Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Be Hard Bop for Mademoiselle H



A selection of various new wave & alternative rock songs released between 1978-2011, featuring New Order, Joy Division, The Cure, Metric, CSS and many others. Compiled & mixed for Mademoiselle H by Be Hard Bop.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Marcos Valle - Garra


Year : 1971
Label : Odeon
Genre : Jazz, Latin
Style : MPB, Funk/Soul, Bossa Nova

"Garra" is a highpoint in the Marcos Valle's career following his previous album, an anticonformist, iconic and essential "Bossa-Soul" album including funk grooves and sublime pop idioms featuring pianist Dom Salvador, drummer Robertinho Silva and arranger Cesar Camargo Mariano from Som Três. "Garra" is the quintessence of MPB (musica popular brasileira) from the seventies, one of the most influential album on the contemporary music, definitely establishing Marcos Valle in international pop music. Titles include amazing songs, all timeless Brazilian pop classics ("Que Bandeira", the hybrid song "Garra"), bossa nova ("Com Mais De 30", "Ao Amigo Tom"), the anthem "Paz E Futebol" (Peace & Soccer), the Soul ballad "Black Is Beautiful" feat. Marizinha, the samba-funk "Wandal Vidal" and opening theme from brazilian telenovela "O Cafona" to the gospel stlye.

Terumasa Hino Quintet - Hakuchu No Shugeki (Original Soundtrack)


Year : 2011
Label : Disk Union
Serie : Ciné Jazz
Genre : Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style : Post Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Funk, Modal

Original Soundtrack from the japanese iconic action movie "Hakuchu No Shugeki" produced by TOHO. Released in 1970, the movie was directed by an aficionado of Jazz, Kiyoshi Nishimura and starring Toshio Kurosawa in the main role. Originally released in 1969, the single "Snake Hip" was edited by Nippon Columbia on 45rpm with "Hakuchu No Shugeki - Theme" on side b, but the full music files of the original score had never been edited. Disk Union store's own label released the complete soundtrack for the Ciné Jazz serie in 2011. The music was performed by the legendary Terumasa Hino Quintet featuring Takeru Muraoka, Hiromasa Suzuki, Kunimitsu Inaba & Motohiko Hino. Titles include "Snake Hip" in the original extented version under "On The Corner" name, "Supermarket" (original recording in short version of "Hakuchu No Shugeki - Theme"), and the long modal piece "Getaway". All tracks composed & arranged by Terumasa Hino.

MUSICIANS : Terumasa Hino - trumpet - Takeru Muraoka - tenor saxophone, flute - Hiromasa Suzuki - piano, Fender Rhodes - Kunimitsu Inaba - double bass, electric bass - Motohiko Hino - drums


Yuji Ohno - Mad Police '80


Year : 1993
Label : VAP
Genre : Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style : Jazz Funk, Disco, Pop

Mad Police '80 (Daigekito Mad Police) was a police drama serie ranked in the hard boiled genre, produced by the TOEI Company, and composed of 26 episodes, originally  broadcasted on NTV from april to september 1980. Recorded in 1979, the soundtrack is among the best work of Yuji Ohno, one more time surrounded by his Jazz Funk-Disco band "You & The Explosion Band" featuring jazz guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Tsunehide Matsuki, Michio Nagaoka, Yasushi Ichihara, all supported by full string orchestra. Titles include over thirty tracks offered in several variations, the opening (Theme From "Daigekito") &the  ending theme ("How Can You Love The City" featuring Noboru Kimura). All tracks are composed & arranged by Yuji Ohno.

MUSICIANS : Yuji Ohno - keyboards - Michio Nagaoka - bass - Tsunehide Matsuki - electric guitar - Kiyoshi Sugimoto - accoustic guitar - Yuichi Tokashiki - drums - Yasushi Ichihara - drums - Susumu Kazuhara - trumpet

TRACKLIST : Yuji Ohno - Theme From "Daigekito" (TV Size) Opening - JAPAN MAFIA - MAD POLICE - Illusion of MAD CITY - Theme From "Daigekito" (Ballad Versions) - BIG BATTLE - Theme From Daigekito (Variations Theme - Opening) - How Can You Love The City (Instrumental) - How Can You Love The City (TV Size) / You & The Explosion Band Feat. Noboru Kimura - How Can You Love The City (Single Version) - Theme From "Daigekito"

Jurassic 5 - Quality Control


Year : 2000
Label : Interscope
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious

Second act of the Los Angles native Hip-Hop band influenced by Old School Hip Hop including A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul or The Roots. By signing on Interscope records, Jurassic 5 reach more wide audience on the US Hip-Hop scene, after their debut album released two years earlier and before their peak with "Power In Numbers" in 2002. Titles include "World Of Entertainment (W.O.E. Is Me)" & "Quality Control" originally released on Rawkus records, "The Influence" and the ode to jazz "Swing Set" by Cut Chemist & DJ Nu-Mark. Produced & mixed by DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist.
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