Heavy Axe (Vinyl LP) Rock N Roll & 50s

Heavy Axe (Vinyl LP) Rock N Roll & 50sLegendary composer and producer David Axelrods solo album Heavy Axe is a jazz rock opus that encapsulated the preeminent sound of the of the mid 70s. With a little help from legendary players like Johnny Guitar Watson, Cannonball Adderley and George Duke, Heavy Axe crisscrosses between lush funk sounds and full, round low end and majestic orchestral flourishes that made Axelrods sonic realm a goldmine for sample hungry hip hop beatmakers from the 90s

Palace Hôtel by Preface

Pito Aponte (timbales)

The sharp angles and hook-laden guitar lines that were once seen as a trademark sound are less in evidence

and became the only one by the group to top the UK charts

using the history of coal mining to shine a light on the disenfranchised· The album features guest vocals from James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers)

Roy received a Lifetime Achievement to Music Award

Slowdive and Galaxie 500

Since racking up serious play from the likes of Gilles Peterson

Ocean (Live from Housing Works 2009) 3

Frankie Paul and Sanchez

this album reflects a more mature

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