FREE STUFF
From time to time we will be posting tracks which you can download for free. These may include excerpts from live shows and perhaps some long lost recording sessions.
Here are three cuts from the first official Astral Project recording (circa 1995). Long out of print, this is the CD with the black and white photo of a funky, worn drum case on the cover.
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Bongo Joe
[5:35]
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Free
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Oneness
[7:53]
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Sidewalk Strut
[5:59]
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A HIGHER FUSION
David Lasocki, A Higher Fusion: The New Orleans Modern-Jazz Group Astral Project at 34. $12.95; file size 6MB
To order click here.
"Wow! When Indiana University music librarian David Lasocki told me years ago that he was researching a book on Astral Project, I never knew what an exhastive work of scholarship and critical appreciaton he would compile. Really first rate! If you'r ea fan of Astral Project, as many of us have been for a long time, then this is well worth reading. Congratulations on a bringing this great work to light."
- Scott Aiges, Dirextor of Programs, Marketing & Communications, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
"A great book about a great band, Astral Project. Awesome! Thanks, David, for the book and thaks, Astral Project for the music."
- Jirka Hala, jazz saxophonist, Czech Republic
also available:
JAMES SINGLETON - RHYTHM CRUSADER
David Lasocki, James Singleton, Rhythm Crusader: The Life and Work of the New Orleans Jazz Bassist and Bandleader (publisher September 2010. $13.95; file size 5.24MB
To order click here:
"Great work on a great subject! I enjoyed reading about James and everyone else. Many details were unknown to me."
- Olivier Bou, New Orleans jazz saxophonist
“... very well-written indeed. It's quite amazing how it keeps interest high, even in passages that could easily degenerate into long lists of recordings and dates and facts. I read it with great pleasure.”
- David Daniels, conductor and author (and James's uncle)
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