Livin' Large by Fattburger (CD, Feb-1995, Shanachie)

Shanachie Records ( February 16, 1999 ), Genre: Jazz Instrument

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Recorded in Nigeria between 1967 & 1974.Issued in 2007, Shanachie's GEMS FROM THE CLASSIC YEARS serves as an excellent companion piece to the label's similarly titled THE BEST OF THE CLASSIC YEARS, offering up another fine collection of vintage King Sunny Ade tunes. Like its predecessor, GEMS draws from the era before the Nigerian juju master (born Sunday Adeniyi) became an international star, presenting a sterling set of recordings from the 1960s and '70s, when Ade perfected his celebratory, guitar-driven style. While it presents a pair of shorter songs ("Dele Davis" and "John Ali"), the compilation primarily focuses on Ade's mesmerizing extended medleys, as exemplified by the vibrant, breezy "Ori Mi Maje N'Te." Given the limited availability of Ade's pre-'80s material, GEMS is a welcome gift for the performer's adoring fans.

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Personnel: Seamus Egan (nylon string guitar, tenor banjo, flute, uileann pipes, low whistle, tin whistle, bodhran); Michael Aharon (acoustic & electric guitars, cello, piano, Hammond organ, keyboards, electric bass, percussion); Zan McLeod (acoustic guitar, bouzouki); John Doyle (acoustic guitar); Winifred Horan (violin, fiddle); John Williams (button accordion); Lindsay Horner (acoustic bass); Chico Huff (fretless, four- & six-string electric basses); Daryl Burgee (drums, percussion); Steve Holloway (drums); Ron Crawford (drums, percussion); John Anthony (percussion, cymbals).Recorded at Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and CAVA Sound Workshop, Glasgow, Scotland.Personnel: Séamus Egan (guitar, banjo, tenor banjo, flute, tin whistle, pipe, bodhran); Michael Aharon (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cello, piano, keyboards, electric bass, percussion); Zan McLeod (acoustic guitar, bouzouki); John Doyle (acoustic guitar); Winifred Horan (fiddle); John Williams (accordion); Chico Huff (fretless bass); Dary

Personnel: Lucky Dube (vocals); Lucky Dube; Chris Ntaka, Thulani Zuma (guitar); Thuthukani Cele, Tony Makukulu (keyboards); Joe Sinoamadi (bass instrument); Pat Nkutha (drums).Here's another strong statement of militant "sufferation, " liberation, and love. ~ J. Poet

Personnel: John Fahey (vocals, guitar).Liner Note Author: Mark A. Humphrey.Recording information: Spectrum Sound Studios, Portland, OR.John Fahey's technique is highly distinctive -- a single steel-strung guitar with a roar of sound, suddenly getting quiet and gentle, then playful, then angry, up and down and around. Where classical guitarists defined themselves by fluidity and technique, Fahey, and Leo Kottke like him, defined himself by the feeling involved in the playing. While there's structure to the music, it can, at any moment, veer off to some other place for a quick visit -- "Lion" is very much of that nature.There's really very little one can say about Fahey and his music -- here he is, dead center in the stereo image, no apologies, and no safety net, having an energetic ball, as comfortable hinting at classical music as he is at evolving Delta blues playing into his own brand of performance, or playing bottleneck Hawaiian style. This, too, may be the only time you'll hear a studio recording where t