A beautiful soundscape from King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp, from the album Love Cannot Bear: Soundscapes – Live in the USA, available through Amazon.com.
Instrumental
[Music] “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band – The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa’s masterpiece, performed by the United States Marine Corps’ own band, one that Sousa once led.
[Music] Janko Nilović – The Sun is Rising
Montenegrin pianist and multi-instrumentalist Janko Nilović produced several albums that album bin divers cherish. Here’s a sample from one of his best LPs, Pop Shopin, a collaboration with Belgian pianist Willy Albimoor.
[Music] Larisa Sadikoeva – Caucasian Medley
A stunningly beautiful accordionist from the Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, in Russia, Larisa Sadikoeva is seen here playing in several different styles from the Caucasian region.
[Music] Zaid Hajarat – Qafa
We don’t have a lot of Circassian music coming around these days, but this cut by Zaid Hajarat is a winner.
[Music] Laboratorium – Quasimodo
Laboratorium present high-quality fusion from Poland.
Some notes on this record…:
Artist: Laboratorium
Album: Quasimodo
Year: 1979
Genre: Jazz Fusion, Contemporary Jazz
Country: Poland
Label / Catalogue: Metal Mind Productions / MMP CD 0454 DG (Reissue)
Line-up:
Janusz Grzywacz – piano, Fender-Rhodes electric piano, ARP-Odyssey synthesizer
Marek Stryszowski – vocals, alto & soprano saxophones
Paweł Ścierański – guitar
Krzysztof Ścierański – bass
Mieczysław Górka – drums
Tracklist:
01 Przejazd / The Journey 0:00
02 I’m Sorry, I’m Not Driver 1:35
03 Etiudka / Little Etude 8:42
04 Śniegowa Panienka / The Snow Girl 10:08
05 Lady Rolland 18:24
06 Quasimodo 20:08
07 Kyokushinkai 30:59
08 Ikona / An Icon – In Memory Of Zbigniew Seifert 33:53
— Bonus Live Tracks —
09 Etiudka 40:09
10 Śniegowa Panienka 42:43
11 Odjazd 53:51
12 Zdrowie Na Budowie 1:00:26
Tracks 1-8 recorded at Polskie Nagrania Studios, Warsaw, on March 1979
Tracks 9-12 recorded live in Krákow, 1979
Originally released as Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1784 (Polish Jazz Vol. 58)
[Music] Leszek Możdżer – Komeda
Detail notes from Leszek Możdżer’s tribute to his countryman Krzysztof Komeda:
00:00 Svantetic
03:35 Sleep Safe and Warm
10:01 Ballad for Bernt
14:20 The Law and The Fist
25:18 Nighttime, Daytime Requiem
38:59 Cherry
42:57 Crazy Girl
48:50 Moja Ballada
Leszek Możdżer – Piano,
Martin Noël – Cover Art,
Paweł Potoroczyn – Executive Producer,
Tadeusz Mieczkowski – Mastering,
Sylwia Kicka – Production,
Grzegorz Czachor – Recording Production, Mixing,
Marcin Piechowski – Technical Support.
[Music] Ertuğrul Erkişi – Saba Taksim
Ertuğrul Erkişi is a composer of Turkish Sufi music. I’m quite new to his work, but this is pleasant.
숨 [su:m] – Passing Rain
Another killer from Max Franosch.
숨 [suːm] are another incredible band from South Korea. I can’t seem to find much information on the duo (except that they are Jiha Park and Yanggeum), but they perform on what look to be traditional instruments, and the sound is both hypnotic and powerful.
[Music] Organisation – Tone Float (Full Album)
Before Kraftwerk coalesced as a band, they were called Organisation. You can tell where their influences mutated from.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 