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 […]
Assagai was a London-based Afro-rock quintet comprised of three South African and two Ghanaian musicians. The band released two albums, both in 1971, on the Vertigo “swirl” label. Members included Blue Notes mainstays Dudu Pukwana, Louis Moholo, and Mongezi Feza, all concurrent players in Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath. Assagai’s self-titled debut begins with “Telephone […]
