Elysian Spring - Glass Flowers 1969 (Despa)

Label : Despa

Value :

A very cool record – and one with a sound that's as dreamy as the group's name – a laidback mix of vibes, saxes, piano, and percussion – all used in ways that are airy and open, and very different than most other underground jazz of the time! The group hail from New England, and there's maybe some of the inventiveness of Stark Reality in their style – even if the overall sound is much more acoustic, but still has a slightly fuzzy feel via the production! Instrumentation shifts from track to track – and these guys can definitely swing when they want, too – which they do so more as the album moves on creating these rough-edged groovers that are unlike anything else we can think of. By Dusty Groove

Taste :

Elysian Spring - Blue Sands

Elysian Spring - Glass Flowers

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By Electric Looser

Ziad Rahbani ‎– Abu Ali 1978 (Zida)

Label : Zida

Value :

Ziad Rahbani is a cultural icon in Lebanon. The musician, pianist and producer is also a renowned playwright and a political activist, one of the most important exponent of the lebanese left-wing counterculture to emerge from the 70s. ? Coming out of an illustrious artistic dynasty (his father is the famous composer and musician Assi Rahbani, member of group The Rahbani Brothers and his mother is the legendary Middle East Diva, Fairuz), Ziad Rahbani started his music career during his late teens, composing music for his mother.
Rahbani quickly spread his wings further. He started producing his own music during the early 70s and released records under his own name at 17. Among these was "Abu Ali" recorded in Greece at the EMI Studios in Athens in 1978 with a full orchestra (there he also recorded his mother's album "Wahdon") and released it as a limited run EP for the lebanese market. Legend has it that the album was only pressed at 500 unit hence its rarity.
The result is a fabulous New York-meets-Beyrouth Disco exctasy developing over two 13-min tracks and one of the most collectible albums on the international dance and disco scene which Wewantsounds is happy to finally make available.

Taste :

Ziad Rahbani - Abu Ali

Ziad Rahbani - Prelude (mais el rim)

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By Electroc Looser

The Deirdre Wilson Tabac - The Deirdre Wilson Tabac 1970 (RCA)

Label : RCA

Value :

A beautiful bit of funky rocking soul – and the one and only album by the Deirdre Wilson Tabac – a group whose name is as strange as their grooves are funky! The group are best known for their well-compiled track "I Can't Keep From Cryin Sometimes" – an uptempo jazzy gem that mixes skipping Hammond with soaring vocals and some really great horns – and the rest of this set has a very similar feel – one that blends jazz rock with more soulful vocals, in a groove that's totally unique! Sonny Casella wrote, arranged, and produced the record – and he's also the drummer in the group, so there's keen attention to rhythms on all tracks.

Taste :

The Deirdre Wilson Tabac - I Can't Keep From Cryin Sometimes

The Deirdre Wilson Tabac - Get BackThe Dierdre Wilson Tabac

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By Electric Looser

Téo Azevedo - Grito Selvagem 1974 (Central Park Tapes)

Label :  Central Park Tapes

Value :

Released in 1974, Téo Azevedo's first album Grito Selvagem ( Wild Shout') is an irresistible blend of soul and rock with an unmistakable Brazilian character. As many other lost gems of time past, the album found little commercial success, and still during the 70s Téo turned forever to the true Brazilian popular music - the forró, the roots of sertanejo and the rhythms and traditions of Brazil's often forgotten countryside - becoming, from then on, a genuine cultural reference in Brazil not only as musician and composer, but also as a poet and researcher of popular folklore, being awarded the Grammy Latino prize in 2013.

This career turn also contributed to push Grito Selvagem' onto the dusty and forgetful shelves of time, until its rediscovery in recent years by DJs and record collectors. With lyrics reminiscent of the life in the city and the countryside, the album is one of Brazil's forgotten treasures, with arrangements and production by Téo in partnership with maestro Daniel Salinas - producer / arranger very active in the Jovem Guarda movement, and known to collectors for his 1973 album Atlantis-, ten tracks which deliver the unmistakable groove you'll only find in Brazilian records from the 70s. If you like Luiz Gonzaga, Tim Maia, Jackson do Pandeiro or Gilberto Gil, get ready to hear Téo Azevedo and his Grito Selvagem!


Taste :

Téo Azevedo - O Novo De Hoje Já É Velho Aqui

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By Electric Looser

New Swing Sextet - The Explosive New Swing Sextet 1967 (Cotique)

Label : Cotique

Value :

A product of New York City and the excitement and turbulence of the sixties, the New Swing Sextet made its professional debut performing in the Singer Bowl at the last New York Worlds Fair in 1965. The band has been a popular and innovative exponent of Latin jazz, salsa and pop music for nearly four decades.

Taste :

New Swing Sextet - Monkey See Monkey Do

New Swing Sextet - Honeybee

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By Electric Looser