Last Notes, The (1953-1954) - Charlie Parker

Advantages: Charlie Parker of course.
Disadvantages: None.

..., lovely smooth key changes. Not sure who the trumpet player is, I supect Dizzy Gillespie, it is superb and he goes head to head with Parker. 3. Groovin High Much more edgy from Parker, using more register jumps and very much in keeping with the drummer. I would imagine this was (as is) ultra cool at the time. 4. Hot House Great drum solo starts us off then in comes Charlie with a horn full of sharps and quirky key changes, sticking very much to the high notes, this is the Parker I like, doing his own thing. Up and down the sacles and arpeggios, seemingly at will, brilliant. 5. Be Bop a Lula Ah! I hear you cry, now I know where the 'other' song has it's roots, this aint the rock n roll version. This is sheer bebop, incredibly fast piano playing matched by parkers playing. Disjointed, quirky and sublime. 6. Crazeology More... Read review

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Advantages: incredibly musical
Disadvantages: they have split up

..., “to become this big, famous guy.” He started answering Ads in the paper for musicians, but nothing panned out. He rejoined and soon after quit the Tommy Crank Band to start his own band. In 1984, Claypool started Primate with guitarist Todd Huth and a drum machine. According to Les, “Primate only lasted about a month because there was another band called the Primates.” The lawyer for this band called Les and told them to change the band’s name, or else. Primate/Primus’ first drummer was Vince “Perm” Parker, an old friend of Les’ who was in the high school jazz band. Les sold his car, a Cougar, in order to finance a demo, and then they gave it to everybody. The demo started to get some airtime on a local station, The Quake, but soon after, the station went under. Primus’... Read review

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Advantages: It's Bowie
Disadvantages: Another version to buy!

...This 2004 double disc re-issue of Bowie’s last album with his now infamous Ziggy red mullet still intact was originally released on the 24th of April 1974 (which was number 1 in the UK album charts for a month) on the back of the of his last bona fide glam single “Rebel Rebel” which was released on the 15th of February 1974 (catalogue number RCA APO 5009) the single got as high as number 5 in the UK singles chart week beginning the 23rd of February 1974. Background Now having sacked the Spiders from Mars, Bowie was back to being a solo artist and this album was produced by him and engineered by Mike Harwood, the recording also shows Bowie taking the role of lead guitarist with the ever inventive Mike Garson adding his eccentric yet brilliant piano playing. At the time Tony Visconti was building his own... Read review

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