Irène Schweizer - Celebration - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Irène's Hot Four is a resounding posthumous from the great jazz pianist, activist and icon Irène Schweizer, who died last year (2024). The publishing of this first concert by the quartet with her companions Rüdiger Carl, Johnny Dyani and Han Bennink - which existed for around a year and a half and only played a handful of gigs - closes a gap in the pianist's discography. InchThe concert with the Irène Schweizer Quartet in Zurich 1981 demonstrates a theatrical performance that remains musically coherent despite the spectacle. The music is action-oriented, pushy, and takes on an urgency and bidding character through constantly interwoven repetitions. This snapshot resembles a manifesto. This is Jazz with the anger of a Charles Mingus, the boldness of a Fats Waller and the energy of punkInch, writes Bert Noglik in the liner notes.

Irène Schweizer - Spring [COMPACT DISCS] date 09/30/2014

Ack Scott was one of the first rock 'n' roll stars to emerge either from his native Ontario in Canada or from his adopted home of Detroit, Michigan, making his chart debut in 1958 and racking up around twenty hits by the end of 1961. His style ranged from country rock through to rockabilly and the sub-genre of deep-voiced rock 'n' roll ballads which brought him his biggest hits, scoring Top 10 US and UK successes with InchMy True LoveInch, InchWhat in the World's Come Over YouInch and InchBurning BridgesInch. This great-value 60-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of his 22 singles for the ABC-Paramount, Carlton, Top Rank and Capitol labels during this era, plus all the titles from his albums InchJack ScottInch and InchWhat in the World's Come Over YouInch which were not otherwise released on singles, plus selected tracks from his album InchI Remember Hank WilliamsInch. It therefore represents a thorough overview of his output during this primary era of his career, naturally including all his chart entries from these years, and it's an intriguing showcase for the varied vocal talents of an artist who undoubtedly deserved to enjoy a longer career at the top