★Sagittarius A-Star
The Trio
"1st time ever that two of the most legendary figures from the Turkish jazz scene (Okay & Ertunc) play/rec. together, so really an historic event ! classic pn trio + some more ethnic/otherworldly moments. special front cover artwork by Huseyin, who's an acclaimed painter (he designed also the old Intex front covers...), especially in his own country."Label press
Bulut
Mindblowing!!!!!!"One day a super nice fellows from Turkey wrote me... Umut ! he enjoyed the one-sided i did by Phill Musra with Huseyin... that's why i always consider myself as a farmer, a plant seeds... well this RARE focus on the Turkey jazz scene are the fruits from that Musra trio one-sided LP... and to be sincere i'd have NEVER belived one day to be able to do such a focus (not even when i stopped qbico): difficult to know/find the right people/the right music from that elusive (but with …
Inner peace suite #2
"Deep & sophisticated spiritual jazz, following Mr. Gale's Ghetto Music tradition... including the marvellous African Sunshine, a 17 minute piece which goes on and on, and on and on... and you'll never get tired of the on; right ON ! Inner Peace music." EP/Sagittarius A-Star. Eddie Gale - flugelhorn & muted trumpet, James Garrison - tenor sax, Emily Haozous - alto sax, Leonard Thompson - piano, Yvette Zee - violin, Colette Zee - violin, Richard Duke - double bass, Allen Santos - double ba…
Infinite flowers
"Good old free music and the best one: never too wild but always outta sight. I liked it from the very beginning 'cos it's DIFFERENT & UNIQUE." EP/Sagittarius A-Star. Sabir Mateen - Tenor saxophone, Sirone - Bass, Andrew Barker - Drums. Recorded June 30, 2008 by Andrew Barker in Brooklyn, NYC. Cover painting by Karl Francke.
Live at the Montreux/Detroit Jazz Festival 1986/1989
World Premiere!! Available for the 1st time, this legendary live set by the near-mythical Roy Brooks' Sensational Aboriginal Choir. which used to be one of the highlight of the Montreux/Detroit Jazz Festival. unique & special ?! kind of.After the Improvisational Sphere & the Artistic Truth Roy Brooks recast his Artistic Truth band with a formidable, all-Detroit lineup and quickly established it as one of the region’s top groups. He teamed with established local jazz godfathers such as Kenny Co…
Live at the Velvet Lounge
Father Yod's sons live on The Legacy (or viceversa)... psychedelic music at its best and one of the best, in term of sound quality, album ever released in the entire Qbico/Sagittarius catalog
Family album
Double hybrid LP: One LP on black vinyl and one LP on clear fuchsia vinyl and picture disc artwork on the back side (first time!). "Of all the records I got from 2000 to 2010, a coupla by Second Family are among my fav... they remind me a bit the good old Sunburned Hand of the Man (or at least that tradition) but of course, with their own unique sound. Anyway, I wrote them... Tony kindly sent me stack of stuff... I selected & compiled a few things and they kindly agreed without exception. …
Dancing hearts afire
Hand-made splatter vinyl and labels, limited edition of only 99 numbered copies. Recorded 2011/12. The recipe (looks very futuristic, never done before): basic colors: black + metallic gold, variations (six): with yellow & white/violet, yellow & white/azul, yellow & green/ blue/green, yellow and white/red, yellow & white. Labels design: Bobby BeauSoleil. "A very subtle two sides long piece of music which grows on you... Bobby's guitar solos are particulary evocative, especially if heard a…
Muruga/Perry box
Special art box in 26 copies only, also including one-sided LP with hand-made labeel (photo of Sangomas) and totally unreleased music from the Sangoma drums session (this particular track was not even on the original cassette release)
Sangoma drums
While living in Cupertino California just after recording the grammy Nominated album blues from the Rainforest, with Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia, I was also doing a lot of new age world trance music, for my own label Musart Co. now Musart media, with an array of very interesting spiritual and artistic musicians , many of which are on this group of recordings. People Like God father of sread & phycodilic guitar, James Gurley from Janis Joplin and Big brother and the Holding Co. , perry robindo…
Uni trio
Unreleased, rare and only available recording of this beautiful trio (recorded at Vanguard Studios, NYC on 25th January, 1968). Perry at his best, his clarinet never sounded so warm & hip(Perry was stationed in Panama during his military service back in the early 60's)... My most important army experience was playing with the UNI Trio, the three of us (original members Bill Folwell and Tom Price) getting to know each other and exploring the high free music. It was like paradise; at night we woul…
Tuva trance
Muruga'll turn 70 years old next Dec. 2012 and he'll also celebrate 55 years in music business. his probably the most eclectic/complete musician/artist i had ever met. i recently saw a youtube video where he plays with John Lee Hooker... and here you'd hear him for the 1st time on accordion, which he told me he played since age 14... his master was the Russian Gypsy Misha Bishkoff. a musician's friend of mine says that he's a genious ! i totally agree and i'd like to add that he's also one of th…
Jumehniemi
"The Black Motor on Sagittarius (after their 1st qbico release) ! probably one of best & more respected free music outfit in Europe right now, for sure they rules in Finland and especially in their own town, Tampere where they even have i think a bi-monthly night called Black Motor Klubi at legendary Club Telakka... it's for sure one of the tightest group i know of, having the chance to play a lot together and this is clearly manifest when you hear their unfocused playing... their most mature wo…
Trulofa Trio
"Two new side-long improvised tracks by Trulofa Trio rec. this very year ! such fine, young and talented players with their own sound and art too, which best translate their natural music in images of... ghosts, forest's spirits, out there being, waterfalls of glorious light, dancing shadows..." label press
Summer Sessions, Del Tre
"One day i was going through the records that i bought in betw 2000 and 2010... i gave most of them away and kept only the cream.. among these there was the 1st Elektrodiesel album which came out in 2000 on Synesthetic label on a very heavy slab of wax... so i thought about writing/looking for the man behind it... fortunatly Espen, apart being a really easy going folk, rec. more material from that 1999 Summer Session ! in over 3 days, 2 hours and 40 minutes were put on a cassette dictaphone (no …
Mats G plays Gullin
restocked, very last around...3rd in a series of 3 solo one-sided LP (previous two on qbico)... this time Mats G on baritone sax render an homage to his own country leading sax player: Mr. Lars Gullin. (label press)
Live At The Montreaux / Detroit Jazz Festival, 1983
An overlooked performance from Roy Brooks and his legendary Artistic Truth ensemble – recorded back in Detroit in the early 80s – and smoking with the energy of a lost 70s spiritual jazz session! The group's got a leaner feel here, and even more fire than on some of Brooks' other sessions of the period – especially on the solos, which really stretch out boldly – especially on piano from Geri Allen, and trumpet from Rayse Biggs! Other group members include Vincent Bowens on tenor and flute, Mario…
At Huseyin's
Rare music from a legendary trio – one who cut two studio albums in the 70s, and reunited for this smoking live date in the early 90s! The lineup is heavy on percussion from Huseyn Ertunc – and from both Phil Musra and Michael Cosmic – although both of those players handle plenty of reeds as well – making for a performance that's really incredible – as the musicians shift effortlessly between instruments, often with this sense of urgency to find new expressions – a creative free play that…
This Is Hot!
Mr. Gale studied trumpet with Kenny Dorham... his most noteable collaborations are with the Sun Ra Arkestra (Lanquidity), with Cecil Taylor (Unit Structures), Larry Young (Of love and peace), Elvin Jones, William Parker among others... he even played gigs back then w/John Coltrane at the Half Note (unfortunatly undocumented)... and cut two mythical albums for Blue Note in the 70's with his Ghetto Music. he's finally back on wax, after around 25 years ?! yes ! remember that word hot music used by…
The beginning of the Second Earth
"After the successful and exciting adventure with The Pyramids (3 fantastic albums issued in the 70's), Idris (who founded the aforementioned group) in 1979 formed Cultural Odyssey (which is still running), fresh from touring Africa and observing the interdisciplinary nature of African artistic culture. the music presented on this rocket is from the very 1st performance by this exciting new group, which took place in San Francisco (1980). strange enough it's also the very 1st LP under Idris Acka…