A previously unreleased recording of a historic 1971 concert. Features an all-star group including Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Jimmy Garrison, Cecil McBee, Ed Blackwell and others.
Ships 6/7/24 - Recorded in 1968 and intended as a tribute to her late husband, A Monastic Trio serves as a delightful foreshadowing of what was to come.
In five albums stretching over four years, Smith and the Cosmic Echoes stretched the fusion aesthetic to embrace post-bop modal and spiritual jazz and funk.
The Awakening were the only 'group' recorded by Black Jazz, for which they made two albums; those two releases happen to be among the most collectible in the label's entire catalog.
To celebrate National Album Day, Blur will be releasing a special colored vinyl edition of Modern Life Is Rubbish in line with the record's 30th anniversary.