Malik Alston Presents Painted Pictures: Air Malik Alston (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African

Malik Alston Presents Painted Pictures: Air Malik Alston (Vinyl LP) Afrobeat & African'Malik Alston Presents Painted Pictures: Air' is a spirited celebration of jazz virtuosity and Motor City house music, showcasing Alston's roots in jazz, gospel, soul and dance music. Alston's story is one that is intrinsically aligned with the story of Detroit itself. Having hosted one of the first Slum Village concerts, and teaching vocal lessons to many members of the Detroit music community, plus production and writing collaborations with Alton

" Guitarist kenny burrell adds comparable support on a wistful treatment of "september song

Making heavy use of in-studio tape editing and sound modulation

10" - Four Track 10" with exclusive track Altitudes

RAM was created mostly at Paul and Linda's farm in Scotland (following initial

who was only 25

Maybe I'll just wake up tomorrow from a deep sleep and then all of this isn't real

There's magnetic renderings of his best known songs - 4AM

Cale's first solo album

Tracks include the Juno-led dancefloor single 'Cubaili Ba'

Added to that are significant contributions and interactions with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and Eric Dolphy on flute and alto sax (although Dolphy's contract with another record label prevented him from being properly credited on initial pressings of the album)

'Slick Walkin'' closes out the EP - a lesson in how to make samples dance any which way you want them to

Transferred from the original tapes and remastered by Grammy award winning engineer Frank Merritt at The Carvery