Bideodromage
The great Yusef Lateef was an important composer and tenor sax player that also contributed greatly in terms of bringing multi-instrumentalism {including “exotic” choices like the oboe and shehnai…} to jazz. He was also a major figure as far as incorporating “Eastern” sounds to Western music. Fundamentally, though, his massive, brawny, idiosyncratic tenor work alone catapults Yusef into the uppermost echelons.
A sampler, from upper-echelon practitioners of the art.
A sampler/primer of some of the greats. Some neglected gems. Some masterworks. Some __________.
Featured are Herbie Nichols, Mal Waldron, Bill Evans, Randy Weston, Horace Tapscott, Bud Powell, Paul Bley, and Horace Silver.
Indelible, electrifying performances from giants of the art: Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Terry Kath, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, and Pat Martino.
Titans of improvised music display their immense powers.
The astonishing Cecil Taylor. Simply magical.
So What {Live in Copenhagen}.
Transition.
Spiritual.
All Blues {Live in Stockholm}.
So What {Live in Stockholm}.
Out of This World.
Cosmos.
Compassion.
Liberia.
Equinox.
Naima {Live}
Amen.
Mr. P.C.
Your Lady.
Bideodromage 