Beautiful minimalism courtesy of Hans Otte, a new name for me from the ECM Records label.
Jazz
[Music] Hermeto Pascoal – Zabumbê-bum-á (1979)
Fine Brazilian jazz from Hermeto Pascoal.
Track List:
São Jorge (0:00)
Rede (2:35)
Pimenteira (9:09)
Suite Paulistana (15:38)
Santo Antonio (21:10)
Alexandre, Marcelo E Pablo (25:20)
Suite Norte, Sul, Leste, Oeste (30:35)
Susto (34:29)
Mestre Mará (37:34)
[Music] Rational Diet – Pukhow
It’s a crying shame that Belarusian Rock-In-Opposition-influenced band Rational Diet is no more. For my taste, they had carried the torch first illumined by bands such as Art Zoyd, Univers Zero and Henry Cow.
[Music] Miguel Alzerreka Cuarteto – Lord Suave
Miguel Alzerreka is a vibraphonist from Mexico. I came across him thanks to a newsletter from Museo Tamayo, one of Mexico’s best centers for art, music and culture.
Miguel also has a Soundcloud page worth exploring.
[Music] Horaţiu Rădulescu – The Quest
Horaţiu Rădulescu was a composer from Romania who gained fame by operating in the genre of spectral music. He died in France in 2008.
[Music] Mikołaj Trzaska – Kantry
Saxophonist and clarinetist Mikołaj Trzaska (link is in Polish, unfortunately) produces a very heavy, poetic album of noir-influenced jazz here.
[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] 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] Lucid Fall – Warm Sunshine [루시드 폴 – 햇살은 따뜻해]
This one comes from South Korea, courtesy of my good friend, Max Franosch, who has a taste for music I respect deeply.
Lucid Fall have a sound that remind some chilled-out neo-soul band married to a Dylanesque bossa nova sound. This guy is worth keeping an eye on!
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 