Saturday, October 08, 2005

Georges Arvanitas RIP (2)





Georges Arvanitas Quintet : I Like It Cool
Rev : REV 707 (France, 1976)



A bit later than promised - but here it is : Space Debris' personal rip of I Like It Cool.
French library jazz at its finest. Light but lively - quiet yet dynamic vibe-y jazz...
Georges Arvanitas will be missed...

Adieu, Maitre !

Tracks:
I Like It Cool
Love Potion
Night In Tipasa
Night Flower
Arc-En-Ciel
Espoir
Golden Curl
Canotiers
Celtic Ballad
Magdalena
Tulip And Pansy
Liza

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A ZIP FILE CONTAINING ALL TRACKS + COVER ART

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Georges Arvanitas RIP

Sad to learn Arvanitas passed away on 25th of September. He was 74.

Arvanitas was a pianist of fame in French jazz circles, having worked with many of the greats. He also released some succulent library albums that have never been commercially available.

Stick around - Space Debris will share such a rarity later tonight as a tribute to this great musician.

Read the obit in Le Monde.

Ch-ch-ch-changes !

As you know, all shared mp3s on this blog (and those of several others you can find in the LINKS section) were kindly hosted by hepcatwilly.com
Bill, who runs hepcat, was sorry to let us know that he has to cancel this service. He gave some very sound reasons for this, so although it's a shame we no longer have free access to seemingly endless server space and traffic, I (and the rest of us) am also understanding.
THANK YOU, BILL - it's been a great ride !! Something like a standard for the service provided by commercial hosts, even. Never had any grief up- or downloading, or did you ?

Anyway - this doesn't mean it's the end of the Space Debris blog.
While looking for an alternative host I'll simply make use of yousendit.com or similar file sharing services. Not perfect but at least you'll still get your regular fix of free sounds.

As the links to yousendit files only work for 7 days you'll have to check out this blog regularly to make sure you're not missing anything hot.