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You Know I Care

guardian

8.0

“As player, producer, bandleader and label boss, Ed Cawthorne (AKA Tenderlonious) has been an industrious presence on London’s jazz scene for the best part of a decade. Self-taught on flute and soprano sax, originally inspired by the likes of Yusef Lateef, Cawthorne has made eclecticism his calling card, with his records encompassing funk, hip-hop and techno, though his most recent outing was an al”

Ragas from Lahore: Improvisations with Jaubi

guardian

8.0

“Ever since the likes of John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef and Don Cherry came upon the tantric mantras of India and the harmonic and rhythmic forms of Indian classical music, the field of improvisatory music that became known as spiritual jazz has sought to merge a particularly African American expression with an ancient lineage to create its own musical philosophy – one resolutely apart from the white,”