Spirit was a psychedelic group who released their debut album 50 years ago. It still sounds like a new world of music 5 decades later. Read about this sometimes forgotten band.
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A Flash of the Spirit-50 Years Later
Tag: Jazz
Reviews & Commentary
Echoes in Memoriam 2017: Those Who Left the Planet
As we end the year, John Diliberto looks back on Echoes musicians who left the planet in 2017. They range from the iconic to the obscure, but all left their vibrations on the planet.
Interview Podcast
Endless Field Interview in Echoes Podcast
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Steeped in jazz, bathed in ambience, aglow in pastoral warmth, Endless Field is an extension of Windham Hill and ECM. Hear Ike Sturm and Jesse Lewis talk about it in the Echoes Podcast.
Playlists
Tuesday, September 26th, 2017-Echoes Program 1739B
Bassist Ike Sturm and guitarist Jesse Lewis are Endless Field, a duo updating a sound with roots in the Paul Winter Consort, ECM jazz and Windham Hill Records.
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Terje Rypdal Interview in Echoes Podcast
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Guitarist Terje Rypdal is an incendiary and influential figure among electric guitarists. Recording for ECM records since 1971, he’s blazed a trail noted for his tone bending colors and free improvisation. We celebrate his 70th birthday in the Echoes Podcast.
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017-Echoes Program 1734C
One of the most distinctive guitarists of the last 50 years has been Terje Rypdal. He’s legendary in jazz and fusion circles for his many albums on ECM records since his 1971 debut.
Program Highlights
Tricky Unveils New Track “The Only Way”
Bristol Native and trip hop pioneer Tricky releases a new, impassioned single, “The Only Way,” that pays homage to his debut album, Marxinquaye, which was released in 1995.
Reviews & Commentary
Larry Coryell R.I.P.
Fusion giant Larry Coryell died on February 19, after playing his final gig at Iridium i New York City. John Diliberto remembers this important and influential musician.
Reviews & Commentary
Jaki Liebezeit R.I.P.
Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit joins a growing number of original Krautrockers from the 1970s who are leaving the planet.
Interview Podcast
Jane Siberry in Echoes Podcast
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Jane Siberry has returned to release her most accessible album in years, Angels Bend Closer. She talks about themes of family, fame and faith in the Echoes Podcast.