Saturday, May 29, 2010

N.Maeda = J.Inagaki And The All-Stars - This Is Jazz Rock


Year : 1968
Label : Nippon Columbia
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz

Norio Maeda (org) in joint project with Jiro Inagaki (ts) and the Columbia All-Stars featuring Kiyoshi Sugimoto (eg), Tatsuro Takimoto (eb), Tetsuo Fushimi (tp), Takeshi Inomata (ds) and Osamu Nakajima (per). Despite the fact that album is titled "Jazz-Rock", is rather a Soul Jazz album, in which Norio Maeda revisits various classics from Jazz to Pop by R&B, including cover songs of The Beatles (Day Tripper, Here, There & Everywhere), The Barkays (Soul Finger), The Temptations (My Girl), John Lee Hooker (Boom Boom) or Herbie Hancock (Watermelon Man). Titles include also two original compositions by Maeda (Snap Shot, Go Go A Go Go), Inagaki (Barock) and the killer track "Pata Pata" by Miriam Makeba. Norio Maeda was a pianist in charge of various experimental jazz projects (Super-Tri-Piano, Revolution), composer of background music for TV shows, films and animated series (Crusher Joe). He was also a sought-after arranger collaborating in particular with Helen Merrill, Takeshi Inomata, Akira Miyazawa, Martha Miyake, the Tokyo-Cuban Boys, Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd or Akira Ishikawa's Count Buffalos. He evolved within several jazz formations in groups The West Liners, The Third or with his Wind-Breakers.


Friday, May 14, 2010

Lyn Collins - Think (About It)


Year : 1972
Label : People Records/Polydor
Genre : Soul
Style : Funk/Soul

Debut album by the "Female Preacher" who joined the James Brown revue in the early seventies. Produced by Mr. Brown, she's supported by the fabulous JB's, backing band of James Brown. Titles include four originals especially written for her by James Brown whose her massive hit "Think (About It)" (many times sampled), Soul & Pop covers from Bill Withers (Ain't No Sunshine), Burt Bacharach/Hal David (Reach Out For Me) and the jazz standard "Fly Me To The Moon". All tracks produced & arranged by Dave Matthews & James Brown.

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Marlena Shaw - The Spice Of Life


Year : 1969
Label : Cadet
Genre : Soul, Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul

One of the best Soul album ever recorded, "The Spice of Life" is the second studio album released by Marlena Shaw, his last for Cadet Records (division of Chess Records), before to sign for Blue Note. Titles include her iconic song "Woman Of The Ghetto", the killer groove "Liberation Conversation", the protest song "I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)" popularized by Nina Simone and her hit single "California Soul" composed by famous Motown writers duo, Ashford & Simpson. The song "California Soul" was sampled by DJ Sadow for "Midnight In A Perfect World" extracted from "Endtroducing" in 1996. Produced & arranged by  Richard Evans and Charles Stepney.

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Yuji Ohno & Lupintic Five - LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ] - The 10th~New Flight


Year : 2006
Label :
VAP
Serie : LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ]
Genre : Jazz, Latin Jazz
Style :
Jazz Funk, Bossa Nova

Yuji Ohno back to the sound which made his fame, the Jazz-Funk style from the seventies. Yuji Ohno (keys) introduces his new band, "The Lupintic Five", including Masayuki Tawarayama (b), Satoshi Izumi (g), Keiji Matsushima (tp), Hisatsugu Suzuki (ts), Yoshihito Eto (ds), and featuring guest musician, Masabumi Yamaguchi (on tenor saxophone in addition) from the Motohiko Hino Quartet, Yosuke Yamashita Trio and Hiromasa Suzuki's Colgen Band. "The 10th~New Flight" is part of the best productions than Yuji Ohno recorded in the 2000s, who revisits the classics from "Original Soundtrack From Lupin III" with an irrepressible verve and great creativity, an essential japanese jazz album of the XXIth century. Titles includes amazing deep grooves from Jazz Samba (Hot Samba, Love Squall) to Jazz Funk (Manhattan Joke, Zenigata March) by Cool Jazz (Isn't It Lupintic ?). All tracks composed & arranged by Yuji Ohno.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Various - Modal Soul Classics By Nujabes

 
Year : 2008
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Electronic, Hip Hop, Latin Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo, Future Jazz

"Modal Soul Classics" is a concept compilation planned by japanese beatmaker and Hip-Hop producer Nujabes, including his favorites songs recorded from 1974 to 2005 by various US, European & Japanese artists who influenced and inspired him. The compilation brings together various music genres as well as Pop (Todd Rundgren, DSK), Latin Jazz (Omar SosaHaki R Madhubuti), Hip-Hop (Unison, Specifics), Electro-Lounge (Goldfix), Future Jazz (Sleep Walker) and Downtempo (Heprcam) featuring also Scoot Matelic, Clammbon, LAVA, Takero Ogata and Blue Asia. Compiled & mastered by Nujabes for his own label "Hyde Out Recordings".

TRACKLIST : Scoot Matelic - To Impress The Empress (Primitive Pessimist, 2004) / Sleepwalker - Ai-No-Kawa - (same, 2004) / Goldfix - Atoll Moao (Atoll Moao 12", 2005) / Specifics - Under The Hood (Lonely City, 2004) / DSK - Winter Lane (CRUE-L, 2006) / Blue Asia - Mourn, Sob & Cry (Hotel Ibah, 2001) / Haki R Madhubuti - Children - (Medasi, 1984) / Unison - Sound Network (same EP, 2005) / Takero Ogata - Omnipresence (Quiet Will, 2003) / Todd Rundgren - A Dream Goes On Forever (Todd, 1974) / Heprcam - Dionna (Cohcox, 2004) / Clammbon - Folklore (Imagination, 2003) / LAVA - Vem Para Ficar (Aile Alegria, 2001) / Omar Sosa - Iyawo (Mulatos, 2004)

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Astrud Gilberto - Now

 
Year : 1972
Label : Perception Records
Genre : Jazz, Latin Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Samba, Funk/Soul

The second album of Astrud Gilberto with brazilian pianist/arranger Eumir Deodato featuring wellknown session musicians from CTI among Ron Carter & Bob Cranshaw (b), Billy Cobham (ds), Airto Moreira (per). As on her previous album (Gilberto With Turrentine - 1971), Astrud leaves Bossa Nova recruiting R&B arranger Boo Frazier and Stax/Volt songwriter, David Louis Jordan, to give to "Now" the typical sound of southern Soul music. The album alternates jazz samba, funk songs and pure pop/soul ballads including earliest compositions of Astrud Gilberto like samba song "Gingele", Jordan's collaboration "Touching You", the brazilian classics "Baiao" & "Take It Easy, My Brother Charlie" (Jorge Ben). All tracks arranged by Eumir Deodato.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quartet - Country Dream


Year : 1969
Label : Nippon Columbia
Serie : Takt Jazz Series
Genre : Jazz
Style : Hard Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Rock

Debut album and jazz masterpiece recorded for the Takt Jazz Series by one of the most finest japanese jazz guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto featuring pianist Hiromasa Suzuki, bassist Yoshio Ikeda & drummer Motohiko Hino, brother of Terumasa. "Country Dream" was entirely arranged and composed by Hiromasa Suzuki except the opening track "Country Dream" by Kiyoshi Sugimoto. Kiyoshi was a session musician and sideman in demand, playing alongside Motohiko Hino, Marcus Miller, pianist/arranger Norio Maeda or Yuji Ohno, former member of Akira Ishikawa's Count Buffalos, Terumasa Hino Sextet, Allan Praskin Quartet and Seiichi Nakamura Quintet. Titles include "Country Dream", "Step Ahead", "The Apple", "Limited Space" and "D-51".


Monday, May 3, 2010

Soul Strings & A Funky Horn


Year : 1968
Label :
Solid State
Genre :
Jazz
Style :
Funk/Soul

Solid State Records was a famous Jazz label founded in 1966 by producers Sonny Lester and Phil Ramone associated to arranger Manny Albam. The label released original recordings in the mid to late 1960s by Joe Williams, Chick Corea, Jimmy McGriff, Dizzy Gillespie, The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and many others before its jazz artists were consolidated under United Artists' Blue Note label. This album was performed by studio players from the label mixing Soul Jazz & Jazz Funk.

01. The Look Of Love
02. Do You Know The Way To San Jose?
03. Grazing In The Grass
04. Stoned Soul Picnic
05. What The World Needs Now Is Love
06. This Guy’s In Love With You
07. Baby You Come Rollin’ Across My Mind
08. Hang ‘Em High
09. Think
10. Bring A Little Lovin’
11. Yester Love
12. Mrs. Robinson
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