Underwolves

The Underwolves : Under your Sky

Jazzanova Compost from 2001

A choice couple of tracks. Lay Down and Bird Song. Heavy sampling of Andrew Hill's Illusion and The Heath Brother's Smiling Billies Suite. The original artwork was dreadful ...

Try it

Black Classical History of Spiritual Jazz 1955-2012

Serious about your Spiritual? Then Black Classical's got all the bases covered with this truly epic 12 hour mass.

Go Here Now ;

http://www.archive.org/details/BlackClassicalSpiritualJazz19552012

Electronic Sonata for Souls loved by Nature.

George Russell.

Electronic Sonata for Souls loved by Nature.

Strata East SES-19761.

Recorded live at a concert held at the Sonja Henie Niels Onstad Center for the Arts, 28th April 1969 at Hovikodden, near Olso, Norway. The concert was sponsored by Ny Musikk, the Norwegian branch of the International Society for Contemporary Music.

A truly amazing album from start to finish. The line-up:

Jan Garbarek

Manfred Schoof

Terje Rypdal

Jon Christensen

George Russell

Red Mitchell

There was a second edition of this set, recorded in Milano 1980 with different players. That one's tasty, but this is earlier version is so SPECIAL!

Back by popular demand #3

The Bobby Hutcherson Quintet.

Live at Stockholm, Sweden.

Recorded 28th July 1969.

Bobby Hutcherson : Vibes

Harold Land : Sax

Stanley Cowell : Piano

Reggie Johnson : Bass

Joe Chambers : Drums

Another installment of impossibly rare, stunning jazz. 4 tracks including Total Eclipse, Theme from Blow Up, Man on Mercury and The Peace-Maker.

Heaven

The Billy Norine Group

The Billy Norine Group

Norinian Records NR 11754-2.

Recorded and Mixed at Baker Street Studios, Watertown Mass. April 25/26 1980.

Another incredible private press album, and a first for the world wide web. The much overlooked Billy Norine producing an amazingly percussive adventure with;

Billy Norine; Drums

Steve Olenick; Synthesizer

John Shapiro; Vibes

John Laine; Piano

Mark Carlsen; Bass

Ray Frisby; Percussion

"Billy Norine was one of my brightest pupils, whose remarkable drumming skills and compositional sense are the result of intentsive study and dedication"

George Russell

Check it out

Rick Lawn

Rick Lawn's POWER OF TEN

EARTH TONES

A recommendation of the highest order. A classy new release from the man behind the ultra rare "Compass Rises" private press on schoolhouse records, Ohio. These guys should be supported and heard. Drop by Rick's place and find out more ...

Info:

http://ricklawn.com/power-of-10

Essential gears!

Drum Circus

Drum Circus : Magic Theatre.

Recorded 1971, Horst Jankowski.

Killer tune lifted from this rare cd lp. Pointed in the direction of this one by Arkadin and El Reza no less. Papera cannot be played to loud, heavy jazz percussion, short but sweet.

Essential ....

Back by popular demand #2

Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land.
Recorded live in Hamburg, Germany 1969/1970.

Been saving the best till last, with this Dynamite set from Bobby Hutcherson.
Four tracks from 2 different dates. Infomation for these is a little hard to come by, with the pianists changing from Hal Galper on the '69 set, to Stanley Cowell on the 1970 set.

Oleo 11:58
Four 10:39
Recorded 5th May 1969.

Same Shame/Blow up 36:00
Oleo 7:17
Recorded 19th August 1970.

The recording is not as polished as the previous Hutcherson posts, and for me, all the better for it. Needless to say, all 4 tracks are incredible, but you need to hear Same Shame. 36 Minutes of of pure jazz heaven.

Forgot to mention, the excellent artwork is by that man Greg again.

Stone Cold, Solid Gold!

Back by popular demand #1

Bobby Hutcherson and Harold Land.
Recorded live at the Jaun les Pins Jazz Festival, Antibes, 26th July 1969.

Same Shame
Spiral
The Peacemaker

Not just rare, impossible to find!

Another top notch Cover design from Greg

Thanks as ever.