Home » Search Center » Results: Wounded Bird Records

Results for "Wounded Bird Records"

Advanced search options

175

Article: Album Review

Don Ellis: Connection

Read "Connection" reviewed by Jim Santella


In the early 1970s, Don Ellis reshaped his big band, dropping the three acoustic basses and substituted one Fender bass. His guitarist added echoplex effects and wah-wah sensations, taking the group away from its straight-ahead big band sound and plunging it into the electronic decade. The band got connected to pop culture. Ellis made ...

Album

Music Spoken Here

Label: Wounded Bird Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Aspan; Blues for L.W.; The Translators; Honky-Tonk Haven; Viene Clareando; David; Negative Ions; Brise De Coeur; Loro

Album

Mahavishnu

Label: Wounded Bird Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Radio-Activity; Nostalgia; Nightriders; East Side West Side; Clarendon Hills; Jazz; The Unbeliever; Pacific Express; When Blue Turns Gold

Album

Belo Horizonte

Label: Wounded Bird Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Belo Horizonte; La Baleine; Very early; One Melody; Stardust on Uour Sleeve; Waltz for Katia; Zamfir; Manitas D'Oro

373

Article: Album Review

John McLaughlin: Music Spoken Here

Read "Music Spoken Here" reviewed by Walter Kolosky


Finally available from Wounded Bird Records, 1982's Music Spoken Here features the same line-up as the previous year’s Belo Horizonte. MSH is a little rougher around the edges than the earlier effort. This may be seen as an improvement to some, as the music is a bit wilder. But to others, the compositions may seem a ...

127

Article: Album Review

Mahavishnu: Mahavishnu

Read "Mahavishnu" reviewed by Walter Kolosky


1984's Mahavishnu was supposed to mark the return of drummer Billy Cobham to John McLaughlin's side, in an attempt to recreate the spirit of the original Mahavishnu Orchestra. Although business disagreements led to the reunion ending badly behind the scenes, the record did manage to display some of the historic interplay these musicians had shared in ...

475

Article: Album Review

John McLaughlin: Belo Horizonte

Read "Belo Horizonte" reviewed by Walter Kolosky


Shame, shame, shame on Warner Brothers for not releasing 1981's Belo Horizonte on CD until more than 18 years after it went out of print! Belo's original claim to fame was that McLaughlin played acoustic and the rest of the band played electric--apparently a new technological breakthrough! (The fact was announced loudly by a big sticker ...

Album

Signature

Label: Wounded Bird Records
Released: 1997


Engage

Contest Giveaways
Enter our latest contest giveaway sponsored by Musicians Performance Trust Fund
Polls & Surveys
Vote for your favorite musicians and participate in our brief surveys.

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.