Summer Solestice Azar Lawrence SKU: 7211695 Barcode: 0888072116955 36.00 £36.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings Released Date: 15th November 2019 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 180g Vinyl LP Pressing Marks First Ever Reissue of Long Out of Print 1975 Free-Jazz Album; Remastered All Analog from the Original Tapes Originally issued in 1975, this spiritual free-jazz album remains one of the highlights of the illustrious career of Azar Lawrence, one of the only remaining artists from the legendary Prestige Records era who is still touring and putting out new music. The album was remastered All-Analog from the original tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressing. Highly regarded as one of Lawrence’s finest solo albums, Summer Solstice is a transcendent journey into his Brazilian influenced free-jazz fusion musings. Having started his journey in the jazz realm as a very young man, Lawrence honed his skills among luminary giants such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane, followed by a five-year stint of work with the great McCoy Tyner where he found his voice as a performer and composer. According to an article on Lawrence by Chuck Koton for All About Jazz, “…his ascent to the peak of the jazz world at times lead Lawrence to wonder how he could be playing with these giants and it was Tyner who reassured Azar that as a young man that he belonged in such company because he could not only play the hell out of the horn, but because he felt the same way about the music as John (Coltrane) did.” Recorded during a prime period of exploration and adventure for modern American jazz music, Summer Solstice finds Lawrence leading a team of international virtuosos consisting of Amaury Tristão on guitar, Dom Salvador and Albert Daily on piano, Ron Carter on bass, Billy Hart on drums, Guilherme Franco on percussion, Gerald Hayes on flute, and the one and only Raul de Souza, who is known for his work with artists like Sérgio Mendes and Sonny Rollins, on trombone. In the producer’s chair is Orrin Keepnews, famous for his golden ears that led him to discover artists such as Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley and Jimmy Heath. The result is an album that operates in the sonic space halfway between the influence of the American jazz standards of the ’50s and ’60s and the free spirit of the Brazilian jazz made popular by artists like Hermeto Pascoal and Egberto Gismonti. Lawrence’s bold and fearless exploration of new sounds influenced many generations to come, and can be heard in the playing of his younger colleagues, like the great Kamasi Washington who cites him as a big influence. Musicians: Azar Lawrence, soprano & tenor saxophones Albert Dailey / Dom Salvador, piano Amaury Tristao, acoustic guitar Ron Carter, bass Billy Hart / Guilherme Franco, drums Gerald Hayes, flute Raul de Souza, trombone Features: • 180g vinyl LP from Craft Recordings • First ever reissue • Remastered All-Analog from the original tapes • Pressed at Quality Record Pressing Artist Azar Lawrence Genre Jazz Label Craft Recordings Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings From The Point Of Love Novo Ano From The Point Of Light Summer Solstice Highway Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Jazz View Product Quick View Anne Bisson Blue Mind Jazz | Fidelio Audio | 180g, 1LP Released 10th December 2013 £35.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anne Bisson Blue Mind £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Fidelio Audio SKU: AFDA025 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th December 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Red Mitchell Rejoice Jazz | Jazz Workshop | 180g, 1LP Released 14th October 2013 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Red Mitchell Rejoice £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Jazz Workshop SKU: LPJW038 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th October 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View e.s.t. 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