Chlorine Free - Le Fish

Year : 2016
Label : Dunose Production
Genre : Jazz, Broken Beat
Style : Jazz Funk, Jazzy Hip-Hop 

Chlorine Free is a french jazz funk collective based in Paris who explores electronic worlds and programming in Jazz. The music of Chlorine Free can be defined as the meeting between their various influences from A Tribe Called Quest passing by The Headhunters, mixing broken beat, experimental music, funk/soul, conscious hip-hop & electronic avant-garde. From 2011 to 2017, the band collaborated with various talented artists such as MCs Rashaan Ahmad, Mike Ladd from The Infesticons & Racecar or british saxophonist Soweto Kinch. "Le Fish" is their second album after "Star Fresh" released in 2011 and before "Free Speech" in 2017, including instrumental titles and featurings with Soweto Kinch (Natural Blend), Nya (Thankful) & Yan Cléry (One Shot).

We've Got The Jazz Vol. 6 ~ Various Verses Of Hip-Hop & Jazz

Back to basics through various "verses" of Hip-Hop & Jazz recorded during the last decade, featuring Nu-Jazz artists Soil & Pimp Sessions, United Future Organization, Grand Pianoramax, Yoko Kanno, Mo' Horizons, Gerardo Frisina, Sleep Walker, Uyama Hiroto & many more... All tracks released between 2000-2010, compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Nujabes by Be Hard Bop ~ Jun Seba Is Nujabes

Nujabes (1974-2010), one of Jazzy Hip-Hop representatives, was a japanese beatmaker, producer & owner of independant record label Hyde Out Recordings. Best known for his collaboration to the "Samurai Champloo" soundscape in 2004 (alongside Fat Jon, FORCE OF NATURE & TSUTCHIE), he frequently worked for various worldwide artists, as Apani B, Funky DL, CL Smooth, Substantial, Cise Starr from CYNE, Terry Callier or Pase Rock from Five Deez. This compilation brings together some of his finest productions released between 1998-2011, demonstrating his various musical abilities including Jazz & Soul samples, Downtempo, Cool & Nu-Jazz. All tracks compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Nujabes - Spiritual State

Year : 2011

Label : Hyde Out Recordings

Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz

Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

Third, last and posthume album released by Nujabes after "Metaphorical Music" in 2003 and "Modal Soul" in 2005. "Spiritual State" mixes Cool Jazz & Downtempo including instrumentals and various featurings performed with Pase Rock from Five Deez (City Light & Yes) Cise Star from CYNE (Sky Is Tumbling), Substantial (City Light & Waiting For The Clouds), DJ Segawa Tatsuya (cuts & scratches on "Fellows"), the multi-instrumentalist, Uyama Hiroto (Island, Gone Are The Day & Spiritual State) and guitarist Haruka Nakamura on "Island". Recorded, produced & mixed by Nujabes and Uyama Hiroto. 

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The Procussions - Up All Night

Year : 2004

Label : Miclife Recordings

Genre : Hip Hop, Jazz

Style : Hip Hop Jazz, Conscious

Mr. J. Medeiros (rap),  Resonant (rap) and Stro The 89th Key (keyboards, drums, rap) form the american Hip-Hop group, The Procussions. "Up All Night" was recorded in a night jam session that combines jazz fusion including Fender Rhodes & spoken words, mixed by Jason Skills (from The Sound Providers). After they were signed to Rawkus Records, they released their second album "5 Sparows For 2 Cents" including featurings such as Talib Kweli on "Miss January" (2006) and recorded "It's All Real" on "Shattered Soul On A Pastel Sky", first album of Shin-Ski (2007). An enhanced limited edition was released the same year in japan with five bonus tracks whose the unreleased Life Of Brian and the fantastic Shin-Ski's remix of "Introducing... (What's Your Name?)" feat. DJ Ryow on turntables and one video clip directed by Brandon Kraines.

Uyama Hiroto - A Son Of The Sun

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

Debut album from japanese saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist & producer, Uyama Hiroto, who has regularly collaborated on various Nujabes productions. Uyama Hiroto performs mostly Hip-Hop music ranked as well as in Downtempo and Nu-Jazz styles including smooth/cool jazz influences. Titles include singles "81Summer/Color Of Jade", "One Dream/Carbon Rose", "Waltz For Life Will Reborn" (previously released on "Hydeout Productions - 2nd Collection" compilation), and featurings with Nujabes on "Ribbon In The Sea", Pase Rock from Five Deez on "Fly Love Song", Golden Boy from Specifics on "Vision Eyes". All tracks produced, mixed by Nujabes & Uyama Hiroto.

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6ix Toys - 6IX TOYS

Year : 2008
Label : FW (First World Records)
Genre : Jazz, Latin Jazz, Soul, Electronic
Style : Jazz Funk, Funk/Soul, Hip-Hop, Fusion

"6ix Toys" take place on their first live performance at The Isle of Wight Festival in 2008. Originally from Liverpool, the band is formed around Marco Bernardis (ts) and the DJ Fred Ruddick (turntables), including Paul Burton (tb), Tom Ashbrook (keys), Mark Beaney (eg), Jake Foord (eb) and Adam Beaney (ds). The album mixes Jazz with Funk including Afro-Cuban Jazz (Mosquito & P-Knuckle) & Hip-Hop (Wake 'N' Bake & Wanna Ride). The band played a fusion style approaching the sound of their main influence, the japanese Nu-Jazz band, Soil & Pimp Sessions, but also The Meters, James Brown & The JBs. Titles include featurings with the british blues singer Connie Lush on "Paint The Toon", MC Yarah Bravo from One Self (DJ Vadim's collective) on "Wanna Ride" and Katie Miller on "Cannibal Lunch". Produced by Fred Ruddick. All cuts & beats by Fred Ruddick.

Soil & "Pimp" Sessions - Pimpin'

Year : 2004

Label : Victor

Genre : Jazz, Latin

Style : Contempory Jazz, Future Jazz

Debut album of the japanese modern Jazz band combining contemporary & future jazz including latin expressions and punk spirit. In 2005, the band gains international audience when it was introduced by British DJ Giles Peterson, broadcast on his BBC radio show "Worldwide", and released "Pimpin'" in UK on his Acid Jazz label "Brownswood Recordings". Titles include tracks extracted from their first EP ("Fuller Love/Harbor"), jazz standard "Wives And Lovers" (Bacharah/David) and the S&PS anthem "Satsuriku No Theme". All tracks composed by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, except "Harbor" by composed by Bobby Watson.

MUSICIANS : Shacho - vocals ("agitator") - Tabu Zombie - trumpet - Josei - piano, electric piano - Akita Goldman - bass  - Motoharu - saxophone - Midorin - drums

Soil & "Pimp" Sessions - Pimp Of The Year

Year : 2006
Label : Victor
Genre : Jazz, Electronic
Style : Contempory Jazz, Future Jazz

The third album of insane jazz combo from the japanese jazz's new wave alongside Sleep Walker and Kyoto Jazz Massive. The group emerged on japanese clubs scene in 2001, when DJs Shacho and Tabu Zombie included jam jazz sessions in their sets, and the consecration came on stage when they were invited to perform their music at the Fuji Rock Festival in the summer 2003. They define their music themeselves as a blend of contemporary jazz including punk spirit and alternative jazz with aggressive forms, called "Death Jazz". It features Shacho aka Agitator in charge of stirring and stimulating the audience, trumpeter Tabu Zombie, saxophonist Motoharu, pianist Josei, bassist Akita Goldman & drummer Midorin. Titles include "Summer Goddess" from eponymous EP, the single "Crush!", the cover song of Branford Marsalis "The Black Widow Blues" and its variation "The White Widow" by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, the dance-oriented "Last Long",  their anthem "Satsuriku". All tracks composed, arrenged by Soil & "Pimp" Sessions except the one mentioned.

Various - Punch The Monkey!

Year : 1998
Label : Columbia
Genre : Electronic
Style : Future Jazz, Funk/Soul

First of three volumes from 'Punch The Monkey!', the remixes compilation series that celebrates the 30th anniversary of Lupin The 3rd created in 1967 by  Kazuhiko Katô alias Monkey Punch. Supervised by Konishi Yasuharu, the project was released for his own label Readymade Records from Nippon Columbia, best known as producer, composer, DJ & leader of japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. Joined to the project, various artists from japanese electronic scene featuring remixes by Fantastic Plastic Machine, japanese-french Nu-Jazz duo U.F.O. (United Future Organization), Fuzita Blender and of course, Konishi Yasuharu. Based on original songs composed by Yuji Ohno and Takao Yamashita, titles include "Funny Walk In Old Fashion", "Afro Rock Theme", "Toward The Patrol Line", and the famous opening and ending themes from "Lupin The 3rd" recorded for the first (1971-1972) & second (1977-1980) animated series.

TRACKLIST : Shunji Ito - Lupin III '80 (Latin ♥&☮ Calucatta Mix) - Toshio Matsuura - Theme from Lupin III'78 (Walther P99 Mix) - Escalator Team - Theme from Lupin III'78 (Club Escape Mix )- Fantastic Plastic Machine - Lupin III Theme I (F.P.M's Reconstruction Mix) - Konishi Yasuharu - Lupin III Theme III (The Readymade やんぐ Oh! Oh! Mix) - Fuzita Blender - Funny Walk In Old Fashion (Mori No Blend Mix) - Comoesta Yaegashi - Afro Rock Theme (Rock Afro Mix) - Fantastic Explosion - Toward The Patrol Line (Fantastic Explosion Mix) - Jun Sasasaki - Love Squall (Fujiko's Love Mix Feat. Maki Kanaho) - Sunaga T Experience - Lupin III '80 (Sunaga T Experience 9849 Mix) - Izuru Utsumi - Lupin III Theme Song II (Bossa 98 Mix)

Léo Tardin - Grand Pianoramax

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Year : 2005
Label : ObliqSound
Genre : Electronic, Jazz
Style : Future Jazz

"Grand Pianoramax" is an experimental project based on the piano/drums duet (bass line are played by keyboards), mixing Jazz with Electronic including drum'n'bass. Conceived by swiss pianist Léo Tardin who plays Fender Rhodes and minimoog, associated to Ferenc Nemeth & Jojo Mayer on drums, the band went on tour in the U.S. opening for Maceo Parker in 2008. Léo Tardin has also collaborated with Roy Ayers, The Last Poets, Erik Truffaz or Toots Thielemans. All tracks composed & arranged by Léo Tardin except "Starlite" with Michele Locatelli.