I am busy today fixing a turntable I just picked up, so no posts today except to share this mellow piece of prog rock from Spain by the band Azahar.
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Today is a travel day, so I leave you with a collaboration between American vibist Khan Jamal, South African bassist Johnny Dyani and Danish guitarist Pierre Dørge.
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I’m about 4 hours from flying back home. Regular posting will begin again late tomorrow.
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Once upon a time, I had a decent working knowledge (at least for an American expat) of Soviet Jazz. It keeps popping back into my life, and I still find it a joy to listen to even 30 years down the road. Thanks to Shasha Svistunov for compiling some real treasures here, including quite a few whose names are new to me! Brief run-down in English Tracklist: 1. Oleg Kutsenko Leningrad Instrumental Ensemble – Oriental Suite (Oleg Kutsenko, 1975) 2. Kavkaz Jazz Trio – Borjomi Park (Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, 1966) 3. Vadim Ludvikovski Ensemble – Rhythm Dance (Arno Babadjanian, 1961)…
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Today we honor the passing of James Chance. He was 71.
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It’s rather charming to see cultures like this clash. These folks from Sindh, Pakistan, give their takes on everything from music to technology, usually with a calm, relaxed and jovial insight. In this episode, they listen to a-ha’s classic tune, “Take On Me,” and it seems they really enjoy not only the music, but the effort it took to produce the video.
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I will be taking some time off from the blog soon, as the co-founder of this site, Steven Shore will no longer be among the living. For now, I leave you with something sunny.
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No reviews today as I’m out and about for business, but I leave you with a fine jazz-fusion record by the German band Chameleon.
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Thanks to some personal duties I must attend to, there will be no post today, nor possibly tomorrow (we will see). For today, I leave you with a fine Belgian prog-psych album from 1976 by the near-forgotten band Dragon. Enjoy!
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No reviews today as I will be out and about, so I leave you with a haunting instrumental track by the Turkish band Yabancılar.