Shaw,Bernie / Collins,Dale - Too Much Information - VINYL LP

Building upon the critically acclaimed cycles of complete symphonies by Beethoven (8.505251) and Brahms (8.574465-67), stellar Hungarian conductor Adam Fischer and the Danish Chamber Orchestra turn their attention to Haydn's late symphonies. In an effort to address Haydn's lack of popularity when compared to Mozart and Beethoven, Fischer and his Danish forces presents these works in the most exciting and colourful way possible, with a dynamic and powerfully passionate style of playing unique to this orchestra.

Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent. That it was founded in the relatively small ex-French colony of Benin (then still called Dahomey), is a testament to it's founder's musical taste and vision for what the local musical scene had to offer. Acid Jazz releases the first ever over-view of the tag and it's music, compiled by David Hill of The Soul Revivers and West African musical expert Florent Mazzoleni, who also wrote the in-depth notes. The compilation provides a look into what was a developing and then thriving post-colonial music scene. It focuses on the tag's biggest and most prolific act Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo and it's founder Melome Clement - who released under a variety of names often spotlighting on the musicians key to their sound. It also looks at the other established artists on the tag such as the incendiary Les Sympathics de Porto Novo and Les Volcans. All of these artists create a unique mix of Westernised Funk, Soul and Latin sounds cross-pollinated with the traditional music of the region. Elsewhere, we hear the music as it is consumed further by funk and disco, with tracks from the ultraobscure, and exceptionally danceable albums by Ipa Boogie and Ogassa.

The popular pianist Peter Nero made his debut on this Mode LP under his original name, Bernie Nerow. This is one of the pianist's better jazz dates, an exploration of seven standards and two of his originals including the rather cute InchScratch My Bach.Inch Bassist Max Wayne and drummer Dick Stein help out, and the results can be enjoyed by bop fans who would not normally think of buying Peter Nero records.