From the album One September Afternoon, recorded 5th of September 1980. Art Pepper – alto saxophone / Stanley Cowell – piano / Cecil McBee – bass / Carl Burnett – drums Continue reading Art Pepper – Close To You Alone (1980)
Recorded August 12, 1969 in Paris. Last track on the B side of the album Yasmina, a Black Woman by Archie Shepp. It features musicians from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. The first track, giving its title to the album, is a long free jazz piece by an eleven-piece orchestra; in it, the references to Africa that Shepp had experimented with only a few weeks earlier in … Continue reading Archie Shepp – Body And Soul (1969)
Unsquare Dance is a musical piece written by the American jazz composer Dave Brubeck in 1961. Written in 7/4 time, the piece is a typical example of Brubeck’s exploration of time signatures. According to Brubeck, it was written during a single trip from his home to therecording studio, and was recorded the same day. Based on a blues form, the piece is driven by a … Continue reading Dave Brubeck – Unsquare Dance (1961)
Tilte track on the album Hard On from 1973 by Errol Parker. All instruments played by Errol Parker. Continue reading Errol Parker – Hard on (1973)
You Must Believe In Spring is the title track of the album by Bill Evans. With his longtime bassist Eddie Gomez and his drummer of the period, Eliot Zigmund, Evans explores such songs as “We Will Meet Again,” Jimmy Rowles’s classic “The Peacocks” and the “Theme from M*A*S*H.” It’s a solid example of the great pianist’s artistry. [source] Bill Evans – piano / Eddie Gomez … Continue reading Bill Evans – You Must Believe In Spring (1977)
Have you ever loved mega monster much ? The titeltrack pleads; Be my Monster Love, on the album from 2013 by David Murray Infinity Quartet. If jazz is ever to escape from the “specialist” ghetto in which it finds itself in 2013 the simple truth is that we need more people with the vision of David Murray and more records as good as this one. [source] Tracks: French Kiss For … Continue reading David Murray Infinity Quartet – Be my Monster Love (2013)
Second track on the album Dauwhe by The John Cartet Octet, recorded and mixed at The Music Lab, Los Angeles, February 25, 28 and March 8, 1982. The first of clarinetist John Carter’s five-part series in which he musically depicts the history of black Americans is one of the strongest. The five originals pay tribute to life in Africa a few centuries ago, mixing together folk melodies … Continue reading The John Cartet Octet – Ode To The Flower Maiden (1982)
