This album discusses how important the links between the black church and soul music were in creating soul music and spotlights some of the many important (and also little-known) gospel artists who walked this line between sacred music and soul
From '18 Drumalie Avenue Dub' (a reference to King Tubby's address) to 'Burning Sun Dub'
heralded as one of the most important albums of all time
his Contemporary Sound Orchestra explored jazz funk fusions with traditional Japanese melodies and instruments such as the shakuhachi
Although this marks the first time all ten tracks have been available on one album
Henry Franklin - The Skipper at Home - Remastered LP (Blue With Black Swirl Vinyl) Bobby Bland This album discusses how importantBassist Henry Franklins 1972 release for Black Jazz, The Skipper, is one of the highlights in a label catalog full of many, and his 1974 follow up, The Skipper at Home (The Skipper is Franklins nickname), lives up to its predecessors high standard and might even surpass it. Which is no surprise given that a lot of the same players are on it, including trumpeter flugelhornist Oscar Brashear, tenor soprano saxophonist Charles Owens, and pianist Bill