[PRE-ORDER] Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa [180 Gram] Bluey Anthony Hedges' daughter Fiona provided

Anthony Hedges' daughter Fiona provided the scores and private recordings of many of these works by the composer himself: 'Listening to these works proved to be a liberating experience he played like a composer: perhaps not with note-perfect Polish

represents the ultimate synthesis of this incredible journey

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Magnet's Coil

From the furious breakbeat acid and pulverising live bass guitar attack of Feed Me Weird Things (1996) to the literal and self-explanatory Music For Robots (2014) via the virtuosic live showcase of Solo Electric Bass 1 (2009) and the otherworldly concrète jazz of Ultravisitor (2004) few contemporary musicians have covered as much ground in as sure-footed a manner

[PRE-ORDER] Modern Jazz Quartet - Fontessa [180 Gram] Bluey Anthony Hedges' daughter Fiona providedIn contrast to some of the other rather more dawdling and laid back MJQ LPs, "Fontessa" offers diversified and intense music. Nothing is routine, perhaps because the drummer Connie Kay had replaced Kenny Clark just one year previously. But maybe too because Milt Jackson's blues influence inspired John Lewis perceptibly to forget all about discipline. All seven numbers are true gems. But if you want a special hint, just listen to "Bluesology". Well,