Archive for Letters from the Equator
Celebration Sale!!
We are having a celebration sale between now and May 24th! So to get you as excited about this as we are, we’re highlighting the items that you can save 15% on when you buy 3 or more! We’ve got releases encompassing all of our available formats in this sale. And today our featured sale item is a remastered HDCD! LETTERS FROM THE EQUATOR RR-56 – newly remastered with HDCD Master percussionist Jim Brock features…
Some Insight from Jim Brock
We recently released a re-mastered, HDCD version of master percussionist Jim Brock’s album “Letters from the Equator” and today we thought we’d share a brief statement from Jim Brock about the album: After the success of Tropic Affair, I was asked to make another recording for the San Francisco based label Reference Recordings. I thought how nice it would be to do a co-bill with the guitarist Van Manakas. Van and I were fortunate to…
Letters from the Equator – Original Customer Reviews
Since we’ve recently re-released a remastered version of Jim Brock’s album “Letters from the Equator,” we thought we would share some of the original customer feedback! “Brock Rocks”By Gerard Dionne “high eq” Jim Brock embodies the the first generation of American drummers who were as influenced by Third World Music (well before it was known as such) as by the music Boomers heard on the radio in the 50s and 60s. He’s a true master…
Jim Brock – After Sunrise
One of the best parts of remastering older albums in our catalog is the ability to “re-discover” these artists and albums! So today, we’re going to share another great Jim Brock video! Make sure to get your copy of the new Letters from the Equator album!
Jazz Kaleidoscope: Jim Brock – O Vazio
As you know (or should know) we released a new jazz compilation Jazz Kaleidoscope, and we also re-released a remastered HDCD version of Letters from the Equator by Jim Brock. So today we’re going to cover both new releases with a video of Jim Brock’s “O Vazio” which is included in the Jazz Kaleidoscope album, and the video gives you a look at the featured artist on Letters from the Equator.
Letters from the Equator – Remastered
The Equator Redux LETTERS FROM THE EQUATORRR-56 – newly remastered with HDCD Master percussionist Jim Brock features the music of guitar wizard Van Manakas, with bass, drums, keyboards and winds. From the Tango stylings of Argentina to the celebrations of Brazil, LETTERS FROM THE EQUATOR, takes the armchair traveler on an exciting journey into the furthest regions a sound system can reproduce. “Prof.” Keith Johnson has made a new high-resolution digital transfer from the original…