The fourth album in four years by The Who and is one of the great achievements of rock in the late 60s and the album that broke the band into superstar status worldwide.
This is one of the great art-rock albums of all time and, nearly 50 years later, is still a stunning achievement; if you haven't played this one in decades, it's even better than you remember!
Absolutely recommended; this belongs in any rock collection.

The Who's quite amazing 1971 studio album was (and is) played too much on classic rock radio, but that doesn't make it any less of a tremendous feat. It's also their most progressive rock oriented disc, what with Pete's use of keyboards and Terry Riley influences. “Super Deluxe Edition contains 10-CDs all remastered from original tapes by long time Who engineer Jon Astley as well as a Blu-ray Audio disc with newly made Atmos & 5.1 surround mixes of the original album and 14 additional tracks by Steven...

Michel Wintsch piano
Gerry Hemingway drums, voice
Bänz Oester bass

“The collective Who Trio commemorated 20 years of existence in 2018, by starting the project “Strell”, which only now has been committed to record. This was the time considered necessary for their members to achieve the maturity of a collective language necessary to embrace the ambitious enterprise of interpreting the music of Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington in a (re)creative way. The goal was to infuse this rich...

"Simon Wickham-Smith was born on the south coast of England in February 1968 and graduated from King’s College, London in 1990 with a degree in EnglishLiterature. Whilst at university, he met Richard Youngs and from that meeting developed a friendship..

Jürg Wickihalder soprano and alto sax
Achille Succi bass clarinet, alto sax
Mark Zubek bass
Kevin Zubek drums

"Jürg Wickihalder is a Zurich saxophonist who works with pianist Irène Schweizer. He published last year the first CD of.

Jürg Wickihalder: Soprano, Alto and Tenor Saxophone
Barry Guy: Bass
Lucas Niggli: Drums
"A meeting of three European musicians from different generations each with his own musical background: three sound artists, three virtuosic instrumentalists, three breath-taking improvisers. BEYOND with Jürg Wickihalder, Barry Guy and Lucas Niggl means strong melodies, a deeply affecting and sensuous lyricism, moments of exciting groove and a rare and fascinating textural density.
This trio’s mutual

Jürg Wickihalder: Saxophone / Irène Schweizer: Piano / Fabian Gisler: Bass / Michael Griener: Drums.

"In the case of Jump!, the third release on the Intakt label by Swiss soprano saxophonist Jürg Wickihalder, the presence of Irène Schweizer...

"This is an album of solos and duets. Drawing inspiration from his research on African rhythms, Rainer Wiens has written complex pieces that have been magnificently performed by seasoned musicians from the Montréal new music scene."

"Over the...

Klaus Wiese was a member of Popol Vuh during the time they recorded Hosianna Mantra and Seligpreisung, two pretty great ones.
On his own, his albums are ambient-type albums where he performs on voice, zither, tambura, harmonium, singing bowls, etc.
This limited edition release marks the first time it has been released on CD (it was first a cassette only release in the 80s and previously came out only as a CD-R).
“Klaus Wiese (1942 - 2009) was a veteran e-musician, minimalist, and multi-..

It’s now more than 50 years later and so it’s obviously time to celebrate what is my favorite album by one of the most important Scandanavian bands of the 70s!
What was originally the 1st 2 sides of the album are especially wonderful, organ-driven, song-oriented progressive, like the best of Caravan from the same period (1971). If you are a fan of this album, you need this hugely expanded version.

“To create the anniversary package we teamed up with Jukka Gustavson and went through a...

"Recorded in 1981, “Bushrock 1” is the sound of a truly African progressive rock band in full flight: thundering African percussion, hard rock guitars, swirling Celtic violin and soaring vocals all combine to form a heady musical brew. The "Bushrock"...

RICHARD WILEMAN Guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, percussion, bouzouki, appalachian dulcimer, wine glasses
AMY FRY Clarinet, alto and baritone saxophones, vocals
SIENNA WILEMAN Vocals on Crafted From Wood

“Inspired by the Tarot, 'Arcana' is the third solo album by Karda Estra composer Richard Wileman.
“Very happy to announce my label, Believers Roast, are putting out the beautiful new Richard Wileman album- Arcana. Richard is one of my favourite composers. I was very honoured t

“Karda Estra composer Richard Wileman releases his 4th solo album 'The Forked Road’.
Wileman describes the album as a 'Folk horror concept album, rooted in his home county of Wiltshire charting the encounter of a comet with Earth resulting in the undead rising and converging on The Ridgeway (an 87 mile chalk hill walk that starts at World Heritage stone circle site Avebury), all bookended by the last and first books of English magic'.
The album is written and produced by Wileman and features...

A great band: Barney Wilen-soprano and tenor sax, Mimi Lorenzini-guitar, Joachim Kuhn-piano and organ, Gunter Lenz-bass and electric bass, Aldo Romano or Wolfgang Paap-drums perform pretty badly dated "psychedelic free rock/jazz versions of instrumental..

"Bo' Weavil Recordings presents a live recording of UK free jazz trio Alan Wilkinson (baritone/alto sax, voice), John Edwards (bass), and Steve Noble (drums/percussion). Let's face it, the recording, the thing (CD, vinyl, iPod), is a convenient form...

Dave Willey is a multi-instrumentalist who is the co-leader and co-composer of the material of the great Hamster Theatre ensemble. He has also been a member of Thinking Plague for about 15 years now.
Immeasurable currents is a moody, somewhat low...

"Dividing his time between Brooklyn and London, veteran drummer Jeff Williams is in the midst of an exceptional run of albums on the Whirlwind Recordings. ‘Lifelike’ features alto saxophonist John O’Gallagher, a fiery presence on Williams’ first two Whirlwind releases, tenor saxophonist Josh Arcoleo, pianist Kit Downes and bassist Sam Lasserson and guest trumpeter Goncalo Marquez.
’Outlier’, in 2016, showcased his working UK quintet in a set hailed by All About Jazz for its “imaginative...

“When Mars Williams dove into his vault to excavate several recordings for a Mars Archive series on Corbett vs. Dempsey, he immediately landed on a concert date from a decade earlier.
The event, recorded at Chicago's Elastic Arts Foundation in 2012, featured a trio with Williams on reed instruments, Darin Gray on bass, and Chris Corsano on drums. This configuration had already been highly enough estimated by Williams that he'd posted one set on Bandcamp, but he saved the other set for future release..

Tony Williams - drums
Ronnie Montrose - guitar
Brian Auger - keyboards
Mario Cipollina - bass
Billy Cobham - drums

"Tony Williams All Stars, live from the Denen Coliseum, Tokyo on June 27th, 1978. For a 1978 tour of Japan, Tony Williams All Stars featured a truly all-star lineup. The legendary drummer led a band with guitarist Ronnie Montrose, keyboardist Brian Auger, and future Huey Lewis & the News bassist, Mario Cipollina. Originally broadcast on NHK Radio, the music presente

Modestly pretty good quality sonics on this bootleg (the only half reasonable sounding live tape that exists) of the band slaying as only this band did. Conditionally hugely recommended.

Tony Williams Lifetime, featuring John McLaughlin, live from New York, November 1969. Having fearlessly merged rock rhythms with jazz during a close association with Miles Davis, in 1969 the great Tony Williams founded Lifetime, featuring John McLaughlin at his innovative best, & the mighty organist Larry Young...

“The magical music of Brazilian composer/guitarist/pianist Egberto Gismonti has enchanted generations of listeners. His celebrated blend of folkloric, jazz, and popular music has stationed Gismonti in the pantheon of Brazilian music. Composer/arranger Gaia Wilmer fell under Gismonti’s spell as a youngster and now honors him with her new large ensemble recording, Folia.
Originally from the south Brazilian city of Florianópolis, Wilmer began her study of music late in life. It wasn’t until after...

“As the songwriter responsible for the sounds that all but define several eras of American music, Brian Wilson is one of the few artists who can return to the highlights of their catalog again and again without it becoming too tedious. At My Piano finds the iconic Beach Boys founder reworking some of his best-loved tunes as spare piano instrumentals, with a set list that includes four Pet Sounds compositions, songs from the Beach Boys' early surf-obsessed days, and selections from Wilson's solo albums...

This 1993 album was Cassandra Wilson's Blue Note debut and set the stage for the bulk of her career.
One of the best jazz vocal and most influential jazz album of its decade, it features uncluttered and well thought out arrangements, each one well suited to the song chosen and each one well fitting her dark voice.
She was also one of the earliest truly jazz vocalist to cast beyond the 'great American songbook' and use a personal & eclectic batch of great songs that reflect her interpretation of...

"Damian Wilson and Adam Wakeman release their second full-length album The Sun Will Dance In Its Twilight Hour. The album, containing 10 brand new songs, features Damian on vocals and acoustic guitar and Adam on piano, vocals and acoustic guitar.
Guest musicians: Andy Dunlop (Travis) guitar, Ash Soan (Adele, Robbie Williams) drums, Tony Woollard (Damian Wilson) cello, Hayley Sanderson (Rick Wakeman) backing vocals.
Adam Wakeman is well-known as the keyboard (and sometimes guitar) player with...

J. Frank Wilson had only one hit, but it was a huge one! With his band the Cavaliers, he brought Wayne Cochran's teen-death melodrama "Last Kiss" to the upper reaches of the American pop charts in the fall of 1964 — a million selling record subsequently covered successfully by Wednesday and Pearl Jam. During the fall of 1964, the charts were dominated by the British Invasion, particularly the Beatles, so it was quite a feat for Wilson & the Cavaliers to scale such great heights. Inevitably, such sudden...