Dear Friends

MoonJune Records is announcing 4 new releases this June 2007:

ELTON DEAN & THE WRONG OBJECT
"THE UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH"
Saxophonist Elton Dean shines on one of his final recordings, featuring the
powerhouse
Belgian improv-jazz-art-rock band The Wrong Object. Recorded live in Paris in
October of
2005, less than four months before his untimely passing, The Unbelievable Truth
demonstrates the remarkable breadth of the late British saxophonist's reach.
With Dean
originals ranging from the 7/4 jam "Seven for Lee" to the tender ballad "Baker's
Treat,"
The Unbelievable Truth also highlights The Wrong Object's equally diverse
writing and
freewheeling improvisational ability. From quirky Zappa-esque complexity to
ominous
material reminiscent of Dean's 1970s tenure with Soft Machine and even a hint of
swing,
The Unbelievable Truth proves that Dean remained a vital musical force to the
very end.

JASON SMITH
"TIPPING POINT" featuring Dave Carpenter and Gary Husband
Los Angeles based rock and jazz drummer Jason Smith reinvents the jazz piano
trio. A live
set featuring bassist Dave Carpenter (Allan Holdsworth, Peter Erskine, Herbie
Hancock) and
Gary Husband (Allan Holdsworth, John McLaughlin, Level 42, Jack Bruce, Robin
Trower),
who leaves the kit to Smith and focuses exclusively on keyboards, Tipping Point
bristles
with rock and fusion energy, yet remains unequivocally a jazz record. Featuring
original
material alongside tunes by Kenny Wheeler and John McLaughlin with a couple of
standards thrown in for good measure, Smith's trio "avoids any kind of stylistic
purity,
while still feeling completely natural and unforced." (AllAboutJazz.com).
Harmonically rich
and metrically complex yet equally capable of understatement and nuanced
elegance, this
trio skews tradition while remaining fully conversant in it. Honest and
unassuming,
Tipping Point represents a refreshingly contemporary piano trio that substitutes
honesty
and commitment for shtick and artifice.

PHIL MILLER IN CAHOOTS
"CONSPIRACY THEORIES"
Legendary "Canterbury Scene" guitarist and former member of bands Delivery,
Matching
Mole, Hatfield & The North and National Health, delivers his most ambitious solo
record to
date. Two years in the making, Conspiracy Theories features Miller's
jazz-centric but
groove-happy In Cahoots sextet along with numerous guests including Gong alumnus
Didier Malherbe (sax/flute), ex-Hatfield members Dave Stewart (tuned percussion)
and
Richard Sinclair (bass) and others. With ensembles ranging from five to eleven
pieces,
Miller's writing has never been more complex while providing ample solo space.
Jazz
fusion with a British sensibility, there's fiery funk, ambling swing and soft
balladry, all
anchored by a guitarist described as someone who "would rather play a wrong note
than a
note somebody else had played." Conspiracy Theories is a strong return for
Miller that will
appeal to fans of contemporary jazz based on detailed form and cerebral yet
visceral
playing.

ARTI & MESTIERI
"FIRST LIVE IN JAPAN"
Outstanding 7-piece progressive jazz-rock band from Italy. All the power
delivered by the
spectacular insane drumming of Furio Chirico (often compared to Billy Cobham)
and
magnificent analog keyboards of maestro Beppe Crovella (Mellotron, Hammond, Mini
Moog, Fender Rhodes, acoustic piano), counter-pointed by the beautiful violin
passages by
teen-age prodigy Lautaro Acosta, killer sax lines, wonderful guitar work, robust
bass and
challenging vocals. Captured live in Kawasaki/Tokyo, during the Japan tour in
June of
2005, this 76 minutes album includes most of the material from their two
legendary cult
albums "Tilt" (1974) and "Giro Di Valzer Per Domani" (1975) with few newer
compositions.
In the vein and league of Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever, Mothers Of
Invention,
mid `70s Soft Machine, UK and Gong and for fans King Crimson and Umphreys's
McGee.
Quoted as one of John Frusciante's (Red Hot Chilli Pepper) favorite bands.



Next releases, July 2007:
SOFT MACHINE LEGACY "Steam"
simakDIALOG "Patahan"
HUGH HOPPER "Numero D'Vol"
D.F.A. "Kaleidoscope" (2cd)

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