... LP, Vinyl record album

... LP, Vinyl record album

... LP, Vinyl record album

Andres Segovia plays works by Albeniz, JS Bach, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Chopin, Debussy, Dowland, De Falla, Franck, Frescobaldi, Grieg, Handel, Mendelssohn, Moreno Torroba, Mussorgsky, Paganini, Pedrell, Ponce, Rameau, Rodrigo, Roussel, Scarlatti, Scriabin, Segovia, Sor, Tarrega, Turina, and Villa Lobos. CD

The legendary Headhunters are still in mighty great shape after all these years – different in lineup, but still a sublime showcase for the work of Mike Clark on drums and Bill Summers on percussion – two of the core Headhunters who first worked with Herbie Hancock back in the 70s! The rest of the lineup features alto sax from Donald Harrison, plus keyboards from Kyle Roussel and bass from Chris Severin – and as with other later iterations of the group, there's a fair bit of jazz in the mix, alongside the more familiar funk of the Headhunters' own records from back in the day – a quality that's probably even more pronounced here in the live setting, which features extended tracks with plenty of room for solos! Titles include versions of "Chameleon", "Headhunter Jam", "Four String Drive", "Butterfly", "Hey Pocky A Way", "Rocking At The Mole House", and "Watermelon Man". CD

Seminal sounds from Placebo – one of the hippest electric groups going on the European scene of the early 70s, thanks to some great keyboards and electronics from the legendary Marc Moulin! Placebo's sound here is a unique approach to funky jazz – one that certainly draws from the electric modes of the American scene, and without any of the jamming elements of other Euro fusion groups – but there's also a touch of rockish inflection at points too – especially in the way the rhythms have a tightly pulsating groove. There's none of the indulgence of prog, but there's definitely a lineage going on somewhere in the mix too – and in addition to Moulin's keyboards, the group also features great horns from Nick Fissette, Alex Socrier, and Richard Rousselet. Titles include "Bolkwush", "Temse", "Balek", "Phalene", "Re-Union", and "Only Nineteen". CD

Featuring Julien Bigorgne on flute, Didier Priem on alto sax, David Rousselet on tenor sax, Nicolas Cambon on trumpet, Karsten Hochapfel and Guillaume Aventurin on guitar, Camille Petit on piano, Gregory Kosovski on bass, Xavier Gelard on drums and percussion, and Sonia Bricout on vocals. CD