ELOISE LAWS - ELOISE
The
warm, sweetly grooving Eloise album from Eloise Laws – a nice bit of smoothly
produced LA soul, with arrangements by Gene Page, and production by Linda Creed
and Jerry Goldstein. Eloise's vocals are really wonderful here, exuding warmth
something of relaxed approach to her singing that works really well with the
jazzy soul accompaniment. The standout tracks have more of a laidback, lightly
soaring vibe – including "Someone Who Still Needs Me", "You're Incredible",
and "Love Comes Easy" – but the more uptempo cuts such as
"Number One" and "Baby You Lied" acquit themselves nicely,
too. Ronnie Laws lays down sax solos on a few numbers, and Lonnie Jordan plays
arp – and there are other great players in the mix, including Paulinho Da
Costa, Wah Wah Watson, Ray Parker and others. Other tracks include "1,000
Laughs", "Love Is Feeling" and "Forever Now". This
remastered FTG edition includes 2 bonus tracks: 12" extended versions of
"Number One" and "1,000 Laughs". ~ Dusty Groove
GERARDO FRISINA - PASSION DANCE / SPACE IN TIME
Spacey
club grooves from Gerardo Frisina – blending cosmic dancefloor sounds with a
genuine dose of jazzy instrumentation! Frisina often flirts with modern club
influences, and on "Passion Dance" and "Space In Time" he
nearly goes all the way – or at least gets to third base. Both cuts have
tripped out atmosphere to spare, and steady, prominent dancefloor beats – but
the jazzy keys, sax and other elements keep it loosely rooted in jazz, however
abstract. "Space In Time" also includes some hypnotic, hazy vocals by
Francesca Sortino. ~ Dusty
Groove. Available in vinyl.
GERARDO FRISINA AND MAURIZIO BONIZZONI AKA DJ SKIZO - THROUGH THE NIGHT / SUPERSTRUT
Jazzy
instrumentation and clubby grooves from Gerardo Frisina & Maurizio
Bonizzoni, aka DJ Skizo! "Through The Night" kicks off a slow cooking
bass groove and a percolating beat, but it doesn't take long for the keys, sax,
flute and vibraphone to kick in, and really nice, timeless jazz funk vibe over.
They up the tempo a bit on the equally strong flip "Superstrut". The
beat and electric keys are prominent, but there's some echoey/spacey touches
that give it a slightly more tripped out vibe. ~ Dusty Groove. Available in vinyl.
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