This column is dedicated to albums and entire series that have been unavailable for some time. They are out of print and circulate in the parallel market of second-hand records. This is an area in which internationally renowned and lesser-known musicians find themselves.
Lost Recordings
The touch of Paul Buckmaster: Chitinous Ensemble and other stories
The curious artistic history of the Anglo-Neapolitan cellist and arranger who went from David Bowie to Miles Davis and from Elton John to Italian pop: why did everyone want him?
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Sex, drugs and Luis Gasca: on the road between Texas and California
Between Mongo Santamaría and Santana, Janis Joplin and Joe Henderson, the Houston trumpeter lived the 1970s to the fullest, leaving some significant traces of himself
JAPO’s four great absentees
Of the 41 albums that make up the catalog of the now-defunct German label, only four are still missing: and they are no small records, either
Well cooked and spicy, the recipe for soul jazz
The Hammond organ-guitar-drums formation has always been the essential ingredient for cooking the most free-range black music to perfection: here are the dishes of three fine cooks
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Timeless seductions: Sposin’ by Helen Merrill
Among the many forgotten records of the great singer, there are authentic masterpieces waiting to be finally consecrated: here is one of them
An ambassador of freedom: in memory of Fred Van Hove
The Antwerp pianist (but also church organist, accordionist and composer) died in January 2022. Here we recall some of his many adventures