Sunday, February 27, 2011

Quincy Jones - Big Band Bossa Nova


Year :
1962
Label : Mercury
Genre : Latin Jazz
Style : Bossa Nova

One of Quincy’s best-known record with the hit track "Soul Bossa Nova" included in the original soundtrack from "Austin Powers : International Man Of Mystery" (1997). Quincy Jones discovered bossa nova when he moved to Buenos Aires for a tour and met the brazilian pianist Lalo Schifrin. Quincy Jones & His Orchestra is formed by brass band, horns & rhythm section featuring Rahsaan Roland Kirk (fl), Jim Hall (g), Phil Woods (sax) and of course Lalo Schifrin (p).  Titles include original compositions by Quincy Jones, Jobim & Bonfa (Desafinado, Manha De CarnavalOne Note Samba, Chega De Suadade), the "Lalo Bossa Nova" tune and "Boogie Bossa Nova" by Charlie Mingus. Composed, arranged, conducted and produced by Quincy Jones.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Stanley Turrentine - Common Touch


Year : 1968
Label : Blue Note
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz

Stanley  Turrentine meets one of best Soul Jazz organist, Shirley Scott in a mix of swinging rhythms, danceable beats, Blues & Straight ahead Jazz. Common Touch is the particular Jazz Funk sound that was becoming popular with other Blue Aote artists such as Lou Donaldson, Reuben Wilson or also John Patton.Titles include Bob Dylan cover song' Blowin' in The Wind, the groovy Buster Brown and Boogaloo by Shirley Scott.

Stanley Turrentine_tenor saxophone
Shirley Scott_organ
Jimmy Ponder_guitar
Bob Cranshaw_electric bass
Idris Muhammad_drums

01. Buster Brown
02. Blowin' In The Wind
03. Lonely Avenue
04. Boogaloo
05. Common Touch
06. Living Through It All

Yuji Ohno Trio - LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ] - The 2nd


Year : 2000
Label : VAP
Serie : LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ]
Genre : Jazz
Style : Cool Jazz, Latin Jazz

Second album of the Yuji Ohno Trio featuring Yuji Ohno (p), Yoshio Suzuki (b) and Kenichiro Murata (ds), released for the LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ] serie, including Cool Jazz & Latin expressions. As on their previous record, the trio is supported by guests musicians whose the japanese jazz great Kiyoshi Sugimoto on guitar, Joe Yamada on tenor saxophone, Tatsuji Yokoyama on percussion, Toku on flugelhorn, vocal and others singers. Titles include variations on opening & ending themes from Lupin The 3rd featuring songstress Cynthia Dewberry (Lupin The Third) & Lileth (Take Me, Stolen Moments), theme from Cagliostro No Shiro (Treasures Of Time), "Deep Night Call" & "Treasures Of Time" feat. Toku. All tracks composed & arranged by Yuji Ohno.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Gil Evans Orchestra - Plays The Music Of Jimmy Hendrix


Year : 1974
Label : RCA
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Rock, Big Band

"Plays The Music Of Jimmy Hendrix" is the perfect meeting between Jazz & Rock, first conceived as a project with the collaboration of the legendary guitarist, it was unfortunately interrupted by the death of the party concerned. But Gil Evans did not give up so far to this project, he pays tribute to Jimmy few years later, recruiting various talented young musicians such as Don Pate, John Abercrombie, Ryo Kawasaki, David Sanborn, Billy Harper or Marvin Peterson. Titles include Angel, Gypsy Eyes, Crosstown Traffic featuring the voice of Marvin Peterson, and the classics Foxy Lady, Voodoo Chile.

Gil Evans_leader, piano
David Sanborn_soprano saxophone, flute
Billy Harper_tenor saxophone, flute
Marvin Peterson_trumpet, vocals
Don Pate_bass
John Abercrombie & Ryo Kawasaki_guitar
Susan Evans_congas, drums

01. Angel
02. Crosstown Traffic/Little Miss Lover
03. Castles Made From Sand/Foxy Lady
04. Up From The Skies
05. 1983-A Merman I Should Turn to be
06. Voodoo Chile
07. Gypsy Eyes

Sadao Watanabe Sextet - Bossa Nova '67


Year : 1967
Label : Victor
Genre : Latin Jazz
Style : Bossa Nova

"Bossa Nova '67" is the second bossa nova album recorded by the Sadao Watanabe Sextet featuring Sadao Watanabe (as, fl), Masabumi Kikuchi (p), Isao Suzuki (b), Masahiko Togashi (ds), Sadanori Nakamure (g) & Hideo Miyata (cabasa), supported by a strings ensemble. Sadao Watanabe is the most famous japanese jazz musician and was the main actor of the Bossa Nova boom in Japan from 1966 with the "Jazz & Bossa" album. The album consists of a collection bringing together all the big hits which made the fame of Bossa Nova from Antonio Carlos Jobim (The Girl From Ipanema, Meditation) to Luiz Bonfa (Black Orpheus) by Jorge Ben (Mas Que Nada), including also Jazz standards (Fly Me To the Moon, The Shadow Of Your Smile) and "A Man And A Woman" extracted from the musical score of the eponymus film composed by Francis Lai

Yuji Ohno Trio - LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ]


Year : 1999
Label : VAP
Serie : LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ]
Genre : Jazz
Style : Cool  Jazz, Latin Jazz

The first Yuji Ohno Trio's album opening the new LUPIN THE THIRD [JAZZ] serie, released under VAP label since 1999. "Lupin The Third Jazz" introduces his new line-up featuring japanese jazz giant Yoshio Suzuki (b) & Kenichiro Murata (ds), his mostly jazz trio formation of the early decade 2000. Yoshio "Chin" Suzuki is one of the best japanese jazz bassist who evolved in groups the Gil Evans Orchestra, The Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and was sideman for saxophonist Kohsuke Mine, pianists Masabumi Kikuchi & Takehiro Honda. The trio is supported by guests musicians including Yasushi Ichihara, former member of "You & The Explosion Band" (replaces Kenichiro Murata on "Love Theme"), percussionist Tatsuji Yokoyama, saxophonist Joe Yamada and other japanese jazz great, the guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto. The tracklist is based on classics songs from Lupin The 3rd revisited including variations on the opening & ending themes (Theme From Lupin III, Love Squall, Love Theme), on "Funny Walk In Old Fashion" (Funny Walk) and new compositions by Yuji Ohno (O Men A Mor, Members Only). All tracks arranged & composed by Yuji Ohno.

Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quintet - Babylonia Wind


Year : 1971
Label : Nippon Columbia
Serie : The Essence Of Jazz Series
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Rock

"Babylonia Wind" is an essential of the japanese jazz albums, masterpiece of jazz guitar performed by the Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quintet featuring Kiyoshi Sugimoto at the top of his game. The quintet is based on the same rhythm trio as on his previous album (Country Dream), including bassist Yoshio Ikeda & drummer Motohiko Hino, while Hideo Ichikawa replaces Hiromasa Suzuki on electric piano with Takao Uematsu on tenor saxophone in addition. Titles include deep grooves with free improvisations (Rosetta Stone, Colsabard Hill), modal expressions (Hieroglyph) or jazz tinged with psychedelic rock (Babylonia WindMr Darius). All tracks composed and arranged by Kiyoshi Sugimoto.


Jun Fukamachi - Triangle Session


Year : 1977
Label : Kitty
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Space-Age, Electronic

"Triangle Session" is a live recording from amazing performance at Tokyo Seibu Theater in 1977 featuring keyboardist Jun Fukamachi & his KORG synthesizer. "Triangle Session" is the meeting between iconic japanese master of the electronic Jazz-Funk and The Brecker Brothers including US-Japan musicians such as trombonist Barry Rogers and guitarist Kenji Omura. Titles include two tracks extracted from "Second Phase" album released in 1977 (Stick Freighter, Plastic Echelon), an insane electro-funk version in up-tempo of "Perfidy" (from "Introducing Jun Fukamachi", 1974), an extended version of "Hateruma" (from "Rokuyu", 1975) and "Funky Sea, Funky Dew" composed by Michael Brecker.

MUSICIANS : Jun Fukamachi - keyboards - Michael Brecker - saxophone - Randy Brecker - trumpet - Barry Rogers - trombone - Kenji Takamizu - bass - Kenji Omura - guitar - Martin Willweber - drums - Motoya Hamaguchi & Pecker - percussions


Friday, February 18, 2011

The Jazz Crusaders - Chile Con Soul


Year : 1965
Label : Pacific Jazz
Genre : Latin Jazz
Label : Afro Cuban Jazz

"The Jazz Crusaders" were originally formed by Joe Sample (p), Wilton Felder (ts), Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (ds) and Wayne Henderson (tb), later joined by Larry Carlton in 1971. "Chile Con Soul" is their ninth album recorded for Pacific Jazz. It includes including a nice selection of eight latin grooves played in the pure Afro-Cuban style featuring notable musicians such as flutist Hubert Laws (fl), Cuban percussionist Carlos Vidal (cg) and Al McKibbon (b). In the seventies, they take a new route adopting jazz funk and become The Crusaders.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Nobuo Hara And His Sharps & Flats '68 - Forest Flower



Year : 1968
Label : Nippon Columbia
Genre : Jazz
Style : Big Band, Contempory Jazz

"Forest Flower" is an album recorded by the best known japanese Big Band outside Japan featuring guitarist Yoshiaki Masuo & trombonist Hiroshi Suzuki. Nobuo Hara was a band leader and saxophonist, one of the man who contributed to the Jazz expansion in Japan. He formed his "Sharps & Flats" in 1951, in which started some future japanese jazz greats such as Koji Suzuki, Norio Maeda or Hiroshi Takeuchi. The big band supported worlwide artists as well as on stage than on studio including Toshiko Akiyoshi, Hozan Yamamoto, Sadao Watanabe, Elvin JonesSarah Vaughan, Oliver NelsonYves Montand. Titles include Jazz standards from Herbie Hancock (Watermelon Man), Ramsey Lewis (The "In" Crowd), Lee Morgan (The Sidewinder), Joe Zawinul (Walk Tall, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy) and covers from Bobby Hebb (Sunny) and The Beatles (A Day In The Life). All tracks arranged by Norio Maeda.

MUSICIANS : Nobuo Hara - tenor saxophone - Koji Suzuki, Kazunori Taniguchi & Hajime Maekawa - alto saxophone - Nobuyuki Morikawa - baritone saxophone - Shuzo Morikawa, Teruyuki Fukushima, Kunitoshi Shinohara & Hiroshi Saba - trumpet - Tadao Taniyama, Hiroshi Suzuki & Haruo Ochi - trombone - Toshihiko Ogawa - piano - Yoshiaki Masuo - guitar - Hiroshi Takeuchi - bass - Yoshio Nakamura - drums

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos - Get Up!


Year : 1975
Label : RCA
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Fusion

The Jazz Funk masterpiece of Akira Ishikawa, a joint project with his fellow arranger Hiromasa 'Colgen' Suzuki, featuring his Count Buffalos backing band. With "Get Up!", Akira Ishikawa left Jazz Rock to dive in Jazz Funk enrolling new members among guitarist Takao Naoi, trombonist Eji Arai and trumpeter Koji Hatori. Composed and arranged by Hiromasa Suzuki, the album includes the two heavy funk "The Heated Point" & "Painted Paradise", originally recorded in 1974 for the "Electro Keyboard Orchestra" project & "Funky Stuff" album of saxophonist Jiro Inagaki, the cosmic Soul ballads "Discharge" & "Stone River", the up-tempo "Get Up!" and "Minor Jump".

MUSICIANS : Akira Ishikawa - drums - Hiromasa Suzuki - electric piano, syntheziser - Hideo Ichikawa - electric piano - Takeru Muraoka - tenor & soprano saxophone, flute - Masao Suzuki - alto & soprano saxophone, flute - Takao Naoi - electric guitar - Masaoki Terakawa - electric bass - Eji Arai - trombone - Koji Hatori - trumpet - Larry Sunaga - percussion


Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Jorge Ben - Fôrça Bruta


Year : 1970
Label : Philips
Genre : Latin, Rock, Pop
Style : Samba, MPB, Funk/Soul

Considered as one of the most essential album in the Jorge Ben's discography, "Fôrça Bruta" fits into the success decade started from his debut album "Samba Esquema Novo" in 1963. "Fôrça Bruta" moves away the Bossa Nova to join the emerging modern musical movement in Brazil, the Samba Rock, also called Samba Soul, which incorporates Funk/Soul elements from North America including soulful voice and typical rhythm and blues arrangements. With "Fôrça Bruta", Jorge Ben contributed to bring to light on the Trio Mocotó, his backing band from 1969 to 1972, who will become one spearhead of the genre. Titles include the classic "Pulo Pulo", the Soul ballad "O Telefone Tocou Novamente" and the typical Samba Funk "Fôrça Bruta". All tracks composed by Jorge Ben.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella


Year : 1969
Label : Reprise Records
Genre : Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul, Pop, Vocal

His unique Soul Funk LP on Frank Sinatra' Label : Reprise Records. She also published Things Ain't What They Used to Be in 1970 on the same label. A very rare groove record with soul & pop standards from the famous Lady of Swing. Arranged & produced by Richard Perry.

01. Get Ready (Smokey Robinson)
02. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game (Robinson)
03. Yellow Man (Randy Newman)
04. I'll Never Fall in Love Again (Burt Bacharach)
05. Got to Get You into My Life (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
06. I Wonder Why (Newman)
07. Ooo Baby Baby (Warren Moore, Robinson)
08. Savoy Truffle (George Harrison)
09. Open Your Window (Harry Nilsson)
10. Knock on Wood (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd)

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Madlib - Shades Of Blue


Year : 2003
Label : Blue Note
Genre : Hip-Hop, Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

The Hip-Hop producer, multi-instrumentalist & DJ, Otis Jackson Jr., revisits for Blue Note records various of its Soul Jazz and Post-Bop recordings including Donald Byrd, Ronnie Foster, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter,  Andrew Hill and Bobby Hutcherson. "Shades Of Blue" includes remixes and instrumentals performed with session musicians and special guests, rapper MED and jazz drummer Joe Chambers. Madlib performs also under various pseudonyms for each instruments than he uses, and fictional bands as Yesterdays New Quintet on "Footprints", Morgan Adams Quartet on "Stormy" & "Funky Blue Note" or Sound Direction on "Song For My Father". All cuts & beats by Madlib.

MUSICIANS : Madlib - drums, keyboards, vibraphone, bass, percussion, turntables - Jeff Jank - bass - Dan Ubick - guitar - James King - flute - Derek Holman - syntheziser, drums, percussion - Malcom Catto - percussion, drums - Joe Chambers & Lefty Houston - drums

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Hidehiko Matsumoto & His Quintet - This is Blues


Year : 1968
Label : Nippon Columbia
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz, Rhythm & Blues

Although the title suggests 'blues' album, it's mostly a Soul-Jazz record featuring saxophonist Hidehiko Matsumoto supported by Ushio Sakai (org), Akio Mitsui (tp), Ikuo Shiosaki (g), Kimio Koizumi (b) and Masatsuka Nagashiba (ds). Hidehiko 'Sleepy' Matsumoto was one of the most greatest jazzmen from Japan, an iconic legend who was the first japanese musician invited to the Monterey Jazz Festival in 1963. He was an original member of the legendary japanese jazz quartet "The Big Four" formed by drummer George Kawaguchi, recording in particular "George And Sleepy" in 1969 and "The Big 4" in 1976. At the end of the seventies, he played within the "Inner Galaxy Orchestra" of japanese conductor, Bingo Miki. Titles include in particular jazz standard "St. Louis Blues", the Dixieland "Basin Street Blues", "The Touch" extracted from original soundtrack of 1954 French film "Touchez Pas Au Grisbi", and several original compositions by Matsumoto.


Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Soul Square - Live & Uncut


Year : 2010
Label : Kif Recordings
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop

"Soul Square", aka the Drum Brothers is a French band formed by DJ and producers Arshitect, Jay Crate, Guan Jay, PermOne & Thomas Le Vexier aka Atom. "Live & Uncut" is a collaborative project as the Jazz Liberatorz did with their two jazzy hip-hop albums "Clin D'oeil" & "Fruit Of The Past", released previously on the same label. Titles include jazzy instrumentals (Jazz Lesson, That Swing) and various collaborations with worldwide rappers featuring Justis from Canada (Living The Dream), Blezz from Sweden (Trippin') or Voice (I.R.U) & Melodiq (It Is All In Your Mind) from US. "Live & Uncut" was included in the "Optical Axis" mixtape by DJ Ryow in 2009.

TRACKLIST : Live & Uncut Feat. Pfel & Atom / Living The Dream Feat. Justis / Take It Back Feat. Blezz / Know I'm Saying / It Is All In Your Mind Feat. Melodiq / That Swing / Change Feat. Justis / Get Together Feat. Melodiq & Elodie Rama / Trippin' Feat. Blezz / Fresh Air Feat. Justis & Mantis / I.R.U Feat. Voice / Love Break Feat. Fazz / Spades Feat. Hus Tha KingpinGet Into It Feat. Melodiq & Dajla / Jazz Lesson / Too Short
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