TERRY CALLIER Vinilo y CD

Review: It's now a quarter of a century since Terry Callier released his Timepeace album, which was his first after a 15 year break. The record won the United Nations's Time For Peace award for outstanding artistic achievement and for "contributing to world peace." It features standout tunes like 'People Get Ready' and 'Brotherly Love' composed by Curtis Mayfield, as well as a guest spot from Pharoah Sanders on tenor-saxophone on the title song 'Timepeace' and seven other wondrous tunes that showcase soul, jazz, folk influences. This reissue includes an insert with lyrics and liner-notes by Tom Terrell.

Review: The legendary Terry Callier had a voice like no other. This collection of seven of his tracks was put together by Tomoaki Nakamura for a Bar Music Shibuya, in Tokyo. They are all tunes taken from select albums that he recorded for Mr Bongo between the years of 2001 and 2009. The title cut 'Tokyo Moon' is perfectly indicative of his style - intimate vocals that are personal and delicate, with gentle guitar sounds, raw, heartbroken soul and arrangements that sometimes sweep and swell and lift you off your feet, or stay up close and personal.