Discover: Vinyl Vault
Vinyl Vault — Shakti, “A Handful of Beauty”
“Shakti” is an Indian word meaning creative intelligence, power, and beauty. It’s also the name of a pioneering World Music/Fusion band led by John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain. The band…
Vinyl Vault — The Mar-Keys & Booker T and the MGs “Back to Back”
In the 1960s, the house band for the legendary record label, Stax, was Booker T and the MGs and when a three-piece horn section joined, the band morphed into the…
Vinyl Vault — Widespread Depression Orchestra, “Rockin’ in Rhythm”
The Widespread Depression Orchestra will be back on the Vinyl Vault this Tuesday with their album “Rockin’ in Rhythm.” The Vault has several WDO albums, but this one is a…
Vinyl Vault — Sea Level “On the Edge”
This week’s Vinyl Vault feature will be a 1978 album by the band Sea Level, entitled "On the Edge” released on Capricorn Records. The group was an offshoot of the…
Vinyl Vault — Thelonious Monk Septet, “Monk’s Music”
Up next on the Vinyl Vault it’s Monk! Specifically, the Thelonious Monk Septet and the album “Monk’s Music” released in 1957 on Riverside Records. The album featured two giants of…
Vinyl Vault — Miles Davis, “Star People”
On the next Vinyl Vault, we’ll hear some tracks from the Miles Davis album “Star People.” The album was released in 1983 on Columbia Records. It was Davis’s second studio…
Vinyl Vault — Dexter Gordon, “Sophisticated Giant”
Next time around on the Vinyl Vault we’ll hear tracks from a classic album from tenor saxman Dexter Gordon, “Sophisticated Giant.” Released in 1977 on Columbia Records, the album featured…
Vinyl Vault — Halloween Music
The next Vinyl Vault hits on Halloween! We’ll have some special spooky music, all from vinyl. It will be the perfect soundtrack to answer the door and serve those trick-or-treaters…
Vinyl Vault — Stephane Grappelli, Tivoli Gardens
“The swing is the thing.” That will be our motto on the next Vinyl Vault when we dig into tracks from an album by Stephane Grappelli, Joe Pass and Niels…
Vinyl Vault — Steve Kuhn, "Trance"
The Vinyl Vault's feature will be an early ECM recording by Steve Kuhn entitled "Trance.” Released in 1975, it features Kuhn on acoustic and electric piano, Steve Swallow on electric…
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