Lonnie Simmons - Black OrchidA dual threat on both sax and organ, Lonnie Simmons gigged with the Savoy Sultans, Chick Webb's ghost band and picked up his jones for the keyboard while in Fats Waller's combo. Heard here overdubbed on the ballads "Black Orchid" and "I Can't Get Started", Simmons reveals his dexterity on both instruments as well as providing a nice change of pace in the program. This rare single was recorded in 1953 for Chicago's Parrot label, originally intended for

is exactly what the title suggests: an exploration into the shimmering nature of life and the universal touch points within it

These two CDs follow his career through to 1958

he follows a dizzying emotional Alpine path

Johnny & the Jokers - Where Did My Baby Go / I Know (Digital 45)

"The music on this album is a tribute to the flow of rhythm as melody and pulsation

Alongside the bigger names

Freshly remastered by Jamie King Audio

recording for a variety of labels during these years

Look Me Over

an album that mixed the organic

brilliantly arranged by Dechter

Warner Mack