Wendell Harrison - Birth Of A Fossil - 180-Gram Lemon & Black Galaxy Colored Vinyl - VINYL LP

I never dreamed that I would be able to listen to an unreleased Tribe album in the 2020s. A phantom work, including 'Farewell To The Welfare, ' released on 7-inch in 1975, was discovered in the form of an album. Not only the title track, which is the epitome of Tribe funk (the mix is different from the 7-inch!), but also Harrison's representative compositions 'Where Am I' and 'Tons And Tons Of BS, ' which were later re-recorded, come into sharp focus in the album conception. This is the greatest discovery in the history of independent black jazz. Wendell Harrison (ts, fl)Barbara Hubey (per)Ron English (g)Ralph Jones (ss)George Davidson (ds)Harold McKinney (key, Moog)Lopez Leon (b)Phil Ranelin (tb)Karim Harris (tu)Recorded September 24, 1975, DetroitTrack ListA1. Farewell To The WelfareA2. HeaveneseA3. He's The One We All KnewB1. Tons And Tons Of BSB2. Where Am I

Soul Jazz Records follows up one it's most popular Studio One releases with a brand new selection of rare and classic releases by women in reggae. Featuring legendary artists such as Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley and Hortense Ellis (with a guest appearance by her brother Alton), alongside a host of rarities from lesser known names such as Nina Soul, Nana McLean, Denise Darlington, Myrna Hague and also Doreen Schaeffer, a vocalist who was a founding member of The Skatalites. There are notable covers (from Tyrone Davis' soul classic Can I Change My Mind to the Band's 60s psychedelic classic Turn Turn Turn in a rub-a-dub style!). Doreen Schaeffer reversions Alton Ellis's seminal I'm Still in Love with You, Nina Soul reversions the slack rocksteady anthem Barb Wire. A number of these tracks are almost impossible to find and many have never been issued ever since their initial . The music on the album is of course 100% killer and features backing from all of the seminal groups at 13 Brentford Road including The Skatalites, Sound Dimension, Soul Brothers and the Brentford All Stars, and ranges from ska, rocksteady, roots, lovers and more from the 60s, 70s and 80s. All produced by Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd at Studio One Records, the number one sound in reggae music. The album is released on Soul Jazz Records in a CD that comes in a slipcase and with extensive sleevenotes.1. Hortense Ellis - Can I Change My Mind (3.00)2. Marcia Griffiths - Melody Life (2.49)3. Myrna Hague - New World (7.40)4. Marcia Griffiths - Shimmering Star (4.15)5. Nora Dean - Heartaches (3.02)6. The Jay Tees - Buck Town Corner (3.05)7. Jennifer Lara - Turn Turn Turn (3.12)8. Doreen & Alton - I'm Still In Love (3.19) 9. Doreen Schaeffer - Sugar Sugar (2.40)10. Denise Darlington - Feel So Good (2.24)11. Angela Prince - My Man Is Gone (2.32)12. Nana McLean - Till I Kissed You (5.08)13. Nina Soul - Barb

Spreading throughout Europe from the 12th century onwards, the vast Gothic church spaces, like wonders of stone suffused with light, inspired the Ensemble VocaMe to produce this album. Four female singers with an enchanting fusion in unison and large spectra in polyphonic singing, along with the tonal colors of multi-instrumentalist Michael Popp, represent the musical extension and interpretation of the church space. The program consists of sacred music that evolved up to the Gothic period. At it's center is the Tournai Fair held in the 14th century. It is regarded as the earliest testimony of a mass, which was entirely set to music, as evidenced by medieval manuscripts. During the Gothic period, Paris was one of the most important cultural centers from whence the new Gothic spirit spread throughout Europe. The intellectual elite of this period gathered around it's large cathedral and many new compositions of the 13th century emanated from this environment, the so-called InchNotre Dame SchoolInch. The compositions, like the Tournai Mass, are part of a high culture of music - music that could probably only be heard in the great cathedrals. VocaMe combines this with more folk-like or modest melodies from the Codex Calixtinus (book of Saint James) and the Las Huelgas Codex, among others. Thus, a Gothic soundscape emerges, ranging from simple monophony to the splendor of medieval polyphony.