Kimiko Kasai - This Is My Love

Year : 1975
Label : CBS
Genre : Jazz
Style : Smooth Jazz, Jazz Funk

Kimiko Kasai meets american top musicians featuring the great Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, Cornell Dupree, Bob Crankshaw & Joe Beck. Recorded at the famous Electric Ladyland studios in New York, "This is My Love" is among best productions of Kimiko Kasai including Jazz Funk & Smooth Jazz with killer song from Bill Withers "Use Me" based on the Esther Phillips version, nice sophisticated variation on the iconic pop hit "Happy Together" by The Turtles and the jazz standard "Love For Sale" by Cole Porter. Produced by Teo Macero.

MUSICIANS : Kimiko Kasai - vocals - Bob Crankshaw - bass - Allan Schwartzberg & Billy Lavangna - drums - Cornell Dupree, Jerry Friedman & Joe Beck - guitar - Bobby Scott - keyboards, vocals  - Lee Konitz - alto saxophone - Al John & Stan Getz - tenor saxophone  

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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