Tom Verlaine - Songs And Other ThingsThe true test of originality for any musician comes when you hear an instrument being played and you instantly know whos playing it. For electric guitarists, certainly Hendrix qualifies; Page and Clapton, too. Maybe Eddie Van Halen before the legion of imitators. You probably have your own list, but to us, standing toe to toe (or pick to pick) with those legends is Television guitarist and solo artist Tom Verlaine. His self taught, jazz influenced

Those first years and albums are the cold mornings in the park: the measured movements

there are complex keyboard layers underneath as on the first short introduction 'KAWAJI'

Led by Mick Collins (who spent time fronting the Gories and the rockabilly grunge outfit Blacktop)

Daniel Carlos Yakubu played guitar

and then the world just stopped

In Frank’s own words:

is opened by the great Geraldo Pino

This 35-track compilation presents an eclectic selection of rarities

Sam Records / Saga celebrates the Centennial (1917-2017) of one of jazz‰۪s greatest figures with the release of Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960

and Mikel Patrick Avery (Natural Information Society)

Recorded live to tape from The Forum

I have not re-invented the wheel but this was a truly experimental record for me in that I devised routines and procedures that produced music alien to me