I Can't Stay Mad At You / It Was Only A Heart (Vinyl 7") Electronic

I Can't Stay Mad At You / It Was Only A Heart (Vinyl 7") Electronic

The Cinematic Orchestra manage to make it an ultimately uplifting experience

after recording a few Christian funk albums and touring all over West Africa

Lonnie Liston Smith

Universe City's 1976 12"" promo release

This time around

Years to Burn was recorded in Nashville with noted producer Matt Ross-Spang over the course of five days at Sound Emporium

saw him on more familiar territory

This meeting of the minds and bands of Afro-funk creator Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and American vibist and R&B/jazz innovator Roy Ayers is a collaboration that shouldn't work on the surface

and bassist Johnny Williams

Spiced with live recordings from the same fertile period

At the risk of further labouring a rather obvious point

Accomplished playing throughout from Trieste-born saxophonist Aldevis Tibaldi (who lived in London for more than 15 years) marks out TwentySix Three