John Coltrane – First Meditations (1977)

Not released initially until 1977, the music on this 1992 CD was the last recording made by the classic John Coltrane Quartet; other slightly later records found the group augmented by additional musicians. Four of the five movements on this release (which are augmented by a lengthier second version of “Joy”) would become part of the better-known Meditations album (along with another movement) 2½-months later when tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders and drummer Rashied Ali temporarily made the group a sextet.

Coltrane (sticking here exclusively to tenor) plays passionately, alternating ferocious explorations with more lyrical sections.

01. Love
02. Compassion
03. Joy
04. Consequences
05. Serenity
06. Joy (Alternate Version)


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Mecca:83 – The Life Sketches EP [2011]

Mecca:83 (or Rise/REdefinition depending on who you ask), better known to his friends as Evan Jones (born September 18th 1983 in Macclesfield, UK), is a beat technician, remixer, artist & semi professional crate digger. This is “The Life Sketches EP” featuring musical contributions from Spinnerty, Replife, Emanative & Buscrates 16bit Ensemble.

01. Together(ness)
02. Around Midnight
03. Detroit Twilight
04. The Message
05. ScopeSight
06. Loungin
07. Godbless & Goodnight
08. Untitled #174 (Bonus Beat)

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The Foreign Exchange – Dear Friends An Evening With The Foreign Exchange [2011]

01. Introduciont/Fight For Love
02. All Roads
03. Take Off The Blues
04. Lose Your Way/Band Introducions
05. House Of Cards
06. Greatest Weapon Of All Time
07. Something In The Way She Moves
08. Laughing At Your Plans
09. Daykeeper
10. I Wanna Know
11. Steal Away feat. Jeanne Jolly
12. All The Kisses feat. Amber & Paris Strother of KING

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Fred The Godson Ft. Styles P – Move A Little Different (Official Video) 2011

Raekwon Ft. Nas – Rich & Black (Official Video)