The story of the title and cover photos of Don Sebesky’s “The Rape of El Morro” is both complex and controversial. The CTI album ended up on the list of boycotted albums which no doubt hurt its sales. This is the story, I think.
The Orchestra In The Sky Has a New Arranger
Ken Sebesky, son of Don Sebesky, announced on April 29th that his father has passed on to the great orchestra in the sky. Doug Payne has the first of what I understand is a two-part tribute, click the image below for his full part-1. Born December 10, 1937, Perth Amboy, New Jersey; Died April 29, 2023, Maplewood, New Jersey. I […]
SACD Version of Don Sebeskys Giant Box available
Many will not have noticed that Dutton Vocalion in the UK have been quietly remastering quite a few of the Creed Taylor releases over the past 8-years, and releasing them as hybrid, multichannel, stereo, quadraphonic super audio CDs. Of all the albums to release in this format, Don Sebeskys, 1973 double album, Giant Box, seems like one of the best. […]