Rhythm And Sounds

Melvyn Price - Rhythm And Blues (1974) {Wax Poetics WPR004 rel 2008}
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© 1974, 2008 Wax Poetics Records | WPR004
Jazz / Jazz Funk / Soul Jazz / Congas

Michigan expatriate musician Melvyn Price recorded three records in the early 1970s in his adopted home of Sweden that have become classics in their own right. Price, a trombonist and conguero, recorded two rhythm albums for ballet dancers called Jazzbalettrytmer (Jazz Ballet Rhythm) in 1970 and Rhytmer II in 1971. They were quite popular in Sweden – despite being orchestrated by primarily rhythm instruments. Encouraged, he attended Stockholm's University College for music education where he studied composition.

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