Mustafa, einigen vielleicht schon als millionenfach geklickter Spoken-Word-Künstler „Mustafa the Poet“ aus dem Netz bekannt, ist 23 Jahre alt und kommt aus Toronto. Er stammt aus Regent Park, einer wirklich harten Ecke der Stadt, in der Gang-Wars zum Alltag gehören. Früher kämpfte er als Jugendlicher gegen den mitunter gewalttätigen Alltag seines Viertels, heute gegen Rassismus und Stereotypen.
Sein beherzter wie entschlossener Kampf brachte ihm schließlich eine Normierung für die „Youth Advisory Council“ des kanadischen Premierministers Justin Trudeau ein, der er beratend zur Seite stand. Während dieser Zeit wurde Mustafa klar, dass seine Botschaften und Erlebnisse besser in Songs aufgehoben sind als in irgendwelchen politischen Gremien und Runden.
Das Debüt-Album von Mustafa heißt „When Smoke Rises“ und ist eine Hommage an die MCs des Regent Park – insbesondere an Jahvante „Smoke Dawg“ Smart, der 2018 bei einer Schießerei ums Leben kam. “It just kind of shattered my entire world,” sagt Mustafa über den Mord an Smoke Dawg. “I didn't even realize how much weight we shared until I had to take that weight on for myself.”
Verlust ist ein zentrales Thema von „When Smoke Rises“. Mustafa hat viele Freunde an die Straße verloren. Ano, Santana und Ali sind nur einige Namen der tragischen Protagonisten seiner Songs. “All of the deaths that I experienced, I experienced through the time constraints of mourning,” sagt Mustafa. “Specifically, for young black people in inner city communities that die while at war with the state or at war with themselves, I wanted to beautify those departures. Because none of those departures were made beautiful for me.” Mustafa erzählt diese schmerzhaften Geschichten in seinen Liedern, die für ihn gleichsam Bewältigungstherapie wie Wunden heilend sind und seine ureigene Interpretation des Folks liefern.
“The first folk singer I was introduced to was Joni Mitchell,” erinnert sich Mustafa. “But Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan—they were anodizing the White experience. But in hearing them, there was a kind of melancholy or sadness—something I didn't hear in the songs that were representing the nuances of my life.” Am Ende war es der schwarze amerikanische Sänger Richie Havens und dessen legendäre Woodstock-Performance, die ihm klar machte welch unbändige Macht ein Folk-Song haben kann. “When you see someone that looks like you, that feels like you, embodying the emotion that you are familiar with, it gives you the courage to walk in that path,” sagt Mustafa über diesen prägenden Moment.
In der Vergangenheit hatte Mustafa schon jede Menge Songwriting-Credits auf Alben von anderen großen Künstlern, nun ist es Zeit seine eigene Geschichte zu schreiben. Produzierte wurde „When Smoke Rises“ u.a. von Jamie xx und Frank Dukes und enthält zudem Beiträge von Sampha und James Blake. Außerdem zu hören sind Freunde und Weggefährten aus Regent Park wie Rax, Puffy L´z oder cityboymoe, die Mustafas Geschichten aus nächster Nähe miterlebt haben. Er selbst sieht sich als Chronist seiner Community: “My entire plight, since I was young, has been in and around protecting and preserving the stories of my community. It's the reason that I began writing poetry. I’m like how am I going to preserve the stories that are not currently being told with any authenticity?” – mit “When Smoke Rises” gibt er nun die Antwort. Schon sehr bald wird die Welt diese Geschichten hören.

Tracklist

1.1 Stay Alive

1.2 Air Forces

1.3 Separate

1.4 The Hearse

1.5 Capo

1.6n Ali

1.7 What About Heaven

1.8 Come Back

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LTD DARK GREEN VINYL!
Mustafa, einigen vielleicht schon als millionenfach geklickter Spoken-Word-Künstler „Mustafa the Poet“ aus dem Netz bekannt, ist 23 Jahre alt und kommt aus Toronto. Er stammt aus Regent Park, einer wirklich harten Ecke der Stadt, in der Gang-Wars zum Alltag gehören. Früher kämpfte er als Jugendlicher gegen den mitunter gewalttätigen Alltag seines Viertels, heute gegen Rassismus und Stereotypen.
Sein beherzter wie entschlossener Kampf brachte ihm schließlich eine Normierung für die „Youth Advisory Council“ des kanadischen Premierministers Justin Trudeau ein, der er beratend zur Seite stand. Während dieser Zeit wurde Mustafa klar, dass seine Botschaften und Erlebnisse besser in Songs aufgehoben sind als in irgendwelchen politischen Gremien und Runden.
Das Debüt-Album von Mustafa heißt „When Smoke Rises“ und ist eine Hommage an die MCs des Regent Park – insbesondere an Jahvante „Smoke Dawg“ Smart, der 2018 bei einer Schießerei ums Leben kam. “It just kind of shattered my entire world,” sagt Mustafa über den Mord an Smoke Dawg. “I didn't even realize how much weight we shared until I had to take that weight on for myself.”
Verlust ist ein zentrales Thema von „When Smoke Rises“. Mustafa hat viele Freunde an die Straße verloren. Ano, Santana und Ali sind nur einige Namen der tragischen Protagonisten seiner Songs. “All of the deaths that I experienced, I experienced through the time constraints of mourning,” sagt Mustafa. “Specifically, for young black people in inner city communities that die while at war with the state or at war with themselves, I wanted to beautify those departures. Because none of those departures were made beautiful for me.” Mustafa erzählt diese schmerzhaften Geschichten in seinen Liedern, die für ihn gleichsam Bewältigungstherapie wie Wunden heilend sind und seine ureigene Interpretation des Folks liefern.
“The first folk singer I was introduced to was Joni Mitchell,” erinnert sich Mustafa. “But Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan—they were anodizing the White experience. But in hearing them, there was a kind of melancholy or sadness—something I didn't hear in the songs that were representing the nuances of my life.” Am Ende war es der schwarze amerikanische Sänger Richie Havens und dessen legendäre Woodstock-Performance, die ihm klar machte welch unbändige Macht ein Folk-Song haben kann. “When you see someone that looks like you, that feels like you, embodying the emotion that you are familiar with, it gives you the courage to walk in that path,” sagt Mustafa über diesen prägenden Moment.
In der Vergangenheit hatte Mustafa schon jede Menge Songwriting-Credits auf Alben von anderen großen Künstlern, nun ist es Zeit seine eigene Geschichte zu schreiben. Produzierte wurde „When Smoke Rises“ u.a. von Jamie xx und Frank Dukes und enthält zudem Beiträge von Sampha und James Blake. Außerdem zu hören sind Freunde und Weggefährten aus Regent Park wie Rax, Puffy L´z oder cityboymoe, die Mustafas Geschichten aus nächster Nähe miterlebt haben. Er selbst sieht sich als Chronist seiner Community: “My entire plight, since I was young, has been in and around protecting and preserving the stories of my community. It's the reason that I began writing poetry. I’m like how am I going to preserve the stories that are not currently being told with any authenticity?” – mit “When Smoke Rises” gibt er nun die Antwort. Schon sehr bald wird die Welt diese Geschichten hören.

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1.1 Stay Alive

1.2 Air Forces

1.3 Separate

1.4 The Hearse

1.5 Capo

1.6n Ali

1.7 What About Heaven

1.8 Come Back

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Mustafa, einigen vielleicht schon als millionenfach geklickter Spoken-Word-Künstler „Mustafa the Poet“ aus dem Netz bekannt, ist 23 Jahre alt und kommt aus Toronto. Er stammt aus Regent Park, einer wirklich harten Ecke der Stadt, in der Gang-Wars zum Alltag gehören. Früher kämpfte er als Jugendlicher gegen den mitunter gewalttätigen Alltag seines Viertels, heute gegen Rassismus und Stereotypen.
Sein beherzter wie entschlossener Kampf brachte ihm schließlich eine Normierung für die „Youth Advisory Council“ des kanadischen Premierministers Justin Trudeau ein, der er beratend zur Seite stand. Während dieser Zeit wurde Mustafa klar, dass seine Botschaften und Erlebnisse besser in Songs aufgehoben sind als in irgendwelchen politischen Gremien und Runden.
Das Debüt-Album von Mustafa heißt „When Smoke Rises“ und ist eine Hommage an die MCs des Regent Park – insbesondere an Jahvante „Smoke Dawg“ Smart, der 2018 bei einer Schießerei ums Leben kam. “It just kind of shattered my entire world,” sagt Mustafa über den Mord an Smoke Dawg. “I didn't even realize how much weight we shared until I had to take that weight on for myself.”
Verlust ist ein zentrales Thema von „When Smoke Rises“. Mustafa hat viele Freunde an die Straße verloren. Ano, Santana und Ali sind nur einige Namen der tragischen Protagonisten seiner Songs. “All of the deaths that I experienced, I experienced through the time constraints of mourning,” sagt Mustafa. “Specifically, for young black people in inner city communities that die while at war with the state or at war with themselves, I wanted to beautify those departures. Because none of those departures were made beautiful for me.” Mustafa erzählt diese schmerzhaften Geschichten in seinen Liedern, die für ihn gleichsam Bewältigungstherapie wie Wunden heilend sind und seine ureigene Interpretation des Folks liefern.
“The first folk singer I was introduced to was Joni Mitchell,” erinnert sich Mustafa. “But Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan—they were anodizing the White experience. But in hearing them, there was a kind of melancholy or sadness—something I didn't hear in the songs that were representing the nuances of my life.” Am Ende war es der schwarze amerikanische Sänger Richie Havens und dessen legendäre Woodstock-Performance, die ihm klar machte welch unbändige Macht ein Folk-Song haben kann. “When you see someone that looks like you, that feels like you, embodying the emotion that you are familiar with, it gives you the courage to walk in that path,” sagt Mustafa über diesen prägenden Moment.
In der Vergangenheit hatte Mustafa schon jede Menge Songwriting-Credits auf Alben von anderen großen Künstlern, nun ist es Zeit seine eigene Geschichte zu schreiben. Produzierte wurde „When Smoke Rises“ u.a. von Jamie xx und Frank Dukes und enthält zudem Beiträge von Sampha und James Blake. Außerdem zu hören sind Freunde und Weggefährten aus Regent Park wie Rax, Puffy L´z oder cityboymoe, die Mustafas Geschichten aus nächster Nähe miterlebt haben. Er selbst sieht sich als Chronist seiner Community: “My entire plight, since I was young, has been in and around protecting and preserving the stories of my community. It's the reason that I began writing poetry. I’m like how am I going to preserve the stories that are not currently being told with any authenticity?” – mit “When Smoke Rises” gibt er nun die Antwort. Schon sehr bald wird die Welt diese Geschichten hören.

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1.1 Stay Alive

1.2 Air Forces

1.3 Separate

1.4 The Hearse

1.5 Capo

1.6n Ali

1.7 What About Heaven

1.8 Come Back

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The original idea for the New Jazz Orchestra arose in the autumn of 1963 out of an excited late night discussion about big bands between Clive Burrows and Les Carter. The exchange nished with the resolution to establish a big band and the NJO made their debut at The Green Man pub in south east London in December 1963, originally billed as The Bird/Burrows Big Band. Ian Bird left the band in 1964, and they brie y called themselves The Neoteric Jazz Orchestra before settling for the rather less arcane sounding New Jazz Orchestra.
Western Reunion was the sound of a band nding its way, and the bulk of the material is provided by big name American composers. There are credible covers of well-known tracks like Milestones, Big P, So What and the Gerry Mulligan penned title track – but overall, except for Ardley's Shades of Blue, the album does not especially stand out and does not convey or even particularly hint at the distinctive sound that the follow-up would so impressively announce. Recorded three years later, Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe was released on the iconic American Verve label, a rst for a British jazz group, and the whole feel was very different to their previous effort. The range, invention and depth evident on Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe outstrips most large ensemble jazz albums of the time; at times muscular and powerful, at others delicate and sensitive, the interplay of the musicians, arrangements and compositions make for a stand-out recording that bristles with con dence and energy.

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Several important jazz groups and projects emerged in the early 70s, among them were Platina, featuring Arale Kaminsky and Roman Kunsman, and Jazz Workshop. Jazz Workshop are best known for their landmark fusion of jazz, Hebrew and Arabic musical forms on the album 'Mizare Israel Yekabtzenu', released in 1972. Another key group that emerged during this crucial febrile period was Oasis, fronted by jazz guitar maestro Avery Sharon. He was joined by bass player Yossie Menachem, drummer Ickie Levy & pianist Doodie Rosenthal (who also mixed the album). Their one album, cut live in the studio in June 1977, is a major development in the evolution of the Israeli jazz/fusion scene, encompassing original compositions as well as intriguing interpretations of Leon Russell alongside a Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke classic! The Oasis recording contains lilting textures and colourful washes of sound, with the band really letting loose, interweaving and parrying like prize fighters. The musicianship is of a very high standard and it's a shame the group did not record more. Thankfully, we have this one artefact for fascinating period in Israeli music history that still sounds vital today. Incidentally, the Osasis album was one of only two released on the Krypton label, the other being the 'Peace' album by Zingale.

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50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Heavyweight Vinyl 45 RPM Cut / Original glued prints on Thick Cardboard 700 gram / 2 Separated parts hand-glued / Glossy lamination / PVC outer / 30x30 cm insert with interview to Steve Kuhn by Tony Higgins printed on 250 gram Favini Lanilla Yellow / 20 Pages 21 x 30 cm "Real Book" with transcripts of the songs in the "Real Book" style, handwritten by The Maestro Carlo Spanò with main theme, chords and lyrics printed on 120 gram Shiro Eco paper, 100 gram Favini Crush Alghe. Carlo also edited an introduction with technical analysis of the session, which solves some of the little mysteries around this music gem.

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The bass, that metronome that marks the time for musicians of every style, of every era, that secluded, silent, but essential character for a band. Without the bass, the music would be deflated, the heart notes would leave a wasteland of rowdy high frequencies without any rules. But bass players who have character can elevate those low frequencies and even make them loud at times. Who knows if free jazz, if we want to call it that, is exalted by the Arabic background, those semitones between the first and second degree that also make the bass sparkling? In his records, Saheb elevates the bass to a mother instrument, gives it life as vibrant as the spring that is coming. Solos are on par with that of the reeds and stand up to listening without waiting for another antagonist to return to take back the scene. This is one of the most playful and entertaining records we have reissued to date. Take a tour of the world of Saheb!

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We're delighted to announce the reissue one the most sought-after European private press spiritual jazz albums: The Magnetic Atmospher by Clarence Peters Quartet. Never reissued in its entirety before, The Magnetic Atmosphere is a solid album of deep, post modal spiritual jazz that will appeal to fans of the Strata East, Tribe, and Black Jazz labels. Resident in France since the 1970s, drummer Peter recorded the album with a French rhythm section: Patrick Gauthier on piano, and Jean-Jacques Avenel on bass. On sax is American-born Steve Potts, resident in France since 1970 and, like bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel, alumni of Steve Lacy. The Magnetic Atmospher features four killer tracks, all composed by Peter. This is an opportunity to hear a truly remarkable record and sells for hundreds of dollars on the collector circuit. Long thought to be missing in action, we tracked Clarence Peter down and secured the license, direct from the man himself. (Tony Higgins)

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Despite its modest role on the world stage, Belgium has produced a number of internationally renowned musicians and composers. There is the iconic gypsy jazz guitar maestro Django Reinhardt, whose position remains unassailable, and guitarist/harmonica player Toots Thielemans, who became an internationally renowned artist performing and recording with Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Shirley Horn and Quincy Jones. The other key Belgian figure is composer/arranger Francy Boland, co-leader with US bebop drumming legend Kenny Clarke of Europe's leading big band of the 60s, the Clarke-Boland Big Band. The Love Planet performed in the main clubs of Brussels, such as Blue Note, Pol's Jazz Place, and Smog as well as in major musical events throughout Belgium including to big festivals in 1969 - the Avant-Garde Festival in Ghent and the First International Jazz Event in Liege – where the Love Planet shared the bill with Miles Davis - and the Bilzen Jazz Festival in 1970. The contrast between the musical architecture of the themes and sonic freedom in the improvised playing perfectly illustrated the polymorphism – an order within disorder – which the Love Planet aimed for. The initial original quartet line-up was Babs Robert (sax), Paul Dubois (bass), Johnny Brouwers (piano), and Johnny Peret / Robert Pernet (dru- ms). On the album session, the quartet was augmented with the addition of John Van Rjimenant (saxes) and Michel Gobbe (bass). As well as their main instruments, the band members also played an array of unusual instruments, principally percussion. This is the first official re-release of the 'Babs Robert and the Love Planet'. Original copies of the album fetch many hundreds of Euros on the collecting circuit and it remains a curious and fascinating window into a moment in time that still resona- tes some fifty years later. Come with us to the Love Planet. (Tony Higgins)

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Danish jazz band founded in 1969. Band line up: Henrik Hove on bass, Ole Mathiessen on piano, Jesper Nehammer (later Thors Hammer, Alrune Rod and Entrance) on tenorsax, and Jon Finsen on drums. Played for a while every Monday in the famous Jazzhouse Montmatre in Copenhagen.?Tordenskjolds Soldater only made this record (1970).?The small record label Spectator Records was founded in 1969 by Jørgen Bornefeldt a former journalist from Danmarks Radio in coorporation with the jazz musician Carsten Meinert. Meinert recorded two albums on the label. He only joined the company in the beginning. Cindarellaistudiet The studio was destroyed august 6th 1972 by a major fire. And that was the end of Spectator Records. From 1969 to the end, the label recorded at least 23 lp albums and 9-11 singles/EP's. The picture shows Henning Kragh Pedersen from Cinderella in Spectators studio. The great Danish rock band Gasolin recorded their first single – Silky Sally - on Spectator Records. It was no success and sold only 155 copies. Silky Sally is now one of the most sought after Gasolin singles among collectors and is of course very expensive. The music from Spectator Records is mostly jazz, progressive rock and hippie free style. But they also made strange records for children, education etc. Most records were issued in very small numbers (300-500). Some of the best progressive rock in Northern Europe was recorded here. Quality of vinyl was often poor - even new looking records can have audible problems. Covers and labels are primitive and cheap. On the other hand the creativity could be outstanding - check the Furekaaben cover gallery or the artwork of William Skotte Olsen from Green Grass. Several record from the labels are cult today. A perfect copy of certain records costs a fortune. Master tapes was never found after the fire in 1972. Unofficial reissues and bootlegs are therefore made on the base of the original records. Recordings that never made it to the vinyl got lost in the fire. Both Cinderella and The Copenhagen based band, Lines lyst, had material readdy for lp's which was never recorded. (Tony Higgins)

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Did someone say Summer? Sicily is what Cuba is to the Caribbean, sun, sea, easy and friendly people with lots of troubles! You won't find anything better around that identifies the summer more than this album by Enzo Randisi who at the beginning of the 80s put together a Swing Ensemble as a tribute to that "cheerful" movement of Jazz music. But Enzo and his fellas just couldn't stay on track and put in the best that the alternative Palermo area could offer in that historical period, like the sisters Cinzia and Loredana Spata, who brought the production to a next level in the vocal version of All Blues or in Chic Corea's Spain. But what really struck us was Charles Cables' version of "Quite Fire" (here missspelled as "Quite Fair"), released a few months earlier only in Japan and which would only become famous in the 90s with the Acid Jazz movement, and this tells us a lot about how hungry Enzo and Riccardo were of musical knowle, to be able to find some pearls in a city with basically no record shops and isolated...well...it's on an island! For this re-press we enlisted Tony Higgins, who recently finished a very long commitment and greenlight to delight us with his polished English...Welcome back Tony!

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Jorge López Ruiz is one of most versatile of musical talents to emerge from Argentina. As a bass player, composer, performer and arranger he has worked across many genres including jazz, pop as well as stage productions and feature films. BA Jazz was originally released in 1961 on Vik Records as the debut album from Lopez Ruiz featuring a mix of covers and original material. Alongside Ruiz Lopez are Roberto Fernandez on trumpet, Ruben Lopez Furst on piano, Pichi Mazzei on drums and a young musician called Leandro Barbieri on tenor sax. Leandro became better known at Gato Barbieri, who went on to build an international reputation working with Charlie Hayden, Don Cherry, Dollar Brand and Carla Bley and recording for Impulse! Records, Flying Dutchman and A&M Records. The BA Jazz album has been a rarity for years and original pressings attract huge amounts from collectors. It's rarity is matched by the fantastic music contained with its grooves. It's a genuinely important record in the development of jazz in South America. (Tony Higgins)

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Made with the intention of exploring and experiencing the various musical and cultural perspectives of a territory as vast as that of Persia, "Near And Far East" is a significant historical document that transcends the restrictive concept of territory but rather inhabits a space of absolute time. The album's content is not just window into faraway places, but a leap into the times and cultures that have now been swallowed up by the incessant movement of globalization and capitalism. Listening to it is turning your ear into the true musical culture of countries whose rapid change has eliminated the cultural peculiarities at their roots. Inspired by his long journeys in Iran, Lloyd Miller takes us on a journey through the instruments and sounds of a time, giving us his interpretations of a musical world that was - and that now remains - an historical document for future explorers who are curious about the mysterious musical arts of the middle and far east. Certainly a holy grail for samplers and loopers who can find exotic panoramas here! (Tony Higgins)

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The second and last chapter of Dr Miller's journey between cultures and its uses, which began with "The Far East", dissected and looked into the root of the sound of distant Asia, continues with this new chapter dedicated instead to the countries bathed by the Mediterranean and contiguous to Central European history. From Spain to Arabic sounds, a new compendium that takes us back to other places and times, Dr Miller is once again able to dissect and encapsulate sounds and spices from distant places and spaces in a time machine. Thanks to these historical documents, we have the opportunity to discover feelings that are impossible to find 50 years later, sucked up and watered down by globalization and social capitalism.

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Despite its modest role on the world stage, Belgium has produced a number of internationally renowned musicians and composers. There is the iconic gypsy jazz guitar maestro Django Reinhardt, whose position remains unassailable, and guitarist/harmonica player Toots Thielemans, who became an internationally renowned artist performing and recording with Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Shirley Horn and Quincy Jones. The other key Belgian figure is composer/arranger Francy Boland, co-leader with US bebop drumming legend Kenny Clarke of Europe's leading big band of the 60s, the Clarke-Boland Big Band. The Love Planet performed in the main clubs of Brussels, such as Blue Note, Pol's Jazz Place, and Smog as well as in major musical events throughout Belgium including to big festivals in 1969 - the Avant-Garde Festival in Ghent and the First International Jazz Event in Liege – where the Love Planet shared the bill with Miles Davis - and the Bilzen Jazz Festival in 1970. The contrast between the musical architecture of the themes and sonic freedom in the improvised playing perfectly illustrated the polymorphism – an order within disorder – which the Love Planet aimed for. The initial original quartet line-up was Babs Robert (sax), Paul Dubois (bass), Johnny Brouwers (piano), and Johnny Peret / Robert Pernet (dru- ms). On the album session, the quartet was augmented with the addition of John Van Rjimenant (saxes) and Michel Gobbe (bass). As well as their main instruments, the band members also played an array of unusual instruments, principally percussion. This is the first official re-release of the 'Babs Robert and the Love Planet'. Original copies of the album fetch many hundreds of Euros on the collecting circuit and it remains a curious and fascinating window into a moment in time that still resona- tes some fifty years later. Come with us to the Love Planet. (Tony Higgins)

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The bass, that metronome that marks the time for musicians of every style, of every era, that secluded, silent, but essential character for a band. Without the bass, the music would be deflated, the heart notes would leave a wasteland of rowdy high frequencies without any rules. But bass players who have character can elevate those low frequencies and even make them loud at times. Who knows if free jazz, if we want to call it that, is exalted by the Arabic background, those semitones between the first and second degree that also make the bass sparkling? In his records, Saheb elevates the bass to a mother instrument, gives it life as vibrant as the spring that is coming. Solos are on par with that of the reeds and stand up to listening without waiting for another antagonist to return to take back the scene. This is one of the most playful and entertaining records we have reissued to date. Take a tour of the world of Saheb!

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Danish jazz band founded in 1969. Band line up: Henrik Hove on bass, Ole Mathiessen on piano, Jesper Nehammer (later Thors Hammer, Alrune Rod and Entrance) on tenorsax, and Jon Finsen on drums. Played for a while every Monday in the famous Jazzhouse Montmatre in Copenhagen.?Tordenskjolds Soldater only made this record (1970).?The small record label Spectator Records was founded in 1969 by Jørgen Bornefeldt a former journalist from Danmarks Radio in coorporation with the jazz musician Carsten Meinert. Meinert recorded two albums on the label. He only joined the company in the beginning. Cindarellaistudiet The studio was destroyed august 6th 1972 by a major fire. And that was the end of Spectator Records. From 1969 to the end, the label recorded at least 23 lp albums and 9-11 singles/EP's. The picture shows Henning Kragh Pedersen from Cinderella in Spectators studio. The great Danish rock band Gasolin recorded their first single – Silky Sally - on Spectator Records. It was no success and sold only 155 copies. Silky Sally is now one of the most sought after Gasolin singles among collectors and is of course very expensive. The music from Spectator Records is mostly jazz, progressive rock and hippie free style. But they also made strange records for children, education etc. Most records were issued in very small numbers (300-500). Some of the best progressive rock in Northern Europe was recorded here. Quality of vinyl was often poor - even new looking records can have audible problems. Covers and labels are primitive and cheap. On the other hand the creativity could be outstanding - check the Furekaaben cover gallery or the artwork of William Skotte Olsen from Green Grass. Several record from the labels are cult today. A perfect copy of certain records costs a fortune. Master tapes was never found after the fire in 1972. Unofficial reissues and bootlegs are therefore made on the base of the original records. Recordings that never made it to the vinyl got lost in the fire. Both Cinderella and The Copenhagen based band, Lines lyst, had material readdy for lp's which was never recorded. (Tony Higgins)

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Did someone say Summer? Sicily is what Cuba is to the Caribbean, sun, sea, easy and friendly people with lots of troubles! You won't find anything better around that identifies the summer more than this album by Enzo Randisi who at the beginning of the 80s put together a Swing Ensemble as a tribute to that "cheerful" movement of Jazz music. But Enzo and his fellas just couldn't stay on track and put in the best that the alternative Palermo area could offer in that historical period, like the sisters Cinzia and Loredana Spata, who brought the production to a next level in the vocal version of All Blues or in Chic Corea's Spain. But what really struck us was Charles Cables' version of "Quite Fire" (here missspelled as "Quite Fair"), released a few months earlier only in Japan and which would only become famous in the 90s with the Acid Jazz movement, and this tells us a lot about how hungry Enzo and Riccardo were of musical knowle, to be able to find some pearls in a city with basically no record shops and isolated...well...it's on an island! For this re-press we enlisted Tony Higgins, who recently finished a very long commitment and greenlight to delight us with his polished English...Welcome back Tony!

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We're delighted to announce the reissue one the most sought-after European private press spiritual jazz albums: The Magnetic Atmospher by Clarence Peters Quartet. Never reissued in its entirety before, The Magnetic Atmosphere is a solid album of deep, post modal spiritual jazz that will appeal to fans of the Strata East, Tribe, and Black Jazz labels. Resident in France since the 1970s, drummer Peter recorded the album with a French rhythm section: Patrick Gauthier on piano, and Jean-Jacques Avenel on bass. On sax is American-born Steve Potts, resident in France since 1970 and, like bassist Jean-Jacques Avenel, alumni of Steve Lacy. The Magnetic Atmospher features four killer tracks, all composed by Peter. This is an opportunity to hear a truly remarkable record and sells for hundreds of dollars on the collector circuit. Long thought to be missing in action, we tracked Clarence Peter down and secured the license, direct from the man himself. (Tony Higgins)

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