modern harmonic Archive
27 Mar 2018
Seven Jazz Archival/Reissue Releases
Monty Alexander – Here Comes the Sun (MPS) Jamaican pianist Alexander has a bright, flowing and lyrical approach to his instrument. Originally released in 1971, Here Comes the Sun was […]
07 Mar 2017
Album Review: Sun Ra and His Arkestra — At Inter-Media Arts 1991
Sonic explorer Sun Ra was quite prolific during his lifetime; in fact archivists – those you’d expect to know – can’t accurately tally just how many albums the man released. […]
06 Mar 2017
Album Review: Attilio Mineo — Man in Space with Sounds
A breathlessly earnest announcer welcomes the listener to the record as a wonderfully evocative orchestra creates an instrumental backdrop meant to evoke outer space. With the help of some gee-whiz […]
06 Mar 2017
Album Review: Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans — Space Songs
This curio from 1961 was originally created to serve as an instructional record for children. The word that immediately comes to mind when hearing the vocals and instrumentation is “ginchy.” […]
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