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Author of Funny Valentine, an acclaimed new biography of the jazz trumpet player and singer, Chet Baker.
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Remarkable live album given a new lease of life.

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Friday, 23 February 2024 17:48

OPA - Back Home

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OPAs Back Home set to ignite nostalgia in a jazz fusion blaze.

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Friday, 26 August 2022 19:05

Chet Baker: Live From Paris

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Newly remastered live recording from Paris in June 1980 is a revelation.

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Deep Afrobeat still sounding fresh 42 years later.

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Saturday, 30 June 2018 00:14

Alan Braufman – Valley Of Search

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Reissue of saxophonist Braufman's long-lost loft recording from 1975.

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Fantastic reissue of the final tour by Davis and Coltrane.

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Saturday, 07 April 2018 20:03

Nina Simone – The Colpix Singles

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Fascinating collection of rare singles from the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Re-mastered from the original master tapes, Far Out Recordings release a limited edition of the Edu Passeto and Gui Tavares album, Noite Que Brincou De Lua.

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