contribute to the band's muscular sound
Somewhat futuristic and hard to categorize
and a more stripped down version hinging around skeletal drums shades away from The Bug
The album was well-received and recognized as an essential New Zealand album
The atmospheric yet concise Shadows pulls the classic WIRE trick of placing a dark and cruel lyric amongst a musical setting of tender beauty
Bird Lives! Snuff contribute to the band's muscularBird Lives! was Red Rodney's first jazz performance as a leader in 14 years. After spending time in Las Vegas playing in show bands, he made a gradual comeback, but mostly stuck to bebop. This LP, last released in 1989, features Rodney, Charles McPherson, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, and Roy Brooks paying tribute to Charlie Parker with energetic renditions of six classic bop songs. Overall, the performance has its highlights.