SHAKATAK - ON THE CORNER
Shakatak
have enjoyed a level of success and career longevity rarely paralleled in
contemporary music. They are the Rolling Stones of Jazz-funk and their music
just keeps getting better and better. Shakatak are back with a newly recorded
studio album containing 14 new tracks. "On The Corner" is an album
that perfectly demonstrates the incredible range and diversity of this timeless
band! Tracklisting: On the Corner; To Be
In Love; Greatest Gift; No Clouds; Sao Paulo Sunshine; Million Voices; Good Time; Jazz
and Romance; Deeper; Ojai Freeway; Daydreamer;
She's Not Here; On the Corner Latin Mix; and Greatest Gift Dance Mix. ~ CD
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HAMMOND HEROES: 60s R&B ORGAN GROOVES (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
A great
collection of 60s Hammond organ groovers – and from sources you might not normally
expect! Given the fame of jazz players on the instrument – like Jimmy Smith and
Jimmy McGriff – it's easy to forget how many rock and roll groups were also
playing the Hammond in the 60s – clearly inspired by the work of Smith,
McGriff, and others – but taking the instrument into a unique pre-fusion world
that blended together rock, soul, jazz, and funk! And while much of the groups'
work on organ was often overlooked alongside their more famous vocals, this set
really corrects that fact by bringing together an all-instrumental lineup – 23
tracks pulled from lost albums and singles from some of the best of the British
scene at the time – the cream of the crop of the beat group generation who were
so influenced by American soul and jazz! Titles include "Stevie's
Groove" by Spender Davis Group, "Jumping Jack Flash" by Wynder K
Frog, "Zoom Widge & Wag" by Bobby Graham, "Working Out"
by Dave Davani, "Adventures Of A Young Organ" by Ten Years After,
"Jive Samba" by Remo Four, "Horses Cellar" by Peddlers,
"Zoot's Sermon" by Zoot Money, "Critic's Choice" by Alan
Price Set, and "Impressions Of Oliver" by Herd. ~ Dusty Groove.
TAK MATSUMODO - NEW HORIZON
This
album is Tak's second solo project released in the US. Tak is no stranger to
the smooth jazz genre. Tak's 2012 release "Strings of my Soul" spent
3 months on the BDS/Billboard Smooth Jazz Radio Top 30. "New Horizon"
composed of most instrumental tracks, features Grammy winning producer Paul
Brown and Contemporary, R&B, & Jazz vocalist Wendy Moten on "Feel
Like A Woman Tonight". Tracklisting: Take 5; New Horizon; Feel Like a
Woman Tonight; Rodeo Blues; Island of Peace; That's Cool; Shattered Glass; Light
of the Moon; Reason To Be...; Black Jack; Once Upon a Love; and Rain. ~ CD
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