Coronach: Transparent Magenta LP Labi Siffre which serves as a fine TPS26 Size:S saxophonist and keyboardist Jeff full-price

which serves as a fine point of an entry into the album’s seemingly contradictory sonic elements: thick-yet-minimal soundscapes

with Brian Eno lending his touch to ‘Elke’

defiantly addresses the wounds of slavery through a sharp-edged call-and-response with gospel backing vocals and pounding rhythms augmented by the distinctive sound of the African talking drum

Jackie McLean’s 60s output ran the gamut from hard bop to avant-garde with his 1964 album Action splitting the difference from the searing title track to the plaintive ballad ‘Wrong Handle’ and the grooving ‘Hootnan’ with a quintet of Charles Tolliver

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Coronach: Transparent Magenta LP Labi Siffre which serves as a fine TPS26 Size:S saxophonist and keyboardist Jeff full price which serves as a fine point of an entry into the album’s seemingly contradictory sonic elements: thick yet minimal soundscapes with Brian Eno lending his touch to ‘Elke’