Πάνος Κόκκινος - Αγάπη Εσύ Μας Κυβερνάς (Melody)

Label : Melody

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Greek Jazz all the time...

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Πάνος Κόκκινος - Αγάπη Εσύ Μας Κυβερνάς

 

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The Winstons – Color Him Father / Amen, Brother 1969 (Metromedia Records)

Label : Metromedia Records

Value :

Mostly known for the legendary "Amen Break" during their song "Amen Brother," which has become the basis for sampling, Dance, and hip hop music (more specifically, Jungle).

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The Winstons - Amen, Brother

 

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Boillat Thérace Quintet - Boillat Thérace Quintet 1974 (PMP Pierre Maire Productions)

Label : PMP Pierre Maire Productions

Value :

One of those great European jazz records that never fully got its due back in the 70s – but which would have stood right next to classics on the Black Jazz label, if it were issued in the US! The group here are wonderfully soulful, and have a fluid, open sort of energy – never avant, and spiritual more in nature than execution – but very individual and very personal, as they serve up a mix of original songs and a few very well-chosen cuts by others! Jean Francois Boillat leads the group on Fender Rhodes and piano, in tandem with reedman Raymond Therace – who blows both tenor and flute, alongside bass, drums, and added percussion. Boillat's approach to the Rhodes is great – chunky and ringing out with a strong current of soul – and Therace clearly follows the vibe, especially on his tenor solos.

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Boillat Thérace Quintet - Cenovis

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Lord Sitar - Lord Sitar 1968 (Columbia)

Label : Columbia

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The discovery and popularization of the Indian sitar in Western music, most famously through the recordings of George Harrison with the Beatles, and bolstered by the introduction of Danelectro's electric sitar, led to numerous hit singles and album tracks sporting sitars. A small subgenre of sitar pop and jazz sprung up and led to full albums that included Vincent Bell's  Pop Goes the Electric Sitar , the Folkswingers'  Raga Rock , Big Jim Sullivan's  Sitar Beat , Gabor Szabo's  Jazz Raga , and this relatively uninspiring entry for EMI/Capitol. Produced by John Hawkins, and with Sullivan manning the sitar, the arrangements aren't particularly sympathetic to the resonant drone, sounding instead as if they were lifted from one of the instrumental covers albums that clogged job-racked shelves in the late 60s. Unsurprisingly, Harrison's "Blue Jay Way" works reasonably well, as does the Beatles' "I am the Walrus." A horn-heavy arrangement of the Who's "I Can See for Miles," with the sitar singing the lead, is schlocky fun, and the closing cover of Los Bravos' "Black is Black" manages to really take flight mid-song. There are far greater `60s cover albums to be found, but if you're a devotee of pop sitar, this is something you'll need to add to your collection.By Hyperbolium.

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 Lord Sitar - Full album

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Bud Hunga And His Combo ‎- Relax... 1973 (Diresa)

Label :  Diresa

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Repress of this little known gem by Dutch Hammond king Roland Thyssen under his Bun Hunga pseudonym which has already been tipped as one of the best exploited albums of the continent. Bun Hunga and his Diplomatic Music (as it appeared in early 7”s and some issues of the album) recorded this killer exploitation album which, unlike many of its counterparts, is a solid killer from start to finish (not a single dumb filler in sight!). Originally released in Belgium, and licensed to Spain and Argentina, some of the tracks were later repackaged in a couple of albums (Trumpet Prayer and Music in Transit) by the mysterious Golden Music Orchestra. Thyssen’s organ dominates the album all over, an 11-track selection covering a wide array of moods, grooves and tempos: from the classic Euro sounds of ‘Happy Starting’ and ‘Privilege For Organ’ to the the exotic influenced grooves of ‘Play For Suzy’ and the incredible ‘Bangala’ via the mysterious jazz of ‘Quiet Ballad’ or the relaxed ‘Cabal In The Night.’ A mixture of go-go Latin rhythms, funky arrangements, masterful studio trickery, exotic atmospheres, top band action and screaming fuzz parts. Think The Underground Set, La Formule Du Baron, Jungle Obsession, Mandingo and other groovers of the era… this is European exploitation as its best.

Taste : 

Bun Hunga & His Combo - Bangala

 

Bun Hunga & His Combo - Privilige For Organ

Bun Hunga & His Combo - Travelling On Rhythms

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The Motherhood - I Feel So Free 1968 (United Artists Records)

Label : United Artists Records (this is Unofficial Release by Audio Clarity)

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German sax legend Klaus Doldinger has presided over jazz band Passport for more than half a century, the ensemble drawing comparisons with Weather Report, but before Passport there was The Motherhood, a jazz-rock side project spearheaded by Doldinger under his sometime alias, Paul Nero. Rare debut album I Feel So Free has nine killer originals and a few unique cover tunes in the shape of The Beatles’ “Lady Madonna,” Cream’s “I Feel Free,” and the spiritual “Wade In The Water,” with Doldinger’s searing alto and soprano sax and clarinet lines aided and abetted by the pounding drums of Udo Lindenberg and Amon Duul’s Keith Forsey, along with Duul’s Lothar Meid on bass, plus Paul Vincent on furious guitar, and that’s Doldinger on keyboards too. Naturally, the overarching format is jazz, but as the material was recorded in 1969, here there are plenty of psyche leanings throughout the disc, as well as hefty doses of funky soul, while “Cleopatho” strays into languorous, smoky blues. The whole album swings with zest and fervor, its scarcity paralleled by the musical excellence, a raucous affair that is best experienced at high volume.

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The Motherhood - Soul Town

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Harry Mosco ‎- Country Boy (Mr. Funkees) 1978 (Taretone)

Label : Taretone

Value :

Harry Mosco's Country Boy is a certified floor-filler, bursting with Studio 54 era disco-funk as well as a token reggae monster, complete with its own dub version. Harry Mosco always had swagger. A founding member of The Funkees, he'd stride out on stage in tight pants and dark sunglasses, commanding the attention of a population distracted by war. When The Funkees split in London, it was clear that his star would rise the fastest. Released in 1978 by fledgling Taretone label, Country Boy went on to become one of the best-selling Nigerian records of all time. The first few bars of ‘It's Too Late' are guaranteed to get on the dance floor. Sam El'Salahi's slinky bassline on ‘I Feel Funky' will keep you there. And ‘Harry's Party' is a celebration you never want to end. The title track, and its dub doppleganger, are a reggae-tinged chance to catch your breath, before ‘The Wanderer' drags you back on the dancefloor until the house lights come on.

Taste :

Harry Mosco ‎- I Feel Funky

Harry Mosco ‎- Country Boy

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