Saturday, March 28, 2009

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient


Year : 1994
Label :
Elektra
Genre :
Hip-Hop
Style :
Jazzy Hip-Hop, Funk/Soul

Classic of the Hip-Hop golden era, one of most essential masterpiece in the history of Rap music recorded by the Pete Rock/CL Smooth duo including singles "Take You There", "I Got A Love" and featurings with Rob-O and Deda on "Worldwide" & "In The Flesh". Pete Rock is an American DJ and one of the finest Hip-Hop producer, a major figure in old school Hip-Hop, pioneer in jazz rap alongside the groups Stetsasonic, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots or Gang Starr, using jazz samples from Cannonball Adderley, Freddie Hubbard, Grant Green, Milt Jackson, George Benson or Deodato. C.L. Smooth is an american rapper and poet appeared as a guest on numerous albums from DJ Krush to DJ Jazzy Jeff by japanese beatmaker Nujabes.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Eric Burdon & WAR - Eric Burdon Declares ''War''



Year : 1970
Label : MGM
Genre : Soul, Jazz
Style : Funk/Soul, Rhythm & Blues

In 1969, Eric Burdon left The Animals and joined the californian protest Funk band WAR. During a short time from 1969 to 1970, the band recorded only two albums before to continue the way without Burdon. The album starts with "The Vision Of Rassan", a tribute to the giant jazz saxophonist, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, follow-up to the medley of classic Loudermilk's song "Tobacco Road" which told us the history of the Afro-American slaves way. Others titles include the smash hit single "Spill The Wine", another tribute to Memphis Slim and the short avant-garde piece "You're No Stranger". "Spill The Wine" was selected for the soundtrack of Paul Thomas Anderson's "Boogie Night" movie. On the back cover is printed : "We the people have declared war against the people for the right to love each other", a sentence against  the Vietnam War, in accordance with the American counterculture spirit. Artwork concept by Eric Burdon, design by The Visual Thing, produced by Jerry Goldstein.

MUSICIANS : Eric Burdon - lead vocal, cowbell - B. B. Dickerson - bass, vocals - Dee Allen - congas, percussion - Harold Brown - drums - Charles Miller - flute, tenor saxophone - Howard Scott - guitar, vocals - Lee Oskar - harmonica - Lonnie Jordan - organ & piano

TRACKLIST : The Vision Of Rassan (Dedication - Roll On Kirk) - Tobacco Road (Tobacco Road Pt. 1 - I Have A Dream - Tobacco Road Pt. 2) - Spill The Wine - Blues For Memphis Slim (Birth - Mother Earth Pt. 1 - Mr. Charlie - Danish Pastry - Mother Earth Pt. 2) - You're No Stranger

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Yuji Ohno - Inugamike No Ichizoku (Original Soundtrack)


Year : 1976
Label : Victor
Genre : Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style :  Jazz Rock, Fusion

Original Soundtrack of the japanese horror/mystery story "Inugamike No Ichizoku" (Inugami Family), outcome from a long tradition of supernatural suspense films directed by Kon Ichikawa, iconic director of movie series based on the detective "Kindaichi" in the seventies. The soundtrack includes various genres from Jazz to Pychedelic Rock, mixed with eastern sounds produced by the biwa (japanese folk guitar), songs inspired by Pink Floyd ("Grudge", "Hatred's Theme"), some tracks with free expressions and Jazz Funk (The Blood Of The Passion, Mask). All tracks are supported by strings ensemble "Minoru Suzuki Group", conducted by Hiroshi Yoshizawa, composed, arranged & performed by Yuji Ohno featuring biwa player Masako Hirayama, Minoru Kuribayashi, Shigeto Ohara from Electro Keyboard Orchestra, Kiyoshi Sugimoto & Takao Naoi from The Count Buffalos.

MUSICIANS : Yuji OhnoShigeto Ohara - piano - Minoru Kuribayashi - organ - Tyuei Yoshikawa - accoustic guitar - Akira OkazawaKenji Takamizu - bass - Masako Hirayama - biwa - Yasushi Ichihara - drums - Keiji Azami - dulcimer - Masami Nakagawa, Takeshi Shinohara Yukio Nishizawa - flute - Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Takao Naoi Ryogo Kanari - guitar - Tadaomi 'Pepe' Anai - percussion - Tetsuo Fushimi - trumpet


Monday, March 16, 2009

Bingo Miki And Inner Galaxy Orchestra - Back To The Sea

 
Year : 1978
Label : Three Blind Mice
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Contempory Jazz

"Back To The Sea" is a project to the cinematographic concept including Jazz Funk & Contempory Jazz created by band leader, arranger and composer Bingo Miki. Recorded on the iconic label TBM (Three Blind Mice), the japanese counterpart of CTI records, the tracks are performed by an extended big band based on 28 musicians together in three sections : brass, reeds & rhythm. It features Hidehiko Matsumoto (fl, ts), Masao Suzuki (as, ts, cl), Masaru Imada (p), Mitsuaki Furuno (eb), Yoshiyuki Nakamura (ds) and jazz songstress Mari Nakamoto who lends her voice on "Back To The Sea (Epilogue)". All arranged, composed and conducted by Bingo Miki.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

DJ RYOW a.k.a Smooth Current - Optical Axis


Year : 2009
Label : Octave
Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop, Mixtape
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

Ryo Yoshihara is a japanese Hip-Hop DJ, trackmaker, turnabilist & producer from Nagoya, member with Shin-Ski of the producers trio "Levitatorz" & ShinSight Trio featuring Boston rapper Insight. DJ RYOW collaborated with various U.S. rappers and DJs such as DJ Green Lantern, DJ Whoo Kid, DJ Enuff or The Alchemist. "Optical Axis" is a mixtape brings together worldwide Hip-Hop and Electronic artists featuring Daily Bread (Aloe Blacc), Quantic, Drum BrothersJazz Liberatorz, DJ Alibi or DJ Cam. Titles include three compositions by DJ RYOW released as Smooth Current (Re: Strain Of Stairs (Unmixed Demo version), Intro & Outro) and original remix [What U Need (Smooth Current Remix)]. Compiled & mixed by DJ RYOW.

TRACKLIST : Smooth Current - Introduction - Dinner At The Thompson's - Vegas - Daily Bread - That's That - Y Society - Setting The Example - Dadamnphreaknoizphunk - Lunchcorner - Andrew J & Kaltenecker - Inch - Quantic - We Got Soul (Rob Life Remix)- Jazz Liberatorz - Music In My Mind Part 2 - The Dining Rooms - Existentialism (Milano Bossa Mix) - Thievery Corporation - Supreme Illusion (Nickodemus Remix) - Zeb - Toe To Toe (Original Version) - Drum Brothers Feat. Pfel & Atom - Live & Uncut - Smooth CurrentRe: Strain Of Stairs (Unmixed Demo version) - Mo' Horizons - Green Day - DJ Alibi - One Day - DJ Cam Quartet - Rebirth Of Cool - E Reece & Core Elements - What U Need (Smooth Current Remix) - Liquid Spirits Feat. Phonte - If You Don't Love Me / Stepney - Smooth Current - Outro

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Nujabes - Modal Soul


Year : 2005
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Hip Hop, Electronic, Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

The second solo album originally released on Lybus Music, by the japanese beatmaker and Hip-Hop producer, Nujabes featuring his musical partner, the multi-instrumentist Uyama Hiroto (keys, sax). As his predecessor "Methaporical Music" released in 2003, "Modal Soul" keeps the same combination of Hip-Hop, Jazz & Downtempo, including several instrumental tracks and various american featurings, in order of appearance, Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE (Feather), Terry Callier (Ordinary Joe), Shing02 (Luv (Sic.) Pt3), Substantial (Eclipse), Pase Rock from Five Deez (The Sign), Apani B (Thank You). Produced, composed & arranged by Nujabes.

TRACKLIST : Nujabes Feat. CYNE - Feather / Nujabes Feat. Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe / Nujabes - Reflection Eternal / Nujabes Feat. Shing 02 - Luv (Sic.) Pt3 / Nujabes - Music Is Mine / Nujabes Feat. Substantial - Eclipse / Nujabes Feat. Pase Rock - The Sign / Nujabes Feat. Apani B. - Thank You / Nujabes - World's End Rhapsody / Nujabes Feat. Uyama Hiroto - Modal Soul / Nujabes - Flowers / Sea Of Cloud / Light On The land / Horizon

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Yuji Ohno & His Project - Proof Of The Man (Original Soundtrack)


Year : 1977
Label : Atlantic
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk, Disco

"Proof Of The Man" ("Nigen No Shomei") is a crime drama film directed by Junya Sato and starring Yusaku Matsuda & Joe Yamanaka from the japanese psychedelic rock group "Flower Travellin' Band". Yusaku Matsuda (1949-1989) was a famous japanese actor who played the Sato role in the Ridley Scott's Black Rain Movie (1989) and inspired Spike Spiegel, character from Cowboy Bebop serie (1998). Behind the "Yuji Ohno & His Project" featuring saxophonist Takeru Muraoka, guitarist Kiyoshi Sugimoto, keyboardist Kentaro Haneda & trombonist Hiroshi Suzuki, hides future Ohno's group "You & The Explosion Band" in charge of the "Lupin The 3rd Original Soundtrack". Titles include the heavy funk ("Scorch To Kirizumi"), disco song ("Get Up All The People"), opening and ending themes sung by Joe Yamanaka ("Nigen No Shomei Theme"). Composed & arranged by Yuji Ohno.

MUSICIANS : Yuji Ohno - keyboards - Kentaro Haneda & Minoru Kuribayashi - organ - Akira Okazawa - bass - Kiyoshi Sugimoto & Tsunehide Matsuki - guitar - Yasushi Ichihara - drums - Takeru Muraoka & Jake H. Concepcion - saxophone - Eiji Arai & Hiroshi Suzuki - trombone - Koji Hatori & Tetsuo Fushimi - trumpet - Larry Sunaga Pepe Anai - percussion - Minoru Suzuki Group - strings

Monday, March 9, 2009

Cortex - Inédit '79


Year : 2006
Label : Underdog Records
Genre : Jazz
Style : Jazz Funk

Compilation of unreleased tracks recorded in 1979 by iconic French Jazz-Funk duo, influenced by the jazz funk albums of Herbie Hancock, Earth Wind & Fire, Al Jarreau or Roy Ayers. The band was formed around multi-instrumentists, producer/arranger Alain Mion and drummer/percussionist Alain Gandolfi, who released their most famous work, the debut album "Troupeau Bleu" in 1975 featuring Jean Grevet (eb), Jean-Claude D'Agostini (eg), Jo Pucheu (perc), Alain Labib (as) & Mireille Dalbray (voc). Cortex's albums was an inexhaustible source of samples for Hip-Hop worlwide artists including Tyler The Creator, MF Doom, DJ Cam or J.Dilla. All tracks written, composed and arranged by Alain Mion except "Moanin'" by Bobby Timmons, performed by Alain Mion & Alain Gandolfi.

Insight - Targeting Zones


Year : 2004
Label : Bad News
Genre :
Hip Hop, Electronic
Style :
Jazzy Hip-Hop, Boom Bap, Conscious

Insight (born Andre Todman) is a prolific multi-instrumentalist, self-producer, rapper & DJ from the Boston alternative hip-hop scene, founder member of numerous Hip-Hop collectives such as ShinSight Trio, Electric Company or Y Society, in charge of several productions under various pseudonyms like Soloplexus. Produced by japanese hip-hop producer Shinsuke Taoka aka Shin-Ski, "Targeting Zones" includes several featurings, "Rhyme Master" with Dagha, "Good Morning" & "Situations" with Electric Company, "Encouragement" with Rafy Rosa and "The Message" with Old School rapper KRS-One, plus associate producers DJ RYOW aka Smooth Current from ShinSight Trio and DJ Real from Martiangang

Friday, March 6, 2009

Shin-Ski Of Martiangang - Shattered Soul On A Pastel Sky


Year : 2007
Label :
Miclife Recordings
Genre :
Hip-Hop, Electronic
Style :
Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious

Debut album of Shinsuke Taoka, a Hip-Hop producer, beatmaker & DJ from Hyogo, Japan, member in groups "Designed People", "Levitatorz" and "ShinSight Trio". "Shattered Soul On A Pastel Sky" is a jazzy hip-hop album featuring worlwide MCs and DJs from European US and Japanese alternative Hip-Hop scene, including The Procussions, Dagha, Apani B Fly, Othello (from Lightheaded), Funky DL, Louis Logic (from The Odd Couple), Time Machine, Nikko, Melodee (from La Melodia) & ShinSight Trio. Shin-Ski is also supported by additionals musicians, DJ Real (from Martiangang), Mista Donuts (from Levitatorz), DJ RYOW (from ShinSight Trio), DJ Drez on turntables, Yuichiro Kato (ts) and Takasada Inada (as). All songs composed, produced & arranged by Shinsuke Taoka for Soul Believer Production.

TRACKLIST : Shin-Ski Of Martiangang - Prelude (Shintro)Shin-Ski Feat. The Procussions - It's All Real / Shin-Ski Feat. Dagha - Elements / Shin-Ski Feat. Apani B. Fly MC - Koyoi / Shin-Ski Feat.Othello - Time / Shin-Ski Feat. Nikko - Flow HighShin-Ski - Steps 2 Heaven / Shin-Ski Feat. Funky DL - Have You Been A Good Girl / Shin-Ski Feat. Louis Logic - Let You Slide / ShinSight Trio - You Did It Again / Shin-Ski Feat. Time Machine - Rough Draft / Shin-Ski - Till The Day We Die (Lonely Nights Theme Reprise) / Shin-Ski Feat. Melodee - Peace Of Mind / Shin-Ski Feat. Yuichiro Kato Takasada Inada - Harmonia / Shin-Ski - Finale (Martian Odyssey)

Thursday, March 5, 2009

ShinSight Trio - Shallow Nights Blurry Moon


Year : 2006
Label : Bad News
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Conscious, Boom Bap

ShinSight Trio is an american/japanese jazzy Hip-Hop trio formed by rapper Andre 'Insight' Todman, Shin-Ski Of Martiangang and DJ RYOW a.k.a. Smooth Current (cuts & scratches). Insight is a MC, DJ & Hip-Hop producer from the Boston alternative scene (alongside fellow countrymen, rappers Dagha & Edo G), while Shin-Ski & DJ RYOW are two producers/beatmakers in group "Levitatorz" from Tokyo. Titles include singles "Early Dayz Amazement", "I Love Good Music", "Everything Steady Goin Downhill" and featurings with Dagha (Let's Do A Jam) and Edo G (Heart) . Produced & composed by ShinSight Trio, lyrics written by Insight except "Let's Do A Jam" by Dagha & "Heart" by Edo G.

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