Sabtu, 06 April 2013

Ted Curson : 1973



Ted Curson : Typical Ted
Trident TRS-503

2 killer, top-tapping tracks form this obscure album.
Airi Tune and Typical Ted.

Hot gears.

Check out the line-up:

Ted Curson
Chris Woods : Alto and Flute
George Arvanitas : Piano
Jacky Samson : Bass
Charles Saudrais : Drums

Senin, 04 Maret 2013

Ndikho Xaba : Sunsets

Ndikho Xaba : Sunsets

Highly recommended release from a living legend available from CDbaby.

Many thanks and huge respect go to Mama Nomusa.

Sabtu, 09 Februari 2013

The Lightmen

The Lightmen ; Free as you Wanna Be.
Judnell 1001.

No bullshit build up on this one !
Killer, killer, killer.

Kamis, 31 Januari 2013

Seelow and Mayer Foundation

Seelow and Mayer Foundation
Mr Dynamite : DK Disc

Recorded in June 1970 at the Jankowski Studio, Stuttgart-Feuerbach, this obscure album certainly has it's moments. Check out the top tappin' cracker track Masquerade. 

Dieter Seelow 
Wolfgang Schmid 
Peter Mayer
Hans Haug

Jumat, 18 Januari 2013

Hadley Caliman Tribute


Hadley Caliman

Really been hitting the Hadley gears lately. I picked up on his playing when trawling through Bobby Hutcherson's back catalogue many many years ago, which lead to the conclusion, if HC is in the line-up then it's going to be good. Spent a very pleasing evening recently putting together what i consider to be his best tunes, lifted from his 2 Mainstream lp's, Projecting on Catalyst and Bayete's World's around the Sun on Prestige. There's 7 tracks in there, including Iapetus, Quadrivium, Smearzo, The Latin Thing and Bayete's (Between man and God) killer tune. Looking at the personnel that was involved in with this stuff, it's no wonder the quality is so high. James Leary, Louis Gasca, Todd Cochran, Woody Theus, Victor Pantoja, Hotep Cecil Bernard and many more. 

It's a great listen, let me know what you think.

The Playlist;
track 1 : Watercress from Iapetus
track 2 : Quadrivium from Iapetus
track 3 : Cigar Eddie from MRL-318
track 5 : Smearzo from Projecting
track 6 : Her from Projecting
track 7 : The Latin Thing from Projecting
track 8 : Bayete from World's around the Sun

Senin, 24 Desember 2012

Lonnie Smith : THINK!


Lonnie Smith : THINK!
Blue Note 1968

Nothing to private press here, but this has been driving me crazy recently. 2, very heavy tracks, Son of Ice bag and the killer, The Call of the Wild which contains some of fiercest percussion out there. Just the ticket for Christmas morning hang- overs and hang- ups. 

Henry Pucho Brown on Drums, Willie Bivins and Norberto Appellaniz on congas and percussion lift these tracks to another level. Pretty damn wild for BN ...