Centipede was an English avant-garde jazz big-band led by pianist Keith Tippett for the 1971 RCA/Neon double-album Septober Energy, comprised of a title-sake improvisation split across four sides. It was produced by Robert Fripp shortly after Tippet’s involvement with the 1970 King Crimson albums In the Wake of Poseidon and Lizard. The 50+ ensemble featured […]
The Kick Inside is the debut album by English songwriter/performance artist Kate Bush, released in 1978 on EMI. Tracklist: A1. “Moving” (3:01) A2. “The Saxophone Song” (3:52) A3. “Strange Phenomena” (2:58) A4. “Kite” (2:57) A5. “The Man With the Child in His Eyes” (2:41) A6. “Wuthering Heights” (4:29) B1. “James and the Cold Gun” (3:36) […]
Going to the Rainbow is an album by German jazz clarinetist Rolf Kühn‘s Jazzgroup, featuring brother Joachim Kühn on keyboards alongside Alan Skidmore, John Surman, and Chick Corea. The album was released in 1970 on BASF. Tracklist: A1. “Houndhouse Rock” (4:50) A2. “Sad Ballade” (3:39) A3. “T.C.B.” (9:45) B1. “Going to the Rainbow” (12:55) B2. […]
Flare Up is an album by Barbadian jazz trumpeter Harry Beckett, released in 1970 on Philips. Tracklist: A1. “Flare Up” (4:01) A2. “Go West” (6:34) A3. “Where Fortune Smiles” (3:36) A4. “Scarlet Mine” (3:53) A5. “Third Road” (5:29) B1. “Flow Stream Flow” (3:43) B2. “The Other Side” (4:02) B3. “Rolly’s Tune” (6:18) B4. “Fool’s Play” […]
Inside: Missing Link is an album by German jazz-rock guitarist Volker Kriegel, released in 1972 on MPS. Tracklist: A1. “Slums on Wheels” (13:24) A2. “The “E” Again” (6:36) B1. “Zanzibar” (10:22) B2. “Missing Link” (12:03) C1. “Fur Hector” (5:45) C2. “Remis” (4:26) C3. “Tarang” (10:00) D1. “Lastic Plemon” (5:21) D2. “Janellas Abertas” (4:09) D3. “Plonk […]
Alan Skidmore (born April 21, 1942) is an English tenor saxophonist from London who served as a guest musician on albums by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Alexis Korner, and Brian Bennett circa 1966/67. Between 1968 and 1970, he played on albums by Mike Westbrook, John Surman, Harry Beckett, Graham Collier, Mike Cooper, Michael Gibbs, […]
