ Seinfeld returns with his […]
In 1990 Neil Hannon started recording and releasing under the name The Divine Comedy. Thirty years and twelve great albums later, Hannon is rightly adjudged one of the finest singer songwriters of his generation. To celebrate, Divine Comedy Records are remastering and reissuing nine of the bands classic albums. The reissues will be released by […]
This release includes two complete consecutive 1962 masterpieces by the great Dexter Gordon: Go! Blue Note BST84112), and A Swingin’ Affair (Blue Note BST84133). Both albums were made in the ourse of the same week and with the exact same quartet, which consisted of Sonny Clark on piano, utch Warren on bass, and Billy Higgins […]
Part of the Jean-Pierre Leloir 180 gram vinyl Collection, Dexter Gordon’s quartet album Go! was released in 1962. It is regarded as a veritable masterpiece, in part because of the leader’s playing, and in part because of the talent of the other members of the formation: Sonny Clark on piano, Butch Warren on bass, and […]
The suave saxophone master Dexter Gordon had been living in Europe for several years when he returned to the U.S. for a brief stay during which he entered Van Gelder Studio to record what would be his final Blue Note album, Gettin’ Around, in 1965. Dexter’s tenor holds the spotlight throughout this sublime set, the […]
