Hymn is the twelfth studio album by English soprano Sarah Brightman and first since 2013's Dreamchaser. The five-year gap between both studio albums marks Brightman's longest break between studio releases. This album marks Brightman's ninth studio collaboration with producer Frank Peterson…
Despite the presence of classic tracks like Joe Zawinul's "Great Expectations," Big Fun feels like the compendium of sources it is. These tracks are all outtakes from other sessions, most notably Bitches Brew, On the Corner, and others. The other element is that many of these tracks appeared in different versions elsewhere. These were second takes, or the unedited takes before producer Teo Macero and Miles were able to edit them, cut and paste their parts into other things, or whatever. That is not to say the album should be dismissed. Despite the numerous lineups and uneven flow of the tracks, there does remain some outstanding playing and composing here. Most notably is "Great Expectations" from 1969, which opens the album.
This compilation culls eight years of live in-studio performances for the BBC, broken up with introductions by the smooth and hearty Beeb announcers. The early Who romp through covers with breathtaking confidence.
Testament is an American thrash metal band from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1983 under the name Legacy, the band's current lineup comprises guitarists Eric Peterson and Alex Skolnick, lead vocalist Chuck Billy, drummer Gene Hoglan, and bassist Steve Di Giorgio. In the 34 years since its inception, Testament has had numerous lineup changes, and Peterson has been the only constant member…
The revolution was recorded: in 1969 Bitches Brew sent a shiver through a country already quaking. It was a recording whose very sound, production methods, album-cover art, and two-LP length all signaled that jazz could never be the same. Over three days anger, confusion, and exhilaration had reigned in the studio, and the sonic themes, scraps, grooves, and sheer will and emotion that resulted were percolated and edited into an astonishingly organic work. This Miles Davis wasn't merely presenting a simple hybrid like jazz-rock, but a new way of thinking about improvisation and the studio. John F. Szwed
Still is a compilation album by Joy Division, consisting of previously unused studio material.
Recorded in the South of France with producers Fred Jimenez and Stephane Reynaud, enigmatic French singer/songwriter Jean-Louis Murat's 21st studio album, Grand Lièvre, eschews the blues-rock of its 2009 predecessor, Le Cours Ordinaire des Choses, in favor of a more alternative direction inspired by American indie bands Swell and Silver Jews.
The revolution was recorded: in 1969 Bitches Brew sent a shiver through a country already quaking. It was a recording whose very sound, production methods, album-cover art, and two-LP length all signaled that jazz could never be the same. Over three days anger, confusion, and exhilaration had reigned in the studio, and the sonic themes, scraps, grooves, and sheer will and emotion that resulted were percolated and edited into an astonishingly organic work. This Miles Davis wasn't merely presenting a simple hybrid like jazz-rock, but a new way of thinking about improvisation and the studio. John F. Szwed
En 1969, en plein mois d'août, Miles Davis convoque ses musiciens en studio. Encore au début de sa période électrique, il a en tête un double album, rien de précis, juste quelques idées, quelques accords et de vagues lignes mélodiques.Il compte sur Wayne Shorter et Joseph Zawinul pour lui fournir des thèmes que lui-même arrangera. Les autres compositions, ils les créeront sur place, tous ensemble. Miles ordonne à Teo Macero, son producteur, de tout enregistrer. Sur ses indications, ses petits gars peuvent improviser des heures, inventer un jazz d'une richesse inouïe. Canaliser leurs discours, Miles sait le faire. Depuis In A Silent Way sa formation s'est encore étoffée. Il possède une douzaine d'hommes en charge des couleurs, du tissu sonore autour duquel il organisera leurs échanges. Depuis quelques mois, sa musique est radicalement nouvelle. Avec Bitches Brew elle l'est plus encore. Miles le visionnaire emprunte partout mais sa fusion, très personnelle, est à l'image de son génie. –Pierre de Chocqueuse