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GALLARDO & SOL, JOE	Sol	LP	MAD ABOUT RECORDS	MAR 018LP
$31.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 12/11/2020 Mad About Records presents a reissue of Joe Gallardo & Sol's Sol, originally released in 1975. Sol is a Latin-funk psych fuzz blaster that basically covers all the realms of rare record collecting in one shot. There's the funk fuzz blaster "Maranatha" or the Ray Barretto Latin jazz groove cut "El Que Se Fue" with freaky synth blasts, the Texas easy funk moves of "Squeeze," which remind one of Steam Heat, or the lounged-out soul rendition of Stevie Wonder's classic "Bird Of Beauty." Something for everyone and impossibly rare!

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BAKER, CHET	Koln Concert 1955 Volume II	LP	NAKED LUNCH	NAKED 018LP
$17.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2020 Unreleased for many years, and now on two LPs, here's the famous Chet Baker's concert in Koln in October 1955 featuring pianist Dick Twardzik, bassist Jimmy Bond, and drummer Pete Littman, plus guests on a couple of tracks, German reed specialists Hans Koller and Willi Sanner respectively on tenor and baritone sax. A particularly soulful performance based on a strong and varied track list comprising some of Baker's favorite standards such as "My Funny Valentine" and "I'll Remember April" plus Twardzik's original "Yellow Tango". This concert is also sadly remembered as one of Twardzik's last performances before his premature death for an overdose just 12 days later.

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SEBESKY, DON	The Distant Galaxy	LP	PLEASURE FOR MUSIC	PFM 105LP
$20.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2020 Pleasure For Music present a reissue of Don Sebesky's The Distant Galaxy, originally released in 1968. Donald John Sebesky was born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, USA, on December 10, 1937; his father worked in a steel-cable factory, his mother was a housewife. At the age of eight he started learning the accordion; he later came to realize that this instrument was the best possible choice he could have made because, as he says, "the accordion is a 'mini-orchestra' and teaches the principles of harmony from the very beginning." In 1965, Don Sebesky joined Verve Records when Creed Taylor was still a producer for the label. One of his most distinctive and successful arrangements was for Wes Montgomery's album Bumpin' released the same year. In 1967, when Taylor left the company to launch his own CTI, Sebesky joined the newborn label as staff arranger, giving his precious contribution in creating many hit records. During the late '60s/early '70s, his orchestral backgrounds helped make artists like Montgomery, George Benson (Shape of Things To Come, 1968), Paul Desmond (From the Hot Afternoon, 1969), and Freddie Hubbard (First Light, 1971) acceptable to audiences outside of jazz. Originally released on Verve in 1968, The Distant Galaxy is quite a hybrid of soul jazz and space-age music, an influential cornerstone fully sampled by a who's who of hip-hop and R&B superstar like Rakim, Madlib, and Buck 65. Such an obscure and terrific album that features a blend of jazz, psych and good old '60s light pop with brief "cosmic" audio tidbits inserted between most of the main tracks.

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MONK, THELONIOUS	At Newport 1963	LP	NAKED LUNCH	NAKED 016LP
$17.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2020 The legendary Thelonious Monk's appearance at the legendary Newport festival in 1963 when the so-called "High Priest of Bop" brought one of his greatest quartets featuring master Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, Butch Warren on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums. This is a great performance based on five of Monk's classic compositions: "Criss Cross", "Light Blue", "Nutty", "Blue Monk", and "Epistrophy". This is pure Monk's essence, don't miss it.

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DE VITO, MARIA PIA	Dreamers	CD	VIA VENETO JAZZ	VVJ 137CD
$18.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2020 Dreamers, Maria Pia De Vito's latest album, 'is a collection of works by songwriter icons Paul Simon, David Crosby, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and my beloved Joni Mitchell. Poets, lucid dreamers and social activists who, from the sixties onwards, have created timeless masterpieces of refined beauty, elevated by piercingly sincere poetic lyrics that embody the spirit of their time. These songs look backward and forward. Their impact didn't only dominate a historical moment but continues to be relevant to today's generation. Disarmingly, they reveal intimate feelings and experiences that powerfully resonate with the listener, the lyrics are a poignant criticism of politics and society, challenging the status-quo and unlocking minds to new philosophies and life views. They leave hope for change and inspire to build a better world: a just one. From the portrait of an island of peace as opposed to answering the call to arms in Vietnam -- in David Crosby's 'The Lee Shore', the soulmate in a dream Bob Dylan searches for in 'Simple Twist of Fate' or 'Carey ' by Joni Mitchell, criticizing the hypocrisy of society ('Be Cool'), social injustice ('Chinese Cafè', 'Questions For The Angels'), or the unscrupulousness of political power ('Pigs Sheep And Wolves'), to a song about compassion and empathy such as 'Rainbow Sleeves' by Tom Waits. Today, more than ever, we need this kind of 'poetic justice' from the arts, as a lighthouse for clarity and freedom to participate.'" --Maria Pia De Vito

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BAKER, CHET	Koln Concert 1955 Volume I	LP	NAKED LUNCH	NAKED 017LP
$17.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2020 Unreleased for many years, and now on two LPs, here's the famous Chet Baker's concert in Koln in October 1955 featuring pianist Dick Twardzik, bassist Jimmy Bond, and drummer Pete Littman, plus guests on a couple of tracks, German reed specialists Hans Koller and Willi Sanner respectively on tenor and baritone sax. A particularly soulful performance based on a strong and varied track list comprising some of Baker's favorite standards such as "My Funny Valentine" and "I'll Remember April" plus Twardzik's original "Yellow Tango". This concert is also sadly remembered as one of Twardzik's last performances before his premature death for an overdose just 12 days later.

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LAUGHTON, GAIL	Harps of the Ancient Temples	LP	PLEASURE FOR MUSIC	PFM 107LP
$20.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/20/2020 Pleasure For Music present a reissue of Gail Laughton's Harps of the Ancient Temples, originally released in 1969. Gail Laughton, born Denzil Gail Laughton (1921-1985), was an American jazz harpist. He worked in Hollywood, playing on many film and cartoon soundtracks. Originally released in 1969 on the small imprint Rapture the record has been produced by famous sound engineer Paul Beaver (Beaver & Krause, Lalo Schifrin & Orchestra) the man who introduced the Moog to Stevie Wonder and Frank Zappa. Standing on the verge of both modern classical and space age, the record featured the track "Pompeii 76 A.D." as heard on the movie Blade Runner (1982). Gail Laughton can easily be considered a forerunner of new age, as documented on the highly influential compilation I Am The Center: Private Issue New Age Music In America, 1950-1990 assembled by project manager Patrick McCarthy for Seattle based Light In The Attic. "The shimmering, ethereal quality of the harp sings out under [his] loving care."

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ASHBY WITH FRANK WESS, DOROTHY	Hip Harp	LP	SOWING RECORDS	SOW 002LP
$20.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/13/2020 Sowing Records present a reissue of Hip Harp by Dorothy Ashby with Frank Wess, originally released in 1958. Born in Detroit in 1932, Dorothy Ashby can be easily recognized as the woman who gave the harp a jazz voice. In her hands, the harp, an originally classical instrument which seemed to just scare people, became a highly versatile swinging voice able to drive a whole jazz rhythm section. Recorded in 1958 by master Rudy Van Gelder and originally released on the Prestige label, Hip Harp is a perfect example of Ashby's artistry. At the head of a fine quartet featuring the great Frank Wess on flute, Herman Wright on bass, and master Art Taylor on drums, Ashby creates a unique combination of deeply jazz elements expressed through a totally new sound. Clear vinyl; edition of 300.

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GROSSI BLEND ORCHESTRA, ANDREA	Four Winds	CD	WE INSIST! RECORDS	WEIN 009CD
$20.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/13/2020 Andrea Grossi on Four Winds: "Winds (and mythology) have been a pretext for me: characters to take inspiration from, as to define specific musical identities during the composition process. The keystones of this work, which took me almost two years to complete (November 2015-June 2017), are the pieces that bear the names of the four ancient Greek winds: Borea (North), Noto (South), Euro (East), Zephiro (West). This imagery can't obviously ignore the perspective of the 'migrating wind' as an entity in movement, that blends and transforms itself, renovating traditions, identities and cultures, overcoming walls and barriers of all kinds. This music is meant to be a hymn: a eulogy to the differences that nourish and enrich our world. At the same time, with its harshness, it aims to stimulate a reflection about the terrible fate accompanying those who are forced to give up their lives in favor of a greater hope; an aspiration that, very often, remains unfulfilled."

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MARTELLI, AUGUSTO	Black Sound From White People	LP	SONOR MUSIC EDITIONS	SME 071LP
$40.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/13/2020 Sonor Music Editions launches the first official vinyl reissue of one of the finest and sought-after Latin jazz albums ever made in Italy in the 1970s, Black Sound From White People by the prince of Italian funk, Augusto Martelli. An amazing, top-notch recording from 1972 that also includes stellar players like Tullio De Piscopo's rolling drums, sleazy flute by Giancarlo Barigozzi, and dope basslines by Pino Presti. For sure the pinnacle of Augusto Martelli's music and the best album from his long career as composer, conductor, arranger and TV presenter. Black Sound From White People delivers a plenty of groovy Euro funk tracks played with a clear black music influence, from swirling jazz-funk to fusion, percussive jams with more samba and Latin beats, funky Latin jazz chock-full of psychedelic flutes. A really essential piece from the Italian funk music production.

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ROACH, MAX	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	LP	SOWING RECORDS	SOW 001LP
$20.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/13/2020 Sowing Records present a reissue of We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite, originally released in 1960 on Candid Records. One of the major statements in the history of Jazz and African American liberation movements. Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite consists of five original compositions and performances staging and celebrating different moments and aspects of the African American history and culture. Here is a wonderful cast of musicians reunited around Max Roach (drums) and Abbey Lincoln (vocals). Throughout the album you can find great contributions from the likes of Booker Little (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), Walter Benton (tenor saxophones), James Schenk (bass), and three percussionists Michael Olatunji, Raymond Mantilla, and Tomas du Vall. Highlights include the highly intense triptych for drum and voice by Roach and Lincoln and a special appearance of tenor sax giant Coleman Hawkins on the opening "Driva' Man". Clear vinyl; edition of 300.

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LEANDRE/PASCAL CONTET, JOELLE	Area Sismica	CD	WE INSIST! RECORDS	WEIN 012CD
$20.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/13/2020 French double bass player, composer and improviser Joëlle Léandre needs no introduction. Her collaborations in the world of contemporary music and improvisation are countless and diverse. The names of Pierre Boulez, John Cage, Giacinto Scelsi, Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, and Evan Parker are enough to get an idea of her stature. Here she is in the company of Pascal Contet, accordionist, in a concert recorded live at the Area Sismica in Forlì. The duo already has three albums to their credit and more than twenty years of common experience. Crystal clear recording, direct music, deep understanding.

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BOYKINS, RONNIE	The Will Come, Is Now	LP	ESP-DISK	ESPDISK 3026LP
$24.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/6/2020 Legendary Sun Ra bassist (Ronnie Boykins 1935-1980) stepped out on his own for his first and only release as a leader on The Will Come, Is Now. He was invited by ESP in 1964 to record his own album, and in February 1974, he told ESP that he was finally ready, and the session took place later that month. This recording not only features Boykins's solid abilities as a bassist, including his marvelous arco work, but also his talents as a composer and arranger. In addition, one is treated to an all-natural bass sound, a rare sound during this particular era of jazz history. In septet format, Boykins's six originals create a variety of moods and textures that not only evoke the music of Sun Ra but also reflect Boykins's own sensibilities as an artist. Original pressings, made just before ESP-Disk' went on hiatus for forty years and thus less common that other ESP LPs, often go for upwards of $150. 180 gram vinyl features original artwork; edition of 500.

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GRIMES TRIO, HENRY	The Call	LP	ESP-DISK	ESPDISK 1026LP
$24.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/6/2020 ESP-Disk present a vinyl reissue of Henry Grimes Trio's The Call, originally released in 1966. It has occasionally been assumed that Henry Grimes got this December 28, 1965 recording date as a reward for his long service in the avant-garde of jazz. Having already honed his musical conception with a varied range of players, from Benny Goodman and Arnett Cobb to Lee Morgan, Gerry Mulligan, and Sonny Rollins to McCoy Tyner, Steve Lacy, Albert Ayler -- including Spirits Rejoice (ESPDISK 1020CD/LP)--, Don Cherry, and Cecil Taylor (to name just a few), the service was certainly there, but he got this gig fully on his merits. For The Call, Grimes teamed with highly original clarinetist Perry Robinson (as label owner Bernard Stollman has noted, "a virtuoso who merits far wider recognition...and this recording reflects both of their contributions, in equal measure") and stalwart drummer/ESP-Disk' regular Tom Price. As a bassist, Grimes's melodic style is well up to the task of being co-equal voice with a horn, resulting in a thoughtful and texturally rewarding LP with a level of quality far above the rote sideman session cliché, and far away from equally clichéd ideas of unrelentingly full-bore free jazz. It offers the sound of three excellent musicians listening to each other and responding superbly. The Juilliard-trained Grimes appeared on six other ESP LPs besides those already mentioned. He retired at some point after the last of them, 1967's Marzette Watts LP, and went so far off the scene that it was rumored that he had died. Happily, that was not the case, and he reemerged in 2003, moved back to New York, and returned to his prolific ways until illness slowed him down and then took him from us earlier this year (2020). 180 gram vinyl featuring original artwork; edition of 500.

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PLACEBO	Live 1971	CD	WE RELEASE JAZZ	WRJ 005CD
$15.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/6/2020 We Release Jazz presents the first-ever live performance and recording by Marc Moulin's sought-after jazz-funk band Placebo, captured at Casino Kursaal during the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971 and never released on CD before. June 17th, 1971, the Montreux Riviera, its delightful microclimate and postcard scenery, its fabled music history and the luscious wines of the region. A dream setting for Marc Moulin to lead his ensemble on a 26-minutes+ jazz adventure -- Nick Kletchkovsky on bass, Freddy Rottier on drums, Johnny Dover on bass clarinet, Alex Scorier on soprano saxophone, and Richard Rousselet on flugelhorn. The magic of that night is dripping through Placebo's sumptuous "Showbiz Suite", a soulful piece in two parts in which every instrument gets enough room to shine, smoothly navigating between cozy cognac-by-the-fireplace funk and heartfelt grittiness, served with a pinch of Soft Machine vibes. It's the night Placebo was born, when foundations were laid for three classic albums: Ball of Eyes (on which you can hear a shorter studio version of "Showbiz Suite"), 1973, and their final self-titled album. Born in 1942 in Ixelles, the multifaceted Marc Moulin had one of the most fascinating careers in the history of Belgian music, from his jazz roots and Placebo to founding electronic disco pop band Telex ("Moskow Diskow", "Rock Around The Clock"), producing a vast array of French and Belgian hits (notably for Philip Catherine and Lio), pioneering downtempo and electro jazz with three albums on Blue Note, and exploring other avenues of expression such a radio hosting and comedy. He sadly left us in 2008. His incredible legacy shall live on.

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DIABOLICAL LIBERTIES, THE	High Protections & The Sportswear Mystics	LP	ON THE CORNER RECORDS	OTCR 011LP
$23.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 11/6/2020 The Diabolical Liberties release their debut album High Protection & The Sportswear Mystics via the boundary-breaking On The Corner Records label. Comprising Rob Gallagher (vocals, guitar, bass) and Alex Patchwork (head of squarepushing), the duo's debut long player is a rough, unpolished gem of a record that falls clumsily in the gaps between post-punk, electronica, and jazz. Lead single "Sliders" embodies this identity crisis, simultaneously honoring and deriding the ubiquity of said footwear over resonant breakbeats, plonking cowbell and the screeching horn of Ignacio Salvadores (King Krule, Gal Go). Elsewhere, the brilliant Emma Jean Thackray sprinkles "High Protection" with cosmic dust, "Bigger Than You" is a ramshackle (but no less respectful) homage to the '70s Ghanaian disco/fusion purveyed by legends like Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas. All produced and recorded in a shed, on train platforms, trains, tubes, and occasionally Caffè Nero in Cheam when it was quieter than home. High Protection & The Sportswear Mystics follows a series of self-released and long sold-out white label 12"s and 7"s that included collaborations with Nyasha (a moniker of Nubya Garcia) and a super-limited On The Corner 10" dubplate. All the musical (con)fusion starts to make sense when you take into account Gallagher's long and distinguished career in music. A truly original British voice, he was a stalwart of the mid-80s London jazz scene (centered around the WAG club and Dingwalls) and a key agitator/forerunner of the fusion that was bubbling up. He formed the band Galliano in 1987 and was the first signing to Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson's now legendary Acid Jazz record label. Sidestepping onto Peterson's freshly minted Talkin' Loud imprint, Galliano's debut album In Pursuit Of The 13th Note materialized in 1991 and was an international hit -- effortlessly marrying cosmic funk, blues and an aura inspired by spiritual jazz with a conscious, poetic flow. The don dada Roy Ayers contributed vibes and scat. Four albums later in 1997, Gallagher disbanded Galliano and embarked on a solo career as Earl Zinger. The following year he formed the jazz/electronic duo Two Banks of Four with Dilip Harris aka Demus, releasing City Watching on Ben Wilcox's Sirkus label in 2000. Later, in 2012, he was also behind the experimental blues/folk/dub project William Adamson on Brownswood Recordings and most recently collaborated with Emanative and Rocketnumber9 on 2013's Over EP.

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LOWE, FRANK	The Flam	LP	BLACK SAINT	BSR 005LP
$21.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/30/2020 Black Saint Vinyl present a reissue of Frank Lowe's The Flam, originally released in 1975. Frank Lowe, one of the most powerful tenor sax voices in the post-free jazz era and one of the main figures in the mid-70s NY jazz loft scene. The Flam recorded and released on Black Saint in 1975 stands as one of Lowe's best albums ever. This is highly Intense music with deep meaning and timeless message performed by an amazing collective featuring Frank Lowe (tenor sax), Leo Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn, wood flute), Joseph Bowie (trombone), Alex Blake (bass, electric bass), and Charles "Bobo" Shaw (drums).

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DIXON, BILL	In Italy - Volume One	LP	SOUL NOTE	SN 1008LP
$21.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/30/2020 Soul Note Vinyl present a reissue of Bill Dixon's In Italy - Volume One, originally released in 1980. Bill Dixon one of the great visionary composers and improvisers in modern creative jazz, In Italy - Volume One was recorded in Milan in 1980 and released on Soul Note. A wide-open tapestry and a rare example of open interaction between pulse, melody, and pure sound as result of the work of a maverick quintet featuring Dixon, Arthur Brooks (trumpet), Stephen Haynes (trumpet), Stephen Horenstein (tenor and baritone saxophone), and the great open rhythm section of Alan Silva (bass) and Freddie Waits (drums).

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CHERRY TRIO, DON	Live In Paris, March 1979	LP	ALTERNATIVE FOX	FOX 049LP
$19.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/30/2020 Superb performance by Don Cherry Trio recorded in Paris, March 1967, and broadcast on French radio station ORTF.

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HANCOCK & JACO PASTORIUS, HERBIE	Live In Chicago, 16 February 1977	LP	ALTERNATIVE FOX	FOX 048LP
$19.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/30/2020 Herbie Hancock and Jaco Pastorious, live in Chicago in 1977. Two absolute giants performing together with James Levi on drums and Bennie Maupin on tenor sax. This is heaven for all '70s jazz funkers.

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GUANTINI, MASSIMO	Diapositive (Limited Clear Vinyl)	LP	LONEOS EDITIONS	LON 002COL-LP
$46.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/30/2020 Limited version; 180 gram clear vinyl, printed slipcase and handwritten notes; edition of 100. Loneos present a reissue of Massimo Guantini's Diapositive, originally released in 1977. Beside the telluric year in pop music and culture, 1977 was still ranked as the future for Italian leftfield composers. Published by roman imprint Gemelli and credited to the elusive Massimo Guantini (none else than influential jazz player and composer Sandro Brugnolini), Diapositive is a fully cinematic journey in the realm of sci-fi and cool jazz. Fully produced at famous Roman Emmequattro Studios (home of many fascinating recordings by piano player Enrico Pieranunzi), the album is deeply rooted in the coolness of Italian libraries, showing an incredible musicianship. Fully adorned by a vibrant rhythm section, an acoustic piano, a clavinet, a Fender Rhodes, and proper "acid jazz" guitar-playing, this album will lift your mind and soul for good.

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RETURN TO FOREVER	Live At The Old Grey Whistle Test, 3 March 1976	LP	ALTERNATIVE FOX	FOX 051LP
$19.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/30/2020 Chick Corea and Return To Forever perform their "Romantic Warrior" masterpiece in this Old Grey Whistle Test live performance dated March of 1976.

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VICTOR'S SOUNDNOISEFUNK, FAY	We've Had Enough!	CD	ESP-DISK	ESPDISK 5042CD
$12.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/30/2020 The second album by this all-star quartet Far Victor's SoundNoiseFunk -- both on ESP-Disk' -- was recorded over two sets mixing planned and freely improvised music. It is a cry of frustration, but also determination and celebration. Frustration with the state of our country, determination to do something about it, and celebration of the power and joy of spontaneous creativity. There are so many things contributing to this album's joyousness in the face of adversity: the funky grooves that Joe Morris and Reggie Nicholson sometimes lock into; the sonic derring-do of Newsome; the breath-of-life singing of Faye Victor that balances radical and traditional, naturalness and craft. Most of all, the way the players' talents mesh into a greater whole. Recorded in concert at Firehouse 12 in New Haven on October 25, 2019. Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Greg DiCrosta. Produced by Steve Holtje. Credits: Fay Victor - voice, texts, compositions; Sam Newsome - soprano saxophone; Joe Morris - electric guitar; Reggie Nicholson - drums. Design & layout by Jochem van Dijk. Liner notes by Fay Victor. "Wet Robots is her debut record as a leader for ESP-Disk', and it's a doozy. The supergroup that the improviser/lyricist calls SoundNoiseFunk -- is entirely deserving of its name -- their red-hot chemistry is evident from the get-go. On Wet Robots, Fay Victor's SoundNoiseFunk sound extraordinarily alive indeed." --Brad Cohan (JazzTimes) on Wet Robots (ESPDISK 5025CD, 2018)

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WELLS, BILL	The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells	CD	BISON	BISON 006CD
$19.50 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/16/2020 The latest chapter in the unfolding musical story of Bill Wells finds the Scottish jazz outsider's compositions played by a trio of tuba players with energetic contributions from young brass players from his adopted hometown of Glasgow. The results, The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells, are alternately ruminative, playful, and profound, ranging from the cyclical opener "Fanfare For Three Tubas" to a mischievous interpretation of "The Midges", a comic tribute to the entomological scourge of the Highlands by Scottish singer Kenneth McKellar, and the doleful "Chorale 4K" before the arresting finale of "Stone Throw Dream Anthem". Throughout the variety of moods conjured by the musicians the listener is reminded of both the power and tenderness of brass instruments -- their capacity to astound and reassure, to soothe and tickle. The trio in the title -- Antony Hook, Danielle Price, and Mark Reynolds -- formed in 2018 to perform in the lee of the Glenfinnan Viaduct as part of the Loch Shiel Festival. Wells contributed three tunes for the performance, including "Fanfare For Three Tubas", and composed the remainder after being commissioned by Glasgow's underground/experimental festival Counterflows as a direct result of the Glenfinnan Viaduct performance. The trio subsequently performed Wells's tunes in Glasgow with the Gorbals Youth Brass Band, who play on three of the album's ten tracks, sharing a bill with a duo featuring Chicago composer, flautist and educator Nicole Mitchell and London-based percussionist Mark Sanders. The Viaduct Tuba Trio Plays The Music Of Bill Wells represents another creative achievement for the prolific composer and multi-instrumentalist. Recorded at Castle of Doom studios in Glasgow by Tony Doogan, mixed by Bill at Loathsome Reels and mastered by Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub. Cover art by longtime collaborator Annabel Wright.

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FAZER	Mara	LP	SQUAMA	SQMFAZ 001LP
$25.00 PREORDER RELEASE DATE: 10/16/2020 Seminal debut album by Bavarian jazz quintet Fazer released again on Squama Recordings. Originally released 2018. Polyrhythmic two-drummer grooves and dubby basslines lay the foundation for soothing melodies and extensive improvisation. While the musicians initially met during their jazz studies at the conservatory in Munich, the record reflects on a wide range of inspirations from West-African music and Guaguancó to dub-techno and krautrock. 180 gram vinyl; includes download.

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