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Eddie Harris)

There are a multitude of reasons why Mile Davis' 'Bags’ Groove' remains a cornerstone of the post-bop genre

The Datsuns

First-ever vinyl reissue

A fucking mess

Samurai Sub Pop Eddie Harris)The sole album by Samurai is truly a lost classic of the Progressive era. Released on the short lived Greenwich Gramophone label in 1971, the album was influenced by the experiments of groups such as King Crimson, Colosseum et al, but Samurai was more than a mere clone of other bands. The group successfully fused the worlds of jazz with rock, the musicianship on the album was excellent and Dave Lawsons compositions were ground breaking and memorable.