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Summer Solstice Limited 180gram Vinyl LP

by Azar Lawrence

Release Date: 15 November 2019

Format: LP Vinyl

Label: Craft Recordings

£37.99

Azar Lawrence Summer Solstice Limited 180gram Vinyl LP

Overview:

• Azar Lawrence is a highly respected tenor saxist who has played with Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw and Elvin Jones
• He’s one of the only artists from the legendary Prestige era still touring and releasing new music 
• He has recorded eight solo albums including three highly regarded collections for Prestige in the mid --‘70s
• Summer Solstice was Lawrence’s second solo album, originally released on Prestige in 1975
• Long out of print and never before reissued
• Featuring the superb rhythm section of Ron Carter (bass) and Billy Hart (drums), plus Raul Da Souza on trombone and Dom Salvador on acoustic piano
• Re released on 180G vinyl with original packaging and ‘Prestige 70’ branding
• All analogue mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Azar will talk and perform at LA’s Grammy Museum during the first week of November
• Azar’s 2018 album Elementals hit #2 on the Jazz Weekly charts
• Summer Solstice will be promoted extensively on Prestige Records, Jazz Dispensary and Craft
Recordings’ socials

Featured Tracks:

Side One

1. From The Point Of Love
2. Novo Ano
3. From The Point Of Light

Side Two

1. Summer Solstice
2. Highway