king of (nu)jazz

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From classic true jazz to jazz-infuenced futurisms, this two disc set brings us “The History” and “The Present” of jazz.I got this recently , and was impressed with the collections diversity. What more can you ask for compiled by two specialists in the genre of the jazzy dance .Veteran Giles Peterson and West Germany’s finest mixmen Jazzanova.Side 1 is more traditional with classics including Donald Byrd, Roy Haines,Mark Murphy to John Coltrane, this is classic Giles Peterson’s colection. Disc 2 is Jazzanova’s cutting edge choice of nu jazz grooves remaining pretty cool sleek and downtempoe with choice offerings featuring Two Banks and four a classic from japan’s UFO and 4 hero offering my favourites. Whatever your choice of jazz there should be something here for you whether it’s the grooves and base of Roy Haines , or the seductive Horns of Coltranes Equinox or the laid back jazz electronica of 4 hero. Even if you are one of these people who instantly say: I don’t like jazz! Because if that’s the case I’m sure you’ll be crossing over once you’ve heard this collection of kings.Forget the dodgy CD cover just listen to the content.All told this is a wonderful exploration of jazz and jazz offshoots, boasting an eclectic (for sure) batch of tracks, a selection of smart, alluring music to drift through for a while......HERE part.1 and HERE part2......zero

Out...

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the Outlines are a french project trio and this "Our Lives Are Too Short" is their debut album for Sonar Kollective Rec. Behind the project lies producer IRFANE and JEROME HADEY as well as the grafitti artist JAY1, who takes care of all the groups artwork (look at the cover...) Under the guidance of studio mastermind IRFANE they condense electronica, funk, grinding basses and sexy soul jazz guitars into an absolutely compelling mélange the inner core of which is always hip hop......new soundz to taste HERE.....enjoy, zero

Chi si ri sente

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il vecchio guru dell'era rock progressive, è sempre sulla scena.....qua in un progetto sicuramente piu' jazz che rock....ma io l'ho sempre amato...per le sue trasversalita' sia sonore che di scelte di vita......per cui godetevi questo "Eat me baby I'm a jelly bean" del mitico Daevid Allen....HERE ...zero

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Guitarist Bobby Broom, Hammond B3 organist Chris Foreman and drummer Greg Rockingham are the Deep Blue Organ Trio based in Chicago. Individually they have performed and recorded with many prominent musicians in the field of jazz and blues; and although they have been playing together since 1992, they officially formed the co-led group in 2000 and have recorded three albums. This is their first album released in 2004.....enjoy HERE...zero....and thnkx to Beeq

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If Lonnie Smith considers himself "the doctor of groove," then Mama Wailer is certainly his doctoral thesis. This 1971 record was only the second of Creed Taylor’s Kudu productions and, surprisingly, the only Kudu or CTI session Lonnie Smith ever participated in. But the record has become a jazz-funk classic; one of the rarest of rare grooves and still highly sought after by young dancers and DJs alike.....a must have....HERE....zero

....and from Italy

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He can be defined as a pioneer DJ in the field of dance music, where since latest 70’s he worked in, playing in many small clubs in Perugia until arriving to work in a famous dance club, where he played from 1975 to 1998 funky, disco and afro music, influencing the formation of many famous house music DJ’s. In 1998 he understood that he was having enough of that “contaminated” ambient, and so he decided to work by himself opening a recording studio and putting into music his idea of dance philosophy. Two years later his first album “Housin’ Paradise” was printed and published by Irma Records, having a certain success and opening for Maurizio many new opportunities to work as a DJ also playing in many foreign countries. His sets range from Tribal-Trance, Nu House, Nu Jazz. In latest years with his lp’s, singles and rmx he contributed to the increase of the world dance music scene.....enjoy HERE and HERE....zero

frammenti italiani

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Fragmentorchestra is the couple of Italian jazz lovers Luca Pernici & Giulio Vetrone. The result is a beautiful and up-tempo album of moods and grooves for some autumnal bliss. For Luca and Giulio, Jazz also means improvisation, which Luca Pernici explains. “A musician, in the moment at which improvisation occurs, is irrationally set free from any approach, creating a philosophy of composition without any given time or place”. The goal is just this, to preserve an improvised approach through breaking down beats and notes but still achieving the variety of an orchestra or better yet, a Fragment Orchestra…;) enjoy HERE....zero

BPO

The BPA - The Brighton Port Authority( Mr. Fatboy Slim) This album blends many styles and is accompanied by many people from Iggy Pop, Dizzie Razcal So, it’s a good album, nothing out of this world but very enjoyable …

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...a few batch from Italy

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the Blue Note debut of the High Five Quintet — an Italian combo we’ve really grown to love, and who sound especially nice in this setting! High Five are a more jazz-oriented version of some of the groups you might hear on club jazz labels like Ricky Tick or Schema — a tight combo with a really strong rhythmic sensibility and a great ear for soulful solos — but one who’s equally adept at more gentle moments too. There’s some really great groovers on the set — the kind of upbeat modal numbers we really love — but the mellower tunes are great too, and show a warmly lyrical side of the group, with a depth that recalls 60s genius on Blue Note. Players include Fabrizio Bosso on trumpet and flugelhorn, Daniele Scannapieco on tenor, Luca Mannutza on piano, Pietro Ciancaglini on bass, and Lorenzo Tucci on drums — and titles include “Evan’s Even”, “Pandaguru”, “Cosi Com Sei”, “Ojos De Rojo”, “Estudio Misterioso”, “Nino’s Flowers”, “Naty”, “Inception”, and “Five For Fun”......HERE....zero

....from Germany

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with the latest album „cruisen“ the Thomas Siffling

Trio (Markus Faller drums / percussion, Jens Loh upright bass) presents a delightful easy going Nu Jazz with a high musical ambition and substance. In short: a young and contemporary German Jazz and music to relax, groove and feel good! The sound spectrum of the CD is amplified by the Hungarian vocalist Veronika Harcsa with her sonorous and sensual voice and by the master of electronic keys Xaver Fischer. Another highlight on the CD are the remixes created by Club des Belugas and Jelly Jam. But why the name “cruisen”? After being successful with the last trio CD “kitchen music” with all the wonderful recipes corresponding to the music, it was clear to Siffling to continue with the concept. So the concept of “cruisen” was more than reasonable to him, as Siffling is a car enthusiast and driver of a sports car. He loves cruising around with his car and enjoying the atmosphere and the landscapes.....enjoy HERE.....zero

Rane del sud

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Nati nel 2000 grazie a Jean-Luc Prosperi, alias Dj Rubio, membro della band latin-underground Cormano y el su Grupo, i South Froggies esplorano il mondo di nu jazz ed elettronica. Il gruppo è anche composto dal giovane dj francese sulla cresta dell'onda Alan Parker Lewis, da Colonel Nico, chitarrista della band reggae francese Poupa Claudio negli anni '80, e da Christophe Guiraud, più noto come Mr. Cheb, che si era fatto notare sin dai tempi del conservatorio a Marsiglia dove è stato premiato come miglior musicista jazz. Dopo aver partecipato a numerose compilation, tra cui anche il best seller "Saint Germain Café vol. 1", nel 2005 la band dà il benvenuto a William Davood, un virtuoso giovane sassofonista capace di apportare al gruppo il suo fantastico talento e le sue profonde influenze di jazz classico. Mentre molta della musica elettronica prodotta ai nostri giorni sembra essere obsoleta sin dalla sua nascita, in "Nu Jazz Factory" possiamo sentire qualcosa di veramente nuovo che attinge all'esperienza dei giganti del jazz. Ideale per allietare l'atmosfera di casa o per dare un po'sollievo all'i-pod, l'album scorre sensuale tra ritmi ed atmosfere jazzy con beats guidati dalla potente linea di basso. Il risultato è irresistibile: classe pura.......HERE...zero

Lo Greco Bros.

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"Soulstance" è un progetto firmato dai fratelli Lo Greco, che con il loro quartetto vantano una delle sezioni ritmiche più calde ed affiatate del panorama musicale italiano. I due fratelli si sono costruiti una solida fama internazionale grazie a dischi sempre molto apprezzati dagli intenditori. Caratteristica della band è la grande capacità di coinvolgere nelle tessiture improvvisative il pubblico. "Soulstance" presto diventa un progetto molto richiesto in tutto il mondo realizzano cinque albums e numerose collaborazioni con molti artisti dell area chillout e nu jazz per la Schema record.Questo e' il loro primo disco risale al 99....roba dell'altro secolo......;)....HERE ...zero

Dinamici

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altra simpatica produzione della Groove Attack Rec., che stavolta premia il sound dei Dynamics, collettivo multietnico e multinazionale di stanza a Lione che secondo un trend che non sembra conoscere alcuna crisi in fatto di fruizione nè in Francia (area di operatività principale del combo) nè in Germania (sede della Groove Attack e di uno dei principali supporter del disco, la nota casa d'abbigliamento urbanwear e streetwear tedesca Carhartt!!!!!). Non è difficile capire il motivo per cui i loro 7" hanno venduto migliaia di copie in tutto il mondo, ascoltando le vibrazioni diffuse fin dalla presentazione del Dynamic Sound nella breve intro esplicativa: pochi fronzoli, un sound immediato che spesso si traduce in un soffice boogie, profondamente impiantato nelle roots reggae-dub, ma con la giusta quantità di funk soprattutto sul piano ritmico-percussivo, un'apprezzabile coralità e un'evidente sincronia d'esecuzione e - nonostante questo Version Excursions sia una raccolta di cover che prende in prestito motivi molto noti di personaggi molto diversi del pop e del rock - una ragguardevole personalità stilistica, marchiata dalla volontà e dal vizio (!) di dinoccolare groovettini ipnotici e molto sollazzevoli.....insomma roba per Dj incalliti e fumosi con il pallino del clubbing alternativo.....HERE...zero

Noize

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Navicon Torture Technologies is an Uk noise project started in 1997 by the above-quoted Leech. Genre-wise, his music has elements of many industrial-noise sub-genres for which there really aren't any universally agreed-upon definitions, such as power electronics, death industrial, harsh noise, and powernoise.......sure not for the folks.....HERE....zero