vibraphonic records

Often, during our searches for lost or neglected gems for Aztec Music, we have happened upon a title that sits outside our original vision for the label. These titles will be collected under our Vibraphonic Records imprint - a home for vintage Australian Jazz, Blues, Country, Soundtracks, Exotica, Easy Listening or the just plain weird...

2010 will be the year for our newest label, there's a heap of interesting releases coming, including: JOHN SANGSTER - Paradise Volume One, MICHAEL CAULFIELD, Caution, Authorities Warn That This Album May Be A Health Hazard, A CITY'S CHILD (OrigInal Soundtrack) and MARIJUANA: POSSESSION AND THE LAW (OrigInal soundtrack).

GEORGIA LEE
Sings The Blues Down Under

We are proud to launch our Vibraphonic Records imprint with a reissue of one of the most important albums ever released in this country: Georgia Lee Sings The Blues Down Under. Georgia Lee was the original indigenous diva of Down Under Blues and Jazz. This landmark recording is being made available for the first time in almost 50 years

Georgia Lee was the 'original indigenous diva of Down Under Blues and Jazz' (Clinton Walker). She was already a 20 year veteran on the Australian and international Jazz scene when she  recorded this album in 1962 for the Melbourne Independant label Crest Records.

The album consists of some impeccably recorded Jazz standards including: 'Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen', 'Beale Street Blues' and 'Careless Love', but is notable for two locally written tracks: 'Down Under Blues' and 'Yarra River Blues' - written by Bob 'King' Crawford. 'Yarra River Blues' in particular, showcases Lee's unique, haunting style - this is blues from the heart from someone who lived it. You can keep your young pretenders...Georgia Lee is the real thing.

And last week Georgia Lee Sings The Blues Down Under was added to the prestigious 'Sounds Of Australia Register' which is part of The National Film And Sound Archive. This list celebrates iconic Australian recordings. Previous additions include 'Waltzing Matilda', 'Pub With No Beer', 'Most People I Know Think That I'm Crazy', '(I'm) Stranded' and 'Friday On My Mind'.