Unity (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

Unity (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & AfricanUntil the emergence of Larry Young the Hammond B3 organ tradition was firmly rooted in Soul Jazz, but Young brought a new perspective to the instrument by placing it in an adventurous Post Bop context. His 1965 masterpiece Unity featured a cast of modern jazz masters with Woody Shaw on trumpet, Joe Henderson on saxophone, and Elvin Jones on drums. LP This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original

the guitarist

Always donning a suit and tie

some brass

Rolling Stone proclaimed that Morrison Hotel opens "with a powerful blast of raw funk called 'Roadhouse Blues'

Recorded in between periods of tumult and distress - he was in and out of jail with a bear of a heroin addiction -Gordon is one of the finest men to ever put a reed in his mouth

"By the time Beverley and I recorded our second album my ears were opening a little and I was listening to a lot more music

the subject matter of the songs had developed too

Contains all the vital cuts from this influential bands all too short career

champion of a league of one - "rapping my arse off"

Recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood during the summer of 2013 with additional recording done at the Key Club in Benton Harbor

Even more subversive and surprising are Jack's sophisticated reinterpretations that are taking the songs into another lever

Their highly influential sound has influenced countless bands from Stereolab