Sonya Spence - Sings Love 1981 (High Note)

Label : High Note

Value :

nitially released on Sonia E. Pottinger’s highly respected High Note Records in 1981, Sonya Spence’s Sings Love LP was relatively overlooked at the time her album came out. Sent on her final journey in 2007, the one-woman band leaves us with a legacy of exception.
However, time and a small first pressing has made it an object of desire for collectors, deejays and lovers all around the world. And, though it was shamelessly bootlegged throughout history, it is the first that time that this bliss of an LP gets the official reissue treatment on wax, with the love and respect it deserves.

Taste :

Sonya Spence - Now I Know What Love Is

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Rufus & Chaka – Masterjam 1979 (MCA)

Label : MCA

Value :

A definite masterjam from Chaka Khan and Rufus – one of the group's last key efforts together – produced to perfection by the mighty Quincy Jones! Chaka's vocals are sublime right from the start – taking on the soaring majesty she'd use on her initial solo recordings – and the group's tighter than ever – really hitting the right mix of jazzy funk and soul to make the whole thing come together perfectly. Greatness like this only gets better with years – and this sweet little album is more than proof of that fact!

Taste :

Rufus & Chaka - Any Love

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Joki Freund Sextet - Yogi Jazz 1964 (Cbs)

Label : CBS

Value :

Tremendous early work from German saxophonist Joki Freund – a player who would go onto much greater fame in the progressive years at the end of the 60s, but who already sounds plenty darn great on this early combo side from 1963! The style of the work is incredibly hip – with a definite John Coltrane modal groove in place, but also a sense of globally conscious jazz that's very much in the spirit of classic Saba/MPS work, but which predates most of that by a number of years! Freund plays tenor and soprano sax here – in a sextet with Wolfgang Dauner on piano, Emil Mangelsdorff on flute and alto, Eberhard Weber on bass, Karl Theodor Geier on bass, and Peter Baumeister on drums – and the record is overflowing with great tunes that more than live up to the compelling title and cover image!

Taste :

Joki Freund Sextet - Caravan

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Veego Records vinyl selection by Electric Looser

 

Happy Easter!

1 Jean-Michel Bernard - Seagull Olga - Olga Alone 

2 Dzingovic - Ωκεανία 

3 Kepler is Free feat. Kalli - Juno 

4 Παιδί Τραύμα - Τόσο Απλό 

5 Λευτέρης Βολάνης – Magnetic Fields 

6 Λάμδα - Πατέρας 

7 Kukaraxa -  Belly 

8 Kid Moxie - Slow Escape 

9 Εγγονόπουλος,Πουλικάκος,Socos - Άνθη 

10 Melentini - Sad Girl Weekend (Remix) 

11 Συλλέκτης στιγμών.... 

12 Έλλη Πασπαλά - Λευκό Μου Γιασεμί 

13 Mob - Du3 

14 Φίλος Φίλου- 'Ανοιξη 

15 Sonny Touch - Что cо mной 

16 Los Tre - Little Five Who Wanted to Be Four 

17 Veslemes - Οι Απόγονοι 

 

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Veego Records vinyl selection

Dusko Goykovich – Swinging Macedonia 1967 (Philips)

Label : Philips

Value :

A legendary German session from the 60s – and a record that really showcases the unusual criss-crossing of modes that was going on in the European scene at the time! There's a very strong MPS vibe here – as trumpeter Dusko Goykovich leads a swinging sextet that includes Nathan Davis on flute, soprano, and tenor – blowing some tremendously soulful reed lines – plus incredible rhythms from Mal Waldron on piano, Peter Trunk on bass, and Cees See on drums. The record's an attempt to bring traditional Macedonian rhythms into a jazz perspective – but with players like these, it swings in a way any Macedonian album never could – damn soulful, and with a great exotic vibe. Davis is especially great, and plays in a soaring modal vein that's similar to his work on his classic MPS sides, and on the records he cut in America in the early 70s.  

Rip Dusko Goykovich (14 October 1931 – 5 April 2023)

Taste :

Dusko Goykovich – Macedonia

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Ted Lucas – Ted Lucas 1975 (OM)

Label : OM

Value :

The lasting legacy of the enigmatic Ted Lucas -- a somewhat mysterious figure who moved between Detroit and Los Angeles in the late 60s -- but who works here with a sound that's completely his own! Part of the record was created as demo tracks for Warner Brothers -- who'd issued some of Ted's earlier singles with other bands -- but the material never got released on the bigger label, but has the kind of completely individual vibe that really captures the spirit of the best underground work Warner was handling at the time. Lucas sings shorter tracks on side one -- but often with this weird sort of overlapping production style -- creating his own vocal harmonies that resonate with slightly jagged guitar lines -- flowing out in modes that partly illustrate his experience studying sitar with Ravi Shankar on the west coast, partly just show a love of unusual tunings that would have made Lucas great even as a solo instrumentalist. 

**fragilemag.gr

Ted Lucas - Plain & Sane & Simple Melody

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By Electric Looser