A Monastic Trio (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP Skinny Pelembe Bryan Ferry’s fourth solo outing

Bryan Ferry’s fourth solo outing diverted from the cover versions of his earlier album releases and delivered a straight set of all-new self-penned compositions for the first time

I leaned into the chaos cause it was apparent that it wasn't going anywhere

Slow Blues (John Peel Session)

“Some people think I’m an optimist”

A Monastic Trio (Verve By Request): Vinyl LP Skinny Pelembe Bryan Ferry’s fourth solo outingRecorded in 1968 and intended as a tribute to her late husband, Alice Coltrane is supported in her first solo outing by Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali all members of John Coltranes last quintet. While initial reviews to the album were lukewarm upon release, looking at it in the context of her larger body of work, A Monastic Trio serves as a delightful foreshadowing of what was to come. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180