Cumulus

Atmosphere: Electronic Suite is an album by Eloy Fritsch, a keyboard player known for his work in the progressive rock group Apocalypse. As a solo artist he creates cosmic electronic music. The closest comparison would be probably Vangelis, if considering his early work, which included many analogue instruments…

Hal McKusick - The Jazz Workshop (1956) {RCA Victor–BMG Music rel 2001}
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© 1956, 2001 RCA Victor / BMG Music | 74321913522
Jazz / Cool / Saxophone

The cool-toned altoist Hal McKusick was a flexible, if not all that distinctive soloist. He is heard in four settings on this British LP, ranging from a pianoless quartet to a quintet and an octet. Among the supporting cast are trumpeter Art Farmer, guitarist Barry Galbraith, and trombonist Jimmy Cleveland. George Russell (who plays drums on one number) contributed three songs, and the other composers are a who's who of the era: Johnny Mandel, Gil Evans (a version of "Blues for Pablo" that predates Miles Davis' from Miles Ahead), Jimmy Giuffre, Manny Albam, and Al Cohn. Fine modern mainstream music from the mid-'50s, although this album may be difficult to find.

Stepps was a band from the Australian 70s scene and closely related to the group Snakes Alive, who enjoyed success among collectors due to the fact that only 50 copies of the record were pressed. At the time, several bands managed to record their music but did not find a record deal for distribution, remaining published only as private pressings. As a result of collectors’ interest in Snakes Alive, the Stepps‘ record entitled “Waltz For Tiger Joe” was reissued on November 01, 2022 via the South Korean label Merry-Go-Round Records. Compared to the Snake Alive lineup, the sound evolved by incorporating elements of British Progressive Rock with marked references to the Canterbury Scene. The 1976 version contains 8 tracks, while the reissue adds 4 Bonus Tracks from the recordings of the previous lineup simply called Steps, entirely instrumental as Bernie Morgan had not yet joined the group.

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE is one of solo acoustic guitarist Alex De Grassi's most emotionally rich early collections. What is most impressive is the full sound the guitarist is able to achieve on a single fingerpicked instrument.