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Here a nice ballad retrieved from this legendary spiritual jazz album leaded by saxophonist Byron Morris and his Unity band (Tony Waters on percussion, conga and maracas, Mike Kull on piano, Abdush Shahid on drums, Vince McEwan on trumpet, Milton Suggs on bass, Jay Clayton on vocals). It was recorded in 1974 and reissued some years ago. Just a sparkling fragment of a timeless lyrical meditation.
Rare and great library music album released on Creasound label bringing together compositions by Janko Nilovic, Pierre Sellin, Pascal Auriat, etc. It just sounds like a late french 60s movie with many wordless vocals and nice string arrangements. Just listen to Deliria,Ballade Pour Une Voix, the beautiful ballad Du Sable Et Du Vent or the nice well-named bossa tune Bossa Beach and you will see what I mean. If you're into french library music you should purchase this gem if you find it.
Trumpet On The Beach
A1 - Le Vent Dans Les Algues A2 - Adagio Sur La Plage A3 - Le Soleil Sur La Neige A4 - Bossa Beach A5 - Verseau A6 - Ballade Pour Une Voix A7 - Trumpet On The Beach B1 - Ciel De Vacances B2 - Snow And Tears B3 - Du Sable Et Du Vent B4 - Deliria B5 - Soleil De Minuit B6 - Concerto Pour Une Etoile
Late 70s/early 80s saw the emergence of many post apocalyptic movies inspired from SF novels of the past decades. They were reflecting the ambient paranoia of this period of transition between the end of "flower power" insouciance and fear of a near apocalyptic future due to the threat of nuclear war. Of course it had become popular with movies as 1968's Planete of The Apes (and its psyche funk soundtrack) and then grew up with Mad Max or John Carpenter's Escape from New York. Main theme is generally that whatever the level of technology human civilzation may have reached, human being will never get a full secure control on it and one day he will destruct himself and will go back to the original condition he never actually really left : an animal, only concerned by his more primary instincts. Less popular Virus directed by japanese Kinji Fukasaku took also part in that new exciting although deeply pessimistic genre. Now, back to this OST : LP includes solid jazz rock cuts, great orchestral arrangements and some vocals by Janis Ian on the main theme You Are Love. Teo Macero produced it.
Musicians : Janis Ian: vocals, Chick Corea: keyboards, Larry Coryell: guitar, John Faddis: trumpet, David Sanborn: saxophone, Dave Valentin: flute, Kazumi Watanabe: guitar, Ron Carter: bass, Steve Gadd: drums, Steve Kahn: guitar, Dave Butterfield: saxophone, Wareen Bernhardt: keyboards, Dick Hyman: keyboards + London Philarmonic Orchestra
A1 - Adieu, Mon Amour A2 - You Are Love (Toujours Gai Mon Cher) A3 - Love Sweet Love A4 - Bedroom A5 - Sweet Truth B1 - You Are Love (Toujours Gai Mon Cher) B2 - MM 88 B3 - Marit B4 - Struggle Is My Name B5 - All To You
Some latin rock from Dutch-Moluccan band Massada. Pukul Tifa was their second album after Astaganaga. "Unknown Destination" is the disco funk piece of this LP that mixes both latin rock and more traditional songs.
Musicians as french Marcel Azzola or Richard Galliano gave the accordion a chance to have a place into jazz sphere, bringing a true nostalgia and authenticity proper to its sound. Such as Claude Thomain. This jazz accordion player was born in 1940 and played with many great french musicians of the 60's area. He recorded this LP on Epervier label. Maybe you already know the title "Un Soir De Blanco" recorded on "Dusty Fingers" compilations. This album brings you into a 60's detective movie atmosphere, sometimes dark, gloomy or passionate. Antoher great mellow album.
Un Soir De Blanco
bass: A. Masselier - drums: A. Ceccarelli - guitar: M. Gesina - perscusion: M. Lorin - bass trombone: G. Vilain - trombones: B. Vasseur - C. Verstraete, F. Lusiez
A1 - Route Sans Tunnel A2 - Flash Color A3 - Un Soir De Blanco A4 - Notes Vagabondes A5 - Week-End Danse A6 - Major Flash B1 - Shaker Man B2 - Deux Phares Dans La Nuit B3 - Du Soleil A Gogo B4 - Sorti De L'Ombre B5 - La Caravane Rouge B6 - Flirtissimo Blues
After some months of musical abstinence, it has been some times I wanted to post this unusual and rare lyric jazz fusion album recorded in 1985 by an obscure formation composed by some known french musicians as saxophonist Sylvain Beuf. Nice bass lines, spacey keyboards and electric guitar, jazzy saxophone with various rhythmics (jazz, syncopation, latin, ...) accompanied with 'Cortexish' vocals make this album an intimate voyage into darkness of heaven.
Foehn
bass: Michel Boussiars, drums: Marcel Beaudry-Gal,guitar: Alain Blessin, keybooards: Philippe François, percussion: Jean-Manuel Belliard, saxophone: Sylvain Beuf, Vocals: Anou Belliard
A1 - Fœhn A2 - Loreleï A3 - Ludine A4 - Licorne I A5 - Nomade B1 - Licorne II B2 - Melba B3 - Rétrodroïde B4 - Faëria B5 - Tadji's Song B6 - Dernier Souffle
Here is a nice afro latin jazz LP from West Indies recorded in 1982 for Safran records by the "Fuzion" band leaded by bassist Serge Fabriano. Deep and hypnotic mood (as in Kaladja Vivilo) and fresh percussion, berimbau, etc. accompanied with bass and nice vocals.
Musicians : Edouard Labor: sax (on A4) - Pierre Labor: sax (on B1, B2) - Mario Pierrecelas, Hector Ficadière: percussion - Alain Jean-Marie: piano, synthetizer - drums: Claude Vamur - Mario Canonge: piano, percussion [ti bwa] - Serge Fabriano: vocals, berimbau, bass - Roger Raspail: vocals, bells, bongos, percussion, percussion, triangle - Suly Cally: vocals, bells, whistle, percussion [ka, ti bwa, calebasse] - Marie-Reine Lamoureux: vocals, percussion [calebasse] - Marie-Céline Fontaine: vocals, percussion [ti bwa]
Kominiké
A1. Kaladja Vivilo 1 A2. Kaladja Vivilo 2 A3. Karibean Suite A4. Métamorphose A5. Sé Kon Sa B1. Kominiké B2. Kosmos 1 B3. Kosmos 2 B4. Manège
This LP is a direct-to-disk recording released in 1976 on Direct Disc label. As it can be assumed each side was directly recorded to disk in one shot "from start to finish". As explained in the liner notes, this kind of recording makes the task more difficult both for the musicians of course but also for the mastering and studio engineers who must take quick and good decisions on the cutting electronics in order to not screw up the artists' live studio performance and give the recording its deserved rendering. And the result is pretty nice.
Musicians : Ron Oates: Acoustic piano, clavinette - Randy Goodrum: fender rhodes - Jack Williams: Bass - Kenny Malone: drums - Pete Bordonali: guitars - Farrell Morris & Billy Wiggins: percussion - Barry McDonald & George Tidwell: trumpet & fluegelhorn - Dennis Good: tenor & bass trombone - Dennis Solee: Soprano, alto, tenor & baritone sax, flute, bass clarinet - Billy Puet: soprano, alto, tenor, baritone sax, flute - Buddy Skipper: alto & tenor sax, flute, clarinet - Sheri Kramer & Diane Tidwell: vocals
Itutu
A1. Peace-Piece A2. Itutu A3. Can You Stand It B1. We Can Fly B2. And I Learned It From A Princess B3. Emergence
This set was released by Yuji Ohno & The Explosion Band in 1981 on RCA records for the TV series diffusion in Japan. The famous theme composed by John Carl Parker is arranged in a very disco shape and music here has typically the Yuji-san touch.
Route 101
A1. Theme From "Chips" A2. "Maquina" My Love A3. I Love You "Chips" A4. California Sunset B1. Route 101 B2. Ventura Feeling B3. Power Chase B4. Moonlight Freeway
This classic LP by Japanese saxophonist and flutist Toshiyuki Honda was released in 1978 on Electric Bird label for Inner City records. Of course it includes the breezy "747 Wind Flight" but also some nice breaks on the album's funky eponymous title, Sao Paulo and "Thunder Kiss".
Musicians : Toshiyuki Honda: alto sax, soprano sax, flute, alto flute -Bob Wilson: drums, percussion - Pauline Wilson: vocal (side2-2) - Larry Williams: electric piano, mini moog, oberheim, polyphonic, percussion - Jerry Hey: trumpet, fluegelhorn, percussion - Gary Herbig: tenor sax, alto sax, alto flute - Ken Wild: electric bass - Bud Nuanez: electric guitar - Eiji Arai: trombone (side 1-4 / side 2-2,3) - Tadaomi Anai: percussion side 1-4 / side 2-2, 3 - Chikara Ueda: arrange, conduct 747 Wind Flight
A1. Burnin' Waves A2. All-Night Rendez-Vous A3. Thunder Kiss A4. You Blow My Heart Away B1. Just A Dream Away B2. Havana Candy B3. Sao Paulo B4. 747 Wind Flight
