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 | GEECHEE RECOLLECTIONS/SWEET EARTH FLYING
- BROWN, MARION
$14.61 Buy
Representing the first two parts of Brown's "Georgia Trilogy," these two albums are arguably Marion Brown at his peak. Discover these great albums for the first time, as Verve finally does a proper, worldwide release of these classic jazz titles. |
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 | MOUNT ANALOGUE
- ZORN, JOHN
$16.25 Buy
Drawing inspiration from the life and work of the towering spiritual figure Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, Mount Analogue is one of Zorns greatest creations. Taking the form of a mystical journey, the music jumps from one world to another weaving a rich tapestry that blends world music, jazz, contemporary classical and more. |
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 | DECLINE AND FALL
- THINKING PLAGUE
$15.45 Buy
Denver-based Rock experimentalists Thinking Plague have released a small number of hugely praised, much loved albums in their nearly 30 years of existence. Despite the large number of years between albums, the personnel and signature sound of the ensemble remain and their releases are always easily identifiable. Working slowly and steadfastly, the group has released a handful of brilliant, art-rock classics. |
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 | OLD IDEAS
- COHEN, LEONARD
$11.62 Buy
From master singer-songwriter, Leonard Cohen, here are ten new songs that mine the heart, shake the body and break the boundaries as everybody knows only Leonard can do. A signature of our time, Leonard's baritone holds us like the voices of Hank, Frank and Ray. These are songs that nobody knows and everyone will treasure. |
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 | LET'S GO EAT THE FACTORY
- GUIDED BY VOICES
$13.06 Buy
After a fifteen-year hiatus, the "classic lineup" of Guided By Voices (Robert Pollard, Tobin Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Greg Demos and Kevin Fennell) finishes off its year-long reunion tour by releasing an album of 21 new songs, deliberately choosing to return to what bandleader Pollard calls the "semi-collegial" approach of iconic GBV albums like Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes. |
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 | MUSIC OF VLADIMIR MARTYNOV
- KRONOS QUARTET
$14.62 Buy
Their first release since 2009, The Music of Vladimir Martynov includes three works written for Kronos by the leading Russian composer: "The Beatitudes," "Schubert-Quintet (Unfinished)" and "Der Abschied." Kronos' artistic director and founder David Harrington says Martynov's music "straddles various points of musical history and time; the music seems to me to reflect and absorb humanity in such a beautiful way." |
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 | DIAL M FOR MURDER: IN DUB STYLE
- DIAL M FOR MURDER: IN DUB STYLE
$15.45 Buy
Dial M For Murder was recorded at Channel One around 1979/1980 with Sly and Robbie as the rhythm section; Rad Brian on guitar, Bobby Kalphat & Ansell Collins on keyboards and piano and Tommy McCook & Herman Marquis on horns. This album has become extremely sought after in the collectors' market, and for good reason with its crisp and tuneful mixes. |
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 | HUSTLER (SOUNDTRACK)
- HUSTLER (SOUNDTRACK)
$14.40 Buy
Digitally remastered edition of the original soundtrack to the 1961 motion picture. The beautiful Jazz score, re-released here for the first time, is by the composer Kenyon Hopkins (Baby Doll, 12 Angry Men, The Fugitive Kind) and our edition is completed by the music from two other fine Newman movies of the period; Paris Blues and The Long, Hot Summer, both directed by Martin Ritt, with soundtracks by Duke Ellington and Alex North respectively. |
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 | DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS
- SMITH, WADADA LEO (MBIRA)
$19.94 Buy
Wadada Leo Smith's Mbira is an ensemble that works within the idiom of American creative music but also in the realms of the Mbira music of the Shona culture in Zimbabwe and even traditional Chinese music. With pipa player Min Xiao-Fen and drummer Pheeroan akLaff, Wadada Leo Smith has produced an album that is powerful and instantly captivating, ancient and contemporary at the same time. |
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