Lay-Far Dance Orchestra - Skybreak - VINYL LP

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. Album Tracks 1. Secret Agent Mash (Edit) 2. Can't Find My Way Home (Edit) 3. Sunshine of Your Love 4. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away 5. The Cisco Kid 6. What a Fool Believes 7. Tempted 8. Stolen Moments 9. Carry on

As genre conventions continue to morph and blur, there's a wealth of stunning new music being made wherever groups of musicians have the imagination and ingenuity to transcend the old boundaries and just play whatever comes naturally. Sun Speak are such a group and their album Probiotic Orchestrations is full of music that's urgent, powerful, accessible and humorous, pulling together sounds and textures from the worlds of rock, jazz, electronica, Americana and the outer reaches of progressive music into compelling whole. Guitarist Matt Gold and drummer Nate Friedman first came together as Sun Speak ten years ago amid the white heat of the Chicago experimental scene, where they'd worked with such luminaries as Makaya McCraven and Patricia Barber. On this, their sixth , they continue to develop their own distinctive sonic world with the aid of fellow Chicagoan Daniel Pierson who joined as engineer/sound sculptor and now increasingly takes a collaborative role as a third member of the band on keyboards. Now the trio are dispersed and live in different corners of the USA, but in 2024 they came together in a remote seaside cabinin New Hampshire, writing and recording every day in an intense undisturbed whirlwind of creativity. Probiotic Orchestrations is the result - a dazzling mix of improvisation and composition, exploring rhythm, colour and texture with the directness of rock and the fearless improvisatory flair of jazz. Album Tracks 1. With Our Chins to the Sky 2. Fine Line 3. Canadian Dream 4. The Return of KJ 5. Running While Crying 6. Ranch Boy 7. Everything Is a Clock 8. Golden Door 9. Ruby and the Flam 10. Via Vienna 11. Way Too Early 12. Slow Hidden 13. There's a New Librarian in Town

Vinyl LP pressing. 2016 . Nine time Grammy award winner Norah Jones returns to the piano and her roots on her sixth solo album Day Breaks, a kindred spirit to her multi-platinum breakthrough Come Away With Me. Features legendary jazz musicians saxophonist Wayne Shorter, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, and drummer Brian Blade. InchThis new album feels full circle because I'm going back to my early influences,Inch says Jones. InchAfter the first record, I drifted away from the piano a little bit. I still played it, but was more inspired to write on guitar. I really loved playing piano on this record.Inch With the help of co-producer Eli Wolf, Jones enlisted renown jazz musicians such as drummer Blade, organist Smith and saxophonist Shorter for recording the album. Blade previously worked with Jones on her debut, Come Away with Me. Having just had a baby and a piano in her kitchen, Jones wrote much of the album during late-night sessions at the piano while drawing influence from a wide range of jazz music. There are three cover songs on Day Breaks InchPeaceInch, originally performed by Horace Silver, InchFleurette Africaine (African Flower)Inch, originally performed by Duke Ellington and InchDon't Be DeniedInch, originally performed by Neil Young. Album Tracks 1. Burn 2. Tragedy 3. Flipside 4. It's a Wonderful Time for Love 5. And Then There Was You 6. Don't Be Denied 1. Day Breaks 2. Peace 3. Once I Had a Laugh 4. Sleeping Wild 5. Carry on 6. Fleurette Africaine (African Flower)