ART BLAKEY: Chicago Jazz Festival 1987 (2CD) by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers

We are told …. Art Blakey’s band was unofficially known as the ‘finishing school of jazz’, with celebrated players including Hank Mobley, Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett and Wynton Marsalis passing through its ranks over the decades. Blakey continued to play and tour right up to the end […]

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MICAH GAUGH: News

We are told: NYC-based avant-pop artist Micah Gaugh has announced that he will be releasing a new album ‘Stars Are a Harem’ on May 12. Ahead of that, he presents the first single from this album. ‘Remembering’ is a minimalistic, tranquil and spacious ballad resting on an underlying bed of jazz. ‘Stars are a Harem’ is a modern […]

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CHEAP VINTAGE CD PLAYERS SHOOT-OUT: Akai / Hitachi / Marantz / Meridian / Mission / NAD / Philips / Sony / Yamaha (Part 1 of 2)

In this, my latest experiment, I decided to buy as many pre-owned / low cost CD players as I could afford for the investigation and NONE over £40 each from the major auction site. Part #1: I wanted to determine if via my reference £100 system, I could (a) here and worthwhile improvement and (b0 […]

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EDITOR’S PLAYLIST: This morning we’re listening to tracks from these artists: Camper Van Beethoven, Alexander ‘Skip” Spence and, Ali Farka Toure

“Take The Skinheads Bowling” / Camper Van Beethoven “Weighted Down (The Prison Song}” / Alexander Spence “Penda Yoro” / Ali Farka Toure The picture above is of Mr Ali Farka Toure. SEE ALL OUR BLUES PLAYLISTS HERE: https://www.hifianswers.com/tag/blues-our-office-playlist/

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TREVOR RABIN: All Colors Considered

  It wouldn’t be the norm, that’s for sure, but 23 years between solo albums is just one unusual facet of guitarist/composer Trevor Rabin’s career to date. Whether taking a stance against apartheid in the early ’70s in his native South Africa or turning down the opportunity to play in super group Asia for artistic […]

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BLUE CHEER: 7 (Vinyl 150g Limited LP)

This deluxe gatefold 150 gram multi colored vinyl edition will only be available in 500 numbered copies. All subsequent pressings will be standard black vinyl.  Produced by Eric Albronda and Jim Keylor and recorded at Army Street Studios in 1979  Previously unreleased vintage studio tracks Summertime Blues Route 66 Take Me Away I Want You Once […]

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