WE ARE WOLF PEOPLE

2012-02-01T09:20:00.000-08:00

Aperitivo in Concerto: Pharoan Sanders & Underground live at Teatro Manzoni from aperitivo in concerto on Vimeo.

One of the best concerts I've ever seen. If you have any material or recording from this presentation, please drop a line !

ERASMO CARLOS - ERASMO CARLOS (1971)

2012-01-31T11:27:00.000-08:00

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MARCOS VALLE - PREVISAO DO TEMPO (1973)

2012-01-30T08:51:00.000-08:00

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VAUS, SPEEDY CAR (1996)

2012-01-10T05:40:00.000-08:00

Rare disc that gathers Tortoise and Stereolab.

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Peace. Out.

FEELING HANDS (2011)

2012-01-09T11:29:00.000-08:00

"(...) a record steeped in breezy Jazz brilliance and the swagger of surf and sun."

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Peace. Out.

NADA MAS QUE DECIR (2008)

2012-01-06T07:30:00.000-08:00

Groovy jazz straight from Argentina, brought to you by the Fernando Rusconi Hammond Organ Trio.

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Peace. Out.

TELL ME A TALE (2011)

2011-12-28T08:35:00.000-08:00

This is too good to be true! Watch out 2012! See ya next year.

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Peace. Out.

MOTOWN'S MOWEST STORY 1971-1973 (2011)

2011-12-26T06:52:00.001-08:00

Happy 2012!

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Peace. Out.

COCONUT ROCK (2009)

2011-12-15T05:44:00.000-08:00

And they are back.

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Peace. Out.

ROSETTA HIGHTOWER (1971)

2011-12-07T11:17:00.000-08:00

Intense. Passionate.

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Peace. Out.

Portico Quartet - ISLA (2009)

2011-11-08T09:52:00.000-08:00

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THE DEALER (1966)

2011-11-02T06:44:00.000-07:00

The Dealer is a 1966 release by jazz drummer/bandleader Chico Hamilton. It was first released by Impulse! Records (AS-9130) and has been subsequently reissused on CD with the addition of bonus tracks from Chic Chic Chico, Definitive Jazz Scene Vol. 3 and Passin' Thru.

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Peace. Out.

A BOY NAMED CHARLIE BROWN (1969)

2011-10-10T10:02:00.000-07:00

Nuff said.

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Peace. Out.

BADBADNOTGOOD (2011)

2011-10-03T15:13:00.000-07:00

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LANDSCAPE (1977)

2011-09-27T20:31:00.000-07:00

This Fumio Karashima Trio's LP is a great midnight surprise. Gentle keys with brilliant taste.
Great for some coolin' moments.

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Peace. Out.

MY WORLD (Instrumentals) (2011)

2011-09-07T09:44:00.000-07:00

Lee Fields & The Expressions only instrumentals album. Dig it.

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Peace. Out.

A TRIBUTE TO ISAAC HAYES (2009)

2011-09-06T18:07:00.000-07:00

El Michels Affair plays SHAFT.

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Peace. Out.

GOOD OLD LIGHT (2011)

2011-09-03T21:44:00.000-07:00

The Bad Plus drummer, Dave King, bring his crew. Ergo, the Dave King Trucking Company.

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Peace. Out.

THE HONEYDRIPPER (1961)

2011-08-26T21:27:00.000-07:00

Brother Jack McDuff's groovy sensation for the evening.

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Peace. Out.

LANQUIDITY (1978)

2011-08-20T19:36:00.000-07:00

Sun Ra's proper fusion album, with groovy tunes and experimental sounds.

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Peace. Out.

CALAVERA (2010)

2011-07-29T05:44:00.000-07:00

You gotta see this man's concert.

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Peace. Out.

PINEWOOD MOUNTAIN MIX

2011-07-26T19:49:00.001-07:00

PINEWOOD MOUNTAIN MIX by skeletondungeon

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Sly & The Revolutionaries with Jah Thomas (1980)

2011-07-20T08:24:00.000-07:00

INFO
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VENICE DAWN (2011)

2011-07-14T20:54:00.001-07:00

The music of Adrian Younge: imagine Ennio Morricone + Blaxploitation

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Peace. Out.

The Danque!! A Compilation of West African Funk

2011-07-06T20:14:00.000-07:00

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Booniay!! A Compilation of West African Funk

2011-07-06T20:13:00.000-07:00

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NOMO (2004)

2011-06-22T20:34:00.000-07:00

Talkin' about some afro-beat.

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Peace. Out.

Charles Bradley - No Time for Dreaming (2010)

2011-06-02T12:34:00.001-07:00

INFO
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Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics - OST - 2010

2011-06-01T08:48:00.000-07:00

Via the Amazing Tapetes sirios.
INFO
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TRIUMPHANT PROCESSION (2003)

2011-05-29T08:13:00.000-07:00

Chillin' with Ray Barbee.

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Peace. Out.

SOUNDING OUT THE CITY (2005)

2011-05-14T07:37:00.000-07:00

Accidental glitches and scratches are part of the game.

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Peace. Out.

A YOUNG MAGIC + LEIF PODHAJSKY COLLABORATION - THE SOLSTICE MIXTAPE

2011-05-09T14:48:00.000-07:00

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RAY BARBEE MEETS THE MATTSON 2 (2009)

2011-05-04T19:44:00.000-07:00

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Peace. Out.

DIZZY GILLESPIE NO BRASIL COM TRIO MOCOTÓ (1974)

2011-04-18T10:10:00.001-07:00

Yes. The original ultra-rare recording.

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Peace. Out.

The Ashram Tapes of Alice Coltrane : a reflection and mix by frosty for RBMA Radio’s “Rescued from the Fire” Series

2011-04-09T14:06:00.000-07:00

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Devadip Carlos Santana & Turiya Alice Coltrane - Illuminations (1974)

2011-04-09T14:03:00.000-07:00

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GOOD VIBES (1970)

2011-04-04T21:17:00.000-07:00

Funky and groovy, Jazzy and honest.

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Peace. Out.

V/A - Spiritual Jazz (Esoteric, Modal and Deep Jazz From The Underground 1968-77)

2011-03-10T10:25:00.001-08:00

INFO
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THE BUDOS BAND III (2010)

2011-03-04T10:10:00.000-08:00

The Budos Band are an instrumental band recording on the Daptone Records label. The band has ten members (up to thirteen members at times) who play instrumental music that is self-described as "Afro-Soul," a term and sound which - in a 2007 interview - baritone saxophone player Jared Tankel elucidates as, being drawn from Ethiopian music the band had been listening to that had a soul undercurrent to it, which the band then "sprinkled a little bit of sweet 60's stuff on top" of

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Peace. Out.

MIND BOKEH (2011)

2011-03-01T16:48:00.000-08:00

This is Bibio's new shit. Enjoy while you can. PLAU!

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Peace. Out.

Madlib Medicine show #8 Advanced Jazz ( 2010 )

2011-02-23T06:29:00.000-08:00

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UNDERNEATH THE PINE (2011)

2011-02-21T15:48:00.001-08:00

Toro Y Moi is the stage name used by recording artist Chazwick Bundick.

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Peace. Out.

ELECTRIC AFRICA (1985)

2011-02-03T13:45:00.000-08:00

Dibango's New Wave Makossa!

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Peace. Out.

Carlos Niño – Winter Jazz (2011)

2011-02-02T14:01:00.000-08:00

LISTEN!
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Cut Chemist -Disco is Dead (1973-1979)

2011-02-02T13:59:00.000-08:00

LISTEN !
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SWEET SMOKE - Just A Poke (1970)

2011-01-31T09:14:00.000-08:00

INFO
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KOOP ISLANDS (2006)

2011-01-16T17:59:00.000-08:00

Koop Islands is the third studio album by the Stockholm-based electronic music duo Koop. Compared to their last success Waltz for Koop, Koop Islands combines inspiration by 1930's swing with an exotic Caribbean touch.

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Peace. Out.

NEVER STOP (2010)

2010-12-23T03:49:00.000-08:00

This year's best. NEVER STOP!

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Peace. Out.

FLO & EDDIE - THE PHLORESCENT LEECH & EDDIE (1972)

2010-12-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

INFO
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SHEARWATER IS ENRON (2010)

2010-11-29T14:36:00.001-08:00

This is Shearwater's fully instrumental album. Reminded me of some of Tortoise's passages, with some gentle and beautiful piano pieces.

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Peace. Out.

GIVE THE VIBES SOME (1974)

2010-11-28T18:36:00.001-08:00

Khan Jamal is an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. Ron Wynn describes Jamal as "a proficient soloist when playing free material, jazz-rock and fusion, hard bop, or bluesy fare.

Ultra-rare! Kick some xylophones ass!

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Peace. Out.

MDM (2010)

2010-11-28T06:28:00.001-08:00

Solo album from Hurtmold's guitarist. Weird, experimental, groovy, urban style sounds. Whatever, che-che-check it out!

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Peace. Out.

WHO'S YOUR NEW PROFESSOR (2005)

2010-11-12T17:53:00.000-08:00

Top quality jazzy solo album from The Sea & Cake's guitarist.

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Peace. Out.

PLEASE HELP !

2010-11-05T12:05:00.000-07:00

dublab is a non-profit web radio station and creative collective celebrating 11 years of bright vibrations. We rely upon bi-annual Proton Drives fundraisers to raise 40% of dublab's annual operating budget. You can help us send positive waves around the universe by giving a generous Proton Grant now!

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Carlos Niño & Miguel Atwood Ferguson - Suite for Ma Dukes (2009)

2010-11-05T11:59:00.000-07:00

Info.

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DILLA JOINTS (2010)

2010-10-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

The Roots fellows recorded this album made by a bunch of jams. Instrumental stuff with heavy grooves. Turn your speakers up and start the rappin!

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Peace. Out.

Danny Paul Grody - Fountain (2010)

2010-09-13T16:39:00.000-07:00

info / try.

get it here.

Password: mp3db

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Inventions for Electric Guitar (1975)

2010-08-25T18:55:00.000-07:00

Wolf People: meet Ash Ra Tempel.
Ash Ra Tempel: meet Wolf People.

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Peace. Out.

Catalyst - Catalyst (1972)

2010-08-09T12:09:00.000-07:00

info.

GET HERE !

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Tokyo Jihen - Wolfpeople´ Selection

2010-07-27T18:26:00.000-07:00

Sure Tokyo Jihen is best known for the characteristc japanese rock, but they sure have some jazzy tunes that are worth checking and crosschecking several times.

Get it here

Enjoy!

Inversions of the Colossus (2010)

2010-07-11T16:20:00.000-07:00

RJD2 (born Ramble John "RJ" Krohn on May 27, 1976) is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks for many prominent rappers. However, he has now left Def Jux and has signed with XL Recordings.^[1] His 2007 album, The Third Hand, is a striking departure from his usual style and features RJD2 singing and playing instruments on nearly every track.

In 2009, RJD2 established his own label, RJ’s Electrical Connections and reissued three early records as well as a box set. RJD2’s new full length The Colossus was released on January 19, 2010 on his new label, which is distributed by The Orchard.

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Peace. Out.

The Indo-British Jazz Ensemble (1969)

2010-06-25T14:30:00.000-07:00

"In 1969, the imaginative indie record producer, and jazz-lover, Mark Sutton, who owned his own recording studio in Soho, gathered together some of the finest session jazz musicians working in London together with husband and wife, Dev and Sitara Kumar to record a series of what we might today call "fusion". The result was "Curried Jazz". The producers for the sessions were the great Ken Barnes (find out more about him at the excellent Vinyl Vulture site)and Michael Hall .Victor Graham composed,arranged and conducted the pieces."

Isn't that the coolest cover ever !?

via Orgy in Rhythm

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J.Rawls. "The Crystal Liquid Project 2" (2008)

2010-06-24T14:26:00.000-07:00

Known in the independent rap world for his production skills, J. Rawls has worked with everyone from Masta Ace, The Beastie Boys, Wordsworth, Black Star and J Sands (who he works with as one half of Ohio’s underground hip-hop group Lone Catalysts). With his earliest recollection of hip-hop from movies such as ”Wild Style” and ”Beat Street” and influenced by Madlib, Pete Rock and Jay Dee he has always produced and made music he has loved. In 2001 he released his solo debut called ”The Essence of J. Rawls”. He has released two more albums since, ”The Essence of Soul” in 2005 and ”The Liquid Crystal Project” in 2006.

via the excellent Rare & Groove Jazz.

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ICE ICE GRAVY (2010)

2010-06-13T18:42:00.000-07:00

Check Tortoise's exclusive track. Think about a mix of everything that is in the unique sound from Tortoise.

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Peace. Out.

Tower of Power - Bump City (1973)

2010-06-12T06:46:00.000-07:00

You got to Funkifize!

Get here!

Enjoy!

AKIRA Original Soundtrack (1990)

2010-06-09T11:33:00.000-07:00

AKIRA.

NEO TOKYO

Build An Ark - Dawn (2007)

2010-05-16T16:49:00.000-07:00

"Build An Ark is a Los Angeles based creative music ensemble that was formed as an immediate peace action. During the hysteria after the events of 9/11/2001 the band came together to promote calm and peace in the world. The band is lead by producer Carlos Niño and vocalist Dwight Trible and includes members such as (Tribe Records founder) Phil Ranelin, (Pan Afrikan People’s Arkestra elder) Nate Morgan, Adam Rudolph, (co-founder of the Pharoahs) Derf Reklaw, Alan Lightner, Lesa Terry, Joshua Spiegelman, Peter Harris, Trevor Ware, Baba Alade, Andres Renteria, Tracey Hart, Gaby Hernandez amongst others"

last FM

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Ron Carter - Empire Jazz (1980)

2010-04-29T10:18:00.000-07:00

After a long period of hibernation, I´m back here, so lets celebrate it in grand style!

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May the Force be with you

VIATICUM (2005)

2010-04-20T05:55:00.000-07:00

As Esbjörn Svensson's trio has developed into a first-rate contemporary jazz entity, the combined acoustic-electric sound he employs is more alluring and arresting with each recording. The subtle nuances of amplified keyboard shades that embellish his piano playing is a unique quality of E.S.T.'s music that sets them apart from the vast majority of combos who place a larger value on louder complements. Another aspect of this group is that they are truly a working ensemble with stable personnel, as bassist Dan Berglund and drummer Magnus Öström have joined Svensson in this trio for years. The meditative and surrealistic quality of this music is hard to deny or dismiss, as it is so refined and defined within a spiritual parameter -- unique unto itself, and beyond most modern categories. While the titles are elusively cryptic, they can shed some light on the musical content. "Tide of Trepidation" aligns itself to the ECM/Bobo Stenson school of piano thought, a mysterious type of composition with underlying, echoed electronic washes lapping up the melody. "In the Tail of Her Eye" is undoubtedly a slow, 4/4 song of brokenhearted regret, "What Though the Way May Be Long" is a poetic discourse on unseen destiny lying ahead, and "The Unstable Table & the Infamous Fable" intimates a film noir spy scene in its cinematic anticipation of held tension. Less inanimate, "Eighty Eight Days in My Veins" is cast via a shuffle mode in 6/8 time, more driven and chiming with a two-note contrapuntal buzzing insert. The slightly bouncing or bumpy modified tango line of "The Well Wisher" is very light on its feet, in a style that could be a cousin of Keith Jarrett. The most compelling track is "A Picture of Doris Travelling with Boris," as the trio conjures up an aural visage of sleepwalking movement or late-night paranormal mean streets with a sheen of electric light guiding the way. E.S.T.'s music is for specific tastes, but seems to have found common ground with fantasy imagineers, the baby boomer ECM crowd, and youth searching for parallels to the Bad Plus or Brad Mehldau. Viaticum is a successful effort, a progression from their previous efforts, and in many ways a new pathway to the future without relying on black holes.

- Via Allmusic

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Peace. Out.

ONE-ARMED BANDIT (2010)

2010-04-16T07:26:00.000-07:00

Jaga Jazzist’s least jazz-rooted, most prog album to date, One-Armed Bandit is not associable with Tortoise and 2000s-era Stereolab merely for the assistance of John McEntire, who mixed it and is credited with analog synth processing. Echoing, at various points, both bands at their most rocking, Baroque, and searching, One-Armed Bandit dazzles early on. Throughout the 13 minutes that make up the title track and the following “Bananfleur Overalt,” the listener is pulled through a suspenseful succession of passages, like a score to a Mediterranean tropical cyclone, that work in tight-riffing bass clarinet, zipping vibraphone, buzzing guitar, sighing pedal steel, dancing harpsichord, and even some distant skronk-sax over galloping and tapping rhythms that switch time signatures with an oddly elegant twitchiness. Later portions of the album are larded with so many graceless, attention-deficit hazards that it’s unknown exactly what the band (or is that “groop”?) was attempting to accomplish — perhaps a challenge or, more specifically, instrumental paeans to Frank Zappa and Mars Volta with horn charts.

- via Allmusic

TRY YOUR LUCK HERE.

Peace. Out.

Lula Côrtes & Lailson - Satwa (1973)

2010-04-09T12:08:00.000-07:00

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via the GREAT Brazilian nuggets !

Supa Qool DJ Uncle Q | Tribute To Yukimi Nagano ( 2009 )

2010-03-17T08:39:00.000-07:00

"Yukimi Nagano (1982) is a Swedish vocalist. Nagano was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Japanese father and Swedish-American mother; she grew up listening to American folk because of her mother, but always had an affinity for R&B.

She is a vocalist of Gothenburg-based band Little Dragon, which she established with her close high-school friends Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Wallin (bass), and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards) Nagano has sung with Sweden’s electronica-jazz outfit Koop (band), and she and Erik Bodin play live with José González. Nagano is also featured on the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach on the songs Empire Ants and To Binge, both of which she co-wrote."

via WikiPedia.

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LE PAS DU CHAT NOIR (2002)

2010-03-16T18:41:00.000-07:00

Hypnotic, magnetic album by Anouar Brahem which adds a new dimension to our knowledge of this exceptional Tunisian musician. "Le pas du chat noir" gives the clearest indication yet of the work of Brahem as composer and features a spacious "chamber music" that resonates with the freshness of improvisation. The instrumentation is unique: oud, piano, accordion. Brahem's writing for this combination is highly evocative, meticulously controlled and sparse. Half of the magic, as he notes, resides in the not-played, in the marvellous mingling of overtones, sounds that rise from the piano to blend with the warm tones of the oud and the breath of the accordion's bellows. - ECM Press Release

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Peace. Out.

RISING SUN (2010)

2010-02-24T18:42:00.001-08:00

Souljazz Orchestra is a Canadian Afrobeat band based in Ottawa that has had success in touring Canada and Europe.

GET IT HERE EH.

Peace. Out.

BULLITT (1968)

2010-01-29T03:47:00.000-08:00

Best known for his "Mission: Impossible" theme song, Lalo Schifrin is an Argentinean-born composer, arranger, pianist, and conductor, whose jazz and classical training earned him tremendous success as a soundtrack composer. Born Boris Claudio Schifrin in Buenos Aires on June 21, 1932, his father was a symphonic violinist, and he began playing piano at age six. He enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire in 1952, hitting the jazz scene by night. After returning to Buenos Aires, Schifrin formed a 16-piece jazz orchestra, which helped him meet Dizzy Gillespie in 1956. Schifrin offered to write Gillespie an extended suite, completing the five-movement Gillespiana in 1958; the same year, he became an arranger for Xavier Cugat. In 1960, he moved to New York City and joined Gillespie's quintet, which recorded "Gillespiana" to much general acclaim. Schifrin became Gillespie's musical director until 1962, contributing another suite in "The New Continent"; he subsequently departed to concentrate on his writing. He also recorded as a leader, most often in Latin jazz and bossa nova settings, and accepted his first film-scoring assignment in 1963 (for Rhino!). Schifrin moved to Hollywood late that year, scoring major successes with his indelible themes to Mission: Impossible and Mannix. Over the next decade, Schifrin would score films like The Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt, Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Harry, and Enter the Dragon. - Steve Huey, All Music Guide

This is the cool soundtrack for the motha*^$3 bad-ass movie Bullitt.

Take it or leave it.

BEST DRIVING SEQUENCE EVAH.

Peace. Out.

The Million Dollar Orchestra - Better Days ( 2008 )

2010-01-14T08:25:00.000-08:00

" Like BBE labelmate and former Torontonian Robert Strauss, Glasgow’s Al Kent has a fantastic feel for the warmth and richness of disco. Clearly influenced by string-laden recordings from mid-’70s New York, the producer once worked with loops and samples, but now leads The Million Dollar Orchestra through one of the most magical modern takes on disco these ears have heard. Joyful from start to finish. " eyeweekly.com

DANCE HERE !

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LEUCOCYTE (2008)

2009-11-22T06:36:00.000-08:00

This is Esbjörn Svensson Trio´s last album after the death of the genius pianist and band leader Esbjörn. This is hands on, one THE most important vanguard jazz albuns of the decade. They really push some lines here and the whole album can only be regarded as a true masterpiece.

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Peace. Out.

Perfume Azul do Sol - Nascimento (1974)

2009-10-17T21:21:00.000-07:00

Perfume Azul do Sol (“Blue perfume of the Sun”) was a Brazilian group from the state of São Paulo. Their only release (“Nascimento” in 1974) sounds like a blend of psychedelic music and regional rhythms and instuments. The known line-up is Ana (vocal & piano), Jean (electric guitar & vocal), Benvindo (acoustic guitar & vocal), Gil (drums & vocal) and Pedrão (bass - later joinÅ

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THE UNSTABLE MOLECULE (1997)

2009-10-01T16:31:00.000-07:00

Isotope 217° was a Chicago based band composed mainly of members from Tortoise and the Chicago Underground Orchestra that was formed in 1997. The New York Times described the band as "..adept to varying degrees at rock and funk and jazz and electronics, turn those introspective moments into jams that are messier and warmer than Tortoise's.

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Peace. Out.

VOL.2 - CORTEX (1977)

2009-09-22T08:19:00.000-07:00

French fusion jazz group. Nuff' said.

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Peace. Out.

Micheal Cina Mix (2009)

2009-09-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

I found this amazing mix a few months ago, checking my daily basis of design blogs. Its one of the best things I ever found in internet. Michael Cina is one of the BEST art directors, designers in these days, and he has an amazing record collection ! nothing more to say, just relax and enjoy !

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Chicago Underground Quartet - Chicago Underground Quartet (2001)

2009-09-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

" They've been a duo, they've been a trio, and they've been an orchestra—so why stop there? As the Chicago Underground Quartet has evolved, it's expanded cornetist Rob Mazurek's very democratic vision. On its eponymous debut, the CUQ covers a broad range of styles from percolating polyrhythm (as on the opener, "Tunnel Chrome"), to gentle lyricism ("Three in the Morning"), to spacious improv ("Sink, Charge, Fixture"), to all-out energy music ("Welcome")... with lots of stops in between. The most exciting moments on Chicago Underground Quartet lie at the intersection between different musical territories, which the group self-confidently treats as a fluid continuum. "

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EASY! (1974)

2009-08-31T07:09:00.000-07:00

Wojciech (Wojtek) Karolak (born on 28 May 1939 in Warsaw, Poland, where he still lives today) is a notableHammond B-3 organ player who refers to himself as "an American jazz and rhythm and blues musician, born by mistake in Middle Europe". He has also played saxophone and piano professionally.

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Peace. Out.

C'EST LA DERNIÈRE CHANSON (2009)

2009-08-23T14:02:00.000-07:00

Maher Shalal Hash Baz is the artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician. The name is taken from Maher-shalal-hash-baz in the Book of Isaiah verses 8:1 and 8:3, and translates roughly as "Hurrying to the spoil, he has made haste to the plunder." Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz is also mentioned in the Book of Mormon in verses 2 Ne 18:1 and 18:3.

Tori Kudo has resisted defining the sound of his band, although in an interview with Tim Footman in Careless Talk Costs Lives magazine (August 2002) he declared "I am punk." There are also elements of folk, psychedelia and free jazz; the band's tendency to ask members of the audience to join in adds a sense of danger in live performance. Perhaps the best description comes from his own sleevenotes to From A Summer To Another Summer: "Error in performance dominates MSHB cassette which is like our imperfect life."

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Peace. Out.

Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! (1966)

2009-08-18T19:00:00.001-07:00

Back to the basics.

Attention to one of Zawinul's unique tunes: mercy, mercy, mercy!

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Enjoy!

SOLO ELECTRIC BASS 1 (2009)

2009-08-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

This is Squarepusher´s new album. Download it or remain a vangrant in the sidewalk of life.

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Peace. Out.

Ocote Soul Sounds and Adrian Quesada - The Alchemist Manifesto (2008)

2009-08-14T11:57:00.000-07:00

Founded as a stylistically wide-ranging Latin-themed side project of Martín Perna of Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, Ocote Soul Sounds often incorporates Adrian Quesada of Grupo Fantasma and is affiliated with Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, the label of Thievery Corporation

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SR. CISNE (1982)

2009-07-29T11:17:00.000-07:00

Expect some Santanaesque guitar solos in this rare Brazilian guitarist album.

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CITY (1978)

2009-07-17T07:40:00.001-07:00

This is an experimental test around here. Never really tried japanese jazz and 'till know I'm not really sure about what to say from Hidefumi Toki. Not exactly a virtuoso project but a great standards project, also because he was joined by a solid sound kitchen, mainly by real american jazz experts.

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Love, Peace & Poetry - Vol.9 Turkish

2009-07-16T09:24:00.000-07:00

Continuing with the Turkish psichedelic grooves and funks comes this incredible compilation. Here you will have a nice overall view of this amazing music ! Enjoy !

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A Tribute to Jack Johnson (1971)

2009-07-03T20:12:00.000-07:00

“He’s not playing rock n’ roll solos on that record, he’s playing really great trumpet on a jazz level…everybody’s playing well on a jazz level. But it’s still blatantly a rock ‘n’ roll record.” — Guitarist Robert Quine on Jack Johnson

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GULA MATARI (1970)

2009-07-01T19:16:00.000-07:00

With his second and last album under the Creed Taylor aegis, the complexities of Quincy Jones' catholic, evolving tastes start to reveal themselves. We hear signs of his gradual gravitation toward pop right off the bat with the churchy R&B cover of Paul Simon's mega-hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water," dominated by Valerie Simpson's florid soul vocal and a gospel choir. His roots fixation surfaces in the spell-like African groove of the title track, a dramatic tone poem that ebbs and flows masterfully over its 13-minute length. From this point on, it's all jazz; the roaring big band comes back with a vengeance in "Walkin'," where Milt Jackson, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, and other jazzers take fine solo turns, and things really get rocking on Nat Adderley's "Hummin'." Major Holley is a riot with his grumble-scat routine on bass. The whole record sounds like they must have had a ball recording it.- Allmusic

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Karen Dalton - In My Own Time (1971)

2009-06-19T09:37:00.000-07:00

A cult singer, 12-string guitarist, and banjo player of the New York 1960s folk revival, Karen Dalton still remains known to very few, despite counting the likes of Bob Dylan and Fred Neil among her acquaintances. This was partly because she seldom recorded, only making one album in the 1960s -- and that didn't come out until 1969, although she had been known on the Greenwich Village circuit since the beginning of the decade. It was also partly because, unlike other folksingers of the era, she was an interpreter who did not record original material. And it was also because her voice -- often compared to Billie Holiday, but with a rural twang -- was too strange and inaccessible to pop audiences.

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V.S.O.P ( 1976 )

2009-06-16T08:12:00.000-07:00

Join the Jazz League of Justice in their ultimate battle against bad music!

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MATADOR (1964)

2009-06-07T12:31:00.000-07:00

Grant Green recorded so much high-quality music for Blue Note during the first half of the '60s that a number of excellent sessions went unissued at the time. Even so, it's still hard to figure out why 1964's Matador was only released in Japan in 1979, prior to its U.S. CD reissue in 1990 -- it's a classic and easily one of Green's finest albums. In contrast to the soul-jazz and jazz-funk for which Green is chiefly remembered, Matador is a cool-toned, straight-ahead modal workout that features some of Green's most advanced improvisation, even more so than his sessions with Larry Young. Part of the reason for that is that Green is really pushed by his stellar backing unit: pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummer Elvin Jones. Not only is Green leading a group that features one-half of the classic Coltrane Quartet, but he even takes on Coltrane's groundbreaking arrangement of "My Favorite Things" -- and more than holds his own over ten-plus minutes. In fact, every track on the album is around that length; there are extended explorations of two Green originals ("Green Jeans" and the title track) and Duke Pearson's Middle Eastern-tinged "Bedouin," plus the bonus cut "Wives and Lovers," a swinging Bacharach pop tune not on the Japanese issue. The group interplay is consistently strong, but really the spotlight falls chiefly on Green, whose crystal-clear articulation flourishes in this setting. And, for all of Matador's advanced musicality, it ends up being surprisingly accessible. This sound may not be Green's claim to fame, but Matador remains one of his greatest achievements. - Allmusic

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Erkin Koray - Elektronik Türküler (1974)

2009-05-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

The father of Turkish rock music, Erkin Koray is a legend by any measure. Possessing a great voice, he is also a unique and accomplished guitarist, an inventor, a leader, a true intellectual, and a rebel at all costs. He has blended classic oriental Turkish tunes and ethnic and Middle Eastern themes into his psych-driven rock and has stood the test of time, and has weathered political crises as well as military coups. Although his first records are nearly impossible to find and they are sold for impressive prices on eBay (as much as $1,000 for an LP), Koray is one of the most influential Turkish rock musicians even into the 21st century.

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EL TOPO (1970)

2009-05-24T19:37:00.000-07:00

Although El Topo was a popular cult film directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, and although Jodorowsky is credited with writing all but one of the seven songs on this LP, this is not the same album as the El Topo soundtrack on the Apple label (all of its music was also credited to Jodorowsky). Exactly what the relationship of the Shades of Joy's album El Topo is to the film El Topo remains unsolved -- even after dedicated Internet searching. Whatever the case, however, it's a rather interesting and hard-to-categorize album of seven instrumental pieces, even if it sounds like it might have been the product of a thrown-together, studio-only band. Veering between Miles Davis-styled early jazz-rock fusion, the kind of funky stuff you might expect to hear on some '70s blaxploitation soundtracks, San Francisco acid rock-styled guitar work, and pretty, pastoral neo-classical interludes, it never quite stays in a set groove. Keyboardist Howard Wales is the most recognizable of the 15 musicians credited (none of them are Jodorowsky, by the way), and contributes some really hot organ work. Recorded in San Francisco, it seems like the order of the day might have been to gather some musicians with capable jazz and rock chops and let them work out in a looser manner than they'd been accustomed to. Unlike many such albums from that free-spirited era, though, it's actually pretty reined-in and reasonably disciplined in its instrumental cohesion. If the intention was to create a soundtrack of sorts, it's more interesting and creative than many such endeavors. - Allmusic

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DANCING IN YOUR HEAD (1973)

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Following the symphonic explorations of 1972's Skies of America, Ornette Coleman became fascinated with the music of Morocco. Dancing in Your Head is the chaotic result of that experimental period with the formation of Prime Time. "Theme From a Symphony" (Variation One and Two) is a 27-minute dervish whirlwind mixed with funk. This was the first opportunity listeners had to hear the two-guitar assault of Charles Ellerbee and Bern Nix. With its infectious danceable melody, Coleman fused these musics together in a unique unpredictable way that had not previously been attempted. "Midnight Sunrise" is a field recording with Ornette playing in Morocco alongside the Master Musicians of Jajouka during a religious ceremony. Music critic Robert Palmer, the first to expose Ornette to the music and culture of Morocco, plays clarinet. Unfortunately this fascinating piece clocks in at only 4:36, with an alternative take not on the original album, at 3:50 featuring Coleman and Palmer playing in an absolute frenzy. Dancing In Your Head sustained Ornette Coleman's role of controversial innovator. - Allmusic

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THIRD (1970)

2009-05-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

The Soft Machine plunged deeper into jazz and contemporary electronic music on this pivotal release, which incited the Village Voice to call it a milestone achievement when it was released. It's a double album of stunning music, with each side devoted to one composition -- two by Mike Ratledge, and one each by Hopper and Wyatt, with substantial help from a number of backup musicians, including Canterbury mainstays Elton Dean and Jimmy Hastings. The Ratledge songs come closest to fusion jazz, although this is fusion laced with tape loop effects and hypnotic, repetitive keyboard patterns. Hugh Hopper's "Facelift" recalls "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson, although it's more complex, with several quite dissimilar sections. The pulsing rhythms, chaotic horn and keyboard sounds, and dark drones on "Facelift" predate some of what Hopper did as a solo artist later (this song was actually culled from two live performances in 1970). Robert Wyatt draws on musical ideas from early 1967 demos done with producer Giorgio Gomelsky, on his capricious composition "Moon in June." Lyrically, it's a satirical alternative to the pretension displayed by a lot of rock writing of the era, and combined with the Softs' exotic instrumentation, it makes for quite a listen (the collection Triple Echo includes a BBC broadcast recording of this song, with different albeit equally fanciful lyrics). Not exactly rock, Third nonetheless pushed the boundaries of rock into areas previously unexplored, and it managed to do so without sounding self-indulgent. A better introduction to the group is either of the first two records, but once introduced, this is the place to go. - Allmusic

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Selda 45 rpm collection (1970 - 80)

2009-05-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

Protest Anatolian pop/folk/psychedelic singer Selda is the leading female artist in a male-dominant world. Her intense voice and impressive skill at reinterpreting hundred-year-old Turkish folk tunes have supplied her a well-deserved fame all around the world, even though she was a bit late to be received. On the other hand, because of her political views, she was banned, imprisoned, and abandoned in the chaotic years of Turkish history.

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