Charles Freeman

La pratica religiosa della società medievale traboccava da ogni parte di reliquie. A ossa, sangue, latte, capelli, denti e abiti, oppure a oggetti quali la Corona di Spine agognata da Luigi IX di Francia, trasformati in sacri oggetti di culto, veniva attribuito il potere di avvicinare il credente al santo che avrebbe interceduto presso Dio per la sua salvezza. In questo libro, la prima storia generale della nascita e dello sviluppo del culto delle reliquie, Charles Freeman accompagna il lettore in un sorprendente viaggio dai primi secoli del cristianesimo all'età moderna, mostrando come la loro enorme diffusione rispondesse a esigenze specifiche della gente comune in un'epoca divisa tra luce e tenebre, in cui l'Europa soggiaceva costantemente alla minaccia di sommosse, di pestilenze e del fuoco infernale e come proprio a partire da tale culto venne organizzandosi una parte importante della cristianizzazione di Roma, del mondo antico e poi dell'intera società medievale.

A follow up to 2018’s Jazz On The Corner which has now sold over 10,000 copies, and last year’s equally successful Soul On The Corner, this compilation see Martin and Eddie return to the world of jazz for another bite at the cherry after Volume one was declared to be “the best jazz compilation of the last 20 years” by Jazz FM’s Chris Phillips.The concept came from a radio show that Freeman and Piller put together for BBC Radio 6 Music which was so well received that the pair decided to dig deep into their record collections and build a double album of some of their favourite tracks.The concept is simple: an album packed full of jazz gems which they hope are slightly off the beaten track. This year there is hidden gems from Nina Simone and Nicola Conte, classics from Roberta Flack, Roy Ayers and The MJQ, whilst the new British jazz generation is represented by Emma Emma-Jean Thackray. Running the gamut from hard bop, to progressive fusion via Latin beats, it’s an exhilarating listen from start to finish.

When Acid Jazz founder Eddie Piller asked Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Sherlock, The Office) to do a jazz radio show they could hardly imagine the response. From around the world emails and tweets inundated the show and they swore to themselves that they couldn't leave it there. Now, two years on this compilation of their favourite jazz has arrived. From the rolling hard bop of Lee Morgan and Art Blakey, via screaming soul organ, jazz funk original acid jazz onwards to the post modern sprititual jazz of Kasami Washington, this is an incredible journey.