Charlie Parker had just recently died (in March of 1955) and Miles Davis was in the process of forming his first classic quintet when he recorded this date. The trumpeter is featured on a quartet outing with celebrated bassist Oscar Pettiford (with whom Miles had already recorded for Blue Note in 1952 –these were to […]
Although he wouldn’t create more than a few movie soundtracks, Miles Davis’ music was used in dozens of films. This 2-CD set compiles Miles’ only two early soundtracks, those of Louis Malle’s 1958 film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud and the 1959 TV film The Sound of Miles Davis, along with the trumpeter’s recordings that were used […]
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 […]
Sublime unreleased soundtrack by Ron Geesin, to one of the most important and controversial films in British cinema history. Standard black vinyl (750 Copies) with sleeve art taken from the 1971 film poster. Cool as fuck. Side One is the score for Sunday Bloody Sunday, the controversial 1971 drama directed by John Schlesinger. Starring Peter […]
Very Tall marked the first recorded collaboration between Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson. The two musicians were both highly regarded and successful jazz figures by 1961. Peterson had recorded innumerable albums with his own trio and backing such stars as Louis Armstrong, Lester Young, Ben Webster and Billie Holiday, to name just a few. Jackson […]
Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential figures in the jazz scene. As a trumpeter, singer and composer he recorded some of the most famous songs the world would ever hear. This Collected release combines the songs from his early days with his big hits and collaborations with other artists. Louis Armstrong was born […]
On January 13th, James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra will release The Great White Sea Eagle, the follow up to James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra’s The Wide, Wide River – a Guardian Top 10 Folk Album of 2021. The record didn’t start life as a follow up; in early 2021, […]
James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra will release The Wide, Wide River on January 22nd. The album came to be after the blossoming of a long-term friendship between James Yorkston and Karl-Jonas Winqvist, the Swedish music producer, leader and conductor of The Second Hand Orchestra. Alongside the announcement, James Yorkston and The Second Hand […]
2 LP + 2 X 7″ 5/5 REVIEW AND FEATURE IN MOJO : “OUTTAKES AND LIVE TRACKS, ESSENTIAL FOR DEVOTEES, ROUND OUT VARIOUS EDITIONS. DALTON LOPES LIKE AN ALLEY CAT ON PAL FRED NEILS BLUES ON THE CEILING FROM MONTREUX ‘71 – BEWITCHING, UNBOTHERED. 5/5 BOXED REVIEW IN SHINDIG! “IN MY OWN TIME PLACES HER […]
RSD 2024 2 LP BLACK VINYL Foghat formed originally in 1971 in the UK and has achieved eight gold records, one platinum, and one double platinum record. This is all previously unreleased live material recorded over two nights in New Orleans in 1973 (band touring their second Bearsville album) with highlights chosen by Roger Earl. […]
