Lalo Schifrin - Music From Mission: Impossible

Year : 1967
Label : Dot Records
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soundtrack, Stage&Screen, Smooth Jazz

Lalo Schifrin is an argentine pianist, jazz composer and arranger who started as professional in France, recording several latin jazz records for Eddie Barclay's label Vogue. In the fifties, he's evolved in some of the finest Dizzie Gillepsie's formations, played with Duke Ellington and his countryfellow, saxophonist Gato Barbieri. In the sixties, he was recruited as arranger by Verve, collaborating to various songs arrangements for Stan Getz, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan or Jimmy Smith, among others. Lalo is best known as composer of numerous iconic soundtracks for films and television series which will made his fame : Mannix, the Dirty Harry's franchise, Bullitt, Enter The Dragon or Starsky & Hutch. The Lalo's sound is recognizable among all for his jazzy action themes whose the famous Mission Impossible's opening. "Mission impossible" is probably the best TV serie soundscape ever recorded, the sound of a jazzmen generation influenced by the psychedelic rock revolution, where features Mike Melvoin (piano), Bill Plummer (sitar), Bud Shank (saxophone, flute) and Stu Williamson (trumpet). Titles include the iconic opening theme and in particular "The Sniper" with pyschedelic dialogue between the Lalo's harpsichord and Bill Plummer's sitar (both associated with tribal percussions) and best theme of the serie "Jim On The Move" to the catchy latin beat.

Bop or Not Session #8 for Radio RAPTZ ~ Mighty Funk & Street Jazz Grooves

 

The Be Hard Bop's show for Parisian webradio Radio RAPTZ, the eighth session includes mighty funk & street jazz  grooves from US to Japan by Brazil featuring Freddie Hubbard, Grant Green, Donald Byrd, Jiro Inagaki, Azymuth, Hiromasa Suzuki, Bob James and many more...

TRACKLiST : Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay - Grant Green - Sookie, Sookie - Bobbi Humphrey - Uno Esta - Donald Byrd - Lansana's Priestess - The Soul Medium Feat. Jiro Inagaki - Head Rock - Junior Mance - Well I'll Be White Black - Azymuth - A Presa - Hiromasa Suzuki - Smash - Bob James - Where the Wind Blows Free - Brother Jack McDuff - Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring - Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Hihache

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Arawak ‎– Accadde A.......

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Year : 2017/1970
Label : Golden Pavilion Records/Squirrel records
Genre : Jazz, Stage&Screen
Style : Jazz Funk, Easy Listening, Smooth Jazz

Reissue of rare italian music library record by the portuguese label, Golden Pavilion Records, also in charge of the beautiful Stefano Torossi's "Feelings" album reissue. "Arawak" is one of the most famous pseudonym for Luciano Simoncini, an italian pianist, composer, arranger and conductor of various film scores, background music in radio and TV programs. "Accadde A...." is a jazz fusion album including Funk/Soul accents associated to folk music according to the localities Luciano visits. Recorded all over the world, he invites us to a sound journey passing by Bali, Lima or Belfast. "Accadde A Bali" was sampled by Madlib on "Real Eyes" for his Quasimoto project, "The Unseen" album released in 2000.

Gabor Szabo - High Contrast

Year : 1971
Label : Blue Thumb Records
Genre : Jazz, Soul
Style : Smooth Jazz, Jazz Funk

The best known Hungarian 'Gypsy' guitarist associated to the american Soul Legend, Bobby Womack, in Funk/Soul joint project for jazz guitar featuring Phil Upchurch & The Shadow (producer Tommy LiPuma). Titles includes original compositions and four Bobby Womack's songs whose "If Just A Little Communication" (based on "Communication" from the eponymous album) and "Breezin'" composed in particular for Gabor Szabo. Produced by Tommy LiPuma and mixed by The Doors' sound engineer, Bruce Botnick.

MUSICIANS : Gabor Szabo - accoustic & electric guitar - Bobby Womack - rhythm guitar - Wolfgang Meltz & Phil Upchurch - bass - Jim Keltner - drums - Mark Levine - piano - Felix Falcon - congas - Carmelo Garcia - percussion - The Shadow - tambourine & gourd

Count Buffalos - Emergency

Year : 1976
Label : Toshiba
Serie : Pro-Use Direct Cutting Series
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Fusion

"Emergency" is a jazz funk album recorded by drummer Akira Ishikawa featuring his Count Buffalos band and the japanese Funk/Soul songstress Tan-Tan. As on "Get Up!", his previous album, "Emergency" was arranged by pianist Hiromasa 'Colgen' Suzuki & guitarist Takao Naoi, incorporating some disco-beats and including the same line-up with saxophonist Takeru Muraoka and keyboardist Hideo Ichikawa, among others. Hiromasa Suzuki composed the opening disco-funk "Yama-To-Mizu", while others titles include the "Drum Solo" performed by Akira Ishikawa, cover songs featuring Tan-Tan ("Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" by James Taylor, "I've Never Found A Man" in the pure disco style by Esther Phillips) and the Galper Hal's "Phases".

MUSICIANS : Akira Ishikawa - drums - Hiromasa Suzuki & Hideo Ichikawa - keyboards - Masaoki Terakawa - bass - Takao Naoi - guitar - Larry Sunaga - percussion - Takeru Muraoka & Masao Suzuki - saxophones - Koji Hatori - trumpet - Eji Arai - trombone

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Stefano Torossi - Feelings

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Year : 1974 

Label : Carosello

Genre : Jazz, Stage & Screen

Style : Jazz Funk, Soundtrack

This most-wanted and iconic italian library record was reissued by various labels such as Conroy (1976), Easy Tempo (2000) or more recently by portuguese label Golden Pavilion records (2012). Stefano Torossi is a composer, arranger, conductor in charge of various italian soundtracks and background music for TV Shows. Due to legal restrictions, he signed "Feelings" under the Jay Richford & Gary Stevan names (Puccio Roelens & Giancarlo Gazzani) and was associated to Sandro Brugnolini to the composition (uncredited). Titles include deep funk grooves (Having Fun) and Smooth Jazz (Loving Tenderly) played in a cinematic mood, reminiscent of spy/cop movies (Running Fast, Fearing Much, Flying High) or best Blaxploitation themes. All tracks composed, arranged and directed by Stefano Torossi, Sandro Brugnolini, Giancarlo Gazzani & Puccio Roelens.

Bob James - BJ 4

Year : 1977

Label : CTI

Genre : Jazz

Style : Fusion, Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz

The final chapter of the Bob James tetralogy and last volume of the four discs serie produced for CTI from 1974 to 1977. As the previous albums, the rhythm section is based on Steve Gadd, Eric Gale, Gary King & Ralph MacDonald, including soloists Hubert Laws and Art Farmer, all supported by strings ensemble. Titles include original compositions by Bob James from Jazz Funk (Where The Wind Blows Free, Tappan Zee) to Smooth Jazz (Pure Imagination, Nights Are Forever Without You) with caribbean overtones (Treasure Island). All tracks arrranged by Bob James, produced by Creed Taylor, recorded at studio Rudy Van Gelder.

Bob James_keyboards
Gary King_bass
Steve Gadd_drums
Eric Gale_guitar
Ralph MacDonald_percussion
Romeo Penque & Eddie Daniels_tenor saxophone & bass clarinet

01. Pure Imagination

02. Where The Wind Blows Free
03. Tappan Zee
04. Nights Are Forever Without You
05. Treasure Island
06. El Verano

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Bob James - Three

  
Year : 1976
Label : CTI
Genre : Jazz
Style : Fusion, Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz

The penultimate Bob James album coming from the famous Smooth Jazz tetralogy "One, Two, Three & BJ 4" featuring guest musician saxophonist Grover Washington Jr.. "Three" crosses various musical jazz styles ranging from Funk (Storm King) to Smooth Jazz, passing by caribbean overtones including reggae tunes (Women Of Ireland, Jamaica Farewell). The Bob James line-up consists of his usual rhythm section based on Gary King, Harvey Mason, Eric Gale and session musicians such as drummer Andy Newmark & guitarist Jeff Mironov (added on "One Mint Julep"), all supported by horns section & strings ensemble. All tracks arranged & conducted by Bob James, recorded at studio Rudy Van Gelder.

Bob James_keyboards
Gary King & Will Lee_bass
Harvey Mason_drums
Eric Gale & Hugh McCracken_guitar
Ralph MacDonald_percussion
Grover Washington Jr. & Tin Whistle_tenor saxophone
Hubert Laws & Jerry Dodgion_flute

01. One Mint Julep 

02. Women Of Ireland

03. Westchester Lady

04. Storm King

05. Jamaica Farewell

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Bob James - Two

Year : 1975
Label : CTI
Genre : Jazz
Style : Fusion, Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz

Volume 2 of the Bob James' jazz funk tetralogy featuring CTI All-Stars musicians and special guests, songstress Patti Austin, bassist Gary King, drummer Steve Gadd & flutist Hubert Laws. As the previous "One", the formation is supported by strings ensemble and horns section including trumpeter Randy Brecker. Titles include  "Take Me To The Mardi Gras", one of the most widely used tracks in Hip-Hop breakbeat samples (N.W.A., Beastie Boys, Run-DMC), "I Feel A Song" featuring Patti Austin and variation on "Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite #2)" taken from classical french composition by George Bizet. All tracks conducted & arranged by Bob James, recorded at studio Rudy Van Gelder.

MUSICIANS : Bob James - keyboards / Eric Gale - guitar & bass / Richie Resnicoff - guitar /

Andrew Smith - drums / Arthur Jenkins & Ralph McDonald - percussions / Randy Brecker - trumpet / Gary King - bass / Steve Gadd - drums / Hubert Laws - flute

TRACKLIST : Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras / Bob James Feat. Patti Austin - I Feel A Song / Bob James Feat. Steve Gadd & Gary King - The Golden Apple / Bob James Feat. Hubert Laws - Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite #2) / Bob James - You're Right As Rain - Dream Journey

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Bob James - One

Year : 1974
Label : CTI
Genre : Jazz
Style : Fusion, Jazz Funk, Smooth Jazz

First of a four serie albums recorded for CTI  between 1974-1977, by american jazz pianist and arranger Bob James, proclaimed as the "Godfather" of the Smooth Jazz. Bob James plays with a large ensemble of musicians featuring Gary King, Idris Muhammad & Grover Washington Jr., all supported by a strings section. After a period as sideman for Sarah Vaughan from 1965 to 1968, he become one of favorites studio musicians for the Creed Taylor's new label, CTI. During the decade 1970, he played a major role in turning Jazz into Jazz Funk as producer and arranger. With "One", Bob James revisits great works of classical music, the Mussorgsky's "Night On Bald Mountain" & "In The Garden" based on "Canon In D" by Pachelbel. Others titles include original compositions by Bob James, "Valley Of The Shadow", "Soulero" featuring guest saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. and "Nautilus" (sampled by Run-D.M.C. on "Beats to the Rhyme" & Ghostface Killah on "Daytona 500"). Produced by Creed Taylor, recorded at Rudy Van Gelder studio, arranged & conducted by Bob James.

Bob James_keyboards

Gary King_bass

Richie Resnicoff_guitar

Idris Muhammad & Steve Gadd_drums

Ralph McDonald_percussion
Grover Whashington Jr._soprano saxophone

01. Valley Of The Shadows                        

02. In The Garden

03. Soulero

04. Night On Bald Mountain

05. Feel Like Making Love

06. Nautilus

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