New Arrival CDs at Eastwind Import
Guido Santoni / Inside A DreamAn impressionistic piano trio album led by a talented Italian pianist! Spontaneous and imaginative musical conversation among three great musicians, captured with superb sound quality! (Rel. 2010)
Introducing Audia Records, an independent jazz label from Galicia, Spain! We cherry-picked the best from their catalogue of jazz albums by wonderful Spanish musicians!Iago Mejuto Trio / Porto do SonA very satisfying piano trio album by a classically trained jazz pianist based in Madrid. Their music is solidly based on bebop and modal jazz with Spanish folk and pastoral elements.
Javier Constenla / Mi maneraA nice piano trio with a contemporary Latin feel with groovy electric bass and colorful drumming. The pianist reminds us of Tete Montoliu, and we feel their Spanish heritage in everything they do, and that's a good thing!
Pablo Seoane Trio / FalouPablo Seoane is a bright, young jazz pianist whose star is rising fast in Europe. He has a very modern style based on modal jazz with a post-Brad Mehldau sensibility and wild, passionate elements. A great hybrid of tradition and modernism!
Pepe Evangerlista Quartet / TeimaGuitarist Pepe Evangerlista's piano-less quatet features talented tenor saxophonist Roberto Somoza, bassist Kin Garcia and drummer Miguel Cabana. The atmospheric, mysterious and chamber music-like program is full of creative and daring improvisation!
Organic Collective / Maybe In Other LifeA cool, modern organ trio led by guitarist Marcos Pin features Juan Galiardo on Hammond B-3 and Carlos Lopez on drums. Squarely rooted in the tradition of organ jazz, this trio reminds me of the Peter Bernstein-Larry Goldings group, with the right amount of funk and blues!
Borja Cao Trio / Match-BallBorja Cao is a young Spanish pianist with tremendous talent. This CD shows his great skills both as pianist and composer. Throughout the all-original program, his songs and performance are characterized by power, drive, colorful harmonies, sophisticated melodies, tension and dynamism. A very exciting piano trio album!
Impulse! 50th Anniversary SHM-CD Reissue Series from Japan! Hard-to-find albums reissued on superior-sounding SHM-CD!Gato Barbieri / Chapter One: Latin America (SHM-CD)Tenor saxophonist Gato Barbieri returns to his native Argentina and works with a collective of musicians in Buenos Aires to create a sound that's a startling blend of Latin rhythms and post-Coltrane freeness. One of the greatest Impulse sessions of the 70s! (Rec. 1973)
Alice Coltrane / World Galaxy (SHM-CD)An accomplished pianist/keyboardist on her own right, Alice Coltrane created a truly unique sound world emplyoing a strings orchestra, herself playing piano, organ and harp. Includes her interpretations of her late husband's famous repertory "My Favorite Things" and "A Love Supreme." (Rec. 1971)
John Coltrane / Live In Japan Deluxe Edition (SHM-CD 5CD Box)For the first time, Coltrane's legendary concerts in Japan (2 nights, 7 songs, 247 minutes of music in its entirety) is released together with a bonus disc containing 3 interviews. Pressed on superior sounding SHM-CD, this limited box set is a must-have item for fans of John Coltrane! (Rec. 1966)
John Coltrane / Ballads Deluxe Edition (SHM-CD, 2CD)Coltrane's best-selling and probably most loved Impulse! album is now available on SHM-CD! This limited deluxe edition includes a bonus disc containing alternate takes and related materials. (Rec. 1961-62)
John Coltrane / A Love Supreme Deluxe Edition (SHM-CD, 2CD)Coltrane's towering achievement, the ambitious and influential album is now available on SHM-CD! This limited deluxe edition includes a bonus disc containing the live performance of the entire suite recorded in France in 1965 plus rare studio alternate takes with Archie Shepp on tenor sax and Art Davis on bass. (Rec. 1964)
John Coltrane / Meditations (SHM-CD)This epoch-making album marked a new development in the John Coltrane sound with the addition of Pharoah Sanders (tenor sax) and Rashied Ali (drums) to his golden quartet. (Rec. 1965)
Curtis Fuller / Soul Trombone (SHM-CD)Curtis Fuller's first leader album for Impulse is a great straight-ahead, hard bop affair with an all-star band featuring Freddie Hubbard, Jimmy Heath and Cedar Walton! (Rec. 1961)
Milt Jackson with the Ray Brown Big Band / Memphis Jackson (SHM-CD)Reissued on CD for the first time in the world! A funky album by Milt Jackson backed by the all-star Ray Brown Big Band that includes Harry Edison, Ernie Watts, Harold Land, Teddy Edwards and Joe Sample! (Rec. 1969)
Yusef Lateef / Club Date (SHM-CD)Reissued on CD for the first time in the original format! A club gig recording by Yusef Lateef, the unique reedman who is known for his exotic and eclectic musical adventures. Using tenor sax, flute and oboe, Lateef gives us inspired modal jazz performance in a variety of styles. (Rec. 1964)
Max Roach Percussion / Bitter Sweet (SHM-CD)A compelling, varied, dynamic snapshot of Max Roach's post-Clifford Brown ensembles featuring Booker Little on trumpet, Eric Dolphy on alto and bass clarinet, Clifford Jordan on tenor, Julian Priester on trombone, Mal Waldron on piano and Art Davis on bass. His wife Abbey Lincoln provides important vocals in this influential album with a strong social and political statement. (Rec. 1961)
Shirley Scott / Girl Talk (SHM-CD)Reissued on CD for the first time in the world! This is the last album Shirley Scott recorded for Impulse. The "Queen of Organ Jazz" is represented here with her regular trio, swinging musical numbers and standards with impeccable support from George Duvivier on bass and Mickey Roker on drums. (Rec. 1967)
Pharoah Sanders / Karma (SHM-CD)The spiritual and musical successor to John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders created this masterpiece as a leader in 1969, featuring the marathon half-hour octet recording of "The Creator Has a Master Plan."
Archie Shepp / The Magic Of Ju-Ju (SHM-CD)Tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, who started in free jazz, showed his New Thing in this album, incorporating funk and R&B elements. The title track is an 18-minute tour de force, combining free jazz tenor with steady frenetic African drumming by no less than five percussionists. A sensational album with an unforgettable jacket! (Rec. 1967)
Happy listening to you all!
Hajime Sato
Eastwind Import
