In light of this new release we are going to keep this post dedicated to the memory of Steve Reid…Big up to Brownswood Recordings who are keeping the life and spirit of  Reid alive and well since his passing. Reid was one of the world’s greatest jazz drummers and had worked alongside most of the major players in the game from Sun Ra to Miles Davis for example- he even had a spell at Motown. In more recent times however he had worked alongside Kieran Hebden, were 4 albums deep together and were touring the globe showcasing the electronic side of their work. This release see’s his classic track ‘Lions of Judah’ (from the Nova Lp) get the re-work treatment it deserves from Hebden who never really disappoints, does he? Enjoy. R.I.P Steve.

Check the press…

“Gifted drummer and producer Nick Woodmansey records deep, space jazz under the moniker emanative. Ahmed Abdullah is the trumpeter who played alongside Steve in The Legendary Master Brotherhood as well as being a veteran of the Sun Ra Arkestra. He was the composer of ‘Lions Of Judah’ and it was by happy coincidence (or was it fate?) that Ahmed was able to contribute to this new version, jumping into the studio to record in the midst of his family vacation in London. Ahmed had been visiting London every year since he met his wife at Ronnie Scott’s whilst performing with The Sun Ra Arkestra some twenty years ago, and he’d always brought his horn hoping to get a chance to play, but for some reason or other it had never quite happened… until now.”

Here are some memorable moments from Steve Reid…