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We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
One of the major statements in the history of Jazz and African American liberation movements. Originally released in 1960 on Candid Records, Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite consists of five original compositions and performances staging and celebrating different moments and aspects of the African American history and culture. Here is a wonderful cast of musicians reunited around Max Roach – drums and Abbey Lincoln – vocals. Throughout the album you can find great contributions from the likes of Bo…
Snooze
American pianist and composer Joanne Brackeen has been called the "Picasso of jazz piano" for her unique style and complex improvisations. Her work is at the forefront of what avant-garde jazz can be and she has long been one of the giants of modal, post-pop piano.
Snooze from 1975 is Brackeen's extraordinary debut album. Featuring four outstanding Brackeen compositions, along with her take on Wayne Shorter's "Nefertiti," Miles Davis' "Circles," and the standard "Old Devil Moon."
A child prodigy…
Density / Intègrales / Offrandes / Hyperprism / Octandre / Ionis
An LP from Candide Records, containing some Edgard Varese's masterpieces: Intégrales (for small orchestra and percussion), Offrandes (for soprano and chamber orchestra), Density (for flute), Octandre (for flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, bassoon, trumpet, trombone and double bass), Hyperprism (for small orchestra and percussion) an Ionisation (for percussion ensemble of 13 players).