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The vast international audience that has heard fragments of Azimuth's \"The Tunnel\" as part of a major rap hit by Drake in 2023 (on his 200M+ streaming \"IDGAF\"), can now discover the original in its pristine form, still magical after all these years - as is the whole album. Produced by Manfred Eicher, this new edition with a gatefold sleeve adds liner notes detailing Azimuth's story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50424614256971,"sku":"2175835","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_277a7f62_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726780640"},{"product_id":"outpost-of-dreams-2","title":"Outpost of Dreams","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNorma Winstone\u003c\/strong\u003e, as always quietly innovative as jazz singer and lyricist, brings her vocal subtlety and poetic sensibility to new pieces by pianist \u003cstrong\u003eKit Downes\u003c\/strong\u003e, and to compositions by \u003cstrong\u003eCarla Bley\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRalph Towner\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe programme is completed with fresh perspectives on two traditional tunes, \"\u003cem\u003eBlack Is The Colour\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eRowing Home\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Throughout Downes offers elegantly phrased accompaniment and adventurous interjections.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50440792899915,"sku":"2203470","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_14a5e6f1_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726967553"},{"product_id":"the-soundless-dark","title":"The Soundless Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e2022 marked Philip Larkin's centenary year and inspired by the work of this great British wordsmith, composer and pianist Will Bartlett has written a collection of songs and settings featuring vocalist Norma Winstone and saxophonist Tony Kofi.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree tracks also feature narration by writer, poet and broadcaster Robin Ince. This is an incredibly intimate recording, impeccably captured by producer\/engineer Curtis Schwartz at his studio in Ardingly, West Sussex.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe renowned British poet and novelist Philip Larkin was an avid jazz enthusiast and served as the jazz critic for The Daily Telegraph from 1961-71. He once said: \"You might say I can live a week without poetry but not a day without jazz.\"  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only the piano for accompaniment, Norma Winstone's hallmark sensitive delivery is exquisitely featured on eight of the ten compositions - nine of which have been written by Bartlett, the tenth is a setting of Peter Erskine's tune \"Twelve\" to Larkin's words. Erskine has contributed some liner notes to the album.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma Winstone needs no introduction. She is one of the finest vocal talents of her generation and this recording captures her voice with a presence and closeness that gives the listener a very real experience of her sensitive and subtle treatment of lyric and melody.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Bartlett read music at St. Peter's college, Oxford, specialising in composition and musical analysis before completing his jazz studies at the Guildhall and Trinity Schools of Music in London. 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In the 1960s Winstone was a pioneer in vocal improvisation in important collaborations with musicians including Joe Harriott, John Stevens and Mike Westbrook. She came to ECM in the mid 1970s with the group Azimuth (with John Taylor and Kenny Wheeler) whose five albums set new standards in improvised chamber music. She also appeared on ECM under leaders Wheeler (Music for Large and Small Ensembles) and Eberhard Weber (Fluid Rustle), and issued her own album 'Somewhere Called Home' in which she put words to tunes by Egberto Gismonti, Ralph Towner and others and sang standards. Beyond ECM she's collaborated with Americans Jimmy Rowles, Fred Hersch, Gary Burton and Steve Swalllow, and is increasingly regarded as a first-rate lyricist as well as a great singer.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Distances' is a magical collaboration with Italian pianist Glauco Venier and German clarinettist\/ saxophonist Klaus Gesing, players who have a long history as duo partners. Guesting with them eight years ago, Norma saw the potential in the combination and they have since developed their own musical language as a group, including an album for Universal, Chamber Music, but 'Distances' takes the work to another level. Gesing and Venier, both strong composers, are also players who serve the song and the text. The classically trained Gesing has developed a unique role for the bass clarinet, alternating between a real bass function and lyrical, soloistic flights. Venier on piano establishes the harmonic frameworks, drawing influence from jazz and classical and folk sources. Songs include Cole Porter's \"Every Time We Say Goodbye\", Peter Gabriel's \"Here Comes The Flood\", \"Giant's Gentle Stride\" (a Coltrane tribute co-authored by Winstone and Gesing), \"Ciant\" (cross-referencing Satie and Pasolini) and more - including the beautiful title track by with its irresistible melody and powerful, visually-evocative words.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Norma Winstone (voice), Glauco Venier (piano), Klaus Gesing (saxophone, clarinet)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50531105374539,"sku":"2017636","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_437b272f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728094264"},{"product_id":"a-timeless-place-sb","title":"A Timeless Place","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1990 the internationally renowned NDR radio orchestra (now the NDR Radiophilharmonie) invited the peerless singer and lyricist Norma Winstone MBE to collaborate on a broadcast session. 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Pre-empting the future release of Gilles' compilation BBC Sessions Vol 2 – Maida Vale: the end of an era on BBE Music, this Norma Winstone concert is an absolute must have for anyone who is part of the Jazz fanbase. Released as a vinyl LP this recording captures vocalist and composer Norma Winstone with a group of contemporary and emerging musicians that include her sons Leo and Alex Taylor on drums and vocals respectively, the world renowned tuba player Oren Marshall, pianist and composer Elliot Galvin (Shabaka Hutchins, Emma-Jean Thackray) and saxophonist Mark Lockheart (Polar Bear, Radiohead, Robert Wyatt). As BBE Music celebrates 30 years as one of the UK's (and the world's) pre-eminent and innovative Black music record labels this collaboration with Gilles Peterson is an apt partnership to curate, release and highlight some of the music from Gilles' groundbreaking BBC Sessions recorded at the globally famous Maida Vale studios. 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