Down To The Bone - Funkin' Around: A Collection Of Remixes And Reworks
The first ever collection of remixes from the UK's leading jazz groove band
DOWN TO THE BONE, whose career took off in the US with the release of "From Manhattan To Staten'" which went to No 2 on the
Billboard Jazz Albums chart. This album of dancefloor and Latin-oriented
remixes and reworks opens with DJ Spinna's
take on "Electric
Vibes" with guest Roy
Ayers, while the Agent K (alias Kaidi Tatham) mix of "The Flow" features Brazilian jazz vocalist Flora Purim. Other key cuts include
Speedometer's rework
of "Funkin' Around", the Afro Elements remix
of "Wildfire Woman" and Daz-I-Kue's remixes of "Angel Baby" with Mark de Clive Lowe
and US vocalist N'Dambi,
the remix of "Right On
Baby Yeah" by Hoops
Havona (alias Ceri Evans, former Brand New Heavies keyboardist) and German act
Beanfield's rework of "Black Choice."
Leo Richardson Quartet - Move
Leo is widely recognised as one of London's leading tenor
saxophonists, best known for his honest, straight-ahead, contemporary hard-bop
style. His influences include John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon,
Horace Silver and Art Blakey. Leo's 2017 debut album, The Chase, received
exceptional reviews from around the world, including the first ever 5 Star
review for a debut jazz album by the Observer. The Chase was also selected by
The Times as one of the Top Ten Jazz Albums of 2017. In America, Downbeat
Magazine praised the album as being straight out of the mid-1960's jazz
classics.Leo has performed throughout the world and appeared last year at the
Love Supreme Jazz Festival in the UK. This summer, Leo's quartet will be
performing at the Rochester International Jazz Festival in the US. He has
played at Ronnie Scott's, on numerous occasions.Move, Leo's next Quartet album,
features his powerhouse rhythm section of Rick Simpson (piano), Tim Thornton
(bass) and Ed Richardson (drums). The ubiquitous tenor Alex Garnett joins the band
as guest on the final track. The sophomore album picks up where the debut album
left off.As Leo describes, "I never thought I'd release my second album so
soon after the first, but I just love playing with the band so, I thought, why
not?! The compositions on this record are very much a natural progression from
the first album. I feel the music has developed and matured, instilling the
essence of hard bop but remaining contemporary. The rhythm section in this
quartet is absolutely world class and I'm very lucky to be able to play my
music with them and develop it together as a band."Leo has been on Ubuntu
Music from the start of his recording days. Concerning the Label, Leo explains,
"Martin Hummel has put his life and soul into nurturing and growing Ubuntu.
I have no idea how he manages to support all of his artists?".
Terje Lie - Slow Pacific
The quintessential cool and laid-back California song, “Slow
Pacific” finds Norwegian-born, Southern Cali saxophonist and
multi-instrumentalist Terje Lie reflecting passionately on his love for the
West Coast lifestyle and a calm day gazing out at the ocean. After several hit
recordings collaborating with Grammy winners Jeff Lorber and Jimmy Haslip, Lie
marks his dynamic emergence here as the producer of his own music. On this
seductive track, he leads the tight ensemble of Alex Al (bass), Tony Moore (drums)
and Joey De Leon (percussion), while showcasing his own exciting talents on the
keyboards and piano. ~ smoothjazz.com
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