John Hicks (1941-2006) gave much to jazz over several decades but never really received the appreciation he so richly deserved. As a pianist, he proved himself in the Art Blakey and Betty Carter universities…
About: It seems that every major jazz artist has a one-off sort of record in their discography, be it with strings, voices, spoken word or - as in this case - a foray into the funkier side of jazz. …
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Electric blues guitarist Melvin Taylor had been sporadically recording solo albums for 20 years when Dirty Pool arrived — and was somehow just beginning to find fame.
Re-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London. Morgan was one of the most active artists in the Los Angeles underground jazz scene.
Re-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London - AAA. A fantastic little record – and very much the kind of set that the Strata East label was created to represent! …
The best of pianist Horace Tapscott's recordings for the tiny Nimbus label is this 1981 LP which features him in a sextet with trumpeter Reggie Bullen, altoist Gary Bias…
An amazing session of spiritual soul jazz – and one of the rarest albums on Strata East! Shamek Farrah's soulful alto is matched with the free spiritual piano of Sonelius Smith …
German reissue label for jazz and classical music. Our name stands primarily for vinyl LPs with a first-class sound and quality pressings. Both Pure Pleasure Records & Speakers Corner Records have their albums processed and pressed at one of the best pressing plants worldwide.
180gram Audiophile Vinyl Albums re-mastered by some of the best engineers in the world. Both Pure Pleasure Records & Speakers Corner Records have their albums processed and pressed at one of the best pressing plants available.
