Monday, June 06, 2011

Tito Puente - Greatest Hits




Tito Puente - Greatest Hits
MP3 320 kbps CBR 65:41 min 157 MB
Jazz, Latin Jazz Fania Records 19 April 2011

Tito Puente released over 150 albums in his stellar career. He and his orchestra were all about the dancers. He was also a musicians' musician in a time when a great band could actually thrive without radio play. The term ''Greatest Hits'' usually applies to the most commercial songs in a bands repertoire, in Tito's case let's just say they are a collection of some of his most extraordinary work. Twenty remastered tracks strong, this compilation sizzles from the opening round with classics such as ''Oye Como Va,'' ''Para Los Rumberos'' and many more. Covering more than one label and hosting a variety of great vocalists, Tito straddles the Mambo era and Jazz with equal ease. The album closes with the dancers favorite ''Ran Kan Kan'' to leave the dancers and also listeners chanting for just ''one more.'' Never-before released! Not be missed!

Tracklist:

01 Oye Como Va Puente 4:33
02 Para Los Rumberos Puente 4:06
03 Picadillo Puente 3:09
04 Mambo Diablo Puente 5:07
05 El Agitador Puente 2:43
06 Juventud del Presente Mendez 2:50
07 Vaya Puente Puente 2:11
08 Ascot Gavotte Lerner, Loewe 3:43
09 On the Street Where You Live Lerner, Loewe 3:12
10 Mirame Mas Gutierrez 3:37
11 Como Esta Miguel Cabrera 2:41
12 Te Desafio Yanes 3:14
13 Desafinado Jobim, Mendonca 3:01
14 Kwa Kwa Averhoff 2:27
15 Crystal Blue Persuasion 3:40
16 New Guaguanco DeLaLastra 3:14
17 Tus Ojos Delgado 3:21
18 Azukiki Puente 2:48
19 110th St. and 5th Ave. Morales 2:45
20 Ran Kan Kan Puente 3:09


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VA - Sister Bossa Classics: The Best Of Cool Jazzy Cuts With A Brazilian Flavour (2009)




Jazz, Nu Bossa & Latin mp3 CBR 256 kbps 137 MB Total Length: 74:56 min
Label: Irma Records Track: 14 Release Date: Dec 14 2009

Tracklist:
01. LTJ X-Perience - Vamos pra la
02. Freetempo - Snowfield
03. DJ Rodriguez - Peter Pan's Syndrome
04. Funkestra - Un bom motivo
05. Montefiori Cocktail - On a Clear Day (Sunaga Experience Mix)
06. Bossa Nostra - Apocalypso
07. Max Sedgley - Happy (Happy In Rio Spritual South Remix)
08. Don Carlos - Sueno de bahia
09. Kaleidoscopio - Voce me apreceu (Funky Lick Remix Radio)
10. Banda Favela - Grao de trigo (Ras Remix)
11. Gazzara - Our Man In Rio
12. The Black Mighty Orchestra - Rua Escondida
13. Freetempo - Incidental Montage
14. Italian Secret Service - Drummer Boy


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VA - Peruvian Funk (2010)



Title Of Album: Peruvian Funk
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Secret Stash US
Genre: Funk / Soul / Jazz
Format: MP3
Bitrate: V2 VBR Kbps
Tracks: 11
Total Time: 39:18 min
Total Size: 60 MB

Tracklist:

01. Nil’s Jazz Ensemble - Reflexions [03:59]
02. Black Sugar - The Looser [04:44]
03. Bossa 70 - Here Come The Hiltons [03:06]
04. Enrique Lynch - African Bump [03:08]
05. Nil’s Jazz Ensemble - Hard Work [04:41]
06. Black Sugar - Too Late [03:00]
07. Bossa 70 - Think [05:22]
08. Enrique Lynch - Hazlo Como Quiras [02:49]
09. Black Sugar - Walkin' [03:08]
10. Bossa 70 - Si Voce Pensa [03:07]
11. Black Sugar - Funky Ditty [02:09]


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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Incognito - Colibri

VA - Funk Spectrum Vol. 3 (Compiled By Pete Rock & Keb Darge) (2001)



Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Funk Spectrum Vol. 3 (Compiled By Pete Rock & Keb Darge)
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: BBE Music
Genre: Funk, Soul
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 192kbps
Total Size: 108 mb

TRACKLIST
1.) BB King - Chain And Things - (3:36)
2.) Betty Lavette - Let Me Down Easy - (2:35)
3.) Bad Medicine - Trespasser (Part 1) - (2:43)
4.) Grand Funk Railroad - Nothings The Same - (5:18)
5.) Lou Courtney - Hey Joyce - (2:48)
6.) Cresa Watson - Dead - (3:01)
7.) Mutt And Jeffo - Soul L-O-V-E-R - (2:53)
8.) Onyx - Break It Loose (Part 2) - (3:18)
9.) Vickie Anderson (Momie-O) - You`re Welcome, Stop On By - (3:52)
10.) Big John Hamilton - Big Bad John - (2:34)
11.) The Stark Reality - Prelude To Say Brother - (4:31)
12.) Lee Dorsey - A Lover Was Born - (2:59)
13.) Seeburg Spotlite Band - Twine Time - (2:31)
14.) Soulswingers - Ca`-Ba-Dab - (2:59)
15.) King Chain And Silvertone Band - Don`t Give A Damn - (2:52)
16.) Jimmy Lane And The Incredibles - Deal With It - (2:47)
17.) Soulsistics - Jones`n - (2:17)
18.) The Blenders - Nothin`But A Party (Part 2) - (2:19)
19.) Charles Pryor And Power Of Love - What They Doing (Funkie Junkie) - (2:42)
20.) Ramon & Company - The Duck Walk - (3:51)
21.) The Chosen Few - We Are The Chosen Few - (3:11)
22.) Luther Davis Group - To Be Free - (3:57)


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VA - Killer Jazz Funk From Black Jazz Vault (2005)




Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Killer Jazz Funk From Black Jazz Vault
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: P-Vine
Genre: Jazz / Funk
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 14
Total Time: 01:08:02
Total Size: 93 MB

Tracklist:

01. Gene Russell - Get Down [03:48]
02. The Awakening - Slinky [06:09]
03. Kellee Patterson - Soul Daddy (Lady) [02:41]
04. Chester Thompson - Weired Harold [05:49]
05. Roland Haynes - Funky Mama Moose [03:57]
06. Calvin Keys - Aunt Lovey [07:18]
07. Rudolph Johnson - Devon Jean [03:19]
08. Gene Russell - Listen Here [03:14]
09. Walter Bishop Jr.'s 4th Cycle - Soul Village [06:05]
10. Doug Carn - Adam's Apple [03:34]
11. Cleveland Eaton - Chi-Town Theme [05:00]
12. Henry Franklin - Plastic Creek Stomp [03:23]
13. Calvin Keys - B.K. [09:37]
14. Kellee Patterson - See You Later [04:02]


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Monday, May 30, 2011

VA - Glucklich Vol. 4 (2000)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glucklich Vol. 4
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: Compost Records
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 01:15:32
Total Size: 113 Mb

Tracklist:


1 Elysian Fields 4:25
2 Transcontinental 4:31
3 Magnetica 4:28
4 Triptico (New version) 8:29
5 Alegre 6:03
6 That's What Friends Are For 3:43
7 Sambafrique 5:38
8 El Dia Perfecto 6:23
9 Heaven 5:57
10 What's Baby Singin' 5:42
11 A Calmaria 5:41
12 Ramiro's Theme 5:04
13 O Preguicoso 6:21
14 Procurando O Caminho 3:15


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VA - Glücklich Vol. 3: Collection Of Brazilian Flavours From The Past and The Present (1999)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glücklich Vol. 3: Collection Of Brazilian Flavours From The Past and The Present
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Compost Records
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320kbps
Total Size: 119 mb

TRACKLIST
1 Goddess
2 Pra Manha
3 Prima Vera
4 Ife Bobowa
5 Samba
6 Night Over Manaus
7 Ye Mele
8 Rio
9 We Don't Need No Smurf Here
10 Chili Con Carne
11 Latin Protocol
12 Vai Minha Tristeza
13 Belle Affaire


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VA - Glucklich, Vol. 1: A Collection Of Rare German Fusion Grooves With A Brazilian Flavour (1999)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glucklich, Vol. 1: A Collection Of Rare German Fusion Grooves With A Brazilian Flavour
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Compost
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova, Latin
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320kbps
Total Time: 44:04 min
Total Size: 101 mb

TRACKLIST
1 Ocean Song
2 Anticipated Joy
3 Mixing
4 Mato Pato
5 Glucklich
6 Like a Samba
7 Onkel Joe
8 Samba Mortale
9 Brazilian Thoroughfare
10 Mystic Latin

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Glucklich -- in which a respected trip-hop producer and nu-jazz musician (A Forest Mighty Black's Rainer Trьby) -- compiles a series of German tracks produced in a Brazilian jazz-funk vibe during the '70s, by artists including Klaus Doldinger, Sunbirds, John Thomas, Rainer Pusch Quartet, Real Ax Band, and Namaz. The sound is smoother than smooth, with songs utterly divorced from their Teutonic origins. Most of the tracks float by as rather pleasant background fusion, halfway between Miles and the Rippingtons, but there are a few standout selections, including what could be an addition to the classic-rare-groove canon, "Mato Pato" by Kitty Winter Gipsy Nova.

VA - Glucklich Vol. 2: A Collection Of European Fusion Tunes With A Brazilian Flavour (1999)




Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Glucklich Vol. 2: A Collection Of European Fusion Tunes With A Brazilian Flavour
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Compost Records
Genre: Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova, latin
Quality: mp3
Bitrate: 320kbps
Total Size: 109 mb

TRACKLIST
1 Go for the Others
2 Otao E Eu
3 Vou Vencer
4 Flying carpet ride
5 Vera Cruz
6 Rhythm Go
7 Tante Nelly
8 Nil
9 Schoch-Schach


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Monday, May 23, 2011

VA - Florida Funk 1968-1975 (2007)



Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Florida Funk 1968-1975
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: Now Again
Genre: Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: VBR kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 01:04:25
Total Size: 92 mb

Tracks:

01 - New Generation/The Universals
02 - Quit Jive'in'/Pearly Queen
03 - Save Me/James Knight & The Butlers
04 - Super Cool/Carrie Riley
05 - Cutting Room (Hot Pants)/Oceanliners
06 - It's Gonna Be A Mess/The Mighty Dogcatchers
07 - All The Time/Bobby Williams
08 - Do Right Man/Sam Baker
09 - Good Things/Pearl Dowdell
10 - Pure Funk/Delrays
11 - Everybody Has Some Dues To Pay/Little Beaver
12 - Butterfly Theme/Blowfly
13 - Lay It On Me/Willie Johnson
14 - Funky Fast Bump/The Outlaw Band
15 - Los Filigreses/Luis Santi
16 - Na Na/Coke
17 - Soul Food/Frankie Seay
18 - Baby Don't Cry/The Third Guitar
19 - Spider Web/Westom Prim & Backlash
20 - Get Down/The Montereys
21 - 90% Of Me Is You/Vanessa Kendrick
22 - Soft Soul/Lavell Kamma (previously unreleased bonus track)


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Ramon Morris - Sweet Sister Funk (1973)




Artist: Ramon Morris
Title Of Album: Sweet Sister Funk
Year Of Release: 1973
Label: P-Vine Records
Genre: Jazz-Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:37:58
Total Size: 81 mb


Tracks:

01 - First Come, First Serve
02 – Wijinia
03 - Sweet Sister Funk
04 – Sweat
05 - Don't Ask Me
06 - Lord Sideways
07 - People Make The World Go Around


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Personnel:

Ramon Morris (ts),
Albert Daily (el-p),
Mickey Bass (b),
Granville "Mickey" Roker (dr),
Cecil Bridgewater (tp),
Lloyd Davis (g),
Tony Waters (congas)

Ramon Morris' lone Groove Merchant date remains one of the most potent fusion records of its time. An uncommonly soulful and nimble tenorman, Morris proves ideally matched to the jazz-funk idiom, and Sweet Sister Funk achieves a near-perfect balance between its mainstream and experimental leanings, forging a series of fierce grooves as imaginative as they are accessible. Recorded with a crack supporting unit including trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater and percussionist Tony Waters, the album radiates with positive energy -- it's a genuine shame Morris never again recorded as a leader, because the mind reels at the possibilities his muse might have pursued.

Nils Landgren - Sentimental Journey (2002)



Artist: Nils Landgren
Title Of Album: Sentimental Journey
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Act
Genre: Jazz, Funk
Quality: Mp3
Bitrate: CBR 320kbps
Total Time: 59:59
Total Size: 143MB (Covers)

Tracklist:

01. Speak Low (Nash / Weil)
02. Ghost In This House (H. Prestwood)
03. This Masquerade (Leon Russel)
04. Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez)
05. Fragile (G.M. Sumner)
06. In A Sentimental Mood (Duke Ellington)
07. The Ballad Of The Sad Young Man (Wolf / Landesmann)
08. My Foolish Heart (Washington / Young)
09. Should I Care (Eastwood - Bayer Sager / Thompson)
10. Be There For You (Serletic / Kadish)
11. Sentimental Journey (Green / Brown / Homer)
12. Everything Must Change (B. Ighner)
13. I Will Survive (Fekaris / Perren)


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Nils Landgren: vocals and trombone
Anders Widmark: piano
Lars Danielsson: bass
Wolfgang Haffner: drums
FleshQuartet:
Jonas Lindgren: violin
Orjan Hogberg: viola
Mattias Hellden: cello
Sebastian Oberg: cello
Chrille Olsson: bass on “Everything must change”
Special Guests:
Esbjorn Svensson: fender rhodes
Rigmor Gustafsson: vocals on ''Fragile''
Viktoria Tolstoy: vocals on ''Be there for you''

Shotgun - Shotgun (1977)




Artist: Shotgun
Title Of Album: Shotgun
Year Of Release: 1977
Label: Lip International
Genre: Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 256 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:34:19
Total Size: 62 mb

Tracks:

1 Shotgun
2 Troubleshooter
3 Good Thing
4 Concrete Jungle
5 Get Down With the Get Down
6 Mutha Funk
7 Shady Lady
8 Hot Line
9 Dynamite (The Bomb)

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This six-man funk outfit's debut album showcased two single releases. "Hotline" is a moderately paced funk cut with lyrics that are somewhat vague with regard to the song's message; the number peaked at #87 after seven weeks on the Billboard R&B charts. "Mutha Funk" is a pumpin' number which lives up to its title; however, the single only managed a #67 ranking after staying on the charts one week longer than the album's initial release. Most of the vocals are poorly arranged. As funky as this group's music is, many cuts are heavily doused with rock & roll.

Mandre - Mandre (1977)




Artist: Mandre
Title Of Album: Mandre
Year Of Release: 1977
Label: Motown
Genre: Space Funk, Jazz Funk
Format: MP3
Quality: 192 kbps I 44.1 Khz I Joint Stereo
Total Time: 00:40:19
Total Size: 60 mb


Tracks:

A1 Keep Tryin' 3:29
A2 Solar Flight (Opus I) 7:57
A3 Interlude 2:45
A4 Third World Calling (Opus II) 6:42

B1 Masked Music Man 3:03
B2 Money (That's What I Want) 4:15
B3 Wonder What I'd Do 4:35
B4 Dirty Love 4:00
B5 Masked Marauder 3:28

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Mandre was a fictitious persona played out by instrumentalist Andre Lewis. Concealing his identity with a helmet, he released three supercharged space-funk LPs.

VA - Glucklich Vol.5 (2002)



Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Glucklich Vol.5
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Compost
Genre: Nu Jazz / Bossa Nova
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 192 kbps
Tracks: 14
Total Time: 01:17:25
Total Size: 104 MB

Tracklist:

01. Racoon - Eh Luande feat. Rose Max Mimosa Avantgarde Mix [04:34]
02. Rise Ashen - Torn Blissom Remix [06:13]
03. Os Ipanemas - Icarai [03:57]
04. Muro - Bohemian Bah Samba Remix [07:34]
05. Jorge Ben - Comanche [02:52]
06. Nu Tropic - Moonlight [06:00]
07. R. E. Q. - Casa Forte [05:46]
08. Rosalia De Souza - Fica Mal Com Deus [03:40]
09. Rachael Calladine - La La Li [05:08]
10. Les Gammas - Outra Vida Eddy & Dus Remix exclusive on CD [07:28]
11. Ben Human Scott Air - Travelling Light Mix [06:03]
12. Montefiori Cocktail - Gypsy Woman [06:43]
13. Aquarius Y Luiz Antonio - Agua De Beber [04:45]
14. Wagon Cookin - Lua [06:37]

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2002 saw seemingly every facet of dance music gravitate to the sound of the samba, with even jungle veterans V Recordings getting in on the act, via Brazilian signing's Marky and XRS Land. Rainer Truby's Glucklich series pre-empted this interest by some years, however, reflecting the nu-jazz movement's appropriation of South American stylistics with a run of selections which drew upon both authentic works and more modern beats. Though earlier incarnations proved a little hit and miss, a paper thin distinction keeping the contrived from the more perspicuous tracks, this latest outing succeeds through a high hit rate of impressive contributions. The delicious "Fica Mai Com Deus" from Nicola Conte, and the switched tempo which creeps up from the Eddy and Dus remix of Les Gammas' "Outra Vida" are both typical of the infectious nature of this fusion of contemporary techniques with traditional instrumentation, while the emotive "Icarai" from Os Ipanemas, and Jorge Ben's 30-year old "Comanche" will hopefully act to inspire those who enjoy the music of Compost et al to dig a little deeper and source the plentiful vaults of original works. ~ Kingsley Marshall

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

V.A. - Brazilian Hits (1959)



"Brazilian Hits and a compilation album for Odeon in the late 50's that brings together a repertoire of twelve songs well known by the Brazilian public and internationally on the interpretations of Luiz Paes Arruda, Léo Peracchi, Trio Irakitan, Brasíla Ritmos e Os Brasileiros.



Brazilian Hits” e uma coletânea lançada pela Odeon no final dos anos 50 que reúne doze faixas de um repertório bem conhecido pelo público brasileiro e internacionalmente nas interpretações de Luiz Paes Arruda, Léo Peracchi, Trio Irakitan, Brasíla Ritmos e Os Brasileiros.


Tracklist

01. Na Baixa Do Sapateiro – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
02. Não Tenho – Lágrimas – Trio Irakitan
03. Carinhoso Luiz Arruda Paes E Sua Orquestra
04. Baião – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
05. Delicado – Brasília Rítmos
06. Kalú – Léo Peracchi E Suas Orquestra
07. Tico Tico No Fubá – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
08. Maracangalha – Os Brasileiros
09. Aquarela Do Brasil – Léo Peracchi E Sua Orquestra
10. Mulhé Rendeira – Luiz Arruda Paes E Sua Orquestra


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Banda Uniao Black - Banda Uniao Black (2006)



Artist: Banda Uniao Black
Title Of Album: Banda Uniao Black
Year Of Release: 2006
Label: Vampi Soul
Genre: Funk / Jazz / Latin / Disco
Format: MP3
Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
Tracks: 13
Total Time: 53:12 min
Total Size: 124 MB

Tracklist:

01. Everyone's a Winner [04:37]
02. Yeah Yeah Yeah [03:06]
03. Africa Hot Band [03:49]
04. Tudo Azul [04:38]
05. Melo Do Lula [02:57]
06. Been So Long [03:40]
07. Escorpiao [03:55]
08. Astral [04:23]
09. Na Palma da Mao [02:58]
10. Oris Vacilou [03:38]
11. Been So Long (Remix) [05:52]
12. Been So Long (Remix 2) [05:58]
13. Yeah Yeah Yeah (Remix) [03:34]



Personnel:

Sean Marquand - Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
Greg Vaughn - Mastering
Bira Da Silva - Trumpet, Arranger, Group Member, Vocals
Daniel Collas - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Mixing
Ian Hendrickson-Smith - Flute
Joao Teoria - Trumpet
Joel Hamburger - Engineer, Mixing
Luke OMalley - Guitar
Scott Harding - Engineer


Seu Jorge, Brazilian recording artist and star of The Life Aquatic, once called Brazilian soul and funk band União Black (pronounced OONyow BLACKee) “one of the greatest bands of the Black Rio Movement.” The thirteen member ensemble served as the backing band on the best-selling Brazilian funk record The Gerson King Combo and rose to national stardom on the strength of their James Brown and Earth, Wind, and Fire inspired instrumentals. Their debut album hit shelves in 1977, shortly after the group disbanded. Now, 30 years later, União Black are back with a brand new album recorded with Brooklyn, New York’s Embassy Sound Productions.