Podcasts about strata east

Chico Freeman – Illas (India Navigation, 1978) Jaman Quartet – Free Will (Mark Records, 1974) Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Song For A Lonely Woman (Prestige, 1972) Art Farmer – Soulsides (Mainstream Records, 1972) McCoy Tyner – You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Milestone, 1976) Ben Sidran – Silver's Serenade (Arista, 1977) Blay Tritono – Saura II (Zeleste, 1976) Ramsey Lewis Trio – The Distant Dreamer (Cadet, 1970) Natural Essence – Little Dahoud's Dance (Fantasy, 1973) Larry Nozero – Reflections Of My Past (Strata Records, 1975) Mixed Bag feat. Ursula Walker – Norwegian Wood (Strata Records) Juju – Nia (Poem – Complete The Circle) (Strata-East, 1974) The Ensemble Al Salaam – Music Is Nothing But A Prayer (Strata- East, 1974) Shamek Farrah – First Impressions (Strata-East, 1974) The Heath Brothers – Smiling Billy Suite (Part 2) (Strata-East, 1976) Kenny Cox – Island Song (Strata Records, 1974) Larry Ridley – Changa Chikuyo (Strata-East, 1975) Maulawi – Naima (Strata Records, 1974)

13e émission de la 55e session...Cette semaine, une pensée pour Ahmad Jamal, jazz spirituel et avant-jazz orchestral! En musique: Ahmad Jamal Trio sur l'album Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing  (Argo, 1958); Ahmad Jamal sur l'alubm Portfolio Of Ahmad Jamal  (Argo, 1959); Ahmad Jamal sur l'album All Of You  (Argo, 1962); Ahmad Jamal sur l'album Freeflight  (Impulse!, 1971); Ahmad Jamal sur l'album In Search of Momentum  (Birdology, 2003); Brandee Younger sur l'album Brand New Life  (Impulse!, 2023); Nat Birchall sur l'album The Infinite  (Ancient Archive of Sound, 2023); Milton Marsh sur l'album Monism  (Strata-East, 1975); Fire! Orchestra sur l'album Echoes  (Rune Grammofon, 2023)...

2e émission de la 55e session...Cette semaine, jazz modal et post-bop! En musique: Walt Dickerson sur l'album To My Queen  (New Jazz, 1963); Cecil Payne sur l'album Zodiac (The Music of Cecil Payne)  (Strata-East, 1973); Max Roach sur l'album The Loadstar  (Horo, 1977); Shigeharu Mukai Quintet sur l'album A Head Wind  (Columbia, 1975); Shamek Farrah and Folks sur l'album La Dee La La  (Ra, 1980); Harry Miller's Isipingo sur l'album Family Affair  (Ogun, 1977); Black Renaissance sur l'album Body, Mind and Spirit  (Baystate, 1977)...

13e émission de la 53e session... Cette semaine jazz modal, spirituel et ambient! En musique: Gary Bartz sur l'album Another Earth  (Milestone, 1969); Jazz Contemporaries sur l'album Reasons in Tonality  (Strata-East, 1972); Don Rendell Sextet sur l'album The Odysseus Suite  (British Progressive Jazz, 2022, enr. 1970); Linda Sikhakhane sur l'album Isambulo  (Ropeadope, 2022); Amanda Whiting sur l'album Lost in Abstraction  (Jazzman, 2022); Fuubutsushi sur l'album Yamawarau  (cachedmedia, 2021); Rob Mazurek Quartet sur l'album Father's Wing  (RogueArt, 2022)...

3e émission de la 53e session... Cette semaine, afro jazz, world jazz et free! En musique: Dudu Phukwana and The "Spears" sur l'album Dudu Phukwana and The "Spears"  (Quality, 1969); Bheki Mseleku sur l'album Celebration  (World Circuit, 1992); Arun Ghosh sur l'album Seclused in Light  (Camoci, 2022); Omri Ziegele Where's Africa sur l'album That Hat  (Intakt, 2022); Antonio Neves sur l'album A Pegada Agora É Essa (The Sway Now)  (Far Out, 2021); Ju Ju sur l'album A Message from Mozambique  (Strata-East, 1973); Kenneth Terroade sur l'album Love Rejoice  (BYG, 1969)...

Billy Harper has had a pretty incredible career. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1968. He played with Max Roach. He was part of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band and the Gil Evans big band, and because of those connections he got to play on a Louis Armstrong album. He was on Lee Morgan's final studio album, recorded in 1971. And he's had a solo career since the early Seventies, making legendary albums like Capra Black for the Strata-East label and Black Saint for…well, for Black Saint. It was their first release, and they named the label after it!Since about 2008, Harper has been a member of the Cookers, a group led by trumpeter David Weiss that also features Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Donald Harrison or Craig Handy on alto sax, George Cables — who's been on this podcast — on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. All of those guys have long careers as leaders, but when they come together, playing music from their back catalogs and new material, they're really amazing. I've seen them live twice and it's just astonishing to watch absolute masters get up there and deliver the way they do.I really had a good time talking to Billy Harper. In this interview, we talk about the Texas tenor sax tradition, we talk about his time with Lee Morgan, we talk about the Cookers, about his solo work, about how to teach improvisation, and a bunch of other things. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks!Music featured in this episode:Billy Harper, “Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart” (Black Saint)The Cookers, “Destiny is Yours” (Look Out!)Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon • Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletter

Billy Harper has had a pretty incredible career. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in 1968. He played with Max Roach. He was part of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band and the Gil Evans big band, and because of those connections he got to play on a Louis Armstrong album. He was on Lee Morgan's final studio album, recorded in 1971. And he's had a solo career since the early Seventies, making legendary albums like Capra Black for the Strata-East label and Black Saint for…well, for Black Saint. It was their first release, and they named the label after it!Since about 2008, Harper has been a member of the Cookers, a group led by trumpeter David Weiss that also features Eddie Henderson on trumpet, Donald Harrison or Craig Handy on alto sax, George Cables — who's been on this podcast — on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. All of those guys have long careers as leaders, but when they come together, playing music from their back catalogs and new material, they're really amazing. I've seen them live twice and it's just astonishing to watch absolute masters get up there and deliver the way they do.I really had a good time talking to Billy Harper. In this interview, we talk about the Texas tenor sax tradition, we talk about his time with Lee Morgan, we talk about the Cookers, about his solo work, about how to teach improvisation, and a bunch of other things. If you enjoy this podcast, please consider visiting patreon.com/burningambulance and becoming a subscriber. For just $5 a month, you can help keep this show and Burning Ambulance as a whole active and thriving. Thanks!Music featured in this episode:Billy Harper, “Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart” (Black Saint)The Cookers, “Destiny is Yours” (Look Out!)Support Burning Ambulance on Patreon • Get the Burning Ambulance email newsletter

Phil Ranelin grew up in Indianapolis and developed a deep musical friendship with Freddie Hubbard. After a brief stint in New York he moved to Detroit and began playing with Sam Sanders, Marcus Belgrave among others. In 1973 he and Wendell Harrison created "The Tribe Label" which was one of several independent jazz labels along with Strata East and Black Jazz. He cut two albums on this label all the while continuing his mission of raising black consciousness and education. In 1976 he received the key to the city with Donald Byrd. Phil is a great spirit and a beautiful person. He continues to raise awareness most recently heading up the "Eric Dolphy Roots Project" in Panama. Perseverance baby......

13e émission de la 49e session... Cette semaine, post-bop, jazz moderne et free! En musique: Dick Griffin sur l'album The Eight Wonder  (Strata-East, 1974); Nate Morgan sur l'album Retribution, Reparation  (Nimbus West, 1984); EmAb Connection sur l'album Unsaid  (Nusica, 2021); Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen sur l'album Live Recordings 2019-2020  (We Jazz, 2021); Cyclone Trio sur l'album The Clear Revolution  (577, 2021); Simon Nabatov, Darren Moore, Takashi Seo sur l'album Live in Matsuyama  (LaoBan, 2021); Klaxon Gueule sur l'album Entièrement unanimes  (Ambiances Magnétiques, 2021)...  

13e émission de la 49e session... Cette semaine, post-bop, jazz moderne et free! En musique: Dick Griffin sur l'album The Eight Wonder  (Strata-East, 1974); Nate Morgan sur l'album Retribution, Reparation  (Nimbus West, 1984); EmAb Connection sur l'album Unsaid  (Nusica, 2021); Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen sur l'album Live Recordings 2019-2020  (We Jazz, 2021); Cyclone Trio sur l'album The Clear Revolution  (577, 2021); Simon Nabatov, Darren Moore, Takashi Seo sur l'album Live in Matsuyama  (LaoBan, 2021); Klaxon Gueule sur l'album Entièrement unanimes  (Ambiances Magnétiques, 2021)...  

11e émission de la 49e session... Cette semaine, ben du vieux stock en jazz modal et nouveauté groovy! En musique: Kohsuke Mine ; Hiroshi Murakami & Dancing Sphinx ; Shigeharu Mukai ; Ryojiro Furusawa Quartet sur la compilation J Jazz Voume 3: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan  (BBE Music, 2021); Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet sur l'album BBC Jazz Club Sessions 1965-1966  (Rhythm & Blues Records, 2020); Charles Rouse sur l'album Two is One  (Strata-East, 1974); Buddy Terry sur l'album Pure Dynamite  (Mainstream, 1972); The Locals sur l'album Play The Music of Anthony Braxton  (Discus, 2020)...

11e émission de la 49e session... Cette semaine, ben du vieux stock en jazz modal et nouveauté groovy! En musique: Kohsuke Mine ; Hiroshi Murakami & Dancing Sphinx ; Shigeharu Mukai ; Ryojiro Furusawa Quartet sur la compilation J Jazz Voume 3: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan  (BBE Music, 2021); Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet sur l'album BBC Jazz Club Sessions 1965-1966  (Rhythm & Blues Records, 2020); Charles Rouse sur l'album Two is One  (Strata-East, 1974); Buddy Terry sur l'album Pure Dynamite  (Mainstream, 1972); The Locals sur l'album Play The Music of Anthony Braxton  (Discus, 2020)...

As Broadcast @ www.totallywiredradio.com on Tuesday 09.03.2021 Hour One with Ket Shah 01. Tobe Nwigwe - Wake Up Everybody (Holllywood 2021) 02. Tha Beatsmith x Ogranya - Open The Door (Redclaye 2021) 03. Helado Negro - Sound and Vision (BBE 2021) 04. Andile Andy & China Charmeleon - My Spirit (Stay True 2021) 05. Danced Til Midnight ft Elize - Shelter (Thylacine 2021) 06. Brijean - Paradise (Ghostly International 2021) 07. From P60 ft Rogiers - Get Free (Irma Dancefloor 2021) 08. The Dutch Benglos - Shabi Bi Di Do (Heavenly Sweetness 2021) 09. Koma Saxo - Erzeben Koma (We Jazz 2021) 10. Remulak - I've Got This (Self Released 2021) 11. Lori Williams ft Jonathan Butler, Najee and Bob Baldwin - A New Book (Self Released 2020) 12. Hector Plimmer - Step (Daz I Kue Remix) (Alberts Favourites 2021) 13. Scrimshire ft. Penya - Tanto Tiempo (Village Cuts Remix) (Alberts Favourites 2021) 14. Danny Kane feat Princess Freesia - Sweat (Midnight Riot 2021) Hour Two with Alan Kenny Arscott (DJ A.K.A) 01. Charles Rouse - Bitchin' (Strata East 1974/2021) 02. Yuseff Lateef - Love Theme From Spartacus (Moodsville 1961/Ace 2020) 03. Michel Magne - Le Monocle Rit Jaune (Ducretet Thomson 1964/Jazz Room TP 2021) 04. Nubiyan Twist feat. Soweto Kinch - Buckle Up (Strut Recs 2021) 05. Tom Brock - I Love You More And More (20Th Century 1974/Mr Bongo 2021) 06. Rick Hickman - Time Is Long (Special Edition/Acid Jazz 2021) 07. Cirius B - Schizophrenia (Counterpoint 2009) 08. Soul Minority - Six-Nine (HEAVY 2021) 09. The Spaces Between Ft. Harry Dennis - Ghosts (BSO Dub) (F*CLR 2021) 10. Ralf Gum & The Soweto Gospel Choir - Ramasedi (GoGo 2021) 11. Vick Lavender - Live Wired (Ocho 2021)

In episode 19, Noel celebrates some download achievements (thanks to all the listeners!) and gives some general updates for the show and his record collection. He also gives a brief film review. Noel then goes on to recommend five dope records to use for "Deep Listening." According to the LA Times writer, Randall Roberts is “The late experimental composer and teacher Pauline Oliveros coined the phrase “deep listening” for just this practice. Defining it as a kind of “radical attentiveness,” she wrote, “I differentiate to hear and to listen. To hear is the physical means that enables perception. To listen is to give attention to what is perceived both acoustically and psychologically.””  As always, feel free to email us your thoughts on “deep listening” and any other topic you wish to discuss with Noel at therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com. Find Noel on IG and Twitter at Rebirthofthecool, and feel free to chop it up there. Thanks for listening, don't forget to share, rate, and subscribe if you can. Recommended Albums for "Deep Listening" Ahmad Jamal Trio – The Awakening (1970, Impulse Records) Mingus Plays Piano – Charles Mingus (1964, Impulse) Dorothy Ashby – Afro Harping (1968, Cadet)  A Love Supreme – John Coltrane (1965, Impulse) Billy Parkers Fourth World – Freedom of Speech (1975, Strata East)

In this special update of the Record Spinner Podcast, Noel discusses the passing of black jazz giant, pianist, and part-founder of the Strata East record label, Stanley Cowell. Noel speaks on the importance of the artist's work, both spiritually and politically. Noel also dives into jazz's black consciousness movement of the 60s and the 70s and draws some interesting parallels between the post reconstruction industry of sharecropping and that of the contemporary music industry. The book by Isabel Wilkerson that he mentions is called "The Warmth of Other Suns." As always, shoot your questions, comments, and opinions to therecordspinnerpodcast@gmail.com and check out the Record Spinner Podcast webpage and sign up for the forum page to receive updates on the progress of that project. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therecordguy/message

Charles Tolliver has lived his share of jazz history. As a fiery young sideman with Jackie McLean and Max Roach in the 1960s, he joined a lineage of exalted post-bop trumpeters, more than holding his own. But Tolliver also set a model of self-determination in the ‘70s, with a DIY record label called Strata-East.

For my guest today it is playing free music with Marion Brown or in Detroit where the spirits of Elvin, Tommy Flanagan and Yusef Lateef breeze by with a word of wisdom. Maybe it was with Rashan Roland Kirk back when Universities like Oberlin College could bring in a Cecil Taylor or Horace Tapscott for a year residency. Bands of younger musicians would form under their leadership. Because there were places to play cats could get loose on the bandstand at Slugs with Charles Tolliver or Jimmy and Tootie Heath. Late shows with Woody Shaw and long before our mothers cried with Sonny Fortune. The most spiritual music is created by my guest. He is patient and can also real off flurries of notes. He understands time and place. The opportunities that presented themselves to his generation. He was co-founder of The Strata East label which fused the language of swing and bebop with blues and soul. The music on this label had an urgency to it that spoke to the loss of lives- Dr. King, Malcolm X, Robert Kennedy and John Coltrane. The seeming upward mobility of a musician cutting albums and touring. Reinventing themselves to sustain their legacy and more importantly the music. As we all know, it's a jazz life. Stanley Cowell welcome to the JFS --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jake-feinberg/support

6e émission de la 46e session... Cette semaine, jazz modal de chez Strata-East, afro-jazz, jazz moderne et freebop! En musique: Shamek Farrah sur l'album First Impressions  (Strata-East, 1974); Billy Parker's Fourth World sur l'album Freedom of Speech  (Strata-East, 1975); The Sorcecers sur l'album In search of the Lost City of the Monkey God  (ATA, 2020); Gil Scott-Heron sur l'album We're New Again (A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven)  (XL, 2020); Ross Hammond sur l'album Our Place on the Wheel  (Indépendant, 2020); Gerrit Hatcher Group sur l'album The Good Instinct of the Morning  (Kettle Hole, 2020)...

6e émission de la 46e session... Cette semaine, jazz modal de chez Strata-East, afro-jazz, jazz moderne et freebop! En musique: Shamek Farrah sur l'album First Impressions  (Strata-East, 1974); Billy Parker's Fourth World sur l'album Freedom of Speech  (Strata-East, 1975); The Sorcecers sur l'album In search of the Lost City of the Monkey God  (ATA, 2020); Gil Scott-Heron sur l'album We’re New Again (A Reimagining By Makaya McCraven)  (XL, 2020); Ross Hammond sur l'album Our Place on the Wheel  (Indépendant, 2020); Gerrit Hatcher Group sur l'album The Good Instinct of the Morning  (Kettle Hole, 2020)...

Radio Jazznoend, dedica su nuevo podcast a la figura, casi legendaria, del trompetista Charles Tolliver, uno de los últimos supervivientes de las estribaciones finales de la gran era del jazz moderno, que irrumpió en el panorama del jazz de finales de la década de los 60 del pasado siglo con su primer álbum como líder, Paper Man. Tanto en este registro, como en sus anteriores colaboraciones como sideman para Blue Note, Tolliver mostraba excepcionales cualidades como trompetista y compositor que le situaban, como poco, a la par de otras grandes figuras de la trompeta del momento como Freddie Hubbard o Woody Shaw. Sin embargo y tras algunos registros para su propia discográfica Strata East, durante la década de los '70, prácticamente olvidados hasta fechas recientes, desapareció del panorama musical y poco o nada se supo de él, hasta que, inesperadamente, hizo un regreso triunfal, varias décadas después, con el álbum de 2007, With Love, producido por su amigo y gran admirador Michael Cuscuna para Blue Note Records y que recibió una nominación para los premios Grammy, poniendo fin al inexplicable enigma de su desaparición y olvido. Desde entonces, se ha despertado un nuevo interés por su obra, muchas de sus grabaciones han sido reeditadas y ha regresado a los escenarios, en los que, este año de 2019, con 77 años a las espaldas, viene celebrando el 50 aniversario de aquella primera grabación, Paper Man.

Radio Jazznoend, dedica su nuevo podcast a la figura, casi legendaria, del trompetista Charles Tolliver, uno de los últimos supervivientes de las estribaciones finales de la gran era del jazz moderno, que irrumpió en el panorama del jazz de finales de la década de los 60 del pasado siglo con su primer álbum como líder, Paper Man. Tanto en este registro, como en sus anteriores colaboraciones como sideman para Blue Note, Tolliver mostraba excepcionales cualidades como trompetista y compositor que le situaban, como poco, a la par de otras grandes figuras de la trompeta del momento como Freddie Hubbard o Woody Shaw. Sin embargo y tras algunos registros para su propia discográfica Strata East, durante la década de los '70, prácticamente olvidados hasta fechas recientes, desapareció del panorama musical y poco o nada se supo de él, hasta que, inesperadamente, hizo un regreso triunfal, varias décadas después, con el álbum de 2007, With Love, producido por su amigo y gran admirador Michael Cuscuna para Blue Note Records y que recibió una nominación para los premios Grammy, poniendo fin al inexplicable enigma de su desaparición y olvido. Desde entonces, se ha despertado un nuevo interés por su obra, muchas de sus grabaciones han sido reeditadas y ha regresado a los escenarios, en los que, este año de 2019, con 77 años a las espaldas, viene celebrando el 50 aniversario de aquella primera grabación, Paper Man.

6e émission de la 41e session... Cette semaine, du vieux hardbop, jazz moderne et transition free! En musique: Julian Cannonball Adderley sur l'album Swingin' in Seattle; Live at the Penthouse 1966-1967  (Reel to Real, 2019); Cecil Payne sur l'album Zodiac (The Music of Cecil Payne)  (Strata-East, 1973); Ralp Alessi sur l'abum Imaginary Friends  (ECM, 2019); Human Feel sur l'album Gold  (Intakt, 2019); Nate Wooley sur l'album Columbia Icefield  (Northern Spy, 2019); Pipeline sur l'album US  (We Insist!, 2018) Party Knüllers X Jaimie Branch sur l'album at the Casa  (Indépendant, 2019)...

6e émission de la 41e session... Cette semaine, du vieux hardbop, jazz moderne et transition free! En musique: Julian Cannonball Adderley sur l'album Swingin' in Seattle; Live at the Penthouse 1966-1967  (Reel to Real, 2019); Cecil Payne sur l'album Zodiac (The Music of Cecil Payne)  (Strata-East, 1973); Ralp Alessi sur l'abum Imaginary Friends  (ECM, 2019); Human Feel sur l'album Gold  (Intakt, 2019); Nate Wooley sur l'album Columbia Icefield  (Northern Spy, 2019); Pipeline sur l'album US  (We Insist!, 2018) Party Knüllers X Jaimie Branch sur l'album at the Casa  (Indépendant, 2019)...

The sixth episode of the Burning Ambulance podcast features an interview with pianist Stanley Cowell. He’s a jazz veteran who made his recorded debut in 1967, on Marion Brown's albums Now What? and Three for Shepp. He’s also worked with Max Roach, Gary Bartz, Bobby Hutcherson, and the Heath Brothers, among others, and he co-founded the Strata-East label with trumpeter Charles Tolliver in the 1970s. In recent years, he retired from teaching at Rutgers University, and has assumed a more active recording and performing role; in 2015, he put out a solo album, Juneteenth, and in 2017, he released a quartet disc, No Illusions. In our interview, Cowell discusses his early career, his 1970s work as a solo artist and as part of the Piano Choir, his time as an educator, his fascination with electronic music and how he’s imported that interest into his own work, and much more. It’s a really interesting conversation I’ve been wanting to have for several years, and I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Ahead of the Barbican Centre show, Gilles met the man behind the seminal Strata-East jazz record label, Charles Tolliver for an in-depth chat. They discuss Charles' beginnings, moving to NYC, the ethos behind the label, working with legendary musicians such as Jackie McLean, Max Roach and Horace Silver, as well as releasing Gil Scott Heron's 'The Bottle'. Tracklist: Charles Tolliver - Prayer For Peace Jackie McLean - It's Time Jackie McLean - Revillot Jackie McLean - Truth Booker Irvine - Stolen Moments Hank Mobley - The Morning After Max Roach - Abstrutions Charles Tolliver - Brilliant Circles Charles Tolliver - Effi Charles Tolliver - Mournin' Variations Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle Jackie MacLean - On The Nile M'Boom - Morning, Noon, Midday Horace Silver - Psychedelic Sally Charles Tolliver's Music Inc - Wilpan's See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pinch punch first of the month, tis the season of the mad March hare. Days getting brighter, staying lighter, then in a few weeks the clocks go back, and hey, we're living in a different world. All of which may seem like a strange rumination if you're living in Kuala Lumpa or even L.A., but life in a temperate zone like London pivots around such seasonal adjustments. It had been a raw day, windy, with the last throes of Winter wreaking havoc with anyone dressing according to how the day looked from behind glass. After nightfall everything usually calms down, though there had been an aberrational thunderstorm after the sun had gone down, a brief freak-out of nature. However by the time I was riding South the roads had by and large dried, with just the odd puddle to swerve reminding me of the earlier deluge. So onwards and upwards for The Cosmic Jam. You know what? I'm so grateful to everyone that commented here or on my Facebook page after my mild crisis of confidence last week, all those positive affirmations are hugely appreciated. Faith restored, and once again eager to let the music take your mind, (and mine!). (Not forgetting heart, soul, toes and any other bits it might reach....) So I'm listening back as I write, and I think it's fair to say that the opening string of soulful ditties that lead off this week's show act like a soft start, a gentle intro, all gloriously mid-tempo and full of uplifting warmth. Soooo happy to already have something fresh from Jarrod Lawson, though that's hardly fair on the actual artist in question, trumpeter Farnell Newton, but Lawson's presence definitely steals the spotlight. "Peace and Love" has that Dilla-ish off kilter bounce, a righteous message, sublime harmonies, and glorious trumpet from Mr. Newton whose contribution should really not be eclipsed by the man of the moment. Miles Bonny, I remember being heavily into his "Closer Love" EP back in '07, but strangely I hadn't touched down on anything from his "Lumberjack Soul" album from a 2011...never too late to remedy a notable omission, and "Learning To Fly" is a worthy contender. Finally Rhonda Thomas', the album slightly underwhelmingly called "Vinyl Daze", has some tracks that I like well enough and others like "Reach" which I consider to be top drawer... and they keep getting better the more I listen, which is a good sign. Then we twist...... who'd want to stay in that comfortable Soul groove for too long? Vanessa Freeman's new project Gomo, which I somewhat misleadingly dubbed Gomo Mondo on the show, when actually the album is called "Mondo Romance". Get it? At least I do now....and the music, which climbs to a nice altitude with tunes like "Breathless" combining jazz elements with a new school sensibility, and V's voice which blossoms and grows ever more wondrous....nuff said. Native Dancer, cosmic, strong.... "Speaking Of Happiness" wrought from the best part of the weave, made of the most soulful material, a truly classic cut. Stanley Cowell... a pianist whose compositions and evergreen approach to the music called Jazz should be no stranger to Cosmic Jam listeners. Though some vinyl jazz heads may have prized his contributions to the Strata East stable and maybe his awesome "New World" album for the Galaxy label, they may have missed or not even realised his ever expanding oeuvre of CD only releases, many for the Steeplechase label. The album "Mandara Blossoms" features vocalist Karen Francis throughout, and as it was kind of extended by both bass and drum solos I did a crude edit of "A Whole New World" for broadcast purposes, hope nobody's offended, kind of sacrilegious I know, but too many tunes to bless the session with! Like "Señor Zamora", Harold Vick's Latin fused thoroughbred for Strata East, Joe Bonner on Fender Rhodes, ouch!! Too tough. Keeping the Latin tinge, Fertile Ground's "Peace And Love" had been in my head all day, they've deservedly had a revival at Forge Towers of late; the band was mainly the project of James Collins who played keys and wrote most of the tunes however this one was penned by Navasha Deya who fronted the band and partnered James in love, life and music until they parted ways and Fertile Ground were no more.However their legacy deserves attention, in the wake of so much interest in "Spiritual Jazz" and the kind of community led projects the likes of Horace Tapscott et al were at the forefront of, we shouldn't ignore those who carried that torch into the modern era, themselves struggling with the realities of making spiritual music for a commercial music marketplace. Poncho Sanchez, whenever I mention him in these notes I'm reminded of the day when he and his band stepped out of a tour bus to play at Dingwalls in Camden Lock, some serious L.A. latinos with beards to shame most hipsters. The Banda brothers on timbales and bass!! They were as good as it gets in Latin Jazz, tunes like "Ican" were the reason we went out of our way, and way over our budget, to book them for our Sunday afternoon jazz-dance session. They were happy, in fact so happy they celebrated the occasion with the tune "A Night In London" on their Chile Con Soul release. The Ray Stephen Oche tune is an old favourite, however the African stream flows on with the two tunes that follow, the incredible Ndikho Xaba which starts off the second hour and a tune from the Ice album which had been languishing in my collection for many years without me exploring beyond the funky classic "Racubah", and in many ways I vastly prefer "Ozan Koukle". Bongos, Rhodes, solos...a la bit (Afro)acid-jazz, but lovely all the same, particularly the chanted refrain. Out of Africa to ...... Stereolab, an odd insertion I agree, but it does kind of work, and it gets even odder by following on with Maze....I just had to do it. And then Hey Jude?? Yes, well, Edu Lobo's version is sublime..... Finally we get some boogie groove, with Japanese jazz-funkers Casiopea making a long overdue appearance on the show, followed by my favourite "AOR disco" acquisition of late, the Sweet Vendetta album from Adrian Gurvitz, Adrian straight outta Stoke Newington, has a career with stints alongside powerhouse drummer Buddy Miles (Hendrix Band Of Gypsies) and then with Ginger Baker. So no surprise that this, his first solo album was made with some top notch U.S. session players, including drummers Jeff Pocaro and Ed Greene who features on this tune "Untouchable And Free" which I first heard somebody play at Danny Psychemagick's Magic Forest festival last summer, it was a tune that stuck in my head, though I didn't actually know what it was, didn't ask, and then lo and behold, I pick up the Gurvitz album for a paltry sum, get it on the turntable, and Side One Track One.... it's that tune!! Love it when that happens , oh blessed serendipity! Nice re-edit of Pacific Jam follows, primed for the dance floor, that tune has always been big in my box! Rhyze needs a pitch down, but is even punchier with the bpm lowered and "Free And Easy" suddenly sounds spectacular... a nice way to finish. Loved this one.... Until next time, peace love and pyjamas! P.x 1. Farnell Newton ft. Jarrod Lawson&Tony Ozier - Peace And Love 2. Miles Bonny - Learning How To Fly 3. Rhonda Thomas - Reach 4. Gomo - Breathless 5. Native Dancer - Paris Drive 6. Gloria Lynne - Speaking Of Happiness 7. Stanley Cowell ft. Karen Francis - A Brand New World 8. Harold Vick - Senor Zamora 9. Fertile Ground - Peace And Love 10. Poncho Sanchez - Ican 11. Ray Stephen Oche - Odeiyolaoo 12. Ndikho Xaba and The Natives - Nomusa 13. Ice - Ozan Koukle 14. Stereolab - The Extension Trip 15. Maze - The Look In Your Eyes 16. Edu Lobo - Hey Jude 17. Casiopea - Eyes Of Mind 18. Adrian Gurvitz - Untouchable And Free 19. Pacific Jam - Antes De Mais Nada 20. Rhyze - Free 21. Rene And Angela - Free And Easy

  1ère de la 25e session...   Cette semaine, retour en force avec des nouveautés récentes et un vieux tube...   En musique:   Charles Tolliver sur l'album Live in Berlin at The Quasimodo Vol.1 (Strata East, 1988);   Ahmad Jamal sur l'album Saturday Morning (Jazz Village, 2013);   Mark Dresser Quintet sur l'album Nourishments (Clean Feed, 2013);   Kaze sur l'album Rafale (Circum / Libra Records, 2011);   Wadada Leo Smith & TUMO sur l'album Occupy the World (TUM Records, 2013)...   En compte-rendu:   Retour sur le concert d'Atomic du lundi 2 septembre 2013 @ Sala Rossa...

  1ère de la 25e session...   Cette semaine, retour en force avec des nouveautés récentes et un vieux tube...   En musique:   Charles Tolliver sur l'album Live in Berlin at The Quasimodo Vol.1 (Strata East, 1988);   Ahmad Jamal sur l'album Saturday Morning (Jazz Village, 2013);   Mark Dresser Quintet sur l'album Nourishments (Clean Feed, 2013);   Kaze sur l'album Rafale (Circum / Libra Records, 2011);   Wadada Leo Smith & TUMO sur l'album Occupy the World (TUM Records, 2013)...   En compte-rendu:   Retour sur le concert d'Atomic du lundi 2 septembre 2013 @ Sala Rossa...

A cheeky little mix I've recorded on a cold June afternoon. Obvious respect going out to Gil Scott-Heron (RIP). Edits, Acid, Soul, Funk, Tech, House, Deep, Left... whatever it's all in there. Something to keep your toes tapping till next time. First Podcast I've done in well over a year (maybe 2!), so this is it, where I'm at musically. Love from Australia wherever you are! Gary on the Money Gil Scott-Heron – “Whitey on the Moon” (Flying Dutchman, 1970) Gil Scott-Heron – “The Bottle” (Strata East, 1974) Gil Scott-Heron – “Alien (Hold on to your Dreams)” (Arista, 1980) Penny Goodwin – “Too Soon You’re Old” (Sidney, 1973) The Crusaders – “My Lady (Todd Terje Edit)” (White Label, 2010) Kink – “Rachael” (Ovum, 2010) Osunlade – “The Day We Met For Coffee” (BBE, 2006) Henrik Schwarz and Amampondo – “I Exist Because of You (Dixon’s Stripped Edit)” (Innervisions, 2008) Floating Points – “Vaccuum Boogie” (Eglo, 2009) Scope – “Magic” (Large, 2010) Nathan G – “Hands Up For The Count” (Large, 2010) Ezel feat. Tamara Wellons – “In My Lifetime (Deetron Remix)” (Ocha,2010) Kentphonik – “Sunday Showers” (Soulcandi, 2007) Candido – “Thousand Fingered Man” (Salsoul, 1979)

This wonderful recording is led by one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in Jazz, Clifford Jordan. Here he leads two quartets each playing original material composed by Jordan himself and the individual band members.The people involved in Quartet #1 are Jordan on tenor saxophone, Stanley Cowell on piano, Bill Lee (Spike Lee's dad) on bass and the great Billy Higgins on drums. One composition by Jordan, two by Cowell and two by Lee are represented. The music is pure, lyrical and organic. Quartet #2 has Jordan and Higgins with Cedar Walton replacing Cowell and Sam Jones replacing Lee. Jordan is represented compositionally by the album's title track (Glass Bead Games) and Walton penned two and a Sam Jones blues (One For Amos) closes the set. Again the music is passionate, organic and unified. It just flows and has a quality that is missing from most Jazz recordings, a great feeling of a band! This music came out on a musician-run label called "Strata-East" and it is now hard to find. It was recorded in New York on October 29,1973 and in those days it was like a breath of fresh air. It is just that today....timeless music and the best of Jazz.

Here we are, the first Heavenly Sweetness podcast.You can find in this mix some of our productions and some of our favorite tracks.A nice introduction to our musical universe.Enjoy.heavenlysweetness.viabloga.com/files//HSpodcast01_1.mp3TRACKLISTING :1- The John Betsch Society "Earth Blossom (Loving Heart collage by Carlos Nino featuring Build an Ark and Najite & the Agindotan Family Band)" Strata East/Heavenly Sweetness2- Wadada Leo Smith "Love Supreme (For John Coltrane)" ECM3- Doug Hammond "We People" Heavenly Sweetness4- Stanley Cowell "Travelin' Man" Strata East5- Marion Brown " Vista" Impulse6- Trudy Pitts "A supreme Love" Scorp Leo ltd7- Billy Gault...