Wayne Shorter, 1933-2023
We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of the great saxophonist, composer, and NEA Jazz Master Wayne Shorter, who died on Thursday, March 2nd in Los Angeles at the age of 89.
Tag: Jazz Fusion
Pedro Ricardo fuses jazz, electronic, and traditional Portuguese folk on debut album
Portuguese multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer Pedro Ricardo has recently released an impressive and highly eclectic debut recording for London’s Soundway Records, titled Soprem Bons Ventos.
Far Out Recordings issues previously unreleased 1975 Brazilian fusion masterpiece by Grupo Um
UK’s Far Out Recordings has recently issued the highly-anticipated previously unreleased 1975 recording, titled Starting Point, from the Brazilian fusion trio known as Grupo Um. Based out of São Paulo, the group features brothers Lelo Nazario (piano/keys) and Zé Eduardo Nazario (drums/percussion), alongside bassist Zeca Assumpção, whom made their mark performing in Hermeto Pascoal’s Grupo (included on Pascoal’s Viajando Com O Som: The Lost ’76 Vice-Versa Studio Session).
Two classic 70s jazz-fusion albums by Ian Carr’s Nucleus reissued
Within about a month’s span, both UK labels We Are Busy Bodies and Be With Records are reissuing (or have reissued) two hard-to-find mid-seventies albums from Nucleus, which was an incredible British progressive jazz-fusion group led by legendary trumpeter Ian Carr that existed in different forms from 1969 all the way through to 1989. Both labels will be putting out the bands 1974 Under The Sun recording, as well as the group’s brilliant 1975 release, Alleycat.
Trunk Records reissues extremely rare 1978 British jazz-fusion album ‘Magician’
London’s Trunk Records has recently reissued the extremely rare 1978 British jazz fusion self-titled album from Magician, which at the time of it’s release only sold a few copies (rumor has the number around 10).
Mr Bongo reissues Ian Carr’s iconic 1972 jazz-fusion album ‘Belladonna’
UK-based record shop and label Mr Bongo have recently reissued a half-speed mastered edition of the iconic 1972 jazz-rock-fusion album Belladonna from British trumpeter great Ian Carr. This groundbreaking recording was a part of Carr’s adventurous shift in sound following a number of years during the late 60s performing and recording with the legendary post-hard bop ensemble, The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet.
Favorite Recordings reissues rare 1980 Venezuelan jazz-fusion masterpiece from Esperanto
The always-brilliant French label Favorite Recordings has recently reissued the incredible hard-to-find self-titled 1980 jazz-funk/fusion masterpiece from the Venezuelan ensemble Esperanto.
