Grupa Marina Škrgatića are one of a score of magnificent groups which came out of the former Yugoslavia who produced music of ridiculously high quality. As usual, there’s little information in English about the band, so it’s best to use Chrome or Firefox and see if you can translate this.
Month: October 2015
[Music] Tal Gamlieli (featuring Avishai Cohen) – Dania (Live at the Lily Pad)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl4miufiBYo
I’m utterly impressed with the quality of Jerusalem’s jazz scene. With performers like trumpeter Tal Gamlieli, they’re becoming a world-class scene.
[Music] The Montgomery Brothers – Snowfall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bss5rtv9J8
Mellow. Of course, everyone who loves jazz guitar will be familiar with the work of Wes Montgomery. What came as a surprise to me is that he had brothers who were remarkable instrumentalists in their own right.
The lineup for this recording:
Buddy Montgomery – Vibraphone
Wes Montgomery – Guitar
Monk Montgomery – Bass
Paul Humphrey – Drums
[Music] Les Big Byrd – Anywhere But Here
A new name for me, Les Big Byrd are a modern psychedelic music band which reminds me terribly of the legendary Krautrock band Neu!
Rustichelli & Bordini – Opera Prima [1973]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjmIn4O7uMs
Paolo Rustichelli and Carlo Bordini were two musicians from Italy who formed a progressive rock group out of the ashes of a band called Cammello Buck. Truly operatic in a sense, with powerful keyboard work. A treasure of Italian prog!
[Music] Peace & Love – Tijuana
Peace & Love were a psychedelic rock/garage band out of Mexico. There isn’t much available about the band in English, but for those who can handle Spanish, this website gives a nice synopsis of their career.
[Music] Isihia [Исихия] – Lord I Called Thee [Господи Возвах]
[Music] Yusef Lateef Quartet – Yesterdays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Wqd-b0FRM
Yusef Lateef was a multi-instrumentalist and one of the most unique voices jazz ever produced.
[Music] Thomas Köner – Nuuk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORLs3JifI1U
Thomas Köner is a German multimedia artist who is best known for his brooding ambient soundtracks, as well as his forays into techno as Porter Ricks. This album is a reissue on the label Rhizomatique.
[Music] Boomerang – Mirage (Kazakhstan/USSR, 1986)
Another Soviet ethno-jazz project of high quality. Boomerang hailed from Kazakhstan, and this particular album is considered their rarest.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 