View basket “Art Deco” 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 Santana Africa Speaks Jazz | Concord | 2LP Released 7th June 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Santana Africa Speaks £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord SKU: 7209085 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 7th June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Comet Is Coming, The Channel The Spirits Jazz | Leaf | 1LP, Includes CD Released 11th June 2021 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Comet Is Coming, The Channel The Spirits £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Leaf SKU: BAY104V Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 11th June 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Soft Machine Fifth Jazz | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 13th May 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Soft Machine Fifth £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1599 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 13th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Salsoul Orchestra, The Anthology I (Lemon & Black Galaxy Vinyl) Jazz | BMG | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th July 2023 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Salsoul Orchestra, The Anthology I (Lemon & Black Galaxy Vinyl) £28.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG SKU: 4050538913972 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela Rejoice (Special Edition) Jazz | World Circuit | 180g, 2LP Released 22nd October 2021 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela Rejoice (Special Edition) £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: World Circuit SKU: 4050538647921 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 22nd October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Seth MacFarlane Great Songs From Stage and Screen Jazz | Verve | 1LP Released 9th October 2020 £TBC Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Seth MacFarlane Great Songs From Stage and Screen £TBC Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 3509695 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lee Morgan The Rumproller Jazz | Blue Note | 1LP Released 24th April 2020 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lee Morgan The Rumproller £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 850312 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th April 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dinah Washington Great Women of Song: Dinah Washington Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 1LP Released 27th October 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dinah Washington Great Women of Song: Dinah Washington £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5588541 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 27th October 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti Brecker Plays Rovatti – A Sacred Bond Jazz | Jazzline | 2LP Released 25th October 2019 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Randy Brecker & Ada Rovatti Brecker Plays Rovatti – A Sacred Bond £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Jazzline SKU: D78073 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th October 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Julie London Your Number, Please Jazz | Waxtime | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 13th January 2014 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Julie London Your Number, Please £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Waxtime SKU: LP771893 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 13th January 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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