Zach Top Agharta [VINYL]

2LP Coloured Vinyl / 180 gm Audiophile Vinyl / GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH LINEN LAMINATE FINISH / 1975 LIVE ALBUM RECORDED AT OSAKA FESTIVAL HALL, JAPAN / 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF NUMBERED COPIES ON TRANSLUCENT BLUE COLOURED VINYL / Agharta was recorded in 1975, at one of two concerts Miles Davis performed at the Osaka Festival Hall in Japan. He performed with his septet - flautist and saxophonist Sonny Fortune, bassist Michael Henderson, drummer Al Foster, percussionist James Mtume, guitarist Reggie Lucas and Pete Cosey, who played guitar, synthesizer and percussion. Produced and recorded by Teo Macero, the album’s four seemingly unstructured segments emphasize the playing of Davis’ sidemen rather than his own trumpet. It eschews both melody and harmony in favour of a combination of riffs, crossing polyrhythms and Funk-oriented grooves for soloists to improvise throughout. The album has received retrospective acclaim as an important and influential Jazz-Rock record. Its abrasive music and Cosey’s innovative playing influenced a generation of young musicians, including those in the British Jazz scene. Agharta is available as a 50th anniversary edition of numbered copies on translucent blue coloured vinyl and comes in a gatefold sleeve finished with linen laminate / Tracklist: Side A: 1. Prelude (Part 1) Side B: 1. Prelude (Part 2) / Maiysha Side C: 1. Interlude Side D: 1. Theme From Jack Johnson