Gurtu,Trilok / Phillips,Simon / Ndr Bigband - 21 Spices - VINYL LP

Legendary drummer Simon Phillips returns with Protocol V, once again reimagining his adventurous jazz/fusion outfit. Instrumentation is expanded to a quintet , including saxophone, launching the group into sonic territory familiar to fans of Chick Corea's Elektric Band in the late 1980s. Strands of DNA from other iconic artists like John McLaughlin, Tony Williams, Allan Holdsworth and Jan Hammer are woven throughout. Simon's impressive compositional skills are also on display, culminating in an 11-minute mini-suite called InchThe Long Road Home.Inch Now available as a beautiful double gatefold LP set, remastered especially for 180 gram vinyl. Protocol V is a must for Simon's devotees worldwide!

A great, self-contained, soul music collective that never got their just due because of a spurious tax scam that was prevalent in the record industry in the early to mid-1970s - the group known as Spice, and their 1976 LP InchLet There Be Spice,Inch remained in obscurity without members of the band even knowing that it was ever released until nearly 30 years after the fact. Now, thanks to the sharp ears of his internet savvy aging mother and subsequent interviews with Spice's leader Richard Brown Jr. - the full story of who this almost-forgotten band was, and what happened to them and why, is finally revealed. Whatever transpired business-wise should not obscure the quality of the music that resulted in the recording of this album. The performances are impeccable, the musicianship is top-notch, and the original songs in retrospect, were way ahead of their time. As a special treat for rare soul music lovers, this long-lost LP has been newly remastered for this exclusive and pressed on limited edition color vinyl

Spyro Gyra's new Vinyl Tap, their first album of new material in six years, is sure to excite their worldwide fan base as well as to bring new listeners into the fold. Never content to rest on their prodigious work of the past, they have once again challenged themselves to apply their iconic sound to an idea that makes this stand out from all of it's predecessors. With Vinyl Tap, they have decided to craft an entire album of inventive jazz covers from pop favorites from the vinyl era. But these versions of familiar tunes will surprise the listener as well as entertain them. Whether it's turning Cream's InchSunshine of Your LoveInch into a Latin big band sound or making a tender ballad out of the Beatles' InchYou've Got to Hide Your Love AwayInch, this will impress at every turn. They weren't satisfied with just turning Johnny Rivers' 1960's hit InchSecret Agent ManInch into a rollicking party jam. They added an uptempo melody from InchAlfie's ThemeInch to make something brand new, InchSecret Agent MashInch. There are also more conventional approaches with faithful versions of songs like War's InchThe Cisco KidInch and the Doobie Brothers' InchWhat a Fool BelievesInch. Spyro Gyra's haunting version of Blind Faith's InchCan't Find My Way HomeInch is going to radio ahead of the , so we anticipate high consumer awareness.