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Arthur Doyle
by John Sharpe
Better known by repute than in person saxophonist Arthur Doyle is nonetheless a free jazz legend. Though active since the '60s he has garnered barely a footnote in the written accounts of the music's history, not helped by a diminutive discography on obscure independent labels in limited pressings. But he has persevered and his rediscovery by ...
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 ...
Tony Bianco and Paul Dunmall at the Vortex in London
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 ...
Secrets of the Sun
By Sun Ra
Label: Atavistic Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Friendly Galaxy; Solar Differentials; Space Aura; Love in Outer Space; Reflects Motion; Solar Symbols; Flight To Mars.
Jan Johansson: From Small Acorns...
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 ...
Sun Ra: Secrets of the Sun
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 ...
Sun Ra in the '70s: Disco and Some Blues
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 ...
Sun Ra: Some Blues But Not The Kind Thats Blue
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 ...
Strange Strings
By Sun Ra
Label: Atavistic Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: World's Approaching; Strings Strange; Strange Strange; Door Squeak.
Toward The Stars
By Sun Ra
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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