JOAO GILBERT & OTHERS: JOAO GILBERTO AND THE STYLISTS OF
BOSSA NOVA SING ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM
Seminal sounds from the earliest years of bossa nova – a big
59 track package that brings together important early recordings by Joao
Gilberto, as well as some other key bossa interpreters of his generation too!
The set begins with Joao's early recordings of compositions by Antonio Carlos
Jobim – the artist/composer whose influence is a huge part of this package, too
– as many of the songs here were penned by Jobim, and the set also features a
few of his recordings, too – as well as both Brazilian and American
interpretations of many bossa classics from the start of the 60s! The 2CD set
is overflowing with interesting material – the kind of well-chosen cuts that
always make the El Records selections so great – and titles include "O
Nosso Amor" and "Este Seu Olhar" by Joao Gilberto, "Por
Causa De Voce" by Lucio Alves, "As Praias Desertas" by Lenita
Bruno, "Eurydice" by Luiz Bonfa, "Sucedeu Assim"b y Sylvia
Telles, "Arpoador" by Radames Gnattali, "Samba De Uma Nota So"
by Tamba Trio, "Estrada Do Sol" by Agostinho Dos Santos, "Eu
Preciso De Voce" by Norma Benguell, "Desafinado" by Laurindo
Almeida, "Chega De Saudade" by Elizeth Cardoso, "Amor Sem
Adeus" by Dick Farney, "No More Blues" by Jon Hendricks,
"Sem Voice" by Alaide Costa, "O Amor Em Paz" by Os
Caroicas, "O Homem" by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius De Moraes,
"Eu Nao Existo Sem Voce" by Lucio Alves and Sylvia Telles, and
"Samba De Uma Nota So" by Leny Adrade. ~ Dusty Groove
BOB DOWNES OPEN MUSIC – LET YOUR MIND...SPACE OUT
Reedman Bob Downes definitely got the title right here – as
the music's got a very spacey sound at times – as Bob reworked a contrabass
flute, in order to create these really weird, textural sort of tones! Downes
has been making amazing sounds since the start of the 70s – and even all these
decades later, he still hasn't stopped experimenting and creating – as you'll
hear here on the album's surprisingly strong array of inventive instrumentals!
Some songs are very meditative, but others have a more pointed vibe – and Downes
even vocalizes a bit from time to time with his instrument – sometimes through
it. Titles include "Supernatural Being", "Him Bin Go",
"Going On A Journey", "On The Run", "Predator",
"Let Your Mind Space Out", and "Magdalena Jetelova". ~ Dusty Groove
JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET - BOOTLEG
Not the dodgy record you might expect from the title – but
instead a special vinyl-only collection of the best cuts from the past few
years of releases from the mighty James Taylor – one of the coolest
keyboardists to come along in the past few decades! Taylor first emerged in the
UK mod scene of the mid 80s, then soared to new heights with some of the first
new Hammond and Fender Rhodes records to rival the sound of the 60s and 70s –
and then continued to give us great music for many years to come! Taylor hit
some bigger fame in the 90s, but he's actually sounded even better in more
recent years, on his own Real Self label – from which most of this work is
drawn – an excellent collection of keyboard funk, with plenty of jazz in the
mix too – way better than most of the funky imitators who sprung up in James'
wake. Titles include "Boot Up", "Closer To The Moon",
"Spencer Takes A Trip", "Showdown", "Man From The
Moon", "Blacksmith", "Picking Up Where We Left Off",
"Rochester Raining", and "The Exorcism". ~ Dusty Groove
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