★Wax Love
Change Of The Century
Wax Love present a reissue of Ornette Coleman's Change Of The Century, originally released in in 1960. The second album by Ornette Coleman's legendary quartet featuring Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins, Change Of The Century is every bit the equal of the monumental The Shape Of Jazz To Come (1959), showcasing a group that was growing ever more confident in its revolutionary approach and the chemistry in the bandmembers' interplay. When Coleman concentrates on melody, his main themes …
Space Escapade
Wax Love present a reissue of Les Baxter's Space Escapade, originally released in 1958. Les Baxter's Space Escapade can be considered as one of the true manifestos of lounge/bachelor pad music. First released in 1958 with Mr. Baxter at the head of a jazz big band in full exploratory mood, Space Escapade consists of a colorful mixture of space age jazz and eclectic cocktail music, adequately spiced with exotic orchestral arrangements. All this packaged in one of the most iconic album covers of th…
Dorothy Ashby
Wax Love present a reissue of Dorothy Ashby's self-titled album,
originally released in 1962. Dorothy Ashby was perhaps not Detroit's
most famous female jazz harpist as that distinction belongs to Alice Coltrane
but she was notably the first and a trailblazer who overcame massive
setbacks throughout her nearly 30-year recording career. Playing on an
instrument not usually associated with jazz, in a male dominated field,
Ashby is a true and amazing original. Originally released in 1962, and…
Snaketime Series
This really is a treat, a re-issue of the incredibly rare debut LP from legendary blind outsider Moondog. Originally released back in 1956 on the musician's own Moondog Recordings imprint, this incredible album showcases the man at his way-out best, blending Eastern instruments and ethnic music with American exotica to come up with a sound which is impossible to categorise. A mostly self-taught musician, Moondog (real name Louis Thomas Hardin) performed in the streets of New York City for most o…