Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2002 (Nonesuch)

Label : Nonesuch

Value :

Wilco's post-millennium masterpiece! After years of adventurous sounds and increasingly poetic lyrics being subtly layered over their country rock roots, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was such a radical departure from their first couple albums that it was legendary upon arrival. What's so amazing about it is that it's essentially an art rock album with rootsy heart, somehow carrying the emotional resonance of earlier heart-on-sleeve songcraft with hardly a twangy riff to be found.

Taste :

Wilco - Jesus, Etc. 

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Mackrory & Collier - On the Other Side 2017 (Music For Dreams)

Label : Music For Dreams

Value :

The musical partnership of Nick Mackrory & Harry Collier dates all the way back to the 90’s, when they were both deeply invested in the musical boom in the UK that followed after acid house, the rave scene, and the Ibiza experience. They found their way back to each other in 2014 and has since developed a sound together that is fresh but not too polished. With touches of 60’s chanson coupled with sundazed electronics, their songs lingers on like the feeling of a long day spent outdoors in summer.

Taste :

Mackrory & Collier - On the Other Side

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Roland Bocquet - Paradia 1977 (Cobra)

Label : Cobra 

Value :

A really cool little set that's maybe a bit jazz, and a bit "something else" -- instrumental sounds from keyboardist Roland Bocquet, who you might know from his work in the group Catharsis -- served up here with all sorts of cool elements that move between jazz fusion, spacey keyboard instrumentals, and other underground modes on the 70s French scene! At times, there's a lyricism that almost feels soundtrack-like, and at others, the songs are maybe more tuneful in sort of a sound library style -- heavy on acoustic and electric keys from Roland, but featuring some guest instrumentation as well.

Taste :

Roland Bocquet - Paradia 

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Rie Nakahara - Killing Me 1978 (CBS)

Label : CBS

Value :

Rie Nakahara is a singer (now retired), actress, and TV presenter.. Rie was active from the late 70s and through the 80s. This long-player was a  secont out of the nine she released in all and is one of her most popular as it mixes up fusion,funk,city pop and jazz across synth sounds. These are enjoyable and sophisticated sounds from this talented vocalist.

Taste :

Rie Nakahara - Sentimental Hotel 

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Jack Costanzo – Mr. Bongo Has Brass 1956 (Zephyr Records)

Label : Zephyr Records

Value : 

Mr. Bongo Has Brass shows all the signs of the Kenton influence, but the solo Costanzo is free to crank up the bongos far beyond his "Bongo Riff" moment with Kenton. The result is similar to "crime jazz" -- tightly arranged but very dramatic and suspenseful. Camp though it is, the sheer impact and tonal variety of the bongos make it easy to see why bongos had their own "craze," just like the ukulele and guitar. That said, the only really spectacular thing about this session is the sound. "Barney Google" ("Baia" with absurd lyrics), "El Diablito," and the crime/film noir classic "Man with the Golden Arm" are the best cuts. Among the other interesting cuts are a Latinate treatment of "Bei Mir Bist du Schoen" and "Burley-Q Bongo," a burlesque (the music of jazzmen on hard times). It is a great introduction to the many facets of Mr. Bongo.

Taste :

Jack Costanzo - Mr. Bongo Has Brass (full album)

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Herb Alpert – Rise 1979 (A&M)

Label : A&M

Value :

A whole new level of genius for Herb Alpert – a record that's light years away from his earlier work with the Tijuana Brass, and which has the trumpeter stepping strongly into the world of smooth jazzy fusion! The title track here went platinum the minute it was released – and became an end-of-the 70s instrumental anthem that seemed to drift out of speakers around the country. The rest of the album's pretty great too – built on the modes explored by Donald Byrd, Freddie Hubbard, and other soulful fusion players of the 70s but cast out with a bit more drama overall.

Taste :

Herb Alpert - Rise 

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Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass & Inga Rumpf - Hip Walk 1976 (Polydor)

Label : Polydor

Value :

This is a classic. This powerful mid seventies Jazz Funk and Fusion album is featuring German singer Inga Rumpf. Songs on the album are written by Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder and Peter Herbolzheimer himself. Some songs from this very album were sampled by Hip Hop producers worldwide and the original vinyl LP is quite rare these days and an collectors item for every record digger and vinyl aficionado.

Taste :

Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass & Inga Rumpf - Butterfly

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By Electric Looser