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Sleep Walker | Into The Sun

13 Thursday Nov 2008

Posted by Rob Young in New Music

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Sleep Walker | Into The Sun [Jazz/Fusion]

Sleep Walker

Sleep Walker

In 2002, Sleep Walker released their debut album ‘Sleep Walker’ from Especial records. The album won the high acclaim from Jazzanova and Laurent Garnier and was successful in appealing to a wide range of listeners from all tastes. In 2004, Sleep Walker released the single ‘The Voyage’ featuring Pharoah Sanders and in the spring of 2005, they released another single ‘River of love’, which was followed by an Especial Records compilation album ‘Essence of Especial’.

Sleep Walker are a Japanese jazz band featuring Masato Nakamura (sax), Hajime Yoshizawa (piano), Kiyoshi Ikeda (bass) and Nobuaki Fujii (drums). – djdownload.com

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Mitch Mitchell, Drummer for Hendrix, Found Dead

13 Thursday Nov 2008

Posted by Rob Young in News

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Mitch Mitchell

PORTLAND, Ore. Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s and the group’s last surviving member, was found dead in his hotel room early Wednesday. He was 61.

Mitchell was a powerful force on the Hendrix band’s 1967 debut album “Are You Experienced?” as well as the trio’s albums “Electric Ladyland” and “Axis: Bold As Love.” He had an explosive drumming style that can be heard in hard-charging songs such as “Fire” and “Manic Depression.”

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