Andy Middleton - Nomad's Notebook - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Mike Clark Jr. Is a rising Southern Soul and R&B sensation from Macon, Georgia. Now signed to Collipark Music-the tag behind icons like Soulja Boy and Ying Yang Twins-Clark's meteoric rise began after going viral on TikTok. He is quickly becoming a household name, amassing over 100,000 Shazams, 5,000+ radio spins, and millions of streams across all platforms. At just 20 years old, Clark's journey is deeply rooted in his hometown. A 2022 graduate of Northeast High School, he grew up singing in the choir at St. John Baptist Church, where he learned the power of melody, harmony, and soul-stirring storytelling. Inspired by his musical family-his mother a choir singer and his father a DJ & MC-Clark developed a unique sound that fuses old-school soul and blues with modern, rhythmic energy.

Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. For the first time, 25 years of Steps hits come together on one package to celebrate the band's incredible success. Includes all their career highlights plus two brand-new tracks recorded exclusively for this .

After featuring on a dozen albums with Carla Bley for WATT/ECM, Colours in Motion is Andy Sheppard's first album for ECM proper. The British saxophonist heads a specially assembled international quintet in a programme of buoyant and strongly melodic self-penned pieces. Sheppard's elegant saxophone and the strongly contrasting guitars of John Paricelli and Eivind Aarset are lifted up by the rhythmic drive of Arild Andersen's muscular bass and the crisp, dynamic tabla playing of Kuljit Bhamra. Tabla master Kuljit Bhamra makes his ECM debut here. He is credited as one of the instigators of the Bhangra dance music scene, and has scored music for several films including Bend It Like Beckham. All of Sheppard's other cohorts are well-known to ECM fans - Arild Andersen of course has been recording with ECM for 40 years. Sheppard's longstanding affection for Indian, African and Latin grooves is evident in compositions that give the leader and his exceptional supporting musicians plenty of room to move.