COOL HEAT – THE BEST OF CTI RECORDS (VARIOUS ARTISTS)
CTI Records is one of the coolest Jazz labels ever.
Robinsongs brings you perhaps the definitive round up of cool tracks to be
released by CTI Records and affiliated label Kudu on a Double CD. "Cool Heat - The Best Of CTI
Records" includes all the full length album versions of the hits by the
likes of Deodato 'Also Sprach Zarathustra' better known as 2001 A Space
Odyssey, 'Could Heaven Ever Be Like This' by Idris Muhammad, 'What A Difference
A Day Makes' by Esther Phillips and 'Jaws' by Lalo Schifrin. Plus, the much
sought after George "Bad" Benson single 'Supership'. Plus, great Jazz
Funk classics by Bob James' 'Westchester Lady' and Johnny Hammond's 'Breakout'.
You will also find some great album cuts by the likes of Kenny Burrell, Freddie
Hubbard, Joe Farrell & Stanley Turrentine. Nina Simone's 'Baltimore' the
Randy Newman penned Reggae influenced protest song is also included in this
fantastic package. . Check out Lonnie Smith's 'Mama Wailer' from his only CTI
album of the same name, you won't be disappointed. Also, you get the added
bonus of Deodato's disco infused 'Super Strut' and the haunting 'Home Is Where
The Hatred Is' by Esther Phillips. This package also includes liner notes from
MOJO & Record Collector journalist Charles Waring.
KETTY LESTER – LOVE IS FOR EVERYONE
Ketty Lester's 1962 version of "Love Letters", a
song originally composed by Victor Young and Edward Heyman for the motion
picture of the same name which starred Jennifer Jones, forever linked her to
that exclusive club, "the one-hit wonder". Here Jasmine have put
together a charming collection which opens of course with the album "Love
Letters" which appears in its entirety along with a selection of bonus
singles which include "But Not For Me", "You Can't Fool A
Fool" and "This Land is Your Land" which were all minor hits for
her. These lovingly remastered tracks prove that along with being a successful
actress she was also a superb song stylist and hopefully this collection of 20
tracks goes someway to lift the "one hit-wonder" tag. Includes fully
detailed liner notes.
THE JAY RAYNER QUARTER - A NIGHT OF FOOD AND AGONY
Jay, voted the most influential food and drink journalist in
Britain by his peers, is notorious for his acerbic wit as a critic both in
print and on television. He is the author of ten books, fiction and
non-fiction, appears regularly on TV 8722; including on the soon-to-launch
Tried and Tasted for Channel 4 8722; and presents The Kitchen Cabinet for BBC
Radio 4. Alongside all this he has a career as a jazz pianist, performing with
his quartet everywhere from the Bath International Festival and Pizza Express
Live in Soho to the world-famous Ronnie Scott's. A Night Of Food And Agony
captures the atmosphere of the quartet's live shows as Jay examines the
relationship between jazz and two key themes in his life: food and drink; and
growing up with mother Claire Rayner, the renowned agony aunt and sex advice
columnist. Jay is accompanied on bass by Robert Rickenberg, a formidably
inventive player who rose to prominence with the Sheena Davis group and who has
accompanied jazz greats such as Will Gaines and Mark Murphy, as well as pop
diva Kylie Minogue. On sax is the highly-regarded Dave Lewis whose lyrical
breaks power the groove in his own band, 1Up, and have seen him accompany the
likes of Lamont Dozier, Bryan Ferry and Eric Clapton. But what completes the
show is the compelling vocal performance from the extraordinary Pat
Gordon-Smith, who gets right inside every lyric. There's a special chemistry
between Pat and Jay too 8722; which isn't surprising given they're married to
each other. This isn't mere nepotism; it's good fortune. Pat has been singing
longer than Jay has been playing, and has spent time training with the
legendary jazz singer Liane Carroll.
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