TOTAL REGGAE SUMMER VIBES (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
This edition to the Total Reggae
series delivers cool vibes for the hot summer nights. Forty tracks of pure
Jamaican reggae and dancehall including classic hits and unsung gems. Total
Reggae: Summer Vibes is packed with 40 proved and tested Summer Vibes, hits
songs ‘The Tide Is High’, ‘Oh Carolina’, ‘Mr Lover Man’, hit artists Shaggy,
Gregory Isaacs, John Holt, and many more. Includes Carl Malcolm ‘Fattie Bum
Bum’ as featured in this year’s Paddy Power TV advertising campaign plus Sister
Nancy ‘Bam Bam’ as featured in the brand new Reebok campaign with Miranda Kerr.
Very attractive priced double CD set with 40 big summer hits. Real value for
money. Includes also 8-page booklet with comprehensive liner notes by reggae
expert Harry Wise. Includes: Everything I Own – Ken Boothe;. Money In My Pocket – Dennis
Brown; Uptown Top Ranking – Althea
& Donna; Fattie Bum Bum – Carl Malcolm; Dat – Pluto; O.K. Fred – Errol Dunkley; Pass The Kouchie - The Mighty Diamonds; Cottage In Negril – Tyrone
Taylor; Stop That Train – Clint
Eastwood & General Saint; Hello Darling – Tippa Irie and many others. ~ Groove Attack
ANDRE SOLOMKO - LE POLAROID
Andre
Solomko is an artist who was born a few decades late – the kind of talent who
would have been right at home in the CTI scene of the 70s – where he no doubt
would have risen to great fame for his music! Yet we're also more than happy to
have him working strong here in the 21st Century – where he's got a great ear
for the kind of laidback electric jazz groove that few folks make this well anymore
– a sort of spacious take on keyboard funk that features lots of Fender Rhodes,
mellotron, clavichord, and other vintage instruments – mixed with some sweet
sax solos from the leader, plus some occasional vocals from a few different
female singers. There's a warm glow that pervades the whole record – like some
of the best Japanese/American fusion projects of the 70s – and although the
sound is tight, it's also laidback and never commercial at all. A real treasure
through and through – with tracks that include "Teasing You",
"Living In A Paper House", "Parafraser", "Last Day At
Home/Melancolie", "Le Polaroid", and "Afternoon With
Stiina". (Nice heavy vinyl and cover!) ~ Dusty Groove
LEAH WILLIAMS - RUN ON
Run On
is artist Leah Williams' second solo project. This 12-track sophomore release
features her signature lush harmonies, jazz-influenced vocals, and captivating
musical arrangements. The title track "Run On" features a gritty
vocal with a message that encourages and uplifts. Other stellar tracks includes
the smooth jazz homage to George Benson "Come Away," the sultry
"Tall & Fine" featuring poet Brooke Campbell, and the haunting
fantasy "Fairy Tales", plus “I Am Free,” “Spend My Life,” “To All My
Sistas,” “All That I Want,” “Not In Service,” I Wonder,” “My Shining Hour,” and
“What Is Love (Interlude).” ~ CD Universe
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