The music of Markus Popp is endlessly curious

and surprise detours from an international host of artists

Jazz critic Nat Hentoff praised the album for its “high-risk improvisation” and the musicians' ability to anticipate each other’s moves

gatefold sleeve & postcard

JOHNNY COLEY - Mister Sweet Whisper LP Cold Wave The music of Markus PoppTranscendental poetry meets Southern Nightmare Jazz on the third album by Alabama based artist Johnny Coley Mister Sweet Whisper is the meeting of poet & artist Johnny Coley and the band Worst Spills, led by guitarist & arranger Joel Nelson. (Imagine "King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown," but more like "William Burroughs Meets Lounge Lizards in Ghost Swamp"). Joined by vibraphone player and recordist of the group, Jasper Lee, Mister Sweet Whisper centers