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Lou Donaldson - The Complete Blue Note Lou Donaldson Sessions 1957-60 (2002) {6CD Set, Mosaic MD6-215}
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© 1957-60, 2002 Mosaic Records / Blue Note / Capitol | MD6-215
Jazz / Hard Bop / Saxophone

A soul survivor in every sense of the term, this alto saxophonist is one of the few remaining jazz artists who made a major impact on the jazz community via an extensive run with producer Alfred Lion and the Blue Note label (Horace Silver being another Blue Note legend that comes to mind). From his first recordings for the label with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, it was clear that Lou Donaldson put melody and sound at a premium, coming up with an amalgam that combined the creamy smoothness of Johnny Hodges with the quicksilver bop inflections of Charlie Parker.

Dutch rock group. Formed in 1967 by former Motions, The guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen, joined by Cor van der Beek (drums), Klaasje van der Wal (bass) and Fred de Wilde (vocals). Their first single hit the Dutch Top 40 in 1968. Shortly thereafter, Mariska Veres replaced de Wilde as their lead vocalist. In 1969 and 1970, the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “Venus”, followed by several other hit singles…

30 Trips Around the Sun is an 80-CD live album, packaged as a box set, by the rock band the Grateful Dead. Announced for the celebration of their 50th anniversary, it consists of 30 complete, previously unreleased concerts—73 hours of music—with one show per year from 1966 through 1995. The box set is individually numbered and limited to 6,500 copies. It was released on October 7, 2015.

Sun Ra - Blue Delight (1989) {A&M Records CD 5260}
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© 1989 A&M Records | CD 5260
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Experimental Big Band / Jazz Funk / Progressive Jazz

Sun Ra recorded two albums for A&M Records, this one and Purple Night. This one is, by far, the better of the two and it ranks as one of Sun Ra's finest. The music is very accessible, but this is not ordinary jazz, by any stretch of the ear. Sun Ra and the Arkestra perform four Sun Ra compositions and four well-known jazz numbers, with an Arkestra twist. While Lanquidity, another neglected masterpiece, has a late night feel, this album is upbeat and lively. It frolics!