Monday, June 23, 2014

Marcos Valle by Be Hard Bop - Máximo Valle ~ Selected Works



Marcos Valle & his brother Sergio have left their mark on Brazilian music with their compositions and participated to its expansion during the sixties and the seventies. This versatile musician has explored most of the existing musical styles from Bossa Nova, Contemporary Jazz, Rhythm&Blues as well as Funk/Soul, Rock and Pop. He contributed to do emerge various brazilian Rock & Jazz bands such as O Têrço, Som Imaginario or Azimuth by recruiting them on "Marcos Valle" '70, "Garra" (1971), "Vento Sul" (1972) & "Previsão Do Tempo" (1973). Most of his albums recorded during this period, have become great classics of Brazilian music. Since his first album "Samba Demais" released in 1963, the Valle's work divides into three distinct periods : his early Bossa Nova years (1963-1968), the Psychedelic years (1969-1972) and finally the Jazz Funk in 1973. This compilation brings together some of his finest compositions from 1963 to 1973 including the Bossa standards "Gente", "Samba De Verao" & "Os Grilos". Compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Gal Costa - Gal Costa

 
Year : 1969  
Label : Philips
Genre : Jazz, Latin, Rock
Style : Samba, MPB, Psychedelic

Essential album by the iconic brazilian songtress of Tropicália mixing psychedelic rock, funk/soul including samba rock featuring special guest Gilberto Gil. It's the second collaboration with singer/lyricist Caetano Veloso after her first steps on duet album "Domingo", released in 1967. All tracks are arranged by Rogério Duprat, the brazilian maestro considered as the 'George Martin' of Tropicália movement. Titles include featurings with Gilberto Gil (Sebastiana, Namorinho De Portão), Caetano Veloso (Que Pena, Baby) and compositions from Roberto Carlos/Erasmo Carlos (Se Você Pensa, Vou Recomençar), Jorge Ben (Deus È O Amor), Veloso (Não Identificado, Saudosismo). 

Vladimir Cosma - Ultra Pop-op

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Year : 1970   
Label : Sylvester Music Company/MPI
Serie : Sounds Pop
Genre : Jazz, Rock
Style : Jazz Rock, Psychedelic, Pop   

Vladimir Cosma is a French/Romanian composer, conductor and violinist in various music genres during over fifties years, collaborating with Michel Legrand and likewise jazz giants  Chet BakerPepper Adams or Toots Thielemans. He was in charge of numerous french film music scores, whose the most famous are "Les Aventures De Rabbi Jacob" and "Le Grand Blond Avec Une Chaussure Noire" (starring Louis De Funès and Pierre Richard). Originally released under N° 27 of the "Musique Pour L'Image" (French music library label) including background music & psychedelic soundscapes, "Ultra Pop-Op" back in the spotlight thanks to the track "Black Flowers" selected by french Hip-Hop producer Michaël Darmon (Kif records, Jazz Liberatorz) for the French jazz compilation released in 2002, "Mélodie En Soul Sol". 

Minoru Muraoka - Bamboo


Year : 2014/1970
Label : Superfly Records/King Records
Serie : New Emotional Work Series
Genre : Jazz, Folk
Style : Folk, Jazz Rock, Min'yō

Minoru Muraoka was probably the best known shakuhachi player (traditional bamboo flute), with Hozan Yamamoto & Toshiaki Yokota (Sound Limited, The Beat Generation). He was among the first to mix Japanese folk with popular music, playing in particular with Herbie Mann ("Surprises" & "Gagaku And Beyond" in 1976). "Bamboo" is a crossbreeding between jazz, pop and Japanese folk music, recorded with a large ensemble of traditional instruments among shakuhachi, koto, biwa, shamisen and taiko, all performed by the New Dimension Group, featuring percussionists  Hiromitsu & Kisaku Katada (Original Soundtrack From Lupin The 3rd), Masako Hirayama on biwa, Kimiko Yamanouchi on koto. The album is divided in two parts with  first side that showcases the traditional Japanese instruments (in particular the percussions), while the other side opens on Pop/Rock orientation including an other rhythm section, The New Emotions, featuring Akira Ishikawa (ds), Yusuke Higuchi (org), Sadanori Nakamure (eg) & Jun Suzuki (eb). Titles include jazz standard "Take Five" (Paul Desmond), three original compositions with the folk song "Nogamigawa Funauta", his masterpiece "The Positive And Negative" (most sampled Minoru Muraoka's song), the iconic "Soul Bamboo", and various pop cover songs from The Beatles to The Animals by Simon & Gartfunkel.

Yuzo Hayashi & Salon '68 - Life As A Cinema


Year : 2002
Label : April Records
Genre : Jazz, Latin Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style : Easy Listening, Bossa Nova, Acid Jazz

Sweet lounge music recorded in 2002 by an obscure japanese keyboarder/conductor & his group featuring scat singing performances by Minako Kasahara (former member of Reggae Disco Rockers) & Mayumi Chida. In 2006, with the same formation, Yuzo Hayashi was in charge of the soundscape for the josei animated serie, "Honey & Clover", and recorded a tribute to the italian actress, Monica Vitti (Memory Of Monica Vitti) in the same line. "Life As A Cinema" is somehow the reminiscent of the classics Italian soundtracks, reminding the famous reissues & compilations from the italian Music library label, "Easy Tempo" (Piero Umiliani or Stefano Torossi), but also the Konishi Yasuharu productions with his Pizzicato Five group. "Life As A Cinema" attemps to recreate a vintage & erotic atmosphere from the glorious days of the french/italian riviera from the mid-sixties including Bossa Nova (Kaigantōri To HanauriErotica Mibōjin), french Pop (Sasowarete 63) & Acid Jazz (Kyū Shigai No Zawameki). All tracks composed & arranged by Yuzo Hayashi.


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