Rene Botlang / Horace Parlan - Swing LowIn a concert given in Zurich in 1991, when it was then rare for Shepp to adopt the alto saxophone of his debuting years, this album offers a fine example of their repertory : a series of perfectly formed pieces, played with both the depth of experience and lucid distance. Going to the heart of the matter, the two musicians enable us to discover the very essence of jazz and Afro American music in it's full glory.

and thus excited to produce a premiere recording of these compositions

has been remastered and cut at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road

One of the most versatile trumpeters in the classical world

Their recording of F

1967 in Aalborg

She polished her skills in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and Monique Haas

and yet united by their bell-like motifs and sounds

they approached local songwriter and chanteuse Rachel Lowrie and asked if she'd like to perform guest vocals on some specially written new material

Always on the lookout for unusual and appealing repertoire

Stravinsky and the French school and is underpinned by a certain Nordic clarity

The title track "Umpah Umpah" is an onomatopoeia of breathing technique in swimming

Savage describes listening to a lot of Britney Spears and NSYNC at the time