All About Jazz – Chet Baker Trio : Live in Paris
Aside from a new album by a favourite musician, few things hold so much promise as the release of a previously unavailable recording—and if it comes up to expectations, rather than being a barrel-scraping exercise, one has lucked out.
Melinda Murphy (Youtube) – Beautiful reissues from Elemental Music
Muddy Waters, Rare Earth, Jackson 5, Sonny & Cher, and more.
Culture Jazz – Albert Ayler Revelations (Fondation Maeght) (FR)
The two concerts of Albert Ayler at the Maeght Foundation in July 1970 have become a legend.
Mojo Magazine – Record Store Day 2022: MOJO’s Guide To Your Essential Buys
The shops are open, spring is in the air, and the record buyer’s thoughts turn to, well - records.
The Denver Post – Record Store Day 2022
This year’s RSD takes place at independent retailers on April 23, and there’s a longer-than-usual list of archival jazz projects being released on vinyl.
Caravan Jazz – El último concierto de Albert Ayler
Some of you may remember how not too long ago I made a "fiery defense" of free jazz in which I said that I had a hard time thinking that someone who claimed to love jazz would not be able to give a more than deserved chance to such great records as Eric Dolphy's "Out to Lunch", John Coltrane's "Ascension", or Cecil Taylor's "Unit Structures", among many others.
Record Store Day UK – The RSD 2022 List
Below are the official releases scheduled for Record Store Day on 23rd April.
Albert Ayler.co.uk – The Complete Fondation Maeght Concerts
The first release of the complete radio recordings of both Fondation Maeght concerts on the Elemental Music label. The vinyl version was released on 23rd April, 2022 for Record Store Day in a limited edition of 1200 copies. The CD version followed on 30th April.
Rabbit Hole Music Blog – Record Store Day 2022 Most Anticipated Releases
Record Store Day 2022 is approaching, and this year, organizers have decided to return to the traditional single-day holiday model.
Jazz FM – Record Store Day 2022: Releases announced
Record Store Day UK has announced the special releases available for its 15th anniversary
Record Store Day 2022: The 20 Must-Have Releases
Record Store Day 2022 is approaching, and this year, organizers have decided to return to the traditional single-day holiday model.
Tendances Mag – En Jazzant – Barney Wilen French Ballads
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Telerama – Barney Wilen, French Ballads
Four star rating for this new remastered album.
Jazzwise Magazine – Barney Wilen, French Ballads
Three star rating for the remastered Barney Wilen album.
Jazz Nicknames – Disque de l’année 2021 – Barney Wilen Quartet / Barney Wilen & Tete Montoliu – Grenoble 88′
Albums of the year: Wilen and Tete Montoliu
France Musique Open Jazz - Barney Wilen : “French Ballads”, édition augmentée
Immediately after the huge success of his album "La Note Bleue", French saxophonist Barney Wilen launched into "French Ballads", an album of jazz versions of wonderful French songs. Remastered release, with four unreleased takes, on Elemental Music. (originally in French)
JazzIn – Barney Wilen “French Ballads”
"French Ballads", which was recorded in June 1987 a few months after "La Note Bleue", was equally successful, and has just been reissued and remastered for the Barcelona-based Elemental label, founded by Zev FELDMAN and Jordi SOLEY, which specializes in publishing sound archives or unavailable records. (article in french)
Melinda Murphy (Youtube) – RSD Black Friday titles and reviews
In this video, I discuss the Elemental Music Label and preview one of their RSD Black Friday releases. I review albums from artists such as Tammi Terrell, Barney Wilen, and Arthur Lee.