Azimuth was a contemporary jazz trio featuring English pianist John Taylor and his vocalist wife Norma Winstone. Canadian trumpeter Kenny Wheeler rounded out the combo, which released five albums on EMC between 1977 and 1995. Members: John Taylor (piano), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet), Norma Winstone (vocals) Background Norma Winstone came up on the London jazz circuit […]
The Power Station is the debut album by the namesake English/American supergroup, produced by Bernard Edwards and released in 1985 on Parlophone/Capitol. On this release, the band consists of vocalist Robert Palmer, guitarist Andy Taylor, bassist John Taylor, and drummer Tony Thompson. Conceived as a side-project while the two Taylor’s were on break from Duran […]
Kaleidoscope of Rainbows is an album by English jazz-rock/Third Stream keyboardist/composer Neil Ardley, released in 1976 on Gull. Tracklist: A1. “Prologue” (0:28) A2. “Rainbow One” (9:38) A3. “Rainbow Two” (7:35) A4. “Rainbow Three” (3:47) A5. “Rainbow Four” (6:15) B1. “Rainbow Five” (4:02) B2. “Rainbow Six” (7:37) B3. “Rainbow Seven” (11:13) B4. “Epilogue” (4:09) Credits: Neil […]
Flare Up is an album by Barbadian jazz trumpeter Harry Beckett, released in 1970 on Philips. Zaragon provides a review of two tracks, “Scarlet Mine” and “Flare Up” from Harry Beckett’s 1970 jazz album Flare Up. Harry Beckett was a UK-based jazz trumpeter (7:32) originally from Barbados (7:40). Zaragon highlights several musical aspects: Instrumentation and […]
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 […]
Lift! is the fourth album by German jazz-rock guitarist Volker Kriegel, released in 1973 on MPS. Tracklist: A1. “Lift!” (6:54) A2. “Three or Two for One” (6:07) A3. “Forty Colours” (3:26) A4. “A Piece With a Chord From a Yorkshire Terrier” (6:05) B1. “Electric Blue” (8:55) B2. “The Lame Donkey” (2:40) B3. “Between the Seasons” […]
