Rishad Shafi was a drummer and percussionist from Turkmenistan who headed the best prog band out of Central Asia in the 1980s, Gunesh.
Fusion
[Music] Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetez – Amanke Dionti
Ablaye Cissoko and Volker Goetez release a quiet, meditative work here.
[Music] Collin Walcott – Prancing
Collin Walcott was an American multi-instrumentalist who played with the band Oregon, as well as releasing some incredibly interesting solo material before his death in 1984 from an automobile accident while touring in East Germany.
[Music] R.I.P. Bernie Worrell, keyboardist for Parliament-Funkadelic and Talking Heads, has died at 72
Bernie Worrell, who helped shape the sounds of Parliament-Funkadelic, and added a rich, funky palette to the Talking Heads, has died of cancer. He was 72 years old.
[Music] Frank Zappa – Chunga’s Revenge
Some fine free-experimental madness from Frank Zappa. This is the title track off of Chunga’s Revenge.
[Music] Melodiya Ensemble – Vashi Lyubimye Pesni Igraet
Funky Jazz from the house band of the Soviet state record label, the Melodiya Ensemble. There’s almost no info on the band, but there is an article on Soviet Funk, so enjoy.
[Music] Soft Machine – Eamonn Andrews
Brilliant jazz-rock from the best of the Canterbury Scene, Soft Machine!
[Music] Гунеш [Gunesh Ensemble] – Вижу землю (See The Land) (1984)
A full album by Turkmenistan’s greatest contribution to fusion, progressive rock and space rock, Gunesh.
[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)
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