Tyrone Davis the mellow master – still going strong into the
80s! The album's an overlooked gem from Tyrone's years at Columbia Records – a
time when he was changing up his style a bit, and really finding a great new
groove – a way of getting past some of the overdone modes of his
Brunswick/Dakar recordings, and moving way way past his Chicago roots! The
album's got these warm modern soul arrangements that still hold onto a bit of
the blues from Tyrone's past – but often glide forward in this stepping sort of
style that's offset nicely by that raspy, honest vocal approach that makes
Davis such a unique singer. Titles include the excellent mellow stepper
"Overdue", plus "I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight",
"I Just Can't Keep On Going", "Wanna Make It Good", and
"Comin Back Baby". (Limited edition!)
~ Dusty Groove
The Latin side of Blue Note Records – and the Brazilian one,
too – served up here in a series that brought together classic work from the
label in a special sort of groove – tunes that are maybe more influenced by
south of the border rhythms than you'd expect from the soul jazz and hardbop
artists who originally made the records! There's a bit of bossa here, but the
rhythms open up into a fair bit more, too – and it's great to hear the
difference in these musicians as they change things up from straighter bop
modes, and use the new grooves to open up their solos and rework their phrasing
too! This side of Blue Note was sometimes buried in a world of collectors
looking for more familiar hardbop, but it really lives again, thanks tot he
Blue Bossa collection. 3CD set features 41 tracks in all – including
"Afreaka" by Lee Morgan, "Avila & Tequila" by Hank
Mobley, "Chitlins Con Carne" by Kenny Burrell, "Congalegre"
by Horace Parlan, "Back Down To The Tropics" by Charlie Rouse,
"Latona" by Big John Patton, "Girl From Ipanema" by Lou
Rawls, "La Fiesta" by Stanley Turrentine, "Headin South" by
Horace Parlan, "La Malanga" by Bobby Hutcherson, "Mama
Inez" by Grant Green, "Swingin The Samba" by Horace Silver,
"Upa Neguinho" by Duke Pearson, "Mambo Inn" by Grant Green,
"Ghana" by Donald Byrd, "Love For Sale" by Dexter Gordon,
"Samba De Orfeu" by Charlie Rouse, "Afrodisia" by Kenny
Dorham, "Sambop" by Cannonball Adderley with Bossa Rio,
"Loi" by Ike Quebec, "Sandalia Dela" by Duke Pearson,
"Congo Lament" by Ike Quebec, "Corcovado" by Grant Green,
"Tin Tin Deo" by James Moody, "El Gaucho" by Wayne Shorter,
and "Stormy" by Duke Pearson. ~
Dusty Groove
HIDEO YAMAKI / BILL LASWELL / DAVE DOUGLAS - THE DRAWING CENTER
M.O.D. Technologies presents another stunning release as
part of their digital Incunabula Series, this time with high-caliber artists
Hideo Yamaki, Bill Laswell and Dave Douglas. Hideo Yamaki is Japan's most
renown, respected and in demand drummer. He is a veteran of countless
recordings and live projects with Japan's most celebrated pop / rock artists as
well as many with Japanese icons such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Toshinori Kondo, DJ
Krush, Akira Sakata and many others. Bill Laswell is a legendary Ikonoklast,
bassist / producer, who has worked with Hideo Yamaki since the eighties in many
diverse and unimaginable configurations. They have been able to establish a
bass and drum dialog that explodes with fluid, spontaneous blasts of telepathy,
an ever expanding, dynamic matrix. Dave Douglas is one of the leading
trumpeters of his generation, and was recognized as "Trumpet player of the
year" by the Down Beat critics poll for the first time in 2000. He
continued that billing 13 times in the 15 years since. He has worked with John Zorn's
Masada, Horace Silver, Anthony Braxton, Joe Lovano and many others. A
transcendent style and sweeping vision. Album features one track: The Science
of Imaginary Solutions (45:48). Recorded by Hiroyuki Sanada & Fuso Murase
at The Drawing Center, NY, on August 19, 2016.
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