Dan Heath Audio

Pourquoi certains moments, même brefs, nous marquent à vie ? Pourquoi nos souvenirs les plus précieux se concentrent-ils sur une courte période de notre jeunesse ? Pourquoi avons-nous tendance à nous souvenir du meilleur, du pire ou du dernier instant d'une expérience vécue ? …

Avid Jazz here presents five classic Urbie Green albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. “All About Urbie Green”; “Blues & Other Shades of Green”; “Urbie Green & His Band”; “Urbie Green Septet” and Urbie: East Coast Jazz”.
Born in Mobile, Alabama in 1926, Urbie Green began studying the piano at age seven before following his brother Jack and taking up the trombone in 1938.. Following stints in a number of New York bands Green joined the Woody Herman Herd and remained there for three years forging a reputation as a great band and session trombonist…

XII Alfonso got to be one of the "greatest" bands of international Progressive rock, thanks to their first album issued in 1996 and called "The Lost Frontier". Supported by a dream-guest list and a perfect production, this concept album was only the first part of a now prestigious discography. It is about Hadrian's Wall, in Scotland, which separated the civilized world from the barbarian countries during the Roman times. Led by Philippe Claerhout, the musicians from Bordeaux have built a superb work with long instrumental parts, some female vocals (That can evoke Annie Haslam), and a Celtic-influenced atmosphere sometimes reminding of Mike Oldfield. It also reminds of Camel in "Harbour Of Tears" issued at the same time about. Mickey Simmonds, the then Camel keyboards player, helps with his wonderful symphonic sounds while guitarist Dan Ar Bras (From Brittany) brings a noticeable Celtic touch of good taste.