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Gatefold 2xLP + 2xCD Strut follow up their hugely successful Marshall Allen-curated "In The Orbit Of Ra" compilation with a newly curated set from the immense 125 LP back catalogue of jazz maverick, DIY philosopher and self-professed member of an "angel race", Sun Ra. 'To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds' is a hand- picked selection from BBC 6 Music DJ Gilles Peterson. “Sun Ra and the Arkestra were the original DIY group. What went on in 1970s punk with self-pressed records and hand-drawn artwork – Ra was doing that in the ‘50s and ‘60s. The music was phenomenal - Sun Ra was the man, the ultimate artist for any vinyl collector.“ Gilles Peterson Strut follow up their hugely successful Marshall Allen-curated ‘In The Orbit Of Ra’ compilation with a newly curated set from the immense 125 LP back catalogue of jazz maverick, DIY philosopher and self-professed member of an “angel race”, Sun Ra. ‘To Those Of Earth… And Other Worlds’ is a handpicked selection from BBC 6Music DJ Gilles Peterson, long-time champion of Ra’s music and the UK’s leading tastemaker for jazz-based sounds. It serves as perhaps the best introduction yet to the music of Sun Ra for a whole new generation of converts.Sun Ra was a one-off in the annals of jazz. As author Robert L. Campbell describes, “He claimed to be the last of the swing band leaders, yet dosed classic songs with LSD. He wrote poetry about the “coming space age” and claimed to be a citizen of Saturn. He dressed himself and his band in goldlame and lectured on the Creator’s message to the cruel and deceitful Earthman. He named himself after an Egyptian God. Was this guy for real? Sun Ra was very much for real.”For the CD version, Peterson picks personal favourites, classics and unreleased tracks and weaves them into a flowing piece across 2CDs, showcasing the incredible variety of Ra’s work. Alongside the familiar tones of ‘Love In Outer Space’, the modal classic ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and a heavy version of ‘We Travel The Spaceways’, he brings in the off-kilter croon of ‘Dreaming’, a 45 given to him personally by the late John Peel, alongside an unreleased 1987 bossa take on ‘Astro Black’, the experimental dub ambience of ‘Adventure-Equation’ and the defiant anthem, ‘Blackman’.The 2LP features full length versions of selected tracks from the mix while the digital version features a full unmixed selection with Peterson’s mix available within the album bundle. Sleeve notes on physical formats come from Gilles Peterson with a full Ra career biography by author Robert L. Campbell. The album also features previously unseen photos from the archives of Val Wilmer and Jorg Brecker alongside full musician line-ups and session details.

Le jazz et les Antilles, c’est une vieille histoire, dont on trouve traces dès les premiers enregistrements. D’Alexandre Stellio à Jean-Claude Montredon, d’Al Lirvat à Marius Cultier, de Jacques Coursil à Mario Canonge, la liste est longue de ceux qui ont établi une connexion durable entre ces deux univers si proches. Pour qualifier le jazz antillais, on parlera aux premières heures de swing caribéen, de jazz biguine, une vague qui va débarquer en Europe dans l’entre-deux-guerres. « Les Antillais ont apporté beaucoup de musiques dans leurs bagages, mais les Français ne se sont alors pas rendus compte que le chaînon manquant entre les Etats-Unis et La France, c’étaient les Antilles ! », se souvenait en 2002 le poète Roland Brival, dont le cultissime Creole Gypsy était alors tout juste réédité.Situé géographiquement plus proche des Etats-Unis que l’Europe, les Antilles ont été très tôt touché par le jazz et de manière différente. C’est pourquoi de nombreux musiciens ce sont emparés de cette musique pour l’associer aux rythmes traditionnels de leur île : Biguine, Gwo Ka, Tumbélé.Cette nouvelle compilation fait suite à Freedom Jazz France sortie en 2013 et déjà réalisé avec Digger’s diggest. Il s’agit de la Première compilation explorant la foisonnante scène jazz antillaise des années 70 et 80. 12 titres connus uniquement des collectionneurs de vinyles, qui mêlent au jazz les rythmes antillais pour le meilleur du créole jazz.

One of the most talented musicians of the New York jazz scene but who frees himself completely from borders of the jazz to have a walk in 4 corners of Great black Music. Leron is already well known from public thanks to Guts hit " Man funk ", it is also him the singer and the frontman of Guts live band.The featuring of Bilal and Simon, the leader of Hiatus Kaiyote.180g vinyl