Blue Serge

Blue SergeBaritonist Serge Chaloff's final recording as a leader is his best. Blue Serge is a quartet outing with pianist Sonny Clark, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Chaloff had already contracted the spinal paralysis that would kill him a year later but there is no hint of any weakness on this date. Whether it be "The Goof and I," "I've Got the World on a String" or a beautiful rendition of "Stairway to the Stars," this recording features

On his Warp Records debut

" Includes bonus tracks

and suicide make appearances in an aggressive (and sometimes danceable) tapestry of electronic pop

Twelve inch vinyl pressing

The standard version of the mini-album is composed of four tracks written during the Fear of a Blank Planet recording sessions and was completed over the summer of 2007

Featuring Golden Cups

it goes to the deepest

but it's the unexpected twists and turns within Moroney's songs that give the album life and heart

showcasing their ability to create complex soundscapes live

despite the mostly stellar songwriting

while the album cover features an incredible shot of Betty captured in London in the mid-1970s by renowned photographer Kate Simon

the famous sitarist