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James Blood Ulmer – Theme from Captain Black (1979)
An album that desparately deserves to be put back in print, James “Blood” Ulmer’s recording debut, “Tales from Captain Black”, finds the guitarist stepping into his own as a leader. With mentor Ornette...
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Chris Connor – Lonely Woman (1962)
Chris Connor: The album “Free Spirits” features a collection of songs by various jazz musicians. They were arranged by Al Cohn. “Lonely Woman” was especially difficult. It was even revolutionary for...
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David Bowie – Neuköln (1977)
“Neuköln” is an instrumental piece written by David Bowie and Brian Eno in 1977 for the album “Heroes”. It was the last of three consecutive instrumentals on side two of the original vinyl album,...
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Freda Payne – Lonely Woman (1964)
Composed by Ornette Coleman with lyrics by Margo Guryan. After the Lights Go Down Low and Much More!!! is the debut album of Freda Payne, released in 1964. This album was reissued on CD in Japan in...
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma – Dancing in your Head (1984)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma’s second free funk effort for Gramavision is almost the equal of his first (Show Stopper). Once again the first four songs feature his regular band (a quintet with guitarist Rick...
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Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia (1994)
In early 1993, Philadelphia director Jonathan Demme asked Springsteen to write a song for the in-progress film, and in June, after the conclusion of the “Other Band” Tour, Springsteen did so. It was...
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Louis Armstrong – Give Peace A Chance (1970)
In 1970, a year before he died, Louis Armstrong participated in this odd but ultimately winning crossover project, singing (but not playing) pop tunes, including “Everybody’s Talkin'” and “Give Peace a...
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