Mary Lou's Mass (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog Rock

Mary Lou's Mass (Vinyl LP) 60s 70s Psych Prog RockThe long awaited reissue of Mary Lou Williams's magnum opus of religious jazz: Mary Lou's Mass. Newsweek called the score "an encyclopedia of black music, richly represented from spirituals to bop to rock." This is Williams's "Music for Peace," a landmark recording which addressed many of the social ills of the 1960s and 70s. It is perhaps the most openly religious jazz recording made at that time.

a UK dancefloor smash back in the day when it hardly made a ripple in its homeland (all kudos to the UK's hip 70s DJs

and swooning sunrise vocals

effortlessly condensing any number of disparate styles and genres into music which thrillingly broaches the gap between urgent modern treatise and hip hop

this was Talk Talk's trail-blazing debut and includes seminal cuts such as 'Talk Talk

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This album was originally released back in 1981 and pulled together the classic singles that the band had made for the label like ‘Love Song’

It was the highlight of Red Rack'ems Olive Grove closing set at Love International last year when it provided the most halcyon of moments

" This musical voyage blends New York hard-bop aesthetics and Reggae-inspired elements with the jazz of today for a fresh spin on jazz classics and original compositions

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and R&B ingredients

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