Results for "Heads Up International"

Andy Narell: The Passage

by Franz A. Matzner
March 20, 2004

Spotlighting the internationality of jazz by offering a wide range of music from all over the world—including such diverse releases as the recent Africa Straight Ahead ; Word of Mouth, a Jaco Pastorius tribute album; and The Caribbean Jazz Project —the only common denominator at Telarc’s Heads Up imprint is outstanding recording quality and the unexpected. ...

Various Artists: Africa Straight Ahead

by AAJ Staff
February 6, 2004

Africa Straight Ahead is the latest curve ball tossed by Heads Up since label head Dave Love visited Cape Town in 1998 and fell in love with South African jazz. Normally devoted to jazz on the softer side, the label's Africa Series put out two volumes of Smooth Africa in 2000 and 2003. Tapping ...

Various Artists: Africa Straight Ahead

by C. Michael Bailey
January 18, 2004

Heads Up Records continues its Africa Series with Africa Straight Ahead, a collection of reasonably mainstream jazz offerings by prominent South African jazz musicians. Listening to this collection conjures a couple of observations. First, jazz long ago became a universal language, assimilating the cultural characteristics of those composing and performing the music. Second, while not veering ...

Peace Round: A Christmas Celebration

By Yellowjackets

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2003

Raise Your Spirit Higher

By Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2003
Track listing: Wenyukela; Uqinisil Ubada; Selingelethu Sonke; Wangibambezela; Wenza Ngani?; Udidekil

Time Squared

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2003
Track listing: Go Go; Monk

Smooth Africa II: Exploring the Soul

By Various Artists

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2003
Track listing: Walk of Life - Jimmy Dludlu; Abezizwe - Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Bringing Joy - Alou April; Mangase - Shaluza Max; Adderley Street - Joe McBride; Neria - Oliver Mtukudzi; Punch - Andy Narell; Botsotsi - Prince Kupi; Hymn for Taiwa - Moses Khumalo; Yebo! - Joe McBride; Umuntu Wakmo - Gloria Bosman; Cape Town Love - Spyro Gyra.

Jaco Pastorius Big Band: Word of Mouth Revisited

By Jaco Pastorius

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Jaco Speaks 2. Havona 3. Teen Town 4. Jaco Speaks 5. Punk Jazz 6. Jaco Speaks 7. Barbary Coast 8. Killing Me Softly 9. Jaco SPeaks 10. (Used to Be A) Cha Cha 11. Wiggle Waggle 12. Jaco Speaks 13. Continuum 14. Jaco Speaks 15. Elegant People 16. Opus Pocus 17. Jaco Speaks 18. Domingo 19. Forgotten Love 20. Jaco Speaks 21. Punk Jazz Revisited

Time Squared

By Yellowjackets

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2003

Word of Mouth Revisited

By Jaco Pastorius Big Band

Label: Heads Up International
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. Jaco Speaks 2. Havona 3. Teen Town 4. Jaco Speaks 5. Punk Jazz 6. Jaco Speaks 7. Barbary Coast 8. Killing Me Softly 9. Jaco Speaks 10. (Used to Be A) Cha Cha 11. Wiggle Waggle 12. Jaco Speaks 13. Continuum 14. Jaco Speaks 15. Elegant People 16. Opus Pocus 17. Peter & Jaco Speak 18. Domingo 19. Forgotten Love 20. Jaco Speaks 21. Punk Jazz Revisited