The Brooklyn-via-Africa pianist, in glorious late bloom, with his working group. 2010 was a big year for Randy Weston, the wise and underrated jazz pianist. It marked the 50th anniversary of his landmark recording, Uhuru Afrika, arguably the first important attempt by an American jazz musician to deal with the music of that important continent in a genuine way. It also saw the publication of Weston's autobiography, African Rhythms, which chronicles his fascinating and singular jazz life. Weston's latest recording is a fitting companion to his...
The rhythm is gonna get you. Big time.
Todos sabem que o Prodigy tem como produtor Liam , mas ultimamente os produtores mostram-se grandes "arqueólogos", afinal, eles utilizam-se de samples (pequenos pedaços) de músicas antigas para criarem novas músicas, fiquei surpreso ao ver o grande número de músicas já sampleadas, é possivel ver casos em que uma música que foi sampleada já sampleou algo de outra, no WhoSampled é possível ter uma ideia da imensidão disso. Mas não estamos aqui pra falar dessa diversidade toda e sim de Smack My Bitc h Up que [...]
IN MEMORY OF TANJAH JAMAICA EAST Randy Weston Tanjah Polydor : 1973 RW, piano, Fender Rhodes organ; Ernie Royal, trumpet, flugelhorn; Ray Copeland, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jon Faddis, trumpet, flugelhorn; Al Grey, trombone; Jack Jeffers, trombone; Julius Watkins, french horn; Norris Turney, alto sax, picolo; Budd Johnson, tenor and soprano sax, clarinet; Billy Harper, tenor sax, flute; Danny Bank, baritone sax, baritone clarinet, flute; Taiwo Yusve Divall, alto sax, ashiko drums; Ahmed-Abdul [...]
We're incredibly pleased to offer this guest post by pianist and composer Vijay Iyer . He's compiled an annotated mixtape of personally significant solo piano recordings. It showcases the stunning beauty, range, and continuity of piano jazz. For those who aren't familiar with Vijay's own remarkable music, a couple of samples are included in the mix (at our suggestion). For those already in the know, it's a chance to hear his music in a new context. THIS MIX WILL ONLY UP FOR A WEEK. You can download the entire mix and/or the individual [...]
"It is no use running; to set out betimes is the main point." - La Fontaine Randy Weston - " In Memory Of " used in "Smack My Bitch Up" Andy Williams - " Music to Watch Girls By " used in "Smack My Bitch Up" Kool & The Gang - " Funky Man " used in "Smack My Bitch Up" Rhythm Heritage - " Theme From SWAT " used in "Funky Shit" Kelly Charles - " You're [...]
We're not much for top ten lists here. And with our focus on excavating overlooked gems of the past, not many folks will be turning to Dest:OUT for a capsule take on the year's current crop of releases. But we thought it might be interesting to review what readers opted to download most often from this site, a sort of democratic, listener-generated top ten. Keeping in mind that we've only been online since the early summer and that readership has grown over that time, we devised a complicated [...]
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