Limited edition release. Louis’ studio environment was greatly welcomed by the Jazz world. The producer replaced Satchmo’s All Stars with the Oscar Peterson Trio plus Louie Bellson on drums on a number of sessions; set up the vocal partnership of Louis with Ella Fitzgerald on others, and even produced a whole “conceptual album” with selections […]
SOME OTHER BLUES is a major release from Irish guitar giant Louis Stewart and his friend and collaborator, pianist, Noel Kelehan (pronounce keel-a-han) This previously unreleased gem reinforces Louis Stewart’s reputation and reveals Noel Kelehan, whose Bill Evans-like playing wasn’t widely known. SOME OTHER BLUES features 8 standards, including the title track by John Coltrane, […]
THE DUBLIN CONCERT is a previously unreleased album of Louis Stewart and Jim Hall recorded live in concert to a delighted Dublin audience on 26th December 1982. Tapes discovered in 2022 have been carefully digitized and mastered to present the captivating, empathetic and poetic playing of this outstanding duo. This album will be a delight […]
While he was usually featured in front of his unforgettable orchestra, these unique small-group sessions showcase the great Duke Ellington as a pianist in a blues context in the company of his longtime collaborator, alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges. According to AllMusic writer Eugene Chadbourne, “Hodges does some of the most soulful playing of his career […]
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 […]
The Headhunters started out as Herbie Hancock’s backing group for such groundbreaking funk jazz albums as “Thrust” and “Man Child”.When 1975 rolled around, Herbie had moved on to other things and The Headhunters decided to keep performing without him.“The Survival Of The Fittest” is a very solid set of intricate funk jazz leaning towards fusion.Due […]
Screaming Trees broke through in 1991 with ‘Uncle Anesthesia’, their first on a major label. The album is produced by Soundgarden front-man Chris Cornell who is also featured on several tracks. In that early nineties it was the Seattle bands that conquered the world with their own sound, the grunge. The grunge that fuses punk […]
Celtic Wedding” is a 1987 album by The Chieftains, the renowned Irish traditional music group. This album stands out because it focuses on traditional Breton music rather than their usual Irish folk, showcasing the musical heritage of Brittany, France. The album is inspired by traditional Breton wedding ceremonies and reflects the customs and spirit of […]
Art Blakey was a jazz drummer and bandleader who made his name in big bands in the early ’40s before espousing bebop with Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker later in the decade. In the mid-1950s he formed The Jazz Messengers, a group which he led for over 30 years, with evolving line-ups that […]
Keith Hudson’s Nuh Skin Up Dub is a heavyweight dub album that stands out as one of the most potent statements in the genre’s history. Released in 1979, this sonic masterpiece showcases Hudson’s dark, almost mystical production style, where heavy bass lines, echo-drenched drums, and ghostly fragments of vocals swirl together in a hypnotic haze. […]
