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Ray Russell Quartet: Turn Circle
by Roger Farbey
Vocalion has done it again, with a long overdue reissue of Ray Russell's first album Turn Circle (originally released in on the CBS Realm series), and superbly remastered by Michael J. Dutton. Russell is probably the most heinously undervalued jazz guitarist in the world, which is ironic because he is undoubtedly one of the best. His ...
Harry Beckett: Warm Smiles / Themes For Fega.
by Hrayr Attarian
Although Europe has produced many an accomplished and innovative jazz musician, a great number of ultra-talented ones remain in obscurity. Vocalion puts the spotlight on one such forgotten genius, British trumpeter Harry Beckett. The double CD combines the latter two of his three sessions for RCA; which were not only his debut recordings as a leader ...
John Surman: How Many Clouds Can You See?
by John Kelman
While woodwind multi-instrumentalist John Surman's eponymous debut was a strange mixture of everything from free improvisation to calypso, his second date, 1970's How Many Clouds Can You See?, is a much more focused affair. Surman clearly references one of his roots, John Coltrane, albeit on an instrument that the legendary saxophonist never played. Surman plays bass ...
Tales of the Algonquin
By John Surman
Label: Vocalion
Released: 2006
Track listing: With Terry's Help; We'll Make It; The Dandelion; Picture-Tree;
Tales of the Algonquin-The Purple Swan-Shingebis and the North Wind-The Adventures of Manabush-The White Water Lily-Wihio the Wanderer.
Konkan Dance
Label: Vocalion
Released: 2006
Track listing: A Street In Bombay; What Maria Sees; A Song For Francesca; Konkan Dance.
MF Horn 2 / The Ballad Style
Label: Vocalion
Released: 2006
Track listing: Give It One; Country Road; Theme from Shaft; The Summer Knows; Mother; Spinning
Wheel; Free Wheeler; Hey Jude; Born Free; Girl Talk; If He Walked Into My Life; The Fool on the
Hill; The Impossible Dream; Somewhere; Maria; As Long as He Needs Me; Hushabye
Mountain; The Sound of Silence; You Only Live Twice (76:38).
Maynard Ferguson: MF Horn 2 / The Ballad Style
by Jack Bowers
The two albums on this CD reissue from Vocalion were recorded during trumpeter Maynard Ferguson's “English period (1968-72). It was a time when Ferguson was trying a number of new things, some of which worked, and some of which didn't. The first eight tracks are from MF Horn 2, the others from The Ballad Style of ...
Pete Cater Big Band: The Right Time
by Jack Bowers
Pete Cater is arguably Great Britain's foremost big-band drummer, and The Right Time is yet another album--this would be the third, and second on Vocalion--of swinging, straight-ahead jazz by Cater and his ebullient ensemble from across the pond. As for the title, it should go without saying that any time is the right time to kick ...
John Surman / John Warren: Tales of the Algonquin
by Marc Medwin
Much was in the air in early-'70s British music, where various configurations explored the fringes of tradition while maintaining allegiance to fixed forms. Tales of the Algonquin exemplifies the times perfectly. One complaint: the audio is only passable. (But if this transfer was taken from an LP, the stunted sound is understandable.)In any case, ...
