Σάββατο 29 Φεβρουαρίου 2020
Παρασκευή 21 Φεβρουαρίου 2020
The Gil Evans Orchestra - Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix 1974 (RCA)
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Sounds like a gimmick, but it comes off pretty darn great – and it helps you forgive him for trying to convince the kids that he's not as old as his grey hair might make you think! As always with Evans, the key to the album is a beautiful balance between the strength of the players and vision of the arrangements – a hip mix of musicians who include Billy Harper on tenor and flute, Marvin Hannibal Peterson on trumpet, and both Ryo Kawasaki and John Abercrombie on guitars! Arrangements are great too – handled by Tom Malone, Warren Smith, and Howard Johnson – all of whom make the album way more than just an instrumental reading of Jimi Hendrix tunes – and instead a great platform for improvisation that uses tunes that include "Up From The Skies", "Foxy Lady", "Gypsy Eyes", "Voodoo Chile", "Angel", "Crosstown Traffic", and "Castles Made of Sand".By dusty
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The Gil Evans Orchestra - Crosstown Traffic
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By Electric Looser
Σάββατο 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2020
Gloria Ann Taylor - Deep Inside You (Selector Sound)
Label : Selector Sound
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Rare classic work from Gloria Ann Taylor – working in a soaring setting with the Walter Whisenhunt Orchestra! "Deep Inside You" has this unusual flow – almost stop/start in energy, but with Taylor really soaring out on her vocals, as some cool vibes and other sweet touches work some magic in the background. Also includes the rarer long version of "Love Is A Hurting Thing" and "What's Your End".
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Gloria Ann Taylor - Deep Inside You
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By Electric Looser
Σάββατο 8 Φεβρουαρίου 2020
The Jon Bartel Thing - The Jon Bartel Thing 1969 (Capitol)
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The groove here is far different than the more familiar The Jon Bartel Thing. The tracks open up in a really extended mode – vamping and jamming with a definite influence from funk, as Jon Bartel and the combo explore some of the hippest corners of their sound!
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The Jon Bartel Thing - Freak Show
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By Electric Looser
Κυριακή 2 Φεβρουαρίου 2020
Atlas - Atlas 1977 (Bacillus Records)
Label : Bacillus Records
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What kind of cover artwork has been chosen for their debut album! LP-sleeves usually picture shapely beauties who are trifle more nice-looking than this front cover painting by E.F. Wondrusch. Opinions differ if this strange eye-catcher could be one of the reasons for weak sales of the album and a complete disorientation of the band after its original release on Bacillus Records/ Bellaphon Austria only. Another sad example for a group of musicians and producers who never received the recognition that they deserve. Sound Engineers and producers Ernie Seuberth, Rudi Sykora and Joe Ofenböck set up their machines at Gorilla Studios and used AKG equipment for the recording sessions and their timeless remix supervision.
“Atlas” – the album - opens up with “Hey Man!”, built on incredible brass sounds, dubby reverb effects combined with howling guitar riffs and the bluesy voice of Reinhard Ploil. Then a phased drum solo opens up the track “Pasteboard” ... catapulting the listener into jam heaven with stunning parts of slide trombone and fender rhodes work. The soft voice of Reinhard on “Ain`t No Sunshine” is combined with dreamy fender piano and light horns to turn the Bill Withers classic into one of the finest versions ever.
The singer also impresses listeners on the self penned ballads “Skybird, Fly” and “Let`s Not Believe”, while “Necessity” is a wicked funk track, that made this particular LP a classic among DJs and rare groove afficionados. “Play It Cool” is the most catchy blue-eyed soul song on the record and should have rotated on the radio for months, but why there were no programmers to discover, that all of the cuts on this vanished longplayer are cool?
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Atlas - Necessity
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By Electric Looser
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