Albert Mangelsdorff - "Varie" - (7:33) 128 BPM
Nicolai Gromin - "Corrida" - (6:36) 126 BPM
Review: Billed perfectly as a mix of "esoteric, modal and deep jazz from the European underground", this follow up to Jazzman's 2008 collection of Spiritual Jazz focuses on the wilder side of the art form between the years 1960 and 1978. Starting with the bop-meets-choral beauty of "Communion" by Erich Kleinschuster, much of the meditative music on offer simply shimmers. The eastern/Balkan riffola on Michael Garrick's "Temple Dance", the scratchy funk of Barney Wilson's "Africa Freakout" and the cinematic wash of Heikki Saramanto's "Duke & Trane" are just some of the highlights from this heavenly and very essential 11-track collection.
from $1.89JMANCD 046
13 Feb 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz