Friday, February 02, 2018

NEW RELEASES: CARLOS NINO & FRIENDS – GOING HOME; CHARLIE MINGUS QUARTET – LIVE AT MONTREUX; THE RU-JAC RECORDS STORY VOLUME THREE 1966-1967 - FINALLY TOGETHER

CARLOS NINO & FRIENDS – GOING HOME

Carlos Nino is definitely going home here – hitting some of the most righteous modes we've heard in years – and also returning to his roots in spiritual jazz! The album's still got some of the meditative qualities of some of Nino's other music, but it's also got more bite too – thanks to help from friends who include Dexter Story on drums, Josh Johnson on alto and organ, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson on strings, and Jamael Dean on keyboards. As usual, Carlos handles a lot of instrumentation himself – including bells, percussion, keyboards, and more – in addition to doing the larger sonic vision of the record with his production and arrangements. the enigmatic Iasos guests on one track – and titles include "Deep Deep Breaths", "Light Codes", "OrganicSelf", "Garden Of Bells", and "Perrssspeshhhhiift".  ~ Dusty Groove

CHARLIE MINGUS QUARTET – LIVE AT MONTREUX

A pillar of jazz music history, Charles Mingus was one of the all-time great jazz bass players, as well as an innovative composer, bandleader and pianist. Having played with the likes of Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington, Mingus pulled elements from every music genre he experienced, tracing gospel, blues, New Orleans jazz, swing, Latin music, and even modern classical. Recorded at the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival on July 20, 1975.



THE RU-JAC RECORDS STORY VOLUME THREE 1966-1967 - FINALLY TOGETHER

The Ru-Jac label is really on fire here – taking off with some sweet female soul singers, as you might guess from the image on the cover – in modes that mix their deep soul core with some nice jazzy touches too! Two big artists grab the first half of the collection here – Kitty Lane, who might have been right at home working for Stax Records – and Rita Doryse, a jazzier singer who recalls early Marlena Shaw material at Chess! Other artists here continue some of the male deep soul styles that have made Ru-Jac a real favorite for collectors of rare singles – and as with other volumes in this series, the package also includes a number of tracks that were never issued at the time. Titles include "When I'm Alone", "Wait Til Then", "Born To Be Loved", and "Please Let Me Love You" by Rita Doryse; "It's Love I Need", "Sweetheart", and "The Feeling Is Gone" by Kitty Lane; "I Would Cry" and "I Tell You" by Gene & Eddie, "Do The Roller" and "Working Hard" by Leon Gibson, "I Can't Stay Away" and "Who Can It Be" by The Caressors; "She's My Girl (demo)" and "My Love (demo)" by Winfield Parker, and "Sweet Little Girl" and "Finally Together" – both unreleased tracks by an unknown artist!  ~ Dusty Groove


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