Cuneiform records

Finally the definative CD release of former Soft Machine member Hugh Hopper's: "Hopper Tunity Box" the 1977 fuzz bass classic!!! The folks at Cuniform Records gave this awesome prog rock gem the proper remastering that it truly deserves!!!

1984 is the very experimental progressive classic album from former Soft Machine bassist Hugh Hopper!!! You've never heard an album like this and it's a very unique experience!!! Other members on board are John Marshall on drums and Gary Windo on Sax!!! Soft Machine fans will probably like this album!!! And of course this album has a nice dose of that classic Hopper fuzz bass!!! A groovy album!!!

Think Mingus. Think Coltrane. Think Keith Jarrett Quartet--Dewey Redmon. Branford Marsalis. For comparison only. Add South African rhythms instruments sensibilities. Raucous? Yes. Engaged? Damn straight. Intense enough for those bored to tears by "smooth jazz"? You betchya. Great music by great musicians.

Since their founding in the late 1990s, The Claudia Quintet has walked a unique path in contemporary jazz. Unlike most jazz ensembles where the particular musicians may come and go, drummer, composer and leader John Hollenbeck always wanted Claudia to be a 'band' with a sound not only determined by the compositions and the instrumentation, but with the actual players who perform the music.

Spiritual Dimensions is a double album that features two very special groups, both filled with truly great and legendary musicians! Both discs were recorded live to capture the energy and spirit that Smith's shows have.

Although he made his reputation over decades and decades of work in the free jazz and improvised music realm and as a early member of Chicago's hugely influencial AACM (the Association for the Advancement of Creative Music), trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith has long been interested in larger ensembles and electric music as well.