View basket “Free Spirits” has been added to your basket. 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 Lee Ritenour Lee Ritenours 6 String Theory Blues | Universal Play 33 1/3 Series | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 11th September 2017 £48.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lee Ritenour Lee Ritenours 6 String Theory £48.00 Genre: Blues Label: Universal Play 33 1/3 Series SKU: LP43034 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 11th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Charles Mingus Blues & Roots (Atlantic 75 Series) Jazz | Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 20th October 2023 £75.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Charles Mingus Blues & Roots (Atlantic 75 Series) £75.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) SKU: AAPA 001-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 20th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nina Simone At Town Hall Jazz | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 30th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nina Simone At Town Hall £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M129LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Roland Kirk The Limelight/Verve Albums Jazz | Mosaic | 4LP, Box Set Released 5th May 2014 £85.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Roland Kirk The Limelight/Verve Albums £85.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Mosaic SKU: MQLP3006 Formats: 4LP, Box Set Released Date: 5th May 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Led Zeppelin In Jazz Jazz | Wagram Music | 1LP Released 16th July 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Led Zeppelin In Jazz £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Wagram Music SKU: 3393366 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th July 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Don Cherry Art Deco Jazz | Verve Records [US] | Verve Records | Verve By Request | 180g, 1LP Released 10th November 2023 £33.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Don Cherry Art Deco £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve Records [US] | Verve Records | Verve By Request SKU: 5586118 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Chet Baker Quartet Chet Baker Quartet Jazz | Sam Records | 180g, 1LP Released 18th February 2022 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chet Baker Quartet Chet Baker Quartet £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sam Records SKU: 84017 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 18th February 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lyn Stanley London With A Twist: Live At Bernie’s Jazz | A T Music | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 31st July 2021 £158.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lyn Stanley London With A Twist: Live At Bernie’s £158.00 Genre: Jazz Label: A T Music SKU: ATM3018 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 31st July 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Miles Davis Black Beauty Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 11th November 2016 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis Black Beauty £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1427 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 11th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists If You’re Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison Blues | Fat Possum | 2LP Released 29th November 2019 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists If You’re Going To The City: A Tribute To Mose Allison £31.00 Genre: Blues Label: Fat Possum SKU: FP17152 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 29th November 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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