28 ottobre 2022

 

Ogni settimana Cuneiform Records propone all'attenzione di curiosi e appassionati una perla della sua ricca collana a prezzo speciale: tocca stavolta ad Anglo American, un'imperdibile raccolta di inediti e rarità di Gary Windo confezionata a suo tempo (2004) dal compianto Mike King.

Anglo American, the 2nd retrospective of the late saxist Gary Windo's work to appear on Cuneiform, was compiled by Michael King. While Gary recorded in an amazing number of situations over several decades of work, he is probably best known for his crucial involvement on Robert Wyatt's classic albums Rock Bottom and Ruth Is Stranger Than Richard. Consisting of over 70 minutes of previously unreleased and rare recordings from 1971-81, it not only highlights a decade of Windo's work but also that of numerous other prominent avantgarde musicians on two continents. Anglo American includes 35 minutes of early 1970s recordings featuring Wyatt, including the only recordings by the legendary WMWM band (Windo, Monkman, Wyatt, MacRae); several tracks featuring Brotherhood of Breath members, including Mongezi Feza, Dudu Pukwana and Louis Moholo; and appearances by Hugh Hopper, Steve Swallow, Laurie Allen and numerous other notable artists.