This disc is a welcome addition to the discography of the now almost forgotten woodwind master Joe Farrell. Farrell was a multi-instrumentalist who chose to concentrate on tenor and soprano saxophones and flute. From the late 1960s onwards he was a highly sought after session player who appeared on many of the most significant recordings right until his early demise in 1986. He played with the Elvin Jones Trio, Chick Corea's Return To Forever and the earliest editions of Mingus Dynasty.
The Bill Mobley Jazz Orchestra celebrates the beginning of the third year of Monday night residence at the acclaimed NYC jazz club Smoke. In addition to being an exceptional trumpet player, Bill Mobley lends his musical genius to his wonderful compositions and arrangements.This stellar band has a new release out on Smoke Records that is getting great reviews and a lot of airplay.
The collaboration between the Salento record label continues Twelve moons and the saxophonist from Bari Roberto Ottaviano. After “Un Dio Clandestino” (2008), “Arcthetics. Primitive Breath” (2013), “Forgotten Matches. The Worlds of Steve Lacy” (2014), “Astrolabe” (2015), “Eternal Love” (2018) and the two records of the year for Top Jazz (referendum organized by Musica Jazz magazine) “Sidera lis” (2017) and “Resonance & Rhapsodies” (2020), on July 31st “Charlie’s Blue Skylight“. In the new recording project, distributed by distributed in Italy and abroad by IRD and in the best online stores from Believe Digital and produced in programming Puglia Sounds Record 2022 of the Puglia Region (POC Puglia 2007-2013 – Development Action of Cultural Activities and Entertainment), Ottaviano, after the experience in the cd “Forgotten Matches” and various live performances, meets again the English pianist Alexander Hawkins re-reading together eleven compositions by Charles Mingus.
Verve Records was originally the product of the vision of jazz impressario Norman Granz (1918-2001). He formed the label in 1956 and moved all of the recordings released on his earlier Norgran Records and Clef Records labels to create the new Verve catalog.