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Jerry Dammers Presents Cosmic Engineering - A Tribute to Sun Ra at London's Barbican on March 10

Jerry Dammers Presents Cosmic Engineering - A Tribute to Sun Ra at London's Barbican on March 10

A very special concert at London's Barbican on Tuesday March 10th at 7:30pm Jerry Dammers Spatial A.K.A. Orchestra present Cosmic Engineering a Tribute to Sun Ra and other musical mavericks The spirit of intergalactic jazz traveller Sun Ra watches over the latest project from the Specials and 2-Tone founding father Jerry Dammers: a hypnotically grooving, 19 ...

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Article: Live Review

Tony Bianco and Paul Dunmall at the Vortex in London

Read "Tony Bianco and Paul Dunmall at the Vortex in London" reviewed by John Sharpe


Tony Bianco/Paul Dunmall Duo Vortex Jazz Bar London, England January 25, 2009 It was billed as a trio, but in retrospect it was hard to see how a bassist could fit in with the powerhouse duo of U.S. expat drummer Tony Bianco and English reed explorer Paul Dunmall. As ...

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Secrets of the Sun

Label: Atavistic Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Friendly Galaxy; Solar Differentials; Space Aura; Love in Outer Space; Reflects Motion; Solar Symbols; Flight To Mars.

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Article: Profile

Jan Johansson: From Small Acorns...

Read "Jan Johansson: From Small Acorns..." reviewed by Ian Patterson


Upon hearing the news and in a state of disbelief, Randi Hultin the legendary Norwegian jazz journalist rang pianist Reinhold Svensson who confirmed the worst: “Yes. Swedish jazz has just died."1 Reinhold's reaction to the death in a car accident of fellow pianist Jan Johansson whilst melodramatic reflected Jan Johansson's importance in the contemporary Swedish jazz ...

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Article: Album Review

Sun Ra: Secrets of the Sun

Read "Secrets of the Sun" reviewed by Troy Collins


Another recently unearthed rarity in a seemingly endless discography, Secrets of the Sun documents a fruitful yet somewhat under-represented period in the storied career of iconic keyboardist and bandleader Sun Ra. Recorded in New York in 1962 at jazz workshop sessions, only Blast First's 1996 compilation Out There a Minute contains comparable material. Originally ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Sun Ra in the '70s: Disco and Some Blues

Read "Sun Ra in the '70s: Disco and Some Blues" reviewed by Clifford Allen


Sun Ra Disco 3000: The Complete Milan Concert Art Yard 2007 Sun Ra Some Blues But Not the Kind That's Blue Atavistic 2008 The free innovations of ...

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Article: Album Review

Sun Ra: Some Blues But Not The Kind Thats Blue

Read "Some Blues But Not The Kind Thats Blue" reviewed by Troy Collins


Pioneering bandleader Sun Ra recorded very few small group recordings in his lifetime. Those existing albums rarely focus on standard material, which makes Some Blues But Not The Kind Thats Blue unique in his vast discography. Taking up where the Evidence label left off in the late 1990s, Atavistic's Unheard Music Series has begun reissuing some ...

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The Night Of The Purple Moon

Label: Atavistic Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Sun-Earth Rock; The All Of Everything; Impromptu Festival; Blue Soul; Narrative; Outside The Time Zone; The Night Of The Purple Moon; A Bird's Eye View Of A Man's World; 21st Century Romance; Dance Of The Living Image; Love In Outer Space; Love In Outer Space (Alternate Take); Wurlitzer and Celeste; Wurlitzer Solo 1; Wurlitzer Solo 2.

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Toward The Stars

Label: FiveFour
Released: 2007
Track listing: Spaceship Lullaby; Can This Be Love; Call For All Demons; Future; Sun Song; Lullaby For Realville; Urnack; Demon's Lullaby; Piano Interlude; India; Advice To Medics; Kingdom Of Not; El Is A Sound Of Joy; Dreams Come True.

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Strange Strings

Label: Atavistic Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: World's Approaching; Strings Strange; Strange Strange; Door Squeak.


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