Wednesday, July 27, 2016

NEW RELEASES: MARTY PAICH BIG BAND – I GET A BOOT OUT OF YOU; JAZZTRONICK – ALOHA EXOTICA; MATO – HOLLYWOOD DUB

MARTY PAICH BIG BAND – I GET A BOOT OUT OF YOU

Sparkling work from arranger Marty Paich – one of our favorite large group talents of the 50s! The album definitely gets a boot out of us – not just for its sexy, shower-situated cover on the front – but also for its great approach to the music, penned here by Paich in ways that really let some of the key players step out and do their thing! The group is large, but always swinging – and players include Art Pepper and Bill Perkins on saxes, Conte Candoli and Jack Sheldon on trumpets, Bob Enevoldsen on trombone, and Victor Feldman on vibes – and tracks include "No More", "Moanin", "Warm Valley", "What Am I Here For", "Violets For Your Furs", and "It Don't Mean A Thing". (SHM-CD pressing!) ~ Dusty Groove

JAZZTRONICK – ALOHA EXOTICA

Jazztronik step out here in a whole new direction – offering up their version of the classic exotica sound of the late 50s – along with help from a few of their contemporaries too! Some of the songs are numbers you'll recognize from the postwar years, and the versions here are nicely extrapolated with a contemporary spirit – a bit like the way that Jazztronik can do with older jazz and Brazilian modes, and push them into a 21st Century setting. The approach is less slavishly retro than on other projects of this sort – which makes the whole thing come across very nicely – and titles include "Adventures In Paradise", "Akaka Falls", and "Sway It Hula Girl" by Jazztronik; "Jungle Flower", "I'll Remember You", and "Poinciana" by Gene Tamura; and "Quiet Village", "Beyond The Reef", and "Blue Hawaii" by Toshiyuki Yasuda. ~ Dusty Groove
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MATO – HOLLYWOOD DUB

Maybe the coolest record we've ever heard from Mato – one that really moves past some of the dubby hip hop styles of his previous albums, by taking on a whole host of classic film scores from the 70s! The music builds beautifully from songs you'd know from action films, blacksploitation thrillers, and westerns – music originally penned by folks like Lalo Schifrin, Nino Rota, Roy Ayers, Marvin Gaye, Dave Grusin, and others – reworked as instrumentals with a Jamaican dub vibe, but a crisp contemporary twist overall! Titles include "Shaft Dub", "Coffy Is The Color Dub", "T Stands For Trouble Dub", "Enter The Dragon Dub", "Imperial March Dub", "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Dub", "Psycho Dub", and "Condor Dub". ~ Dusty Groove


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