Panoptique Electrical is Jason Sweeney. He predominantly makes ambient compositions, queer sounds and instrumental music/ Based in Tarndanya on stolen Kaurna Yerta. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land. We also know it as the city of Adelaide in Australia.
The Heath Brothers were American jazz musicians, brothers who banded together in 1975 in Philadelphia: Jimmy (ts), Percy (b), and Albert _Tootie_ Heath (d); and pianist Stanley Cowell. Cowell went on to co-found the Strata-East Records label. He was among the first jazz musicians to make prominent use of the kalimba, a thumb piano from southeastern Africa. In his later decades he worked often with a digital sound-design program, Kyma, which allowed him to alter the pitch and texture of an acoustic piano’s sound.
Carl Orff devoted much of his life to the development of a philosophy of _Music for Children_, based on his belief that music is the natural outcome of speech, rhythm and movement. His ideas and pioneering work have had a major influence on music and dance education throughout the world and today that work continues under the guidance of leading teachers and educators in many countries. The five basic German volumes of _Music for Children_ by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman were published between 1950 and 1954.
Alcaide is a classically trained Spanish violinist, composer and music producer who carries out research on ancient traditions and cultures. This is her first release
Counce was born in Kansas City, Missouri and moved to California in 1945. He began recording in 1946 with Lester Young, and in the 1950s in Los Angeles. Died of a heart attack at age 37. Bass- Curtis Counce, Drums – Frank Butler. Piano – Carl Perkins, Tenor Saxophone – Harold Lan, Trumpet – Gerald Wilson
Formed in 2013 by drummer/composer Ches Smith, We All Break is an ensemble at the crossroads of traditional Haitian Vodou music and au courant composition and improvisation. Sirene Dantor Rene (v); Miguel Zenón (as); Matt Mitchell (pno); Nick Dunston (b); Daniel Brevil, Fanfan Jean-Guy Rene, Markus Schwartz (tanbou & v); Ches Smith (d, per, v)
J. Plunky Branch (Plunky Nkabinde) founder & leader since formation in 1971, Richmond VA. The basic chronology has been as follows: the group was originally called Juju (9) (1971-74), then Oneness of Juju (1975-81); then Plunky & Oneness of Juju (1982-88); and most recently Plunky & Oneness (1988 - present).
The Heath Brothers was an American jazz group, formed in 1975 in Philadelphia, by the brothers Jimmy (ts), Percy (b), and Albert _Tootie_ Heath (d); and pianist Stanley Cowell. Cowell went on to co-found the Strata-East Records label. He was among the first jazz musicians to make prominent use of the kalimba, a thumb piano from southeastern Africa. In his later decades he worked often with a digital sound-design program, Kyma, which allowed him to alter the pitch and texture of an acoustic piano’s sound.
Negative Capability is the twenty-first studio album by British singer and songwriter Marianne Faithfull. She describes it as _the most honest album_ she's ever made.
Willie Dunn (Mi'kmaq) was a Candian singer-songwriter and First Nations activist, a poet, and filmmaker. He made a film, The Ballad of Crowfoot, the first to be produced by CBC's First Nation's Unit.
When DJ and promoter Jimmy Gray and saxophonist James “Plunky” Branch founded their Black Fire label in 1975, they opened up a space for musicians to freely express the full spiritual dimensions of their music. One musician who took this initiative was vibraphonist Lon Moshe. Moshe & The Southern Freedom Arkestra’s album Love Is Where The Spirit Lies is a gem of a recording from a time in which so many jazz greats were using the music to call on the power of a higher force. The album opens with “Prayer for Saude,” a heavy and somber spoken-word piece that calls for Black self-actualization through a revived connection to our ancestral ways.
J. Plunky Branch (Plunky Nkabinde) founder & leader since formation in 1971, Richmond VA. The basic chronology has been as follows: the group was originally called Juju (9) (1971-74), then Oneness of Juju (1975-81); then Plunky & Oneness of Juju (1982-88); and most recently Plunky & Oneness (1988 - present).
She released 6 albums from 1956-1060. She committed suicide on Apr 12, 1960 in her apartment at the University Residence Club in NYC at age 28 for reasons unknown, but some speculate it was connected to her best friend's -- Nicky DeFrancis - death by suicide on Feb 28, 1960. DeFrancis was gay, and played cocktail piano & sang at Jilly's in NYC...reportedly a real rising star. Others have speculated her death had to do w/her break up with _intellectual/egomaniac_ Milton Klonsky...part of the West Villag beat scene. This was Kenney's last release with Johnny Smith on guitar, Bob Pencoast on piano, Knobby Totah on bass and Moosie Alexander on drums
Douglas Watkins (March 2, 1934 – February 5, 1962) was an American jazz double bassist and cellist. He was best known for being an accompanist to various hard bop artists in the Detroit area, including Donald Byrd and Jackie McLean. He made his mark at age 22 when he played on Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus. Soulnik was his last of two solo record dates, and he apparently had picked up the cello just a few days before the recording. Watkins died in an automobile accident near Holbrook, Arizona, on February 5, 1962, while traveling from Arizona to San Francisco to meet drummer Philly Joe Jones for a gig
The noted West Coast composer makes his ESP debut here, accompanied by his then wife, Barbara Donald, on trumpet, Teddy Smith on bass, John Hicks on piano, and Marvin Pattillo on percussion.
