It’s wonderful to start my work ‘weekend’ on a happy note. Tony Buck, Chris Abrahams and Lloyd Swanton return with another improvisational one-track masterpiece.
Jazz
[Music] Jerzy Milian - Muzyka Baletowa I Filmowa (FULL ALBUM, big band avant-garde jazz, Poland/DDR, 1973)
Forgve these long delays. Lets just say that the Internet in China is an adventure. Thanks to Funked Up East for this little diamond.
[Music] Tomas Stańko – Twet
Polish trumpeter Tomas Stańko passed away today at the age of 76. We say farewell by sharing his 1975 masterpiece, Twet.
[Music] An introduction to Ethio-Jazz in 10 records
Chris May at The Vinyl Factory has done a great job making choices for introducing their vinyl junkie readership to the best of Ethiopian jazz from the 1960s onward. Special thanks to Al Clark for pointing this wonderful link out to me.
[Music] Toshio Matsuura Group – LOVEPLAYDANCE – 8 Scenes from The Floor
I don’t know how I managed to miss Japanese DJ and producer Toshio Matsuura! This album is a real gem, mashing together nu-jazz and fusion while introducing reference points like Magma and Carlos Santana (when he was still on the cutting edge).
[Music] Frode Gjerstad Trio – Steam in the Casa
Frode Gjerstad is the elder statesman of Norwegian free jazz. This particular release pairs him with drummer/percussionist Paal Nilssen-Love and bassist Jon Rune Strøm, and it comes from a session recorded in 2015. He’s still got it.
[Music] Jon Hassell at 81 — Avant Music News
Many thanks to Mike at Avant Music News who is a wealth of amazing information.
Source: Billboard. A half century into an odyssey that’s seen him work with musical prime movers such as Terry Riley and Brian Eno while pioneering his own distinct lane of so-called fourth world music, composer-trumpeter Jon Hassell is still active and vital at 81. His latest album, Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume 1), finds rhythms […]
[Music] Opa Tsupa – Les Deux Guitares
A bit of gypsy jazz to warm your night a bit courtesy of Opa Tsupa (only in French, I’m afraid), a quintet out of France who specialize in Manouche Jazz.
[Music] Shina Williams & His African Percussionists – Agb’oju L’ogun
Agb’oju L’ogun was the dance floor hit sensation of 1979. Nigerian composer Shina Williams managed to gather the finest musicians working in Lagos, and this boogie beast is what they came up with.
[Music] The Cuong Vu Trio – Vina’s Lullaby
Cuong Vu is a Vietnamese-American trumpeter who first shot to fame playing in guitarist Pat Metheny’s Group. Here he is leading his own trio.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 