A Jeff Parker special.
Jeff Parker by Andy Beta, Peter Margasak & Scott McNiece, Elaine Brown by Pierre Crépon, David Murray by Bret Sjerven, Adele Sauros by Wif Stenger, Rafael Toral by HT Nuotio, Lush Life by Seymour Wright, The Connection by Patrick Preziosi, Nels Cline by Bret Sjerven, Discaholic Column by Mats Gustafsson, album reviews, book reviews, live reviews, photo essay & more.

A Sun Ra special.
Writing by Francis Gooding, Mats Gustafsson, Rui Miguel Abreu, Stewart Smith, and Joshua Lane; and rare Arkestra photos by Guy Stevens.
Plus considerations of Larry Stabbins, Angélique Kidjo, Heli Hartikainen, Alan Wilkinson, Black Artists Group, and Mike Stern; and album reviews, book reviews, live reviews, a photo essay…

‘A rousing counter-narrative to the usual depictions of Krautrock, which paints a vivid picture of the old Federal Republic of Germany, with all its contradictions. What is now celebrated as Krautrock emerged in this environment, as an attempt to provide the revolution with a soundtrack. This is a vivid, fly-on-the-wall account of the squats, demos and first concerts of bands such as Cluster, Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel; also a judicious consideration of the influence of minimalist composers such as Steve Reich and Philip Glass, the origins of many Krautrock musicians in jazz, and the role of the synthesiser.’

Great reviews: ‘compelling,’ says Mojo; ‘passionate and revealing,’ says Record Collector.

‘Texts and numerous interviews pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy of musician, spiritual leader, wife and mother Alice Coltrane. Accompanying the eponymous exhibition at Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum (running till May 4), the book takes its title from Coltrane’s 1977 autobiography and devotional text, Monument Eternal, in which she reflected on her newfound spiritual beliefs and the path to healing and self-discovery. Coltrane was ‘ahead of her time,’ as her son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, says: she was ‘one of the first people to move outside the mainstream, and certainly one of the first female, Black, American jazz musicians to record her own music in her own studio, and to release music on her own terms.’ Alice Coltrane, Monument Eternal explores themes including spiritual transcendence, sonic innovation and architectural intimacy. The project juxtaposes works from nineteen contemporary American artists with pieces of ephemera from Coltrane’s archive — including handwritten sheet music, unreleased audio recordings and rarely seen footage — to honor her cultural output and practice.’
Cloth hardcover with debossing. 12.6” x 9.8”. 192 pages.

A gob-smacking discography, 1961-1977, including pages of labels in sumptuous colour, and marked-up whites. Top job by Jeremy Collieweed, full of love and attention.
Just a handful. Last chance!

Mary Lou Williams, Tomeka Reid, Horace Silver, Julius Eastman, Matthew Shipp, Arooj Aftab…

Horace Tapscott, Tigran Hamasyan, Istanbul Scene, Isaiah Collier, Bill Frisell…

Donald Byrd, Lonnie Liston Smith, Charles Gayle by Seymour Wright, Anoushka Shankar & Arooj Aftab in conversation, Billy Harper, Sun Ra…

Gilles Peterson, Ingrid Laubrock, Hannibal Lokumbe, Takuya Kuroda, Spoken Word Free Jazz…

Black Jazz Records, As-Shams, Nyege Nyege Festival, Alina Bzhezhinska, Carl Stone Gyedu-Blay Ambolley…

Dorothy Ashby, Don Cherry, Peter Evans, The Return Of the Queer Jazz Scene, Jimetta Rose, Asher Gamedze…

Petter Eldh, Oren Ambarchi, Sven Wunder, Robyn Steward, Jason Moran, Darius Jones, Carlos Garnett…

‘Over 200 full-colour pages documenting Dodd’s vinyl output during the first six years of Jamaica’s new urban music — from Boogie Shuffle to Ska. Presented imprint by imprint and illustrated with over 900 label scans. With sections on Dodd’s Sound Systems and businesses as well as the musicians he used and the live scene in Jamaica.’

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These are AS Classic tees: ‘relaxed fit; heavyweight, 220 GSM, 100% combed cotton. Built to last with neck ribbing, side seams, shoulder-to-shoulder tape, and double needle hems, plus preshrunk fabric for minimal shrinkage.’

With the HJ logo in red & blue on the back.

With the HJ logo in red & blue on the back.

With the HJ logo in red & blue on the back.

Eighty-six issues, between numbers 15-161, years 1968-95.

With our logo as shown, on the front of shirt; and blown up, centred, on the back.