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.

Arthur Verocai : Killer track

Authur Verocai S/T from 1972

What an album, what a tune !!!!

Sylvia

Info and Bio @

http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/artists/ARTHUR-VEROCAI.html

Wayne Shorter (Bomb!)

De Pois do Amor, O Vazio (After Love, Emptiness)

Taken from Odyssey of Iska.

Blue Note King GXK 8080 (Japanese Press)

Recorded at A&R Studios, New York, 26th August 1970.

Produced by Duke Pearson.

Quite possibly, my all time favourite track. Eleven and a half minutes of pure heaven from an incredible line-up. The whole album is breathtaking, with both Ron Carter and Cecil McBee on basses, Dave Friedman on vibes, Gene Bertoncini guitar plus more. But, and from the liner notes "The three percussionists also were delegated to special roles. The regular drum part was played by by Al Mouzon, whose celebration of life brings De Pois do Amor, O Vazio to a mind-shaking climax."

If you've never heard this .... well.

Jazz in the Classroom #2

Another beautiful track lifted from this pretty rare private press album out of Boston from 1972. It's called Events and features Salvatore Spicola on tenor.

From the liner notes;

Events finds Sal Spicola, tenor sax, offering both the original melody and the jazz solo. The melodic foundation for this piece comes from the simple intervallic relationship of: down a 4th, then, up a 2nd; and is heard throughout. The rubato section with Richie Caruso, soprano sax, and Al Ulanowsky, piano, demonstrates Jack's (Jaxon Stock) gentle side.

Heaven

Worlds : As Time Flows On.

Worlds : As Time Flows On.

World Production Label, J-World-BSE-2.

Recorded in Boston, February 1977.

Released Roxbury, Massachusetts 1980.

The follow up to the ultra rare World's Experience Orchestra-The beginning of a new birth lp (World Productions BSE-1) This features a smaller line-up than the previous album, with Roy Hall (vocalist/percussionist) being the only musician added to the group.

For my part, this one takes a few listens following the expectations of the first killer album release. However, it's a fine album which grows with time, or as time flows on . . . .

01 : Rain

02 : 9 Degrees Black Women Liberation

03 : Black Woman

04 : To do nothing is to move backwards

05 : It's all in the mind

Super rare spiritual jazz.