Year : 2006
Label : Underdog Records
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk
Compilation of unreleased tracks recorded in 1979 by iconic French Jazz-Funk duo, influenced by the jazz funk albums of Herbie Hancock, Earth Wind & Fire, Al Jarreau or Roy Ayers. The band was formed around multi-instrumentists, producer/arranger Alain Mion and drummer/percussionist Alain Gandolfi, who released their most famous work, the debut album "Troupeau Bleu" in 1975 featuring Jean Grevet (eb), Jean-Claude D'Agostini (eg), Jo Pucheu (perc), Alain Labib (as) & Mireille Dalbray (voc). Cortex's albums was an inexhaustible source of samples for Hip-Hop worlwide artists including Tyler The Creator, MF Doom, DJ Cam or J.Dilla. All tracks written, composed and arranged by Alain Mion except "Moanin'" by Bobby Timmons, performed by Alain Mion & Alain Gandolfi.
