Mixed Bag's First

One of my favourite albums. Larry Nozero is the Don. Japanese loveliness abounds. Dedicated to Djalma. Dig in the bag, and dig it.

All Rhodes lead to Mexico

Blue Note : 1976

More rare private press gears. This time finds this Mexican only release from 1976 on NCL. Spaced out latinesque jazz of the highest order. 

Robert Aymes : Basses
Ramon Negrete : Sax
Adolph Sahun : Trumpet
Juan Ramon II : Drums
Eugenio Toussaint : Piano
Salvador Aguero : Percussion

Check the whole thing, especially La Nina de los Ojos Verdes. Hot!

  

Deep-Jazz goes LIVE !!!

Katonah and Bacoso presents:
DEEP JAZZ REALITY

It looks like it's finally going to happen. Myself and the biggest jazz blogger on the planet, Bacoso, are planning a night of the heaviest jazz gears around. Super rare sounds will be hauled from the vaults and brought to the smart set of London. Light years from any watered down, Jazz-funk school disco disappointment, this will be for the feet, and the mind. 

No entrance fee required, but it's a small venue, just a stone's throw from Piccadilly. More details and Flyers to follow, with the date set for Saturday 17th November. 

Byard Lancaster

A fitting tribute to the passing of Byard Lancaster compiled by Balckclassical.

Essential.

http://www.mixcloud.com/malfunctioned/byard-lancaster-rip/

Tune!

The sweetest acoustic jazz.
John Betsch on drums .......

Check this out

Caroline Peyton

Caroline Peyton : Intuition
Bar-B-Q from 1977.

A mellow break from the spiritual power jazz of recent times. Sometimes we need to step back from the wail of the tenor, the thundering bass, the frenzied conga and the crash of the cymbal. Presented here are 3 choice tracks for the discerning set. Yes, the Peterson cut "Just as We" is there, but you need to dim the lights, take a glass of Sancerre, relax and dip a toe into the Mitchell-esque "Try to be True". The soft baleful soul of "Brister" completes the trio.

Highly recommended.

Ndikho Xaba : A Gift

A Message from Mama Nomusa;

Greetings all,

On Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday - July 18, 2012 - we were honored to have Gwen Ansell, Jazz History Writer for Business Day in South Africa do an excellently crafted review of Baba Ndikho Xaba's Anthology CD - Sunsets. Click on this link to view it. Feedback is appreciated. 

www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=176528

The CD (which includes Nomusa, Shwabada and features Ndikho on digeredoo etc.) is now available on CD Baby. cdbaby.com/cd/ndikhoxaba

We can use all the help we can get getting the word out. And we are very grateful to you Katonah for keeping this blog going. 

Peace, Nomusa & Ndikho Xaba