KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE - ABSTRACT JAZZ JOURNEY
Kyoto
Jazz Massive take us on an abstract jazz journey – in a style that echoes the
same energy of the other volumes in this series from King Street – but with the
greater sense of depth that we'd expect from KJM! The music here is often in
the best spirit of the group's own work – upbeat, joyous, and with this really
positive vibe – a contemporary club approach that still has very open ears for
all the best sounds of the classics, yet which is always willing to move things
forward as well! Tracks were selected and mixed by Shuya Okino and Yoshiiro
Okino – and titles include "Dreams (exclusive version)" by Lady Alma
Project, "A Wonderful Place (KJM recreated)" by Blaze presents UDAUFL
with Ultra Nte, "Beautiful Life (Jose Carretas Son Liva voc rmx)" by
Stephanie Cooke & Diephuis, "Pick It Up (Sean McCabe club voc
mix)" by Carolyn Harding, "Afrik Bounce (orig)" by Groove
Assassin, "Lost Without You (orig)" by Bah Samba with Anna Cavasos,
and "Look Ahead (KJM recreated)" by Shuya Okino with N'Dea
Davenport. ~ Dusty Groove
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TRI 4TH - FIVE COLOR ELEMENTS
A cool
combo from the Japanese club jazz scene – but one who's even more acoustic and
classic-sounding than most of their contemporaries! The vibe here is right up
there with the best groups we love on the Ricky Tick label – an acoustic
quintet that's heavy on trumpet and tenor, laid out over soaring rhythms from
piano, bass, and drums – all pure jazz all the way through, with a definite 60s
sort of vibe – and a very strong focus on upbeat numbers and groovers! The
trumpeter, Yusuke Orita, is especially strong – and blow these brilliantly bold
lines on flugelhorn as well – and drummer Takao Ito has this romping quality to
his kit that really keeps the whole album moving along strongly. Pianist
Daisuke Takeuchi adds in some nice lyrical touches – and titles include
"Harvest", "Everybody Knows That", "Flash By Flashback",
"Hope For World Peace", "Session A", and "Last
Dancer". © 1996-2014, Dusty Groove,
Inc.
ROOT SOUL - DESTINY REPLAYED BY ROOT SOUL - SHUYA OKINO (KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE)
A
wonderful reworking of a wonderful record – as Root Soul take on all the tracks
from Shuya Okino's Destiny record – and delivery them with an old school funky
club sound! The instrumentation is great – live and very spontaneous, with an
energy that takes us back to vintage Salsoul or some of the best Philly club
work of the 70s – or a bit like Brand New Heavies at times, especially on the
tracks that feature N'Dea Davenport on vocals! That great singer appears on three
of the album's excellent tracks – alongside other work from Navasha Daya,
Diviniti, and Pete Simpson – who each get a few tracks too. Titles include
"Destiny", "Still In Love", "Look Ahead",
"Let Nothing Change You", "Deep Into Sunshine", "Give
Your Love A Chance", "Just Do It", "Take A Look At
Yourself", and "Sun Will Rise". ~ Dusty Groove
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