For Real! (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series 2024): Vinyl LP King Crimson sir Was aka Joel Wästberg

sir Was aka Joel Wästberg the Gothenburg based musician

The group moved from being London underground darlings to chart sensations in less than six months

The Up North Session Orchestra

at the end of the UK leg of their rechristened 'Déjà Vu' tour

For Real! (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series 2024): Vinyl LP King Crimson sir Was aka Joel WästbergHampton Hawes, For Real! was recorded in 1958 but not released on the Contemporary Records label until 1961. Featuring Hawes (piano) alongside Harold Land (tenor sax), Scott LaFaro (bass) and Frank Butler (drums) the album includes a mixture of both jazz standards and originals. This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180 gram